Spy game? Stop guessing, I really am an undercover agent!

Chapter 26 To become an official, you need connections.

Originally, Boss Dai could have been dismissed and investigated at any time, but fortunately, his good brother, Commander Hu, the commander of the 34th Army Group, rushed back to Nanjing from the Northwest after hearing the news to mediate.

He first approached the Chen brothers, and then spent a large sum of money among the higher-ups, finally managing to save Boss Dai.

The final punishment was all bark and no bite.

Since Boss Dai was not a party member, he could not be disciplined internally. After consultation, the higher-ups decided that "his arrest was meritorious, but his guarding was inadequate. His merits and demerits cancel each other out, so he will neither be rewarded nor held accountable."

This saved Boss Dai from disaster. At this moment, Boss Dai heard that his old rival had reappeared in China and was preparing to come to Chongqing. His face immediately darkened.

"How did Tan Rongzhang get information about Nantian Yangzi? Does a detective captain like him want to join the Internal Affairs Special Service Department?"

Mao Qiwu quickly explained, "Director, Captain Tan received a secret report and, together with Director Lin of the Special Affairs Section, launched a crackdown operation."

"So far, the operation has been quite fruitful. We seized a radio and captured three Japanese undercover agents."

"Director Lin personally interrogated them, and that's how he managed to extract this information from them."

Boss Dai frowned slightly, which meant that although it was Lin Zhao who did it, Mao Qiwu wanted to attribute the credit to Tan Rongzhang.

His brothers-in-law are being far too blatant in helping him.
Of course, the matter between Mao Qiwu and Tan Rongzhang was not a secret in Chongqing.

Mao Qiwu's wife was named Xiang Yingxin, originally named Xiang You. She belonged to the Special Service Corps of the Fuxing Society and was quite famous within the organization.

In 1934, Xiang You once went to Beiping to secretly assassinate the traitor Yin Rugeng.

She originally planned to poison the food, but unfortunately, things didn't go as planned.

A guest unexpectedly arrived that day, and Yin Rugeng went to discuss matters with the guest, which led to the failure of the operation.

After the assassination attempt was exposed, Xiang You fled Beiping in a panic.

She was then instructed to use her beauty to infiltrate Xi'an. At that time, General Yang was planning to launch the "December 12 Incident". After learning of this news, Xiang You quickly sent the intelligence back to Nanjing.

Upon hearing the news, Boss Dai rushed to the airport to intercept and prevent his superior from boarding the plane.

However, after hearing the report, the superior slapped Boss Dai twice on the grounds that it was "a baseless accusation and slander against a famous general."

As a result, the Xi'an Incident, which shocked the entire nation of China, occurred.

Last December, most of the original Nanjing government agencies moved to the mountain city, and Xiang You also moved to the mountain city with the Special Service Corps.

In order to get rid of this clingy subordinate, Boss Dai introduced her to Mao Qiwu as his wife.

Mao Qiwu outwardly accepted the offer with a smile, but then turned around and found another young woman in the mountain city.
In this day and age, most people would tolerate a man's philandering.

But Xiang You is not someone who gives in so easily. After all, Mao Qiwu is not from the orthodox Fuxing Society. He only rose to prominence because he was appreciated by Boss Dai.

Even though such a person was already the deputy director of the Military Intelligence Bureau Secretariat, Xiang You still felt that the other party did not have any real ability.

So, using the skills she learned in the Special Agents Corps, she caught Mao Qiwu and his lover Mao Shuyun in the room with almost no effort.

At the critical moment, Tan Rongzhang stepped forward, took over the green hat, and put it on properly.

After this incident, Mao Qiwu also valued him highly. This time, the capture of the Japanese spy team was clearly led by Lin Zhao of the Internal Affairs Special Service Department and assisted by Tan Rongzhang.

Mao Qiwu's report, however, states the opposite: Tan Rongzhang obtained the clues, cooperated with Lin Zhao, and ultimately successfully captured the Japanese spy team and seized a radio.

Therefore, it was Tan Rongzhang who had to be willing to go all out; otherwise, he would never have gotten the credit. Boss Dai didn't intend to fuss over such a trivial matter. In officialdom, it's all about welcoming and sending off people, each getting what they want, and it's not uncommon for people to ask for credit for their own people.

"Has Director Lin found out what the purpose of Nantian Yangzi's trip was?"

“She’s someone who won’t leave without a treasure. Without an important mission, Tu Feiyuan won’t release her easily.”

Mao Qiwu stammered, "The Shanghai intelligence station has sent word that the Japanese want to establish a reformed government in Nanjing, and they are eager to invite someone of sufficient influence to take charge."

"I guess Yoko Minami's purpose in coming here is related to this matter."

After speaking, Mao Qiwu looked around guiltily, his face full of ambiguity.

At this moment, Boss Dai had unconsciously frowned. Although Mao Qiwu did not say it explicitly, Boss Dai's information gathering ability naturally made him understand who this person of considerable importance was.

The problem is that this person's identity is very sensitive; he was the one who wrote Dr. Sun Yat-sen's will.

He is also currently the highest-ranking person internally, and theoretically, he can be considered the number two person in the mountain city.

However, his superiors never took him seriously, simply because his abilities were mostly limited to political matters and he did not have actual military power.

"Who else knows about this?" Boss Dai asked quietly after pondering for a long time.

Mao Qiwu said respectfully, "Director Lin reported to me alone. Not many people know about it. I came here after receiving the report and didn't mention it to anyone along the way."

Boss Dai nodded silently. "That's good. Have Lin Zhao arrange for people to keep an eye on Mr. Wang's every move."

"I need to know who he has met and what he has said to them."

"Also, Qi Wu, I heard you're very interested in the position of stationmaster of the Shanghai station?"

As soon as Boss Dai uttered those words, Mao Qiwu broke out in a cold sweat.

What Boss Dai hates most is people overstepping their authority.

Mao Qiwu was the deputy director of the secretariat, responsible for confidential information and intelligence gathering, and belonged to the internal affairs department.

However, this appointment of personnel by the Shanghai intelligence agency clearly does not fall under the category of intelligence gathering.

Mao Qiwu took a breath and respectfully replied, "Director, I didn't mean that. It's just that Zhao Lijun came to me these past few days, wanting to know what arrangements you have for him."

"After all, Chen Gongshu has gone to Beiping, Shen Shuyi has been sent to Yunnan Province to keep an eye on Chairman Long, Wan Tianmu is staying in Nanjing, and only Zhao Lijun is idle in the mountain city."

"He also wanted to contribute to the party and the country."

Boss Dai sighed, seemingly accepting Mao Qiwu's explanation.

The two were originally from the same hometown of Jiangshan, and Mao Qiwu was someone he had personally promoted. As long as it didn't involve matters of principle, Boss Dai still valued Mao Qiwu highly.

“Let him ask me about Zhao Lijun himself. There’s no need to be so secretive.”

"Qi Wu, let me remind you, there are rules to follow here. No one can break the rules, otherwise if you get into trouble one day, no one will speak up for you."

Mao Qiwu nodded awkwardly: "Director, I understand."

(End of this chapter)