Wang Hanmin nodded and said, "Don't worry, Director, I will do my best and will not let you down!"
Li Zhiqun had great confidence in Wang Hanmin. He knew that Wang Hanmin had been in the Military Intelligence Bureau for many years and must have some trump cards up his sleeve. This time, he needed Wang Hanmin to complete this important mission. So he continued to encourage him, saying, "This time, we're counting on you. Think about it, the North China and Central China sides are currently locked in a fierce struggle. If we in Central China wipe out the Military Intelligence Bureau stations in North China in one fell swoop, it will be a great achievement in front of General Yingzuo and Mr. Wang, and it will also be beneficial to the talks. This opportunity is extremely rare!"
The reason Li Zhiqun and Wang Hanmin came to Qingdao this time was because during a casual conversation, Wang Hanmin revealed that there were old friends of his in the Kuomintang's Qingdao station, and they were close to each other.
Li Zhiqun took this matter to heart, but because Qingdao was not under the control of the Central China authorities, he was unable to complete the subsequent tasks and did not bother to investigate further.
However, ever since Li Zhiqun learned about the tripartite meeting from Ren Manshan, when he found out that the location was in Qingdao, he immediately realized that this was an excellent opportunity that he could not let go of!
So he had a detailed talk with Wang Hanmin, who confirmed that Xiao Guoyuan, the action team leader of the Qingdao station, was Wang Hanmin's former subordinate, and that Wang Hanmin was confident he could find him. Li Zhiqun no longer hesitated and quickly reported the matter to Qingqing Zhengliang. Qingqing Zhengliang did not dare to neglect the matter and reported it to Yingzuo Yushu.
Upon hearing this, Kageyama Yuki also felt that this was an excellent opportunity to win a decisive victory at the very beginning of the tripartite meeting, which would be very beneficial to the subsequent negotiations. Therefore, he decided to have Li Zhiqun and others enter the Qingdao area in advance under the pretext of arranging security work.
Although the North China side was somewhat reluctant, this meeting was of great importance, and security could not be neglected in the slightest. If the Kuomintang's Qingdao station could be eliminated in advance, it would be a good thing for the smooth progress of the meeting. Therefore, under the repeated requests of Kagesa Hiroki, they finally agreed to the operation.
Wang Hanmin continued, “Director, I plan to go and look around this afternoon. Xiao Guoyuan is a filial son. Even though he was transferred to Qingdao, he still asked people to send letters and money to his elderly relatives many times. I even checked his letters. After all, Xiao Guoyuan was working behind enemy lines, so we have to be careful about some things. I remember very clearly that the return address on two of the letters was Xuanhua Textile Factory in the northern suburbs of Qingdao. I judge that Xiao Guoyuan must be hiding his identity in this textile factory. Once I find him, everything will be easier. I will then do the talking to him. I believe there will be no problem.”
Li Zhiqun nodded in satisfaction and said, "Then I'll leave it to you. But once you find the person, don't act rashly. We should still make arrangements with the Japanese before taking any action!"
Wang Hanmin nodded in agreement, and they talked in hushed tones. Meanwhile, in a room on the second floor of the hotel, Xu Yongchang was carefully observing the two men's every move through a corner of the window.
Since Wang Hanmin suddenly brought Xu Yongchang and others back to headquarters yesterday, they have not been able to leave the No. 76 compound, so he has been unable to report the specific situation to his superiors. This morning, he went directly to Qingdao, and now he has completely lost contact with the intelligence department.
Xu Yongchang didn't know what to do next. Huo Yueze's task for him was to find an opportunity to eliminate Wang Hanmin, but he specifically pointed out that he could not act blindly and could only take action when he received instructions. Therefore, Xu Yongchang could only observe passively and could not do anything at the moment.
Just then, footsteps came from outside the door. Zhao Kai, one of Xu Yongchang's men, pushed the door open and said to Xu Yongchang, "Brother Chang, the director wants us to go down and assemble. He said there's something to arrange."
Zhao Kai was originally a minor leader of the Green Gang in Shanghai. He was arranged by Li Zhiqun to join the No. 76 Special Agent Headquarters and served as an action captain in the Second Brigade. He was also one of the three people selected by Wang Hanmin this time.
Xu Yongchang nodded in agreement, quickly tidied himself up, put away his belongings, tucked his pistol into his waistband, and stepped out of the room.
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