Chapter 144: Another traitor

Another traitor

"Godfather?"

Chen Yongren blinked, then smiled and said, "It seems to be a very capable information dealer."

"But I've only heard his voice, never seen him."

"Like a dragon that shows its head but not its tail, I still wanted to find him to learn more, but unfortunately, I just couldn't locate him anywhere."

"Who knows if it's just some busybody making up the story?"

"Boss Zhang, why did you suddenly think to ask about him?"

"Let me tell you, lately there are many scammers, you'd better be careful, absolutely don't get scammed."

"If he were a scammer, all the scammers in the world would be out of work; Chen Dian feigned calm and said, 'This isn't a sudden thought—I'm just curious and asking.'"

Chen Yongren said no more, nodded and said, "Boss Zhang, everything that needs preparing is ready; here is the address and the key."

As he spoke, Chen Yongren placed a bunch of keys and a sheet of paper on the table.

"Thank you for your hard work, Xiao Laodi." Chen Dian felt a secret joy, and without showing it, he put away the items on the table.

"As always, you handle the transportation yourselves." Chen Yongren smiled.

"That goes without saying." Chen Dian clasped his hands and continued, "Mr. Chen…"

"Just speak up if there's anything." Chen Yongren said.

"Regarding our deal, have you leaked it to anyone else?" Chen Dian stared intently at Chen Yongren's eyes.

Because they had only recently done business with Chen Yongren, Chen Dian also instinctively suspected him.

Chen Yongren shook his head and said, "Protecting client information is one of my business principles; Boss Zhang, why would you ask like that?"

"Really?" Chen Dian pressed.

"Of course." Chen Yongren nodded: "I can't very well ruin my own reputation, or else who would dare do business with me in the future?"

Seeing that Chen Yongren didn't seem to be lying, Chen Dian laughed and said, "I know you're very capable, Xiao Laodi, so I want to keep doing business with you; I hope you can help us purchase some materials."

"Otherwise, we'd have a pot but no rice, and we'd still go hungry."

"Of course, the price is negotiable."

"Since you, Xiao Laodi, are being so generous, we'd feel bad letting you lose out."

"No problem." Chen Yongren nodded.

"Thanks for your hard work, Xiao Laodi." Chen Dian bowed his fists in gratitude.

After exchanging pleasantries, they each went their separate ways.

Seeing Chen Yongren leave, Chen Dian immediately began preparing to transport the equipment parts, then returned to his residence and promptly reported one by one the completion of the deal with the Godfather and Han Chen.

Chen Dian also soon received a reply.

First, it concerned the Godfather.

The organization felt quite surprised by this sudden appearance of this figure in Songhu, and would try to investigate the Godfather's identity clearly, while also ordering Chen Dian to act cautiously.

In case of danger, no need to report; just withdraw immediately.

Next was Han Chen; Chen Dian, following the organization's orders, placed the photo at a certain location, and the rest was no longer his concern.

……

Having eaten and drunk his fill, Huang Qifa left Han Chen's house.

"Old Han, just stay home and rest your wounds; I'll come see you tomorrow." Huang Qifa said with a smile.

"Old Huang, you've really been a hassle lately." Han Chen said embarrassedly: "You see, it's clearly my own injury, yet I still have to trouble you."

"We're friends, why say such things?" Huang Qifa laughed: "Once your injury heals, we'll definitely have a few more drinks!"

"Sure!" Han Chen nodded.

Huang Qifa bowed his fists and turned to leave.

Han Chen, who had been all smiles, suddenly had a shadow cross his face.

Friends.

How could we possibly be friends?

Han Chen closed the door, immediately went back to rest; he needed to recover quickly in order to better monitor the police station affairs.

Huang Qifa was in a good mood, humming a little tune as he returned home.

Just as he took out his key and was about to open the door, he noticed that the door seemed to have been scratched with three marks by a dagger.

Upon closer inspection.

A contact signal?

Was someone sending him something?

Huang Qifa remained calm, glanced around twice, confirmed no one was following, then hurried to a tree, felt along its base, and discovered that the ground there showed signs of having been disturbed.

He pulled out the dagger hidden in his calf, turned it over twice, and a cloth bundle appeared before him.

Huang Qifa took out the bundle, restored the pit, hurried back home, lit the kerosene lamp, and found that the bundle contained an envelope.

Who sent him a letter?

Huang Qifa opened the envelope and found it filled with photos; upon seeing the people in the pictures, his expression changed instantly.

How could it be Han Chen?

The more Huang Qifa looked, the more he felt his heart pound with shock.

Especially when he saw the photo of Han Chen entering the Songhu Special Agency.

Huang Qifa's forehead was already covered in cold sweat.

He never imagined that his sworn brother Han Chen was actually a Japanese agent.

He had even been planning to win Han Chen over.

Fortunately, it was discovered early, and the situation has not yet reached an uncontrollable state.

Otherwise, one's guilt would be great.

Huang Qifa immediately took out a brazier, threw the photos into it to destroy them, and only after seeing the photos turn to ash did he quietly let out a breath of relief.

Although he knew Han Chen was a spy sent by the Japanese,

but his attitude toward Han Chen must not suddenly change, lest he startle the snake.

Tomorrow he must continue to send Han Chen breakfast as usual.

Originally it was the enemy in the open and us in the dark; now it has become us in the dark and the enemy in the open.

Han Chen surely does not know he has been exposed; can we take advantage of this to gain some intelligence from him?

Even think of ways to infiltrate the enemy's interior?

Huang Qifa stroked his chin.

If one could use this opportunity to eliminate Chen Yongren, this scourge, it would also be a good choice…

……

Chen Yongren, on his side, after returning home, took out the radio and reported to Boss Dai the true news that Japanese warships had been blown up.

Yesterday he had merely casually reported to Boss Dai that the Songhu port seemed to have been attacked and that he was investigating.

But Chen Yongren did not say that this was his own doing.

After all.

The Military Intelligence Bureau's Six Major Rules.

One of them is that one must not go out on random actions.

Acting alone, in Boss Dai's view, is an even greater taboo.

Destroying three warships, although it is a merit, is likewise a major fault.

Although there is no one more "politically reliable" than himself in the Military Intelligence Bureau, if trouble can be reduced, one should reduce it as much as possible.

Most importantly.

Chen Yongren does not want his codename to be exposed too early.

Chongqing.

Looking at the telegram sent by Chen Yongren, Boss Dai felt an unprecedented sense of exhilaration, as if the gloom brought by days of defeat had been swept away.

But soon after, Boss Dai felt some doubt.

Who blew up the devil's warships?

He himself had not issued this operation order.

What's been happening recently in Songhu?

First, the trade goods of Japan and the Ugly Country were seized by someone, and their whereabouts remain unknown.

Now even the warships docked at the port have been blown up.

Boss Dai, who boasted that his intelligence skills were second to none and that no one dared claim first place, now felt for the first time a sense of utter darkness.

The situation in Songhu really is getting stranger and stranger.

But the blowing up of three warships clearly cannot salvage the current decadent war situation.

Moreover, there are also events occurring that threaten the safety of the Military Intelligence Bureau's Songhu area.

Looking at the intelligence that had just come in on the desk, Boss Dai's eyes flashed with a hint of ruthlessness.

He has always hated traitors most, yet he never expected that another traitor would appear in the Military Intelligence Bureau.

The original commander of the first team of the first operational group, Meng Youde, seeing that the National Government's victory was hopeless, suddenly broke away from the unit during their retreat.

According to the correspondence left by Meng Youde, it was discovered that this fellow frequently contacted the Japanese during the Nanjing Defense Campaign.

This fellow originally wanted to play both sides, but ultimately, enticed by the Japanese, he resolved to go to Songhu.

Defecting to the Japanese, he aimed to capture the Military Intelligence Bureau agents lurking in Songhu.