Spy Wars: Red Shopkeeper

Chapter 60 Conflict
An hour later, Li Shiqun held a swearing-in ceremony for his subordinates.

Since Team 67 has a weak foundation, a large number of its members are either tracking the target person or collecting clues on a daily basis.

This can be said to be the first time that all members of No. 67 were present. Even the team members who finished tracking in the middle of the night and went back to sleep in the morning were called back.

There are only seventy or eighty people in total.

“We are all gathered here today because of a major action.

I know everyone is working hard. Some people were woken up just as they were falling asleep, while others were called back just as they were about to go to sleep.

Why do we work so hard? To make a name for ourselves!

Now is the chance.”

Li Shiqun raised his hand to Ding Mocun beside him and said, "Today, I have a piece of news for you all!
From today on, your days without a salary are over!
We will soon officially establish a special agent headquarters, which will be affiliated with the SH Municipal Government and directly under the jurisdiction of the Military Police Command.

And the person next to me is the famous Major General Director of the former Nationalist Government, Director Ding Mocun!

He has officially joined our secret service headquarters and serves as director, while I serve as deputy director.

Director Ding's joining directly brought us a lot of intelligence. The Japanese promised to allocate funds on time every month and give us great power.

That is to say, from today on, you will receive a high salary every month, paid on time, and you will also receive a subsidy every month, depending on the results of the trial operation.

We provide free housing and free meals. If you are injured in the line of duty, all medical expenses will be reimbursed. Your income will not be reduced during your rest time, and you will also receive convalescence allowances. If you are unfortunately killed in action, the pension we provide will be higher than the city government's standard.

If you have a wife, we will arrange a job for you. If you have children, I will find a school for you.

In a word, you just need to devote yourself to your work, and the Secret Service will have a special department to help you solve all your life troubles.

This treatment applies to everyone, no matter whether you are my old subordinates who followed me during the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics period, or those who were captured by me and turned against me later, or the brothers of the Green Gang brought by Sibao.

Because you are the veterans and the first batch of brothers who founded the Secret Service Headquarters.

In the future, there will definitely be more people joining us, but their treatment will definitely not be as good as yours, and their starting point will not be as high as yours.

After the official establishment of the Secret Service Headquarters, you veterans will have official files and ratings, and your positions will be determined according to your merits.

It could be the team leader or deputy team leader, the section chief or deputy section chief, or even the director or deputy director.

The most important assessment to determine your merit is the action you take starting today.

Operation codename: Siege.

The purpose of the operation is to completely wipe out the Central Bureau and Military Bureau in Shanghai and eradicate them completely!

Whoever arrests more, arrests faster, and tries more and tries faster will have more merit and a higher position. Have I made myself clear enough?"

"clear!"

The emotions of all employees were aroused. The treatment, which was better than that of the municipal government, made them very envious. After they had a formal establishment, they would be superior to others no matter what they did in Shanghai.

This is a great opportunity to directly shed your civilian identity.

"Today is the day to accomplish your mission! Assigning tasks begins now. Everyone will be divided into areas. According to the names written on the slips, search and capture your targets. Once captured, bring them back for interrogation immediately!"

"Yes!"

The team members began to come forward and take out the slips of paper that had been prepared long ago from the table. On them were written the hidden identity information of the people in Shanghai under pseudonyms. Anyway, they were all pseudonyms, so who they caught in the end depended entirely on their luck.

Of course, mobilization is mobilization, but it is impossible to give a position based on luck. At most, you can give them a position like team leader or deputy section chief and let them draw for fun.

"Four Treasures."

Li Shiqun called Wu Sibao aside and handed him a note:

There are four names above. Two of these four people can be confirmed to be in the concession. One is the director of the Telecommunications Department of the Military Control Commission's Shanghai District, and one is the director of the Post and Telecommunications Department of the Central Control Commission's Shanghai District. There are two other people whose identities are very important. I guess they are also in the concession.

One was the district chief of the Military Control Commission's Shanghai District, and the other was the station chief of the Central Control Commission's Shanghai Station. We all know their real names, but we don't know their aliases.

Your task is to send someone to find these two people first, but don't arrest them, keep a close eye on them.

Once the operation begins in the city, there will definitely be some who slip through the net. These two directors are in high positions, so there will definitely be informants who will inform them. Once they know, they will find a way to contact their respective station chiefs, and then..."

When Li Shiqun said this, he closed his outstretched hands and turned them into claws.

"I understand." Wu Sibao bowed his head.

Li Shiqun continued his instructions, "Be patient. If they don't move, don't arrest them. With something this serious happening in Shanghai, the two leaders might be able to tolerate it for a while, but not forever. They must contact Chongqing via radio, either to seek reinforcements or instructions. That will be your best opportunity to make a difference."

"Don't worry, I'll set it up right away."

"Well, you go ahead. Once you get to your location, call back and I'll get things moving here."

"Okay, Liu San, Ah Qing, take your people and follow me."

Wu Sibao called his trusted men out, asked them to get into the car, and then walked aside to explain the task to Liu San and Aqing.

Both of them are Wu Sibao's current confidants. A Qing is Wu Sibao's old love, and Liu San is his new love.

The main reason why Liu San stood out from his subordinates and became Wu Sibao's new lover was that he came up with the idea of ​​stealing Gu Yansheng's car. He was smart and promising, which was very much to Wu Sibao's taste.

"You two will divide your men into two groups, each keeping an eye on your own target. These two targets must be monitored 24 hours a day, and no one can fall asleep. Do you understand?"

"clear!"

"Okay, let's go find someone first. I'll bring an extra group of people to guard the area between you. If you need support, feel free to call me."

"Yes."

With two confirmed locations, finding the person was quick. When Wu Sibao left to join another patrol, Liu San turned a corner and found a phone booth. "It's me! Ding Mocun, a high-ranking official in Chongqing, has defected and revealed a large list of names from the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics and the Military Bureau of Investigation and Statistics. The arresters are on their way. Everyone, retreat quickly! Find a way to contact the district chief, and tell him not to contact the Director of Telecommunications. The others still have time, but this person has been targeted!"

The first shot was fired at 5 p.m.

Once the government door is closed, no one knows what is happening outside.

An hour later, Gu Yansheng found out about this.

When it was almost time to get off work, I heard the staff in the corridor discussing something. I asked them and they told me that Military Intelligence Bureau agents were being arrested outside. A translator from a department in the municipal government was arrested by plainclothes police who rushed in.

In fact, arrests and searches are very common at this point in time, but this time the city government was affected, so it triggered discussions among the staff, and it did not cause much waves for a while.

However, when Gu Yansheng returned home from get off work and encountered a military police checkpoint, he knew that this arrest operation was different from previous ones.

Military police were standing guard on the road, and patrol police were checking the identities of passers-by. The number of Japanese troops on the road was far greater than before, and the situation looked very tense.

A group of passers-by going home after get off work were crowded together, and the police checked each passer-by very carefully, as if they were screening through a sieve.

Gu Yansheng's car was stuck behind and couldn't move.

Wen Yan honked the horn.

Beep, the horn sound attracted a patrolman.

Wen Yan revealed his identity. "The person sitting behind me is Director Gu from the Judicial Department. Clear a path for us to get out."

"Okay, okay." When the police heard that it was Director Gu from the Judicial Department, they did not make it difficult at all. They immediately removed the roadblocks and let Wen Yan walk through the open space.

When the car passed by the patrolman, Gu Yansheng stopped the car.

He rolled down the window and asked, "What's going on?"

The patrolman bent over and smiled, "We're catching the Chongqing agents."

"With so many people, how many agents are there?"

"A lot! All our police officers have been dispatched. We're conducting a city-wide search. From the scene today, we can tell that some big shot from Chongqing has been apprehended. Otherwise, they wouldn't have turned up so many people."

"How do you know that someone important has been arrested?"

"How could we not know? We're all mobilized, and we're arresting people at designated locations. We knew immediately that someone was leaking information, and it wasn't just us."

This patrolman probably wanted to leave a good impression in front of the director of the municipal government, so he was quite eloquent.

However, what he said matched what Ling Xianwen and Fu Xiaoan had said at the meeting two days ago, that the Japanese were about to launch a major operation against the Military Control Commission.

Unfortunately, he didn't know anyone in the Military Control Commission, so he couldn't reveal the information to them even if he wanted to.

They were all anti-Japanese patriots, and the fewer they arrested, the better. Gu Yansheng thought about what he could do to help.

All police officers were mobilized to arrest such a large number of people. Li Shiqun did not have enough manpower and it was impossible to arrest them all at the same time.

After thinking for a while, Gu Yansheng said, "Wen Yan, find a phone."

"Yes."

The car drove to a public telephone booth on the side of the road. Gu Yansheng got out, picked up the phone and called Ling Xianwen.

His tone was quite dissatisfied. "Secretary-General, are you aware of the arrest operation currently underway?"

"Yansheng, I heard it, what's wrong?"

"We can't let them arrest people like this. If they continue to arrest people like this, how can I move forward with my peace plan? Won't my plan be completely ruined?"

Ling Xianwen was stunned when he heard this. "Hiss, this should have been agreed to by the Military Police Headquarters. It's difficult to change. Will it have a big impact on your plan?"

"too big!"

Gu Yansheng became increasingly dissatisfied: "I had already agreed that tomorrow's newspaper headlines would be about my plan. Now that this has happened, what do you think tomorrow's newspaper headlines will be? Won't it all be about him arresting people?
Even if the few companies I found still promote me, how many people will still care? Isn't their attention already diverted by the arrests?

Ling Xianwen thought for a moment and said hesitantly, "What if we postpone the newspaper issue?"

"Postpone? Then wouldn't it be me who takes the blame for Li Shiqun, while he takes the credit and I get scolded.

The entire plan is just in time now, so who knows when it will end? What if it takes a month or two? What about Mr. Hase? What if the cargo ship smuggles more?"

Gu Yansheng's series of questions made Ling Xianwen feel embarrassed. It was indeed difficult to deal with.

As he thought about it, he said, "Don't be angry yet. The arrest of the Military Control Commission was a long-standing agreement. You know that if we arrest them, we will be safe. And now it has already begun. It can't be stopped even if we want to. So, think about the plan again. I will talk to Mr. Hase for you and give you time to come up with a plan."

"This isn't a matter of timing, Secretary-General. Planning requires the right time and place. If we miss it, it might not be a perfect plan anymore. Then future plans might only be half effective. Who will bear the consequences? Li Shiqun definitely won't help me bear it anyway."

"Oh, what a dilemma. What do you think we should do? Arresting people is the job of the Military Police Headquarters, and they definitely can't stop it."

"No need to stop everything. Secretary General, please help me control the situation. He can do whatever he wants in the city, but tell Li Shiqun's men not to enter the concession. There must be no fighting in the concession. As long as it doesn't come to that, then my plan can still be implemented.

I'm going to the consulate right now. Can you hold him down for half an hour?"

"Okay, I'll help you."

The first time Gu Yansheng spoke was about the consulate, and Ling Xianwen had to help.

The method is not difficult. When arresting people, they must bring guns. Li Shiqun may not listen to him because he has the support of the Military Police Headquarters, but there are patrolmen at the entrance of the concession. As long as they conduct a strict body search, the gun cannot be brought in.

The Municipal Council itself does not like anyone enforcing the law by bypassing them, so they should be notified.

(End of this chapter)