You were allowed to marry into No. 76 family, and you were promoted to director?

Chapter 405 Confused
Two hours later, Song Rong returned to her previous room. Looking at the compiled report, Song Rong's smile was incredibly sinister, making Lu Qingzhou break out in a cold sweat.

"Yu Dale, the logistics director, actually has assets worth more than three million US dollars. He is truly a pillar of the Party and the country!"

Lu Qingzhou's lips curled slightly. The word "pillar of the nation" was used well, and the sarcasm was palpable.

"The postman has already confessed. Although the evidence we have cannot identify Yu Dale as Sha Qiu, it is enough to confirm that Yu Dale had correspondence and financial dealings with the Wang Jingwei regime. This alone is enough to establish that Yu Dale was a traitor."

"Take those witnesses and call it a day. Even with Jianfeng protecting him, Yu Dale won't be able to stay in the Military Intelligence Bureau this time."

This was the first time Lu Qingzhou had witnessed Song Rong's methods.

The entire plan operates on two parallel tracks in a well-organized manner.

They carried out the operation both openly and covertly, with every step meticulously planned and executed, and Song Rong maintained a very strict control over the time.

Before the operation, Song Rong told Zhou Xiaoman to hold out for four hours. Now it has been exactly three and a half hours. It will take exactly four hours to get back to the Military Intelligence Bureau headquarters.

This control made Lu Qingzhou both admire and fear Song Rong.

Moreover, Song Rong's precise strikes tonight, never without purpose, sent chills down Lu Qingzhou's spine. He always felt that this woman seemed to be able to see through other people's thoughts and had a very accurate grasp of people's hearts.

As long as the people Song Rong faces have fear and desire, their fear and desire will be amplified countless times in the face of the small traps Song Rong sets.

Even Yu Dale's wife fell for Song Rong's trick tonight, fleeing with her belongings in the middle of the night. When she was finally intercepted, Song Rong directly pulled out three letters from Yu Dale's secret correspondence with the Wang Jingwei regime.

In short, throughout Song Rong's entire operation tonight, Lu Qingzhou has yet to see anyone last more than three rounds against Song Rong.

In the middle of the night, Boss Dai sat in his office rubbing his temples, looking helplessly and speechlessly at Zhou Xiaoman, Li Miaotong, and Song Rong standing in a row in front of his desk.

"Although our methods in this operation were somewhat dishonorable, we did uncover three secret letters between Yu Dale and the Wang Jingwei regime."

"Although those three secret letters seem like nothing more than business dealings, if Yu Dale dares to do business with the Wang puppet regime today, will he dare to sell intelligence to them tomorrow?"

"Although these are mostly just speculations, if Yu Dale's wife and children had nothing to hide, why would they run away in the middle of the night?"

Listening to Song Rong's endless explanation, Boss Dai was completely overwhelmed.

You attacked Jianfeng people without warning, and what you've found out so far isn't enough to put Yu Dale to death.

Even if Jianfeng wanted to save face, he couldn't just ignore Yu Dale.

Regardless, doesn't this just show that Chiang Kai-shek's eldest son, Chiang Chien-feng, has extremely poor judgment and appoints treacherous people?

Although this time, Boss Dai can use the evidence Song Rong found to kick Yu Dale out of the Military Intelligence Bureau, he can't just kill him outright; he'll always be a threat.

"Shut up!"

Why wasn't a report given before the operation?

After cursing for a while, Boss Dai looked up at Song Rong with a puzzled expression:
"Please speak!"

Song Rong pursed her lips:

"Chief, didn't you tell me to shut up?"

Boss Dai almost slammed his fist on the table and stood up, his lips twitching slightly as he glared fiercely at Song Rong.

Song Rong is a tough nut to crack, and even Boss Dai has a headache dealing with her, so he can only shift his focus to Li Miaotong and Zhou Xiaoman.

"Tell me about the two of you, one the director of the archives, and the other who dared to transfer people from the action department without even officially taking office. It's one thing for Song Rong to act recklessly, but what are you doing following along?"

Li Miaotong wasn't intimidated by Boss Dai, and upon hearing this, she immediately retorted:

"Director, when Yu Dale hit me, you didn't stand up for me and let it go easily. What, now that I've taken action myself, it's wrong? How can you not fight back when someone bullies you?"

"Also, I asked Song Rong and Xiao Man for help. If there's any punishment, you can come at me, Director."

Boss Dai was so angry he laughed:

"Good good!"

"Get out, get out of here!"

The three exchanged a glance and awkwardly left the bureau chief's office.

Shen Xing, who had been standing to the side, gave a wry smile, closed the office door, and looked at Boss Dai, saying:

"Director, calm down. The young man is ignorant and immature. Please be more tolerant of him."

"Even you're making me angry? Old Shen, tell me, haven't I been lenient enough?"

As he said this, Boss Dai slammed his hand on the table:

"It's one thing for Song Rong and Li Miaotong to be fooling around, but why did Xiaoman have to get involved? Now look what's happened. I was planning to have Xiaoman by my side to gain experience, but instead she went and transferred people from the Action Department."

"By the way, call Ye Biean over here. If he can't manage the Action Division, he shouldn't be the head of the division, damn it!"

Shen Xing chuckled dryly and continued:
"Director, now that things have happened, Yu Dale has been taken away by Jianfeng's men. Yu Dale can no longer stay in our Military Intelligence Bureau. This is a good thing, after all, he does have a lot of problems."

Boss Dai looked at Shen Xing with a sinister gaze:
"How could I not know his problems? I was originally thinking of finding out who was behind Yu Dale, but now look what's happened!"

"I had secretly sent Zheng Huilan to investigate Yu Dale beforehand. They had barely found a clue when they had him arrested!"

Shen Xing looked at Boss Dai with a puzzled expression. At this point, Boss Dai had nothing left to hide.

"Yu Dale himself had no idea about the code name 'Sand Dune.' It was assigned to him by the Wang Jingwei regime, or rather, there was no such person as Sand Dune at all!"

"Yu Dale's relationship with the Wang Jingwei regime was indeed only financial. He was involved in the leaks, but not significantly."

"The person who actually passed the intelligence to Zhou Lifu was a guy codenamed 'Viper'."

"The sand dunes are merely camouflage used by the Wang Jingwei regime to conceal their spies!"

Shen Xing was stunned after hearing what Boss Dai said:
"Director, you want Zheng Huilan to investigate?"

Boss Dai nodded:

"What, can't she investigate? Although Zheng Huilan's abilities are a bit inferior to Song Rong's, it's undeniable that she has a natural talent for intelligence work. If it weren't for the Action Department's refusal to release her, I would have transferred her to your Intelligence Department as deputy director!"

Shen Xing nodded in realization. No wonder Zheng Huilan's expression was so complicated when he met her tonight.

It turned out that the person being investigated had just made some progress when Zhou Xiaoman and her two companions abducted him.

Pulling himself back to reality, Shen Xing said with a serious expression:

"Director, it's not that I don't trust Section Chief Zheng's abilities, but Section Chief Zheng is also a suspect. The fact that Yu Dale might have entered your office to spy on Hu Niu's telegram was something we deduced from Section Chief Zheng's statement."

"Given the circumstances at the time, Section Chief Zheng might have even entered your office, Director." Boss Dai waved his hand and smiled.

"I don't need you to teach me how to identify targets. There's no way Zheng Huilan could be a problem."

"Third brother, when you get back, give Zhou Xiaoman a good talking-to. She has absolutely no manners! Now everyone in the Military Intelligence Bureau is saying that Xiaoman is our little princess. I've tacitly accepted that. There's nothing wrong with that. We're all family, our own people. Having such a young leader isn't a bad thing for us."

"But she can't just rely on her position to make decisions on her own. If she did, the Military Intelligence Bureau would be thrown into chaos."

Shen Xing nodded slightly, chatted for a few moments, and then prepared to leave. However, as he reached the door, he stopped and turned back to look at Boss Dai:

"Director, regarding the high degree of overlap between the Japanese army's movements and Tiger Girl's long telegrams..."

Before Shen Xing could finish speaking, Boss Dai waved his hand. Shen Xing smiled helplessly and silently left the bureau chief's office.

Originally, Boss Dai planned to go directly to Xishan Apartment to report the situation to the principal, but the incident involving Yu Dale delayed him.

At this hour, the principal would have already gone to bed. Boss Dai didn't want to get scolded for going to Xishan Apartment at this time.

The following morning, in Shanghai, at Plum Blossom Hall.

Early in the morning, Kagesa summoned everyone from the 76th Intelligence Division, Action Division, and Telecommunications Division to the Mei Agency.

Inside the meeting room, Kagesa distributed intelligence reports to everyone present.

After the intelligence was distributed, Kagesa said in a deep voice:

"Gentlemen, what you have in your hands are the exact locations of the border guerrilla forces and the various independent regiments of the Eighth Route Army. Now I need you to go to the locations mentioned in the intelligence to verify the authenticity of the intelligence."

"This operation is commanded by Kudo Ikkyu as the chief commander and Ding Moqun as the deputy chief commander. I have only one requirement: to make sure that the guerrillas and independent regiments in these locations really exist."

"After confirmation, report to Ding Moqun or Kudo Ikkyu immediately."

"The specific arrangements will be assigned by Ding Moqun!"

After all, they were using people from the 76th Division and dealing with Chinese people, so after much deliberation, Yingzuo decided to let Ding Moqun, the deputy commander, assign the mission.

Inside the meeting room, Ding Moqun stood up, took out the list he had prepared in advance, and began to divide the participants into groups.

Dao Yan looked at the intelligence in her hand, her thoughts drifting away. She wondered if Wang Yiya had reported the situation to the underground party.

Miao Xue, sitting opposite Dao Yan, stared blankly at the intelligence report in her hand. She had just glanced at it out of the corner of her eye.

The people around here all have different information. It's reasonable to assume that everyone in the meeting room who has received information probably has different pieces of information.

Miao Xue couldn't understand where Ying Zuo got so much information about the border guerrillas and the Independent Regiment.

If this intelligence is true, then this large-scale Japanese mopping-up operation is tantamount to annihilation for the border region.

After all, it's easy to move troops, but it's not so easy to move civilians and arsenals in border areas.

Of course, whether the intelligence was true or false, or whether the anti-Japanese forces in the border area would be wiped out, was not something Miao Xue cared about.

But even if Miao Xue didn't care, she couldn't let such a thing happen.

Miao Xue hadn't forgotten that she was still a member of the underground party. Although this identity was assigned to her by the section chief, Miao Xue would play this role well even for the sake of the section chief's future.

After careful consideration, Miao Xue realized the problem.

An intelligence source like the Mei Agency couldn't possibly be kept from Zhao Xuan, and the fact that Zhao Xuan didn't give him any hints is a problem!
Could it be that this intelligence is false?

Ding Moqun quickly arranged the grouping and division of areas.

Miao Xue glanced at Yuan Fang standing behind her, and seeing that he had already taken notes, she looked away. She hadn't heard what Ding Moqun had said.

After the meeting, the Mei Agency arranged for vehicles to transport the people who were going to confirm the intelligence in batches.

Guanghua Bookstore on Hankou Road, Shanghai.

After receiving the phone call, Sun Jianzhong immediately went to the secret room.

"Shuyu, it has been confirmed that Comrade Baicha's previous intelligence was true. The Mei Agency has obtained intelligence about our anti-Japanese forces in the border region. Although we do not know if it is true or false, the people from the Mei Agency and No. 76 have already set off in batches."

After listening, Wang Shuyu put down the book in her hand and turned her gaze to the map of the side area on the table.

"Comrade Bai Cha did not participate in this operation?"

Sun Jianzhong shook his head:

"Although No. 76 sent out a lot of people, it still needed to operate normally, so each department left a deputy section chief to manage it in place."

"Comrade Baicha has been left in the Telecommunications Department. Also, the intelligence just relayed by Comrade Piaoxue mentioned that Comrade Lidong has left the team."

Wang Shuyu was startled:
"Comrade Lidong has left the group. What is she planning to do?"

Mei Agency's operation this time was very meticulous. Miao Xue's unauthorized departure from the team could easily expose her.

Even if it weren't exposed, Yingzuo would definitely not turn a blind eye to Miao Xue's actions.

"I don't know. Comrade Lidong only informed Piaoxue about the specifics of what to do."

Before Sun Jianzhong could finish speaking, there was a knock on the door.

Wang Shuyu and Sun Jianzhong exchanged a glance, both feeling puzzled. Unless it was something important, no one was allowed to pass through this secret room, except for the comrades guarding the passage.

Sun Jianzhong quickly went to the door and, after confirming that the knocking was coming from the comrade guarding the passage, he opened the door.

"Little Liu, why didn't you stay over there and guard the place? What brought you here?"

Xiao Liuzi said with a somewhat anxious expression:

"Comrade Piaoxue has arrived. She says she has something important to discuss with you."

Sun Jianzhong dared not delay and left the secret room with Xiao Liuzi.

A short while later, in the backyard of Guanghua Bookstore, Sun Jianzhong saw Yang Huamei pacing back and forth.

"Snowflakes, what brings you here?"

Yang Huamei quickly stepped forward and stood in front of Sun Jianzhong, saying:
"It's the beginning of winter. She asked me to tell Uncle Sun not to make any unnecessary moves. The intelligence that Mei Agency got is true, but by the time they got the intelligence, the arsenals and civilians in various parts of the border region had already been moved. Only half of the enemy was left stationed in place to confuse Mei Agency's reconnaissance operation."

Sun Jianzhong was stunned for a moment, looking at Yang Huamei in disbelief:
"How did you know it was snowing and that it was the beginning of winter?"

Snowflakes shook their heads with a wry smile:
"I don't know either. It seems that after Li Dong left the team, he contacted me to pick up a piece of intelligence at a designated location and then returned directly to the Mei Agency."

Return to Meiji Agency?
What's going on with this activity for the Beginning of Winter?
(End of this chapter)