wind in the dark night

Chapter 287 Killing three birds with one stone

"Send people into Lianhua Town in advance to find out the details of the work team. When the police team arrives, we will catch them all in one fell swoop!"

The suggestion proposed by Qi Yue was the usual method of investigating cases used by the Special Agent Department - preliminary investigation to determine the identity of the target person and then carry out the arrest.

Gao Kejian waved his hand and said, "The anti-bandit work team is nothing more than a propaganda operation. If we arrest them, we won't be able to hurt the anti-bandit movement, but will easily alert the enemy. If we send a work team next time, their whereabouts will be even more secretive."

"What do you mean?"

"Keep them."

"........."

"Do you know what the anti-bandit forces lack the most?"

"Guns, ammunition, and food."

"There is another thing, people. Especially intellectuals. The anti-bandit fighters are all illiterate rough people, and very few of them can read and write. But they attach great importance to the so-called propaganda work. This kind of work cannot be done without reading. Not only must you be able to read, but you must also have a certain level of eloquence..."

Gao Kejian took a sip of tea and continued, "Some time ago, Li Yongxin, a clerk at the Lianhua Town Office, suddenly resigned. The town office couldn't find a suitable replacement for a while, so the mayor tried hard to retain him and asked him why he wanted to resign when he was doing a good job. Li Yongxin hesitated at first and only said that he wanted to move to the city. When he was pressed, he finally told the truth - the anti-bandit sent people to contact him."

Qi Yue said: "Do the anti-bandit bandits intend to instigate rebellion?"

Gao Kejian nodded. "In the five years that he worked at the town government, Li Yongxin was always a clerk and was never promoted. When he had nothing to do, he often went to the pub with his friends to drink. When he drank too much, he would inevitably complain. I guess it was at that time that the anti-bandit task force noticed him and thought there was an opportunity, so they sent people to persuade him to defect. In addition, Li Yongxin is educated, and anti-bandit work needs such people."

Qi Yue analyzed and said: "Li Yongxin didn't want to join the anti-bandit movement, but was worried about retaliation afterwards, so he suddenly resigned."

Gao Kejian said: "Complaints aside, Li Yongxin kept to his duties and never thought of joining a resistance organization. He was afraid of angering the other party, so he did not dare to refuse on the spot. He said he would think about it and give him a reply in a few days. The person who came made an agreement with him that the head of the work team would personally meet with him on the 30th of this month, which is the day after tomorrow."

"I understand. You intend to use this opportunity to have Li Yongxin join the anti-bandit task force and become our secret agent."

"Correct."

"Did he agree?"

"I agree. To ensure confidentiality, I have decided that you will be Li Yongxin's superior. You two will have a single line of communication. The town hall has a telephone, so it will be very convenient to pass on information."

Qi Yue thought for a moment and said, "Then I have to meet him, including agreeing on a contact code and so on. All these must be discussed in person. Since it is a one-way contact, I don't feel comfortable sending someone else."

Gao Kejian said, "That's what I mean. Tomorrow morning, take Zhao Zhenhai and Wang Peng with you to Lianhua Town. Oh, the two of them will be responsible for keeping watch in secret. You don't need to tell them about Li Yongxin's identity. Remember, there is an anti-bandit task force in the town, so you must be careful."

"clear."

"Well, get busy."

Qi Yue left the section chief's office.

Gao Kejian stood up, walked slowly to the window, looked at the falling snow for a while, and murmured, "Kill three birds with one arrow... I just don't know if this arrow is accurate."

……

evening.

In an ordinary house in Lianhua Town, the light inside the house was dim. Xu Tao, the leader of the subversion team, put a package on the table and said to the person sitting in the shadows: "This is what you want."

The other party didn't say anything and put the package in his arms.

Xu Tao said: "Chief Gao asked me to ask you, we poisoned the medicine, why is Zhang Zhaolin still alive? Didn't he drink the Chinese medicine?"

"They brought a goat with them. Before taking the medicine, Zhang Zhaolin would first test it on the goat. He would only drink it if the goat was fine."

"and then?"

"The goat died on the second day after we went up the mountain, proving that Yang Feng's intelligence was accurate. Zhang Zhaolin did not dare to be careless and dumped the remaining medicine."

"So that's it..."

"Three days ago, Yang Feng personally delivered 100 sets of winter clothes, and the person who repaired the radio also came. Team leader Xu, I really don't understand how a large truckload of cotton-padded clothes and trousers passed the inspection. Are those checkpoints just for show?" Xu Tao said, "100 sets of winter clothes is not a large number. If the procedures are complete, there is no reason for the checkpoint not to let them pass. Besides, there is more than one road leading to Maoer Mountain. They can take a detour to avoid the checkpoints. You don't have to worry about these things. You just need to do your job well."

The person sitting in the shadows sighed softly: "I know..."

Xu Tao said: "From the information we have so far, that Yang Feng is the underground party leader Lao Niu. It would be nice to have a photo of him... Hey, don't anti-bandit fighters have cameras?"

"You mean, secretly taking photos?"

"Can't you?"

The man shook his head slightly. "The only camera in the Binjiang Detachment is not in the team headquarters, but in the hands of the work team. The work team is responsible for propaganda work and can use it. Besides, even if I could get the camera, I would have no chance to take secret photos. Yang Feng is very vigilant. So far, I only know his name and have never seen him in person."

"It seems that we can only take a long-term view..."

"Nothing else, I'm going back first."

"Okay, be careful on the road."

"know."

The man was wrapped tightly from head to toe, and even if he was a familiar face, it would be difficult to recognize him. He walked out of the house, looked around, and quickly disappeared into the night.

……

After one hour.

The snow is still falling.

inside the room.

Qiu Weihan paced back and forth: "In other words, Jiang Bin is a double agent..."

Du Juan said, "Although we cannot be sure, it is hard not to be suspicious when he is with Cheka agent Sergei. I suggest that we should investigate him."

Qiu Weihan said: "We asked Jiang Bin's superior, Lao Wang, to do this. Alas, Lao Wang was too careless. How could he not notice it at all?"

Du Juan said: "This shows that Jiang Bin is a cautious person. If he hadn't revealed his true colors and called me on behalf of Sergei, none of us would have known about it. I feel that... Lao Wang might not be able to deal with him."

Qiu Weihan said: "Asking Lao Wang to investigate Jiang Bin is also to screen Lao Wang. If there is a problem with the offline team, it is hard to say whether the online team is loyal or treacherous. It is nothing if it is just negligence. What if they are accomplices? Don't worry, I will handle this matter."

Du Juan said, "If Lao Wang doesn't find any problems, how are you going to deal with Jiang Bin?"

Qiu Weihan said: "If there is a problem, kill him. If there is no problem, don't let him live. We need to find out the truth, mainly to give an explanation to the headquarters."

This way of handling things made Du Juan feel uneasy. She couldn't help but make an association in her mind: with the same superior-subordinate relationship, if Qi Yue had any problems in the future, would he also be killed?

"Any news from the hospital?"

Qiu Weihan asked.

Du Juan calmed herself down and said, "Yesterday afternoon, I went to the Mantetsu Hospital. Qi Yue was right. There were police on duty at the door of Beiyuan's ward, and outsiders were not allowed to approach. However, the security was not very strict. This was very strange."

Qiu Weihan frowned and said, "If we want to find out the truth, the most direct and effective way is to send someone into the ward and see for themselves whether the person lying on the bed is Bei Yuan who is still alive..."

Du Juan said, "What if it's a trap?"

Qiu Weihan pondered for a long time, and his eyes suddenly lit up: "Let the Iron Blood Group do this. Even if it is a trap, it will not cause any loss to us, and the enemy's tricks will be exposed."

Du Juan asked: "What Iron Blood Group?"

"Oh, it's some young students who spontaneously set up an underground organization imitating the Iron Blood Anti-Traitor Group in Pingjin. After learning about this, I sent people to secretly investigate them. Most of these people are only good at talking and are only shouting slogans away from being iron-blooded. This time, they just happen to be useful."

Qiu Weihan explained.

(End of this chapter)