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

Chapter 240 Exposed
"In this situation, the fact that Ding Moqun was able to lay an ambush beforehand proves..."

Either Greyhound has a problem, or Chen Hanqing has a problem.

Xia Gong waved his hand, interrupting Liu Qinghuan:
“I understand what you’re saying. Here’s what we’ll do: call the guerrillas in Shanghai and over there, and ask them to find out about Comrade Hanqing’s situation as soon as possible. Also, compile all the details about this operation and send them to me.”

Gao Xiaojuan smiled and said:

"Lord Xia, it's all ready."

Gao Xiaojuan was very meticulous. This operation, led and commanded by Comrade Chenguang, was very successful. Gao Xiaojuan wanted to compile and archive the operation report as soon as possible, and also to study it as a classic case for the underground party.

After all, Gao Xiaojuan was not only in charge of the telegraph group, but also assisted Xia Gong in training underground party members.

As Gao Xiaojuan handed him a file folder, Xia Gong smiled.
"Xiao Liu, you should learn more from Xiao Juan in the future."

Liu Qinghuan nodded quickly, but Gao Xiaojuan said with a smile:

"Lord Xia, don't worry. Qinghuan is very hardworking and has great talent. Qinghuan was a great help in the fact that I was able to compile the action report so quickly."

Liu Qinghuan blushed. She did help, but Gao Xiaojuan filled in most of the details.

After receiving the document bag, Xia Gong got up and walked towards the hut.

Seeing this, Gao Xiaojuan did not linger and left the courtyard with Liu Qinghuan.

In the living room of apartment number 27, Jisifeier Road, Shanghai, Zhao Xuan received a call back from Xia Gong.

Looking at the telegram translated by Edith, Zhao Xuan fell into deep thought.

When the nanobugs were sent to monitor Ding Moqun's office at No. 76, Ding Moqun mentioned white tea.

Given Zhao Xuan's understanding of underground party members, the possibility that Chen Hanqing's subordinate, Greyhound, was arrested and confessed in such a short time is extremely slim.

Unless Chen Hanqing defectes, Greyhound, as his subordinate, also defectes.

But then, the whole thing becomes illogical.

If Greyhound really has defected, then there's no need for him to pass on the intelligence. Once he gets the intelligence, he can just contact Ding Moqun's people directly.

The reply from Xia Gong indicated that Greyhound was captured after sending out the intelligence, and that at the time, Greyhound also covered the escape of his comrades who had obtained the intelligence.

In this situation, the likelihood of Greyhound betraying them is even lower.

Conversely, even if Chen Hanqing betrayed the regime, and Ding Moqun used this incident to persuade Greyhound and shake Greyhound's faith, it would have been impossible for him to investigate the whole matter so quickly.

Greyhound's job was simply to deliver intelligence; judging from his behavior, it was impossible for him to peek at the contents of the intelligence.

Since it was impossible for him to peek, Greyhound most likely didn't know that the information was sent by White Tea.

So the root of the problem doesn't lie with Greyhound.

Looking at Chen Hanqing, he had already been arrested and sent to a ship bound for Shanghai.

Chen Hanqing had no way of knowing that the intelligence was sent by Bai Cha.

Following this line of reasoning, the possibility of Chen Hanqing and Greyhound defecting is reduced to the lowest level.

Dao Ya, who was sitting on the sofa eating fruit, noticed Zhao Xuan staring blankly and asked curiously:

"Brother-in-law, what are you thinking about?"

Zhao Xuan snapped out of his daze, stared at Dao Ya for a while, and then asked:

"Xiaoya, there's something I need your help with."

Dao Ya's face lit up with joy. She ran over and sat down next to Zhao Xuan, then blinked and asked:

"what's up?"

Zhao Xuan organized his thoughts and said:

"A piece of intelligence sent from Nanjing passed through several hands. When one of them was sending it out, he encountered an enemy ambush. However, under his cover, the intelligence was still managed to be sent out by another person who broke through the encirclement."

“The person who was arrested had already been arrested by his supplier, so there could not have been any contact between them at that time.”

"But shortly after that man was captured, the enemy figured out the intelligence he had transmitted, and also learned the code name of the first person to send out the intelligence."

"Also, the enemy knows who the person who was arrested is."

"In this situation, how do you think the enemy managed to do all this?"

Dao Ya's little brain was working at lightning speed, integrating and analyzing information, which was exactly what she had been learning from her fourth master, He Wanjun, during this period.

In just a few days, Dao Ya had completed her apprenticeship under He Wanjun. Even He Wanjun admitted that she was no match for Dao Ya in intelligence analysis.

He Wanjun naturally reported this matter to Zhao Xuan, since it concerned Dao Ya's learning progress. The members of the Ghost Group would report to Zhao Xuan every two days.

Dao Ya thought for a moment, then looked at Zhao Xuan with shining eyes:

“Brother-in-law, according to what you said, even if the enemy knows that the intelligence was sent from Nanjing, they can’t possibly know who sent it, let alone that person’s code name. At most, they can only have a general idea of ​​who it is.”

Seeing Zhao Xuan nod, Dao Ya smiled and continued:

"Furthermore, since the two arrested individuals were in a superior-subordinate relationship, but they had no possibility of communicating with each other at the time, there is only one possibility that the enemy knew the entire intelligence network: the arrested individual's superior personally persuaded his subordinate."

Zhao Xuan shook his head upon hearing this:

"There is no such possibility."

Dao Ya giggled and blinked at Zhao Xuan:

“Yes, I also think so. After all, even if his superior personally tried to persuade him after he was arrested, at most they would only know that the intelligence came from Nanjing. As for the person who passed on the intelligence, that was just a general idea; they couldn’t possibly know the person’s code name.”

"So, there's only one last possibility left."

After hearing what Dao Ya said, Zhao Xuan finally understood.

The last possibility is that there is indeed a mole, but the intelligence could only have been leaked from the source.

The code name "White Tea" was probably leaked from the Red Party's base areas.

As for the reason for the existence of the mole, it can be seen from the fact that Greyhound was ambushed and arrested while delivering intelligence.

Without an inside traitor, Ding Moqun could not have targeted an underground party member operating outside Nanjing, much less laid an ambush on him beforehand.

Meanwhile, the telegram sent by Xia Gong also corroborated this point.

Without an inside traitor, it would have been impossible for all the core members of the Nanjing underground party to be exposed and arrested on the same day.

Therefore, it can now be confirmed that there must have been traitors within the Nanjing underground party.

But this traitor was well hidden!

He even collaborated with Ding Moqun to stage a play, trying to frame Chen Hanqing.

Now, even if the guerrillas don't believe Chen Hanqing would defect, they will still scrutinize him closely. "Brother-in-law, judging from your expression, you must have thought of that."

"However, this person is too clever. He shifted the blame onto someone else. Judging from what my brother-in-law said, even if there is an investigation afterward, the first person to be investigated will be the one whose subordinate was arrested. During this period, the real mole will be able to come up with a countermeasure."

Zhao Xuan nodded slightly; Dao Ya was right.

Once Chen Hanqing is identified and investigated, the real mole may escape unscathed, or even flee directly to Shanghai and join the 76th Division or the Mei Agency.

What's giving Zhao Xuan the biggest headache right now is that while on the ship, Liu Manping had a nanophone. When the nanobugs went to find the location of the people arrested by the Nanjing underground party, the scan results did not find the existence of any traitors.

Of course, Zhao Xuan could not rule out the possibility that there were no traitors among the Nanjing underground party members who were arrested.

This is the bug in the scanning mode; the scan results will not be displayed until the identity changes.

Even with enhanced scanning mode, you can only see that person's specific past experiences.

However, this opportunity can only be used once a month.

If a misjudgment is made and the wrong target is scanned, the mole will still be impossible to find.

Moreover, if Zhao Xuan wanted to use this method, he would have to be present in person.

This time, Ding Moqun really gave Zhao Xuan a big problem.

"Alright, Xiaoya, it's getting late. Finish your fruit and go to bed."

Dao Ya pouted and looked at Zhao Xuan with resentment. What was this from her brother-in-law? Using people when they needed them and discarding them when they didn't!
“Brother-in-law, you can’t figure anything out by yourself. Why don’t you tell me the details? Anyway, I’ve already guessed your identity as a member of the underground party.”

"The mission your two masters went to complete this time was to rescue the underground party members, right? The situation you just told me about is a problem left over from this operation, isn't it?"

Zhao Xuan chuckled. Sure enough, he couldn't reveal anything too sensitive in front of Dao Ya, otherwise this little girl would guess it in no time.

However, Zhao Xuan was also aware that Dao Ya's pro-Soviet leanings were becoming increasingly pronounced. Otherwise, even if Zhao Xuan kept his thoughts to himself, he would not have revealed a single word about such matters to Dao Ya.

Moreover, with Xiaoya's intelligence, she might actually be able to come up with a solution.

Seeing Zhao Xuan scrutinizing her with a serious expression, Dao Ya puffed out her chest, sat up straight, and stared back at Zhao Xuan without any fear.

After a while, Zhao Xuan nodded, and Dao Ya's expression immediately became excited.

Dao Ya didn't care about being a member of the Military Intelligence Bureau, but it was a different story if she were a member of the underground Communist Party.

“The specific situation is as follows”

Zhao Xuan recounted all the details of the operation to Dao Ya, and after listening to them, Dao Ya shared the same thoughts as Zhao Xuan.

There was a mole among the core members of the Nanjing underground party, but it couldn't have been Chen Hanqing.

"Brother-in-law, put all the details together, and actually, that mole has already helped us eliminate one person."

"Chen Hanqing!"

Hearing Zhao Xuan's words, Dao Ya smiled with narrowed eyes:

"That's right, Chen Hanqing has been ruled out. So, anyone among the remaining people could be the mole. However, this mole has outsmarted himself, as he has given us a clue that has locked onto his identity!"

In that instant, Zhao Xuan felt his mind clear up completely, as if the clouds had parted to reveal the sun.

Greyhound!

Dao Ya clenched her fists excitedly and nodded repeatedly in response:
"That's right, it's Greyhound."

"Even among the core members, there aren't many who would know that Chen Hanqing's subordinate is Greyhound. In fact, only the person in charge of the Nanjing underground party would know."

Zhao Xuan shook his head:

"It's possible, but we can't be sure."

"This team in Nanjing has been working together for many years. Among these core members, there is a great deal of possibility that the relationships between superiors and subordinates have been inadvertently leaked."

Dao Ya looked at Zhao Xuan with a grin:

“Brother-in-law, you’re really good at interrogation. If you could participate in the interrogation yourself, you could directly ask them if they know that Chen Hanqing’s subordinate is Greyhound.”

"If there is someone else besides the person in charge of the Nanjing underground party among those who were interrogated, then that person is the most suspicious."

It must be said that Dao Ya's method was excellent. With the dialysis mode in place, Zhao Xuan was confident that he could find out the mole.

However, the current situation is that Zhao Xuan cannot leave Shanghai, and the Nanjing underground party members who were just rescued will not be allowed to enter Shanghai now.

At least until Chitu reached a conclusion, the Nanjing underground party members would not be allowed to enter Shanghai.

This was done partly to protect the underground Communist Party in Shanghai, and partly to prevent traitors from escaping after arriving in Shanghai.

Special Higher Police Section 76, backyard apartment.

After a brief meeting in the lobby, the meeting was adjourned and everyone returned to their chosen rooms. Wang Yiya sat at her desk, resting her chin on her hands as she pondered.

During her trip to Nanjing, Wang Yiya naturally made contact with the underground Communist Party members there.

Wang Yiya frequently transmitted a great deal of intelligence about the Luo Wang Project, as well as the Japanese plot to sabotage it, through the network of the Nanjing underground party.

When her code name was exposed, Wang Yiya's first reaction was that the person who had been in contact with her had betrayed her, and that person was a traitor within the Nanjing underground party.

Fortunately, Wang Yiya never met that person in person; she only communicated information through missing person notices in the newspaper.

It was only around that time that he revealed his code name, White Tea, to that person.

Similarly, Wang Yiya didn't know who that person was, but she knew his code name was Mountain Wind.

After a moment's thought, Wang Yiya was certain that Shan Feng was the mole, and she had to pass on this information.

The longer it drags on, the more dangerous it will be for the other comrades.

Wang Yiya knew that she only had two days at most.

If the news that Shan Feng was the mole wasn't spread within two days, Ding Moqun would definitely re-establish contact with that person, and Wang Yiya didn't even dare to imagine the consequences.

Wang Yiya even felt that the rescue of the Nanjing underground party members was actually a conspiracy by Ding Moqun.

Perhaps Ding Moqun already knew that white tea existed inside when he was in Nanjing.

She remained motionless partly to test the mountain winds and determine whether the white tea truly existed inside No. 76.

On the other hand, Ding Moqun may also be thinking of rescuing Shanfeng again, and then using this opportunity to deal a heavy blow to the underground party with the help of both inside and outside forces.

Thinking of this, Wang Yiya, who was sitting at her desk, suddenly seemed to realize something. Her pupils trembled twice, and cold sweat instantly soaked the back of her clothes.

"The telephone line has been cut, and I can't contact the outside world. Even if I'm willing to risk exposure and go all out, I still can't reach the outside world."

Wang Yiya muttered something to herself, her expression finally turning extremely gloomy:
"I've been exposed."

(End of this chapter)