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

Chapter 919 Agreement and Action

Mao Renfeng acted quickly; before he even left work in the afternoon, he had already sent Ye Shaohong all the information on personnel who had access to intelligence information about Harbin Station.

Because it's just an initial, general survey, there are quite a few people involved.

There were thirteen people in total.

Among these thirteen people, there were even several section chiefs from the secretariat.

Those were all powerful figures within the Military Intelligence Bureau.

Under normal circumstances, Ye Shaohong and his team would not be able to investigate the secretariat, which is a powerful department.

Now things are different. With Dai Yunong's permission and Mao Renfeng's cooperation, Ye Shaohong immediately arranged for Chi Tiecheng and Li Yunlong, along with their trusted subordinates, to conduct an initial investigation.

The first thing to investigate is the identity information of these people.

Check for any obvious errors or omissions.

Chi Tiecheng and Li Yunlong had done this process many times before, so they were very familiar with it.

If there is even a single error in the information of these people, they will be included in Ye Shaohong's list of suspects.

If their resumes contain anything unusual, they will receive extra attention.

Because the number of people involved was not very large, the screening process did not take long.

By noon the following day, they had already compiled a list of the three most suspicious individuals and arranged for their tracking and investigation.

This time, their operation was very secretive; no one in the entire Military Intelligence Bureau, except for the personnel in the Outer Division, knew anything about it.

Ye Shaohong didn't even mention this to Xu Baichuan and Zheng Yaoxian.

And so they began their tedious and boring investigation.

This investigation lasted for three whole days.

For three days, Chi Tiecheng, Li Yunlong, and their team barely had any rest, working in shifts to track the three suspects.

The result was very disappointing.

There was absolutely no problem with the whereabouts of these three people.

Ye Shaohong also arranged for Xu Zhongyi to verify the doubts left in their files. For some people, information was overlooked during the filling out of the forms.

Some people are just secretly doing things to make money behind Mao Renfeng's back.

No major problems, but a lot of minor ones.

After summarizing the information, Ye Shaohong's expression grew increasingly grim.

"Oh shit."

"The worst thing still happened."

"If these three are not spies planted among us by the Kwantung Army, then it can only be that the information was leaked."

"In that case, the range of suspects will be much wider!"

Ye Shaohong was very troubled.

If these three people are innocent, then it can only mean one thing: someone in the secretariat unknowingly leaked information about Harbin Station.

To investigate this matter thoroughly, we need to cast a wide net.

Bring all the staff from the secretariat back and interrogate them one by one.

But there's a problem here.

Leaking core secrets of the headquarters is a serious dereliction of duty and should be investigated and held accountable.

Even if the investigation is thorough and they manage to save their lives, it will completely ruin their political future.

Who would be foolish enough to admit it?

They will definitely keep it a secret.

For a time, the investigation came to a standstill.

Their previous methods for investigating internal moles, such as spreading false information and identifying suspects, are no longer applicable in the current situation.

Because the area is too large.

Are we really going to take action against the secretariat staff?

Torture them?

That's possible, but if Ye Shaohong were to do that, he would offend the entire secretariat.

He could get the warrant from Dai Yunong, but that was a last resort.

You should never do that unless you're absolutely desperate.

It seems that we have to find another way.

Thinking of this, Ye Shaohong looked over at Xu Zhongyi.

Speaking of which, among them, only Xu Zhongyi is good at taking unconventional approaches.

Perhaps there are other ideas.

"Loyalty and righteousness!" "What's your opinion on the current situation?"

Clinging to a sliver of hope, Ye Shaohong asked a question.

"I?"

"Seventh Brother, you think too highly of me. What can I do?"

"You know me. Aside from eating and drinking, I'm basically a good-for-nothing!"

Xu Zhongyi has a really thick skin. In order to get rid of responsibility and avoid getting into trouble, he can be so ruthless that he even curses himself.

Ye Shaohong immediately rolled his eyes.

He regretted it a little.

We shouldn't have placed our hopes on Xu Zhongyi; it was a complete waste of time and energy.

Then Ye Shaohong looked at Chi Tiecheng and Li Yunlong. Chi Tiecheng and Li Yunlong also looked worried.

"have to!"

"I'm just making myself miserable."

"This last thing is going to give me a headache!"

Ye Shaohong raised his hand and pinched the space between his eyebrows. After thinking for a while, he finally came up with a solution that was not really a solution.

Since we can't conduct an internal investigation, could we try a different approach?

How about breaking the deadlock using external methods?

Coincidentally, Ye Shaohong also had considerable connections in the Manchurian region.

Chen Gongshu, the district chief of Manchuria, was once Ye Shaohong's subordinate during the operation to hunt down the traitor Wang Jingwei.

Yan Shuangying, the stationmaster of Harbin Station, is also a good friend of Ye Shaohong.

It's worth considering having them fabricate a false telegram and send it back to headquarters, then having Mao Renfeng cooperate by accidentally leaking some details of the operation in the secretary's office.

Let's see who's secretly watching this.

Anyway, there aren't many people in the secretariat.

If we cast a wide net and pay close attention, there is still a chance to find the hidden person.

It doesn't matter if we can't find it.

At the very least, this will help us eliminate some suspicious individuals.

Thinking of this, Ye Shaohong glared at Chi Tiecheng, Li Yunlong, and Xu Zhongyi again, then waved his hand, telling the three of them to get lost.

After the door closed, Ye Shaohong picked up the internal phone on the table and dialed the number.

Please ask Mao Renfeng to come over.

After closing the door, the two discussed the matter privately for a while.

The details of the operation have finally been agreed upon.

To maximize the chances of completing this fishing mission, Ye Shaohong also suggested that Chen Gongshu from Manchuria devise a continuous plan.

A continuous plan is good.

As long as it's a continuous plan, it can send telegrams to headquarters without interruption.

If telegrams are sent frequently, they will inevitably attract the attention of others.

As long as the Kwantung Army's spies in the Bureau Headquarters are still there, he will inevitably become aware of it and take action.

Once someone reveals even the slightest clue or trace, the rest becomes much simpler.

After the agreement was reached, Ye Shaohong and Mao Renfeng began to act separately.

That evening, an encrypted telegram was sent from the Manchurian region and delivered directly to Mao Renfeng in the secretary's office.

The core message of this encrypted telegram was singular: Chen Gongshu was plotting to assassinate Shibuya Ichiro, the Minister of Investigation of the puppet Manchukuo government!