Espionage codename: Shen Gongbao

Chapter 292 Undying

On the train.

Wang Xuesen looked calm, his eyes closed as he took a nap, like a relaxed traveler, showing no sign of the embarrassment or tension of being imprisoned.

Wanli Lang watched from the sidelines, secretly amazed.

He increasingly realized that Wang Xuesen was extraordinary; his very demeanor indicated that he was destined for great things.

This guy is very likely to be "Shen Gongbao". If you can befriend him, and if Wang Xuesen is willing to speak up in the future, it is not impossible for you to return to the Military Intelligence Bureau.

He glanced at his watch, took out a cigarette case, flicked one out, and handed it to Wang Xuesen: "It's almost dawn. We're still about half an hour's drive from Nanjing."

"Chen Bijun probably won't prepare breakfast for you. I brought some biscuits; would you like some to eat to stave off hunger?"

Wang Xuesen opened his eyes, took the cigarette, lit it, and took a puff: "No, I ate braised pork knuckle last night, and my stomach hasn't finished digesting it yet."

"You have quite the appetite. Even in that condition, you can still eat meat," Wanlilang laughed.

Looking at the dawn breaking outside the window, Wang Xuesen shrugged and said, "Even if the sky falls, we'll still eat and drink as usual. Being depressed and distressed won't solve anything."

"Old Wan, what are your plans for the future?" Wang Xuesen asked, since he had nothing better to do.

"What else can we do but follow the Japanese?"

"I have some inside information, would you like to hear it?"

Wanlilang blinked.

"Hold on, last time your brother just came straight up and started talking nonsense, which ended up trapping me at Qi Qingbin's house and almost got me killed."

"Your stuff is poisonous, so please don't harm me."

Wang Xuesen stared at him, a knife hidden in his smile.

Wan Lilang sighed, "Brother, I admit I was wrong. I misjudged you."

"Looking back now, it was like trying to show off my skills in front of Guan Yu – a complete clown act."

"Outsiders think I've won, but in reality, I've lost miserably."

"Chen Gongshu moved the Third Brigade to No. 76."

"I'm not arresting people, I'm inviting a deity back."

"I don't have that much ability. This was all arranged by the director." This guy was full of traps, so Wang Xuesen naturally wouldn't answer him.

"I have news that Qingqi Qingyin may be transferred," Wanli Lang said.

"You're quite capable, buddy, to be able to find out such confidential information," Wang Xuesen said with a smile.

Wan Lilang continued his analysis: "Qingqi is leaving, and Li Shiqun's backer will collapse."

"Li Shiqun is in Suzhou. If he wants to control No. 76 again, he only has two choices: Wu Sibao or Hu Junhe."

"Hu Junhe is shrewd and Li Shiqun doesn't trust him."

"Moreover, the intelligence department's manpower is no match for mine. Your brother was personally sent here by Li Shiqun today, which means your trust has collapsed."

At this point, Wan Lilang became a little arrogant: "In other words, only Wu Sibao is left in No. 76."

"If you and I team up to take down Wu Sibao, No. 76 will be ours for the taking. Then you can just pick up all the money in Shanghai as you please, right?"

"You want money, I want power."

"Killing two birds with one stone!"

"how?"

"My fate is uncertain right now, it's not appropriate for you to tell me this, brother," Wang Xuesen said calmly.

"Let's finalize it first. What if your brother comes back alive?"

"I always felt that you, my little brother, were like a cat, with nine lives."

Wanli Lang said with great anticipation.

"We'll see when the time comes. I still need to see how sincere your gift is," Wang Xuesen said with a smile.

"Just wait, you'll be satisfied," Wanlilang said.

"The train is about to pull into the station, brother, get ready to get off." As the train slowed down and the whistle sounded, Wanlilang stood up and said.

Wang Xuesen straightened his trench coat and got out of the car with them.

station.

A black armored car was parked on the platform, and Chu Minyi was already waiting with his guards.

Wan Lilang got out of the car and greeted Chu Minyi, saying, "Minister Chu, I've brought the person to you. I have no further instructions. I'll head back to the station to report to Director Li."

Chu Minyi smiled and said, "Director Wan, thank you for your trouble."

"Director Wang, take care." Wan Lilang patted Wang Xuesen on the shoulder and got into another car surrounded by his subordinates.

Chu Minyi looked at Wang Xuesen: "Director Wang, please. Your wife has been waiting for you for a long time."

Wang Xuesen got into the car, and Chu Minyi personally guarded him.

Wang Xuesen lit a cigarette, took a puff, and asked with a smile, "Mr. Chu is a master of martial arts in this era. Even if I grew wings, I couldn't fly away. There's no need to keep such a close watch on me."

Chu Minyi said, "Madam says you are Shen Gongbao. I want to see if you can turn your head upside down."

"Shen Gongbao?"

"Who would use such a boring, trashy code name!"

"The person who chose this code name must be the biggest idiot in the world."

Wang Xuesen spoke with ease and humor.

"I think so too, so I don't think you are Shen Gongbao."

"I have always witnessed Wenying's growth, and it is inseparable from your assistance."

"I advised the lady."

"But you were unlucky. The 'Purple Mountain' group in the mountain city was exposed, and Madam suffered heavy losses."

"It just so happens that Miao Zhonghua was once a member of Zijin Mountain."

"It was Qian Xinmin who handled this case with you, and it was you who asked Wenying to persuade Madam not to interfere in Miao Zhonghua's case."

"Now that Qian Xinmin's identity as a member of the Military Intelligence Bureau is confirmed, she has every reason to suspect that you and Qian Xinmin jointly obtained some intelligence about the Zijinshan Group from Miao Zhonghua," Chu Minyi said.

It's not that he trusts.

I just felt that Wang Xuesen was already dead, so there was no harm in talking about him.

Of course, Li Kaifeng's matter was top secret and could not be revealed.

"Alas, I only wanted to protect my brother Wenying, but I never expected it to become a disaster that befell me instead."

"What you call the exposure of a group might have been orchestrated by Qian Xinmin."

"But it has nothing to do with me."

"My involvement in this case is purely because Miao Zhonghua insisted that he was the teacher's wife's man."

"At that time, this person had already been turned by the Kuomintang's military intelligence agency in the mountain city—"

At this point, Wang Xuesen waved his hand and smiled wryly, "I know it's no use saying anything now, so let's not explain any more."

"Whether you stick your neck out or not, you'll get stabbed anyway."

Chu Minyi also sighed softly: "It's a pity that Wenying was sent to Tokyo by Madam last month. If he were here, he might have been able to save you."

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Wang Xuesen frankly stated, "Wasn't my teacher's wife setting up this long-winded argument with the intention of taking my life?"

"I am deeply grateful for Mr. Chu's kindness and care."

Chu Minyi turned his head away and said nothing more.

Chen Bijun was his wife's older sister, and he knew better than anyone how ruthless this woman was.

Once she's made up her mind, even Mr. Wang finds it difficult to change it.

After half an hour.

The car entered a heavily guarded mansion.

Immediately, a guard took out a black hood and put it on Wang Xuesen's head. Chu Minyi then led him straight to the backyard.

An interrogation room was set up in the backyard.

"Go in."

With the sound of the iron gate opening, the guards roughly pushed Wang Xuesen inside and pressed him into the electric chair.

Someone removed his hood.

The interrogation room was dimly lit, and the pungent smell of urine and blood was overwhelming.

Wang Xuesen was not made of steel, much less a saint.

At this moment, I can't help but feel a little panicked.

Damn it.

He didn't know if his plan would work. If Okamura couldn't get anyone out of him, and the Japanese weren't interested in negotiating with Yamashiro, he might have to die here tonight.

Of course, he was still quite confident.

Given the current war situation and the prevailing circumstances, even if the Japanese were foolish, with the reply from "Brother Yu Nong" and the "Tung Project" in place, they had no reason to miss out on their messenger.

moment.

Chen Bijun, who had gained weight and was wearing round-framed glasses, walked in.

Wang Xuesen felt sorry for Lao Wang.

Old Wang is actually quite good-looking.

However, Chen Bijun's appearance was really lacking. Her face was fleshy and wide, and coupled with her tendency to act big and her cold and serious demeanor, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that she looked fierce.

With Wang Jingwei looking at that face all the time, it's no wonder his illness can't get better.

"Madam," Wang Xuesen said with a smile and a slight bow.

Chen Bijun slammed a stack of documents on the table and said in an official tone, "Wang Xuesen, this contains evidence of your collusion with the Military Intelligence Bureau and Dai Li."

"Of course, I didn't call you here to talk about this."

"I just want to ask you some questions. If you explain them clearly, I will immediately burn these materials and release you back to Shancheng on the grounds that you have agreed to serve me."

"On the contrary, if you can't explain it clearly, this is your graveyard."

"We've known each other for a long time, and you know my personality, so you'd better behave yourself."

Wang Xuesen deliberately stalled for time, rambling on, "Ah, back in Wuhan, my teacher's wife and Mr. Wang were so—"

Chen Bijun tapped the table: "Stop trying to establish connections."

"You sent me that you had obtained top-secret information. What was it? Tell me right now."

"I haven't had breakfast and I'm starving. I have no strength left. Madam, could you let me eat something before I answer?" Wang Xuesen deliberately stalled for time.

At this critical juncture, every minute of delay increases the chances of success.

He had spoken to Shibuya about it.

If they were in dire straits, Shibuya should immediately relay the information and news to Commander Okamura.

Okamura then reported this to the General Staff.

The General Staff Headquarters is located in Nanjing, not too far from Wang Jingwei's residence. If all goes well, the military police should be coming to pick him up around this time.

The premise is that every link in the chain must be in place.

Of course, don't panic if things go wrong.

Okamura will do his best to get the person out of trouble, after all, he secretly spent three hundred taels of gold.

Unless Chen Bijun immediately orders her execution.

That's unlikely. Wang Xuesen has a lot of information that can keep her occupied for at least two days; it'll just mean she'll have to endure torture.

You'll suffer a loss.

"Stop arguing and get to the point," Chen Bijun said angrily.

Wang Xuesen leaned back in his chair, closed his eyes, and said nothing more.

Chen Bijun was at her wits' end. She figured it wouldn't make a difference if she spent the time on breakfast. If the kid still didn't confess by then, she wouldn't be surprised if their master-disciple relationship was completely severed.

"Get him a bowl of noodles," she ordered the guard at the door.

"Don't forget to add two fried eggs!" Wang Xuesen shouted.

"Want more eggs?"

"If you don't confess honestly later, you'll be in trouble."

Chen Bijun glared at him. The interrogation room smelled bad, so she went outside first.

Soon, someone brought over a steaming bowl of egg noodles.

Wang Xuesen ate slowly and deliberately, and also drank all the soup.

It took another half hour, one after the other.

Clang.

Chen Bijun pushed open the door and walked in, asking impatiently, "Now you should be able to confess, right?"

Wang Xuesen let out a burp and said with difficulty, "Actually, there is no such thing as top-secret intelligence."

"At the time, I just wanted to get to Shanghai as soon as possible, so I planned to make up some information about Chiang Kai-shek's official residence and cargo shipping routes to get your people to open a transportation station as soon as possible."

"Who knows what kind of trouble the person I was in contact with might have gotten into."

"You'll find out what happens next."

"When you asked me last time, I wanted to tell you, but I didn't dare to say it out loud."

"It seems we have no choice but to say it now."

"Wang Xuesen, are you playing me?" Chen Bijun was furious, her face tense with anger.

"That's the truth," Wang Xuesen said.

The so-called top-secret intelligence had long been buried by Wang Ershao, and probably no one except Dai Li knew about it.

The more you say, the more mistakes you'll make. It's better to cut off this foolish woman's hopes completely.

Chen Bijun rubbed her forehead; she felt like her head was about to explode, and the world was spinning.

However, deep down she probably knew that this might be the truth.

Because Wang Ershao is a playboy.

Moreover, he is cunning and treacherous by nature.

It is not impossible for such a person to fabricate top-secret information.

"Are you Shen Gongbao?" Chen Bijun asked.

"I am Shen Gongbao. Can I help you unify the opium tax and provide Wenying with that much money and opium dens?"

"I had someone shoot him dead, ending the Wang family line."

"With the teacher's health, he won't last long. Wouldn't it be better to completely disrupt the new government?" Wang Xuesen countered.

Chen Bijun was genuinely stumped by the question.

"Madam, have you been bewitched again?"

"These days, intelligence is a mix of truth and falsehood. A lot of people, just to curry favor with you, are simply making things up to match your ideas, aren't they?"

"If you suspect Zhou Fohai, believe me, someone will say tomorrow that they have found evidence of Minister Zhou's connection with Dai Li."

"Madam, I'm one of our own."

With Chen Bijun's limited intelligence, Wang Xuesen could easily fool her with just a few words.

Chen Bijun's heart also began to pound.

However, Li Kaifeng was an intelligence expert, and the intelligence he obtained under Dai Li's very nose at such great risk was unlikely to be false.

Chen Bijun found it difficult to distinguish between truth and falsehood.

She glanced at Wang Xuesen and decided to trust her intuition.

Wang Xuesen is too clever; we can't let him live. It's best to deal with him as soon as possible.

If this kind of person stays by Wenying's side, it might be a long-term strategy to catch a big fish, and sooner or later he'll show his fangs like Sima Zhongda.

Get rid of it sooner, and you'll have peace of mind sooner.

Thinking of this, Chen Bijun sneered, "Very well, since you refuse to confess, then I have no choice but to send you on your way."

"Someone, summon Mr. Chu."

Soon Chu Minyi walked in.

Chen Bijun coldly uttered three words: "The usual!"

Chu Minyi's expression changed slightly.

As expected, the lady planned to secretly execute Wang Xuesen.

Just then, the phone in the interrogation room rang.

Chen Bijun answered arrogantly, "It's me."

Her face immediately turned deathly pale with resentment, then she turned and glared at Wang Xuesen with a sinister and ruthless look: "So what if they're here? Just say they're not here and send them away—"

Just then, the heavy sound of military boots came from outside the door.

A guard rushed in in a panic: "Madam, Major General Okamura of the Shanghai Military Police Headquarters has arrived, he's right outside the door."

"Damn it, who let them into the backyard?" Chen Bijun said angrily.

The guard lowered his head and remained silent.

Chu Minyi secretly shifted his gaze to avoid contact with Chen Bijun.

He let the person in.

This is also Mr. Wang's intention.

He just spoke privately to Mr. Wang in the living room on behalf of Wang Xuesen.

Mr. Wang has relented.

Unlike his wife, Wang Jingwei had a genuine teacher-student relationship with Wang Xuesen, who had been with him since the Whampoa Military Academy.

The key is that this kid can make money.

Since the establishment of the new government, Wang Jingwei's political views have been constrained in many ways, especially since the Japanese supported Li Shih-Chun and Zhou Fohai, and never allowed him to take control of the military.

In the past, under Chiang Kai-shek, he suffered because he didn't have a gun.

Now that history is repeating itself and his health is on the verge of collapse, Wang Jingwei knows that he can't hold on for long.

Given the complexities of politics, the best option is to ensure that Wenying has more money in her pocket.

Wang Jingwei was unable to dissuade his wife from her ambitions.

But at least it can secretly protect the son's money.

Even if the Japanese hadn't come, he wouldn't have agreed to Chu Minyi's execution of Wang Xuesen; he would have secretly released him.

The Japanese arrived just in time, which saved me from having any lingering resentment towards Chen Bijun.

"Mrs. Wang, how have you been?"

As a strained Chinese voice drifted in, Ichiro Okamura, wearing a yellow woolen military overcoat, strode in.

The Japanese military police nearby immediately pushed aside the guards and formed a line of guards on both sides.