newbobooks Chapter 627 Let Me Think About It
Chapter 627 Let Me Think About It
The next morning, Yuan Ye arrived at the municipal government. He went to Su Xiwu's office first. Su Xiwu was reading a newspaper. The newspaper reported that Ying Zuo Zhenzhao had visited the municipal government. He was in a good mood. Seeing Yuan Ye coming, he pulled him to sit on the sofa and prepared to make tea for him personally.
Yuan Ye quickly grabbed the teacup, made a cup for himself, and added some water to Su Xiwu's cup. Then he asked casually:
"Why isn't Section Chief Zhang here?"
After Yuan Ye finished speaking, he activated his ability to eavesdrop. As soon as he arrived at the city government, he found that Zhang Chengxian was not there. He wanted to find out from Su Xiwu what he was doing and whether Su Xiwu knew about it.
"Sung Heon's mother is ill, so he asked for a few days' leave to go back to his hometown."
Su Xiwu smiled.
Yuan Ye discovered that Su Xiwu really thought that Zhang Chengxian took leave because his mother was sick, and didn't know what he was going to do.
It seems that Zhang Chengxian's request for leave may indeed have ulterior motives. Yuan Ye feels that there is no need to tell Su Xiwu that Zhang Chengxian has not received the telegram about his mother's illness at all. Telling him will make Su Xiwu suspicious and suspect that he is monitoring Zhang Chengxian. Zhang Chengxian is his confidant. Does he have other intentions in monitoring him?
So Yuan Ye felt that there was no need to tell Su Xiwu for the time being. The two chatted for a while, and then Yuan Ye returned to his office.
He was going to sit for a while and then go to No. 76. There were some documents on the table that needed him to deal with. He had just reviewed a few documents when he heard a knock on the door. Yuan Ye heard that it was Situ Shang standing outside the door and wondered what he was doing here?
Yuan Ye said, "Please come in." Situ Shang pushed the door open and came in, holding a box of tea leaves. He walked to the desk and said respectfully,
"My cousin heard that you like drinking tea, so she asked me to give you this box of Mingqian Longjing tea."
After saying this, he gently placed the tea leaves on the table. This wasn't actually something his cousin asked him to give; he bought it himself. Yesterday, Huoyun, after listening to his report, told him to get in touch with Yuan Shikai more often and build a good relationship with him, which would be beneficial to his undercover work.
"Your cousin is so kind."
Yuan Ye smiled. He knew Situ Shang's intention in sending him tea was to get closer to him and gain his appreciation. He recalled that when he first met Su Xiwu alone, he also brought a box of Longjing tea. Wasn't that the same purpose?
Yuan Ye found it interesting and seemed to see his own shadow in Situ Shang, which also showed that he was very concerned about the undercover work arranged for him by the Central Bureau of Investigation.
Although he is very young, he is very flexible and is a good candidate to be an agent.
Yuan Ye couldn't help but feel curious about his past experiences and decided to learn more about them. So he left his seat, asked Situ Shang to sit on the sofa, and took a teacup to make him a cup of tea.
When Situ Shang saw this, he quickly stood up and took the teacup, saying, "I'll do it myself." Yuan Ye didn't force him. Situ Shang first added some water to Yuan Ye's cup, and then made a cup of tea for himself.
Yuan Ye thought that this style of doing things was becoming more and more like his own.
After Situ Shang sat down on the sofa, Yuan Ye started chatting with him about family matters, asking about his past experiences, and at the same time activated his ability to eavesdrop on his thoughts. He believed that Situ Shang must be hiding something, but his inner voice would not deceive him.
Yuan Ye already had an idea. After understanding his true situation, he would consider whether to further cultivate him in the future based on what he had learned.
Situ Shang recounted how his parents died when he was a teenager, and how it was his cousin who helped him finish his education until he graduated from university. These experiences were all true, and Situ Shang did not hide them, nor did he feel the need to.
But he was a little nervous, wondering what Yuan Shikai meant by asking him about his past experiences?
Are you just asking casually, or do you have ulterior motives? This Yuan Shikai is a traitor. Although I am not very familiar with him, I have heard some things about him after reporting for duty yesterday. This person is very smart and ruthless.
Huoyun also reminded him to be more vigilant when maintaining contact with Yuan Shikai.
Yuan Ye knew that he was not lying, so he asked about his university situation. Situ Shang gave a brief introduction, and Yuan Ye suddenly asked:
"Did you participate in political activities in college?"
Situ Shang was shocked. Did this traitor know that he joined the Red Party in college?
He immediately felt that this was impossible. If that was the case, why was he allowed to enter the city government? He would have been arrested long ago.
Of course, he probably didn't know that he had joined the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics a few days ago. Although the party organization asked him to join after asking for permission, and although he was not very willing in his heart, he still agreed for the sake of the overall situation.
He guessed that Yuan Shikai was testing him, and said calmly:
“I didn’t care much about politics and was always focused on my studies. I couldn’t let my cousin down.
My cousin also doesn't allow me to participate in political activities. The activities I participate in at school are basically unrelated to politics. I participate in these activities to improve my abilities so that I can better adapt to the future work."
Now it was Yuan Ye's turn to be a little surprised. He thought he was a member of the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics, but he didn't expect that his real identity was a member of the Red Party. How should he deal with his relationship with him in the future?
Should I keep my distance from him? Or should I further cultivate him? Given my current status, cultivating him would certainly not be a difficult task.
Yuan Ye thought about it and decided to cultivate him and put him in a more important position. Of course, the premise was that he could not let him know his true identity. In his mind, he was a traitor who was inadvertently used by him.
There were two reasons why he made this decision. First, he was a relatively outstanding talent, which allowed him to play a greater role in the anti-Japanese cause. Second, he felt that Situ Shang's working style was similar to his own, and he saw his own shadow in him, so he also wanted to help him.
Yuan Ye nodded and said:
"Your cousin is right. As a student, you should study hard and not worry about those messy things."
He glanced at Situ Shang and suddenly asked with a smile:
"Would you like to come to the Political Security Section and work with me?"
Yuan Ye had long wanted to increase the staff of the Political Security Section, but he just couldn't think of a suitable candidate. Currently, he only had Zheng Chao under him, and Zheng Chao was in charge of a guard battalion.
Yuan Ye had put it on hold temporarily due to his busy schedule. Now it seemed that Situ Shang was a more suitable candidate. He could run errands for some things. This way, he could understand more about the situation and play a greater role than he could in the Personnel Department.
Situ Shang was stunned. He didn't expect Yuan Shikai to suddenly ask him to work in the Political Security Department. Of course, he was more than happy to do so. Even a fool could see that following Yuan Shikai would definitely give him a better future. Yuan Shikai was the second-in-command of the municipal government and had a strong background. This would also be beneficial to his future undercover work.
He could see that Yuan Shikai had a good impression of him and really wanted to recruit him into the Political Security Department. The Political Security Department did need people, so Yuan Shikai should not be joking.
But I can't agree to him immediately. After all, I have just joined the Personnel Department. If I start to look for higher goals, what will others think?
Is it possible that Yuan Shikai may not say anything but have bad thoughts in his heart? Maybe this is another test from him?
"This is a bit sudden, can you let me think about it?"
Yuan Ye couldn't help laughing in his heart. It turned out that he was very similar to him. When Iwai Yuichi asked him to join Iwai Mansion, didn't he answer in the same way?
At that time, he was worried that Iwai Yuichi would be suspicious, so he did not agree to him immediately, but instead played hard to get. He did not expect that Situ Shang would use the same trick against him.
He knew that Situ Shang was thinking too much because he didn't realize that he already knew his background very well, so it was normal for him to do so.
This also shows that he is a very cautious person in doing things. Yuan Ye appreciates this and is more optimistic about him.
Yuan Ye said cheerfully:
"Okay, think about it and tell me when you've made up your mind."
Yuan Ye thought, I don’t mind these few days, I’ll just cooperate with you, you will come to the Political Security Department anyway.