"How was the search last night?" Sagawa pressed.
Yuji Imai replied helplessly, "No results. We searched every place that could hide so many people. They've completed their mission and won't risk lingering here."
Furthermore, the incident occurred at 7:30 PM yesterday, and we discovered and began searching at 9:00 PM. That's plenty of time; they had enough time to escape. I suspect they entered the International Settlement directly from the Suzhou Creek direction. After all, the Suzhou Creek isn't wide, and it would have been difficult for us to spot them at night. This time, they got away.”
Sagawa Taro threw the interrogation record on the table, sighed, and said, "Then let it go! But it's a real pity. We can let go of others, but Yu Li is the most valuable defector we have. Although I knew he would be eliminated by Chinese agents sooner or later, I didn't expect it to happen so soon. The strength of the Chinese intelligence department has improved so much that we can hardly cope with it!"
Sagawa Taro knew there would be no gain this time. He thought for a moment and then said, "Imai-kun, there's one more thing I need to tell you!"
Yuji Imai quickly stood at attention, awaiting Taro Sagawa's orders.
Taro Sagawa solemnly stated, "Some time ago, the Special Higher Police in Beiping received orders from the military to conduct detailed reconnaissance of the Chinese army's defense zone and intensify intelligence activities. This work has now come to an end."
Now we've been notified to intensify our intelligence gathering on the Chinese government in Nanjing and closely monitor their every move. This means our intelligence team in Nanjing must be restarted.
"Restart?" Imai Yuji's expression changed, and he quickly stepped forward. "The reason for the failure in Nanjing has not yet been found. Only twenty days have passed since the last arrest team failed. Will forcibly restarting now cause significant losses? Our intelligence organization in Nanjing will be completely wiped out. I hope you will consider this carefully, Chief."
Taro Sagawa waved his hand, knowing that doing so would completely violate the working principles of a secret agent, but he still looked helpless and lowered his voice to say, "All signs indicate that the military is about to take action, and it will be significant. The timing will be in the next few days, and the location will be near Beiping. Once the incident occurs, it will cause a huge uproar, and the situation between China and Japan may undergo a major change. Therefore, the military and the Ministry of Home Affairs have issued strict orders to seize every opportunity to speed up the intelligence gathering work on the Nanjing government. We cannot refuse; we can only carry it out."
Upon hearing this, Yuji Imai immediately understood the seriousness of this operation. The Special Higher Police (TAT) was a special intelligence agency that provided intelligence to the military and had to prioritize the military's will. It seemed that he could not refuse under any circumstances, and he had to start restarting the operation immediately.
"Yes, I understand!" Imai Yuji stood at attention and bowed his head.
At this moment, Ning Zhiheng, who was working at the Nanwu Bookstore, was telling Kuroki Yueyi, who had just returned, about what happened last night.
"Mr. Kuroki, this was my dereliction of duty. I was unable to stop these soldiers from entering your office. I am truly sorry!" Ning Zhiheng said, bowing his head.
Kuroki Gakuichi waved his hand and said in a deep voice, "How can you blame yourself? The military in the country is becoming increasingly powerful, and it is difficult for us intellectuals to resist it."
At this point, he clearly didn't want to discuss such issues further, so he changed the subject and asked, "Fujiwara-kun, how's the progress of organizing Uehara Shogun's manuscript going lately?"
Ning Zhiheng quickly replied, "It will be completed soon. The copying has already begun and should take another two to three days."
Kuroki Yueyi nodded in satisfaction. Ning Zhiheng's progress had far exceeded his previous expectations, which showed how diligent Ning Zhiheng had been during this period.
He smiled and said, "Very good. We'll send it over together after you finish copying it. I have some things to discuss with General Shangyuan, so please finish the work as soon as possible."
"Yes, sir!" Ning Zhiheng nodded hurriedly in agreement.
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