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

Chapter 432 Details
Naturally, Fan Dingfang also harbored ill intentions towards Wang Yiya.

Wang Yiya was well aware of this; Fan Dingfang was part of her plan for this adventure.

Leaving the banquet hall, Wang Yiya headed straight for the electrical control room in the corridor of the cruise ship, following her previous experience on other cruise ships.

What Wang Yiya needs to figure out now is the power control room and the radio control room on the cruise ship that communicates with the outside world.

Whether we can get the black box tonight, and whether we can successfully transmit the message after getting it, depends on our current investigation and preparation.

However, after passing through only three doors, Wang Yiya immediately became alert. Before she could take the next step, a door beside her suddenly opened, and a hand reached out and pulled Wang Yiya inside.

"Shh-"

In the dimly lit room, Wang Yiya was about to retaliate when she saw the other person's face clearly and stared at them in utter astonishment:

"It's you!"

The person in this room is He Shen, the captain of the police station's security team.

"Your third uncle asked me to tell you that your third aunt, who has been missing for many years, has been found. If you have time, please go to the Zhabei Orphanage to see her at 1:20 pm two days from now. Your third aunt is doing volunteer work there!"

He Shen has three identities, and his undercover level is even higher than Wang Yiya's. Naturally, He Shen knows much more about the comrades who are undercover in Shanghai than Wang Yiya does.

Wang Yiya took a deep breath:

"My third uncle didn't tell me. I heard he went to Beiping. Where did you meet him?"

“He didn’t go to Beiping, he went to Nanjing. I happened to run into him when I was on a business trip to Nanjing.”

After hearing He Shen's words, Wang Yiya finally breathed a sigh of relief:
"Comrade, hello, I am Bai Cha."

He Shen smiled and nodded, then reached out to shake hands with Wang Yiya:

"Hello, Comrade White Tea, I am Lark."

"You are Hibari!!"

Wang Yiya gasped softly, then felt a surge of joy:
So, you're here?

He Shen said with a smile:

“I just saw you quietly leave the crowd and start chatting with Fan Dingfang from number 76. It looked like you were about to leave the banquet hall, so I followed you out.”

"Listen to me, this is Ding Moqun's trap. We absolutely cannot act rashly!"

"The Japanese warships escorting us are all equipped with radio direction finders. Once we use the radio on this ship, we won't have any hope of escaping at sea."

"Moreover, since the other party can trace back, you must be contacting Secretary Sun and the others, right? If they receive your telegram, their location will definitely be pinpointed this time. At that point, not only will the national treasures be wiped out, but our underground party's intelligence network in Shanghai will also be wiped out by Ding Moqun!"

Wang Yiya gasped. Although she guessed that this was a trap carefully set by Ding Moqun, she never expected that Ding Moqun would go to such lengths.

No wonder Ding Moqun transferred Dao Yan away and even took himself on the cruise ship. He wanted to completely control the 76th Telecommunications Division and those radio trucks.

Thinking of this, Wang Yiya became anxious:

"But what will happen to those national treasures if we don't budge? You saw the first item up for auction just now. To foreigners, it's only worth a million dollars, but to our Dragon Nation, it's priceless. How can we let our national treasures fall into the hands of foreigners?"

"With your level of infiltration, you must know how much time and resources the organization has spent searching for them, right?"

Since the other party knew her identity from the beginning, Wang Yiya knew that the other party's level of infiltration was definitely higher than hers, and much higher.

He Shen shook his head with a serious expression:
"I don't know, but our identities must not be exposed, and we must not contact the outside world. If we do, we will harm our comrades outside."

“This is a dead end. Ding Moqun is betting that we won’t just stand by and do nothing.”

"That's precisely why we must not get involved."

Wang Yiya shook her head with a wry smile:

"No, we were already in the game the moment we boarded this cruise ship."

"Even if we don't move tonight, the Military Intelligence Bureau will definitely make a move."

He Shen sighed helplessly; this was the unsolvable aspect of Ding Moqun's predicament.

Even if the Military Intelligence Bureau guessed that this was a trap set by Ding Moqun, given their usual style of operation, they would definitely take action.

Moreover, He Shen discovered that Zheng Yi was still leading the Kuomintang team this time.

This woman is no ordinary person. Not only is she ruthless, but she is also exceptionally meticulous in her thinking. It is said that Zheng Yi is the junior of that mysterious commander in the Military Intelligence Bureau.

Once Zheng Yi makes a move, He Shen will not be able to stay out of it.

After all, he also had a position within the Military Intelligence Bureau, so Zheng Yi was naturally aware of his existence.

Looking at the silent He Shen, Wang Yiya smiled and said:

"It remains to be seen who will win."

"In my opinion, the key to breaking the deadlock tonight lies with Hideo Tojo. If we can kidnap Hideo Tojo, we might be able to win the final victory."

"Therefore, the first thing we need to do is to unite all the forces that can be united."

"The second is to take control of the radio room before the operation, and the third is to kidnap Hideo Tojo after obtaining the black box."

"If we can do all of these things, our chances of winning are at least 30%!"

"Thirty percent, it's worth the gamble."

Looking at Wang Yiya's confident words, He Shen couldn't help but admire the woman's strong heart.

On a cruise ship surrounded by enemies, she actually thought of kidnapping Tojo Hideo.

However, it is undeniable that if Wang Yiya's plan is to be implemented tonight to prevent these national treasures from ending up overseas, the best way would definitely be to kidnap Tojo Hideo.

Of course, this approach is idealistic.

Because if this were to be implemented, it would mean that Wang Yiya not only wanted to pass on the intelligence, but also wanted to retrieve those national treasures.

However, Wang Yiya's methods have too many conditions, and each one is very difficult. If there is a break in the middle, the entire plan will collapse directly.

"It's too risky. I know about the Military Intelligence Bureau's plan. The person leading the team this time is Zheng Yi. I think her method is more feasible."

"However, in this way, I'm afraid no one in the world will ever know the whereabouts of those national treasures again."

Upon hearing this, Wang Yiya understood what the plan proposed by the woman named Zheng Yi that He Shen had mentioned was.

Eliminate Lü Tianting and destroy the black box!
It must be said that Zheng Yi's plan was more feasible and had a greater chance of success than his own.

However, as He Shen said, with Lü Tianting dead and the black box destroyed, the national treasures that were smuggled out of Beiping would probably never be found again.

"White tea, this is the best way. You need to understand that if we successfully eliminate Lü Tianting and destroy the black box, no one will be able to find those national treasures, but they will still be in our Dragon Country."

After a moment of silence, Wang Yiya sighed and finally nodded in agreement:

"Okay, let's do it that way!"

“We still have manpower here. They are unaware of this plan and may take other actions. We must share the intelligence with them as soon as possible.”

He Shen nodded solemnly, glanced at his watch, and said:
"I'm not familiar with the comrades in the French Concession, so I'll leave that area to you. I'll go and inform the other comrades."

Meanwhile, at the Wanguo Cemetery on Nanjing West Road in Shanghai, Zhao Xuan found a national treasure buried in a cemetery with almost no effort.

Based on the data from Edith's scans, it would take at least six military trucks to transport all of these national treasures at once, even after the Zhenxingqi Society had already transported a batch.

Edith's voice echoed in Zhao Xuan's mind.

(Sir, according to calculations, the batch previously transported out only accounted for a quarter of the artifacts here.)
At this moment, the national treasures buried beneath the tomb were listed individually in Zhao Xuan's mind.

Looking at the value of the cultural relics, Zhao Xuan felt a pang of heartache, even though only a quarter of them had been transported out.

The items here, if placed in later generations, would be priceless, not to mention their immeasurable historical and archaeological value. Losing a quarter of them is equivalent to a quarter of a segment of China's millennia-long civilization being missing.

With this in mind, Zhao Xuan changed his plan. Not even a single piece of these cultural relics could be allowed to fall into the wrong hands.

(Sir, the entrance to the agency has been confirmed.)
Looking at the holographic map before him, which only he could see, with red dots marking the locations of mechanisms and entrances, Zhao Xuan took a deep breath. A bold plan had already been devised in his mind.

(Edith, contact the Ghost Team and have Yama bring the convoy over. These things cannot be handed over to the organization yet.)
(clear!)

At sea, the Yamato cruise ship.

Inside the banquet hall, the auction was in full swing. Even Wang Ningyu, who had only come along to observe, couldn't resist and bid on a set of writing implements.

The item up for auction is a bronze vessel, and the bid has already reached 900,000 US dollars.

After a sweet, delicate voice called out a price, everyone fell silent, and the crowd parted to make way for Ye Luyan, a woman dressed in a black silk cheongsam, holding a glass of red wine, exuding a scholarly air and possessing exquisite beauty.

Holding a glass of red wine, Ye Luyan walked slowly through the aisle in black high heels, looked at the bronze vessel on the slide, and slightly raised her glass to indicate to the stage.

Ding Moqun and Hua Xiaonuan also raised their glasses and toasted Ye Luyan from afar.

After the three of them took a sip of wine, Ding Moqun looked at Ye Luyan with a smile and said:
"I've long heard of Miss Ye's renowned talent, but I never imagined she would be fond of such treasures!"

Ye Luyan smiled slightly:

“The zun was prevalent from the Shang to the Western Zhou period, and became rare after the Spring and Autumn period.”

“I am indeed very interested in such unique pieces that are not truly unique.”

Listening to Ye Luyan's introduction, those who felt the asking price was too high and did not continue to follow up felt very regretful.

As Ding Moqun said, Ye Luyan's talent was widely known, and no matter how well Hua Xiaonuan introduced her, in their eyes she was just so-so.

But now that Ye Luyan has been exonerated, the bronze vessel is considered to be worth at least several times more in their eyes.

Seeing the regretful expressions on everyone's faces, Ye Luyan nodded slightly to express her gratitude and then looked back at the stage to ask:

"Now that I've won the bid for this bronze vessel, may I ask a question?"

Ding Moqun smiled, glanced at Hua Xiaonuan and Lü Tianting, and after they both nodded in acknowledgment, Ding Moqun nodded in agreement.

"Of course. I said before the auction that I would be honest and fair to everyone, young and old. Since the buyer has any questions, I will answer them to the best of my ability."

Ye Luyan's smile remained unchanged as she looked at Hua Xiaonuan and asked in a gentle voice:

"My question is simple: how was this bronze vessel preserved in President Lü's possession? And how was it protected during transport?"

Lu Tianting's lips twitched slightly. What kind of question is this?
Seeing Ye Luyan's glance, Lü Tian smiled awkwardly, stepped forward, and stood in front of the microphone, saying:

"Naturally, it will be stored in a dry place. During transportation, it will be protected with soft materials such as cotton. In short, please rest assured, Ms. Ye, the item will be delivered to you intact!"

Everyone nodded in satisfaction upon hearing this, confirming that this method of preservation was indeed foolproof.

However, Ye Luyan shook her head and laughed:

"President Lü, if I may be so bold, I knew from the moment the item appeared on this slide that the bronze vessel was no longer intact."

“Items like bronze vessels are most susceptible to damage from flash photography. Since we are taking pictures, it will naturally damage the bronze vessels.”

"Moreover, we are currently at sea. Before the auction started, Director Ding said that we could exchange money for goods immediately after disembarking. So how can President Lü guarantee that the environment in which these goods are located is dry?"

"The preservation of bronze artifacts is generally suitable for places with small temperature differences and low humidity."

"The humidity along the coast is usually above 70% all year round, and now that it is summer, the humidity is probably as high as 90%."

"Under these circumstances, can President Lü still guarantee to me that the bronze vessel is intact?"

Lu Tianting was practically cursing. Was this woman here to cause trouble?
Seeing that Lü Tianting was stumped by the question, Ding Moqun quickly tried to smooth things over:
"Miss Ye is indeed very knowledgeable. Miss Hua, can you answer Miss Ye's question?"

Hua Xiaonuan gave Ye Luyan a deep look, noticing the worried expressions on the faces of the people below the stage, their hesitation deepening. Hua Xiaonuan sighed helplessly and said:
“Miss Ye is right, but she underestimated our ability to preserve these treasures.”

"We naturally have a unique way of handling these precious items, which have remained intact for so long in our hands."

"Many factories prepare production workshops with corresponding humidity and temperature requirements due to the needs of the production environment, and this batch of goods is stored here. So, Ms. Ye, can you rest assured?"

"As for the issue of the flash, it is true that taking photos can cause irreversible damage to bronze artifacts, but an occasional incident won't have a significant impact. If Ms. Ye feels there are any flaws, we are not forcing you to buy or sell, and you are free to give up the idea."

Upon hearing this, the others in the audience started darting around, each one urging Ye Luyan to give up the bronze goblet, because they wanted it too!
If there were a second round of bidding, the price of this bronze vessel would at least double.

Ye Luyan smiled and shook her head:
"I was just worried that the item I bought might be damaged. Since Miss Hua has made a guarantee, I am naturally relieved. I apologize for interrupting the auction. Please continue."

After speaking, Ye Luyan bowed slightly to everyone and then returned to her original position.

Ding Moqun and the others didn't think much of Ye Luyan's words. They just felt that Ye Luyan was right. After all, it was something worth hundreds of thousands of US dollars, so they naturally had to be cautious.

Seeing that Ye Luyan had retreated and hadn't come looking for trouble, Lü Tianting breathed a sigh of relief.

The auction continued, and Ye Luyan, who had returned to her original position, was working rapidly. Combining the conditions Hua Xiaonuan had mentioned, Ye Luyan roughly deduced the location of the items they had.

Zhabei!

In the entire city of Shanghai, currently only the factories in Zhabei meet the conditions Hua Xiaonuan described.

Zhabei Wharf is also extremely suitable for cruise ships to dock.

Knowing it's Zhabei, the place where the east and west are located must not be far from Zhabei Wharf.

Ye Luyan once again shrank the area by a large circle.

Within this area, several factories that met the criteria had already appeared in Ye Luyan's mind. After eliminating those that were located too far away, a glint of light flashed in Ye Luyan's eyes, and her heart beat slightly faster.

Now, Ye Luyan was certain that this batch of national treasures was located in one of the three factories less than five miles from Zhabei Wharf.

But having guessed this information, Ye Luyan became anxious.

It's no use guessing; we must pass this information out!
Otherwise, once the cruise ship docks, there will be no more opportunities.

Ye Luyan knew that Ding Moqun's presence here was probably not just for the auction; it was very likely that a trap had been set up on the cruise ship.

The reason, of course, was that news was leaked by chance when boarding the ship that there was a radio room on the cruise ship.

If Ye Luyan couldn't guess Ding Moqun's intentions after this news was released, she wouldn't have been able to remain hidden in Shanghai for so long.

Ye Luyan knew that her only chance tonight would probably have to be created by the Kuomintang agents present.

There's also the hummingbird. Ye Luyan plans to tell the hummingbird about her plan and ask it to cooperate in sending out this intelligence when the opportunity arises.

They only have one night. If they miss it, even if the intelligence is sent out, there won't be time to move the national treasure.

With this in mind, Ye Luyan placed the wine glass on the tray of the approaching waiter's counter. Then, she took out a specially customized iron box for holding cigarettes and a lighter from her handbag. After taking out a cigarette, Ye Luyan lit it and took a small puff. Then, she rested her right hand on her left elbow, held the cigarette between two fingers of her left hand, tilted her head back slightly, and slowly exhaled a smoke ring.

Liu Shiran has been keeping an eye on Ye Luyan ever since she boarded the ship.

As the head of the underground Communist Party in the French Concession, Liu Shiran was well aware that Ye Luyan had a heavy mission in Shanghai.

Seeing Ye Luyan give the signal, Liu Shiran quietly withdrew from the crowd.

Meanwhile, the waiter who had just left returned and looked at Ye Luyan with some difficulty, saying:
"Ms. Ye, smoking is not allowed here, please see..."

Ye Luyan smiled, stubbed out her cigarette on the waiter's tray, and then took out a ten-dollar bill and placed it on the tray.

"Feel sorry."

The waiter quickly said:
"Thank you, Ms. Ye."

A moment later, Liu Shiran had arrived not far from Ye Luyan.

Ye Luyan leaned against a pillar, her red lips slightly parted. Liu Shiran watched Ye Luyan's mouth out of the corner of her eye and roughly understood what Ye Luyan meant from her lip movements.

(End of this chapter)