Huo Yueze knew very well that Li Zhiqun's focus on Feng Sinian meant that his target was definitely not Phillips. Because not only Li Zhiqun, but even the Japanese military would not take any action against American diplomats. Therefore, his previous judgment was correct: Li Zhiqun's target must be the intelligence department.
Phillips quickly understood from Huo Yueze's words, and his expression immediately became serious.
Huo Yueze snorted coldly and said in a deep voice, "Philip, you need to be careful about your whereabouts these days. I'm afraid the people from No. 76 are already secretly monitoring you. If I'm not mistaken, they will definitely try to find out the specific situation of the intelligence market around you, or to be more precise, find out my whereabouts."
Phillips knew that Huo Yueze's worries had likely come true, and he immediately nodded and said, "Understood, Chen. Since it was my subordinate who caused the problem, I will investigate this matter thoroughly and give you an explanation. I will never let this matter endanger any of my partners."
At nine o'clock the next morning, on the north bank of the Yangtze River in the eastern suburbs of Nanjing, two squads of Japanese military police and a pacification army surrounded an area.
Wen Hao and his intelligence personnel were surveying the scene. Ever since he received a report from his subordinates yesterday that the reconnaissance team he had sent to Jiangbei had gone missing, he had known that something was wrong.
At the No. 21 Special Agent Headquarters, there are special agents who specialize in tracking. Under Wen Hao's command, after a long search, based on the descriptions of several investigators left behind in Dong'an Town, they finally tracked down to the vicinity of this dam.
At this moment, in a large pit, a team of soldiers carried out the nine bodies buried inside one by one. They were all members of the reconnaissance team for this mission.
Wen Hao stepped forward to carefully verify the identity, and began to examine the marks on the deceased's body, trying to find some clues left behind. After spending quite a while, he waved to signal his subordinates to finish up and ordered all personnel to retreat, thus ending the investigation.
The team leader, Ren Qingsheng, was mainly responsible for this reconnaissance mission. The entire reconnaissance team he assigned was his subordinates. Naturally, he bore the main responsibility for this failure. After the incident, he had been cautiously following behind Wen Hao.
"Where did the problem lie? Judging from the scene, this was a typical ambush. Our men entered the area and were quickly killed, most of them shot in the back. It was premeditated by the Military Intelligence Bureau."
Wen Hao's expression was calm, but the cold glint in his eyes made Ren Qingsheng even more uneasy. He had followed Wen Hao for a long time and knew his character. Wen Hao was the most deep and reserved. The calmer his expression was, the angrier he was probably inside.
Upon hearing Wen Hao's question, Ren Qingsheng hurriedly replied, "It all happened without warning. All the reports I received before were normal. Yan Ping, the leader of the investigation team, is an expert in tracking, and the operation had been progressing smoothly. But this morning, they suddenly discovered that the people at that dye shop had gone missing. He left some people to guard the place and led the others to follow the trail, but they hadn't returned by the afternoon. That's when the people left behind started to feel uneasy..."
"alright!"
Wen Hao impatiently interrupted him. He had already inquired about these matters. It seemed that the Military Intelligence Bureau personnel had begun arranging the evacuation this morning, while simultaneously setting a trap to eliminate the reconnaissance team behind them, and finally leaving calmly.
At this moment, Ye Tongji, a section chief under him, rushed over to report: "Director, the missing persons in the town have been identified. In addition to the dye house, there is also a restaurant and a family in the south of the town. They have all suddenly disappeared. There are a total of 56 people, all of whom are young and strong men. They should be all the personnel from Nanjing Station."
“They’ve all run away!” Wen Hao said coldly.
Just two days ago, he was boasting and making grand promises in front of Mr. Fujiwara and Section Chief Imai, saying things like he would wipe them all out in one fell swoop. But he was slapped hard in the face by the Military Intelligence Bureau. How could he explain this to Section Chief Imai? He had also lost face in front of Mr. Fujiwara. How could he bear this?
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