Espionage: You're tasked with spying, but you'll blow up the Special Higher Police?

The siblings talked a lot that night, and it went on until very late. Zhou Pan'er was so moved by Zhou Hongyi's words that she even wanted to devote herself wholeheartedly to the revolutionary cause.

Afterwards, the siblings discussed it and decided that Zhou Pan'er would take over a school to take in the compatriots affected by the disaster in the Shanghai area and the children who had become orphans, and provide them with free education.

On the surface, Zhou Pan'er would still deal with Ding Mocun. Whenever he came, she would find ways to beg for money. If he didn't come, that would be just right, and she would have peace and quiet.

Zhou Pan'er took out all the gifts, cash, securities, and other valuables she had received since following Ding Mocun and placed them in front of Zhou Hongyi. After a quick calculation, the latter was astonished to find that his sister was really good at managing money and had managed to save up so much.

Ding Mocun was indeed very generous when pursuing her. Zhou Pan'er now owns two properties, a shop, a car, and over 200,000 yuan in cash. Of course, the paper money has depreciated significantly and is basically negligible, but she has over 3,600 silver dollars, and her vanity case is filled with gold bars and gold leaves. Other items like earrings, necklaces, brooches, and hairpins are also countless. Zhou Hongyi roughly estimated that converting all these items into US dollars would total over 200,000 yuan. He could use this money for investment; with his current convenient resources, he could quickly make this money multiply and earn even more.

"Sister, put these things away first. Your jewelry will depreciate a lot in times of war, so I'll have someone exchange them all for gold bars. Also, the servants in the house should be replaced with people I know well and who I know well. From today onwards, you will no longer be the mistress of the notorious traitor Ding Mocun, but Zhou Pan'er, a patriotic woman of the new era. Once the school we build is completed, you will be appointed as its principal. I believe that our compatriots and the children who benefit from it will be very grateful to you."

Zhou Pan'er was so inspired by Zhou Hongyi's words that she couldn't wait to build the school. She wasn't someone who stayed indoors all the time; she knew the current situation in Shanghai, with those Japanese doing all sorts of bad things. She used to worry that Ding Mocun would one day be shot in the head, leaving her and her brother destitute. But now, seeing her brother fully mature, she felt relieved. After all, relying on oneself is worse than relying on anyone else.

The next day, Zhou Hongyi accompanied Zhou Pan'er to inspect the refugee shacks near Guanyin Temple. When Zhou Pan'er saw the plight of her compatriots and the homeless children, she was deeply moved and cried tears of joy. She immediately offered to take out money to buy food and clothes for everyone.

Finally, Zhou Hongyi persuaded her to stop, saying, "There are so many refugees here, we should definitely help them, but we need to be mindful of the methods. Giving them money and food directly is just a temporary solution. The most important thing is to find stable jobs for these people and solve their worries so that everyone's lives can improve day by day."

“You’ve really grown up now, you’re the man of our family. I’ll listen to you in everything. Take that money, use it wherever you need it. We siblings are frugal, and it’s enough for us. After what you said yesterday, and seeing this scene today, I really feel like I was living a muddled life before. I’ll feel more at ease if I can help everyone.”

“Sister, you don’t need to think like that. If we don’t earn Ding Mocun’s money, he’ll just spend it on someone else. It’s better for us to use it where it’s needed. That’s the right way. I’ve already asked someone to find a site nearby. Guanyin Temple area has a lot of houses that were destroyed in the previous disaster. There’s plenty of space. I’m thinking of building a school first, then a hospital, and then a factory, so that everyone’s children can go to school, see a doctor when they’re sick, and have work to do so they can support themselves. That’s a virtuous cycle.”

"Okay, Zhongliang, I'll listen to you from now on. I'm going to skin him alive."

Seeing that Zhou Pan'er had finally opened her heart and found her life goal, Zhou Hongyi was also very pleased. He first sent his sister back home before letting the car take him back to the police station.

Zhou Hongyi, now the bureau chief, naturally has his own car. Chen Gong has been very busy lately and is rarely seen, so he personally taught A Gui how to drive, and also taught him how to shoot and use a knife.

Ah Gui learned very diligently and quickly. Zhou Hongyi gave him the car from the bureau and told him to practice whenever he had free time in a quiet place. He then went to the safe house of the Kuomintang brothers, because Chen Gong was ready to make the final arrangements before taking action.

“Brother Zhou, you’ve arrived. The information you provided to us last time was very important. We have confirmed through other channels that the person Kondo is going to pick up tonight is named Hiramaki Kotaro, a former military doctor. It is said that his identity is very mysterious. This time, he was brought to Shanghai with only a small number of followers. We suspect that he is related to the supplies that the Sakura Trading Company is secretly transporting.”

Zhou Hongyi's heart skipped a beat. He combined and analyzed the intelligence from both sides, and suddenly his eyes widened as he said, "Brother Chen, it seems that the Japanese are going to accelerate their research on biological weapons. If I'm not mistaken, this Hiramaki Kotaro is the expert in charge of research and testing. Kondo knows about this, and Hasegawa, the president of Sakura Trading Company, should also know. It's possible that the two of them were originally in cahoots."

Now that Shimazu is dead, Kondo has the authority to mobilize the entire Special Higher Police, including the military police and surrounding troops. This is abnormal in itself, demonstrating that his true identity and power far exceed that of the Special Higher Police chief.

After listening to Zhou Hongyi's analysis, Chen Gong agreed and said, "So this interception mission is even more important. I received a secret telegram from Boss Dai that in addition to our squad, two other squads will be involved in this operation. Brother, to be on the safe side, Boss Dai ordered us to provide cover from the side, while the main frontal attack will be handled by a team transferred from another region. Since they are all new faces, even if the Japanese see them, it won't affect our continued infiltration."

Zhou Hongyi nodded and said, "This is indeed a safer approach, but I don't know when our people will be able to get here."

As soon as Zhou Hongyi finished speaking, the door to the room was pushed open, and several men strode in.

"They're all in place, hehehe~~ Chen Gong, this must be the Zhou Hongyi you were talking about, right? I didn't expect him to become the bureau chief at such a young age. It seems he's been quite the schemer."

Zhou Hongyi glanced at Chen Gong, who smiled apologetically at him and glared at the man, saying, "Li Boyang, what, you dare to speak ill of my brother in front of me? Do you know that if it weren't for him, I, Old Chen, would have been dead in a Japanese prison long ago, and none of this would have happened? Besides, although he is now the police chief, he can only help the Party and the country more. A lot of our brothers come and go in the police station, and sometimes we run into those Japanese military police, but they don't suspect us at all. Do you dare say that others can do that?"

The man who came in was about thirty years old, tall, with a rectangular face. He took off his hat to reveal a neat short haircut, but there were already slight signs of baldness on the top of his head.

This man was named Li Boyang. He held the same position as Chen Gong, both being captains of the Military Intelligence Bureau's Special Operations Team, but they were responsible for different areas and cities.

After Chen Gong reported their plan and the identity of the other party, Boss Dai took it very seriously. In order not to affect Chen Gong and others' infiltration, he specially transferred Li Boyang and his team of Military Intelligence agents from a neighboring province to be in charge of the main attack.