The head of the investigation department was Wen Hao, a veteran agent from the former Central Party Affairs Investigation Department who was the first to defect to the enemy, and the deputy head was Cui Guangqi, the former captain of the intelligence station action team of the Military Intelligence Investigation Department.

However, these two men were Chinese who had surrendered, and the Japanese did not fully trust them. In order to monitor their actions, their management was handled by the intelligence group leader, Yuji Imai.

However, as the Japanese-occupied territories expanded, more and more Special Higher Police were established, and Yuji Imai, the group leader in charge of intelligence work, became increasingly busy, unable to keep up with all the work at hand.

So a liaison officer position was created. This position was only to reduce Yuji Imai's workload. He did not need extensive experience as a special agent. It was just simple document compilation and reporting, which any ordinary employee could do.

In fact, this position was tailor-made for Takeshita Shinya by Sagawa Taro. Otherwise, a captain who idles away his days without any seniority would not be promoted. If he is not promoted, and Mr. Otani asks about it later, Takeshita Shinya will still be a lowly lieutenant officer. How can he explain that? If Mr. Otani misunderstands and thinks that he has neglected his instructions, that would be too unfair!

“Takeshita-kun, this job isn’t too difficult. If there’s anything you don’t understand, please ask Team Leader Imai for guidance. Of course, you can also ask me directly. I hope you will work hard and not disappoint me or Mr. Otani!” Sagawa Taro said solemnly.

"Hi Yi!" Takeshita Shinya replied respectfully.

After leaving the section chief's office, Takeshita Shinya was overjoyed. He quickly went to Akita Akihito's office and reported the great news to his teacher.

In fact, Akita Akihito had known about this good news several days in advance. Now that the appointment has finally been announced, Akita Akihito is very happy. He had been quite worried about this student. Takeshita Shinya's ability to act was too poor, and being Taiwanese, he would hardly have any development in the Special Higher Police. But things took an unexpected turn. He never expected Takeshita Shinya to have such an opportunity. He was promoted in less than a year, and his future development is very promising. Of course, he is sincerely happy for him.

The teacher and student talked for a long time. Akita Akihito taught Takeshita Shinya carefully and gave him detailed instructions. Because of his promotion, Takeshita Shinya also got his own private office, which was arranged next to Akita Akihito's office.

"Teacher, I heard that Iwai got promoted too?" Takeshita Shinya asked Akita Akihito.

"Yes, he's been promoted. After all, the entrapment operation was successful, and Cui Guangqi was captured. That's a great achievement," Akita Akihito nodded and said.

"However, this time he overplayed his hand. Section Chief Sagawa was very dissatisfied with him for almost injuring Mr. Otani Hitoshi and nearly implicating the Special Higher Police. Yesterday, the section chief transferred him to the action team as a captain!"

"You were transferred to the action team?" Takeshita Shinya asked in surprise.

In general, intelligence agencies are naturally focused on intelligence. In the Special Higher Police, the position of the intelligence group leader, Yuji Imai, is second only to the section chief, Taro Sagawa. His subordinates directly control the intelligence team and the action team. The intelligence team is responsible for the main duties, while the action team is relegated to the role of assistants and following orders.

Of course, the reason why the Operations Section was above the Intelligence Section in the Chinese Military Intelligence Investigation Department was because of the anomaly of Ning Zhiheng, but this was only a special case.

Iwai nosuke was transferred to the position of action team leader. Although his position was promoted on the surface, his rank was not promoted and his job was worse than before when he was in the intelligence team. This was because he no longer had the opportunity to access classified information and participate in solving espionage cases. In the future, he would hardly have any chance to make meritorious contributions and be promoted. He could only follow the orders of the intelligence department and was completely reduced to field operations. In fact, it was a demotion in disguise and he was excluded from the core management of the Special Higher Police.

"This guy is really something. He used to always cause me trouble, but now I can finally have some peace and quiet!" Takeshita Shinya said gloatingly.

"Iwai is a talented person, but he was unlucky!" Akita Akihito also sighed. Although Iwai Nosuke had many selfish motives, he was indeed an excellent agent. It was a pity that he was put in the action team.