"Yes, don't worry, Secretary Zhuang!" The guards nodded hurriedly in acceptance.

Secretary Zhuang then turned to leave, but before he had gone far, a voice rang out.

"Secretary Zhuang."

Secretary Zhuang turned around and saw that it was Luo Xingchao, the head of the intelligence section of the First Division, walking towards him.

The first department is specifically responsible for dealing with the Military Intelligence Bureau. More than thirty former Military Intelligence Bureau traitors from the original Investigation Department have been transferred to this department. Since they are all Wen Hao's old subordinates, Wen Hao concurrently serves as the department head. However, this situation will definitely change soon. Ding Mo and Li Zhiqun will never allow Wen Hao to hold this real power.

Because Luo Xingchao was a Japanese informant planted in the Detective Department, and Sagawa Taro reported this informant to Tsuchihara Keiji, after arriving at the Special Agent Headquarters, Luo Xingchao, under Tsuchihara Keiji's deliberate arrangement, also became the head of the Intelligence Section of the First Division. In the First Division, his position was second only to Wen Hao. Of course, he was also responsible for monitoring other Chinese agents of the Special Agent Department, and he had to report to Tsuchihara's agency at any time if there were any abnormal situations.

"Secretary Zhuang, what's going on? Our Special Agents Department only has a few large apartments. I talked for ages last time but couldn't get one. What, you brought an outsider and took one today! Don't you think too highly of the people in our First Division!"

Luo Xingchao stood in front of Secretary Zhuang, his tone filled with extreme dissatisfaction.

The Special Operations Department's office was located at No. 76 Jessfield Road, but in reality, they occupied almost all the nearby residences, and all the residents were forcibly relocated by order of the Japanese.

Ding Mo and Li Zhiqun believed that if their residence and workplace were too far apart, they would be vulnerable to assassination attempts by agents of the Military Intelligence Bureau and the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics during their commutes. Therefore, their residence and the agents' dormitories were located in the alley next to No. 76.

There are more than ten luxury apartment buildings here, which are residential areas for senior officers of the Special Operations Department. They are occupied by three directors and several senior officers.

Upon hearing the secret report from his subordinates that someone had moved into a luxury apartment, Luo Xingchao immediately became alert and rushed over to check. Sure enough, he saw Li Zhiqun's personal secretary arranging personnel. He then deliberately questioned Li Zhiqun about the dormitory, trying to find out some clues.

When Secretary Zhuang saw that it was Luo Xingchao, he couldn't help but feel a little scared. Others might not know, but as Li Zhiqun's confidant, he knew that this Section Chief Luo was no ordinary agent. He was the intelligence section chief specially promoted by the head of the Tu Yuan Agency. Even Li Zhiqun treated Section Chief Luo with great courtesy.

"Section Chief Luo, look at what you're saying. I was just following orders. Director Ding said that these luxury apartments are reserved for future section chiefs and deputy section chiefs. We can't be lax about the rank. How could I dare to use them casually? Today's arrangement is for the soon-to-be-appointed Second Section Chief!"

"Second Division Chief? Another new division chief? How come I didn't know? Oh well, I'll just keep quiet about it. I don't want people to say I'm overestimating myself. After all, we're just lowly people with no influence!"

Luo Xingchao looked sullen and embarrassed, and turned to leave with his hands behind his back.

"What a jerk!" Secretary Zhuang spat softly as he watched Luo Xingchao's retreating figure, muttered a curse under his breath, and then quickly left.

Luo Xingchao didn't go far. He circled around and came back, hiding in the shadows and watching. Sure enough, half an hour later, the duty doctor from the Special Agent Department came out of the upscale apartment carrying a medical kit.

After he had walked a distance, Luo Xingchao emerged from the shadows and patted the doctor on the shoulder.

"Dr. Chen, where have you been?"

Dr. Chen was startled when someone patted him on the back. He turned around and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Section Chief Luo, you're going to scare me to death!"

Luo Xingchao said disdainfully, "We're not afraid of losing our lives, what's there to be afraid of, you're just a doctor!"

"Section Chief Luo, what's up? Is there something you need?" Dr. Chen asked.

Luo Xingchao chuckled and said, "It's nothing, I just saw you sneaking out to make house calls. Let me tell you, our Special Agent Department has limited medicines. It's only because of me that I don't say anything. You better not get caught."

Western medicines in Shanghai are all controlled materials. Although the Special Operations Department can obtain them, they are in short supply, so doctors are not allowed to administer them to personnel outside the Special Operations Department.

Upon hearing Luo Xingchao's words, Dr. Chen quickly explained, "Section Chief Luo, please don't wrong me. This house call was arranged by Director Li, and it's in our Special Agents Department's dormitory area."

"For our people? Tell me, who are they?" Luo Xingchao asked softly.

When Dr. Chen heard Luo Xingchao's question, he hesitated for a moment, but in order to prove himself, he still whispered, "He really is someone from our Special Operations Department. He's in a high-end apartment in the far north. He should be a senior cadre of our Special Operations Department. I heard Secretary Zhuang call him Director Sun. There are also guards at the door."

Luo Xingchao then asked, "Why are you keeping such close watch on him? Do you know what disease he has? Could it be an infectious disease?"

Dr. Chen looked around to make sure no one was around, then leaned close to Luo Xingchao's ear and whispered, "It's not an illness at all, it's all injuries from torture. They're all fresh wounds, and they're quite severe. Secretary Zhuang even had me use sulfonamides to reduce the inflammation."

Luo Xingchao was startled. This situation was serious. The person who moved into this high-end apartment must be no ordinary person. This person must have just been tortured in the interrogation room of the Special Agent Department, but was then assigned as the director of the Second Division. Therefore, it can be concluded that this person must be an extremely important figure who was arrested and tortured but then defected to become a high-ranking cadre of the Special Agent Department!

Oh no! Could it be members of the intelligence department or the Shanghai station? I must report to my superiors immediately!

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Book Title: Lingtai Xianyuan

Author: Huang Shiweng

Synopsis: When a discarded son of a wealthy family obtains the Lingtai Fangcun Mountain, everything changes!