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

Chapter 1074 You're the Mole

After receiving the telegram sent back to headquarters from Taihu Station, Ye Shaohong did one thing first.

A response was given to Taihu Station.

In the telegram, Ye Shaohong unceremoniously launched into a tirade against Niu Ben.

His words were so harsh, it was as if he were scolding his grandson.

Subsequently.

Ye Shaohong sent another telegram to the Loyal and Patriotic Army, which was active in the mountainous areas and lakes near Taihu Lake.

They were instructed to reselect a team of elite soldiers and seek another opportunity to infiltrate Taihu Lake.

After doing all that, Ye Shaohong stopped caring. Did he really stop caring?

No.

He simply distributed the tasks according to his usual practice.

The results of it?

The next morning, the telegram Ye Shaohong sent to the Loyal and Patriotic Army unsurprisingly ended up in the hands of Aoki Shigeichi.

It must be said that in 1942, the Japanese intelligence agencies were still very powerful.

Relying on the 76th Special Agent Headquarters, an internal spy department, they planted spies within many of the Nationalist government's resistance forces in the Shanghai-Nanjing area.

This time, the source of the information was not provided by Wang Tianfeng.

Instead, they were one of the Japanese soldiers' own people. Aoki Shigeichi clearly trusted this intelligence far more.

After obtaining the intelligence, Shigeichi Aoki was also considering how to proceed.

He clearly did not want to discuss or bring up this process with Wang Tianfeng; he wanted to plan it out himself and reaffirm Wang Tianfeng's attitude of surrender.

Considering the fishing operation, could we lure Ye Shaohong out of the mountain city?

Therefore, Shigeaki Aoki made a tough decision.

That very evening, his orders were relayed to the Special Higher Police and the headquarters of Special Agent No. 76 in the Taihu region.

Let them take over the case, the Taihu Police Bureau will investigate the results of their operation, and conduct a follow-up investigation.

Two days later.

The Special Higher Police and the 76th Special Agent Headquarters in the Taihu area launched an operation. They intercepted a newly formed action team of the Loyal and Patriotic Army outside Taihu City.

After a fierce battle, both sides suffered casualties.

The newly formed action team of the Loyal and Patriotic Army had to abandon its mission and return to the mountains due to excessive losses in personnel and weapons.

Thanks to Shigeichi Aoki's deliberate actions, this operation never involved the Military Intelligence Bureau's Taihu Station.

However, he effectively prevented Ye Shaohong's plan to blow up the arsenal in the Taihu Lake area.

Simultaneously.

The details of the Military Intelligence Bureau's plan to blow up the arsenal in the Taihu Lake area have not yet been revealed.

It was just right.

That evening, the latest situation in the Taihu area was sent back to the mountain city from the Military Intelligence Bureau's Taihu Station and the Loyal and Patriotic Army active in the Taihu mountains and lakes. It fell into Ye Shaohong's hands.

Ye Shaohong immediately flew into a rage and started cursing loudly from the outside.

Subsequently, he arranged for someone to send a telegram to the special envoy who was still resting temporarily in the Taihu area and had not yet returned to the mountain city.

He was tasked with secretly investigating whether any personnel at the Military Intelligence Bureau's Taihu Station had betrayed them.

Why were the preliminary actions and preparations able to proceed smoothly?

But when it comes to crucial moments, problems always arise.

Upon receiving orders from his superior at the headquarters' outpost, the special envoy, who was still in the Taihu Lake region, immediately began to take action.

They secretly followed and stalked high-ranking officials of the Military Intelligence Bureau's Taihu Station, including Niu Ben.

This is also a normal procedure in the intelligence industry.

The special envoy was not surprised.

He was indeed very dedicated; for five days, he secretly tracked and investigated almost all the middle and senior-level officials of the Military Intelligence Bureau's Taihu Station.

Indeed, no problems or suspicious points were found with them.

Of course, no problem.

Because this special envoy from the Military Intelligence Bureau was already being watched by Japanese intelligence agents as soon as he arrived in Taihu.

His actions over the past few days have been under Aoki Shigeichi's control.

With Shigeichi Aoki personally handling the matter, how could he allow anyone to discover the truth?

Five days later.

The special envoy sent a reply message confirming that everything was safe through the telegraph office in Taihu City to the secret radio station at the headquarters of the Military Intelligence Bureau in the mountain city.

It has been confirmed once again that there are no problems with the Military Intelligence Bureau's Taihu Station.

What happened before was just an accident.

Only then was all the groundwork truly complete. Without this prior groundwork, given Ye Shaohong's position and status within the Military Intelligence Bureau, he would never have been able to leave the mountain city.

Even if he came out, Shigeichi Aoki wouldn't believe it.

Having grasped the right balance, Ye Shaohong began to take action.

He recalled Chi Tiecheng and Su Wenqian, and also called on Li Yunfei. The four of them set off from the mountain city and sailed down the river.

When Ye Shaohong left the mountain city, he was still inside the Military Intelligence Bureau, where he had taken precautions.

To avoid letting others notice that you have left.

But this had no effect whatsoever.

The Japanese agents infiltrated the mountain city but had no opportunity to assassinate Ye Shaohong. However, they were still able to track down and discover some of Ye Shaohong's whereabouts.

The long-term surveillance investigation resulted in the target suddenly disappearing for several consecutive days. The Japanese spies lurking near the mountain city immediately reported the situation back to Shanghai.

It then passed through Shanghai and was transferred to Shigeichi Aoki, who was in Taihu Lake.

Upon hearing the news, Shigeichi Aoki jumped up from his bed in excitement.

He couldn't help but clap and dance.

Ye Shaohong, just as Wang Tianfeng had said, was indeed lured out of the mountain city by his clever plan.

If Ye Shaohong waits just a few more days, he will fall into his trap.

If we could capture Ye Shaohong alive, that would be an incredible achievement.

This was enough to alarm the home base.

If they could then pry Ye Shaohong's mouth open, they could completely destroy all the intelligence networks that the Military Intelligence Bureau had planted in the occupied areas. This would undoubtedly be Aoki Shigeichi's greatest achievement since coming to China, aside from supporting the traitor Wang Jingwei.

As the crucial moment approached, Shigeichi Aoki became increasingly cautious.

He strictly ordered that the members of the Special Higher Police and the No. 76 Special Agent Headquarters who had come with him from Shanghai were not allowed to go out on their own.

The members of the Special Higher Police and the No. 76 Special Agent Headquarters in Taihu will continue to follow their old habits, amassed wealth on the outside, and oppressed the good.

The goal is to maintain the status quo on the streets.

As for the dark-skinned police officers?

They are not important.

If the information isn't leaked, the dark-skinned police won't find out, and it won't alert anyone else.

Who told the dark-skinned policemen in the occupied territories that their favorite pastime was extorting innocent civilians and running rampant on the streets? Leaving them alone would allow them to reveal their true colors.

And so, after two setbacks, Taihu Station seemed to have returned to calm.

Until three days later.

The sudden appearance of one person shattered the tranquility of the Military Intelligence Bureau's Taihu Station.

The visitor was none other than Chi Tiecheng.

He suddenly stopped Niu Ben on the street, pointed a gun at Niu Ben's lower back, and escorted him to an ordinary house.

Inside this private residence, Niu Ben met Ye Shaohong, who should have been at the Military Intelligence Bureau's headquarters in Shancheng.

Yama, the seventh.

Upon their meeting, Ye Shaohong's first words nearly made Niu Ben faint. "Niu Ben, you're the mole!"