Chapter 332: In charge of investigating the creeper?

Pick up the phone.

Don't say anything. Wait for the other person to speak first.

However, the other person also doesn't speak. But the phone is not put down.

'Hello, who is this?' Zhang Yong speaks.

Then, the phone hangs up...

Hangs up...

Zhang Yong: What's going on?

Why did it hang up? Who was it? Strange...

Hang up the receiver. Pick it up again a few moments later. Call the switchboard.

'This is Zhang Yong. I just called Section Chief Li's office. Where did the call come from?'

'Section Chief Zhang, it was an outside line calling from Taiping Road.'

'Outside line?'

'Yes.'

'I see.'

Zhang Yong hangs up the receiver.

So it was an outside line!

It must have been a friend of Li Boqi's who realised he wasn't there and hung up.

He didn't care.

It didn't seem unusual.

Since Li Boqi had left, he was now the boss. He could do whatever he wanted.

He walked over. He sat in Li Boqi's chair.

His feet were on the desk again.

It was rude.

It was vulgar.

But...

Who would dare say anything?

He looked around.

Li Boqi now had the title of deputy head of the Operations Department. But nothing had changed. It was exactly the same as before.

It can be seen that deputy positions and the like are useless on the Guo party side.

They are not as practical as a team leader.

Now that I think about it, being a deputy station manager is really not as good as being the head of the operations department.

The head of the operations department has real power. A deputy station manager has nothing. There is the station manager above and the head of the department below, and there is no direct team, so you are stuck in the middle and get the brunt of it.

'Report!'

Suddenly, a figure appeared in the doorway.

Zhang Yong turned his head to look. He discovered that it was the head of the logistics unit, called Lao Cai. The exact name is unknown.

'What is it?'

Zhang Yong asked calmly.

Li Boqi was not there. He was responsible for signing.

It seems that no one felt wronged. Headquarters also did not seem to protest.

A strange tacit understanding. As if he could really replace Li Boqi's position.

'Team Leader Zhang...'

'Team Leader.'

'Yes, Team Leader Zhang, regarding the arrangements for the Mid-Autumn Festival meal...'

'Come in!'

'Yes!'

Old Cai came in.

He handed Zhang Yong a form.

Zhang Yong glanced at it. It turned out to be the standard for extra meals on Mid-Autumn Festival.

It was proposed that on Mid-Autumn Festival, there would be an extra meal. Each person would get a chicken leg and a piece of fruit. There would also be a glass of milk.

The preliminary budget was that there would be an additional expenditure of 80 taels.

This was because milk was relatively expensive. At this time, milk was still a rare commodity.

'Old Cai...'

'Captain Zhang, you go on,'

'If I want to have extra meals for three days in a row, can you handle it?'

'Three days in a row?'

'Yes. Three days. I'll pay you triple overtime.'

'Yes, yes.'

Lao Cai was delighted to hear this.

Triple overtime, of course!

As long as there's money to be made, what's overtime? Seven days in a row would be no problem.

'Okay, extra meals for three days in a row.'

'We have milk, fruit and chicken legs. Add some barbecued meat.'

'But we don't know how to make roast pork...'

'I'll take care of ordering. They'll deliver the roast pork. You just chop it up. One portion each. About half a catty per person per meal. Any questions?'

'No. No questions.'

Lao Cai was very happy. This would be a very light workload.

Zhang Yong nodded. He crossed out the final budget of 80 taels and added something at the back: 500 taels.

'That much?' Lao Cai was surprised.

500 taels?

Three days of extra meals?

Is that too much? You can't even finish all the meat and fish!

"Figure it out yourself!'

'No corruption!'

'Otherwise, if we find out, we'll execute you!'

Zhang Yong waved his hand.

Being a leader is so great. All you have to do is talk. The rest is done for you.

Here's the money. 500 taels of silver. Figure out how to spend it yourself. If you're not afraid to die, you can be corrupt. If we find out, the director will never forgive you.

The director hates internal corruption the most.

What he Zhang Yong did was not embezzlement. It was a silent engulfing.

The money he swallowed was not recorded in the books. There is no ledger to check.

The daily expenses of all kinds will not be used even a little bit. If anyone touches this expense, if they are found out, the consequences will be unimaginable.

If there is conclusive evidence against someone like Lao Cai, they will be taken out and shot without even having to report it.

In the future, a few key figures within the military unit were also dealt with.

If you find a way to make money on your own, and don't record it in the books, you'll be fine. But if you touch the funds, you're dead.

'Go!'

'Yes!'

Zhang Yong dismissed Lao Cai.

He began to cross his legs again. Enjoying the rare leisure.

It's vacation, hehe. Three days.

As long as the Japanese don't mess with us, at least we can have three days of peace.

Anyway, the Japanese have suffered such a great loss, they should calm down for a few days. Licking the wound.

Suddenly, he wanted to call Lin Xiaoyan to tease her.

We're celebrating the holiday. How about you? Hurry up and celebrate it! Otherwise, you won't have the chance in ten years.

It's a pity there's no phone.

I guess Lin Xiaoyan doesn't want to solicit him now.

She's ruthless!

After all, she's a female spy from the Special High Commission. She's a genuine invader.

'Report!'

I suddenly heard Chen Mei's voice.

Zhang Yong turned his head curiously and found that Chen Mei was indeed at the door.

So he stood up.

'Team Leader Chen, is there something wrong?'

'Captain Zhang, here are the listening recordings on Creeper.'

'Creeper?'

'Yes.'

'I'm not good at catching Red Party members! Is this confidential? If it is, don't give it to me!'

'Captain Zhang, don't be nervous. The Director himself gave me these. The information on Creeper can be released to you. But after you've read it, you can't tell anyone else.'

'What do you mean?'

'Captain Zhang, the Director may want you to investigate Creeper.'

'Me?'

Zhang Yong was stunned.

Fuck. The good mood from the holiday was suddenly gone.

I'm already too busy catching spies. Why do I have to go after the Red Party? And what's with this Creeper?

He remembered Ye Wansheng's words. This Creeper might be a trap.

The Creeper is a fake. Using the Creeper to catch fish is the real deal.

Strange, why would the Director do this?

Could it be that there are really Red Party members hiding in the Restoration Society? But they don't know what the specific code names are, so they just made up a climbing plant?

What the hell...

Don't make me play this IQ game!

I don't have enough IQ!

It's fine if I have to catch a few Japanese spies. But to do an internal investigation and catch the Red Party, that's just asking for trouble, isn't it?

"Captain Zhang, you are the most suitable candidate.'

'Why?'

'Because you are completely innocent.'

'Are you also a suspect?'

'I was also investigated two years ago. I was isolated for a month.'

'Ah...'

Zhang Yong was speechless.

Two years ago, Li Boqi was also investigated.

Cao Mengqi was the unluckiest one. He was actually imprisoned for three months. In the end, he was lucky to be spared.

Perhaps, this was one of the reasons why Cao Mengqi was so determined to leave the Fuxing Society and take up a position in the army. Within the Fuxing Society, it was too easy to attract suspicion.

No matter what, once you are suspected, you will either die or lose your skin.

Wait...

Suddenly, Zhang Yong realised a huge problem.

Where is Lao Cao?

I haven't seen him since he returned.

Where did this guy go? Could it be that he was arrested?

'Where is Captain Cao?'

'He went home to visit his family. He went back to Hangzhou.'

'What?'

'Captain Cao's family is from Hangzhou. Section Chief Li approved the leave. He left the day before yesterday.'

'Huh?'

Zhang Yong was taken aback.

He thought back.

Yes, he hadn't seen Cao Mengqi the day before.

He had spent the whole day with Kou Xingde and Guo Qiyun. Zhong Yang and Wu Liuqi were there too.

Wei Yong and the others were there too. He just hadn't seen Cao Mengqi.

Okay, visiting relatives...

He shook his head. He reached out and took the information.

Since it was the Chief's instructions,

He scanned through it. It was a radio monitoring record.

It only showed the time the radio was turned on and the length of time it was transmitting. But there was no content.

He was puzzled.

'Creeper had a radio?'

'Yes. The leak started with the discovery of a strange radio signal.'

'No. Where did he use the radio?'

'It's impossible to tell.'

'If he's hiding inside our spy agency, did he transmit on our own radio during office hours?'

'Of course not.'

'So after work, he went somewhere else to use the radio in secret?'

'That's what it seems.'

'Then according to the time of transmission, wouldn't it be easy to find out by investigating everyone who wasn't in the office?'

'He might have accomplices.'

'Creeper has accomplices?'

'He might not be alone. It could be an organisation. It could be a group.'

'Er...'

Zhang Yong was at a loss.

Fuck!

It's so complicated. I'm not smart enough!

What the fuck is there to investigate!

Wait...

Staring at Chen Mei with serious eyes, he asked, 'Team Leader Chen, be honest with me, has Cao Mengqi been arrested for questioning?'

'Captain Zhang, don't be so nervous. He really hasn't,' Chen Mei hurriedly said, 'He really went home to visit his family. If you don't believe me, you can call his home. He seems to have left contact information.'

'Wait a minute.' Zhang Yong was not convinced. He had to check this out for himself.

'Where's his phone number?'

'It should be in the section chief's drawer.'

'Good!'

Zhang Yong opened Li Boqi's drawer. Sure enough, there was an address book.

He took it out and looked through it. He found Cao Mengqi's contact information. Then he picked up the phone. He asked the switchboard to connect him to the number.

Soon afterwards, someone answered the phone. But it wasn't Cao Mengqi.

'Put Cao Mengqi on the phone.'

'Hold on.'

The person on the other end of the line puts the receiver down. But they don't hang up.

Then someone inside the receiver shouts Cao Mengqi's name. There are also some other people nearby talking.

A little relieved. It seems like there's no problem?

Listening to the content of the conversation, it seems like it's just everyday conversation?

Soon after, the receiver is picked up and Cao Mengqi's voice comes through, 'Hello?'

'Cao. It's me,' Zhang Yong says, 'Where are you right now? Who's around you?'

'I'm at home! I've taken leave!' Cao Mengqi responded with some confusion. 'What? Is it an important task? Then I'll take the train back immediately.'

'What are you doing at home?'

'I...'

Cao Mengqi was at a loss for words.

Zhang Yong immediately filled in a certain picture in his mind.

A gun was pressed against Cao Mengqi's ear. If he answered incorrectly, he would be dead.

'What are you doing at home?'

'I...'

'Is it inconvenient to say?'

'I... my mother told me to come back for a blind date...'

'What?'

'They said I'm getting old and haven't got married yet. They're worried, so they introduced me to a girl and urged me to come back and see...'

'Er...'

Zhang Yong was speechless.

What kind of excuse is this? Is it true or not?

No.

He must summon him back immediately.

Unless he sees for himself that Lao Cao is fine, he won't believe it.

'So do you want to get married now?'

'No!'

'Then return to the team immediately!'

'Yes!'

Cao Mengqi replied very firmly.

Zhang Yong was slightly relieved. As long as Cao Mengqi returned safely, it meant that everything was fine.

If there was an accident on the way, then it was definitely under control. This is how it is played out in spy dramas. If something happened to Cao Mengqi, it meant that someone was trying to silence him.

I hope it's not that serious...

'What are you doing?' Suddenly, Cao Mengqi was heard shouting.

Zhang Yong: ?

Then there was a burst of static on the microphone.

It sounded like someone had grabbed the microphone?

I was worried.

Shit. Cao Mengqi must have been controlled again.

Those people were afraid that Cao Mengqi would slip up. So they grabbed the microphone. Those bastards!

Didn't they tell me to investigate the Red Party?

Fine!

Once I know who it is, I'll pin the whole thing on him!

And then I'll pin the charge of colluding with the Japanese invaders and trying to assassinate Madam on him.

What?

No evidence?

What evidence is needed? Just kill him.

Once someone is dead, there is no way to defend oneself. And evidence can be faked...

Then...

A female voice came, 'Hey, who are you? Why did you tell Mengqi to go back so early? Didn't you say you would be back for seven days? Why are you leaving again as soon as you arrive home? You can't go back on your word like that!'

Zhang Yong: ???

What's going on?

There's a woman?

'Stop messing around!' Cao Mengqi was heard to say.

'I'm not being silly! We clearly agreed to be back in seven days!' The woman was very stubborn.

Zhang Yong: ? ? ?

No way?

It seems like I've overthought this?

A girl has come along?

Maybe she's still Cao Mengqi's blind date? She seems a bit grumpy?

This...

Seems a bit awkward...