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

Chapter 178 Dai Yunong's Killer Move

After leaving the police department building, Ye Shaohong did not lead his team back immediately.

Instead, they visited several more businesses according to the list.

Arrest the people first, then seal the place up.

After a busy half-day, we finally returned to Villa No. 1, Honggongci, as night fell.

After asking around, we learned that they were the first to return.

Ye Shaohong had no interest in interrogating these corrupt officials. After finding men to escort them into the underground prison, he went to Song Xiaoan's office with Zhao Jianzhi.

Let's go out for a meal together.

This marks the end of a busy period for me.

Strangely, they did not find Song Xiaoan.

The group then went to Zheng Yaoxian's room.

There was nobody there.

This is strange. The military department has made such a big commotion today, and there are as many as sixty or seventy people to be arrested.

According to past practice, Zheng Yaoxian should remain firmly in the central position, ready to respond to any emergencies at any time.

Did something happen that they don't know about?

With doubts in his mind, Ye Shaohong lost his desire to go out for food and drinks. He told Zhao Jianzhi what he had to do and returned to his office.

He wanted to wait a while and see if there was any new information.

More than an hour later, before receiving any news, Li Yunlong led his team back.

He had done a good job; he had caught all the suspects he was supposed to arrest and escorted them into the underground cell. After that, Li Yunlong took the list and knocked on Ye Shaohong's office door.

"Team leader, we've brought them all back."

"Here is the personnel list, please take a look."

Li Yunlong placed the operation record in front of Ye Shaohong. Although he looked exhausted, the excitement in his eyes was impossible to hide.

"I won't even look at this list. They're all corrupt officials who haven't accomplished anything significant."

"After Zhuang Yifan returns, you and he should discuss how to clearly categorize the people arrested today, and the two of you should interrogate them separately."

"Just remember one thing: whatever they eat, they have to spit it all out."

"Most of the spoils from this operation will have to be handed over. Make sure the accounts are clearly written down, and don't leave any loose ends that anyone can use against you." After giving a few simple instructions, Ye Shaohong called Li Yunlong over, whispered in his ear, and ordered Li Yunlong to go out and gather some information.

He had a feeling that something was off about the atmosphere at the Bureau of Survey and Statistics today.

Something big is likely to happen.

Li Yunlong has many flaws, but one thing must be acknowledged: he has spent years on the streets and is extremely good at dealing with people.

To put it more bluntly, he was good at eating, drinking, gambling, whoring, and smoking.

Driven by shared interests, Li Yunlong quickly made a group of cronies within the Bureau of Survey and Statistics.

The information channels were thus established without anyone noticing.

"Did you hear everything clearly?"

"Then hurry up and gather information. If you find anything, come back and tell me immediately."

After finishing this task, Ye Shaohong waited patiently for a while, and then Li Yunlong returned.

He also brought back two pieces of news for Ye Shaohong.

The first piece of news was that this afternoon, the director summoned Xu Baichuan and Zheng Yaoxian. After the two came out of Dai Yunong's office, they also called Song Xiaoan, and the three of them went out together.

The second piece of news was that in the evening, someone spotted Xu Baichuan near the home of Ding Mocun, the director of the Third Division of the Bureau of Survey and Statistics...

Both of these messages were completely unrelated and incomplete; if it were anyone else, they would have no idea what the truth was.

But Ye Shaohong is different.

His soul comes from the future. He has seen many historical explanations on the internet and short video platforms, and has also consulted a lot of materials because of his interest.

Ye Shaohong knew one thing very well.

That was in April or May of 1937, when a major incident occurred at the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics. Dai Yunong secretly collected evidence of corruption by Ding Mocun, the director of the Third Division of the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics, who was also the director of the Post and Telecommunications Investigation Office, and then reported it to the Chairman.

The Chairman was furious.

He immediately ordered the arrest of Ding Mocun and the disbandment of the Third Division of the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics.

Dai Yunong gained a great deal of profit from this operation.

He not only made an appearance before the Chairman, but also dealt a blow to the CC Clique's power within the National Bureau of Statistics, completely breaking free from the strong control of Chen and Chen.

Finally, they even seized control of the Postal and Telecommunications Investigation Bureau.

This action laid the groundwork for the dismantling of the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics in early 1938, the separation of the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (Zhongtong) and the Military Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (Juntong), and the complete independence of the Military Bureau of Investigation and Statistics.

"Could it be that Dai Yunong is preparing to take action?"

"Wait a minute..." "That's not right. Damn it, I've unknowingly become Dai Yunong's gun, his pawn in attacking the Chen brothers and the CC Clique."

"That old fox, he's got a lot of cunning and a dark mind."

Why did Ye Shaohong have this feeling?

the reason is simple.

After reviewing the information, Ye Shaohong realized something: Dai Yunong's timing for this operation was perfect.

Why do we say that his timing was good?

The reason lies with Ye Shaohong.

Zhuang Yifan, the action team leader under his command, pried open the mouth of the Japanese spy Dongfang Hui and obtained information from Dongfang Hui about Jiang Hongwei, a Japanese spy who had infiltrated the core departments of the Nationalist government.

Because of Jiang Hongwei's special status, after his arrest, he received numerous inquiries from high-ranking officials of the Nationalist government.

Ye Shaohong was young and impetuous, and unwilling to suffer this injustice. So he personally presided over the interrogation, and from Jiang Hongwei's mouth, he dug out the names of all the officials and businessmen who had protected and cared for him and had illicit affairs with him.

Nearly a hundred people were unearthed in one go.

Although this isn't exactly a major case, the news still reached the Chairman's ears.

This will inevitably make the Chairman feel disgusted with corrupt officials.

Just then, Dai Yunong submitted the evidence of Ding Mocun's corruption that he had secretly ordered his men to find. One can imagine how furious the Chairman would be.

This is tantamount to pouring gasoline on the anger already burning in Chiang Kai-shek's heart.

Even if the Chairman, in his rage, still has feelings for Chen and Chen, he will still take action to punish Ding Mocun and the power of Chen and the CC Clique within the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics.

This gave Dai Yunong the opportunity to fulfill his wish.

"What a clever move to take advantage of the situation." "If my soul hadn't come from the future and happened to know some of the historical trends of the present era, I really wouldn't have been able to understand the trap set up by Dai Yunong."

"Perhaps Dai Yunong keenly spotted an opportunity when Zhuang Yifan arrested Jiang Hongwei, which attracted many officials to inquire about his whereabouts."

"That's why he had Xu Baichuan and Zheng Yaoxian withstand the pressure from above and give me their full support, so that I could unscrupulously arrest those corrupt officials."

"Then he cleverly took advantage of the situation, pretended to know nothing, and submitted the two cases one after the other."

"First, let the Chairman know about the dirty dealings within the police department, arousing his dissatisfaction and anger, so that he can finally reveal his true intentions and deliver a fatal blow to Ding Mocun."

"A good plan, a good scheme, and a good method."

"Dai Yunong, I really underestimated you. As expected, anyone who leaves their mark on history is no ordinary person!"