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

Chapter 331 Coincidence
Unfortunately, her teacher and his wife, as well as her godparents, all forbade her to go to Cinque Terre, saying that she was too young to go to such a place.

Mountain city, Xianlesi.

Chen Chuyin, accompanied by the curious Zhou Xiaoman, went up to the second floor and found a good spot to observe the dance floor on the first floor. After the waiter brought them two glasses of red wine, Chen Chuyin and Zhou Xiaoman stood side by side with their glasses in hand, observing Li Miaotong dancing on the dance floor.

"Uncle Chen, who is that person hanging out with Li Miaotong?"

Director Chen squinted slightly, answering with some disbelief:
"Zheng Zangyun, the director of the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics' intelligence department."

Zhou Xiaoman could hardly believe what she was hearing.

Li Miaotong actually knew a section chief from the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (CBIS), who was also the head of the intelligence department.

Most importantly, judging from their current dancing postures, they seem to be very familiar with each other.

Thinking of this, Zhou Xiaoman waved her hand and called over one of the subordinates that her teacher Shen Xing had assigned to her.

"Brother Wen, go and investigate Zheng Zangyun's network of relationships, the more detailed the better."

Shen Congwen nodded slightly, turned and left, while Zhou Xiaoman's gaze returned to the dance floor.

It was three hours later when Li Miaotong left Xianlesi.

Zhou Xiaoman felt her legs were numb from standing, while Chen Chuyin showed no signs of fatigue at all.

After leaving the Cinque Terre and getting into the car, Zhou Xiaoman looked at Shen Congwen, who was already sitting in the back seat.

Chen Chuyin did not immediately start the car, but instead quietly leaned back in his seat.

After the two got into the car, Shen Congwen quickly said:
"Team Leader Chen, Xiaoman, we've investigated thoroughly. Zheng Zangyun has a wife and daughter. Zheng Zangyun's visits to Xianlesi are very fixed. He only comes to Xianlesi on Sunday evenings at seven o'clock every week, and every time he comes, his dance partner is Li Miaotong."

"However, Li Miaotong comes to Xianlesi almost every day, unless she has to work overtime or has other social engagements that she can't avoid, rain or shine."

"In addition, I have sent people to keep an eye on Li Miaotong and Zheng Zangyun. They went in the opposite direction, and so far nothing unusual has been found."

After listening, Zhou Xiaoman roughly guessed the relationship between Zheng Zangyun and Li Miaotong.

"And what about Li Miaotong? Apart from when Zheng Zangyun comes, is her dance partner always the same?"

Shen Congwen shook his head:
"Apart from Zheng Zangyun, Li Miaotong's dance partners are all random, after all, there are too many people who want to dance with Li Miaotong."

"Oh, right, there's one more thing I feel I should tell you. Li Miaotong had a close friend who is none other than the famous actress Li Xiangjun, who was brought back from Shanghai and is still being interrogated."

Director Chen exclaimed in surprise and turned to look at Shen Congwen:
"Congwen, given this relationship, why not conduct an internal investigation of Li Miaotong?"

Shen Congwen smiled:

“It’s not that we don’t want to, but that we can’t. Xiaoman, Team Leader Chen, you must have thought before that Li Miaotong was Zheng Zangyun’s lover, but that’s not the case. According to our investigation, Zheng Zangyun doesn’t have the guts to keep Li Miaotong as a mistress, because Li Miaotong is the niece of Chen Xinglei, the director of the Constable’s Office.”

"So, Team Leader Chen, why don't we conduct an internal audit of Li Miaotong?"

Chen Chuyin smiled with emotion:

"I didn't expect it to be Brother Xing Lei's niece, Xiaoman. I feel that Li Miaotong should be fine now."

Zhou Xiaoman might not know others, but she was very familiar with the name Chen Xinglei, the head of the personal guard.

"Indeed, this greatly reduces the suspicion against Li Miaotong. However, we still have to continue the investigation. I believe Director Chen will not object once he finds out."

Director Chen glanced at Zhou Xiaoman in the passenger seat. Yes, she wouldn't object. After all, not everyone is like you, the recognized little princess of the Military Intelligence Bureau, or even the eldest princess of the Military Intelligence Bureau.

Zhou Xiaoman naturally noticed Chen Chuyin's predicament.

If it were anyone else, Chen Chuyin would definitely stand up to them head-on, but with Chen Xinglei, Chen Chuyin still had to give him the face he deserved.

"Uncle Chen, leave Li Miaotong's matter to me. Next, I'd like to ask you to focus your investigation on whether Ding Moqun in Shanghai knows anything about the Zhenxingqi Society!"

Chen Chuyin breathed a sigh of relief. If Zhou Xiaoman hadn't said that, then he would have continued the investigation even if he had gritted his teeth and persisted.

Since Zhou Xiaoman said so, Director Chen would avoid investigating Li Miaotong if he could.

It can be said that Chen Chuyin now owes Zhou Xiaoman a favor.

Around 10 p.m., Zhou Xiaoman returned to her teacher's home. She needed to report the findings of her investigation to her teacher as soon as possible, and also mention Li Miaotong's problem.

Usually, by 10 p.m., Master's wife would be resting, but tonight, Zhou Xiaoman saw Aunt Su sitting in the living room knitting a sweater as soon as she entered the door.

Shen Xing also sat at the coffee table, drinking tea and reading a book.

Hearing the door open, Aunt Su put down her knitting needles, stood up, and quickly walked forward:

"Xiaoman, you're finally back."

"Master's wife, I'm sorry to have worried you."

Aunt Su breathed a sigh of relief, but didn't forget to turn around and glare fiercely at Shen Xing.

"Shen Laosan, what are you pretending to be so profound for? Xiaoman, come here, tell Shen Laosan what happened today, let him help you analyze it. I left some late-night snacks, I'll heat them up for you now."

Zhou Xiaoman's eyes were slightly red as she watched Aunt Su turn and walk towards the kitchen, a warm feeling welling up inside her.

After her father, Zhou Dahe, died, Zhou Xiaoman did not blame anyone. She was even proud of her father, though she felt some self-pity. After all, without her mother and father, Zhou Xiaoman had no relatives left in the world.

Who would have thought that after being sent to the mountain city, Shen Xing, the high-ranking director of the Military Intelligence Bureau, would take her in as a student, and Li Mingzhu's parents would also recognize her as their goddaughter and take meticulous care of her.

Later, Shen Xing took her to meet his master's wife, Su Gu, for the first time.

From that day on, Zhou Xiaoman felt surrounded by a deep sense of love.

Her godparents treated her well, and her teacher's wife treated her like her own daughter.

The loneliness and uncertainty about the future that Zhou Xiaoman felt at the time were instantly dispelled by the intense love surrounding her.

After taking a deep breath, Zhou Xiaoman sat down on the sofa and looked at her teacher, who had put down the newspaper and was looking at her with doting eyes.

"Teacher, based on today's investigation, I am absolutely certain that the information obtained by the pangolin was leaked during the filing process."

"If Li Miaotong, the director of the archives, is not the problem, then the problem lies with Teacher Ye Biean."

"But I'm also certain that Teacher Ye Biean is definitely innocent, so we have to investigate Li Miaotong."

Shen Xing smiled and nodded:
"The line of thinking is correct, so during the investigation, Li Miaotong's identity was discovered?"

Seeing Zhou Xiaoman nod somewhat shyly, Shen Xing understood:
"So you took on the task of investigating Li Miaotong yourself?"

Seeing Zhou Xiaoman lower her head, Shen Xing burst into laughter:

"You, although you were a bit reckless, did a good job. We really can't let Chen Chuyin investigate Li Miaotong's situation."

"After all, Director Chen was seconded from the Attendant's Office by Boss Dai. Once the mission is over, he will have to return to the Attendant's Office. It is not appropriate to let him investigate Director Chen's niece."

"have a look."

At this point, Shen Xing picked up a document that he had prepared beforehand and handed it to Zhou Xiaoman.

Zhou Xiaoman had a guess in her mind. After receiving the document and reading it, she didn't know what to say to her teacher.

It turns out that the teacher had already guessed the decision she would make.

This document is about Li Miaotong, and the investigation is very detailed.

"Don't look at me like that. After all, Li Miaotong and Li Xiangjun have a very close relationship. Although we can't investigate openly, the Military Intelligence Bureau will naturally not let go of what needs to be investigated."

What are your thoughts after watching it?

Zhou Xiaoman placed the documents on the coffee table and looked at Shen Xing solemnly, saying:
"Li Miaotong couldn't possibly be the culprit, so there's no mole within our ranks, right? But how did Pangolin get those classified intelligence?"

"Which step did I miss?"

While seemingly asking Shen Xing, Zhou Xiaoman was actually talking to herself.

As soon as she finished speaking, Zhou Xiaoman's pupils suddenly contracted:
"Secretary Mao?!"

Shen Xing nodded solemnly:
“That’s right. After thinking it over, I think the most likely source of problems is Mao Shu.”

"You must have gone to Cinque Terre tonight, right?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Xiaoman was startled and quickly looked towards the kitchen. Seeing that Aunt Su hadn't come out yet, Zhou Xiaoman breathed a sigh of relief.

"Teacher, I'm going to take care of something important."

Shen Xing shook his head and smiled:
"I didn't say you were going there for fun."

"What I want to ask you is, did you see Zheng Zangyun of the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics tonight?"

Zhou Xiaoman's mind raced, and the more she thought about it, the more serious her expression became:

"Teacher, do you mean that Zheng Zangyun went to Xianlesi not to wait for Li Miaotong, but for someone else?"

Shen Xing nodded:

"I sent people to keep an eye on them for a while, and later discovered that Zheng Zangyun and his men were actually Mao Shu!"

“Li Miaotong just likes to dance, and even Director Chen can’t do anything about it. No matter how many times he’s tried to educate her, she won’t listen.”

Zhou Xiaoman frowned:
“But tonight, Zheng Zangyun and Li Miaotong left Xianlesi together. I didn’t see Zheng Zangyun have any contact with Secretary Mao, and Secretary Mao didn’t even go to Xianlesi.”

Shen Xing raised his hand and tapped Zhou Xiaoman's forehead:
"Take a turn, use your brain!"

Zhou Xiaoman pouted and raised her hand to cover her forehead, but she still understood:

"Secretary Mao did have contact with the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (CBIS), but the CBIS staff did not know when Secretary Mao would contact them, so this contact was passive for the CBIS."

"Secretary Mao didn't need to go to Xianles to meet with the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (CBIS) every Sunday." "But teacher, I still don't understand. What does Secretary Mao's contact with the CBIS have to do with pangolins?"

Shen Xing shook his head:

"I don't know, but one thing I'm sure of is that Mao Shu contacted the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (CBIS) to do business. Since Mao Shu wants to use the resources of the CBIS to do business, do you think he can do it without paying some price?"

"Even if the people on the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics are all great benefactors who don't care about gains and losses with Mao Shu and don't make Mao Shu pay any price, would Mao Shu feel comfortable using their channels to do business?"

At this moment, Zhou Xiaoman finally realized the truth:

"So, Mao Shu was monitoring whether the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (CBIS) was up to any tricks. Similarly, in order to do this, Mao Shu had to give up equivalent benefits in exchange."

"As for how to achieve remote monitoring, at present, the only way is to use a radio."

"Therefore, Mao Shu asked for the codebook from the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (Zhongtong), and in return, Mao Shu also asked for his codebook for receiving intelligence as a condition for exchange."

Shen Xing's gaze sharpened:

"Yes, that is indeed a possibility."

“Once the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (CBIS) gets hold of the codebook in Mao Shu’s possession, it will be very difficult to find out whether Pangolin obtained the intelligence from our Military Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (JBIS) or the CBIS.”

“You just said you overlooked a certain step. I mentioned Mao's method just to give you a clue. Whether it is true or not, you can check it yourself.”

Zhou Xiaoman felt her mind was in a mess. If this was true, then it was impossible to definitively say whether the pangolin was infiltrating the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics or the Military Bureau of Investigation and Statistics.

If the pangolin is an informant within the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (CBIS), how can she investigate? The CBIS people will not allow the Military Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (MBIS) to investigate their people.

But a few seconds later, Zhou Xiaoman looked at Shen Xing with eyes full of doubt:

"That's not right, teacher. Even if Secretary Mao cooperated with the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (CBIS), shouldn't it have been after the Japanese destroyed Secretary Mao's smuggling channels in Shanghai? So Secretary Mao couldn't have had such a deep connection with the CBIS before that."

"But the problem with pangolins has been going on for a long time, which doesn't make sense."

"If we analyze all these remaining issues, there is only one conclusion: the pangolin is definitely lurking within the Kuomintang."

Shen Xing smiled as he looked at Zhou Xiaoman:
"When did I say that Pangolin wasn't infiltrated within the Military Intelligence Bureau? Couldn't Pangolin also be a puppet within the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics?"

Zhou Xiaoman's thoughts instantly became clear.

If Shen Xing's reasoning is correct, then that would be...
If the archives are fine, and the information about the pangolin was obtained from an insider in the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (CBIS), then capturing the pangolin would be as difficult as climbing to the sky.

He doesn't cause trouble within the Military Intelligence Bureau. After he goes home, do you know whether he sleeps or does something else?
Most importantly, Zhou Xiaoman has not yet identified a single suspect, so even if she wanted to monitor someone, she would have no target.

After reorganizing her thoughts, Zhou Xiaoman's eyes lit up:
"Teacher, Uncle Chen will ask his colleagues in Shanghai to investigate whether Ding Moqun obtained information about the 'Female Ai Project' from the Zhenxingqi Society. If we can confirm this, we can further identify the suspect."

"In that case, even if that person is not a pangolin, he must be someone who is sending intelligence to the pangolin."

"After all, so far, the only person who has had access to this intelligence is Luo Dalin, who sent it to be filed!"

Shen Xing nodded; Zhou Xiaoman's line of thinking was indeed correct.

The investigation has essentially reached a dead end, and the probability of seeing any results by continuing the investigation is extremely low.

However, once we determine Ding Moqun's situation, we can lock down Luo Dalin first. By continuing our investigation from this breakthrough point, it will be much easier to determine whether Luo Dalin is Pangolin or just a pawn of Pangolin.

"I will also ask your senior brother to look into this matter."

Zhou Xiaoman immediately became excited:
"Senior brother, young tiger!"

"If my senior brother takes action, we'll definitely get accurate information. Thank you, teacher!"

"Alright, stop chatting. You've been busy all day. Xiaoman, come here quickly. These dumplings are freshly steamed. I'll get you a dish of vinegar."

"Yes, Master's wife, I'm coming right away."

In Shanghai, Zhao Xuan, Dao Yan, and Dao Ya were having a late-night snack and chatting in the living room.

Daoya, munching on an apple, said with a broad smile:

“Brother-in-law, Mr. Gu from the Green Gang has completed the task as you requested. I will offer him a 10% discount on future business dealings.”

"In addition, Governor Smith provided me with a piece of intelligence out of friendship in the French Concession."

Dao Yan looked at her younger sister in surprise. She had never heard of Xiao Ya having any connection with Smith, and that she would provide information for free. It seemed that their relationship was quite deep.

Just how many big things has this little girl been doing behind my back?

Seeing Dao Yan staring intently at her, Dao Ya smiled smugly:

"Sister, you don't understand, do you? Hmph, my friends are from all over the world, both domestically and internationally. So, you'd better treat me well, or one day I'll run away from home and you won't be able to find me!"

Dao Yan's lips curled into a dangerous smile, and her fist hardened.

Sure enough, sometimes you just have to beat your own sister. Give her a good beating, and she'll be obedient.

Seeing Dao Yan's expression change, Dao Ya quickly said:
"Brother-in-law, look at your wife! Aren't you going to do anything about it? I was just joking, and she took it seriously. She can't take a joke!"

Zhao Xuan chuckled to himself. He finally understood that once Xiao Ya and A Yan got together, Xiao Ya would definitely be able to dance wildly in A Yan's minefield, a case of incorrigible behavior that never learns and forgets the pain once the wound heals.

Zhao Xuan put his arm around Dao Yan's shoulder, genuinely worried that Dao Yan might lose control and stage a scene reminiscent of "Wu Song Fighting the Tiger."

"Alright, stop joking around. What information did Smith give you?"

Dao Ya watched her brother-in-law's actions and silently gave him a thumbs up in her heart. Sure enough, her brother-in-law hadn't meant to trick her last time. When it was time to protect her, her brother-in-law was very decisive.

Dao Yan rolled her eyes at Zhao Xuan, then slowly relaxed her clenched fist.

Daoya smiled and continued:

“There was a group of former Qing dynasty officials and their descendants in the French Concession. Smith had dealt with them quite a bit, mainly buying and selling goods and collecting cultural relics. Over time, Smith became quite familiar with them.”

"And just today, Smith discovered that Zhang Sanjin from No. 76 had appeared at the place where that group of old-fashioned people lived, as if he were monitoring them."

"Of course, I don't know if this information will be useful, but it's free anyway."

After listening to Dao Ya's words, Zhao Xuan looked at Dao Yan beside him.

Dao Yan pursed her lips and said:
"I haven't heard that my uncle sent Zhang Sanjin out, especially not to the French Concession. It seems to be a secret mission."

"But why are we keeping an eye on those old-fashioned people? What use are they?"

Zhao Xuan pondered for a few seconds, his eyes flashing with a sharp light:
"To Ding Moqun, the old guard and their descendants are just a bunch of fat sheep, and fat sheep in the French Concession at that, the kind of sheep that can be seen but not eaten."

"So, these guys are probably of no use to Ding Moqun."

"If we have to make a connection, then Ding Moqun is very likely targeting the Zhenxingqi Society. You've heard of that organization, right?"

Dao Yan nodded.

She had heard of Zhenxingqi Society, but wasn't very familiar with it and hadn't had much contact with it.

Dao Yan had only heard that Director Chen had been in contact with this group of people, but she did not know what agreement was reached in the end.

It's estimated that even Fu Zhengguo doesn't know.

Moreover, they rarely appear in public and have a very low profile.

Under these circumstances, Ding Moqun set his sights on them, and Dao Yan felt that Zhao Xuan's guess was somewhat outrageous.

However, upon hearing this, Dao Ya said:

"I should mention that I've dealt with the Zhenxing Banner Society before. They often buy supplies on the black market, especially scarce medical supplies like penicillin."

"Moreover, this group of people were generous and did not deliberately hide their identities. I just didn't know before that they came from the French Concession."

"The last time we dealt with them, they placed an order with me for weapons!"

Dao Yan's lips curled slightly:
"Xiaoya, you said yes?"

Dao Ya readily agreed. They were so generous; all they wanted was weaponry. Warehouse No. 2 in the old factory area was now filled with weapons that Aizawa Keiko had sent to deliver. Some were seized from the Military Intelligence Bureau, some were discarded by the Japanese army, and there was also a batch of brand-new weapons, but that batch was sent by Ida Koji.

There are many people who want to buy weapons, but Dao Ya has only encountered two people who dare to buy weapons from her. The last time was when the Zhenxingqi Society came to her door.

But how could Dao Ya tell the truth to Dao Yan? Only her brother-in-law knew the extent of her involvement in such matters. If she were to tell Dao Yan, Dao Ya felt like she was going to get a beating.

"Of course not. I can't do the arms business. I just sell medical supplies and the like."

"However, the people from Zhenxingqi Society are in a hurry for this batch of weapons. I feel like they're up to something, but not quite. In short, it's very strange."

The two things Daoya mentioned, taken individually, don't seem to have much connection.

However, if we take it all into account, Zhang Sanjin keeps an eye on those old-timers and their descendants, and those guys start buying weapons and equipment again.

This indicates that Ding Moqun must have obtained some important information about the Zhenxingqi Society, and the people in the Zhenxingqi Society are making some kind of preparation.

Although it was unclear what they were up to, Zhao Xuan had a feeling that things wouldn't be that simple.

As I was pondering this, Edith's voice echoed in my mind.

(Sir, a secret telegram from the mountain city.)
Zhao Xuan continued to pretend to think, while the translated contents of the coded telegram already appeared in his mind.

After reading the telegram and considering what Dao Ya had said, Zhao Xuan felt the coincidences were somewhat frightening.

Moreover, Zhao Xuan felt there was no need for Shen Xing to ask him to investigate.

Putting all the facts together, it becomes clear that the enemy agent Pangolin, who was lurking in the mountain city, obtained the secret intelligence that the Military Intelligence Bureau had just received, namely the Female Ai Plan that the Zhenxingqi Society was carrying out.

Zhao Xuan could guess the general pattern of the plan just from the name: if they got the pangolin, they would send it to Ding Moqun.

(End of this chapter)