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

Chapter 156 Li Yunlong's Thief Eyes

Having confirmed his suspicions once again, Ye Shaohong was troubled.

He found a clue, but how should he investigate next? If these two people really faked their deaths and went into hiding, then the city of Jinling is vast, with a rough estimate of six or seven hundred thousand people.

Finding two people hiding their identities among these individuals is a very difficult task.

Moreover, he currently has no manpower to mobilize.

Li Yunlong's Chizuru Group, which is investigating Japanese spies, has just begun a major operation today. Judging from the current situation, after the Japanese spies in the Chizuru Group are captured, he should still be able to continue to investigate the three action groups, Feng Lei, Chun Lei, and Asada, which have already suffered heavy losses, based on the clues and traces.

Perhaps we can find and arrest all their remaining members.

Then there's Zhuang Yifan.

This stubborn fool, even though Ye Shaohong had already given him the order to execute Dongfang Hui, insisted on continuing the investigation, which trapped the second team.

As for the third team...

Not to mention.

Their captain, Xiao Zhengguo, was an unlucky fellow. He had only been transferred from the local military to the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics for a few days when he was already injured twice.

I just came out of the hospital, and now I'm fucking back in.

Without him as the leader, Ye Shaohong could still directly command the members of Action Team Three, but those team members had not received formal special agent training, and many were illiterate. They were good at carrying guns and fighting, but they were not up to the task of tracking down suspicious targets based on clues. In fact, these killing machines might even cause him trouble.

It was precisely because of this consideration that Ye Shaohong did not rush to mobilize them.

But he couldn't just let the third team continue training on the training field. Ye Shaohong didn't care about their meager salaries, since the National Government was covering them anyway.

He was just having a headache; he had no one under his command who was available.

"There's a severe shortage of talent."

"I would like to offer some advice to Director Dai Yunong, urging him to set up a special training class for talents as soon as possible, but that old fellow has been busy fighting for power and profit lately."

"Even Xu Baichuan and Zheng Yaoxian were transferred by him to investigate Ding Mocun. According to Zheng Yaoxian's conversation this morning, they have initially obtained evidence of Ding Mocun's corruption and are continuing to investigate in depth."

"This matter has consumed most of Dai Yunong's energy, so there's no hope of getting anything from him."

"As for the person I want to recruit, he is still overseas and will not return until after the Marco Polo Bridge Incident."

"Even if he comes back, given his qualifications, he might not be willing to join my ranks. After all, he was my senior at the Central Military Academy and was highly regarded by General Zhang, the director of education. As soon as he returned to China, he was able to directly assume the position of battalion commander of the German-equipped 87th Division, which is similar to my current position. It would be difficult for me to persuade him to join the intelligence work."

"As for the other alternative target, Zhang Haifeng, a highly intelligent agent of our Party known as 'Qingmang,' we don't know where he is right now."

Ye Shaohong sighed with a headache, and then he thought of someone else.

Someone you can use right now.

But the moment this person came to mind, he immediately rejected him. That person was "Poisonous Bee" Wang Tianfeng.

This man is also a veteran from the Special Service period, with seniority only slightly less than Zheng Yaoxian's. Based on the timeline, he should still be undercover in Shanghai.

Wang Tianfeng's abilities are beyond doubt; the suicide mission plan he devised is the best proof of that.

But this person is inherently rebellious.

He was capable and a pure patriot, but Ye Shaohong dared not use him.

He was worried that if he were taken under his wing, this madman might really go mad and even dare to scheme against him, Ye Shaohong, or even send him to his death.

If that were the case, it would be quite a spectacle.

Ye Shaohong was afraid that he would lose control and pull out a gun to kill him.

"If there is really no other way, we can only let Yu Manli come back temporarily and let her help Xiao Zhengguo for a while. Once Xiao Zhengguo recovers and returns to the team, Yu Manli can be withdrawn."

“But if we do that, Section Chief Zheng Yaoxian will definitely not agree.”

"I still need to put in a lot of effort to persuade him."

Completely at a loss, Ye Shaohong simply stopped thinking about it, which was actually making things difficult for himself.

He was too eager for perfection.

With the cases he is currently investigating, solving even one would be enough to make his colleagues envious and jealous, enough to make Xu Baichuan and Zheng Yaoxian admire him, and enough to make Dai Yunong excited.

Ye Shaohong wanted more; he was being a bit greedy.

"Let's get to know these two cases we have on hand first."

Thinking of this, Ye Shaohong began to reorganize the files in his hands. He planned to put the case in a safe first, and then investigate it further when he had the energy and manpower to mobilize. However, as he was organizing, he was surprised to find that there was a note and a key hidden at the very back of the large brown paper bag.

Ye Shaohong took out the note and looked at it.

There was only one line of text written on it.

Locker No. 301 at Qingfeng Bathhouse.

The key also had the number 301 carved on it with the tip of a knife.

"This week, Fei still doesn't believe me."

"They actually wanted to give me a gift."

"His way of giving gifts is also so special, hiding his true intentions, which is very much in line with his personality."

Ye Shaohong fiddled with the bathroom locker key in his hand, a smile gradually appearing on his face. Regardless of whether Zhou Fei believed him or not, he had indeed handled this matter beautifully.

This left Ye Shaohong speechless. If the valuables inside the locker were substantial enough, Ye Shaohong might have thought more highly of Zhou Fei.

"Alright, I'll go to Qingfeng Bathhouse after I get off work this afternoon."

Thinking of this, Ye Shaohong put the key into his pocket. As for the piece of paper, he lit a match and burned it. Watching the paper gradually turn to ash, Ye Shaohong picked up the brown paper bag, opened the safe in the room, and put the paper inside.

Just as Ye Shaohong locked the safe, there was a knock on his office door.

Ye Shaohong looked up at the old-fashioned quartz clock hanging on the wall. He had already guessed who the visitor was. He immediately closed the secret compartment that was covering the safe, then walked back to his desk before speaking to let the person outside in.

Just as Ye Shaohong had expected, the person who entered was none other than Li Yunlong, the famous chivalrous thief from the north.

The successor of the Swallow Sect. Upon seeing Li Yunlong enter, his shifty eyes immediately began to dart around instinctively. Ye Shaohong's lips twitched, and he felt a surge of annoyance.

"What are you looking at?"

"I called you here to ask you why you made such a big arrest operation."

"I haven't even questioned you yet, and you're already eyeing my things. Are you thinking of taking off your uniform and going back to the life of a gangster?"