You were allowed to marry into No. 76 family, and you were promoted to director?

Chapter 239 Dilemma
Moreover, this is currently the honeymoon period between the underground party and the Kuomintang's secret police.

However, the telegram stated directly that during the transmission of intelligence, an intelligence agent was arrested, and that the agent's superior was Chen Hanqing.

Chen Hanqing was one of the core members of the Nanjing underground party, among those who were rescued.

During the operation, He Daping had already reported to Sun Jianzhong. Regarding the commander Yan Luo, appointed by Comrade Chen Guang, the operation plan was changed several times. Finally, he miraculously found the location of Kong Hua and others. After that, Yan Luo of the Military Intelligence Bureau withdrew, and it was He Daping who took the rescued Kong Hua and his group with him.

Sun Jianzhong's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly grabbed the phone on his desk and dialed the number.

"Hello, this is Guanghua Bookstore. Is this a convenient time for you, Mr. Ren? Your monthly subscription has arrived and will be officially released tomorrow. If you would like to receive it in advance, you can come to Guanghua Bookstore to pick it up."

Upon receiving the response "It's convenient," Sun Jianzhong's expression turned serious.
"Old Bai, contact Chitu immediately and tell him to tell Chen Hanqing that his contact person has been arrested by Ding Moqun."

After hanging up the phone, Sun Jianzhong was still a little worried. After changing his clothes, he planned to go to Yang Huamei's place to wait. He wanted to know the situation of the arrested comrade as soon as possible.

At this time, He Daping and his group, who were staying at a guerrilla stronghold in the suburbs, first arranged for Kong Hua and others to rest, and then He Daping hurriedly brought back Lu Jin and Sun Ying.

(Two Sun Yings, one in the group sent to Shanghai by Mao Shu, and the other a sentry infiltrating the underground Communist Party in Shanghai. [Please understand that I'm bad at naming things])
Upon seeing the two, He Daping had someone take Sun Ying to rest, while he and Lu Jin went into an empty room.

"Lu Jin, the person has been rescued, you don't need to worry."

Seeing Lu Jin's furrowed brows, He Daping assumed he was worried about the safety of Kong Hua and the others.

But after hearing this, Lu Jin shook his head:

"Comrade Chitu, there's something I don't understand. Master and the others have always been secretive about their whereabouts. Even if they lost their composure because of Comrade Fang Lie's matter, it shouldn't have led to the entire leadership team being captured by Yingzuo!"

He Daping was stunned for a moment, then swallowed hard and asked:
"Lu Jin, what do you mean? You suspect there's a mole on your side?"

Lu Jin really didn't want to admit it, after all, it felt too embarrassing.

The previous incident with Suzuki Haruko was enough to embarrass the Nanjing underground party. If it weren't for Comrade Lidong's help, they would have been dealt with by Suzuki Haruko last time.

However, Suzuki Haruko had been working undercover for the Nanjing underground party for several years. Lu Jin had no idea how much she had done during that time.

Who knows, some of them might have been turned by Haruko Suzuki.

"It's hard to say, but I feel there must be a problem inside, otherwise Master and the others couldn't have all been arrested."

"When I came to Shanghai, I told Master that we should remain silent until we received a response from my side. But now it seems that Master did not listen to me, or perhaps he did listen to me, but someone inside is causing trouble!"

He Daping's lips curled into a vicious smirk. If someone inside was plotting something, and even managed to wipe out the core members of the Nanjing underground party, then this mole must also be one of the core members.

And these core members are currently in their guerrilla stronghold, causing harm!
"Comrade Lu Jin, you need evidence for this kind of thing. While it's important to be vigilant at all times in intelligence work, think carefully about what this means if it's true, and what if it's false."

He Daping glared at Lu Jin, who also tugged at his hair. His eyes were bloodshot, indicating that he hadn't had a good rest lately.

"In any case, Comrade Red Hare, let me meet Master and the others first."

As soon as Lu Jin finished speaking, a member of the guerrilla team knocked on the door:
"Report to the captain, the telegraph team has important intelligence."

Upon hearing this, He Daping looked at Lu Jin and said:

"Wait here for a bit, I'll talk to you when I get back."

Feeling a little uneasy, He Daping left the room and went straight to the telegraph section.

The guerrillas only had one radio station, and the so-called telegraph team actually consisted of only two people. Of course, He Daping also sent a ten-man squad to protect them at all times.

"Reporting, Captain, this is a telegram we just received."

After receiving the telegram, He Daping looked at the translated text. His pupils contracted slightly, and after a moment of shock, he hurriedly returned to Lu Jin's room.

After entering the room, Lu Jin looked at He Daping, who had hurriedly returned, and asked:

"Comrade Red Hare?"

He Daping took a deep breath, stared intently at Lu Jin, and said:

"We just received intelligence that our people in Nanjing sent out a report that Kong Hua and the others were not in the convoy, and that it was speculated that Kong Hua had been transferred by Ding Moqun to a train or ship and escorted back to Shanghai."

"During the transmission of this intelligence, one of your men was captured by Ding Moqun's ambush team after he passed on the information."

Lu Jin was taken aback, but immediately grasped the key point:
"An ambush? An ambush laid in advance?"

He Daping nodded:
“The other comrade who obtained the intelligence also broke through the encirclement, so now I have reason to believe your speculation.”

"Also, the comrade who was arrested, his superior is a man named Chen Hanqing. He's from Nanjing, isn't he?"

Lu Jin replied with a solemn expression:
"That's right, but how could it be Chen Hanqing?"

Lu Jin had not been a member of the underground party for long, but he knew Chen Hanqing. Chen Hanqing was a veteran party member who was serious and responsible in all his work. How could the problem have come from Chen Hanqing?
"Red Hare, I need to see the Master. There are some things I can only ask him."

Soon, He Daping arranged for someone to bring Kong Hua to this room.

He Daping stood aside, watching Lu Jin and Kong Hua talking at the table.

"Chen Hanqing, impossible!"

Lu Jin didn't want to believe it either, but this series of coincidences made him have to be suspicious.

"Master, tell me first, has this Chen Hanqing had any contact with Suzuki Haruko before?"

Kong Hua thought about it carefully, and after a while, he shook his head:
"To my knowledge, no."

"Comrade Hanqing's intelligence network has no way of contacting Suzuki Haruko."

"That's strange. Also, Master, how were you exposed?"

When this matter was brought up, Kong Hua was also completely baffled:
“At the time, we were still in a state of silence, and everyone was in different places. But that night, as soon as I got home, someone rushed in and arrested me. When I was taken to the interrogation room of Yingzuo Mansion, I found out that not only me, but Xie Biran, Chen Hanqing and others had also been arrested.”

After speaking, Kong Hua lowered his head, and his deep voice rang out again:
"If Chen Hanqing really is the mole, then why did he choose to expose himself at this time?"

Lu Jin shook his head:

"No, he hasn't been exposed because we have no evidence to prove that he is definitely the mole. It's just speculation at the moment."

“However, right now, we’ve brought a lot of trouble to the underground Communist Party in Shanghai!” Kong Hua suddenly looked up at Lu Jin. He Daping also realized the seriousness of the situation and, ignoring the two of them, rushed out of the room to call the telegram team.

"Quickly, send a telegram to Shanghai immediately: Comrade Bai Cha is in danger!"

Inside the office of Director No. 76 in Shanghai.

Although the rescue of Kong Hua and others from the ship was beyond Ding Moqun's expectations, Ding Moqun also achieved his goal.

Seeing that everyone had arrived, Ding Moqun looked at the group standing in front of the desk with a gloomy expression:
"The Nanjing underground party members who were arrested were rescued not long ago."

"However, I received intelligence that someone within our ranks passed out a message before leaving Nanjing. The message stated that the person was not in the convoy and was suspected to be traveling by rail or water."

After hearing Ding Moqun's words, everyone present looked at each other in bewilderment.

Wang Yiya, dressed in a women's suit and with short hair, felt a sudden jolt in her heart.

She was the one who passed on the intelligence, naturally so that her comrades outside could rescue Kong Hua and the others.

Unexpectedly, a problem arose during the intelligence transmission process.

Ding Moqun glanced at everyone present and said with a sneer:

"Those who knew that the underground party members weren't in the convoy are all here now, Xiao Dao. Listen to what they say, and make sure you take notes."

Dao Yan nodded slightly, sat down on one side of Ding Moqun's desk, took out her notebook and pen, and looked at the group of people who had returned to Shanghai with Ding Moqun.

"Whoever starts first, don't waste time."

As soon as Ding Moqun finished speaking, Wang Ningyu glared at him unhappily and was the first to speak:
“I not only know that the underground party members weren’t in the convoy, but I also know that they were escorted back by waterway. So, Director Ding thinks I’m the prime suspect?”

Ding Moqun ignored Wang Ningyu and looked at Dao Yan beside him:
"Xiao Dao, write down every single word."

After speaking, Ding Moqun looked at Wang Ningyu:
"Deputy Director Wang, what are the specific details? From the moment the decision was made to send that group of underground party members to Shanghai by water, what have you been doing ever since? Who are the witnesses? Do you have any physical evidence?"

Wang Ningyu now wanted to find the traitor, so she carefully recounted her itinerary.

After Wang Ningyu finished speaking, Ma Shangcheng, Zhang Sanjin, Wang Yiya, and others also recounted their own situations.

Apart from Wang Ningyu, who knew the whole plan, the others only knew that the underground party members were not in the convoy.

After the statement was taken, Ding Moqun ordered that no one present was allowed to leave No. 76 until the identity of the mole was found out.

At this moment, Zhao Xuan already knew the situation here through the nanobugs.

Although he couldn't use the dialysis mode to probe the psychological activities of everyone in the office, Zhao Xuan was certain that the person who passed on the information was Wang Yiya.

The current situation is that the intelligence Wang Yiya passed on has been leaked, and the arrested underground party member has escaped.

Zhao Xuan felt that something was off about this whole thing.

It was like a giant net that ensnared the underground Communist Party members in both Nanjing and Shanghai.

Ding Moqun has confirmed that one of the people in his office at this moment is an underground agent of the Communist Party.

In Director No. 76's office, Ding Moqun asked them to sit on the sofa.

Ding Moqun, leaning on his cane, walked expressionlessly to the window, turned around and looked at the people sitting on the sofa:

"The underground party member who was arrested has confessed that he was a subordinate of Chen Hanqing, a core member of the Nanjing underground party."

"The intelligence he delivered was sent by Bai Cha, an underground party member who had infiltrated our No. 76 in Shanghai."

"Gentlemen, we previously exposed Fengweilan and Youhu of the Military Intelligence Bureau. Unexpectedly, another underground party member, Baicha, has emerged. This time, no matter what, we must expose Baicha."

"The apartment in the backyard of No. 76 has been prepared. You can move in for now. No one is allowed to step out of the apartment until Bai Cha is found."

After saying that, Ding Moqun gave Zhang Sanjin a look, signaling him to take Wang Ningyu and the others to the apartment first, but Dao Yan was left behind by Ding Moqun.

Zhao Xuan felt inexplicably nervous, sensing that Ding Moqun was setting a trap, and if this trap was not handled properly, the underground Communist Party in Nanjing and Shanghai would suffer irreparable damage.

As for Chen Hanqing, whom they mentioned, Zhao Xuan did not meet him when he went to Nanjing last time. This suggests that Chen Hanqing is very likely not in the same line of work as Lu Jin and Xie Biran, who were present at the time.

Furthermore, the code name "White Tea" has been exposed, making Wang Yiya's situation increasingly dangerous.

Zhao Xuan took a deep breath and immediately had Edith send a telegram to the Duke of Xia.

In the Red Party base area, Xia Gongzheng was looking through documents in the room.

The radio on the desk suddenly started working, and Xia Gong immediately put on his headphones and quickly copied down the Morse code.

A few minutes later, after looking at the translated telegram, Xia Gong immediately stood up and walked into the courtyard:
"Xiao Gao, Xiao Gao!"

Upon hearing this, Gao Wanyou, who was on guard duty, quickly turned around and jogged to Xia Gong's side:
"report!"

Xia Gong nodded, looking calmly at Gao Wanyou, and said:
"Go ask the telegraph team if there have been any new replies from Shanghai or the guerrillas?"

About fifteen minutes later, Gao Wanyou led Liu Qinghuan and Gao Xiaojuan to Xia Gong's courtyard.

Upon seeing Xia Gong sitting at the stone table, the group quickened their pace.

"Lord Xia, Red Hare has returned with a telegram."

With that, Gao Xiaojuan handed the telegram to Xia Gong.

Looking at the contents of the telegram, Xia Gong frowned. After a while, he put down the telegram and looked at Gao Xiaojuan and Liu Qinghuan sitting on the stone bench.

"They've gone mad! The comrades in Nanjing actually suspect Comrade Hanqing of defecting."

Gao Xiaojuan raised her eyebrows slightly. She had already thought about this on the way here, and now that Xia Gong brought it up, Gao Xiaojuan immediately replied:

"Lord Xia, although I am personally unwilling to believe that Comrade Hanqing would betray the organization, considering the actual situation, Comrade Hanqing is indeed suspicious."

Liu Qinghuan said with a somewhat conflicted expression:
"Lord Xia, Comrade Hanqing's subordinate, Comrade Greyhound, was captured by Ding Moqun's men who had laid an ambush beforehand. When he was arrested, Greyhound had just passed on the intelligence that Comrade Baicha had sent out from Nanjing."

(End of this chapter)