Hou Weizhao's words greatly surprised Bian Ze, because he knew very well that the two photos were of Taro Sagawa, the head of the Japanese Special Higher Police, and his assistant. Hou Weizhao said that he had seen one of them. Could it be that the high-ranking officials of the Japanese intelligence agency had actually infiltrated his territory?
"What did you say? You've seen one of them?" Bian Ze asked urgently.
“This is the person!” Hou Weizhao handed a photo to Bian Ze.
He began to recall carefully: "Eight days ago, I identified the last target for screening, Pang Yingcai, an officer in the General Affairs Department. At that time, I had just assigned the monitoring task. That noon, Pang Yingcai was eating at a restaurant. I took a few people and monitored him at the teahouse opposite him. Halfway through, a man who did not have a seat was arranged to sit opposite me. We chatted for a few minutes at that time."
"Section Chief, can you tell us who these two photos are of?" Zheng Hongbo, who was standing to the side, understood what was going on. He picked up another photo and asked Bian Ze.
“Of course!” Bian Ze nodded, pointing to the photo in Zheng Hongbo’s hand. “This man with a broad face and thick eyebrows is our primary target, the head of the Shanghai Special Higher Police Section, Taro Sagawa.”
Bian Ze's words greatly surprised Zheng Hongbo and Hou Weizhao. The biggest adversary of the Military Intelligence Investigation Bureau was Sagawa Taro, the head of the Japanese intelligence department. For this reason, the commander had ordered the Shanghai station to conduct a detailed investigation of Sagawa Taro.
However, because the Chinese intelligence agencies had no source of information from the Japanese, and Taro Sagawa was usually extremely mysterious and never appeared in public, they had not even obtained a single photograph of him. Unexpectedly, Bian Ze had one in his possession.
"Is that Taro Sagawa?" Zheng Hongbo quickly brought the photo closer to his eyes and examined it carefully.
After a moment, he said with some confusion, "This photo should be a portrait, but it is painted by an extremely skilled painter. The portrait is so lifelike that at first glance you might mistake it for a real photograph."
“You’re not mistaken, this is indeed a portrait. But don’t worry, this portrait is exactly the same as the real person, there won’t be any discrepancies,” Bian Ze asked with a smile.
"Does our Military Intelligence Bureau have such talent? Was he sent by headquarters?" Zheng Hongbo asked.
“You’ll know these things later, we won’t talk about them now.” Bian Ze was clearly unwilling to mention these matters, but Ning Zhiheng’s ability to do so was not a secret among the higher-ups of the Military Intelligence Investigation Department. Given Zheng Hongbo’s rank, he would inevitably find out in the future.
Bian Ze picked up another photograph and said, "We don't know this person's identity, but we can confirm that he is Sagawa Taro's assistant, and should also be the head of the Shanghai Special Higher Police. It seems..."
He looked at Hou Weizhao and said, word by word, "He once infiltrated our defense zone and swaggered in front of you. If I'm not mistaken, he was preparing to meet with Pang Yingcai and was conducting reconnaissance before the meeting."
Hou Weizhao blushed slightly. It was such a pity that such a key figure had slipped away right before his eyes. If only he could have seen this photo a few days earlier!
"What was his behavior at the time?" Zheng Hongbo asked.
Hou Weizhao said, "At the time, my attention was all on Pang Yingcai. I only chatted with this guy casually for a few minutes and didn't pay much attention to him. Later, when Pang Yingcai left, I quickly followed him. Oh no, I had two other people with me at the time, and they left with me too. He must have discovered that we were monitoring Pang Yingcai. No wonder Pang Yingcai was unmoved by our subsequent attempts to test him. This guy!"
Now I finally understand the cause and effect. It turns out that my screening operation had been exposed long ago. No wonder I had been working in vain and gained nothing for so long.
Seeing Hou Weizhao blaming himself, Bian Ze waved his hand and said, "Alright, it's never too late to mend the fence after the sheep are lost! Tell me why you identified Pang Yingcai as a suspect in the first place."
Hou Weizhao then composed himself and said, "I suspect Pang Yingcai because he is Yu Li's old subordinate and knows Yu Li's preferences and habits well. Moreover, when Luo Xingchao went home to visit his family, he always drove home. He asked Pang Yingcai for fifty liters of gasoline, but Pang Yingcai made an excuse to delay it for a day before giving Luo Xingchao the gasoline, thus delaying his journey by a day. This made it possible for him to notify the Japanese to intercept and arrest him en route. Therefore, I included him in my list of five suspects. Now it seems that his identity can be confirmed. I will arrest him immediately and torture him severely. I am not afraid that he will not tell the truth."
"No, don't alarm him yet!" Bian Ze waved his hand to stop him. He thought carefully for a moment. "This Pang Yingcai's identity is definitely not ordinary. He is different from Luo Xingchao. First, according to your investigation, he has no recent injuries, which means he has not been tortured by the Japanese. Second, after Luo Xingchao defected, the Japanese arranged a contact for him. The transmission of intelligence requires transfer, but why can Pang Yingcai make direct contact with the head of the Special Higher Police? This means that he has gained a higher degree of trust from the Japanese. I suspect that Pang Yingcai is not a defector, but a real Japanese spy."
This analysis made Zheng Hongbo and Hou Weizhao nod repeatedly. Zheng Hongbo asked, "Section Chief, what do you mean?"
"There's not much point in arresting this kind of Japanese spy. Even if he surrenders, we can't believe he can become a double agent and serve us. He'll just be another prisoner."
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