Chapter 66: New codename Weasel, infiltrate!

"A graduate of the Police Academy." Boss Dai smiled slightly and handed Chen Yongren a file folder: "This is your new identity; take a look and memorize it quickly."

The files were all ready, clearly prepared in advance.

Chen Yongren took the file folder and pulled out a stack of files.

Name: Chen Yongren.

Native place: Suzhou.

Date of birth: March 24, Year 6 of the Republic of China.

The content is similar to his previous identity background.

The turning point in his life occurred in the summer of Year 15 of the Republic of China.

Chen Yongren's parents died after drinking untreated water and contracting the typhoid virus; their bodies were taken straight to a mass grave and burned, leaving no tomb behind.

At age 9, Chen Yongren supported himself and grew into an adult, eventually enrolling in the Zhejiang-Shanghai Police Academy.

The file is slightly incomplete, but it can already be considered perfect.

If every detail of information and life experience were recorded, that would be the problem.

Although the National Government had long implemented the household registration system.

But although it was carried out, it had never really been implemented for everyone.

Chen Yongren glanced at it and memorized the file's content.

"Because of the Songhu conflict, the police bureau is short-staffed, so we urgently graduated a batch of students early and sent them to the Huajie Police Bureau; you and Haifeng are two of them."

"Lin Dayou will also assume a new identity and infiltrate Songhu to assist your work."

"But remember, your identity as Songhu Station Chief must never be told to anyone."

"Not even Zhang Haifeng can know; from now on, none of the members of the Shanghai Military Statistics Bureau Station will know who the station chief is, and you will all contact each other using code words—understand?"

Chen Xing's death also gave Boss Dai a warning: the safety of local leaders is extremely important; if anyone really harbors ill intentions, the loss would be severe.

"Understood!" Chen Yongren sat up straight.

Boss Dai patted the box on the table: "This is the radio, and the codebook uses the first edition of the Chinese Large Dictionary from the 26th year of the Republic of China."

Chen Yongren nodded; even if the Japanese knew the encryption method, it would be useless.

There are countless books published in Huaxia, plus thousands of years of cultural relics and ancient texts; to decipher it, you'd have to know which book it is.

Boss Dai then said solemnly: "The contact password."

"Those who know why they live can survive."

"Life is like a flame; it should not remain still, but burn to the end."

"If you can match these two lines, you're one of us."

Chen Yongren nodded.

"Also, to make it easier for you to change identities and go undercover, the Scorpion codename is canceled and changed to Weasel." Boss Dai added.

"……" A question mark slowly appeared in Chen Yongren's head.

After pondering a moment, Boss Dai coughed twice to hide his embarrassment and said: "I will periodically transfer your allowance and activity funds; with us around, you need not worry about money."

"Is it safe?" Chen Yongren suddenly recalled a popular internet meme.

The elder brother angrily said: "We've been brothers for over a decade, and you're actually a police informant!"

The younger brother exclaimed in surprise: "How do you know?"

The elder brother, furious, said: "I wanted to pay your social security for you, but I found out someone has been paying it for over a decade!"

The younger brother, deceased.

Boss Dai comforted him: "An old-timer oversees this, I'm handling it personally, no one dares to have second thoughts about this money, and I'll let you know the channels when the time comes."

It seems that because Chen Yongren had made painstaking efforts, instead of recalling him to the Military Intelligence Department for commendation, they arranged for him to infiltrate the perilous Songhu, which smacks of using people as beasts of burden.

Allowances and subsidies are rightful benefits; how could they be treated like candy?

Boss Dai thought for a moment and said: "If you have any needs in Songhu in the future, you can bring them up."

Seeing Chen Yongren's eyes light up, he worried Chen Yongren would make excessive demands, so he quickly added: "The precondition is that it must be within what the old-timer and I can manage."

"I will keep safe the new collar insignia and medals, as well as any medals you earn later, and on the day the war ends completely, I will personally place them on you in front of everyone."

That promise is really huge; Chen Yongren muttered to himself.

Boss Dai waved his hand: "Open the door, let them in."

"Yes!" Chen Yongren opened the door and saw Zhang Haifeng and Lin Dayou both smiling, obviously having received a considerable reward; he sized them up.

As expected.

Zhang Haifeng, for his merit in assisting Chen Yongren to eliminate a Japanese spy, finally was promoted to second lieutenant and also held a registered military rank, completing the leap from ordinary soldier to junior officer.

Lin Dayou, although unable to continue advancing, did receive a fourth-class Yunhui medal, adding a rich entry to his résumé.

The three were indoors, and Boss Dai once again repeated the task instructions.

But Lin Dayou and Zhang Haifeng only knew that a new station chief would come to Songhu; they didn't know that this station chief was actually Chen Yongren.

Upon learning they had to stay in Songhu, Zhang Haifeng and Lin Dayou were somewhat surprised: after achieving such great merit, they couldn't return to Jinling and still had to remain undercover in Songhu?

Songhu is currently at war, belonging to the front lines, and is not safe at all.

If the Japanese fire a single shell, they might not even survive.

Boss Dai seemed to see their worries and said calmly: "I understand all your concerns."

"I can guarantee that your identities will encounter no problems."

After a pause, Boss Dai said gently: "Your families have also been moved to a safe place, and they will certainly encounter no problems, so you can rest easy staying undercover in Songhu."

How could the two not hear the threat in Boss Dai's words?

Without uttering a single complaint, they immediately accepted the orders.

After issuing the orders, Boss Dai said no more and had someone send Chen Yongren and Zhang Haifeng back.

Lin Dayou was left at the villa by Boss Dai, who made other arrangements.

The next day.

Because they were to serve as constables in Songhu City this time, they naturally could not live in the public concession.

The two then rented two separate rooms in the Chinese district.

Afterwards they went to the Chinese district constabulary to take up their posts, as they were short-staffed at the time.

The newly appointed constabulary steward, seeing the two students from the constable academy, immediately arranged for them to be hired, gave them two sets of uniforms and a set of equipment, then sent them out to patrol the streets to maintain public order.

The speed of their hiring left Zhang Haifeng dumbfounded.

The two served as constables in the constabulary for three months.

Three months later.

Mayor Yu issued a notice to the citizens, solemnly announcing that the Far East's greatest city had fallen.

Songhu City fell, and the Japanese took over the Chinese district.

The Chinese district constabulary was also taken over by the Japanese.

Because Boss Dai had already anticipated the war's defeat, Chen Yongren and Zhang Haifeng continued to lie low in secret within the constabulary.

One day.

The two patrolled the streets as usual.

The townspeople on either side of the street looked at their black uniforms, their eyes tinged with a hint of contempt.

Although they had seen such looks often in recent days, Zhang Haifeng's expression remained somewhat unnatural.

Chen Yongren was about to speak to comfort him when suddenly a commotion sounded from the alley beside them.

"Save us, save us, who will come to our rescue!"