As for the price, that's secondary. The most important thing is to buy genuine products. Therefore, reputation is paramount in the intelligence market. The top merchants all have deep backgrounds and outstanding credibility. Let me be frank with you, most of these big bosses are foreigners, and they basically all have diplomatic backgrounds. Ordinary people simply can't get in.
Upon hearing this, Li Zhiqun frowned. He hadn't expected the intelligence market to have such a high barrier to entry, and Feng Sinian was just a minor figure, an outsider. His superior, Phillips, was an American diplomat. The international situation was very complex, and the Japanese were hesitant to act rashly in this regard. It was definitely not feasible for them to take a direct approach. It seemed that they could only return to Shanghai and slowly devise a solution.
Although he was somewhat disappointed with the result, he had at least found a glimmer of hope and touched a corner of the intelligence market. He waved his hand and signaled for someone to take Feng Sinian away.
After finishing his work, Li Zhiqun changed his clothes and left the back door of the Shadow Agency alone. He walked two blocks, made sure no one was following him, and then stepped into a restaurant. He greeted the owner and went into a private room on the second floor.
Before long, the ordered food and drinks were served. Li Zhiqun raised his hand to check the time. Just then, a figure pushed open the door and entered.
The man, wrapped in a coat, was slightly overweight, with glasses perched on his nose, and had an honest-looking face. He bowed slightly to Li Zhiqun and said in a low voice, "Director, I've arrived!"
"Have a seat!" Li Zhiqun waved his hand.
The man who came was named Cui He, one of Wen Hao's confidants. He had worked under Wen Hao in his early years. Later, when the work group was betrayed by Wen Hao, he was captured and defected to the enemy. He then worked under Wen Hao again, and remained one of Wen Hao's original team members.
When Wen Hao joined the Special Agent Headquarters, Li Zhiqun severely suppressed him, leaving him sidelined for half a year. His subordinates were also filled with anxiety. Li Zhiqun took the opportunity to win over Cui He, who had no bottom line. Cui He immediately secretly defected to Li Zhiqun, hoping to join another organization and make a difference. However, he then followed Wen Hao to Nanjing to establish a new Special Agent Branch. Thus, he became Li Zhiqun's spy planted next to Wen Hao.
Upon arriving in Nanjing, Li Zhiqun quickly contacted Cui He, intending to have a thorough discussion with him to understand Wen Hao's situation.
Li Zhiqun spoke first, asking, "I heard Wen Hao now has a strong and well-equipped army. What do you think? Tell me more about it!"
Cui He had already done his homework and nodded, saying, "Actually, the special agent branch is structured the same as the headquarters, with four major divisions, four minor divisions, and then an action brigade. It has developed extremely rapidly in the past six months. Wen Hao has added the Kuomintang and Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics agents he captured to the various divisions, and now its strength has greatly increased."
The action brigade now has over 600 armed personnel. Furthermore, with strong support from the Japanese, he has secretly organized a force of approximately 300 men. This force is trained entirely like a regular army, well-equipped, and possesses considerable combat capability.
Because Wen Hao, Li Zhiqun, and others were all former agents of the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (CBIS), their organizations were modeled after the CBIS, with only minor differences.
However, Li Zhiqun was quite surprised that Wenhao had been able to develop to its current scale in just over half a year.
He then asked, "Who is Wen Hao being close to these days?"
"First of all, there's Imai Yuji, the head of the Nanjing Special Higher Police Section. Imai Yuji greatly admires Wen Hao and allocated a large amount of weapons and equipment to No. 21. He even introduced many people from the Japanese intelligence agencies to him. Now, Wen Hao still has quite a few connections in the Japanese intelligence community in Nanjing."
In particular, his successive crackdowns on the Kuomintang's (Zhongtong) and Military Intelligence Bureau's (Juntong) undercover organizations, especially the organized arrests of the Military Intelligence Bureau's Nanjing station, allowed him to firmly establish himself in Nanjing, and the Japanese intelligence agencies highly regarded him.
Wen Hao is a seasoned official, smooth in his dealings with people, and far more skilled in interpersonal relationships than Li Zhiqun. Once given the opportunity, he quickly rises to prominence.
"Damn it, we've raised a tiger to cause trouble!" Li Zhiqun cursed fiercely!
It was all my fault for being too careless. In a moment of carelessness, Wen Hao took advantage of the situation. Now, I have not only lost command of the Nanjing branch, but I have also become a rival, hindering me. As a result, Wen Hao has to be careful when he comes to Nanjing.
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