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

Chapter 375 Conjecture
Even though An Ruoxian isn't in Shanghai right now, this is the only way she can safely enter Shanghai!
Therefore, the probability of finding An Ruoxian in this vicinity is the highest.

"Section Chief, don't I need to do anything?"

Concealing her worries, Huang Qian blinked and looked at Zhao Xuan, asking him a question.

Zhao Xuan pretended to think for a few seconds, then looked at Huang Qian with a serious expression.

Feeling inexplicably flustered under Zhao Xuan's gaze.

"Secretary Huang, I heard that there's a Shandong family who fled here in the south of the city and started selling jianbing guozi (Chinese crepes). They say it's very delicious. If you have nothing to do, go and buy me one, no, buy five jianbing guozi."

Huang Qian's lips twitched slightly. She thought Zhao Xuan was going to say something important to her because of his serious expression, but it turned out to be just this?

However, Huang Qian's biggest wish right now is to get out and see if she can find An Ruoxian first.

"Ok."

Huang Qian quickly agreed and turned to leave the private room.

Not long after Huang Qian left, there was a knock on the door of the private room.

Zhao Xuan, who was sitting by the window drinking tea and enjoying the scenery, turned around to look.

Lin Jieru and Dao Yan pushed the door open and came in. Seeing Zhao Xuan leisurely drinking tea, Dao Yan was a little angry. She was working herself to the bone outside, while her man was hiding here having fun.

Moreover, if Lin Jieru hadn't mentioned a meeting place, Dao Yan would still be foolishly wandering around the streets and alleys with Lin Jieru.

"Section Chief, why are you the only one here? Where is Secretary Huang?"

Assistant Lin Jieru walked into the private room with a smile, and Dao Yan naturally pulled up a chair and sat down next to Zhao Xuan, picking up a piece of osmanthus cake and eating it.

"Of course, we're going to search for An Ruoxian. As for Secretary Huang, I heard there's a jianbing guozi (Chinese crepe) shop nearby that looks really good, so I'll ask her to buy a few for me."

"Xiaoya has been saying she wants to try something different lately. If this jianbing guozi is good, I can bring her here a few times."

Dao Yan nodded; she couldn't do anything about her little foodie.

As the older sister, Dao Yan knows Dao Ya very well.

Dao Ya has three great loves: eating, money, and causing trouble!

"So, what did you find during your preliminary reconnaissance?"

Lin Jieru shook her head and explained the details to Zhao Xuan.

In this private room.

Dao Yan knew that Zhao Xuan was a young tiger, and Lin Jieru knew that Zhao Xuan was Chen Guang.

Dao Yan guessed that Lin Jieru's identity was not simple, and that she was very likely a member of the underground party, just as Zhao Xuan had said.

Lin Jieru knew perfectly well that Dao Yan was a member of the Military Intelligence Bureau.

Lin Jieru wanted to bring Dao Yan into the Party's fold, partly to complete the task assigned by Zhao Xuan.

Dao Yan, following Zhao Xuan's instructions, was testing and verifying Lin Jieru's identity.

What they had in common was that Dao Yan and Lin Jieru only knew Zhao Xuan's dual identity, but were unaware that Zhao Xuan had both a Kuomintang military intelligence agency and a member of the underground Communist Party.

Only Zhao Xuan understood everyone's situation.

So in that small private room, everyone had almost eight hundred schemes going on.

"Really? There's no one here. Could it be that my intelligence channels are faulty?"

Dao Yan blinked, eager to know what Zhao Xuan's intelligence channels were.
Lin Jieru looked at Zhao Xuan with admiration, but she didn't have any particular thoughts about Zhao Xuan's intelligence channels.

In her view, Chen Guang must have something that no one else could do to become Xia Gong's one-way contact in Shanghai, and Lin Jieru would not bother to find out these secrets.

Just like Edith, Lin Jieru was curious about what kind of person she was, but that was all she was curious about.

Furthermore, Lin Jieru was certain that Dao Yan had definitely met An Ruoxian.

After Dao Yan left, Lin Jieru carefully examined the house where An Ruoxian had stayed.

Although it was impossible to discern anything inside, Lin Jieru was certain that there had been counter-surveillance agencies operating inside before.

Lin Jieru originally had no good feelings towards the Kuomintang secret police.

But Dao Yan is an exception.

Firstly, Dao Yan was his master's wife.

Secondly, Lin Jieru felt that Dao Yan was different from other Kuomintang agents because he was willing to take such a big risk for An Ruoxian.

At least, Dao Yan can distinguish between friend and foe, and recognize friendly forces.

Therefore, Lin Jieru was very enthusiastic about bringing Dao Yan into the Party's embrace, but Dao Yan was too cold and always had a feeling of keeping people at a distance, which made Lin Jieru at a loss and extremely distressed.

"Section Chief, perhaps we're searching in the wrong direction?"

Zhao Xuan just smiled when he heard this. When it comes to acting, everyone present, including Zhao Xuan, felt that he deserved an Oscar for Best Actor and Best Actress.

"Alright, hopefully Shimura and Nitta will find something useful."

"Assistant Lin, could you go check on Huang Qian? Why hasn't she come back yet?"

Lin Jieru responded with an "oh," sensing that Zhao Xuan wanted to speak with Dao Yan alone, and left the private room.

A few seconds later, after hearing the footsteps outside fade away, Dao Yan looked at Zhao Xuan:

"Honey, I feel your guess is right. Your assistant Lin is very likely a member of the underground Communist Party."

“I saw her make a phone call earlier, and the person she spoke to was named Edith!”

Edith!
How did Dao Yan know?!

Zhao Xuan was surprised, and then quickly began to think.

Lin Jieru wouldn't make such a basic mistake; she wouldn't reveal crucial information during a phone call when Dao Yan was around.

Therefore, it seems there is only one possibility for Dao Yan to want to know the name Edith.

Lip reading!

Zhao Xuan nodded calmly:
"It seems that Lin Jieru is really something else. Thank you for your hard work, Ayan!"

Dao Yan smiled slightly, wondering why Zhao Xuan wanted to confirm Lin Jieru's identity.
"Honey, why do you need to confirm Lin Jieru's identity? It's impressive that underground party members can infiltrate the Special Higher Police. There's no need to wipe them out, is there?"

Zhao Xuan laughed after hearing this:

“Ayan, why do you think like that? I was just curious about her identity. Now that I probably know her identity, it will be easier for my future work. It seems that a lot of information can be passed out through Lin Jieru.”

Dao Yan found it all very reasonable after hearing it.

This would further ensure Zhao Xuan's safety.

If something goes wrong in the future, Zhao Xuan can easily shift the blame onto Lin Jieru.

Of course, this is all predicated on ensuring Lin Jieru's safe exit.

This is Dao Yan's bottom line. Dao Yan will never betray or abandon allies.

"Ayan, what about An Ruoxian?"

Dao Yan nodded:
"Don't worry, I've already arranged for her to go to Manping and the others. With Manping and the others watching over her, there won't be any problems. As soon as there's an opportunity, they'll be able to send An Ruoxian away from Shanghai."

"As for the battle plan, An Ruoxian said she didn't bring it with her, but left it in a hidden tree hole on the outskirts of Shanghai."

Zhao Xuan was not surprised by this.

After all, An Ruoxian didn't know at the time whether she would be caught after sneaking into Shanghai.

If they had brought in that battle plan and been arrested, then the sacrifices of Choi Jin-woong and Hwang Deok-fa would have been meaningless.

Therefore, hiding outside is the best option. At the same time, if she is caught, An Ruoxian can buy enough time to find an opportunity to pass on the location of the tree hole to the Military Intelligence Bureau or even the underground party!

In this way, even if An Ruoxian dies, she can rest in peace.

Of course, the probability of encountering Kuomintang agents or underground party members after being arrested is extremely small, but An Ruoxian still did it.

“A very smart choice, but your identity has now been exposed to An Ruoxian. This person really needs to be sent away as soon as possible, and she must be sent back to Shancheng. Before victory, she absolutely cannot leave Shancheng.”

Dao Yan laughed upon hearing this:

"Don't worry, I've thought of all that. Although I can't give her complete freedom, she has completed her mission and is safe at the same time."

"And thank you, honey!"

Zhao Xuan looked at Dao Yan curiously:
"Thank me? Thank me for what?"

Dao Yan gazed at Zhao Xuan's eyes with affection in her eyes:
"Never mind what I say about thanking you, it's so annoying!"

After saying that, Dao Yan turned her head to look out the window, not wanting to talk to Zhao Xuan anymore.

Zhao Xuan smiled slightly at this.

Zhao Xuan naturally knew why Dao Yan thanked him.

The purpose of involving Dao Yan this time was not only to send a signal to Ding Moqun, telling him that even if Dao Yan was no longer at No. 76, he would still have a better place to go after he came out.

At the same time, involving Dao Yan was also intended to ensure that Dao Yan could leave a dazzling record of achievements in the Military Intelligence Bureau's history.

An Ruoxian was rescued by Dao Yan. Once An Ruoxian is sent to Shancheng, Boss Dai will naturally find out, and Dao Yan will definitely get credit for it.

Finally, and most importantly, Dao Yan didn't want to see An Ruoxian arrested, and he was overjoyed to be able to save her himself.

My happiness is priceless; I cherish my own wife.

It can be said that today's operation was the happiest moment for Dao Yan since Longshelan left Shanghai, betrayed the Kuomintang, and joined the underground party.

On the other hand, Huang Qian also searched some hidden places, but she did not find anything suspicious or any clues about An Ruoxian.

Quite some time had passed, and Huang Qian dared not continue searching. She hurriedly arrived at the pancake stall whose location she had already found and confirmed.

However, when Huang Qian arrived, she was surprised to find that Lin Jieru was already waiting there.

Huang Qian breathed a sigh of relief when she saw the five jianbing guozi in Lin Jieru's hand.

Because the queue at that shop was quite long, Huang Qian didn't know how she would explain it when she got back if she was delayed any longer.

Relieved, Huang Qian walked towards Lin Jieru, glancing at the shop's interior. But this glance startled her slightly, because there was a prominent sign inside the shop.

It's not about the name of the signboard, but rather its color scheme.

The colors and patterns instantly reminded Huang Qian of the stamp in her hand.

It should be the stamp that Zhou Hao took to the base area.

Like, so similar!
Could this place be the stronghold of the Zhenxing Banner Society?

Suppressing her excitement and speculation, Huang Qian quickly walked to Lin Jieru's side.

"Feel sorry."

Lin Jieru glanced at Huang Qian, and after leading her several meters away, Lin Jieru whispered:

"I don't know what you went to do, but your behavior today is outrageous. Don't think Zhao Xuan is easy to fool!"

"Once your identity is exposed, not only will you be unable to complete the mission assigned by the organization, but you will also be the cause of my death!"

"You don't need to worry about An Ruoxian's matter anymore. I've discovered that Dao Yan is not simple and may have another identity. Today, I acted with her, and I'm fairly certain that Dao Yan has already met An Ruoxian, but she told me that she didn't find anything in the courtyard!"

"Presumably, Dao Yan is a member of the Military Intelligence Bureau. An Ruoxian is probably safe now."

Huang Qian looked at Lin Jieru with a surprised expression:
"The head of the 76th Telecommunications Section, she's actually..."

"It's just a guess, it hasn't been confirmed yet, and I feel like she's testing me. Also, Zhao Xuan asking you to come out and buy things is probably a test for you too."

“We’ve only just started working here, so there will definitely be screening. Therefore, your behavior today was absolutely foolish!”

Huang Qian followed closely behind Lin Jieru with a face full of self-reproach; she had indeed acted impulsively.

Moreover, if it weren't for the fact that she was looking for An Ruoxian and wanted to help her, Huang Qian would probably have arrived at the Jianbing Guozi shop long ago and discovered that the shop was likely a stronghold of the Zhenxingqi Society.

This was another task assigned to her by the organization, and it could also be said to be the most important task Huang Qian had undertaken in Shanghai.

The national treasures of the Dragon Kingdom must never fall into the hands of outsiders.

Especially now, with the Zhenxing Banner Society at its wits' end, it's not impossible that they might try to exchange these national treasures for funds.

So Huang Qian was very anxious.

"Comrade in the future, rest assured, there will absolutely be no next time!"

Lin Jieru nodded:

"Adjust your emotions, and when you get back, tell them that there are too many people queuing at the store. Think carefully about how to deal with Zhao Xuan, so that you don't get screened out as soon as you start the job!"

Ten o'clock in the morning, in the mountain city, at the headquarters of the Military Intelligence Bureau.

After working overtime all night, Liu Mingyan looked visibly haggard.

Starting at 3 a.m. last night, Liu Mingyan received what is arguably the longest telegram in history.

If the telegram hadn't been sent by Tiger Girl, Liu Mingyan would have suspected that someone was playing a prank from time to time.
Receiving extremely long telegrams is something no human being can do!

Liu Mingyan listened to the audio three or four times, and then checked each character several times before confirming that it was correct. Only then did she slump into a chair, utterly dejected, staring blankly at the ceiling.

"What the hell? What are Tiger Girl and Cub up to? Such a long telegram, aren't they afraid of being discovered? Even if they aren't afraid of being discovered, shouldn't this kind of intelligence be sent directly to the mountain city in document form? Why use a telegram?"

Liu Mingyan vowed that she never wanted to go through that kind of work again.

Taking a deep breath and composing herself, Liu Mingyan stood up with a notebook almost entirely filled with telegrams, quickly left the telecommunications department, and headed towards the intelligence department.

dong dong~
"Enter!"

Shen Xing, who was compiling intelligence, heard a knock on the door and called out without even looking up.

Liu Mingyan opened the door and came in. Seeing Shen Xing's work status, she usually wouldn't disturb him. Unless the telegram she received was from Hu Niu, Liu Mingyan would usually stand at the entrance and wait for Shen Xing to finish his work or wait for Shen Xing to talk to her.

"Director Shen, Tiger Girl's telegram!"

Upon hearing the code name "Tiger Girl," Shen Xing seemed to have a switch flipped, and he immediately looked up at Liu Mingyan:

"Tiger Girl?"

Since the Chen Yibo incident, headquarters hasn't assigned any tasks to Young Tiger. Why is there a telegram all of a sudden?

With some doubt in his heart, Shen Xing reached out and took the telegram handed to him by Liu Mingyan, who had walked over.

Seeing Liu Mingyan hand him the entire notebook, Shen Xing looked at her with confusion and bewilderment.

Liu Mingyan's lips twitched slightly. She still had dark circles under her eyes. Damn it, it was all because of this telegram.

If we're talking about doubts, Liu Mingyan is even more doubtful and curious than Shen Xing.

Such a long telegram was unprecedented in her life; it could be said that no one had ever written one before. As for whether it would be the last, that would depend on how Tiger Girl performed in the future.

Such a long telegram was impossible for Liu Mingyan to write down; it was simply torture.

Moreover, she was very curious about what exactly the telegram said that warranted such a long message.
"Director Shen, I don't know the specifics either, but the telegram Tiger Girl sent this time is very strange. I stayed up all night and all morning to confirm that there were no omissions in the recorded telegram."

Shen Xing opened his mouth slightly, but remained silent for a long time.

After casually flipping through the telegram, Shen Xing couldn't help but complain in his heart: Who sends a telegram as if it were a short story?
Without even needing to translate it, Shen Xing knew from the length of the telegram that it was probably around 30,000 words.

Damn it, Shen Xing didn't even know how to describe his feelings at that moment.

It's hard to say whether Tiger Girl was just incredibly skilled and daring, or genuinely unafraid of being discovered by the Japanese.

You know, just typing out such a long telegram would probably make your fingers rub raw.

Moreover, the time to send a telegram is definitely calculated in days. It would take at least a day to send this telegram, and that would be under the condition that the typing speed is extremely fast.

Shen Xing even suspected that the radio in Hu Niu's hand might have been knocked until it was smoking.

Does this mean that the Japanese in Shanghai no longer care about such things and can send telegrams however they want?
Sending telegrams all day long—let alone a whole day—even just half an hour of continuous sending would probably have Tiger Girl surrounded by the Japanese by then.

The fact that this telegram, which would have taken at least a whole day to send, was still able to be transmitted completely and recorded by Liu Mingyan means that Hu Niu was not disturbed by the outside world during the telegram sending process.

So, how did Tiger Girl manage to do something so amazing?

Shen Xing raised his hand and rubbed his temples:
"Xiao Liu, come with me to the bureau chief. I need you to explain this matter to him in detail."

Liu Mingyan suppressed the urge to yawn and nodded wearily.

A few minutes later, in the Director's office.

As Boss Dai flipped through the half-full notebook containing the telegrams, his expression didn't change much better than Shen Xing's.

"Are you sure this is a telegram? Or a coded message?"

Liu Mingyan has lost count of how many times she has explained it.

"Director, I can assure you that this is a coded telegram sent by Tiger Girl, but it's a bit long."

"Is this a rather long question?"

Boss Dai looked at Liu Mingyan in surprise, then waved his hand:

"Alright, alright, Xiao Liu, you look like you haven't slept all night. Go to your office and rest. Lao San and I will work on this thing. If there are any problems, I'll have someone call you over."

Liu Mingyan felt as if she had been granted a pardon, nodded repeatedly in agreement, and left the bureau chief's office.

In the office, only Shen Xing and Boss Dai remained, staring at each other.

Strange things happen every year, but there seem to be more than usual today!

"This telegram... Hey, third brother, come over here, let's get the translation done as soon as possible."

Shen Xing was now extremely curious about what exactly was said in this long telegram.
Half an hour passed, then an hour.
As they translated the telegram, Shen Xing and Boss Dai's expressions grew increasingly serious.

Of course, they couldn't possibly translate such a long telegram completely before going back to check it.

After all, nobody knows whether the telegram was sent because the radio in Tiger Girl's possession was faulty.

As the translation progressed, the strategies and plans for the campaign gradually began to appear in their writings.

Moreover, this campaign guidance strategy is not a rough outline proposed by Okamura, but a complete campaign plan.

Based on the translated content so far, Shen Xing and Boss Dai were already sweating profusely.

According to the current translation, in the middle of this year, the Japanese will launch a massive campaign comparable in scale to the Battle of Wuhan, with the aim of opening the gateway to Chengdu and capturing Yichang.

The Fifth War Zone was a key target of the Japanese army.

Looking at the locations of Zaoyang and Yichang, Shen Xing and Boss Dai broke out in a cold sweat.

If the main force of the Fifth War Zone were truly annihilated by the Japanese, then Yichang would be lost.

During the subsequent translation, Shen Xing kept gasping for breath, while Boss Dai remained silent.

Because the next telegram contained information about the Japanese troop deployment.

Moreover, this includes the Japanese army's strategies and tactics in two phases.

No matter how you look at it, Boss Dai thinks it's a pipe dream.

If this telegram hadn't been sent by Tiger Girl, Boss Dai would have already lost his temper and thrown the telegram out of the office.

What kind of nonsense is this?
If the Japanese had actually carried out the orders stated in the telegram, it would have been better if the Kuomintang hadn't known. If they had, they could have made advance preparations and completely taken control of the situation the moment the Japanese launched their attack.

With the enemy in the open and us in the dark, an ambush could completely thwart the Japanese army's objectives for this campaign.

Most importantly, if all of this is true, then the Kuomintang could mobilize forces outside the Japanese strategic objectives to encircle and completely annihilate the Japanese 11th Army in the Zaoyang and Yichang battlefields.

This would be a devastating blow to the arrogance of the Japanese army and would be the most devastating battle since the Japanese invasion.

Even after annihilating the 11th Army Group through this battle, the Nationalist government could completely switch from defense to offense and quickly recover the lost territories in Central China.

Therefore, the more Boss Dai and Shen Xing looked at this thing, the more it seemed to be Tiger Girl's delusion.

As for why, it's because the latter half of the telegram mainly revolves around the Japanese army's troop deployment, attack order, and the route and plan for the advance of the corps.

For example, the Japanese army's strategic objective in the first phase was to annihilate the main force of the Fifth War Zone in the area north of Suixian and Xiangyang through a rapid and mobile offensive, and then compress and annihilate the National Revolutionary Army west of the Han River towards the Yichang area.

(End of this chapter)