Chapter 177 The Road to Promotion
Early in the morning, Meng Shaoyuan rushed to the unit in a hurry, not even bothering to eat breakfast.
Dai Li is already in the office. He looks a little haggard. He has been working really hard these past few days.
Physical exhaustion is nothing, the key is mental torture.
But he seems to be in good spirits.
Being able to gain the full trust of the Chairman is an honor that not everyone has.
"Mr. Dai."
"Oh, here you go, have you had breakfast?"
"not yet."
"Here are steamed buns. They just bought them for me. Eat one."
Meng Shaoyuan was not polite and actually took a bun and ate it.
He was probably the first person to smoke in Dai Li's office and the first person to eat in front of Dai Li, right?
Dai Li also picked up a bun and took a bite, but paused there, seeming to be thinking about something.
"It's a dish." Meng Shaoyuan muttered in a low voice.
“Don’t like the food?”
"Ah? Tell Mr. Dai, I like eating meat."
"Eat a bun, what can you report?" Dai Li looked at the bun in his hand: "Well, mine is meat, let's change it."
ah?
Meng Shaoyuan was a little confused and did not dare to move.
"Hurry up, I like to eat vegetables."
This is probably the only thing that has happened since the establishment of Lixingshe:
A little spy actually exchanged the bun that Dai Li took a bite of and the bun that Dai Li took a bite of.
This kind of trust?
Meng Shaoyuan thought it was.
Dai Li did not regard him as an outsider at all, but as one of his relatives.
After finishing a bun, Dai Li asked Meng Shaoyuan to pour the water himself, and then did not say anything about Xi'an, nor did he say a word of thanks to Meng Shaoyuan:
"Commission..."
Meng Shaoyuan quickly snapped to attention.
"The commissioner said yesterday." Dai Li said slowly: "He asked, what is Meng Shaoyuan's military rank? I answered, captain. The commissioner asked, is it from Huangpu? I answered, yes. The commissioner said, that can be regarded as mine.
Now that you are a student, people like Meng Shaoyuan can be promoted as an exception. Therefore, Meng Shaoyuan has decided to make an exception and promote you to the rank of major!"
Huh? So fast?
The captain I just mentioned turned into a major again in just a few days?
A word from a big shot is more effective than a lifetime of hard work.
There are many people who have been stuck at the rank of lieutenant and have been unable to be promoted.
That's your luck.
Major Meng?
It sounds majestic.
Firstly, he made such a great contribution yesterday and definitely needs to be rewarded. Secondly, because of his status as Huangpu, the Chairman is generally regarded as his disciple.
"The section chiefs and section chiefs of each unit in our various departments, including the deputy ones, the lowest one is also a major..."
All Tang Zong's words that day appeared in Meng Shaoyuan's mind.
The last obstacle to becoming a section-level cadre was removed.
"Thank you for the appointment, thank you Mr. Dai for the cultivation!"
"No need to thank me, you earned this yourself."
Dai Li said slowly: "You have only been here for a short time. You have been promoted from a lieutenant to a major. It is undeniable that I have a preference for you, but it depends more on you. Otherwise, even if I want to help you, I will not be able to help you."
There is no way. Shao Yuan, you are still young and you still have a bright future ahead of you."
"Yes, Mr. Dai, Shao Yuan understands."
"I heard that you are investigating Qi Honghai?"
"Yes, Mr. Dai." Meng Shaoyuan said immediately: "Shaoyuan discovered that Deputy Section Chief Qi was secretly in contact with the Japanese."
He immediately told all the information he had investigated, and then placed Sun Yonglan's confession in front of Dai Li.
Dai Li didn't even look at it.
He knew very well that since Meng Shaoyuan was going to do this, he would definitely prepare sufficient evidence.
"Since you have done everything, then secretly arrest Qi Honghai. Well, you should not participate in the interrogation to avoid suspicion. I will let Kong Jinan interrogate him." Dai Li thought for a moment: "By the way, I heard last night that Huo Peng
You tried to grab the gun and run away, but you were beaten to death. What did you do?"
"Yes!"
"A Japanese died on Zuosuo Street. The robbery and murder was the Qianye Trading Company you mentioned. You were also responsible for it, right?"
"Yes."
Meng Shaoyuan admitted everything frankly.
In front of Dai Li, there was no need to deny this matter, especially not to hide it.
"Just kill Huo Peng. The people in his Central Organization Department can't do anything to us now." Dai Li was full of energy when he said this: "That Japanese, if even the slightest trace is found at the scene, it will cause a diplomatic dispute. Meng Shaoyuan,
Just surrender yourself."
"Yes, Mr. Dai, Shao Yuan works very carefully."
"Well, before I came back, you got rid of a deputy section chief in advance. Your ambition is not small." Dai Li said these words with a slight smile: "If you are ambitious, you are afraid that you will be in a state of confusion and not think.
If you are enterprising and ambitious, you will continue to think about climbing up. How to climb up? Then you have to make more contributions.
You are also very smart, knowing that as long as I come back safely this time, I will definitely be reused. And those who are loyal to me will also be important. So you have prepared for your promotion in advance. Don’t be ashamed to admit that I am loyal.
Because I am a leader, so I am reused. People who are loyal to me, if they are not reused, wouldn’t it chill your hearts?”
When he said this, he glanced at Meng Shaoyuan: "Prepare to be the deputy section chief."
It was an understatement, but when Meng Shaoyuan heard it, he finally breathed a long sigh of relief.
Going from lieutenant-level officer to school-level officer is one hurdle, and going from team leader to section-level cadre is another hurdle.
But now, both of these hurdles have been overcome by myself.
From now on, as long as there are no accidents, the future will be bright.
"Well, Qi Honghai is the deputy section chief of the Intelligence Section. As for you, don't go to the Intelligence Section. Be the deputy section chief of my Operations Section." Dai Li said thoughtfully: "Although I am the section chief of the Operations Section, in fact, the rights of the Intelligence Section
Even bigger, their deputy section chief’s salary is half a level higher than that of the deputy section chief of the Operations Section. If I transfer Kong Jinan, he will definitely be willing. Shao Yuan, are you planning to take over Kong Jinan’s position, or should you stay with me?
.”
"Thank you Mr. Dai for your cultivation!"
I finally got my dream spot.
From then on, Meng Shaoyuan finally jumped into the ranks of middle-level cadres of Lixingshe. He had great power in his hands. As long as he didn't make big mistakes, his career would be smooth.
Kong Jinan also benefited.
The deputy chief of the Operations Section directly takes orders from Dai Li and is Dai Li's confidant. It sounds nice, but in terms of salary and benefits, he is incomparable to the Intelligence Section headed by Tang Zong.
And I heard that the superiors admire Tang Zong very much and are interested in promoting him. Once he is promoted, there is a great hope that Kong Jinan will take over the vacant position.
After all, even if Dai Li trusted Meng Shaoyuan again, he couldn't just give him all the benefits, right?
Everyone is happy, the only unlucky one is Qi Honghai.
He became a stepping stone on Meng Shaoyuan's road to promotion.
"The formal appointment will come down in the next two days."
"clear."
Meng Shaoyuan hesitated for a moment: "Mr. Dai, in addition to Qi Honghai, there is probably a Japanese spy here."
"oh?"
"Shao Yuan found out when he was dealing with Miyagi Shen." Meng Shaoyuan gave a brief report: "Miyagi Shen even knew about us drying sausages in the yard. However, when I deliberately mentioned it at the department-level cadre meeting
When Section Chief Shang Tang mentioned the chairman of the committee, Fuka Miyagi's expression immediately became very nervous and eager to know. This only meant two things.
Before that, they had been secretly monitoring Qi Honghai. He did not pass information to the Japanese, so this information was provided by another spy. And this spy was not qualified to participate in department-level cadre meetings, so there was no way to provide it to Miyagi Fuka
More detailed information, so I concluded that this spy is at most a team leader."
Dai Li listened very carefully and nodded slightly.
"I found some information from Fumiya Miyagi. Most of it was about the daily life of our Lixing Society. It didn't have much value, so Fumiya Miyagi didn't even put this information in the safe." Meng Shaoyuan was confident: "Just check these few things.
For months, whoever frequently uses the work phone number to call Zuosuo Street is a serious suspect!"
Dai Li frowned: "Are you sure? He will definitely make a phone call at work?"
"Mr. Dai, he is just a small spy, not a high-level spy bought by the Japanese. He must not be very vigilant. Besides..." Meng Shaoyuan smiled and said, "The price of making phone calls outside is not cheap."
A smile flashed across Dai Li's face.
No matter how difficult it is, if you can find the trick, it will become easy.
"I'll leave it to you to investigate. It will be done within one day." Dai Li limited the time to a very short time: "When the spy is found, I still have a task for you."
"Mr. Dai, please give me your instructions."
"The first task is to send someone to Shanghai to communicate with the comrades at the Shanghai Station about the ideological trends of all staff during the incident. You are a newly appointed department-level cadre, and you happen to be in contact with the person in charge of the Shanghai Station.
See you."
Huh? Such a simple task?
Is this simply a trip?
"The second task is for Hankou to ask for our help." Dai Li said slowly: "Hankou caught a Japanese spy, but he was very tight-lipped and refused to explain.
It has been used, so the comrades in Hankou hope that the headquarters can send someone with experience in torture to assist, you are very good at this."
what?
Going to Hankou to torture a prisoner? My newly promoted deputy section chief has not yet been appointed. What does this mean?
Meng Shaoyuan was puzzled.
Dai Li glanced at him: "Two tasks, Shao Yuan, you choose one. They are both simple."
All simple?
Meng Shaoyuan's heart moved.
Is there something in Dai Li’s words?
Two tasks?
Shanghai, Hankou?
Just pick one?
A tour and a torture of prisoners?
wrong!
It's definitely not right!
Meng Shaoyuan puffed up his chest:
Chapter completed!