Espionage codename: Shen Gongbao

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Wang Xuesen has always been someone who gets paid to do things, prioritizing a good reputation.

He went straight to Shibuya's office.

Shibuya was wiping his pistol with deerskin when he glanced at him and gestured for him to sit down.

Wang Xuesen smiled, pulled out a chair and sat down, then took out an envelope and pushed it over.

Shibuya glanced at it and snorted, "Wang-san, you always bring envelopes when you come, making me look like a greedy person."

"Brother, you're too kind." Wang Xuesen smiled and poured himself a cup of tea. "This is just a small token of Director Ding's appreciation."

Shibuya smiled and said, "Don't worry, Madam Ding is quite comfortable here. No one is making things difficult for her."

He lowered his voice: "Wang Sang, we're brothers."

"Let's skip this simple task."

Wang Xuesen raised an eyebrow: "Take a look first."

Shibuya opened the envelope, his eyes gleaming with a sly light.

A new US dollar bill with a face value of one hundred dollars.

Five sheets, neatly arranged.

A hundred-dollar bill is a rare sight, not to mention the darn smell of fresh ink on a new bill, it's simply intoxicating.

"Are you sure you want to waive it?" Wang Xuesen asked with a smile.

"Hehe, we're brothers, so I'll gladly accept your offer." Shibuya Ichiro chuckled and quickly put the money away in the drawer.

Wang Xuesen said, "Don't worry, we're brothers. I'll think of you first whenever there's something good to be had. Putting everything else aside, I'll make sure your wife and child have a good life in Tokyo."

Shibuya sat up straight, bowed respectfully, and said, "Mr. Wang, it's truly an honor to have met a friend like you in a foreign land."

"Thanks."

Wang Xuesen smiled modestly: "Don't mention it. I'm hoping you'll be promoted to lieutenant colonel or colonel someday, so I can benefit from that."

"With Mr. Wang's help, I don't think this will be a problem." Shibuya was very confident in the wisdom and methods of the guy in front of him.

"However, Mr. Wang, let me make this clear from the start." Shibuya picked up his teacup and took a sip. "I can release Madam Ding, but those two female followers must stay."

Wang Xuesen raised an eyebrow: "What does Shibuya-kun mean?"

Shibuya put down his teacup and tapped his fingers lightly on the table twice: "This incident of causing trouble in the interrogation room needs to be addressed."

"I'll give Madam Ding face and turn a blind eye."

"But those two women injured an important witness from No. 76, and that debt needs to be settled."

"Otherwise, I won't be able to report to my superiors."

Wang Xuesen chuckled inwardly.

This guy is sensible; he didn't have to waste his breath and took the initiative to make the script work.

By leaving the two shrewish women as scapegoats, Zhao Huimin escaped, Ding Mocun saved face, and Shibuya made money and gained a favor.

A win-win-win situation.

"Very good."

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Shibuya-san."

Wang Xuesen stood up and straightened his cuffs.

Shibuya personally escorted her to the door: "After I finish the formalities, I'll have someone escort Mrs. Ding away."

"Thank you." Wang Xuesen shook hands with him.

"By the way, Mr. Wang, if you have time, could you help me exchange some US dollars for gold? My friend in the military said that our relationship with the US military is becoming increasingly tense."

"If war breaks out, I'm afraid all this money will become worthless. Gold is more reliable."

Shibuya said in a low voice.

"No problem, leave it to me."

Thank you for your trouble.

After leaving the military police branch, Wang Xuesen went straight back to his office building.

He was just about to make a show of going to the interrogation room when a hand reached out and grabbed his arm as he walked to the door of the intelligence department.

It wasn't very forceful, but it was quick and precise.

Wang Xuesen was pulled through the door.

Hu Junhe closed the door behind him and bolted it shut: "Brother, let's chat for a bit."

Wang Xuesen pointed and said, "Brother, wait a minute, there's a ton of work waiting for us in the interrogation room."

"If the director finds out I've been hanging around visiting people, he'll dock my performance bonus."

Hu Junhe pressed him down into a chair:

"Come on, you're the director's favorite now. Chat with me for a bit, I'm really feeling pent up."

I panicked again.

Wang Xuesen was secretly overjoyed, but on the surface he feigned helplessness: "What's wrong?"

Hu Junhe sighed: "Wu Sibao caught a lot of big fish last night."

"They have agents from the Military Intelligence Bureau and the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics, including two special agents from the Enemy Work Committee."

"This achievement deserves to be recorded in history."

"Tell me, as the head of the intelligence department, I have so many people under my command."

"I wasn't given a single fish or a single outpost."

"Give me one or two so the brothers can have some fun."

"Now it's all right, so many people have been arrested, and the intelligence department has no say in it."

"They've made my men look like useless trash."

"How can I continue being the head of the intelligence department?"

He became increasingly agitated as he spoke, pacing back and forth in his office.

"Wu Sibao is living the high life, but what about me?"

"They dumped the tough case of the assassination of Chen Mingchu and He Xingjian on me."

"The assassin wasn't caught on the spot. It's been several days now; he's long since escaped back to the mountain city."

"I'm not Sun Wukong with his somersault cloud, able to fly over and catch the culprit!"

"To put it another way, even if you pity me, Old Hu."

"Two Kuomintang agents escaped to me during this operation. I'll use them to fabricate statements and make up the numbers, so we can close this case respectably, right?"

Hu Junhe suddenly faced Wang Xuesen and spread his hands.

"That Wang Tianmu, he acts like a big shot, sitting in the reception room all day, staring at me blankly."

"He cannot be moved even by torture, and he knows nothing when questioned."

"Brother, come here, give me a solution, what should I do?"

He lowered his voice and moved closer to Hu Junhe.

"As far as I know, this arrest operation was hampered by the fact that Yang Jie's team was transferred away, resulting in a shortage of manpower and the escape of several important figures."

"With your cooperation, this operation would have been perfect."

Hu Junhe slapped the back of his hand in anguish: "Who says it isn't true?"

Wang Xuesen continued, "Furthermore, as far as I know, someone suggested this to the director."

"A request was made for the intelligence department to cooperate, but this was refused by Sibao."

"Snapped!"

Hu Junhe slammed his hand on the table, his little mustache bristling with anger.

"That's what you call big eyes and a small belly!"

"You can't eat it yourself, so you won't let others eat it either!"

"Isn't this the work of a despicable and shameless scoundrel?"

Wang Xuesen quickly made a gesture to lower his head:

"Alright, alright, calm down, buddy. We'll just talk to the director about it at the weekly meeting later."

"Besides, isn't I, the head of the interrogation room, just sitting here doing nothing?"

"They're all the same, they're all the same."

Hu Junhe waved his hand, his expression suddenly becoming serious:

"Brother, that's not how things are handled."

"Everyone knows that Dingmo Village is now defunct. Director Li's promotion is a sure thing."

"The standard configuration for No. 76 in the past was one main gun and two auxiliary guns."

"After Tang Huimin left, a position became vacant. Then Director Li was promoted, and both deputy director positions became vacant."

"At least one should be included."

Hu Junhe raised an eyebrow, his eyes gleaming with shrewdness: "You weren't tempted?"

Wang Xuesen smiled and pointed at him: "Brother, are you testing me?"

"What merit do I possess? First, I have accomplished nothing; second, I was abandoned by Mr. and Mrs. Wang; and third, I arrived late and lack the necessary qualifications."

"This position will never fall to me," Wang Xuesen shook his head and smiled. "That's for you veterans."

Hu Junhe chuckled twice: "What a load of rubbish about being a veteran!"

"The people who actually get things done in this building are too few to count on your fingers."

"Ye Yaoxian, Yang Jie and their ilk are useless and good-for-nothings."

"Liu Zhongwen was a dead eunuch, and he didn't like to fight for power, so he spent all his time thinking up his dirty tricks."

"The only ones left that are out in the open are me, Sibao, and you, right?"

"Si Bao's got a problem with me, can't you tell?"

Wang Xuesen could certainly see it.

Wu Sibao and Hu Junhe are Li Shiqun's hands and eyes, respectively.

The competition between these two for the deputy director position is essentially a power struggle between the Green Gang faction and the business faction.

But what does this have to do with him?

The snipe and the clam fight.

He just watched the show and fished on the side.

However, one still has to put on a show of respect.

"Brother, if you put it that way, I have indeed heard some things from Yu Aizhen, saying that Si Bao is definitely going to become the deputy director."

Wang Xuesen then changed the subject: "But in my opinion, it will be difficult for him to get up there."

"First, they lack education."

"Secondly, he comes from the Green Gang, a brute with no decent qualifications."

"You know that Japanese people are very concerned about saving face."

"Your brother is a handsome man who has worked in the Special Branch and the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics. His resume is exactly the same as the director's."

"In terms of seniority, professional skills, connections, and prestige within the building, no one else comes close!"

Hu Junhe's complexion visibly improved, and he smiled and sighed:

"oops."

He stood up and patted Wang Xuesen on the shoulder:

"Brother, I'm honored by your high regard; I'll remember it."

The smile on his face gradually faded, replaced by a resentful helplessness. "But throughout history, many things haven't been based on talent or ability. Damn it, it's all about nepotism."

"If I had known that becoming an apprentice in the Green Gang would be this effective, I would have kowtowed to Ji Yunqing back then."

Wang Xuesen knew he was alluding to Li Shiqun's shamelessness, and immediately shook his head with a smile:

"Old Hu, we're brothers, I'll pretend I didn't hear what you said, it was just a joke."

Hu Junhe paused for a moment, coughed twice, and waved his hand: "Yes, just kidding, just kidding."

He breathed a sigh of relief, leaned back in his chair, and finally looked a little more relaxed.

"After talking with your brother, I feel much clearer about things."

He took a sip of tea, then suddenly frowned.

"What do you suggest we do about Wang Tianmu?"

Wang Xuesen put down his teacup, his tone becoming more serious: "This person's background is too complicated. He comes from the Green Gang and the old Military Intelligence Bureau. He has deep roots in Shanghai. He lives in a mansion, which is beyond our reach."

"No evidence is better than evidence."

Hu Junhe blinked: "What do you mean?"

Wang Xuesen lowered his voice: "If anything is found out later, it will all be your fault."

"Wouldn't his thugs be shooting at you and your sister-in-law from behind?"

"Don't you see how blood is being savaged outside?"

"Zhang Xiaolin never takes off his iron vest 24 hours a day. When he goes out, he has a guard of dozens of people, at least five submachine guns, and military police patrol."

"Are you still trying to get close? Aren't you just asking for trouble?"

He raised his chin and gestured towards Wu Sibao's office:

"Everyone's avoiding it."

Hu Junhe was stunned.

He followed Wang Xuesen's gaze to the end of the corridor, his expression gradually changing.

From confusion to sudden realization, and then to lingering fear.

Some time ago, the Military Intelligence Bureau killed many people from No. 76.

Chen Mingchu and He Xingjian are living examples.

Even a rough man like Wu Sibao now travels with four or five bodyguards, and there are even people guarding the door when he goes to the outhouse.

If I really investigate Wang Tianmu's case more thoroughly, I might find something.

Could he be the next assassination target?

Thinking of this, Hu Junhe broke out in a cold sweat:

"That's right, I just moved to a new house, and your sister-in-law and her child have finally had a few days of peace."

"I can do this kind of thankless and unprofitable job as a side job."

"But just letting him go like this, I still feel..."

He paused, looking quite helpless.

"You know, I'm not like Sibao, who's involved in both the company and the outpost."

"I only own a run-down Longtai Hotel, there's not much profit to be made."

"Old Wang is a well-known big spender, you tell me..."

As he spoke,