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

Chapter 246 Substitute
This has severely delayed Ding Moqun's entire plan's timeline. Now Ding Moqun is racing against time. Once the underground party exposes the mole, the effectiveness of his plan will be greatly reduced.

Moreover, Ding Moqun cannot detain the people in the backyard apartment of No. 76 indefinitely; he must release them within three days at most.

Once released, Bai Cha will definitely report the mole's situation to the underground party. If Shan Feng is exposed, the situation will be dire.

Zhao Xuan was astonished when he saw the dialysis procedure.

Ding Moqun actually spread false information that the underground party member who possessed the list of eighteen substitutes was in Shanghai, in order to lure the real underground party member in Nanjing who possessed the list to Shanghai.

It also implies the elimination of a group of underground Communist Party members in Shanghai.

Although Zhao Xuan wasn't entirely clear on the whole situation, he could tell that it seemed to be Ding Moqun's open scheme, and it would be very difficult for the underground party to crack it.

If it weren't for the fortuitous coincidence of using the penicillin information to slow down Ding Moqun's progress, the news of that underground party member would probably be all over Shanghai by now.

Not only will the underground Communist Party members in Shanghai be mobilized, but the Military Intelligence Bureau and other Japanese intelligence agencies may also take action to find this underground Communist Party member who possesses the list.

At that point, the chances of the Shanghai underground party being exposed would increase significantly, and under the search of other Japanese intelligence agencies, the losses to the Shanghai underground party would likely be substantial.

Even if the underground party in Shanghai suffered losses, they would not stop their operations, since the list of those eighteen people was related to the Nanjing underground party's intelligence network.

Once the list falls into the hands of the Japanese or Ding Moqun, when will the Nanjing underground Communist Party's intelligence network be able to restart?!
And those eighteen men that Fang Lie took to Nanjing, they probably won't survive either.

Thinking of this, Zhao Xuan looked at Ding Moqun:
"Uncle, there's a rumor circulating in Shanghai that an underground Communist Party member with a list of eighteen people is in the city. Whoever can capture this person and get the list can destroy the Nanjing underground Communist Party's intelligence network. I wonder if this is true?"

Such news was indeed circulating in Shanghai, and it was Ding Moqun who had arranged for it.

Therefore, Ding Moqun was not surprised when Zhao Xuan asked:
"Yes, I gave the order to do this. Miao Xue, whom you left me, is indeed a capable person. She's in charge of this matter. What, she didn't tell you?"

Zhao Xuan smiled and shook his head:

"Uncle, you must be joking. I'm with the Special Higher Police now. What did she tell me to do about the 76th operation?"

While saying this to Ding Moqun, Zhao Xuan had already asked Edith to contact Sun Jianzhong.

Since this task was entrusted to Miao Xue, based on Zhao Xuan's understanding of Miao Xue, she must have already informed Sun Jianzhong of the details through Yang Huamei.

From Edith's conversation with Sun Jianzhong, Zhao Xuan finally understood.

The comrade who possessed the list was Fang Lie's subordinate. However, after Sun Jianzhong verified this with the organization, the organization's reply was that Fang Lie did indeed have such a subordinate.

But the organization doesn't know exactly who it is.

Because Fang Lie was in charge of the archives of comrades developed and trained in the anti-Japanese base areas behind enemy lines in Central China.

That file information was originally to be personally delivered back to the base by Fang Lie this time.

But unexpectedly, during Fang Lie's mission to contact Kong Hua and replace eighteen members of the Nanjing underground party, an accident occurred. Fang Lie was arrested and later sacrificed his life.

As a result, the archives and a series of notes summarizing the development experience of the base areas behind enemy lines were hidden by Fang Lie somewhere at the intersection of Chating Street and Mochou Lake Park.

This place could not be retrieved in a short period of time after all the core members of the Nanjing underground party were arrested.

Because they couldn't contact any underground party members in the city, they had no idea whether the area was under enemy surveillance.

Without accurate intelligence, the organization dared not send anyone to retrieve the item. If they alerted the enemy and they discovered that the item was in that area, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Having understood Sun Jianzhong's words, Zhao Xuan clenched his fist, still calmly looking at Ding Moqun.

Sitting at his desk, Ding Moqun smiled and spoke again:
"That's why I said, Ah Xuan, the people you've trained are really good. Miao Xue is now the head of the intelligence section."

"I know this."

Zhao Xuan responded with a sentence, then asked thoughtfully:

"Uncle's move was brilliant. Under his overt strategy, everything can only unfold according to the script he set."

"However, to truly control everything, we need a crucial link. This link should be the method and code for contacting the underground party member who possesses the list, right?"

Ding Moqun looked at Zhao Xuan approvingly, and nodded with a smile:
“Ah Xuan, if it were possible, I really wouldn’t want you to leave No. 76. With you by my uncle’s side, I can have someone to discuss many things with.”

Upon hearing this, Zhao Xuan also said with a hint of regret:

"Uncle, you flatter me. What's done is done."

"However, Uncle, there's something I still don't understand. The underground party member who had the list must have known that releasing this information was to force him to come to Shanghai. Otherwise, the underground party members in Shanghai would probably have paid a heavy price for finding him."

"So, under these circumstances, even though he knew that Shanghai was a trap, he had no choice but to jump in. Therefore, even if you, Uncle, knew the method of rendezvous and the code, he probably wouldn't fall for it, right?!"

Ding Moqun nodded confidently:

“That’s right. Under normal circumstances, as you said, as long as someone can think rationally, he really won’t be fooled.”

"But there's one thing you overlooked. What if I not only know their initial contact method and code, but also their backup contact method and code?"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Xuan's pupils contracted slightly. Under dialysis mode, Ding Moqun finally revealed the method and code for the rendezvous.

As Ding Moqun said, what if the contact method and code he knew were what Fang Lie had instructed his subordinates to use as backup?
Once Ding Moqun reveals the original contact method and code to lure the underground party member, and then reveals the backup contact method and code, that person will have no reason not to be fooled.

The original method of rendezvous was to publish a coded message in the missing person section of the newspaper, specifying the time and place of the rendezvous.

Once you meet, just exchange a secret code.

The alternative method of rendezvous and code words involves going to a designated location at a fixed time, seeing the code word, and then proceeding with the rendezvous according to the original plan.

In other words, under normal circumstances, you only need to use the original connection method and code to make the connection.

Conversely, unless the requirement of seeing the coded message at the designated location is met, the underground party member holding the list will not show up.

There are many ways to describe a specific location, such as an advertising board at a train station or the nearest hotel to a certain place.

What Ding Moqun was thinking was the flyer displaying small advertisements in the square outside the train station. After leaving Ding Moqun's study, Zhao Xuan drove Dao Ya, who had packed her things, to the Special Higher Police apartment complex.

Inside the Buick sedan, Dao Ya, sitting in the passenger seat, turned her head to look at Zhao Xuan:

"Brother-in-law, what did your uncle talk to you about in the study?"

As the car continued at a steady speed, Zhao Xuan gestured for Dao Ya to be quiet, and then had Edith call Sun Jianzhong.

He Daping had already prepared his men at their base on the outskirts of Shanghai. As for the comrade in Nanjing who possessed the list, Zhao Xuan had no way to deal with him in the short term.

As for the rendezvous method and code, Zhao Xuan only knew that a missing person notice would be published in the newspaper. As for how to decipher the code, Zhao Xuan had no clue. This matter could only be put on hold for the time being, and he would think of a solution later.

The most important thing now is to continue the Nanjing white tea project.

"Secretary Sun, this is Chen Guang."

Upon hearing Zhao Xuan speak, Dao Ya quickly shut her mouth. She knew that her brother-in-law had asked Edith to make another phone call.

Although it wasn't the first time she'd seen it, Daoya was still very curious about whether Edith was a ghost or something else that could make phone calls out of thin air.

In a secret room behind Guanghua Bookstore on Hankou Road, Sun Jianzhong had been waiting for Chenguang's call after receiving Edith's call earlier.

Sun Jianzhong, who answered the phone as soon as it rang, was delighted to hear Chen Guang's voice and quickly said:
"Comrade Chenguang, as you instructed, Chitu has already taken the men to the stronghold outside the city. What's our next step?"

Zhao Xuan, who was driving, slowly began to speak:
"Send a skilled actor from the Nanjing area to the stronghold. Have him contact Chitu under the guise of Baicha. His purpose in going to the stronghold is to have Chitu find someone to deliver something back to the base. After completing the mission, he should return to Shanghai."

"He had previously gone to Nanjing to carry out a mission to retrieve Comrade Fang Lie's belongings. Now that the mission is complete, he needs to have the comrades at the Chitu stronghold send Comrade Fang Lie's belongings back to the base."

"Remember this well. Among those relics is not only Comrade Fang Lie's summary of the development experience of the base areas behind enemy lines, but also a personnel file. This file records the outstanding comrades of our Party that Comrade Fang Lie has cultivated behind enemy lines over the years, including Comrade Fang Lie's subordinates and eighteen comrades who are prepared to replace the core management of the Nanjing underground party."

Dao Ya listened with shining eyes. This 70% true and 30% false story was so convincing that even she would probably believe it if she heard it.

If the mole finds out about this, he will definitely panic. Then, all we need to do is find an opportunity to give the mole a chance, and he will probably tell Ding Moqun about it.

Then we'll see if Ding Moqun falls for it.

Wait a minute, this looks like they're targeting my uncle!

Daoya tilted her head, blinked her eyes, and covered her mouth with a complicated and somewhat amused expression.

The battle of wits with her uncle reminded Dao Ya of the time when her sister had just led her to Ding Moqun.

After finishing his instructions and hanging up the phone, Zhao Xuan glanced at Dao Ya, who was grinning foolishly to the side:
"What, you're so happy about messing with Ding Moqun?"

Dao Ya pouted slightly, crossed her arms, and said quite naturally:

“Brother-in-law, loyalty and righteousness are hard to reconcile. I don’t want to go against Uncle either, but if we don’t, our comrades will have to pay a heavy price. At worst, we can plead for Uncle’s life and at least not sentence him to death.”

Zhao Xuan was amused by Dao Ya's words. To accomplish what Dao Ya said, Ding Moqun would have to live to see that time.

Just now, when Zhao Xuan was chatting with Ding Moqun in the study, he reminded Ding Moqun not to choose the wrong path again.

If Ding Moqun doesn't listen, the real culprits against him in the end won't be the Military Intelligence Bureau or the underground Communist Party, but the Japanese whom Ding Moqun has now chosen.

If the Japanese were to attack Ding Moqun, his chances of survival would be extremely slim.

"You little rascal, you're really good at getting involved. I haven't even agreed to be your sponsor for joining the Party yet!"

Upon hearing this, Dao Ya's face scrunched up, and she glared angrily at Zhao Xuan with wide eyes:

"Brother-in-law, you can't just abandon me after you've served me! I, Xiaoya, have done so much for the Party, you can't just pretend you didn't see it!"

"Okay, okay, I was just kidding. Really, you can't joke with kids."

Dao Ya retorted through gritted teeth:
"I'm not little at all! You're the little kid, you childish brat! Hehehe~!!"

Outside the city of Shanghai, in the direction of Nanjing, there was a guerrilla stronghold about twenty miles away from where Red Hare was located.

The telegraph team here hasn't received any telegrams from the organization or from Shanghai for quite some time.

Tonight, we received an extremely long telegram. The head of the telegram team was extremely excited and immediately contacted the squad leader.

The squad leader who led this guerrilla unit was the youngest of all the guerrilla captains, having just turned 21 this year, and was also a woman.

Therefore, the guerrillas in the Shanghai-Nanjing area took good care of her, so much so that she was rarely sent on missions.

Even so, the 21-year-old squad leader did not complain. Instead, he took on the task of intelligence transmission within the guerrilla brigade.

Since she joined the revolution at the age of nineteen, she has delivered dozens of intelligence missions, large and small, without ever encountering any mishaps.

Moreover, because she was extremely fast at transmitting intelligence, the team gave her a unique nickname: "Swift-footed Protector".

Of course, as a squad leader who led a guerrilla unit on her own, very few people had the opportunity to meet her. The only people from other squads who had seen her were the squad leaders themselves.

As the captain, He Daping was very familiar with her.

Within Shanghai, when Secretary Sun needed to transmit intelligence to the outside world, He Daping was the one who carried out the transmission.

Because of her presence, the underground party network outside Shanghai became more efficient and precise, far surpassing the peripheral intelligence network of the underground party in Nanjing.

She has received numerous commendations from the organization. If she weren't so young, and if the intelligence network around Shanghai didn't need her so much, the organization would have transferred her to the base area long ago.

"Captain, Secretary Sun has sent a telegram!!"

Among the surrounding intelligence network, only He Daping's guerrilla unit and this detachment had radios.

This is why delivering intelligence required her to travel around a lot.

(End of this chapter)