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

Chapter 127 Dividing the Benefits

Ye Shaohong wasn't asking a question he already knew the answer to.

Because he knew very well how busy Xu Baichuan and Zheng Yaoxian had been during this period.

They were not only busy dealing with the official business they had just finished, but they also secretly accepted an order from Dai Yunong.

The investigation focused on Ding Mocun, the director of the Postal and Telecommunications Review Office.

That's right.

After several days of sorting out his relationships, Dai Yunong couldn't hold back any longer.

He no longer wanted to be bullied and oppressed by the Chen brothers and the CC Clique, so he started to plan a counterattack.

The primary target was Dingmo Village. This operation took a long time, but the results were very encouraging.

Finally, with the combined efforts of Xu Baichuan and Zheng Yaoxian, they actually found evidence of Ding Mocun's embezzlement and dereliction of duty.

Then Dai Yunong found a suitable opportunity, took Ding Mocun's incriminating evidence and went directly to the Chairman, where he severely criticized Ding Mocun in front of the Chairman.

The Chairman was furious.

Just as Dai Yunong had hoped, he directly dismissed Ding Mocun from his position as director of the Third Division of the Survey and Statistics Bureau.

As a result, the staffing of the Postal and Telecommunications Investigation Bureau was also abolished.

As for the powers that should have belonged to the Postal and Telecommunications Investigation Bureau, the Chairman did not directly hand them over to Dai Yunong, but instead divided them into two, assigning them to the First and Second Bureaus at the same time.

This gave them the authority and function to oversee the national postal and telecommunications work.

This indirectly expanded Dai Yunong's power. As for Ding Mocun, he didn't die either. With the two Chens speaking well of him to the Chairman, he was only imprisoned for a few months before being released.

After the full-scale outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War, Ding Mocun, at the instigation of Japanese spies, secretly went to Shanghai to infiltrate the city.

Completely betraying the country and turning against the enemy.

Then Ding Mocun obtained the support of the Bamboo Agency and established a new intelligence department for the Wang Jingwei regime at 76 Gisfield Road.

This is the secret service headquarters that is often depicted in later movies and TV series.

It's amazing.

No one could have imagined that the three division chiefs who were the first to be established in the Bureau of Survey and Statistics would, in the near future, each of them would build a considerable career on both sides of the conflict.

This led to the establishment of the three major intelligence agencies during the Republic of China period.

The headquarters of the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (Zhongtong), the Military Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (Juntong), and the Wang Jingwei regime's No. 76 Special Agent Headquarters. ...

"How could we not come? We were all frantic when we heard the news of your assassination attempt."

"We had just come out of Villa No. 1 at Honggongci when the Director sent someone to catch up with us and asked us to bring his greetings to you as well."

Compared to Zheng Yaoxian and Zhao Jianzhi's genuine concern, Xu Baichuan's words were more formulaic. Although they carried a degree of intimacy, they still contained some politeness.

This is an unavoidable problem.

After all, their identities, ranks, and positions are too different. Xu Baichuan is a high-ranking official, the director of the Second Division. It is already quite remarkable that he would come over today to inquire about Ye Shaohong.

"Thank you for your concern, Director, and for your kindness, Chief. Shao Hong only suffered a minor injury and is fine."

Ye Shaohong is indeed in a good state right now. He just narrowly escaped a disaster and also took care of eliminating the troublemakers under his command. It would be inappropriate to say that he is riding high, but he can certainly be considered to be in a good mood.

"You!"

"You're just taking your youth for granted and don't care about these minor injuries. But when you get old, you'll realize that these minor injuries from your youth will become debts in your old age."

Xu Baichuan shook his head, then pulled up a chair and sat down before asking about Zheng Haopeng.

When Xu Baichuan heard Ye Shaohong say that Zheng Haopeng dared to gamble in the military camp and even dared to draw his gun to threaten him, his face immediately darkened.

"Good kill!"

"He's just a nobody with connections, yet he dares to act arrogantly in front of us brothers. It's only because you have a good temper, Shao Hong. If it were me, I would have had someone kill him long ago."

"Don't worry, Shao Hong, I'll handle this for you. Don't you have statements from the people involved in the gambling? Give them to me, and I promise I won't let anyone bother you." Regardless of whether Xu Baichuan was putting on an act, one thing had to be admitted: in his heart, Ye Shao Hong was indeed a talented person.

You could also consider him his old friend.

Without affecting the overall situation, Xu Baichuan was also willing to take some responsibility for Ye Shaohong.

Go and protect Ye Shaohong.

"Hey!"

"That's great, thank you very much, Director."

"By the way, just a few days ago Zhuang Yifan raided the home of Liu Fei, the police chief of Nancheng Police Station, and made quite a haul. Including the house deeds, jewelry, antiques and paintings, it was a full 80,000 silver dollars."

"Once he delivers those things to my house, I'll find a suitable time to send them to you."

After speaking, Ye Shaohong didn't hide anything from everyone, and directly made a promise in front of Zheng Yaoxian, Song Xiaoan, and Zhao Jianzhi. "Since everyone is here today, of course everyone gets a share, and you won't be shortchanged!"

"You little brat, you've got some nerve!"

Xu Baichuan was delighted and full of anticipation, but on the surface, he still pretended to be angry and pointed at Ye Shaohong.

"Not afraid!"

"I do love money and am greedy, but I can also make contributions. Plus, I have a relationship with the director and the chairman. Even if they find out about these little things, they won't blame me too much."

"Besides, I also left a copy for the Chief."

Ye Shaohong was indeed quite bold. Although it was common practice during the Special Service Bureau to capture Japanese spies and then share the spoils, it was an unspoken rule.

No one dared to say it like Ye Shaohong did in front of everyone.

But that's exactly what he did. And as he said, such a small problem was really not a big deal for the section chief and chairman, who had always been very caring towards their fellow townsmen.

Even if the matter spread, the two powerful figures, the section chief and the chairman, would at most give Ye Shaohong a few verbal reprimands.

There might not even be a punishment that is painful or ineffective.

"Right."

“We almost forgot that you are a fellow townsman, junior, and rising star who are being followed by the Director and the Chairman.”

"Alright, since you've said so, I'll accept your offer and wait for you to deliver it to my door."

Sometimes, it's not a bad thing to show your flaws.

Especially in front of your superiors, revealing your shortcomings will not only avoid being blamed, but may even make them trust you more.

Of course, this needs to be analyzed on a case-by-case basis. The most difficult question is how to strike the right balance.

Xu Baichuan agreed, and Zheng Yaoxian, Song Xiaoan, and Zhao Jianzhi, who were standing nearby, certainly wouldn't refuse either. The more of these unexpected surprises, the better.

Zheng Yaoxian then inquired about the identity of the assassin from Ye Shaohong.

No bodies were found at the scene, only some bullet casings, footprints, and tire tracks. Even if their identities could be roughly determined through the clues, the specific details still needed to be confirmed with Ye Shaohong.

"They're Japanese devils!"

“They spoke Japanese to my face, and when they left, they threw a Type 97 melon grenade into the general store where I was hiding.”

"They came specifically to kill me."

"What puzzles me is, why would they take such a huge risk to kill me?" "Did I capture too many Japanese spies, and the news leaked out?"