My spy diary

Chapter 457 Recording (asking for monthly ticket)

Before I knew it, more than 20 minutes had passed while the recording was playing.

As Adjutant Jia pressed the stop button, Dai Chunfeng could no longer suppress his anger. He suddenly dropped the teacup with a "bang" and his face turned pale.

Mao Qiwu and Adjutant Jia shuddered secretly, knowing that Boss Dai was really furious.

The atmosphere was solemn.

Even though Mao Qiwu had not participated in the previous arrest and search, after listening to the recording, he knew the ins and outs of the matter and what was going on behind the scenes. However, he sat upright and did not dare to express his opinion first.

"Director Jia, you are the director of the inspection office and the person in charge of this matter. Please speak first." After a moment of silence, Dai Chunfeng asked Jia Jinnan to speak.

Under normal circumstances, according to Adjutant Jia's cautious nature, he would either say that he had not thought it through or that he would listen to Mr. Dai in everything. Even if he had ideas in his mind, he would not say them out loud.

But the situation is different now. He is not only the director of the inspection office, but also a direct participant in this matter. He is involved in everything from tracking, investigation and arrest to searching and obtaining recordings, not to mention that Xu Yedao died at the hands of his own men.

After receiving the order from Boss Dai, Adjutant Jia seemed to be stunned for a moment, and then he glanced at Mao Qiwu imperceptibly, and then said:
"Combined with what Deputy Director Zhang said before, he had seen the traitor Zheng Huhe before the incident, so the 'Old Zheng' in the recording should be this person. Moreover, the knock on the door was three long and one short, which seemed more like an agreed-upon code. As soon as he knocked, Xu Yedao immediately came out, without any guard against him, which means they should be acquaintances. Therefore, Xu Yedao should be his accomplice, the traitor lurking in the bureau that we have been looking for."

After a pause, he continued, "From the recording, he doesn't have any so-called evidence at all. This should be a trap for Deputy Director Zhang. He wants to make Deputy Director Zhang his scapegoat."

Dai Chunfeng had a gloomy face and did not comment. After thinking for a while, he turned his gaze to Mao Qiwu again.

Mao Qiwu did not speak immediately, but pondered for a long time, nodded to Adjutant Jia, and then got to the point:
"Qi Wu agrees with Director Jia's scapegoat statement. Xu Yedao's identity has been exposed, and he is a dog that has lost its home. He is in a state of panic all day long. If he wants to resolve this crisis, he can only rely on the nobles above and his cronies below, and then use some tricks to counterattack. However, this matter involves the Red Party, and no one above will speak for him easily. As for his cronies, it is even more impossible. I have listened to the telephone recording submitted by the Telecommunications Department. Several directors and his subordinates have refused to help him. He is at his wit's end and can only use tricks to fight back, but..."

Mao Qiwu kept the secret and continued, "Xu Yedao was very deliberate. He did not record the so-called evidence of Deputy Director Zhang, but instead said many sinister and cruel words. But I have a question in my mind. Did Zhang Yi say those words without knowing the truth, or did he guess Xu Yedao was up to something?"

In his opinion, what Zhang Yi said was righteous, but from another perspective, what if he did it on purpose?
"Hmm?" Dai Chunfeng's eyes immediately became alert when he heard this: "Is it possible?"

"We need to ask Deputy Director Zhang why he must go to see Xu Yedao?"

"What about others?"

"He went to the hospital to treat his injuries." Adjutant Jia said.

"After notifying him, come to the bureau. I really need to hear what he has to say." Dai Chunfeng stood up with a gloomy face, paced a few steps on the ground, and suddenly seemed to think of something, and asked again:

"Where did Xu Yedao get the tape recorder from? Was it from the bureau?"

Adjutant Jia was speechless. This question was obviously beyond his control. He could only shake his head and say:
"I will investigate immediately."

As soon as he finished speaking, Mao Qiwu said confidently: "I know something about this matter. The bureau imported several of the latest tape recorders through the relationship with the American station. I have just called to verify. One was allocated to the Party and Government Intelligence Department, one was allocated to the Judicial Department for interrogation, and another was in the General Affairs Department. However, there is no record of these radios being loaned out. I guess he bought them on the black market."

"black market?"

"Yes, I heard that there is a guy named Kong San who is very active in the black market recently. He can provide cars, home appliances, radios, medicines, and even radio stations. He is making a fortune."

"hole?"

"Yes, it is said that this person is a close confidant of Minister Kong's eldest son."

Dai Chunfeng snorted coldly. Although the Military Intelligence Bureau and the Central Intelligence Bureau almost monopolized the Kuomintang's intelligence system, there were countless intelligence agencies, such as the Secretariat, the Military Affairs Bureau, the Military Commission, the Police Department, etc. What made him most vigilant was the intelligence agency set up by the villains such as Chen Tumu.

The son of Minister Kong followed suit. After graduating from university, he joined the Ministry of Finance as a secretary and later joined the newly established Central Trust Bureau.

After the Japanese occupied Shanghai in 37, the Central Trust Bureau moved to Hong Kong. Mr. Kong became the executive director and was in charge of business. Under the guise of collecting intelligence for the anti-Japanese war, he set up his own intelligence agency, but secretly engaged in speculative trading.

Because of his arrogant and undisguised behavior, his radio signal was detected many times by the intelligence agency of the Japanese Consulate in Hong Kong. Under pressure from the Japanese, the British Hong Kong government directly investigated his radio station and expelled him from Hong Kong.

This incident made Mr. Kong lose all face. He immediately ran to the United States under the guise of studying abroad, but secretly continued to engage in reselling, dumping foreign goods into the country, ranging from cars, machines, and medicines to home appliances and alcohol.

Dai Chunfeng's eyes turned sharp: "You even dare to buy and sell radio stations?"

"This is true." Mao Qiwu continued, "This is no secret in the black market. He relied on his connections with the Confucius Sect to act recklessly. He could sell the drug radio to his own people or to those who offered the highest price, even to his enemies."

Dai Chunfeng sneered a few times and thought: "First, keep Kong San under surveillance and find a way to investigate to see if there are any other people who have secretly bought this new radio besides Xu Yedao.

In addition, the recording should be handed over to the technical department for comparison and analysis, and someone who has worked with Zheng Huhe should be asked to listen to it to confirm whether it is this person.

Also, have the technical department go to the scene and do a detailed ballistic analysis."

"Yes."

Dai Chunfeng pondered for a while, then asked Adjutant Jia:
"Besides the recording, have you found any other evidence?"

"Guns and ammunition, fake IDs, dollars and gold."

"Where's Zheng Huhe?"

"Not found yet."

"Expand the scope and continue the investigation."

After saying this, Dai Chunfeng sat back on the sofa and closed his eyes to rest.

Seeing this, Mao Qiwu and Adjutant Jia immediately said goodbye and left.

After leaving the office, Mao Qiwu asked, "Was Xu Yedao beaten to death by someone from the inspection office? What happened at that time?"

"He had a grenade and was very ruthless. The situation got a little out of control and several people in our inspection office were seriously injured." Adjutant Jia said in a heavy tone, "The shot that killed him was fired by a team member whose ear he had shot through. It was just a personal grudge."

Mao Qiwu was surprised: "What was Zhang Yi doing at that time?"

"He jumped off the building to avoid the grenade, and then was chased by Xu Yedao. He happened to be hiding behind a car when the shot was fired."

Mao Qiwu was speechless. Apart from Jin Xiaoyu's confession and the evidence found at the broker Chen Jingrao's house, there was now an ironclad recording. More and more evidence showed that Xu Yedao was the person he had been looking for. Could it be that he had really misunderstood Zhang Yi? Mao Qiwu felt a little confused.

After examining his knees and legs, Zhang Yi rejected the doctor's suggestion to stay in the hospital for observation and insisted on going home to recuperate.

It is said that it takes a hundred days to heal a broken bone. Although his injury is not that serious, he still needs to rest for a few days for his legs to fully recover.

The rickshaw was moving at a constant speed, the warm breeze of early spring blew across my face, and the air was filled with the scent of soil and flowers.

Thinking of the battle of wits and courage with Xu Yedao an hour ago, Zhang Yi still couldn't calm down. If Xu Yedao died, would the suspicion against him disappear?

No, his death only cleared his suspicion and won him temporary trust.

After all, trust is always relative, especially in the business of being an agent. No one will trust anyone except their own eyes and hands.

He thought to himself that Dai Chunfeng would probably talk to him next. Fortunately, he had already thought of a strategy to deal with it. In addition, the plan he and Zheng Huhe had formulated had a follow-up.

Chengdu, Jinhe Street.

In a quiet villa, Mrs. Xu, who had rushed here exhausted, was now worried.

After sending the servants away, she sat alone in the room, crying.

She and Xu Yedao have been married for more than ten years and have always lived a life of luxury. The thought of losing her support in the future makes her feel inexplicably anxious, irritable, and even afraid.

Judging from the current situation, the problem with her husband may not be a trivial matter. What will she do if her husband goes to jail?

Furthermore, she knew that her husband had offended many people over the years. If those hostile forces saw that Old Xu had lost power and started to retaliate, and took their anger out on her, wouldn't they try their best to beat her to death?
Thinking of this, she felt that Chengdu was not safe either.

Just as he was about to ask his servants to book a train ticket to Yunnan, a maid came in and said:
"Madam, there are two gentlemen outside who want to see you."

"Did you tell me who it is?" Mrs. Xu's heart skipped a beat. How could he show up so soon?

"They said they were the master's subordinates and came to see you."

"Oh." Although she was worried and afraid, Mrs. Xu didn't want to see them. However, she also wanted to find out the latest news about her husband through these two people, but she had no choice but to go ahead.

"Go and invite them to the living room and be respectful."

"Yes."

Soon, two middle-aged men dressed like businessmen were brought in.

Mrs. Xu hid in the inner room and observed silently for a moment before coming out.

"Who are you two?"

After looking at each other, Mrs. Xu became even more confused. She had no impression of these two people at all.

"Hello, Madam Xu." The two middle-aged men stood up and greeted her, but did not introduce themselves directly. After the servant brought tea and left, one of them said:
"My name is Chen Yinguang, this is Lin Moran, we are both Lao Xu's comrades-in-arms."

Mrs. Xu smiled and nodded, feeling even more depressed. Wasn't she her husband's subordinate? How did she become his comrade-in-arms?
"Please take a seat, both of you."

Chen and Lin thanked them and sat down.

"Mrs. Xu, it is really presumptuous to tell you the truth about Comrade Xu Yedao at this critical moment." Chen Yinguang paused for a moment.

Mrs. Xu's heart tightened, and she looked directly at Chen Yinguang: "What happened? What happened to Old Xu?"

Chen Yinguang sighed and glanced at Lin Moran, who also sighed deeply and said:
"Comrade Xu Yedao has died."

Mrs. Xu felt that her brain had stopped working - her eyes were dull and her ears were buzzing.

"Mrs. Xu, please accept my condolences. We are also very sad."

"Mrs. Xu?"

Seeing her dazed expression, Chen Yinguang asked with concern: "Are you okay?"

Mrs. Xu took a long time to come back to her senses. Her eyes were wide open, her face was full of disbelief, and the corners of her mouth twitched a few times, but she still couldn't say a word.

"Comrade Xu Yedao is an excellent agent of our party, an outstanding and brave soldier, and a senior underground party member. He joined the organization when he was in the Whampoa Military Academy, and was later commissioned by the organization to infiltrate the heart of the enemy and hide his identity."

"Ridiculous, this is impossible!" Mrs. Xu was trembling all over, her ears were buzzing, and her expression was changing. The news that her husband was a member of the Red Party had a greater impact on her than his death. How could this be possible? Although her husband could not be said to be very loyal to the party and the country, he could not be a member of the Red Party.

Chen Yinguang and Lin Moran exchanged glances, no one spoke, and the room fell into silence.

Mrs. Xu calmed down for a while before she raised her head, as if she had become a different person.

She looked at the two of them for a few seconds, and her sadness was fleeting. Although sadness could still be felt in her eyes, her expression was obviously cold and a bit condescending.

She folded her arms and sneered:
"You must be mistaken. My husband is a member of the Guo Party and a senior cadre of the Military Control Commission. Besides, even if he is a so-called Red Party member, what does it have to do with me?"

Although husband and wife are birds of a feather, they fly away separately when disaster strikes. But Mrs. Xu was eager to make the separation before Xu Yedao's body was cold. Chen Yinguang and Lin Moran were not only disgusted, but also caught off guard. The words they had prepared were useless for a while.

Seeing the two of them in silence, Mrs. Xu snorted coldly and picked up the teacup: "If there is nothing else..."

Seeing that she was about to chase them away, Chen Yinguang and Lin Moran exchanged glances. The latter immediately stood up and said earnestly:
"Don't get me wrong. I have no other intention in coming to see you today. Comrade Lao Xu has done a lot of work for the organization over the years and has made outstanding contributions. Now he has died. As his comrades, no matter how much it costs, we must take back his body and let his soul rest in peace. So, I ask you to help us get his body back for the sake of our relationship as husband and wife."

After hearing this, Mrs. Xu remained silent, but her expression showed some disdain, as if asking why.

Chen Yinguang and Lin Moran were once again disappointed and could only stand up awkwardly and say goodbye.

The two said goodbye and Lin Moran asked, "Do you think she will believe it? What will she do next?"

Chen Yinguang sneered: "I didn't expect this woman to be so snobbish. She's not sad at all when her husband died."

Then he changed the subject, pointed to a sturdy and beautiful building not far away, and asked, "Do you see what that is?"

Lin Moran sneered and said, "Dai Mansion."

That was indeed Dai Chunfeng’s mansion, and before the Anti-Japanese War it was the Japanese consulate in Xichuan.

"That's right. This street is full of spies. What do you think they will think when they see two Red Party members visiting Mrs. Xu? It will probably take less than half an hour for the news to reach Dai Yunong's ears. What do you think he will think?"

After they finished speaking, they looked at each other and laughed.

(End of this chapter)