Chapter 358: Chen Shu Arrested

After exchanging pleasantries, Chen Gong saw Chen Yongren out.

Back home, Chen Yongren found that this melatonin constitution was indeed powerful, and Lin Ke Xin was still sleeping.

If I can't make a living in the future, I could become a sleep companion, specially responsible for lulling those insomniacs to sleep, and then I'd surely be rolling in money.

Chen Yongren returned home, turned on the Ghost Radio, contacted the Chongqing side, and reported that they had successfully made contact with Chen Shu.

The Chongqing side soon responded.

First, they worried that Chen Yongren might overthink, so they soothed his emotions; this was not to undermine his authority, but merely to assist the work.

Chen Shu is a veteran operative; he would not interfere in mission matters, nor would he affect any operations in the Songhu District.

The reason the Military Statistics Bureau's attitude is so favorable is mainly due to Chen Yongren's astonishingly impressive service record and his formidable social background.

If you don't appease them properly, are you waiting for a call from above to scold you?

Boss Dai quickly changed the subject, telling Chen Yongren that his commendation had already come down.

The last formal commendation was still Chen Yongren's promotion to lieutenant colonel.

Besides winning public approval, military merit promotions also require seniority; Chen Yongren had spent several years in Songhu, and the merits he had accumulated were now due for reward.

Chen Yongren politely said that serving the country disregards commendations; this is just the sort of polite talk a soldier should make.

The Chongqing side soon responded.

First they praised his attitude, then they informed him of the Songhu District's commendation.

In short.

Chen Yongren's registered military rank was formally promoted from lieutenant colonel to colonel, his duty rank remained major general, and he was awarded one Third-class Precious Cauldron Medal and credited with a major merit.

From then on, wherever Chen Yongren was transferred, he enjoyed the privileges of a colonel.

Because of Chen Yongren's outstanding performance, the entire Songhu District also recorded a merit.

When reporting, Chen Yongren not only mentioned himself but also put in a good word for Hua Lei and Zhang Haifeng.

Hua Lei's military rank was also extraordinarily promoted to registered second lieutenant, and Zhang Haifeng's registered military rank was also promoted to first lieutenant.

Of course, in the coded telegrams were only some code names; the new military ranks and commendation orders, etc., were temporarily retained.

Besides these intangible things, the bonus had already been deposited into the secret account, available for withdrawal at any time.

Boss Dai again painted a pie, saying that after the battle ended, they would make up for those missing ceremonies for Chen Yongren and all the comrades in the Songhu District.

Yes, yes, yes—I've been eating this pie for three or four years already; a few more words won't hurt.

Chen Yongren harbored complaints in his heart; after simply expressing his gratitude, he compiled a list of personnel excluding Hua Lei and Zhang Haifeng, preparing to hand it over to Chen Shu the next day.

The second evening.

Even if Lin Ke Xin found excuses not to eat, not even drinking water, she still couldn't resist the onset of drowsiness.

After confirming Lin Ke Xin was asleep, Chen Yongren went out again, disguised as he had been the previous day, and handed the troop list to Chen Shu.

Seeing that Chen Yongren's appearance hadn't changed, Chen Shu was somewhat surprised, but after seeing the list he stopped asking unnecessary questions.

He immediately said he would establish sales channels as quickly as possible to relieve the district chief's worries.

Chen Yongren gave a few reminders to stay safe, not to act impulsively, and after exposing his whereabouts, he left the place.

The result.

The speed at which the accident occurred far exceeded Chen Yongren's expectations.

The mysterious sedan's attack on the steamship, which caused the code-breaking team to be completely wiped out, made Tengyuan Jintai, that old Japanese devil, furious.

Chen Yongren also consistently cooperated in investigating the sedan's whereabouts.

Although he made efforts to investigate, there was no result.

After Chen Shu roughly understood the composition of the Songhu District, he began preparing for the material sales.

After all, this was the first time receiving these in Songhu; Chen Shu himself handled everything personally, preparing to carry out several more operations before hiding behind to direct.

In the previous few days, the transportation had encountered no problems.

But then, during the transport of the final batch of supplies, they unexpectedly encountered an incident and exchanged fire with the Japanese military police.

Ultimately, outnumbered, Chen Shu and several other team members were all captured by the Japanese military police.

The Browning pistols on Chen Shu and his team, together with the cargo list on his person, the transported goods being scarce items, immediately aroused the alertness of the Japanese military police.

The result of the intensified interrogation only filled them with delight.

This unattractive man turned out to be the deputy district chief who had just taken office in the Songhu District not long ago; he immediately reported this to Tengyuan Jintai.

The old Japanese devil Tengyuan was now headache-ridden, wondering where that damned sedan had gone.

Although the new code-breaking team had been urgently put in place, being constantly blamed by the Army Ministry every day caused this old thing's pressure to be enormous.

Tengyuan Jintai also became increasingly irritable.

"You bastards, a bunch of useless trash, what use are you to me!" Tengyuan Jintai pointed at those lieutenant colonel officers before him and cursed fiercely.

"Resistance elements are causing trouble in our jurisdiction, yet the investigation has yielded no results so far!"

"I don't care what excuses you have, one week."

"No, three days; within three days we must dig up some useful intelligence."

"Otherwise, I will have you all sent to the military court for punishment!"

All the Japanese military officers kept their heads low, not daring to speak, enduring the scolding honestly.

Tengyuan Jintai had just wanted to continue scolding.

A sudden ringing of the phone interrupted his spell.

"You bastard, what's the matter!" Tengyuan Jintai picked up the phone and started cursing.

"Colonel Tengyuan, we just captured a guy named Chen Gong; according to interrogation, he is the deputy district chief of the Songhu District..." The Japanese military police immediately gave the full story.

"What, the deputy district chief of Songhu District?" Upon hearing this, Tengyuan Jintai's heart jumped: "Where is he now?"

"Good, I'll go to the government prison right away!"

「Keep an eye on this guy; he must not be allowed to commit suicide, nobody is allowed to touch him, we'll talk more after I arrive. 」

After hanging up the phone, Tengyuan Jintai had a hint of excitement on his face.

The deputy district chief of Songhu District.

Tengyuan Jintai originally wanted to give Chen Yongren a phone call.

But he soon suppressed this thought.

If Chen Yongren really had a problem and couldn't contact this guy, he would definitely be very anxious.

In the midst of busyness, mistakes will happen!

After ordering the few people present to continue investigating, Tengyuan Jintai hurried to the prison, preparing to thoroughly interrogate the guy named Chen Gong.

Even if Tengyuan Jintai wanted to hide it from Chen Yongren, it would be useless.

Inside the office, Chen Yongren continuously received system notifications of team members' sacrifices and arrests.

Holy shit?

Did something happen over at Chen Shu's side?

The sudden system notification sound completely exceeded Chen Yongren's expectations.

Chen Shu actually has a list of members lurking in Songhu.

If this were leaked to the Japanese, things would get big.

Currently it only indicates that Chen Shu was arrested, without saying he defected, meaning there is still a chance to salvage!

「Lin Secretary! 」 Chen Yongren shouted.

「Advisor Chen, what are your orders? 」 Lin Ke Xin pushed the door open and entered.

「I have something very important to handle; from now on, nobody is allowed to disturb me! 」 Chen Yongren said coldly.

「Yes! 」 Lin Ke Xin nodded, locked the door from inside, and closed it.

Chen Yongren also immediately took out that pink any-door and placed it indoors.

With a thought, in an instant he changed his appearance and attire.

Chen Yongren opened the any-door…