Tanikawa Kazuma's words made Akita Akio raise his eyebrows, feeling extremely annoyed. The Special Higher Police had been fully cooperating with this operation.
It is important to know that intelligence gathering and reconnaissance require agents who are fluent in Chinese, as the operatives in the military do not speak Chinese.
However, even for an intelligence agency like the Special Higher Police, the number of people who can speak Chinese flawlessly is truly limited. Currently, all the agents in the Special Higher Police who are proficient in Chinese have been transferred out.
After all, many of these China-savvy agents were lost in Nanjing due to the failure of the intelligence investigation. Now, various military units are requesting agents who are proficient in Chinese, which the Special Higher Police simply cannot provide.
To address this, some personnel were urgently transferred from the Taiwan branch, which barely kept the operation afloat. Akita Akio was one of those transferred from the Taiwan branch to Shanghai. In order to supplement the urgently needed investigators, he even recruited several of his students who were teaching in Taiwan. The manpower was already very tight, and there was no way to apply for more now.
Seeing Akita Akio's expression, Tanikawa Kazuma knew that his request could not be fulfilled, and shook his head in disappointment.
Akita Akio didn't want to dwell on the topic any longer. He glanced at his watch and said in a deep voice, "That's enough for today. I need to go back to Guanyang Town. If I find anything, I'll let you know immediately."
Kazuma Tanikawa had no choice but to nod. Most of his team members did not speak Chinese and were unable to gather information or carry out reconnaissance missions. These tasks could only be done by Special Higher Police agents under Akio Akita.
After arranging everything, Ning Zhiheng called Huo Yueze to his side and said, "Yueze, the main task the commander gave us when we came to Pudong this time is to wipe out all the Japanese plainclothes teams operating in Pudong. This is also our best opportunity to make a name for ourselves."
Therefore, we'll split up. I'll take the reconnaissance squadron to investigate the plainclothes team, and you'll take three squadrons to transport medicine and supplies. Be extremely careful during the transport, and bring enough manpower to ensure safety. These medicines are crucial to the lives of the soldiers in the rear hospitals; there can be absolutely no problems."
Huo Yueze naturally knew that the matter of medicine was of great importance, so he quickly nodded in agreement and patted his chest to guarantee it.
Ning Zhiheng then called over Lao Hu, who had been waiting to the side, and asked him gently, "Lao Hu, I heard that your men encountered Japanese plainclothes officers. Can you tell me the specifics?"
Old Hu paused slightly, his face darkening. He gritted his teeth and said, "That was last month. The Huangpu River was blocked, and all the boats were destroyed. Our livelihood was cut off for a while, and life was tough. We thought of stealing some supplies from these warehouses and secretly transporting them across the river. But after finally getting the goods out, we were attacked when we got to the Juyuan area. Out of more than fifty gang members, only two of them escaped to the riverbank and jumped into the water to get away. Those damned Japanese dogs!"
At this point, hatred flashed in Lao Hu's eyes; most of the dead gang members were his subordinates.
Ning Zhiheng knew how he felt, so he reached out and patted him on the shoulder, comforting him, "Don't worry, this time we're specifically targeting these Japanese."
Ning Zhiheng pondered for a moment and then asked, "The Japanese plainclothes team has been trying to spy on our army, especially our artillery positions. Last month, they almost succeeded. I think they must be hiding near our garrison. But there are so many towns and villages around here, and the population is quite large. I want to know how many migrant workers there are along the Huangpu River. Can you give me a rough estimate?"
Ning Zhiheng guessed that it was impossible for a plainclothes team of one or two hundred people to blend into the ranks of ordinary Chinese people without leaving a trace. He thought he might be able to find a breakthrough by looking at the migrant population.
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