The charm of spy wars lies in the tricks of life

Chapter 64 Top Secret
An exquisite and luxurious Horse pistol lies quietly.

It gleams and sparkles in the oil lamp.

The shell is made of pure gold.

Dai Li's hobbies: beautiful women, luxury houses, and pistols.

Her eyes twinkled, and her smile was as warm as a spring breeze: "Lisheng, you are so thoughtful. I really like this gift."

Zhou Lisheng sat down respectfully: "It is my honor that the boss likes it."

Dai Li nodded and said, "Lisheng, you should know about Liu Xiong's transfer."

Zhou Lisheng's expression remained unchanged: "I see. Director Liu Xiong had a talk with me last night."

"He recommended you to be the chief, and I recommended you to be the chief.

"But the Chairman doesn't trust your ability. Your performance recently has not been outstanding, and you have disappointed the leader." Dai Li still said with a smile, his eyes neither hot nor cold, as if you could never tell what he was thinking.

You can only see him smiling, a very natural smile.

Zhou Lisheng took out two documents and placed them on the table: "Please take a look at them, boss. Within two days, I will definitely make you feel at ease and relieve your depression."

Dai Li didn't even look at the document. He smiled and said, "I won't look at the document anymore. I want the result within two days."

"Yes, boss." Zhou Lisheng said respectfully.

Dai Li clapped his hands, and someone outside brought in a document, placed it on the table, and turned to leave quickly and efficiently.

"I came to Shanghai this time to do three things, and this document is one of them." Dai Li said with a smile.

Zhou Lisheng looked at the file. There were four words on it: "Danggui Project" and the level was top secret.

Once a document is classified as top secret, all events can only be reported to Dai Li or the Chairman.

No one else has the right to know.

Dai Li smiled and said, "Japan's plan to fully invade China is about to be implemented.

“Although we must have confidence in our party and country, we must also acknowledge the gaps.

"Others don't know this gap, but we in the intelligence field are well aware of it."

Dai Li paused at this point and took a glass of boiled water to moisten his throat.

Drinking plain water is to follow the Chairman's example.

“In the event of an all-out war with Japan, we must be prepared for the worst and most enduring belief.

"They have planted countless spies into our party.

"We give unto others what they would have done unto us,

"Go to their side, drive nails through needles, and infiltrate them completely."

Zhou Lisheng asked suspiciously, "Boss, why do you think this will be a protracted battle?"

Dai Li looked at Zhou Lisheng, his eyes seemed to be filled with memories: "When I was young, I was fortunate to meet Li Zhongtang's disciples.

"Talking with him, I heard Li Hongzhang's sentiments back then.

"It goes like this: Li Zhongtang arrived in New York after a long boat ride.

"Wearing a yellow jacket and a long braid.

"Looking at the tall buildings, I couldn't help but feel a little inferior.

“The things I have always been proud of have been completely shattered!

"The Qing Dynasty was still using oil lamps, while the United States already had electric lighting and cars.

"We know from intelligence that Japan is well-equipped and has strong soldiers.

"If a full-scale war breaks out, the Generalissimo will decide that we cannot engage in a full-scale war with the Japanese army in North China.

"That could allow the Japanese army to completely overthrow our territory from north to south.

“The Generalissimo decided that if the Japanese army were to fight, we should launch an all-out war and lure them to Shanghai to start the battle.

"Even if our party is defeated, we can spread westward.

"The western region is vast and easy to defend but difficult to attack, making it difficult for the Japanese army to support it, and the enemy will find it increasingly difficult to defeat them.

“So there was this Angelica Project.

"Arrange some brave men who are willing to risk their lives to infiltrate the Japanese army and provide better support for the future protracted war."

"Boss, do you want me to infiltrate the enemy?" Zhou Lisheng asked.

Dai Li smiled and said, "You can't do that. You can't infiltrate. I'm afraid you'll be shot by the Japanese Ministry of Internal Affairs as soon as you arrive."

"So, boss, what do you mean?" Zhou Lisheng asked suspiciously. "A few days ago, we captured a Japanese undercover agent. She's 365 in the Japanese infiltration plan 'Total 227'.

"He revealed the female spy codenamed 223, who was lurking in the upper echelons of our Shanghai Statistics Bureau.

“You need to find her, don’t eliminate her for the time being.

"The Zero Eradication Plan will continue to be implemented, but in the process, we will also use Japan as a tactic to conduct reverse infiltration.

"In the '365' plan to eliminate the Japanese spies in Shanghai, four female spies remain. Do not touch them.

"Without their knowledge, we sent our patriots to establish close contact with these four Japanese female spies and infiltrate four of our party members into them.

“I have already selected three people, and their information is in the file bag.

“And this 223 in your bureau needs to be found from your bureau.

"You have to face life and death, and you have to be flawless. You can't have the slightest suspicion when you come into contact with this Japanese female spy.

"Infiltrate and aid our party in future wars."

Zhou Lisheng: "Yes, boss."

Dai Li smiled and said, "Lisheng, pick out a suitable candidate from your bureau within one day. There is not much time left."

"Yes, Boss." Zhou Lisheng respectfully offered Dai Li some water. "You said there were three things. What about the other two?"

"You should be able to guess the second thing." Dai Li smiled.

Zhou Lisheng bowed respectfully and raised his head to ask, "Boss, the second matter is about Ma Shaowu's death?"

Dai Li smiled and nodded: "Lisheng guessed right.

"A senior official from the Party Affairs Investigation Bureau of the Shanghai Central Organization Department died inexplicably.

"The chairman was furious and asked me to come to Shanghai in person, demanding that the case be solved within two days."

Zhou Lisheng was surprised and worried: "The time is too short. You're going to have to spend your energy again, Boss."

Dai Li smiled confidently, a sense of dominance coming from him: "The case is easy to solve, and the murderer is not difficult to find.

“The difficulty of this matter lies in who will handle this case.

"I'm here and I can suppress them. It's that simple. Can you tell me why?"

The latter sentence seems to be considering Zhou Lisheng, just like Zhou Lisheng often considers Miao Yu.

Zhou Lisheng thought calmly and organized his words: "This incident is:

"Ma Shaowu, Director of the Investigation Bureau of the Shanghai Central Organization Department; Tan Shaoliang, Chief Inspector of the Political Department of the International Settlement Police Station; Liu Kui, Director of the Shanghai Police Department; and Ding Molin, Director of the Party Affairs Investigation Section.

"The four of them came out of the flower bush, but only Ma Shaowu was shot multiple times by two guns and died, while the other three were unharmed.

"Lisheng boldly speculates that one of the four must have plotted to kill Ma Shaowu."

Dai Li smiled and nodded: "Lisheng, yes, the direction is right.

“I recognize your talent.

"Think about it again. Among these three people, who is most likely to have killed Ma Shaowu?"

Zhou Lisheng's face was heavy as he pondered how to explain this matter. Should he tell it?

Looking at Dai Li's expectant eyes.

I remembered my sister's advice not to hide anything.

You cannot hide your abilities, nor can you conceal your shortcomings.

The boss's reputation for being broad-minded and appointing talented people is well known within the party.

After making up his mind, he slowly said, “Judgment requires real evidence.

"Lisheng is going to make a fool of himself in front of the boss today.

“Let me make one or two bold inferences.

“The first investigation into this case is who organized this meeting.

“This person is the most suspicious.

“If the result is not this person.

"Strictly interrogate Ding Mo-ling.

"The only good thing that came to him was Ma Shaowu's death, and it was a huge benefit."

(End of this chapter)