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

Chapter 165 A Happy Life

Although Yu Manli was somewhat confused about Ye Shaohong's request and didn't know what he wanted to do, she still obediently nodded in agreement.

When Yu Manli asked how much they needed to buy, Ye Shaohong's expression turned slightly strange.

Then he grinned.

"The more, the merrier."

"Okay, I've got it. I'll take care of it tomorrow."

“Nanjing is not far from Shanghai, and there are daily train commutes. If you promise to buy it at a high price, it should arrive in three to five days at most.”

Yu Manli had no idea what filthy thoughts were in Ye Shaohong's mind, and she still responded very seriously.

"Three to five days?"

"Looking at the timing, it seems to be just right!"

After settling this small matter, Ye Shaohong asked Yu Manli about her future plans and whether she had any jobs she wanted to do.

Ye Shaohong certainly didn't want to get rid of Yu Manli.

It's not that I want her to go out and earn money.

Ye Shaohong just felt that it was a waste for a woman like Yu Manli to be confined to a small courtyard for him.

Surprisingly, Yu Manli had actually considered this issue.

Upon hearing Ye Shaohong's question, Yu Manli didn't hesitate at all and immediately said she wanted to join the Bureau of Survey and Statistics.

Ye Shaohong's brows immediately furrowed.

He wasn't stupid; of course he knew why Yu Manli had such thoughts. She simply wanted to be closer to him, or to be able to see him anytime, anywhere.

This won't work.

The current Bureau of Survey and Statistics has just been established, and its staff still retain some patriotism. For the time being, it seems to be a pretty good organization.

However, as time goes by and the Military Intelligence Bureau expands its power, the situation within the intelligence agency will also change.

Wherever you go, betrayal, treason, and collusion among colleagues will be commonplace.

Even Ye Shaohong himself wasn't entirely confident that he could handle these crises unscathed. If Yu Manli were to get involved as well, the situation would become even more dire.

However, he couldn't explain these things to Yu Manli.

You can't exactly say he traveled from the future, because this is a world that combines film and television elements, and there are too many hidden dangers.

So he could only give vague answers to get through the night. Nothing more was said.

The next morning, after eating the meal that Yu Manli had carefully prepared for him, Ye Shaohong went to the Bureau of Survey and Statistics.

He had barely arrived at his office when an unexpected person appeared.

It is Song Xiao'an.

"You went to the bathhouse yesterday?"

"That's right! Before we went, didn't Jianzhi and I specifically go to look for you?"

"You even cleared out the venue for a meal and drinks, and even called a Pingtan (a type of storytelling and ballad singing) master?"

"That's true!"

"And then they even found two pretty young girls to give you massages?"

"It's normal procedure, what's so strange about it!"

Ye Shaohong and Song Xiaoan were talking rapidly, making everything sound very ordinary and casual, but Song Xiaoan didn't feel that way at all.

He felt cheated.

He missed such a wonderful program and such a comfortable experience last night.

“You…you guys are going too far.”

“Brother Xiao’an, you’re wrong about that. We did call you back then, but you said I was plotting something again and kicked us out.”

"No, I didn't get to enjoy any of these shows. You have to take me to see them again."

"I see, did Brother Jianzhi go to you to show off again?"

Ye Shaohong will definitely go again, but he hasn't really decided whether to bring Song Xiaoan along, so he won't make any promises to Song Xiaoan easily.

Song Xiaoan left in a huff, having failed to get the result he wanted. Ye Shaohong hadn't taken the matter to heart, dismissing it as just a joke that happened early in the morning.

After Song Xiaoan left, he called the Ministry of Police and contacted the senior officer from the Special Service whom he had met at the captain's promotion banquet.

Ye Shaohong briefly recounted Zhou Fei's situation.

The other party was very respectful to him; he was just a deputy director of a branch of the Jinling Police Department, and the matter was settled with just a few words.

Ye Shaohong's contribution was really not much.

It was just a small favor, a meal I had promised.

This is the advantage of different class levels.

After hanging up the phone, Ye Shaohong was about to take off his civilian clothes and put on his military uniform when he heard the roar of a motor coming from downstairs.

The intervals were also accompanied by Song Xiaoan's angry roars.

Ye Shaohong immediately perked up. "No way, no way! I only teased him a little and didn't agree to go to the bathhouse again, and Song Xiaoan couldn't resist?"

"Is he in such a hurry to see me make a fool of myself?"

Having understood the current situation, Ye Shaohong could no longer stand idly by. He picked up the phone on the table again and dialed the underground cell directly.

Contact to find Li Yunlong.

Ye Shaohong wanted to ask Li Yunlong whether Chizuru Uesugi had confessed or not.

When will the surviving members of the three Japanese spy assassination teams—Feng Lei, Jing Lei, and Asada—be apprehended and brought to justice?

The result was slightly better than he had expected.

The person who answered the phone was one of his field operations teams.

The field operative told Ye Shaohong that Chizuru Uesugi had confessed everything last night. This morning, just as dawn broke, Li Yunlong and his field operatives began hunting down the remaining members of the three assassination teams—Feng Lei, Jing Lei, and Asada—based on the lists and contact information.

Judging from the timeline, they should be back soon.

This made Ye Shaohong very happy.

He hadn't expected Li Yunlong to be so efficient and decisive this time.

"Okay!"

"This time I want to see who's faster!"

"Pah, pah, let him go faster. You can never say 'fast' to a man. I just want to solve the case first."

Thinking to himself, Ye Shaohong instructed the field operative to bring over Chizuru Uesugi's statement from yesterday. Ye Shaohong couldn't confirm which operation was faster in the arrests outside.

But he didn't forget that he had another advantage. He didn't participate in this operation personally, and while Song Xiaoan was away, he could prepare the case report in advance.

It was then handed over to Zheng Yaoxian.

In this way, even if Song Xiaoan leads the team to arrest the suspect first, by the time he finishes the interrogation, organizes the confession files, and writes the case closure report, Ye Shaohong will have already closed the case.

Step by step, step by step.

It's just a bit shameless.

But Ye Shaohong didn't care about that. The brothers' playful bickering had long been a habit. Even if Song Xiaoan realized it afterward, he would at most say that he was cunning.

Ye Shaohong was already immune to this.

Zheng Yaoxian will later be known as "Guizi Liu" (a derogatory term for a Japanese soldier), but no one cares. Why would Ye Shaohong be afraid of that?

Let's win the bet first. Thinking about the days to come—cheongsams, black stockings, braised pork, and the rewards and appointments that might be announced at any time—Ye Shaohong was filled with enthusiasm.

This is the kind of life a time traveler should have!