Lost and Spy

Chapter 352 Part-time Bodyguard
Every time Dai Li summoned Meng Shaoyuan in Shanghai, he didn't have to think about it, there must be some special task for him.

It was still the old rule, when he came up, he praised Meng Shaoyuan for his excellent performance in the assassination of Kong Rusen.

"Assassinating Kong Rusen was excellent. What I didn't expect was that you would use such a method. Moreover, you killed two birds with one stone and wiped out a squadron of the Japanese army."

Dai Li said, and took out something from the cabinet: "This is my personal reward for you."

That's...a bottle of...beer!
"Mr. Dai, beer? You are... so generous... I thank you." Meng Shaoyuan couldn't laugh or cry.

Did you see rewarding subordinates, anyone rewarding beer?
Here are two cups, we can drink it together on the spot.

"Etiquette is less important than affection." Dai Li actually made a distinction for his stinginess.

Yes, yes, when you asked me how many millions I want to take, why didn't you say that courtesy is light and affection is heavy?
Meng Shaoyuan didn't go around with him either: "Mr. Dai, do you have any other tasks?"

"Yes, there is another mission." Dai Li's expression became serious: "You are the leader of the secret killing team, have you launched any activities?"

"It's being formed, and it hasn't fully launched yet." Meng Shaoyuan stopped joking.

Dai Li nodded: "As soon as possible, in addition to the secret killing team, I also prepared the '[-] Rangers' to ensure our army's victory in Shanghai."

The "Ten Thousand Rangers" and "Secret Killing Group" were established almost at the same time.

This ranger is mainly composed of second-line and outside-line agents.Its mission is to search for traitors and Japanese spies on the one hand, protect the safety of power lines, bridges, and ferries, and rescue injured soldiers and civilians;

Professional things need to be left to professionals.

It is undoubtedly a good thing for the common people to organize spontaneously to support the frontline in the war of resistance. Ordinary people's organizations do everything from rescuing the wounded and delivering supplies.

But this needs to be commanded by specialized personnel.

Otherwise, it will not only cause unnecessary casualties of civilian organizations, but also bring unnecessary chaos.

The first month of the war in Shanghai, the government finally noticed this, so this task was also handed over to Dai Li.

Meng Shaoyuan was quite clear that during the entire Songhu Battle, Dai Li was not only in charge of intelligence, he had to take care of too many things.

Everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses.

If he performed a certain task alone, Meng Shaoyuan confirmed that he was better than Dai Li.But to manage such a big stall, he is still far behind Dai Li.

In Shanghai, Dai Li works from 6 am to 1 noon every day, eats in 10 minutes, and then continues to work, sometimes going to the front line.

In the evening, if there are no special circumstances, they have to rush back to Nanjing to report to the chairman of the committee and coordinate front-line work.

Sometimes Meng Shaoyuan wondered whether Dai Li's body structure was different from others, so he didn't need to rest?

Meng Shaoyuan often thinks of the evaluation of Dai Li by his good friend Xiao Glasses in that era: "This man is lustful and has no sex or joy. But he is lustful and does not delay work. This man's hands are covered with blood, and the other hand is the people and others. The blood of the partisans is the blood of the Japanese in one hand. His life has been mixed, but during the entire period of the Anti-Japanese War, he was worthy of this country."

This is why Meng Shaoyuan respected Dai Li.

"Secret assassination team must hurry up and start work." Dai Li changed the topic: "Now, I will assign the first mission to your secret assassination team."

"Mr. Dai please give orders."

"Go and supervise the execution of a task."

Ok?
What do you mean?
Tasks and supervision?
Doesn't that make it clear that Dai Li is worried about the people who carry out the mission?

Dai Li looked at him: "Do you know Zhou Fengshan?"

Zhou Fengshan?of course I know.

When Meng Shaoyuan is free, he has been studying the archives carefully.

"Back to Mr. Dai, I know."

Meng Shaoyuan immediately interjected and said: "Zhou Fengshan, Zhou Fengqi's cousin. Zhou Fengqi was the commander of the 26th Army and the deputy commander of the Shanghai Martial Law Command. Zhou Fengshan was his chief of staff. Later Zhou Fengqi was transferred to the chairman of Zhejiang Province, and Zhou Fengshan was the director of the Zhejiang Provincial Government. .

When the chairman of the committee stepped down, Zhou Fengqi refused to express his intention to stay, and refused to give [-] treasury silver as travel expenses. When the chairman of the committee responded to the call and regained control of the government, Zhou Fengqi resigned and lived in Shanghai.His younger brother Zhou Fengshan also resigned from all positions with him and settled in Shanghai.The Anti-Japanese War broke out, and at the invitation of Chief Bai Chongxi, he arrived in Nanjing, and it is said that it will be reactivated. "

"He was not employed." Dai Li sneered: "He also didn't return to Shanghai, but went to his hometown Changxing, preaching everywhere that 'the war of resistance must be defeated, China must perish'."

"Are you going to kill this person?"

"Not yet. This person has some influence in Zhejiang, especially in his hometown of Changxing. There is no real evidence to prove that he has defected to the enemy. Killing him will cause turmoil. What the chairman means is to wait and see what happens and give a stern warning There is another reason, he used to be my boss, and I worked in Zhou Fengqi's department, so this time can be regarded as a chance for my old boss."

Dai Li said coldly:
"He left his cousin Zhou Fengshan in Shanghai to be in charge of secretly contacting the Japanese, waiting for the time to surrender to the Japanese. So this time I sent a team to collect evidence from Zhou Fengshan about the rebellion of the Zhou brothers and find the right time. Get rid of Zhou Fengshan, and hope that his younger brother's death can wake up Zhou Fengqi."

That's strange, since the assassination team has been dispatched, what else do I need to supervise?Meng Shaoyuan was puzzled.

If it is said that the executor is unreliable, then it can be replaced by another person.Besides, is it true that the entire group is unreliable?
unless……

Meng Shaoyuan actually figured it out: "Mr. Dai, Shaoyuan will definitely do his best to assist the team to successfully complete the task."

Dai Li smiled.

A smile that was hard to catch without paying attention flashed across the corner of Dai Li's mouth.

Instead of letting yourself supervise, let yourself assist in completing this task.

What is the origin of the group in charge?
It stands to reason that Young Master Meng is in charge of the wind and rain in Shanghai Beach, and he still holds many positions. Now he is actually needed to help others complete tasks?

"It's supervision, not assistance." Dai Li wanted to hide it: "Your rank is much higher than that of the task force leader. How can you assist? It can only be supervision."

what?
My rank is much higher than the other party?

Meng Shaoyuan had a bitter face: "Mr. Dai, you should tell me clearly. What is going on? If you don't explain clearly, I don't know what to do."

"This..." Dai Li actually started to hesitate. This was not like his style in the past. After a while, he said, "The person in charge of this task is called Chen Hua."

Chen Hua?Which Chen Hua?

Wait a minute, isn't that Chen Hua?

That Chen Hua who is known as the "No. [-] Female Agent of Military Command"?

Of course, the so-called No. [-] female agent must be exaggerated. Moreover, being so called is largely due to the fact that the person who took this nickname wanted to flatter Dai Li.

However, Dai Li's title for the first female agent is:

"Huamei"!
That was Dai Li's favorite mistress.

There is another sentence that cannot be verified to be true or false, and can only be based on the words seen in the memoirs. It is said that after Chen Hua persuaded Liu Geqing, Li Furang and other nine iron-blooded killers to serve Dai Li, Dai Li once said this to her:

"Hua Mei, half of my country was won by you for me."

This sentence is not very credible.

Meng Shaoyuan believed that with Dai Li's personality, he would not say such things to a woman, especially the phrase "my country" would definitely not come out of Dai Li's mouth.

This country does not belong to Dai Li, but to the Chairman.

Nothing can be wrong.

But no matter what, it is enough to prove the importance of Chen Hua in Dai Li's mind.

Even the last night before Dai Li's death was spent at Chen Hua's place.

Chen Hua, born in a poor family, was a prostitute at the age of 13.

At the age of 16, he followed Yang Hu, the commander of the Shanghai Police Bureau under President Sun Da.This Yang Hu is the chairman's sworn brother.With his back against the big tree Yang Hu, Chen Hua made great progress.

In 1932, Chen Hua met Dai Li by chance and defected to Dai Li's command.

Chen Hua is outstanding in appearance, quick in thinking, and good at communication. She is also known as "the number one beauty in Lixingshe".

Now, Meng Shaoyuan fully understood that Chen Hua was responsible for the assassination of Zhou Fengshan, but Dai Li was worried that she would make a mistake, so he arranged for Meng Shaoyuan, the real top agent under him, to assist her.

It sounds like supervision, but isn't it actually protecting "Hua Mei"?
Young Master Meng, I am not only an agent, but also a part-time bodyguard?

This matter is a double-edged sword. Serving as a bodyguard for the boss's mistress, if you do it well, you will gain the boss's trust even more.

But what if I can't do it well?

All the previous efforts were in vain.

Meng Shaoyuan had a smirk on his face: "Mr. Dai, Shaoyuan promises to do his best to assist Chen Hua in completing this task."

"Let me tell you again, it's supervision, not assistance." Dai Li was determined to call out: "Speaking of which, you are the chief and her immediate superior, how can there be a superior to assist the subordinates to complete the task? "

"Mr. Dai, if you want to say that, then this matter will be difficult to handle." Meng Shaoyuan said with a smile: "Why can't the boss assist his subordinates to complete the task? Shaoyuan encountered difficulties in performing the task. When did you, Mr. Dai? Help? Besides, I always talk about supervision, and when it comes to carrying out the task, is she listening to me or I listening to her?"

Dai Li was at a loss for words for a moment, and after a while he smiled wryly: "You are a monkey, forget it, you can say whatever you want. Shaoyuan, Chen Hua, are very smart and have certain abilities, but she has never You have personally gone to the front line to perform missions, especially assassination missions, and your experience is far richer than hers, please."

Understood, my Mr. Dai.

You are planning to promote Chen Hua, but you have to find a reason for promotion, right?At least one task must be completed.

Collect information about Zhou Fengqi's collusion with the Japanese, assassinate Zhou Fengshan, complete this task, and then promote, then no one will have any objections.

"Mr. Dai, leave this matter to me at ease."

(End of this chapter)