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

Chapter 593 Taking Over Jiangcheng

The handover of duties at Jiangcheng Station went smoothly.

In less than half a day, Ye Shaohong officially took over the top-tier station, a vital transportation hub connecting nine provinces.

From that day on, Ye Shaohong officially stepped into the limelight and became a powerful figure in the Republic of China's intelligence system.

If seating were arranged within the Special Service Department, Ye Shaohong would also be among the top twenty.

Isn't that amazing?

Some people might think the position is too low.

actually not.

Through Dai Yunong's painstaking efforts over the years, the Special Service's influence has become deeply entrenched within the Nationalist government. Let's talk about the forces that Dai Yunong can currently control.

The Secret Service was his base of operations.

After annexing the Southwest Commissioner's Office, the number of personnel registered in the Special Service Department had reached four to five thousand.

In addition to the Special Service Department, Dai Yunong also controlled the Smoking Cessation Committee.

This is a purely profit-driven organization.

Its initial purpose was to use the pretext of investigating and cracking down on opium to secretly carry out the work of selling opium.

They were also the main force behind Dai Yunong's extortion of money from ordinary people on behalf of the bald-headed chairman.

Besides.

Dai Yunong also directly and indirectly controlled the Nationalist government's Ministry of Police, and he placed his trusted confidant Tang Cong into the Ministry of Police.

He became the deputy minister of the police department.

He also arranged for some trusted confidants to take on other core positions in the Ministry of Police.

These three forces were a situation that Dai Yunong had arranged long ago.

With the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War, Chiang Kai-shek, in order to resist the Japanese invasion, relaxed the restrictions on local people preparing to build armed forces.

Dai Yunong seized the opportunity and colluded with Du Asheng, the leader of the Shanghai Green Gang, to create the Loyal and Patriotic Army.

At its inception, the Loyal and Patriotic Army consisted of three battalions with nearly 10,000 members.

As the battle of Shanghai reached a stalemate, Dai Yunong was the first to sense the danger and led the Loyal and Patriotic Army into the Qinling Mountains ahead of time.

At the last moment, he preserved the armed forces under his command.

Besides.

The Secret Service also established telecommunications schools across the country, interfered in newspaper operations, directly and indirectly controlled local security forces, and intervened in the postal and telecommunications systems… In total, Dai Yunong now directly and indirectly controls more than 50,000 people.

How many administrative staff are needed to manage 50,000 people?

Hard to imagine.

Therefore, Ye Shaohong's position, which ranks among the top twenty, is a testament to its value.

His direct superior is now the head of the Southwest Region of the Special Service.

Then there are the department heads at headquarters.

Mao Renfeng, Administrative Secretary.

Finally, there were the two deputy directors of the Special Service Department and Dai Yunong.

Ye Shaohong's current position has exceeded his initial expectations. Sitting in the office of the stationmaster of Jiangcheng Station, flipping through the documents on the desktop, Ye Shaohong was filled with emotion.

After the initial感慨 (feelings of deep emotion), there is only endless trouble.

His job is not easy. Internally, he needs to reorganize and consolidate the various factions within Jiangcheng Station in the shortest possible time, and completely take control of the station's personnel.

While away, he also had to eliminate and dismantle the Japanese spy network planted in Jiangcheng.

How much time does he have left?

If I take a closer look, it will take at most two months.

Two months later.

The Battle of Shanghai will come to an end, the defense of Nanjing will also be declared a failure, and all the major administrative organs of the Nationalist government will be moved to Nanjing.

At that time, he, the local tyrant of Jiangcheng, will come under the scrutiny of many bigwigs from the Nationalist government.

His rights and wrongs during his time working at Jiangcheng Station will be subject to endless scrutiny.

If he does well, when the Special Service Department is reorganized into the Military Intelligence Bureau in early 1938, its authority will be expanded, and Ye Shaohong may still have a chance to take the opportunity to advance further.

He directly became a core figure in the Secret Service headquarters.

If he doesn't do a good job, then becoming the stationmaster of Jiangcheng Station might be the end of Ye Shaohong's career.

When the Japanese devils' military might sweep across the southeastern coast of China and then advances directly towards the core areas of China, Ye Shaohong will inevitably face the baptism of Japanese artillery fire.

The three battles of Jiangcheng were all brutal battlefields that resulted in immense suffering and death, and each time players were on the verge of endlessly teetering on the edge of life and death.

Life and death will be difficult to control at that point.

"Boom boom boom!"

The continuous knocking interrupted Ye Shaohong's thoughts.

He put down the document he was looking at, looked up, and gazed in the direction of the office door. "The door's open, come in."

As Ye Shaohong finished speaking, Yu Manli, dressed in a military uniform, was the first to push open the door and walk in.

Behind her were Li Yunlong and Chi Tiecheng.

"Webmaster!"

"Our work handover is complete. Do you have any further instructions?"

Perhaps her career has taken a second turn for the better, because Yu Manli looked to be in great spirits today. After entering Ye Shaohong's office, she even gave a graceful military salute.

With a slight pursing of her cherry-like lips, a radiant smile immediately blossomed on her delicate oval face.

Yu Manli is like that.

Li Yunlong and Chi Tiecheng, who came in with her, could not hide their joy.

This time, the two of them could be considered to have risen to prominence along with Ye Shaohong.

Before today, the two of them were just Ye Shaohong's trusted subordinates, following Ye Shaohong, this firefighter, running all over China.

What now?

One of them was the head of the intelligence section of the Jiangcheng station of the Special Service Department, and the other was the head of the operations section of the Jiangcheng station of the Special Service Department.

They have all officially entered the ranks of colonel-level officers.

He also became a military commander in one region.

They all built their own power bases and became the envy of others.

How could they not be happy?

It's only because there were people watching that they couldn't help but jump up. If no one was watching, they probably would have already jumped up long ago.

"There was no instruction."

"I have a few things on my mind that I'd like to share with you."

“Manli, Yunlong, Tiecheng, you are all the people I trust the most. This time, you are going to Jiangcheng with me. You have a heavy responsibility on your shoulders.”

“We were all parachuted in. Although we had worked briefly at Jiangcheng Station before, the situation there was complicated. You can feel it without me having to explain.”

"Therefore, I require you to take control of your personnel as quickly as possible."

"I can only give you a week at most."

"Those personnel from the former Jiangcheng Station of the Special Service who are willing to cooperate with our operations can stay; those who are not, let them pack their bags and get out."

"If anyone dares to jump out and cause trouble, don't be polite to them. Don't worry about who's behind them. Just find a reason to kick them out. If you can't kick them out, just tell me, and I'll personally send them on their way!"