Espionage: Mastering the Ten Cruelest Tortures of the Military Intelligence Bureau from the Start

At the celebration banquet, everyone gasped in shock. They were all astonished to hear that someone could actually kill someone in a heavily guarded interrogation room. They never expected that there would be a mole in their Chang'an station.

Hemp egg!

Su Mingzhe cursed under his breath. The clue he had finally obtained had been lost, and everything was back to square one.

Now that's bad enough, with Keiko Sakai dead, the radio and codebook are nowhere to be found again.

More importantly, it also brought the matter of the mole into the open. Originally, the mole was unaware that he had been exposed, and he could have secretly searched for the mole's whereabouts. Now, the balance of power has changed.

Now the traitor is in the shadows, while he is in the open.

Moreover, this mole was completely Japanese, and his identity and background were disguised by the Special Higher Police, making him virtually indistinguishable from a normal person.

He has definitely gone into a period of silence now, and even if he were to use real intelligence to lure people in, the mole would not take the bait.

Finding him is extremely difficult.

Just as Su Mingzhe was still thinking of a solution, the station chief interrupted him.

"Mingzhe, come here for a moment."

Upon hearing the stationmaster's voice, Su Mingzhe jogged over to him and followed him into a private room on the second floor of the restaurant. After dismissing the guards, he locked the door from the inside.

"Mingzhe, do you have any leads on this matter?"

The stationmaster asked, his brows furrowed. Having a mole within the station was an extremely disgraceful thing, and he wanted to minimize the impact as quickly as possible.

He was the person in charge of Chang'an Station, and he couldn't afford the consequences if Boss Dai found out about this.

If things escalate, he might very well "add wood to make a coffin," and the stationmaster couldn't help but shudder at the thought.

His bold decision to promote Su Mingzhe, a newcomer, was simple: the young man was young, decisive, and capable.

Most importantly, his attitude of eliminating Japanese spies as quickly as possible ensured that when investigating internal traitors, he wouldn't be as afraid of offending people as those old hands who rested on their laurels.

This is a sharp blade.

Su Mingzhe organized the information from the system, combined it with his own deductions, thought briefly, and replied:

"Stationmaster, the female Japanese spy has already revealed some information. The mole in our station is a Japanese person disguised as a Chinese who infiltrated Chang'an Station."

He's the female Japanese spy's contact, codenamed Mantis. That's all the information I have for now.

Su Mingzhe attributed the information he had obtained from the system to Sakai Keiko, since only Luo Dayou, Shen Bei, and Su Mingzhe were in the interrogation room, and as the station chief, he couldn't possibly discuss the case with them.

Moreover, if these things are not told to the website administrator, some of his inferences cannot stand, which will inevitably increase the difficulty of the search.

Then, Su Mingzhe continued based on his reasoning:

"Station Chief, the Azalea Group we just cracked mainly focused on turning our personnel against us, and their greatest achievement was turning Xiao Zhenguang against us."

Butterfly, as Xiao Zhenguang's direct recruiter and the link between Xiao Zhenguang and Commander Xiao, is of paramount importance.

It could even be said that the entire Azalea Group is currently serving her alone.

But as her superior, the Mantis's status and position would only be more important than the Butterfly's. Moreover, he was a Japanese infiltrator who had infiltrated our Chang'an Station, so he couldn't possibly be just a low-ranking soldier.

Only officers of at least lieutenant rank or higher are qualified to be Butterfly's superiors.

Here's some evidence that's not really evidence: the entire Cuckoo Group, plus the six Butterfly members, are incredibly tough, even disregarding life and death, but the Mantis, who is far more important than them, is still alive and well.

This further reflects that he would rather be suspected and risk exposure to continue his undercover work than die. He must have been an officer in the station, or even a colonel.

At the same time, if the mole's identity is merely that of a doorman, driver, or soldier, as soon as he walks near the interrogation room, the two soldiers guarding the door will definitely raise their guns and shout at him not to come any closer.

But the truth is that the soldiers didn't fire a single shot. We only learned of the bad news long after our banquet had already begun, so the traitor must have been an officer.

Secondly, since signing the treaty, the Japanese have been infiltrating China in multiple dimensions, including politics, economy, and military, for forty years now.

Since he is Japanese, there is one thing he cannot fake: his family.

If a family has a genealogy record for four generations and concrete proof of their existence, and many people around can provide relevant testimonies, then the suspicion against him is basically cleared.

However, if only the parents' generation is searched, and no such person is found when searching further back, such as someone who fled here or cannot prove their identity, then they are considered prime suspects.

Finally, because I was interrogating a Japanese spy when the soldiers informed me of the banquet, I received the news later than the people in the Operations Section.

Moreover, I was the last officer to arrive, so everyone present could be cleared of suspicion; they had no time to commit the crime.

However, in order to accurately screen for traitors, I suggest that all officers who were not at the banquet or could not provide concrete proof of their absence be included on the suspect list, with officers of the rank of colonel or above being the primary suspects.

After listening to Su Mingzhe's analysis, the stationmaster's gloomy expression finally softened, and he revealed a satisfied smile.

After his analysis, out of the 180 people at the station, only 20 or 30 were suspected, greatly reducing the search scope and preventing everyone from feeling insecure.

Moreover, after conducting on-site investigations into the families' situations, only a few people might actually be left with no way to clear their names of suspicion.

For the website owner, this is already the outcome.

The Military Intelligence Investigation Service's consistent approach is to rather kill the innocent than let the guilty go free, resulting in the arrest of everyone who cannot prove their innocence.

As for the person he mistakenly arrested, he could only apologize and say he should be more careful in his next life.

Even if Boss Dai finds out, he won't punish him; instead, he'll praise him for his efficient work.

Ultimately, the current Military Intelligence Investigation Department is severely lacking in espionage experience, and its personnel have not received systematic training. It is just a huge makeshift operation, a motley crew.

How could one possibly succeed in fighting against well-trained Japanese spies without paying a bloody price? This was a consensus among all members of the military intelligence investigation department.

That's why Su Mingzhe's performance can be described as unconventional, or as a genius.

"I've always heard Section Chief Li say that you're a young hero. Meeting you today, I can see that you are indeed a great talent, with meticulous and watertight logic."

"Mingzhe, from today onwards, you are in full charge of investigating the case of the traitor. Anyone who obstructs you has the right to act first and report later."

To avoid any accidents, the stationmaster directly handed the imperial sword to Su Mingzhe.

"Mingzhe, this is a family scandal and shouldn't be made public. I hope you can solve the case as soon as possible. I'm begging you."

Upon hearing this, Su Mingzhe immediately stood at attention and gave a standard military salute.

"Thank you for your trust, Station Master!"