Takano Takayuki's words caused a stir among the crowd, who all asked questions.

Takano Takayuki also shook his head and replied, "I don't know the specific reason either, and it wasn't mentioned in the telegram. But this is a good thing. I'll trouble everyone to help us welcome you back. Please take good care of us!"

"Not at all. Master Kanda's arrival is a great event for our Mulan Academy. We must welcome him with the utmost respect!"

"Yes, yes, everything is fine!"

Ning Zhiheng was not familiar with the situation in the Japanese art world, but seeing how much everyone admired Kanda Tamayama, he figured he must be a highly respected master. He wanted to get to know such a person better, as it would be very beneficial for him to befriend him.

So Ning Zhiheng said, "I think this is a big deal. How about we gather all our colleagues in the Shanghai art world here on the day Master Kanda arrives and hold a grand welcoming banquet? Fujiwara Company has plenty of manpower, so let me handle it."

Upon hearing this, everyone clapped in agreement. While they were all capable of composing poems, paintings, lyrics, and music, they were simply not up to the task of handling practical matters. Now that Fujiwara Tomohito was willing to step forward, they were more than happy to accept it and nodded in agreement.

Takano Takayuki's purpose in coming here was to ask everyone to support the teacher's arrival and to make himself look good. Now that he sees everyone's enthusiasm, he is naturally overjoyed.

He bowed deeply to Ning Zhiheng and said, "Thank you so much, Fujiwara-kun, for everything!"

"Mr. Takano, you're too kind. Please introduce me to Master Kanda when the time comes. I've admired him for a long time!" Ning Zhiheng said with a smile.

In the office of Yoshiko Kitaoka, the head of the intelligence group of the Special Higher Police in Shanghai, Kohei Uemura was reporting intelligence to Yoshiko Kitaoka and handing her a slip of paper.

"Team leader, we've started monitoring these two locations and believe we'll soon be able to figure out their organization and personnel. It's just a pity that those areas aren't within our sphere of influence, and with our current strength, we can't take any effective measures against them," Kohei Uemura said with some regret.

In cases like this, if it were in downtown Shanghai, the process would be much simpler. We could just go to their doorstep to arrest them, use torture to extract confessions and extract accomplices, and then send in enough additional personnel to make the arrests, just like the last time we cracked down on the Shanghai intelligence station.

But this time, the opponent is hiding in the French Concession and is far stronger than us. If we alert them, we will be attacked and suffer a fatal blow. So we have to be careful.

Looking at the note in her hand, Kitaoka Ryoko smiled with satisfaction: "You all did a great job, especially Daiko. She deserves the most credit. We have finally caught up with their true form again. This time, we must retaliate in kind, find their lair, and strike them with overwhelming force. We absolutely cannot let them escape again!"

Kitaoka Ryoko has been busy with the completion of the Eclipse Project, and everything is progressing smoothly. Now she has received a report from Uemura Kohei, which is really good news. She is very happy.

Kitaoka Ryoko was still resentful about the annihilation of her intelligence team last time. She had lost sixteen elite soldiers brought from the North China headquarters, which was extremely painful for her. This time, she was determined to take revenge and deal a heavy blow to that mysterious special forces unit.

Kitaoka Ryoko then instructed, "Report to me immediately as soon as you have any reliable information. We will organize enough personnel to enter the French Concession and carry out a purge against them!"

"Yes, I will find their lair as soon as possible!" Kohei Uemura replied respectfully.