My spy diary

Chapter 300 Persuasion (asking for monthly ticket)

No. 76 North of Jisifei Road in western Shanghai, No. 74 to the east, and No. 75 across the road are all garden houses built by foreigners who bought land from the Shanghai Circuit Intendant's Office of the Qing Dynasty. The house numbers are the white-lettered house numbers on a blue background of the International Settlement.

Before the fall of Shanghai, this was the private residence of Chen Mouyuan, chairman of Anhui Province. It had a Western-style building, a new-style house and a large garden.

At this moment, this place has been transformed into the office space of the secret agent headquarters.

In the reception room on the second floor, Ding Mocun said with a smile:
"Brother Tianlin, long time no see!"

It has indeed been a long time since we last met. During the Secret Service Department period, Ding Mocun also served as the director of the Third Department of the Military Control Commission. How could Wang Tianlin not know him?

With the mentality of making the best of it, Wang Tianlin smiled faintly and said:
"Isn't Director Ding seeking refuge in Kunming? How come he's in Shanghai?"

Ding Mocun thought to himself that it was all because of your good brother Dai Chunfeng, that little scoundrel, that he ended up in this state.

However, in order to show that he was not a lost dog abandoned by Chang, he pretended to say:

"I came to Shanghai this time on the orders of Brother Lifu.

My friend, you have been on the front line all the time and may not know that the war of resistance has reached its current stage. Large tracts of territory have been lost and all wise people are worried. The war cannot continue like this.

The Red Party's insistence on fighting the war to the end was clearly intended to bring down the party-state and create chaos in the world.

For the future of the nation and the country, Lifu asked me to come to Shanghai to explore the way. When the time is right, he will come too. That is why I told Brother Tianlin frankly because I treat him as my own. "

Ding Mocun told these lies to deceive Wang Manyun and Li Shijun of CC when he first came to Shanghai. Wang Manyun could not go to Shancheng to find Chen to verify the facts, so he could only believe them half-heartedly.

But Li Shijun didn't believe it at all. He had studied his boss's psychology thoroughly and knew that he wanted to be a traitor but couldn't bring himself to do it, so he deliberately hid his true intentions and was pretending to be something he didn't know.

He quickly pulled out a stack of banknotes and a pistol and said directly:

"Isn't it just that the Fruit Party doesn't want you anymore?
In this chaotic world, can we conquer the world on our own?
Besides, eating is more important. What's the point of seeking fame? I have already linked myself to the Japanese and decided to be a traitor. You can do whatever you want."

He pointed to the banknotes and pistol on the table:
"Well? If you do it, take the money. You are still my superior, and I will obey you in everything.

If I don't do it, you can pick up your gun and shoot me, so that I, a traitor, won't lose face for you."

Ding Mocun was stunned by Li Shijun's direct and shameless words. He was trying to cover up the two stinky words "traitor" by being vague and then shyly back off the situation. He didn't expect that Li Shijun would directly strip him of his underwear right from the start.

Ding Mocun was extremely embarrassed.

But on second thought, when the two of them started "Social News" (a rumor-mongering company) together, weren't they "like-minded"?

Everyone knew each other well, and since they were determined to get into the water, it would be a bit like trying to cover up the truth by being coy, so they smiled knowingly and agreed.

After discussing it with each other, they found Tang Huimin, who had co-founded the magazine with them.

In this way, Ding served as the director of the special agent headquarters, Li and Tang served as deputy directors, but the actual power was in the hands of Li Shijun.

As the saying goes, "Fragrant flowers and weeds cannot live in the same container, and owls and phoenixes cannot fly together", these three like-minded evils have come together again.

First, Li Shijun and Ding Mocun came forward and recruited a group of shameless villains from the Shanghai Special City Party Committee.

Then Li Shiqun found Ji Mouqing, an old man from the Green Gang who had become his apprentice a few years earlier, and received a group of gang thugs from him.

Then he recruited a group of bullies, land thugs, frustrated politicians, soldiers, and all kinds of people from the society to join.

But these people are just minions, a mob.

Ding was a high school principal, Tang was a journalist and editor, but Li Shijun graduated from a Soviet special agent school. He believed that if they wanted to create a situation, they could not rely on this motley crowd, and that they must have a group of operational experts from the Central Bureau of Investigation and the Military Bureau of Investigation to improve the quality of the agents and not fall behind in future confrontations with the Guo Party.

So Li Shijun first targeted the undercover agents deployed by his old superior Xu Zengen in Shanghai.

He consulted with Ding Mocun and set his sights on Su Chengde, deputy director of the Shanghai District of the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics.

This person used to be the head of the operations section of the Jinling headquarters. He is an old acquaintance of Li Shijun and Ding Mocun, and they know each other well.

Sure enough, with the help of Tang Huimin, an insider who was working as an intelligence agent in the Shanghai branch of the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics, Li Shijun and Ding Mocun quickly found Su Chengde.

After a round of threats and inducements, Su Chengde soon fell into the water.

With Su Chengde as the "leader", all the 40-plus people in the Shanghai undercover area of ​​the Central Bureau of Investigation were arrested, except for the district chief Xu Zhaolin who escaped.

Some could not bear the torture and immediately rebelled, some remained steadfast and unyielding, but after Deputy District Chief Su Chengde spoke out, all of them became traitors.

In this way, all the undercover agents that Xu Zengen had painstakingly cultivated became wedding dresses for Li Shijun's newly established spy headquarters.

After the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics was taken over, Li Shijun turned his attention to the Shanghai branch of the Military Bureau of Investigation and Statistics.

Wang Tianlin was the first senior Military Control Commission official to be invited into No. 76.

At this moment, hearing what Ding Mocun said, Wang Tianlin sneered in his heart, but said nothing.

Ding Mocun had no choice but to turn around and introduce:
"This is Li Shijun, deputy director of our special agent headquarters, Brother Pengyuan."

"Brother Tianlin, I am Pengyuan. I have heard of your elegance and grace for a long time. But hearing about you is worse than meeting you in person."

Wang Tianlin looked at him and said expressionlessly:
"I'm afraid that I can't live up to my reputation. Now I'm a prisoner. You can kill me or chop me up as you wish."

"You can't say that."

Ding Mocun interjected and sighed: "We are both people who have been stranded in this world. Why should we know each other when we meet?"

"You and I are brothers. One is under Chang, and the other is under Dai Chunfeng. We both work hard for the Military Control Commission.

But after working diligently for so many years, I haven't made any achievements.

For the sake of our personal future, why don't you and I join hands and work under the Japanese? Maybe we can create a new situation."

“Brother Wang should be aware that since the Sino-Japanese War, the Guo Party has suffered repeated defeats. If the war continues, even Chang may become a prisoner.

By that time, according to our Chinese tradition of entering the mountain gate first, the chairman, with his former dignity, might even call us "big brother."

Ding Mocun is worthy of being a middle school principal. He speaks eloquently and makes the case for being a traitor so plausible.

After hearing this, Wang Tianlin just snorted and said nothing.

Seeing that he remained silent, Li Shijun was secretly annoyed that Ding Mocun had no strategy and tried to lure him to surrender right away. How could a veteran KMT agent like Wang Tianlin surrender just like that?
If he really surrendered, I would not dare to use him.

People like this have to play the long game to catch the big fish.

With an idea in mind, Li Shijun quickly took over the conversation and said:
"Brother Tianlin, I misunderstood. I sympathize with your situation, but I invited you here just to get to know you and become friends. I have no intention of making things difficult for you."

As he spoke, he had people bring tea, fruit, and delicacies, and while entertaining him warmly, he also flattered and asked about Wang Tianlin's heroic deeds in North China in his early years, and tried to get close to him by using their relationship, without mentioning surrender at all.

After that, Li Shijun said:
"Brother Tianlin, although we hit it off right away, a forced melon won't be sweet. I still say the same thing, whether you stay or leave is up to you, and I will never make it difficult for you, brother."

Wang Tianlin was stunned, looked at him in disbelief for a few times, then turned and left. Just as Li Shijun said, no one stopped him.

Watching his departing figure, Li Shijun smiled strangely and called two plainclothes officers over: "Spread the news immediately."

He sneered in his heart. Since he had entered the secret service headquarters, he would sooner or later become a member of the secret service headquarters.

As long as the news is released and public opinion is agitated, Wang Tianlin will inevitably be suspected by the Military Control Commission and Dai Chunfeng, and he will then take the bait.

As the lanterns come on, Shanghai under the night sky proves itself to be a city that never sleeps, the Paris of the East at night.

On the rooftop of a gorgeous hotel in the French Concession, there were red wine and flowers, and well-dressed celebrities from all walks of life toasting champagne and toasting each other. Business tycoons, movie stars, and wealthy young people were still smiling sweetly, enjoying a luxurious life.

Zhang Yi wore a top hat and a pair of gold-rimmed glasses on his nose, dressing himself up as an unprepossessing tourist.

He sat in the corner of the rooftop drinking, his sharp eyes occasionally looking through the crowd at a figure at the bar.

He had long heard that Wang Tianlin's favorite things were dance halls and brothels, and the same was true when he talked about work.

In order to show that they are "approachable", they would meet their subordinates in dance halls and brothels and ask girls with both good looks and good skills to accompany them.

In such occasions, he is free and at ease, and can immediately make the stiff relationship between superiors and subordinates as close as brothers. His subordinates will soon become his confidants and work hard for him.

At this moment, Wang Tianlin, dressed neatly in a suit, was sitting at the bar drinking, with two sturdy bodyguards standing beside him.

One of them was Wang Tianlin’s bodyguard Ma Hetu, whom Zhang Yi had met in Wuhan.

Seeing Wang Tianlin stand up and walk towards the hotel bathroom, with bodyguards following closely behind him, Zhang Yi knew that the time had come. He looked around vigilantly. After all, this was not his territory, so it was better to be careful.

After observing for a while and finding no suspicious persons, he immediately winked at Monkey and Qian Xiaosan who were not far away, put down his wine glass and walked towards the bathroom.

At this moment he was walking slowly, looking like a drunk guest, his reactions a little slow, and he didn't attract anyone else's attention at all.

When he reached the bathroom door, Monkey and Qian Xiaosan had already subdued Wang Tianlin's two bodyguards with pistols, and the two sides were glaring at each other in a stalemate.

Zhang Yi pretended not to know who he was and staggered into the bathroom.

Wang Tianlin was washing his hands attentively at the sink. When he heard someone coming in, he glanced through the mirror vigilantly. Seeing that it was a drunk guest he didn't recognize, he felt relieved, grabbed a white towel beside him and began to wipe his hands.

Zhang Yi didn't give him any chance to react. He quickly approached him, put his gun against his waist, and shouted in a low voice:
"Don't move. Put your hands up."

Wang Tianlin was stunned, then raised his hand to cooperate.

Zhang Yi pointed his pistol at him, reached out with his other hand to take out the pistol from his waist and put it in his arms, then pulled him over, put his arm around his shoulders and said:
"Come with me."

"who are you?"

"Shut up."

Zhang Yi scolded in a low voice, put his arm around Wang Tianlin's shoulder, walked through the busy hall, and left the hotel calmly.

When they reached a secluded place outside the hotel, Zhang Yi let him go and said with a smile:
"Director Wang, long time no see!"

"You are Deputy Director Zhang Yi?"

This time Zhang Yi's voice was no longer concealed. Wang Tianlin was stunned for a moment before he reacted.

He looked around in fear and asked suspiciously: "How did you find me?"

Zhang Yi smiled but said nothing.

Wang Tianlin snorted coldly and said with a gloomy face:

"As the deputy director of the Operations Department, you can't come to Shanghai without the knowledge of the group. Tell me, what did Dai ask you to do?"

"Chief Tianlin, calm down. Since you know about the group, it means you still consider yourself a member of the Military Control Commission."

Zhang Yi looked at him and said, "There are rumors that you have been in and out of No. 76, and public opinion is in an uproar.

Boss Dai also felt that this move was out of character, so I came here to understand what happened.

The boss said that even if there are any misunderstandings, as long as you are willing to return to the Military Control Commission, he will guarantee your safety."

Wang Tianlin was furious when he heard Dai Chunfeng. He said angrily:
"I have come to this point because of the pressure from Zhao. Dai Yunong did not transfer him away, but protected him instead. This is so unfair. How can I tolerate it?"

"The boss was angry at the time, so he said some angry words, but it was definitely not his intention. He just wanted you to calm down for a while. Brother Tianlin, why do you have to act on impulse?"

Zhang Yi persuaded and took out Dai Chunfeng's letter.

"Everything that Boss Dai wants to say is in the letter. Brother Tianlin, please read it first before you speak."

"Hmph." Wang Tianlin snorted coldly, hesitated for a while, and finally took the letter.

".I have always treated you well, and because we have been together through thick and thin for many years, I have always been tolerant of you. Even if someone is not happy about it, I have never changed my attitude and failed you."

Wang Tianlin looked at the letter with a complicated expression. Looking back on the past, he and Dai Chunfeng had a very close relationship, and they almost became in-laws.

But this was a different time. No matter how good Dai Chunfeng's words were, he had been in and out of No. 76 after all. Was he really not suspicious at all? Could he really be reinstated?

Thinking of this, he snorted coldly and said, "Words are not enough. If Dai Yunong really cares about our old friendship and still treats me, Wang Tianlin, as a brother, then he should show some sincerity. My request is very simple. Let Zhao get out of here, and I will still be the mayor of Shanghai District."

Zhang Yi was speechless.

I thought to myself, Old Wang, Old Wang, it is important for people to know themselves. Now that you have come to this point, it is already a good thing for you to sit on the bench for a few years in the mountain city and not suffer jail time. You are still thinking of being reinstated, are you dreaming?

He looked at Wang Tianlin deeply and said:

"Okay, I will convey your meaning to Boss Dai truthfully. Take care!"

"Okay, I'll wait."

Wang Tianlin smiled indifferently and said, "Can you give me my gun back now?"

Zhang Yi took out the pistol expressionlessly, wiped the fingerprints off it with his sleeve and handed it over.

Wang Tianlin was slightly surprised by Zhang Yi's caution, but didn't say anything.

After waiting for a while, he met up with his two bodyguards, got into a black car and drove away.

"How is it, sir?" asked the monkey.

Zhang Yi looked at the car driving away with a slightly solemn expression.

Boss Dai would definitely not agree to Wang Tianlin’s request. Isn’t this a slap in the face to his boss?
If everyone follows suit, where will the general's orders and family rules stand?

"Go back immediately, send a message to the boss, and make all preparations for Wang Tianlin to run away."

(It’s the last day, please give me some monthly tickets! Thank you!)
(End of this chapter)