"Have you checked indoors and outdoors?"

Zuo Zhong walked to the sofa and sat down and pressed his hands.

"Everything has been checked and a reliable brother has been sent to keep an eye on it."

Song Minghao replied respectfully.

Zuo Dian nodded, took off his coat and put it aside, and looked up at everyone: "Well, the Japanese are pervasive, so it's best to be careful. Please report on the recent work progress first.

We will hold regular meetings from time to time for the purpose of discovering and solving problems. The three cobblers are like Zhuge Liang, but we must keep it confidential. No one is allowed to disclose it outside this door."

"yes."

Among those present, Song Minghao had the highest military rank and position, and he was still the first to speak: "Old Wu and I opened a warehouse near the dock, mainly dealing in kerosene, wood and other goods.

Our goal is to establish a stable intelligence channel among the business circles in Shanghai. We have made good progress in the past. We have met many Japanese and foreign businessmen and have a certain network of contacts.

After the war broke out, the shop was temporarily requisitioned by the Japanese and could not carry out business for the time being. I asked the clerk to go home first, and we also stayed in the dormitory to avoid unnecessary casualties."

Song Minghao gave a detailed report on his work. The people who could appear in this room were at least unit commanders. There was no need to hide them. Of course, the people below him did not know these situations.

"Well, very good. As the war develops, it is best for the warehouse to move closer to industries related to logistics such as fuel, food, and minerals."

Zuo Zhong put his hands on the armrests of the sofa and expressed his opinion: "In the final analysis, intelligence is a combination of numbers and words. Your warehouse will be more effective than inciting a spy to rebel."

The so-called warehouse is a place that provides accommodation, storage, promotion, and consignment of goods for merchants. It can be regarded as a real-life version of Pinxixi or Moubao. After the platform is established, the information value is extremely high.

Song Minghao understands that this is also his and Wu Jingzhong's plan. It doesn't matter if they don't make money or even lose money at this stage. The most important thing is to develop the relationship well. After all, they are not real businessmen.

Seeing that he understood, Zuo Zhong nodded slightly with satisfaction, and then turned his head to look at the bald head.

"Gui Youguang, how are you doing?"

"Reports, some good and some bad."

Gui Youguang frowned and said the problem he encountered: "The business of the tavern is good, and I have established a firm foothold in the neighborhood. I also bribed Ji Yunqing, the boss of the Cao Gang in Shanghai, who you asked me to monitor.

servant.

According to the other party, the old boy was very busy after the war broke out. He met with the unsteady leaders of the Cao Gang every day. It was impossible to know exactly what was discussed. Ji Yunqing was very cautious, and there were people outside the door to protect him wherever they talked.

The problem is, unless he is a well-known gang member, we cannot penetrate this person's inner circle. Deputy Director, can we change the direction and instigate rebellion from within, recruit, and develop ears and eyes to serve us."

Ji Yunqing......

Ji Yunqing...

Zuo Zhong silently recited the name twice. The other party was one of the surveillance targets sent by someone and Dai Chunfeng to Shanghai. Apart from Boss Huang, Boss Du and Boss Zhang, this person was the most influential person in Shanghai.

Help the boss.

He has many disciples and grandsons who serve in the government and the military. Such people show their loyalty to the government while flirting with the Japanese. They are really abominable, but they cannot be dealt with at will.

Among other things, Ji Yunqing had a life-saving and supporting role for Boss Zhang, one of the three tycoons in Shanghai. One move can affect the whole body.

It's a joke that the dignified Secret Service would turn against a gangster leader.

But there is no way, Shanghai is not just the government's Shanghai, the interests of all parties are mixed, completely offending the Caobang group, which will have a negative side for the current frontal combat and future intelligence struggles, so we can only think about it in the long term.

However, Chang Yuqing, who sent people to Nanxiang Town to investigate the movements of the Ninth Army and guide Japanese bombers, and Ji Yunqing were both members of the Cao Gang and both worked for the Japanese. Could there be any connection between these two people?

I don’t know where Chang Yuqing is hiding now. Can he find this person through Ji Yunqing?

While Zuo Zhong was thinking, he motioned for Wu Chunyang to continue.

"Deputy Director, I have no problem here. We have set up a car dealership in the French Concession and the Public Concession. Our people are lurking among the car drivers to collect the most basic intelligence.

The personnel of the French restaurant in the public concession that was just purchased were also screened. There were a total of 7 staff members. Except for the discovery of an informant from the police station and a person of unknown origin, the rest of the background was very clean."

Wu Chunyang reported on his work. Compared with Song Minghao and others, he had the heaviest burden. There were three fixed properties alone, covering two concessions.

"Haha, two of the seven people have identity issues. This ratio is not low. You can see it. From now on, when you do things, you have to open an eye in the back of your head."

Zuo Zhong sneered, and then made arrangements for the two people: "You can find a reason to open up the patrol room's spies and people with unknown origins, and try not to kill anyone, so as not to arouse suspicion.

The screening work cannot be stopped and must be reviewed from time to time. These areas will be very important in the future and must not leave any nails. Chunyang cannot take it lightly and must treat it as a top priority."

"Understood, a lot of refugees have arrived recently. I think we can use the excuse of reducing personnel expenses to fire them and replace them with a few refugees with lower wages.

This reason is very reasonable. As far as I know, many stores have already done this. Rather than letting people with ulterior motives make money, it is better to give money to those who really need it."

Wu Chunyang straightened his back in his seat and replied that intelligence work was his specialty, so he dressed up as a waiter just to observe the staff of the French restaurant up close.

Who would have thought that the person standing at the door all day long to greet guests is the hotel owner. This is a good way to discover problems from different angles.

From this, Zuo Zhong thought of a classic famous saying in the book, if you don't do it, someone will do it, but it has nothing to do with him or not. It is enough to eliminate the unstable factors.

Thinking of this, he patted the armrest lightly, and when everyone looked over, he reported the bombing of Commander Zhang's headquarters and introduced the inside story of the incident in detail.

At the same time, he also told Chang Yuqing's situation. In order to keep it confidential, he had not disclosed relevant information before. Except for Gui Youguang, who participated in the interrogation of the Jinmen gangsters captured by the Ninth Army and knew some of the information, no one else knew about it.

This is the time to announce it. This person must be sanctioned as soon as possible, otherwise there will be endless consequences. This time Chang Yuqing helped the Japanese to blow up Chief Zhang. Will he help the Japanese to blow up someone to the sky next time? No one will do this kind of thing.

Dare to guarantee.

Everyone's expressions were solemn after hearing this. They did not expect that the traitor could be so destructive. He destroyed an army headquarters with only three reflectors. This made them realize one thing.

In the past, they had the advantage and could mobilize the military, police and other forces. Now the enemy can do the same, and a slight negligence on our side will cause huge losses.

"Everyone understand, we are currently at a disadvantage and will remain so for a long time. Past results cannot explain anything. You must turn this corner."

Zuo Zhong looked at his subordinates seriously and reminded him seriously: "If you can't turn around, something big will happen. We are all old brothers. I don't want to see your names in the pension list."

"yes."

Song Minghao and others stood up to reply.

"Sit down, there is one more thing."

After Zuo Zhong beat everyone, he changed the topic and asked: "Gui Youguang, has Ji Yunqing done anything unusual in the past two days, such as going to places he would not normally go, or meeting unusual people.

Chang Yuqing was wanted after 128, and it has been five years since he fled to the Northeast. Five years can change a lot of things, even if he was originally a local gangster, and his personal connections may have long been gone.

These gangsters talk about loyalty and only think about profits. Even if he has the support of the Japanese, can he really do so many things even if he has the support of the Japanese? I think it is impossible.

Apart from anything else, there has been a lot of construction work in Shanghai in recent years, with many more roads and buildings. How did a group of traitors who have been operating in the north for a long time find a suitable place to install reflective equipment?

I think there is something wrong here, and it is very likely that someone helped him. Combined with our surveillance of Caogang members some time ago, Ji Yunqing is the most suspicious, at least this person has this strength."

Song Minghao and others all agreed. Shanghai is not a small place. It has millions of residents and countless small alleys with no names on the map. It would take a while for outsiders to just memorize the place names, let alone to perform tasks.

According to what the deputy director said, Chang Yuqing and those traitors returned to Shanghai at the end of July, and it would take at least half a month until the war started on August 13. Such a short period of time was not enough to familiarize themselves with the situation in the Chinese community. They could not be under fire.

Let's wander around.

When Gui Youguang heard Zuo Zhong's question, he raised his head and said affirmatively: "Deputy Director, the gangster from Jinmen who took refuge with Chang Yuqing said that after they arrived in Shanghai, they would stay at the dock and were not allowed to go out.

If this is true, it means that they are not familiar with the terrain at all. Nanxiang Town is easy to find. As long as you have a map or even ask passers-by, you can find the place. This is not surprising.

However, the headquarters of the Ninth Army Group is surrounded by factory areas, and the roads are extremely complicated. The guides must have someone to guide them, and Ji Yunqing has many apprentices who serve as foremen in the factories.

From this point of view, the possibility of the other party colluding with Chang Yuqing is indeed very high. The problem is that Ji Yunqing has been living in seclusion these days, and we have also monitored the external calls, and there is nothing wrong."

The big bald man paused for a while when he said this, and his expression suddenly changed to a fierce suggestion: "How about arresting Ji Yunqing? We won't be afraid that he will not tell the truth when he is sentenced. Leave this matter to me, and I promise to send him to prison tomorrow."

Come to you."

Zuo Zhong had an expressionless face. When he heard that Gui Youguang was able to combine intelligence and known situations for analysis, he was quite happy. He felt that this guy had made a lot of progress and actually knew how to think with his brain.

I was just about to say a few words of praise, but in the end I heard this sentence again. If I could catch someone, I would have made a big firework to send Ji Yunqing to the west, so there was no need to talk such nonsense.

Taking a deep breath, Zuo Zhong looked at the others: "I called Boss Du before I came here. He said he didn't know where Chang Yuqing was hiding. I don't believe it.

There is no business in Shanghai that he does not touch, and there is no one in the industrial and commercial circles, literary circles, or political circles who does not show courtesy to him. In addition, he has been sending cheap medicines to the poor for a long time to attract people's hearts, and he is the most well-informed.

He doesn't know Chang Yuqing's position. Haha, I'm afraid he doesn't want to know. No wonder people say that among the three tycoons in Shanghai, Boss Huang is greedy for money, Boss Zhang is good at fighting, and Boss Du is a good man.

Selling out fellow disciples and cooperating with the government is indeed a big taboo of the Cao Gang, but he has never thought about whether the interests of the country and the nation are more important than the rules of the Cao Gang. It can only be said that interests are popular."

When the last few words came out of Zuo Zhong's mouth, Song Minghao shivered subconsciously. People who were described like this by the deputy director usually did not end well.

But that's Boss Du, a man with powerful hands and eyes. If he doesn't get into trouble, people will die.

He thought for a while and said cautiously: "If Ji Yunqing and Chang Yuqing had a private contact, they would definitely not make a big deal about it. After all, the situation of the battle is not clear, and it is still unclear who will win or lose.

People like the other party don't let the hawk see the rabbit before they see the rabbit, so if no abnormality is found, it does not mean that this person is innocent. I suggest that the investigation be stepped up and not rely too much on Boss Du."

"Well, Lao Song is right."

Zuo Zhong glanced at Song Minghao and gave an order to Gui Youguang: "Put the other things aside for now and keep an eye on Ji Yunqing for me. As for the eyeliner issue, I agree with your suggestion.

There are so many apprentices on the other side, and there are always a few who are patriotic. Let’s start from this aspect. Remember, these people tend to be soft rather than tough. You should not use your power to overwhelm others, but use your feelings for family and country to influence them.

However, there should be no shortage of monitoring methods. We must prevent others from making counter-intentional plans. Don’t think that gangsters are easy to deal with. Be careful if the boat capsizes in the gutter. Okay, let’s talk about another thing.”

After getting down to business, he leaned back on the sofa relaxedly and looked around with a smile: "The department has opened two special training classes in Shanghai. You must have heard about it.

District Director Yu Xingle of East China District has almost made preparations for this matter. School will start in two days. From now on, except for Gui Youguang, all of you can go to teach the students when you have time.

There are many students from high schools and universities inside, all of whom are good prospects, and all other departments are keeping an eye on them. Lao Song, as the deputy chief of the Information Department, you need to pay close attention."

Several people in the room were smiling. They knew about this. The Jiangsu-Zhejiang Action Committee had recruited a lot of people some time ago, and the bureau chief selected the educated young people among them for professional intelligence training.

Compared with the newcomers from the Hangzhou Police Academy, these people do not have an advantage in professional skills, but because they do not have a military and police background, they are more malleable and are very suitable for intelligence work.
To be continued...