It must be said that this was indeed a very threatening move against Wuhan Station, and Ning Zhiheng had to figure out the specific situation and make a response in advance.

He asked with slight surprise, "You mean the Special Higher Police have Chinese agents who were just transferred from Shanghai, and they know about the current situation in Shanghai?"

Nobuyuki Yamada nodded in confirmation: "They were just transferred in two days ago, and the Shanghai side said that more Chinese agents will be transferred back later. These agents were all personnel who worked in Wuhan before the war, and they will be of great help in clearing out the Wuhan Military Intelligence Station. Sir, I will call them over tomorrow, and you can ask them about the specific situation in detail."

Ning Zhiheng said in a deep voice, "That's great. I've been away from Shanghai for a while and I've been wanting to know everything about Shanghai. But there's no need to call them over. I've been having good luck lately. Tomorrow I plan to go to the antique market on East Street to see if I can find anything. On my way back, I'll stop by your Special Higher Police Department and ask them!"

"Yes, I'll do whatever you say!" Yamada Nobuyuki nodded in agreement.

Meanwhile, in a safe house, Pei Wenrui, who had just been rescued, was sitting opposite Wu Quanjiang.

Having just experienced imprisonment, Pei Wenrui was in relatively good spirits because he hadn't been tortured. He touched his freshly shaved beard and couldn't help but smile bitterly, "I never imagined that the saying 'sitting in the house, disaster would strike from the sky' would come. When I came out, the old prison guard told me that they were originally going to kill all of us this time. It's a miracle that I came out alive!"

Wu Quanjiang smiled slightly, feeling somewhat emotional. This rescue operation had gone surprisingly smoothly, and he was quite fortunate. He said, "It was indeed a stroke of luck. We had tried to smooth things over, but the head of the Japanese Special Higher Police, Yamada Nobuyuki, insisted on executing everyone. I was forced to prepare for an armed rescue, but in the end, things took a turn for the better, and we found a way to finally rescue you. Not only that, but we also rescued the other staff members. All our hard work was worthwhile!"

After Pei Wenrui came out, he still didn't understand the specific situation and couldn't help but ask curiously, "Old Wu, how did you do it? We all know that Japanese devil Yamada Nobuyuki. He's fierce and cunning, and not easy to deal with."

Wu Quanjiang then recounted the details of the rescue, and finally joked, "Old Pei, you owe me a family heirloom, a top-quality warm jade Guanyin."

Unexpectedly, Pei Wenrui took this seriously. He felt a little ashamed, spread his hands, and said with a wry smile, "Old Wu, I have actually sacrificed your family heirloom. I owe you a huge favor, but I am penniless and I am afraid I can't repay you."

Upon hearing this, Wu Quanjiang burst into laughter. Pointing at Pei Wenrui, he said, "We're all just poor people, what family heirloom do we have? I went to Sanbaozhai, the biggest antique shop in Wuchang, and spent ten thousand US dollars to buy their prized possession. Otherwise, how could I have persuaded that little devil? That Japanese guy is a real expert. He could tell the value of this warm jade Guanyin just by touching it. As soon as I made my request, he didn't hesitate and immediately told Yamada Nobuyuki to release the person. That's why things went so smoothly."

"Ten thousand US dollars!" Pei Wenrui blurted out.

He hadn't expected to spend so much this time. With the current economic downturn and people struggling to make ends meet, how many people have the spare money to buy antiques? As a result, the antique industry is not doing well, and antique prices continue to fall. Meanwhile, the US dollar, as the world's strongest appreciating currency, has seen its purchasing power increase several times over compared to previous years. In China, most people don't even have US dollars.

Therefore, Pei Wenrui did not expect that the white jade temple was so precious, which made him feel even more guilty.

In fact, the situation was urgent. Wu Quanjiang was in a hurry to rescue Pei Wenrui as soon as possible. Cui Anping found out that Sanbaozhai had this white jade Guanyin statue, so he rushed to buy it. Because of the time pressure, he did not bargain much and the buyer suffered a loss. However, it was fortunate that this happened. If it had been two days later, Yamada Nobuyuki might have killed him.