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

Chapter 521 The Last Two Suspects

After much effort, Ye Shaohong finally managed to persuade Zheng Yaoxian to come out of retirement, and he was relieved.

He then stayed a little longer in Zheng Yaoxian's office.

After discussing with Zheng Yaoxian, they agreed on the direction and methods for the subsequent investigation, as well as the ways and means for exchanging intelligence.

Once everything was settled, Ye Shaohong got up and left Zheng Yaoxian's room, heading to the large conference room where he was handling the case.

A dozen minutes later, Yu Manli, Li Yunlong, and Chi Tiecheng returned.

All three of them looked exhausted.

However, they still had smiles on their faces when they saw Ye Shaohong. "Section Chief, we've all heard about what happened this afternoon."

"As expected of you."

"They don't make a move unless they're absolutely sure of it, but when they do, they take out a whole Japanese spy squad. We really envy them."

The three men complimented Ye Shaohong while recounting their findings from the day's surveillance.

By compiling intelligence, Yu Manli ruled out Niu Mang, the adjutant of the Operations Department of the General Staff, as a suspect. Although he had been in contact with his friends in Northeast China since arriving in Nanjing, Niu Mang had not been a suspect.

However, an examination of the letters revealed that Niu Mang had not leaked any information about the Nationalist government. Instead, he continued to urge his friends to recognize reality and return to the right path as soon as possible.

This is consistent with his taciturn nature.

It's something that seems like something he could accomplish.

Then Ye Shaohong looked at Li Yunlong. Before Li Yunlong could speak, he tossed the folder on the table to him. "You don't need to report to me about your target, Shangguan Lin."

"Take a look at this interrogation record. It can now be confirmed that Shangguan Lin is a Japanese spy. He is also one of the members under Sasaki Taro, the leader of the Yamakaze Group."

"Later, you will lead your men to arrest him and bring him back. You will also be in charge of the interrogation."

"By the way, this document also contains information about another member of the Mountain Wind Group. He is hiding in the Ministry of Education of our country, and you are also responsible for his capture."

These are all follow-up issues from the previous case, Sasaki Taro. Ye Shaohong has already taken the lion's share of the credit, and he has also seized the radio and codebook. As for the remaining two small fry, Ye Shaohong has neither the mind nor the time to deal with them personally.

It would be better to hand it over to Li Yunlong, let him make some merits, and then promote him to a higher military rank and position.

As expected. Upon hearing Ye Shaohong's words, Li Yunlong was slightly taken aback at first, then his face lit up with ecstatic joy.

He stepped forward, picked up the file bag on the table, and eagerly opened it to carefully review the interrogation transcript.

A moment later, Li Yunlong closed the file bag again, his joy growing even stronger. With a snap, he steadied himself and gave Ye Shaohong a military salute.

"Section Chief, I guarantee I will complete the mission."

"Hey, they're even putting on an act with me."

"Alright, get to work. I don't have much time for you, three days at most. You have to get to the bottom of this case."

"After the case is closed, write up the action report and the case closure report and hand them to me."

"Get out of here."

Ye Shaohong waved his hand, and Li Yunlong, under the envious and jealous gaze of Chi Tiecheng, walked out of the conference room with an excited expression.

"Section Chief, what about me?"

Chi Tiecheng was truly consumed by jealousy. He was also eager to earn merit and receive a reward. Now, seeing that Li Yunlong had only been standing there for a few minutes and had already secured a promotion and an award, Chi Tiecheng couldn't wait any longer and hurriedly asked for his opinion.

"Don't be in such a hurry. If you follow me, you'll definitely have plenty of opportunities to make a name for yourself."

"Tell me about the people you're tracking and investigating."

"You didn't produce any effective results when we were gathering intelligence yesterday. Are you going to do the same today?"

Ye Shaohong remained calm and collected, controlling the emotional rhythm of the group. His casual words immediately made Chi Tiecheng put aside his distracting thoughts and tense up.

"how could be."

"Section Chief, after listening to your suggestion, I started making arrangements overnight last night." "Through today's thorough investigation, I can basically confirm that Zhao Shanhe is not a suspect."

"We suspect him because he participated in the North China War and his face was disfigured in the battle, so there is a possibility that he was replaced by someone else."

"Today I personally led a team to review many documents at the Ministry of National Defense, and based on the information in the documents, I found Zhao Shanhe's comrades-in-arms from his time in the Northeast Army."

"Through questioning, we confirmed that Zhao Shanhe has a black mole on his chest that no one else has."

"Then I called on Zhao Shanhe's comrades from his time in the Northeast Army, and together we went to the General Staff Headquarters. We examined Zhao Shanhe's chest on the spot, and finally confirmed that Zhao Shanhe had not been replaced and that he was indeed Zhao Shanhe."

Chi Tiecheng acted quite quickly; in just one day, he found a solution to the predicament from a massive amount of documents and put it into action.

This pleased Ye Shaohong greatly.

"Is Zhao Shanhe alright?"

"very good."

"This allows us to eliminate another suspect."

"Now it seems there are only two suspects left: Yang Zhi from the River Defense Command and...."

Ye Shaohong paused at this point in his story.

To be honest, he really didn't want to suspect this person. There was no other reason than that Ye Shaohong also knew this suspect.

He was also his classmate during his time at Whampoa Military Academy.

Zhai Peng.

He remembered a young man with whom he had a fairly good relationship, who came from a relatively well-off family, and who was extremely lively by nature.

Ye Shaohong had already had doubts when he saw Zhai Peng's information.

In his memory, Zhai Peng should have been assigned to the Northwest Army, but for some reason, he was suddenly transferred back to Nanjing just before taking up his post.

This unusual experience piqued Ye Shaohong's curiosity and also aroused his suspicion.

Because they were classmates, Ye Shaohong deliberately concealed Zhai Peng's identity when he gave guidance to Yu Manli, Li Yunlong, and Chi Tiecheng last time, and did not reveal it to the three of them on the spot.

But things are different now.

As more and more suspects were eliminated, the suspicions surrounding Zhai Peng grew stronger, and Ye Shaohong could no longer protect him.

The bond between classmates cannot compare to the greater good of the nation.

Even though Ye Shaohong was unwilling, he eventually made the decision to thoroughly investigate him.

“Manli, Tiecheng, starting tomorrow, the two of you will work together.”

"I demand that you investigate the situation of Yang Zhi, the adjutant of the River Defense Command, and the suspicious death of his lover as soon as possible."

"As for me... I should also go out and get some fresh air."

"It's been more than half a year since I graduated from Whampoa Military Academy, and I haven't had a chance to get in touch with my classmates yet. Now might be a good opportunity."

"Zhai Peng, let me investigate this myself."