The severity of this situation far exceeds that of the previous defection by Yu Li and others.
The remaining personnel of the intelligence station, not to mention that they will no longer be able to operate in the city, even if they hide in the French Concession, their hiding places have already been exposed. The Japanese will use various means, such as negotiating with the French consulate or even sending people to infiltrate, to strike at the remaining forces.
Working behind enemy lines, the intelligence station's greatest advantage is its stealth. This allows them to maintain a certain level of initiative, strike the enemy as much as possible, and avoid being discovered. It's like a child wearing an invisibility cloak, wielding a dagger to assassinate a strong man. His greatest asset is that invisibility cloak. However, if the enemy discovers his whereabouts, it's like losing that invisibility cloak, and the situation changes completely. In a battle of strength, the opponent can easily defeat him.
This is the current situation of the entire intelligence station. Its personnel and locations have no secrets left, which means it has completely lost its intelligence capabilities and can hardly continue to operate. This is a complete failure!
What exactly happened in that short day?
The situation took a sudden turn for the worse. Not only did Zheng Hongbo's intelligence station suffer such heavy losses, but even his only intelligence agent in the Special Higher Police was implicated and is now seriously injured and lying in the hospital.
If Takeshi Ishikawa hadn't also been involved in the arrest operation, he probably wouldn't have known that the situation had become so serious.
Ning Zhiheng knew he had to make some preparations as soon as possible. According to Ishikawa Takeshi, another large-scale manhunt was about to begin. He had also set up two action teams in the western city, and he had to notify them in time to evacuate and return to the concession to hide.
More importantly, he needed to meet with Zheng Hongbo to inform him of the latest news: their personnel had been exposed, and evacuation was inevitable!
Thinking of this, he said to Ishikawa Takeshi, "Takeshi, our goods will be arriving in port soon. I had planned to distribute some of the goods in the concession and then resell them before entering the city. This way, no one will know that these medicines are from our Fujiwara Company. This time, I want to go to the concession to contact some reliable buyers first. So, if you need anything in the next few days, just contact Akagi directly. You can also contact him directly if you need to withdraw funds. We can discuss any problems when I get back!"
"You're going to the concession? It's not very safe there. You have to be careful!" Takeshi Ishikawa said quickly. Ning Zhiheng had said before that smuggled controlled goods couldn't be distributed in downtown Shanghai, as that would be too conspicuous. The best way was to sell them in the concession, or change their appearance and then resell them before entering downtown Shanghai, so that the Japanese wouldn't be able to detect them.
This is certainly a good method, but being in the concession is not as safe as being on one's own territory, so Ishikawa Takeshi is still quite worried about Ning Zhiheng's safety.
Ning Zhiheng laughed and said, "I'll be careful. Besides, I'm just doing business, looking for buyers. Medicine is the most sought-after commodity, easy to sell, and I'll be back soon. There won't be any safety issues!"
Takeshi Ishikawa could only nod and say, "Alright, I can't help with business matters, thank you for your hard work!"
After Ishikawa Takeshi left, Ning Zhiheng immediately called Yi Huaan in. He informed Yi Huaan of the news Ishikawa Takeshi had brought and ordered, "The Japanese are about to launch a large-scale search in the city. You immediately notify Zuo Gang to take the action team back to the concession to lay low for a while. I also need to return to the concession immediately. You stay here, keep an eye on the radio, and await my orders at any time!"
"Yes!" Yi Hua'an knew the matter was urgent and quickly nodded in agreement.
Ning Zhiheng then called in Manager Hirao Daichi, handed him the customs clearance certificate, and carefully instructed him: "After our goods arrive at the port, take this exemption certificate to the Wusongkou Customs to complete the formalities and ensure the goods pass through customs smoothly. If there are any problems, notify Major Ishikawa and Akagi-kun immediately. When I am not here, you will be in charge of the company's business. If there are any problems, consult Akagi in a timely manner. He can fully represent my decisions, and you must not disobey him. Do you understand?"
Hirao Daichi took the clearance certificate. He knew that the chairman had already smoothed things over at each stage, and all he needed to do was follow instructions. He quickly nodded and agreed, "Please rest assured, I will handle these matters well and follow Akagi-kun's orders!"
Ning Zhiheng nodded in satisfaction, signaling him to leave.
Having arranged everything, Ning Zhiheng wasted no time and passed through the Baidu Bridge checkpoint into the International Settlement that afternoon.
And immediately, through his own and Zheng Hongbo's private channels, he contacted him to meet immediately so that he could talk to him in person!
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