Chapter 89 Despicable and Incompetent
Wang Yuemin was very happy, but Chu Lingyun was not happy.
The two Japanese spies who were captured from the Banjiu group could only provide the intelligence they had gathered, and knew very little about Banjiu's situation. The Japanese spies were organized very tightly, and the lower-level ones never knew much about their upper-level ones.
This was the case with the Cuckoo Group before, but Cuckoo was more cautious than Banjiu. At the beginning, Abe Hanako didn't even know what he looked like.
The value of these two people is limited, and the greatest value lies in the turtledove. The turtledove's mouth must be pried open as soon as possible.
The day before yesterday, Banjiu's injuries had healed a little, and Chu Lingyun tortured him again, this time even using the electric chair. However, Banjiu endured it and refused to speak until his wife was released.
In desperation, Chu Lingyun could only come to Wang Yuemin for instructions.
"What do you think?"
Wang Yuemin listened carefully to Chu Lingyun's report and asked him again as usual.
"That woman is definitely not an agent. We might as well let her go. There's no point keeping her here. The information Turtledove has is the most important."
Chu Lingyun sighed slightly. Banjiu had been caught for so long, and the Japanese intelligence agency might have already known that something had happened to him.
Even if he spoke, the value of the information he obtained would be greatly reduced.
But it was pointless to agree to his request directly before. After all, he had to verify Tang Wan's situation. Besides, it would take time to get from here to Hong Kong, which would also delay it for several days.
"She's just a woman, let her go, but you can't let the turtledove go. You have to make him speak."
Wang Yuemin nodded in agreement. The woman was not a Japanese spy and had little value. It was definitely worth using her to exchange for Banjiu's surrender.
He is different from Chu Lingyun. What he wants is for Banjiu to speak.
Even if the value of the intelligence provided is not high, getting the leader of a Japanese spy intelligence team to confess is of great significance. So far, the headquarters and other stations have not caught any Japanese spy team leader, let alone made them surrender.
"Yes, I'll arrange it right away."
After getting Wang Yuemin's consent, Chu Lingyun didn't waste any more time and immediately started to arrange for the release of the person.
Tang Wan was not tortured and was in good health. After letting her meet Lin Shiren briefly, Chu Lingyun asked Niu Qiu to send her back.
Zhong Hui was a little depressed. He was the one who raided Lin Shiren's house and made a lot of money. Now he had to return it all.
Since Chu Lingyun agreed to release the person, Lin Shiren’s property must naturally be returned to him.
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At the Nanjing headquarters, Henian was being scolded with his head down.
Their operations department has carried out three attacks in recent days, one success and two failures. However, the successful attack only caught a traitor, not even a real Japanese spy. How can such work results satisfy the director?
After the Director finished scolding him, He Nian raised his head and said with red eyes, "Director, I'm sorry to disappoint you, but this is the capital. The real elite Japanese spies are all here. It's not that we don't work hard, but they are too cunning."
It would have been fine if he hadn't said anything, but the moment he did, the Director became even more enraged. "Cunning? Can you come up with a more lame excuse? Why can Wang Yuemin catch Japanese spies so repeatedly, but you can't? Could it be that Wang Yuemin has more and stronger subordinates than you?"
The reason why He Nian said this is to introduce the words of Virgo.
Seizing the opportunity, He Nian no longer hesitated and immediately said, "You know best what Wang Yuemin is capable of. The reason why Wuhan Station has been able to capture Japanese spies in succession is not because of Wang Yuemin, but because of Chu Lingyun. Director, Chu Lingyun is a true talent. If you transfer him to my station, I promise not to let you down and will definitely capture more Japanese spies."
There was no other way to greet the New Year. After Secretary Qi gave him a suggestion, he thought about it carefully for a long time.
Stealing other people's talents is not a reflection of your ability, but rather a sign of your incompetence.
Unfortunately, the performance of the Operations Department during this period disappointed him again. He understood that now was not the time to save face, and the most important thing was to protect himself.
If he was really punished by the director, he would lose everything.
Compared with face, life and future, he made a wise choice.
The Virgo flew into a rage and shouted, "Despicable, incompetent, Henian, you really disappoint me. You can't do it yourself, but you actually want to take advantage of others. Do you have any ambition at all?"
He Nian lowered his head and gritted his teeth as he said, "I admit that this is not a good thing to do, but Chu Lingyun is a rare talent. It would be a waste of his talent to keep him in Wuhan. Only by having him come to the headquarters can he play his greatest role."
After Secretary Qi made the suggestion, He Nian carefully reviewed Chu Lingyun's files, especially the process of his actions in capturing those Japanese spies, and read them all.
Just by reading the report, even he had to admit that Chu Lingyun was indeed amazing, bold and careful, with a variety of methods to solve cases. The most rare thing was that he had a sharp mind. Give him the slightest clue, and he could find out a lot of things.
The more he looked at this kind of person, the more he liked him. He wanted to bring him from Wuhan to his side immediately.
Virgo calmed down and said nothing more.
Although Henian was shameless in wanting to poach people, he was right in one thing: Chu Lingyun was a great talent. He realized this when Wang Yuemin reported to him for the first time.
But he never thought of transferring Chu Lingyun to the headquarters. Wang Yuemin was also his subordinate. It didn't matter to him where Chu Lingyun was, and he could help him achieve merit.
However, He Nian's words just now reminded him that Chu Lingyun could make contributions no matter where he was, but his role was greater at the headquarters.
This is the capital, right under the old man's nose, and the Japanese spies are so rampant. What's the use of Wuhan doing well?
But if he were asked to go directly to Wang Yuemin to ask for the person, he really couldn't bring himself to do it.
After a while, he slowly said, "Go find Wang Yuemin yourself. If he's willing to give it to you, you should come back. If he's not willing to give it to you, you should work hard on your own. Don't make any excuses in the future."
"Yes, Director, I will contact them right away."
He was very happy about the New Year. Although the director did not help him to get the person, he was relieved, proving that he also wanted Chu Lingyun to come to the headquarters.
It’s good to have this idea. When Wang Yuemin refuses to let you go, you can ask the director for help, and it will be much more efficient.
Henian returned to his office and immediately made a long-distance call.
Wang Yuemin was humming a tune and drinking tea leisurely in his office. He had already caught three Japanese spies, one of whom was a team leader. He had not yet reported the case to the director. Once he did, he would definitely receive a lot of praise.
Wuhan Station is now the best, and many people at other stations are jealous of Wang Yuemin.
The more this happened, the happier Wang Yuemin became.
"Ring, ring, ring."
The phone on the table rang. Wang Yuemin put down his teacup and picked up the receiver slowly.
"I'm Wang Yuemin, who's this?"
"Stationmaster Wang, I'd like to wish you a happy new year. How are you doing recently?"
There was a crackling sound on the other end of the phone, which was a common phenomenon in long-distance calls. When the other party introduced himself, he knew who it was.
"Chief He, what brings you here? I didn't expect it to be you. I've been doing well recently. How are you?"
Wang Yuemin sat up straight. It was true that he was the station chief of the external station, but Henian was someone close to the director and he saw the director every day. Wang Yuemin was never careless with people from the headquarters.