Chapter 424: Going to the Military Statistics Bureau to Arrest Someone

Afterwards, Chen Yongren brought Iwata Jiro, took the radio and codebook and related documents, then returned to the Military Statistics Bureau again.

First, he sent Iwata Jiro to the interrogation room to await questioning, had Lin Ke Xin wait at the door, and only then did Chen Yongren, holding the radio and codebook, go find the boss.

To give the boss a big surprise, Chen Yongren deliberately wrapped the radio in floral cloth.

"Yongren, you know it's hard?" Regarding Chen Yongren's going and returning, the boss showed no surprise, wearing a confident smile.

"Don't think that bringing back a gift means I'll forgive you."

Young people are still young people; they don't turn back until they hit the south wall.

But if they can't do it, they come back and admit defeat, without stubbornly continuing the investigation.

In any case, it's a good thing.

"Hard?" Chen Yongren feigned confusion: "Boss, I think you may have misunderstood."

"I came to say that the investigation operation against the High Mountain Team has made a major breakthrough."

"What are you saying?" The boss's face changed drastically, he stood up and said: "What joke are you making? It's only been a few hours…"

"This afternoon I and Lin Ke Xin conducted surveillance near Nagasawa Yusuke's residence and discovered a suspicious individual."

"After verification, it is the leader and carrier pigeon of the High Mountain Team, Iwata Jiro, codename Woodpecker."

"This is the radio I seized from Woodpecker." Chen Yongren stepped forward quickly, placed the radio from his arms on the table, opened the floral cloth, and lifted the lid.

A radio appeared before the boss's eyes.

"Huh?" The boss blinked slightly.

Then he heard Chen Yongren say: "This is the codebook I happened to seize, and the confession I got from Woodpecker's mouth."

"This guy has agreed to cooperate with our identification; he has already been sent to the interrogation room, strictly guarded, awaiting disposition."

Chen Yongren, while speaking, took out two notebooks and placed them before the boss's desk.

Before the boss could recover, he saw two notebooks laid out before him, and then heard Chen Yongren say.

"The identities of all hidden members of the High Mountain Team have been confirmed; please review them, boss."

"???"

Several question marks popped up above the boss's head, his expression showing a mix of bewilderment and confusion.

A three‑bladed axe struck down, and he only felt his head go numb.

Damn it.

How long had Chen Yongren been out? Damn, he'd already caught the leader of the High Mountain Team.

He even seized their radio and codebook together, and then investigated the members' information until everything was crystal clear?

Are you investigating spies, or just going to the vegetable market to buy groceries?

"Boss?" Chen Yongren asked innocently, voice soft.

For me, catching spies really is no different from buying vegetables.

Confused, huh?

Haha, being confused is just right!

Hearing this, the boss.

Only then did the boss suddenly snap back to his senses, hastily rising to inspect.

The radio is a common Japanese Type 94 radio, and with the codebook in hand, it can be sent to the Signal Decoding Room to compare signals and decipher intercepted messages.

Immediately, the boss picked up that confession, flipped through several pages seriously, his face changing drastically, then picked up a stack of letters.

Since Woodpecker is an infiltrator turned traitor, these naturally contain the pledges of the hidden personnel and their financial transactions.

"Damn it." The boss's face filled with shock as he swore fiercely.

He never expected that, after an internal purge, this group of Japanese spies would spring up like bamboo shoots after rain, appearing again within the National Government.

The only good thing, perhaps, is that within the Military Statistics Bureau there is only this one Japanese spy, Dujuan, and he has already been captured by Chen Yongren.

The most frightening thing is that even the Garrison Command has Japanese spies among its personnel.

Within the Imperial Guard a mole turned up; fortunately it's only a junior staff officer, otherwise who knows how big a disturbance it could cause.

The boss's expression grew grave, knowing what this testimony signified.

When this report was sent to the Attendant's Office, the National Government's interior would again be plunged into bloody carnage, heads rolling.

Thinking of this, the boss looked toward Chen Yongren.

He simply couldn't believe that Chen Yongren, in less than a day, had investigated the Japanese spies lurking in Chongqing to the point of complete clarity.

Radio, codebook, confession…

These items are normally extremely hard to obtain, but for Chen Yongren they seemed to require no effort at all.

As soon as he acted, it was like going to the vegetable market to stock up.

Others, when catching a spy, must mobilize forces, a crowd rushing together; capturing one makes them jump three feet high in excitement.

And Chen Yongren? He's like stringing candied haws.

Wait a moment.

Chen Yongren just said, it seemed, that the leader of the High Mountain Team had already been captured and was willing to cooperate with the Military Statistics Bureau in identification?

The boss seemed to have thought of something momentous.

"Yongren, you just said you captured the leader of the High Mountain Team?" the boss asked in surprise.

Chen Yongren smiled broadly: "Exactly, these confessions were voluntarily given by him."

"……" the boss.

Chen Yongren's speed is perhaps too fast.

Isn't he just arrived in Chongqing?

The boss couldn't help but suspect that even people have mutual restraint.

Chen Yongren specialized in counter-Japanese spies.

After pondering for a moment, the boss decided not to dwell on this, opened the drawer, and took out a telephone.

This is a direct line to Heaven's Ear, bypassing the attendant's chamber to report emergencies directly upward.

"Boss, I'm heading out first." Chen Yongren was about to turn and leave.

"No need, stay here; you still have a mission later." The boss gestured for Chen Yongren not to move.

He placed the call.

The boss immediately reported the matter in full detail, emphasizing Chen Yongren's performance, and also added that when Chen Yongren returned to Chongqing, he had captured a Japanese spy, reporting it together.

"Yes, I understand."

"Rest assured, there's absolutely no problem; I'm already handling it."

The boss glanced at Chen Yongren, then spoke respectfully into the mouthpiece, a faint smile on his face: "Good, I'll see to this promptly."

"What about him?"

"I understand what you mean."

Having said that, the boss respectfully hung up the phone.

Chen Yongren deliberately put on a clueless expression.

In fact, he had already learned their conversation through the Wind-Following Ear.

Heavenly secrets must not be leaked.

Otherwise, he'd end up in the small black room.

After closing the drawer, the boss picked up the telephone on his desk and sternly ordered: "Send someone to my office right away."

Not long after,

The door knocked.

With the boss's approval, a young man in a Zhongshan suit strode in, stood at attention, and saluted: "Boss, what are your orders?"

"Send the radio and codebook to the decoding room immediately for signal comparison—make it fast!" The boss pointed to the radio on the desk.

"Yes!"

The young man's face flashed with surprise, then he quickly grabbed the radio and codebook and hurried out.

Only after he disappeared from sight did the boss turn to Chen Yongren, unable to suppress a smile: "Yongren, do you know? You've scored another major merit this time!"

Chen Yongren was simply amazing.

He's practically the lucky charm of the Military Statistics Bureau—this time we'll get to see the Zhongtong Bureau suffer misfortune!

"Arrest them."

The boss tapped the table, speaking concisely: "Yongren, take the Action Group personnel to the Zhongtong Bureau to arrest those Japanese-planted moles!"