The concession area has always been a weak link for the agents of the No. 76 Special Agent Headquarters. Various anti-Japanese organizations are entrenched there, and even the Green Gang branches in the concession have no goodwill towards the Japanese and the puppet government for various reasons. It is too difficult to continue the investigation. Luo Xingchao decided to terminate the investigation. So far, Cui Yuanfeng's actions have been quite significant. Continuing the investigation would be too risky.
"Bring me Feng Sinian's photo, and I'll submit it to the intelligence department. We shouldn't make any big moves at this stage."
"Yes!" Cui Yuanfeng accepted the order and left.
Two hours later, Luo Xingchao arrived at his designated contact point and handed over the investigation results and photos to the liaison officer.
He had been working under Yi Hua'an's leadership, and the intelligence from the liaison officers was also handed over to Yi Hua'an. However, Yi Hua'an and Ning Zhiheng went to Nanjing together, and in order to facilitate communication, the communication channels were temporarily handed over to Zuo Gang, who was still lurking in the city. Zuo Gang and Luo Xingchao had cooperated several times, and he knew that there was an insider in the Special Agent Headquarters.
Upon receiving the intelligence, Zuo Gang did not delay and immediately entered the International Settlement to report to Huo Yueze.
When Huo Yueze learned of these circumstances, he was somewhat surprised. How did this matter involve Phillips?
Huo Yueze was well aware that Phillips was not just a black market arms dealer; he had a more secretive identity: a very important member of the Shanghai intelligence network, possessing a large amount of valuable intelligence resources. The Shanghai intelligence department made huge deals with him every year, and the two were very reliable business partners. Now that Phillips was involved, Huo Yueze had to be on guard.
He looked closely at the photo in his hand and muttered to himself, "I have to say, this person does look somewhat familiar!"
Feng Sinian looked haggard and disheveled in the photo, but Huo Yueze vaguely recognized some familiar features. However, Ji Hongyi was the most familiar with the intelligence network, so he immediately called Ji Hongyi over.
When Ji Hongyi rushed over and learned about the whole situation, he took the photo and carefully examined it. Finally, he nodded and said, "Although his appearance has changed a lot, I can still remember this person. When we first bought TNT from Phillips, it was this person who made the connection. However, we no longer needed him in our transactions, so we never saw him again. I never expected that he would fall into the hands of Number 76."
"It really is him!"
Huo Yueze let out a breath, his expression somewhat unfriendly. He had only met Feng Sinian two years ago. At that time, in order to blow up the Fukuoka warehouse, he had found Phillips through the black market broker Feng Sinian. Now, hearing Ji Hongyi's words and confirming this, he couldn't help but feel a little worried.
He paced around the room twice, hands behind his back, still feeling uneasy. Li Zhiqun must have had a reason for arresting Feng Sinian. Why was he doing it so secretly and going through all this trouble? What was Li Zhiqun's purpose? He looked at Ji Hongyi and asked, "Tell me, why does Li Zhiqun want to arrest such a person?"
Ji Hongyi knew what Huo Yueze was worried about and comforted him, saying, "Section Chief, don't worry. This Feng Sinian is just a small fry who acted as a middleman. He doesn't know anything about us. We only had two limited contacts with him and didn't reveal our identities. Phillips wouldn't be so reckless as to leak our identities."
Although they knew that Ji Hongyi was probably right, their initial contact with Feng Sinian was only to buy weapons and explosives. Later, Phillips recognized their identities and introduced them into the intelligence market. Feng Sinian shouldn't have known their identities.
However, Huo Yueze was still somewhat uneasy. He shook his head and said, "It's always good to be careful! The Director is not in Shanghai right now, so we have lost a protective shield. If we are careless, it could lead to a big mistake. I will meet with Phillips immediately to find out about Feng Sinian's situation. I feel that Li Zhiqun's target is very likely us. We must take precautions."
Huo Yueze showed great importance to this intelligence report. He was always cautious and never took risks, which was one of the reasons why Ning Zhiheng valued him.
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