Chapter 667: Inviting Guests to a Meal

Hearing this, Chen Yongyi nodded in deep agreement.

He was all too aware of the destructive power of spies.

If they couldn't be rooted out before the Japanese launched their full-scale sweep, they would inevitably inflict immeasurable damage on the upcoming battle.

For Chen Yongren, identifying a spy's identity was quite simple.

It was merely a matter of scanning with his eyes open.

But for Chen Yongyi and his group, this matter was somewhat troublesome.

After all.

All they currently had was just a code name; even if they knew the spy's unit, pinning it down to a specific person was no easy task.

"Any trouble?" Seeing Chen Yongyi's unpleasant expression, Chen Yongren asked, "This concerns my safety; if we can't pull him out in time."

"If one day the information I pass to you reaches his ears, this beast will relay it back, and over time it will easily pinpoint my location."

Chen Yongyi's expression wasn't great either; he understood what his younger brother was worried about.

The information he transmitted was basically high-value, with a very limited leakage scope.

Chen Yongyi took a deep breath and said, "But for now, the information Fox transmits isn't exactly confidential; the soldiers A Ren't stupid and know what they're doing."

"The Independent Regiment has nearly two thousand officers and men up front; if I had to screen them one by one, when would I finish?"

"Moreover, there's now more than just one Independent Regiment; other regiments, even brigade headquarters and higher departments—I have no idea what's going on."

Chen Yongren pondered a moment, then suddenly had an idea: "Simple."

"Simple?" Chen Yongyi couldn't help but ask, "Do you know how many people are in the Independent Regiment?"

"I've never heard of this Fox fellow before, and with the sweep imminent, each regiment will surely be on guard against internal spies." Chen Yongyi thought a while and said.

"For this guy to risk being exposed and send out this message, he certainly isn't an ordinary soldier."

After listening a while, Chen Yongyi felt it made sense: "So you suspect this guy is within the Independent Regiment, at least a low-level officer, possibly even in the regimental headquarters?"

"Exactly." Chen Yongren nodded, "Otherwise, why would the little Japanese go to all that trouble just to hide in scattered company-level units, wasting time and effort, when gathering intel in the regimental headquarters would be far easier?"

Talking to smart people is comfortable; a hint gets through.

"But how do we screen them?" Chen Yongyi asked, "Monitoring everyone one by one would surely take too long."

"It's simple—deceive, use false information to deceive!" Chen Yongren said in a low voice.

"Deceive?" Chen Yongyi startled, then immediately understood Chen Yongren's meaning: "You want to give each person different information, then see which piece leaks?"

"Exactly, and since I can't directly help you, for now I can only use this clumsy method." Chen Yongren said, pursing his lips.

"Once the internal spy transmits the false information, I'll get the news shortly, and then I can judge who the internal traitor is by the content of the leak."

"Of course, this method isn't only usable for the Independent Regiment; other units can use it too—first check whether they have internal problems, in short, let's clarify things first."

Now isn't the time to gawk; helping my older brother is helping myself.

"Mm!" Chen Yongyi nodded solemnly.

This is what it means to have connections in the court.

With Chen Yongren handling the screening internally, everything will be much simpler; having said that, we still can't let our guard down.

"You first conduct an internal investigation; on my end I'll also try to obtain that spy list as best I can." Chen Yongren said solemnly.

After thinking a while, he added another sentence: "Right, not only the officers, but also the civilians in the garrison—we can't trust them entirely, in case the Japanese sneak in disguised, that would also be a hassle."

If these scoundrels A Ren't rooted out soon, Chen Yongren will find it hard to eat or sleep in peace.

"We can conduct an internal check; don't go causing trouble." Hearing this, Chen Yongyi frowned.

In this world now, the only relative I have is Chen Yongren.

He certainly doesn't want to see his younger brother come to harm.

"Rest assured, I know what I'm doing." Chen Yongren said calmly.

"By the way, what's with the gunfire outside?" Chen Yongyi asked, puzzled, "Could it be that our people are really holding a meeting?"

Since my younger brother works inside the Japanese, he must know some inside information.

"Bullshit." Chen Yongren pursed his lips, "Rest assured, there's none of your people inside; Old Devil Okamura was trying to run some spy‑catching drill, but ended up shooting himself in the foot."

"The drill didn't go as planned; instead, I killed four people!"

"A drill?" Chen Yongyi's mind slowly produced a question mark; hearing the latter part of Chen Yongyi's sentence, he was stunned again: "Wait, how did you end up killing four?"

"You killed four agents; didn't Old Devil Okamura come looking for you for trouble?"

Chen Yongren explained the whole story from beginning to end to Chen Yongyi.

This is indeed a good thing; the two brothers should celebrate together.

After hearing Chen Yongyi finish, Chen Yongyi couldn't help but laugh: "You little brat, you're really bold—Okamura Neiji really ate a dumb loss this time!"

But soon he wiped the smile, put on a serious face, and said, "This is far too dangerous; just to cause them trouble, are you trying to get yourself killed?"

"What if they weren't using blanks but live rounds? Wouldn't you be in danger then?"

Saying this, Chen Yongyi patted Chen Yongren's shoulder with earnestness: "A Ren, your life is now extremely important; for both of you and for me, we cannot afford any slip."

"Such antics can be tolerated once, but never a second time."

"Understood." Chen Yongren nodded.

This is also the first time we've nauseated the little Japanese; the second time, Old Devil Okamura might just take out insurance early, and if we repeat the same tactic, it would look overly deliberate.

"The information you brought is very important, so I must…" Chen Yongyi trailed off after speaking.

Chen Yongren said understandingly, "I also need to get back quickly; first I'll invite Cun Xigong, then I'll get busy."

Chen Yongyi nodded slightly, after seeing Chen Yongren off he returned indoors, freshened up, went to another street, and sent this message via emergency radio to his direct contact.

……

Cun Xigong had just finished washing up and was now standing by the window sill looking out.

The comrades in Beiping probably already know of my arrival, but how can I get in touch with them?

He was thinking when a phone ringtone interrupted his thoughts.

When the call connected, hearing Yuan Chief's voice, Cun Xigong was somewhat surprised: "Chief Director Sir, how come it's you?"

"Cun Xijun, hearing your voice, you seem quite surprised?" Chen Yongren joked: "Could it be that you're waiting for a call from some beauty? I hope I didn't disturb you."

Upon hearing that, Cun Xigong laughed: "Chief Director Sir, stop joking, why did you suddenly think to call me? Are you wanting to ask about password issues?"