Chapter 226: Shameful
Zhao Zaili, head of the Operations Section of the Party Affairs Investigation Department, sat in the first seat, with deputy section chief Bao Shengqun on his left and group two leader Zhou Mengru on his right.
"Chief, this is the whole thing. The Military Intelligence Department has gone too far."
Zhou Mengru concluded angrily that he had just reported all the results of the investigation in detail.
This was a high-level meeting of the Action Section of the Party Affairs Investigation Department. The lowest level of attendee was deputy team leader, and team leaders were not eligible to attend.
Zhao Zaili thought about it carefully, then asked, "Meng Ru, are you sure that the Military Intelligence Department is speaking up for the director of the Fifth Branch?"
This matter is very strange. They arrested their captain just for the chief of a police station. Is the Military Intelligence Department so reckless?
It’s true, there are many high-ranking soldiers in the Military Intelligence Department, and some of them are really reckless, but their superiors shouldn’t be like that. Those superiors are not stupid, so don’t they know the consequences of doing so?
"Chief, this isn't the first time they've done something like this."
Seeing Zhao Zaili still hesitating, Zhou Mengru immediately added fuel to the fire. Zhao Zaili looked at him and continued, "The director of the Fifth Branch was only the chief of police at the headquarters not long ago. He followed orders from the Military Intelligence Department and arrested the director of the Fifth Branch. The chief of the headquarters, Hou Shangui, was very angry and tried to make things difficult for him. As a result, He Nian from the Military Intelligence Department personally stepped in and took Hou Shangui away from the police headquarters."
"I've heard of this." Zhao Zaili nodded slightly.
What Zhou Mengru said was right. The Military Intelligence Department had a criminal record. Although the director of the General Police Department was not a big deal, he was not a small figure who could be easily touched.
It is unbelievable that He Nian, who is also the chief of the operations department, arrested Hou Shangui just to vent his anger for a small police captain.
Afterwards, Hou Shangui was dismissed from his position as director, and it was said that he spent a lot of money to save his life.
The cause of that incident was the new director of the Fifth Branch. Could it be that the Military Intelligence Department arrested people this time because of this director?
This may not be impossible.
"Section Chief, Meng Ru is right. The Military Intelligence Department has become increasingly arrogant and domineering recently. They've taken advantage of the fact that they've captured a few Japanese and traitors and are so arrogant. This incident must have been ordered by He Nian, and Chu Lingyun was just carrying it out."
Bao Shengqun said angrily that Tu Fang was his man, and that when beating a dog, one should look at the owner. The Military Intelligence Department arrested him without even saying hello.
This is intolerable, what else can’t be tolerated?
"Tu Fang, are you sure there's no problem?"
Zhao Zaili looked at Bao Shengqun and Zhou Mengru. As the section chief, he was more thoughtful. The Military Intelligence Department arrested people in such a high-profile manner and even used machine guns, which made him very confused.
He had to be cautious. Even if Tu Fang made some minor mistakes while carrying out the mission, it was still an operation after all. How would the Military Intelligence Department explain to his superiors if he disrupted their operation in this way?
"What could be wrong with him? Besides, he did nothing wrong this time. To keep the secret secret, we must control those police officers. If the police officers are not doing their job seriously, shouldn't they be beaten?"
Bao Shengqun replied nonchalantly, while Zhou Mengru remained silent.
Although Tu Fang was his subordinate, he was promoted by Bao Shengqun, so it would be better for Bao Shengqun to provide this kind of guarantee.
"Okay, I'll report to the Director tonight, and have the Military Intelligence Department give us an explanation tomorrow."
Zhao Zaili finally made up his mind that his people should not be arrested for no reason. If he did nothing, others would think that their Party Affairs Investigation Department was afraid of the Military Intelligence Department.
It would be even worse not to ask, as that would only alienate his subordinates and deal a serious blow to his prestige.
The purpose of the meeting was to clarify the situation. Now that he had figured out the situation, Zhao Zaili no longer hesitated.
"Thank you, Chief."
Zhou Mengru hurriedly thanked him. This time he had to express his opinion, after all, it was his men who did it.
After the meeting, Zhao Zaili immediately went to their director's house and reported all the details. Xu Laogui was very angry, and he thought more than Zhao Zaili did.
He just got into trouble today, and the Military Intelligence Department arrested his people. They must be taking revenge on him for killing a policeman.
But even if it was wrong for them to beat the police to death, it is not the Military Intelligence Department's business. The inspectors and military police will investigate it. The Military Intelligence Department did this purely to embarrass him.
Tomorrow he will definitely go to the chairman to complain and ask the Military Intelligence Department to give him an explanation.
The next morning, it was almost eleven o'clock when Old Ghost Xu returned to the office. He looked extremely ugly.
"Is this the result of your investigation?"
"Tu Fang has already provided the Japanese with more than a dozen pieces of intelligence and received a considerable amount of money from them, and you actually say he has no problems?"
"What are you doing in the Operations Department? Do you know how difficult it was for me today? The Chairman almost wanted to prosecute me directly."
The more Xu Laogui cursed, the angrier he became. Today he went to complain, but was severely scolded by the old man. He complained first, but later found out that the Military Intelligence Department arrested Tu Fang because he was working for the Japanese.
This result shocked him greatly.
Zhao Zaili lowered his head, not daring to say a word.
Just this morning, Tu Fang's home was raided by the Military Intelligence Department. Zhao Zaili felt something was wrong about this raid. How could it be a pure revenge?
If their house is confiscated, it means they have a mortal enemy and there is no room for maneuver.
He contacted the director at that time, but unfortunately the director had already gone to the chairman and could not be contacted at all.
Sure enough, after he came back, he was called to the director's office and scolded harshly.
Despite feeling something was amiss, Zhao Zaili still spoke up, "Director, could it be that the Military Intelligence Department deliberately framed Tu Fang, forcing him to confess and then smearing us?"
“Pah.”
Just as he finished speaking, a file bag hit him on the head.
"You idiot! The Japanese leader who was involved in the massacre has been apprehended. Military intelligence has obtained intelligence written in his altered handwriting, and handwriting experts have confirmed it's his. Now look at the intelligence he's provided. Will he confess under torture?"
Old Ghost Xu cursed angrily. He had used such words in front of the old man before.
But the old man was not stupid. The Military Intelligence Department had obtained solid evidence, and Tu Fang had confessed. Moreover, the Military Intelligence Department did not dare to falsify information in such a matter to deceive him.
Xu Laogui's defense was not only useless, but it made him get scolded even more harshly.
"Director, I'll investigate immediately. If Tu Fang is truly a traitor, I won't let him off this time."
Zhao Zaili replied in a low voice. His words made Xu Laogui even angrier. "Can't you forgive him? Why can't you forgive him? He's in the Military Intelligence Department's prison. You're pretty capable, right? Go, bring him out to me. I'll personally interrogate him."
Zhao Zaili didn't say anything else. No matter how capable he was, he was not as capable as their director.
How could he possibly do something that even the director couldn't do? Tu Fang was a traitor bribed by Japanese spies, which was within the responsibilities of the Military Intelligence Department. The Military Intelligence Department was not on good terms with them, so it would take a long time for him to get someone here.
"Get lost! Go investigate immediately! If you find another person in your operations department who has ties to the government, you'll be fired as section chief."
Old Ghost Xu became more and more annoyed as he watched. Zhao Zaili left the office in a dejected manner, and immediately called Bao Shengqun and Zhou Mengru to his office and started scolding them.
Not only were they completely unaware of the traitor among their men, but even after someone found evidence and arrested the traitor, they were still foolish enough to file a complaint. This time they were truly humiliated.
Zhao Zaili cursed very harshly. He could imagine how embarrassed his director felt in front of the chairman, otherwise he would not have cursed him so harshly that he would quit his job.
It is true that Bao Shengqun is the director's man, but Tu Fang is his confidant. Since Tu Fang has gotten into trouble this time, Bao Shengqun is the first person responsible.
Before he, the section chief, is removed from his position, Bao Shengqun, the deputy section chief, will definitely be finished.
There is also Zhou Mengru. Tu Fang was his subordinate, and he had no idea that his subordinate had become a traitor. Fortunately, Tu Fang defected to the Japanese. If he had defected to the Red Party, would they still have any secrets in the future?
"Bao Shengqun, your son hid himself so well that he even hid it from me. Now that the Japanese know about it, you should think carefully about how you will end up."
After cursing, Zhao Zaili was still not satisfied and said coldly.
"I know I was wrong." Bao Shengqun didn't dare to look up and could only admit his mistake.
He felt even colder in his heart. Very few people knew that he was an illegitimate child. Tu Fang knew about it because it was Tu Fang who helped him find this concubine.
Unexpectedly, Tu Fang sold him out so thoroughly in order to please his new master.
He hadn't seen his son for more than a month. If the Japanese really attacked him and his mother, they would have no way of escaping.
Thinking of this, he became even more panicked and wanted to run over to see how the mother and child were doing.
The main thing is his son. His wife gave birth to three daughters but no sons. The Guo Party forbade concubines. In addition, his wife had a strong background and was related to the director's family. Otherwise, he would not have been valued by the director and promoted to deputy section chief.
In this situation, he wanted a son, but he didn't dare say it out loud, so he could only keep a concubine secretly. Fortunately, the concubine was very capable and really helped him give birth to a son.
This son is his only hope. Now that he knows his son might be in danger, how can he sit still?
"Get out." After cursing enough, Zhao Zaili let them go.
He felt really good about scolding people this time. Bao Shengqun was the deputy section chief and usually he didn't have such an opportunity to scold people, but when he thought of the director's warning to him, he was still furious.
Fortunately, he did not listen to Bao Shengqun's advice and went to the Military Intelligence Department to ask for people first. If he had gone there, he would have lost face even more.
"Ha ha ha ha."
The director of the Military Intelligence Department couldn't help laughing after hanging up the phone.
Someone at the official residence called him and told him that Xu Laogui was severely scolded by the chairman today and was almost dismissed from his post.
I let out all the anger I felt yesterday today.
This feeling is so great.
"Limin, send a telegram to Shanghai and ask Wu Yuantai how the matter has been resolved."
After laughing, the director told Secretary Qi that although Xu Laogui's attack had been avenged, the trouble caused by Wu Yuantai had not been completely resolved.
This is a bomb that must be defused as soon as possible.
"yes."
Secretary Qi smiled and lowered his head, then quickly went out to send the message.
Virgo was in a good mood today. Although he didn't hear the content of the call, he could guess what was going on.
For Virgo, there are only three things that can make him happy.
The first is power. The better the Military Intelligence Department performs, the more trust the Chairman will have in him, which will consolidate the power in his hands and strengthen it.
The second is women and wealth, which are things that many men like.
The third is to see Xu Laogui being humiliated. The conflicts between Chu Zuo and Xu Laogui are not one or two, and the two have complained about each other countless times.
In the early days, the Military Intelligence Department had few achievements, and the Director suffered a lot from Xu Laogui. In recent years, the Military Intelligence Department has achieved more and more results, and the Director's counterattack has become stronger and stronger.
Although the chairman still trusts Xu Laogui, he obviously values their directors more.
This time there was a traitor in the Party Affairs Investigation Office, and Xu Laogui was to blame. The traitor was then caught by their Military Intelligence Department. For a period of time afterwards, Xu Laogui could not raise his head in front of the director, but the director could satirize and ridicule him to his heart's content.
I guess Virgos will be in a good mood in the coming days.
In Shanghai, Wu Yuantai visited the American official several times and finally, after paying a considerable price, persuaded him not to let the government intervene in this matter.
This American official actually didn't intend to make a big deal out of it.
He didn't particularly care about his nephew, but since his nephew was dead, he had to give an explanation. Wu Yuantai gave him enough gold bars, so he gave up pursuing the responsibility.
After reaching a settlement with the victim, Wu Yuantai finally breathed a sigh of relief. He then contacted people at the American consulate, used his connections and spent money, and finally managed to suppress the matter.
I passed this hurdle, but this time I left a bad impression on Virgo, and I don’t know when I can make up for it.
In the office, Chu Lingyun was writing a closing report.
The cases of the Carp Team and the Smart Arc Team have been concluded, and this closing report will commend Shen Hanwen and Chu Yuan.
Shen Hanwen's military rank is likely to be promoted, but as for Chu Yuan, we have to wait a little longer.
However, Chu Yuan performed well in Tu Fang's case. Now all six people in Qing Muyang's team have been arrested, and the moles under his command have also been cleared out.
When the case is reported, Chu Yuan will be promoted to lieutenant.
There were a total of twenty-seven moles in the four mole groups. They identified eight people from the remittance slips, and all eight of them were in the four groups.
The Japanese spies were too cunning, and there were many cities where they remitted money. Chu Lingyun had limited manpower at the time, so he only investigated the big cities and it was impossible to find all the moles.
Even so, the gains this time were enormous.
The destruction of four intelligence groups was definitely a heavy blow to Japanese spies.
Since the establishment of the Military Intelligence Department, there has never been such an achievement. Not to mention that the other three groups in the Operations Department are jealous, the Intelligence Department, General Affairs Department, and Inspection Department all envy their Operations Group 4.
Only the interrogation department was better. Chu Lingyun arrested many people, which also brought them some credit.
Now the people in the interrogation department are very nice to Action Group 4. When they see people from Action Group 4, they will greet them warmly and ask them when they will catch another Japanese spy.
"Ring, ring, ring."
The phone on the table suddenly rang. Chu Lingyun put down his pen and picked up the receiver.
"Lingyun, congratulations."
A familiar voice came from the other end of the phone, and Chu Lingyun immediately recognized it as Deputy Director Yu from Hangzhou.
"Thank you, Deputy Director Yu."
Chu Lingyun thanked him immediately. Deputy Director Yu would not specially call to congratulate him, a team leader. There must be something else.
First update, more to come.