Chapter 68: The Viper Group

On March 28, 1939, Chongqing agents infiltrated the Taiyuan Rixing branch and detonated a time bomb at the venue of the mobilization meeting for the grain donation campaign held by the Nikko Society, causing Takuma Ito, the president of the Nikko Society, to be seriously injured on the spot and rushed to a military hospital for treatment.

The rest of the bombing killed and injured more than 20 Japanese puppet personnel, all of whom were Japanese officers, high-ranking government officials, and representatives from various localities, suffered extremely heavy casualties.

The consequences of this bombing were very serious, not only directly leading to the stillbirth of the grain donation campaign, but also the suspension of the entire economic activities of the Nikko Society in Shanxi.

After this case occurred, the entire North China region was shaken, especially the strong reaction of the Nikko Society, and the president of the company, Shinji Ishikawa, was furious, and joined forces with Mitsubishi, Mitsui, Okura and many other top Japanese chaebols to put pressure on the military, demanding that the military arrest the murderers as soon as possible and severely crack down on the anti-Japanese forces in the occupied areas, so as to ensure all the interests of the Nikko Society in North China.

Moreover, because of the large number of casualties and far-reaching impact, it was an unprecedented large-scale operation behind enemy lines in North China since the all-out War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, so this incident was later called the "328 Massacre" by the Japanese puppet government in North China.

Chongqing, the headquarters of the Military Command Bureau, sat on the chair, looked at a telegram in his hand and nodded repeatedly, his face was filled with a smile that was rarely seen.

After a long time, he breathed a sigh of relief, leaned back easily, and said with a joking smile: "Xiang Nan, this time Chu Guangji made such a big move, it was completely beyond my expectations, you were the chief official, but you didn't have a little breath before!" ”

Bian Ze, who was on the other side, was in a good mood to see the bureau, and replied with a smile: "You really wronged me, I didn't know that Taiyuan Station's determination would be so great, they reported before, and they were ready to sabotage this grain donation campaign organized by the Japanese, I thought it was just a small move, who knew that Chu Guangji would be so ruthless, he actually blew up the Nikko Club directly, and also killed the big fish of Takuma Ito, what a surprise!" ”

"Haha, what an accident! Killed more than 20 Japanese puppet senior cadres at once, including two lieutenant-level officers, especially Takuma Ito, who shocked North China!

Also, I heard that Shinji Ishikawa, the president of the Nikko Society, also joined forces with several chaebols to put pressure on the Japanese military, accusing the military of unfavorable protection, and in the end the two sides broke up unhappily. ”

The more the bureau talked, the happier it became, because now that the war between China and Japan continues, the Chinese side has always been at a disadvantage, and the same is true of the intelligence front, and the intelligence organizations lurking behind enemy lines have suffered one after another and suffered heavy losses.

Bian Ze also joked: "Yes, this mission has indeed been completed beautifully, at present, in Shanxi, the work of the Rixing Club has come to a standstill, and the logistics supply of various units of the Japanese army on the front line has been affected to varying degrees. ”

This is ready to ask for credit for Chu Guangji and Taiyuan Intelligence Station, Bian Ze is the chief officer of the intelligence department, and the credit of his subordinates is his performance.

The bureau seat laughed, and immediately nodded and said: "You are right, alas, Chu Guangji has been under my hands for so many years, I haven't seen it, he is still a general, and he is gone, if it weren't for your recommendation this time, it would have been delayed." ”

For Chu Guangji, the bureau's evaluation in the past was not high, and he was selected to go to Shanxi to preside over the work, which was also a last resort, but it was just an expedient measure.

However, as soon as Chu Guangji arrived in Taiyuan, he tried his best to save the defeat, and made several big moves in succession, so that the Military Unification Bureau showed a big face in front of the military and the command, and his outstanding performance made everyone look sideways.

The bureau was in high spirits, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "You said, just a little bit of his team, and he is also impressive, it can be seen that appointing people on the basis of merit, selecting talents is the most important thing, this person is competent, no matter what the circumstances, can do a good job."

By the way, this operation is still the hand of a viper? ”

"Yes! Viper not only formulated a plan of action, but also implemented it himself, leading members of his intelligence team to infiltrate the site of the Nikko Kaisha, and he personally dropped the time bomb, and I heard that he was also injured in the operation. ”

The bureau seat straightened up, and quickly asked, "What, the viper is injured?" Is the injury serious? ”

For the viper student, the bureau seat is still very attentive, in fact, as the head teacher of the Qingpu special training class, the bureau seat is more qualified than Chu Guangji to be called the teacher of the viper and the pit viper.

In the officialdom, the relationship between teachers and students is the strongest relationship bond, and the Qingpu special training class has a different status in the heart of the bureau, so the viper and pit viper can definitely be regarded as the descendant force of the bureau.

Especially after they assassinated Yoshioka Masao and brought back important military information that was enough to save the crisis on the front line, the bureau immediately remembered these two students, not only gave them promotions, but also specially applied for two Yunlu medals from the Military Command Department, and personally drafted a telegram to commend them, which can be said to have taken a lot of thought.

Hearing the bureau's inquiry, Bian Ze hurriedly replied: "Don't worry, the message said that the viper was only slightly injured, and it was not a major problem." ”

When the bureau seat heard this, he put his mind at ease, he thought about it a little, and ordered: "This time the viper has made another miraculous feat, it stands to reason that our Military Command Bureau has always been rewarded for meritorious service, and mistakes must be corrected, but he has just been promoted, and he has not been awarded a medal for a long time, and it is not easy for the Military Command Department to speak!"

It's not a good time to arrange, you say, what reward should be given? ”

In the Kuomintang Party, the Military Command Bureau is a very special existence, they accept the direct leadership of the chairman, supervise the tripartite system of the army, the police, and the gendarmerie, and enjoy the absolute privilege of life and death, which is taboo by all parties.

But because of this, in order to check and balance such an existence, the Command Department and the Military Command Department have suppressed the promotion of the ranks of the personnel of the Military Command Bureau very much, even the bureau seat himself is only a major general so far, and he cannot make any promises to Viper beyond the Military Command Department.

Bian Ze had already considered this, pondered for a moment, and replied: "For the viper, it is indeed not suitable for an exceptional promotion in a short period of time, but he can give a collective reward to his group members, focusing on meritorious service, and he himself means this."

In addition, in view of the excellent performance of Viper Viper, I recommend that they be upgraded to a classified classified as senior agents, and that all their information be kept in a Class 1 Vault, which is good for their identity security. ”

"That's it?"

For Bian Ze's suggestion, the bureau seat was very dissatisfied, this is a general operation, but the Viper has made contributions one after another in a short period of time, which does make him a little difficult to arrange.

He tapped lightly on the table, thought about it carefully, and then said: "Don't think about military ranks and medals, so that the group he leads will be named the Viper Group, and the capable personnel will be added, and a radio station will be added, and a special call sign and wavelength will be set, and the overall announcement will be rewarded." ”

"Wouldn't it be too heavy!" Bian Ze asked in surprise.

This arrangement of the bureau is already intended to increase the scale and level of the Viper team, and it is just a matter of circularing and commending it, but once a radio station is set up, the headquarters can directly issue orders to the Viper group without going through the Taiyuan intelligence station in an emergency, which is beyond the authority of the general intelligence group.

This shows the importance that the bureau attaches to the viper.

The bureau didn't think so, he waved his hand and said: "This is not an exaggeration, in addition, for Chu Guangji, I will also personally prepare a telegram to commend him, as long as he continues to perform, I will consider reforming the Jinsuicha Intelligence Area."

Intelligence work in North China is still too weak, especially in Shanxi, which is a key frontline area, and we also need to strengthen some investment. ”

Bian Ze was overjoyed when he heard this, and the bureau was willing to rebuild the Jinsuicha intelligence area, so that he could get some more resources for the intelligence department.

You must know that now that Japan has imposed a complete blockade on China, the economic strength of the Kuomintang has suffered an unprecedented blow.

However, in the several major departments of the Military Command Bureau, except for the Second Operations Department, which is a force of the Baoding Department in the army, they have a good way of making money, they are strong, and they do not need money and subsidies from the headquarters, in the other departments, every day is tight, there is a shortage of people, money, and materials, in short, there is a shortage of everything, and now the bureau is willing to increase investment in the intelligence department and tilt resources, which is of course a great good thing.

He hurriedly stood up and said, "The bureau is wise, and Chu Guangji must be grateful to be able to get your respect." ”

"One more thing!" The bureau then said, "Give the 'gecko' you sent out, and also hand it over to Chu Guangji, the power in his hands is still too small now, originally I wanted to keep a hand, but now it seems unnecessary, then simply hand it over to him, I hope he won't let me down." ”

"Yes! I'll arrange it right away! Bian Ze bowed down to receive the order.

A few days later, the members of Intelligence Group 3 met again in the Gathering Library, this time for the first time since their operation.

Before the operation, Xu Chengyan had already expected that the Japanese would definitely search the whole city and step up the pursuit, so he specially ordered that after the operation, all members of the intelligence team would stop any unnecessary actions and not report for a meeting in the short term, until the rumors of this large-scale search had passed.

In the past few days, there has been a lot of noise in the whole city of Taiyuan, and the Japanese puppet special high school class, the gendarmerie, the police station, the investigation department, the plainclothes team and other departments have all been dispatched to search for suspicious people everywhere, and from time to time people on the streets will be taken away for various reasons, and the common people are so frightened that they dare not even go out of the door, and the city is completely silent, and there is a tense and terrifying atmosphere everywhere.

Of course, although the Japanese turned the city of Taiyuan upside down, the result was still nothing, and such a high-intensity search could not continue forever, and in the end it could only be stopped.

At this time, Xu Chengyan sat by the stove, slowly put the briquette into the open stove with tongs, then put the kettle, and said to several subordinates with a smile: "I have been hanging a stone in my heart for the past few days, for fear that you will make a mistake, but now I am finally relieved." ”

Shi Yushan said with a smile: "The Japanese are making a lot of noise, but the thunder is heavy and the rain is small, so it is useless."

By the way, senior, I heard a news before, three days ago Takuma Ito was rescued in a military hospital and has died of his injuries, is this news true? If it's true, then our mission is a complete one. ”

"It's true, I've heard Katsuhei Ishida say it with my own ears!" Zhang Zhiyuan confirmed on the side, his face was full of excitement.

This blasting operation is the first mission he has participated in since he was invisible, but he didn't expect this first time to make such a big move, shaking the whole of North China in one fell swoop, and he was excited when he thought of his own efforts and merits.

Xu Chengyan asked, "You got this news from Ishida Katsuhei?" It seems that you have good contact now, how about it, he is temporarily presiding over the Nikko Club, what is the movement over there? ”

Since the Zhang family took advantage of the bills to take the line of Ishida Katsuhei, under the deliberate maintenance of Zhang's father, they have sent money and goods, and the relationship between the two parties has progressed rapidly.

Zhang Zhiyuan replied: "There is no movement for the time being, it is said that the new president has not yet come out, and it is estimated that it will take a while, by the way, I still have one more thing to report here." ”

"What's the matter?"

"Since yesterday, I have been transferred from the Public Security Section to the Criminal Investigation Division as the deputy chief of the Criminal Investigation Division."

As soon as the words came out, everyone in the room was in good spirits.

Originally, Zhang Zhiyuan was in the police station, relying on the relationship of Zhang's father, but he was only a nominal small unit chief in the public security department, and this position can only be regarded as a low-level cadre, not a key position.

But with Ishida Shengping's relationship, Zhang Zhiyuan was now transferred from the Public Security Section to the Criminal Investigation Department all of a sudden, and he also served as the deputy section chief, which was the position held by Lu Mingzhi before.

This is not a simple step, because both in the nature of the position and in the rank, he has been solidly promoted to one level, and in the police department, he is already one of the few senior cadres.

As the first key department of the police department, the Criminal Investigation Division has very great powers, and is specially responsible for solving crimes such as homicide, fraud, kidnapping, etc., and more importantly, they also participate in the detection of various anti-Japanese organizations, and can directly report to the Japanese Special High School, and have access to a lot of very important information.

The previous chiefs of the Criminal Investigation Section were all cronies and subordinates of the police chief Niu Xingfa, and only Zhou Taiqing and Lu Mingzhi were outsiders, but they were regarded as a thorn in the side by Niu Xingfa, and as soon as Lu Mingzhi disappeared, Niu Xingfa found an excuse to arrest Zhou Taiqing and others and send them to the prison of the special high school.

After that, he quickly promoted Xu Jun, the head of the original Criminal Investigation Department, to the position of section chief, and the position of deputy section chief has been vacant, but he didn't expect it to fall on Zhang Zhiyuan's head in the end.

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