After the second move of the government to the west, a large number of government agencies moved to the mountain city. Due to the complex terrain and small area of the main urban area of the mountain city, it was unable to accommodate so many departments. Therefore, many agencies moved to the Shaci area in the west, including the Ministry of the Interior. .
Shaci District was a newly planned administrative district in 1938. It gathered many Party organizations, factories and schools, making it an important place in the rear area of the Anti-Japanese War.
Zuo Zhong and his party drove all the way west and underwent several inspections and interrogations. After a lot of effort, they finally arrived at the Ministry of Interior's headquarters - several Chinese-style two-story buildings made of rammed earth from the outside.
The guard at the door checked everyone's documents and the inside of the car one by one, returned to the post and made a phone call, and then asked everyone to wait outside the cordon.
During the Heping period, the guards would never have dared to treat military agents like this. However, after several years of war, everyone has become accustomed to endless alarms and complicated security measures.
Trouble is better than dead, right?
A few minutes later, a person walked out of the courtyard quickly, waved to the motorcade, Zuo Zhong stretched his head to look at the other person, laughed, got out of the car and walked over to say hello.
"Hahaha, Lao Yang."
"Deputy Director Zuo, I haven't seen you for a long time, but you still have the same style."
The visitor was Deputy Director Yang, Zuo Zhong's old acquaintance in Jinling. The two came together, shook each other's hands tightly, and exchanged a few pleasant greetings.
After completing the process, Deputy Director Yang nodded at Gu Qi and Song Minghao, then turned to Zuo Zhong and asked furtively.
"Deputy Director Zuo, you are here this time because of the matter concerning Sergeant Xing Hanliang. Alas, this matter has spread a lot in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and even I was questioned by the Central Military Commission.
I don’t know which bastard spread the gossip, saying that Chief Xing is one of my men. Isn’t this harmful to others? I’m about to give up the title right now.
Moreover, Chief Xing is staying well in the Police Department. I heard that he will be promoted to another level in the near future. How could he suddenly defect to the underground party? I think there is something wrong with this. "
Speaking of someone spreading gossip, Deputy Director Yang gritted his teeth. It was now a critical period for him to be promoted to director. After this incident, he probably had little hope of being promoted.
Zuo Zhong felt a little embarrassed when he heard Xian Zhi's intention. After all, the other party had helped Xing Hanliang for his sake.
As a result, this time he was implicated and even lost his position as director. He had to give some compensation, otherwise he would not be able to be friends in the future. Thinking of this, he lowered his voice and said.
"Lao Yang, don't worry. Brother, I will contact Minister Song later and help you implement the matter of director.
With this person coming forward, you can just wait for the letter of appointment with peace of mind. Zuo owes you a favor this time. If you have anything in the future, just say hello. I will help if I can. "
This is not Zuo Zhong's boasting. Currently, half of the military's replica Japanese yen has flowed out of Minister Song's hands. The two parties are cooperating very happily, and the other party will definitely give him this face.
The position of the director of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is only limited to one person. It is not given to anyone. It is better to give it to one's own people than to others. It is beneficial to everyone to have a friend in the core department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Deputy Director Yang's eyes widened. He didn't expect that Zuo Zhong could even talk to Minister Song now. He was his brother-in-law, a first-class powerful person.
With such a big shot speaking, not to mention a small director, even a director or a deputy director can get it done. It is really killing a chicken with a sledgehammer.
"Oh, Brother Zuo."
If Ma P didn't take pictures now, how could he wait? Deputy Director Yang choked with sobs and held on to Zuo Zhong's hand, expressing his loyalty with tears in his eyes.
"Don't worry, from now on your business is Yang's own business. Come on, I'll take you to my office first. There will be some things there that you will definitely be interested in.
I found out about Chief Xing through my friends, and before those bastards from Zhongtong arrived, I hid some of Chief Xing’s belongings at the Police Department.
As well as the case files he handled during this period, I also asked people to sort out the information of the people he came into contact with. The people who handled it were my own people and I would never talk too much. "
Hiss, what an unexpected gain.
Zuo Zhong looked at the other party in surprise. Lao Yang had something. He not only protected the evidence first, but also concealed it from the later Central Command and even the Second Division agents.
With such means and psychological quality, working as an errand in the Ministry of Internal Affairs is really overkill. Based on the opponent's performance, it is very easy to become the deputy director of the Central Government. As expected, no one can make it in this world. No one is simple.
The next moment, he looked at Gu Qi and Song Minghao, who were blushing, with a smile. Without saying anything, he let them understand and followed Deputy Director Yang slowly towards the office building.
On the way, Deputy Director Yang introduced the layout and secrets of the Ministry of Interior, such as the office building that looked like it was made of rammed earth, but was actually covered with cement and plastered with a layer of soil.
It has to be said that these Fruit Party officials put a lot of effort into saving their lives. There is something special about this operation. Who would have thought that there is something going on in a few shabby houses.
Everyone walked and chatted until they arrived at the office. Zuo Zhong and three others walked in. The accompanying agents vigilantly set up defenses around the office to prevent anyone from eavesdropping or approaching.
"Deputy Director Zuo, Director Gu, and Deputy Director Song, please sit down first."
As soon as he entered the room, Deputy Director Yang led Zuo Zhong and others to the sofa, then brought a bench and stood on it, then reached out and moved a piece of the ceiling.
I saw him groping in the ceiling for a while, and took out a large suitcase and dozens of files from it, sweating profusely from exhaustion.
Upon seeing this, Gu Qi and Song Minghao rushed to help. The second office was being tricked by a bureaucrat. If they didn't pay attention, they would inevitably be scolded when they went back.
Zuo Zhong ignored the two of them and opened the suitcase in front of him. There were some paper, pens, books and other items inside, as well as a wooden photo frame.
Slowly picking up the photo frame, Zuo Zhong looked at the group photo of police academy trainees in the frame, feeling a little confused. There were Xing Hanliang and Ban Jun on it, but he was not there.
Ever since he knew that he might enter the Secret Service, he had consciously avoided taking photos. Even the photos he had taken with his classmates before were taken back by him using various excuses.
As an intelligence officer, you must not only be nameless, but also faceless.
Otherwise, once the appearance is leaked, the risk of exposure will increase exponentially. Facial disguise is just a modification and cannot completely transform into another person.
After a moment of silence, Zuo Zhong put the photo frame aside, picked up a few more books, and flipped through them quickly, finding that they were all magazines and vernacular texts.
There is nothing related to the underground party in it. Most of them are the innocent moans of young bourgeois, or love stories about obsessed men and women, which are the favorites of today's educated young people.
Careful observation of the creases in the books and the degree of wear on the pages shows that Xing Hanliang did not check a certain page multiple times, indicating that they are not code books.
As for other daily necessities, they are extremely common and can be purchased at any grocery store in the mountain city. It can be said that they have no intelligence value.
Zuo Zhong looked away from these things and fell on the thick files. He was a little surprised that Xing Hanliang had handled so many cases.
The Police Department is not a business unit. It is mainly responsible for the administration, personnel, and education of the police system in the Kuomintang-controlled areas. It has jurisdiction over various police organizations, and directs and supervises the municipal and county police stations.
This is an aristocratic department. The job is to drink tea, read newspapers, occasionally go for a walk, and collect some local products. There is nothing serious.
So what kind of case was Xing Hanliang handling? Zuo Zhong curiously opened a file and took a rough look at the case, but soon lost interest.
This is a case of abuse of power by the local police station. The records in the case file are very clear, the chain of evidence is complete, the confessions of the people involved are clear, and no high-level officials are involved.
All the people involved in the case have no party background and no suspicious words or deeds. They are as simple as the cases handled by the Police Secretary Pingshi.
In fact, if it is found that the case is related to dissidents, the Police Department will immediately notify the Central Military Commission or the Military Commander, and will definitely not launch an investigation on its own.
The duties of the Police Department and the Ministry of the Interior are not to counter espionage. It is impossible for these big men to fight against the underground party.
On the other side, Gu Qi and Song Minghao spread all the overlapping case files on the coffee table and arranged them neatly for the deputy director to check.
Zuo Zhong took out one of them from time to time to check, and after reading them all, he still found nothing. These cases were all ordinary.
Putting down the last case file, he stood up and walked slowly around the coffee table with his hands behind his back, analyzing the relationship between the case and Xing Hanliang's defection at high speed in his mind.
After a long time, he suddenly stopped. He lowered his head and scanned the case handling date on the file. A flash of light flashed in his eyes. Sure enough, there was a problem!
"Lao Gu, please calculate the starting time of case processing, accurate to a specific date of a certain month." Zuo Zhong issued an order in a low voice.
"yes."
Gu Qi immediately replied, and after finishing speaking, Deputy Director Yang and Song Minghao started recording in the confused eyes of Deputy Director Yang. As they wrote, they also discovered something was wrong.
Looking at a series of dates on the paper, Gu Qi stopped writing, raised his head, and reported seriously: "Deputy Chairman, four out of five cases were started two months ago. They are too concentrated."
Deputy Director Yang was a little confused when he heard this. Is there any problem with this? It's just that there have been more cases in the past two months, so it can't be said to be suspicious.
The Ministry of Interior's official duties are also very busy at certain times, such as around the Lunar New Year. But thinking about the sensitivity of the matter, he kept his mouth shut tightly. Too much curiosity can easily lead to death.
Zuo Zhong noticed the other party's reaction, and considering that the subsequent investigation was inseparable from the other party's help, he slowly walked over and asked a simple question.
"Lao Yang, what were the last two months?"
Deputy Director Yang was stunned, and four numbers popped up in his mind: 10.10, the anniversary of the death of Xinhai, and the National Day of the Republic of China.
He immediately realized that investigating internal problems on such a day would be a slap in the face of the government and the committee members. No one with any brains in the government would do it.
So what made Xing Hanliang risk offending his boss and conduct a large-scale internal investigation at such an important time?
Once this is ascertained, his "defection" will have a reasonable explanation.
After taking the date statistics sheet, Zuo Zhong signaled Gu Qi to call someone in and take away all the files and items, and then made a new request to Deputy Director Yang.
"We need to trouble your brother to take us to the Police Department to have a look."
"No problem, let's go."
Deputy Director Yang was not afraid that Zuo Zhong would trouble him, but he was afraid that the other party would not speak up. It was the most difficult thing to repay a debt of gratitude, so he immediately agreed without hesitation, and P Diandian walked in front to lead the way.
A few people walked through several small buildings with "gold and jade inside but ruins on the outside" and walked to a row of flat houses. Just as they were about to knock on the door of one of the rooms, they heard several yells.
