My spy diary

Chapter 487 Prediction (asking for monthly ticket)

At the bureau headquarters, He Shangyou had a gloomy look on his face.

"Director, the driver and Jin Dayong have both confessed. They don't know where Zhao Deshun has gone."

"Why did Jin Dayong appear in the home of a Red Party suspect?"

"It's the same old story."

Hearing this, He Shangyou looked disdainful and said coldly: "Do you believe it? So many cats didn't find the mouse, but a dog found it. As a result, the mouse played a trick on the dog, and the dog felt wronged and regretted that he shouldn't have meddled in other people's business. Is that right?"

"That's right." The subordinate smiled awkwardly. "No matter what, he seems suspicious. Apart from other things, why didn't he report the arrest of the Red Party? Why did he leave midway?"

"What does Jin Dayong say about this?"

"He said a toll collector showed up on the way and disrupted his plan. He was afraid that the toll collector was in cahoots with Zhao Deshun, so he first calmed the toll collector down and then went downstairs to call the power bureau to verify."

"The results of it?"

"The identity of the toll collector is real, of course this is just what Jin Dayong thinks."

After hearing what he said, He Shangyou knew there was still a but, so he raised his chin towards him, waiting for the next words.

"Based on our repeated verification, we have now found out that the toll collector was impersonated by someone from the Operations Department."

"So the Operations Department was indeed at the crime scene?" He Shangyou muttered to himself. Thinking of the phone call from He Zhiyuan earlier, he became even more confused. "This is even more incredible. Since there were so many of our people at the scene, how could a knocked-out rat escape under everyone's noses? This is not a rat, this is a god!"

The subordinates couldn't understand it either: "Yeah, since the Operations Department discovered the Red Party, why didn't they inform us? Do they have any selfish motives?"

"It's one thing to have selfish motives, but I'm afraid someone did it on purpose!"

"What you mean is that someone tipped off the Red Party?

"How else can we explain all this?" He Shangyou snorted coldly. Speaking of tipping off, he seemed to have thought of something. "Is there any follow-up to that mysterious phone call?"

"It was a public phone in a remote location, and there were no witnesses."

He Shangyou's face became more and more uglier. He smacked his lips a few times and was about to say something when the phone on the table suddenly rang.

He picked up the phone, listened to a few words, and then hung up with a depressed look on his face.

"Deputy, what happened?"

"Good news. The Operations Department killed two Japanese spies in the operation just now. One Japanese spy leader committed suicide, and the other Japanese spy leader was seriously injured and captured. It is said that he is at the colonel level. Colonel!" When saying this, He Shangyou couldn't help but feel incredible about the capabilities of the Operations Department.

The subordinate was slightly shocked: "How come it's so fast? They just sent people yesterday. It's only been a day, and they arrested the spy chief?"

Hearing this, He Shangyou became even more angry: "Other places are making contributions, what about us? Can this Zhao Deshun still escape?"

"Comrade Zhao Deshun has been sent away?"

In the Red Party Office, in Director Ye’s office, Zheng Huhe was reporting on his work.

Zheng Huhe nodded.

"Convey my personal and organizational gratitude to Comrade 031 for me."

Zheng Huhe joked: "If he hears you say this, won't he be proud of himself?"

"If my words of thanks can help him hide more smoothly and safely, I will make it my motto." Director Ye also made a joke, then his expression became serious and he handed a telegram to Zheng Huhe.

Zheng Huhe took it and looked at it for a few seconds, his expression was startled: "Japanese spy?"

This is a joint investigation report forwarded by the New Fourth Army. The report mentioned that a subordinate company was besieged by enemy forces several times larger than its own after taking in an old woman. The company commander and instructor were both seriously injured and unfortunately died. Only one in ten soldiers in the company survived, and the loss was heavy.

"Our team hid behind enemy lines and often launched surprise attacks on the Japanese army, destroying railways and communication facilities and quickly hiding after the actions. The Japanese army hated us but was powerless.

“Three days ago, they launched a successful ambush, killing more than 100 enemy troops and seizing a large amount of weapons and ammunition.

"Just when they had finished cleaning up the battlefield and were preparing to evacuate, the sentry on guard reported that they had found an old woman begging, who had fainted from hunger.

"Human life is at stake. After hearing the report, the company commander immediately led the medical staff to the scene. The old woman was in tattered clothes, her hair was gray, and she had fainted. After examination, the medical staff concluded that the old woman was fine, but she fainted because she had not eaten for many days. If she ate something and supplemented her nutrition, she would recover soon.

"After consultation, the company commander and the instructor made egg custard with the only egg left for the wounded and fed it to her. Soon, the old woman woke up and told them in tears that her surname was Zhu and she lived in Dawangzhuang, fifty miles away. A few days ago, their village was looted by the Japanese army, and her husband and two sons were brutally killed. Her daughter-in-law was also insulted by the Japanese army and committed suicide. She begged on the street just to find the New Fourth Army to help her get revenge."

"And our comrades fell into the trap?" Zheng Huhe's expression was solemn.

"When the soldiers heard her say that, they were very emotional and full of anger, and they all shouted that they wanted to avenge their fellow villagers." Director Ye paused and continued, "The instructor objected. Although our comrade is young, he is an experienced political cadre. The Japanese and puppet forces used all means to attack our team, and it was not uncommon for them to send spies or coerce and bribe ordinary people to infiltrate our ranks. Therefore, he was highly vigilant and proposed to investigate the matter first before making any decisions. Under his persuasion, the company commander finally agreed and quickly sent investigators to Dawangzhuang for investigation."

"There must be an old woman surnamed Zhu missing in Dawangzhuang. Now there is no doubt about the old woman's identity." Zheng Huhe sneered.

“Yes, the facts are just as you expected. There is no problem with the old woman’s identity, so we kept her here and planned to send her away after she recovers.

But after the old woman recovered her strength, she was reluctant to leave. She got up early every day to help the kitchen staff dig wild vegetables and cook. She also took the initiative to help the soldiers wash clothes. Because she performed so well, she was loved by the soldiers and they were reluctant to let her leave.

Zheng Huhe frowned: "And then something went wrong?"

"Well, a few days later, the troops arrived at another village. That night, the sentry discovered a large number of enemy and puppet troops nearby. The company commander quickly assembled the troops to organize a counterattack, and the instructor was responsible for organizing the villagers to evacuate. At this time, it was discovered that the old woman was missing."

At this point in the conversation, the answer was clear: this so-called Aunt Zhu must be a Japanese spy in disguise. Zheng Huhe thought for a moment and asked, "Can you confirm this person's identity?"

Director Ye shook his head. "We don't know her exact identity except her gender. But our comrade who infiltrated Unit 76 did provide some clues. Two days ago, the top leaders of the Japanese army in East China held a grand celebration, but the protagonist did not attend. There is news that she has gone to a new battlefield. Based on this, we speculate that she is likely to come to Shancheng."

On the other side, Chen Tumu’s expression was solemn, and Li Shizhen, who was sitting opposite him, had an even darker expression than his.

"Did they really catch the person?" Chen Tumu asked.

"Yes."

"Or a Japanese colonel?"

Li Shizhen nodded.

"Dai Yunong is very capable."

Li Shizhen frowned and sighed quietly: "Brother, you can't say that. You were the one who bore so much pressure before and did so much preliminary work. Now, Dai Chunfeng caught the man easily. They must have concealed important clues. Humph, now everyone knows that it was the Military Control Commission who cracked the case, but who knows about your efforts behind the scenes." Li Shizhen clapped his hands, feeling sorry for Chen Tumu.

Chen Tumu's brows twitched, and then he handed over the ownership of the case. As a result, the Military Control Commission solved the case. Of course, he was very unhappy.

He sighed deeply and could only comfort himself: "We gave up the case on our own initiative. What's the point of talking about this now?"

"It takes a long time to solve the case. They must have concealed important clues. They clearly want to bypass you and take all the credit." Li Shizhen slammed the table fiercely. "It's clear that they don't take you seriously!"

Chen Tumu glanced at him, gritted his teeth, puffed up his lips, and remained silent. He secretly made up his mind that he must teach Dai Chunfeng a lesson, otherwise he would really look down on others.

Unlike the two dejected people, the Operations Department successfully captured the Japanese spy. The atmosphere in the entire Military Intelligence Bureau was as lively as a festival, and Dai Chunfeng was even more proud.

Just now, the Chairman personally made a phone call and gave verbal commendation to the Military Intelligence Bureau, especially fully affirming the key role played by the Operations Department before and after the entire operation.

After hanging up the phone, Dai Chunfeng calmed himself down and thought about it. There were only two difficult problems left at work.

The first is the case of stealing secrets, which remains confusing to this day.

The second is the interrogation work. If everything goes well, it would be great if all the Japanese spies hidden in the mountain city could be caught in one fell swoop.

While he was thinking, Adjutant Jia came in and reported: "Mr. Dai, Director He is here."

"Please come in." Dai Chunfeng nodded, and when He Zhiyuan came in, he saw that he was alone and asked:

"Where's Zhang Yi?"

"I was about to report this to the chief. Director Zhang is still tracking and monitoring Nanzō Yunko. He speculates that the person who is in contact with her is not a simple person."

Dai Chunfeng was a little surprised: "It's not that simple?"

"Director Zhang, I've found out." In a car with the curtains tightly drawn, a plainclothes officer was reporting to Zhang Yi with a map in hand. He drew a red circle at a location with a pencil, "This is it. The call was made here."

After a while, Zhang Yi appeared in this public telephone booth with several plainclothes officers.

This is a narrow street, not very busy. It is already evening, the shops on the street are preparing to close, and there are few passers-by.

A plainclothes officer looked around and said bewilderedly, "It's been so long, can we find any witnesses?"

Another person agreed, "Yes, instead of looking for this person, we might as well keep an eye on Nanzō Yunko. As long as they make contact, we will definitely find him."

Zhang Yi didn't say anything. According to his plan, if he could find a witness, not only would he be able to know the man's figure and appearance in advance, he might also be able to roughly determine the place where he would meet based on the transportation he took, so as to ambush him in advance and seize the initiative instead of passively following Nanzō Yūko.

After thinking for a while, he asked, "Where is Nanzō Yunko now?"

"The People's Cinema."

"Oh." Zhang Yi pondered, could this be the "old place" that Nanzō Yunko mentioned on the phone?
"Director Zhang, it should be correct. She has been leading our people around in circles for such a long time. The cinema should be her final destination. It is safest to meet her in a place like this and blend in with the crowd. Director Zhang?" The plainclothes officer explained, and seeing that Zhang Yi seemed a little dazed, he called out to him hurriedly.

"what happened?"

"Is it time to plan the action?"

"Don't be in a hurry." Zhang Yi said, and looked at the map again. The plainclothes officers around him looked at each other. It was a moment of every second, so what were they waiting for?
After a while, just as they were getting impatient, Zhang Yi waved his hand and said, "The surveillance and tracking plan remains unchanged. Remember, we will still use the segmented tracking method. Keep a distance of at least 200 meters from the target. Only observe from a distance, not get close."

"Well, what if she really went into the cinema?"

"Wait, don't follow me in. Remember, you just need to keep an eye on the front and back doors of the cinema." He glanced at them sternly, "This is an order. I will be responsible if anything goes wrong."

"Yes." Seeing him say that, even though they were unwilling, they had no choice but to nod.

At the People's Cinema, Nanzō Yunko was standing at the door. She was wearing a floral dress, simple high heels, and her hair was pinned up with a hairpin. She looked no different from the ordinary girls who were shopping and watching movies around her.

Across the street, in a car opposite, sat two plainclothes men dressed as businessmen, staring at her with stern eyes.

As if she felt the gazes of the two men, Nanzō Yunko subconsciously took two steps back, then raised her watch and took the opportunity to glance at the car inadvertently.

Her intuition told her that there was a pair of eyes secretly watching her, but she deliberately walked around a few times and still found nothing.

At this time, the bell for entering the cinema rang, and the audience walked in in twos and threes. There were fewer and fewer people at the entrance of the cinema. Nanzō Yunko still did not move, still secretly staring at the car.

After a while, a man carrying a briefcase walked over from the other side, opened the door of the car, got in, and then the car drove away.

Only at this point did Nanzō Yunko breathe a sigh of relief. She turned around and squeezed into the cinema, quickened her pace, and left through the back door just before it was about to close.

"Director Zhang, she left and got on a rickshaw."

After receiving the report, Zhang Yi did not seem surprised. He took out the enlarged map and looked at it for a few seconds, then asked the people around him:
"If it were you, where would you choose to meet?"

One person said: "In a cafe or teahouse, people come and go frequently, the environment is noisy, it is easy to blend in and not easily attract attention from others."

"anything else?"

"Parks, train stations, or bus stations," said another. "Parks have green plants for easy cover, and convenient transportation so people can evacuate quickly if they see anything unusual. Train stations are densely populated and have high mobility, so they're easy to cover."

"Other than that?"

"A safe house or abandoned building, or a private residence."

“And a theater or a mall.”

Hearing what they said, Zhang Yi smiled: "Generally speaking, it's nothing more than concealment, personnel mobility and environmental factors, right?"

Without waiting for anyone to answer, Zhang Yi used a pencil to mark the map:
"By process of elimination, I conclude that she will go here."

A few people came over to take a look and found that the location pointed by the pencil was the Army Hospital.

"Okay, let's act." It was indeed a moment of critical moment. Zhang Yi stopped explaining and directly gave the order to act.

Soon, everyone dressed up and headed straight to the hospital, carrying the fruits, canned food, and snacks needed for "visiting the patients."

(End of this chapter)