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

Chapter 356 Confrontation
What Ding Moqun was most worried about was that Wang Da found out. What Ding Moqun was most nervous about was that Wang Da had told Ying Zuo about these things.

This mess was giving Ding Moqun a huge headache.

On the other hand, Daoya shipped out a large batch of goods today, still using rail transport.

Early that morning, Daoya and Sato Ai arrived at the train station by car. Behind their car were seven or eight trucks loaded with medicines, gauze and other medical supplies.

"Xiaoya, how much can we make from this?"

Daoya counted on her fingers for a moment, then looked at Sato Ai beside her with shining eyes:
"Not much, but not little either, a full $60,000 worth of goods, with a net profit of $50,000. It's just that transporting it by rail is a bit troublesome."

Sato Ai laughed after hearing this:

"No trouble at all. The officer in charge of transportation at the train station was my brother's former subordinate. I've already made arrangements, and this shipment is guaranteed to reach Beiping."

Dao Ya smiled and replied:

"That's good. But Xiao Ai, do you want to earn some extra money? After we send out this batch of goods, we'll only each get five thousand US dollars."

"With only a 20% profit margin, we still have to grease palms with so many people!"

Sato Ai pouted; she was also quite unhappy about this.

Although it's all a business with no initial investment, who wouldn't want to earn more?

"Xiaoya, what connections do you have?"

Daoya took out a request from her handbag:
"I saw this on the black market last night. Since we're both delivering goods, we can also help someone leave Shanghai. We'll each get ten thousand US dollars. How about it? Want to pull off a job?"

Sato Ai took the commission and examined it carefully. Finally, her eyes widened in astonishment:

"Send someone from the Zhenxingqi Society away from Shanghai?! Xiaoya, is that even possible?"

"Xiao Ai, didn't you say that the officer in charge of transportation was your brother's former subordinate? Can't he squeeze one more person in?"

Sato Ai frowned, thought for a few seconds, and finally gritted her teeth and clenched her fist:
"Done!"

“Ten thousand dollars per person, that’s enough for us to sell so many batches of goods. And it’s not like we can earn five thousand dollars per person every time we sell goods. I didn’t know about this money, but now that I know, there’s no reason for it to slip through my fingers.”

Sakata Jiro, who was driving, twitched at the corner of his mouth. Did these two really not know that the Special Higher Police were still arresting remnants of the Shinsei-shita Society all over Shanghai?
You two are really something! The Special Higher Police are arresting people, and you're helping them escape from Shanghai. Tsk tsk, you're really like newborn calves that aren't afraid of tigers!
However, Sakata Jiro didn't say anything. He made a fortune following these two young ladies.

So what if he sends one member of the Zhenxingqi Society away from Shanghai? If he could earn twice as much money, he would grit his teeth and continue working with Dao Ya and Sato Ai, even if it meant sending a member of the underground Communist Party or the Kuomintang secret service away from Shanghai.

With the war dragged on to this point, the imperial army had long lost its initial ambitions. Everyone was just thinking about making more money so they could go back to their hometowns and live a carefree life after the war ended.

Especially those of them in the rear areas, their chances of survival are greater. They're just sitting around doing nothing anyway, so what else can they do if they're not making money?

As the convoy stopped, bursts of gunfire rang out inside the train station.

Sakata Jiro frowned and quickly turned to look at Toa and Sato Ai in the back row:
"Miss Dao, Miss Sato, something seems to have happened at the train station. What should we do? Should we wait?"

Daoya smiled as she looked at Sakata Jiro:

"Sakata-kun, you heard what I just said to Ai. This is a great opportunity. We should take advantage of the chaos inside the train station and quickly shove the person in. What do you think?"

Sakata Jiro's eyes lit up; what Toya said didn't seem to make any sense.

In this situation, relocating the people of Zhenxingqishe is the safest option.

"Alright, let's continue to the agreed station. Uncle Matsumoto should already be waiting for us there."

As soon as Sato Ai spoke, Sakata Jiro quickly started the car and drove towards the agreed station entrance, with the military truck following closely behind. Regardless of the deafening gunfire inside the train station, they couldn't let it affect Toa and Sato Ai's business.

Inside the train station, after Dao Yan and his team arrived, Suzuki Haruko learned that they had come to arrest Chen Yuliang, and looked at Yi Xincheng with surprise and uncertainty.

Yi Xincheng was quite annoyed. Chen Yuliang was a trusted confidant whom he had recruited and promoted, and now Dao Yan was actually leading a team to arrest him.

Did Yi Xincheng not know whether Chen Yuliang was a member of the underground Communist Party?
If Chen Yuliang was an underground Communist Party member, and I'm still alive today, would Chen Yuliang have taken such a huge risk to save me back then on Zhoushan Road?

The two sides were on the verge of war when Zhang Sanjin arrived with his men.

After Zhang Sanjin told Suzuki Haruko about Chen Yibo's situation, Suzuki Haruko no longer stopped Dao Yan from leading the team to arrest Chen Yuliang.

"Yi Xincheng, whether Chen Yuliang is a member of the underground party or not, just arrest him and interrogate him, and it will be clear. The innocent will clear themselves. Don't you want to clear Chen Yuliang's name?"

Helpless, Yi Xincheng could only glare resentfully at Dao Yan and say:
"Section Chief Dao, Chen Yuliang just went to the restroom."

Upon hearing this, Dao Yan and Wang Yiya exchanged a glance and immediately led their people to the restroom that Yi Xincheng had pointed to.

Not long after, gunshots rang out from the restroom.

Yi Xincheng looked around in disbelief, then glared angrily at Suzuki Haruko:

"Section Chief Suzuki, this isn't an arrest, they're here to kill!"

The gunshots are coming from Dao Yan's men, and the gunshots are very easy to identify.

Yi Xincheng knew clearly what Chen Yuliang's sidearm was; the gunshot sound was not like that at all.

Moreover, Chen Yuliang's sidearm was a Browning given to him by Yi Xin as a token of gratitude.

The sound of this gun is completely different from that of the Type 14 Nambu pistol commonly used by the 76th Rank, also known as the "Turtle Box".

Haruko Suzuki frowned at this moment:

"Come on, follow us and take a look!"

Yi Xincheng is now under her control, so Suzuki Haruko still needs to take care of her subordinates.

Moreover, Chen Yuliang is quite capable, and Suzuki Haruko doesn't want this to be an order from Ding Moqun to eliminate dissidents.

When Suzuki Haruko and Yi Xincheng arrived at the scene of Dao Yan's pursuit with their men, they saw Chen Yuliang lying in a pool of blood, his pistol lying to the side. Yi Xincheng was furious, and Suzuki Haruko also glared at Dao Yan with eyes full of anger.
"Didn't you say you were going to arrest them? Why did you just shoot them dead?"

No sooner had Suzuki Haruko finished speaking than Fan Dingfang led his men to flank from another direction.

Upon arriving at the scene, they found that Chen Yuliang had already been killed by Dao Yan and Wang Yiya.

Dao Yan looked coldly at Suzuki Haruko and Yi Xincheng, while simultaneously pointing to the pistol next to Chen Yuliang:

"He's already drawn his gun, are we just going to let him shoot?"

Yi Xincheng clenched his fists, unable to utter a single word. He silently walked to the body, reached out and closed Chen Yuliang's unseeing eyes, and picked up the pistol from the ground to examine it.

Seeing that Browning's magazine was still full, meaning that Chen Yuliang hadn't fired a single shot and had been killed by Dao Yan's team, Yi Xincheng finally couldn't hold back any longer:
"Chief Dao!!!"

"Chen Yuliang didn't fire a single shot from beginning to end. That's what you said, that he had already drawn his gun. If you hadn't been so aggressive and fired first, would Chen Yuliang have drawn his gun to fight back?"

"I will definitely report this matter to the director in detail!"

Dao Yan glanced at Yi Xincheng with a cold expression:

"Casual!"

After speaking, Dao Yan looked at Fan Dingfang:

"Take the man back to No. 76, then call back!"

Zhang Sanjin and his men watched from a distance, and after confirming that the person lying in the pool of blood was indeed Chen Yuliang, Zhang Sanjin raised an eyebrow and quietly left with his men.

Enraged, Yi Xincheng watched as Dao Yan, with her extremely arrogant attitude, led her team away, taking Chen Yuliang's body with her. This infuriated Yi Xincheng, who reached for his sidearm.

Seeing this, Haruko Suzuki sighed slightly, stepped forward, and raised her hand to stop Yi Xincheng:
"Alright, the man is already dead. If you pull out your gun now, the situation will be completely different."

"Let's go to No. 76. I want to see what Ding Moqun is up to! If Chen Yuliang isn't a member of the underground party, don't worry, I'll definitely give you an explanation."

Yi Xincheng nodded, his eyes red-rimmed.
"Thank you, Section Chief Suzuki!"

Meanwhile, at Exit 2, Matsumoto Gojiro was directing his subordinates to move piles of goods from military trucks into train carriages.

Sato Ai stood silently beside Matsumoto Gojiro, while Toa was waiting at the agreed-upon location.

A short while later, a man wearing a black long robe, a black round-brimmed hat, and carrying a backpack walked over.

Upon seeing Dao Ya, he was somewhat stunned, but remembering that this was the designated location, he gritted his teeth and walked over.

This person is naturally Chen Yuliang.

The "Chen Yuliang" who was killed was just a traitor wearing a nano-headgear and the same clothes as himself, and was unconscious.

According to the original plan, this traitor should have died before being shot by Dao Yan.

However, after Wang Shuyu thought it over, she realized that this was not a good idea. So she simply drugged him with sleeping pills and then injected him with a large dose of sedatives. After changing him into a set of clothes specified by Chen Guang, he was finally taken to the designated location at around six o'clock this morning.

When Chen Yuliang arrived at the restroom, he was stunned to see someone who looked exactly like him lying unconscious there.

Although he didn't know how his comrades managed to do it, Chen Yuliang still moved the body double out according to plan.

Then came the silent cooperation with Dao Yan.

In a blind spot, Chen Yuliang spotted Dao Yan and Wang Yiya, who had been chasing after them.

This situation was described to him by Chen Guang last night. The whole plan was airtight, which made Chen Yuliang, who was carrying out the plan, feel a chill down his spine.

Then Chen Yuliang threw his sidearm next to his stunt double, followed by Dao Yan and Wang Yiya firing their guns. Chen Yuliang then hid in the bathroom to change his clothes.

After Suzuki Haruko, Zhang Sanjin, Fan Dingfang and others confirmed that Chen Yuliang was dead and evacuated, Chen Yuliang finally emerged from the bathroom and came here as instructed by Chen Guang.

"Have we met in Beiping?"

Upon hearing the question, Dao Ya looked over with a smile:

“Sir, you’ve mistaken me for someone else. I’ve never left Shanghai.” “Is that so? You do look a lot like one of my friends.”

"Uncle, I'm only nineteen years old!"

Hearing this, although he knew it was a secret code, Chen Yuliang couldn't help but twitch his lips slightly. He quickly composed himself, put on a smile, and shook hands with Dao Ya.

"Hello, Young Eagle!"

"Comrade Migratory Bird, let's go. Now is not the time for pleasantries."

Inside the office of the Special Higher Police Section Chief on Wusong Road in Shanghai.

Lan Zehui looked at Zhao Xuan with a beaming smile, holding an invitation:

“Ah Xuan, tomorrow at noon, Chen Yibo has invited celebrities and reporters from all walks of life to Zhizhen Garden. We have also received an invitation. Come with me tomorrow, as a way of supporting the Wang government.”

This is an order from the Cabinet; everyone who receives an invitation must attend.

Chen Yibo will arrive in Shanghai today. Zhao Xuan didn't expect that tomorrow, March 31st, Chen Yibo will respond to Wang Da's call to hold a press conference and a dance party to celebrate.

"No problem, I'd like to see it for myself."

After listening, Aizawa Keiko casually tossed the invitation onto her desk, then glanced at the time and said:
"At nine o'clock sharp, I called a meeting and took the opportunity to finalize the matter concerning the Intelligence Advisory Section."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Xuan's lips curled up slightly. Kishimoto Osamu had repeatedly tried to embarrass him, but Zhao Xuan was no pushover. Besides, even a clay figure has some temper.

Saki Yoshiaki no longer dared to bare his teeth in front of Zhao Xuan, and Kishimoto Osamu, for some unknown reason, had acted out of control.

Zhao Xuan wouldn't tolerate someone like that.

"That's fine. Although I don't want to compete with Kishimoto-kun for anything, with the Information Advisory Section, I believe I won't need Kishimoto-kun's help with any work in the future. We can then work without interfering with each other and improve efficiency."

Aizawa Keiko smiled slightly:
"Ah Xuan, it's great that you think this way. I was worried that you wouldn't want to take on the role of section chief. Okay, just wait and see. Don't express your opinion on this matter until the very end."

"understand!"

At 9:00 AM sharp, in the conference room on the third floor of the Special Higher Police office building.

When Lan Zehui and Zhao Xuan entered the conference room, the others had already been waiting there for a long time.

Today, Aizawa Keiko suddenly called a meeting. Not only were the heads of each department present, but also the deputy heads, team leaders, and group leaders were all there.

This was the first time Aizawa Keiko had convened such a comprehensive meeting since taking over as section chief.

Under normal circumstances, the minimum rank for someone to enter this meeting room is deputy section chief.

At the conference table, only the heads of each department were seated; everyone else sat on either side against the wall.

The conference room door was pushed open, and everyone turned to look.

Upon seeing Aizawa Keiko, everyone immediately stood up and bowed slightly to her.

Lan Zehui nodded, walked to the head seat of the conference table and sat down. Zhao Xuan also sat down in the specially prepared seat next to Lan Zehui. After Lan Zehui glanced around, she spoke with a serious expression:
"Gentlemen, I have gathered you here today for two main reasons."

Seeing that everyone's attention was focused, Aizawa Keiko glanced at Kishimoto Osamu before continuing:
"The first thing is that the cabinet has issued an order that, except for 76, all other intelligence agencies in Shanghai must strengthen their control over all aspects over the next three days."

"Chen Yibo is about to arrive in Shanghai. In addition to 76 and Suzuki Haruko leading a group to protect his safety, our Special Higher Police will dispatch a group of people to enter Zhizhen Garden in advance to conduct a comprehensive search, ensuring that no Kuomintang or underground party members are hiding in Zhizhen Garden before Chen Yibo's speech tomorrow and the subsequent ball."

Everyone nodded in agreement; they all understood the situation.

"The second thing!"

Before Aizawa Keiko could finish speaking, Kishimoto Osamu interrupted her:
"Section Chief, you haven't finished your first point yet, have you? Since you're in charge of the search mission at Zhizhen Garden, has there been a decision on who should be sent to carry it out?"

At this point, Kishimoto Osamu glanced at Zhao Xuan.

Given how simple the task was, Aizawa Keiko didn't immediately choose a candidate. Kishimoto Osamu couldn't help but suspect that Aizawa Keiko intended to give the task to Zhao Xuan so that Zhao Xuan could gain some credit.

Recently, Zhao Xuan has made many contributions, most of which were fed to him by Lan Zehuizi.

This has already caused dissatisfaction among many people, including Osamu Kishimoto.

However, the others were not like Kishimoto Osamu, who dared to be so disrespectful to Aizawa Keiko and question her directly in front of everyone.

Aizawa Keiko chuckled:
"Kishimoto-kun, don't be in a hurry. After I finish explaining the second point, the candidate will be determined naturally."

"The second thing is that the Cabinet has agreed to establish a new department within the Special Higher Police, called the Intelligence Advisory Section. The Cabinet has also confirmed the selection of the section chief by sending a telegram."

"The head of the Special Higher Police's Intelligence Advisory Section will be our intelligence advisor, Zhao Xuan!"

wow——

As soon as Aizawa Keiko finished speaking, everyone's eyes in the conference room were fixed on Kishimoto Osamu.

Kishimoto Osamu was completely stunned, his head buzzing.

Intelligence Advisory Section?!

If you remove just two more words, it would just be the Intelligence Section.

Osamu Kishimoto took a deep breath and looked at Keiko Aizawa with a grim expression:

"Section Chief, what is the scope of work for the Intelligence Advisory Section?"

Aizawa Keiko's lips curled slightly, and she looked at Kishimoto Osamu with disdain, saying:
"The Intelligence Advisory Section's scope of work includes intelligence collection and integration, intelligence analysis and processing, intelligence transmission and decision support in intelligence application, and assistance and support for special missions."

"Kishimoto-kun, do you have any more questions?"

Kishimoto Osamu's face instantly turned as black as the bottom of a pot. Wasn't this exactly the scope of their intelligence department's work?

"Section Chief, doesn't the work of this Intelligence Advisory Section overlap with that of my Intelligence Section? I don't understand, what is the point of setting up this department?"

The heads and deputy heads of other departments were also looking at Aizawa Keiko with complicated expressions.

They had expected that Aizawa Keiko would make things difficult for Kishimoto Osamu, but they didn't expect Aizawa Keiko to be so ruthless, directly launching a new department to compete with the intelligence department.

Now Kishimoto Osamu is in a very difficult position.

Everyone's feelings were complicated, but they remained silent. No one wanted to provoke Aizawa Keiko at this time, for who knew if Aizawa Keiko would create a new department targeting them.

The competition among intelligence agencies in Shanghai was already fierce, and now, a new department has emerged within the Special Higher Police to compete directly with the Intelligence Section.

Saki Yoshiaki glanced at Kishimoto Osamu, thinking back to when this guy had advised him not to mess with Zhao Xuan.

Now, things have turned out differently. Saki Yoshiaki has already come to terms with it, but Kishimoto Osamu is stubbornly rushing forward.

Aside from Aizawa Keiko and Zhao Xuan, who were directly involved, only Yamayu Kazuo wholeheartedly supported this move.

He had often partnered with Zhao Xuan before, and now that Zhao Xuan had become the head of the intelligence advisory section, it made even more sense that it was related to his own file.

Yamao Kazuo started fantasizing that Zhao Xuan would provide him with intelligence in a flash, and he would lead the action team to kill indiscriminately. Yamao Kazuo didn't even dare to imagine how much merit he could accumulate.

"Kishimoto-kun, the section chief said this is the cabinet's decision. Does that mean you're dissatisfied with the cabinet's decision?"

Kishimoto Osamu nearly coughed up blood, glaring fiercely at Yamayuu Kazuo.

This guy, who usually comes to the intelligence department to ask for information in a friendly and humble manner, is now the first to jump out and refute him, and even put such a big label on him.

"Mr. Yamano, you can't just say things like that. I just feel that this new department overlaps with the work of my intelligence department. I'm not questioning the cabinet's decision!"

Yamayuichi looked at Kishimoto Osamu with a half-smile, then leaned back in his chair and said nothing more.

Seeing this, Kishimoto Osamu clenched his fists under the conference table. This meeting was actually a trap set against him!
After listening to Kishimoto Osamu's words, Aizawa Keiko smiled and said:
"Since Kishimoto-kun is not questioning the Cabinet's decision, then this matter is settled. Zhao Xuan will serve as the head of the Intelligence Advisory Section."

"The personnel arrangements for the new department will also be handled by Zhao Xuan, Zhao Xuan!"

Zhao Xuan, who was sitting next to Lan Zehui, immediately stood up:

"Section Chief!"

Lan Zehui turned her head to look at Zhao Xuan, then smiled and said, "I can see right through your eyes."

"Assemble the team today, and tomorrow morning, the Intelligence Advisory Section will go to Zhizhen Garden. Firstly, to complete the first task we just discussed, and secondly, to test this new department."

"Are you confident?"

Zhao Xuan replied with a serious expression:
"Please rest assured, Section Chief, we guarantee the task will be completed!"

Whispers began to circulate in the meeting room.

Osamu Kishimoto slammed his fist on the table and stood up in anger:

"Section Chief, this is not in accordance with regulations. Personnel arrangements are all entrusted to Zhao Xuan. What if there are problems with the people he recruits? What if he uses only Chinese people? I don't agree!"

Aizawa Keiko, who was originally in a great mood, suddenly felt a murderous glint in her eyes. This Kishimoto Osamu really wouldn't turn back until he hit a brick wall.

After taking a deep breath, Aizawa Keiko chuckled and turned her head to look at the secret agents standing guard at the door.

After receiving a signal from Aizawa Keiko, the junior agent quickly opened the conference room door, and a group of people filed in.

At the same time, Aizawa Keiko's voice also rang out:

"Kishimoto-kun, you don't need to worry about that. Your concerns are completely unnecessary."

"Besides, I said that the personnel arrangements for the Intelligence Advisory Section are entirely entrusted to Ah Xuan. So, I have no objection even if he uses only Chinese people. Why is it that you're the only one with a problem?"

"Besides, Ah Xuan isn't even using Chinese people, Kishimoto-kun. You dare to slam your fist on the table based on mere conjecture without seeing it with your own eyes. You're completely disregarding me!"

(End of this chapter)