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

Chapter 325 Protection
"The secret code for communication in the French Concession."

Wang Shuyu muttered to herself, then turned and took a book with a yellowed cover from the bookshelf.

After comparing the two, Wang Shuyu looked at the words she had written down and raised her hand to ring the bell hanging on the wall.

Soon, a boy of about twelve years old pushed open the door, looking at Wang Shuyu in the wheelchair with a bright smile:
"Sister Shuyu, you finally called me! I was so bored out of my mind."

Wang Shuyu beckoned the little boy in, gave him a piece of candy, and then smiled and said:

"You can't eat too much candy. I'll give you an extra one as a reward today, but you have to go and call Uncle Sun back for me."

The boy grinned and nodded quickly:

"Thank you, Sister Shuyu!"

Half an hour later, Sun Jianzhong returned carrying a pastry.

"Shuyu, is there something you need from Xiaoliuzi?"

"Oh, right, these are some pastries I brought for you, though they're not as good as the ones you made yourself."

Wang Shuyu smiled as she accepted the pastries, placed them on the table, and then looked at Sun Jianzhong with a smile, saying:
"Uncle Sun, Hummingbird has contacted us. The Dead Mailbox contains important information."

Sun Jianzhong had just sat down when he suddenly stood up again.

Sun Jianzhong had just finished dealing with Yi Xincheng's matter and was now cleaning up after Qiong En.

Wang Weijia and Kuang Minsheng were sent out of Shanghai and to their base by people arranged by Sun Jianzhong.

Sun Jianzhong was somewhat annoyed that two perfectly good college students were abandoning their studies to engage in assassination.

In Sun Jianzhong's view, with us seniors around, you younger generation have the resources to study. Even if you have the will to resist Japan, you must first study hard, acquire knowledge, and solidify your understanding.

Then, after they leave school and enter society, even if they choose to join the Kuomintang, Sun Chien-chung won't be angry.

Ironically, while these predecessors forged ahead with determination, some people failed to appreciate it.

In short, Sun Jianzhong's only thought was that young people are the future hope of China and should not be doing things that are inappropriate for their age group so early in life.

Therefore, Sun Jianzhong specifically sought out Comrade Chunxiao, instructing her to guide the students properly and not to act recklessly out of momentary enthusiasm, as the future of the nation still depends on them.

At this time, Sun Jianzhong had just returned from his conversation with Comrade Chunxiao.

Upon hearing Wang Shuyu's words, Sun Jianzhong's first reaction was that something must have happened to Qiong En again.

Hummingbird was the code name of Liu Shiran, the head of the underground Communist Party in the French Concession. It was also the person Jon could directly contact who was Hummingbird.

Therefore, when Hummingbird said it had important intelligence, Sun Jianzhong had no choice but to think in that direction.

"Uncle Sun, let's send someone to retrieve the intelligence first. We won't get anywhere by guessing here."

"Yes, yes, let's go get the intelligence first."

Meanwhile, at the office of the head of the telecommunications department at 76 Jessfield Road.

Dao Yan saw that it was almost time and was about to go find Ding Moqun when the office door was pushed open. Just then, the phone on Dao Yan's desk rang.

Faced with this situation, Dao Yan was also quite helpless. She could only answer the phone while looking at Ding Moqun, who had just entered, and say:

"Uncle, wait a moment, I need to take this call."

Ding Moqun smiled and walked to the sofa and sat down on his own.

Dao Yan's mood was like a rollercoaster, because the call was from Zhao Xuan.

Upon hearing Dao Yan's reminder, Zhao Xuan, who had called, changed the subject.

After hearing what Zhao Xuan said, Dao Yan was stunned for a moment, and then replied with a strange excitement in her heart:

"Okay, I'll check on my uncle's side first. If there's a conflict, then I'll have to complete the task my uncle assigned me first."

After saying that, Dao Yan hung up the phone, and Ding Moqun's gaze also turned towards her:
"Ah Xuan's phone call?"

Dao Yan smiled and nodded:
"Uncle, I was just about to come find you. By the way, Uncle, you said you were going to assign me a task. What kind of task is it?"

Ding Moqun looked at Dao Yan thoughtfully, but instead of answering, he asked in return:
"From what you just said, did Ah Xuan want to see you about something?"

Dao Yan didn't hide anything, saying something that was eight parts true and two parts false:

“Ah Xuan asked me to go and protect him.”

Ding Moqun's eyes widened in disbelief; he couldn't even believe what he was hearing.

"What did you say? Ah Xuan asked you to protect him?"

Dao Yan smiled awkwardly; it was indeed the case.

"Why would the Special Higher Police need you to protect him? And shouldn't it be Ah-Hsuan protecting you? You've got it backwards, haven't you?"

Upon hearing this, Dao Yan retorted indignantly:
“Uncle, it’s not that I look down on Ah-Hsuan, but with his skills, his only advantage is his marksmanship. It’s good to have me by his side. I don’t want to see what happened at the Hua Mao Hotel happen again.”

Ding Moqun was speechless at this point.

Just then, the office door was pushed open again, and this time it was Wang Ningyu who entered.

Upon seeing Wang Ningyu, Dao Yan basically guessed the task Ding Moqun intended to assign her.

"Director, Section Chief Dao, am I not late?"

After gesturing for Wang Ningyu to sit down, Dao Yan also sat down next to her, then looked at Ding Moqun and asked:
"Uncle, what task are you going to assign us?"

Wang Ningyu glanced at Dao Yan in surprise. Was she pretending not to know, or did she really not know?
"Alright, Little Knife, Miss Wang already knows about this. Just as you said, there is no one in the entire 76th Division who can match you in combat, so I plan to have you protect Miss Wang."

"Of course, as long as you keep Miss Wang by your side, it won't prevent you from protecting and helping Ah Xuan."

Dao Yan's eyes lit up. Anyway, it didn't matter if Wang Ningyu was present, since that was what they were going to do today.

This will allow Wang Ningyu to see it with her own eyes, saving Ding Moqun from constantly being suspicious of this and that.

Wang Ningyu glanced at Dao Yan. As expected, she knew. It seems she didn't want to protect me!

Wang Ningyu herself was not afraid of Mao Sanlin, but with the assassination of Yi Xincheng, she had to take the issue seriously.

This morning, after Ding Moqun talked to her about Mao Sanlin's next target being her, Wang Ningyu thought it over and over. Now, in the entire 76th Division, the person most capable of protecting her is not someone from the Action Section, but Dao Yan, the head of the Telecommunications Section.

As for Miao Xue, Wang Ningyu thought about it and decided to let it go. That woman seemed normal, but who knew when she might go crazy?

Wang Ningyu had no intention of entrusting her life to someone with a mental disorder.

"Director, I guarantee the mission will be completed. Can I set off now with the deputy director? Ah Xuan's situation is quite urgent."

Ding Moqun nodded. He hadn't drunk a drop of water since he entered the room. Sure enough, whether it was his daughter or niece, they forgot about their maternal uncle once they had a man.

"Alright, but while I can't ask too many questions about the Special Higher Police, Knife, no matter what, make sure you're safe first."

Wang Ningyu was speechless upon hearing this. What did she mean by ensuring her own safety first? Then why should she protect me?

However, Wang Ningyu is also very curious about what Dao Yan is going to do with Zhao Xuan.
"Yes, Uncle. Miss Wang, let's go."

After the two left, Ding Moqun walked to the window and saw that the action team had already assembled in the courtyard, with Ma Shangcheng and Miao Xue below.

Then Dao Yan and Wang Ningyu appeared in the courtyard. As they passed Miao Xue and Ma Shangcheng, they exchanged a few words.

Ding Moqun narrowed his eyes slightly, wondering if the Special Higher Police were also eyeing Cunji Hospital and planning to rob Mao Sanlin.

Thinking of this, Ding Moqun hurriedly turned around and left, heading towards the courtyard. But after taking a few steps, Ding Moqun stopped. Only then did he remember that he had sent Zhang Sanjin to contact the pangolin.

If Miao Xue and Ma Shangcheng were to lead the team, given Miao Xue's personality, if they encountered a situation where the mission target was the same as Zhao Xuan's, Ding Moqun would definitely hand over Mao Sanlin, whom he had already obtained, without a doubt.

Thinking of this, Ding Moqun's lips twitched. The things that happened today were too concentrated. It seemed that all the people he could use were either sent out or lying in the hospital (Yi Xincheng).

That's right, it's Yi Xincheng.

Although Ding Moqun wished he were dead, he had to admit that Yi Xincheng was one of the subordinates Ding Moqun found relatively easy to use.

As for Dao Yan, judging from her behavior just now, she will definitely choose to stand on Zhao Xuan's side.

Ma Shangcheng is no pushover either. Recently, Ding Moqun observed that Ma Shangcheng often finds excuses to get close to Miao Xue. It's obvious to anyone that Ma Shangcheng is interested in Miao Xue.

When Miao Xue arrived at Cunji Hospital, she ran into the Special Higher Police. With their goals aligned, even if Ma Shangcheng knew he couldn't give away Mao Sanlin's great achievement, he might compromise for Miao Xue's sake.

As for Wang Yiya, who is the last one left, Ding Moqun still has doubts about her, so how could he possibly give her an important position?

Moreover, Wang Yiya is practically inseparable from the Special Higher Police now, spending all her time carrying out their investigation missions, often leading a radio convoy out for the entire day.

Even if Ding Moqun dared to use it, Wang Yiya wouldn't have the time right now.

Ding Moqun just couldn't understand. Was the Special Higher Police (STPP) really that good? Why did so many people flock to the STPP?
Looking at it this way, in certain matters, Ding Moqun only had Zhang Sanjin and Yi Xincheng as the people he could rely on within the entire No. 76 organization.

Ding Moqun couldn't help but sigh inwardly. Ever since Zhao Xuan left No. 76, everything had gone wrong for him.

If he could do it all over again, Ding Moqun would risk half of his political resources to protect Zhao Xuan and keep him at No. 76.

After silently retreating to the sofa and sitting down, Ding Moqun stared blankly at the ceiling. It seemed he needed to find some capable subordinates.

Guanghua Bookstore on Hankou Road, Shanghai.

Sun Jianzhong has already sent people to retrieve the intelligence sent by Hummingbird.

Sitting in her wheelchair, Wang Shuyu put down the magazine she was holding and watched Sun Jianzhong's ever-changing expression, sometimes happy, sometimes worried, which piqued her curiosity.

"Uncle Sun, what did the hummingbird say?"

"See for yourself."

Sun Jianzhong handed the intelligence report to Wang Shuyu, somewhat blankly. After receiving it, Wang Shuyu glanced at it, her pupils contracting slightly. Her red lips parted slightly, and she said in a mixture of surprise and disbelief:

"No wonder we couldn't find him!"

"Uncle Sun, let's get in touch as soon as possible. Hummingbird's reverse calculation of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms has confirmed the codebook that Chen Yuliang is currently using. Let's also put up a missing person notice. It's time to make contact with him. Red Hare is almost unable to appease those comrades from Nanjing."

Sun Jianzhong nodded solemnly:
“It’s definitely time to contact him. I’ll arrange it. But Jon really keeps causing me trouble. This can’t go on. She can’t always run into her comrades.”

Wang Shuyu smiled slightly.

“I’ll handle things here with Jon. Uncle Sun, you go and arrange the meeting with Comrade Chen Yuliang.”

Meanwhile, Dao Yan drove Wang Ningyu to the place they had agreed upon with Zhao Xuan.

Miao's Restaurant, Zhoushan Road.

Wang Ningyu followed Dao Yan, looking left and right. After entering the restaurant, she saw Zhao Xuan chatting with the restaurant owner, Miao Bing.

Seeing Wang Ningyu and Dao Yan enter, Miao Bing gave them a simple, honest smile and then turned and walked towards the kitchen.

"You're here! Please have a seat. It's still early, let's rest for a while and try some of the pastries here."

Dao Yan didn't say anything and sat down next to Zhao Xuan.

As for Wang Ningyu, since she had already come out with Dao Yan, she would just do whatever he arranged.

Before long, Yamao Kazuo also arrived at Miao's Restaurant with his men.

Upon seeing Zhao Xuan and his two companions, Yamayu Kazuo laughed heartily and stepped forward, familiarly sitting down on the other side of Zhao Xuan.
"Mr. Zhao, Ms. Dao, I'm so sorry I'm late."

Wang Ningyu glanced at Yamayuu Kazuo with displeasure. These Japanese were really arrogant. They greeted Zhao Xuan and Dao Yan, but ignored her completely.

"It's not too late. We still have plenty of time. Let's sit down and rest up, and wait for the opportune moment."

Yamayuu was puzzled as to why Zhao Xuan didn't let him go to Cunji Hospital to keep an eye on things, but instead had him bring everyone back.

More importantly, even the people we arranged to keep watch at the hospital yesterday have all been recalled.

However, despite his doubts, Yamayu Kazuo didn't ask a single question.

In any case, Yamayu Kazuo believed that following Zhao Xuan and listening to him was always the right thing to do.

Tasks that don't require any brainpower are practically like lying down and doing nothing, so Yamayu Kazuo thoroughly enjoys his time working with Zhao Xuan.

It doesn't matter if we don't understand now, as long as we get our share of the credit in the end. Besides, Zhao Xuan is a generous person who never tries to keep things to himself, which is one of the reasons why Yamayuki Kazuo likes to go on missions with Zhao Xuan the most.

"Mr. Shan Xiong, you've met Miss Wang before. This time, Ayan was responsible for protecting Miss Wang's safety, but Ayan's mission will be over soon."

Yamayu Kazuo laughed heartily:
"That's right, haha!"

Listening to the two speaking in riddles, Wang Ningyu frowned. She wanted to ask, but seeing that Yamayu Kazuo, this big, simple-minded guy, clearly didn't know either, she didn't ask.

If I asked that question myself, wouldn't I seem like I have no brains at all, like Yuichiro Hiyama?
Besides, Dao Yan didn't ask any questions. She just watched Zhao Xuan and Yamao Kazuo chatting with a smile, looking every bit like a submissive wife!

Thinking of this, Wang Ningyu simply turned her head to chat with Dao Yan, hoping to avoid seeing him and getting annoyed.

A full half hour passed, and it was 11 a.m. Zhao Xuan glanced at his watch before standing up.

Yamayu Kazuo was the first to stand up, looking at Zhao Xuan with excitement:

"Zhao Sang, is it time to move out?"

Seeing Zhao Xuan nod, Yamayu Kazuo immediately turned and left the restaurant. Once outside, he gave a shout, and nine Buick sedans and two military trucks arrived, filled with agents from the Special Higher Police's Operations Section.

Seeing such a large-scale operation, and recalling the conversation between Zhao Xuan and Yamao Kazuo just now, is this really aimed at Mao Sanlin?!

When Dao Yan followed Zhao Xuan out, she was also taken aback by the large commotion.

Arresting Mao Sanlin? Is that too much to ask?
With so many people, there's enough to completely surround Cunji Hospital.

"Yamao-kun, you lead the team and follow Ayan's car. I'll ride in Ayan's car."

Yamayu Kazuo nodded and walked toward the first Buick sedan.

After Zhao Xuan got into Dao Yan's Cadillac, Dao Yan asked curiously:
"Ah Xuan, shall we go to Cunji Hospital?"

Zhao Xuan shook his head and smiled:
"No, go to the alleyway northwest of Zhoushan Park."

Dao Yan nodded in confusion and drove towards the place Zhao Xuan had mentioned.

Wang Ningyu sat in the back row with a bewildered look on her face. Weren't we supposed to be going to arrest Mao Sanlin?

According to her analysis, at this time, Mao Sanlin was either coming to kill her or preparing to kill Yi Xincheng at Cunji Hospital.

But now they're not going to Cunji Hospital; instead, they're driving in the opposite direction.

For a moment, Wang Ningyu felt a tightness in her chest. Could this couple be trying to use her as bait to lure Mao Sanlin out?
They soon arrived at the place Zhao Xuan had mentioned.

Zhao Xuan has already thoroughly explored the terrain here using nano-flying insects.

Mao Sanlin did not directly participate in the operation, but instead hid here to coordinate.

Now, Mao Sanlin has sent the Hurricane Team out, leaving only six trusted men by his side.

This time, in order to capture Mao Sanlin, Aizawa Keiko gave the greatest support. Almost all the people in the Special Higher Police's Action Section were pulled out, and even three teams of people were transferred from the Intelligence Section to assist.

A capture team of ninety people.

After getting off the bus, Zhao Xuan took out a map and pointed to the entrances of alleys in the area, instructing Yamao Kazuo to send men to guard the area and not allow a single person to escape.

In one fell swoop, Yamayu Kazuo dispatched fifty men to guard the various entrances and exits of the alley.

The remaining forty men, along with Zhao Xuan, made their way towards the place where Mao Sanlin was hiding.

So far, Wang Ningyu still doesn't understand what Zhao Xuan is up to.
Could it be that the Kuomintang agents that the Special Higher Police want to arrest are different from those that the 76th Division and the Military Police Headquarters Intelligence Division want to arrest?
Dao Yan was also quite puzzled, but with so many people around, she couldn't very well ask Zhao Xuan.

Reaching the middle of the alley, Zhao Xuan stood at a corner, looked at Yamao Kazuo, and smiled:
"The fifth house ahead, the person we need is inside. There are seven people on the other side. My requirements are simple: capture them alive if possible, or kill them on the spot if they resist!"

Yamayu Kazuo clenched his fist excitedly:
"Zhao Sang, just you wait and see, you won't be able to get away today."

After saying this, Yamayu Kazuo waved to the person behind him, and all the agents successively surrounded the fifth household.

Before Yamayuka's men could get close, gunshots rang out.

Zhao Xuan was not surprised by this. If Mao Sanlin didn't even have this much awareness, he wouldn't have come to Shanghai to take up his post.

Standing next to Zhao Xuan, Dao Yan also became fully focused. Although they were still far from the gunfight, Dao Yan dared not relax. What if some stray bullet drifted over?

Hiding behind Zhao Xuan and Dao Yan, Wang Ningyu listened to the dense gunfire and began to doubt Zhao Xuan's earlier statement that there were really only seven people on the other side.
At this moment, Zhao Xuan connected with the nanobug's vision and directly locked onto Mao Sanlin, who was being protected by two agents and trying to escape through the secret passage.

Mao Sanlin's choice of this location as a temporary command center was certainly not without reason.

Zhao Xuan had already considered the secret passage and had the nanobugs scan it out. He even knew exactly where the secret passage led.

"Alright, let Yamayu Kazuo handle the frontal assault. Ayan, come with me!"

"Hey, where are you guys going?"

Although Dao Yan was very curious, she didn't ask any more questions and immediately followed Zhao Xuan. Wang Ningyu asked a question with a cold face, but no one responded, so she also hurriedly followed.

Please, she's Mao Sanlin's target now. Is it really okay for her to just run around with me like this?
Wang Ningyu was almost driven mad by Dao Yan. She regretted not coming out with Dao Yan. She thought to herself that she would be safer staying at No. 76 than here.

Before long, Zhao Xuan brought Dao Yan and Wang Ningyu to the southwest corner of Zhoushan Park.

When Zhao Xuan first explored the tunnel, he admired the person who dug it; that person was definitely a master architect.

Because the tunnel he dug passed through Zhoushan Lake.

In other words, after emerging from the tunnel, Mao Sanlin and his group first entered the lake, then swam to another access point, from which they reached the safe house.

That's why Zhao Xuan thought the person who dug this tunnel was a genius.

If it weren't for the nanobugs exploring the tunnel, Zhao Xuan really wouldn't have been able to catch Mao Sanlin this time.

"Let's go, the person we're waiting for is in that house."

Watching Zhao Xuan walk towards a detached cottage not far away, it seemed to be the cottage where the managers of Zhoushan Park lived.

This is the safe house that Mao Sanlin prepared.

Dao Yan quickly caught up with Zhao Xuan. When they reached the door of the small house, Dao Yan saw that it wasn't locked, so she pushed it open. Then her eyes lit up and she said:
"This door is locked from the inside."

As soon as Dao Yan finished speaking, Zhao Xuan took out an iron bar from his trench coat pocket, inserted it through the crack in the door, and with a gentle flick, the bolt on the small house door was knocked off.

"Ah Xuan, you've prepared so thoroughly! You've already come to check this place out beforehand?"

Zhao Xuan shook his head:

"They've never been here before, but the intelligence they sent was very effective. They've figured out this place thoroughly, so they made some preparations in advance."

After saying that, Zhao Xuan and the other two pushed open the door and went inside, then put the door back to its previous state.

After doing all this, Zhao Xuan pointed to the door in front of him, which only had a curtain, indicating that he should hide on both sides outside the door.

Dao Yan didn't ask any more questions, and she and Zhao Xuan stepped forward, standing on either side of each other.

Wang Ningyu glanced at it and quickly ran behind Zhao Xuan, standing close to the wall.

With everything ready, Zhao Xuan gestured for the two of them to be quiet.

About five minutes later, a sound came from inside the curtain door, which meant that something like a panel had been pushed open.

(End of this chapter)