Hearing Ning Zhiheng's words, Ishikawa Takeshi felt a strong sense of agreement and said, "Tomohito, our business has just started. We'll think of something later. There will still be opportunities!"
Takeshi Ishikawa is now extremely focused on the business of the Fujiwara Company, and Ning Zhiheng needs this kind of mentality from him.
He intends to use money and wealth to gradually and completely corrupt Takeshi Ishikawa, making him work wholeheartedly for him.
“Yes, we should focus on the Shanghai market first, and then gradually expand the scale. We can’t be too hasty!” Ning Zhiheng nodded and said.
At this moment, Yi Hua'an brought in the brewed tea and placed it on the tea table.
Takeshi Ishikawa waved his hand and said, "Thank you, Akagi-kun, but I have a lot of work to do today and can't stay any longer. I have to leave soon!"
"What's the rush?" Ning Zhiheng asked in surprise.
Takeshi Ishikawa nodded helplessly, then said, "It's very important official business, Tomohito. You need to be careful when you go out these days, as the security situation in Shanghai is not very good right now!"
Ning Zhiheng was somewhat surprised. He knew that Ishikawa Takeshi was the military officer in charge of the city's security. If that was the case, something must have happened!
He gestured for Yi Hua'an to leave before asking, "What's wrong? Has everything been peaceful lately? Has something happened again?"
Takeshi Ishikawa nodded and said, "Just yesterday morning, another assassination attempt occurred on Huaizheng Street in the northern part of the city. However, this time the target was no ordinary person! It was not a soldier, but a direct descendant of the Otani family, Otani Jinki, a truly important figure."
"The Otani family?" Ning Zhiheng couldn't help but exclaim in surprise. "How could people like that come to Shanghai? What happened? Did the Chinese really succeed?"
The Otani family was a top-tier noble family in Japan, no less powerful than the Fujiwara family. The arrival of an important member of the Otani family in Shanghai was no small matter.
Ning Zhiheng hadn't expected Zheng Hongbo to be so ambitious this time, directly targeting such a valuable individual. It seemed he had underestimated Zheng Hongbo and his colleagues. If the assassination succeeded, it would be enough to cause a major earthquake in Shanghai.
"Of course it didn't work! Otherwise, would I still have time to chat with you?" Takeshi Ishikawa waved his hand and said with a smile.
"It's said that a member of the Special Higher Police saved Hitoshi Otani. That guy is really lucky; he's been on a meteoric rise ever since!"
After saying that, he kept clicking his tongue, unable to hide his envy. He thought to himself, how wonderful it would be if he could have such an opportunity.
Unsuccessful? Ning Zhiheng couldn't help but feel quite disappointed, and asked again, "Special Higher Police? Were they there at the time?"
Takeshi Ishikawa trusted Ning Zhiheng implicitly, and besides, these things weren't classified information; everyone would find out sooner or later.
"I don't know the specifics of the assassination, but it seems that at the scene, the Special Higher Police were also conducting a capture operation, and Mr. Otani and his team accidentally stumbled in. After a gunfight, an agent named Shinya Takeshita took a bullet for Hitoshi Otani, saving him, but was seriously injured himself. That guy is really lucky to be alive."
"Takeshita Shinya?" Ning Zhiheng's heart trembled.
How did Gu Feng get involved in this assassination attempt? Others might not know, but he knew Gu Feng was his intelligence agent and harbored deep hatred for the Japanese. How could he possibly risk his life to shield a Japanese soldier from a bullet? What exactly happened at the scene?
"Yes, that's the name? What, you know it?"
“No, I don’t know him, but I’ll definitely get to know him in the future and find out who this lucky guy is and how he is now,” Ning Zhiheng said calmly.
"He's in the hospital. I heard that Hitoshi Otani visited him this morning, so he should be out of danger!" Takeshi Ishikawa casually remarked.
"So you didn't catch the assassin? These people are incredibly audacious!" Ning Zhiheng then asked.
"Four assassins died at the time, and one was captured alive! This person quickly spoke up, and then last night a large-scale arrest operation was launched. I led the military police and police station personnel to seal off the entire northern district and cooperated with them in the arrests. We arrested quite a few people!" Takeshi Ishikawa replied. He had participated in the arrest operation yesterday and was naturally very clear about some of the details.
Ning Zhiheng asked, "Who are these assassins? How many have you captured?"
Seeing Ning Zhiheng's interest, Ishikawa Takeshi naturally answered all his questions, saying, "Who else could they be but agents of the Wuhan government! I was only responsible for the blockade and security. The real operation was carried out by the Special Higher Police's action team. They killed more than twenty people and captured more than thirty. It was a considerable achievement. The Special Higher Police really made a name for themselves this time! Now, the military's intelligence department, the Special Higher Police's action team, the military police headquarters, and police stations across the country, all forces will soon be mobilized to launch another large-scale search in Shanghai to completely eliminate any lurking Chinese agents!"
Upon hearing this, Ning Zhiheng remained outwardly calm, but his heart felt as heavy as if it were filled with molten lead.
This loss is simply too great! Zheng Hongbo's intelligence station only had a little over a hundred people, most of whom were hiding in the French Concession. Now, in the northern part of the city, the loss of so many intelligence agents means that the entire intelligence station's operations personnel have been wiped out!
Moreover, the subsequent losses will be even greater. More than 30 intelligence agents have been arrested, and even the most conservative estimate is that some of them will not be able to withstand the torture and life-or-death tests and will defect and surrender.
Zheng Hongbo's intelligence station consisted of veterans from the original Shanghai military intelligence station. They had worked together for many years and knew each other very well. With so many people arrested and defecting, the intelligence station had no secrets left and was completely exposed to the Japanese.
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