Chapter 1260 Secret Exposed (Second Update, Please Subscribe)
Imperial Security Bureau!
If the Imperial Bureau of Investigation is the sword of the empire, then the Imperial Security Bureau is the shield of the empire. Unlike the Bureau of Investigation which focuses on overseas intelligence work, the Security Bureau focuses on domestic security work, which naturally includes counterintelligence work.
Unlike the mystery of the Imperial Investigation Bureau, the Imperial Security Bureau does not seem to be that mysterious - it is a semi-public agency, because it is responsible for monitoring embassies of various countries, and often cooperates with powerful departments such as the police and gendarmerie. Therefore, over the past few years, the secret police of the Imperial Security Bureau have long been famous.
After all, they had arrested spies from various countries...most of them were diplomatic personnel such as military attachés from various countries who had immunity, which was why the "Shield of the Empire" went from being secret to being public.
As the most senior secret policeman in the Imperial Security Bureau, Ding Lei, like many others, also came from the Imperial Investigation Bureau. In this respect, he is the same as the director.
However, although they both came from the Investigation Department, they did not have much interaction in the past, until now.
After knocking on the door, Ding Lei heard a dull "come in" and walked in. The director was alone in the office, sitting in the important leather swivel chair behind his important desk.
"sit!"
The Director said,
Looking at the director, Ding Lei knew that he had a reputation for being cunning and intelligent in the eyes of diplomats from Europe and the United States. Although the outside world was very curious about him, his true appearance had not been known for a long time, so he was called the "Hidden Man."
This is also the biggest feature of the Imperial Security Bureau. Everyone knows it, but no one understands it.
Open and mysterious.
This is the characteristic of the Imperial Security Bureau. Of course, this is also a habit that Malu, the director, brought from the Investigation Department. To a certain extent, he even hopes that the Security Bureau will become a shadow, a transparent department unknown to the world.
"Damn it, it turned into a sieve!"
Malu muttered softly.
"I have to say that Lawrence has done it. He has done something that many people have not done. He actually used a group of bannermen to infiltrate us like a sieve. He is there now."
He raised his head and looked at Ding Lei expressionlessly.
"We are now in our secret base of the Yunan Association. People from the Investigation Department are also there."
"Well, this matter was carried out by us in cooperation with the Investigation Bureau, but, through Lawrence's confession, I feel that this guy is not simple..."
After thinking for a while, Malu said,
"We didn't find out about the intelligence network he set up. This intelligence network is different from the bribery in the past. He used the bannermen and our loopholes in immigration. Of course, it's not a loophole. Unless we don't want immigration, the loophole will always exist. We can't close the immigration path. We all know the importance of immigration to the empire. Now he has established such an intelligence network with more than a hundred people. It has infiltrated every aspect of our work. This is a terrible thing. Although it hasn't caused much harm yet, this person is not simple! He is a guy who was born to work in intelligence!"
After giving this evaluation, Malu said.
"I'm curious about what secrets this guy has."
"The Investigation Department thinks the same thing. They think he is priceless."
Ding Lei said.
"This man is more valuable than gold. He is a great treasure. If we dig, we will definitely find his secrets. But I am afraid that we don't have the time..."
“Time is not a problem!”
Malu said bluntly.
"Contact the Investigation Department. If necessary, let that guy die first! We must dig out all the secrets of him!"
Let Lawrence die?
Of course, he was not really dead, but he wanted to create the illusion of his death. After all, it was impossible for a diplomat like him to disappear for a long time, not to mention that he was an intelligence chief with a sensitive identity.
So in this case, it is entirely possible to let him die. Of course, this is just a cover-up.
The Empire needs to dig out more intelligence from him, but this is only when necessary. If possible, it is better to develop such a person into a double agent.
Squeeze out as much value as possible from him.
After thinking for a while, Malu added.
"Also, we need to take action and monitor all those people he confessed. We don't need to take action until this mine is fully mined!... Well, secret surveillance."
"Yes, Chief."
Malu thought for a moment and said.
"I will make other arrangements for this matter. You just need to pry this guy's mouth open first."
…
"You promised me that you would let me go as long as I provided you with everything you needed!"
Lawrence's voice was very soft and thin. In fact, now, in this room, he seemed to have understood that the other party had no intention of letting him go.
The same thing would happen to him. How could they miss such a person? They would definitely try every possible means to dig out all his secrets, even including, including...what happened in Jerusalem.
And that was also the biggest secret in his heart. He was not afraid of betraying those bannermen at all. If he betrayed them, he could exchange for his own safety. Lawrence would definitely not mind. They were just pawns.
"Of course, of course, we promised you, Lawrence, believe me, you will be free soon!"
Ding Lei, who was trained as an interrogation expert, is very good at digging out the secrets in other people's hearts, he said.
"Now, you just need to do one thing. Let's talk about your past. Well, let's start from when you came to Egypt!"
"Egypt? Egypt? That was a long time ago?"
Lawrence's heart tightened. This was the biggest secret in his heart. Although the strangeness on his face flashed by, it still caught Ding Lei's eyes. Feng Jinglun, who was standing behind the one-way glass, also noticed his abnormality.
“There’s a problem!”
When this thought came to Feng Jinglun's mind, Ding Lei said.
"Come on, let's start talking. You arrived in Egypt in 1876, right? You were the military attaché at the British Consulate in Egypt at the time. Let's start from there!"
"It was just work. Let me recall. Yes, when I got there, I was just doing normal work. Egypt is a backward country after all. We didn't pay much attention to it, except for the canal..."
Listening to Lawrence talking about his past, Ding Lei just observed the changes in his expression while the recorder was taking notes. Soon, he discovered that the other party was lying - about the issue of Egypt.
There's a ghost!
"Then what?"
Ding Lei suddenly asked sharply,
"Where were you then? What were you doing?"
"I was just in Cairo. After completing the acquisition of the Suez Canal, I did nothing..."
Lawrence explained eagerly, even as a natural intelligence officer, he didn't know that when he started to explain, especially when he explained deliberately, he would be exposed. After all, those were the things he had been deliberately hiding.
"... Later I went to Damascus and Jordan..."
When Lawrence seemed to know everything about the questions, Feng Jinglun, who was standing through the glass window, suddenly seemed to have thought of something and suddenly spoke.
"Do you have a map?"
"What?"
“Give me a map of the Middle East!”
Feng Jinglun became a little excited. Soon the map was brought to him. Then he took a pen and drew the place names there. Finally, he talked to himself.
"Why hasn't he been there? If he was traveling, no... no!, I get it!"
Suddenly, Feng Jinglun seemed to have figured something out.
"No, that's impossible. How is it possible?"
Although he doubted that judgment in his heart, looking at Lawrence who was being interrogated, he finally ran into the interrogation room like a madman, and questioned directly regardless of Ding Lei's surprise.
"Jerusalem! What have you done in Jerusalem!"
(End of this chapter)
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