Luo Xingchao knew the situation was serious. He looked at Dr. Chen, smiled faintly, and said, "Dr. Chen, don't worry about it. I was just trying to be helpful. I was afraid you'd be caught red-handed. You know what our Special Agent Department does. There aren't many good people here. How many are as kind as me? Since that's the case, I won't bother you any longer. Don't talk too much when you get back, understand?"

Dr. Chen nodded repeatedly. He was well aware of the dangers of the secret service, which was full of traitors and spies.

"I know, Section Chief Luo. If you have nothing else to do, I'll be going now!" Dr. Chen said.

"Take care, take care!" Luo Xingchao waved with a smile.

The two left separately. Luo Xingchao returned to his office and looked out the window at the guard unit downstairs, feeling somewhat hesitant.

The Special Operations Department has just been established, and I haven't gotten to know many of the relationships yet. The official agents transferred from the Investigation Department have all entered the department. Many of the action team members under my command were local Green Gang members, and they have also been transferred to the Guard Brigade this time. Maybe I can use them to find out about this traitor and determine who he really is.

However, he hesitated. The main members of the guard brigade were all men brought by Wu Shicai, while his own former Green Gang members were just ordinary members who had no access to the interrogation secrets. If he tried to spy on them, he would expose his intentions and easily get himself involved.

Despite the protective layer of Japanese identity, fatal mistakes cannot be made; one wrong move could lead to total defeat.

In the end, Luo Xingchao restrained his impulse. The information he had now was enough for the director to make an accurate judgment. As long as the director verified the personnel immediately, the intelligence section could be guaranteed to be unharmed. As for the personnel in other areas, he couldn't worry about that.

Two hours later, the information reached Yi Hua'an, who immediately drove to Fujiwara Hirofumi's residence to report to Ning Zhiheng.

After the bombing, Ning Zhiheng stayed by Fujiwara Hirofumi's side. Because Ning Zhiheng risked his life to save him, Fujiwara Hirofumi trusted Ning Zhiheng even more. The uncle and nephew spent every day together and became very close.

When Ning Zhiheng saw Yi Hua'an arrive, he gestured for him to come to a corner. Yi Hua'an reported in a low voice, "Chairman, according to Mu Yu's message, the Special Operations Department arrested an important figure during a large-scale search four hours ago, but we don't know which side he belongs to. After being arrested, he surrendered after being tortured. Li Zhiqun has appointed him as the head of the Second Division of the Special Operations Department. Mu Yu judges that this person's identity is very important and that he will definitely reveal a lot of classified information. He reminded us to verify this person's identity immediately."

Ning Zhiheng was shocked upon hearing this. The bombing of the consulate had a significant impact. This large-scale search conducted by the Japanese was more thorough than ever before due to the defection of the Green Gang. He wondered what kind of losses it would cause. Now it seemed that someone had indeed fallen into enemy hands.

"Does Muyu know anything about this person?" Ning Zhiheng asked.

Yi Hua'an thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "There's no specific intelligence. The people were arrested by the guard brigade. Those people are all Li Zhiqun's men. Mu Yu can't get involved and doesn't dare to make any big moves."

The only information we can rely on is the time of arrest, and that the person's surname should be Sun, according to Li Zhiqun's secretary. However, this proves little; many intelligence agents use aliases, so this information is practically worthless!

Ning Zhiheng was momentarily at a loss. He needed to make sure it wasn't one of his men who had been captured. He asked Yi Hua'an, "Could it be one of ours?"

Yi Huaan shook his head and said, "It shouldn't be. We've been operating in the city for so long, and the team members' cover identities were all handled personally by Takeshi Ishii. They can withstand any investigation."

The intelligence department doesn't have many personnel in the city, and they all have complete identification documents. The deployment is also very thorough, so they are not afraid of being checked at all.

Ning Zhiheng dared not be careless in the slightest. He instructed, "Do not be careless. Go back and immediately verify the whereabouts of our intelligence personnel in the city. Better safe than sorry."

"Yes, I'll go verify it right away!" Yi Hua'an nodded and accepted the order.

"Wait!" Ning Zhiheng called out to him again. "If it's not one of our people, then it could be someone from the Shanghai station. You immediately send an emergency telegram to headquarters, instructing them to notify the Shanghai station to conduct an internal investigation to see if it was one of their people who was arrested and defected. Act quickly to avoid irreparable losses."

"Yes!" Yi Hua'an turned and left in a hurry.

Ning Zhiheng returned to the living room, his heart filled with unease. What kind of losses would the betrayal of an important figure cause? He had to be extremely vigilant and take timely and appropriate countermeasures.

"Zhi Ren, come here!"

At that moment, Fujiwara Hirofumi's voice came from the study. Ning Zhiheng quickly got up and hurried into the study.

"uncle!"

Fujiwara Hirofumi was working on some documents on his desk when he looked up and saw Ning Zhiheng enter. He nodded and asked, "How are your injuries?"

"It's nothing serious. I recover quickly, so you don't need to worry."

Fujiwara Hirofumi nodded and handed a file folder from the desk to Ning Zhiheng.

"Go to the Tsuchihara headquarters and personally hand this document to General Tsuchihara. By the way, the itinerary has been set. I'm leaving Shanghai to return to Japan the day after tomorrow."

Upon hearing this, Ning Zhiheng quickly asked, "Uncle, why are you returning to China so soon?"

Fujiwara Hirofumi said, "I have already spent a long time in Shanghai this time. In addition, the new government must be established as soon as possible. This is very important for us to divide the Chinese people's determination to resist. The sooner it is completed, the sooner we will see results."

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