Chapter 75: Fishing Plan

"I know where the problem is!" Tengyuan Jintai sat up straight and said sternly.

"Huh?" Gao Liu Xiuji said, puzzled: "I am foolish and dull; please, Major His Excellency, clear up my doubts."

Tengyuan Jintai's eyes flashed a cold glint, and he said coldly: "When the Second Lieutenant reported this news, I was handling official duties at the police station."

"I think the message must have leaked then!"

"Although the Second Lieutenant reported it to my ear, we cannot rule out that among those police officers there might be someone with exceptionally keen hearing or who knows lip-reading, a Chinese agent!"

The Songhu battle had already ended.

But Tengyuan Jintai did not believe that the National Government, before its retreat, had not planted spies in Songhu to wait for an opportunity to gather military intelligence.

"What?" Gao Liu Xiuji exclaimed in disbelief: "Is it that simple?"

"Because what they heard was firsthand information, no decryption was needed; they could directly arrange the operation!" Tengyuan Jintai said sternly.

It must be said, Tengyuan Jintai, the old devil, has indeed impressive analytical ability.

This is almost close to the correct answer.

But he never imagined that Chen Yongren could discern his thoughts.

"Major His Excellency, I will immediately arrange personnel to arrest all those police officers and interrogate them one by one!" Gao Liu Xiuji, being hot-headed, said at once.

"No, Xiuji-kun, come back immediately!" Tengyuan Jintai hurriedly shouted to stop him.

"Huh?" Gao Liu Xiuji looked with some confusion: "Major His Excellency, if we don't carry out the arrest now, what if that guy runs away?"

"You idiot, think before you act, don't be so reckless!" Tengyuan Jintai shouted.

"Yes!" Gao Liu Xiuji stood at attention and said.

"That guy surely never imagined we have narrowed the scope down to the police station!" Tengyuan Jintai said.

"A rash arrest would only scare the snake away."

"What we need to do now is lure out that spy!"

"Whether they are from the Military Intelligence Bureau, the Red Party, or scoundrels from the Party Affairs Office, we must root them out completely to eliminate future troubles!"

"Major, excellent!" Gao Liu Xiuji immediately stood at attention and flattered him.

But then he asked: "But how can we lure him out?"

Tengyuan Jintai snorted coldly: "He surely still has accomplices in Songhu; otherwise they wouldn't dare undertake such a large-scale operation."

"Perhaps we can use this to set a bait."

"Bait?" Gao Liu Xiuji asked.

Tengyuan Jintai said: "Gao Liu-kun, you say, if they knew their companion had run into trouble, wouldn't they be afraid?"

Upon hearing this, Gao Liu Xiuji immediately understood Tengyuan Jintai's meaning.

"If they are accomplices, during the arrest he will surely try to find a way to rescue them."

"What a fine scheme to lure the snake out of its hole!"

"First arrange an agent to pose as a Chinese agent; remember, he must be fluent in Chinese." Tengyuan Jintai's eyes gleamed.

"Yes!" Gao Liu Xiuji bowed deeply.

"Wait until tomorrow morning, then go to the police station and issue the arrest order."

After pondering a moment, Tengyuan Jintai again said: "Just tell them we have tracked down a stubborn anti-Japanese element!"

"Remember, we must not explicitly state which faction this guy belongs to!"

"That way we can increase pressure on them and also avoid exposing our own weakness."

"At the same time it can dispel their notion that the one arrested is not one of their own, and that for the safety of their line they would want to preserve themselves."

"They don't know whether their comrade has been captured, so their hearts will surely be filled with panic."

"Because once the arrest succeeds, if he cannot withstand the punishment, he will reveal everything he knows."

"This bunch of scoundrels will certainly try to rescue their comrades as much as possible."

"Once he exposes his weakness, we will first keep him under close surveillance."

"Then we will find an opportunity and wipe out all the scoundrels behind him in one fell swoop!"

"Yes, Major His Excellency, your wisdom is truly outstanding; you actually came up with this method right away. I think tomorrow there will be a good show to watch!" Gao Liu Xiuji bowed deeply, slapping the floor.

"I will go arrange this right away!"

Having said that, he quickly walked out.

Tengyuan Jintai also wanted to get up and move a bit; just as he pushed the door open and stepped out, he saw his daughter walking up the stairs.

"Youzi!" Tengyuan Jintai walked to his daughter's side.

Tengyuan Youzi was recalling the happy scene of having a meal with Chen Yongren.

Especially Chen Yongren's "Miss Youzi" kept echoing in her ears.

Suddenly she was awakened by a sound.

She looked up and saw it was her father; Tengyuan Youzi coquettishly said: "Father, how can you walk without making any sound?"

"Father has been standing here all along; it's Youzi who didn't notice me." Tengyuan Jintai smiled and said: "Youzi, how about tonight?"

"He saved you, and you invited him to a meal; did Chen Yongren take the opportunity to make any demands of you?"

Tengyuan Youzi thought for a moment and said: "Chen Yongren is a very nice young man, hardworking and ambitious."

"He kept feeding me; such a handsome and considerate young man is not common."

"Oh?" Tengyuan Jintai asked: "Ambitious?"

"He wants me to teach him Japanese." Tengyuan Youzi laughed.

"Learning Japanese?" Tengyuan Jintai exclaimed in surprise.

He originally thought that Chen Yongren, after saving his daughter, would take the opportunity to ask his daughter for a job change.

He never expected it to be as simple as learning Japanese.

"That's right!" Tengyuan Youzi said: "Chen Yongren said, that police sergeant has always been targeting him."

Working at the police station hasn't gone smoothly, especially when he today rescued me and my mother, he arrested four ronin and brought them back to the police station.

That police sergeant wanted Chen Yongren to release the people, but Chen Yongren unwilling to release, the conflict between them intensified, and he has few acquaintances or connections in Songhu.

Chen Yongren worried about losing his job, so he begged his daughter to teach him Japanese, saying that learning another language would give him a means of survival in Songhu as well.

He really said that? Tengyuan Jintai exclaimed in surprise: "He didn't ask you; after losing his job, should we arrange a job for him?"

No." Tengyuan Youzi said: "My daughter brought it up herself, but Chen Yongren refused righteously, saying he didn't want to bother you over this."

By the way, he also said.

He will rely on himself to get out of the current trouble, Father; young men as enterprising as Chen Yongren are rare, especially since he is also a Huaxia boy.

Hmm..." Tengyuan Jintai asked again probing: "Then did he say anything bad about Japan?"

Tengyuan Youzi lightly shook her head: "No."

All right, Youzi, it's getting late now, rest early." Having received the answer, Tengyuan Jintai didn't ask further and smiled.

Mm." Tengyuan Youzi nodded obediently and went back to her room to rest.

Tengyuan Jintai walked to the bedroom door, his hand just turned the main door.

Tengyuan Linai, who was playing with happy beans, heard the door sound, instantly became alert, and her eyes immediately looked toward the door.

But the room door was not pushed open.

Listening to the footsteps fading away at the door, Tengyuan Linai's eyes flashed with a hint of resentment.

No, there's still action tomorrow; I need to conserve my strength." Tengyuan Jintai comforted himself, returned to the study, thinking fiercely.

Tomorrow's fishing plan must succeed!