Espionage: I became sworn brothers with Zheng Yaoxian at the beginning, and became the Seventh Broth

Chapter 100 Never Do Anything That Doesn't Benefit You

Openly refusing wouldn't work, and throwing a tantrum wouldn't increase his intimacy level enough, so Ye Shaohong could only choose to play dumb and run away.

Regardless, let's get away first.

But Ye Shaohong underestimated Xu Baichuan. Xu Baichuan, who would become one of the eight great generals of the Military Intelligence Bureau in the future, could not be fooled by Ye Shaohong's petty tricks.

He raised an eyebrow and slammed his hand on the table.

"stop!"

"Did I let you go?"

"Ye Shaohong, you're something else! You've only been in the Special Service for a few days, and you already dare to disregard my orders?"

Xu Baichuan was truly a cunning old fox. He knew that although Ye Shaohong was young, he had accumulated many merits, so he couldn't openly bully him. Instead, he started to rely on his seniority.

And this is precisely Ye Shaohong's greatest weakness.

This is China, after all. The concepts of seniority, respect for elders, and care for the young have been passed down for thousands of years and are deeply rooted in the souls of the Chinese people.

Even if Ye Shaohong was a time traveler, he couldn't escape the common fate.

"Senior!"

"Can we talk this over? You know, I've been staking out outside for several days now in order to capture those Japanese spies."

"The case has just ended, and I just want to rest for a few days. Are you going to stop me from doing that?"

"Even the oxen of a landlord in the countryside aren't treated like this."

Ye Shaohong wasn't going to fall for it. Xu Baichuan might try to cheat him by using his lack of experience to make things difficult for him, but Ye Shaohong could find his own way to deal with it.

In short, it’s just one sentence.

Play dumb!

Anyway, as long as he didn't give in, Xu Baichuan was wary and didn't dare to make things too difficult for him.

"rest?"

"Sure, as long as you solve this case for me, I'll give you half a month off so you can rest as much as you want."

If we're talking about shamelessness, Xu Baichuan is the real culprit. As someone in a high position, he naturally has countless ways to deal with Ye Shaohong and block his escape route.

Ye Shaohong was also very troubled.

He realized that he probably couldn't escape this calamity today.

So I simply stopped hiding.

He sat down again, looked at Xu Baichuan, and asked with a hint of doubt, "Section Chief, what case is it that's causing you so much trouble?"

"What other case could it be?"

"The Red Party!"

Xu Baichuan sighed softly, about to open his mouth and explain the case to Ye Shaohong in detail, but when he looked up, he saw that Ye Shaohong had already stood up and walked towards the door.

"You...you stop right there!"

"Ye Shaohong, what exactly do you want? I haven't even explained myself to you yet, and you're already trying to leave?"

Xu Baichuan was genuinely getting anxious. He just couldn't understand what kind of temper Ye Shaohong had. How could he be so presumptuous in front of him?

Just because he's good at solving cases? He dares to ignore me like this?

Ok.

In truth, Xu Baichuan didn't dare to do anything to Ye Shaohong. Putting aside Ye Shaohong's extraordinary crime-solving abilities, his current status and background were not something Xu Baichuan could easily shake.

The Chairman's fellow townsman and junior, the Director and Secretary Mao's Jiangshan faction's offspring...

Don't underestimate Ye Shaohong just because he's young and has only been with the Special Service for a few months. The connections and networks he has are far stronger than those of Xu Baichuan, a veteran of many years.

It was precisely because of these many taboos that Xu Baichuan was able to be so tolerant of Ye Shaohong.

"The Red Party?"

"My dear section chief, Brother Xu, we have a pretty good relationship, so why did you betray me?"

"Everyone knows that cases involving the Red Party have always been managed by the Central Party Affairs Office."

"You're asking me to take over the Red Party's affairs? Isn't that just telling me to go and fight those mad dogs in the Central Party Affairs Investigation Department to the death?" "Given the temperament of those mad dogs, they really would dare to kill me."

Ye Shaohong was absolutely right. In the current Nationalist government structure, the Central Party Affairs Investigation Department is in charge of ideology and domestic party and mass affairs, while the Special Service Department is mainly responsible for monitoring and supervising the three major departments of the military, police and gendarmerie, and dealing with hostile forces from external countries.

Xu Baichuan's decision to have Ye Shaohong take over the Red Party case, regardless of his motives or intentions, was not a good thing for Ye Shaohong, the main person in charge.

If you do a good job, there will be no reward, and you will offend those mad dogs in the Central Party Affairs Investigation Department.

If you don't do it well, it will be even more troublesome.

He might even be blacklisted by that suspicious guy Dai Yunong, completely cutting off his future path to advancement.

Therefore, Ye Shaohong absolutely could not and did not want to accept such a task.

When Ye Shaohong pointed out the pros and cons of the matter directly to his face, Xu Baichuan felt somewhat embarrassed. After all, he was Ye Shaohong's senior from the Whampoa Military Academy.

He was still Ye Shaohong's direct superior.

But to think of using his power to force Ye Shaohong to take on this obviously thankless job is indeed a bit shameful.

"I know this is difficult, but I don't have any other people I can use right now!"

"Shao Hong, please bear with this and help me out."

Xu Baichuan, the deputy head of the Action Section of the Special Service Department, was considered a mid-to-upper-level figure in the Nationalist government's military ranks.

However, when facing Ye Shaohong, he still found it difficult to cope, and Xu Baichuan also felt a little embarrassed.

Therefore, these few words were spoken with extreme weakness.

"This isn't about whether or not to help."

"Let me guess!" "The real reason you want me to get involved in this case, Section Chief, is it because of the upcoming establishment of the Military Commission's Bureau of Investigation and Statistics?"

"Are those people in the Party Affairs Investigation Department going against my Special Service Department again in front of the Chairman in order to gain greater benefits?"

"The person who called you just now was probably talking to you about these things, right?"

"So you want me to get involved in the Central Party Affairs Commission's case, hoping to use it to curb their arrogance, right?"

Ye Shaohong wasn't stupid to begin with, and after fighting and confronting Xu Baichuan for a while, he had figured everything out and seen through Xu Baihuan's intentions, so he simply spoke up and told him.

Xu Baichuan was also shocked when he heard this.

However, he didn't say much, but simply nodded and told Ye Shaohong about the troubles the Special Service Department had recently encountered.

It was basically as Ye Shaohong had guessed. To put it bluntly, this was just another power struggle between the two major institutions of the Nationalist government.

The so-called Red Party case is just a pretext.

They are merely bargaining chips in their power struggle.

As for Ye Shaohong, he couldn't really be considered a sacrifice thrown out by others; to be more precise, he was a tool.

However, this "tool" is in a somewhat dangerous situation.

In addition, Ye Shaohong had other ideas in mind, which is why he was unwilling to take on the case and was unwilling to be manipulated by Xu Baichuan.

"I knew it! I hadn't seen Zheng Yaoxian here today."

"He must have been transferred away by Xu Baichuan under some pretext, just so that Zheng Yaoxian wouldn't have to plead for me or refuse on my behalf."

"Old fox, you've got a lot on your mind!" Ye Shaohong cursed inwardly, but outwardly he couldn't afford to fall out with Xu Baichuan. After thinking it over, he finally made his decision.

"Section Chief, to be honest with you, I will absolutely not take on this case."

"Too troublesome, too dangerous, and without any benefit, it's not worth my time."

"As for what you said about the current predicament of the Special Service Department and the struggle for interests with the Central Party Affairs Investigation Department, I do have a way to resolve it."

"Here's what we'll do. Give me three days. After three days, I guarantee I'll produce something that will make you look good in front of the department head and the chairman."

"It could also help resolve the current predicament of my Special Service Department, how about that?"