"Team leader, we finally left. I didn't expect our station to be so poor."
After leaving Guiyang City, Ni Loach looked behind him with lingering fear. The people at Guiyang Station were too difficult to deal with. He followed them every day. After knowing that Guiyang Station was not responsible for their food and accommodation, he simply followed them all to have a meal.
Treat them with delicious food and drinks every day. If you don't know better, you will think that they are the hosts and those at Guiyang Station are the guests.
"Poor? Not necessarily."
Chu Lingyun laughed and said, Ni Loach was shocked. Not only the station manager of Guiyang Station was crying for poverty, but also several team leaders were complaining around them every day.
They say that this place is too poor and they don’t have enough funds to work with peace of mind.
"Team leader, do you mean they are acting to deceive us?"
Loach reacted and said in surprise, although these people are not poor enough to wear patched clothes, their clothes are very simple, and you can tell they are cheap goods at a glance.
"It's a bit of an act, but their lives are really no better than ours, so I help them."
As a small branch of the Military Intelligence Department, although Guiyang is a small place and has an average economy, they are not so poor that they are begging for food.
After all, the Military Intelligence Office supervises the military and police, and the local government will definitely give them some respect.
The so-called crying children have milk to drink, as long as they have no problems during the festival, Chu Lingyun is willing to help them.
"That's right. Don't say we were in Nanjing. Even when we were in Wuhan, we were much better than them."
Ni Loach agreed that Guiyang Station really cannot be compared with Wuhan. After all, Wuhan is the thoroughfare of nine provinces, and its economy is at the forefront whether now or in the future.
The bigger the place, the better the treatment will be.
People at Guiyang Station are very careful and don’t dare to go too far. There are not many opportunities to make money, so life is naturally tight.
But no matter how tight it is, it is still much better than ordinary people.
The next stop is Chengdu Station. The roads in this era are far inferior to those in later generations. The hundreds of kilometers of highway in later generations would not take a day. In this era, it took Chu Lingyun and the others five days to get around.
We encountered many dangers along the way and encountered five groups of bandits. Two of the bandits were smart and felt that they were not easy to deal with, so they did not take action.
Three other groups of bandits tried to block the road and rob, but Shen Hanwen and his men repelled them all.
With so many of them and heavy weapons, those bandits with shotguns and cannons are no match for them.
Knowing that Chu Lingyun was going to Yungui Sichuan, when leaving Guangzhou, Chen Mutu gave him two mortars. These are the biggest weapons against bandits. The bombs made the bandits cry like ghosts and howls like wolves.
But you can also see the level of chaos here.
There are so many bandits who dare to take action. They are either extremely vicious or they are driven into panic.
After a smooth journey, we finally arrived in Chengdu.
At the Chengdu Station of the Military Intelligence Service, Station Director Fang Yihu and everyone were waiting at the door. Chu Lingyun’s motorcade had already entered the city and would be arriving at their location soon.
Fang Yihu did not go out of the city to greet him. He has the rank of colonel and is very senior. He had helped Virgo a long time ago, and there were not many people in the department who had stronger connections than him.
With his qualifications and status, unless Virgo comes in person, there is no need to go out of the city to pick up people. Let alone Chu Lingyun, he will not do this even if Secretary Qi comes.
"Welcome Inspector Chu to Chengdu Station."
Seeing Chu Lingyun get off the bus, Fang Yihu still walked over and expressed his welcome. After all, Chu Lingyun was touring various stations on behalf of the virtuoso, and the proper etiquette must be observed.
"Webmaster Fang is so polite."
Chu Lingyun smiled. Fang Yihu was senior and was the same generation as Virgo. He was the person specially invited by Virgo. Ordinary people really couldn't put on airs in front of him.
"Inspector Chu, please."
Fang Yihu brought Chu Lingyun and others into Chengdu Station.
Chengdu Station is a big station with a lot of people. Like Guangzhou Station, it has its own canteen, and Fangyi Lake also held a reception banquet in the canteen.
"Soldiers should dare to fight and kill. Inspector Chu, I know what you are doing, and you are doing a good job. You must not be soft when dealing with the Japanese. Kill one when you see them, and destroy a pair when you see them."
At the reception banquet, Fang Yihu said sonorously that he was born in the military. He was a colonel before joining the Military Intelligence Office, and he was promoted through military exploits.
"Thank you, Webmaster Fang, for the compliment. What I have done is not worth mentioning."
Chu Lingyun held up the wine glass and said in New Year greetings that Fang Yihu is the bravest among these webmasters. If he is a tiger in New Year greetings, then Fang Yihu is a lion.
Still a strong and violent lion.
"Inspector Chu, you are too modest. The Japanese occupy our Northeast and covet the Central Plains. I hate that many short-sighted people dream of using the Northeast in exchange for peace. It is simply impossible. I would rather fight them and drive them out.
Northeast, drive out North Korea, and drive them out of all places occupied by the Japanese."
Fang Yihu became more and more excited as he talked. Lin Manjiang, the deputy station chief next to him, hurriedly picked up the wine glass: "Station chief, drink. Inspector Chu has had several drinks, and you haven't drank yet."
"That's right, drink from a bigger cup. This small sip is enough for you. Inspector Chu has arrested so many Japanese. It's worthy of congratulations. Give me a full cup."
Fang Yihu nodded, and Lin Manjiang hurriedly asked someone to change the cup, finally stopping the webmaster from complaining.
Their webmaster has this temper, and there is nothing they can do about it.
However, Shen Hanwen was very excited when he heard this. That's what a man should be like. Unfortunately, there were so many senior officials here that he didn't dare to speak.
A welcome feast almost turned into a lecture in Fang Yihu.
However, Chu Lingyun could see that Fang Yihu was a man of true temperament. A person like him was actually not suitable for the Military Intelligence Department. He probably did not dare to leave him in Nanjing, so he was asked to serve as the station in Chengdu. Long.
If his mouth stays in Nanjing, he might cause a lot of trouble.
Fang Yihu became dizzy from drinking and left, while Chu Lingyun called Shen Hanwen and Ni Loach to the room.
The room was carefully checked and there were no bugs.
"Tomorrow you will start investigating the people at the Chengdu station, including Fang Yihu, all the team leaders, deputy team leaders, and captains, and find out everything you can."
Chu Lingyun ordered, and the two of them took the order together.
This is a routine investigation. Just because the webmaster is fine does not mean that the people below will be fine. The Tianjin Station is the fault of the general affairs team leader.
Things that should be checked must be checked, and if there are hidden dangers, they will be eliminated. If there are no hidden dangers, everyone will be happy.
Chengdu Station is a big station, so the investigation is slower. People here are not as poor as Guiyang Station. Virgo has not treated Fang Yihu badly.
Everyone has been busy for two days in a row, and Loach has gone out early and returned late. Director Huang has led people to conduct a routine review of the station to see if there are any problems on the surface.
"Team leader, there are a lot of problems at Chengdu Station. It has only been two days and I have already found out a lot."
In the evening, Ni Loach came to report to Chu Lingyun that the two of them were talking outside. The walls have ears, and the open space outside can avoid this.
"Tell me slowly, what are the problems."
"There is no problem in Fang Yihu. Xu Yueping, the intelligence team leader, has a concubine and lives a luxurious life. He has a lot of income from unknown sources. I am sending people to investigate. Zhang Xinhao, the deputy leader of the action team, has a deep relationship with the local Ge Laohui, but I feel Telecommunications team leader Zheng Zhijie has the biggest problem."
"What's his problem?"
"He lost two radio stations. I don't think it's a coincidence. He probably used them in other places."
Loach quickly replied, and Chu Lingyun's heart moved slightly, but his expression did not change: "Has Director Huang found the reason in the review?"
"I asked about it, and the result of Director Huang's review was that it was scrapped normally, and there were indeed bad radio stations, so he is the most suspicious."
"Okay, I understand. Continue the investigation and report any situation to me at any time."
"Team leader, do you want to put them under surveillance first?"
Loach asked, while Chu Lingyun shook his head: "This is not Nanjing. Surveillance can easily alert others. Continue to investigate in the periphery, and write a detailed report to me on what you find."
"Okay, I'll write it when I get back."
Loach agreed, knowing that the team leader has the habit of reading written reports. Sometimes things that are unclear can be more intuitive after being written down, and the team leader can find clues from these details.
After Loach left, Chu Lingyun returned to the room.
When he came to the table, he opened files one after another, and finally his eyes rested on Zheng Zhijie's file.
Zheng Zhijie is from Anqing, which is the provincial capital of AH and one of the Five Yangtze Tigers.
Zheng Zhijie was not born in a military academy, but he was highly educated and went to university in Shanghai. He later joined the army and served as the deputy leader of the communications team in the Nanchang Camp Investigation Section.
After the establishment of the Military Intelligence Division, he was selected and first served as the deputy leader of the telecommunications team at Peking Station. Later, he was personally appointed by Fang Yihu to go to Chengdu Station and became the leader of the telecommunications team.
Judging from his resume, there is nothing wrong with him. He is clean and clean. Although he did not come from a military academy, he is highly educated and has made meritorious service.
Zheng Zhijie's background is not bad. This is not the case in later generations. Real poor families may not be able to finish primary school, let alone college. Many people work early to supplement their family income.
You can go to university without having any foundation at home.
Unless your parents are cheerful and don’t have many children, and they are willing to support you in studying, don’t even think about it.
Chu Lingyun, like Virgo, doesn't believe in coincidences. Radio stations are very important strategic materials. As the leader of the telecommunications team, Zheng Zhijie will not make such a stupid mistake and lose the radio station.
And I lost two at once.
Who needs radio stations the most, and who are radio stations most useful to?
In other words, is Zheng Zhijie a red party member?
Chu Lingyun doesn't know. Since Ni Loach has found out his problem, he can't let Ni Loach give up the investigation, otherwise it will only make Ni Loach suspicious.
Loach is not stupid. If he behaves abnormally, Loach will be able to detect it with his intelligence.
Maybe he doesn't dare to say anything now, or even dare to ask, but it will always leave him with seeds of doubt.
Unless Chu Lingyun kills someone and silences him, Loach has followed him forward and backward, done a lot of things, made a lot of achievements, and achieved great results through hard work. Chu Lingyun will not attack him just because of an unidentified comrade.
Besides, he can't do this either.
Next, we can only look at it step by step. While Ni Loach is investigating, he also has to investigate himself. If the identity of Zheng Zhijie's red party is confirmed, then he has a way to mislead Ni Loach and give up his suspicion of Zheng Zhijie.
Chu Lingyun has a headache. Loach has been with him for a long time, and now his experience and ability have improved a lot. He can find even the smallest problems by himself and conduct investigations.
This is a good thing, but if he traces the red party, the good thing will turn into a bad thing.
The next day, Chu Lingyun conducted routine questioning. At each station, he would talk to some senior officials to understand their thoughts. This was also the task assigned to him by Virgo.
I haven’t asked Zheng Zhijie yet, and he happens to be the first person today.
Zheng Zhijie came to the small conference room and sat across from Chu Lingyun.
Zheng Zhijie is thirty-two years old and looks like he is only twenty-six or seventeen years old. He looks very young. This shows that his family background is superior.
If you grow up in a rural area, there are some thirty-two-year-olds who look like they are fifty.
"Team Leader Zheng, don't be nervous, just have a normal conversation."
Chu Lingyun said with a smile, and Zheng Zhijie nodded. He knew this process. Several other team leaders had been talked to by Chu Lingyun, and now only he and the team leaders of several groups were left.
"Inspector Chu, please ask."
"Team Leader Zheng, it is written in your file that you were in Anqing for elementary and middle school, and you went to Shanghai for college. Looking at your file, your grades have always been very good from elementary school to university. I wonder what books you liked to read at that time?" "I prefer classical classics, especially Dream of Red Mansions. I have read them many times."
Zheng Zhijie didn't understand why Chu Lingyun asked, but he still answered honestly.
In fact, he has read a lot of books, but there are some books that he cannot talk about. Talking about them would be exposing himself.
"What about foreign literary works? Do you like any of them?" Chu Lingyun continued to ask, while staring into his eyes.
Zheng Zhijie hesitated for a moment, then replied: "I have read it, but not much. My favorite is Les Misérables, but the translation is a bit outrageous. I have read the original French version, and it is very good."
"This work is good. Hugo is a great litterateur."
Chu Lingyun smiled in approval. He had been observing Zheng Zhijie. When he answered this question just now, he lied.
His favorite work is probably not what he said.
Chu Lingyun is not a psychiatrist, let alone a mind reader. He can only judge that Zheng Zhijie is not telling the truth and does not know what the real answer is.
But why would he lie about such a small problem?
Could that be his favorite book?
Chu Lingyun continued to ask: "After you graduated from Shanghai University, you first worked for two years, and then why did you suddenly want to join the army?"
"The country is in distress, the Northeast is occupied by Japan, and great rivers and mountains have fallen. As passionate men, shouldn't we serve the country and save the people?"
Zheng Zhijie asked, this time he did not lie, he told the truth.
"You are right. I believe there are many people like you in China. In the future, our country will be prosperous and strong, and all Chinese people will be able to hold their heads high."
Chu Lingyun smiled and nodded. Zheng Zhijie is indeed passionate and a person who wants to do things.
Chu Lingyun chatted with him about some telecommunications issues again, and it could be heard that he had strong professional ability, and what he said was clear-cut and accurate.
More than an hour later, Chu Lingyun ended the conversation and Zheng Zhijie left the conference room.