Li Zhiqun was not surprised by this result at all. It must be said that the will of the Kuomintang agents now is far less firm than it was at the beginning of the War of Resistance. Especially after the establishment of the puppet government, these captured personnel were given a great psychological suggestion and excuse, believing that surrendering to the puppet government was not treason, but only surrendering to another government with different political views. Therefore, in the face of unbearable pain and great fear of death, many people chose to surrender and few could withstand those extremely cruel tortures.

Li Zhiqun ordered, "Since they've spoken, give them some treatment, then send them all to Luo Xingchao's intelligence department. Send the interrogation records to me later!"

Once these undercover agents' identities are exposed, they become worthless intelligence. As long as they are willing to surrender, they can all be taken in. Li Zhiqun's men are all like this, so he doesn't care too much.

Wu Shicai was taken aback. He knew that Li Zhiqun and Luo Xingchao were wary of each other and did not trust each other. He had even been ordered to mix the sand under Luo Xingchao's command into the mix.

"Give it to Luo Xingchao? Director, Luo Xingchao is..."

Li Zhiqun waved his hand impatiently and said in a low voice, "I've already talked to him. From now on, we'll keep to ourselves and go our separate ways. He's sent all the people you arranged to work there back to the personnel department. You can arrange that yourself when you have time. Also, I have something to tell you. Come to my office later and we'll talk!"

Wu Shicai was taken aback. So that's how it is. He was quick-witted and immediately realized that the director and Luo Xingchao must have formed an alliance. It seemed that there was no need to target them too much in the future.

He quickly nodded and agreed, "Yes, I'll come to your place as soon as I've made the arrangements!"

Seeing that it was already eight o'clock in the morning, Li Zhiqun hurried to the telecommunications department and ordered another telegram to be sent to Nanjing to inquire about the arrest situation the previous night. This was what he was most concerned about at the moment. If the arrest had gone smoothly last night, Yu Jie should have already finished interrogating him. He was eager to know the outcome.

Nanjing quickly sent back a telegram, the contents of which clearly indicated that Wen Hao had personally drafted it.

"Target captured successfully, has surrendered, and is being prepared for a full-scale arrest. Please wait for good news!"

Upon seeing the telegram, Li Zhiqun finally felt a weight lifted from his heart. Everything was proceeding as smoothly as he had anticipated. Wang Hanmin was right; Yu Jie was no tough nut to crack. He had opened up within a few hours, and now it was time for a full-scale arrest. Given Wen Hao's capabilities, the arrangements must have been meticulous, and the arrest operation would proceed without any problems. It could be said that the Nanjing station had been cracked; the only question now was how much they would gain. Thinking of this, Li Zhiqun couldn't help but clap his hands, unable to conceal his excitement.

In an apartment in the Shanghai International Settlement, Huo Yueze was questioning Ji Hongyi, the head of the intelligence team, about the situation.

"Only seven were notified? What did they say?"

Last night, Huo Yueze received a telegram from the Chongqing headquarters and immediately arranged for someone to notify the members of the Shanghai station intelligence network. However, not all members were not notified, and four people were not notified in the end.

Ji Hongyi said helplessly, "They didn't say anything on the phone, but they sounded calm, so they should be safe. However, I'm still worried. I just gave them the address of a safe house and told them to go there and hide. After we check them, if there are no problems, we'll send them to southern Jiangsu."

Huo Yueze nodded. This was the only way for now. These safe houses were all set up under aliases, so they couldn't be traced back to them.

"We can only let the city authorities investigate. If these people are involved in any problems, then we'll deal with them all. Hopefully, we won't have to lift a finger!"

Although Huo Yueze was unaware of Mu Yu's existence, he knew that the Intelligence Section must have an undercover agent at the No. 76 Special Agent Headquarters, and this person must be a high-ranking official with access to classified information, otherwise he wouldn't have known about Wang Hanmin's arrest so quickly. The investigation and verification work should be fine.

Huo Yueze couldn't help but shake his head and sigh, "Wang Hanmin? Who would have thought he would defect to the enemy? The Shanghai station is in danger now. Even if they can escape temporarily, they can only evacuate. Wang Hanmin knows them too well!"

Ji Hongyi also said with a sense of helplessness: "To fight the Japanese openly in Shanghai is not brave, it is foolish. As the Chief of Staff said long ago, this is fighting the wrong war at the wrong time and in the wrong place."

Huo Yueze rolled his eyes at him: "You think he wanted to? Isn't this what headquarters forced us to do? We should be grateful that we have Director Chuan to protect us from the wind and rain. Headquarters can't assign us any tasks, which is why we've been able to live peacefully all these years."

Ji Hongyi chuckled. Huo Yueze was right. The reason why the Shanghai Intelligence Section had been able to operate smoothly and overpower the Japanese intelligence agencies since it infiltrated Shanghai was entirely due to the leadership of the section chief. Otherwise, it would not have been able to develop to this point.

Ji Hongyi said, "If the intelligence network personnel have withdrawn, then the Shanghai station must have withdrawn as well. I just don't know where they've hidden. Should I go look for them?"

Ji Hongyi had many informants within the Green Gang and was extremely well-informed, so investigating the personnel at the Shanghai station was not difficult for him.

"Where else can they go? Besides the concessions, where else in Shanghai can they hide? They can't just run into the city and walk right into a trap, can they? But you shouldn't go looking for them. Headquarters is on high alert, so let's not get involved."

If they are truly in trouble, they will naturally report it to headquarters, and then headquarters will give us instructions. If you ask me, you should just choose a secluded and safe location and prepare to house them. It's not a good deal to rush into something; perhaps they don't need us to worry about it!

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