Chapter 244 Revenge Begins
If Claude is an intelligence dealer, then his abnormal behavior can be explained.
Due to limitations, Loach was unaware of the existence of intelligence dealers and had no way of understanding them, but Chu Lingyun had a soul from the future and the developed network allowed him to know a lot of things in advance.
Intelligence dealers are not Japanese spies. They will not inquire about information that is worthless or of low value, but they are no less harmful. The intelligence that comes out of their hands is basically major or very important.
They bribed moles in key departments, collected intelligence and sold it to make huge profits.
No wonder he traveled back and forth from Shanghai to Nanjing so many times every month. He must have important moles in Nanjing, and intelligence was his real business.
"Keep watching them. Tell Team Leader He that Claude is very likely an intelligence dealer. Don't alert him. By keeping an eye on him, we can find out who has purchased intelligence from him."
Chu Lingyun instructed Niu Qiu, who was stunned for a moment and asked in confusion, "Information dealer?"
"They are a group of people who treat intelligence as a business and sell it. Don't ignore them. Sometimes they can get very important intelligence."
Chu Lingyun explained that war is the place where intelligence dealers are most active. Any smart person can see that China and Japan are about to face an unprecedented war, and many intelligence dealers have already become active.
This is just Nanjing, there are probably more in Shanghai.
"Selling information for money? Isn't that a mole?"
Loach's eyes widened. In his knowledge, only moles provided intelligence, and the Japanese rewarded them.
"No, they are not moles, but they have moles on their hands, and they are moles of a high rank."
Chu Lingyun shook his head. After his detailed explanation, Loach finally understood what the information dealer was.
Loach had not received any professional training and had never cared about this, and he really didn't know much about information dealers before.
Moreover, most intelligence dealers live in concessions and have no interaction with ordinary people.
"I understand. Thank you, Captain."
Loach is not stupid. After realizing it, he immediately thought of the harm these intelligence dealers could cause.
With them around, the Japanese didn't even have to spend the effort to bribe or incite others to defect, and they could still get the important intelligence they wanted.
If Claude is an intelligence dealer and Risa Nakamura buys intelligence from him, then Risa Nakamura is not an ordinary socialite, she must be an intelligence officer.
Keep an eye on her, and perhaps you'll gain even greater rewards.
Bao Shengqun got a new position. After Xu Laogui confirmed that he had simply buried his mistress and son, he arranged him in the General Affairs Section of the Party Affairs Investigation Office.
No longer deputy section chief, he was demoted to team leader of the equipment group.
This was a punishment for him. At the same time, this position was easy to make money. After all, Bao Shengqun was his relative. Giving him a position with some benefits would make their lives better.
After this incident, Bao Shengqun seemed like a different person. He was very polite to everyone, unlike when he was the deputy section chief of the Operations Department. He relied on the director's trust to be arrogant and looked down on everyone.
After the change, Bao Shengqun quickly gained a foothold in the General Affairs Department and changed his usual stingy image. He invited the entire team to dinner as soon as he took office, and then held banquets continuously. After a few days, he left a good impression in the General Affairs Department.
"Intelligence Team Two has recently apprehended a member of the Red Party. He has defected, and their handler is currently under surveillance."
After a few days of observation, Bao Shengqun learned some secrets without asking specifically.
The Military Intelligence Department suffered losses in general affairs and changed its strategy, but the Party Affairs Investigation Department did not. They still did the same thing. No matter whether it was the Intelligence Department or the Operations Department, all expenses or items received when going out on missions had to be reported.
He definitely can't take revenge on Xu Laogui by himself. He won't let Xu Laogui have an easy time. He can only take revenge through other means.
Xu Laogui's trust comes from above. If he does not do his job well and loses the trust of his superiors, Xu Laogui's good days will be over.
As for the downfall of Old Ghost Xu, he didn't care at all whether his close confidant would have an easy life in the future.
The money he had earned before was enough for them to eat and drink for the rest of their lives. Now that his son was gone, he no longer had the same desire for money as before.
You earn so much money and save so much wealth, to whom will you pass it on to?
Just because there is no one to inherit it doesn’t mean it will be given away to outsiders for free.
The information currently available is limited. He is not in the Intelligence Department or the Operations Department and cannot obtain more detailed information. Therefore, he is not clear about the specific identities of the arrested Red Party members, nor does he know the progress of their current case.
But for him, it doesn't matter how much he knows, as long as he can disrupt the operation and deal a blow to Old Ghost Xu.
Unfortunately, he had no continuous channels with the Red Party and could not directly pass this important information to them.
If he knew the whereabouts of the Red Party in the past, he would have captured them and rewarded them with merit, and would never have kept them. Now that he is no longer in the Operations Department and is no longer the deputy chief, he knows nothing about the Red Party's movements.
Intelligence is very time-sensitive. If the Red Party cannot be notified, the intelligence department's gains will likely be expanded, and more Red Party members will be captured, which will only consolidate Xu Laogui's position.
Giving the information to other people is even more unacceptable.
Not to mention that there is no one he trusts to pass the information to, who can he give this information to so that he can achieve his goal and disrupt the intelligence department's actions?
The Military Intelligence Department has a huge grudge against them, but he doesn't know anyone in the Military Intelligence Department. Even if he does, he doesn't trust anyone now.
After suffering such a great loss at the hands of Tu Fang, he now only trusts himself.
When he arrived at the warehouse, Bao Shengqun took a look at everything in the warehouse.
Now he is the leader of the equipment group. All kinds of equipment used in the whole office must be obtained from him. This position is very lucrative and he can make a lot of money.
Seeing several electric fans, a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
He didn't stay in the warehouse for long and left quickly.
The equipment group's warehouse is not the equipment department's, where the security is very strict. Here, there are only various instruments and tools, so the security is much looser.
But what he was about to do was very dangerous. Staying in the warehouse for too long would easily leave evidence. He was obsessed with revenge and valued his own safety more.
Without a useful body, revenge is meaningless.
Electric fans appeared as early as 1880 and were soon introduced to China. Twenty years ago, China had its own electric fan factory. However, like many things, electric fans were still high-tech products in this era and were not cheap.
Yesterday, Group 2 of the Intelligence Department applied for two electric fans, but not for use in the department.
There are only two groups of people from the Intelligence Department outside now. Bao Shengqun judged that they are most likely carrying out a mission, and it is a surveillance mission.
It's hot now, so electric fans are only needed when conducting surveillance. If you are always running around investigating, you don't need a fan at all. So he judged that the Red Party members recently arrested by the department were the work of Intelligence Group 2.
They wanted the fan to prove that they were still keeping an eye on the arrested Red Party member's superior.
He could find out where the surveillance point of Intelligence Group 2 is through the field team, but he couldn't do that because he was not a member of the field team. If he went to find out rashly, he would easily be suspected if something went wrong.
His purpose was only to sabotage the operation, not to rescue the Red Party, and he would never do anything that he shouldn't do.
After get off work at noon, Bao Shengqun went home on time. On the way back to work, he quietly went into a store and bought some things.
He was an old man in the Party Affairs Investigation Office and had also worked as an instructor. He knew a lot about mechanical principles.
After returning to the office and checking the time, he called over the most diligent subordinate in the equipment group.
"Xiao Li, it's so hot out. Go buy some watermelon, some other fruits and cakes and share them with the group."
Bao Shengqun smiled and took out some money. He would make the money he deserved, but he would not do as he did before, putting all the money into his own pocket and not giving a penny to others.
"Thank you, Team Leader."
Xiao Li was delighted to hear this. It was indeed a hot day. Eating some watermelon and other fruit pastries in the middle of summer was so comfortable.
"Remember, only people in our group can eat this. You have to eat it in the group. No one is allowed to take it home. I can't afford to feed so many of you."
Bao Shengqun smiled and reminded that people these days like to keep some of the delicious food they find and bring it to their families to try.
His real purpose was not to prevent smuggling, but to lure out one person.
Old Huang, who guards the warehouse, is a person who likes to take advantage of small opportunities. Knowing that there are so many delicious foods in the group, he will definitely not let them go. If he can't take them away, he can only leave them in the big office and eat them by himself.
Sure enough, when Lao Huang knew that the team leader was treating everyone to a meal, he couldn't hold back. He secretly ran back to the team's office before buying anything, waiting for the delicious food.
Everyone in the team was attracted by him to the big office. Their equipment group's warehouse was right next to it. Carrying tools, Bao Shengqun quickly came into the warehouse.
There were five electric fans in the warehouse, and he only tampered with one of them.
This electric fan was placed at the very outside, in a very conspicuous position.
After finishing, Bao Shengqun did not forget to clean up all traces and returned quickly.
Only after he finished eating did Lao Huang touch his round belly and return to his job with satisfaction.
"Team Leader Bao, our team leader asked me to ask if the things we requested are ready?"
When it was almost time to get off work in the afternoon, Yan He, the captain of the second intelligence group, came to the equipment group. He did not dare to neglect Bao Shengqun. Even though Bao Shengqun was no longer a deputy section chief, he was still a relative of the director.
A team leader like him can't afford to offend such a person.
"It's already prepared. I'll take you to get it."
Bao Shengqun stood up with a smile. Yan He hurriedly said, "No need. Just sign the approval slip. I'll get it myself."
"Alright, thank you for your help."
Bao Shengqun quickly wrote the note. In addition to the electric fan, there were some other things. Yan He took people to the warehouse and successfully took all the things back.
Standing at the window, watching them moving the truck and loading things, Bao Shengqun's mouth corners slightly raised.
His revenge has begun.
At the Military Intelligence Department, Shen Hanwen came to Chu Lingyun's office.
These two days, when he has nothing to do, he will go to Chu Lingyun's office to see if he can get any tasks. He has been very idle since he came back from Hangzhou. Chu Yuan helped the team leader clean the office and got a task. He is currently busy outside.
Loach was also sent to catch Japanese spies. Although the mission failed, it was still something to do. Only he had nothing to do every day and was bored.
"Team Leader, are there any new tasks recently?"
Shen Hanwen asked with a smile, Action Group 4 has no shortage of tasks, but Action Group 4 has three team leaders, and the tasks will not fall on them in vain, so they still have to strive for them.
He was also hoping to make more achievements and be promoted to captain soon.
"How's the investigation going at Jinling University?" Chu Lingyun raised his head and asked him back.
"I kept searching, but to no avail."
Shen Hanwen shook his head and said that Jinling University still had the information confessed by the Japanese spy who was caught in the fishing competition last time.
The investigation there has been going on for a long time. Later, several suspicious people were found during the rickshaw ride, and Chu Lingyun handed them over to Shen Hanwen to investigate.
Through investigation and comparison, none of the suspects showed any abnormalities.
Shen Hanwen's patience had long been exhausted, so he simply sent someone to keep an eye on them without asking any questions.
"What about Shanghai?"
Chu Lingyun asked again, and there were two other team members in Shanghai who had been monitoring Yan Kuian, or to be more precise, monitoring the Japanese spies around Yan Kuian.
It was a bit unusual that two Japanese spies had been lurking around Yan Kuian for such a long time without any movement.
"There's no new news from Shanghai, Team Leader. I suggest you just hand the people over to the Shanghai station and withdraw."
Shen Hanwen shook his head and said that for such a long time, the two Japanese spies were just monitoring Yan Kuian.
Yan Kuian is not an important figure, he is just a patriotic intellectual. Why are we staring at him?
Shen Hanwen didn't understand this at all.
"No, continue the surveillance. Also, have them pay more attention to Yan Kuian, especially those who interact with Yan Kuian."
Chu Lingyun immediately refused. A Japanese spy would not monitor a person for such a long time for no reason. Yan Kuian must have some secrets that he didn't know about.
"Two people won't be enough in that case."
"If that's not enough, send a few more people to keep an eye on them."
Chu Lingyun glared at him, and Shen Hanwen immediately lowered his head, not daring to make any distinction.
Chu Lingyun's prestige had been established long ago, especially among the first few people who followed him. They could laugh and joke around at ordinary times, but when it came to serious matters, they had to listen to Chu Lingyun.
Shen Hanwen not only failed to get the task, but was criticized instead and ran away in disgrace.
After he left, Chu Lingyun opened Yan Kuian's information again and read it carefully.
The Japanese spies originally wanted to assassinate Yan Kuian. This was confirmed long ago by Huang Binghui, and this information was verified after the Lizard Group was cracked.
Before, Chu Lingyun also thought that the two Japanese spies who were monitoring Yan Kuian wanted to assassinate him, but there was no movement for such a long time, it was very likely that the two people were not trying to assassinate him, but wanted to get something from Yan Kuian.
But what can Yan Kuian give them?
Chu Lingyun couldn't figure it out for the time being, so he asked Shen Hanwen to increase the investigation in Shanghai and make sure to get to the bottom of it all.
In the evening, Xiao Bi listened to Lao Deng's speech about the Red Party in a trance.
Xiao Bi is a progressive young man who was personally developed by Lao Deng to join the organization. He has not yet truly joined the party, but his application to join the party has been submitted. Once the organization approves it, Xiao Bi will become their close comrade.
I got up too late today. This is the first update, and there are more below.
