Chai Liang's true identity was not as simple as an ordinary leader of the Green Gang; he was a member of the intelligence group of the Shanghai Intelligence Section.
Like Xu Yongchang, he was a disciple of Yue Sheng. During the Battle of Shanghai, he responded to the call to join the Jiangsu-Zhejiang Special Operations Team and survived the hail of bullets. After the Battle of Nanshi, he retreated to the French Concession for refuge.
With his own troops scattered and his master Yue Sheng having retreated from Shanghai, he had no choice but to seek refuge with Chen Ting's gang.
Unexpectedly, one day, his old comrade-in-arms Xu Yongchang came to him and asked if he was willing to continue serving the country. He was overjoyed and immediately agreed. Thus, he became an intelligence agent of the Second Action Division of the Military Intelligence Bureau and was under the leadership of the group leader Ji Hongyi.
Chai Liang was certainly involved in Ji Hongyi's actions against Luo Zidong during this period. He not only secretly investigated and tracked Luo Zidong's whereabouts, but he was also one of the disseminators of those rumors.
As far as he knew, Luo Zidong was hiding in the Luo Mansion and had not come out, but he did not expect him to suddenly appear at Wanmulin's residence, which caught Chai Liang off guard.
However, he overheard Wan Mulin and Luo Zidong's conversation, which finally confirmed Luo Zidong's whereabouts.
An hour later, at a meeting point, Chai Liang reported the details to Ji Hongyi.
Ji Hongyi said disdainfully, "As expected, Luo Zidong couldn't hold on any longer. He had nowhere else to turn, so he begged Wan Mulin for help, hoping to please both sides and have his way with both."
What a joke! Because of him, the entire Shanghai station was forced to evacuate, thousands of National Salvation Army soldiers were wiped out, and Nanjing station suffered utter destruction. He still thinks he can escape? Hmph, what wishful thinking!
In fact, Ji Hongyi was aware of Luo Zidong's visit to Wan Mulin. The people he sent followed Luo Zidong all the way to Wan Mulin's residence. After a little thought, they roughly guessed Luo Zidong's intentions, which was confirmed by Chai Liang.
Chai Liang nodded and said, "Luo Zidong probably doesn't know what happened next, and he doesn't realize how serious it is. He thought he could get away with it. Wan Mulin believed him and readily agreed. Tomorrow at noon, Luo Zidong will treat Wan Mulin to lunch at the Huijiang Grand Hotel. Team leader, this is a great opportunity!"
Ji Hongyi nodded and said, "You're right. This is the only chance we've had in days to track him down. We can't let it slip by. I'll go back and make arrangements right away. You wait for my instructions and cooperate. We must get rid of this person this time. We can't let this drag on any longer!"
Chai Liang accepted the order and turned to leave, but was called back by Ji Hongyi.
"By the way, you reported before that Wan Mulin's return this time wasn't just about handling finances as usual. What exactly does he want to do?"
Chai Liang shook his head and said, "He hasn't told me anything yet, and I've seen all the people he's been in contact with these past few days. There aren't any special people among them."
Ji Hongyi thought about it and stopped worrying about it. The most important thing now was to get rid of Luo Zidong. The director had already given instructions on this matter some time ago. He nodded and said, "Keep a close eye on him. Wan Mulin is like Mr. Yue. He has national integrity and I believe he won't do anything outrageous. But we should still take precautions. I hope it has nothing to do with our actions."
"Yes, I will keep a close eye on him!" Chai Liang nodded in agreement.
In the director's office at the Shanghai No. 76 Special Agent Headquarters, Li Zhiqun was throwing a document at Zhang Jingyao across from him.
At the same time, he couldn't help but shout and curse, "He's been missing for three days already, and you're only finding out now? Of all these officers, why did this Geng Xingwei have to go? Didn't you say he had confessed everything?"
Zhang Jingyao was somewhat at a loss after being reprimanded by Li Zhiqun. This morning, Li Zhiqun called him to his office and finally approved his action plan, ordering him to arrange for people to infiltrate Nanjing, conduct an in-depth investigation of Maoyuan Trading Company, and follow the clues to find out all the related relationships.
Zhang Jingyao had been waiting for this plan to be approved, and upon receiving the order, he naturally acted immediately. So he rushed to the western suburbs to take Geng Xingwei away and have him participate in the operation, since this man knew Chang Chengye and might be able to gain something unexpected.
However, when he arrived at the military camp in the western suburbs, he learned that Geng Xingwei had been missing for three days. This immediately gave Zhang Jingyao a cold sweat. He instinctively sensed that Geng Xingwei's disappearance was likely related to the intelligence of Nanjing Maoyuan Trading Company. After carefully questioning him, he quickly returned to the Special Agent Headquarters to report the situation to Li Zhiqun, whereupon he was severely reprimanded by Li Zhiqun.
He explained in a low voice, "This person did confess a lot of things at the time, even the Kuomintang's strongholds in Nanjing. I checked it at the time, and the two strongholds he knew matched the report on the arrest operation provided by No. 21. In other words, he was not lying, so I think this person is reliable."
Li Zhiqun pressed on in a cold voice, "How did he disappear?"
"According to the officer in charge of guarding him, Geng Xingwei often helped the pacification army with logistics because of his good performance. On the day of the incident, the officer in charge of logistics was sick, so he asked Geng Xingwei to assist the logistics department in purchasing supplies outside the camp. However, Geng Xingwei took this opportunity to knock the store owner unconscious and escaped through the back door. I also questioned the store owner and several soldiers who were buying grain in the store at the time, and confirmed the incident."
I really don't understand what he was thinking. Since he'd already confessed everything and intended to surrender, why did he still try to run away?
Zhang Jingyao was a veteran agent with many years of experience, and he had a good eye for people, but he misjudged people this time, which was really puzzling.
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