My spy diary

Chapter 296 Candidates (asking for monthly tickets)
"Are you guys in the Intelligence Department just sitting there doing nothing? Weren't you told to monitor us a long time ago? Why weren't there any signs beforehand?"

Dai Chunfeng's eyes were wide open with anger. The news of Wang's departure was like a blockbuster bomb exploding in the mountain city. Even Boss Dai was stunned.

Although he had long been eyeing the members of the so-called "Low-key Club" headed by a certain Mr. Wang.

These people were pessimistic about the war of resistance, complained constantly in private, and some even had ambiguous relationships with the Japanese.

But without the chairman's order, he could only turn a blind eye and monitor secretly.

He really couldn't understand why a veteran of the Kuomintang, the second-in-command of the government, who also had a distinguished revolutionary history, like Wang, would abandon his post and leave without permission?
Did he really want to risk the world's condemnation by joining the Japanese and becoming a traitor to be condemned by everyone in the world?

Wang's sudden escape caught Dai Chunfeng off guard, like a punch hitting him right in the heart, just like a constipated patient who is about to feel relieved but suddenly faints from the pain of ruptured hemorrhoids. One can imagine how he felt.

"The information we received was that Mr. Wang was going to Chengdu for inspection. Who would have thought that the plane actually went to Kunming?" Yang Rong was speechless.

"The Intelligence Department is full of professional agents. Could it be that they didn't find any clues at the airport?"

"According to the information provided by the intelligence personnel, Mrs. Chen and Wang's secretary Zeng Zhongming arrived at the airport first that day. They looked very anxious. But Wang never showed up."

"It was not until a few minutes before the plane took off that Wang arrived at the airport accompanied by a guard...Mrs. Chen was very active and greeted familiar people everywhere, and Wang was also very calm."

"How long did they stay at the airport?"

"About half an hour."

"Pity."

Dai Chunfeng sighed and changed the subject, saying, "Notify the airport aviation inspection office immediately. Anyone from the Wang faction entering or leaving the airport must report immediately without delay."

"Yes." Yang Rong nodded and asked:
"Director, everyone should punish the traitors together. Should we start punishing them immediately?"

Dai Chunfeng's face was as gloomy as water. He touched his chin and said:
"The chairman has issued an order that the plan will be implemented in two steps."

"The Chairman has instructed Minister Kong to write a letter to Wang, reminding him to see the international situation clearly and not to make mistakes in the face of confusion.

We immediately rushed to Hong Kong, and with Hong Kong as the center, we tried to threaten and warn Wang's trusted backbones in Hong Kong to prevent them from publicly surrendering. At the same time, we strengthened the organizational strength in Hanoi and closely monitored Wang's every move. "

Wang fled to Hanoi with a few key members. His subordinate Gao's "Institute of Japanese Studies", the "Institute of International Studies" chaired by his confidant, and the "Nanhua Daily" that controls public opinion are all in Hong Kong. They regard the public opinion position in Hong Kong as the forefront of promoting the "peace movement".

Xiangjiang is not far from Hanoi, and it is convenient to take planes and ships. The Military Control Commission’s Xiangjiang Station is fully staffed and very convenient to mobilize.

But what everyone was thinking about was Chang's order. His meaning was very clear. The current measures taken against Wang and his accomplices were only to monitor, warn and stop public surrender activities.

Zhang Yi secretly complained that Chang's personality was actually somewhat similar to Wang's. They both would quit their jobs as soon as they were not satisfied.

However, they usually use the excuse of "stepping down" to sit on the sidelines and watch the fight between tigers.

However, Mr. Wang simply went abroad and disappeared.

But once this "erotic telegram" came out, it was a foregone conclusion that Wang had betrayed his country and surrendered to the enemy. He was determined to be a traitor. Isn't it ridiculous to expect him to turn back from his wrong path?
He pondered for a while, looked at Dai Chunfeng, and volunteered:
"Commander, for the sake of the country and the war of resistance, I am willing to lead the operatives to Hanoi. If Wang the traitor cannot turn back from his wrong path, he will be killed."

After saying that, Zhang Yi stood up, saluted, and had a determined look in his eyes.

He Shangyou, the director of the Second Division who had remained silent, said:
"Director, Deputy Director Zhang's loyalty and bravery are certainly worthy of recognition, but he lacks experience in handling major events after all.

Not to mention that Mr. Wang is extremely cunning, the chairman's orders are only to monitor and warn, which is undoubtedly a difficult and arduous task.

We need to achieve the purpose of monitoring and warning, but we also need to prevent others from catching us, lest Wang becomes desperate and creates an irreversible situation. So I suggest sending someone else."

Mr. Dai was worried by what He Shangyou said. If he alerted Wang, the consequences would be disastrous. Moreover, the chairman was thinking...
He looked at Zhang Yi, then at He Shangyou, and uttered three words:

"Makes sense."

Zhang Yi glanced at He Shangyou, snorted, took a step forward, and looked at Dai Chunfeng eagerly:
"Commander, since Wang Ni has betrayed his country and surrendered to the enemy, it means he has been planning this for a long time. It is wishful thinking to expect him to stop before it is too late.

It is only a matter of time before he is sanctioned, so it is better to take action now while he is still struggling to gain a firm foothold."

He Shangyou scoffed at this:
"Deputy Director Zhang, don't talk nonsense.

Mr. Wang is studying in France, and Hanoi is French territory. It is a foreign country, and he is completely in the dark. How can it be so easy to kill him? Don't fail to complete the task and make yourself unable to come back. "

Zhang Yi said: "We have an intelligence station in Hanoi. With the help of local comrades, we will definitely be able to complete the task.

Besides, you can’t get a tiger cub without risking it. People in our line of work are always dancing on the edge of a knife. There is no such thing as absolute safety. If I can get rid of this scum for the nation, Zhang will not hesitate to die. "

After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, the Secret Service had already begun to establish a Hanoi working group.

Later, in order to develop international intelligence, the Military Intelligence Bureau established field units in Southeast Asian countries as well as the United States, London, Paris and other places. Most of the personnel sent were working part-time in the public capacity of diplomats.

For example, Xiao Bo, the chief of the American station, is publicly known as the military attaché of the Chinese Embassy in the United States.

Vietnam was a French colony and the government had a consulate general in Hanoi.

In early 38, Boss Dai recommended Xu Nian to be the Consul General in Hanoi and concurrently the head of the Military Control Commission’s Hanoi Group.

In addition to these, there is also a Vietnam station. With these people providing intelligence, we are not completely in the dark.

"Assassination is a very delicate and precise operation. If one detail is neglected, it may lead to total failure.

I admit that Deputy Director Zhang is an expert at catching Japanese spies, but when we organized operations in the past, we not only had the cooperation of a large number of military, police, secret service and special forces, but we could also rely on familiar terrain and relationships, so we were naturally adept at it.

But this is an international operation. It is the first time in the history of our Military Control Commission that we have organized an assassination across borders. There is no precedent to learn from.

Besides, Wang is well-known both at home and abroad. His escape will surely attract the attention of the world's public opinion. His every move will certainly be closely watched by the French and Japanese authorities. How can we ensure the covert operation with only a few local intelligence agents?"

"But." Zhang Yi was about to refute, but Dai Chunfeng waved his hand to interrupt him. He thought for a while and smiled at Zhang Yi:
“I already have candidates in mind for the operation personnel.

Director He is right, you are young after all.
But don't waste your skills and passion for killing the enemy. Mr. Wang's business is important, and fighting the Red Army is equally important to us. The infiltration plan is imminent, so you must select the right people."

"Yes, Director." Zhang Yi was stunned for a moment, then saluted and retreated.

"Yeah." Dai Chunfeng stood up and looked around at everyone present with sharp eyes:

“I originally wanted Director Zheng Mingyuan to be in charge of this operation, but he is now focusing his work on the Second Department of the Military Affairs Department and is becoming increasingly unfamiliar with many aspects of the Military Affairs Bureau.

If he goes, he will have to familiarize himself with many situations first, which will inevitably delay the opportunity to fight, so I decided to send Chen Gongshu."

Zheng Mingyuan was the chief secretary of the Military Intelligence Bureau and the nominal second-in-command. He was always known for his "maturity and prudence" and was praised as a "military strategist" and "political theorist" with a "political mind". He was indeed a great general.

But in other words, "mature and prudent" can also be understood as being cautious in words and deeds, looking ahead and behind, and worrying about gains and losses. He is qualified, but not the right candidate.

But Chen Gongshu
"I agree."

As soon as Boss Dai finished speaking, He Shangyou said:

"Stationmaster Chen has participated in, planned and directed major operations to assassinate Red Party member Ji, traitor Shi Yousan, Wang Kemin and others. He is bold, thoughtful and experienced, and a senior member of the Military Control Commission, so he can take on this important task."

Zhang Yi sneered at his words.

Chen Gongshu claimed to be the top assassin of the Military Control Commission and was nicknamed "The Sharp-Handed Scholar", but in Zhang Yi's opinion, he was just a name. He did the things that He Shangyou said, but he failed in the cases of punishing traitors such as Yin Rugeng and Wang Kemin.

In particular, after the failed assassination attempt on the traitor Shi Yousan, this person was afraid that Dai Chunfeng would hold him accountable, so he abandoned his post and ran away.

After a year of hiding, he was living in poverty, so he mustered up the courage to write a letter to Dai Chunfeng, saying that he was willing to come back to accept punishment, but that he would send his former confidant to pick him up.

This is of course for testing.

Perhaps time has diluted his anger, and he is a beloved general cultivated by Dai Chunfeng. After much consideration, Dai Chunfeng finally agreed to his conditions.

After being imprisoned for a period of time, the Anti-Japanese War broke out and he was appointed as the stationmaster of Tianjin Station, but he made no achievements during his tenure.

In Zhang Yi's opinion, this guy seemed to have used up all his luck in life since he and Wang Tianlin organized and planned the assassination of the traitor Zhang Jingyao in 32.

Subsequent actions were unsuccessful.

Moreover, being so young and holding a high position, it is inevitable that he is a little arrogant, free and undisciplined, with no sense of responsibility and ability to take on responsibilities. He also does whatever he wants in his personal life. Compared with work, he prefers playing mahjong and hanging out with the girls in the alleys of Peking.

Although "failure is the mother of success", Boss Dai still has hope for him, perhaps expecting him to take the opportunity of carrying out this mission to make a comeback, but Zhang Yi is not optimistic at all.

……

Dai Chunfeng was busy mobilizing troops, but he didn't know that Wang Tianhai, far away in Hanoi, had already fallen into trouble.

First, no one responded to the "peace movement".

After the "erotic telegram" was sent out, not only did all the forces remain inactive, even the "King of Yunnan" Long, who assisted Wang and his party in escaping, showed no signs of response.

Zhang Fa and others, who had a closer relationship with Wang and were highly regarded by Wang, directly issued an open telegram accusing Wang Tianhai of "endangering the party and the country" and requesting an immediate reward for his arrest and execution after he was brought to justice.

Li and Bai also telegraphed the Chairman, requesting a public warrant for the arrest of Wang Tianhai.

What was an even greater blow to Mr. Wang was that none of the Wang faction members who remained in the mountain city would stand with him.

People such as Peng Xue, Zhang Dao, Gan Naiguang, Wang Shi and others all disagreed with his proposal.

You can negotiate, but you can’t be a traitor.

Wang's general Gu Mengyu returned to the mountain city from Hong Kong in anger because of the "Yan Dian" incident, and broke off his ties with him, treating him like a stranger.

Mr. Wang originally thought that if he made a call from a high place, he could, like Yuan Shao, the leader of the Yuan alliance, did in the Three Kingdoms period when he attacked Dong Zhuo, "people from all over the world would gather to respond, and if they were given food, they would follow him."

Unexpectedly, the situation was completely different. Not only did Jing have no followers, but he was also unanimously denounced as a traitor by the whole country, and there was even a trend of "monkeys scattering when the tree falls."

In this situation, the wise thing to do is to pull back immediately.

But how could Mr. Wang be willing to accept this!

What caught him even more off guard was the changes in Japan's political situation.

Just a few days after Wang Tianhai sent out his "erotic telegram", Japanese Prime Minister Konoe Fumimaro suddenly stepped down.

The successor Prime Minister Kiichirō Hiranuma was the leader of the "national essence faction" and had no connection with those who participated in the "peace talks".

And people like Kagesa Tadayoshi who participated in the "peace talks" also returned to Japan.

As a result, Wang Tianhai immediately lost the support of his master and was left alone in the river, becoming a fish stranded on the beach.

……

Boss Dai was in Hong Kong and was setting up a working group in Hanoi. Wang Tianlin arrived in Hong Kong before Chen Gongshu.

Wang Tianlin is a typical Northeastern man with regular features. He likes to wear suits, high-necked white shirts, silk flowered ties, and square-toed leather shoes.

Such attire is certainly inappropriate for a secret agent because it would attract too much attention, but he doesn't care at all.

Wang Tianlin was called by Boss Dai to report on his work. He had not made any progress in his work after arriving in Shanghai for several months, which made Dai Chunfeng very anxious.

"Brother Tianlin, what's going on? This is an extraordinary period. You should know the importance of Shanghai's strategic position. We should show the same enthusiasm as when we started our business in the early years."

Hearing what Boss Dai said, Wang Tianlin looked gloomy and complained:

"I want to do something, but I have no place to put all my energy."

"How do you say this?"

"It's all because of Deputy District Chief Zhao Libiao." Wang Tianlin complained:

"This guy has run the Shanghai area like an iron wall, and he is against me everywhere. What can I do?"

Dai Chunfeng thought to himself that you refused to do your job as the district chief of the North China Region and instead took the initiative to ask to go to Shanghai, taking away the position that should have belonged to someone else. It is reasonable for others to be dissatisfied with you.

He said with a sullen face:
"The situation in Shanghai is complicated, so it's understandable that Zhao Libiao is upset. Now is not the time to discuss this. How do you think about the next step?"

After Wang Tianlin took office as district chief, Zhao Libiao, who became deputy district chief, refused to cooperate with him in every way. Wang Tianlin was unfamiliar with the place and had no idea where to start his work. He was unable to make any progress even after several months in office.

This is exactly the result Zhao Libiao wanted, to make him give up.

But since Wang Tianlin took the initiative to ask to go to Shanghai, he would not back down easily.

Compared to Zhao Libiao, Wang Tianlin is, after all, an old fox in the underworld, and his scheming and tricks are far superior to Zhao Libiao.

Although they appear not to be competing with each other, they are actually stepping up their efforts to find a breakthrough behind the scenes.

To gain the support of others in the workplace, one must rely on seniority and ability.

Wang Tianlin has both experience and ability, but there are only two ways to make everyone in the Shanghai area obey his command:

The first is to rely on time, slowly understand, win over and divide, but Wang Tianlin does not have the patience.

The second is to accomplish one or two outstanding anti-traitor cases as soon as possible, so as to establish prestige by convincing the people with your ability.

However, he himself was unworthy of being the leader of the "three major killers" of the Military Control Commission and had no ability to carry out assassinations.

While he was in distress, the frustrated Chen Mingchu saw the open and secret struggles between the mayor and the deputy mayor, and seized this good opportunity to climb up the ladder. He and Wang Tianlin hit it off, and Chen Mingchu introduced him to an action master - Liu Geqing.

"The incident of Wang Tianhai has caused a lot of controversy. I plan to punish one or two traitors in Shanghai to shock him and let him see the consequences of going down the wrong path."

This coincided with Boss Dai's idea: "Who are you going to sanction?"

"Chen Lu."

……

(End of this chapter)