Espionage, codenamed Ant, moving expert

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Gu Qingzhou only said one word, while Feng Deshun waited for him with several more:

"What? I'm Director Number 76. I'm in charge of the roster. You just need to cooperate with me. If you have any questions, go back to Director Number 76. Don't let Miss Huizi laugh at you."

Feng Deshun, beaming with pride, turned to Huizi and said:

"Miss Huizi, with the roster, I'm determined to wipe out the Military Intelligence Bureau!"

Gu Qingzhou snorted coldly: "Catch them all in one fell swoop? What nonsense!"

"Deputy Director Gu, what kind of attitude is this? Don't you want to wipe out the Military Intelligence Bureau? Or do you still have feelings for your former master and don't want to put in the effort?"

Gu Qingzhou laughed in exasperation: "Director Feng, if I had any feelings for my former employer, I wouldn't have suggested helping Miss Huizi get the list. I was afraid that you were being too radical and would ruin things."

"I think you're just making excuses for yourself. Once you get the list, you'll naturally arrest people according to the list. Are you going to keep them around to continue fighting against the Imperial Army?"

Hui Zi remained silent, quietly watching the two argue.

She can mediate conflicts between her subordinates and win both sides; if the two are completely united, Huizi will have a headache.

Seeing Feng Deshun's boastful claim, someone deliberately asked him, "Director Feng, there are over a thousand people on this list. Can you arrest them all at once?"

Feng Deshun patted his chest and said, "If we can't finish them all at once, we'll do it twice; if we can't finish them all at once, we'll do it three times. We'll finish them all eventually, so please don't worry, Miss Huizi."

Gu Qingzhou couldn't stand it any longer and sneered:

"The people on the roster are people, not pigs. If they sense something's wrong, they'll immediately withdraw from Shanghai and replace them with another one. What will we do then?"

"Keep arresting them, what else can we do?"

"What are you using to catch them? Trying to catch new people from an old roster? Do you think this is like trying to find a sword by marking the boat where it fell?"

"Then what do you suggest we do? What's the point of having a list if we're not going to arrest anyone?"

Seeing that Feng Deshun was unyielding, Gu Qingzhou said to Huizi:

"Miss Huizi, I have a method to slowly boil the frog in water. First, find some people on the list who are not firm in their will and are cowardly and afraid of death, secretly arrest them, then turn them to defect, and then release them back."

"Once these people are well hidden, we'll arrest the die-hards and kill them if they don't surrender. That way, even if we send people from Chongqing to Shanghai, we can keep track of these new recruits' movements in time."

"Continue to win over those who are cowardly and afraid of death, and kill those who are stubborn and inflexible. This way, we can keep the Military Intelligence Bureau's Shanghai station firmly under our control!"

Hui Zi listened very attentively, and clapped and cheered at the end:

"Well, what Gu Sang said is exactly what I wanted to say. Feng Deshun, return the roster to Gu Sang. He will be in full charge of this operation against the Military Intelligence Bureau."

How could Feng Deshun bear to part with it?

"Miss Huizi, I am Director Number Seventy-Six. It is more appropriate for me to take charge. Don't worry, I will do as Deputy Director Gu said and guarantee your satisfaction."

Gu Qingzhou asked, "Director Feng, do you know which people on this list are cowardly and easily turned?"

This left Feng Deshun speechless, unsure how to respond.

Hui Zi took the roster from Feng Deshun and handed it to Gu Qingzhou, saying:

"Gu Sang, I'm leaving the task of dealing with the Military Intelligence Bureau to you. Give this operation a code name, and I'll personally report to Professor Toi."

With Gu Qingzhou's solution, Professor Tufei would no longer send anyone else to Shanghai, and Huizi's position was secure.

Gu Qingzhou took the roster, ignoring Feng Deshun's flushed face:

"Miss Huizi, how about we codename this operation 'Destroy the Military Intelligence Bureau'?"

"Alright, let's call it 'Exterminate the Unification.' Feng Deshun, you must fully cooperate with Gu Sang to complete this operation."

Feng Deshun's expression instantly returned to normal, and he bent down and said "Hello."

Although he verbally agreed, he secretly did a lot to trip up Gu Qingzhou.

Gu Qingzhou knew that Feng Deshun was afraid of being ousted by him, so he simply stopped using Feng Deshun's men and recruited a new batch of people from the Green Gang.

Together with the original group, the total number exceeds six hundred.

When he brought the first five people he had turned to Huizi, Huizi was overjoyed.

All of Gu Qingzhou's requests were fulfilled.

They gave him money and guns, and even sent him two young and beautiful geishas to serve him personally.

Gu Qingzhou was riding high, while Lu Zhiyuan was in a terrible predicament.

In just one month, more than a dozen of his men disappeared, neither alive nor dead.

By the second month, the number of missing persons had reached more than thirty, double the number from the previous month, including two group leaders.

In the third month, the number of people reached fifty-two, including three group leaders and one team leader.

Upon learning that a team leader had gone missing, Lu Zhiyuan's back was drenched in cold sweat. Could it be that he, the station chief, would be the next to go missing?

Even though it's summer, there's a chilly feeling in the air.

They summoned the two deputy station chiefs overnight to discuss countermeasures.

In a three-on-one fight, apart from Chen Zheng's men who were unharmed, Shi Meng's men suffered dozens of casualties, including two group leaders.

Chen Zheng asked, "Station Chief, is there anything special about these missing people?"

Lu Zhiyuan frowned and thought for a moment: "If we're talking about people, these are all former members of the Fuxing Society."

A thought that shouldn't have popped into Chen Zheng's mind suddenly occurred to him:

"Station manager, do you think the roster might have been leaked?"

"No, no, the roster was sent to Shancheng, and the information has been confirmed. There can be no mistake."

Shi Meng said, "Could it have been leaked on the way?"

"No, the person who sent the roster is my trusted confidant. Even Gu Qingzhou has never met him. They only take orders from me."

Chen Zheng stroked his chin, seemingly casually saying, "Could it be that someone in Chongqing leaked the information? Or perhaps, a high-ranking member of the Military Intelligence Bureau leaked it!"

Lu Zhiyuan didn't dare to respond, while Shi Meng stared at the roof.

Why are you all so quiet?

Lu Zhiyuan said, "Chen Zheng, I will send a telegram to Shancheng in a moment to inform them of the missing personnel. As for what to do next, let the higher-ups decide."

"What we need to do now is tell our subordinates to keep a low profile and minimize unnecessary outings."

"If you go out, do not go alone. Go in groups of two or three. If you discover any suspicious persons or things, report them immediately."

The order was given, but those who were supposed to disappear are still missing; the only difference is that there are fewer people now, only a dozen or so a month.

For three consecutive months, Gu Qingzhou turned more than a dozen people to defection and secretly executed more than a hundred.

The Kuomintang agents suddenly became cautious, going out in groups of two or three, sometimes not leaving their homes for two or three days at a time.

Gu Qingzhou didn't want to be exposed too early, so he had to slow down the pace of arresting people.

Previously, five or six people could carry out a secret arrest, but now it takes dozens of people to capture everyone at once.

If even one person escapes, the operation will be exposed, affecting the next steps.

Tang Asheng and Zhang Fugui's men finally began to go missing.

Two went missing at once.

Chen Zheng ordered everyone to evacuate Shanghai. He would wait until he finished his current tasks before investigating who was responsible for the continuous disappearances of Kuomintang agents.

Having subordinates makes things easier; Tang Asheng and Zhang Fugui finally completed the task assigned by Chen Zheng.

The location of the Japanese pirates' armory, and the hiding places of arms by arms dealers from various countries.

The location of the vaults of all foreign banks in Shanghai, as well as the operating rules of these banks, were all thoroughly investigated.

What Chen Zheng needs to do now is to follow the clues provided by Tang and Zhang, visit them one by one, and create a sensational case in Shanghai.

His first target was the Japanese Imperial Bank in Shanghai.