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

Chapter 380: Fidelity?

After listening, Watanabe said:
"[Japanese] She saw it in Boss Dai's safe, but she didn't dare touch the documents. She only looked at the contents of the top page. I can confirm that it was the secret that An Ruoxian stole. As for what was below that translation, I don't know."

Lan Zehui and Zhao Xuan exchanged a glance.

That makes sense; it seems that the long telegram was indeed fictitious.

Kyoko Watanabe also said:
"It seems there are indeed some problems with the equipment we brought from Germany. We need to investigate and fix them as soon as possible, and prevent any more strange or superstitious telegrams from being sent!"

Watanabe also deduced that the telegram Boss Dai received was limited to the one that An Ruoxian had stolen.

After all, the 11th Army Group hadn't even reached a conclusion on the subsequent plans, so how could they possibly be documented in writing?
Zhao Xuan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Although Boss Dai made a mistake, his prestige remained, preventing Shadow from touching the documents in the safe at all, only glancing at the top page.

Even if Shadow had read the entire telegram, she probably still wouldn't have believed it.

Having figured all this out, Aizawa Keiko and Zhao Xuan were about to take their leave when Kyogoku Mi suddenly appeared at the window of the room.

Kyoko Watanabe's lips twitched slightly, and she could only get up and walk over.

The two whispered a few words to each other at the window, and then Watanabe Kyoko walked back with a serious expression.

"Mother, what happened?"

After Watanabe Kyoko sat down, a look of surprise and uncertainty still flickered in her eyes:
"There is further news from the mountain city. The Military Intelligence Bureau's communications department did indeed receive a long telegram."

"The person in charge of recording the telegram was Liu Mingyan, the section chief of the Telecommunications Department. According to the investigation, she spent the whole night recording and proofreading the telegram. It wasn't until the next morning that Liu Mingyan presented the telegram to Shen Xing of the Intelligence Department."

"This shows that the telegram detected by Yoshiaki Saki was real, but it definitely did not come from the Special Higher Police."

Aizawa Keiko nodded in agreement; she was confident about this point.

No one could send a telegram to Yamashiro through the Special Higher Police, let alone that absurdly long telegram.

Even Aizawa Keiko thought that it was most likely not a long-range electric shock that originated in Shanghai.

Because Yoshiaki Saki had conducted tests, the direction finder seemed to only detect the ghost telegrams that appeared in the Special Higher Police area, while it was very accurate in detecting telegrams from other areas.

Therefore, if such a long telegram was sent from Shanghai, the direction finder would have been able to detect it every five minutes.

“Mother, I think that long telegram could not possibly have been sent from Shanghai.”

Kyoko Watanabe knew more about the performance of the direction finder than Keiko Aizawa, and she agreed.

"Now that we have this judgment, we can explain another issue: Tiger Girl may no longer be in Shanghai, and if Tiger Girl is no longer in Shanghai, then Tiger Cub has most likely also left Shanghai."

Zhao Xuan never expected things to develop in this direction.

However, upon closer reflection, any normal person would probably make the same judgment.

Ultimately, it was Edith who helped Zhao Xuan the most.

With Edith's assistance, Zhao Xuan even felt that on the day of the victory against Japan, the Japanese probably wouldn't suspect that he had any problems.

After discussing this issue, Kyoko Watanabe suddenly said:

"Keiko, there's some information that might interest you."

"Just yesterday, the Kuomintang agents who assassinated wealthy businessmen and gentry who supported the Wang Jingwei government in Nanjing have withdrawn. And I have received reliable information that the person in charge of this Kuomintang operation, codenamed Li Lu, has already changed course and come to Shanghai."

"As for Lilu's purpose in coming to Shanghai, it seems to be to investigate the cub and the tiger girl."

"This is very strange; it seems to contradict our earlier assessment."

"If Tiger Cub and Tiger Girl really leave Shanghai, there's no need for Li Lu to stay in Shanghai at all."

"Of course, this does not rule out the possibility that the intelligence is wrong."

"However, if Suzuki Haruko's side really finds out and confirms that Lilu has come to Shanghai, then what we just said will probably have to be overturned and started all over again."

As expected, Zhou Xiaoman's visit to Shanghai remains a potential problem.

Now that Kyoko Watanabe has brought it up, she must have already arranged for someone to investigate.

Kyoko Watanabe's influence far surpasses that of the Ume Agency, which hasn't even been officially announced yet.

Zhao Xuan sighed inwardly at the mere fact that the Azure Dragon Society was spread all over Shanghai.

What these gangs fear most is their leader becoming a traitor.

Although Gu Xuan is the head of the Green Gang, Madam Lin is also the one who has the final say in the Green Gang.

On the surface, Madam Lin ignored Gu Xuan's arrangements, but with the help of Watanabe Kyoko, Madam Lin's influence in the Green Gang was no less than Gu Xuan's.

With the help of the Green Dragon Society, it would be difficult for Zhou Xiaoman to remain undetected once she entered Shanghai.

Unless the conductor comes along, but that's very unlikely, the authorities in Chongqing will not allow the conductor to return to Shanghai.

However, for now, they can only take it one step at a time, and Zhao Xuan doesn't know when Zhou Xiaoman will enter Shanghai.

This lack of trust from his superiors, coupled with their constant attempts to cause him trouble, left Zhao Xuan feeling rather helpless.

It's just that the telegram was a little long. Is it really necessary to send someone all the way to Shanghai to investigate?
If Zhou Xiaoman's identity is exposed and the Japanese find out that she is Zhou Dahe's daughter, Zhao Xuan doesn't know what the Japanese will do, but Ding Moqun will definitely become suspicious.

If Ding Moqun persists in investigating Zhou Xiaoman's identity and gets to the bottom of it, he may very well find out that Zhou Dahe was not an external member of the Military Intelligence Bureau back then.

In that case, Li Mingzhu's sacrifice would have been in vain, and Ding Moqun would definitely have even greater suspicions about Zhao Xuan because of this.

After leaving Kyoko Watanabe's side, back at the Special Higher Police, Keiko Aizawa informed Yoshiaki Saki and Yua Murakami that the long telegram had been confirmed to be genuine, but whether it was the classified telegram stolen by An Ruoxian was still unknown.

Since the long-distance call from the night before last was real, it can now be confirmed that the direction finder and radio vehicle really did have a problem.

Now it was Yua Murakami's turn to have a headache. After checking several times, she couldn't find the slightest problem with the direction finder and radio truck.

However, she had already confirmed this situation when Changdian appeared that day.

So even Yua Murakami doesn't know whether there are still any problems with the direction finder and radio truck.

Special Higher Police, Office of the Chief of the Intelligence Advisory Section.

After Zhao Xuan returned, he stood by the window, gazing at Shanghai. Huang Qian, preoccupied with her own thoughts, stayed by his side. Lin Jieru, on the other hand, had become quite familiar with Ito Izumi and now liked to hang around her whenever she had a spare moment. Of course, Lin Jieru intended to learn Ito Izumi's methods.

During yesterday's investigation, Lin Jie watched as Ito Izumi and Yagyu Chimei retraced An Ruoxian's possible route into Shanghai.

To be honest, Lin Jieru was shocked.

Without batting an eye, the man jumped into the cesspool and, without stopping, waded through it from the southern outskirts of Shanghai into the sewers, eventually successfully infiltrating the city.

The entire process took the two of them only forty minutes.

Although it disgusted Lin Jieru at the time, her surprise and admiration were also genuine.

Most importantly, the two of them actually found the place where An Ruoxian had stayed yesterday. Fortunately, Dao Yan and An Ruoxian removed all the traps and erased the traces when they left. Otherwise, they might have been able to follow the clues and find An Ruoxian's whereabouts.

"Section Chief, what are you thinking about?"

Huang Qian turned her head to look at Zhao Xuan standing at the window. Since returning, Zhao Xuan had been standing there for about ten minutes.

Coming to his senses, Zhao Xuan turned around expressionlessly and sat back down at his desk.

"I suddenly have a craving for the jianbing guozi from Chengnan yesterday. If you're free, go buy two and bring one to the section chief when you get back."

Huang Qian was overjoyed. She had been thinking all day that she had to go to the south of the city and contact the people of Zhenxingqi Society as soon as possible.

I hadn't come up with a good solution, but then someone just happened to be there to help me when I was feeling sleepy.

Huang Qian nodded happily, but also silently complained, "Eat, eat, eat! When you find out that I used your love of food to accomplish something big, you'll be furious, hehe!"
In dialysis mode, Zhao Xuan shook his head and smiled as he watched Huang Qian's departing figure.

Mountain City, the headquarters of the Military Intelligence Bureau.

Boss Dai is in a very bad mood right now.

Just now, the Telegraph Office sent a coded telegram, the contents of which made Boss Dai's scalp tingle.

Shen Xing, Ye Biean, and Mao Shu were all in the office.

The three of them had been standing in front of the desk for quite a while, but Boss Dai didn't look at them at all. Instead, he stared blankly at the papers in his hand.

"Director?"

Hearing the shout, Boss Dai looked up at Shen Xing, who was speaking:

"Just now, the telecommunications department received a coded telegram from Tiger Girl."

Mao Shu and Ye Bieran didn't have much of an emotional reaction. After all, Tiger Girl sending telegrams back was something that happened every day, but she was definitely the most diligent among the Kuomintang undercover agents. She was so diligent that Mao Shu and Ye Bieran thought Tiger Girl was too arrogant.

That's right under the noses of the Japanese, isn't Tiger Girl worried about being exposed when she sends a telegram?

Shen Xing, who knew the inside story, stared wide-eyed at Boss Dai in disbelief and asked:

"Director, is it genuine?"

Boss Dai's lips twitched, because the real purpose of Shen Xing's question was to confirm the situation of Hu Niu and the cub.

If he agrees, then their previous arrangement for Zhou Xiaoman to go to Shanghai to investigate would have been superfluous and could have caused a lot of trouble for Tiger Girl and Little Tiger.

Ye Biean and Mao Shu looked at Shen Xing with some doubt. Was there really such a thing as a telegram that could be guaranteed to be genuine or fake?

Boss Dai looked at Shen Xing with annoyance:

"What do you think?"

Shen Xing's lips twitched slightly. When he saw the telegram that Boss Dai handed him, Shen Xing quickly took it.

Shen Xing was stunned at first glance.

Mao Shu and Ye Biean, who were standing on either side of Shen Xing, leaned over to take a look, and their expressions instantly mirrored Shen Xing's.

Several seconds later, Mao Shu almost slammed his fist on the table, but realizing this was the Director's office, he could only suppress his anger and look at Boss Dai:

"Director, what's going on? Why send Xiaoman to Shanghai? Don't you know how dangerous it is for Xiaoman to go there?"

"More importantly, there's still no news from Nanjing, Director."

"Shut up!"

boom--

Boss Dai slammed his hand on the table and glared at Mao Shu with a sinister look.

Coming to his senses, Ye Bi'an looked at Shen Xing with a puzzled expression, then at Boss Dai. "What I need now is a solution to the problem!"

"As you all saw, Tiger Girl said that last night, the head of the Special Higher Police received information that a confidential telegram I had just obtained had already been discovered by Aizawa Keiko before I could even have a chance to enjoy it."

"Our Japanese spy is incredibly arrogant!"

At this point, Boss Dai took two deep breaths, paused to catch his breath, and continued:
"Of course, that's not the most important thing. We have no idea how much of the long telegram Tiger Girl sent earlier is known to the Japanese. We only know that the telegram was leaked."

"Furthermore, our codebook for communicating with Nanjing has also been leaked!"

"Furthermore, the telegram ordering Zhou Xiaoman to go to Shanghai to investigate the situation of Hu Niu and Xiao Hu will definitely confirm to the Japanese that Hu Niu and Xiao Hu are hiding in Shanghai, which will greatly damage the environment in which Hu Niu and Xiao Hu are hiding."

You know that too!
Shen Xing mentally made a complaint.

Ye Biean stared blankly at Boss Dai:

"So, Director, the news that circulated throughout the Telegraph Office yesterday is true—a telegram tens of thousands of words long!!"

When Ye Biean heard this news yesterday, he couldn't believe it at all. Who the hell would send a telegram like that?

With so much intelligence, shouldn't it be delivered to the mountain city through clandestine channels? Who the hell would send it back by telegram?

That's in Shanghai, right under the noses of the Japanese. Do they really think that the equipment and radio truck that the Japanese bought at a high price are just for show?

But now it seems that someone actually did that, and that person was none other than Tiger Girl, whom Ye Biean considered very arrogant.

Knowing this, Ye Bi'an's first thought was the same as Boss Dai's worry yesterday: Could Tiger Girl have been captured by the Japanese?

Boss Dai clenched his fist. The news had spread throughout the Telegraph Department. Not to mention the Telegraph Department, now everyone in the entire Military Intelligence Bureau headquarters knew that the Telegraph Department had received a long telegram yesterday.
This kind of thing is a serious leak, but the investigation has stalled.

Liu Mingyan's recording of the long-distance telegrams was definitely not done by one person alone.

Such a long telegram would inevitably involve everyone on duty at the Telecommunications Department, with Liu Mingyan responsible for proofreading and other tasks.

With such a large number of people involved, it would be difficult to investigate how the information was leaked, and a thorough investigation would only cause panic throughout the entire telecommunications department.

After all, all they knew was that they had received a long telegram, but they knew nothing about its contents.

Therefore, once an investigation is launched, Boss Dai will become the scapegoat.

It was because the information about Changjiang Electronics was leaked in his hands.

"call--"

"If we can't get in touch with Nanjing, it means we can't get in touch with Zhou Xiaoman and the conductor either. This time, we've really screwed over Young Tiger and Tiger Girl!"

Shen Xing sighed and looked at Boss Dai, who had just finished speaking:

"Director, given the current situation, the most urgent task is to find out the spies of the Wang Jingwei regime and Japan."

"The series of events that happened yesterday now appears to have been premeditated."

"Yu Dale, the director of the logistics department, is definitely a big problem!"

Upon hearing this, Mao Shu immediately said:

"Then what are we waiting for? Send men! Immediately send men to detain Yu Dale."

Shen Xing shared the same thought, but Boss Dai shook his head:

"Yu Dale has now latched onto Young Master Jiang's coattails. Do you think you can just arrest him like that?"

“However, everyone who stayed in the office building yesterday had problems. Now, Shen Xing, make a list and conduct a secret investigation into those people.”

"I'm going to see the principal. This Yu Dale, the principal has to step in!"

At this point, Boss Dai looked at Mao Shu again:

"Secretary Mao, continue to contact Zhou Xiaoman and find out the situation in Nanjing. The Wang Jingwei regime's spies must have learned about their plans from the archives. The source of the leaked codebook should also be here."

"Whether it's Zhang Beiping or Yu Dale, you'd better assign someone to keep a close eye on them. If either of them escapes, you'll be held responsible!"

Mao Shu nodded solemnly; his biggest worry right now was Zhou Xiaoman's safety.

In Mao Shu's view, Zhou Xiaoman is a promising talent with unlimited potential, and she may even grow to the level of a young tiger in the future. He has long had his eye on her and wanted to bring her under his wing, so he absolutely cannot afford any problems now.

"give it to me!"

Boss Dai nodded, then looked at Ye Biean:

"Go find Lao Liu and work with Shen Xing to keep a close eye on everyone on the list!"

"To the Telecommunications Department, suppress the news about Changteng Telegraph. They're always gossiping; what kind of behavior is this!"

Although the clerks in the Telegraph Office only copied the telegrams and were not responsible for the translation, they still knew who sent the telegrams.

If the Telecommunications Department continues like this, what secrets will the Military Intelligence Bureau have left?

Ye Biean nodded; this matter was a bit difficult.

Most of those who get into the telecommunications department have connections. They're just here to experience life, what the hell am I supposed to do about it?
Unless you, Mr. Dai, give the order that no more backdoors will be opened from now on, but is that even possible?

Shanghai, in the southern suburbs.

A black Buick sedan stopped, and Zhou Xiaoman got out of the car, followed by Song Rong.

The two looked at the distant city of Shanghai, and Zhou Xiaoman looked at Song Rong and asked:
"Sister Rong, we've gone around in circles, and the situation is different from what you described. How do we get into Shanghai?"

They have now confirmed that there is a big problem in the mountain city; the leak of the codebook is no small matter.

Luckily they ran fast this time, otherwise they would have been caught in the middle.

The biggest problem now is that the codebook has been leaked, which means that the Wang Jingwei regime must have learned that Zhou Xiaoman was coming to Shanghai.

If they were to plunge headlong into Shanghai, Zhou Xiaoman wouldn't even need to think; the moment they entered the city, the intelligence about their arrival would probably be delivered to the Japanese.

Song Rong stared blankly at Shanghai:
“You definitely can’t go through places like city gates or train stations.”

"However, there is a way. If we can't go by land, we can go by water."

"Come on, I'll take you somewhere to meet someone."

In the city of Shanghai, in the sixth alley of the south.

In a dimly lit room, Huang Qian sat at a wooden table with a gun pointed at the back of her head.

Sitting opposite Huang Qian was Lü Tianting, the president of Zhenxingqi Society.

At this moment, after carefully comparing the two stamps in his hand, Lü Tianting waved his hand, signaling Na Xin to put down his gun.

"Zhou Hao actually entrusted this to you; it seems you two have a close relationship."

He is my fiancé.

Lu Tianting nodded, glancing at Hua Xiaonuan beside him.

Hua Xiaonuan had been unable to contain herself any longer. After receiving a signal from Lü Tianting, Hua Xiaonuan quickly stepped forward:

"Huang Qian, right? When Zhou Hao sent you to Shanghai, did he tell you anything about my brother?"

Huang Qian's heart skipped a beat. What was going on? How did Zhou Hao get involved with Hua Xiaonuan's brother?

However, Huang Qian, who had received professional training from Zhu Zhili, quickly regained her composure and shook her head, saying:

"No, why would he tell me this?"

"Besides finding you, I came to Shanghai for another mission. Zhou Hao asked me to infiltrate the original organization and cooperate with you in secret."

"Now I have gained Doiyu's trust."

Na Xin chuckled; in his eyes, Huang Qian was a traitor.

"You've gained Doi-man's trust, but you're now a member of the Special Higher Police, and the secretary of Zhao Xuan, the head of the Special Higher Police's most powerful intelligence advisory section. With that kind of status, can you really say you've gained Doi-man's trust?"

Huang Qian gave a wry smile and said:
"That's why I gained Doi-Yuan's trust."

"After all, it was Doi-Yu who asked me to interview at the Special Higher Police, and I was his best candidate at the moment."

Hua Xiaonuan nodded; Huang Qian's words made sense.

Moreover, Zhou Hao even gave her this stamp. For the time being, although there are still doubts about Huang Qian's identity, it can be basically confirmed that Huang Qian is Zhou Hao's contact person outside.

Given her status as his fiancée, Huang Qian is still somewhat trustworthy.

However, it will definitely take time to truly gain their trust. If Huang Qian doesn't offer them something satisfactory, Lü Tianting will not trust her.

"So, you came to the south of the city yesterday with the Special Higher Police to search for An Ruoxian, and accidentally discovered us?"

Huang Qian nodded:

"That's right. Zhao Xuan especially likes the jianbing guozi made by your jianbing guozi shop. After eating it yesterday, he specially asked me to come and buy two servings today."

Although he felt that Huang Qian's words were somewhat outrageous, Lü Tianting couldn't find any fault with them.

To be honest, this jianbing guozi is indeed delicious.

After all, the recipe for this stuff was originally made by the Imperial Kitchen specifically for the Empress Dowager, so how could it be bad?
If anything is even slightly lacking in color, aroma, and flavor, the imperial chef would have been beheaded long ago.

Therefore, they really didn't have much reason to doubt Huang Qian's reasoning.

"Alright, now that we've officially made contact, you should head back. If we have any missions coming up, we'll have someone notify you."

Hua Xiaonuan then spoke up:
"President, please let me contact Huang Qian!"

Lu Tianting was taken aback for a moment. Looking at Hua Xiaonuan's eyes, which were filled with a hint of inquiry and longing, Lu Tianting sighed and agreed.

Hua Xiaonuan's biggest obsession right now is finding her brother who has been missing for over twenty years.

The only one who knew Hua Xiaonuan's brother's whereabouts was Zhou Hao.

Hua Xiaonuan's purpose in contacting Huang Qian was also to find out her brother's whereabouts.

Shanghai, Hongkou District Shiliupu Wharf.

Song Rong and Zhou Xiaoman disembarked from the passenger ship, chatting and laughing as they carried their luggage.

As the two reached the dock, a Cadillac honked its horn.

(End of this chapter)