Chapter 692 The Passing of Time 57
Modern people don't really have much enthusiasm for the New Year anymore. The main reason is that they're poor and don't have money to buy New Year's goods. They just watch others celebrate.
On New Year's Day, Ning Yan gave Aunt Wang a day off, and Qiu Juncheng became the head chef, personally preparing the New Year's Eve dinner. The table was laden with chicken, fish, and venison, a truly sumptuous feast. After dinner, Ning Yan felt sleepy and went back to her room to sleep. Originally, Qiu Juncheng also wanted to rest, but he heard some strange things.
Over the past six months, he has obtained a lot of useful intelligence from Matsui, which he has sent back through Boss Ma and Aunt Wang. Chongqing has praised him more than once, and he was even given the rank of lieutenant colonel before the end of the year.
He would stop eavesdropping whenever Matsui took a break.
After all, men know what's what, and he doesn't have that kind of interest, but tonight is different.
Matsui actually mentioned a spy codenamed Bamboo.
“Our people have received definitive information that Huang Feng is not a member of the Military Intelligence Bureau, so we must make sure that Zhu Zi, who is lurking in Yan'an, finds out Huang Feng’s identity.”
"But what if the bamboo is exposed?"
"As long as we can find out who Hornet is, it will all be worth it."
"Okay, I'll send a secret telegram to Bamboo right away."
Qiu Juncheng never expected to receive such important news during the Chinese New Year.
A well-hidden Japanese spy in Chongqing confirmed that Wasp was not a Kuomintang agent.
Meanwhile, a highly skilled Japanese spy, codenamed Bamboo, was lurking in Yan'an.
This matter cannot be delayed. Qiu Juncheng changed his clothes and went to Erhunpu without even thinking.
Boss Ma didn't make any business today. It was the Lunar New Year, and he wanted to take a day off. But when Qingsong knocked on his door, he knew he couldn't take any time off.
"Qingsong? What brings you here at this hour? Come on, come in quickly." Qiu Juncheng squeezed through the crack in the door, and Boss Ma quickly closed the door again.
"What's wrong? Has something serious happened?"
"I just received intelligence that there is a Japanese spy in Chongqing, who must be of a very high position, and he can confirm that Huang Feng is not a member of the Military Intelligence Bureau."
But I have no way of knowing what this person's code name is, or whether they are male or female.
Boss Ma's face immediately darkened. Given the current situation, it was certain that each side had spies hidden by the other, but to be able to identify that Hornet was not one of their own, that position must be extremely high. It was very bad that the upper echelons of the Military Intelligence Bureau had such a thing hidden.
"I'll send a telegram to the higher-ups tonight, Qingsong, you've worked hard." How exactly did Qingsong manage to get his hands on such important intelligence?
Of course, he was only thinking about it and would never actually ask. Even if he did ask Qingsong, he wouldn't tell him, as that would increase the risk of Qingsong being exposed.
Qiu Juncheng didn't work hard at all, but he still had to get some benefits out of it. "I didn't work hard, but one of my informants died because of this intelligence. Lao Ma, help me ask the higher-ups for more funding."
"Okay, I will. Don't worry, the funding will definitely be approved."
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After leaving Manager Ma's place, Qiu Juncheng went to Aunt Wang's house.
"A Japanese spy codenamed Bamboo? I'll send a telegram immediately; this is extremely important."
Qiu Juncheng did not leave immediately, but waited for a call back from his hometown.
Telegram: Jin Chan, Happy New Year.
He knew that the message was not sent by the operator, but by Director Cui Yan. Upon seeing these simple six words, Qiu Juncheng's lips curled into a slight smile.
It was almost midnight when I got home.
A few firecrackers went off outside; 1943 had arrived.
On the ninth day after the start of the year, Qiu Juncheng contacted Huang Tao, who rushed to Beiping that same day. The two chatted for a while, and Huang Tao returned to Xuxian the next day. Not long after, he went to work at the Xuxian County Governing Committee.
Ningxia Sheng also got a job as a gatekeeper at the governing committee, earning six silver dollars a month, with no room or board provided, and the main thing was a stable job.
Ning Yan has been very lazy during this pregnancy. Apart from going to the warehouse to store supplies for Chen Chun and occasionally buying baby supplies, she rarely goes out.
She only did three things during her entire pregnancy. Once, she emptied the entire Japanese arsenal, including all the machinery.
On one occasion, he went to the Shijingshan Ironworks, released all the forced laborers out of Beiping, and killed all the Japanese soldiers guarding the laborers.
The third time was when they dropped more than 300 bombs on the experimental site of the Japanese Unit 1855, and even kindly threw them a bomb array.
Those inside the array cannot get out, and those outside cannot get in.
Everyone in the laboratory of Unit 1855 perished inside.
This incident eventually made the news, causing a sensation throughout China, and leading to a large number of Japanese military doctors urgently returning to Japan, fearing that they would be the next to die.
The situation was particularly dire in Beiping (Beijing). The existence of this ghost was like a sharp blade hanging over the heads of the Japanese, who didn't know when it would be snapped.
Not only military doctors, but even ordinary soldiers deserted and returned to their home countries. General Matsui also wanted to escape, but his superiors ignored him and seemed to be letting him die in Beiping.
In the past, the Japanese were always high and mighty, and they could bully ordinary people in Beiping at will. Not paying for food was the least of their worries. They openly harassed women and even forced people to do labor or experiments.
Now, the Japanese in Beiping are all keeping a low profile, while the ordinary people in Beiping are living much more comfortably than before.
On June 15th, Ning Yan gave birth to a healthy baby boy.
Qiu Juncheng named his son Qiu Yang, with the nickname Cai Cai, which means pickled cabbage.
Because his mother's favorite food when she was pregnant with him was sauerkraut.
Children grow so fast, they seem to change every day. Every day when Qiu Juncheng comes home, he hugs and kisses his child repeatedly. The little guy smiles nonstop with his toothless little mouth whenever he sees his father.
At this time, Luo Siyuan had successfully secured his position as the Director of the Police Department. With Kawasaki's presence and Luo Siyuan's strong recommendation, Qiu Juncheng became the Deputy Director.
However, his position as deputy director-general is somewhat special, as he is still in charge of managing the eastern district.
This made the heads of the other three districts extremely jealous, but there was nothing they could do about it, since the other person managed their district the best.
Even if you're not happy, you have to keep it to yourself.
Who can blame them for having gained face in Kawasaki!
What they didn't know was that Qiu Juncheng not only had a good reputation among the Japanese, but he was also a favorite of Lao Dai, because he could complete any task assigned to him.
He was a top contributor to Cui Yan. If it weren't for him, they wouldn't have known about the existence of the Japanese spy Bamboo, let alone eradicated a Japanese spy group. Of course, his greatest achievement was marrying Ghost.
Yes, his greatest achievement was marrying a ghost.
The days passed slowly in a calm yet tense atmosphere until 1945.
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