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

Chapter Twenty-Four: A tremendous achievement that alarmed Dai Yunong

As midnight approached, Ye Shaohong led his men back to the Operations Section.

As soon as he entered the door, he saw Zhao Jianzhi from afar.

No one knew what had happened, but Zhao Jianzhi was standing at the cell door, head down, smoking a cigarette.

He looked utterly defeated.

He parked the car, opened the door, and escorted Bao Minghui over. As they passed Zhao Jianzhi, Ye Shaohong glanced at him sideways.

Then his lips twitched.

Okay.

He'd been slapped. One cheek was swollen up, with a deep red handprint on it.

Even more bizarrely, Zhao Jianzhi's right eye socket also turned black.

This appearance actually makes them a perfect match for Bao Minghui.

With one left eye socket and one right eye socket, along with their chubby cheeks, they looked exactly like panda cubs.

Ye Shaohong almost couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"What are you looking at? Haven't you ever seen this before...?"

Zhao Jianzhi already disliked Ye Shaohong, and now seeing him trying so hard to suppress his laughter only made him angrier.

He tossed the cigarette butt from his fingertip, tilted his head back, and pretended to confront Ye Shaohong angrily.

But the moment he looked up, by sheer coincidence, he saw Bao Minghui being escorted over, and naturally saw Bao Minghui's swollen cheeks and dark left eye socket.

Zhao Jianzhi was completely dumbfounded.

He stared blankly at Bao Minghui in front of him, his lips opening and closing several times before finally coalescing into a single sentence.

"Hold!"

"What a damn bad luck!"

After cursing angrily for a few moments, Zhao Jianzhi lost interest in Ye Shaohong and turned to walk into the action section's cell.

With his departure, the field agents from the Operations Section who had returned from assisting Ye Shaohong in carrying out the mission could no longer hold back.

They both burst out laughing at the same time.

"Alright, alright, just laugh it off. This can't get out."

"If word gets out and your Deputy Captain Zhao finds out, he won't let you off the hook." Ye Shaohong said with a smile as he tried to dissuade the crowd. Only after the laughter subsided did he have Bao Minghui escorted into the cell.

After completing the handover, Ye Shaohong finally felt relieved.

From this moment on, Bao Minghui's life or death was no longer his concern.

He had already firmly grasped a great achievement.

Then he picked up the transmitter from the car and, amidst the envy and jealousy of the crowd, went straight into the Operations Department's office building.

Although it was nearly midnight, there were still quite a few people busy inside the office building.

Of course, members of the other two groups from the Action Section were also included.

As Ye Shaohong walked slowly forward, everyone's gaze instantly shifted downwards, landing on the package in his arms. The entire operations department's office building fell silent immediately; you could almost hear a pin drop.

However, this stagnation did not last long, only about two or three breaths. Those who saw Ye Shaohong immediately stopped what they were doing and hurriedly picked up the telephone on the table.

They each lowered their voices and dialed the number.

The feeling of being the center of attention was very similar to the scene of an ancient scholar riding a horse through the streets, which made Ye Shaohong feel extremely comfortable.

Soon, he arrived at Zheng Yaoxian's office door.

Before he could even knock, the inner door was opened, and Zheng Yaoxian's smiling face was revealed to Ye Shaohong.

"Ha ha!"

"Okay, okay."

"Brother Shao Hong, you are truly a lucky general! On your first mission, you actually captured a Japanese and puppet spy alive and seized a radio transmitter and codebook. You have done a great service this time." Ye Shao Hong was not surprised at all by Zheng Yaoxian's "precognition".

As he walked along, at least six or seven people stopped what they were doing and reported the situation to their superiors as he passed by the doors of various offices.

Zheng Yaoxian was a veteran of the Special Service Department, and he must have had trusted men planted in this office building.

Ye Shaohong hadn't even arrived yet, but someone had already sent the message over.

"It's all thanks to the team leader's excellent command. I, Shao Hong, dare not take credit for it; I can only say that I have successfully completed my mission!"

Ye Shaohong bent down slightly, making a very proper gesture.

"Okay, okay, I knew I hadn't misjudged you."

"Quickly, come inside with me!"

Even with Zheng Yaoxian's magnanimity, he couldn't help but feel delighted by Ye Shaohong's humble words. As he spoke, he reached out and took Ye Shaohong's arm, pulling him into the room together.

The moment the door closed, Zheng Yaoxian's expression changed immediately.

The joy vanished instantly.

Then, she looked at Ye Shaohong with a serious expression.

"Shao Hong, where's the codebook?"

Clearly, compared to the Japanese spies who had already been captured and the radio transmitter that was now in hand, Zheng Yaoxian was more concerned about the codebook that had never been seized since the establishment of the Special Service Department.

This is what he cares about most.

"Don't worry, team leader. It's in my arms. Ever since we seized the codebook, it hasn't left my body for even a moment."

Ye Shaohong strode forward, placed the transmitter on the table, then immediately reached into his pocket, took out the thin blue book, and placed it neatly on the desk. "A good thing!"

"You don't know, the Chief has already issued a clear order that anyone who can capture a Japanese codebook during an operation will be promoted one rank immediately."

"It's said that the old man himself issued this order."

As Zheng Yaoxian flipped through the codebook, he recounted the secrets of the Special Service Department to Ye Shaohong. When he looked at Ye Shaohong, the deep admiration in his eyes was undisguised.

Hearing his words, Ye Shaohong was overjoyed.

Doesn't that mean he's already a lieutenant even before graduating from military academy?

Putting aside the difference in military pay between the two, with this merit and sufficient rank support, could he directly assume the position of military commander after graduating from military academy and entering the Special Service Department?

Ye Shaohong was lost in his fantasies when the tightly closed door was opened again. This time, it was Xu Baichuan who entered.

He had obviously learned the news from the staff left behind in the office, so he rushed over despite the darkness of night.

They're all old foxes. They get the news a step ahead and arrive at the scene a step ahead. So, regardless of whether they participated in the operation or not, they can still claim a share of the credit.

This isn't even the most important thing.

If he had learned the details of the arrest and then called the director, his share of the credit would have been even greater.

Ye Shaohong understood Xu Baichuan's thoughts, and he immediately looked up at Zheng Yaoxian.

After seeing Zheng Yaoxian nod silently, Ye Shaohong slowly recounted the events leading up to and following the operation.

And things unfolded exactly as he had predicted.

Having just listened to Ye Shaohong's report, Xu Baichuan immediately picked up the telephone on the table and, disregarding the fact that it was already past midnight, dialed Villa No. 1 of Honggongci. His first words were to inform Dai Yunong of the operation's results.

This elicited another hearty laugh from Dai Yunong.