In the director's office in the office building, Luo Xingchao stood at the window, watching Wu Shicai and his group hurriedly leave the intelligence headquarters, a strange smile appearing on his lips.
He turned to look at Bi Wenxiang behind him and asked in a deep voice, "Has everything been clarified? Just how much did Wu Shicai suffer?"
Bi Wenxiang replied, "He hasn't even paid the operating funds for the General Affairs Department this month. I estimate the losses must be considerable. At the very least, the revenue accounts for the past two months in Huxi will not be able to cover the losses. That's a huge sum of money. I think he's invested all his money into it."
"good!"
Luo Xingchao clapped his hands excitedly and said that everything was as he wished. Wu Shicai had indeed suffered a big setback in the stock market, and he could take this opportunity to deal with the guy. Of course, he could not do anything to Wu Shicai, but Li Zhiqun could take his life.
Although Wu Shicai lost a lot of money this time, he is quite good at making money. If he is pushed to the limit, he will have no bottom line and will probably resort to any means to collect money everywhere to cover up his debts so that he can report to Li Zhi.
If he really recovers and raises enough funds to fill this huge hole, then I will have missed a golden opportunity. I must not give him that time. As the saying goes, strike while the iron is hot!
He needed to get Li Zhiqun back to Shanghai as soon as possible, but what excuse could he use? Of course, he couldn't directly accuse Wu Shicai of embezzlement. He could only pretend not to know about Wu Shicai's affairs. Otherwise, given Li Zhiqun's suspicious nature, he might think that he was deliberately monitoring Wu Shicai, or even suspect that he was involved in the matter. The effect would be greatly reduced.
We need to find a suitable excuse. As long as Li Zhiqun returns, during the handover and reporting of work among various departments, Wu Shicai must give Li Zhiqun an account and hand over the income from the business in western Shanghai for the past two months. In this way, Wu Shicai's embezzlement will naturally be exposed, and we can use Li Zhiqun to deal with Wu Shicai. Even if we can't completely get rid of him, Wu Shicai will find it hard to gain Li Zhiqun's trust in the future.
That evening at the Spit Club, Phillips was sitting opposite Huo Yueze, but this time neither of them was in the mood for leisure as before.
Phillips spoke first, saying, "Chen, you guessed right. After observing for the past two days, I have indeed been followed by someone. They are very discreet. If it weren't for your reminder, I would have had a hard time discovering them."
The International Settlement was, after all, within the sphere of influence of Britain and the United States. Phillips was not short of operatives; on the contrary, he had been operating there for many years. Consulates of various countries and local troops could provide him with sufficient assistance. Therefore, after receiving Huo Yueze's message, he quickly discovered the abnormal situation around him and secretly arrested one of the trackers. After some interrogation, he found out the reason for the matter.
Huo Yueze had also been worried about this matter. After all, Feng Sinian had been arrested for quite some time. Had Li Zhiqun taken any action during this period? How much did he know about the Shanghai Intelligence Bureau? These were the questions he needed to know most. Hearing the voice, he asked, "Is he one of Li Zhiqun's men?"
Phillips shook his head: "It's not Li Zhiqun. Surprisingly, it's Cha Yutang."
"Cha Yutang? It really is him!" Huo Yueze couldn't help but mutter to himself.
When he received Zuo Gang's report earlier, he already knew that Cha Yutang, the chief Chinese detective of the International Settlement, was secretly involved with Li Zhiqun. At that time, he suspected that Cha Yutang might be detrimental to the Shanghai Intelligence Bureau and was preparing to deal with him. Today, he received confirmation of this.
Upon hearing Huo Yueze's words, Phillips quickly realized that the other party already knew some things about Cha Yutang, and asked, "Chen, how come it seems like you already knew?"
Now that Phillips already knew, Huo Yueze had no intention of hiding it anymore. The reason he hadn't informed Phillips about Cha Yutang before was naturally for the sake of secrecy. Although he and Phillips had a good working relationship, these intelligence brokers were also wary of each other and inevitably schemed against one another. How could they tell each other everything without reservation?
Upon hearing this, he nodded and said, "I only know that Cha Yutang has been secretly contacting Li Zhiqun recently, but I don't know the specifics. However, I understand now that Li Zhiqun is probably investigating and tracking you through Cha Yutang."
"The situation I encountered during my interrogation was the same. This person confessed that during the time they were monitoring me, they had gathered some information and reported it to Cha Yutang."
Huo Yueze's heart tightened immediately, and he quickly asked, "What's going on?"
“During the time they were tracking us, we had two gatherings. Since they were both in our controlled area, they were unable to track us the whole time, but they still managed to take some pictures. It seems to be a few photos of the attendees. They don’t know the specifics themselves, but they handed them over to Cha Yutang. I guess Cha Yutang knows something about it. I just don’t know if it will have any impact on you?”
Every so often, the intelligence market holds a gathering to exchange information and negotiate deals. However, these gatherings are always held in very secluded and secure locations, such as private villas, high-end clubs, or even consulates of various countries—areas that are inaccessible to ordinary people.
Huo Yueze pondered for a moment before asking, "Philip, this whole thing started with Feng Sinian. You said you'd give me an explanation. What do you plan to do now?"
“I was just about to discuss this with you. Li Zhiqun and Cha Yutang are definitely targeting you. It all depends on how you plan to resolve this. If you're unwilling to take action, then I'll step in and, in the name of the consulate, detain Cha Yutang and find any materials or photos that are detrimental to us. However…”
Phillipston paused, made a helpless expression, and spread his hands, saying, "This would be going through official procedures. As far as I know, Cha Yutang is highly regarded by the Municipal Council, and there are people at the British Consulate who want to protect him. So I can only detain him temporarily, and I can even exert influence to remove him from his position as Chief Inspector of the Chinese Detective Agency. But if we really want to get rid of him and completely eliminate future troubles, it will be a bit troublesome, unless you are willing to do it!"
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