My spy diary

Chapter 327 Mole (asking for monthly ticket)

At night, Building 76 is still brightly lit.

The secretary pushed open the door of Li Shijun's office and let the person behind him in:

"Director Li, someone is here."

After saying that, she walked out.

The person who came in was Wu Sibao. He walked into the office quickly and anxiously, with a gloomy face:
"There is indeed a traitor."

Li Shijun came out of the bathroom wrapped in pajamas, with a serious expression:
"who is it?"

"Chu Yapeng."

Li Shijun was stunned for a moment, and his expression quickly darkened:

"Have you got the evidence?"

Chu Yapeng defected with Wang Tianlin, but he was not Wang's direct subordinate. He only served as a commissioner of the second department at No. 76 and had no real power. He was depressed every day and somewhat unsociable.

Li Shijun never took such people seriously. He never expected that such a low-key person was secretly doing such shady things.

"According to your instructions, I deliberately spread the news that Chairman Wang would come to No. 76 for inspection during the dinner, and then secretly sent people to follow and monitor those who knew about it. As a result, Chu Yapeng really took the bait."

"That night, he asked for leave on the pretext of feeling unwell, then left through the back door of the Chinese medicine shop, passed through customs and went to the French Concession, where he met someone."

As he spoke, Wu Sibao took out a few photos from his arms and handed them to Li Shijun.

There are photos of Chu Yapeng passing through the concession checkpoint, photos of him sitting in a rickshaw, photos of him meeting a middle-aged man who looks like a businessman in a coffee shop, and finally a snapshot of the businessman leaving the coffee shop.

"Chen Sancai." Li Shijun stared at the businessman in the photo and said gritting his teeth.

Wu Sibao was very surprised: "Director, do you know him?"

"Not only do I know him, I've also dealt with him before."

Li Shijun shook his head, "I just didn't expect that he was also a member of the Military Control Commission.

Mr. Doi-Yuan is right, suspicion is a virtue, and for people like us, we should be suspicious of everyone. "

The reason why Li Shijun knew Chen Sancai was because this person was too famous.

He was born in 1902 in Kunshan. He graduated from Caoqiao Middle School in Suzhou and was admitted to Tsinghua University's preparatory department for studying in the United States at the age of 14.

In 1924, he graduated from the Wasseth Institute of Technology in the United States with a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering.

After returning to China after completing his studies, he used his skills to establish the Arctic Refrigerator Company in Jing'an Temple, Shanghai, acting as an agent for the sales of the American "Frigidaire" series of refrigerators.

In the eyes of friends, neighbors and colleagues, this person is a businessman who is enthusiastic about public welfare.

In Shanghai, whenever schools, hospitals, orphanages and other social institutions encountered difficulties, they could just turn to Chen Sancai and he would donate generously and offer his help.

His charity and philanthropy are well-known in the business and political circles.

In those turbulent times when most businessmen were chasing fame and fortune, he was full of patriotic enthusiasm and was dedicated to sharing the country's worries.

During the January 28 Incident, he donated money and materials and actively supported the 19th Route Army's war of resistance.

After the fall of Shanghai, Chen Sancai saw that the Japanese invaders were wantonly trampling on Chinese land, burning, killing, looting and committing all kinds of atrocities, so he decided to join the anti-Japanese organization and fight against the Japanese invaders.

He heard that Du Yuesheng and Dai Chunfeng were sworn brothers, so he went to Hong Kong to find Du and asked him to help introduce him to Dai Chunfeng.

When Boss Dai learned that such a talented person had come to him on his own initiative, he was overjoyed and immediately approved him to join the Military Intelligence Bureau. He used his identity as the boss of the Arctic Refrigerator Company as a cover and established a secret intelligence group directly under the Shanghai Second District to participate in the punishment of traitors.

Li Shijun had naturally heard of such a big businessman active in the business and political circles, but at that time he was just an "unknown" small spy. He was ashamed of himself and naturally had no chance to meet him.

After No. 76 was established, Li Shijun felt that he was becoming more powerful, so he paid a personal visit to Chen Sancai, hoping to bring him into his camp, but was turned away.

"The past events are still vivid in my mind, but I never thought that you were actually a member of the Military Control Commission, haha!"

Li Shijun sneered, "Since we have different ideals, we can't work together, so don't blame me for being rude."

"Director, should we arrest him immediately?"

Wu Sibao asked anxiously. Seeing Li Shijun pondering, he added:
"Although this guy is hiding in the French Concession and is protected by the Municipal Council and the Americans, we only need to raid his residence, find weapons, ammunition and secret documents, and get evidence of his dealings with the Military Control Commission. Once the matter is settled, we can let the Japanese come forward to negotiate with the French authorities for extradition and see what they have to say."

Li Shijun shook his head and said, "Don't alert the enemy yet."

Wu Sibao asked in confusion: "Why?"

In his opinion, No. 76 was now strong in manpower and even without notifying the French and the Municipal Council, they could still secretly kidnap the person and bring him to the interrogation room of No. 76, so there would be no need to worry that he would not surrender.

"You think too simply."

Li Shijun looked at him and said in a deep voice, "I heard that he has a good relationship with Chairman Wang's brother-in-law Chu Minyi. Don't let Madam Chen persuade us with some lies when we arrest him without evidence, and make us feel embarrassed."

Even Chairman Wang’s confidants often said that Mrs. Chen was a woman who could not accomplish anything, but when she did, she could always make things bad.

"What should I do?"

"Where is Chu Yapeng now?"

"In the dormitory, our people are monitoring."

Li Shijun's face was gloomy. "Catch him first and send him to the interrogation room secretly. I want to see what they are planning."

After a pause, he smiled playfully again: "By the way, remember to notify Brother Mocun to come over."

"Yes."

"Brother Shijun, I can't explain what's going on over the phone, but you have to bring me here. I can only stay for ten minutes, not even a second longer. Mr. Qingshui from the Mei Agency is waiting for me."

Ding Mocun rushed back from outside, looking a little anxious.

Li Shijun glanced at him and sneered in his heart, "The Mei Agency has just been established, and you're already approaching it eagerly?"

But even if you carry the pig's head, you have to worship the right temple. The nominal person in charge of the Ume Agency is Mr. Kagesa, but the actual person in charge is his assistant Haruki Keitsugu.

No matter how fiercely you fight with Qingshui Dongsan, it's all useless.

"Ten minutes is enough for me to tell you a story. Let's go to the interrogation room."

Seeing Li Shijun's serious expression, Ding Mocun couldn't help but shudder. He subconsciously suppressed his anxiety and became serious.

"Story? Is it a comedy or a tragedy?" Ding Mocun asked.

"Whether it's tragedy or comedy, it's up to you, the head of No. 76, to decide." Li Shijun smiled and invited him to sit down in the interrogation room.

Ding Mocun didn't understand why these words were so harsh, but he sat down anyway.

After Ding Mocun sat down, Li Shijun continued to ask:
"Among the people under you, who is the most withdrawn and unsociable?"

Ding Mocun was stunned and silent for a while before he spoke:
".Chu Yapeng?"

“He is the protagonist of this story.”

After saying that, Li Shijun sat down with a smile, then clapped his hands.

The next moment, Chu Yapeng, covered in blood and tortured beyond recognition, was dragged up.

"Deputy Director Li, what's going on?"

Ding Mocun was displeased when he saw that Li Shijun tortured his men without saying hello.

Li Shijun said nothing, but stared at Chu Yapeng.

Chu Yapeng was trembling all over when he saw his eyes, and he fell to his knees, crying bitterly:

"Director Ding, Director Li, I will tell you everything. I did it alone. It has nothing to do with my family. Please let them go."

"It depends on your performance. You should know the rules."

"I understand, I understand," Chu Yapeng panted quickly and began to explain.

"I followed Wang Tianlin and came here, but I only got a position as a specialist, which doesn't bring much profit." "Get to the point!"

". Later, Chen Sancai sent someone to find me and said that Boss Dai had promised that as long as I could return to the arms of the Military Control Commission and make meritorious contributions, my past crimes would be forgiven.

So I joined Chen Sancai’s intelligence team. At first, he asked me to provide the internal structure diagram of No. 76, and later he asked me to…”

Hearing this, Ding Mocun, who had been careless at first, became serious. He interrupted Chu Yapeng and asked directly:
"What exactly is your plan?"

".Blow up No. 76."

Ding Mocun took a breath of cold air, and felt a little unbelievable, and asked sternly:

“Is it a plan, or has it been implemented?”

".Halfway implemented."

Chu Yapeng confessed the truth.

Because he was lurking in No. 76 and was extremely familiar with the environment around No. 76, he discovered that there was a drainage channel between No. 76 and No. 74 on Jessfield Road, leading directly to the bottom of the building No. 76.

He suggested placing explosives and detonators in the sewer. Chu Yapeng was responsible for leaking the plan and providing drawings, Chen Sancai was responsible for purchasing explosives, and his subordinates were responsible for implementation.

Ding Mocun and Li Shijun looked at each other and saw fear in each other's eyes.

After becoming traitors, they both lived in seclusion and spent most of their time eating and sleeping in the office.

Steel plates were specially installed on the walls of the office, but they still felt unsafe, so they put a bed in the office to hide their identities, but actually lived in the bathtub in the bathroom.

But despite all our precautions, we never expected that the enemy would actually attack from the drainage channel.

As long as there are enough explosives, even if the office building built after 76 is very sturdy and the office is impregnable, it will not be able to withstand the high explosives. If the building collapses, you will not be able to escape.

"Why hasn't it been implemented yet?" Ding Mocun asked in a cold voice, wiping the cold sweat on his head.

"We don't have enough explosives. We originally planned to install detonators after the explosives were buried and blow up the main building of the secret service headquarters.
Later, I got news that Chairman Wang was coming to inspect, so I reported it to Chen Sancai, who changed his mind and decided to kill Chairman Wang first and then detonate it. I didn’t expect it to be a trap.”

Li Shijun stared at the "mole" in front of him with a gloomy expression, and let out a long sigh of relief with lingering fear. At this moment, he was glad that the other party did not take action earlier, otherwise he might not be able to sit here.

He gave Wu Sibao a wink and asked him to find the explosives.

Li Shijun continued:

"That's called being too clever, but you end up making mistakes. Tell me, how did you plan to assassinate Mr. Wang?"

Chu Yapeng said: "Armor-piercing machine gun. But I only heard Chen Sancai talk about it. I have never seen what it looks like."

Li Shijun's expression froze. He had been trained in a Soviet special agent school, so he naturally knew about this thing.

What's important is not the machine gun, but the armor-piercing bullet.

This thing is a typical kinetic bullet that relies on the strength, weight and speed of the projectile to penetrate steel plates.

It was invented around 1860 and was initially used mainly in naval battles to deal with iron-framed warships.

After the appearance of tanks in World War I, armor-piercing shells began to be valued and field artillery began to be widely equipped.

I just never thought that the Military Control Commission could get this thing.

Needless to say, it was definitely to deal with Chairman Wang and his men.

They were cautious when going out and all they rode in were insurance cars equipped with steel plates. But now that the Military Control Commission had this thing, could their safety still be guaranteed?

It’s chilling to think about.

Thinking of this, Li Shijun took a deep breath and continued to ask:

"Where is this gun hidden?"

"I do not know."

Chu Yapeng shook his head, thought for a while, and then said:

"It could be hidden in the refrigerator. He has an extra-large refrigerator in his store."

"Oh." Li Shijun thought for a moment and asked again:

"Were you the one who instigated Zhu Sheng to assassinate Fu Xiao'an, or was it Chen Sancai?"

"No."

"It's really not true."

Chu Yapeng sighed and said, "Director Ding, Director Li, I have said everything I need to say. If it was really me who did it, I will definitely admit it.

You can ask me to help arrest Chen Sancai, but I hope you can let me go because I have honestly cooperated and confessed. I beg you."

Li Shijun sneered, "Let you go? And then you continue to lurk as a mole?
I only said that I would let your family go depending on your performance, but I didn’t say I would let you go.”

"Drag down."

Li Shijun waved his hand with disgust and had Chu Yapeng dragged away. He looked at Ding Mocun and said:

"Brother Mocun, you can handle your people."

The light in the interrogation room was dim, shining on Ding Mocun's face, which looked somewhat unpredictable. He frowned, was silent for a while, and then said:

"Then execute him."

"That's what I mean. Not only him, but also his family members should be killed. This way, we can kill one to warn the rest." Li Shijun sneered, and his voice became a little deeper:

"It wasn't Chen Sancai's intelligence team who instigated Zhu Sheng to assassinate Fu Xiao'an, nor was it Chen Gongshu's Military Control Commission Shanghai District 1, which means there are other anti-Japanese gangs hiding in Shanghai.

These people are so cunning that we don’t even know their names yet.

We can't go on like this, so in addition to continuing to infiltrate the French Concession, we must loosen up on the outside and tighten up on the inside, and check if there are any other moles inside us, otherwise we won't be able to sleep well at night."

Ding Mocun nodded with empathy:

"You decide. I have no objection."

He glanced at his watch and turned to leave.

"I have to go back immediately. Mr. Qingshui still wants to visit Chinese bookstores."

"Brother Mo Cun is so elegant."

Li Shijun laughed and said, "You better take it easy. Tomorrow, Chen Moubo, a popular figure around Chairman Wang, will come to Shanghai. The Japanese will welcome him. Don't miss it."

Although Li Shijun seemed to be concerned, he actually hoped that Ding Mocun, who was short, skinny due to long-term opium smoking and addicted to women, would die on a woman so that he could occupy No. 76 alone.

Ding Mocun laughed and said, "Don't worry, I won't miss Mr. Chen's welcoming banquet."

So there was no such thing as Wang Tianhai's inspection at all. The person who came to Shanghai was Chen Moubo, a popular figure around him.

Chu Yapeng did not understand the situation and fell for the smoke screen by mistake. Not only was his identity exposed, but after being arrested again, he shamelessly betrayed Chen Sancai.

After Ding Mocun left, Wu Sibao came back soon.

"Director, we have seized a total of 14 packages of explosives, all wrapped in oil paper." Even the daring Wu Sibao looked terrified at this moment.

"understood."

Li Shijun paced a few steps in the dim light, then slowly stood still with a determined look on his face.

"Raid Chen Sancai's refrigerator company immediately."

"Yes."

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(End of this chapter)