Meanwhile, in the office of the Shadow Agency, Li Zhiqun was also reporting to Haruki Masayoshi on the investigation of the intelligence market.
According to Feng Sinian's confession, these top-level intelligence dealers would meet every now and then to trade intelligence. This was the so-called intelligence market. However, their specific locations changed frequently, and there was no fixed place, making it difficult to find their patterns of movement.
I intend to closely monitor Phillips, understand his patterns of activity, and follow his lead to uncover the intelligence network and identify personnel from the Shanghai Intelligence Section.
After returning to Shanghai from Nanjing, Li Zhiqun did not bring Feng Sinian back to the Special Agent Headquarters to prevent leaks. Instead, he detained him in the Yingzuo Agency, where he was interrogated several times. This is why Bi Wenxiang discovered that Li Zhiqun frequently visited the Yingzuo Agency.
Kagesa Hiroki was extremely busy with official duties, especially at this time, so he had no time to pay attention to it and naturally handed it over to Harukei Masayoshi, who was in charge of intelligence work.
Qingqing Zhengliang nodded and said, "Mr. Li, Phillips is a diplomat at the American consulate. His status is special, so I don't need to emphasize it. Monitoring is fine, but you absolutely cannot take any extreme actions against him."
"Of course!" Li Zhiqun quickly replied. He was well aware of the implications. Besides, the International Settlement was dominated by British and American forces, as well as British and American troops. Even if he wanted to take action, he would be powerless. If something went wrong, he would be the one to suffer.
It's important to understand that the situation in the International Settlement was different from that in the French Concession. In the French Concession, the French consulate had a more relaxed management system, and it was basically managed by the Chinese themselves, which allowed the Green Gang to grow in power.
However, the British and Americans managed the International Settlement very strictly, imposed more restrictions on Chinese people, and had far more troops stationed there than in the French Concession.
Li Zhiqun then reported: "Given the special circumstances of the International Settlement, it is difficult for my men to operate there. So these past few days I have been working on Chief Inspector Cha Yutang of the International Settlement Police Station. The work is progressing smoothly. He has agreed to use his men to monitor Phillips, but this will take time."
Li Zhiqun had previously sent people into the International Settlement to monitor Phillips, but the agents of No. 76 were moving around the area and were quickly noticed by some local forces, especially the detectives from the police station, which led to a conflict.
Seeing that his whereabouts could not be kept secret, Li Zhiqun had no choice but to recall his men. Finally, considering the actual situation, since his own forces could not infiltrate, he decided to use the same old trick and once again seek his allies in the International Settlement.
This time, however, he did not choose the Green Gang branch, but the police station with the strongest Chinese influence in the International Settlement. So he contacted Chief Detective Cha Yutang many times, and under various forms of coercion and enticement, Cha Yutang finally agreed to cooperate with the operation and use his own men to monitor Phillips and provide intelligence for Li Zhiqun.
When Qingqing Zhengliang heard Li Zhiqun's report, he was naturally very happy. He knew that when it came to dealing with the Chinese, it was people like Li Zhiqun who had the best methods.
He nodded and said, "You did a very good job, Li Jun. The Shanghai Intelligence Section is our biggest threat. Over the years, they have been like a vicious snake, secretly watching us. We have never been able to find their traces, resulting in heavy losses, but we are powerless to fight back. This time is a rare opportunity, and we must seize it."
Oh, and there's one more thing I need to tell you. According to reliable sources, the Military Intelligence Bureau's Shanghai station has been re-established, and the new station chief is named Chen Hongchi. Do you know anything about him?
"The Military Intelligence Bureau acted so quickly!"
Upon hearing this, Li Zhiqun thought for a moment, then frowned and continued, "I know Chen Hongchi. He is the deputy station chief of the Beiping station of the Military Intelligence Bureau's Class A branch, and also a key member of its northern intelligence network. He has carried out many assassination missions and is a skilled operator. I didn't expect the Military Intelligence Bureau to send him here."
Qing Qingzhengliang smiled slightly and said, "It seems that the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (Zhongtong) has a very deep understanding of the Military Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (Juntong). That's right, this person's situation is exactly as you described. Then I don't need to waste any more words. You should take advantage of their unstable foothold and not wait for them to become too powerful to find them as soon as possible."
Li Zhiqun suddenly connected the incident to the bombing that happened today, and continued, "I understand. However, there was a bombing today. Jin Jianyuan, an official of the new government's Ministry of the Interior, was killed by a bomb in western Shanghai. I suspect that it might be the work of the newly appointed Shanghai station chief?"
After explaining the details, Qingqing Zhengliang nodded slowly: "They acted very quickly. You should focus your efforts on the intelligence market case now. It's good to let Luo Xingchao handle it; he's quite capable."
Li Zhiqun also agreed: "Yes, alas, with Wang Hanmin dead, I am really short of people around me. Among the cadres in the Special Agent Headquarters, Wu Shicai is reliable, but he is brave but not resourceful. He is good at operations, but he is far from good at intelligence work. I don't trust the others very much. The most capable person now is Luo Xingchao."
Qing Qingzheng smiled slightly and said, "Although Luo Xingchao is someone we arranged, he is meticulous in his work and has always been very respectful to you. I am very pleased that you two can cooperate so well. So let's do it this way. You two will split up, one to deal with the Shanghai Intelligence Section and the other to deal with the Shanghai Station. I hope you can both achieve something!"
In an attic in a working-class area of western Shanghai, several young men dressed in coarse cloth and working-class attire were whispering among themselves.
The leader was none other than Chen Hongchi, the head of the Military Intelligence Bureau's Shanghai station, and the others were all cadres of the action team.
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