Chapter 172 The Traitor Appears
The traitor case was actually the first case Chu Lingyun investigated after arriving, but that case was special and was reported internally, so the outside world was not aware of it.
The Zhang Bai case is an achievement that Chu Lingyun can show off to the outside world.
"Section Chief, you're flattering me," Chu Lingyun said modestly. He Nian laughed heartily, walked out and sat next to him, and continued laughing, "Flattering? I still feel like the compliment isn't enough. Seven Japanese spies! Who else has achieved such a feat besides you in Wuhan? If you add the three we captured in Tianjin and Shanghai, that's ten, not to mention the radio and code book we seized."
He Nian did not count the additional people captured at Tianjin Station and Shanghai Station. If those four were counted, there were as many as fourteen Japanese spies captured directly and indirectly by Chu Lingyun this time.
As soon as Chu Lingyun left, Henian came to the director's office.
This is the advantage of being at the headquarters. If they were in Wuhan, they would have to send a telegram first, which would then have to be translated at the headquarters before it could be submitted to the director.
"Happy New Year! You guys in the Operations Department did a great job."
After reading the final report, the director nodded in satisfaction. They had captured an entire Japanese intelligence team, though the team leader had unfortunately committed suicide. However, all five subordinates and the radio operator were captured, along with a Japanese operative. This haul made him very satisfied.
"If it weren't for you, Director, who recognized Chu Lingyun's talent and transferred him to my place, I wouldn't have achieved such results."
He Nian flattered him with a smile. The director was delighted to hear this and stood up and said, "He Nian, I have already given you a good talent. You should continue to work hard and make new achievements. Xu Yi once complained to me that Chu Lingyun was an intelligence talent and he wanted to transfer him to the Intelligence Department."
He Nian was startled and said hurriedly, "Director, Chu Lingyun was a member of the action team in Wuhan. He is the best action expert..."
Before he could finish his New Year greetings, the director pressed his hand down and said, "Don't worry, I've already rejected it."
Chu Lingyun was the person he personally transferred to the headquarters, and it was impossible for him to be transferred back and forth. Now that the Operations Department has finally achieved some results, he will not let Chu Lingyun move around at will.
The Intelligence Department and the Operations Department are all his direct subordinates, he will not favor anyone. If anyone is to be blamed, blame Xu Yi for acting too late, while Henian had given warnings in advance.
"Thank you, Director."
Henian was almost scared to death, and finally understood what Wang Yuemin felt at that time.
The difference is that Virgo will help him get people, but will not help Xu Yi.
"By the way, in which year did Chu Lingyun join the army?"
The director suddenly asked. Henian didn't understand why, but still replied, "The unit I was assigned to last year."
"Last year, there was only one year left. There was no way to give him a formal military rank."
Chuzuo shook his head regretfully, and Henian immediately understood what Chuzuo meant.
There are actually two types of military ranks in the Kuomintang. One is the formal military rank, also called the personnel rank. This type of rank is awarded by the National Government and has a formal letter of appointment and will also be announced in the newspaper.
Promotion to a formal military rank is not easy. It requires not only merit but also seniority, both of which are indispensable.
Chu Lingyun's current rank of captain is a positional rank. This type of rank is much simpler and can be directly appointed by the military without being announced in the newspapers. That's why he was promoted twice in just one year.
For the official military rank, a second lieutenant must serve for a full year and a half to be promoted to lieutenant. This time is a strict requirement. Chu Lingyun does not meet the requirements, and even the chief cannot raise his official military rank.
"Yes, his qualifications are still too shallow."
Henian also felt regretful. The official military rank was related to the current and future treatment, as well as various benefits. Chu Lingyun's contribution this time was great enough, but he could not be promoted, so the director wanted to help him improve his official military rank.
The official military rank cannot be promoted, and the job rank cannot be promoted either.
The time it took Chu Lingyun to be promoted from second lieutenant to lieutenant, and then from lieutenant to captain was too short. This achievement was not enough to shut up the military. It would be good enough to be specially approved once, but twice was simply impossible unless the chairman gave the order himself.
However, if Chu Lingyun makes enough contributions in the future, he can be promoted in both formal and positional military rank.
"The higher-ups have issued an order to investigate Zhao Hua. Let Chu Lingyun go."
The director said slowly. He Nian was startled and immediately understood that this was the director's compensation to Chu Lingyun.
In the previous traitor case and this Zhang Bai case, Chu Lingyun made such great contributions, but there was no suitable reward for him. The most he could do was to help him apply for another Yunhui Medal.
The medal is nice, but it is far from enough compared to Chu Lingyun’s contribution.
Letting Chu Lingyun investigate Zhao Hua is equivalent to handing over Zhao Hua, a man with a lot of money, to him and using money to compensate him for his contribution.
"Yes, Director, I'll arrange it right away."
When Henian left the director's office, Chu Lingyun was listening to Niu Qiu's report.
"Team Leader, even though these people are low-ranking officials, they have a lot of benefits. Especially the deputy director of the Marine Police Headquarters, he copied down this amount himself."
Loach stretched out two fingers, and Chu Lingyun understood that these were two hundred gold bars.
"Including the others, there are over 300 gold bars in total. I exchanged 300 gold bars for US dollars as you requested, and I kept 50 gold bars. They are all here."
Loach patted the box in front of him. There was still more oil and water in Nanjing.
They raided many houses in Wuhan, but how much did they find? This one case was worth all the loot in Wuhan.
"Put it here."
Chu Lingyun smiled. The loach must have harvested more than that, but the loach was smart and always gave him the bulk and only kept a small portion for itself.
Those were what he deserved, Chu Lingyun didn't care.
"Ring, ring, ring."
As he was speaking, the phone on the table rang. Chu Lingyun picked up the receiver and soon smiled again.
"Yes, Chief, I'll arrange it right away."
After hanging up the phone, Chu Lingyun looked at Niu Qiu: "Here comes the job, investigate Zhao Hua, you go."
"Zhao Hua?"
Loach's eyes suddenly lit up. Zhao Hua was reported by Si Lihua. Loach had known his identity for a long time. He was a real high-ranking official.
Investigating the Marine Police Headquarters and those people at the dock yielded such great results, not to mention investigating Zhao Hua.
It’s not that Niu Qiu hadn’t thought about fighting for it before, but he knew that people of Zhao Hua’s level were not someone they could just investigate and deal with casually. Now that the higher-ups have given them the task, they can make a lot of money again.
"Team leader, I'll go right away."
Loach left in a hurry. Chu Lingyun looked at his back, smiled and shook his head.
Originally, I asked Niu Qiu to leave fifty gold bars as gifts for the New Year, but now we have to investigate Zhao Hua, so we can hold back on these gold bars and send them together after we finish handling Zhao Hua's case.
Three hundred gold bars are worth more than 115,000 US dollars. Chu Lingyun's net worth has now reached 200,000 US dollars.
This does not include the $20,000 given to parents to start the school.
Chu Lingyun couldn't help but sigh that in this era, it was indeed much easier to make money as long as you had power.
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"Send a message to the team leader, confirming that Liu Dazhuang is a hidden Japanese spy, and have him take action as soon as possible."
Chu Yuan, with a tired face, instructed his subordinates that he had been outside investigating the people in the department. All the suspects had been checked several times by him. The suspicions of the rest were all ruled out, and in the end only Liu Dazhuang was left.
After a long investigation, he finally found Liu Dazhuang's parents.
Chu Yuan had always been most suspicious of Liu Dazhuang. After finding Liu Dazhuang's parents, he did not go directly to their house, but instead started an investigation on the two of them.
This investigation revealed a shocking secret.
Liu Dazhuang's parents are not themselves.
No wonder they kept moving and had no contact with the survivors in their hometown. If it weren't for the special nature of Liu Dazhuang's job, whether both parents were dead or absent would arouse suspicion, and they probably wouldn't exist.
After Chu Yuan investigated Liu Dazhuang's parents, he discovered that they had actually been to the Japanese-occupied area. So he secretly took photos of the two of them and found the survivors in his hometown again to confirm this information.
If there is something wrong with the parents, there must be something wrong with Liu Dazhuang.
"Captain, your injury."
A team member asked cautiously. Chu Yuan raised his head and said sternly, "My injury is fine. Go send a message quickly. If Liu Dazhuang escapes, none of us can bear the responsibility."
"yes."
The subordinates did not dare to say much and hurriedly asked the radio operator to send a message to the department. This news must be passed back as soon as possible, otherwise Liu Dazhuang might escape at any time.
Chu Yuan was still inexperienced, and when he was tracking down Liu Dazhuang's parents, they discovered something.
Liu Dazhuang's parents did not know the identities of Chu Yuan and his friends. In addition, Chu Yuan took the photos and went to verify them directly. By the time they felt something was wrong, Chu Yuan had already left, so they could only bring people to chase him.
When they discovered that Chu Yuan and others had found the fellow villagers of Liu Dazhuang's parents, they knew the identities of Chu Yuan and others, and also realized that their identities had been exposed, so they immediately launched a surprise attack on Chu Yuan and others.
During the attack, many of them shouted words in Japanese, which further confirmed their identities.
Fortunately, Chu Yuan brought a lot of people with him, and after a fierce battle, he repelled the enemy. Chu Yuan's arm was bitten by a bullet and the bleeding has not stopped yet.
But he was more aware of the importance of this information.
Treating the injury is not important, the report must be sent first.
"Team leader, there's an urgent report from Captain Chu."
Chu Lingyun was in the office when a team member knocked on the door anxiously. Chu Lingyun had a radio here, which could be used to contact Shen Hanwen and Chu Yuan outside at any time. The person who came was the one guarding the radio.
"What's the rush?"
Chu Lingyun frowned, took the telegram, took a look at it and stood up.
The message was very simple: Liu Dazhuang is a traitor, our unit was attacked, team leader, act quickly.
Just seventeen words explained the urgency of the situation. Chu Lingyun did not hesitate at all. He immediately gathered people and hurried out.
They didn't go to collect their equipment, they only took their service guns.
There was not even time to report to Henian.
Chu Yuan and his men were ambushed, which meant that the Japanese already knew that Liu Dazhuang was being investigated. If they delayed for a minute, Liu Dazhuang might escape.
There was no one following Liu Dazhuang.
If he is really a Japanese spy and is lying in wait, surveillance will not only be useless, but he may also be discovered and alert him.
The Inspection Section is in the main office building, very close to the department.
Chu Lingyun led his men and rushed in directly to the inspection department.
He actually took a certain risk by doing this. If Chu Yuan's report was false, he would be in a passive position if he arrested him rashly. But he knew Chu Yuan. He was someone who had followed him since he was in the army and was absolutely reliable.
Besides, Chu Yuan was attacked, which in itself is a big problem.
"Team Leader Chu, why are you here?"
Many people in the Inspection Department knew Chu Lingyun. After all, he had made many contributions when he was in Wuhan, and he also caught the traitor after arriving at the headquarters. The Inspection Department wanted to recognize his merits and make an explanation.
"Investigate the case." Chu Lingyun went straight to Liu Dazhuang's office without any nonsense.
Although Liu Dazhuang was not under surveillance, Chu Lingyun knew exactly where his home and office were. This was something that had to be investigated in advance.
"Team Leader Chu."
Liu Dazhuang was in the office. When he saw Chu Lingyun come in, he immediately stood up. At the same time, the phone on his desk rang.
"Excuse me, I have to take a call first."
After Liu Dazhuang finished speaking to Chu Lingyun, he reached out to grab the microphone. Chu Lingyun had already brought someone to his desk and grabbed his wrist.
The team members behind him attacked at the same time, pressed Liu Dazhuang onto the desk, and carefully searched his entire body.
"Team Leader Chu, what do you mean?" Liu Dazhuang was pinned down and unable to raise his head, shouting angrily.
Chu Lingyun ignored him and picked up the microphone.
"Secretary Hao, please inform Chairman Ming that something happened at home and ask him to return home as soon as possible."
A man's deep voice came from the other end of the phone, and he hung up the phone immediately after he finished speaking.
Chu Lingyun put down the microphone and looked at Liu Dazhuang.
This call is very confusing. Why is he looking for Secretary Hao? There is no such person here.
Most people would just think it was a wrong call, but Chu Lingyun understood that this was an emergency notice to Liu Dazhuang, asking him to evacuate.
Unless it is urgent enough, we will not call directly.
Liu Dazhuang was lying on the table. When Chu Lingyun picked up the microphone, he heard what the person inside said and he froze there.
This was indeed a code for him to evacuate, and it would only be used when it was extremely dangerous. He knew that he was really exposed.
"take away."
Chu Lingyun waved his hand, and his men controlled Liu Dazhuang and walked out together.
As soon as he arrived at the door, a man in his forties came towards him. Chu Lingyun recognized him. He was Han Xianghui, the head of the Inspection Department.
"Chu Lingyun, what are you doing?"
After Chu Lingyun arrived at the headquarters, He Nian took him to visit various departments and met with the main heads of each department. Han Xianghui recognized him.
Han Xianghui spoke in a sharp tone. Although the Inspection Department was not as important as the Intelligence Department and the Operations Department, it was also a very important department in the department, and all the meritorious service and awards of the entire department had to be reviewed by them.
On a daily basis, they are also responsible for supervising the military style and discipline of the entire department, including corruption.
If the money Chu Lingyun obtained was discovered by the Inspection Department, he would definitely be a corrupt official.
"Section Chief Han, I'm sorry, I'm working on a case."
Chu Lingyun couldn't tell him the reason until Liu Dazhuang's identity was fully confirmed.
"Investigating the case, is this an order to greet the New Year?" Han Xianghui frowned.
The Operations Department came to him without any prior notice to arrest someone, and the person they arrested was actually a deputy team leader. If he didn't do anything about it, he would lose his job as section chief.
It would have been fine if He Nian led the team himself, but the only one who came was an action team leader, which made him very annoyed.
"The situation is urgent, and our section chief doesn't know about it yet."
Chu Lingyun shook his head and said that Section Chief Han was not an ordinary person. He was an old man following the director, and he was also a senior from Huangpu. Chu Lingyun could not offend him.
In this investigation into the traitor case, Section Chief Han was personally excluded by the director, so he could not be investigated.
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