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

Chapter 243 Conspiracy
Director's Office No. 76.

After knocking on the door, Miao Xue stood at attention in the doorway, facing Ding Moqun who was sitting at his desk:

"Report! Director, you wanted to see me?"

Ding Moqun put down his pen, looked up and smiled at Miao Xue at the door:
"Don't be shy, come in first."

After Miao Xue stood in front of his desk, Ding Moqun continued to ask:

"As the head of the intelligence section, have you encountered any problems that you couldn't solve?"

"Director, everything is fine. I'm familiar with the work of the intelligence section, and I haven't encountered any major problems."

Ding Moqun sighed upon hearing this:

“Miao Xue, you were promoted by Ah Xuan. Ah Xuan trusts your abilities, and naturally I trust them too.”

"But Ah Xuan, sigh, that kid, he's always been a troublemaker. He didn't stay at No. 76 properly, but instead got involved with Tu Feiyuan. Now look what happened, he finally climbed to the position of section chief, and he's been dismissed all of a sudden."

"Although I've gone to the Special Higher Police as an intelligence advisor, I have no real authority; I'm just an empty shell."

Upon hearing this, Miao Xue clenched her fists, and her face turned cold.

Ding Moqun saw this and knew that Miao Xue harbored great hatred for Tu Feiyuan, which pleased him greatly.

As long as Miao Xue and Tu Feiyuan don't get along, Ding Moqun can use her with peace of mind.

Moreover, Miao Xue's background is very simple. She joined No. 76 after graduating from university and rose from a lowly clerk to her current position. Her resume is clearly verifiable.

Ding Moqun wished he could have more people like this who had simple relationships and strong abilities.

Although Ding Moqun returned to Shanghai ahead of schedule, No. 76 is still in his hands and completely under his control.

Once Yingzuo returns, Ding Moqun's influence in No. 76 will be greatly reduced. In fact, it could be said that with Yingzuo's arrival, Ding Moqun will have no say at all.

Therefore, within this limited time, Ding Moqun must make plans for the future.

Dao Yan and Miao Xue were the people Ding Moqun was trying to win over.

Needless to say, Ding Moqun trusted Dao Yan, who was his niece.

We need to try to win over Miao Xue, and then there's Ma Shangcheng. After that trip to Nanjing, he really managed to get on Ying Zuo's good side.

Therefore, Ding Moqun found it difficult to operate in the Action Section. However, as long as he controlled the Intelligence Section and the Telecommunications Section, Ding Moqun believed that he still had a chance to turn the tide.

Ding Moqun does not regret choosing to take this step.

Ding Moqun never thought the Net Plan, which Wang Da, Zhou Lifu, and others insisted on, could succeed.

Because Kagesa will do everything he can to sabotage the Net Plan.

Rather than fighting to the death with Kagesa and having Kagesa cut off 76's power and weaken 76, it would be better to preserve one's own strength from the beginning and join Kagesa's side.

Throughout the entire process, it was basically within Ding Moqun's expectations, except for the matter involving Zhao Xuan and Zhu Zhili.

When Ding Moqun heard that Zhao Xuan had collaborated with Tu Feiyuan and caused the Fugu Conference to fail, he was truly heartbroken when the cabinet held him accountable.

After all, Zhao Xuan was someone he had put a lot of effort into cultivating, but in the end, it was all for naught.

Fortunately, Zhao Xuan spared Miao Xue; otherwise, Ding Moqun really didn't know what the point of his position as director would be if the intelligence department also fell completely into Ying Zuo's hands.

As for Zhu Zhili, this was Ding Moqun's backup plan. Who would have thought that Zhu Zhili would be so bold as to rob Mao Shu's local specialties? In the end, he had no choice but to betray Mao Shu and seek the protection of the Japanese.

With his escape route cut off and not believing that the Red Party would ultimately succeed, Ding Moqun simply calmed down, focused on accumulating merit, and secured his position as director of No. 76.

To gain enough credit before Yingzuo officially takes over Shanghai, Ding Moqun must completely control the intelligence and telecommunications departments.

As for the Action Section, Ding Moqun had given up hope.

Looking at Miao Xue in front of him, Ding Moqun took out a document from the drawer:
"Section Chief Miao, please take a look at this first."

Miao Xue glanced at the thing Ding Moqun handed her with surprise, hesitated for a few seconds before reaching out to take it.

After looking at the contents of the file bag, Miao Xue's expression remained calm, but her heart skipped a beat.

The information contained in the file bag was about books that Fang Lie had hidden while he was in Nanjing.

Miao Xue had also heard about the white tea incident, and she could also guess that there was a mole within the Nanjing underground party.

But the appearance of this document caught Miao Xue off guard.

It turns out that when Fang Lie was in Nanjing, he not only hid a book, but also brought a list of eighteen people with him.

That list was about replacing the core members of the Nanjing underground party; those eighteen people became the core of the Nanjing underground party in the future.

In other words, once these eighteen people are in place, Kong Hua and the others will be replaced.

This was a decision made by the underground party organization, and Fang Lie was in charge of this mission.

Kong Hua and others had been in Nanjing for too long, and with the Suzuki Haruko incident, the organization had to consider the problems that existed. Therefore, Fang Lie was sent to Nanjing to take charge of the replacement work.

After reading the document, Miao Xue finally understood why Fang Lie had been arrested.

Because from that time onwards, the person who was in contact with Fang Lie had already betrayed him. However, Fang Lie was extremely careful and did not reveal his whereabouts or true identity from the beginning.

It wasn't until Fang Lie felt the time was right and wanted to contact Kong Hua through that person that the mole, seeing that things were not going well, revealed Fang Lie's situation. Only then did Yingzuo's men launch a large-scale arrest operation against the people in the designated area.

Unfortunately, Fang Lie was also imprisoned in the dungeon of Yingzuo Mansion during that arrest.

However, because too many people were arrested at the time, Yingzuo couldn't distinguish who Fang Lie was, so the matter was temporarily suppressed.

The mole, under Yingzuo's orders, reported the matter to Kong Hua, which led to the subsequent rescue operation of Fang Lie by the Nanjing underground party.

It was during this opportunity that the mole came into contact with more key figures of the Nanjing underground party, which led to the complete annihilation of the core members of the Nanjing underground party.

"Director, what do you mean?"

The list of these eighteen people was not in the same place as the books Fang Lie had hidden. Based on the information obtained from Xie Biran, Ding Moqun analyzed that the list was most likely in the hands of Fang Lie's subordinates.

But now, the Nanjing underground party's intelligence network has been destroyed.

Even if Fang Lie's subordinate had this intelligence, he couldn't pass it on. Therefore, Fang Lie's subordinate is likely still trapped in Nanjing.

As a veteran member of the Communist Party, Fang Lie would never put all his eggs in one basket, so Ding Moqun's guess is reasonable.

"This list is very important to us now."

Miao Xue nodded:

“But Director, according to our current intelligence analysis, even if this list exists, it's still in Nanjing, beyond our reach.” Ding Moqun grinned, a hunter's deep glint in his eyes:

"That's right, so I plan to release this information. That's why I asked you to come here. It should be easy for the intelligence department to spread this information, right?"

Alright, Miao Xue already understands what Ding Moqun means.

Once this intelligence is leaked, the underground party in Shanghai will know that an important list about the reconstruction of the Nanjing underground party has flowed into Shanghai, and they will definitely do everything they can to find it.

And in Nanjing, there will definitely be similar news that the list of those eighteen people has entered Shanghai.

At this point, even if Fang Lie's offline account knew the news was false, there was a high probability he would still head to Shanghai.

In that case, the false information will become true. Ding Moqun's plan is to kill two birds with one stone.

First, they mobilized the underground party members in Shanghai, then lured the underground party members who had the list to Shanghai, and finally wiped them all out.

But one crucial piece is still missing.

That is, how to find the underground party member who possesses the list?
Wait a minute, Miao Xue's heart skipped a beat, and her pupils contracted slightly.

Since the mole had been in contact with Fang Lie from the beginning, then the person who made contact with the person in charge of the Nanjing underground party was the one who had the list, not Fang Lie.

If that's the case, has the mole already obtained the coded message?
If they get it, then Ding Moqun's game will become quite terrifying.

Using a list, not only can we lure out members of the underground Communist Party in Shanghai, but we can also use the list to name and arrest those eighteen members.

Looking at Ding Moqun's calm expression, Miao Xue witnessed for the first time how terrifying Ding Moqun could be.

No wonder the section chief had always told her that Ding Moqun was a cunning old fox and that she should be careful of him no matter what.

Previously, it was always the section chief who directly confronted Ding Moqun, so Miao Xue didn't have a deep understanding of how terrifying Ding Moqun was. But after personally encountering him this time, Miao Xue finally realized how terrifying Ding Moqun was.

"Yes, Director, the Intelligence Section guarantees the mission will be completed."

After leaving Ding Moqun's office, Miao Xue found herself in a dilemma.

This task had to be completed no matter what, and Ding Moqun's plan was entirely a calculated scheme.

Even if I informed the underground party in Shanghai about the situation, they would still take action when the time was right.

The underground party member who possesses the list is also very likely to be lured to Shanghai.

So no matter how she thought about it, Miao Xue felt that this situation was unsolvable.

As long as Ding Moqun holds the crucial secret code, he is essentially invincible, just waiting for all the pieces to fall into his trap for him to harvest.

Thinking of this, Miao Xue sighed. She had to tell the section chief about this as soon as possible, because there was nothing she could do.

Back in her office, Miao Xue summoned Yuan Fang. Following Ding Moqun's orders, Miao Xue instructed Yuan Fang to lead the field team to spread the word.

During lunchtime, Miao Xue went directly to the infirmary after getting her food from the cafeteria.

As for whether Miao Xue was afraid of being discovered by Ding Moqun, she was naturally afraid. However, it was better to be more open and aboveboard than to secretly contact Yang Huamei.

There were already few female employees at No. 76. Miao Xue had deliberately bumped and bruised herself during missions, and would go to the infirmary to treat her wounds after each mission.

Over time, the people at No. 76 got used to it and knew that Miao Xue had become familiar with Yang Huamei from the infirmary because of this.

Therefore, going to the infirmary so openly and without any scruples will not arouse suspicion from others.

Standing at the office window, Ding Moqun watched Miao Xue walk into the infirmary carrying two lunchboxes, then turned to Zhang Sanjin and asked:
"Is Section Chief Miao on good terms with Dr. Yang from the infirmary?"

Ding Moqun knew the clinic's shift schedule. Yang Huamei had been working normally these past few days, with no night shifts scheduled.

So now, there are only Yang Huamei and two nurses in the infirmary.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Sanjin chuckled and said:

"Director, this matter is not difficult to investigate. I sorted out the intelligence that the brothers handed me after I came back."

"After Mr. Zhao was dismissed from his post at No. 76, Section Chief Miao took over the intelligence section. Every time he went on a mission, Section Chief Miao would take the lead, so he would get injured almost every time. When he returned, he would naturally go to the infirmary for treatment. Over time, Section Chief Miao became familiar with Dr. Yang."

Ding Moqun nodded slightly upon hearing this, and Zhang Sanjin continued:

"Director, you don't know, now everyone in the intelligence section and the action section is saying that Section Chief Miao is a madman. Tsk, some of the things he's done make me feel that there's something wrong with Section Chief Miao."

At this point, Zhang Sanjin pointed to his head.

Ding Moqun burst into laughter upon seeing this:
"Talented people are bound to have some personality flaws, which is understandable and not a big problem."

Zhang Sanjin nodded obsequiously.

"Yes, yes, Section Chief Miao is indeed very capable. His slight impulsiveness is really not a big problem."

Inside the infirmary at number 76, Yang Huamei saw Miao Xue arrive, and that she had even brought her lunch, so she immediately rushed over:

"Miaomiao, you're so wonderful!"

Miao Xue, clearly disgusted, quickly picked up the lunchbox and carried it forward to prevent Yang Huamei from pouncing on her.

Two nurses who were about to have lunch saw Miao Xue arrive, greeted her with some fear, and then hurriedly fled the scene.

After pulling Miao Xue into her office, Yang Huamei smiled and said:

"Miaomiao, don't keep such a stern face. Look, those two nurses are afraid of you now."

Miao Xue opened her lunchbox, completely ignoring Yang Huamei, picked up her chopsticks, and ate while saying:
"I can confirm that Ding Moqun already knows who Bai Cha is. Today, Ding Moqun had the intelligence department spread some information."

Hearing Miao Xue's words, Yang Huamei, who had been all smiles, now looked extremely serious.

"This situation is a dilemma that I cannot handle."

After saying her last words, Miao Xue closed the lunchbox and left.

Watching Miao Xue's retreating figure, Yang Huamei smiled bitterly.

If what Miao Xue said is true, then this matter is a big problem.

They couldn't possibly watch their comrade fall into a trap without offering a rescue, so Ding Moqun's plan was a perfectly legitimate scheme that was impossible to crack.

Most importantly, they didn't know the method of rendezvous, while Ding Moqun was very likely to know the method and code.

Faced with such a passive situation, Yang Huamei's mind was also buzzing.

However, there's no need to worry about the white tea; Uncle Sun said he's already come up with a solution.

(End of this chapter)