Chapter 236 Congratulations on your promotion
"Thank you, Station Master. Before I die, I have something to report. I suspect there are Japanese spies inside our station. I have reported this intelligence several times, and Ito Sosuke didn't seem surprised after reading it, as if he already knew it."
Ren Cheng finally threw another bomb. Cai Zheng was stunned, Fang Hai was completely stunned, Chu Lingyun frowned, and Zhu Qing opened his mouth.
Is there a traitor at Hangzhou Station?
This is indeed possible. Even in the headquarters with such strict security, there are two Japanese spies. It is not surprising that there are many people who were instigated by them in the Hangzhou station.
But this traitor had nothing to do with Chu Lingyun. His only mission was to capture Ren Cheng. Once he was captured, the mission would be accomplished. If Chu Lingyun had not wanted Ren Cheng's confession, he would have sent a telegram to Nanjing to report the matter.
"Are you sure?"
Cai Zhengru looked serious. A traitor had made him so anxious. If there was another traitor, how would the director look at him?
He felt a little regretful about why he suddenly returned home, and he shouldn't have interrogated Chu Lingyun in front of him. But they had arrested someone, and if they asked him to participate in the interrogation, he couldn't refuse.
Now he hated Ren Cheng again. How could he tell such a secret in front of outsiders?
Chu Lingyun and Zhu Qing are both from the headquarters. They will definitely report after returning to the headquarters. What will the director think of him then?
He was so angry when there was a traitor, and he couldn't imagine what would happen to him if there was another one.
"I'm not sure, I just suspect."
Ren Cheng did not conclude that there were still people in the station who were instigated by the Japanese, which made Cai Zhengru breathe a sigh of relief. As long as he was not confirmed, it was fine, as this way he still had room to maneuver.
"Push it down."
Cai Zhengru didn't dare to continue the trial. It would not be too late to try the rest of the matter later. Family disgrace should not be made public.
"Stationmaster Cai, my mission is complete. We will return to Nanjing tomorrow. You can handle the rest."
After leaving the interrogation room, Chu Lingyun immediately told Cai Zhengru that he didn't want to get involved in the mess at the Hangzhou station. Investigating traitors was the most offensive thing, and he had a deep understanding of this at the headquarters.
To this day, the people in the Inspection Department are still resentful of their Action Group 4.
"Team Leader Chu, thank you so much this time. I'll treat you tonight and we can have a nice drink."
Cai Zhengru held Chu Lingyun's hands with both hands, kept thanking him, and winked at Fang Hai. Fang Hai was worthy of being his first confidant and immediately understood what he meant.
"Team Leader Chu, Team Leader Zhu, Captain Shen, I'm going to take you to rest. Please follow me."
The stationmaster wanted to keep the secret secret and not let the headquarters know that they had a traitor.
Although Ren Cheng didn't dare to confirm it, given Chu Zuo's personality, he would rather believe it than not. By then, they would probably be in a mess again.
Fang Hai brought the three of them to the conference room and immediately said, "Three of you, I have an unwelcome request. Could you please not tell anyone about what you heard today when you return home?"
Fang Hai said carefully that he was buying time for the webmaster to prepare the hush money.
Only he can say this, it is not appropriate for the webmaster to come forward in person.
"Team Leader Fang, I understand your concerns. I can keep it to myself, but you must come up with a good result. Otherwise, with Director's temper, none of us can afford it."
Chu Lingyun said lightly, Fang Hai invited them to chat alone, and Chu Lingyun understood what he meant.
It's okay to help them keep it secret, but they can't keep it secret for too long, and they must investigate internally. Otherwise, if there's another traitor in the future, the Director will blame them for not reporting it.
They will be in trouble together then, so they need to be restricted. If they can't do it, Chu Lingyun can only report it truthfully.
"I understand. Don't worry. Give us seven days, no, ten days, and we'll get to the bottom of this."
Fang Hai nodded continuously. He originally wanted seven days, but felt it was not safe, so he changed it to ten days.
"Team Leader Zhu, what do you think?"
Chu Lingyun looked at Zhu Qing. Shen Hanwen didn't need to ask, he would do whatever he said.
"I've always kept my mouth shut." Zhu Qing smiled.
They agreed, and Fang Hai felt a little relieved. He continued to chat with them, mainly complimenting them, but these compliments were sincere. He really admired Chu Lingyun.
It was unimaginable that the traitor was caught in just one day. When no one received the telegram from the headquarters, they had not expected that Ren Cheng would be found so quickly.
In the evening, Cai Zhengru personally hosted a banquet at Louwailou. After eating and drinking, Chu Lingyun and the other two each received a gift box.
Chu Lingyun and Zhu Qing had the same things in their boxes, ten gold bars, but Shen Hanwen had fewer, only six.
The three of them knew very well the purpose of giving this money.
It was a good deal to get so many gold bars by helping them hide it for a few days. However, Cai Zhengru felt very painful. He had given Chu Lingyun thirty gold bars before, and this time he took out twenty-six more, a total of fifty-six.
Even for him, it would take a long time to earn this money.
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At the Military Intelligence Department, Secretary Qi quickly came to the office when it was almost time to get off work.
"Director, Chu Lingyun and the Hangzhou station called together. The traitor, the deputy team leader of the Hangzhou station, has been apprehended alive, and the truth behind his subversion has been revealed. Chu Lingyun will give a detailed report on the case upon his return."
"So soon? Chu Lingyun just received the order yesterday, right?"
The director was stunned. If it weren't for Secretary Qi's suggestion, he would never have thought of asking Chu Lingyun to help the Hangzhou station solve the case.
But how long has it been since the order was issued? It was issued yesterday, and the task was completed today?
Secretary Qi nodded gently. "That's right. The telegram only said that Chu Lingyun completed the task, but didn't describe the specific process. When he comes back, I'll ask him to tell you in detail how he solved the case."
"Well done, Chu Lingyun."
The director smiled. The traitor was captured alive and the hidden danger was completely eliminated. He was not afraid even if Xu Laogui knew about it, after all, the traitor was in their hands.
As for the old man, he has plenty of ways to get by.
"Limin, look at this. Cai Zhengru is such an idiot. He couldn't find the person for such a long time. Chu Lingyun went there and he caught the person in just one day. He is so incompetent."
While he was happy, the director was also angry when he thought of Cai Zhengru's performance.
Secretary Qi smiled and said, "Director, Cai Zhengru is indeed not doing well. You should scold him and ask him to correct his mistakes. However, Hangzhou Station has made some achievements in recent years."
When the director scolded someone, Secretary Qi understood that Cai Zhengru had passed the test this time. If the director did not say a word, he would have to immediately notify Cai Zhengru to be prepared and quickly smooth out relationships to protect himself.
"I'm too lazy to scold him. Send him a message and tell him to concentrate on his work from now on. If he makes any more mistakes, I will immediately remove him as stationmaster."
The director waved his hand, and as expected, he did not continue to hold Cai Zhengru responsible.
Secretary Qi slowly retreated, and Cai Zhengru was finally saved.
But Chu Lingyun was truly astonishing. He had helped them catch the man in just one day. What on earth had Cai Zheng been doing for so long? Was he just looking for women every day?
I must give him a warning this time. If he doesn't pay attention, I won't be able to protect him in the future.
The next morning, Cai Zhengru personally sent Chu Lingyun and others to the train station.
Chu Lingyun, Zhu Qing, Shen Hanwen and Zhu Qing's captain naturally rode in the first-class car, and there were several other team members following them to provide protection.
The other team members could only squeeze into other carriages.
Zhu Qing sat comfortably on the soft seat. This trip was really worth it. He didn't do any work, but he got all the credit and wealth.
It is true that Shen Hanwen led the team during the operation, but they were his men, so he cannot escape the credit.
The train was not fast and the journey was smooth, and everyone arrived in Nanjing.
Zhu Qing completed his mission successfully this time. Nanjing was their home ground. Chu Lingyun had many people around him and did not need his protection.
The day before they arrived, Kono Kobayashi and Jiang Tengkong had already arrived in Nanjing.
They stayed in a small hotel. There were not many people coming with them, only members of the action team, and twelve more people would come later.
There were only sixteen of them coming from Shanghai this time. In addition to them, Kono Kobayashi's action team deployed two undercover teams in Nanjing, mainly to take on some assassination, protection and rescue missions.
The action team has more people than the intelligence team, with eight people in each team. They are not responsible for collecting intelligence. They just need to hide themselves and wait for orders.
This way they are not easily exposed. If they do not have a mission, they are just like ordinary people and it is impossible to tell that they are Japanese in disguise.
If both groups were gathered together, Kono Kobayashi would have sixteen more people, bringing the total number to more than thirty.
An assassination does not require too many people. The most important thing in an assassination is to find the right opportunity and kill with one blow. In someone else's territory, having more people is sometimes not an advantage, but a burden.
"Jiang Teng-jun."
Kono Kobayashi knocked on Jiang Tengkong's door and Jiang Tengkong invited him in.
Unlike Kitagawa Ming, Kono Kobayashi has no prejudice against Jiang Tengkong. Jiang Tengkong was once a lieutenant colonel and a military attaché at the consulate.
Kono Kobayashi, who came from a farming family, actually respected diplomats like them.
"Kono-kun, have you found out Chu Lingyun's whereabouts?"
Jiang Tengkong asked immediately after closing the door. The team leader this time was Kono Kobayashi. He was sent by Beichuan Ming to assist in the operation just because he knew a little about Chu Lingyun.
All the operatives are Kono Kobayashi's subordinates, and Jiang Tengkong is an outsider here.
"Not yet, I'm still investigating."
The intelligence team was unable to help, so Kono Kobayashi had to do it alone this time. He had sent people to keep an eye on the military intelligence department, and everyone had a photo in their hands.
This photo was obtained by Jiang Tengkong when he was in Wuhan. Iijima Naoki searched for Chu Lingyun for so long but couldn't even find a photo, which made Beichuan Ming very disappointed.
The photo is from the Hubei Headquarters. It was taken when Chu Lingyun was assigned to the army. It is a solo portrait. In the photo, Chu Lingyun has a smile on his face and looks very young.
Kono Kobayashi found it hard to believe that such a child could destroy so many of the empire's elites?
"Don't be anxious, Kono-kun. The enemy is cunning. We must be patient and wait for the opportunity to kill him and avenge our warriors."
Jiang Tengkong encouraged, and on the day he received the task, he passed the news to Tian Pei.
However, after arriving in Nanjing, he did not have the opportunity to go out alone, so the people in the Military Intelligence Department do not know their specific location yet, only the approximate time of their arrival.
"Yes, kill him and avenge the Imperial Warriors."
Kono Kobayashi nodded involuntarily, with a bloodthirsty light in his eyes, as if Chu Lingyun had been killed by him and fell in a pool of blood.
Jiang Tengkong didn't have the chance to pass on the information, but he was not in a hurry. Since the Chinese knew that they had arrived in Nanjing, how could they not be on guard at all?
Although Chu Lingyun is young, he is extremely terrifying. Kono Kobayashi is just a big guy who can only charge into battle. If he and Kitagawa Ming were not from the same hometown and he was not very brave in previous battles, he would never have been able to become the leader of the action team.
Jiang Tengkong was very sure that Kono Kobayashi could never be a match for Chu Lingyun.
Chu Lingyun came to the office early the next morning. Henian asked him to take a day off, but he couldn't sit still. He had been out for so long and wanted to know how the work in the group was going recently.
"Team Leader, there were several calls looking for you while you were away. I wrote them all down for you."
Chu Yuan was the first to arrive at the office. During the days when Chu Lingyun was away, Chu Yuan was on duty personally. When there was a phone call, he would answer it and write down who was calling.
There wasn't much of a list, just names and times written on it.
The one at the bottom is Lin Shi. He called yesterday. Chu Yuan asked him if there was anything important, and he said it was okay and he would call back another day.
The one above is Wang Sheng. Wang Sheng made two phone calls and also did not say that there was anything important. If the matter was urgent, Chu Yuan would help him contact Chu Lingyun.
Since it's not urgent, I wrote it all down.
There was an unfamiliar number on the phone. Chu Lingyun didn't know who it was. The other party only said that his surname was Niu and did not leave his full name.
Picking up the phone, Chu Lingyun called Wang Sheng first.
"Commander Chu, you're back." Wang Sheng said happily when he heard Chu Lingyun's voice.
Chu Lingyun is his right hand, and he always feels a little uneasy when he is not in Nanjing.
"I went out for something and just came back last night. What do you want to talk to me about?"
"Nothing much, just the tributes from the merchants this month have arrived. I'll deliver them to you when you're free."
There was really nothing important that Wang Sheng wanted to talk to Chu Lingyun about. First, he wanted to thank him for what he did last time, and second, he wanted to deliver this month's gold bars to Chu Lingyun.
He didn't dare keep the money in his hands for too long, so it would be better to give it away as soon as possible.
"Come over now?"
Chu Lingyun looked at the time. He had nothing to do at the moment, so he decided to let Wang Sheng deliver it.
This money is not just for him, he also has to give it to Henian. Ten gold bars are not a lot. He will go to see Henian to report the case of Hangzhou Station later, so it is a good opportunity to bring it to him.
"Okay, I'll be right there."
After hanging up the phone, Chu Lingyun called Lin Shi back. Lin Shi was not in the office, so his colleagues went to call him.
"Lin Shi, congratulations, you've been promoted."
When Lin Shi answered the phone, Chu Lingyun's first words were congratulations. His colleague had just called Lin Shi "Section Chief Lin", which meant that Lin Shi had got what he wished for and was promoted.
"He's just a deputy section chief, not worth mentioning. Thank you very much for this. When are you free?"
Lin Shi smiled and said that he called Chu Lingyun to pay back the money. He didn't dare to pay it back immediately last time. Now that some time has passed, he felt that it was about time, so he took the initiative to make an appointment.
It turned out that Chu Lingyun was not in Nanjing, and the person who answered the phone did not say when he would be back. Only a day later, Chu Lingyun called.
First update, more to come.