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

Chapter 601 New Clues

Upon receiving news from Yu Manli, Chi Tiecheng immediately rushed over.

When he arrived, he was carrying a thick stack of documents. Ye Shaohong looked up and glanced at them when he heard the voice.

With just a glance, he could roughly tell that these documents were not just interrogation transcripts.

There's probably also the personal information, background details, and so on of those people.

Ye Shaohong was quite satisfied with Chi Tiecheng's caution and thoroughness. It was clear that Chi Tiecheng had gradually grown up after undergoing this period of training.

He is already competent to serve as the head of a section at Jiangcheng Station.

This will also help him with some of the work. "Iron City is here."

Have you eaten?

"Would you like to eat something together?"

With the change in identity, not only did Chi Tiecheng's style of action change, but Ye Shaohong also tried to make adjustments.

He's basically no longer involved in frontline work.

Instead, he took a central role in coordinating and gradually delegated authority, allowing his subordinates to demonstrate their abilities.

The approachable attitude we are now displaying is a new way of working.

"Thank you, stationmaster, I've already eaten."

"Ok!"

"In that case, I'll start eating first. You tell me about last night's interrogation."

Ye Shaohong exchanged a few simple pleasantries, and seeing that Chi Tiecheng had no intention of sitting down, he didn't stand on ceremony and continued eating while giving instructions.

"it is good!"

"The situation is this: after the expedited interrogation last night, by 10:27 a.m., those who were arrested had basically confessed."

"Just as Park Ji-yong said, they have all secretly sided with the Japanese."

"Under Park Ji-yong's threats and inducements, he personally signed the letter of surrender and had a photo taken."

“I have compared their confessions with those of Park Ji-yong, and there are no discrepancies or omissions.”

"We can basically finalize their case now."

Chi Tiecheng carefully placed the files and documents he was holding on the table before giving a concise and detailed report.

Ye Shaohong had already anticipated this outcome, so he wasn't surprised. He didn't even raise his head while listening to Chi Tiecheng's account.

"and then?"

"Isn't there any new discovery at all?"

Ye Shaohong picked up a piece of spicy and sour lotus root from his plate with his chopsticks, chewed it for a while, and then asked a follow-up question.

"There have been some new discoveries."

"It was the deputy mayor who confessed. He said he seemed to know about a Japanese spy's hideout."

After a moment's hesitation, Chi Tiecheng finally responded.

"Ok?"

"You seem to know?"

"What kind of talk is that? If you know, you know; if you don't know, you don't know. How can you say it's like that?"

“Tell me more…” Ye Shaohong paused slightly while eating breakfast, raised his head for the first time, and replied with a frown.

“That’s right…”

"That deputy mayor wasn't a professional intelligence agent, so much of his confession is somewhat uncertain."

"Some are guesses, some are circumstantial evidence..."

He said that a year ago, around the beginning of winter, he had visited a brothel under the guidance of a deputy director of the Commerce Bureau.

"That day, they drank until late at night. He went out to relieve himself, and in this brothel, he seemed to hear the ticking of a telegram!"

With a hint of doubt on his face, Chi Tiecheng slowly recounted this information with uncertainty.

"Telegram?"

"In terms of total economic output, Jiangcheng today was the largest metropolis in the Republic of China era." "Its industrial system and commercial network were comparable to those of Shanghai."

"It's not surprising that some commercial radio stations in a megacity with over a million people are involved. But how did that deputy mayor figure out that this brothel had connections with the Japanese?"

Ye Shaohong's words were not unfounded. In the early years of the Republic of China, Wuhan, a major transportation hub connecting nine provinces, was indeed a rare large city in the interior.

In particular, the counties and towns under Jiangcheng's jurisdiction also have the largest steel mill and weapons foundry during the Republic of China era.

In some aspects, its economic development is even more prosperous than that of Shanghai.

In such a large city, there are many registered commercial radio stations due to daily needs, as well as many radio stations from various countries' businesses and consulates.

If the facts cannot be confirmed, then the information provided by the deputy mayor has no basis in reality.

“I asked him about that too.” “According to the deputy mayor, he made that judgment because he unexpectedly ran into an acquaintance when he entered and exited the brothel.”

"That acquaintance is Yamada, the military attaché at the Japanese consulate in Jiangcheng."

Chi Tiecheng opened his mouth to respond.

"The military attaché from the Japanese consulate?"

"That's interesting."

Why did Ye Shaohong make this judgment? Because there is an unwritten understanding within the intelligence system.

Those are military attachés at consulates, who are often former secret agents.

They traveled to various countries, openly undertaking the security and protection work of the consulates, while also secretly carrying out intelligence gathering work.

This tacit understanding is common to all countries.

This principle applies both in ancient and modern times. The most prominent example is Ma Yunfei of Special Agent Group No. 5, who once served as the military attaché at the Republic of China's consulate in Tokyo.

During his tenure as military attaché at the Tokyo Consulate in Japan, his main responsibility was to hunt down Nanzo Yunko and Akane Mieko, the "spy flowers" of the Special Higher Police.

There are similar examples from the Japanese side.

The infamous "Plum Blossom Agency" of later generations is one of them.

The "Mei Agency" was founded in 1939. At that time, the founder of the Mei Agency, Masaaki Kagesa, was ostensibly the vice consul of the Japanese consulate in Shanghai.

The most infamous thing this "Mei Agency" did was recruit and persuade Wang to surrender.

With their support, Zhou Fuhai, Ding Mocun, and Li Shiqun planned and established the infamous 76 Giesfair Road Special Agent Headquarters.

Therefore, the status of these consulate personnel from other countries should not be underestimated. They often bear both overt and covert responsibilities.

Ye Shaohong understood this principle, which is why he showed a rare hint of surprise when he heard Chi Tiecheng's report.

"Then the stationmaster..."

"Should we arrange for people to arrest people at that brothel now?"

"This is a golden opportunity that we can't afford to miss."

Chi Tiecheng had anticipated this outcome, which is why he specifically separated this matter and reported it to Ye Shaohong.

He was thinking that he might be able to take this opportunity to make another contribution.

"no!"

"This clue was hard-won, and we cannot let it go easily."

“If we take action against them now, even if we succeed in capturing them, we will only catch one or two small fish in the end.” “Here’s what we’ll do: go and call Yunlong here first, and have him immediately arrange for the intelligence department to start an investigation into that brothel.”

"Let's try it out and see if we can expand our gains based on this lead!"

Ye Shaohong thought for a moment, then silently shook his head, rejecting Chi Tiecheng's request, and instead issued a new order.

Upon hearing Ye Shaohong's words, Chi Tiecheng's expression visibly stiffened.

He seemed displeased.

However, he dared not disobey Ye Shaohong's orders. After a moment's hesitation, he reluctantly agreed and turned to leave the office.

As Chi Tiecheng's figure disappeared into the distance, Yu Manli, who had been watching coldly from the side without saying a word, walked over.

She walked behind Ye Shaohong, raised her hand and placed it on his shoulder. While gently massaging his shoulder, she said slowly, "Shaohong, I think Tiecheng's mood seemed off just now."

"Why did you reject his suggestion and even call Li Yunlong over?"

"You don't mean you want those two to fight amongst themselves, do you?"