Spy Shadow

Chapter 456: Deterring the Traitors

"Ikegami-kun, come and have tea."

Chu Lingyun was making tea at the tea table nearby, Japanese style. He was pretending to be a Japanese businessman. There were many Japanese features in the room.

"Ishihara-kun, you should tell me earlier, how can I get a chance to be promoted?"

Chi Zhousi was very anxious. He was desperate for the future and gave up all hope. He was waiting to retire and go home after the war and become an honest farmer.

Chu Lingyun's words just now gave him hope again. How could he sit still.

"Drink tea."

Chu Lingyun handed the brewed tea to Chi Zhousi. Chi Zhousi had no choice but to sit down and taste the tea slowly.

No matter how anxious he was, Ishihara Hiroshi was also a classmate of the young master. He had a good relationship with the young master and brought him a letter. No matter how anxious he was, he could not act impolitely.

What's more, they are helping him.

"Ikegami-kun, please tell me first the situation at your current workplace."

Chu Lingyun asked lightly, this was an open and public inquiry for information.

After hesitating for a moment, Chi Zhouji replied: "I am currently in the 5th Flying Group of the 2nd Wing of the 3rd Flying Group of the Aviation Department, and my position is the Chief of the Ground Service Section."

Secretary Chi Zhou really shouldn't talk about this kind of problem to the outside world.

Although it is not an important secret, it is related to the military after all.

However, Hiroshi Ishihara is not an outsider. He is a classmate of the young master. He has met the young master and he is also from the empire. There is no harm in telling him this.

Japan does not have a separate air force. The army and navy have air forces. The two services have irreconcilable conflicts and naturally do not allow the emergence of a third service.

"Who is your captain?"

Chu Lingyun poured him tea again and asked softly.

"Colonel Takeshi Goto."

Chi Zhouji didn't understand why Ishihara Hiroshi asked him such a question, but he still answered honestly.

"If Colonel Goto is willing to help you, can your position and military rank be improved?"

Chu Lingyun asked, "Colonel is very suitable, and the higher you are, the general. It's not that there is no connection, but it's a bit difficult to rely on his current status."

If I really want to contact those people, I need Tomotaka Hosokawa to be online.

"Of course that is, but without military exploits, Colonel Goto would not be able to help me even if he wanted to."

Promotions in Japan are actually very strict, so that soldiers with civilian backgrounds can see hope. As long as they can perform meritorious service, they will have the opportunity to be promoted.

Without merit, no one can rise.

Because of this, the Japanese army fought very bravely, hoping to use their military exploits to improve themselves.

"The credit is simple. The key is Colonel Goto's attitude."

Chi Zhouji's eyes widened. The most difficult thing for him was military merit, but when it came to Ishihara Hiroshi, he said it was easy.

"I don't have any friendship with him, he won't help me."

Tsuji Ike sighed. Colonel Goto was not from the Hosokawa family and had nothing to do with the Hosokawa family. He might take care of him because of his status, but he said that it was impossible to promote him vigorously.

"Relationships are cultivated. In your current situation, which position is best?"

"I can't fly a plane. Even if I can, I won't be able to do it. The best job for me right now is the ground handling department."

Speaking of this, Chief Chi Zhou looked gloomy. The ground handling department was just a handyman, with a lot of work and great responsibilities, but little credit.

"What if we go to the alliance?"

The brigade is still a bit small. Although you can get a lot of information through the brigade, if you can join the alliance, you can get even more information.

"If I go to the wing, my military rank is too low. The best position is to enter the military section of the wing's operations department. That position is the best and most suitable for me, but the military section generally requires a major."

Chi Zhousi answered honestly.

The military department can participate in some confidential matters, such as combat plans, war deductions, logistics supplies, etc.

In this department, you don't have to enter the battlefield, you will still get credit for winning the battle.

"I understand, what does Colonel Goto like?" Chu Lingyun continued to ask.

"I don't know about this. I haven't had much dealings with Colonel Goto."

Chi Zhousi shook his head. He was a military officer and a colonel, and he was just a ground crew member. There was a big difference. Usually, he was not even qualified to meet directly.

"You can ask if you don't know. You can ask carefully when you go back. I can also help you find out. But before that, you have to make a contribution first."

"How to achieve meritorious service?"

Hearing this, Chi Zhousi couldn't sit still immediately. Chu Lingyun smiled slightly and whispered to him. Chi Zhousi did not interrupt Chu Lingyun's words, and the more he listened, the brighter his eyes became.

"Ishihara-kun, how did you come up with the idea that you can still perform meritorious deeds like this?"

Chishang said in shock that he had never heard of the method Chu Lingyun told him, and he had never even thought about it.

But if you think about it carefully, this method is indeed feasible.

If you do it well, it will really make a difference, and it will be a great achievement.

"I am a businessman, so I naturally understand research. Ikegami-kun, you are from the Hosokawa family, and I am Hosokawa Tomotaka's classmate. We are a family. The higher your position in the future, the more stable my business will be. ,do you understand?"

Chu Lingyun said with a smile, Chi Shang seemed to have an idea, his eyes widened at first, and then he suddenly realized.

"I understand, but I still have to thank you, Mr. Ishihara."

Ikegami knew that Hiroshi Ishihara helped him get promoted so that he could have greater power, thereby helping Ishihara Trading Company's business, or in other words, protecting Ishihara Trading Company.

He has no objection to this. He has helped him so much and he should repay him.

In Japan, this phenomenon is very normal.

Why do these retainers support the family head? Isn't it because the family head can protect them and give them a better life?

Without this premise, no family would be able to retain so many retainers.

"Go back first. Remember to inquire about the situation and what I told you. You must find the most suitable time. Don't be impatient. Remember, no matter what, you must leave yourself alone."

Chu Lingyun smiled and nodded. The higher Chishang's status, the more confidential information he can get.

He was not an intelligence officer, and he was grateful to himself. If he had absolute trust, it would be easy to extract information from him in the future.

"Don't worry, Mr. Ishihara, I know what to do."

Chishang is not an idiot. He has received a good education and is very clear about the loopholes in the plan Chu Lingyun told him.

He was promoted to lieutenant on his own, and this time he was promoted to captain because of his meritorious service. He couldn't be an idiot.

"I'll see you off."

Chu Lingyun stood up and sent Chi Zhousi to the door. Chi Zhousi waved goodbye to Chu Lingyun, got into a rickshaw and left in a hurry.

"Team leader, you are back."

Returning to his previous residence, Loach immediately came in with a telegram in his hand.

This time I saw that Chu Lingyun didn't bring Loach with him in the pool. He needed to keep people here, so he could be there alone.

After writing a letter to Chi Shang, Chu Lingyun was at the trading company every day. He knew that Chi Shang would definitely come. If he had to go out for something, he would tell the clerk over there. If Chi Shang came, he would ask him to make an appointment to meet at a time.

"Where did it come from?"

Chu Lingyun asked about the telegram. Ni Loach handed it over and casually replied: "Headquarters is calling."

The message from the headquarters urged them to punish the remaining traitors as soon as possible. They did a good job with the Shanghai Station last time and knocked down the arrogance of the traitors.

However, there are still many people on the sanctioned list. In order to severely crack down on these traitors, the Virgo personally ordered them to act as soon as possible.

"How are these people doing with their investigation?"

Chu Lingyun asked, the rest are basically in Japanese territory. It is easy to assassinate them, but it is difficult to retreat safely.

The reason why he has not taken action for a long time is because Chu Lingyun still wants to wait for a more certain opportunity.

"Everything has been investigated and we can take action at any time."

Loach immediately replied that he had not been idle during this period. His men had already figured out these people's residences, hobbies, travel habits and patterns.

"According to their habits, formulate the safest assassination plan. Since the headquarters has urged us, don't wait and start as soon as possible."

Chu Lingyun ordered, and Loach immediately stood up straight and accepted the order.

This time, Chu Lingyun and Chen Shu took a breath and agreed to take action at the same time.

However, Chen Shu still scolded him. Chu Lingyun informed him, but only told him that he would take action the next day. If they needed to punish the target, it was best to start the next day.

Chu Lingyun didn't give him time to prepare at all, and Chu Lingyun didn't reply at all to his objection message.

December 23, 1937, the tenth day after the fall of Nanjing.

A Japanese puppet, the director of the Education Bureau of the Dado City Government was assassinated on his way to get off work. On the same day, the director of the Municipal Government Secretariat was beheaded in his concubine's home, and the police chief died in his office.

In the early morning of the 24th, a fire broke out in the home of two traitors, and their entire family was burned to death. In the morning, six famous businessmen and leaders of the Youth Gang who had defected to Japan were killed. On the 25th, a scholar-traitor and two journalists who shouted for Japan were killed. They were killed on the street. That night, two traitors were hacked to death.

The wartime intelligence team acted decisively for three consecutive days. They suddenly took action against twelve traitors who were punished in casinos, dance halls, streets and other places, killing nine people, wounding one person, and two others escaped.

The Shanghai station had nine targets, killed six, and also failed to succeed in three.

In just three days, fifteen traitors were punished.

For a time, many traitors did not dare to go out and sought protection from their Japanese masters every day.

"Team leader, it's my fault that the traitor escaped."

On Chu Lingyun's side, He Xiangyang was lowering his head. One of the two people who escaped was responsible for leading the team, but the other party was very careful. His people noticed the abnormality before they took action, and drove away like crazy.

They couldn't catch up and failed to assassinate him.

"I was at fault too."

Shen Hanwen also bowed his head. He also made a mistake and escaped with a traitor, so he could not get full credit for this mission.

"Me too."

Chu Yuan whispered that he hit the target, but he was too late to shoot again. The target was sent to the hospital afterwards. They did not dare to go to the hospital to investigate, and they did not know whether he was alive or dead.

Nine of the twelve targets were killed, which was a lot.

But it's a pity that I couldn't kill them all.

"He Xiangyang, Shen Hanwen."

Chu Lingyun said lightly, and the two of them immediately stood up straight.

"The target escaped, which was your dereliction of duty. I won't give you credit for assassinating other people this time. When the target is killed, I will credit you again."

The assassination failed, and it is difficult to assassinate again. Now that Japan has increased its patrol force, it will be unable to continue its attack in the short term.

There were also failures at the Shanghai Station. Such a large-scale assassination was on the enemy's territory, and no one could guarantee complete success.

"pretty."

In Wuhan, after receiving the news, Virgo slapped his thigh fiercely. Chu Lingyun and Chen Shu did a good job this time. They were given a list of thirty traitors for sanctions, and they had killed nine before.

This time, fifteen more were killed, leaving only six that slipped through the net.

It doesn't matter if a few run away, they can kill so many. Those traitors are definitely panicking now, especially this time many of them are sanctioned at home. I'm afraid they don't dare to close their eyes when sleeping at home.

Reporting this victory will definitely make the old man happy.

The results of Chen Shu and Chu Lingyun's simultaneous actions also surprised Virgo.

Although there was no cooperation, Chu Lingyun understood the general idea this time and told Chen Shu in advance the time of their action to avoid the traitors being alert once they took action, which would increase the difficulty of the operation at Shanghai Station.

The final result will definitely satisfy Virgo.

From the beginning, he never thought about killing all the traitors. That would be difficult. Killing twenty of the thirty targets was already a success, and they killed twenty-four.

They were also preparing for the remaining six, waiting for them to relax after a while, and then deliver a fatal blow.

Secretary Qi stood aside. He knew what Virgo was thinking, but said nothing.

"Give them separate awards. The Shanghai station will be awarded 10,000 yuan, and the wartime intelligence team will be awarded 12,000 yuan."

After killing so many people, it makes no sense not to give them any rewards. As for meritorious deeds, they will be uniformly calculated in the future. Those who deserve promotion will be rewarded with medals.

"yes."

Secretary Qi took the order and walked out.

He understood that Virgo must be wondering whether the Shanghai Station and the wartime intelligence group would perform better together.

But Virgo will not hand over Chu Lingyun to Chen Shu. Chu Lingyun is his direct descendant and plays an important role in him.

Putting aside Chu Lingyun's personal ability, considering his relationship with the eldest son, it is impossible for Virgo to hand him over to anyone else.

Let Chu Lingyun take the lead, and Chen Shu cannot do it either.

Chen Shu's temperament is so arrogant that no one can suppress him except Virgo.

If Chen Shu is allowed to obey Chu Lingyun's orders, I'm afraid he will rebel.

The reward from the headquarters was very fast this time. When the old man heard the report from Virgo, he was indeed very happy and even said that he was the pillar of the country.

With this sanction, there will be far fewer traitors and traitors in the future.

People who want to be traitors and take advantage of Japan should also think about whether they can use their brains again in the future.

For several days in a row, the Japanese-occupied areas were under martial law and searched. After the operation was successful, these people had already withdrawn, and all they caught were petty thieves and of no use at all.

On December 31, 1937, the last day of the Gregorian calendar, Virgo arrived in Shanghai secretly.

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