They've already escaped! Chen Yanqing stamped his foot in frustration and led his men over the courtyard wall again.
He shouted, "Report to the bureau chief immediately! Ding Dahai has already escaped!"
When Ning Zhiheng drove up to the Xicheng Police Station, he saw Liu Datong and others waiting for him at the gate.
"Have they caught the person?" Ning Zhiheng asked directly.
"Team leader, Ding Dahai has already fled and has been away from the police station for a long time. Chen Yanqing and the others just reported that his house is empty, his belongings are scattered, and there are signs of burning." Liu Datong replied cautiously.
Ning Zhiheng was somewhat disappointed upon hearing the result. Ding Dahai was surprisingly vigilant. The arrest team was apprehended in the early hours of the morning, but he didn't hesitate at all and immediately withdrew. He was truly a difficult guy to deal with.
Ning Zhiheng was unaware that Ding Dahai's movements had actually been spotted by his own men at the scene of the arrest earlier that day, which prompted him to make the decision to leave immediately. This caused Liu Datong's operation to be delayed, resulting in the arrest's failure.
At the same time, Wang Shucheng arrived with his team. Seeing that Ning Zhiheng had arrived, Wang Shucheng quickly ran over.
Ning Zhiheng did not hesitate and immediately ordered, "Ding Dahai is definitely going to escape back to Shanghai. Datong, your men know Ding Dahai. Immediately cooperate with our men to search the train station and all the shipping docks. Be quick, hopefully we can still make it in time!"
At Ning Zhiheng's command, everyone split into several groups and immediately began their operation. However, the train station was in the east of the city, and the Xicheng Police Station was in the west. By the time Ning Zhiheng led his men through the entire Nanjing city and arrived at the train station, a train bound for Shanghai had just left the station.
Watching the car disappear into the distance, Ning Zhiheng had a premonition that the target had escaped. He gritted his teeth, furious.
This was the first time a Japanese spy had escaped from his grasp and left Nanjing alive.
In the Japanese concession of Hangzhou, inside Murakami Keita's villa, he slowly put down the phone. Disoriented, he didn't even put the phone back on the phone holder. His hand was empty, and he was momentarily dazed before he calmed himself down and put the phone down properly.
The call just came from Colonel Kohei Takashima, the garrison commander of Hangzhou. He clearly told me that yesterday afternoon, the Hangzhou military intelligence station suddenly launched a simultaneous operation and arrested several targets. The identities of the criminals had been secretly tallied and immediately informed Murakami Keita.
As he listened to the names that came to his ears one by one, Murakami Keita's heart sank to the bottom of the sea, because he knew these names all too well. These people were the members of the five intelligence teams under Murakami Keita's command.
It's over! It's completely over!
Murakami Keita's vision was blurry, his temples throbbed, and his mind was a complete blank. He slowly slumped into his seat.
The situation can no longer be described as serious. His intelligence network has been completely wiped out. He had only been in office for less than a month, and he hadn't even fully sorted out his work when this catastrophic disaster struck.
For Murakami Keita, as the head and most direct person in charge of the Japanese intelligence organization in the Hangzhou area, this disaster was enough to send him to the deepest abyss, and had almost declared the end of his life!
In Japanese society, when a major mistake occurs at work, the accountability and severity of the consequences are extremely high. In addition to the person involved being punished, the main leader is usually also held responsible, and may even resign or commit suicide. This situation is particularly serious in the strictly disciplined intelligence agencies.
The previous head of the Special Higher Police, Kawamoto Kuraji, took responsibility for the series of major losses in the Nanjing intelligence district and was forced to submit his resignation. He was demoted to Hangzhou, and neither the military nor the Ministry of Home Affairs tried to retain him. They agreed to his resignation immediately. This is because in the Japanese mindset, when problems arise, the main leader must be held responsible, which is a matter of course.
The situation remains the same: the entire intelligence network in the Hangzhou area has been wiped out, which is far more serious than the defeat in Nanjing. As the head of intelligence, Murakami Keita has no way out except to be imprisoned in a military prison for investigation or to commit seppuku.
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