Chapter 83 There is a way
After sorting out the list, Chu Lingyun called Captain Yao and Captain Huang to his office.
"These are the 24 suspects we've finally screened out. That's eight people per squadron. We'll be conducting the final verification next."
"Yes," the two captains responded at the same time.
With more than twenty people, the verification will definitely be easier than before, but they have to wait for Chu Lingyun's orders on how to verify.
"It's impossible for all twenty-four people to be Japanese spies. We need to conduct a detailed investigation and surveillance of them, with four members assigned to monitor each person around the clock. We also need to quickly investigate their past activities, hobbies, social relationships, and the places they frequently visit."
Chu Lingyun gave the order, and the two captains stood up straight and accepted the task.
Each squadron investigates eight people at a time and sends four people to monitor them in turns, requiring a total of thirty-two people.
Now each squadron has more than fifty people, which is enough for the remaining people to conduct detailed investigations on them and find out everything about their past.
The entire action team became busy again.
If it were Wang Jialiang, seeing that there were only 24 people left, he would probably have arrested them all with great fanfare and interrogated them one by one.
Chu Lingyun would not do this. Real Japanese spies are not so easy to deal with. Many of them can withstand the initial punishment and have good acting skills.
Others, however, may be forced to confess under torture because they cannot withstand it.
They are not real Japanese spies, and the intelligence they can provide is definitely false, which will only cause trouble for future investigations.
What's more, Chu Lingyun has to personally conduct the final screening based on the investigation results to prevent accidental injuries.
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In a private room of an exquisite restaurant in Nanjing, He Nian, the chief of the Operations Section of the Military Intelligence Department Headquarters, was pouring wine.
Sitting opposite him was Secretary Qi. He Nian and Secretary Qi were from the same hometown and had been middle school classmates. They had a very good relationship at the station.
More than ten days ago, Xu Yi, the head of the Intelligence Department, promised the director that he would catch the spy, but he didn't expect that he would mess up the mission again.
It’s not that they didn’t catch anyone, but the one they caught was a dead person.
Once a person died, all subsequent clues were cut off. The director got angry again. Xu Yi's name contained the word "Yi", but he was not moral. In order to reduce his own responsibility, he put all the blame on the operations department.
It was indeed the Operations Department that was on the mission, and Henian was severely scolded and suffered terribly.
"Brother Limin, you have to help me this time. If the Operations Department doesn't show some results, even if the director doesn't fire me, I won't be able to continue working here."
He Nian had a bitter look on his face. He invited Secretary Qi to drink, but actually he was asking for help.
If we were to ask who in the entire Military Intelligence Department knows the Director best, it would be his old classmate.
"You know Virgo's temper. You really didn't do well this time."
Secretary Qi sighed. He was very aware of the crisis of the New Year's greetings, but Director Chu was not like other people who could just give some money to appease him and the problem would be solved. Money had to be given, but results had to be achieved as well.
Otherwise, Virgo may turn against you at any time.
"I know, but this time it wasn't entirely our fault. The intelligence department's stalkers were discovered, and when we took action, they were already fully prepared. We had no choice but to storm, and in the end, I lost two of my brothers."
Henian sighed, raised his glass, and the two drank together.
"It's fine for me to say a few good words for you in front of Virgo, but these words may not be effective. Virgos are very independent and will not be easily influenced by others."
After finishing the drink, Secretary Qi spoke slowly, and Henian hurriedly poured him another glass.
"But I do have an idea to solve your biggest problem right now."
After Henian poured the wine, Secretary Qi suddenly said something. Henian was slightly startled and didn't even notice that the wine overflowed. It was only when Secretary Qi reminded him that he hurriedly took back the wine jug.
"Brother Limin, please teach me."
He is now on the edge of a tightrope. If he fails to produce reliable results, being fired as section chief would probably be the best outcome.
They are an intelligence agency, and he is the head of the operations department of the headquarters, holding a high position of power. Other departments could at most transfer him to other positions, but he couldn't. It was extremely difficult for him to leave the Military Intelligence Department.
He couldn't be transferred out and lost the trust of Virgo. The final outcome for him would definitely not be good.
Secretary Qi raised his head and smiled mysteriously, "Do you know why Wang Yuemin has made so many contributions and left such a good impression on the director?"
"Wang Yuemin has captured so many Japanese spies and seized two code books. He's made such a great contribution. How could the Director not have a good impression of him?"
Secretary Qi shook his head: "I'm talking about how he achieved his merits."
He Nian stared at Secretary Qi in a daze and said slowly, "Didn't he say that he had a very capable subordinate named Chu Lingyun who had captured many Japanese spies?"
Chu Lingyun had just been commended by the entire station and had made such great contributions before. He Nian had naturally heard of his name.
"That's right. Let's put it this way. All the credit for the Wuhan station went to Chu Lingyun. Wang Yuemin didn't do anything at all. He even made a mistake before, and it was Chu Lingyun who made up for it for him."
Secretary Qi smiled and nodded. He Nian suddenly understood what Secretary Qi meant.
"Chu Lingyun is so important to Wang Yuemin, there's no way he would give her to me."
He Nian said a little disappointedly that he thought Secretary Qi had some particularly good ideas, but he didn't expect that he was asking him to poach people.
But it is not so easy to dig into this corner. If he had such capable subordinates, he would have to fight with others if they came to snatch his people.
"If you ask for it, Wang Yuemin will definitely not agree. But if the director asks, it's different. You have to give it to Wang Yuemin even if he doesn't want to."
Secretary Qi smiled again. The last time he went to Wuhan, Chu Lingyun really amazed him.
Especially when watching Chu Lingyun investigating the case, he managed to put together those clues that had almost nothing to do with the Japanese spies and finally successfully caught the Japanese spies.
You can't get a sense of his abilities just by listening to reports; you have to see it with your own eyes to understand.
If the Wuhan station reports again how many Japanese spies they have captured and what they have seized, Secretary Qi will not be surprised at all. He will know without asking that it must be Chu Lingyun's credit again.
"Will the Virgo help me get someone?"
Henian still lacked confidence. Although Wang Yuemin was the deputy webmaster, he exercised the power of the webmaster. Everyone understood that Wang Yuemin would definitely be promoted to the position of webmaster.
Now the director looks at Wang Yuemin differently, how could he possibly help me get him back?
"If there's no progress at headquarters, it'll be embarrassing for the director."
Secretary Qi smiled faintly, and Henian's eyes suddenly brightened.
That's right, the Director is a person who cares a lot about face. Now the counter-espionage work of Wuhan Station is much better than that of their headquarters. The Director is ashamed. If he puts aside his face and cries, maybe he can really make the Director speak up.
Once the director started talking, Wang Yuemin had no way of stopping him.