r18novel Chapter 21 Going with the flow
Chapter 21 Going with the flow
The next day, early in the morning.
Shen Yi was having breakfast at a steamed bun shop near the Special Service Department when Xia Guang ran over shortly after.
Xia Guang sat down, then took out a piece of paper from his pocket and said in a low voice, "Team leader, this is He Wenzhou's basic activity report from yesterday."
Shen Yi opened the paper and found that Xia Guang's records were very clear and organized, detailing everything He Wenzhou had done after leaving the Tang residence.
He nodded; Xia Guang was indeed a promising candidate for espionage.
As Shen Yi observed, he found that He Wenzhou's behavior was not unusual; he was probably just being cautious since he had just arrived in Jinling.
His brows furrowed when he saw that He Wenzhou's rented house was in Sanyuan Lane, near the Special Service Department.
"He lives in Sanyuan Lane?"
Shen Yi thought to himself that He Wenzhou was really bold, that a Japanese spy dared to live near the Special Service Department.
Could it be that they want to monitor the activities of the Secret Service?
What exactly is this guy doing in Nanjing?
"That's right, I've been watching him since last night, and he hasn't left the house at all," Xia Guang said.
Shen Yi nodded upon hearing this, but then he realized that something was amiss.
"You kept watch all night by yourself?" Shen Yi asked, somewhat surprised.
Although he entrusted the task to Xia Guang, he didn't say that he should handle it alone, otherwise he would be worn out.
He also thought that Xia Guang should be capable of finding help, but now it seems that's the case.
"Ah...this...isn't this a secret operation? I'm afraid that bringing others along will leak the information," Xia Guang said hesitantly.
Shen Yi laughed upon hearing this. Xia Guang was serious about his work, but he was still a bit inflexible.
However, considering he had only recently graduated from police academy, achieving this level of accomplishment was already quite impressive.
"I'll go back to the office later and find a few trustworthy and capable brothers to go with me. I don't want to outlive you before I catch any Japanese spies," Shen Yi said with a smile.
Xia Guang scratched his head somewhat awkwardly upon hearing this, "Yes!"
. . . . . .
Special Service Department.
Just as Shen Yi arrived at the office door and was about to push it open, the door to the office across the hall suddenly opened.
"Brother Shen? You've come at the right time. Come quickly, I have something to tell you."
Lin Jiang waved to Shen Yi and smiled.
Seeing this, Shen Yi was a little puzzled. He then walked into Lin Jiang's office and was led to a sofa on the side.
"What's wrong, Brother Lin?" Shen Yi asked.
Lin Jiang smiled mysteriously, then took out an envelope and handed it to Shen Yi.
Shen Yi touched the thick envelope, opened it, and glanced inside. There was a thick stack of banknotes, at least five or six hundred yuan.
"This is?"
"It was confiscated from the homes of those undercover agents," Lin Jiang said. "I know you're not short of money, Brother Shen, but this is the rule of our Special Service Department; you must take this money."
"Everyone's doing things that put their lives on the line; if the pay isn't good enough, who'd be willing to do it?"
Lin Jiang was afraid that Shen Yi was too young to understand such things, so he patiently explained.
Upon seeing this, Shen Yi immediately put the envelope away. "Brother Lin, you're overthinking it. I don't mind having too much money."
Being in the corrupting influence of the Kuomintang, Shen Yi certainly wouldn't be a lotus flower that rises from the mud unsullied, otherwise he would never be given important responsibilities in his life.
"Haha, Brother Shen, your personality is just my type," Lin Jiang laughed.
"There are quite a few people involved in this operation. Brothers from the intelligence section, interrogation section, and some other sections also have to be assigned to different locations, so this is all the people we've been assigned this time. If our action section were to complete the mission independently, we would definitely get more."
Shen Yi laughed upon hearing this, knowing that Lin Jiang was implying that he should capture more spies.
The more spies you catch, the more money you make.
"I believe that with Brother Lin's leadership, our group will definitely be able to capture more spies!" Shen Yi said.
"Haha, let's work hard together, brothers!"
"Knock knock knock".
The two were chatting happily when there was a knock on the door.
"Come in," Lin Jiang said.
The door opened, and Wu Fuchun appeared in front of the two.
"Team leader..."
When Wu Fuchun saw that Shen Yi was also in the office, he abruptly stopped mid-sentence.
Seeing this, Shen Yi said, "Brother Lin has something to attend to, so I'll head back first."
Lin Jiang nodded and didn't try to stop him. Although he and Shen Yi had a good relationship, some things still had to be done according to the rules of the Special Service Department, and this was also to protect Shen Yi.
Shen Yi then got up and left. As he passed Wu Fuchun, the man bent down and gave him a fawning smile.
As Shen Yi walked out of Lin Jiang's office, he casually closed the door behind him.
He didn't linger and went straight into his office.
Sitting in his chair, Shen Yi pondered why Wu Fuchun had gone to find Lin Jiang.
Wu Fuchun did not participate much in the operation to capture the Black Crow Group, and even few members of the Third Action Team participated.
Moreover, when Shen Yi went to find Xia Guang yesterday, he passed by the activity room of the third team and there weren't many people inside, which means that most of them were out on fieldwork.
However, Action Group One should not have any operations to arrest Japanese spies recently, and if they were to arrest Japanese spies, why would Lin Jiang keep it a secret from him?
To take all the credit for himself?
Lin Jiang shouldn't be so hypocritical as to do something like that to his face and behind his back.
Could it be something related to the Communist Party?
Although the main task of the Special Service was to deal with Japanese spies, it also carried out some operations in arresting Communist Party members.
After all, President Chiang's policy of "pacifying the country before resisting foreign aggression" was not just empty talk.
As the principal's right-hand man, Dai Chunfeng was certainly expected to share the principal's burdens.
If it's about the Red Party's actions, then it's understandable that Lin Jiang kept it from him.
The Red Party's infiltration of the KMT is quite significant. For example, the Party Affairs Investigation Department, which is specifically tasked with dealing with the Red Party, has been thoroughly infiltrated, with even the department head's secretary being a member of the Red Party.
Isn't that ridiculous?
Shen Yi couldn't help but laugh when he thought of this. He wondered how Xu Enzeng could continue to be the section chief. It must be because he had strong connections.
Shen Yi leaned back in his chair, wondering if it really was an operation by the Red Party, and whether Cui Lan or Song Yu might be being targeted.
However, after thinking about it, he felt that it probably wasn't.
If the two of them were indeed being watched, he himself would certainly be monitored as well, and it would be impossible for him to be given important responsibilities by Dai Chunfeng.
If it's not Cuilan, then it can only be other Red Party members.
Now that Shen Yi knows it might be related to the Red Party's actions, he definitely wants to help them.
Of course, this must be done without letting others notice.
However, he doesn't know anything right now, which is really difficult.
"There is still too little information."
Shen Yi sighed and murmured.
At the same time, he was determined to rise to a high position in the Special Service, so that he would definitely be aware of any important operations.
To get promoted, you had to keep making contributions. As long as you caught enough Japanese spies, promotion would not be a problem!