Lin Hanwen nodded and said, "Now that this problem has finally been clarified, I will inform the Nanjing authorities and have Comrade Kuquan confirm it."
He then picked up the photo, his gaze quickly focusing on the image of the man in it, and he couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "This is the group photo? Shadow is truly resourceful, even managing to get his hands on this?"
Xia Deyan laughed and said, "There's no need to question the Shadow's abilities. This was just washed. The Japanese have the original, and the last sentence of the Communist Manifesto is written on the back, which led to this crisis."
Ning Zhiheng's letter detailed the reasons for Takasugi Hitoki's exposure, as well as the entire process of the case.
Lin Hanwen nodded and said, "Fortunately, there are constant conflicts within the Japanese intelligence agencies, and Takasugi Hitoshi is being investigated by the Joint News Agency, which is already the best outcome. As for this Wang Xingyan..."
At this point, Lin Hanwen paused, then said with a hint of helplessness, "This is indeed a bit troublesome!"
"What, you know this person?" Xia Deyan immediately realized what was going on and looked at Lin Hanwen in surprise.
Lin Hanwen nodded slightly. This Wang Xingyan was indeed an old friend of his, but he would not tell Xia Deyan all of this.
Xia Deyan knew he couldn't ask too many questions, so he changed the subject and continued, "Shadow agreed to our proposed contact method, saying that he could get his hands on a radio and that the telecommunications technology was not a problem. However, the communication time would be delayed by half an hour, set at 12:30 a.m.
“Agreed. It seems we guessed correctly. He has plenty of radios and has received telecommunications training, so there’s no problem with communication channels. I’m sure our work will go much more smoothly with Shadow’s cooperation.”
Xia Deyan nodded heavily, having complete confidence in Shadow's abilities. And Shadow had never disappointed him.
At the same time, Ning Zhiheng also received a report from Yi Huaan.
“Just five days ago, Muyu reported the results of his investigation to Zuo Gang through his liaison. He had identified the man that Li Zhiqun had been secretly detaining. Zuo Gang has already reported the results of his investigation to Section Chief Huo.”
After Yi Hua'an returned to Shanghai, he regained leadership of the city's work. During the handover process with Zuo Gang, Zuo Gang also reported on this matter.
Yi Hua'an knew that Ning Zhiheng had been paying attention to this matter, so he asked Mu Yu to find out the person's identity and background as soon as possible. Now that there was a result, he quickly returned to report to Ning Zhiheng.
This immediately caught Ning Zhiheng's attention, and he asked in surprise, "Is there a result? Tell me the details quickly."
"This man's real name is Feng Sinian. He used to be a broker in Shanghai's black market..."
With Yi Hua'an's report, Ning Zhiheng quickly learned about the investigation. In the end, when he heard Phillips' name, he immediately understood that this matter was indeed aimed at the Shanghai Intelligence Section.
Ning Zhiheng couldn't help but nod inwardly. Li Zhiqun was indeed shrewd and resourceful. He had managed to find another way, starting with intelligence channels, to try to find the Shanghai Intelligence Section. If he hadn't been wary of him all along, and if Mu Yu hadn't continued his investigation of Feng Sinian, he might have missed this matter and suffered a great loss!
Fortunately, Li Zhiqun went to Nanjing and was tied up with those official duties, so he has not returned to Shanghai and is unable to handle the matter personally. The situation has not worsened for the time being.
Ning Zhiheng said, "It seems the situation is quite serious. I will go back to the Tan Mansion tomorrow to see how Huo Yueze handles this matter. We must resolve this major hidden danger before Li Zhiqun returns to Shanghai."
Yi Hua'an then reported: "At the same time, Mu Yu also reported some information. First of all, the Shanghai station has been quite active in the concession recently. A few days ago, they carried out an assassination attempt targeting a traitorous businessman."
"That's not surprising. From what I've observed, our Station Chief Chen is a man of action who refuses to be mediocre. I'm already quite surprised that he's been able to endure for so long. It seems that the Huang Lihui incident has made them much more restrained! Tell Muyu to keep things under control and not get too entangled with them, otherwise it would be a joke if they ended up killing each other!"
Ning Zhiheng had already given instructions to Muyu to prepare for the cover-up of all actions at the Shanghai station and to secretly provide assistance.
"There's one more thing!"
"What's up?"
"Chief Chinese Detective Cha Yutang of the International Settlement told Muyu that he had contact with Li Zhiqun and questioned Li Zhiqun about his recent whereabouts. Muyu judged that Cha Yutang was secretly colluding with Li Zhiqun and asked the intelligence department to investigate."
"Cha Yutang?"
Upon hearing this, Ning Zhiheng couldn't help but sneer. He had carried out numerous massacres in the French Concession, specifically targeting traitors and collaborators who had sided with the Japanese and the Nanjing puppet government. This had been very effective, and to this day, there was no sign of any shift in public opinion in the French Concession, from top to bottom, or in newspapers and news.
But unexpectedly, the International Settlement, which was strictly managed by the British and American consulates, produced such a traitor, who was also the chief Chinese detective.
"It seems that morale in the International Settlement is quite low. Chief Detective! He's been working for both the British and Americans, and now he's thinking of switching sides. Our methods were too soft, which is why all sorts of clowns have jumped out!"
Ning Zhiheng's words were full of murderous intent. If it were an ordinary person, it wouldn't be so bad, but the position of Chief Detective was no ordinary one. He was responsible for managing traffic, maintaining social order, investigating criminal activities, and all other aspects within the concession. In short, he was responsible for everything related to Chinese citizens.
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