Li Zhiqun's words immediately made Luo Xingchao's eyes light up. In this way, all the Kuomintang agents who had defected to the enemy would be under his control. With his own supervision, the harm caused by these people could be greatly reduced, which was naturally the best thing.

He straightened up and immediately said, "Director, this is wonderful! I have far too few people here. Besides my own staff, the others are all inexperienced, making the work very difficult. Now that you've said that, I'm truly grateful! Haha!"

"There's no need for formalities between us, haha!"

The two chatted amiably for a while. Luo Xingchao's eyes darted around, and he continued, "Director, Ding Mo is really up to something right now, causing a lot of trouble. Today I complained about him to Colonel Qing Qing, and the colonel is very unhappy with him. Moreover, he even wants to transfer a group of people from the Social Affairs Department into the Special Agent Headquarters. His intentions are sinister! Director, you must be careful!"

Upon hearing this, Li Zhiqun said resentfully, "I also know about this news, but the Special Agent Headquarters is still under my control. Even if he is transferred in, it will be in vain if I don't give him a position!"

Li Zhiqun has always firmly grasped the real power of the No. 76 Special Agent Headquarters. His people make up more than half of the six major departments and five action teams, and they are all powerful departments. Ding Mo's power is limited, so he is not worried.

Luo Xingchao shook his head. Li Zhiqun was good at doing things, but after spending too much time at the grassroots level, he was still lacking in the skills of officialdom.

"Director, you've been a bit careless. Ding Mo and Minister Zhou have a good relationship. Minister Zhou is a member of the Special Affairs Committee and our direct superior. If he finds a pretext to say that he's strengthening the Special Operations Headquarters and increasing its staff and departments, can you really say no? Then six departments will become eight, or even ten, and all these people will be put to work. At that time, your life will be tough. You still need to plan ahead!"

Luo Xingchao's words immediately shocked Li Zhiqun. If this were to be done, he really wouldn't be able to refuse. He couldn't very well refuse his superiors' offer to increase his staff, could he? Besides, the head of the No. 76 Special Agent Headquarters was, after all, Ding Mo, and it would be difficult for him to stop this matter.

Moreover, the people in the Social Affairs Department are all former Kuomintang members, whose social status and official experience are naturally much higher than those Green Gang members under his command. I'm afraid that once they enter the Special Agent Headquarters, they will overpower his people. In this way, the real power he holds will inevitably be divided, and his advantage may be gone!

Li Zhiqun inwardly cursed himself, realizing he had been careless and hadn't been vigilant enough. He glanced at Luo Xingchao beside him and couldn't help but ask in a low voice, "Xingchao, this was indeed my oversight. Do you have any good ideas?"

Luo Xingchao smiled slightly and said, "Director, we are all in the same boat, so naturally I have to think of your best interests. Then I will speak frankly and offer my advice."

"Tell me quickly!" Li Zhiqun urged.

"Now, it all comes down to who's faster. The first move is always better than the last. You can't just wait for the other person to make a move; you have to act now."

"Make your move!" Li Zhiqun looked at Luo Xingchao in surprise, not understanding his meaning.

Luo Xingchao continued, "It means taking action against Ding Mo's men. While our people have the advantage now, we should tear off the mask and have a direct confrontation to completely eliminate his supporters. We should make a big scene and let the higher-ups know that those bureaucratic tricks won't work here."

Our advantage lies in having Colonel Haruki and the head of the Kagesa Agency backing us. At worst, we can return to the Kagesa Agency. But the new government is different. These people are just smooth-talking bureaucrats; they're good at scheming and maneuvering, but when it comes to real power, they're far from capable. They have no people or guns; without our protection, they wouldn't even dare leave their doors. So they definitely won't dare to truly turn against us. In the end, they'll definitely try to appease us and have Colonel Haruki speak on our behalf. Then you can make your demands: get rid of Ding Mo, or else we'll part ways and see what they do then.”

Li Zhiqun was dumbfounded by Luo Xingchao's words. He hadn't expected Luo Xingchao's method to be so radical. It was like overturning the table and setting everything up again. He really hadn't thought of doing it this way. He hesitated and said, "Doing it this way? There's really no room for negotiation!"

Luo Xingchao naturally had other plans in mind. At present, Li Zhiqun posed too great a threat to the Military Intelligence Bureau. If he could add fuel to the fire in Li's backyard and make him turn his attention to internal strife, he could reduce the pressure on the Military Intelligence Bureau and also weaken some of the strength of the 76th Division. Therefore, exacerbating the conflict between Ding and Li was the best choice. Moreover, it could also create favorable conditions for him to advance further, gain more power, and achieve greater success.

"Spare the way? They've already got a gun to our heads. What room for maneuver is there? If we back down, they'll just take a step back. It'll be like boiling a frog in lukewarm water. By then, we'll be powerless to fight back. Once they've completely taken control of the 76th Special Agent Headquarters, what value will you have? You won't even have any bargaining chips left. Who will take you seriously? Even Colonel Qingqing probably wouldn't bother with a useless person, would he?"

Li Zhiqun immediately realized that his only reliance was the No. 76 Special Agent Headquarters. Without this power, he was nothing in the eyes of the new government or the Japanese. Therefore, he could not back down an inch when the other party was vying for real power in the Special Agent Headquarters. If that was the case, the sooner he acted, the better his chances of winning would be!

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