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Under the leadership of Zhang Anping, the agents from the Military Control Commission and the Central Control Commission came to the slightly simple meeting room in distinct sections.

The two parties consciously chose to sit opposite each other in the conference room.

Zhang Anping didn't take it seriously, but said: "Let's start - let's integrate the intelligence first. I don't want to waste my time on meaningless things."

"Who says it first?"

His eyes flickered back and forth between Zheng Yi, the director of the Party’s Intelligence Department and the director of the Chongqing Station’s Intelligence Department.

Zheng Yi, who looked quite cool in her female military uniform, stood up first:

"Captain Zhang, let me go first."

Zhang Anping nodded, indicating that he could speak.

Zheng Yi spoke without looking at any information: "Since the beginning of January this year, when the Japanese army formulated Operation Plan 102, Japanese planes have dispatched more than 500 sorties, with more than five large-scale bombings and more than twenty other smaller-scale air raids."

"Based on the key areas bombed by Japanese planes, our unit conducted several large-scale inspections and arrested 31 spies in total."

"Other……"

"Stop——" Zhang Anping interrupted Zheng Yi's words. The sudden interruption made the beautiful major officer of Chongqing Station stunned, but Zhang Anping didn't care about her reaction at all, but said in a serious tone:
"What I need is Chongqing Station's judgment on the Japanese spies and the collection of information on the spies. I don't want you to brag about your achievements - get to the point!"

Zheng Yi's face turned pale and blue. She was Xu Wenzheng's student and had shown great talent for intelligence since joining the Military Control Commission. Everyone treated her gently, and this was the first time she had heard such harsh words.

Seeing Zheng Yi in a daze, Yu Beiping, the technical director beside her, quietly kicked him. Zheng Yi finally reacted and said hurriedly:

"According to the information we have, the Japanese have an intelligence network in Chongqing codenamed 'Thief', which is mainly responsible for developing spies to guide air raids."

Zhang Anping's expression softened slightly, and he asked:
"How much does Chongqing Station know about the 'Big Thief'?"

Zheng Yi said awkwardly: "I don't have a very deep understanding."

"Then tell me what you know."

Zheng Yi was embarrassed again, because the Chongqing station only knew that there was a "Big Thief" intelligence group. Apart from this, there were a bunch of intercepted telegrams suspected to be from the "Big Thief" intelligence group. Nothing else... Mao knew.

"You really don't have a deep understanding of it." Zhang Anping sneered and then looked towards the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics.
"What about your side?"

Party director Zhou Yue hurriedly signaled to the intelligence chief, who stood up with gritted teeth:
"Commander Zhang, according to the intelligence we have, the 'Big Thief' intelligence team has at least seven members responsible for developing spies, but because the information we have is limited, we don't have more in-depth information."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Anping signaled to the two that they could sit down. He then stood up and walked to the blackboard, picked up the chalk and wrote the word "thief", then drew a fork, and wrote "Field Service Seven" and a question mark.

After he finished writing, he said, "It seems that you had no idea about the intelligence group behind the spy, so you chose to treat the symptoms instead of the root cause, right? Let's put aside the issue of the spy for now, and tell me what you think about this 'thief' intelligence group?"

The two groups looked at each other and chose to remain silent.

Seeing this, Zhang Anping shook his head in disappointment, and then looked at the technical directors of the two parties and asked, "Technical Department, you should have a telegram in your hands, right? How is the progress of decryption?"

Yu Beiping, the technical director of Chongqing Station, stood up and said, "Commander Zhang, the code book used by the Japanese this time has no similarities with the previous code books. We have no clue to deciphering it."

"What about the Central Bureau of Investigation?"

"We have no idea."

Zhang Anping was not angry. This was how code breaking was done. He said:
"The technical departments of both sides will temporarily move here to work together. Is that okay?"

"no problem."

"No."

Zhang Anping nodded and motioned for the two to sit down, then said, "Both sides' telecommunications offices should cooperate well - I don't want to hear any excuses or reasons for shirking responsibility. Any questions?"

"no!"

People on both sides were very cooperative - it was unclear whether they would be so cooperative in future work, but now, with Zhang Anping in full control, they were more obedient than the other.

"What progress has been made in the interrogation?" Zhang Anping asked again: "What do these arrested spies have in common? Where were they turned against the government? What places did they go to before they turned against the government? Are there any people who can connect them? Do you have answers to these questions?"

After a series of questions were asked, there was silence everywhere.

Now it was Zhang Anping's turn to be stunned. No way? No way? This is a basic counterintelligence operation!

No matter how incompetent the Central Bureau of Investigation and the Military Bureau of Investigation are, they shouldn't even know this, right?
"Commander Zhang, that..." Zhou Yue stood up and said awkwardly, "Not long ago, the attendant office ordered the execution of all spies who were guided by the Japanese planes to quell public resentment. Many things were not found out during the trial."

Zhang Anping suddenly realized and asked, "What about the earlier information?"

"This is..." Zhou Yue signaled the intelligence chief to stand up and explain to Zhang Anping. The intelligence chief of the Chongqing Party Department did not talk "nonsense" like Zheng Yi, and began to talk about all kinds of "expired" intelligence.

The Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics was not really just there to do some idle work. They were very poor at intelligence work behind enemy lines, but they were quite experienced in counterintelligence in their own territory.

During the Spring Festival bombing, they found a spy codenamed "Bandit" based on the spies they captured, but the other party was very alert. Just as they found the clues, the other party disappeared without a trace.

Zhang Anping wrote the word "bandit" on the blackboard. After the party intelligence chief finished speaking, he looked at Zheng Yi:

"What about Chongqing Station?"

"We found a spy codenamed 'Lookout', but we followed the clues and ended up in a dead end."

"Lookout?"

Zhang Anping looked at the words "Looking for the Wind" he had written on the blackboard and murmured:
"This 'Big Thief' intelligence team is very interesting!"

While he was thinking, two groups of people came outside the meeting room. The guard looked at Zhang Anping and asked for his opinion, but after failing to get Zhang Anping's response, he did not dare to let anyone in and had to keep the two groups of people outside.

The two groups of people were also extremely embarrassed, but they did not dare to leave and could only continue to stand guard at the door.

Zhang Anping came back to his senses and motioned for the other party to come in.

One of the two groups was led by a lieutenant colonel in the Air Force, and the other group was also in military uniform, but was obviously civilian. After they came in, the Military and Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics in the conference room looked at them, thinking how brave they were to be late and put on airs.

Zhang Anping looked at the time on his wrist and said, "Three ten."

"Commander Zhang, we are so sorry, we..."

Zhang Anping interrupted the other party's explanation:

"There won't be a next time—okay?"

"Yes!"

"Yes Yes Yes."

The two groups responded separately. Seeing the other party heaving a sigh of relief, Zhang Anping waved his hand, motioning them to sit down, and said:

"Do you have any other ideas for counter-espionage? Director Zheng, you go first."

Zheng Yi, who was called by Zhang Anping, stood up again. After hesitating for a moment, she said:

"Commander Zhang, we don't have many clues at the moment—"

Zhang Anping frowned and interrupted Zheng Yi: "Remove the word 'too many'!"

Zheng Yi choked, feeling that he was being targeted by Zhang Anping. After being kicked by his companion Yu Beiping again to remind him, he spoke again:
"Captain Zhang, we currently have no clues. I think if we want to catch the spy, we can start from two aspects. First, send agents to blend in with the refugees and see if they can get in touch with the Japanese spies."

"Second, place secret sentries in important areas. Once Japanese planes launch air raids, the secret sentries can capture spies and thus find breakthroughs and clues."

Zheng Yi became more confident as he spoke. After saying two things, he said confidently, "We are well prepared this time and will go all out. Once we find clues, we must launch a counter-espionage offensive with lightning speed and crack this spy network before the enemy can react."

Zhang Anping did not comment, but motioned Zheng Yi to sit down, and then asked the Central Bureau of Investigation:

"What do you think?" The head of the Party Intelligence Department said, "Director Zheng is right..."

Zhang Anping interrupted the other party and frowned, "I'm asking you what you think, not asking you to affirm others."

Zhou Yue also glared at his men in annoyance.

The head of the party intelligence department quickly changed his words and said:

"Commander Zhang, my department can be responsible for casting the net."

Zhang Anping smiled and said, "Very good. Should I thank you for making the decision for me?"

This sentence made the party headquarter look ashamed. Zhou Yue glared at his subordinate fiercely and stood up to explain: "Don't worry, Chief Zhang. The more than 300 people in the Chongqing party headquarters will all obey your orders."

"Okay..." Zhang Anping was not happy with Zhou Yue's statement. After motioning Zhou Yue to sit down, he asked in a deep voice:
"Director Zheng just said that since the implementation of Operation Plan 102, the Japanese army has dispatched more than 500 aircraft to bomb Chongqing. So, what are the results of our battle?"

Zheng Yi quickly replied: "A total of six Japanese planes were destroyed and more than thirty were damaged."

"How much anti-aircraft firepower has been deployed in the area around Chongqing?" Zhang Anping's face darkened, and he turned to ask the Air Force representative who had just come in:
"There were more than 500 Japanese planes, and we had a considerable amount of anti-aircraft firepower, but only six were lost. Is there a problem with this ratio?"

The Air Force representative hesitated for a while and then gritted his teeth and said, "Yes."

"Captain Zhang," Zheng Yi was still speaking. She stood up and explained, "There are many reasons for this problem. The first is that our fighter planes suffered heavy losses and were unable to take off to fight the Japanese air raid."

"Secondly, a considerable number of the air defense forces deployed in Chongqing are from the Sichuan Army, and they are poorly trained."

"Third, the Japanese aircraft's flight altitude was mostly higher than the maximum air defense altitude of our air defense firepower."

After Zhang Anping and Zheng Yi finished speaking, they asked, "So, is this the result?"

Without waiting for Zheng Yi to answer, he said:

"I don't deny your second point, but the Japanese plane happened to be outside the maximum air defense altitude of the air defense firepower when it passed the air defense position. Are you sure there is no trick here?"

These words stunned the agents of the Central Bureau of Investigation and the Military Bureau of Investigation. Their previous pressure was mainly on counter-espionage and uncovering spies, but these words made them notice blind spots that they had not noticed before.

"Weather, you should also be aware of the attacks of Japanese planes. I want to know one thing. Are the times when Japanese planes repeatedly attack at the right time for air raids?"

The two groups of people who came in later, one group was from the Air Force and the other group was from the meteorological department of the National Army.

What Zhang Anping was asking at this time was the latter.

Someone from the meteorological department stood up and answered:
"Indeed."

The affirmation of these four words made the spies' eyes light up.

Representatives from the Air Force and the Meteorological Department have pointed out two directions for them to investigate:
Air defense forces and meteorological agencies.

There must be a spy in the air defense force, and it must be a spy of a certain level, otherwise the enemy planes would not be able to fly outside the maximum air defense altitude.

It is very likely that there is a traitor in the meteorological department. Only the meteorological department can accurately predict the weather conditions within a certain period of time. The reason why it is "extremely" is because the Japanese may also send their own meteorological experts.

But no matter what, Zhang Anping pointed out two directions for their investigation.

This was a blind spot that they had not noticed before.

Compared to the guiding spies who can be easily consumed at once, the traitors in the air defense force and the meteorological agency must have a higher rank in the enemy's intelligence group. It is even possible to directly capture the agents of the "Thief Intelligence Group" because of these two clues.

"The Central Bureau of Investigation will be responsible for investigating the meteorological department. In addition, you must coordinate with the meteorological department. Whenever there is a time period suitable for bombing, you must arrange secret sentries in key areas. Once you find spies leading the enemy planes, arrest them immediately!"

Although the Central Bureau of Investigation was somewhat unhappy, Zhou Yue took the lead and said, "Yes!"

Zhang Anping turned to the Military Intelligence Bureau and said, "Chongqing Station is responsible for investigating the air defense forces. The investigation will tentatively target all officers who were aware of the changes in the air defense positions."

"Also, we can't stop infiltrating the refugees. It would be even better if we could get in touch with the 'Thief Intelligence Group' - do you understand?"

"understand!"

"Next, we will investigate in this direction - weather and air force. You need to stay at the temporary command post for the time being. Is that okay?"

The overbearing Central Bureau of Investigation and the feared Military Bureau of Investigation are just like quails. Naturally, they will not have any problems.

"Okay, let's break up the meeting!"

Everyone quickened their pace and left the meeting room, leaving Zhang Anping alone in the room.

The ones who ran the fastest were members of the Central Bureau of Investigation and the Military Bureau of Investigation.

They seemed a little flustered. After finally getting out of the depressing meeting room, they took deep gulps of the outside air and finally felt better.

It is very difficult for spies to "recognize" each other.

No matter how tough the opponent is, as a spy, all he would think about is how to kill the opponent. After killing the opponent, he would pretend to say "This is a really tough opponent" to prove his own strength.

But when facing Zhang Anping, they had the illusion of being like children facing a giant.

Both the Chongqing Station and the Chongqing Party Headquarters have been under tremendous pressure since the start of the Japanese Operation 102 - the fact that they were able to capture nearly fifty spies despite the danger of bombing was enough to show that they really tried their best.

There’s a saying – hard work is worthless in the face of talent!
They tried really hard, but facing Zhang Anping, they felt the despair of these words.

In this unsolvable situation, Zhang Anping easily found two ways to break the impasse.

Even if Zhang Anping was well prepared, he definitely couldn't have the collective strength of the entire Chongqing Station and the Chongqing Party Committee, right?
This feeling of crushing made them deeply understand what it means to:

There is no false person under the great reputation!
The word "服" in capital letters.

After the two agents exchanged breaths, they looked at each other and hummed in tacit understanding.

Now everyone has a clue, let’s see who is more capable!

In the conference room, Zhang Anping, who was alone, withdrew his gaze from observing the outside world.

The direction of the investigation was certainly not something he thought of on the spot. In fact, on the way to Chongqing, Zhang Anping asked for a lot of information about the bombing, and only made the above judgment after thinking for a while.

Originally, he could have arranged the task directly. I think neither the Chongqing Party Committee nor the Chongqing Station would dare to disobey.

But after all, they are not the Shanghai district brought up by Zhang Anping. He needs to make these guys realize that they are right, rather than doubting themselves during the execution.

Of course, this is also another form of establishing authority.

Through this meeting, I believe that even if they had the intention but not the courage to commit crimes before, they will no longer have the intention but not the courage to commit crimes now.

He withdrew his thoughts and stared at what was written on the blackboard.

【“The Thief Intelligence Team” is really interesting! 】

Since the launch of the Japanese Army's Operation Plan 102, the Military Intelligence Bureau and the Central Bureau of Investigation have not failed to capture spies who led the Japanese planes. On the contrary, the two bureaus have captured nearly fifty such spies in total.

However, after arresting so many people, what is strange is that neither the Central Bureau of Investigation nor the Military Bureau of Investigation found out the superiors, which is actually very suspicious.

Although this was related to the Nationalist government's execution of these spies because of civilian grievances, to a greater extent it was due to the enemy's caution and cunning.

However, this kind of large-scale "manufacturing" of spies should easily implicate the people who instigated the rebellion. But why did the Central Bureau of Investigation and the Military Bureau of Investigation fail to catch or even find a few useful clues?

Looking at the codes on the blackboard, Zhang Anping thought of a possibility:
Perhaps, there is a top-notch disguise master among the enemies, who can make the defector go out with a different face every time - this is his usual trick, and also the trick that makes it most difficult for the opponent to start with.

[Is there an opponent in this intelligence group who is trying to take advantage of me? ]

Zhang Anping had a question. (End of this chapter)