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

Chapter 740 Accident or Coincidence?

The matter was of great importance, and Ye Shaohong dared not act on his own initiative.

He thought for a moment, then reached for the phone on the table and dialed Mao Renfeng's office via the internal line.

Upon learning that the clerk had returned to work, Ye Shaohong immediately requested to report that he had something important to report.

After checking Dai Yunong's schedule for the day, Mao Renfeng informed Ye Shaohong that the director should be able to spare half an hour in ten minutes.

Having learned the specifics, Ye Shaohong immediately instructed Li Yunlong to reorganize his thoughts.

Prepare all necessary materials thoroughly in advance.

After finishing all the work, Ye Shaohong took Li Yunlong and went to Dai Yunong's office. Clearly...

Dai Yunong had already learned about the situation from Mao Renfeng.

Seeing Ye Shaohong bring Li Yunlong in, Dai Yunong didn't find it strange at all. He stood up and walked to the sofa rest area.

Then Mao Renfeng brewed Ye Shaohong a fresh cup of tea.

After the two sat down, Dai Yunong asked Ye Shaohong the real reason why he had come to see him today.

Ye Shaohong's response was simple.

He had Li Yunlong, who was standing to the side, give a report.

After listening to Li Yunlong's account, Dai Yunong immediately frowned, clearly feeling the trouble and pressure of the matter.

Afterwards, Dai Yunong asked Li Yunlong several questions in detail.

For example, the names of those missing towns. The confessions and written records of the Japanese spies.

There is also the basis for Li Yunlong's judgment.

Having answered all his questions, Dai Yunong waved his hand, signaling Li Yunlong to leave first.

Once the door was closed again, Dai Yunong raised his head and looked at Ye Shaohong.

"Xiao Qi, what do you think about this?"

That's it again.

Ye Shaohong realized that as Dai Yunong's power increased, he was showing more and more signs of turning into a politician.

This old fox, who was already slippery and difficult to fathom, is becoming increasingly cunning.

Is this a request for Ye Shaohong's opinion?

This is clearly an attempt to shirk responsibility. "We must take this seriously, Chief!"

"Regardless of whether Li Yunlong's guess is true or false, the sudden disappearance of nearly two hundred elite Japanese soldiers in the Jiangcheng area is a serious matter. If we turn a blind eye, and the frontline battle falters or something unexpected happens, our Special Service Department cannot afford to bear the responsibility!"

This is also the real reason why Ye Shaohong came in such a hurry to find Dai Yunong today.

This is a huge problem.

It had grown so large that even Ye Shaohong could no longer control it.

"Yes!"

"This matter must be taken seriously, but... we don't have any solid evidence!"

"We can't possibly report vague and unfounded deductions to the Second Department of the Ministry of National Defense, or the Chairman's Office."

"You should know that since the outbreak of the full-scale war between China and Japan, the Second Bureau of the Ministry of National Defense and the General Staff Office have received an incalculable amount of false intelligence information every day."

"It takes a lot of manpower, material resources and financial resources for the Second Bureau of the Ministry of National Defense and the Presidential Office to verify the authenticity of this information."

"As for what Li Yunlong reported, there is no solid evidence. Even if we report it, the people above will not pay attention to it."

"They might even complain that we're causing them trouble!"

Regardless of whether Dai Yunong's statement is correct or not, it is the truth.

In China today, battles are taking place every moment, and the amount of information gathered every day across the country is enormous.

Moreover, various regions and warlord factions across the country also have their own intelligence networks.

Take Yan Laoxi for example.

He controlled Shanxi Province, and his intelligence agencies included the Comrades Association, the Political Assault Committee, the Special Agents Committee, the Crucible Training Committee, the Political and Health Department, the Police Department, the Special Police Department, the Intelligence Team, the Mobile Work Team, the Officers' Service Team, the Gendarmerie Command, the Iron Army Discipline Maintenance Corps, and so on.

With so many intelligence agencies compiling information daily, which was then handed over to Yan Xishan, he would carefully select information that concerned the national war situation and report it again to the Second Department of the Ministry of National Defense and the Presidential Office. This was a considerable workload.

And this was just one local warlord during the Republic of China era.

If we add other warlord forces, as well as intelligence agencies directly under the central government, such as the Special Service Department, the Party Affairs Investigation Department, the Military Police Command, the Ministry of Police, the Intelligence Department of the Second Bureau of the Ministry of National Defense, the Investigation Department of the Tax Police Corps, the Public Opinion Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and so on, how terrifying that would be.

This was a special situation during the Republic of China period.

There are too many factions, and each faction wants to perfect its own institutional framework. As a result, with redundant personnel and bureaucracy, many seemingly simple things become complicated to handle.

Ye Shaohong understood the reasoning behind it, but it only made him more troubled.

"But since it's a seat, we can't just ignore it!"

"We should at least investigate this!"

"Jiangcheng's strategic position is extremely important. If our mistakes lead to setbacks on the front lines, the consequences would be unimaginable!"

Ye Shaohong was still unwilling to give up and once again argued his case.

"I see!"

"Xiaoqi, I didn't say I wouldn't deal with it."

"But you have to give me a direction for the investigation. Only by finding more evidence can I go to the higher-ups and properly handle this matter!"

Dai Yunong scratched his head, looking somewhat annoyed. "Direction?"

"Let me think about it..."

After a moment of thought, Ye Shaohong suddenly thought of someone.

This person was none other than Tsudajima Ishi, who had recently surrendered to their special service.

Didn't Tsudajima Ishi say that he was a financial supervisor planted in Chongqing by the Shanghai Special Higher Police?

Does he have information about these people?

For example, changes in the personnel and operational expenses of the undercover team, and whether there have been any new undercover teams in the last two months, etc.

Money is essential for a person's life.

Intelligence teams operating in enemy-occupied territory cannot function without financial and material support.

Don't underestimate Tsudajima Ishi's position as the financial supervisor. He is in a very important position because everything involves money. If you look closely, he can always find some clues.

Perhaps this is also a direction for investigation.

But when Ye Shaohong thought of Tsudajima Ishi, he hesitated again.

why?

Because he suddenly realized that something about this matter seemed rather strange.

The supply transport channels used by the Japanese soldiers hiding in the mountain city were provided by Tsudajima Ishi. Information discovered from the secret strongholds of the captured Japanese soldiers needs to be confirmed with Tsudajima Ishi.

What a coincidence.

Was it an accident, or a clever arrangement by someone with ulterior motives?

If this was a clever arrangement by someone with ulterior motives, then is what they just discovered today real or fake?

"Damn it." "I knew it, I was just afraid something like this would happen."

"Tsudajima Ishi's defection seems to have provided us with a lot of valuable intelligence, but no one can guarantee that there might be a dangerous knife hidden behind this intelligence!"

"Now I'm increasingly convinced that there's something wrong with Tsudajima Ishi's voluntary defection!"

"Damn it, this damned Japanese devil is very likely a double agent!"