The Bravest

Leaving the place where Mao was imprisoned on Disiwei Road, we returned to Lin Jie's station. In the office, Gangcun looked at Lin Jie with a strange expression. "Mr. Lin, you are in Cao's camp but your heart is with Han. Mao is not talking about you, right?"

"Mr. Gangcun, I am giving Mao a way out by surrendering to Han instead of Cao. As long as he surrenders, does it make any difference to whom he surrenders? Can we still leave it to him? As for the questions he asked me, they are just ordinary counter-espionage tactics. As long as I understand and have a clear conscience, I think Mr. Gangcun will not mind." Lin Jie did not avoid Gangcun's gaze and said naturally.

"Hahaha, of course. How could I be fooled by such a trick? But, this is because I know you, so you should be careful when you speak outside. Especially in front of some people who have ulterior motives, you should be more careful. You should know that it is easy to find a pretext to accuse someone of a crime. Don't be careless." Gangcun kindly warned Lin Jie, as for what he was thinking in his heart, only he knew.

In the following period of time, Gangcun sent many traitors of all sizes to persuade Mao Zedong, but Mao Zedong did not resist too much. Instead, the Military Control Commission seemed to disappear all of a sudden, and Shanghai returned to peace. The Japanese thought that this was because they captured Mao Zedong, causing the airborne Shanghai station chief Zhang Wu to lose Mao Zedong's cooperation and be completely unable to mobilize the Shanghai Military Control Commission personnel. As a result, the Japanese paid more attention to Mao Zedong.

What the Japanese did not expect was that Zhang Wu did not give up rescuing Mao Zedong, but found a breakthrough. There were actually a few Chinese among the guards guarding Mao Zedong. Zhang Wu mobilized a large number of gold bars and persuaded them to do so for the sake of national justice. He finally bribed two Chinese guards and successfully established a communication channel with Mao Zedong. The two cooperated with each other.

Lin Jie never got in touch with Mao again. He didn't dare to mention it in front of Gangcun. It was as if nothing had happened. Until one day, Ye Wulian conveyed a request from Lao Zhou.

"What? Find an opportunity to get rid of Yu Jie? Why would such a task be given to me?" Lin Jie was very surprised. He was not an operative. If he just provided information about Yu Jie or investigated Yu Jie's patterns of action, that would be understandable. But to take action was a bit unreasonable. After all, Lin Jie's current position was also very critical. Undercover agents were not as simple as one-for-one exchanges. Doing so was unreasonable in itself and not cost-effective at all.

"Old Zhou said that Boss Dai meant to try to find an opportunity, but your safety is still the priority. Boss Dai has determined that Yu Jie has cracked some of the codes of the Military Control Bureau, which is too harmful to the Military Control Bureau, so he is determined to get rid of Yu Jie. However, Yu Jie has been hiding in No. 76 and rarely goes out, so he thought of you looking for an opportunity to kill Yu Jie." Ye Wulian also knew that for Lin Jie, once he took action, he might be exposed. Fortunately, Boss Dai did not give a death order, and there was no time limit. There is still hope if he slowly finds opportunities.

"Cracked the code? Then we really can't keep Yu Jie. I'll have to think of a way." When Lin Jie heard that the Military Control Commission's code was actually cracked by Yu Jie, the nature of the matter was different.

"Yu Jie's harm is indeed too great, but you can't act too hastily. You still have to find a way to have the best of both worlds before you take action."

"I know. Don't worry. I still have this family. I won't take risks easily." Lin Jie's mentality is very strange now. He wants to contribute more to the country, but he has no selfish thoughts. Lin Jie is very satisfied with his current life. He is rich and powerful, and he has three beautiful wives at home. How can he give up so easily?

"It's good that you know we are here. I'm just afraid that you would get carried away and ignore everything. You used to be very timid, but now I find that you are getting bolder and bolder. Liu Sheng, and Ma Laosan and the others are doing smuggling business outside, aren't you afraid that you won't be able to explain yourself if Japan investigates?" In fact, Ye Wulian has seen Lin Jie change more and more in the past two years. She used to think that Lin Jie was making money in the black market in Banggang Village, but she didn't expect to find out that Lin Jie and others were actually smuggling various supplies to the Kuomintang-controlled areas and the guerrilla areas.

"It's okay. They were very careful and the scale was not large. Gangcun and Ono were also involved. Even if the Japanese found out, the most they could do was to recover the money and squeeze out all my property. After all, I was not the only one who did this. Most officials of the Wang Puppet Government had business dealings with the Kuomintang-controlled areas. Mine was already a small-scale operation. The Japanese actually know that there is no way to completely prevent such things. There will be no fish in clear water. As long as it is not too excessive, they will turn a blind eye."

"Take care of yourself. Let's rest early. You haven't come to my place for several days." Ye Wulian said as she turned off the lights and hugged Lin Jie tightly in the dark.

Lin Jie felt Ye Wulian's passion and caressed her soft and hot body. They soon became out of breath and played a blood-pumping piece of music. They didn't stop for a long time. They enjoyed a happy time in the dark. It seemed that everything in the world had nothing to do with them.

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Life went on as usual, but Lin Jie, who had a mission to accomplish, began to consciously spend more time at No. 76 than usual. Under the pretext of collecting information, he also received support from Gangcun and specifically greeted Shibuya, the captain of the military police stationed at No. 76.

What Lin Jie did was to find various excuses to visit various departments in No. 76, which was seen by others as a way to win over people. After half a month of fooling around, Lin Jie finally figured out Yu Jie's cognition. Yu Jie was an expert in telecommunications, a rather dull person, with few friends, but he had a good relationship with Chen Gongshu. He even visited Chen Gongshu when he was first captured. For Lin Jie, as long as Yu Jie went out, there would be a chance to get rid of him.

"Director Yu, I heard that you have a good relationship with Chen Gongshu." Lin Jie happened to sit next to Yu Jie in the cafeteria of Room 76. After a few casual conversations, Lin Jie suddenly mentioned Chen Gongshu.

"Well, it's okay. Chief Lin, do you know Chen Gongshu?" Yu Jie asked curiously. After Chen Gongshu refused to join No. 76, he didn't want to deal with the people from No. 76. He even avoided Yu Jie, with whom he had a good relationship. He didn't tell Yu Jie his current address, let alone tell him that he had opened an East Asian Political Research Institute.

"I saw him some time ago. He's doing well now." Lin Jie spoke vaguely while eating.

"Ah, did Section Chief Lin really meet him some time ago? I have asked many times, but there is no news. Where is he now?" Yu Jie asked Lin Jie hurriedly.

"Oh, Director Yu wants to look for him. That place is hard to find, and you can't get in without a pass." Lin Jie swallowed a mouthful of rice hard and answered casually.

"Ah, you need a pass, a pass issued by that department." Yu Jie didn't expect that it would be so troublesome to meet Chen Gongshu, but as a person with few friends, how could he give up so easily after hearing the news about his old friend? Lin Jie, a section chief, could meet Chen Gongshu, so there was no reason why he, a director, couldn't meet him, so Yu Jie broke the casserole and asked until he got to the bottom of it.

"A pass from the Military Police Headquarters will do."

"Is the confidentiality level so high?" Yu Jie was a little discouraged. He was just a technician and had nothing to do with the gendarmerie headquarters. Moreover, due to his personality, he didn't know how to ask others for help.

"It's nothing, actually. It's Chen Gongshu's own request. He's probably worried about his own safety now. Director Yu, is there anything you want to talk to him about? I can tell him for you. I have official business to see him this afternoon. If it's inconvenient, forget it." Lin Jie consciously told Yu Jie that he could meet Chen Gongshu at any time, and it depended on whether Yu Jie would take the bait.

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