My years of espionage

Chapter 2042 Chief of the Intelligence Division of the Special Agent Headquarters

In the courtyard of No. 76 Jessfield Road, Wan Haiyang personally welcomed Cheng Qianfan, who had come to assume his post.

Three black cars drove into the yard.

Cheng Qianfan got out of the car in the middle.

At Wan Haiyang's prompting, Zhao Chaoyang stepped forward to lead the way.

Cheng Qianfan stepped up the stairs, smiling as he shook hands with Wan Haiyang, who was waiting on the stairs.

……

"Director Wan," Cheng Qianfan said, "from now on, we're not only friends, but also comrades-in-arms."

"Director Cheng, I never imagined we'd be working together one day," Wan Haiyang said with a smile. "This is truly a joyous occasion."

"please!"

"please!"

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Wan Haiyang hosted a banquet in a private room of the No. 76 canteen to welcome Cheng Qianfan to his new post in the intelligence department.

During the meal, the two chatted happily. As for Meng Dajun, who had been killed by Cheng Qianfan seven or eight hours earlier, it seemed as if he didn't exist at all, and no one would be so foolish as to mention him.

After the banquet, Wan Haiyang led his men away in a grand procession.

……

Cheng Qianfan formally looked around his office as the head of the intelligence department.

Although the intelligence department was purged by Wan Haiyang and Xiong Changhua, the main target was Dong Zhengguo's independent investigation department.

In addition to the Independent Investigation Section, the Intelligence Department also has an Intelligence Section.

"Chief." Du Mingzhe, the head of the First Section of the Intelligence Department, saluted Cheng Qianfan.

"Section Chief Du, we meet again," Cheng Qianfan said with a smile.

"Yes, it's great to see you again." Du Mingzhe looked very happy. "I never thought I would be able to work under you, Director. I am so happy."

……

Cheng Qianfan inquired about the situation of the first department from Du Mingzhe, and Du Mingzhe gave Cheng Qianfan a detailed report.

“I noticed there used to be a second department,” Cheng Qianfan said to Du Mingzhe, waving the documents in his hand. “Why is the second department now just on paper?”

"Senior," Du Mingzhe said, "The Second Section previously discovered a Red Party traitor. Following Director Li's instructions, we are to thoroughly investigate the traitor."

He told Cheng Qianfan, "After internal screening and interrogation, the brothers who were found to be without problems were assigned to the Independent Investigation Section. Although the Second Section still has its staff, the people are gone."

"I see." Cheng Qianfan nodded slightly.

He asked Du Mingzhe a few more questions and then asked him to leave.

……

"Hmm?" Cheng Qianfan was sitting in a chair flipping through documents when he heard Haozai come in. He looked up at Haozai.

"Brother Fan, the person has arrived." Haozai saw Brother Fan nod, and with a wave of his hand, a team of people immediately came in and carefully inspected the office.

"Brother Fan, we only found this; nothing else is unusual." Haozai handed the eavesdropping device he had removed from the telephone to Cheng Qianfan.

"A petty trick." Cheng Qianfan snorted and casually tossed it into the trash can.

"After the bloodbath by those two, the intelligence department is now basically a shell of its former self," he said to Haozai. "Your task is to rebuild the intelligence department as soon as possible."

"clear."

……

"I don't need to elaborate on the importance of intelligence. The first requirement for anyone joining the intelligence department is loyalty," Cheng Qianfan told Haozai. "This is of paramount importance."

"Don't worry, Brother Fan, I know what to do," Haozai said.

When Fan Ge took over the intelligence department of the special agent headquarters, he chose to bring Hao Zai to work there, which made Hao Zai very happy. This is enough to show that Fan Ge trusts him the most.

"Do you have any information about Zhang Yun?" Cheng Qianfan asked.

Zhang Yun was the leader of the third group of Dong Zhengguo's independent investigation department. Dong Zhengguo and others were labeled as "Chongqing elements" and "Red Party members" and were executed at an unprecedented speed. Only Zhang Yun's third group was lucky enough to escape this fate because they were on official business outside the area.

However, the intelligence headquarters has announced that Zhang Yun and others are Chongqing agents and launched a massive manhunt in Shanghai.

……

“No.” Haozai shook his head. “Zhang Yun is from Zhabei and is very familiar with Shanghai. Besides, he’s helping out. If he wants to hide and not be discovered, he can still manage.”

“Find Zhang Yun,” Cheng Qianfan said thoughtfully. “Make it clear that only I can save their lives.”

Zhang Yun and others can no longer be described as mere expendable pawns; they have been directly labeled as Chongqing elements, and Wan Haiyang and Xiong Changhua intend to exterminate them all.

In this situation, he was even more determined to protect Zhang Yun and the others.

This would both win over the hearts of the intelligence department and, inadvertently, further intensify the conflict with Wan Haiyang and Xiong Changhua.

"Understood." Haozai nodded.

"Once you find him, hide him first," Cheng Qianfan instructed. "I'll need him very much later."

"Understood," Haozai said.

……

“Chief, I’ve seen it all today,” Zhao Chaoyang said to Wan Haiyang. “Now the whole of Shanghai knows that Cheng Qianfan killed Deputy Director Meng, but this guy can still act like nothing happened and come to the intelligence department to take up his post with an arrogant attitude.”

"Do you know why he had to get rid of Meng Dajun before he could take office?" Wan Haiyang asked, glancing at Zhao Chaoyang as he trimmed a cigar with small scissors.

“At first I didn’t quite understand, and I thought Cheng Qianfan was too arrogant,” Zhao Chaoyang said. “But now I understand.”

He said to Wan Haiyang, "Cheng Qianfan is showing everyone that he is a person who follows the rules."

“Yes, we should follow the rules,” Wan Haiyang said, then he snorted coldly, “Follow the rules!”

Yes, in the middle of the night before Cheng Qianfan took office as the head of the intelligence department of the Special Agent Headquarters, he personally took action and killed Meng Dajun, the deputy head of the interrogation department of the Special Agent Headquarters. This was actually because he followed the rules!

……

"Chief, did Meng Dajun just die in vain?" Zhao Chaoyang frowned and asked.

Although he had a lukewarm attitude towards Meng Dajun, and could even be said to look down on this uncouth man, Meng Dajun was, after all, the deputy director of the interrogation department. He had just died like that, and the whole of Shanghai knew that Cheng Qianfan had killed him. It would be too embarrassing not to respond.

"The police received a report of a murder on Westmond Road. It has now been confirmed that the deceased, Meng Dajun, was murdered by the gang of notorious bandit Jiang Luozi. The police have issued an arrest warrant and are offering a reward for the capture of Jiang Luozi's gang," Wan Haiyang said.

As he spoke, he handed an official letter to Zhao Chaoyang.

……

Zhao Chaoyang looked at the official letter, the ink of which was still wet, and his face darkened.

"This Jiang Mule gang is truly outrageous," Zhao Chaoyang said with a cold snort.

"Alright." Wan Haiyang glanced at Zhao Chaoyang. "Just tell me, do you believe it or not?"

“I believe you,” Zhao Chaoyang nodded.

Clearly, this official letter from the police station was written by Cheng Qianfan, which was tantamount to giving Wan Haiyang and the Special Agent Headquarters an explanation.

Although this explanation felt more like a humiliation to Wan Haiyang, it was still an explanation nonetheless!

……

"This is a show of force," Wan Haiyang said coldly.

"Chief, we must do something," Zhao Chaoyang said. "We can't let Cheng Qianfan get too arrogant."

“No rush.” Despite his extremely gloomy expression, Wan Haiyang shook his head and said, “Now is not the time to make a scene. If we have a bigger conflict with Cheng Qianfan, Xiong Changhua in Nanjing will be too happy.”

He said to Zhao Chaoyang, "These are extraordinary times, so we must learn to be patient."

Zhao Chaoyang nodded; he understood.

The section chief is actually quite arrogant and ruthless. He was able to endure Cheng Qianfan's humiliation because these are extraordinary times.

……

"Chief, do you think Cheng Qianfan dares to be so presumptuous precisely because he knows the current situation?" Zhao Chaoyang asked.

“This Director Cheng is even smarter than you know,” Wan Haiyang said.

He pondered for a moment, then asked, "Has Zou Hongyi investigated?"

The fact that Meng Dajun died while Zou Hongyi escaped is itself suspicious.

“We investigated, and there were no problems,” Zhao Chaoyang said. “Yue Lihui reported to Zou Hongyi that he had discovered what appeared to be Zhang Yun’s whereabouts, and Deputy Director Meng ordered Zou Hongyi to investigate the matter.”

He told Wan Haiyang, "Deputy Director Meng's concubine was also there at the time. She heard it and can corroborate it."

"That Meng Dajun, what an idiot," Wan Haiyang suddenly cursed.

Zhao Chaoyang knew why Wan Haiyang was cursing. He discovered Zhang Yun's whereabouts, which was classified information. Meng Dajun gave orders to his subordinates in front of his concubine. This guy was simply incredibly stupid, no, he should be said to be arrogantly cocky.

……

"I'm going to Nanjing this afternoon, so I'll leave Shanghai to you," Wan Haiyang said.

"Yes."

"Keep an eye on the intelligence department," Wan Haiyang instructed. "I have a feeling that Director Cheng isn't going to stay put."

"Don't worry, Chief," Zhao Chaoyang said. "I'll keep a close eye on things. The entire No. 76 is now under our control. This Chief Cheng is new here and can't cause any trouble."

……

The next day.

A sudden rain shower brought a chill to the air.

Cheng Qianfan received his first visitor since taking office in the intelligence department office.

“This furniture is old and needs to be replaced,” Liu Xia said, looking around the office.

"Sister Xia, you know we're short on funds right now, so let's just make do with what we have for now," Cheng Qianfan said.

"Oh my!" Liu Xia exclaimed, "Who doesn't know that the Special Agent Headquarters has a very generous budget..."

Because the intelligence headquarters is an intelligence organization, its funds are not audited, which means it is easier for them to take advantage of loopholes.

……

With a wry smile, Cheng Qianfan took out a pack of Lady Fairy brand cigarettes from the drawer, opened it himself, and handed a cigarette to Liu Xia.

"Something came up." Liu Xia lit a cigarette, took a light puff, and said, "Do you know where Wan Haiyang went yesterday?"

“Nanjing,” Cheng Qianfan said.

"Not bad." Liu Xia nodded. "It seems you're not entirely without connections in Number 76."

"Do you know what Wan Haiyang went to Nanjing for?" she asked Cheng Qianfan.

Cheng Qianfan shook his head.

"Wan Haiyang and Xiong Changhua, along with Yi Jie, went to visit Director Chen," Liu Xia said.

"Director Chunpu?" Cheng Qianfan immediately realized who Liu Xia was referring to and asked.

Liu Xia nodded.

"That's strange, what are they going to see Director Chen for?" Cheng Qianfan pondered and said.

The Wang family and Zhou Liang turned against each other, becoming sworn enemies and attacking each other fiercely.

Chen Chunpu, Wang Tianhai's nephew and steward, was publicly accused of embezzlement and bribery, which was even published in the newspaper. This directly led to Chen Chunpu's dismissal, and he is now "unemployed at home".

"Guess what they wanted to see Director Chen for?" Liu Xia blinked and said with a smile.

"They..." Cheng Qianfan pondered, then his eyes suddenly lit up, "They wouldn't be looking for Director Chen..."

"That's exactly what you think." Liu Xia nodded and gave Cheng Qianfan a thumbs up, meaning she was smart.

……

Wan Haiyang is the head of the interrogation department of the Special Agent Headquarters and the station chief of Nanjing Station.

Xiong Changhua is the head of the Operations Department of the Special Agent Headquarters and the station chief of the Jiangsu Provincial Station.

Yi Jie is the head of the General Affairs Department of the Special Agent Headquarters.

All three belong to the powerful faction within the Secret Service headquarters.

All three were clearly looking forward to taking the next step, but Wan Haiyang, Xiong Changhua, and Yi Jie were all very clear that their qualifications were insufficient to convince the public, and they had no chance of succeeding Li Cuiqun.

In this situation, the selection of the new head of the intelligence headquarters is of paramount importance to these 'local warlords'.

"Their choice of Director Chen was indeed very accurate," Cheng Qianfan said thoughtfully.

Chen Chunpu has been dismissed from his post and is currently unemployed.

However, he was Wang Tianhai's nephew, and neither Wang Tianhai nor his wife would allow Chen Chunpu to remain unemployed for long.

The Wang family was naturally happy to promote Chen Chunpu to a higher position.

The opposition from the Japanese side is unlikely to be too strong.

This was because Chen Chunpu was not a spy by training and had virtually no connections in the intelligence headquarters. Compared to selecting a director who was proficient in espionage, the Japanese were obviously more willing to accept an outsider with no connections in the intelligence headquarters.

For Chen Chunpu, the position of director of the Special Agent Headquarters was indeed quite attractive.

Putting aside the issue of power, just consider this: the funds of secret service organizations do not need to be audited, which leaves a huge room for embezzlement.

……

“Wan Haiyang actively ‘urged’ him to take the position,’” Liu Xia said. “Besides the position of director of the Special Agent Headquarters, there was also the position of governor of Jiangsu Province.”

Because of Li Cuiqun, the position of director of the Special Operations Headquarters and the position of governor of Jiangsu Province were almost intertwined.

If the governor of Jiangsu Province doesn't control the intelligence headquarters, no one will listen to him.

If the head of the Special Agent Headquarters does not have control over the provincial government, then the Special Agent Headquarters has no financial power.

"Director Chen agreed?" Cheng Qianfan asked. "Most people can't resist this temptation."

“You know it’s a temptation,” Liu Xia said. “Director Chen naturally knew it was poisoned bait, and he politely declined.”

"As expected of Director Chen," Cheng Qianfan said with a smile.

Chen Chunpu appeared honest and kind, but in reality he was cunning and shrewd. He was well aware of how difficult it would be to take the throne offered by Wan Haiyang and others. Putting aside everything else, his subordinates were all cunning and ruthless secret service leaders. Just for that reason alone, Chen Chunpu would not get involved in this mess.

……

"If Director Chen didn't take the bait, who did they go to?" Cheng Qianfan asked.

Liu Xia smiled.

Cheng Qianfan's heart skipped a beat, "Chopitun?"

Liu Xia nodded.

Cheng Qianfan pondered for a moment, then said, "I've thought about this before. Mr. Ding is indeed quite suitable, and I believe he would be happy to regain control of the Special Agent Headquarters, but..."

"Just what?" Liu Xia glanced at Cheng Qianfan and couldn't help but ask.

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