Chapter 660: Making preparations in advance

After all.

Before the drinks were delivered, this had never happened.

Just by comparing, one can see that the units that drank the drinks had problems, while those that didn't drink were fine.

Chen Yongren felt he needed to find a scapegoat in advance to take the blame for this black pot.

Being able to hide the virus's characteristics, Chen Yongren could likewise make the virus detectable.

But before that…

Chen Yongren felt it would be best to be suspected first.

First be suspected, then gain trust; that way, if anything happens later, they won't suspect the drinks.

Chen Yongren felt that for now he couldn't only focus on the drinks; he needed to quickly expand other businesses, thereby controlling the Military Statistics Bureau's supply to the little devils and making more money from these beasts!

He could also thereby seize control of the devils' transportation routes, supporting the resistance from all aspects.

Apart from the several thousand poisoned bottles produced yesterday, Chen Yongren decided to temporarily halt poisoning the remaining drinks, waiting until he found a suitable scapegoat before discussing anything else.

Without realizing it, Chen Yongren returned to his office.

All the staff were inside working, screening the personnel data of various units of the North China Military Route.

Cunxi Gong was reading at a separate desk.

"Chief!"

Seeing Chen Yongren enter the office, Zhongyuan Shen and several other staff hurriedly stood to greet him.

Ishikawa Chongming hurriedly stood up, poured a cup of tea, and handed it to Chen Yongren, saying, "Chief Commander, please have some tea!"

Seeing this, the remaining staff secretly cursed him as cunning.

Mr. Ishikawa, so cunning, his actions are surprisingly fast.

Anteng Zhongsi saw this and looked displeased.

Damn!

Seeing that Chen Yongren's military shoes were a bit dirty, his eyes lit up, he quickly walked over, knelt at his feet, and kowtowed, saying, "Chief Director Sir, your shoes are a bit dirty; let me clean them for you."

Without waiting for Chen Yongren to speak, it breathed on his military boots a few times with its mouth, then vigorously wiped the boot surface with its sleeve.

Anteng Zhongsi's expression was devout, as if he were performing some sacred act.

Damn!

My name is Zhongsi—who could be more loyal than me!

Seeing its fawning appearance, the others not only did not despise it, but were filled with regret.

Zhongsi was even more cunning, actually able to think of using this trick.

The one kneeling to polish shoes—how could it not be me?

Cunxi Gong was dumbfounded; he had intended to stand up and greet the Yuan Chief.

As a result…

The Yuan Chief's influence in the Special Investigation Group far exceeded his imagination.

Looking at these folks, rushing up to fawn over him.

"Mr. Zhongsi, you are now a lieutenant in the Younger Brother Country; there's no need for this." Chen Yongren said this, but his feet showed no intention of moving.

"Chief Commander, you flatter me." Anteng Zhongsi said seriously: "If it weren't for your promotion, we wouldn't know where we'd go in the future, let alone talk about military rank advancement."

"I merely did what I should have done!"

Anteng Zhongsi vigorously rubbed a few more times, confirmed Chen Yongren's military boots were clean, disregarded the stain on his own sleeve, stood up, kowtowed, and said, "Chief Commander, you have worked hard."

Hearing this, Chen Yongren almost laughed out loud.

He himself was lying there like a dog, yet could say the person being served was working hard.

Leaving aside other things, this guy's shoe-polishing skill is indeed not bad; a pair of military boots polished by him shine brightly, and calling him a shoe-polishing immortal would not be amiss.

"Serving the chief is not hard work." Anteng Zhongsi said loudly.

"I hope I can also see your loyalty in other matters." Chen Yongren patted his shoulder to encourage him.

"Haiyi!" Anteng Zhongsi shouted loudly.

Chen Yongren slightly nodded, looking at the stunned Cunxi Gong: "Mr. Cunxi, you came very early."

While speaking, Chen Yongren activated his scanning eye on him.

As Chen Yongren expected,

Cunxi Gong had already realized that the so-called document decryption was a trap.

"Chief Director Sir." Cunxi Gong smiled and nodded: "You've come at just the right time; I have some good news to tell you!"

"What good news?" Chen Yongren feigned curiosity, then immediately said: "This isn't a good place to chat; let's go inside and talk."

Cunxi Gong nodded and followed Chen Yongren into the squad leader's office.

After instructing the outside staff not to enter without orders to disturb, Chen Yongren closed the door and gestured for Cunxi Gong to sit on the sofa.

Cunxi Gong was about to speak.

Chen Yongren then interrupted him: "Mr. Cunxi, don't speak yet; let me guess what this good news is."

Cunxi Gong also gave face by closing his mouth.

"From your radiant expression, I'd guess your code decryption has made new progress!" Chen Yongren stroked his chin, feigning thought: "It could even be said that the decryption succeeded!"

Upon hearing this, Cunxi Kong laughed loudly and flattered: "Chief Director Sir, your observational skills are indeed extraordinary; you're right, the code was successfully decrypted last night."

After a pause, he showed a regretful expression: "I've tried hard to hide my expression, wanting to give you a surprise, but I didn't expect you to still notice."

Chen Yongren laughed: "Mr. Cunxi, do you also believe my joke?"

Saying this, he spread his hands: "I went to Commander Gangcun's office this morning; he told me this good news. If you let me guess on my own, I couldn't possibly figure it out even in a year."

After a pause, Chen Yongren showed a regretful expression: "It's just a pity about one thing."

"The codes have all been cracked, what's there to regret?" Cūn Xīgōng asked: "We already know they're going to hold a meeting in Northern Peace; at that time we could just arrest them directly, right?"

Chen Yongren said: "It's a pity I couldn't see your decoding process; I originally thought you would need some time, who would have thought you'd crack these codes in less than a night?"

It truly impresses me, Mr. Cūn Xīgōng; please be sure to tell me your decoding process, so that I can have some sense of participation.

"Chief Director Sir, you're too fond of joking!" Cūn Xīgōng laughed loudly: "Wait until next time; if there's another chance, I'll teach you hands-on how to decode documents!"

Good! Chen Yongren nodded: "This time, no matter what, you have to wait for me!"

Cūn Xīgōng no longer mentioned the code matter, directly said: "The Red Party actually wants to hold a meeting on our turf; using their own saying, it's like an old man hanging himself because he thinks his life is too long."

No matter what they plan, as long as we move in and arrest people, we can definitely deal a heavy blow to the Red Party agents lurking in Northern Peace! Chen Yongren wore an expression of eager anticipation.

I can't wait to see this day arrive!

Cūn Xīgōng also nodded, indicating his approval.

Over the next few days, the Special Investigation Squad continued its internal screening work.

Gāngcūn Níngcì also arranged the Northern Peace Special Agency, busy with arrest work.

Time quickly came to the night of March 1.

These days, Chen Yongren took time to meet with Chen Yongyi, receiving a deposit of 3 thousand taels, and at the same time obtained Cūn Xīgōng's personal information.

Of course, he concealed his identity as a Red Party agent, and also concealed the fact that the Japanese wanted to investigate his identity.

He only said that the headquarters had him investigate whether there were still hidden agents within the North China Military Department.

Special Investigation Squad Leader's Office.

Cūn Xīgōng was teaching Chen Yongren how to crack codes.

The telephone on the desk suddenly rang.

Cūn Xīgōng picked up the phone casually, thinking that Okamura Ningci was looking for Chen Yongren.

As it turned out, they were looking for him.

Hearing Okamura Ningci's words, Cūn Xīgōng exclaimed in surprise: "General, what did you say?"

I also want to participate in tomorrow's arrest operation?