The next day, Yuan Ye entered the office on time as usual. The atmosphere in the office was very depressing. There was no chatting before starting work as usual. An Youmin looked down at the newspaper. Cui Jian, Guo Quan and He Li were all silent, staring at the documents on the table. Chai Ruhai was nowhere to be found and was not in his section chief's office.

In fact, as soon as Yuan Ye stepped into the city government compound, he found that the atmosphere was different from usual. He was of course aware that the killing of Japanese adviser Sasaki and his Japanese bodyguards, as well as four guards from the city government guard battalion, would inevitably cause panic among the people.

Yuan Ye asked Cui Jian knowingly:

"Secretary Cui, why do I feel weird today? What happened?"

"do not you know?"

Cui Jian then pointed in the direction of the Japanese advisory office.

"Mr. Sasaki was killed yesterday morning, along with several guards. Needless to say, it was definitely the Yamashiro agents who did it."

“Oh, this is horrible.”

Yuan Ye looked incredulous, thinking, this is what I did!

"Didn't you read today's newspaper? There's a sensation in today's newspaper.

Agent Yamashiro killed Mr. Sasaki in Shanghai, but his organization in Nanjing was wiped out. It was said that there was a traitor in the organization. Except for the station chief and a few people who escaped, the rest were either beaten to death or captured. It was quite tragic.

But it did save the life of Foreign Minister Chen Lu. The tunnel was almost dug under his house, and it would take another day to load the explosives and detonate. He was really lucky. "

An Youmin said as he lowered his head and looked at the newspaper.

"He is indeed lucky. This is the second time he has escaped assassination. It's not easy to be a big shot. It's better that no one cares about us little guys."

Guo Quan acted as if it had nothing to do with him.

"We keep killing each other like this all day long, and I don't know when it will end."

He Li rarely interrupted. She usually didn't talk much. I don't know if it was just her personality or if it was because she was the only woman in the office and had nothing in common with these men.

After all, one woman's inner drama, two women's rivalry, three women's whole drama.

When Yuan Ye heard the news of the destruction of Nanjing Station, he was shocked, but he said:

"This is good news. It can be considered revenge for Mr. Sasaki."

"Yes, yes."

Guo Quan echoed.

"what!"

An Youmin had apparently seen some shocking news in the newspaper.

"How come our request to change the flag in the concession was published? We are really well-informed. We are still preparing and the circular has not been sent out yet, but the outside world has already known about it. The people of the Shancheng government in the concession will definitely organize a protest march immediately."

Everyone was also very surprised when they heard this. Cui Jian said with a gloomy face:

"I don't know who leaked it. If Mayor Fu finds out, will he suspect that it was our secretarial department that leaked it?"

Yuan Ye was overwhelmed when he heard this. Didn't they ask Chu Yuntian to tell the headquarters not to leak it in advance? Why did the Shancheng headquarters still do this? I don't know what they are thinking? Don't they consider their own situation at all?

It seems that a small agent may not be so important to Shancheng. When there are trade-offs, it is possible to sacrifice him. I have to be more careful and think twice before sending intelligence in the future.

I am in an awkward situation now. I am the newcomer and I am definitely the most suspicious. I have to come up with a corresponding strategy.

As Yuan Ye was thinking, he heard the footsteps of Fu Quan'an and Chai Ruhai approaching in the corridor, and then the two of them entered Fu Quan'an's office.

Then I heard Chai Ruhai say cautiously:

"Mayor, Mr. Sasaki has been murdered, and Yamashiro agents are everywhere. Try not to go out during this period."

"Yes, the Shancheng agents are too rampant. As the mayor of a city, it is impossible for me not to go out. The day after tomorrow, Foreign Minister Chen Lu will come to Shanghai to negotiate the change of flag in the concession. I plan to negotiate with British Consul Cole, American Consul Johnson, and French Consul Gosmer. I will go to the train station to welcome Chen Lu. You notify the Security Department to do a good job of security, and ask the Japanese Special High Section and the Military Police to assist in the security work. Things like the murder of Mr. Sasaki cannot happen again. You should coordinate with his secretary on the specific itinerary of Minister Chen Lu in Shanghai. The reception standard must be high and it must be thoughtful."

Fu Quan'an said in a tired tone.

"Yes, Mayor, I'll do it right away."

At this time, the phone on Fu Quan'an's desk rang.

Fu Quan'an picked up the phone.

"Mayor Fu, I'm Zhou Sen from the police department."

"Oh, what's the matter, Director Zhou?"

"Mayor Fu, I have something to report to you. I just received a report that in the French Concession and the International Settlement, business and civic groups and college and high school students are taking to the streets to protest the city government's demand that the blue sky and white sun flag be banned from the concessions and that the five-color flag be replaced. A large number of people have also gathered in front of the Concession Municipal Council and the consulate to protest. I read the newspaper this morning and it reported that the government required the concessions to change their flags. I don't know if this is true or not, so I called to confirm it with you."

Fu Quan'an was somewhat surprised after hearing this. He was silent for a moment and said:

"This matter is true. Send someone to keep a close eye on it and report to me at any time if there is any situation."

"Yes, Mayor."

Fu Quan'an hung up the phone, turned around and said to Chai Ruhai angrily:

"How come the circular has not even reached the concession authorities, but it's already been reported in the newspapers? Did someone leak it? Not many people know about this. Go to your department and investigate!"

"Yes, I'll check right away."

Chai Ruhai looked terrified, thinking that the matter might have been leaked by someone in his department.

Fu Quan'an snorted coldly and continued:

“The Yamashiro side thought that if they organized people to protest in the streets and exerted pressure, including assassinating Sasaki, I would stop. I think they thought too much. The change of flag in the concession must go ahead.

Ru Hai, you should immediately arrange for someone to deliver the circular today, and once Minister Chen Lu arrives, we will immediately negotiate."

"Okay, I'll do it right away."

When Yuan Ye heard this, he thought to himself, this Fu Quan'an is really a diehard traitor. The Shancheng headquarters thought that Fu Quan'an would stop, but it was indeed overthinking. However, this has caused him some trouble. He doesn't know how to explain it when Chai Ruhai asks about it, so he has to hurry and think about it carefully.

Chai Ruhai returned to the Secretary Section and immediately asked people to go into his section chief's office to question them one by one. First was Cui Jian. After Cui Jian went in, he swore and insisted that he did not leak the information. Then He Li, Guo Quan, and An Youmin did the same. They all said that there had been no leaks in the section in the more than one year since the establishment of the new government, so it was impossible that they had leaked the information.

Yuan Ye listened to the noise in the section chief's office while thinking nervously. His colleagues were trying their best to distance themselves from the matter. Now the pressure was on him. There had been no leaks for more than a year, but now he had only been here for a few days and a leak had occurred. It was obvious what Chai Ruhai was thinking. How could he get over this matter without affecting Chai Ruhai's trust in him?

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