Hearing Li Zhiqun's words, Wang Hanmin felt a little relieved and breathed a sigh of relief. He said, "The Shanghai Intelligence Bureau must have spies in the concession. If you take action against the Shanghai Station, the commotion will be significant and will not be hidden from them. In that case, the news of my arrest will be exposed, and my family will be monitored by the Military Intelligence Bureau. Director, if possible, please postpone your actions for a few days and give my family some time."

Upon hearing this, Li Zhiqun nodded slightly. He also thought it made a lot of sense. Besides, it wouldn't be easy for him to take action against the Shanghai station. He would have to consider many things and make some preparations. It would be best if he could persuade Luo Zidong to help him, which would save him a lot of trouble and reduce his worries. Of course, if that didn't work, he would have no choice but to take action by force.

Anyway, the news of Wang Hanmin's arrest is still being suppressed, and the Shanghai station hasn't noticed it yet. He can't escape their grasp.

He immediately agreed, saying, "No problem, Brother Hanmin. Please rest assured, I keep my word and will definitely do what I promised you. I will definitely allow some time to rescue your family, so please don't worry!"

"Thank you very much, Director Li. I will never go back on my word. As long as I can see my family, I will tell you everything I know and I will never let you down!"

Meanwhile, the Shanghai Intelligence Section had completed its self-investigation overnight, quickly confirming the locations of all its members in the concession and the city. Knowing that none of their subordinates had fallen into the hands of No. 76, Huo Yueze and Yi Huaan breathed a sigh of relief. Now they just had to wait for news from the Shanghai station.

At nine o'clock in the morning, Luo Xingchao, the head of the First Intelligence Section of the Seventy-Sixth Special Agent Headquarters, was taking stock of the personnel who had just reported to him.

"Ke Ping, Yu Chengbi, Chang Xingping,..."

A total of thirty-seven former Military Intelligence Bureau Shanghai Station personnel surrendered. After verifying the list, Luo Xingchao looked somewhat displeased, looked up at Secretary Zhuang sitting next to him, and asked, "What's going on? Secretary Zhuang, Director Li made it very clear to me that all the defectors should be transferred to my intelligence section. Why are there still six people who haven't reported for duty?"

Despite being Li Zhiqun's confidant, Secretary Zhuang still dared not disregard Luo Xingchao's words. He knew very well that this Section Chief Luo was someone he couldn't afford to offend. If Luo took a liking to him and went to the Japanese to whisper a few words in his ear, he would be in deep trouble.

He quickly put on a smile and said, "Section Chief Luo, don't worry, all the personnel will definitely be transferred to your command. However, these few people are currently on a mission. Director Li said that the remaining personnel will be transferred to you in a few days at most."

On a mission? Luo Xingchao immediately connected this to what had happened before, which further confirmed his earlier judgment. Everything was indeed related to the Military Intelligence Bureau. If he was not mistaken, these six people must have been used to identify members of the Shanghai Station. In that case, the identities of the arrested persons had been confirmed. They were definitely members of the Shanghai Station, but who exactly they were? He still needed to confirm this further.

Thinking of this, Luo Xingchao couldn't help but feel remorseful. He should have reported to Qing Qingzhengliang earlier and asked for these Military Intelligence Bureau personnel to come over. Perhaps then, the previous incident would not have happened.

Luo Xingchao pretended not to care and said, "Alright! Then I'll wait a few days. Secretary Zhuang, thank you for your hard work!"

Seeing that Luo Xingchao didn't say much, Secretary Zhuang hurriedly nodded in agreement and turned to leave quickly.

After watching Secretary Zhuang leave, Luo Xingchao took out a list and turned to Cui Yuanfeng, saying, "Notify the people on the list to report to the personnel department. I can't accommodate so many people here!"

The list that Luo Xingchao provided consisted entirely of informants that Li Zhiqun had previously placed under his command.

Cui Yuanfeng took the list and hesitated before saying, "These people were all arranged by Li Zhiqun. Is it appropriate to just kick them out?"

Luo Xingchao waved his hand and said, "It's alright. I've already made it clear to Li Zhiqun that we can't have people like this in the future, otherwise it will be too inconvenient to do things. Right now, he's most worried about Ding Mo's group and can't take care of me. Take this opportunity to transfer everyone out as soon as possible."

Cui Yuanfeng was relieved and quickly turned to leave.

Luo Xingchao originally wanted to ask the newly transferred Military Intelligence Bureau personnel about the whereabouts of the six people who had not reported for duty, but after thinking about it, he decided not to do so. He was a cautious person and it was better to observe these people and find out their background.

At noon, the Shanghai Station in the French Concession received an urgent telegram from the Military Intelligence Bureau headquarters. Wu Huarong, the temporary head, was secretly surprised. Communication between the Shanghai Station and the headquarters usually took place at night, unless it was an emergency. He took the translated telegram from Zhang Yong, the head of the communications department, and immediately frowned.

Zhang Yong said, "Headquarters is very anxious. They asked us to send back information at 3 pm and 6 pm sharp after we had the results, and to be ready to receive instructions from headquarters at any time. This is very rare. There must have been a major change!"

Wu Huarong was also anxious. He had just taken over the job when this unexpected event occurred. He could only nod and say, "Be ready at any time. I'll go and verify the personnel right away."

Next came a series of self-inspections. Fortunately, no new assassination attempts were planned in the past two days, and the Shanghai station personnel were resting in the French Concession, making the inspection relatively convenient.

The key personnel of the Shanghai station, including Guan Han, the head of the intelligence department, and Wei Xuehai, the action team leader, confirmed the locations of their subordinates. The final result was that all personnel were present. When the report was sent to Wu Huarong, Wu Huarong breathed a sigh of relief.

But at that moment, Guan Han said, "The stationmaster and his two guards are still not in the concession, and their location cannot be determined. Shouldn't we also check them?"

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