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

Chapter 376 Doubt

The next step is to describe the deployment of Japanese troops in the first phase.

The details were so detailed that neither Boss Dai nor Shen Xing could believe it.

What numbed Dai and Shen Xing the most was that it also pointed out that the Japanese army would use false intelligence, that is, to spread lies, to make the party and the state lower their guard.

For example, after the Japanese army started fighting in the Zaoyang area, they would conduct propaganda, and after the operation ended, the Japanese army would return to their original defense zone.

This would lull the Nationalist army into a false sense of security, allowing the Japanese army to achieve its second-phase operational objectives.

Furthermore, the Japanese army would issue this false order, which would then coincidentally fall into the hands of the Kuomintang.

After the victory at Zaoyang, the Japanese army would proceed with the second phase of operations, capturing Yichang, opening the gateway to Sichuan, and threatening the mountain city only about 500 kilometers away.

It was precisely because the telegram was so detailed that both Boss Dai and Shen Xing were somewhat skeptical.

"Third brother, go call back first and find out for me whether this thing is real or just something Tiger Girl is using to tease us."

Shen Xing looked at Boss Dai with a wry smile:

"Director, do you think it's possible?"

“We are disciplined. Tiger Girl can’t afford to spread false information, so I think the information must have been obtained by the cub.”

After hearing this, Boss Dai shook his head:
"No, no, no, I now even suspect that Tiger Girl has been exposed. This telegram was sent by the Japanese, and Tiger Girl has probably been secretly arrested by the Japanese."

"Otherwise, how do you explain how Tiger Girl could send such a long telegram in Shanghai, right under the noses of the Japanese?"

Are Japanese people pigs?

"Moreover, Shanghai has the most Japanese intelligence agencies in the city. Sending a telegram from Shanghai requires extreme caution. But Tiger Girl gave me such a big scare. So, I suspect she's been arrested. Is there a problem?"

Shen Xing shook his head; he had naturally had his doubts too.

However, the content that Shen Xing just translated is different from what Boss Dai translated.

It was impossible for the two of them to translate from scratch together, so they naturally divided the work.

"Director, the part I translated does explain the reason."

Boss Dai snatched the telegram from Shen Xing, and after reading it carefully, his brows furrowed.

"An Ruoxian, did she steal the Japanese battle strategy from Wuhan?"

"According to Tiger Girl, that's indeed the case. Following the instructions of the young tiger, Phoenix Orchid found An Ruoxian before the Japanese and sent her to the Ghost Group. Afterward, the Ghost Group will send An Ruoxian to the mountain city."

"Director, whether this telegram is real or fake, we'll find out as soon as An Ruoxian arrives in Shancheng."

An Ruoxian didn't speak Japanese; she only knew that what she had stolen was the battle strategy of the Japanese 11th Army Group, a political and military plan proposed by Okamura.

Therefore, even when An Ruoxian arrived, after asking around, all they knew was that there was indeed such a battle plan.

“I remember back in February, the Japanese army’s battle strategy was stolen once. So, Third Brother, do you think the Japanese will fall into the same trap twice?”

Shen Xing pondered for a moment with a solemn expression, and finally shook his head in silence.

If the Japanese were truly that incompetent, the Nationalist government wouldn't be in such a predicament, Nanjing wouldn't have fallen, and the capital wouldn't have had to be moved to a mountain city.

"Shall I go and confirm this now?"

Boss Dai sighed:

"If Tiger Girl is really captured, do you think the cubs will be safe?"

"Even if you call back to confirm, can you guarantee that the message on the other end isn't from a Japanese person holding hands?"

Shen Xing was also very anxious, praying that nothing would happen to Tiger Girl and the cub.

"Director, why don't we send Xiaoman to Shanghai to personally check on the situation of Young Tiger and Tiger Girl?"

Zhou Xiaoman and Song Rong are both in Nanjing now, so it's very convenient for them to go to Shanghai.

Upon hearing this, Boss Dai fell into deep thought.

After a long while, Boss Dai nodded slightly:
"It's settled then. We shouldn't exchange telegrams with Tiger Girl. Let Xiaoman confirm it first."

"What should we do with this telegram? Should we hand it over to the adjutant's office, or present it directly to the Chairman?"

Boss Dai shook his head:

"No, that won't work. We have no idea whether this telegram is real or fake right now. Let's check on Tiger Cub and Tiger Girl first."

"You go and relay the order first, and I'll translate the rest of the telegram."

Watching Shen Xing leave, Boss Dai was actually extremely worried about the situation of Tiger Girl and Young Tiger.

These are two trump cards!

A young tiger who once dominated Shanghai and became a nightmare for the Japanese intelligence agencies.

Someone who can graduate from a conductor, learn all the conductor's skills, and isn't insane—a promising future indeed, definitely a top candidate for ace agent!

If either of these two people had a problem, Boss Dai would find it unacceptable after just a little thought.

Moreover, it seems that both the cub and the female tiger are experiencing problems.

At lunchtime, Li Miaotong, the director of the archives, dressed up beautifully and hummed a little tune as she prepared to leave the Military Intelligence Bureau headquarters to go shopping with her girlfriends.

Just as Li Miaotong stepped out of the archives, she saw Zhang Beiping walking towards her.

"Old Zhang, it's lunchtime. Don't tell me you're here to borrow my personnel file."

Li Miaotong's face immediately fell.

Dressed impeccably, clearly in a suit and trousers that he irons daily, Zhang Beiping, with his square face, stepped forward with a smile:
"Director Li, I'm so sorry, it's just a coincidence. Could you please retrieve this document for me?"

Li Miaotong was speechless when she saw the order Zhang Beiping handed her.

Why did he have to come right after get off work? Zhang Beiping is so annoying.

"Ok?"

Looking at the file Zhang Beiping wanted to access on the warrant, Li Miaotong raised an eyebrow slightly:
"Old Zhang, are you sure you're not mistaken?"

"You dare to access this file? Who gave you the authorization?"

Zhang Beiping smiled:

"Director Li, you know about the disciplinary issues."

Li Miaotong shook her head, smiled at Zhang Beiping, and turned to walk towards the archives.

Zhang Beiping hurriedly followed, but when they reached the entrance of the archives room, Li Miaotong suddenly stopped unlocking the door. She then turned around, leaned against the door, and looked at Zhang Beiping with a half-smile:
"I remember now, this file was taken away before and hasn't been returned yet. Why don't you come back in a couple of days?"

Zhang Beiping's expression darkened, but seeing that Li Miaotong clearly didn't want to open the door, there was nothing Zhang Beiping could do.
"Alright then, thank you for disturbing Director Li."

Watching Zhang Beiping's departing figure, Li Miaotong frowned, turned around, and walked towards the bureau chief's office.

Before she could take more than a few steps, Li Miaotong felt a sharp pain in the back of her neck and lost consciousness.

It was lunchtime, and Zhang Beiping had delayed us for a while, so there wasn't a soul in the corridor.

It wasn't until after lunch that a staff member from the Military Intelligence Bureau, who found Li Miaotong collapsed and unconscious, took her to the infirmary and immediately reported the incident to Shen Xing, the head of the intelligence department.

Shen Xing had only just sent the telegram to Nanjing when he heard this shocking news.

Li Miaotong is the niece of Chen Xinglei, the director of the attendant's office. If something happens to her, Boss Dai will be in serious trouble.

Shen Xing hurriedly headed towards the infirmary, and at the same time quickly arranged for someone to notify Boss Dai.

Soon, Boss Dai also arrived at the infirmary.

Seeing that Li Miaotong had woken up, Boss Dai and Shen Xing both breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Miaotong, who was lying in the hospital bed, had just woken up. She felt a sharp pain in the back of her neck, her brows furrowed, and her face looked somewhat pained, but her eyes were filled with raging anger.

Seeing that Shen Xing and Boss Dai were both there, Li Miaotong endured the needle-like pain and said:

"At lunchtime today, I was about to go out to meet my girlfriends, and I ran into Zhang Beiping from the logistics department shortly after I left the office. He was holding a warrant and wanted to access the list of members of the sixth training class."

“I refused Zhang Beiping on the grounds that my file had been transferred and had not been returned. After Zhang Beiping left, I planned to go to the bureau chief to report the situation. You all saw what happened next. I was knocked unconscious.”

As she spoke, Li Miaotong quickly grabbed her handbag from the bedside table and rummaged through it:

"Well, they've even lost the key to the archives."

After hearing Li Miaotong's words, Boss Dai was extremely puzzled and somewhat incredulous:

"Zhang Beiping?"

Shen Xing also frowned. He knew Zhang Beiping and was quite familiar with him.

Given Zhang Beiping's character, it's impossible for him to do such a thing.

Moreover, Zhang Beiping had already shown up and communicated with Li Miaotong. Even if he wanted to seize the file, he couldn't just knock Li Miaotong unconscious; wouldn't it be better to kill her directly?
Is this a frame-up against Zhang Beiping, or does Zhang Beiping feel that there is still room for maneuver in doing this?
Ye Biean, who was standing to the side, also spoke up at this moment:
"Director, Third Brother, my men have already checked the archives. Apart from the file that Director Li mentioned being missing, there were no other losses. In other words, that person was indeed after that file. As for whether it was Zhang Beiping, that's hard to say."

Li Miaotong didn't insist that it was definitely Zhang Beiping, but clearly, Zhang Beiping is the prime suspect at present.

"Miaotong, don't worry, I will definitely give you an explanation."

As he spoke, Boss Dai looked at Lu Jianping:
"Sixth Brother, you should have heard the whole situation. I just saw you ordering your men to go out on a errand. How did it go? Did you bring Zhang Beiping back?"

Lu Jianping nodded:
"He has been taken to the interrogation room and can be examined at any time."

Meanwhile, at the Xishan Villa, Yu Dale, the director of the Military Intelligence Bureau's Logistics Department, was chatting with a slick-haired young man.

“Young Master Jiang, that Li Miaotong is simply arrogant. I asked my subordinate Zhang Beiping to check the files of the sixth batch of trainees in the special training class, but she made excuses. This is something you ordered me to do, Young Master Jiang, so I had no choice but to take necessary measures.”

"These are the files of the sixth cohort of students. Please take a look."

"Besides, I suppose Zhang Beiping has already been captured. He was one of my most capable assistants. Can we help him out?"

After taking the file, Young Master Jiang casually placed it on the tea table and said indifferently:

"You dare to touch Li Miaotong? You've really got a death wish!"

"That's fine then. I'll talk to Boss Dai and make sure he doesn't handle things so recklessly in the future."

Yu Dale quickly nodded in agreement:
"Yes, yes, yes, I apologize for my poor performance this time, but I guarantee there will be no next time." Mountain City, Military Intelligence Bureau Headquarters.

Zhang Beiping stared blankly at the various bigwigs pouring into the interrogation room, not understanding what he had done wrong that warranted such a joint interrogation.
"Director, esteemed section chiefs, what mistake have I made?"

As the presiding judge, Shen Xing walked leisurely forward after everyone else had sat down, stared intently at Zhang Beiping, and asked:
"Did you go to see Director Li around noon? Did you want to borrow the files of the sixth training course participants from the archives?"

Zhang Beiping did not deny it:
"Yes, I did go, but Director Li said that the file had been borrowed and asked me to go again in a few days."

Shen Xing smiled:
"So you knocked Director Li unconscious, stole the keys, and took the files of the sixth cohort of trainees?"

Zhang Beiping stared at Shen Xing in shock:

"What?! Director Li was knocked unconscious? His file was taken?! This...!"

Zhang Beiping didn't seem to be lying; his surprised expression was genuine.

Shen Xing's expression darkened. Could there be other people among them?

The people present, including Boss Dai, were also looking at Zhang Beiping with solemn expressions.

After taking a deep breath, Shen Xing asked:
"Did Yu Dale give you the warrant?"

Zhang Beiping realized the seriousness of the situation and quickly replied:
"That's right, Director Yu asked me to borrow this file, and the warrant was naturally given to me by Director Yu."

Shen Xing narrowed his eyes slightly:

"That's interesting. Where did Director Yu get his warrant?"

Zhang Beiping was genuinely unaware of this. After shaking his head, he fell into deep thought.

Just then, the door to the interrogation room was pushed open, and Liu Mingyan hurriedly walked in.

"Director, section chiefs, here's the phone number for the Xishan Villa. Young Master Jiang is looking for you, Director."

Boss Dai had a sudden realization; he probably knew where Yu Dale's warrant came from.

A few minutes later, Boss Dai returned with a gloomy expression and ordered Zhang Beiping to be released. The matter seemed to have been dropped.

Inside the infirmary, seeing Boss Dai and the others return so quickly, the smile on Li Miaotong's face gradually disappeared:

"Director, what do you mean?"

Boss Dai sighed:

"The matter has been investigated and found out that the person who knocked you unconscious was one of Yu Dale's men. Yu Dale was also present at the time, and he will apologize to you in person."

"As for that file, it's not Yu Dale who wants to see it, but Young Master Jiang."

Li Miaotong glared at Boss Dai through gritted teeth:

"Jianfeng!! It's him!"

"Ha, then let him come and apologize to me. What kind of talk is it to send a mere pawn over here!"

They were all young people, and with Li Miaotong's uncle Chen Xinglei also around, she and Young Master Jiang naturally got along well.

Knowing that it was Young Master Jiang's men who attacked her, Li Miaotong was furious!
Li Miaotong has made up her mind. She will go to see her uncle after get off work tonight. She really can't swallow her anger if she doesn't teach Young Master Jiang a lesson for what he did today.

There was nothing Mr. Dai could do; Jianfeng was the son of the Chairman, and his clan name was Jingguo.

Even now, Boss Dai still can't figure out how a mere director in the logistics department got on the good side of Young Master Jiang.
However, since Yu Dale dares to do this on his own turf, ha, does he really think that he, the bureau chief, is just a figurehead?

In the Military Intelligence Bureau's office building, Zheng Huilan, the deputy director of the Action Department, had just walked out from around the corner when she saw a figure's back. Her expression changed, and she asked in a low voice:
"Director Yu? What are you doing here?"

Yu Dale stopped and turned to look at Zheng Huilan with a big smile on his face:

"Hey, Deputy Director Zheng, I just got back and was about to go report to the Director. What, you're going to see the Director too?"

Zheng Huilan narrowed her eyes slightly as she looked at Yu Dale, her fierce glint and murderous intent deeply hidden within them. She simply replied with a sarcastic remark:
"I'm about to leave work. But you, the Director's office is over here. You said you were going to find the Director, so why are you going in the opposite direction?"

Boss Dai's office was in the direction Zheng Huilan had just come from, but Yu Dale, who said he was going to report to the bureau chief, deliberately walked in the opposite direction.

Yu Dale sighed and smiled:
"I just realized this when I got here. The Director should be in the interrogation room right now, so I'm going straight there."

After saying this, Yu Dale took his leave.

Zheng Huilan took two steps back, glanced at the location of the bureau chief's office from around the corner, and seemed to be deep in thought. After a while, her face regained its composure, and she strode off in the direction Yu Dale had left.

In Nanjing, at the Wang Jingwei government office building, Zhou Lifu leaned on his cane, calmly watching Wang Jingwei standing at the window.

"Chairman, news has come from Chongqing. The group that infiltrated Nanjing this time is really interesting."

"Conductor!"

Upon hearing this, Wang Da's pupils contracted slightly.

He had heard the title "conductor" several times when he was still a member of the Kuomintang.

It's just a pity we've never met.

But Wang Da was well aware of the conductor's reputation and methods.

No wonder they've practically turned Nanjing upside down, but still haven't found those Kuomintang agents who assassinated wealthy merchants and gentry.

It turned out that the conductor was leading the team.

Zhou Lifu looked at Wang Da's expression, shook his head, and continued:

"Chairman, the team is not led by a conductor; she is merely accompanying them. The real captain is Shen Xing's prized student, who has a special title within the Military Intelligence Bureau."

Wang Da gave an "oh" and asked with great interest:
"What's the name?"

"The Military Intelligence Bureau's Little Princess!"

Wang Dadu was now somewhat confused:
"The Military Intelligence Bureau's little princess? Yu Nong's daughter?"

Zhou Lifo smiled:

"No, he's just Shen Xing's student, and he and Youhu are from the same school."

"This Shen Xing is quite a talent, but I'm rather interested in this little princess of the Military Intelligence Bureau. So, how about it, were we able to capture them this time?"

Zhou Lifo smiled calmly:

"They can't escape. We're currently confirming their location one last time. If all goes well, the arrest operation can begin tonight."

"However, Chairman, once we launch the arrest operation, Sand Dune will inevitably be exposed."

Wang Da turned around, walked to his desk, sat down, and replied expressionlessly:
"It's just a business transaction. Sha Qiu is too greedy. You can bribe a petty greedy person, but you shouldn't associate with a super greedy person."

"Cutting off the sand dune line as soon as possible is also a way to protect the vipers."

At this point, Wang Daning looked at Zhou Lifo:
"We must capture them this time, leave no one alive!"

Near Confucius Temple in Nanjing.

In a small courtyard in the alley, Song Rong frowned as she looked at the telegram in her hand.

"Sister Rong, what's wrong?"

"Your superiors have ordered you to go to Shanghai to investigate the situation of Tiger Cub and Tiger Girl, and confirm whether they have been arrested!"

One sentence made Zhou Xiaoman laugh.

Tiger cub and tiger girl arrested?
How can this be? !
Zhou Xiaoman shook her head and smiled:
"Sister Rong, my senior brother couldn't possibly have been arrested. What's going on with the teacher? Why would he issue such an absurd order?"

Song Rong stared intently at the telegram in his hand, then chuckled coldly after a moment:
"It's very likely that Tiger Girl sent some telegram to Shancheng, which led Boss Dai and his group to believe that Tiger Girl and Little Tiger had probably been captured by the Japanese."

"But that's not what I'm worried about."

Seeing the worried look on Song Rong's face, Zhou Xiaoman asked curiously:
"Sister Rong, since you don't believe my senior brother will be arrested either, what are you worried about?"

Song Rong walked quickly to the wall, pulled out a brick, and looked outside. From this position, she could see directly through the gap in the wall that had been prepared on the other side and get a glimpse of the street.

This was prepared by Song Rong when she first chose this courtyard as her place of residence.

After carefully examining the world through the hole for a moment, Song Rong immediately turned to Zhou Xiaoman and said:
"We're probably in trouble."

"This is a secret operation. Within the entire Military Intelligence Bureau, only Boss Dai and Director Shen know our specific action plan, so there's no need to worry about that. However, it's not impossible to find out about our plan from other sources."

Zhou Xiaoman immediately realized:
"The archives?!"

“But isn’t Li Miaotong in the archives? With her vigilance, she wouldn’t let something like this happen.”

Song Rong looked at Zhou Xiaoman with a gloomy expression:
"Something unexpected happened in the mountain city! In short, we need to evacuate immediately; we can't stay here!"

"And we've been staying here for too long."

Zhou Xiaoman also had great faith in the sixth sense of a secret agent. Although her own sixth sense was not very accurate due to lack of experience, she still trusted Song Rong's sixth sense very much.

"Okay, let's move to Outpost Two immediately."

Song Rong shook her head:

"We destroyed all the previous documents after reading them. There's nothing we need to take from here. Leave immediately. We cannot go to Outpost Two. All backup plans are now obsolete!"

"For now, our mission is complete. Don't think about exceeding our goals; it's time to retreat."

Zhou Xiaoman paused for a few seconds, then finally nodded in agreement with Song Rong's suggestion.

Indeed, their mission was accomplished, and no one would object to their withdrawal at this point.

However, this evacuation was not in accordance with regulations, since they had not yet reported to their superiors.

A few minutes later, Zhou Xiaoman packed some things and was about to notify the others before opening the secret passage and leaving.

But Song Rong stopped her:

"Even secret passages aren't safe!"

"If I'm overthinking it, then my other colleagues will be fine; if not, then that's their fate!"

Zhou Xiaoman was anxious. Those colleagues were people they had trained, and they were basically members drawn from the investigation team.

Now Song Rong's idea is actually to abandon them!
"Don't hesitate, let's go. If my guess is wrong, they'll be fine."

(End of this chapter)