Chapter 149 Crazy Grabbing of Credit
Chu Lingyun didn't expect that Zhang Bai would even use his widowed wife. This message was obviously about making an appointment with Crocodile. Crocodile was a writer and read the newspaper every day, so he would definitely see this news.
"What you said makes sense." Henian nodded.
If it is found that Kawamoto Xiangtai is not in Nanjing and there is no trace of him in Shanghai, both sides will inevitably suspect that something has happened to him.
No matter what happened, given the rigor of the intelligence agencies, they would only prepare for the worst, and Zhang Bai would probably have to evacuate at that time.
At this time, Kawamoto Xiangtai suddenly contacted the two unrelated Japanese spies. The Japanese are not fools. I am afraid they will notice the problem immediately, and Zhang Bai and Ma Jingyuan may run away.
"I'll think about it."
Henian added, frowning and thinking hard, it was not his style to give up such a great achievement that was within his grasp.
He felt very uncomfortable because he found out that the Japanese spy was not in his own territory.
He Nian suddenly raised his head and said slowly: "Then record a false confession for Kawamoto Xiangtai and implicate these three people. It will become our case, so that we can arrest them."
"False confession?"
Chu Lingyun was shocked. Forgery was equivalent to cheating. He didn't expect that Henian would be so bold in order to gain credit. He cheated not only others but also Chu Zuo.
"Section Chief, you should think twice. If the director finds out about this, we will both be severely punished."
Chu Lingyun advised, but Henian didn't care and said, "It's okay. I know Chu Zuo's personality. He wants results. As long as we make achievements, he will only reward us and will never punish us."
"But this must be done well, beautifully. We're going to arrest these three and immediately hand them over to the Shanghai and Tianjin stations. We're the ones doing the work, so the credit belongs to us. If they can't do the rest, it's because they're incompetent."
Henian spoke decisively. As long as they caught the person and got the first credit, it would be fine. In this way, even if there were gains in the next two stations, they would still get the credit.
If the Shanghai and Tianjin stations failed to catch more people, they would not only have failed to achieve any credit, but would have been guilty.
As expected, the people who try to steal the credit are everywhere. Chu Lingyun's subordinates Niu Qiu and Shen Hanwen are trying to steal the credit. Wang Jialiang and he are trying to steal the credit at Wuhan Station. Now that they are at the headquarters, Henian is even bolder in stealing the credit.
But this is normal. Chu Lingyun heard that the director was also trying to take credit. Their Military Intelligence Department and the Party Affairs Investigation Section next door can now be said to be incompatible.
"Yes, Chief."
Henian already had an idea, and Chu Lingyun no longer objected. This was better. If they caught the Japanese spy, they would also get credit.
However, Henian is obviously more ruthless. After catching someone, he will hand him over. I will take the biggest share, but you have to do the follow-up work. If you do it well, it will only be a small achievement, but if you do it poorly, it will be a big fault.
I wonder if this move will affect Tianjin and Shanghai stations.
"Go and record your statement now. I'll go with you."
Henian was even more anxious than Chu Lingyun. After he came up with the idea, he didn't stop at all and was about to make the false confession.
Kawamoto Xiangtai had already confessed, so it was not difficult to ask him to make a false confession. An hour later, Henian and Chu Lingyun got the confession.
According to Kawamoto Muta's "confession", he had two secret missions, one involving Shanghai and the other involving Tianjin. With this confession, they had the legal right to arrest people across regions.
"Lingyun, are there any difficulties in arresting people across regions? If so, tell me directly."
Back in the office, Henian was in a good mood and said to Chu Lingyun.
If these three people can be captured successfully, they will be two majors and a captain, which will be another great achievement in the Operations Department's book of merit. At that time, he will be able to completely suppress Xu Yi from the Intelligence Department.
Isn’t your intelligence department powerful? How many Japanese spies did you find after such a long time?
Look at our Operations Department, we have already captured four majors, and it was all done by our Operations Department ourselves, without any clues from your Intelligence Department.
Thinking of this, I feel particularly happy when I give New Year greetings.
"Chief, I'm a little short-staffed right now. Chu Yuan is fully investigating the traitor case, Niu Qiu is monitoring Zhang Bai and Ma Jingyuan, and Shen Hanwen has gone to Shanghai again. Could you send me some more people, preferably from other action groups, and have a small team from each group to help out?"
"Why did Shen Hanwen go to Shanghai and when did he go?" Henian asked curiously.
"This afternoon, I asked him to check if there were any suspicious people around Yan Kuian. The Japanese wanted to kill him and were probably monitoring him. Maybe we could find more Japanese spies."
Chu Lingyun explained, and Henian said happily: "I thought you could predict the future. Yes, since the Japanese have set their sights on Yan Kuian, it is inevitable to monitor him. You did the right thing. Maybe we can gain something from Yan Kuian."
There may be some extra benefits, I’m so excited about the New Year greetings that I don’t know how to express it.
Now they are targeting Zhang Bai, Ma Jingyuan, and these three Japanese spies, which means five Japanese spies in total. Even if Yan Kuian gets nothing, by the time they get these five people, their operations department will have captured ten people in just this period of time.
Nine of them were Japanese and one was Wang Wei.
Henian was very satisfied with Chu Lingyun's arrangements. Chu Lingyun was not only meticulous, but also very experienced. Knowing that the Japanese wanted to kill Yan Kuian, he took the initiative to go to Yan Kuian to look for clues, which was not easy.
Many things seem very simple when they are mentioned, but if no one brings them up, it is possible that no one will think of them.
This is the case with Zhu Lihua's case. If Chu Lingyun hadn't been meticulous, no one would have paid attention to the small details of time.
"Just do as you say. I'll notify them and have them each send a team to support you. You will temporarily have command of these three teams."
Henian made the decision. Many people on Chu Lingyun's side were indeed busy, so he had to be given enough manpower to complete this cross-regional mission.
"Thank you, Chief. I will instruct the two guards to keep the false confession a secret and never tell anyone about it."
He Nian laughed and said, "What false confession? This is the real thing. Once everyone is caught, immediately execute Kawada Xiangta. By then, this will be the most real confession that cannot be made more real."
Chu Lingyun was shocked. In order to keep the secret, He Nian wanted to kill people to silence them.
However, he didn't care about Kawada Xiangtai's life or death. Such a Japanese spy would die, but before he died, all his value must be squeezed out.
If he can use Ma Jingyuan to make Kawada Xiangtai confess, then he can also use Kawada Xiangtai to make Ma Jingyuan speak.
Even if Ma Jingyuan was just a radio operator, he would still know a lot of important information.
The New Year's greetings were sent quickly, and the next morning the three action team leaders met in Chu Lingyun's office.
The three of them came together, and Chu Lingyun immediately stood up to greet them.
"Team Leader Chu, thank you very much this time."
Zhu Qing clasped his fists first. The section chief had already given them orders to send a small team each to help Group 4 and go out to catch Japanese spies.