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

Chapter 351 Performance
"Of course, there are just too many ways to combine those numbers. Even if I feel that the password is in these combinations, it is not something that can be done in a short time to find the correct combination."

Zhao Xuan laughed upon hearing this:

"So, haven't you tried the case where the same number can actually represent both the number of rows and the number of columns?"

Aizawa Keiko was slightly stunned. After a few seconds of blank staring, she came to her senses and, without saying a word, stood up and ran out of the room.

Seeing this, Zhao Xuan shook his head and smiled, then continued eating.

A dozen minutes later, Lan Zehuizi ran back, and as soon as she entered the door, she looked at Zhao Xuan excitedly and said:

"Ah Xuan, you were right! That's amazing! The Female Ai Project has been cracked!"

Accompanying Aizawa Keiko were Kishimoto Osamu and Murakami Yua.

Murakami Yua was completely surprised that Zhao Xuan could have such a thought process.

They didn't even think about using a number twice at the time.

Moreover, using a single number to decipher the code directly reduces the difficulty of cracking it by more than a hundred times.

Kishimoto Osamu's arrival was driven by suspicion, questioning whether Zhao Xuan already knew how to break the code.
As soon as Aizawa Keiko finished speaking, Kishimoto Osamu coldly snorted and questioned:

"Zhao Sang, your method is indeed excellent. We cracked the Female Ai Plan without much effort."

"But I don't understand, how did Zhao Sang come up with this idea?"

Aizawa Keiko narrowed her eyes slightly and glanced at Kishimoto Osamu. This guy really didn't take her, the section chief, seriously.

Zhao Xuan packed up his lunchbox and looked at Lan Zehui and the other two with a smile:
"To be honest, I still prefer communicating with intelligent people."

As he spoke, Zhao Xuan stood up, the smile on his face vanishing.

"No matter what kind of intelligence it is, two factors need to be considered: first, secrecy; second, backup plans."

"If the decryption method is set too complicated, what if the person delivering the intelligence is gone, or something unexpected happens in the middle? To ensure that the other party can clearly understand the content of the intelligence after it is delivered, the decryption method must be ingenious and simplified."

"With so many people in the intelligence and technical departments, including many cryptography experts, we have made no progress or clues in the face of Project Ai after ten days or half a month. If what I said is true, an accident has occurred."

"So, how can we ensure that once this intelligence reaches the target, the target can decipher it?"

Zhao Xuan didn't even need to continue; Murakami Yua, with a look of sudden realization, continued:

"Zhao Sang, I understand!"

"If a piece of intelligence cannot be deciphered, then that intelligence has lost its value."

"While ensuring the basic conditions, we must also consider whether unexpected events might occur during the intelligence transmission process. If an unexpected event does occur, we must also ensure that the intelligence can be deciphered."

"If the two sides have some kind of agreement or habit from the beginning, the person transmitting the intelligence may adopt some of the target's habits to set the password during the intelligence cracking process."

“Just like this cracking of the female Ai plan, which seems very complicated and even hopeless to us, it is possible that if the intelligence falls into the hands of certain specific groups of people, they can quickly crack it even without knowing the codebook.”

Kishimoto Osamu glanced at Murakami Yua expressionlessly. It was indeed a possibility, but he always felt that Zhao Xuan had known about this solution for a long time, but had only revealed it today.

Moreover, Zhao Xuan's initial statement was clearly an insult calling him an idiot.

“That’s right. So many of us have been studying it for more than ten days and we still haven’t been able to crack it. Even if the Zhenxingqi Society really gets the information, if they want to crack it, they’ll still have to do it the same way we have, using the numbers that the hands on the watch stop at to combine them one by one.”

"But in that case, the intelligence would lose its timeliness. So once Zhenxingqi Society gets this intelligence, they will definitely crack it in a special way. Just as Ah Xuan said, we are overthinking it and keep trying to combine numbers. In fact, each of these numbers can correspond to a horizontal coordinate point, and it is easy to extract the valid characters."

Before Zhao Xuan gave Lan Zehui a hint, who would have thought that a single number could represent a coordinate point?
Kishimoto Osamu is speechless now. Zhao Xuan's situation truly reflects the old saying in China: "Great scholars will always be there to defend me!"
"Now that the Female Ai Project has been cracked, I won't stay any longer, Section Chief. I'll be going now for lunch break."

Keiko Aizawa smiled and nodded.

After Zhao Xuan left, Lan Ze Huizi looked at Kishimoto Osamu with a cold face:

"Kishimoto-kun, not everyone is like us, a bunch of useless trash, hmph!"

After giving a cold snort, Aizawa Keiko turned and left the room.

Yua Murakami glanced at Osamu Kishimoto with amusement, then quickly followed Keiko Aizawa.

Kishimoto Osamu stood there, clenching his fists, his face flushed, and a fierce glint flashing in his eyes.

Is there anything wrong with his questioning? No, there isn't!

But Kishimoto couldn't understand what kind of drug Zhao Xuan had given these people in the Special Higher Police to make them trust him so much.
As for Lan Zehuizi, it's obvious to everyone that she likes Zhao Xuan.

But what's going on with Yua Murakami?
Kishimoto Osamu sighed, a deep sense of powerlessness welling up inside him.

With the Special Higher Police cracking the Female Ai Project, the Military Intelligence Bureau and the underground Communist Party, having obtained the list of members involved in the Female Ai Project, also began to purge the Zhenxingqi Society members who had infiltrated the organization.

Meanwhile, the original government offices on Nanjing Road.

Tu Feiyuan looked at Huang Qian, who had been brought back, scrutinizing her with a serious expression for a while before finally asking:
"You said you're Zhou Hao's fiancée? He sent you to Shanghai?"

Huang Qian looked at Tu Feiyuan with a somewhat frightened expression, and nodded cautiously.

Michiko observed Huang Qian's expression and subtle actions from the side. From the moment she picked up Huang Qian until now, Huang Qian's behavior was nothing like that of a secret agent.

"So, what did he ask you to come to Shanghai for?"

Huang Qian's hands trembled slightly as she tried to open the suitcase, while Tu Feiyuan and Michiko watched quietly.

After a while, Huang Qian finally opened the box with some difficulty, and then took out half a banknote and handed it to Tu Feiyuan.

Tu Feiyuan glanced at the half of the legal tender. Without even checking, he knew that this half of the legal tender and the other half in his hand could be combined to form a complete legal tender.

Seeing that Tu Feiyuan nodded, Huang Qian said in a weak voice:
“He rarely went out in Yan’an. We could only see each other once or twice a month, and each time it was me who went to see him. It seemed like he couldn’t leave that place.”

"which place?"

Tu Feiyuan's lips curled slightly as he looked at Huang Qian and asked her a question.

"It's...it's the place where the Eighth Route Army is stationed. He said he had something very important he wanted me to help deliver, so I..."

At this point, Huang Qian burst into tears, then grabbed her purse and tried to run out.

Seeing this, Michiko quickly stepped forward and pressed Huang Qian back to the ground:

"Why are you running?"

Huang Qian burst into tears, saying in fear and helplessness:
"I didn't know he was asking me to deliver something to the Japanese. I quit! Let me go!"

Doi-Yuan and Michiko were amused by Huang Qian's words and actions.

So Zhou Hao didn't explain things clearly to Huang Qian at the time; he completely tricked her into coming.

Looking at the sobbing Huang Qian, Tu Feiyuan kept a stern face:
"Baka! Is this a place you can come and go as you please?"

"Since you are Zhou Hao's fiancée, then you should understand that Zhou Hao is one of our people!"

Huang Qian cried and ignored Tu Feiyuan, her face filled with despair and her eyes filled with terror as she stared at him.

Doi-maru chuckled and gave Michiko a look.

Michiko reached out to snatch the purse that Huang Qian was holding, but Huang Qian refused to give it up no matter what.

"Bagaya road!"

Michiko slapped Huang Qian across the face, knocking her to the ground, then snatched the purse and began rummaging through it.

Soon, Michiko found a note in the lining of her purse.

Upon seeing the contents, Michiko's pupils constricted sharply, and she quickly handed the note to Doiyuu.

"what?!"

Tu Feiyuan stared at the note in disbelief, exclaimed in surprise, and then his expression became complicated.

The underground party obtained the list of female AIDS plan. Moreover, Zhu Zhili, who had betrayed the Kuomintang, was actually a member of the underground party. Now, Zhu Zhili has been brought back to Yan'an.

What surprised Tu Feiyuan the most was that Chen Guang, an underground party member lurking in Shanghai, had only one contact person above him: Xia Gong!
Once such intelligence is verified, it will be enough for Doiyu to believe that Zhou Hao has gained trust in Yan'an and has become a nail driven into the heart of the underground party.

After the initial surprise, Tu Feiyuan was filled with delight.

"Huang Qian?"

Seeing that Huang Qian was still ignoring him and crying even more bitterly, Tu Feiyuan said in an icy tone:

"If you keep crying and don't answer my questions properly, I don't mind dragging you to the Huangpu River to feed the fish!"

Upon hearing this, Huang Qian quickly covered her mouth with her hand, looking at Tu Feiyuan with eyes full of despair.

Michiko took a deep breath, pulled Huang Qian up from the ground and made her kneel down. Doiyu faced Huang Qian and then said:
"Since you are Zhou Hao's fiancée and went to great lengths to deliver the intelligence for him, you must want to marry him, right?"

"Or you feel that he deceived you, or you have stayed in Yan'an for a long time and have prejudices against our Great Japanese Empire."

"But none of that matters. I only have one question for you."

Huang Qian stared blankly at Tu Feiyuan, who chuckled inwardly and asked with a smile:
"If I let you go back now, what do you think will happen to you? A traitor? A spy?"

"In today's environment, even if you got involved unintentionally, there is only one outcome for someone like you."

"Besides, the information you provided is so important, Miss Huang Qian, surely there's no need for me to reveal your fate?"

Huang Qian looked at Tu Feiyuan with a struggling expression, and after a long while shook her head. Then, Huang Qian seemed to have all her energy drained away, and she slumped to the ground with a blank and vacant look in her eyes.

"Hehe, I can tell you're a smart person, otherwise you wouldn't have been able to bring out such information."

"Since you're a smart person, you should be able to see that in this situation, even if I let you go back, regardless of your fate, don't you care about Zhou Hao?"

Huang Qian gritted her teeth, and although her face still showed some fear, she replied resentfully:
"He lied to me, he lied to me!"

Michiko stood to the side and smiled:
"Miss Huang Qian, what's done is done. Do you want to go back and walk right into a trap, causing Zhou Hao's death along with you, or stay and act as a liaison between us and Zhou Hao?"

"Of course, if you choose to stay, our Great Japanese Empire will not treat you unfairly. There is no wealth and glory that we cannot provide, only things you cannot imagine."

"So, Miss Huang, are you going back to your death, or staying to enjoy your life?"

Seeing Huang Qian fall silent, her expression clearly showing struggle and conflict, Tu Feiyuan knew he had a chance. Next, all he needed to do was have Michiko intensify her offensive, using both threats and inducements; this naive woman would be easy to manipulate.

"Michiko, take Miss Huang away first. After all, she is a guest. Take good care of her. As for whether she stays or leaves, let her think it over before giving her an answer."

"Hi, teacher!"

After Huang Qian was taken away by Michiko, Doiyoshi finally looked at the note and laughed.

Putting aside the troublesome matter of Zhu Zhili, the other two pieces of information excited Tu Feiyuan greatly.

The list of candidates for the Female Ai Project has been obtained by the underground party, and Tu Feiyuan is somewhat gloating.

The fact that the Special Higher Police obtained what he couldn't get himself already annoyed Doiyuu, but now that the underground party has also obtained it, Doiyuu's mood has become wonderful.

The second thing that made Tu Feiyuan happy was Chenguang, this underground party member.

Tu Feiyuan really didn't expect that there would be a direct contact for Xia Gong in Shanghai!

If he could catch the morning light, even Doi-Yuan wouldn't dare to imagine how great that achievement would be.

"It seems we need to get Zhou Hao to bring back more intelligence about Chenguang."

At the ferry crossing on the Jialing River in the mountain city, Zhou Xiaoman led her people off the boat, while Song Rong led his men to cut off their retreat.

The two sides, one in front and one behind, blocked Lu Mingwei at the ferry crossing.

"Pangolin, where are you planning to go?"

Zhou Xiaoman stared sharply at Lu Mingwei.

Seeing himself surrounded by dozens of guns pointed at him, Lu Mingwei sighed.

He knew he had been under the surveillance of the investigation team all along, but this time, he used all his resources to trick the team members one by one. Lu Mingwei originally thought he could escape safely this time.

Unexpectedly, what he thought was a successful plan turned out to be a trap set by the other side.

During this period, Lu Mingwei had severed all ties with the hill. He also knew that the investigation team was tightening its grip, and if he didn't leave now, he wouldn't be able to leave at all.

Ultimately, they were caught in the crossfire of the investigation team.

"Zhou Xiaoman!"

"Conductor!"

"What merit do I have to trouble you two with your help?"

With Zhou Xiaoman, the little princess of the Military Intelligence Bureau, and Song Rong, the ace agent of the Military Intelligence Bureau, working together, Lu Mingwei knew from the beginning that his chances of successfully escaping were extremely slim.

But when he was truly outsmarted by the two, Lu Mingwei couldn't help but feel a little disappointed and resentful.

Ever since he learned that the list of the female AIDS project had been delivered to Boss Dai, Lu Mingwei knew that the information about the female AIDS project was originally a bait specifically designed to lure him.

He also realized that there must be a mole among Ding Moqun's people.

Although he has been arrested, he has already done what he was supposed to do.

Hill will definitely pass on the information that there is a mole among Ding Moqun's people.

If he could drag someone down with him, Lu Mingwei would feel it wouldn't be a loss.

Lu Mingwei now only wants his wife and children, who were sent to Nanjing long ago, to live a good life. So, since there's no way to escape, Lu Mingwei only has one choice.

Zhou Xiaoman and Song Rong, who had been keeping an eye on Lu Mingwei, saw that he dared to draw his gun even when surrounded. Zhou Xiaoman leaped out and kicked him, instantly engaging Lu Mingwei in a fierce fight.

Song Rong raised the gun, a faint smile playing on his lips, and pulled the trigger without a word.

Boom!

Two shots were fired in quick succession, each bullet hitting Lu Mingwei's left and right legs respectively.

Having suffered this heavy blow, Zhou Xiaoman, who had been evenly matched with Lu Mingwei, seized the opportunity. She threw Lu Mingwei to the ground with an over-the-shoulder throw, quickly pressed down on him with her knee, and then snatched the pistol from Lu Mingwei's waist, which he had not yet drawn. Then, with her right hand hidden in the shadows, she dislocated Lu Mingwei's jaw with a snap to prevent him from taking poison in desperation.

The team members who had followed him quickly stepped forward and handcuffed Lu Mingwei.

"take away!"

In the mountain city, at the headquarters of the Military Intelligence Bureau, Boss Dai was overjoyed to learn that the investigation team had captured the pangolin.

This period has been full of surprises.

First, the list of candidates for the "Female Ai Project" was delivered, and the Military Intelligence Bureau had already purged the agents planted by the Zhenxingqi Society within the Kuomintang.

Now that the pangolins have been caught, Boss Dai is in a very good mood.

"Xiaoman, conductor, well done!"

Zhou Xiaoman said with a smile:

"Director, it's mainly because Sister Rong gave a good command and saw through the pangolin's scheme that we were able to catch him red-handed."

"However, it seems that Pangolin has another superior lurking within our ranks, codenamed Hill. So far, we haven't found a single clue about him."

Boss Dai nodded:

"This is indeed a tricky matter. We've already ruined one pangolin, and now another one has emerged."

"However, the Wang Jingwei regime's spies infiltrated the mountain city have been completely eliminated. Even if Shan Qiu is hiding among us, he will not dare to show his face or do anything untoward in the short term."

"So the investigation team will remain in place, and you can take your time with your investigation. But right now, I have a task that your investigation team needs to complete first."

Song Rong and Zhou Xiaoman stood ramrod straight, staring intently at Boss Dai.

Soon, Boss Dai took a document from the drawer and handed it to the two of them:
"Just take a look."

The document is simple: Wang Jingwei officially announced the establishment of the Wang Jingwei government and dispatched Chen Yibo, who will concurrently serve as the mayor of Shanghai, to carry out diplomatic work. Chen Yibo will arrive in Shanghai tomorrow.

After reading the contents of the document, Song Rong seemed thoughtful, while Zhou Xiaoman looked at Boss Dai with confusion.

The intelligence report says that Chen Yibo will arrive in Shanghai tomorrow, but they are currently in Chongqing. Even if they know this information, it won't help them. They can't possibly fly to Shanghai to kill Chen Yibo, can they?

"Have you all read it? This is Wang Da's provocation against our Nationalist government and a blow to the morale of our soldiers and civilians in the War of Resistance."

Zhou Xiaoman frowned slightly:
"Director, what is our mission?"

Song Rong also looked at Boss Dai, and already had some guesses in her mind.

"Chen Yibo will be handled by the Shanghai station. I want you to go to Nanjing and execute the wealthy businessmen who openly support Wang Da!"

"We will take a two-pronged approach, targeting both Nanjing and Shanghai, to severely crack down on Wang Da's arrogance!"

Song Rong sighed inwardly. Just as expected, she had finally returned, and now she was being sent abroad again.

Moreover, the fact that Boss Dai mentioned this matter means that his colleagues at Nanjing Station have been taken down by Wang Da again.

Therefore, this mission is extremely difficult!

After arriving in Nanjing, they were truly isolated and helpless.

In order to resolve the issue of wealthy gentry and merchants supporting Wang Da under these circumstances, necessary sacrifices are unavoidable.

It's unknown how many members of the investigation team will return alive.

Most importantly, Song Rong realized the deeper meaning behind Boss Dai's words.

They keep saying they'll investigate Shanqiu slowly, but now they're sending them to Nanjing. Isn't this clearly setting a trap for Shanqiu?

If Hill risks sending out intelligence, even if Hill is eventually exposed, their whereabouts will also be exposed. At that point, they'll have no chance of completing the mission!

After hearing what Boss Dai said, Zhou Xiaoman's expression changed slightly. She wasn't stupid; although she didn't guess Boss Dai's meaning from the beginning like Song Rong did.

But now Zhou Xiaoman realized that they were being used as bait!

"Director, what's the situation at Nanjing Station?"

Boss Dai sighed solemnly and said:
"Alas, Zhou Fohai and Yingzuo laid a trap. When Wang Da publicly announced the establishment of the new government, the colleagues at the Nanjing Station fell into their trap in order to get rid of Wang Da. It's not that the Nanjing Station has been destroyed, but it's no longer a threat."

"Therefore, this mission is not only to complete the tasks that your colleagues at Nanjing Station have not been able to complete, but also to consider who should be the next stationmaster of Nanjing Station."

"If this mission succeeds, Commander, I'll let you go as the stationmaster of Nanjing Station, how about it?"

Song Rong, who had been somewhat listless, immediately brightened up upon hearing this.

Zhou Xiaoman took a deep breath. She knew she wasn't qualified enough to be the stationmaster of Nanjing Station.

Even if she can't become the station manager of Nanjing Station after completing this mission, she will at least be a section chief when she returns!

As for the twists and turns of this mission, Song Rong and Zhou Xiaoman didn't care anymore; fortune favors the bold!

If she could also find out about the hill, Zhou Xiaoman felt that she could even start as a deputy director.

"Director, I'm all set."

Song Rong smiled and agreed.

Zhou Xiaoman nodded and said:
"Chief, I'm fine with that too! It's just the interrogation of the pangolin?"

"Don't worry, I'll leave the pangolin situation to the third brother. Is that alright?"

Boss Dai never expected that Zhou Xiaoman would actually try to claim credit for her own teacher.

That doesn't matter, since Zhou Xiaoman and Song Rong caught the pangolin anyway, and since Song Rong didn't have any objections, Boss Dai simply gave Zhou Xiaoman some face.

After all, she was the little princess of the Military Intelligence Bureau, and Boss Dai still thought highly of Zhou Xiaoman.

After the two men left, Boss Dai leaned back in his chair, rhythmically tapping his fingers on the armrest, and looked up at the ceiling in deep thought.

(End of this chapter)