The Spy

Chapter 117 There is a traitor
"What about the observers?"

Chief Aoki Mori asked, in addition to the intelligence team, their undercover personnel in Nanjing also had an observer team.

Aoki Mori himself serves as the team leader.

Each observer is responsible for an area, and his main task is to observe whether the intelligence personnel are in contact safely, whether their daily operations are normal, and to notify them urgently when necessary.

"Signal the observers and ask them to report themselves safe."

Kawashima was silent for a moment, then gave the order.

Observers are different from intelligence officers. They are alone, have no radios, and cannot ask intelligence personnel to verify their situation.

Once verified, it means that the intelligence agent knows of their existence.

In order to understand the observers' situation on weekdays, they are asked to report their safety once a month. The reporting method is to make a long-distance call, which must be made from a public phone.

As long as they send a signal, it proves that they are fine. If someone does not send a signal, the possibility of an accident is very high.

"Hay."

Aoki Mori lowered his head and accepted the order. The section chief's arrangement was very prudent. When they didn't know whether the Military Intelligence Department was targeting them, internal investigation was the most appropriate method.

The Nanjing undercover team was basically controlled and arranged by Aoki Mori.

He is responsible for not only Nanjing, but also Shanghai, Suzhou and other places.

Only Hangzhou is not.

Thinking of Hangzhou, Aoki Mori felt a little annoyed. This time Hangzhou lost two people, but only reported one. Let's see how they will explain to the chief section chief.

The chief section chief has instructed that every intelligence officer is a valuable asset and that every intelligence officer must be protected and treated like one's own brothers.

Something big went wrong in Tianjin, and Taro Tanimura has been punished.

After Tanimura arrived at the headquarters, the chief detained him without even trying him. It was estimated that he would be in great danger this time.

The chief section chief is extremely strict with his subordinates and will give up on worthless subordinates without hesitation. Tanimura caused the chief section chief to lose a favorite disciple, so this punishment will only be heavier.

Aoki Mori's intelligence team has a radio station.

Because they were undercover agents, Kawashima specially approved them to receive a radio station. The undercover agents never contacted the intelligence group through the telecommunications group, ensuring that the intelligence group could obtain the latest intelligence in a timely and effective manner.

Aoki Mori was very careful and translated all the telegrams himself.

Among the undercover agents, only the team leader has a radio, and the telegrams sent involve all kinds of confidential information and must not be leaked.

Tonight is the contact time for the two groups.

Aoki Mori asked someone to send a message to them first, and also sent a signal to the observer via the radio.

For other groups, he would arrange for people to set up emergency contact signals, and when they saw the signals they would send telegrams to report the situation.

"Team leader."

Xu Qingyun was still in the office when Yan Ming suddenly ran in.

"There's something on the radio."

Yan Ming said quickly that from eight to nine o'clock in the evening was the time when Liu Qiaosheng would watch the radio.

If a signal is sent to him, it will be sent at 8:20 and repeated at 8:40.

To prevent them from missing it because of other things, any signal should be sent twice.

Important signals may even be sent three times.

"Which signal?" Xu Qingyun immediately put down the document in his hand.

"I checked, it's a signal to notify them to report themselves safe."

Yan Ming replied quickly. Xu Qingyun was slightly startled. Reporting that he was safe?

He knew that Liu Qiaosheng needed to report his safety once a month. His way of reporting his safety was simple: he would make a long-distance call to Shanghai.

The person on the other end of the phone will answer, and then when he says he wants to see Lao Qiu, the other end will say that Lao Qiu is dead, and then he can hang up.

What Xu Qingyun was thinking about was not the way they conveyed their safety, but why the Japanese wanted him to report his safety now, as it was not yet the agreed time.

Should he be the only one to do this, or should all the undercover personnel do this?
Whatever the case, the fact that the Japanese sent out such a signal proved that they were alert and seemed to know something.

"Team leader, the information has been leaked again."

Yan Ming also guessed the same question that Xu Qingyun thought of. This was not difficult, mainly because the signal came too coincidentally.

"I know."

Xu Qingyun nodded slightly. The information leak was inevitable, but how did the Japanese know about it so quickly?

Judging from the current situation, the Japanese have not confirmed that they have captured anyone.

Liu Qiaosheng only disclosed his own situation. Now Xu Qingyun couldn't judge whether the Japanese were targeting only him or asking all the undercover personnel to do the same.

This is very important. If you know it, you can guess where the source of the leak is.

If only he was reported, it means that the source of the leak is most likely in the Intelligence Department, but some people can be excluded, including Miao Feng, the three team leaders, and the people from Group 2 who participated in the arrest.

The people in other groups were not aware that someone had been captured, so Miao Feng ordered that it be kept strictly confidential. The person was secretly escorted back and then interrogated.

The interrogation department can also exclude some people.

At least the few people who came into contact with it did not leak the information.

If the Japanese spies checked the security of all hidden Japanese, it would prove that the source of the leak was not in the Intelligence Department.

The people in the intelligence department at least knew which places were being checked, and it was not difficult for the Japanese to guess who had been exposed based on the locations.

Xu Qingyun would never extrapolate his imagination into facts. When making calculations, he would first consider the most likely scenario, and then consider other things.

But there is another situation. They have deployed people near the Military Intelligence Department to keep an eye on the travel situation. However, Xu Qingyun had already taken precautions. The intelligence personnel went out in batches and secretly brought people back to minimize the impact as much as possible.

Moreover, the Intelligence Department has few people, while the Military Intelligence Department has so many people, and the Operations Department often conducts training. It is difficult to make accurate judgments based solely on the vehicles coming in and out.

Most likely, they have accomplices in the department.

"Any news from the police?"

"not yet."

"Speed ​​up the identity verification, send a few more people over for support, and ask Team Leader Yang to personally lead the people who took action yesterday."

There is a high probability that Team Leader Yang and the operatives are fine. They asked the people they arrested to keep the matter confidential afterwards, so everyone gathered together to rest to avoid leaks of the information.

Now that the information has been leaked, it can’t be from their side.

The investigation will continue tomorrow and confidentiality needs to be strengthened. It is not safe to work in groups of two, so we will have to work in groups of three or even four.

Do everything together.

Anyone who discovers something abnormal and does not report it will be guilty of the same crime. If you report it, you will be rewarded with one hundred dollars.

With a huge reward, everyone will pay attention, and even if there is a traitor among them, the news can be prevented from leaking.

"Team leader, do you want to report to Section Chief Miao?"

"Okay, I'll go now."

With a sigh, Xu Qingyun stood up. The signal from the Japanese spy had both advantages and disadvantages. The advantage was that he could know the internal leak and find out the person who leaked it in time, and also eliminate a traitor.

The downside is that before the cause is discovered, doing anything feels like being tied up and is very uncomfortable.

"Is there a traitor?" Miao Feng asked in surprise.

Miao Feng has returned home, and Yan Ming drove him to Miao Feng's house to report.

"Chief Miao, at the moment, this is possible."

The Japanese reacted too quickly. What happened this afternoon was sent to Liu Qiaosheng in the evening. When Liu Qiaosheng was arrested, he had finished listening for the second time and was leaving the house right after listening. It was impossible to determine the exact time when the Japanese spy learned the news. "You are right to worry, damn it."

Miao Feng slammed the table. Lu Dawang had put their intelligence department in a passive position. Fortunately, Xu Qingyun found out the truth.

Now one pops up.

Although it is impossible to confirm whether he is in the Intelligence Department, as long as there is a traitor, they will be the ones most affected.

"Chief Miao, we can confirm that there is no problem with Team Leader Yang and his team."

Xu Qingyun whispered that Yang Wenxu once went to Tianjin with Xu Zhanjie, and his closing report at the police station was transmitted to the headquarters by Yang Wenxu via radio.

If he was a traitor, the Japanese would have known the process of solving the case long ago and would not have allowed Kawata to take the risk of spying.

Even if it is to protect the traitor, it is impossible to let a senior agent like Kawata take the risk.

This time, Yang Wenxu personally led people to arrest Liu Qiaosheng. He is a person who can be trusted.

The Japanese would not deliberately send out signals to protect traitors.

To do so is simply to cover up one's own mistakes and to add unnecessary details.

"Tell me what you think?"

Miao Feng asked. Xu Qingyun hesitated for a moment and finally said, "The traitor is not to be feared. As long as he continues to do things, he will definitely be exposed. The key right now is the Japanese spy. We must keep it strictly confidential and investigate. Find the Japanese spy first. The Japanese will suffer a great loss and will be anxious. The more times the traitor acts, the easier it will be to be exposed."

Xu Qingyun believes that Japanese spies are more important than traitors, while Miao Feng thinks the opposite.

There will never be peace if the traitor is not eliminated.

But right now there are too few clues, and we can't even determine where the traitor is. It is indeed not suitable to look for the traitor in a high-profile manner.

"We'll do as you say. We'll catch the Japanese spies first, and we'll investigate the traitors slowly."

Miao Feng finally agreed. No matter whether the traitor was in the Intelligence Department or not, it would be the task of their Intelligence Department to investigate the traitor. After getting rid of these Japanese spies, they would find this black sheep.

"Thank you, Chief Miao."

With Miao Feng's support, Xu Qingyun can fully exert his strength and find all the Japanese spies as soon as possible.

The Japanese had already sent a signal to Liu Qiaosheng that they were safe, leaving him with little time.

Liu Qiaosheng must respond. If he doesn't, the Japanese will immediately know that he has been exposed.

Looking carefully back at Liu Qiaosheng's previous interrogation performance, he had already shown signs of being forced to confess, and there was a high possibility that he had truly surrendered.

In this way, he will cooperate in sending the signal.

However, he reported his situation by making a long-distance call. The long-distance line from Nanjing to Shanghai was opened first, and after the telephone was available, he changed his self-reporting method to this one.

Xu Qingyun was worried about his physical condition, and if he didn't pay attention when speaking, the other party would most likely hear something wrong.

Fortunately, according to their rules, we are not allowed to talk nonsense on the phone and only need to say one sentence.

"Team Leader, what should we do tomorrow?"

When Xu Qingyun came out, Yan Ming knew that he had finished his report and asked immediately.

What he was asking about was the signal, whether he should let Liu Qiaosheng respond tomorrow.

When reporting by phone, Liu Qiaosheng must be the one to speak. They cannot make phone calls because their voices are different and the truth will be revealed as soon as they open their mouths.

"We will respond on time tomorrow and send someone to the telephone exchange to verify all public phone calls to Shanghai tomorrow."

The signal will be sent in the evening, and the time to report safety will be between 8 and 10 am tomorrow.

It is not possible to exceed this time period. A response must be made within this time point, otherwise he will be investigated or it will be considered that he has been in trouble.

Liu Qiaosheng was an observer. He did not know the identity of the Japanese spy around him, but because he had the task of releasing signals, once exposed, it would be easy for people to guess that there were Japanese spies near the photo studio. The Japanese would most likely withdraw those people or move to a different place to lie dormant.

Now only one person has been found, and Liu Qiaosheng must respond, even if this action involves great risks.

"Yes, team leader."

Yan Ming drove the car and this time did not return to the office, but directly sent Xu Qingyun home.

There will be new work tomorrow, and Xu Qingyun needs to get enough rest to be ready to deal with various situations at any time.

At eight o'clock in the afternoon, Aoki Mori came to Kawashima's office first.

"Section Chief, the two team leaders have responded. They will verify the situation of their subordinate intelligence officers and will have results by tomorrow at the latest."

Only two leaders of the latent group were contacted yesterday, and the response time for the others has not yet arrived.

"Where's the mountain ghost?"

Kawashima asked, his main concern was within the Military Intelligence Department, if the Mountain Ghost found out the truth, they wouldn't need to investigate themselves.

"No news, do you want to urge them?"

"No, remember, don't urge him to do anything at any time in the future."

Kawashima immediately shook his head. Shan Gui couldn't be rushed. Once he got anxious, he might make mistakes. The opponent was not ordinary now and they had already lost many people.

"Hay."

Aoki Sen didn't say much. The safety of the mountain ghost was the most important. They could be a little troublesome, but they couldn't let the mountain ghost take risks.

Liu Qiaosheng responded on a public phone as Yan Ming requested.

His voice was a little weak, but fortunately, neither side needed any questions, as long as it was his voice.

After hanging up the phone, Yan Ming immediately sent him back to prison and then waited to see how the Japanese would react.

"Team leader, we have discovered something."

At nine o'clock in the morning, Fang Laibao hurried back to report that they had found a suspicious person near the third photo studio.

This person worked at the Third Factory of the Manufacturing Bureau. The Manufacturing Bureau was not small and was affiliated with the National Defense Department. The Third Factory was one of their subordinate enterprises.

It mainly produces military beds, tents and other military supplies.

He lives nearly 300 meters away from the photo studio, which is on his way to work, and he passes by it every day.

Even on weekends, you can pass by there when you go out for a stroll.

"Have Team Leader Yang keep an eye on him, verify his identity immediately, and investigate where he works and who and what he has come into contact with."

The identities of Japanese spies are disguised and cannot withstand investigation. As long as their identities are false, it can be basically determined that they have problems.

Interestingly, this person’s disguised identity was also from Shandong.

Most Japanese people have Shandong and Northeastern accents, and the most common ones are those who pretend to speak from these two places.

"Yes."

Fang Laibao left happily. After several days, he finally found another one.

Before, they had few people and the scope of the investigation was small. Now, with more people and a wider scope of investigation, they finally found the suspect.

It is good to have the screening conditions set by the team leader. As long as all the conditions are met, you will immediately become a suspect.

"Qingyun, come to my office."

As soon as Fang Laibao left, Miao Feng turned on the phone, and Xu Qingyun immediately got up and went to Miao Feng's office.

"Shandong conducted an investigation and found this person, but his height and appearance did not match. Moreover, this person has not returned home for many years, and his family has lost contact with him."

Miao Feng said seriously that Shandong's reply basically confirmed that the policeman's identity was forged, and the possibility that he was a Japanese spy had reached 90%.

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