Taking over his Mauser pistol from Zhao Yansheng.
Cheng Qianfan did not speak, but checked again to confirm that there was nothing wrong with the pistol.
"Thank you." He said lightly.
Zhao Yansheng snorted, but said nothing more.
This is what an agent is. You only believe in yourself. Carrying a gun is the agent's life insurance. It's useless if others say it's okay. They need to confirm it themselves.
Zhao Yansheng is also an agent himself. If it were him, he would check the gun again.
He understood this.
But, not happy.
This proud young man showed his kindness to Cheng Qianfan not to 'curry favor' with him. In terms of status in the Secret Service, Cheng Wufang, a newcomer to the Secret Service, was far behind him.
He just wanted to express his apology again. This apology was not directed at Cheng Wufang, but out of respect for Cheng Wufang's martyr parents.
…
In the small white building, Yu Ping'an's office is brightly lit.
When Zhao Yansheng arrived with Cheng Qianfan, there were already many people in the office.
Several men who were talking in low voices with Yu Pingan raised their heads and were surprised to see Yu Pingan's confidant Zhao Yansheng coming in with a strange face.
The confidentiality level of this operation is extremely high. Who is this young man? Why was he able to attend?
"Cheng Wufang, a new student in the special training class, just came to report." Yu Ping'an said calmly.
Ignoring the strange looks others looked at Cheng Qianfan, Yu Ping'an said, "Let's get started."
The confidential secretary took the document and read aloud to everyone:
"Kawada Yongji, commonly known as Guo Tianxun."
"He has been active in the Puppet Manchuria and Pingjin areas for a long time. He is about forty years old."
"A veteran agent of the Puppet Manchukuo Railway Investigation Section."
"The public identities include the director of the Manchuria Kyonomaru Chamber of Commerce, the director of the Manchurian Culture Research Association, and the professor of the Department of Archeology of Tokyo Imperial University."
"If you can speak authentic Northeastern dialect, you are a master of China."
"This person has a profound understanding of our country's history, culture, human geography and social customs."
"This person has been operating in Manchukuo and North China for a long time, and has cracked down on our spy organization many times."
"We lost more than 20 agents under his command."
"The right-hand man of Japanese spy leader Kenji Doihara. Kenji Doihara admires him very much."
"Yesterday morning, Kawada Yongji sneaked into this city under the alias Zhou Tianqun and stayed at the Kawaki Club in the Japanese Concession."
"'Qiqiaohua' sent a message that Kawada Nagakichi will appear at the Maiyuqiao Pier this morning."
After the report, the confidential secretary closed the document and stood quietly aside.
…
Yu Ping'an glanced at everyone and said with a serious expression, "My colleagues from the Secret Service in North China and Northeast China have fought against Kawada Nagakichi many times, with heavy casualties and serious injuries, but not a single hair on him was hurt. This guy is now in Hangzhou. I don't care if he comes to Hangzhou."
What is it for? There is only one request."
He paused and said almost through gritted teeth, "I hope you all will work together and never let it slip away again. I would like to emphasize again that Kawada is very cunning and vigilant. I am warning you that you must not take it lightly."
"Anyone who is slacking off or neglecting his duties will be subject to military law."
"Yes!" everyone shouted in unison.
Yu Pingan nodded and then began to assign tasks.
"Delong, you and twenty people will be the first to deploy at the dock."
"Xi Ming, you lead plainclothes people pretending to be tourists picking up relatives and friends."
"Inform the Hangzhou Municipal Police to be on guard near the pier and to search for rebellious parties. We are on call at any time."
Everyone took the order and left.
A middle-aged man with a rosy nose asked anxiously, "Deputy Director Yu, where are we?"
"You?" Yu Ping'an glanced at the other party, "Your people are setting up defenses on the outside to catch fish that slip through the net."
"Deputy Director Yu?" The man with rosacea was anxious. They were the Hangzhou Secret Service Action Team, but they were left aside during the operation in Hangzhou to do some finishing work. This really made him lose face.
"I don't want what happened to Huang Xifan to happen again." Yu Ping'an said coldly.
One month ago, the Hangzhou Secret Service arrested Huang Xifan, a staff officer of the Hangzhou Garrison who had been bribed by the Japanese. Under heavy siege, Huang Xifan escaped.
It was later found out that Huang Xifan, who was in disguise, used two small yellow croakers to bribe the agents who set up a card to intercept him, but he was actually fooled into escaping.
This incident caused Dai Chunfeng to be furious and shot three agents who had neglected their duties.
The face of the man with rosacea changed continuously, he stamped his feet, snarled, and left without daring to say anything more.
"Cheng Wufang has also been temporarily dispatched to your place to participate in this operation." Yu Ping'an said suddenly.
"Deputy Director Yu, I have enough people under my command, no need." The man with rosacea glanced at Cheng Qianfan with a dull look in his eyes. It sounded like he was a student who had just arrived, and he didn't like him at all.
"This is an order." Yu Pingan said in a deep voice.
"Yes." The man with rosacea agreed perfunctorily and said angrily to Cheng Qianfan, "Cheng Wufang, right? Why are you so stupid? Let's go."
"You go first." Yu Ping'an said, "Cheng Wufang will report to you later."
…
After the rosacea man left angrily, Cheng Qianfan took out an envelope from his pocket and said, "Deputy Director Yu, this is the self-report material I wrote."
Yu Ping'an reached out to take it, and did not open it to look at it. Instead, he sealed it with glue, stamped it with a seam seal, and put it in the drawer and locked it.
Based on his identity and qualifications, he was qualified to pass the inspection. However, Yu Ping'an was very careful and he had to first submit it to Dai Chunfeng for inspection and opening in person.
"Kawada Yongji has seen you. Although you have put on makeup, for safety reasons, you cannot appear in front of him." Yu Ping'an said.
"Yes, Deputy Director Yu has thought carefully and my subordinates understand."
"As you expected, the young Rit was the breakthrough point, and our people discovered Kawada Nagakichi's foothold from this person."
"It was Deputy Director Yu who planned the strategy, and my subordinates dare not take credit." Cheng Qianfan said quickly.
"Okay, don't say any more modest words." Yu Ping'an waved his hand, "It's your credit, it's your credit."
Cheng Qianfan said nothing.
"I have arranged for you to act with the Hangzhou Secret Service. They are locals and have their advantages, and you are thoughtful and the only person who has met Kawada Nagakichi." Yu Ping'an said, "So don't think that you can relax by being in charge of the periphery.
, On the contrary, the perimeter is the last line of defense, and there must be no carelessness."
"I understand," Cheng Qianfan said.
"That man just now was He Qichen, the captain of the Hangzhou District Action Team of the Secret Service. How close are you to him?" Yu Ping'an said suddenly.
"Yes." Cheng Qianfan stood at attention and saluted, but what he was thinking about was what Yu Ping'an meant by "getting close".
"Go." Yu Ping'an waved his hand.
"My subordinates resign."
…
After Cheng Qianfan left, Yu Ping'an frowned, turned around and asked, "Yansheng, tell me, is there anything wrong with He Qichen?"
Zhao Yansheng did not answer the question, but asked, "Teacher, He Qichen is obviously hostile to Cheng Wufang. Can you arrange for Cheng Wufang to go there?"
