Spy Wars: Return of the Red Luan

Qing Teng San followed Dai Chunfeng into the secret safe house, where he was responsible for checking the eavesdropping, dangerous evacuation routes, and security. After finishing, he nodded to Dai Chunfeng.

Dai Chunfeng's main purpose in coming to Shanghai this time was to summon Bai Shiwei, who had been delaying his return to the North China region. His secondary purpose was to have a secret meeting with Butterfly.

Qing Teng San, using the alias Lin Sanmei, worked diligently and conscientiously in the Telecommunications Section of the Jinling Special Service Department after being recruited for the first time. After returning home, she even "studied Japanese on her own," which was reported to Director Dai by her colleague who was responsible for long-term surveillance and screening.

After multiple background checks, it was found that Lin Sanmei had lived in the Confucius Temple area for many years. After more than a year of screening and surveillance, nothing unusual was found. Dai Chunfeng took her in as one of his own and had her participate in the third "Hong Gongci Special Training Class".

After that, Lin Sanmei accompanied Dai Chunfeng to secret meetings and carried out special missions on many occasions. In her spare time, she would learn Japanese from the captured Japanese spies.

Later, some people were jealous of Lin Sanmei's status and falsely accused her of being a spy for the Red Party, because her identity before coming to Nanjing could not be verified. According to her own description, she was sold from Northeast China to Shanghai and then escaped from Shanghai.

The route is correct, but how come you, a Northeasterner, don't speak with a Northeastern accent?
Lin Sanmei's explanation is something I myself don't know the reason for.

Dai Chunfeng concluded that she was unlikely to be a Communist Party spy. What kind of spy would leave such a huge loophole? Moreover, what kind of underground party member would not have contacted their superior for so many years?
As it turned out, Lin Sanmei was trustworthy. She hadn't contacted her superior for five years, as if he had forgotten about her.

In reality, Qing Teng San was indeed ignored by his superiors, mainly because of Chen Jiehua's lax management, and everyone assumed that someone was in charge.

Initially, Aoto San was managed by Fujiwara Mio, but after being assigned to Jinling, they lost contact.

Soon, Zhu Huiwu joined the team, and the Qing Teng Group was put under Zhu Huiwu's temporary management. However, before they could even make contact, Chen Jiehua took Zhu Huiwu to Beiping.

After Zhao Shiyu entered Jinling, it was assumed that Qing Teng San and Qing Teng Si were assigned to Zhao Shiyu's Xifeng Group. Zhu Huiwu was too busy to manage Jinling, so he didn't mention it again. The matter went around in circles, and the two girls were forgotten by the group.

The last time Chen Jiehua and Fujiwara Mio saw Aoto San was at No. 53 Chicken and Goose Lane. (Chapter 202 of "The Return of the Red Phoenix")
After being accepted as one of their own, Lin Sanmei underwent several special training sessions. She became proficient in all skills, learned Japanese, and was disciplined in her work. She never asked questions she shouldn't have asked and never took anything she shouldn't have taken. She passed Lao Dai's tests several times. Over the years, Lin Sanmei has gained Dai Chunfeng's deep trust.

Most importantly, Dai Chunfeng's favorite thing was for him to take her to meet Butterfly in secret. Lin Sanmei never bothered him and even helped to fool the madam when they got back.

Don't you absolutely love it?
After Dai Chunfeng settled down and waited a while, Liu Shibai, who was outside, confirmed that no one was following or tailing him, and then went to the door. "Secretary Lin, how is the Chief in a mood?"

"It's alright, go inside." Lin Sanmei winked at her.

"Thank you." Liu Shibai understood from Lin Sanmei's eyes that the boss hadn't come to interrogate him, and he had worried for nothing.

In the Special Service Department, those who are not familiar with each other will usually call her "Secretary Lin," while those who are familiar with her, especially newcomers who joined the department later, will call her "Sister Lin."

Lin Sanmei didn't want to listen to the conversation inside.

Since that time when the master brought his mistress to the communications section of the intelligence agency, I only glanced at the master, and the mistress chatted with me casually for a few words, without discussing intelligence.

Have they forgotten about me?
I come to Shanghai every week now, but I've never seen the master and mistress, or even the other sisters. It's really strange.
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Chen Jiehua thought it over and over. He still didn't go to see Qing Teng San. He couldn't afford any unexpected complications now; his comeback plan, which he had prepared for so long, couldn't be ruined.

The telegram contacted Zhao Yiyue, who had gone to Huizhou Prefecture in Anhui Province. According to intelligence analysis, Zhang Hanqing might have been transferred to Huizhou, and Zhao had gone to investigate. In early August, Chen Jiehua changed his identity and continued to wander around Zhabei, Miaohang, Luodian, and Baoshan for several days. Finally, he found a small house with a basement in Baoshan and bought it in the name of Shimizu Saburo.

After all the procedures were completed, I found another opportunity to modify the time in the transaction record.

Next came the arrangement of the house and basement. Following the customs of Japanese ronin, Chen Jiehua disguised himself as a ronin and purchased some daily necessities in various trading areas.

Everything is ready.

What was supposed to come finally came.

The battle for Shanghai has begun. The Japanese army did not expect the resistance in Shanghai to be so strong. Last time in Shanghai, they did not gain any advantage over the 87th and 88th Divisions. This time in Shanghai, they will first encounter the 87th and 88th Divisions, which are old adversaries.

The first wave of Japanese army troops suffered heavy losses and requested reinforcements from the rear. On August 22, the Third Fleet of the Navy bombarded the Luodian and Baoshan areas. After several rounds of shelling, the marines, led by Shibayama Masao, landed at Wusong and Chuansha.

In an alley in Baoshan, Chai Shanchangsheng and his team had just entered the street when they suddenly felt someone calling their name. Then they saw someone running towards them. Was that someone?
"Lord Shibayama! Lord Shibayama! Lord Shibayama has finally come to save me!"

Covered in filth and riddled with injuries, Aoki Seigen used his last strength to raise his hands and charge at Shibayama Masao in a comical manner, shouting as he did so.

Shibayama-kun, you've finally arrived. We've been waiting for you.

"Don't shoot!"

While stopping his marines from firing, Shibayama wondered why the voice sounded so familiar. Where had he heard it before? If this "strange man" hadn't kept calling out "Shibayama-kun," he probably would have been riddled with bullets long ago.

Shibayama Masao carefully examined the person, wiping his face repeatedly, and finally confirmed that the unconscious person lying in front of him was indeed Aoki Seigen, whom Tokyo had been secretly searching for!
This is incredible!
"Matsukata-kun! Did you see clearly which house Aoki-kun ran out of?"

"Reporting to the general, it's that bombed-out building in front, the one that came out through that gap."

"Come on, lead the way, let's go see!"

"General! Look, a samurai sword! This guy who was blown up is a ronin! And over here, the basement, oh crap! It looks like a detention room, an interrogation place."

Preliminary investigation revealed that this was the house of a Japanese ronin and an army lieutenant colonel, who were imprisoning and holding General Aoki captive.

Unfortunately, or rather coincidentally, the naval gunboats fired haphazardly and happened to blow up this house, destroying the ronin's chest, but at least his face could still be identified.

The other lieutenant colonel... wait, he doesn't seem to have been hit by the explosion, but he looks like he just died recently after his neck was snapped. (End of Chapter)