In Xu Tong's view, Deputy Commander Yang's greatest advantage is her extremely high energy and meticulous style. However, it is precisely because of this that her work mode can be described as simple and crude, which is completely intensive combat with a pile of heads, and does not reflect the meticulousness of the reconnaissance work.
Section Chief Xu explained in his graduation thesis that the administrative cost of relying solely on large-scale personnel systems such as the "Ten-Man Group" and the "Secret Reconnaissance Network" to carry out political security work is too huge and is actually a huge financial burden. It is a waste for the Senate's current limited financial capacity and personnel training capacity. If detectives can handle cases by relying on informants, technical appraisers and tracking teams, what is the point of the professional courses such as "investigation science" and "psychology" taught by the elders?
As the first-generation political security worker with a professional background, he came to Guangzhou to serve as the chief of the reconnaissance section. The first thing he did was reject the plan to establish an extensive reconnaissance network in Guangzhou urban area. Instead, he proposed to establish a close relationship with the National Police Section 9. Cooperation, focusing on the use of intelligence from “informants” within the police system. An information sharing system is formed through nine courses. In the lower-level intelligence collection system, they do not have as many resources as the police. I have to try to build another system.
Wu Mu thinks his plan is feasible. After all, the Senate is now very suspicious of the political and security system. It is indeed a reasonable way to increase "transparency" through cooperation with the police system. The Nine Lessons organized by the National Police are now in the embarrassing situation of "ambiguous positioning". Strengthening cooperation can benefit both parties. Therefore, the proposal was quickly confirmed through talks between Guo Yi and Ran Yao. In this way, Guangzhou’s Political and Security Bureau can receive two weekly reports from the police system: “Case Situation of the Week” and “Social Situation of the Week”. When it is necessary to strengthen surveillance work or collect certain intelligence, it can also be done through the channels of the Nine Courses.
According to the old rules of the Senate, each powerful agency has an "internal security meeting" once a week to exchange information and share resources. With the continuous expansion of the organization, regular weekly meetings can no longer meet the demand, so a permanent coordinating organization such as the "Internal Affairs Security Conference Bureau" has been established. Responsible for daily assistance requests and intelligence sharing. This bureau has also established a corresponding branch in Guangzhou. Xu Tong is the person in charge.
Yang Cao parachuted into Guangzhou as the head of the "task force" to handle the witchcraft case. Xu Tong had some opinions. After all, this was his territory, and Yang Cao's sudden arrival was like giving him a temporary boss. Moreover, he was quite "disapproving" of her handling of the case.
Yang Cao said: "Don't look at the surface. The Liang family may be handling the evidence of anti-Song activities on the pretext of handling accounts. They are hiding from the big and trying to survive. His meeting with Director Zheng and others may be an attempt to repair the relationship. It may not involve any real issues." It was a concern before taking refuge, but more likely it was to buy time or to test the government's attitude. I have never had any illusions about this kind of stubborn gentry landlord with a stone head. Obviously, this tax audit has brought him a lot of trouble. Pressure, since he wants to destroy the evidence, it just shows that the relevant evidence exists, and all departments must step up their actions. How is the work of instigating the relevant personnel you have carried out to incite rebellion going? Has the list been sorted out?"
Pulling it out and punching it in is the key point in reconnaissance work. But to be honest, it didn't play any role in dealing with the Liang family.
Xu Tong flipped through the folder and said, "It's sorted." He took out a list and handed it over, and reported: "There are a total of forty-three people included in the list, including those from outside parties, internal households, business partners, and those from the same year. , the Liang family has deep roots and has been operating locally in Guangzhou for more than ten generations. The inner courtyard is very strict."
In the Liang Mansion, only two or three generations of family members or slaves who had received "life and death kindness" had the opportunity to come into contact with the core. The report stated: Liang Cunhou was only served by women. He never went out on weekdays, which was like a house arrest. He could only see his parents and relatives once a year. It was impossible to break in. The only hope is to "pull it out".
"...We have had direct or indirect contact with the thirty-nine people on the list. In order to avoid alerting the enemy, we adopted the method of gradually infiltrating and gradually eroding the relationship from relatives and friends, and through the interlocking, close-knit relationships. We are building relationships with the core personnel of the inner house layer by layer, and we are wooing people through relationships with colleagues, relatives, friends, and fellow villagers to obtain information. However, this method cannot be too aggressive to ensure safety, so it is a bit slow and there is no big progress yet."
Yang Cao lowered his head and looked at the list carefully, while nodding and saying: "Well, we need to speed up the progress. We can't wait any longer. Once many key evidences disappear, they will no longer be available. Let's carefully screen the list again and narrow the scope. Concentrate on a few key targets. Many conditions can be directly laid out for negotiation. Don’t be afraid of commitments or taking responsibility. We must win them as soon as possible, penetrate into the Liang family, and obtain reliable sources of intelligence. Now the people of the Ming Dynasty are missed in Guangzhou. There are many aristocratic families. The more our new policy advances, the more unwilling they are to be deprived of their vested interests. The Liang family is a typical example, and we need him."
Xu Tong said: "Okay, I'll do it right away when I get back. The results will be screened tomorrow..."
Yang Cao interrupted him and said: "Tonight."
Xu Tong said: "The screening results will be reported to you tonight."
Xu Tong closed the door and went out. Yang Cao was the only one left in the room. The afterglow of the setting sun in the evening burned the horizon into a golden red and spilled in from the window, as if covering Yang Cao with a golden cloak. Yang Cao was on the blackboard. Yang Cao stared at Liang Cunhou's photo intently, as if the two were looking at each other. For a long time, Yang Cao whispered: "Liang Cunhou, have you seen it? This is the gaze of the General Administration of Political Security."
In the evening, the clerk sent in the screening list and the relevant information and assistance documents from the Finance and Taxation Bureau’s tax case investigation. Yang Cao took out the tax case investigation list from the kraft paper bag and quickly browsed it. When he saw “focus on inspecting Lin, When he read the words "Liang and Shi Sanhu, report to Director Ai Zhixin for review", he frowned involuntarily and whispered: "What an ugly word."
Although she hasn't been able to read since she was in elementary school, let alone write. But I quickly learned good calligraphy in the training class. He also won the grand prize in the political security system writing competition.
As for the list, she still felt dissatisfied after reading it. Because this list still doesn’t have anyone close to Liang Cunhou. But there are a few that do seem like a possibility.
Human nature has its weaknesses. Yang Cao has seen too many weaknesses in human nature, but she also knows that once a belief is formed, many people will stick to it regardless of whether others think it is right or wrong. It just so happens that the Liang family is very experienced in deceiving people's minds and has accumulated a lot of experience.
Since the witchcraft case, all the Liang family's properties in and outside the city have been covered with spies, watching every move of the Liang family 24 hours a day. However, as soon as the Liang family members enter the mansion, they are like fish entering the sea, and no news can be spread.
The gentlemen of the Liang family live in seclusion and rarely go out except for weddings and funerals with relatives and friends, and the stewards take care of everything. Even when he goes out, he always moves between the mansion and various villas.
"These loach spirits! Hua didn't stay behind and even hid tightly!" Yang Cao thought to himself, "There's really nothing we can do against them."
The office door knocked, and a clerk came in:
"Comrade Regional Deputy Commander, the Guangzhou Internal Affairs and Security Meeting is about to begin in the evening..."
"I'll be right away." Yang Cao put out his cigarette butt, packed up the documents on the table, and locked the filing cabinet.
There were more than ten people sitting in the small conference room, and the tea in front of them was emitting steam. These were the entire backbone of the Guangzhou Political and Security Bureau. They were exchanging opinions with each other in low voices before the meeting and making speculations about the meeting.
The content of the meeting can be figured out without much guessing. It must be the follow-up to the witchcraft case. This case is said to have been closed, but the root behind it has never been dug out. It is also a worry for the Political and Security Bureau.
Not long after, the click of leather shoes came from outside the door. Yang Cao walked in tall and tall with a folder under her arm. Her short hair and slim uniform made her look capable and capable. Her face was a little tired due to overwork. Being thin makes her facial contours clearer and adds a touch of coldness to her.
The conference room instantly became quiet. Yang Cao took a seat in the middle of the horseshoe-shaped conference table and said: "This time, we are summoned for a temporary meeting. The main content is to adjust the focus of recent work. We will sort out the anti-Song forces in Guangzhou. This meeting is classified as top secret and the content of the meeting must not be leaked." Then he nodded to Xu Tong and signaled the meeting to begin.
Xu Tong stood up calmly, walked to the blackboard in front of the conference table, nodded to the people below, and said loudly: "Hello everyone, the content of this meeting is mainly about the analysis of the local anti-Song forces hiding and our The response measures are mainly divided into three points. 1. The general attitude of the local gentry in Guangzhou towards the Song Dynasty regime; 2. The main characteristics and actions of the anti-Song Dynasty forces; 3. Our countermeasures."
Xu Tong said: "First of all, because the Senate basically took over the Guangzhou political power peacefully, in order to ensure the smooth transition of the political power, we actually made certain transfers of rights, and did not carry out detailed analysis of the traditional gentry and landlord class in Guangzhou. Screening and screening, but the Guangzhou landlord class had almost no reaction during the rapid takeover of power in Australia and Song Dynasty, such as organized courage training, resistance, enemy support, spying and other behaviors. This was not because they did not want to, but because they simply did not The reaction time and quick and peaceful destruction of the city have reduced our losses, but at the same time, it has left us with greater hidden dangers in governance after taking over, making it impossible for us to liquidate the hostile forces quickly and simply."
(End of chapter)
