My spy diary

Chapter 201 Self-examination
"Before you got there? Bullshit, you got there first. We just captured Wu Mei and confirmed her identity, and you got there first? Isn't this too much of a coincidence?"

Before Zhang Yi could say anything, Monkey and Qian Xiaosan behind him had already pointed their guns at Wang Naikang.

At this time, a noisy sound of footsteps was heard outside the door, and a large number of plainclothes officers from the Party Affairs Investigation Office rushed in with guns. The two sides immediately confronted each other with guns.

"Coincidence? We have cracked the telegram Wumei sent to the Japanese a long time ago, locked her location through the radio signal, and monitored her home for a day. We closed in today when we saw that she was still not returning home." Wang Naikang smiled proudly, as if it was a matter of course.

He raised the box in his hand and said sarcastically, "Fortunately we acted quickly, otherwise they would have sent out new information again."

As he said this, he waved his hand, ignored the muzzle of the secret service's gun, and said to his plainclothes men:
"Take Zou back. The director attaches great importance to this person and wants to interrogate him personally."

The director is Xu Zengen, director of the Special Agent Headquarters. The Party Affairs Investigation Office has too many names, some are fancy, such as the First Department of the Military Investigation and Statistics Bureau, and the Party and Government Department. After the Anti-Japanese War, Chang established a base camp in order to consolidate his power. They also called it the Fourth Group of the Sixth Department of the Base Camp.

"Senior!"

Monkey Qian Xiaosan and others held guns and glared angrily.

Zhang Yi pressed down the guns of several people and said calmly: "Let them go."

"That's right. We are all serving the Party and the country. You in the Second Division can catch Japanese spies, and we in the First Division can do the same." Wang Naikang put away his gun with an attitude of a winner and walked away with a swagger.

Watching Wang Naikang walk away, the smile on Zhang Yi's face gradually disappeared and his eyes became cold.

There's something so weird about what happened today.

"Chief, how can we let these bastards go? Since the beginning of the Anti-Japanese War, they have lost their biggest rival, the Red Party, and have made no achievements in intelligence. The methods they used to deal with the Red Party have no effect on the Japanese. I have never heard that they have cracked the Japanese military code. Now they are shamelessly saying that they can also catch Japanese spies. Isn't this a joke?" Qian Xiaosan said angrily.

This is the truth. The Secret Service's intelligence work against the Red Party has never been as good as that of the Party Affairs Investigation Office. That's why the two Chen brothers, the big bosses of the CC faction, have always looked down on Dai Chunfeng, this little scoundrel.

The two had a grudge against each other since their first meeting.

At that time, Dai Chunfeng was still running errands at the Shanghai Stock Exchange. He took the opportunity to buy cigarettes for Dai Jitao and met a man named Chang who was playing cards in the VIP room.

If Chang was good-looking, then Chen looked like he had tuberculosis and he had to gasp for breath after speaking a few words.

Facing Dai Chunfeng's approach, he just looked at her with disdain and blurted out "little jerk."

Dai Chunfeng was young and energetic, so he directly responded with the word "old jerk".

The feud was formed from then on.

Since the establishment of the Military Intelligence Bureau in 35, the Special Affairs Department was transferred to the Bureau. Chen was the nominal director and Dai Chunfeng was the director of the Second Department. The conflict between the two became even deeper.

To get back to the point, the situation on the intelligence front changed since the beginning of the Anti-Japanese War. After the second cooperation between Guo and Hong, the Party Affairs Investigation Office lost its target and was at a loss for what to do.

Their boss Xu Zengen was confused and had not yet figured out the situation when the Battle of Shanghai broke out. Then on August 8, Nanjing suffered its first air raid by the Japanese army. The Party Affairs Investigation Office was also bombed and had to be relocated hastily. There was chaos inside and the organization's activities almost came to a standstill.

As the situation in Songhu became increasingly tense, the Party Affairs Investigation Office had already formulated a plan to move to Hunan and Hubei.

On the contrary, the Secret Service Department, in order to adapt to the needs of the situation, made great achievements in operations such as anti-espionage and assassination. At that time, under the slogan of "Anti-Japanese War First and Military First", intelligence on the Japanese and puppet forces was given an important position. As a result, the status of the Secret Service Department in Chang's mind increased.

As for telecommunications, the Party Affairs Investigation Office had an almost complete monopoly at the beginning. Boss Dai was jealous of the telecommunications capabilities of the First Party Branch, so he went to great lengths to recruit Wei Daming.

Since then, the telecommunications business of the Secret Service has experienced unprecedented development, with more than 4000 staff members and hundreds of radio stations.

Not only were all field districts, stations, offices and other institutions equipped with radio stations, some large regions also established branch stations, and most field intelligence groups were also equipped with radio stations, greatly improving the work efficiency of the Secret Service.

During the entire War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the Secret Service's telecommunications technology and the resulting work efficiency were not only unparalleled within the Kuomintang group, but also outstanding in the world.

The telecommunications capabilities of the Party Affairs Investigation Bureau have been declining.

Xu Zengen's career can be described as "starting high and ending low", but it is unexpected that the Party Affairs Investigation Office, which has been silent for a long time, has resurfaced at this time.

Could it be that Xu Zengen’s “political mind” suddenly awakened?

"Let's talk about it when we get back."

Inside the banquet hall of the Central Hotel, guests were coming in and out, all of them with greasy faces.

He Zhiyuan generously ordered a table of signature dishes. At this moment, he was in the private room listening to the compliments from his subordinates, feeling very proud.

Suddenly, the secretary came in hurriedly and reported to him that the "mole" had been intercepted by the Party Affairs Investigation Office.

After listening to the secretary's report, a layer of coldness immediately covered his round face, and his expression gradually changed from surprise to anger, and the smugness just now disappeared completely.

"Okay, I'm not going to eat this meal."

He Zhiyuan stood up with a cold face, looked at the group leaders and captains present, and said indifferently:
"Hey, I originally said that I would step down and hand over the work of the Operations Department to Deputy Section Chief Zhang, but now it seems that it is not possible."

He looked worried. "You guys don't know yet, right? Deputy Section Chief Zhang went to arrest someone, but he ended up in the hands of those idiots. It's just..."

Everyone looked at each other and at him, with surprise on their faces. Deputy Section Chief Zhang had three things to do when he took office, but the first one failed?

Now that the section chief has spoken out in front of so many people, it is undoubtedly a huge blow to the prestige of Deputy Section Chief Zhang, and the implication of declaring sovereignty is too obvious.

Yang Wenxuan and Liu Kui looked at each other, wanting to say something but stopping themselves. They were all Wang Xinheng's men, and now that the backers behind them were gone, the problem of who to stand on was placed before them.

In terms of emotion and familiarity, they were naturally close to Zhang Yi. After all, their cooperation with Section Chief Zhang in the past was very pleasant. Now faced with the question of He Zhiyuan forcing them to take sides, the two of them couldn't help but feel embarrassed.

Seeing that He Zhiyuan had already reached the door, Liu Kui hurriedly said:
"Section Chief, should we wait for Deputy Section Chief Zhang to arrive, and then discuss ideas together to save face for our Operations Section? The actions of the First Division not only slap our Operations Section in the face, but also bring shame to our Special Affairs Department. The Director must be very annoyed."

"Humph." He Zhiyuan stopped and took a deep look at Liu Kui, saying indifferently:
"I will report to the director now. As for Deputy Section Chief Zhang..."

He was silent for a while, then looked at the secretary and said:
"Inform Zhang Yi and tell him what I said. Ask him to come back and write a report, detailing what happened today and hand it in before tonight."

"Yes, Chief." The secretary agreed respectfully. Watching He Zhiyuan leave, the secretary, who had just bent over and looked humble, now straightened his back and said in a businesslike manner:
"Okay, didn't you hear what the section chief said? Let's all go."

In the Intelligence Department, the light was on in Zhang Yi's office.

Zhang Yi lay on the chair with his eyes closed, while Monkey and Qian Xiaosan sat on the chairs opposite him, looking resentful.

"I think someone must have leaked the information to the first place."

"From deciphering the secret message, to reporting to Section Chief He, to informing the Telecommunications Department, then reporting to the Director, and finally to the Commissioner. In addition, the police station helped to identify Wu Mei's identity. There are too many links in between, and each link may lead to a leak."

"The director of the department is well aware of this. The focus of the investigation should be the police station."

"How do you know that it won't happen? Don't you know that walls have ears? The speaker may not mean anything, but the listener may take it seriously? It's common for someone to overhear a few pieces of information and use them as a capital to show off, and it's common for them to accidentally leak information."

"So, everyone could have leaked the secret?"

"Of course, if we have to talk about the first suspect, the most suspicious one is Secretary Liu. Everything was fine before, why did the information leak as soon as he came?" Qian Xiaosan's face was full of gloom and disdain.

"But when we were talking, Secretary Liu was not there."

"Absence doesn't mean impossible." Monkey suddenly pointed to the phone on the table.

Qian Xiaosan glanced at Zhang Yi, picked up the phone on the table, and used a knife to dismantle the bottom plate of the phone. There was no eavesdropping device inside. He said with contempt:

"If there was a bug in the phone, how could the section chief not know about it?"

The monkey looked at him like an idiot:
"If you want to eavesdrop, do you need to install the bug here?

You can install a bug wherever there is a telephone line. I heard that there is a kind of switch that is like the latest automatic switch in the telephone company. As long as you install a small part, every call you make will be transferred to someone else. "

"Okay, be quiet for a moment."

In the office next door, Secretary Liu was wearing headphones, and every word of the conversation in the office was clearly heard by him.

Hearing this, his expression changed. He quickly took off his headphones, locked his office drawer, picked up a bowl of still warm noodles next to him, walked out of the office calmly, knocked on the door and entered Zhang Yi's office.

"Chief, would you like something to eat?" Secretary Liu put the noodles on the table and asked with concern.

Zhang Yi opened his eyes and looked at him: "Have you heard? The news of catching the mole today leaked."

"Are you saying there's a traitor in the department?" Secretary Liu looked puzzled and surprised, and said carefully:

"Chief, has it been confirmed or is it just a suspicion? If there is a spy in the department or unit, I am willing to be the first to be investigated."

"you?"

"Yes, Chief, everything was normal in the department before I came. If you want to talk about suspicion, I am the most suspicious. I am willing to be the first to be investigated." Secretary Liu looked sincere.

"No need. Family disgrace should not be made public. Besides, the information has been leaked through so many channels. Who knows how it was leaked?"

Zhang Yi glanced at him and handed him a document:
"Section Chief He needs a report on today's actions. I wrote a simple one. Please polish it and send it over."

"Yes, Chief, I'll do it right away." Secretary Liu took the document and left the office.

Zhang Yi stared at his back, then closed his eyes to receive today's intelligence.

[Today’s information has been refreshed]

[1. You met Wu Mei today and obtained relevant information - Wu Mei's code name is "Wumei", she is affiliated with the Japanese Special High Section, and her husband Zou Yingcai is codenamed Firebird. Wu Mei has a safe house at No. 24 Confucius Temple, where she hides the radio code book.]

Wu Mei Wu Mei, the name and code name are the same, it sounds incredible and stupid, isn't this deliberately exposing herself?

In fact, this is the usual operating method of the Soviet and Western intelligence agencies. The alias code should be close to the real name, or use the same first letter. Because in this way, if someone uses your real name to send you a letter or package, those who only know your alias may think they have heard it wrong.

Of course, due to different cultures and naming methods, this method is not applicable in China.

[2. You met with Secretary Liu today and obtained relevant information. Secretary Liu installed a bug on the ceiling of your office. Today, Secretary Liu called Mao Qiwu and Wang Naikang of the Party Affairs Investigation Office.]

It turned out that this was the problem. Monkey and Qian Xiaosan suspected Secretary Liu, not to mention Zhang Yi, but he always thought that Secretary Liu was planted by Section Chief He Zhiyuan or Dai Chunfeng and Mao Qiwu. Unexpectedly, he was a double agent.

Everyone knew that the first and second departments sent undercover agents to each other, and they would secretly execute them after being caught.

But how did Secretary Liu gain Mao Qiwu's trust?
Not to mention that to enter the Secret Service one has to fill out detailed information about three generations of relatives, including work, address, social relations, political identity, etc., and all of this information will be investigated by field staff from the Personnel Department. How did Secretary Liu get away with it?
Or was this person turned against the government after he joined the Secret Service?
After thinking for a long time, Zhang Yi rubbed his temples and reflected on himself. From catching all the Japanese spies lurking in Nanjing, to going north to assassinate traitors, to being promoted to deputy section chief, was his journey too smooth?
When did I lose my vigilance and caution?

There is a saying that the wisdom, energy and level displayed by people in different positions are completely different. Because of the different positions, the ability to obtain information is completely different, the information is not equal, and the decision-making is naturally very different.

But at the same time, different positions face different challenges and crises, so he should be more cautious.

It is said that it is easy to dodge an open attack but difficult to guard against an arrow from the dark, and there are many invisible enemies on the intelligence front.

Only by examining your inner self periodically, facing the problems, and changing your inner self can you change the outside world.

Zhang Yi couldn't help but think of a saying: When you stare into the abyss, the abyss is also staring at you.

Growth comes at a price! This is something you must experience in life.

Thinking of this, Zhang Yi felt refreshed. He calmed down, stood up, looked at Monkey and Qian Xiaosan, and said:

"Go to the interrogation room."

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(End of this chapter)