Chapter 13: Capture the Red Butterfly

Seeing Lin Dayou's mood off, Chen Yongren immediately used Insight on him, wanting to know what exactly had happened in the Interrogation Division.

"Damn it, this bunch of idiots in the Interrogation Division, a bunch of turtle bastards!"

"I had already warned them beforehand to be careful."

"In the end, that guy still managed to find a loophole and commit suicide."

Just as he activated Insight, he heard a stream of Lin Dayou's thoughts.

Chen Yongren silently thought, "As expected."

However, Chen Yongren had already anticipated that he wouldn't be able to extract any information from Watanabe Shun's mouth.

At that moment, Chen Yongren didn't care whether Watanabe Shun was dead or alive, because he had already made a more important discovery.

"Sir, I have an important discovery that needs to be reported to you and the section chief immediately," Chen Yongren said directly.

"An important discovery?" Lin Dayou frowned slightly, leading Chen Yongren into the Interrogation Division's basement.

Just as they entered the basement, Chen Yongren saw Shen Mingchen, looking worriedly at Watanabe Shun.

At that moment, Watanabe Shun slumped in his chair, completely devoid of any signs of life.

Seeing Lin Dayou and Chen Yongren walk in, Shen Mingchen said weakly, "Dayou, get ready to write the report."

He still wanted to seize this opportunity to raise his military rank.

Although he is currently a colonel, this is merely a positional rank.

Once he leaves the position of Operations Division Chief, his rank will immediately be adjusted to a civil-service rank.

Lieutenant

A single character difference, yet the benefits and treatment are worlds apart.

Shen Mingchen, accustomed to wearing field officer uniforms, would certainly not be able to accept wearing company-grade officer uniforms.

Lin Dayou said, "Section Chief, Chen Yongren has a major discovery to report."

"What did you find? Hurry up and say." Shen Mingchen stared intently at Watanabe Shun without turning his head.

The chance for promotion slipped from his grasp, and Shen Mingchen's mood was not pleasant.

"Sir, I discovered yesterday after returning home that my landlady, Mrs. Hu, has a problem," Chen Yongren said.

Shen Mingchen frowned slightly and asked, "What kind of problem could a landlord have?"

Chen Yongren briefly introduced Mrs. Hu's identity, then added: "Last night, as I was returning home and just opening the door, she suddenly stepped forward to talk to me, even proactively inviting me to her place."

"During that time, she also probed indirectly, wanting to know what I did today and where I would go tomorrow."

"Continue." Shen Mingchen immediately perked up.

Leaving other matters aside, an ordinary landlady showing interest rather than fear toward an agent of the Intelligence Bureau...

This already indicates that Mrs. Hu's identity is highly problematic!

Chen Yongren omitted the details of interrogating Mrs. Hu, then said: "This morning I secretly followed her and discovered she entered the Prosperous Hotel with a middle-aged man."

"I recall seeing that man in the newspaper; he seems to be a high-ranking official from some department."

"Logically, an ordinary landlady like Mrs. Hu shouldn't have any connections with government officials..."

"I was afraid of startling the snake, so I withdrew for now. Section Chief, do you think we should launch an arrest operation immediately?"

Besides Xiangzi, only Chen Yongren had seen that dog-of-a-man-and-woman pair.

How the man's identity is framed still depends on what Chen Yongren says.

"The Prosperous Hotel?" Shen Mingchen frowned slightly.

He also knew this hotel; its clientele were either rich or noble.

At that moment, Shen Mingchen also couldn't be bothered to deal with Watanabe Shun anymore.

A dead Japanese spy is worthless; where would a living Japanese spy have any value?

The three of them immediately returned to the Operations Division.

Shen Mingchen's order was also simple: first capture the female spy, then dig out the accomplice colluding with her!

One team quickly assembled, headed to Charlie Apartments in East City District, and swiftly took control of the two streets before and after the building.

The entire arrest operation proceeded unusually smoothly.

Because Mrs. Hu never imagined she had already been exposed.

When she saw Chen Yongren knocking on the door, she was just about to continue discussing an academic topic with him in depth.

But by the time she reacted, she had already been handcuffed to the bed by Chen Yongren.

At the same time, Chen Yongren also heard a system notification sound.

【Master successfully captured a Japanese spy, triggering the Lucky Wheel, reward draw in progress…】

【Congratulations, Master, you have obtained the skill 'Insight lv1'】

【Detected that Master already has the skill 'Insight lv1'; the skill will automatically upgrade】

【Congratulations, Master, skill upgrade successful, 'Insight' has successfully reached lv2】

【Insight lv2】: Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be imperiled in a hundred battles; Master can freely listen to the thoughts of everyone within a 20-meter radius centered on himself.

Chen Yongren's eyes lit up.

Insight directly expanded from a 5-meter range to 20 meters, greatly boosting surveillance efficiency.

Because all of this happened too quickly, Mrs. Hu is still in a daze, blankly watching the Operations Division team members rummaging messily around the room.

"Team Leader, there's a darkroom, and inside there's also a radio!" an team member exclaimed excitedly.

Hearing that, Mrs. Hu's heart sank heavily.

"Where's the code book? Is there a code book!"

Lin Dayou was even more certain that this Mrs. Hu was a big fish, rubbing his hands excitedly: "Give me some snacks, old man—even if we have to demolish this building, we must find the code book!"

Iron law of the Intelligence Bureau.

Hand over the codebook, and you'll be promoted three ranks!

Who can resist this temptation?

"Team leader, we didn't find the codebook, but we found many photos instead." Zhang Haifeng quickly walked to Lin Dayou's side and handed the photos to Lin Dayou.

Lin Dayou took it, looked, and said dumbfounded: "How is it him?"

In the photos were Madame Hu and a middle-aged man, intimate pictures taken in various places.

Lin Dayou had also seen this man.

Indeed, it was Secretary Huang of the Secretariat of the Executive Yuan, Huang Wen-zheng.

"A Ren, take a look—is the man who spent the afternoon with her in a room him?" Lin Dayou casually handed the photo to Chen Yongren.

"Exactly, it's him!" Chen Yongren nodded.

"Now that it's him, it's easy to handle!" Lin Dayou said sternly: "Let's first go back and report to the section chief!"

After leaving Zhang Haifeng and a team from the Intelligence Division's support unit, Lin Dayou took Chen Yongren back to the Operations Division.

Madame Hu and her companions dared not be sent again to the Interrogation Division, lest they be tortured to death by them; they were temporarily detained in a cell of the Operations Division.

The radio was immediately sent to the Communications Division for signal comparison.

Lin Dayou then took Chen Yongren to the section chief's office to report.

"The radio?"

Shen Mingchen jumped up from his chair and pressed: "What about the codebook—did you find it?"

These days, the more he looks at Chen Yongren, the more he likes him.

"This guy."

"He's truly a lucky asset!"

In just two days, we've captured three Japanese spies.

"We didn't find the codebook, but we found this." Lin Dayou took out a photo from his pocket and handed it to Shen Mingchen.

Upon hearing there was no codebook, Shen Mingchen felt a bit disappointed, but when he saw the photo, his gaze was instantly drawn to its content.

"Huang Wen-zheng, Secretary Huang?"

"That's right, A Ren also said it was him." Lin Dayou nodded, excited: "Section chief, quickly issue the order to arrest him!"

Just as Shen Mingchen was about to speak, the phone on the desk suddenly rang.

After the call connected, Shen Mingchen stared for a moment, then became excited, shouting into the phone: "What did you say? Are you sure? Good, good, I understand!"

"Don't worry, we're all brothers—we'll share the credit!"

After hanging up, Shen Mingchen looked at Chen Yongren and praised him.

"A Ren, you little rascal, you've made another merit—do you know who that woman you caught is?"

"Who?" Chen Yongren pretended not to know.

Lin Dayou also pricked up his ears.

"She is a senior agent of the Japanese Tokkō."

Having said that, Shen Mingchen deliberately paused, then continued.

"Red Butterfly!"