Warlords: Rising from the Northwest Border and Sweeping Across the Powers

Chapter 347: The Intelligence of the Dragon-riding Son-in-law Chen Tong's Hidden Dragon Bureau

The dinner at the Ma Mansion was not officially over until two o'clock in the morning. An Chengjie, Qian Haodong, Liang Jiaman and others returned to their mansions in Beilong City one after another. As governors of a province in the northern border, they all bought their own properties in the capital.

Qian Haodong and An Chengjie did not separate, but returned to the An Mansion together. The An Mansion, located on Zhengbei Street, is a courtyard building with three entrances and exits, covering an area of ​​more than 3,000 square meters. As soon as An Chengjie's car stopped in front of the door, the doorman opened the door immediately.

"Master, my son-in-law has already prepared hot tea in the study and is waiting for you to come back."

An Chengjie smiled and waved his hand, then took Qian Haodong straight into the mansion, crossed the front yard, and came to the study in the middle yard.

At this time, in the ancient study, a young man wearing a black Zhongshan suit, with a straight figure, outstanding temperament and unusually handsome face, had already brewed tea in advance, lit incense, and sat at the desk, waiting for An Chengjie to return.

This person is named Chen Tong. He is an extremely special top talent among the first batch of talents given by the system. He has both military talent like Zheng Zeyu and internal affairs ability comparable to Zhang Luanyu. He is an all-rounder who can fight against the wild Hu on horseback and write military books on foot.

Originally in Su Zhengyang's mind, this person was the only candidate for the commander of the Third Army of the Northwest Revolutionary Army. However, after learning that the Northwest Intelligence Bureau was going to select a group of elite intelligence personnel, Chen Tong volunteered to join the Northwest Intelligence Bureau and was responsible for the Northwest Intelligence Bureau's Operations Department in the two major provinces of Quzhou and Lizhou.

Today, Chen Tong has already become the deputy director of the Northwest Intelligence Bureau. His status in the entire Northwest Intelligence Bureau is second only to Yan Shuangying.

After Chen Tong officially joined An Chengjie's team, he was known for his decisive and efficient methods of doing things and his style of acting after planning. He was not only talented but also generous with money. He frequently used money offensives to pave the way for himself and was soon valued. After he came into An Chengjie's sight, Chen Tong helped An Chengjie solve the problem of An's Second Army, which was difficult to get rid of and the problem of the army commander Liu Hua's rebellious mind. This made An Chengjie value this talent who had returned from studying abroad at the Berlin Military Academy.

Afterwards, Chen Tong attracted the love of An Chengjie's only daughter An Xin with his outstanding appearance, and the two got married naturally. Up to now, Chen Tong has established the so-called Quzhou Hidden Dragon Bureau for An Chengjie to collect and summarize intelligence for the entire Quzhou An system and help An Chengjie analyze the situation in the entire northern border. It has become an indispensable habit for An Chengjie to ask Chen Tong for his opinion whenever there is a major event.

Of course, how could an old fox like An Chengjie casually allow a stranger of unknown origin to become his son-in-law? Unfortunately, the top talents summoned by the system all have extremely real life experience information, and no matter how you check, there will be no flaws.

After a while, An Chengjie and Qian Haodong pushed the door open one after another.

Chen Tong turned around and smiled.

"Dad, Uncle Qian, you're back. You smell like alcohol, you must have drunk a lot. I've had people prepare some ginseng tea for sobering up. Come and have a couple of cups to sober up and avoid a headache."

"Xiao Tong, you are so thoughtful. Brother An is so lucky to have a son-in-law like you."

The two sat on the chairs prepared in advance by the desk. After taking a sip of the ginseng tea, Chen Tong took the initiative to ask, "I wonder what the purpose is for this old fox Ma Changfang to suddenly invite you to a banquet?"

After An Chengjie and Qian Haodong looked at each other, they recounted to Chen Tong in detail everything that happened at the banquet.

After listening to this, Chen Tong frowned and said, "Dad, so you and Uncle An both agreed to join his so-called alliance?"

An Chengjie nodded and said, "Ma Changfang's concerns are not unreasonable. As the saying goes, a new emperor chooses new ministers. If Su Zhengyang turns against us in the future and wants to attack us, we will at least have some resistance if we unite together. So, do you think there is anything wrong with this alliance?"

Chen Tong said to An Chengjie with a serious expression, "Dad, according to the latest intelligence obtained by our Canglong Bureau, we have found the head of the Fuso Kwantung Army Intelligence Agency, Asano Onryo, in the Xiazhou Governor's Mansion. At this sensitive time, if Su Zhengyang and other presidential factions find any evidence of him, Ma Changfang will be doomed in an instant. I think it is better to keep a distance from him for the time being."

"What? Could it be that Ma Changfang followed Zhang Chengxiang's example and reached a cooperation with Fuso?"

Qian Haodong exclaimed. Chen Tongyi has always been calm and steady. He would not speak nonsense without solid evidence. Qian Haodong and An Chengjie did not doubt the authenticity of the news.

An Chengjie pondered and said, "Ma Changfang, this old fox, has always been very careful in what he does. When the Kwantung Army occupied the Northeast and was at its peak, he did not dare to openly collude with Fuso. Now that the Kwantung Army has been destroyed and Fuso's forces have been basically driven out of China, how could Ma Changfang do such a foolish thing?"

Chen Tong slowly said, "Dad is right. Ma Changfang is a cautious old fox who rarely makes mistakes. In my opinion, there are only two reasons why he took in Asano Onryo. One is that he wants to use the Fuso intelligence agency to serve himself, and the other is to befriend Fuso and leave himself a way out. This is understandable, but at this time, once the news is exposed, he will inevitably be accused of colluding with Fuso and intending treason. Even our Canglong Bureau has received the news, so the Northwest Intelligence Bureau under Su Zhengyang is likely to know about this and even have substantial evidence."

"According to my prediction, Su Zhengyang will probably take advantage of this congressional meeting to get rid of Ma Changfang. At this time, Dad and Uncle Qian should cut off their relationship with Ma Changfang as soon as possible to avoid being implicated. It's best to wait and see what happens."

An Chengjie and Qian Haodong looked at each other and saw a look of surprise in each other's eyes.

If it weren't for Chen Tong's news, when Su Zhengyang launched the attack, the two of them would be confused and speak up for Ma Changfang for the so-called alliance. They might be accused of colluding with Ma Changfang to collude with Fuso. After all, it was well known that the two of them were on good terms with the Ma and Qu factions.

In fact, Ma Changfang was not a fool. He hid Asano Wenliang in his governor's mansion and never went out on weekdays. But Ma Changfang's wife had been suffering from a serious illness in recent years, so he had to invite Shi Maokai to his house to treat his wife. Who would have thought that a doctor with a prominent reputation in Xiazhou would be an intelligence agent of the Northwest Intelligence Bureau? It happened that Asano Wenliang visited Mrs. Ma in the name of a guest and was caught red-handed.

Ma Changfang deserved his bad luck. He had been cautious all his life, but in the end, Su Zhengyang handed the huge evidence to him.