274: Chapter 274 The Secret Spy Organization Sakura Club
After the Comparison Club became a hit throughout the school, the registration channel closed quickly.
After all, in a key university with tens of thousands of faculty and students, there were countless girls who met the membership requirements.
Since the news first exploded on the freshman forum, half of the first batch of members who grabbed spots and received designer bags were newly enrolled freshmen.
Lei Zhen strictly followed his initial setup, recruiting only fifty founding members.
In just over an hour, the fifty membership spots along with the accompanying designer bags were instantly snapped up.
Countless girls who didn't get a spot were filled with regret; there were even disputes on-site due to people cutting in line, and in the chaos, some girls even had their skirts torn.
With that, the first batch of fifty official founding members for the Comparison Club had all been recruited.
Gu Qingcheng hurried over upon hearing the news, witnessing the grand occasion with her own eyes and being shocked by the crazy scene before her.
After the crowd dispersed, Gu Qingcheng found Lei Zhen.
"What on earth are you doing? For this Comparison Club, you're just throwing away hundreds of thousands to give away bags?"
Lei Zhen looked indifferent: "What's there to fear? Once the mission is complete, Director Qin will have to reimburse me for everything; not a single cent can be missing."
Gu Qingcheng was even more puzzled: "Hundreds of thousands is not a small sum; couldn't you have applied for pre-approval?"
"Apply for what?" Lei Zhen waved his hand casually. "Those who achieve great things don't fuss over small details. Rest assured, an organization as big as National Security won't care about this little bit of money."
"What if the mission isn't completed?" Gu Qingcheng looked worried.
"If it's not completed, I'll pay for it myself." Lei Zhen said dismissively, then immediately changed the subject. "Enough about me, how is your investigation going? Don't tell me you joined that Walking Club just to join in the fun."
Gu Qingcheng paused slightly and chuckled: "As expected, nothing gets past you. We can't just interrogate everyone one by one to weed out spies. I joined the Walking Club to use the club as a cover for a covert investigation. From now on, let's divide the work: you take charge of the female demographic, and I'll take charge of the male demographic."
"Sure." A mischievous grin appeared on Lei Zhen's face. "How about we make another bet?"
"Bet your sister." Gu Qingcheng was exceptionally clear-headed this time. She knew that while Lei Zhen looked like a slacker, his capability in getting things done was far beyond her own; betting against him was basically handing him a win.
Seeing that she wouldn't take the bait, Lei Zhen chuckled: "When did you get so smart?"
Gu Qingcheng curled her lip: "But I still advise you to keep a low profile. You're setting height and weight requirements for members; anyone who doesn't know better would think you're selecting a concubine."
Lei Zhen laughed heartily: "What, are you jealous?"
"Eat my foot." Gu Qingcheng retorted, then turned and walked away. "We are no longer a couple; don't come looking for me unless it's something important."
Lei Zhen was stunned on the spot: "Big sister, it was clearly you who came to find me, okay?"
As he spoke, he quickly followed her. "Gu Qingcheng, have you eaten? Let me treat you."
"Sure, but you have to get in line. Today is definitely out; talk to me at least half a month later."
"Damn, your schedule is that full?"
"Duh, this young lady is very in demand right now."
Meanwhile, in a bush a few hundred meters away from the pavilion, a girl put down her binoculars with a grave expression, then quickly turned and disappeared into the deep night.
Inside a hidden, abandoned warehouse at Wuzhou University, a secret meeting was underway.
This was the core stronghold of the [Sakura Club], an overseas spy organization lurking at Wuzhou University. Four core members were gathered here, their expressions serious.
These four people were: Wang Yibo, real name Miyamoto Kishio, a senior in the School of Power and Mechanical Engineering, who joined the Sakura Club three years ago and is currently the General President of the Wuzhou Branch of the Sakura Club and head of the Senior Department; Tian Yunchuan, real name Sato Kenta, a junior in the School of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, who joined the Sakura Club two years ago and is currently the head of the Junior Department, as well as the core candidate for the next president; Wei Xiaomao, real name Yamamoto Kosuke, a sophomore in the School of Electronic Information, who joined the Sakura Club a year ago and is currently the head of the Sophomore Department; Liao Xinyi, real name Yamaguchi Yuna, a freshman in the School of Public Health, who officially joined the Sakura Club a month ago and is currently the head of the Freshman Department.
These four people were all [Orphan Spies] planted in Daxia by Sakura Country over twenty years ago.
The Sakura Club is an overseas spy branch organization laid out across 39 "985" universities nationwide, possessing an extremely stable, layered, and progressive hierarchical management system.
The organization does not arrange for members to transmit classified intelligence directly overseas; its core task is only one: to subvert students within major universities, win over students with weak wills and greed for benefits, and cultivate traitors and agents willing to serve foreign powers.
The organization strictly divides departments by grade, with exclusive heads for each grade from freshman to senior. Each grade head is only responsible for secret tasks such as subversion, developing downlines, and screening target students within their own grade.
The position of president is fixedly held concurrently by the head of the Senior Department. When the current senior student graduates and leaves the school, the presidential position is automatically passed down, taken over by the original head of the Junior Department who has advanced to the senior year, and so on in a cycle.
Precisely because all members operate on campus as ordinary students and do not directly participate in intelligence leaks, their concealment is extremely strong, making them almost impossible to trace or strike, which is why the spy organization has been able to stably inherit and continue to lurk within universities.
The previous president of the Wuzhou branch had already successfully graduated and entered a well-known domestic high-tech enterprise to lurk. Tian Yunchuan was also promoted from the head of the Junior Department to the head of the Senior Department, officially taking over as the new president of the Wuzhou branch of the Sakura Club.
Wang Yibo looked at everyone, his tone serious: "This year's freshmen are crucial. The superiors have issued an order requiring us to develop at least ten students into 'piglets' to serve our Great Empire of Japan."
"Time is tight, and the task is heavy. Xinyi, although you haven't been with the organization long, you completed your identity awakening two years ago and possess mature experience in lurking and subversion. I want to hear your plan."
Although Liao Xinyi was a freshman, she had been found by an overseas spy organization back in her second year of high school, had completely identified with the Japanese identity, and had even assisted local spies in completing missions, making her already a seasoned undercover operative.
She looked calm and spoke slowly: "I have already communicated with Department Heads Tian Yunchuan and Wei Xiaomao. We will continue to use our mature strategy, focusing on screening students with ordinary family backgrounds who are extremely obsessed with material consumption and have strong vanity."
"According to my secret investigation, many freshmen have taken out campus loans to buy the latest Apple phones. These students, who are willing to overspend to satisfy their vanity, are our primary development targets. I plan to start with this group."
Wang Yibo nodded in approval: "This method is simple and efficient; girls are easier to manipulate with material goods and keep under our control. But according to the superiors' requirements, the proportion of male students developed must not be lower than thirty percent."
Liao Xinyi understood: "I understand. Once I have initially won over the female group, I will use them to lure and win over male students with their beauty; the difficulty will be greatly reduced."
At this moment, the head of the Sophomore Department, Wei Xiaomao, suddenly looked at Liao Xinyi and reminded her: "Department Head Liao, have you heard of the Comparison Club that has recently become a hit all over the school?"
"Comparison Club?" Liao Xinyi was slightly taken aback. "I've heard a little bit about it. I heard the president is a rich second-generation, and he even gives out designer bags to attract members."
"That's right." Wei Xiaomao continued, "This guy is named Lei Zhen, and his criteria for screening members highly overlap with your targets. Girls joining the club are not only required to have outstanding looks but must also use the latest Apple 17 phone, which is exactly the same as the target group you have locked onto."
Liao Xinyi looked surprised: "Such a coincidence?"
"In my opinion, this Lei Zhen is just using the club's name to screen beauties in the school; who knows what kind of messy business he's up to behind the scenes."
Wei Xiaomao said with a dismissive tone, "He's just a flashy rich second-generation. But for us, he has already completed the initial screening for you. You might as well infiltrate the Comparison Club directly; it could save a lot of screening time."
The president, Wang Yibo, spoke up at the right moment: "Department Head Wei makes sense. This could save energy. If we can find a way to lure Lei Zhen himself into the Sakura Club for our use, that would be even better."
Liao Xinyi frowned slightly, looking conflicted: "But he is a rich second-generation with a well-off family background; money cannot tempt him at all. It's impossible for him to take such a huge risk to join us."
A sinister smirk curled on the corner of Wang Yibo's mouth: "Then let's invite him into the trap. His founding of the Comparison Club is essentially driven by greed for beauty; this is his biggest weakness, but it also gives us an opportunity to strike."
Wei Xiaomao immediately chimed in: "I heard that Lei Zhen set his sights on the freshman Han Caiying as soon as he enrolled. Isn't Han Caiying your capable Confidante? This works out perfectly."
Han Caiying was Liao Xinyi's Confidante from high school, having long been developed by her into an organization member; she was a core chess piece she had carefully cultivated.
Liao Xinyi instantly understood their intention, her expression shifting slightly: "You mean to let Han Caiying go and seduce Lei Zhen?"
Han Caiying was stunningly beautiful and was Liao Xinyi's top-secret weapon; she originally didn't want to easily let her sacrifice her looks.
Wei Xiaomao said: "This is just the thing to train her abilities. How about this: you have Han Caiying come see me, and I will personally teach her bed skills."
"Thank you for your kindness, Department Head Wei." Liao Xinyi immediately refused. "I can handle these matters myself. But before that, I'm afraid we need to check into Lei Zhen's background first, don't we?"
"That's simple. I'll contact Principal Dai right now to pull his file."
After Wang Yibo finished speaking, he directly dialed the principal's private number.
Not long after, the other party sent a reply, attaching Lei Zhen's complete identity information: the son of a well-known listed company boss in Jiangcheng, a standard rich second-generation, with no special background.
After reading the information, Wang Yibo said with certainty: "It's clear now; he's just a lecherous and flashy rich kid. His Comparison Club can just happen to serve as our natural cover. The task of seducing Lei Zhen will be assigned to Han Caiying from the Freshman Department."
"Okay." Liao Xinyi nodded.
"By the way, go to the principal's house tonight. His wife has gone abroad for a trip. You must serve this old pervert well for me; this person is very important to us."
"Alright, I know what to do."