si-mexico Chapter 1198 Finding a Transit Point
Chapter 1198 Finding a Transit Point
"Commander Li?"
When Boss Dai, who was far away in Hankou, received this call, he was extremely surprised. He even looked behind the phone, wondering if someone was joking with him. How could he possibly receive a call from Commander Li under such circumstances? You know, when Commander Li left Hankou last time, he didn't say goodbye to anyone, including those with whom he had a personal relationship. It was useless.
"It's me, but I'm not here to reminisce. There's something important you need to know. I've been ordered to take down the information gathering center in East China, and my men are already on their way. There's something you need to help me with. The Japanese have intercepted the Fifth War Zone's telegrams, and I've managed to intercept and decipher some of them as well. Whatever I can decipher, the Japanese can decipher too. You must establish a communication channel for me, a channel to contact the Fifth War Zone. And only a few officers there can know about it; no one else can."
Upon hearing Li Shaoyi's words, Boss Dai was also taken aback. These past few days, the old man had been furious in meetings, relentlessly demanding the elimination of this intelligence gathering center in East China. However, they had too few personnel remaining in East China and could only rely on the 72nd Army Group.
They've already given us a reply, but it will take at least half a month, so all we can do now is wait. I never expected the call would come to us.
After a quick calculation, Boss Dai realized that what Li Shaoyi said was far from simple. It involved several channels and countless people; if anyone among them had a problem, he would be the scapegoat. But if he pushed it out now, and it caused trouble within the Military Commission, he would be labeled as incapable of handling the responsibility.
Boss Dai is now furious with Li Shaoyi. Why did he have to drag him onto this mess? He hasn't offended Li Shaoyi before, and he's been living a decent life. But after this incident, all of his elite troops have to be sent out to keep an eye on every step of the process, otherwise, problems are bound to arise.
"Does it work or not? Give me an answer. If it doesn't work, I'll go check with the Party Affairs Investigation Section. I heard they recently set up several new training courses there, and the graduates are quite good. Your Military Intelligence Bureau has actually been surpassed by them."
Li Shaoyi never intended to involve the Party Affairs Investigation Department, because he knew they were even lazier. He figured the people under Boss Dai were still quite capable, and he was just trying to provoke Boss Dai by saying that.
“Commander Li, what are you saying? What’s wrong with them setting up a few training classes? Aren’t those training classes just learning from us? They’re actually useless. You can leave this matter to me. I’ll give you an update by tomorrow morning. Although there’s chaos on the battlefield right now, I have intelligence points in various places. I need to sort out the people at these intelligence points to ensure that this matter doesn’t leak out.”
Just as Li Shaoyi had predicted, as soon as the Party Affairs Investigation Department was mentioned, Boss Dai immediately took on the task. Even if I mess this up, at least I tried. If I had handed it over to the Party Affairs Investigation Department during the selection phase, I wouldn't have any standing with the old man anymore.
Moreover, Boss Dai isn't stupid. Li Shaoyi is someone who generally has a very high success rate. As long as we honestly shut everyone up, form groups of three, and stay together even when eating or defecating, we can block all leaks. Our chances of success are still very high.
Li Shaoyi hung up the phone with satisfaction. The Military Intelligence Bureau (MIB) had strong execution capabilities; if they wanted to do something, there was at least a 50% chance they could succeed. But the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (CBIS) was different. They could deal with their own people, but when it came to fighting the Japanese, those guys had little to offer besides a large number of surrenders.
After hanging up the phone, Boss Dai immediately began arranging his best men. Of course, the most important thing was to quickly call the old man and report the matter. The first thing to mention was the matter with Li Shaoyi. The old man stipulated that all departments must report when cooperating with Li Shaoyi, and Boss Dai's side was no exception.
Secondly, it was to let the old man know that we had paid a huge price for the war against Japan, sacrificing all our intelligence points across the country for that information gathering center in East China. If Li Shaoyi were to destroy that information gathering center in the future, our Military Intelligence Bureau would also have made a great contribution.
The old man was incredibly intelligent; how could he not understand the meaning behind Boss Dai's words? He immediately offered Boss Dai a few words of encouragement, telling him that this was the most important matter, currently threatening the safety of hundreds of thousands of soldiers in the Fifth War Zone. If this matter could be handled well, the Military Intelligence Bureau would be publicly commended at the Military Commission.
After hanging up the phone, Boss Dai's heart was still warm. You have to understand, at his level, it's rare to be so easily swayed by a few words. But you also have to consider who he was talking to—an old man from the Nationalist government. Who among them wouldn't want to gain face with that old man? If this really works out, it won't just be a matter of gaining face; from now on, all matters concerning the Japanese will be entrusted to us.
After the outbreak of the War of Resistance against Japan, intelligence agencies sprang up like mushrooms after rain. However, none of them have shown much promise so far. If we can catch up with the 72nd Army Group and take down the East China intelligence center, then for a long time to come, we will rank first among the Nationalist government's intelligence agencies in terms of both personnel and funding.
That's how intelligence work works. With personnel and funding, your intelligence will grow, your organization will expand, and your superiors will pay more and more attention to you. If you lack personnel and funding, no matter how hard your people work, they'll only be talking theory in their offices.
That evening, Li Shaoyi made contact with the Fifth War Zone, several hours earlier than the time originally set by Boss Dai. That old guy was quite proactive.