Spy Wars: Return of the Red Luan

Chapter 144 Yang Dengying's Work Arrangements

In prison, Yang Dengying insisted that Gu Shunzhang was making baseless accusations. He argued that someone like him, who spent his days slacking off and his nights partying, frequenting places like the Metropolis and Night Fragrance, could never be a member of the Communist Party. The Communist Party would never be interested in him!
The interrogation was conducted by Yang Dengying's colleague, who had been to the Metropolitan Metropolitan Government countless times. He thought Yang Dengying's words made sense, so he didn't use torture and decided to detain him first and bring Gu Shunzhang over for a confrontation the next day.

Yang Dengying's preliminary interrogation report was quickly submitted to Xu Enzeng and "CC". Xu Enzeng looked at Gu Shunzhang across from him and showed him the interrogation report directly. Gu Shunzhang said, "I have evidence in a secret room in my house."

This led to the scene where the military and police chief took Gu Shunzhang home.

Although Gu Shunzhang is dead, the secret room has been found, containing several handwritten notes from Yang Dengying to the Special Branch!
It turns out this guy had been harboring malicious intentions all along. The note, which should have been "burned immediately after reading" according to organizational discipline, was not burned by him. Instead, he hid it in a secret room!

On the evening of the 29th, Yang Dengying had already been put on a cross. The Party Affairs Investigation Department was busy continuing to arrest people and handle the aftermath, and had no time to interrogate him. With the handwritten note in front of him, Yang Dengying could no longer deny it.

Yang Dengying thought to himself, "This is it, I should have just retreated instead of being reckless when Wang Yong sent the message."

The next day, things took another dramatic turn. Watanabe Watari, the military attaché at the Japanese Consulate General in Shanghai, arrived at the Party Affairs Investigation Department with a message from Major General Aoki, demanding the person's release! They were really something else, stepping in at this critical moment—a lifesaver!

It seems that the money spent on the Japanese over the past few years has not been wasted, and the drinks have not been a waste!

The Party Affairs Investigation Department was as ruthless to the Red Party as it was cowardly to the Japanese. Watanabe said that Commander Aoki personally requested someone, and Xu Enzeng didn't even look at the documents before ordering Watanabe to take away Yang Dengying, who was hanging on a cross and hadn't been tortured yet.

Watanabe took Yang Dengying away and, following Aoki Qiao's instructions, delivered him to the East Asia Tongwen Academy. On the way, he comforted him, saying, "Aoki-kun is a sentimental person. He actually took the initiative to save you. You should take care of yourself."

The Japanese embassy's military attaché, Watanabe, just left me here and didn't care. At least give me a cup of hot water! I've been hanging in prison for a whole day and night without eating or drinking anything.

The principal's office door was pushed open, and a man in a Japanese naval uniform walked in? Good heavens, a rear admiral? Wait, he smiled at me? "Aoki-kun?"

"I never expected that it would be Aoki-kun who would save me in the end! Yang Dengying is ashamed!"

"Mr. Yang, there's no need for such formality. The Empire cherishes talent, and I, Qingmu, cherish talent even more. I simply cannot bear to see Mr. Yang's talent go to waste."

"Come, sit down, let's eat and talk." The thoughtful Chen Jiehua had the kitchen bring over drinks and food.

I cannot reveal my identity to you, and you cannot tell me your true identity, but this life-saving grace and the kindness shown to me should be enough to fool you for a while, right?
“Mr. Yang, I know that many of you Chinese do not like to work for us Japanese, but as far as I know, you have been serving our Japanese community since you graduated from the Imperial University of Tokyo.”

"I am ashamed to say that since Dengying returned to Shanghai, I have really had no choice in what I do."

"Take your time eating. What do you think of this East Asia Tongwen Academy?"

"The academy has a long history, and the students are full of energy. It's excellent."

"The academy is currently short of a head of the education department. Mr. Yang, would you be interested in taking on the role of head of the education department?"

“If it weren’t for Mr. Aoki’s rescue, Yang Dengying would already be a prisoner, and his life would not even be guaranteed. How could he be picky? Dengying is willing to serve General Aoki like a dog!” “Mr. Yang, please get up! Oh, then I’ll have to trouble you to stay here for now. Your task is to teach the Japanese students Chinese, including dialects, and at the same time teach the Chinese students to speak Japanese.”

"If there are other higher positions available to serve the Empire, Mr. Yang will be given priority."

After convincing him and waiting for him to finish eating, Chen Jiehua got up and led the well-fed Yang Dengying to introduce the academy's facilities, teachers, and various classes.

When introducing the academy's teachers, Yang Dengying's eyes lingered on the name of Chinese teacher Wang Xuewen for an extra half second, which Chen Jiehua noticed. Although Yang Dengying tried to hide it well, this unusual behavior did not escape Chen Jiehua's notice.
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That evening, Chen Jiehua first went to the villa on Beidan Road to wait for Liu Junze to return. He had just seen him at the academy and gave him a look, signaling him to come back as soon as possible after school. Liu Junze saw it.

"Old Liu, the new head of the education section I brought today, Yang Dengying, is an important non-staff member of the organization. Although he is not a party member, he is very important, just like you. Not being a party member means not having a file, which is also a better form of protection."

"What do you want me to do?"

"When he introduced the academy teachers today, he lingered on Wang Xuewen's name for 0.5 seconds longer. Pay close attention to whether the two interact. Also, be mindful of Wang Xuewen's words and actions, and don't let him notice. Report back to me regularly."

"In addition, the academy will be conducting a unified assessment in the middle of the month. I will find an excuse to come and watch your assessment. Are you confident that you can stand out among your classmates without revealing your aiming and ranging abilities?"

"No problem. I'm good at shooting, hand-to-hand combat, and kendo. I'll try my best to keep my ballistics score at the average level of the class."

"Okay, it's up to you then."

"Old Liu, the situation in Shanghai is becoming increasingly complex and dangerous. You need to be more cautious. Reduce the frequency of your contact with Old Zhou. He should be fine on his end right now. You're also starting to join the Marine Corps, so you can't make frequent external communications anymore."

“I understand. Oh, by the way, the day before yesterday, someone came here with your token and wanted to buy a batch of guns and bullets from me. I recognized it as your token and the code was correct, so I sold it to them.”

"Sure, no problem. You can handle the arms deal openly as Colt's sales representative. It's best to have your two men handle the negotiations. You can tell the public that anyone can come, we only accept US dollars, and the Communists can buy too, but they'll need to raise the price appropriately."

"What kind of tactic is this? You're charging even more to your own people?"

"Hehe, this is a business strategy. To establish an image and rules, we offer high prices to the Communist Party, and then sell to the Kuomintang and other gangs at slightly lower prices. Wouldn't both sides feel superior to the Communist Party and be more willing to pay? This is called emotional value."

"Don't worry about the organization. I'll send the dollars regularly, and they'll understand."

"So you're using your own dollars to buy your own gun? Why go through all this trouble? Why not just send it over directly?"

"You don't understand. With so many people in the organization, can't we guarantee there aren't any enemy spies or those who have been arrested and defected? Having sales records ensures there are no hidden dangers."

"After placing an order in the future, tell Lao Zhou that the defect rate of the goods delivered to Guodang can be increased."

(End of this chapter)