Chapter 219 One Year Mission
Neither Fang Laibao nor He Rongtang was there.
For such a big case, they personally took people out to investigate, but Xu Qingyun had someone call them back.
"Only you can see this intelligence, and it must not be leaked. Based on the content of the intelligence, all insiders will be investigated, including but not limited to those who only know part of the defense deployment."
Xu Qingyun had warned them, and the two of them sat together and carefully read the information. The more they looked at it, the more frightened they became.
The two of them looked at each other as if they had a tacit understanding.
This information is very detailed. Where did the section chief get such information?
The most important thing is, through what channels did the Japanese obtain such confidential information?
The Japanese are indeed better at intelligence work than they are. Now they are on passive defense. It is difficult to get Japanese intelligence. However, they are obviously doing such work, and this intelligence is confirmation.
They also had the ability to obtain intelligence from the Japanese.
Neither knew William.
William's case was handled by Yan Ming. Informants like him, as long as they are not insiders, will not let them know, even Fang Laibao.
When going to Shanghai, Xu Qingyun did not take Fang Laibao with him, but asked him to go to Hangzhou to investigate the case first.
"Section Chief, with this information, it will be easier for us to investigate."
Fang Laibao first said that it was much simpler for them to conduct investigations based on leaked intelligence than to investigate randomly. At least those who were unlikely to have access to this information could be completely eliminated.
For example, some low-level staff officers may have access to small parts, but they will never be so detailed.
The Japanese will not compile such information from many low-level staff officers, because there are certain times and places that all low-level personnel cannot know.
In this way, the target of their investigation must be at least in the middle level.
This is equivalent to greatly reducing the scope.
"Okay, verify and investigate carefully. I'm waiting for your good news."
Xu Qingyun nodded, Fang Laibao was steady, and He Rongtang was smart. They could cooperate well. The combined combat power of the two groups was definitely stronger than one plus one.
Xu Qingyun believed that He Rongtang would definitely use Fang Laibao as the main one, or rather the four groups, to handle this case.
His guess was correct. As soon as the two left, He Rongtang and Fang Laibao went to his office to discuss the next investigation plan, mainly focusing on Fang Laibao.
There were six teams in two groups, and Fang Laibao decided to set up a temporary headquarters outside.
If the case is important, they do not work at the headquarters, so they pay less attention to it.
Secondly, they set up the location closer to the staff headquarters to facilitate the delivery of messages.
This time they rented a building with a yard instead of a hotel.
Furniture is easy to talk about. Buy some first. They will be out most of the time. Some desks will be fine. The main thing is to decorate a conference room to facilitate meetings and discussions.
Fang Laibao decided to dispatch all six teams, leaving only a few people.
He personally stayed at the headquarters to compile the news brought by each team.
He Rongtang led the team out and acted as the general commander of external operations. The two of them, one inside and one outside, could cooperate better.
He Rongtang has no opinion on this.
Both groups were out, but Hou Yigong and Xiang Jiesheng couldn't hide it. They came to Xu Qingyun one after another, but Xu Qingyun prevaricated them.
They went to see Xu Zhanjie again, but Xu Zhanjie scolded them.
This case is very important. They are not allowed to make random inquiries or dare to ask anything about Groups 2 and 4. They will be put in jail and await disposal.
Such a serious threat immediately scared the two of them away, and they did not dare to ask anything related to the case.
Xu Zhanjie understood that they were jealous and wanted to see if they could use him, but it wasn't time to use them yet.
No one can interfere before they are allowed to intervene. This is the rule of the intelligence department.
"Section Chief."
At the headquarters, Fang Laibao stood up immediately when he saw Xu Qingyun coming in.
There are not many people left behind, only a few, who are mainly responsible for organizing documents and information.
Each team goes out to investigate and brings back a large amount of information every day, and everything found must be summarized here.
"Sit down, just a few of you?"
Xu Qingyun asked, and Fang Laibao nodded immediately: "Everyone has gone out. There is nothing going on at the headquarters. There are only a few people."
"Too few won't work. I'll go find the Operations Department and ask them to send a team over to protect your safety."
What we are investigating this time is not ordinary people. Their safety is very important. Don’t think that all members of the Guo Party are honest. When faced with a life or death crisis, many people act extremely crazy.
The traitor knows very well what the consequences will be if what he has done is discovered.
Not only will he die, but his family will also be hurt.
They don't want to be caught without mercy, they have to either run or fight.
Xu Qingyun is not allowed to appear in either situation, so it is necessary to give them some action players.
People from the Operations Section will not know what they are investigating, and after the people from the Operations Section arrive, no one is allowed to leave alone until the case is over. Like the people from the Intelligence Section, they must act in pairs.
Avoid information leakage.
"Thank you, section chief."
Fang Laibao immediately thanked him. It was really empty with only a few of them. If there was a team from the Operations Department, the safety guarantee would be greater.
Of course, only for a small number of people.
However, it is enough to target a small number of people, and it is impossible for the people in the general staff to directly mobilize the army. This is Nanjing, and they do not have all the procedures to mobilize people. The main purpose is to prevent someone from jumping over the wall in a hurry.
Please ask someone from the Action Department for help. No need to show up.
Xu Qingyun went directly to He Ming's office.
"Chief He, are you busy?"
After coming in, Xu Qingyun asked with a smile, while He Ming stood up and asked Xu Qingyun to sit down next to him.
Now Xu Qingyun is no longer the team leader when he first came here, but has become the deputy section chief, and he is also a major department such as the Information Department.
There is only one step away from his job level.
Xu Qingyun deserves his attention and courtesy.
"It's okay. I'm not as busy as you guys. This is your first time in my office. Tell me what you need."
He Ming smiled heartily and said that Xu Qingyun would not come to his house to chat. Since he is here, something must be wrong.
"I want you to borrow someone."
"How many?"
"A team."
A team is not many, but it is not a lot. There are 40 people in a team in the Operations Department, which is enough.
"No problem, when do you want it?"
He Ming didn't ask about the mission. If he could be informed, Xu Qingyun would take the initiative to tell him. If he couldn't be informed, it would be useless to ask.
It’s best to ask less about the Intelligence Department.
"Now, after these people pass, they cannot come back for the time being, and they cannot contact people in the department."
Xu Qingyun replied, He Ming was a little startled, and he couldn't come back, which meant that they had to stay outside for food and accommodation, but they couldn't contact him, which meant that this case was extremely confidential.
"How long will it take?" He Ming asked.
"I don't know yet. I can't guarantee you."
This time, they were investigating traitors in the General Staff, including agents from the Japanese Army Intelligence Department. He really didn't dare to confirm the specific time.
"Do you need me to tell them what to pay attention to?"
After thinking about it, He Ming took the initiative to ask. In fact, this was a kind of test.
"When you talk to them, make the matter more serious. If you are worried, you can ask Virgo. This is a case arranged by Virgo himself."
Xu Qingyun nodded, and He Ming was shocked. It seemed that the case was more important than he thought, but Virgo still came forward in person?
"I understand, don't worry, I will explain it to them properly."
"Thank you, Section Chief He, I'll leave first."
Xu Qingyun stood up and went directly to the headquarters. When they got there, Laibao would arrange their work and explain to them when the time came.
Working in pairs is essential.
Let me say it up front, if anyone fails to abide by discipline and leads to the leakage of intelligence, they really cannot bear this responsibility.
After Xu Qingyun left, He Ming immediately ordered a team to go to the place designated by Xu Qingyun.
After the arrangements were made, He Ming came to the office.
"Virgin, Xu Qingyun just came to see me and borrowed a team."
Xu Qingyun said that the director would arrange it himself. He was not here to verify, but to give a final test to see how important the case was.
The temptation just now has made him understand that this case is not trivial and he must take it seriously.
"Yes. I'm afraid one team is not enough. You give them a team first, and then put people from the other team on standby."
Virgo nodded, but made no suggestion at all. He Ming left quickly without asking any further questions.
The director actually said that one team was not enough. He Ming paid more attention to the case. After thinking about it, he put a team on full standby. During this period, they were on call. They were not allowed to go out during the day, especially the team leader and captain. Stay in the Military Intelligence Office if you have nothing to do.
All weapons are checked and may be used at any time.
There are more than a hundred people in their group, and they are all good operatives. When really needed, they can be pulled out immediately.
He Ming was also curious, what case did Xu Qingyun handle that was so mysterious?
But he understood that since Virgo didn't say anything, he couldn't ask about it. Even if Xu Qingyun was willing to tell him, he couldn't listen.
There is no benefit in hearing too much about the Intelligence Section, and being curious about them can kill people.
Even if he is the section chief.
On Lianhua Street, Niu Yuanxiang was waiting for workers to eat.
The drug store is being renovated, and once it's finished, it can be opened on an auspicious day.
He did have a secret mission when he came to Nanjing this time.
Opening a drug store is not his goal. He will not open this drug store for too long and will transfer it out soon.
He came to Nanjing this time with an important mission.
He is a comrade from Shanghai.
An old comrade in Shanghai disappeared and was later confirmed to have been arrested. However, this comrade did not surrender. He was very strong and never told anything about his comrades despite being tortured by the enemy.
He is worthy of the party and worthy of his own beliefs.
The old comrade was arrested three years ago, and Shanghai only learned about his situation this year.
A comrade who broke into the Hangzhou Station of the Party Affairs Investigation Office discovered that he was being held in a prison in Nanjing and learned about his situation.
Not only him, but also other comrades who were arrested in various places but never confessed.
The spies are very cruel and will torture them every once in a while. Many comrades have been killed because they could not bear the torture, and some have been driven crazy.
The organization is currently in a difficult situation. Shanghai understands that it is very difficult to rescue them, but as long as there is hope, they will try. Niu Yuanxiang was the person sent to inquire about the situation.
Pursuing such information requires money, and he happens to be in the medicinal business and opening a branch here in Nanjing can create a wealthy persona.
Secretary Huang knows him, but he doesn't know Secretary Huang.
Shanghai and Nanjing have never lost contact, but they have been unable to contact the organization.
This time, Shanghai told Secretary Huang that if there was really hope, they would ask Secretary Huang and others for help when the time comes, but do not contact him now.
There should be no direct relationship, no contact at all.
Only Secretary Huang knew about this matter.
Xu Qingyun's guess was correct, Niu Yuanxiang was indeed one of his own.
As for those two calls, they were not made by him in Shanghai, but by Niu Yuanxiang's wife, who stayed in Shanghai.
Niu Yuanxiang's wife is also a comrade of the organization, but she lacks experience in underground work and is not a professional agent.
She was purely worried about Lao Niu and made a special call, as long as someone answered.
Fortunately, she knew it was wrong and didn't dare to use her home phone, so she used a public phone instead.
She could make calls at home, but Lao Niu had told her not to call unless there was something special to avoid exposing her flaws when speaking.
Local calls in Shanghai and Nanjing are fine, but long-distance calls require manual transfer. Not to mention now, in the early decades before China was founded, many long-distance calls also required operators.
At that time, being an operator was a pretty good job.
Niu Yuanxiang himself was confused. Unfortunately, he did not have a radio station and could not organize a report on the matter. After he came to Nanjing, he wanted to contact the organization, and the only way was to make a phone call.
But if it's not urgent, he won't make this call casually.
You cannot speak openly on the phone. They will speak code words. These code words have been set long ago, and various words correspond to other situations, so that comrades can understand the progress of his work.
These two phone calls did attract Niu Yuanxiang's attention, but after hesitation, he did not report it.
His job is to find out the situation of those comrades in prison, and if possible, bribe the people in the prison to see if there is any chance of rescue.
If it doesn't work, he will give up.
He only has one year for this mission. After one year, regardless of whether there is hope or not, he will withdraw.
This pharmacy will only be open for one year.
But Lao Niu knows how to do business and will not lose money even for a year. If the business is good, he can still make money by transferring out.
He had already thought of the reason. When the time came, he said that the business in Shanghai was good and he had children to take care of at home, so he had no choice but to transfer it.
Outside the store, a car drove by.
Xu Qingyun noticed Niu Yuanxiang. There were photos of Niu Yuanxiang in Yanming's investigation, which can be found at the police station.
Xu Qingyun looked specifically at the ground and his feet.
Leng Wenxuan was driving and had no idea what Xu Qingyun was doing in the back seat.
Xu Qingyun was going to the headquarters. This was not a necessary place, but Xu Qingyun asked to buy some food for the people in the headquarters on the way and take them there with them, and comfort them at noon.
By going around like this, you can pass by here.
"Section Chief, you are here."
Xu Qingyun entered the headquarters office. Fang Laibao and He Rongtang stood up together. Yan Ming was also there. They were having a meeting together to analyze the recently discovered situation.
"Have you got a meal yet?"
Xu Qingyun asked with a smile. There was a lot of food in the car, and Leng Wenxuan was asking people to move it to the car.
"not yet."
Fang Laibao said with a silly smile, they were busy and couldn't care about eating.
"Eat first, fill your stomach before doing anything."
Just as Leng Wenxuan brought the food over, Xu Qingyun waved to everyone to come and eat together.
Xu Qingyun bought a lot of things, fried a large pot of vegetables, and bought a lot of braised meat, including roast chicken, beef, etc.
Pork head meat is a must.
The staple food is sesame buns, and these dishes are most comfortable to eat with sesame buns.
"Thank you, section chief."
Fang Laibao was not surprised. This was a method Xu Zhanjie had used before. It turned out that when they were handling the case, the section chief visited them and brought a lot of delicious food.
Deputy Section Chief Xu is worthy of being a student of the Section Chief, and he has learned well.
"Have the people from the Operations Department told them?"
Xu Qingyun asked casually, and Fang Laibao nodded immediately: "Everything has been explained. We must pay attention to confidentiality and safety. If anyone makes a mistake, he will be dispatched, or his life will be fatal."
"Very well, give them some food."
There were a lot of people in the Action Department, and they were here to help, so they couldn't favor one over the other. Xu Qingyun bought a lot, including ten roast chickens.
He didn't use the money from Group 4's small treasury. Now that he is not in Group 4, this money should be left to Fang Laibao to facilitate his future work.
For Xu Qingyun, this little money is nothing.
"I'll send someone to deliver it."
Fang Laibao greets people, the car is full of delicious food, and you can smell the fragrant aroma when you open the car door.
Leng Wenxuan has been distributing food. When the captain of the operations department learned that they had a share, he immediately brought someone to get it. They took half of it and a big bag of sesame cakes alone.
They didn't forget to say thank you when they took it.
These are much better than what they usually eat. Even though they work in the military intelligence agency and their salary is not low, they don't want to eat meat every day.
They want to take care of their families, and the Operations Section has little money and water. They usually cooperate with the Intelligence Section in their operations, and they don't get much out of it.
Today they can eat with open stomachs. Many of them are very happy. They have delicious food just after coming here. Although this mission is strict, it at least makes them feel comfortable.
Just follow the requirements of the Intelligence Section, Deputy Section Chief Xu will not treat them badly.
Nowadays, Xu Qingyun has the best reputation in the Operations Section. He is the first person who pays special attention to the casualties in the Operations Section. When he is on a mission, he will share some benefits with them if there are benefits.
If the brothers are injured or killed in battle, Section Chief Xu will also give an additional pension.
Never before.
"Show me what you found."
After they finished eating, Xu Qingyun sat at the conference table. The case belonged to him and he had to intervene.
You don’t have to come in the early stage, but he will still have to stay here to work in the later stage.
"Yes, I'll get it for you."
Fang Laibao took out a handkerchief and quickly wiped his mouth. There were no napkins in this era. Many people would prepare a handkerchief, also called a handkerchief, for daily use.
It didn't take long, and what they found was limited, mainly concentrated in the Operations Department and the Planning Department.
Military deployment is proposed by the Planning Department and completed by the Operations Department. They both discuss it, so these two departments are most likely to leak secrets.
The chief officers of the two departments have not been investigated for the time being. Although they are not the top people ordered by the old man, they are important generals. If you rush to investigate them, once they find out, it will be unbearable for everyone.
Moreover, since they have a high position and high authority, the possibility of being instigated by the Japanese is lower.
The current investigation mainly focuses on mid-level staff officers and officers, including 22 people in the Operations Department and 18 people in the Planning Department, a total of 40 people.
This is not checking ordinary employees, only people who have access to this information.
If everyone were to be checked, with hundreds of people in each department, it would probably take several days to check these people.
The first is their financial situation.
Among the forty people, there were as many as twenty-six with property problems, and half had many more.
They have high rank, good work, and can make more money. Apart from normal filial piety and the like, someone must give them money and ask them to help with things.
They need to verify the money slowly.
It doesn't matter if we do normal business. If there is any unexplained source, we will be investigated immediately.
This time they are not investigating military corruption. Even if they were investigating military corruption, they would not poke a hornet's nest in the General Staff Department.
Military Intelligence could not afford their counterattack.
Twenty-six people have problems and their belongings are now being verified.
In addition to money, it is also about their social connections. Among the forty people, ten of them have studied in Japan or have been to Japan.
The ratio is as high as a quarter.
Four of them are still in contact with the Japanese.
They have been regarded as key targets of investigation, especially those who have returned from studying in Japan and are still in contact with the Japanese.
Xu Qingyun looked at it very carefully, looking at each person's situation bit by bit.
The fourth and second groups did a good job. It was not easy to detect so many in such a short period of time.
However, no key suspects have been found yet.
Among the forty people, only four had full access to this information.
Among the four people, two had unclear financial information, and one had experience in contact with the Japanese.
He Rongtang is not here. He is personally leading people outside to investigate this person.
Xu Qingyun took out his file and looked through it again.
Meng Zhitang, 31 years old, senior staff officer of the War Department, with the rank of colonel.
He graduated from the third phase of the Whampoa Military Academy, and then studied in Japan for two years. He led troops and served as a chief officer. He was transferred to the War Department at the beginning of this year. He has a backstage and a background.
No ordinary person can enter the war hall.
Many of the arrangements this time came from his suggestions.
Meng Zhitang is married and has children. His wife is a noble lady and well-educated. His father-in-law is an important general in the army. His family situation is also good. On the surface, he does not look like a traitor who was instigated to rebel. However, he has a lot of assets and relies on his salary. And filial piety can't earn that much.
Not only does he have thousands of dollars in bank deposits, but also tens of thousands of dollars in oceans. He also owns more than a dozen stores in Nanjing, Wuhan and other places.
There is also a lot of land in his hometown, which was not left by his father's generation.
His father is not in the military, but he supported the Fruit Party in his early years. Now he is enjoying the blessings in his hometown. Meng Zhitang relies on himself for all these properties.
Meng Zhitang still has businesses under his name, but according to their investigation, Meng Zhitang's business is average, and several businesses even lose money. These are not earned by his business.
Where did he get so much money?
Meng Zhitang is a senior staff officer and has access to a lot of confidential information, each of which can be said to be priceless. For example, if the Japanese want to get this information, they will have to pay at least several thousand taels of gold, or even tens of thousands of taels.
He can still have access to a lot of information like this.
Could this money be what he obtained from selling information?
His property is under investigation. Xu Qingyun does not know the purchase date for the time being. Everything will be known after the investigation results come out.
The 6,000-word supplementary update is not today’s update, it is still available today.
(End of this chapter)