Chapter 191 Reporting to the Higher Level
Jiang Tengkong described all the members of the Wuhan Cuckoo Group and important members of the Shanghai Special High Section, including Section Chief Beichuan Ming.
There is no problem with Ishida Koyama's portrait, and the credibility of Jiang Tengkong's confession has increased a lot.
Jiang Tengkong didn't know that Ishida Koyama had been turned, so he described his appearance and work truthfully. It seems that he has no bad intentions at the moment.
After I finished drawing these, it was already late at night.
"Remember, forget everything that happened today."
Chu Lingyun ordered Yang Jian that although Yang Jian did not know who Jiang Tengkong was, once the portraits he drew were found by the Japanese, it would be easy to guess that they were Jiang Tengkong's confessions.
"Commander Chu, I have forgotten everything now. I can't remember anything."
Yang Jian quickly replied that he knew the importance of the matter and didn't dare to think about what would happen after the painting.
"Very good, I'll have someone take you back."
Chu Lingyun nodded in satisfaction and sent Yang Jian away. Jiang Tengkong took off his hood and asked in a low voice, "Can I go see Chu Chu? I'm leaving tomorrow, so you must treat him well."
"Okay, I'll take you there."
The more Jiang Tengkong cares about Lan Chuchu, the more bargaining chips they will have. He will not refuse Jiang Tengkong's request.
In fact, Jiang Tengkong wanted to know more about how he was exposed.
But this question was not asked in the end. Since I have decided to help the Chinese, it is better not to ask such a question.
Lan Chuchu's injuries were treated, she woke up, and was sent to the residential area in the backyard.
When Jiang Tengkong arrived, he was lying on the bed crying.
"neat."
Jiang Tengkong walked forward with heartache and wanted to hold Lan Chuchu's hand, but she pulled her hand back.
"I'm sorry for hiding this from you before. My identity needs to be kept secret, so I can't tell you. Besides, there's no benefit in you knowing."
Jiang Tengkong apologized quietly, and Chu Lingyun stood aside, watching them quietly.
It’s not that Chu Lingyun is willing to be a light bulb. Jiang Tengkong is about to leave, and he must be kept an eye on at this time to prevent him from secretly telling Lan Chuchu anything or giving any secret signals.
Jiang Tengkong talked for a while, but Lan Chuchu ignored him and could only get up and leave.
"Don't worry, he's eating and sleeping well right now. He's just having a hard time thinking straight. I'll have someone counsel him, and he won't be like this next time you come."
"Thanks."
Jiang Tengkong looked gloomy, but he knew that Chu Lingyun was right. Not to mention Lan Chuchu, even he himself would not be able to accept such a sudden change and experience.
"Your contact will meet you in three days, at 3:00 PM, at the Starlight Café in the French Concession. Your codeword is, 'Hello, is this Mr. Yu?' If you answer, 'No, my last name is Chang,' he will say, 'That's right, the person I'm looking for used to be named Yu, but now he's named Chang.'"
"The person who answers the code will be your liaison and supervisor. When your cooperation is needed, he will give you orders, and you just need to obey them."
Chu Lingyun directly set the time and place for the meeting and did not let him choose it himself.
On the one hand, they were not familiar with Shanghai, and this liaison officer was extremely important and could only be dispatched from the headquarters.
Besides, he is not Beichuan Ming and will not give Jiang Tengkong so much autonomy.
"Remember?"
Jiang Tengkong quickly replied, "Remember, three days later at 3pm, at the Starlight Cafe in the French Concession. The code is..."
"Very good. If something happens to keep you from leaving after three days, we'll meet again five days later at the same time and place. If you don't show up twice, this meeting is canceled. I'll give you a separate code book. Find a way to send a message to explain the reason. If I don't hear from you, you know the consequences."
"I understand. Don't worry. I don't have a specific position in the Special High Section right now, so I have plenty of time. The connection shouldn't be a problem."
Jiang Tengkong expressed his opinion again, and Chu Lingyun nodded. Until now, he couldn't guarantee 100% that Jiang Tengkong was working for them sincerely.
After all, he is not Ishida Koyama. The reason he was able to incite Ishida to rebel was mainly because Hayakawa Ping knew a huge secret, which shattered all of Ishida's beliefs and made Ishida think only of revenge.
At the beginning, Ishida's instigation of rebellion was still very credible, but as for Jiang Tengkong, Chu Lingyun only had Lan Chuchu and the letter of accusation from his rival Man Otojiro.
So he won't be treated like Ishida, and there will be tests for Jiang Tengkong in the future.
After asking someone to keep an eye on Jiang Tengkong, Chu Lingyun returned to the office. Henian had already left. He would discuss with Henian tomorrow what kind of liaison officer to send to Jiang Tengkong.
"Team leader."
Loach walked in. Although what happened next was kept secret from them, the strict confidentiality order still allowed him to guess some of it.
He didn't expect that the team leader would be so bold as to want to use Jiang Tengkong.
This was a former lieutenant colonel military attaché in Japan. How much courage would it take to employ such a person? He had never even thought about it.
"Loach, you performed well today."
Seeing Loach, Chu Lingyun smiled. He already knew the whole process of today's operation. Loach did not hide in a corner as he had expected.
Jiang Tengkong realized something was wrong, and when he was trying to escape, Niu Qiu led his men to chase him out.
Although he was not at the front and was even at the back, he still fired at Jiang Tengkong, but he didn't hit him.
Fortunately, Jiang Tengkong was not hit, otherwise there would be no possibility of rebellion.
It would be difficult for Jiang Tengkong to explain himself clearly if he returned with a gunshot wound, and he would also have to endure severe scrutiny.
"Thank you, Team Leader."
Loach grinned, he was still a little flustered about what happened today.
When Jiang Tengkong ran away at first, he did think about hiding first, but his continuous meritorious service during this period made his mentality change a lot.
Now he has made the greatest contribution, surpassing Shen Hanwen and Chu Yuan. If he is disliked by the team leader because of his poor performance this time, all his previous performance will be in vain.
In the end, he led his men to charge, but after Jiang Tengkong fired a shot, he wanted to hide in a safe place.
That was his nature, but fortunately reason overcame his nature. He took out a pistol from behind and fired to give himself courage. Finally, he accompanied his teammates to capture Jiang Tengkong.
This time his adventure was right. At least it changed his image in the team leader's mind, which will be of greater benefit to his future development.
"Go back and rest. You've worked hard today. Also, everyone involved in the operation today, please don't go out in the short term."
"Ah, team leader, we..." Loach was anxious. If he was not allowed to go out, what should he do if there was a mission?
"Short term, not long term. Don't worry, we'll need you in the future. Your contributions are significant enough now, so give others a chance too."
Chu Lingyun waved his hand. Niu Qiu had indeed made enough contributions that even his military rank was promoted to lieutenant.
If Loach were to level up one more level, he would be on the same level as him.
But this is basically impossible. Loach was able to make contributions because of his leadership. Even Loach was able to make contributions and be promoted to a higher rank, so there was no reason for him not to be promoted. However, Loach's contributions were now much higher than those of Shen Hanwen and Chu Yuan, so Chu Lingyun had to consider their feelings.
There is another reason. These people participated in the operation to capture Jiang Tengkong. Not allowing them to go out temporarily is a good opportunity to give them a short-term training to enhance their awareness of confidentiality.
"Yes, Team Leader."
Loach understood what Chu Lingyun meant and could only agree.
There are three teams in the fourth action group, and the team leader always asks him to make achievements. Shen Hanwen and Chu Yuan will have opinions on this, especially Shen Hanwen. When they were in Wuhan before, they were on par with each other. In terms of action ability, Shen Hanwen is much better than him.
Now he has firmly surpassed Shen Hanwen, and even his military rank is higher than his.
The next morning, Chu Lingyun came to Henian's office.
"Did Jiang Tengkong cheat or commit any crime?" He Nian listened carefully to Chu Lingyun's report and asked at last.
"Not at the moment. I asked him about some things in Wuhan, and he didn't lie."
"That's good. His liaison officer, don't worry about making arrangements. Wait until I report to the director."
He Nian said in a low voice that Jiang Tengkong's rank was not low, and the attempt to subvert such an important Japanese spy as him must be reported to the director.
Chu Lingyun could understand that even Director Catfish wanted it, not to mention Jiang Tengkong. To persuade Jiang Tengkong to rebel, he had to tell Director Catfish and obey his arrangements.
"Wait a moment, I'll make a phone call first."
Henian didn't let Chu Lingyun leave. He picked up the phone on the table and made an internal call. After a while, he hung up.
"Director's order, you and I will go together to report."
He Nian stood up, and Chu Lingyun stood up straight and replied, "Yes."
Chu Lingyun had met Chu Zuo once when he was interrogating Liu Dazhuang, but that was when they met on the road.
Speaking of which, this is the first time he has formally reported to the director in all the time he has been at the headquarters.
"Director, He Nian and Chu Lingyun are here."
Secretary Qi had been waiting at the door for a long time. As soon as the two arrived, Secretary Qi went to report.
"Let them in."
The director nodded, picked up the teacup on the table, blew on it gently, and took a few sips slowly.
After putting down their teacups, the three of them walked into the office together.
Arriving at his desk, He Nian immediately stood up straight and reported softly, "Director, Lingyun's outside line spotted a suspicious individual yesterday. After analysis and comparison, we confirmed it to be Jiang Tengkong, the former head of the Japanese spies in Wuhan. We decisively took action yesterday and successfully arrested him."
"Jiang Tengkong, have you caught this person?"
The director still didn't know what happened yesterday. He came back too late after arresting the man and he had already left work. Henian didn't have time to report to him.
But he did know something about Jiang Tengkong, as Wang Yuemin had mentioned this person in his previous case report.
The military attaché of the consulate, with the rank of lieutenant colonel, was also the head of the entire Japanese intelligence agency in Wuhan.
"Yes, Commander. We captured him this evening. He's already spoken, and we've successfully turned him against us. His codename is now Rose, and he's a high-level insider we have infiltrated into the Shanghai Special High Section."
"You also instigated him to rebel?"
Virgo could no longer sit still and stood up.
Catching Jiang Tengkong was already a huge surprise, but no one expected that the two of them could actually incite such an important figure to rebel.
He is at the rank of lieutenant colonel, and in the Shanghai Special High Section he is at least a team leader. No matter which team he is the leader of, the significance is very important.
"Yes, Commander. However, due to his mistakes in Wuhan, Jiang Tengkong's rank was demoted to Major. He currently holds no position of real power in the Shanghai Special High Section."
Henian hurriedly explained Jiang Tengkong's situation. The director didn't know that he had been demoted. If they thought they had captured a lieutenant colonel and ended up disappointing the director, their credit would be greatly reduced.
"Demoted?"
Chu Zuo indeed showed a little disappointment, but soon laughed again. A major-level inside player is also extremely valuable, and he is in Shanghai. He is more important than the catfish in Wuhan.
The director looked at Chu Lingyun. Now their military intelligence department had infiltrated two high-level chess pieces within the Japanese spy organization.
These two chess pieces were brought by this young man. Wang Yuemin really brought him elites.
He Nian added, "Director, Jiang Tengkong is returning to Shanghai today. He has asked us for a liaison officer. We need to appoint one as soon as possible."
"You're right. The liaison officer is very important. Let me think about it."
After the director sat down, Chu Lingyun realized that he could not arrange this liaison officer himself.
However, it is understandable that the team members under him are basically newcomers and are not capable of doing such a job. Jiang Tengkong's liaison must have rich experience.
It is not easy to work under the enemy's nose.
"He Nian, who do you think is suitable?"
After thinking for a while, Virgo had a few candidates, but was not sure who to choose in the end, so he simply asked Xiang Henian.
"Director, I recommend Tian Pei. He will definitely be qualified for this job."
"Tian Pei, ok, it's him."
Chu Zuo thought about it for a moment and then nodded. He had indeed thought of this person before and agreed to Henian's recommendation.
Tian Pei is an old man in the Military Intelligence Department. He used to work in the Operations Department in his early years and is He Nian's trusted subordinate.
Tian Pei is now the deputy chief of the counter-espionage department, but they have never achieved anything remarkable. Now letting him be such an important insider liaison is equivalent to giving him the opportunity to make meritorious service.
"Chu Lingyun, you've made another great contribution this time. Don't worry, I'll keep a record of your reward and compensate you when I have the chance."
Inciting a high-level insider to defect is definitely a great achievement, but it's a pity that a medal has just been awarded to him, and now the director doesn't know how to reward Chu Lingyun.
It cannot be rewarded, but it cannot be left unsaid.
"Serving the Director, serving the Party and the country is my duty. Ling Yun does not want any reward."
Chu Lingyun stood up straight. This was the first sentence he said after coming in.
"The awareness is very high, very good."
The director nodded in satisfaction, and He Nian took the opportunity to say, "Director, when I was interrogating Jiang Tengkong yesterday, I didn't know there was a top-secret secret in Wuhan, and I almost asked about it. It was Ling Yun who stopped me in time."
"You did the right thing. This kind of thing must not be interrogated."
Chu Zuo whispered that catfish was a top secret and the fewer people who knew about it, the better. It was not that he did not trust Henian, but there was no need for him to know about such things.
Xu Yi from the Intelligence Department still knows nothing about it.
"Director, if there's nothing else, let's go back first. You can ask Tian Pei to come directly to Ling Yun. Ling Yun will hand over everything about Rose to him."
After finishing the report, Henian tactfully asked to leave. As for the fact that Chu Lingyun sent a telegram to Wang Yuemin in advance to greet him before the arrest, there was no need to mention it.
He is not a Virgo, so he has a different perspective and naturally considers things differently. Saying it out loud may not be good for Chu Lingyun.
Thanks to Clownfish0624 for the reward of 1500 Qidian coins again. This is the first update. There will be an extra update today because of the monthly tickets. The next chapter will be updated at 12 o'clock.
