Shadow of Spies

Propelled headlong into the relentless currents of history, Ji Yu finds himself transplanted to the tumultuous prelude to WWII.

Once an ordinary civil servant in his modern existence, Ji Yu i...

Chapter 942 Falling into Enemy Hands

At this point, Wang Hanmin didn't expect Wu Huarong to actually speak up for him in front of the bureau chief. He just wanted to reduce the intensity of the subsequent actions, otherwise, if things were too tense, something bad might happen.

Now that the objective has been achieved and communication with Wu Huarong has been completed, he was quite pleased and said again, "The team members have suffered heavy losses again. In the next couple of days, I plan to go to southern Jiangsu to personally select some capable personnel. Otherwise, sending a group of novices will only make things worse."

Upon hearing this, Wu Huarong asked in surprise, "You're going to southern Jiangsu yourself? Isn't that too dangerous? Is it really necessary?"

“It’s alright. I’ve been there a few times before. And now the situation in southern Jiangsu has eased up. I’ve had them move their station closer to us so that we can deploy personnel at any time. Besides, there are some things that I need to explain in person. It’s hard to explain in a telegram. It will only take a few days. Hua Rong, during this time, I’ll be handing over the work at the station to you.”

Wu Huarong and Wang Hanmin were of similar rank. With Wang Hanmin gone, Wu Huarong became the highest-ranking person here, so it was only right that the work be temporarily handed over to him.

Wu Huarong did not refuse at the time; now was a time of crisis, and naturally he should do his best to provide support.

The next day, Wang Hanmin quickly handed over his work and that afternoon, accompanied by two guards, entered downtown Shanghai.

Now that the Beijing-Shanghai Railway is open, the most convenient way to travel from Shanghai to southern Jiangsu is to take a train to Suzhou city and then into the suburbs if you are only transporting people and not goods. This way, you will pass through fewer checkpoints and only need to deal with the inspection at the train station, making it much safer.

Wang Hanmin and his two companions crossed the Suzhou Creek and entered downtown Shanghai. They went straight to the train station, bought three tickets to Suzhou, checked the time, and saw that the train would depart in an hour, so they stayed in the waiting room to wait for departure.

Just twenty minutes later, a group of plainclothes agents from the No. 76 Special Agent Team also rushed to the train station. The leaders were Deputy Director Li Zhiqun and Action Team Leader Wu Shicai.

It turned out that Wang Hanmin had shown up at No. 23 Zhubaoshan Road and was quickly recognized by several traitors. In this way, the Shanghai intelligence station's operations were completely exposed.

The news quickly reached Li Zhiqun's ears, and he was overjoyed. He hadn't expected this move to be so effective; Luo Zidong had managed to find the Shanghai intelligence station's headquarters in such a short time.

From then on, all of Wang Hanmin's actions at the Shanghai station were closely monitored. This afternoon, when Wang Hanmin left No. 23 Zhubaoshan Road, he was not able to escape the pursuit of the Green Gang members. When they saw that Wang Hanmin had actually left the concession and entered the urban area of ​​Shanghai, they immediately reported to Luo Zidong. Luo Zidong quickly called Li Zhiqun. Li Zhiqun was naturally overjoyed, as this was a golden opportunity!

It's important to understand that even if the agents of the 76th Special Agent Unit were to arrest Wang Hanmin within the concession, they would still have to be cautious. After all, the concession was not within the 76th Special Agent Unit's sphere of influence. Luo Zidong could monitor and track him and find people for the 76th Special Agent Unit, but he would absolutely not do the actual arrest. This had been agreed upon beforehand, and Li Zhiqun had not forced him to do so.

Moreover, the Shanghai station is quite powerful, and if we are not careful, we could suffer a great loss. But now Wang Hanmin has actually entered the Shanghai city area and is exposed to the sight of No. 76. This is definitely a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Li Zhiqun immediately assembled a team and personally led them to the train station to prepare for the arrest.

At this moment, Yan Xing, who was in charge of tracking, quietly approached with two Green Gang disciples and whispered to Li Zhiqun, "Director, there are three people in total. I checked, and they bought train tickets to Suzhou. They are in carriage number three and are waiting for the train in the waiting room on the east side."

Li Zhiqun nodded and said to Yan Xing with satisfaction, "You did a good job. Now it's none of your business. Go back and tell Brother Zidong that I owe him a favor this time, and I will never treat him unfairly in the future!"

Yan Xing didn't say much, but bowed to Li Zhiqun and turned to leave with his men.

Li Zhiqun led his men into the waiting room, but as soon as he entered, he frowned. There were just too many people. The entire hall was packed with people, and many were even lying down on the ground. It was so messy that there was no way to move.

Li Zhiqun's men quickly found Wang Hanmin and two others in the crowd. Seeing the three huddled on a bench, their eyes scanning the surroundings warily, Li Zhiqun immediately waved for everyone to step back.

Wu Shicai, who was standing beside him, asked in a low voice, "Director, shall we make our move now?"

Li Zhiqun shook his head and instructed, "There are too many people here, it's really not suitable for an arrest. If a firefight breaks out, with all these people running around in the hall, it's easy to let the target escape. Besides, I want a secret arrest. If word gets out, the effect will be greatly reduced."

"Then what should we do?"

"Go and find some train tickets. We'll follow them onto the train, make the arrests on board, and then return from Suzhou. It won't take long!"

"Yes!" Wu Shicai nodded in acceptance and quickly left.

When it was time to depart, all the passengers crowded onto the carriage. For safety reasons, Wang Hanmin and his two companions bought first-class tickets and reserved a compartment. There were fewer passengers in this compartment. After boarding, the three of them found their compartment and sat down, finally able to breathe a sigh of relief.

One of the guards put down his luggage and said, "Boss, I'll go stand guard in the corridor outside."

Wang Hanmin nodded. Although it would only take two or three hours to get to Suzhou, he was still very cautious.

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