Chapter 109: Demonstrating Power
The Military Intelligence Department has a motor vehicle team, but the team is under the jurisdiction of the General Affairs Department.
In this case, as long as there is an informant in the General Affairs Department, or even no informant is needed, as long as you have a good relationship with the people in the General Affairs Department, you can inadvertently find out this useful information.
After Loach left, Chu Lingyun carefully looked through the files in front of him.
The head of the Equipment Department, Zhong Wannian, is an old employee of the Military Intelligence Department. He followed Xu Yi in his early years and was Xu Yi's confidant, but he lacked ability and was later placed in the Equipment Department by Xu Yi.
Although the Equipment Department is also called a department, its level is much lower than that of the major departments.
There is nothing wrong with Zhong Wannian's information. He is from Zhejiang Province and is an old man who follows Xu Yihe. It is unlikely that he is a traitor.
It is not ruled out that he was bribed later, but it is not easy to bribe someone like him.
Chu Lingyun continued reading. Deputy Section Chief Liu Wei, a native of Jiangxi, participated in the Northern Expedition in his early years. Later, he was injured and placed in the Nanchang Camp. He had some relationship with He Nian. After the establishment of the Military Intelligence Department, he was pulled in and had been serving as the deputy section chief of the Equipment Department.
His problem is not serious. He made contributions in his early years and his information is detailed. It is definitely impossible that he is Japanese.
The five clerks came from different places. Before Chu Lingyun finished looking at them, Loach came back.
"Team Leader, I've made sure to check. The Operations Department always uses vehicles in advance for each mission, as does the Intelligence Department. They rent the vehicles themselves for surveillance points, but they'll need to report them to the General Affairs Department for reimbursement afterward. A detailed invoice is required."
Loach's words made Chu Lingyun suddenly enlightened.
The General Affairs Department does have the conditions to leak information. Whether it is the surveillance points or the use of vehicles, the General Affairs Department knows everything.
Once the Operations Department has an operational mission, it will go to the Equipment Department in advance to collect equipment.
Combining these two points, a clear line of intelligence gradually emerged in Chu Lingyun's mind.
There was a traitor in the Equipment Department. After learning that the action team was planning a major operation, he found an informant in the General Affairs Department, or an acquaintance, and inquired about the car usage and rental situation.
Especially the intelligence department, they all keep watch in advance, and the places they often go to will definitely be the targets of the next action.
After obtaining the intelligence, they tell their own people, and then the higher-ups verify it. If the action is directed at their own people, they will immediately notify them to evacuate.
If not, then don't ask.
It is possible that the traitor is in the General Affairs Department, but Chu Lingyun is more inclined to believe that the traitor is in the Equipment Department. If he is in the General Affairs Department, the Intelligence Department's preliminary actions would have been leaked long ago, and would not have waited until the day of action.
"Loach, I'll have to trouble you again. Go and find out who in the Equipment Department has a good relationship with the General Affairs Department."
Chu Lingyun looked at Loach. He felt a little embarrassed that Loach had done so many things in just one day.
"No problem, Team Leader, don't worry, I'll be able to find out the results soon."
Loach agreed immediately. Gathering information was his forte. He was not good at charging into battle, but he had no problem doing these small things.
Besides, this is a mission, and if you do it well, you can get credit.
After Loach left, Chu Lingyun continued to look through the files. He looked through the files of all seven people and finally selected two people who were somewhat suspicious.
The first one is Zhao Fei, from Sichuan.
The reason why we suspect him is that according to his information, his hometown suffered a disaster and all the villagers died. It is difficult to verify the identity of such a person, so he is suspicious.
The second one was a woman named Zhu Lihua, the only woman in the Equipment Department and also the accountant of the Equipment Department.
The reason why they suspected her was that the Equipment Department had a rotation system and not everyone worked every day. Only she had to be there every day because the daily accounts needed to be recorded. If it were someone else, there was a possibility that information would be missed, but not her.
The two suspects could only be investigated secretly, which was extremely difficult for Chu Lingyun, who had just arrived at the headquarters.
The next morning, Niu Qiu came to Chu Lingyun's office. He still looked a little tired and smelled of alcohol from yesterday.
"Team Leader, we've checked and found out that there are two people in the Equipment Department who have close ties with the General Affairs Department. One of them is Zhao Fei, and he has a comrade in the General Affairs Department. The two of them are in frequent private contact."
"The other one is Zhu Lihua. It's said that she's in a relationship with Wang Wei, the deputy section chief of General Affairs. They're having an affair and think no one knows about it. But in fact, most people in the station know about it."
Zhao Fei, Zhu Lihua, and the two people suspected by Chu Lingyun all have connections in the General Affairs Department.
This is another coincidence, but the more coincidental it is, the more likely it is to be the truth.
"I see. You've worked hard. Go and rest first. I'll reimburse you for the meal later."
Chu Lingyun smiled. From the look on Niqiu's face, he knew that he had spent money to treat people to drinks again for the mission.
"Team Leader, it's just a small amount of money, no need to reimburse."
Loach grinned and said, it was just a drink, no big deal. Loach's wealth was much better than that of ordinary people. He couldn't compare to Chu Lingyun, but he still had tens of thousands of French francs.
"Okay, you go back first. If the information is useful, I'll recommend you for a reward."
"Yes, team leader, I'll go back first."
After hearing his contribution reported, Loach left with a chuckle. Chu Lingyun sorted out the information carefully before getting up to greet him and wish him a happy new year.
"Ling Yun, I gave you a vacation, but you didn't stay home for a few more days. You're back so soon. I heard that you were busy as soon as you came back yesterday. Your attitude is encouraging, but you're working so hard right after arriving here. If Stationmaster Wang knew about this, he would definitely scold me and say that I don't care about you."
Seeing Chu Lingyun, Henian laughed heartily without any airs, and pulled Chu Lingyun to sit on the sofa beside him.
"Section Chief, I like to be busy and can't sit still. I didn't come to see you right away after returning the day before yesterday because I made some discoveries at work, so I came here today to report to you."
He Nian was a little surprised and asked with interest, "You've just arrived and you've already made progress in your work?"
Chu Lingyun nodded and said, "That's right. Didn't I bring a non-staff member, Yang Jian, with me before? He was deceived by Japanese spies in Wuhan and became their stand-in. But he's a very good sketcher, so I brought him here because he's useful to me."
"A few days ago, when he went out, he met his former Japanese spy employer here. I have asked the police to secretly investigate. Once they get any information, they can lock on to the target and arrest him."
"What?"
He Nian stood up suddenly, his eyes wide open: "You just arrived at the headquarters and you found a Japanese spy, and you've already started investigating?"
"That's right, Chief. Don't worry. As long as he's still in Nanjing, the chances of finding him are very high."
Henian's surprise turned into excitement. Looking at Chu Lingyun, he didn't know what to say.
I knew before that Chu Lingyun was very powerful and could catch every Japanese spy, but I didn't expect that Chu Lingyun would show his power as soon as he arrived at the headquarters.
They were the Operations Division, and their intelligence was always inferior to that of the Intelligence Division, so they were almost always passively waiting for missions. He Nian had always wanted to change this situation, but Chu Zuo didn't support him much, so the Intelligence Division still took the lead in intelligence gathering.