The Bravest

The Shanghai Station fell into the Japanese trap during the assassination attempt on Lin Jie. Fortunately, Liu Yang's alertness and composure in the face of danger prevented the Military Control Commission's Shanghai Station from suffering major losses, but it still had to remain low-key and dormant.

"Old Liu, our work isn't making any progress, so we still have to find a way. Boss Dai urged us again today that we must take action to boost the confidence of the Military Control Commission and at the same time strike a blow to the arrogance of the Japanese in Shanghai. Boss Dai mentioned a target, Nanyun Zaozi, you haven't forgotten this woman, Boss Dai is determined to get rid of her, first, to show the Japanese the existence of our Military Control Commission, and second, to prove our strength to the leader." Zhang Wu has had a hard time recently. Lurking and infiltrating the Japanese and the Wang Puppet Organization will not be effective overnight, so action must be taken.

"This woman is someone our Military Intelligence Bureau wants to kill. She has twice participated in planning the assassination of the leader. Unfortunately, she escaped every time we tried to eliminate her. Her whereabouts have always been mysterious, making it difficult to deal with her." Liu Yang certainly knew the situation of the Military Intelligence Bureau's Shanghai station. Boss Dai targeted the Japanese spy Nanyun Zaozi just to show her loyalty to the leader.

"No matter how low-key Nanyun Zaozi is, she is still using the same old tricks, using her beauty to subvert some military and political personnel who are not firm in their positions. After her identity is exposed, she can't appear in the Kuomintang-controlled areas. So now the most likely place for her to appear is the Shanghai Concession. Her target will also become some British, American or social celebrities. We can look for her traces in some high-end places in the Concession."

"Well, you have a point. Such a successful and high-ranking spy cannot disappear without a trace. No matter how low-key she is, she will never be willing to hide from now on. As long as she is still active, there will always be traces to follow."

Zhang Wu and Liu Yang of the Military Control Commission began their plan against the Japanese spy Flower. Lin Jie also shifted his focus to collecting intelligence on the wealthy people in the concession, and began to hang out in high-end places in the concession every day. To put it bluntly, he spent his days drinking and partying in order to conceal his true intentions. Lin Jie would occasionally take his wife to participate in various social activities.

"Lin Jie, why are you always looking at that woman? Aren't three of them enough for you at home?" In a dim booth, Ye Wulian had just finished dancing with Lin Jie and was sitting down to rest when she noticed that Lin Jie's eyes were always stealing glances at a wealthy lady in her thirties not far away, who was now having a pleasant conversation with a middle-aged man.

"Haitang, don't stare at her. That man is a manager of Citibank. Do you know who the woman is? If I'm not mistaken, she should be a Japanese spy. Haha, beauty traps are everywhere." Lin Jie sighed.

"Hmph, you told me not to look, so why are you still staring at her? That woman is already thirty years old. Do you think older women are more attractive?" Ye Wulian saw Lin Jie constantly stealing glances at the elegant young woman over there, and she became jealous for a moment. She didn't know if she learned it from Sun Yuelan, or if she became bolder in her words after becoming a wife, and often said some aggressive words.

"Don't talk nonsense. I feel like I've seen this woman somewhere before. She shouldn't be an ordinary spy. Let's go over and pretend to meet her by chance and say hello to see if we can get any useful information out of her." Lin Jie said seriously.

"Okay." Ye Wulian became serious when talking about business, "At least ruin the good deeds of these two dogs and couples."

"Mr. Smith, what a coincidence. We meet today. How about having a drink together?" Lin Jie walked to the middle-aged man's booth with a glass of red wine, pretending to meet him by chance. Ye Wulian took Lin Jie's arm and leaned on him like a little bird.

"Who are you?" The middle-aged man was happily chatting with a young woman he just met when he was suddenly interrupted. He looked a little unhappy, looked up, and found that the woman looked familiar, so he did not get angry.

"Haha, Mr. Smith, this is my business card. We have seen it before. I think you should have an impression of it." Lin Jie took out a business card with the title of Director of the Japan-China Charity Welfare Institute printed on it and handed it to Smith with both hands.

"Oh, the former Director Lin, what's going on? Does the welfare home need funds again? Thanks to you. We Europeans and Americans are not having a good time either." Smith remembered that this Lin Jie was a puppet supported by the Japanese. Under the banner of charity, he fooled many British and Americans into donating money. He couldn't help but make a few sarcastic remarks.

"Mr. Smith is joking. You can look at it the other way around."

"Oh, the manager of Yelan Trading Company. I didn't expect that President Lin is also doing business. Please take a seat." Americans have always welcomed people who do business. In their eyes, as long as there is money to be made, they don't care about your background.

"Mr. Smith, let me introduce you. This is my wife, Ms. Ye Wulian. Is the beautiful lady next to you your girlfriend?" Lin Jie introduced Ye Wulian generously and asked about the young woman's background.

"Haha, Mr. Lin, you're joking. This beautiful lady's surname is Chen, and I'm pursuing her. Please take a seat." Upon hearing Lin Jie's tactful remarks, the foreigner Smith also became enthusiastic.

"Hello, Miss Chen. Sorry to bother you." Lin Jie politely greeted the young woman sitting next to Smith. He then arranged for Ye Wulian to sit next to her, and he himself sat next to Smith.

"Mr. Lin, have you changed your career now? How did you start your business? Your welfare home was being promoted enthusiastically some time ago." Since we were sitting down together, we had to talk about some topics.

"Alas, Mr. Smith, you don't know that I have actually been doing business all along, but everyone has just ignored it. Some time ago, I took over a machinery factory from the British, and now it has moved to the welfare home."

"Oh, so John's factory was taken over by Mr. Lin. It seems that Mr. Lin's hands have extended to the concession." Smith finally became interested in Lin Jie. Now many European and American people's assets are frozen or monitored by the Japanese. Some people want to cash out but can't find any connections. It seems that Lin Jie may not be as simple as he seems. There is nothing to lose by making friends with him.

The two men were talking about business matters, and Ye Wulian was chatting with the beautiful young woman about some women's topics.

"I know Mr. Lin. His welfare home is very famous. Is Miss Ye also helping to manage the welfare home?" The young woman was very talkative. In addition to talking about some daily topics, she also asked Ye Wulian some things about the welfare home.

"No, I only go to the welfare home occasionally, mainly to support my family. Today, they pestered me for a long time before they were willing to bring me out to see the world. I'm not as capable as Miss Chen who can associate with big shots like Mr. Smith," Ye Wulian complimented enviously.

"Ms. Ye is ungrateful for what she has. A woman like me without any background has no choice but to come out and show up in public. It's only glorious on the surface. Nothing is easy to do." The young woman, on the other hand, thought that Ye Wulian was enviable for having someone to rely on. They were all complimenting each other. Saying nice things didn't cost money, so all she said for a long time was just empty talk.

Lin Jie and his friends didn't want to sit there for too long, so after talking for about ten minutes, they exchanged contact information and then said goodbye and left.

After returning to his original booth and sitting down again, Lin Jie asked Ye Wulian, "How is it going? Are there any useful clues?"

"No, he's very cunning, and I don't dare to ask more. Why are you so interested in this woman?"

"Nothing. I just had a feeling the first time I saw her that this woman was like us. She should have come back from our place before. I seemed to have seen her information before, but I can't remember it now. I secretly took a photo when I went there just now. You can give it to Lao Zhou tomorrow and ask him to help identify her."

"Okay, Xiaojie, you mean this woman might have been lurking in the KMT-controlled area, right?"

"Yes, if it's a spy that has already been exposed, it doesn't matter. But if it's a double agent who has been lurking and gained trust and then was sent back, we need to be careful."

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The next day, in Lao Zhou's cafe.

"Where was this photo taken and when?" Old Zhou Yi asked in surprise when he saw the photo Ye Wulian handed over.

"Yesterday, at the Paramount Ballroom, Lin Jie took the photo. He said he had an impression of this woman, but couldn't remember where he had seen her, so he took the photo and wanted you to help look it up. Instructor, do you know this woman?" Ye Wulian wondered why all men were interested in this woman. Could it be that men really liked more mature women?

"Haha, this woman's name is Nanyun Zaozi. You remember her again, right? We, the Military Control Commission, have been hunting her down for several years. Unexpectedly, we caught her without any effort. You and Lin Jie don't have to worry about it. I will report it to you and handle it." Old Zhou was a little excited. This woman was a thorn in Boss Dai's side. She escaped after several attempts to hunt her down, causing Boss Dai to be severely criticized by the leader several times.

"Ah, the flower of Japanese spies, Nanyun Zaoko, who is as famous as Kawashima Yoshiko, no wonder she is so attractive?"

"What's going on? Lin Jie has taken a fancy to her? Stop being suspicious all the time. And how about Sun Yuelan? Is there any progress?" Old Zhou was concerned about another issue.

"What kind of progress can there be? Just sleeping together." Ye Wulian said unhappily.

"Alas, there is nothing we can do about it. Xiaoye, you should be more open-minded. Apart from national affairs, everything else should be put aside. Besides, this is for the safety of Lin Jie and you, so we have no choice but to resort to this desperate measure."

"Well, I understand. At least she's stable and isn't following me around all day. Teacher, Lin Jie and I can actually get in touch with this Nanyun Zaozi. Why don't we get rid of her?" Ye Wulian didn't want to talk to Lao Zhou about Lin Jie and Sun Yuelan, so she changed the subject again.

"No, you can't do anything. This is discipline. Lin Jie's only task is to lurk. Except in emergency situations, try not to do anything. I will handle any problems as much as possible. And there is the military map film that Lin Jie handed over last time. I have already handed it over to Chongqing, and Boss Dai is very pleased. This is what Lin Jie should do, not just getting rid of one or two traitors. You have to understand the priorities." Lao Zhou solemnly instructed again, fearing that these young people would kill the famous Japanese spy flower Nanyun Zaoko on impulse for the sake of reputation, which would attract the attention of the Japanese, and then the gain would outweigh the loss.

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