Every time Dai Li summoned Meng Shaoyuan in Shanghai, he wouldn't have to think about it. He must have some special task to give him.

Still following the old rules, he praised Meng Shaoyuan for his outstanding performance in the assassination of Kong Rushen.

"The assassination of Kong Rushen was outstanding. What I didn't expect was that you would actually adopt such a method and kill two birds with one stone, annihilating a squadron of the Japanese army."

Dai Li said, taking out something from the cabinet: "This is my personal reward for you."

That's...a bottle of...beer!

"Mr. Dai, beer? You are... so generous... I thank you." Meng Shaoyuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

Have you ever seen anyone rewarding subordinates with beer?

Bring two cups and we can drink them together on the spot.

"Etiquette is light but affection is heavy." Dai Li actually defended himself for being stingy.

Okay, okay, when you asked me how many millions I wanted to receive, why didn’t I say that courtesy is less important than affection?

Meng Shaoyuan didn't go around in circles with him: "Mr. Dai, do you have any other tasks?"

"Yes, there is another mission." Dai Li's expression became serious: "You are the leader of the secret killing team, have you carried out any activities?"

"It is being formed and has not yet been fully launched." Meng Shaoyuan stopped joking.

Dai Li nodded: "As soon as possible, in addition to the secret killing team, I have also prepared a '10,000-person Rangers'. A two-pronged approach will ensure our army's victory in Shanghai."

The "10,000 Rangers" and the "Secret Killing Team" were established almost at the same time.

This special force is mainly composed of second-line and outside-line agents. Its mission is to hunt down traitors and Japanese spies on the one hand, protect the safety of wires, bridges, and ferries, and rescue injured soldiers and civilians; on the other hand, rush to transport supplies to support the front-line teams.

Professional matters need to be left to professionals.

It is undoubtedly a good thing for ordinary people to organize themselves to support the front line in the war of resistance. Common people's organizations do everything from rescuing the wounded to transporting supplies.

But this requires specialized personnel to direct.

Otherwise, it will not only cause unnecessary casualties to civilian organizations, but also cause unnecessary chaos.

One month after the war started in Shanghai, the government finally noticed this, so this task was also handed over to Dai Li.

Meng Shaoyuan knew quite well that during the entire Songhu Battle, Dai Li was not only responsible for intelligence, he had too many things to take care of.

Each person has his or her own strengths and weaknesses.

If he were to perform a certain task alone, Meng Shaoyuan was sure that he was better than Dai Li. But when it came to managing such a large stall, he was still far behind Dai Li.

In Shanghai, Dai Li works from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. every day, takes 10 minutes to eat, then continues working, and sometimes goes to the front line.

In the evening, if there are no special circumstances, we have to rush back to Nanjing to report to the Chairman and coordinate frontline work.

Sometimes Meng Shaoyuan even wonders whether Dai Li's body structure is different from other people's and does not need rest?

Meng Shaoyuan often thinks of what his friend Xiao Jingzi said about Dai Li at that time: "This man is lustful, and he is lustful. But he is lustful and does not delay his work. This man's hands are stained with blood, and the other hand is the people and other things."

The blood of the partisans was the blood of the Japanese. He received mixed praise and criticism throughout his life, but throughout the Anti-Japanese War, he was worthy of this country."

This is also the reason why Meng Shaoyuan respected Dai Li.

"The secret killing team must hurry up and start official work." Dai Li changed the subject: "Now, I will assign the first task to your secret killing team."

"Please give me your instructions, Mr. Dai."

"You go and supervise the execution of a task."

Um?

What's the meaning?

Is there any supervision on the task?

Doesn't this make it clear that Dai Li is not at ease with the people carrying out the mission?

Dai Li looked at him: "Do you know Zhou Fengshan?"

Zhou Fengshan? Of course you know.

Meng Shaoyuan had been studying the archives carefully when he had free time.

"Reply to Mr. Dai, I know."

Meng Shaoyuan immediately said: "Zhou Fengshan, Zhou Fengqi's cousin. Zhou Fengqi once served as the commander of the 26th Army and the deputy commander of the Shanghai Martial Law Headquarters. Zhou Fengshan was his chief of staff. Later Zhou Fengqi was transferred to the chairman of Zhejiang Province, and Zhou Fengshan was appointed as the chairman of Zhejiang Province.

Government Director.

When the chairman of the committee resigned, Zhou Fengqi refused to retain him and refused to give him 100,000 treasuries for travel expenses. When the chairman responded to the call and regained control of the government, Zhou Fengqi resigned and lived in Shanghai. His younger brother Zhou Fengshan also resigned from all positions with him and settled in Shanghai.

When the Anti-Japanese War broke out, at the invitation of Chief Bai Chongxi, I arrived in Nanjing and it was said that it would be reactivated."

"He was not activated." Dai Li sneered: "He did not return to Shanghai. Instead, he went to his hometown and preached that 'the war of resistance will be defeated and China will be destroyed'."

"Are you going to kill this person?"

"It's not necessary yet. This man has some influence in Zhejiang, especially in his hometown of Changxing. There is no real evidence to prove that he has surrendered to the enemy. Killing him will cause turmoil. What the chairman means is to wait and see and give a stern warning.

.There is another reason. He used to be my boss, and I worked in Zhou Fengqi’s department. This can be regarded as an opportunity for me to give my old boss."

Dai Li said coldly:

"He left his cousin Zhou Fengshan in Shanghai, responsible for secretly contacting the Japanese, waiting for the time to come, and surrendering to the Japanese. So this time I sent a team to collect evidence of the Zhou brothers' rebellion from Zhou Fengshan, and looked for the right time.

Kill Zhou Fengshan, hoping that my brother’s death will wake up Zhou Fengqi.”

That's strange. Since the assassination team has been dispatched, what else do you need me to supervise? Meng Shaoyuan was confused.

If the executor is unreliable, then just change someone else. Besides, isn’t the entire team unreliable?

unless……

Meng Shaoyuan actually figured it out: "Mr. Dai, Shaoyuan will do his best to help the team successfully complete the mission."

Dai Li smiled.

A smile that was hard to catch without paying attention flashed across the corner of Dai Li's mouth.

Instead of letting yourself supervise, let yourself assist in completing this task.

What is the background of the group in charge?

It stands to reason that Master Meng is the master of all things in Shanghai and holds many positions. Now he is actually required to help others complete their tasks?

"It's supervision, not assistance." Dai Li tried to hide it: "Your rank is much higher than that of the leader of the task force, how can you assist? It can only be supervision."

ah?

My rank is much higher than that of the other party?

Meng Shaoyuan had a sad face: "Mr. Dai, please tell me clearly what is going on? If you don't explain clearly, I don't know what to do."

"This..." Dai Li actually started to hesitate. This was not like his past style. After a while, he said: "The person in charge of this mission is named Chen Hua."

Chen Hua? Which Chen Hua?

Wait, isn't that Chen Hua?

That Chen Hua, who is known as the "first female agent of military unification"?

Of course, the so-called first female agent must be an exaggeration, and being called so is largely because the person who took this nickname wanted to flatter Dai Li.

However, Dai Li called this first female agent:

"Chinese girl"!

That was Dai Li's favorite mistress.

There is another sentence that cannot be verified as true or false. We can only rely on what we saw in the memoirs. It is said that after Chen Hua persuaded Liu Geqing, Li Furang and other nine iron-blooded killers to serve Dai Li, Dai Li once said this to her:

"Mei Hua, half of my empire was won by you for me."

This sentence is not very credible.

Meng Shaoyuan believed that with Dai Li's character, he would not say such words to a woman, especially the phrase "my country", which would never come out of Dai Li's mouth.

This country does not belong to Dai Li, but to the Chairman.

There can be no mistakes at all.

But no matter what, it is enough to prove the importance of Chen Hua in Dai Li's mind.

Even on Dai Li's last night before his death, he spent it at Chen Hua's place.

Chen Hua, born in poverty, became a prostitute at the age of 13.

At the age of 16, he followed Yang Hu, the commander of the Shanghai Security Bureau under President Sun Dafa. This Yang Hu was the sworn brother of the Chairman. Chen Hua relied on the big tree of Yang Hu to rise through the ranks.

In 1932, Chen Hua met Dai Li by chance and defected to Dai Li's command.

Chen Hua has outstanding appearance, quick thinking, and is good at communication. She is also known as "the most beautiful woman in Lixing Society".

Now, Meng Shaoyuan fully understood that Chen Hua was responsible for assassinating Zhou Fengshan. However, Dai Li was worried that she was at fault, so he arranged for Meng Shaoyuan, his real number one ace agent, to assist her.

It sounds like it’s supervision, but isn’t it actually about protecting “Chinese girls”?

Master Meng, not only am I an agent now, but I also work part-time as a bodyguard?

This thing is a double-edged sword. Working as a bodyguard for the boss's mistress, if you do it well, you will gain the boss's trust even more.

But what if I can't do it well?

Then all the previous efforts will be in vain.

Meng Shaoyuan had a bad smile on his face: "Mr. Dai, Shaoyuan promises to do his best to help Chen Hua complete this mission."

"Let me tell you again, this is supervision, not assistance." Dai Li was determined to say this: "Speaking of which, you are the commander and her immediate superior. How can a superior assist his subordinates in completing their tasks?

"

"Mr. Dai, if you say that, then this matter will not be easy to handle." Meng Shaoyuan smiled and said: "Why can't the boss help his subordinates complete the task? Shaoyuan encountered difficulties when performing the task. Mr. Dai, you are not the best at all.

Help me a lot? Besides, I always talk about supervision. When it comes to performing tasks, should she listen to me or should I listen to her?"

Dai Li was speechless for a moment, and after a while he smiled bitterly: "You are a monkey spirit, forget it, you can say whatever you want. Shao Yuan, Chen Hua is very smart and has certain abilities, but she has never

I have personally performed missions on the front line, especially assassination missions, so your experience is far richer than hers, please."

Understood, my Mr. Dai.

You are preparing to promote Chen Hua, but you have to find a reason for promotion, right? At least one task must be completed.

Collect intelligence on Zhou Fengqi's collusion with the Japanese, assassinate Zhou Fengshan, complete this task, and then promote him, then no one will have any objections.
Chapter completed!