My years of espionage

Chapter 1821: Fierce Confrontation
"You are not polite at all." Cheng Qianfan snorted coldly and glanced at Qiao Chuntao.

"The director doesn't keep idle people." Qiao Chuntao said, "My subordinate is the most useful one."

"You kid." Cheng Qianfan pointed at Taozi and said with a smile.

Compared to when I first met Taozi, she is now more down-to-earth, or more popular.

"Do you know what to do when we arrive in Nanjing?" Cheng Qianfan asked Qiao Chuntao.

"Captain Lu is not in Nanjing, and Jiang Laosan also died for his country. Nanjing is now leaderless. The most important thing is to maintain stability. We cannot have chaos, and we must not act blindly." Taozi thought for a while and said.

Cheng Qianfan nodded slightly.

Taozi's words also made him feel relieved.

As Taozi said, the most important thing for Nanjing Station now is stability and getting through this crisis safely.

……

"What do you think is the biggest security risk in Nanjing right now?" Cheng Qianfan asked.

"Including the third brother and Lu Jie, we lost a total of eight brothers. These brothers cannot appear out of thin air. It is expected that the enemy will investigate the whereabouts and interpersonal relationships of the brothers who died for the country." Taozi said after thinking.

"I intend to streamline the Nanjing Station internally first." Taozi said, "Some brothers who are closely involved with the brothers who died for their country will be arranged to temporarily evacuate and lie dormant to prevent the enemy from following their clues."

"You have clear ideas and are very calm. Not bad." Cheng Qianfan nodded with satisfaction. He said to Qiao Chuntao, "There is one more thing."

"Please give me your orders, Director."

"Pay attention to the situation in Nanjing District. Unless it is absolutely necessary, try not to have any contact with them." Cheng Qianfan said. He looked at Qiao Chuntao with a serious expression. "This is indeed necessary. You need to judge for yourself."

"I understand." Qiao Chuntao nodded. He knew that the director had always kept a respectful distance from other brother units. This was also the reason why the Shanghai District had experienced a series of accidents before. However, whether it was the period of the Special Intelligence Group or the Special Intelligence Department, there were very few accidents here and the losses were relatively small.

……

"As far as I know, Boss Dai has called the Nanjing District and asked it to assist the Nanjing Station." Cheng Qianfan said, "When you arrive in Nanjing, check this matter and see if the Nanjing District has done anything."

"I understand." Qiao Chuntao said.

"Xiaoying will go to Nanjing with you." Cheng Qianfan thought for a while and said suddenly.

"Director, I was ordered to do this in times of crisis..." Qiao Chuntao said, frowning slightly.

"Shut up." Cheng Qianfan glared at Qiao Chuntao. "Nanjing is different from other places. The enemy's interrogation is extremely strict. Bringing your mother-in-law with you will help you hide and act."

"Yes." Hearing what the director said, Taozi had no choice but to nod.

"You're going to be a father soon." Cheng Qianfan said to Qiao Chuntao, "Use your brain more when doing things. I'm not worried about your ability, nor am I worried that you're not smart enough."

"It's a good thing to have brothers and sisters around you, they can restrain you." He looked at Qiao Chuntao, "When faced with big things, you should stay calm!"

"Brother Fan, I know what to do, don't worry." Qiao Chuntao said.

……

"Something happened to the third brother." Cheng Qianfan handed a cigarette to Qiao Chuntao and said, "I don't want any more brothers to get into trouble."

"Hmm." Qiao Chuntao took the cigarette but didn't light it. He held it to his nose and sniffed it, nodded, and said, "Brother Fan, don't worry. I'm a tough guy."

……

Qiao Chuntao went to Nanjing. In addition to his wife Xia Xiaoying, he was accompanied by three elite men from the Special Intelligence Department's commando team.

Cheng Qianfan stood at the window and looked out, just in time to see the drizzle and pedestrians on Xue Huali Road.

"Brother Fan." Haozi came in and said, "We found some clues."

"Go ahead." Cheng Qianfan said.

"Xiao Liyuan is indeed an overseas student who returned to Shanghai from the United States." Haozi said, "He is from Jinan in the north, but his cousin works as a translator in a German company, so he came to Shanghai to join his cousin."

"Nothing suspicious?" Cheng Qianfan asked.

A month ago, the man who claimed to be a returned student from the United States was driven away by the servants of the Cheng Mansion while touring and taking photos on Lafede Road. This incident attracted Cheng Qianfan's attention at the time. Later, this man appeared on Lafede Road and Masnan Road again, so Cheng Qianfan asked Haozi and others to investigate.

Haozi had other things to do, so he handed the matter over to Haozi to investigate.

"Why did it take so long to find the person?" Cheng Qianfan couldn't help but ask.

"This guy really seems to like traveling and taking photos." Haozi said, "Xiao Liyuan left Shanghai some time ago, saying he was going out to collect folk songs, so we haven't been able to find him here. It took some time to find him."

Cheng Qianfan nodded and fell into thought.

……

"Brother Fan, this person doesn't seem to have any problems. Do we need to continue investigating?" Haozi asked.

"Are you saying that Xiao Liyuan went out to collect folk songs?" Cheng Qianfan asked.

"This is the information we got." said Haozi.

"Collecting folk songs?" Cheng Qianfan snorted coldly, "In this chaotic time, you must be very brave."

He said to Haozi, "Keep an eye on him. When does he return to Shanghai? Try to find out where he went."

"I understand." Haozi nodded. He didn't quite understand why Brother Fan was so interested in such a person. Of course, if Brother Fan gave the order, he would definitely do it.

"Have you found out any information about Chi Bochao?" Cheng Qianfan asked Haozi.

"Not yet." Haozi shook his head and said, "Brother Fan, you have instructed that this person is hiding very deeply and is likely to be secretly protected by the Japanese, so the brothers should be very careful in investigating."

He said to Cheng Qianfan, "Brother Fan, you have analyzed that this person may have undergone a mole removal surgery in a Japanese clinic. Even ordinary Japanese people have a strong anti-reconnaissance awareness, so we have to be extra careful."

"Be careful." Cheng Qianfan said.

"I understand." Haozi breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that Brother Fan didn't urge him.

……

After Taozi left Shanghai, many of the things in Shanghai fell on Haozi's shoulders, making him so busy that he had no time to keep up.

"Send someone to Puxi to inform the young Taoist priest to bring people back secretly." Cheng Qianfan thought for a while and said suddenly.

"Brother Fan, is there any action?" Haozi asked.

The young Taoist priest had been captured by No. 76 before, and his photo was taken there. Brother Fan would not easily let the young Taoist priest come over before, so he asked this question.

"Tell the little Taoist priest to be safe and alert." Cheng Qianfan did not answer Haozi's question, but gave a reminder.

"I understand." Haozi said quickly. He knew he asked a question that he shouldn't have asked, so he quickly shut up.

……

"So, what are you worried about?" asked Lao Huang.

"I don't know." Cheng Qianfan shook his head. Before leaving get off work, he came to Lao Huang's place to sit, eat the salty snacks made by Lao Huang, and chat.

"I always feel like something is going to go wrong," Cheng Qianfan said.

"What do you mean?" Old Huang asked in a low voice.

"The Shanghai District has been too active recently." Cheng Qianfan said to Lao Huang, "It's a little too crazy."

"Are you worried that something might happen in the Shanghai district?" Old Huang immediately understood what Cheng Qianfan meant and asked.

"Every time something happens in the Shanghai area, it causes huge losses, and it is inevitable that it will affect us," said Cheng Qianfan.

The most important thing is that this time, for the sake of Oizumi Takashi and the woodblock prints, Boss Dai specially approved the Nanjing District and the Special Affairs Department's "Nanjing Station" to have horizontal connections, which made Cheng Qianfan very alert.

In fact, there are close contacts between the Nanjing District and the Shanghai District. Cheng Qianfan is worried that the enemy will follow the clues through the Nanjing District, first to the door of the Shanghai District, and even to the front of the Special Affairs Department.

Of course, all of this is just Cheng Qianfan's speculation, and there is no actual evidence at present.

Or, to be more precise, this was Cheng Qianfan's intuition, which was difficult to describe in words. He just suddenly felt uneasy recently for some reason.

Now, Taozi has taken people to Nanjing. Without Taozi, Cheng Qianfan feels uncomfortable and simply orders the little Taoist priest to return to the city secretly.

As expected, after giving the order to Haozi to let the little Taoist return to the city, Cheng Qianfan felt inexplicably more at ease.

Jingle Bell.

Just at this moment, the phone on the desk rang.

……

"Meng Sang, the conditions here are pretty good." Sasaki Umezu looked around and said to Meng Fanyu who was standing respectfully beside him.

"It is all thanks to the Locust Army's great kindness that I can settle down safely in Shanghai." Meng Fanyu said.

"The Empire originally promised to send you to America." Saeki Umezumi said, "Do you resent the Empire now?"

"No, no, no, how is that possible?!" Meng Fanyu said quickly, "It was the Great Japanese Empire that saved me, who was like a lost lamb. I am only grateful to the Great Japanese Empire and determined to repay it with hard work. Apart from that, I have no other thoughts."

Sasami Umezu said nothing, just looked at Meng Fanyu with a sneer.

"I met someone a few days ago." Meng Fanyu said.

"Who is it?" Saeki Umezumi asked immediately.

He knew that Meng Fanyu dared to say such words under his repeated questioning, so it must be of value.

"This person looks very much like my student in Xiongzhen Building back then." Meng Fanyu said.

"Your student?" Saejo Umezu's eyes lit up. He looked at Meng Fanyu with a much more enthusiastic attitude. "Great, Mr. Meng, you are going to make a contribution."

He said to Meng Fanyu, "Tell me more about it."

……

"Because all the students in Xiongzhen Building wear makeup to change their true appearance." Meng Fanyu said, "So, I have never seen this person's true appearance. However, a person's face can be disguised, but some things cannot be disguised."

He said to Sakami Umezumi, "This person's walking posture and back view are very similar to one of my students."

"So, this student of yours must have something special, otherwise he wouldn't have attracted so much attention." Saegi Umezumi said thoughtfully, with excitement flashing in the corners of his eyes.

"Lieutenant Colonel Sajou Akihiro." Meng Fanyu said, "This student caught my attention because at that time, this student from Xiong Zhenlou had excellent grades, and even other instructors were full of praise for him."

"Excellent grades?" Umezumi Saeaki asked immediately, "Which subject?"

"Chemistry." Meng Fanyu asked immediately, "To be precise, this person seems to have a strong interest and talent in blasting."

"Highly talented?" Sakami Umezu rubbed his chin and thought.

"Yes, according to the instructor at the time, this student was able to use some common things to make explosives with decent performance." Meng Fanyu said, "Once, this guy made a bomb by himself, and its explosion effect was not worse than the bomb we bought from Germany at the time."

……

Hearing what Meng Fanyu said, Sasaki Umezuzu became even more interested.

Just as Meng Fanyu said, this "student" is one of those students who is very talented in blasting. It can be seen that after graduation, this student will become a very popular commodity in various stations of the Military Control Bureau with his expertise in blasting.

Thinking of this, Sakami Umezu was stunned for a moment.

He remembered something.

In recent years, Chongqing has frequently used bombs when attacking important places such as the empire, the Wang regime, and military camps.

At the time, no more clues were found, and these cases were like kites with broken strings, with no way to investigate them, so some cases were shelved.

Now, after Meng Fanyu's 'reminder', he had some vague guesses in his mind, or rather, he saw hope of solving the mystery.

"Do you know more about your student?" Umezumi Saeki asked immediately.

"No, there are no more clues." Meng Fanyu thought and said, "Lieutenant Colonel Zuo Shang, I just said that the students in Xiongzhen Building all wear makeup. I just like to think about it and pay attention to this person's walking posture and back. I was lucky this time and found something."

As he spoke, Meng Fanyu did not forget to add, "Of course, there may be another possibility. This is just like I made a mistake."

……

Sasaki Umezuchi glanced at Meng Fanyu. He didn't want to pay any attention to what Meng Fanyu had just said.

He understood Meng Fanyu's thoughts. This man was actually very cautious. Since he dared to reveal this clue, it was actually enough to show that Meng Fanyu was confident.

"If you see this person again, can you recognize him from his walking posture and back?" Saeki Umezumi asked immediately.

"It shouldn't be a big problem." Meng Fanyu said, "Although I can't rule out the possibility of making a mistake, but if I observe more, track more, and obtain more samples, I can improve my success rate of identification."

Hearing these "professional terms" coming out of Meng Fanyu's mouth, Sasaki Umezu looked at Meng Fanyu in slight surprise.

"I know a little bit about chemistry and physics, so I was able to chat with the instructor who taught chemical explosions in Xiongzhen Building and learned some of the situation." Meng Fanyu said quickly.

……

No. 22, Xuehuali Road.

Cheng Qianfan hung up the phone and looked thoughtful.

"Haozi, go call Haozi in."

"Yes!" Haozi went out and called Haozi in.

"There is a new situation." Cheng Qianfan said to Haozi with a serious expression, "I need you to verify it."

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