Upon hearing Ning Zhiheng's reprimand, Yi Hua'an's heart tightened. He knew that Ning Zhiheng was quite dissatisfied with Xu Yongchang's disappearance, so he quickly said respectfully, "It's all my fault. I was negligent in my arrangements, which led to Xu Yongchang's disappearance. So what should we do now?"
Ning Zhiheng pondered for a moment, then waved his hand and said, "We definitely can't contact him. Otherwise, if we're not careful, we'll lose everything. The consequences would be too severe. This isn't Shanghai. If something goes wrong here, we won't even have a chance to recover. We can only abandon this line for now. I'll think of another way."
In fact, Yi Hua'an's arrangements for Xu Yongchang were not wrong in accordance with the requirements of intelligence work. However, Xu Yongchang did not report before his trip, which must have been due to special circumstances that prevented him from contacting the outside world. It seems that Li Zhiqun and Wang Hanmin took the secrecy measures.
However, since he couldn't contact Xu Yongchang for the time being, he couldn't find out the whereabouts of Li Zhiqun and the others. For some reason, Ning Zhiheng always felt uneasy when he thought of Wang Hanmin. He felt that he must have overlooked something, but he couldn't figure it out for the time being. This feeling made him very uncomfortable. It seemed that he could only try He Siming as a channel, hoping to find out something.
At that very moment, in a room downstairs, Kageyama Yuuki was listening to Li Zhiqun's work report.
Yuki Kageyama arrived in Qingdao yesterday afternoon and has been busy with the preparations for the conference until now. Only now has he been able to find the time to have a detailed discussion with Li Zhiqun.
Li Zhiqun gave a detailed report on the week's work to Yingzu Yushu, and concluded by saying, "We have now located Ding Mingzhen's family and taken measures to lure her in. I believe there will be a new breakthrough in the next day or two."
Kageyama Yuuki nodded slightly. Overall, he was satisfied with the performance of Li Zhiqun and the others. Judging from their reports, they were proactive and capable in their work.
Although some things went wrong along the way, he believed in Li Zhiqun's abilities and was confident that he could find the Kuomintang's Qingdao station.
Kageyama Yuki laughed and said, "You've done a great job. It seems that Wang Hanmin is indeed a very valuable talent. His understanding of the Military Intelligence Bureau has greatly improved our operational efficiency. From the previous Shanghai and Nanjing stations to the current Qingdao station, I believe he will not disappoint me either."
"Li Jun, this man has been in the Military Intelligence Bureau for so many years, he must have seen a lot of people, and he has always held an important position. There must still be secrets in his head that he hasn't told anyone yet. You should make good use of this; he will become your most capable assistant. Also, after this operation, I want to meet him in person."
"Yes, I have always attached great importance to Wang Hanmin's role." Hearing Yingzuo Yuki's words, Li Zhiqun knew that he recognized his work and was overjoyed. He quickly nodded in agreement.
Kageyama Yuuki nodded and continued, "As for the leak of your whereabouts that you mentioned, it is indeed a problem worth noting. Not many people know about it. I will communicate with Section Chief Sagawa to see where things went wrong. However, I am more inclined to believe that the problem lies within your intelligence headquarters. You haven't found the mole, because so far, our Central China intelligence department has never had such a problem. I believe in their loyalty to the Empire!"
Kageyama Yuki's judgment was consistent with Li Zhiqun's previous assessment: from any perspective, the probability of problems arising from within the Special Agent Headquarters was the highest.
Li Zhiqun respectfully replied, "Yes, I understand. When I get back, I will carefully investigate again and find this mole. However, the members of the Shanghai Intelligence Section have been lurking in Shanghai for a long time and are very well hidden, so this task will be very difficult."
"Shanghai Intelligence Section! Sigh..."
Upon hearing this, Kagesa Yuuki sighed in deep agreement. He was also extremely wary of this number one rival, to the point that just mentioning his name made him feel a tightness in his chest and a feeling of being unable to breathe.
However, a glimmer of hope also rose in his heart. It wouldn't be long before the puppet government moved its capital to Nanjing, and his Shadow Agency would also move to Nanjing at that time. Let the local forces in Shanghai deal with this formidable opponent; he didn't have the time or energy to deal with these troubles.
"Right now, our primary task is to ensure the smooth progress of the tripartite meeting. Ideally, we should eliminate the Qingdao station before the meeting, so that our voice in North China will be heard more clearly. Even if we can't, we must ensure that they do not disrupt the meeting. Fortunately, our secrecy work has been quite good. Even if they find out now, they won't have time to react. Don't put too much pressure on yourself. Just do your best!"
"Yes, thank you for your care. I will do my best to resolve this matter as soon as possible," Li Zhiqun said gratefully, bowing to Yingzuo Yushu.
It must be said that, as far as his subordinates are concerned, Kagesa Hiroki is definitely a good superior. Unlike other Japanese officers, he is more gentle in his methods, more humane in his dealings with people, and quite tolerant of his subordinates.
His assistant, Qingqing Zhengliang, was in charge of things in Shanghai, but he caused such a huge blunder as the Shanghai turmoil. In the end, he was only given a reprimand!
It was precisely because of his style that his relationship with the local forces in Shanghai was relatively relaxed, especially his close relationship with Fujiwara Tomohito, which made the Kagesa Agency's operations much smoother than the previous Tsuchihara Agency.
Kagesa Hiroki continued, "When you have the chance, you should also report to Mr. Wang. Ever since the incident involving Gao and Tao, he doesn't have a good impression of you."
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