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

Chapter 577 The Mad Dog Is About to Bare Its Teeth

The massive manhunt for Mitsui Meitaro lasted for three full days.

During these three days, both the "Jiangshan faction" led by Dai Yunong and the "Baoding faction" behind Zheng Jiemin mobilized all their forces.

They searched almost the entire city of Nanjing.

But what was the result?

But they gained nothing.

However, this has little impact, because the struggle for power at the bottom will inevitably extend to higher levels over time.

This incident, as expected, alarmed even the bald-headed Chairman, who was sitting in his "Longzhong" (a metaphor for a secluded place in China), plotting and scheming for the future. The power of the "Baoding Clique" within the Nationalist government was too strong.

It has become so powerful that even the current bald-headed Chiang Kai-shek and the "Whampoa clique" he controls cannot shake its position.

Now that there's an opportunity to weaken the "Baoding faction," how could the bald-headed chairman, who's good at internal strife, let it pass?

In addition, the "CC faction," represented by Chen Shuangchen, was fanning the flames from the sidelines.

This matter is getting bigger and bigger.

On the third night, the bald-headed chairman summoned both Dai Yunong and Zheng Jiemin to his residence.

After closing the door, he started with a string of "Damn it!" followed by a frenzied cursing that lasted for more than half an hour. His fierce shouts made the high-ranking officials in the servants' quarters outside the study hide far away in fear.

When the tightly closed door opened, Dai Yunong calmly stepped out first.

Although there was no smile on his face, a faint curve could still be seen at the corners of Dai Yunong's mouth as he walked forward.

As for Zheng Jiemin, he was dejected and looked gloomy.

In this power struggle, Zheng Jiemin lost.

They lost miserably.

Even with the support of many bigwigs in the "Baoding Clique", Zheng Jiemin still lost. Because of the Mitsui Meitaro incident, he had already semi-retired and left the Special Service Department.

From then on, he was transferred to the position of deputy director of the Second Department of the Military Command.

This position, although it seems like a promotion.

It's actually a promotion in name only, a demotion in reality.

Compared to the second-in-command of the Special Service, a violent organization, the position of deputy director of the Second Bureau of the Military Command only looks glamorous.

That was just a roundabout way of giving an explanation to the many military bigwigs in the "Baoding Clique" by the bald-headed Chairman.

From that day on, Dai Yunong officially took charge of the entire Special Service Department.

He began his brilliant life as the "King of Spies" in China.

As for the Japanese devil Mitsui Meitaro...

It's somewhat ironic.

The current Nationalist government, the current bald-headed Chairman, and Dai Yunong—they've all almost forgotten about this person.

Perhaps in their view, after three consecutive days of large-scale search, they still hadn't found Mitsui Meitaro's whereabouts, and that he had already fled Nanjing.

Based on the time and distance, they may have already entered the Japanese-occupied area of ​​Shanghai.

Then why bother searching for him?

On the morning of the fourth day, the massive search operation vanished without a trace. When the ordinary people of Jinling City opened their doors that day, they found that the once tense and turbulent city had once again returned to its former tranquility.

If anything could still pique their interest, it would only be the tense situation on the Shanghai battlefield.

After all, Shanghai and Nanjing are not far apart. If the Japanese devils really occupy Nanjing, then Nanjing will be in danger, and they should find a way out for themselves.

……

Outside Zhongshan Wharf, a corner of a bustling street.

In a quaint two-story teahouse, Ye Shaohong and Yan Shuangying were quietly eating snacks and sipping tea.

Chi Tiecheng stood obediently beside the two of them.

"Section Chief, the news has been confirmed. All our people, including those from the Baoding faction, have been evacuated."

"The defenses of Jinling City have been relaxed now." As Chi Tiecheng made his report, his gaze kept glancing at Yan Shuangying, who was sitting calmly opposite Ye Shaohong. Every time his gaze fell on Yan Shuangying, the corner of Chi Tiecheng's mouth would tremble slightly.

A hint of fear would occasionally flash across the depths of his eyes.

no way.

Yan Shuangying was too strong. During the days of searching for Mitsui Meitaro at Zhongshan Wharf, Yan Shuangying was bored and also noticed that Chi Tiecheng was hostile towards him. So the two of them found a secluded place and had a small sparring session.

The result is obvious.

Chi Tiecheng suffered a crushing defeat. Whether it was hand-to-hand combat or weapon fighting, the self-important Chi Tiecheng could not last long against Yan Shuangying.

They were completely powerless to fight back.

The current Chi Tiecheng has not yet grown into his future full form. How could he possibly be a match for Yan Shuangying, the half-human, half-ghost, who is at the pinnacle of combat power in spy dramas?

Even Chi Tiecheng's most prized marksmanship was utterly crushed by Yan Shuangying.

Having suffered such a blow, Chi Tiecheng was completely defeated.

At the same time, he was also deeply afraid of Ye Shaohong's ability to recognize and use people, as well as his extensive network of connections.

Look at the people Ye Shaohong has come into contact with.

Special Agent Group No. 5: Xu Tian, ​​whose intelligence is so high that he is almost supernatural; Yan Shuangying, who is as powerful and terrifying as a celestial being...

Even Ye Shaohong's confidante, the seemingly weak Yu Manli, is not to be underestimated; she is a heroine who dares to fight to the death against the Japanese devils.

The more he thought about it, the more wary Chi Tiecheng became of Ye Shaohong.

This rebellious, arrogant villain from a spy drama, now dared not harbor any ulterior motives in front of Ye Shaohong. He was completely obedient, like a lapdog.

"okay, I get it."

"How's the situation going? I've been running around these past few days. Have any suspicious people appeared around me?"

Compared to the power struggles within the Nationalist government, Ye Shaohong was clearly more concerned about the whereabouts of Mitsui Meitaro.

His act of using himself as bait was not a casual outing to relax or unwind.

That's someone who appears gentle on the outside but harbors a knife in the heart.

They're always ready to kill.

"Three suspicious targets have been identified, and we are currently tracking and investigating them."

"It's just that their identities cannot be confirmed yet."

Upon hearing Ye Shaohong's question, Chi Tiecheng dared not slack off and quickly took out the intelligence information he had just compiled the night before from his shirt pocket.

It was respectfully handed to Ye Shaohong.

Ye Shaohong opened it and glanced at the identity information of the first two suspects, only glancing at it briefly.

But when his gaze fell on the last suspect's identity information, Ye Shaohong's eyebrows suddenly twitched.

"Are people from the Party Affairs Investigation Department following me?"

"What do they want?"

"Are you trying to take advantage of the chaos within our intelligence agency? How dare you!"

Ye Shaohong was indeed somewhat annoyed. Although he didn't care about the internal strife within the Special Service Department and didn't want to get involved in that filthy quagmire, that didn't mean he could stand by and watch the Special Service Department be taken advantage of by the Party Affairs Investigation Department.

Ye Shaohong couldn't stand those people in the Party Affairs Investigation Department; they were all scum. "Damn it, these bastards haven't been taught a lesson enough."

“A few days ago, my fourth brother destroyed three smuggling routes of the Party Affairs Investigation Department and killed more than twenty people to avenge me.”

"It's only been a few days, and they've already forgotten the pain of their past wounds?"

"You still dare to come out and deal with me?"

"Iron City, tonight you take some men and sneak over there, tie up this bastard from the Party Affairs Investigation Department, and drag him straight to the mass grave outside!"

"Kill him! Let those bastards in the Party Affairs Investigation Department know that I, Ye Shaohong, am not someone to be trifled with!"