usatvline Chapter 1555 Discovering the 'Ruler'
Chapter 1555 Discovering the 'Ruler'
Chapter 1555 Discovering the 'Ruler'
"Yes." Wang Hengyi nodded. "Ding Wenzheng meant that Qi Huanyuan knew me, and it would be dangerous for me to stay in Hangzhou now. Besides, Shanghai was short of people, so he just asked me to lead people to Shanghai for support."
Asai Kanbei thought about it and nodded slightly.
He first had to think about why Ding Wenzhen made such an arrangement. Was it because Wang Hengyi’s information about Qi Huanyuan’s arrest was so timely and proactive that it aroused suspicion?
However, Wang Hengyi's answer dispelled his doubts.
Just as Ding Wenzhen worried, Qi Huanyuan knew Wang Hengyi, and it was "dangerous" for Wang Hengyi to stay in Hangzhou. Leaving Hangzhou and going to Shanghai to support the Military Control Commission's major operation was indeed a good contingency plan.
Then, Asai Kanbei was overjoyed. Although the Empire had obtained preliminary intelligence on the large-scale action order issued by Dai Chunfeng himself, it knew nothing about the inside story, especially the target of the action, and could only rely on guesswork for everything.
Now, Wang Hengyi has been arranged to rush to Shanghai for assistance. With this one of our own involved, doesn't the Military Control Commission have everything under control in this operation?
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"Very good, this is great news." Asai Kanbei nodded slightly, "When do we leave?"
"The train is at noon today." Wang Hengyi said, "It's too late to buy the boat ticket."
"I'll give you an address. When you arrive in Shanghai, go to this place and take the token I gave you. Someone will meet you there and follow his arrangements." said Asai Kanbei.
"Okay." Wang Hengyi took the token from Asai Kanbei's hand. He looked down and saw that it was a silver coin with a corner missing.
"If there is an emergency, you can ask for help from the person I mentioned." Asai Kanbei said, "If you need anything, you can send a message to me through him."
"clear."
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On the street opposite the breakfast shop, there is a Haiyun Teahouse. On the second floor of the teahouse, Ding Wenzheng and Mao Qiling were staring at the breakfast shop.
Ding Wenzhen's face looked gloomy and ugly.
"If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, and if someone told me that he was a spy and a Japanese, I would never have believed it," Ding Wen Zheng said in a low voice.
"Who is this person?" Mao Qiling asked.
His group was a special group arranged by Dai Chunfeng in Hangzhou, similar to the Shanghai Special Intelligence Group which was well-known in Shanghai.
This is also because Boss Dai tasted the sweetness of the Shanghai Special Intelligence Group and began to gradually build these independent undercover groups outside the Military Control Commission stations in various places. Unless necessary, these independent undercover groups will not have horizontal connections with the Military Control Commission stations in various places.
If it weren't for the purpose of uncovering the "ruler" and the strong distrust he had for the Zhejiang Military Control System, Dai Chunfeng would not have arranged for Mao Qiling to meet Ding Wenzheng.
Therefore, Mao Qiling did not know his colleagues at Zhejiang Station and Hangzhou Station.
"Lu Xingcai." Ding Wenzheng said slowly, "Special Counselor of the Military Control Commission Zhejiang Station."
Mao Qiling was stunned.
The special counselors at various stations of the Military Control Commission were all veterans of the Military Control Commission, and some of them even served since the period of the Honggong Temple in Nanjing.
Some of them were losers in the power struggle within the Military Control Commission. Although they did not hold real power, they had high status and high military ranks. It was precisely because they had no real power that these highly respected senators had access to many internal secrets.
These senators also have another role within the Military Intelligence Bureau. Once a local Military Intelligence Bureau station suffers heavy losses, especially if the leader is arrested or something happens, these senators will be the best leaders to reorganize the stations.
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"Is Lu Xingcai an old man from Honggong Temple?" Mao Qiling couldn't help but ask.
If this is the case, it would be a terrible thing and one of the biggest scandals of the Military Intelligence Bureau to date.
"No." Ding Wenzheng shook his head. "Lu Xingcai was originally a section chief at the Zhejiang City Hall. In 1935, he was secretly recruited into the Secret Service."
He said to Mao Qiling, "This man is quite capable. Even Boss Dai has praised him many times. Especially after the fall of Hangzhou, Lu Xingcai followed Boss Dai's instructions and defected to He Yunji's pseudo-Hangzhou Municipal Government, pretending to be a traitor."
Mao Qiling nodded. He Yunji was the fake mayor of Hangzhou who was assassinated by the Military Control Commission in January last year.
“In addition, Lu Xingcai also serves as the special commissioner of my Hangzhou station.” Ding Wenzhen said. He felt a pain in his teeth. If it weren’t for Boss Dai’s favor to him and arranging for him to replace the Hangzhou station chief as deputy station chief, Lu Xingcai, who served as the special commissioner of Hangzhou station, would be appointed as the Hangzhou station chief and hold the real power of Hangzhou station. If this is true, it will be a huge joke for Hangzhou station and Zhejiang station.
"Are we sure now that Lu Xingcai is the 'ruler'?" Mao Qiling whispered.
"It's likely." Ding Wen Zheng said with a sigh.
He glanced at the breakfast shop and said through gritted teeth, "Just keep an eye on Wang Hengyi and see if he will meet with other people. If Wang Hengyi does not secretly meet with other suspicious people, then this Lu Xingcai can basically be confirmed to be the person we are looking for."
Mao Qiling nodded, he thought so too.
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Two hours later, information came back one after another.
"After Wang Hengyi separated from Lu Xingcai, he went straight back to his team's temporary safe house, and then he and his men rushed to the train station." Ding Wenzheng said, "Now, Wang Hengyi's team has boarded the train to Shanghai."
"It seems that Lu Xingcai is the person we are looking for." Mao Qiling said happily.
"This is totally unexpected." Ding Wenzhen's expression was serious. "It's terrible. The Japanese invaders have been plotting against China for at least decades."
According to the information he had about Lu Xingcai, Lu Xingcai was a genuine Chinese who had lived in Hangzhou for at least 17 or 18 years:
When Lu Xingcai was young, he moved to Hangzhou with his parents, and then entered Hangzhou High School. He went to Hangzhou Huiwen Middle School for secondary school. Later, he went to Shanghai to hang out, made some name for himself in the literary world, joined the Kuomintang, and after returning to Hangzhou, he successfully got a job in the Hangzhou Municipal Government.
It is horrible that such a person, who can be regarded as a pillar of the Party and the country and a key figure of the Military Control Commission, turned out to be a Japanese spy.
"Send a message to Chongqing." Mao Qiling said excitedly. He didn't know Lu Xingcai, but he had only heard of this former Hangzhou municipal government official who defected to the Japanese and became a traitor. Therefore, he didn't have too many feelings about this matter.
In his heart, he was filled with excitement and joy for having uncovered such a deeply hidden Japanese spy.
"Send the message." Ding Wenzhen shook his head. He could imagine how shocked and angry Boss Dai would be when he received this secret message.
"Leave the telegram to me," said Mao Qiling.
Ding Wenzhen glanced at Mao Qiling and nodded.
He understood what Mao Qiling meant. Because of Lu Xingcai, Mao Qiling no longer trusted the entire Hangzhou Station. It would be safest to leave such a confidential matter to Mao Qiling's undercover team.
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A car stopped at the door of No. 19 Luojiawan.
The agent who had been waiting came forward and opened the car door.
Dai Chunfeng got out of the car, looked up at the gray sky, and strode in.
"Where is Qi Wu?" Dai Chunfeng asked.
"Secretary Qi is at the Telecommunications Department. It seems that he has an urgent telegram to deal with."
Dai Chunfeng nodded slightly and said nothing.
He had just returned to the office and hadn't had time to warm up his chair when he saw Qi Wu coming in hurriedly.
"Commander, Mao Sun called." Qi Wu looked excited, but also a little solemn. "The 'ruler' has been found!"
"What?" Dai Chunfeng was shocked.
Although he highly praised the plan formulated by Song Fuguo, Xiao Mian and Sheng Shuyu to lure out the snake, and believed that the success rate of catching the "ruler" according to the plan was higher, he did not expect that there would be results in Hangzhou so soon.
He snatched the telegram away and looked down at it.
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"It's actually him?" Dai Chunfeng sat down on the chair, shaking his head, then stood up suddenly, his face terribly gloomy, with his hands on the desk, "It's actually him!"
"Yeah, I didn't expect that either." Qi Wu said with emotion, "It turned out to be Lu Xingcai."
"How ridiculous!" Dai Chunfeng sat down on the chair again and shook his head. "How ridiculous! This is a shame. It's a shame for me, Dai Chunfeng, and a great shame for the Military Control Commission!"
He thought of how he had praised Lu Xingcai many times before, and even personally called to arrange for this person to pretend to work for the Hangzhou pseudo-regime, and arranged for Zhejiang to cooperate in order to improve Lu Xingcai's position and status in the pseudo-regime.
Thinking of this, Dai Chunfeng's face became even gloomier!
What a shame!
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"Now everything can be explained." Qi Wu said, "With Lu Xingcai's identity, he can indeed access many of our secrets, and--"
He glanced at Dai Chunfeng and continued, "There is nothing wrong with Lu Xingcai's resume and background. If it weren't for the fact that this person is the 'ruler', it would be hard to imagine."
Lu Xingcai is a native of Hangzhou. He has outstanding abilities and is a veteran in the Secret Service. He was successfully arranged to infiltrate the puppet regime. It is no exaggeration to say that Lu Xingcai is the most outstanding senior cadre of the Military Control Commission in Zhejiang.
Even the old man had heard of Lu Xingcai's name. This was because after Lu Xingcai infiltrated the Hangzhou puppet regime, he provided some important intelligence about the Japanese and puppet forces in Hangzhou. Boss Dai was very proud of it and showed off in front of the principal.
He couldn't help but glance at Dai Chunfeng. He knew that this was why Dai Chunfeng was so angry:
A Japanese spy who had infiltrated the Military Control Commission was actually treated as a senior agent of the Military Control Commission and was shown off by Dai Chunfeng in front of the old man. This, this is simply...
It can be said that this "ruler" is playing with the entire Military Control Commission and Dai Chunfeng in the palm of their hands.
To put it in a bigger way, this "ruler" even played tricks on the Chairman.
Just as the Director said, this is a great shame and humiliation!
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"Do you want to order Mao Qiling and Ding Wenzhen to get rid of Lu Xingcai immediately?" Qi Wu asked.
"What 'Lu Xingcai'? That's a 'ruler', a Japanese!" Dai Chunfeng gritted his teeth in hatred.
"Yes, they are Japanese." Qi Wu said.
"Now that we have found the 'ruler', there is no need to rush." Dai Chunfeng shook his head and said.
Unknown, hidden enemies are the most terrifying. For agents, the threat posed by exposed agents is greatly reduced. It can even be said that they are no longer a threat, but just a dish on the plate. You have to enjoy them slowly and squeeze out all their value.
"Call 'Maosun' and ask Mao Qiling and Ding Wenzheng to arrange people to keep an eye on Lu Xingcai." Dai Chunfeng said, and then he waved his hand, "No, let Mao Qiling's people keep an eye on Lu Xingcai."
"I understand." Qi Wu nodded. He knew that Dai Chunfeng was frightened by this 'ruler'. Thinking about the fact that Lu Xingcai was actually a Japanese spy and Wang Hengyi was dragged into rebellion by the 'ruler', it was hard to imagine who else in the Zhejiang Military Control Commission system might be lured and bribed by the Japanese. In comparison, Mao Qiling's independent undercover group was more trustworthy.
"Since the 'ruler' has been dug out, should the operation in Shanghai continue?" Qi Wu thought for a moment and asked.
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"Shanghai..." Dai Chunfeng was silent. He frowned and thought for a moment, then shook his head. "The cook has already gone into the kitchen. We have to cook a few dishes to entertain the Japanese dwarf."
"So, in Hangzhou, arrange Mao Qiling's people to keep an eye on the 'ruler' and try to dig out other spies and traitors hidden in our ranks." Dai Chunfeng said to Qi Wu, "In Shanghai, we have Wang Hengyi, a good helper who can contact the Japanese at any time. Tell Xiao Mian and others that they must teach the Japanese a lesson no matter what."
Dai Chunfeng showed a cruel smile on his face, "Tell Xiao Mian that I'm waiting for them to announce the good news."
"clear."
……
In the office of the deputy chief inspector in the Central Police Station, Cheng Qianfan was receiving a shoulder massage from medical officer Lao Huang.
"What?" Cheng Qianfan exclaimed.
Just now, Lao Huang informed him of something, which was bad news to be exact:
Comrade Fang Jinghua died in the battle against the Japanese invaders!
He turned his head and looked at Lao Huang.
Lao Huang nodded.
Cheng Qianfan was silent, his eyes were full of sadness. The news of Comrade Landlord's sacrifice made him extremely sad.
In the 25th year of the Republic of China, he was receiving training in Xiongzhen Building in Hangzhou. He warned Comrade Fang Jinghua through Comrade Luo Liu late at night. Although the two did not meet that time, it was also a contact between them.
Afterwards, Comrade Peng Yuou, the "cousin", left Shanghai, and Comrade "landlord" became his superior in the Shanghai Party organization.
Thinking of the times when they fought side by side, Cheng Qianfan's eyes began to moisten.
"Comrade Landlord still owes me fifty dollars." Cheng Qianfan murmured, "He said that he would pay me back in person after the revolution is victorious."
Old Huang also fell silent.
A sad mood permeated the entire office.
"There is one more thing." Old Huang said, "Comrade Harmonica received a secret message from Comrade Farmer. Because of the urgency of the matter, you did not go to him yesterday, so Comrade Abacus secretly sent the message to me."
As he spoke, Old Huang took out a telegram from the compartment under the medical box and handed it to Cheng Qianfan.
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