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

Chapter 976 Cold-blooded

Ye Shaohong found a letter in Chang Botao's third concubine's makeup box.

Ye Shaohong found three names in that letter.

And this was confirmed a second time by Chang Botao's third concubine.

They are...

Song Chaozong, deputy company commander of the 2nd Company of the Division Guard Regiment; Wu Ye, company commander of the 1st Company of the Division Special Service Battalion; and the squad leader of the transport squad of the Division Logistics Department.

None of these three held very high positions.

The highest-ranking officer was still the company commander of the special operations battalion, who was only a captain.

But the departments they belonged to, and the positions they held, were all quite prestigious: the guard regiment and the special operations battalion.

Both of these departments are directly subordinate to the division headquarters and are required to operate and be stationed with the division headquarters for extended periods.

The people they came into contact with were all internal staff of the division headquarters.

Naturally, this would also allow them to obtain confidential information.

Meanwhile, the head of the transport team in the logistics department is often away on missions, responsible for transport routes, and also facilitates the transmission of intelligence.

This is already a very reasonable intelligence team configuration.

It already possesses a very strong threat.

Ye Shaohong had caught them by the tail, so of course he couldn't let them go easily.

After the list was submitted, Li Yunfei and Li Yunlong, fellow apprentices, and Song Xiaoan and Zhao Jianzhi immediately responded.

They turned and left immediately.

Led by elites drawn from the Military Intelligence Bureau headquarters, they stormed into the 11th Division headquarters. In front of everyone at the 11th Division headquarters, they took the three suspects away.

They acted in broad daylight.

This immediately caused quite a commotion.

Someone rushed to the offices of the division's high command and reported the news, wanting to see how the division's high command would react.

It's very strange.

Faced with the report from their subordinates, the high-ranking officers of the 11th Division almost all fell silent.

No one made any move to stop it.

Some people with bad tempers even verbally abused the messengers who came to deliver the news.

This response made it clear to the personnel at the 11th Division headquarters that the division's high command had reached a tacit agreement with the Military Intelligence Bureau (MIB) regarding this arrest operation. Or rather, it was highly likely that the division's high command had sent the MIB personnel.

Then the matter is serious.

If the division's high command does not intervene, given the usual practice of the Military Intelligence Bureau, they will expand the search indefinitely.

Everyone is at risk of being arrested.

It's eerily quiet.

The staff at the 11th Division headquarters were making inquiries everywhere, while the higher-ups at the headquarters were secretly having a headache.

Chang Botao came to work today and conveyed something to them.

The recently deceased quartermaster chief, Bayin, was very likely a Japanese spy.

Military intelligence agents found a radio and a codebook in Bayin's home.

They also found intelligence information that hadn't been destroyed. The information contained the date and route for the 11th Division's planned deployment, suggesting that the information had likely leaked to the Japanese.

To be honest, although this information is classified, quite a few people within the 11th Division know about it.

Even if the 11th Division wanted to trace the source of the leak, it would be very difficult to find and pinpoint it.

This is troublesome.

Military mobilization is not something that can be decided simply by a few words or by one person.

It concerns thousands or even tens of thousands of people.

It also involves coordinating the cities along the route, the replenishment of supplies, and the cover and rotation of other units.

Changing the departure date and route of the 11th Division would require modifications to the overall mobilization plan.

Even a slight modification to such a military plan can have far-reaching consequences. The General Staff of the Military Commission needs to devise a new course of action.

Develop a supply plan.

Develop a plan for cooperation and cover among sister units.

The high-ranking officers of the 11th Division headquarters could not make any changes without authorization; they had to report the situation.

However, if this matter were reported, it would inevitably alarm the Ministry of National Defense.

It might also reach the ears of the bald-headed chairman.

They will inevitably be punished again.

None of them were willing to take on this responsibility, and for a time, several high-ranking officers in the 11th Division headquarters started arguing.

They are shifting blame to each other and seeking a solution.

In the end, it was Chang Botao who came up with an idea.

Since they can't make the decision, why not pass this headache to the Military Intelligence Bureau?

As far as he knew, Ye Shaohong held a prominent position within the Military Intelligence Bureau.

It also wielded considerable influence within the Nationalist government's military.

He was highly regarded by several faction leaders.

Even the bald-headed Chairman doted on Ye Shaohong, praising him lavishly on him in public on numerous occasions.

If Ye Shaohong were to preside over the report on this matter, their responsibilities would be reduced.

It must be said that this is one solution.

This immediately caught the attention of many high-ranking officers in the 11th Division.

They immediately discussed who to send to contact Ye Shaohong, how to do so, and whether to give him gifts.

Or, how much benefit should be ceded?

This is very much like the Nationalist government.

Within the Nationalist army, there were their own unique ways of operating, and these high-ranking officers of the 11th Division were clearly adept at it.

They quickly devised a plan and decided on the personnel to be assigned.

Unfortunately, this matter ultimately fell on Chang Botao's shoulders again.

This should be a very troublesome matter.

It was done well, and my colleagues praised me.

If you don't handle it well, you might end up taking the blame and being punished.

Chang Botao wasn't stupid; he shouldn't have accepted the task, but after a brief moment of thought, he agreed anyway.

This drew secret admiration from his colleagues.

To offer direct praise.

Having made an impression on his colleagues, Chang Botao didn't dare to delay for a moment and went directly to the temporary residence assigned to the Military Intelligence Bureau by the 11th Division.

He wanted to talk to Ye Shaohong directly.

However, as soon as Chang Botao arrived at the Military Intelligence Bureau's temporary residence, he heard piercing wails and screams. Without even thinking, Chang Botao knew that the Military Intelligence Bureau was interrogating a suspect.

And those suspects were all his former colleagues.

Upon thinking about this, Chang Botao's face turned pale.

He was a scholar-general.

Although he possessed the fierce courage of a professional soldier, his boldness was clearly no match for those officers who had risen through the ranks.

Hearing the extremely shrill screams coming from the courtyard, and seeing the Kuomintang agents still going about their work and even chatting and laughing amidst the screams, Chang Botao felt a twitch in his calf muscles.

My heart was trembling secretly.

But it's okay.

Chang Botao knew very well that he had a good relationship with Ye Shaohong and that he could stay put. So, Chang Botao inquired around and finally found out Ye Shaohong's current location.

They searched all the way there.

We arrived at the door of the interrogation room.

The moment Chang Botao pushed open the door and stepped inside, he was stunned.

What did he see?

He saw Ye Shaohong, a colonel and section chief of the Military Intelligence Bureau, holding a long whip and personally interrogating a prisoner.

The prisoner was now covered in blood.

He was begging for mercy in agony.

What about Ye Shaohong?

He showed no sign of stopping; a cruel smile curled at the corner of his mouth, and the long whip in his hand showed no sign of ceasing...