Chapter 225: Trump Card
Gu Yansheng paused: “It’s a bit excessive, but it’s a special period now, he might be under a lot of pressure too, with the Japanese and Minister Zhou both watching, don’t take it too much to heart, once this matter eases up, the person will definitely be returned.”
“Heh, eases up?”
Ding Mocun sneered coldly for a moment, pointing at the table and cursing: “Can it ease up?
With the Military Statistics Bureau’s current organizational structure, all those who show their faces are small fish and shrimp, it’s not that they haven’t caught anyone, but the action team at most can only supply their own Military Statistics Bureau small team’s captain, not a single big fish from the command level above.
How long do you want me to wait for this?
When reporting to the Japanese, he can say he caught someone, has achievements, and he can still refuse to return the person.
After some more time, he finds an excuse to replace my captain, will the director of the Special Agent Headquarters be surnamed Ding or Li?
Damn this scoundrel, he’s already using this matter to hold back bad schemes against me.
I’ve thought it through, for now just let him do whatever, I won’t take this blame anyway, give all the people to him, let him find, if he can’t find the big fish it’ll be on him, see what he does then!”
Isn’t this pretty good, follow me and do some business, frustrated in officialdom, successful in the money field.
But Ding Mocun being suppressed so badly isn’t any good thing, Gu Yansheng really does have the intention to help Ding Mocun out.
The power at No. 76 needs to be more balanced.
Li Shiqun’s handle is hard to grasp, this matter needs some good thinking.
“Alright, I’ll talk to him for you, a person can’t act like this, it’s too excessive.” After Gu Yansheng finished speaking he stood up, full of heroic spirit, “I’ll curse him out good for you.”
“Don’t.” Ding Mocun still wouldn’t have it, “If I let you go talk, it’ll seem like I’m afraid of him.”
Isn’t this just the fact, you Ding Mocun just can’t beat Li Shiqun.
Anyway, what Gu Yansheng saw was Ding Mocun being bullied by Li Shiqun into having no temper.
In terms of ability, Ding Mocun really isn’t as good as Li Shiqun.
Ding Mocun sneered: “Let him strut for a few days first, watch and see, who will be the victor is still uncertain, I have his handle in hand, once this matter eases down, I’ll definitely make him pay.”
If you put it that way Gu Yansheng got interested, sat down again blinking curious eyes, smiling and asking: “What handle?”
Ding Mocun gave Gu Yansheng a look, shut his mouth tight, that expression was too meaningful.
Gu Yansheng wasn’t happy, “What does looking at me like that mean? Don’t trust me? Afraid I’ll tell Li Shiqun? Hey, I say can there be some basic trust between people?”
“Really won’t say?” Ding Mocun smiled teasingly.
Gu Yansheng sneered: “Would I stoop to that, meddling in you two’s affairs, one of you will always be unhappy, I’m just idly worrying, why would I meddle, I’m not that bored. Say or not?”
“You really can’t tell him, this is my ticket to turning things around.” Ding Mocun said seriously and solemnly.
Gu Yansheng was just short of rolling his eyes, “Hurry up and say it, satisfy my curiosity, I’ll forget it right after, you’re making it sound so serious, now I’m even more curious.”
Ding Mocun still trusted Gu Yansheng, said softly: “Do you know Li Shiqun has a lover in the Military Statistics Bureau? I don’t mean one of ours at No. 76, but from Chongqing.”
Gu Yansheng was really shocked, “No way? New one or from before?”
“From before.”
“Then it’s even more impossible, wasn’t he in the Central Statistics Bureau before? Central Statistics Bureau and Military Statistics Bureau are mortal enemies, even I know that, and I heard Boss Dai from Chongqing hates the Central Statistics Bureau fiercely, would he let a Military Statistics Bureau person date Li Shiqun?”
Ding Mocun burst out laughing, quite smugly saying, “Don’t worry about whether it’s true or not first, just say is this news explosive enough? If used to hit Li Shiqun with the risk of betraying Chongqing at any time, do you think the Japanese would still trust him so much?”
Gu Yansheng pondered this matter, sucked in a breath, “To tell the truth, just one woman, and from before, with Li Shiqun catching so many from the Military Statistics Bureau now, saying he’s betraying Chongqing wouldn’t be convincing enough, I think the Japanese won’t believe it much.
But to say suspicion, lack of trust, maybe a little, but I don’t think much.”
Ding Mocun smiled: “Yes, that’s the reason, if the person is still in Chongqing, an old contact, he can casually explain a couple sentences to the Japanese and it’s smoothed over.
But what if this woman is right here in Shanghai, and she’s the intelligence team leader at the West Shanghai Intelligence Department?”
Gu Yansheng’s expression changed slightly, startled, “Real or fake?”
“Hahahaha.” Ding Mocun saw Gu Yansheng’s shocked expression and was quite pleased, no longer hiding it, laughed: “Yu Xiangqin, thirty-five years old, cover identity is a senior lawyer at the International Settlement’s Hudong United Law Firm.
Eight years ago, Li Shiqun was still a nobody, active in the Shanghai concession, wrote an article to show off insulting the Emperor, the Japanese embassy filed a public lawsuit with the Concession Public Works Bureau Police Station demanding Li Shiqun’s arrest.
Yu Xiangqin was also a nobody then, acted as lawyer to help Li Shiqun fight this lawsuit, that’s how they met.
Investigating this information took me a lot of effort, I’ve spent all my recent time on this.”
Seeing Gu Yansheng’s completely shocked expression, Ding Mocun shook his head with a smile: “Magical, right? Still in the same line of work as you.”
“Too magical.” Gu Yansheng had to admit.
He wanted to take back his earlier words, Ding Mocun wasn’t without ability, to dig up such old trivial matters, that really showed some skill.
But Gu Yansheng didn’t understand.
“Something from eight years ago, how do you know they’re still in contact?”
And after going through the flames of war, such information shouldn’t be easy to see casually, unless someone remembered it.
Ding Mocun sneered, “Because I discovered their recent secret meeting, the meeting place was at a hotel under Du Yuesheng’s name.”
“A hotel under Du Yuesheng’s name!” Ding Mocun emphasized this heavily, “Think about it, how timid is Li Shiqun? Normally he doesn’t go out if he can avoid it, says it’s fear of Central Statistics Bureau and Military Statistics Bureau assassination, but look, he sneaks to Du Yuesheng’s hotel.
If my people hadn’t happened to be watching Du Yuesheng’s industries at that time and discovered this, we wouldn’t know how much longer we’d be kept in the dark.
When the subordinate reported to me, who doesn’t know Du Yuesheng is Boss Dai’s man, is this a place a scaredy-cat would dare go?
I thought yes, then had someone follow that woman, fully investigate her, and sure enough found the problem.”
Impressive, Gu Yansheng listened and it seemed fine, but no, how could Li Shiqun possibly be Boss Dai’s man.
If Li Shiqun could be Boss Dai’s man, then all those Military Statistics Bureau people in Shanghai really died in vain.
Or conversely, Yu Xiangqin is someone Li Shiqun planted in the Military Statistics Bureau?
Not very likely either.
But this unlikely idea is still more reliable than Li Shiqun being Boss Dai’s man.
Gu Yansheng couldn’t figure it out for a moment, this relationship is a bit complicated.
“Too magical.” Gu Yansheng could only sigh like this.
Ding Mocun said meaningfully: “Tell me, if this news is thrown to the Japanese, no matter how Li Shiqun quibbles, won’t he have to drink a pot?”
Gu Yansheng paused and nodded in agreement, puzzled asking, “Then why haven’t you thrown it?”
“I’m waiting for the best timing.” Ding Mocun smiled faintly: “Let Li Shiqun jump around a bit more, perform well catching Chongqing’s small fries, after a while the Japanese will also doubt, why they keep catching small shrimp but never the higher-up big shots?
Then I’ll deliver the fatal blow!
He Li Shiqun is working for the Military Statistics Bureau! Of course he can’t catch bigger figures! Handing over some small shrimp to the Japanese is just to muddle through!”
He really does have an ace up his sleeve, no wonder Ding Mocun can remain calm even after Li Shiqun stripped his subordinates clean.
Cursing a couple sentences in front of Gu Yansheng is nothing.
In the past, he’d have to go to Li Shiqun’s office to curse face to face.
This matter is a bit tricky, a West Shanghai intelligence group being targeted.
No need to say, Yu Xiangqin and her subordinates are probably already under Ding Mocun’s surveillance now.
If Gu Yansheng lets the Military Statistics Bureau rescue them, Ding Mocun would inevitably secretly curse him for tipping them off.
Bad relations aside, if Ding Mocun loses his ace he might really not be able to turn things around.
Gu Yansheng joked: “I’ve suddenly thought of something interesting.”
“What?” Ding Mocun was curious.
Gu Yansheng smiled meaningfully: “Li Shiqun having a little wife is pretty magical, but tell me, if Li Shiqun’s wife knew about this, how would she react?”
“Wouldn’t that flip the heavens?” Ding Mocun blurted out, “That woman, let me tell you, when Li Shiqun was caught by the Central Statistics Bureau back then, do you know why Xu Enzeng let him go and serve in the Central Statistics Bureau instead of killing him?”
“Why?”
“His wife threw herself at him, slept with Xu Enzeng, that’s how she saved Li Shiqun’s life.
Lots of Central Statistics Bureau higher-ups know about this.
So Li Shiqun especially hates the Central Statistics Bureau, got a green hat on his head, can’t take it off for life, wishes he could cut Xu Enzeng to pieces.”
