My spy diary

Chapter 322: Traitor (asking for monthly ticket)

Li Shijun was answering the phone in his office. He said to the person on the phone:
"I have seen your loyalty to No. 76 and Chairman Wang. Don't worry, I will not treat meritorious officials unfairly.

What you need to do now is to monitor Li Zhiping with Jin Hui and others, and be cautious in everything you do. "

After hanging up the phone, he turned around and asked Wu Sibao:
"Have you arranged the staff?"

"There are only a few residential buildings around the Shanghai Hotel, which are the most likely places for assassins to set up ambushes. I have deployed secret sentries. After checking every resident in the residential building, no new or suspicious elements have been found so far."

"What about inside the hotel?"

"Our people have been arranged among the service staff, and they are the guests."

"What happened to the guest?"

"Some of them are foreigners, so we can't just check them hastily."

"Foreigners?" Li Shijun frowned.
"I'm afraid that the KMT members will stay in the hotel in the name of foreigners."

As he was speaking, the phone on the table rang.

Li Shijun picked up the phone casually, and after listening to what was said, his face instantly became embarrassed.

"Director Li, what happened?"

As soon as Wu Sibao finished speaking, the office door was roughly pushed open, and Ishii, the squad leader of the Japanese military police stationed at No. 76, rushed in with a furious look on his face, screaming.

"Li Sang, you must give us an explanation for this matter."

Wu Sibao asked doubtfully, "What happened?"

Li Shijun sighed and said heavily:

"Mr. Ida is dead."

Wu Sibao looked at him in shock.

"I just received a call from Mr. Yingzuo. Mr. Jingtian had a conflict with someone in the brothel. In the end, there was a fight and in addition to the two Qing Gang disciples, there was also a man named Wu Zhong who died."

"Wu Zhong? Could it be Wu Daokun?"

Li Shijun nodded. "The French Concession Police Station has intervened in the investigation. From what they reported to the Military Police and the Special High Section, it seems that Wu Zhong and Mr. Jingtian had a conflict over a prostitute named Xiao Cui. It is said that Wu brought ten small yellow croakers to redeem Xiao Cui."

Wu Sibao was depressed. Wasn't it just a coincidence?
"Who is the murderer?"

"It is said that they were the Qing Gang disciples who were in charge of guarding the place, but after the exchange of fire, they all fled."

"What are you talking about?"

Ishii looked at the two men unhappily, "The facts are very clear. This Wu Zhong Wu Daokun, this member of the Military Control Commission, conspired with the murderer to kill Major Iida. I need you to hand over all the clues about Wu Daokun immediately."

Li Shijun frowned and looked at him. He naturally didn't believe that this was an accident caused by jealousy.

Since Wu Daokun had already defected to No. 76, even if he knew Jingtian's identity in the brothel, he had no motive to pass the information to the Military Control Commission.

The most likely possibility is that people from the Military Control Commission were also tracking and monitoring Wu Daokun.

When this thought came to his mind, Li Shijun was shocked.

He recalled Wan Lilang's report that he was being charged protection money by the Qing Gang. These seemingly unrelated things were connected together.
Could it be that Li Zhiping already knew that he was being monitored?
"Mr. Li?" Ishii interrupted him impatiently and said:

"I demand that they be arrested now."

"Don't forget that this is the French Concession."

Li Shijun looked at him coldly, "I am also very sad about what happened to Mr. Jingtian, but now is not the time to be impulsive."

Ishii raised his eyebrows: "Then what do you say we should do?"

Li Shijun thought for a moment and looked at Wu Sibao:

"Notify Wan Lilang to arrest them. In order not to alert the enemy, bring them directly to our secret safe house in the French Concession."

"Yes."

[Today’s information has been refreshed]

[You met Wan Lilang today and obtained relevant information - Military Intelligence Major General Dai Xingbing has been arrested, and No. 76 has learned of the plan of Military Intelligence Special Agent Wu Gengshu to assassinate Fu Xiaoan.]

After receiving the information, Zhang Yi sighed, stood at the window, and stared at the vast night outside the window in a trance, with a gloomy face.

The bad news comes one after another, which is really heartbreaking.

Then the monkey came in and said, "Stationmaster, they are taking action."

Zhang Yi knew that this was a chain reaction caused by Wu Daokun’s death, and No. 76 had begun to close in.

Judging from Boss Dai's plan, Li Zhiping was arrested and defected, and then he took the opportunity to infiltrate No. 76. This was a wise, effective, and reasonable plan.

In theory, it seems impeccable.

But the cost to accomplish it is too great and too high.

Besides, human hearts and human nature are the most difficult to control. Who knows if these two people will really rebel?

Zhang Yi shook his head and asked, "Have the brothers who shot and killed Wu Daokun and Jingtian been settled?"

"He has been transferred to a safe house. We will send him away tomorrow morning, first to Xiangjiang and then back to Shancheng."

"it is good."

Zhang Yi nodded, thought for a moment, looked at Monkey and said, "Withdraw the people who are monitoring Wan Lilang, and notify Qian Xiaosan and the others to hold a meeting."

"Stationmaster, what happened?"

"We just received intelligence that Dai Xingbing, who had infiltrated the Wang Puppet regime, was arrested and gave Wu Gengshu away. They are planning to assassinate Fu Xiao'an, the mayor of the special city under the pseudo-Reform Government."

"In this way, they will completely fall into the trap of No. 76." After listening to Zhang Yi's words, Monkey knew that the situation was serious.

But now that Li Zhiping has been arrested and Dai Xingbing has rebelled, even if the news is reported to the bureau headquarters, the news will not be able to reach Wu Gengshu.

After Li Zhiping was arrested, No. 76 got control of their radio and code book. As long as the bureau headquarters sent a message, their undercover identities would be exposed unless they adopted a more covert approach.

"Stationmaster, what should we do?"

Zhang Yi thought for a while and said slowly:

"The mantis stalks the cicada and the oriole follows behind."

The monkey suddenly realized: "What the webmaster means is"

"Since No. 76 wants to cast a net to catch fish, let's set up a bigger plan and tear his net apart."

The economic salon was held in the banquet hall of a Shanghai hotel. It was a complete gathering of traitors and pro-Japanese elements.

The lobby downstairs was filled with plainclothes officers inspecting the invitations. They were polite and carefully checked every man and woman entering the hotel.

With the arrival of Fu Xiao'an, the salon was pushed to its climax. People talked loudly about economy, current affairs and politics, with all the talk being filled with pretentious performances and hypocritical praises.

A fat businessman sighed, "Have you heard? Last night in a brothel, anti-Japanese elements actually attacked a Japanese major. It's horrible."

"That's a bookstore, don't say such harsh words."

A middle-aged man who looked like a scholar was not happy with this and retorted, saying:

"The world is in ruins. If I hadn't known this was a new government, I would have thought we had returned to the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Assassins are rampant. This is too barbaric and despicable."

Another person took over and talked freely:

"So we have to learn from the polite Japanese. The Shancheng government has no hope at all. This is also my original intention for joining Chairman Wang's peace movement."

“Of course, establishing the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Belt is the general trend, but we can’t just watch the anti-Japanese elements act lawlessly and do nothing, right?

With these people around, how can the new government maintain order? Without order, what is the point of talking about finance and economy?"

"Don't we have No. 76? Look, there are their people everywhere here. It's safe." A banker pointed to the plainclothes No. 76 who were standing guard everywhere.

"Spies serve the military, and the military needs economic support. I think the new government must adopt new economic policies." Someone suggested.

"It all depends on how our Mayor Fu governs. Mr. Fu, what do you think of this issue?"

A businessman flattered Fu Xiao'an and asked him for advice. "I am old now. I can only make use of my remaining energy to help the people. I will die without regrets. Chairman Wang will make the final decision on major economic policies."

Fu Xiao'an smiled modestly.

Fu Xiao'an looks to be about fifty years old, wearing a suit and tie, round-framed glasses, and has a kind face, but in fact he is already in his sixties or seventies.

This man was from Ningbo, Jiangsu and Zhejiang. He was born in 1872. He only attended a private school when he was young. Later, he went to work in a shipyard owned by a British merchant in Pudong, Shanghai. In order to gain the favor of the British, he began to study English hard.

Soon, he was appreciated by the British for his flattery and was promoted to foreman to manage the workers.

After gaining initial status, this person quickly got to know the son of the president of the Shanghai Chamber of Commerce and helped the family to run and manage real estate.

Later, through the president, he got to know Sheng Mouhuai, the Minister of Westernization and Minister of Posts and Communications of the Qing Dynasty, and gradually entered the insurance company under the China Merchants Steam Navigation Company.

He served as deputy manager and manager, and began to move up the social ladder.

After the liberation of Shanghai, he joined the Shanghai Military Governor's Office and was appointed Chief Counsellor of the Ministry of Finance and Director of Customs.

Then, with his capital and power, he founded his own hardware company. He also secretly colluded with American and British trading companies to control the hardware market in Shanghai. He made a fortune in the triple identities of bureaucrat, comprador, and business owner.

During the Beiyang government period, this man continued to rely on flattery and manipulation, and began his official career by serving as a senior adviser to the State Council of the Beiyang warlord government, a special commissioner of the Ministry of Finance in Shanghai, a supervisor of the Bank of China, a supervisor of the Shanghai Mint, and a supervisor of the National Tobacco and Alcohol Monopoly Bureau.

After becoming the president of the Shanghai General Chamber of Commerce, he immediately hooked up with the warlord Sun Moufang. In order to prevent the Northern Expedition Army from entering Shanghai, he embezzled bank funds to help Sun purchase arms and provide military expenses.

But this time he obviously bet on the wrong horse. After Principal Chang entered Shanghai, he immediately began to hunt him down.

The old man slipped away and ran to Dalian, and started to hook up with the Japanese.

After the September 18th Incident, he returned to Shanghai and served as the general manager of the Bank of China, the comprador of the American Bank Note Company, and the director of a British shipyard.

After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, he stopped pretending and openly became a traitor.

This person's experience can be described in one sentence: fawning, profit-seeking, and whoever feeds him is his boss.

"Yes, Mr. Fu is right. I don't know when we can see Wang."

A businessman hadn't finished speaking when suddenly there was a crackling sound outside. He was so scared that he trembled all over and his wine glass fell to the ground, and with a "pop" the red wine glass broke into pieces.

"What happened?"

Seeing the plainclothes officers from No. 76 rushing outside, someone asked in a trembling voice.

"It should be firecrackers, right?" Just as one person finished speaking, there was another loud explosion in the distance.

In an alley a few blocks away from the hotel, Wu Gengshu was leading his men in ambush. The sudden sound of firecrackers and explosions completely disrupted all his arrangements.

He had already placed two assassins in the hotel, waiting for an opportunity to blend in among the guests and assassinate Fu Xiao'an. If they failed, they would ambush Fu on his way back to his residence.

But not only has the killer who lurked in the hotel not made any move yet, but now there are firecrackers and explosions...

"Team leader, let's retreat. The people from Unit 76 and the Japanese military police will be here soon."

Wu Gengshu was still hesitating when a plainclothes officer with blood all over his chest and a painful look on his face ran into the alley.

"Team leader, there is an ambush."

Before he could finish his words, he fell to the ground with a thud.

Behind him, the sound of running footsteps came closer and closer.

"Team leader, the explosion just now should be a warning to us. This is obviously a trap. Let's retreat!"

"Retreat!" Wu Gengshu gritted his teeth, and as he spoke he made a beautiful turn, fired two shots, and killed the two No. 76 agents who had followed him into the alley.

In the hotel, Fu Xiao'an and others were anxiously waiting for news, when they saw Li Shijun from No. 76 walking over with a glass of wine in his hand and a smile on his face.

"I'm sorry to have frightened everyone. They were just a few petty thieves. They have been dealt with. I, Li, will drink a glass of wine as an apology to you all."

"No, no, Director Li, you are too polite."

"Director Li, were those Shancheng elements just now?"

"Director Li"

Li Shijun smiled without saying anything. He raised his glass and toasted everyone. He leaned over to Fu Xiaoan and whispered a few words. Then he put down his glass and clapped his hands.

The surroundings suddenly became quiet and the music in the banquet hall stopped.

Under everyone's gaze, Li Shijun smiled and said:

"Everyone, I'd like to invite everyone to watch a play."

Everyone looked at each other in confusion, when they saw Li Shijun give Wu Sibao a look.

Wu Sibao had a sinister look on his face. He waved to the plainclothes officers from No. 76, and they immediately pounced on the two guests in the crowd.

These two men were sent in by Wu Gengshu. When they saw their identities were exposed, one of them pushed away the guests around him and drew his gun, pointing it at the plainclothes officer No. 76 who was rushing over.

With a gunshot, a plainclothes officer fell to the ground.

The gunman continued firing while running towards the hotel staff passage, but the bullets behind him instantly caught up with him and the man fell headfirst at the corner.

As soon as the other man pulled out his gun, Wu Sibao shot him in the wrist, and he was knocked to the ground by 76 plainclothes officers who pounced on him.

Seeing that the situation was hopeless, the man struggled and bit his collar fiercely. But within a few seconds, he ended his life with foam at the mouth.

"Pa pa." Amid the stunned eyes of the traitors and pro-Japanese elements, Li Shijun clapped again.

"Okay, the show is over, let's move on."

Although Li Shijun said it lightly, it still made many people present shudder.

This is not a good show at all, it is clearly killing the chicken to scare the monkey.

As everyone looked at each other, the two dead Military Intelligence Bureau agents had been dragged away and the bloodstains on the ground were quickly cleaned up by the cleaners.

In a flash, the lights on the ceiling of the banquet hall gradually dimmed, and the music surged in like a tide.

Li Shijun glanced at the faces of the guests who lowered their brows and smiled with satisfaction.

Killing the chicken to scare the monkey is not only aimed at the Military Control Commission and anti-Japanese elements, but also at the traitors and pro-Japanese elements. Who knows if there are people from that side among these people?

If you can't make others respect him, then make others fear him.

Coming out of the banquet hall, Li Shijun met Wu Sibao who had just finished dealing with the corpse and asked:
"how's it going?"

Wu Sibao said: "Except Wu Gengshu and two others who escaped, all the others were shot dead by us."

Li Shijun's expression turned cold: "What's going on? Didn't they say they were all surrounded?"

"I don't know. First someone set off firecrackers, then a time bomb. It seemed like someone was giving them a warning."

"It's not like it's true, it's definitely true."

"Who? The Shanghai branch of the Military Control Commission? But how did they know our plan?"

"I suspect there's a traitor."

"Traitor?"

Wu Sibao became nervous instantly. The plan was made by him and Li Shijun, and it was executed by his people.

Li Shijun noticed his nervousness and patted him on the shoulder:

"I'm not talking about you, but do your people dare to guarantee it?"

Wu Sibao immediately rushed to say, "I'll check it out right away."

"Don't be impatient. Sometimes, patience is a hunter's best weapon."

Having said that, the gloom in Li Shijun's heart could not be dispelled.

How did the information leak and who ruined his plan?

……

(End of this chapter)