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

Chapter 85 Visitors from Jinling
“Secretary Pan, forgive my bluntness, but what kind of people do we intelligence agents not have we seen and done?”

Zhong Yuan said in a deep voice, "The first thing you taught me when you brought me into this industry was never to judge things by what I see."

"Because the eyes can lie."

"Now, I also hope that you can be more professional and not let personal emotions control your thinking."

"Don't be prejudiced against anything."

"We need to prepare for the worst."

Secretary Pan fell silent upon hearing this. After a long while, he nodded and said, "Old Zhong, you are right. Although I am very reluctant to believe that our comrades would do such a thing, I cannot rule out the possibility that some comrades are unable to maintain their firm beliefs."

"I'll figure out the medicine issue. You're responsible for finding this special envoy. Remember, be careful."

"Don't worry," Old Zhong smiled and said, "I know what to do."

The following day, in the office of the Director of the Economic Department of the Shanghai Municipal Government.

As usual, Chen Yang first reviewed the reports submitted by each department early in the morning, and then arranged the allocation of supplies.

Some time has passed since the supply warehouse was bombed. The Special Higher Police allocated a batch of medicines, and Shingo Suzuhara also sent some over, so the accounts were settled.

Chen Yang also shifted his focus to the collection and transportation of supplies.

It has to be said that the efficiency of the human brain, which comes with its own program, is astonishing; at most, other people can work on both sides simultaneously.

Chen Yang, on the other hand, didn't need any of that. He only needed to glance at all the information and he could get the results in less than three minutes.

I wrote summaries on the reports submitted by various departments with a fountain pen, signed my name, and stamped a few seals. That was it for the morning's work.

"Knock knock knock." Just as Chen Yang was about to call Li Ningyu in, there was a knock on the door first.

"Come in."

The office door was pushed open, and Li Ningyu walked in with two unfamiliar middle-aged men.

The two, one fat and one thin, had very interesting expressions.

The thinner one looked to be in his early fifties, with a tall and straight figure, a long neck, and a head that was habitually tilted slightly upwards. His expression revealed an arrogance ingrained in his bones.

Although he was not young, it was clear that he took great care of himself; his forehead was smooth with almost no wrinkles, and his black hair, combed back, was perfectly styled. If you got closer, you could even smell a faint scent of French perfume emanating from him.
The other person was much more interesting. He was a bit younger than the other person, around forty years old, short and stout, with a round belly that made his obviously ill-fitting Zhongshan suit look somewhat deformed.

On his short, thick neck, one could vaguely see a thick, dazzling gold chain.
His shiny forehead was oily, and his sparse hair barely covered the sides.

A pair of small, shrewd, yellowish-brown triangular eyes were darting around, seemingly surveying the entire office environment, with a calculating glint in their cloudy pupils.

"Sir, these two are from Nanjing. This is Guo Zhaohui, the director of the Tongji Office appointed by the new Nanjing government."

"this."

Before Li Ningyu could finish speaking, the short, stout middle-aged man stepped forward and said obsequiously, "Director Chen, I am Zuo Mingquan, the head of the First Division of the Jinling Special Service Committee."

"From now on, when I work under you, I hope you will take good care of me."

The man named Guo Zhaohui looked at Zuo Mingquan with disdain in his eyes, as if he looked down on such a person.

Chen Yang looked at the arrogant Guo Zhaohui and smiled, "Director Guo is here to replace Director Chu, right?"

“I received news from Jinling a few days ago, but no one has arrived yet. Director Guo should have informed me sooner so I could have sent Deputy Director Feng to pick you up.” Guo Zhaohui replied neither humbly nor arrogantly, “Commander Chen, you’re too kind. You are the Director of the Economic Department, and I’m here to work under you.”

"I don't really care much about some of the formalities."

"By the way, I heard that the position of director of Tongji's office has been vacant for a month. I imagine there must be a lot of things to do."

"Commander Chen, I won't disturb your work any longer. I'll go familiarize myself with my duties first."

"I enjoy my work. If I ever bother Commander Chen in any way, please forgive me."

After speaking, Guo Zhaohui bowed slightly, turned around, and left the office.

Chen Yang's lips curled up slightly. He had seen many people like Guo Zhaohui when he ran a company in his previous life.

Thinking themselves exceptionally capable, they immediately focus on cost reduction and efficiency improvement, or how to boost company performance, but they often lose their edge after a while.

This guy probably isn't that strong; let him run into a wall. He really thinks he's indestructible.

"Ahem," Chen Yang shifted his gaze to Zuo Mingquan and asked, "Director Zuo, are you from Nanjing?"

"Yes, yes, yes," Zuo Mingquan said with a fawning expression, "This humble servant is here in Shanghai on official business."

"Official business?" Chen Yang asked doubtfully, "Why didn't I receive any orders?"

Zuo Mingquan glanced at Li Ningyu beside him. Chen Yang frowned, but still said to Li Ningyu, "Secretary Li, you can go out now."

Li Ningyu bowed slightly, walked out of the office, and closed the door behind her.

Zuo Mingquan then stepped forward and said, "Director Chen, I have two things to take care of in Shanghai."

"The Jinling Special Service Committee wants to set up an office in Shanghai. Mr. Yingzuo knows that you are not very professional in this area, so he asked me to bring people here to select suitable candidates."

"The address of the office has been finalized; it's at No. 625, Daxi Road."

"As for the second matter, we arrested a Communist Party member in Nanjing a few days ago."

"We learned from him that the new army had sent a special envoy to purchase medicine. We originally planned to cooperate with the Nanjing Special Higher Police to make the arrest at the train station."

"Who knew that my men were so unprofessional, they actually got that Red Party member to issue an emergency evacuation order."

"Because the train station was too chaotic, we couldn't confirm who the special envoy was. However, one thing is certain."

"Since he didn't get off the train in Nanjing, he must have come to Shanghai,"

"So, our other task is to capture this special envoy."

Upon hearing this, Chen Yang frowned and said, "Director Zuo, I can't help you with arresting people."

"I'm in charge of transporting supplies here. If you need to transport something, I might be able to help you."

Zuo Mingquan waved his hands repeatedly and said, "Director Chen, we'll handle the arrests. I've heard you're very capable in Shanghai."

"The special envoy's purpose on this trip is to purchase medicine; he certainly wouldn't dare use legitimate channels,"

"I just wanted to ask Director Chen to think of a way to see if anyone has been making large-scale purchases of medicines on the black market recently."

(End of this chapter)