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

Chapter 429 Contacting Mingjing

In his reply telegram, Dai Yunong did not inform Ye Shaohong of Zheng Yaoxian's appointment to the critical mission.

He did not reprimand him harshly.

Dai Yunong praised Ye Shaohong's behavior in an extremely bland manner.

At the same time, Ye Shaohong was informed that the Nanjing headquarters of the Special Service had arranged capable personnel to lead a team to Shanghai.

Upon receiving Dai Yunong's reply telegram, Ye Shaohong was briefly taken aback.

He then laughed.

Based on Ye Shaohong's understanding of Dai Yunong, this cunning old fox was probably furious. Otherwise, given his skill in winning people over, he would never have let this opportunity slip by.

Even if there are no rewards for promotion in military rank, there should at least be some material rewards.

A few words of praise were used to vaguely gloss over the matter; it would be strange if there were no problems.

However, Ye Shaohong really didn't care about these things.

no way.

Since he's already a lieutenant colonel, there's absolutely no chance of him getting promoted again in a short time.

After all, Dai Yunong's official military rank is only colonel.

No matter how capable Ye Shaohong is, he is still young and lacks seniority in the Special Service Department. He can't possibly try to be on par with Dai Yunong at the age of twenty-something.

Overshadowing one's superiors is a major taboo in the workplace. It can easily cost you your life.

Emerging from the telegraph room and returning to the lookout tower, Ye Shaohong picked up a cigarette and lit it with a match.

As he puffed on his cigarette, he casually burned the reply telegram as well.

Watching the electric device turn into a puddle of ashes and fall to the ground, Ye Shaohong stepped forward and crushed it, turning it completely to ashes before picking up the binoculars on the table.

I looked towards the Zhabei warehouse district.

"The efficiency is not bad."

"It was worth it. After a long period of careful selection, I finally found Tianhe Trading Company."

"At the current rate, in three days at most, all the goods of value to the War of Resistance in the Zhabei warehouse district will be transported away."

"But... can we hold out for three more days?" To be honest, even Ye Shaohong, the one who devised the plan, wasn't entirely confident.

All he can do now is try to buy time.

Transporting more supplies for the war effort would be of greater help in the upcoming Second Battle of Shanghai.

"Jingle Bell."

The phone rang suddenly, interrupting Ye Shaohong's thoughts.

He walked to his desk and picked up the telephone.

"Section Chief, this is Li Yunlong."

"Some new changes have just occurred. For some unknown reason, a mysterious force suddenly led a raid on the prison in the British concession."

"They killed and wounded more than a dozen prison guards and blew up the prison in the British concession."

Upon hearing this news, Ye Shaohong was briefly taken aback, then a smile appeared on his face. Without needing to think too deeply, he could roughly guess who this mysterious force was.

It's definitely the Red Party.

The prisons in the British concession held a considerable number of criminals, but most of them were notorious murderers or arsonists, or street gangsters.

Even if these people still have a few accomplices outside, they wouldn't risk doing something that could lead to execution.

More importantly, they also lack the intelligence gathering capabilities and the strength to execute operations.

Only the Red Party.

They were active in various concessions year-round, constantly lying in wait to gather intelligence from all sides.

Over the years, many people have been arrested and imprisoned.

They shared common ideals and goals, and possessed a bond unlike that of ordinary people. Sensing signs of unrest in Shanghai, how could the Red Party easily let the opportunity pass?

Wang Tianfeng has already taken action.

The same goes for the Red Party.

However, they are different from Wang Tianfeng. In Wang Tianfeng's view, agents who are arrested because of their exposure have already lost their value to the country.

Whether to save or not makes little difference.

The Red Party is different.

Even if their companions were exposed and captured, they were still unwilling to give up easily.

This is also the basis for Ye Shaohong's judgment.

"Oh?"

"Interesting. More and more forces are getting involved in this chaos."

"Li Yunlong, I only have one question for you: in your opinion, has their action affected our plans?"

In Ye Shaohong's mind, he would definitely be willing to lend a helping hand to the Red Party if he could do so.

However, he couldn't say this out loud.

It is even more important not to let anyone notice anything amiss.

That's why he deliberately asked another question, hoping to get the judgment he wanted to hear from Li Yunlong.

"For the time being, it does not pose any threat to our plans."

"Moreover, the commotion they caused this time was quite significant, which also drew away some of the enemy's forces for us, so relatively speaking, it was somewhat helpful."

Li Yunlong did not disappoint Ye Shaohong.

After a brief moment of contemplation, Li Yunlong made his judgment.

“In that case, we don’t need to pay attention to them.” “We don’t have enough manpower right now, and we simply can’t spare any people to track them down.”

"Let them take advantage of the situation and reap some benefits."

"For you, the most important thing right now is to continue to observe the actions and arrangements of the various concessions. If any unusual situations occur, you must contact me and report them immediately."

Ye Shaohong didn't delve too deeply into the matter; he was also afraid that Li Yunlong would shift his attention to it.

Based on Ye Shaohong's understanding of Li Yunlong and Li Yunlong's current abilities, if Ye Shaohong really wanted to investigate, he might actually find some clues and track down the hiding place of the Red Party members.

Ye Shaohong didn't want to cause any further trouble, so he could only give a vague response.

"Yes!"

"Please rest assured, Section Chief, I will keep a close eye on the actions of all parties."

Li Yunlong responded and hung up the phone. The moment he put down the phone, Ye Shaohong shook his head with a smile. Based on his understanding of the Red Party in Shanghai, since the Special Branch was destroyed, the Red Party's manpower in Shanghai had been insufficient.

This is probably the most they can do.

That's a real shame.

If they have enough power, they can gain even more from this chaos in Shanghai.

Thinking of the Red Party, Ye Shaohong couldn't help but think of another person.

A clear mirror.

That's right, it's Ming Lou's eldest sister, the "Poisonous Scorpion".

The person in charge of the Shanghai Ming Group.

"I was stupid too."

"Although the Red Party is too weak to participate in this grand feast, their peripheral forces are very powerful."

“They can’t get involved, but I can feed them the cut cake.” “If I involve the Ming Group in this transportation operation, given Mingjing’s hidden connections to the Red Party, wouldn’t she be able to help the Red Party collect some benefits?”

Thinking of this, Ye Shaohong didn't hesitate and picked up the phone again to make a call.

"Hello, is this Chairman Ming Jingming?"

"I have a big business deal I'd like to discuss with you. I wonder if you'd be interested?"