At noon the next day, Ning Zhiheng was working on documents in the office of the Fujiwara Association president when there was a knock on the door.
"Come in!
Yi Hua'an pushed open the door and entered, then turned around and closed it tightly. He came to Ning Zhiheng and said in a low voice, "Mu Yu sent word that an assassination attempt occurred in the Detective Division last night. Agent Deng Yuankai first assassinated Cui Guangqi's bodyguard Pei Tai, and then attempted to assassinate Cui Guangqi, but unfortunately, he failed. Deng Yuankai was killed on the spot, while Cui Guangqi was unharmed!"
The intelligence and action teams of the intelligence station have now entered Shanghai city and gone undercover. The resettlement and liaison points that Yi Hua'an had previously set up are now in use, and many tasks have been handed over to Yi Hua'an. Yi Hua'an is in charge of Luo Xingchao's intelligence channels.
"Deng Yuankai made his move? How could it be so fast?"
Upon hearing this, Ning Zhiheng suddenly looked up at Yi Hua'an and asked curiously.
The work of turning Deng Yuankai against his side was not yet complete. He was planning to contact Deng Yuankai again and confront him completely, but now Deng Yuankai has already made an assassination attempt, which was really beyond his expectations.
The most regrettable thing is that the assassination attempt failed before Deng Yuankai sacrificed himself in vain, and he still had to find another target to turn against Deng Yuankai.
The consequences of this assassination were mixed. On the one hand, the Japanese would definitely be more wary of these surrendered intelligence agents in the future, and the rift between them would gradually widen.
The downside is that this incident has alarmed Cui Guangqi, making him more vigilant. It will be difficult for even his confidants to gain his trust in the future, making assassination even more challenging. Even if I successfully recruit another inside agent, it will probably be difficult for me to get close to Cui Guangqi!
"Understood. Deng Yuankai endured hardship and bided his time, but ultimately failed. It's truly a pity. Have Muyu await my instructions. Once I've selected a new target for defection, we'll proceed with the next step!" Ning Zhiheng commanded.
"Yes!" Yi Hua'an nodded in agreement.
"Go and make the arrangements. Go and call Hirao in!" Ning Zhiheng then instructed.
Soon, Hirao Daichi knocked on the door and came in, standing respectfully in front of Ning Zhiheng.
"President, you wanted to see me!"
"Hirao-kun, tonight, Colonel Katsuta Takashi, the commander of the military police, is hosting a celebratory banquet. You and I will go to the banquet together. Be clever and make more friends; it will be of great help to your future work!"
Tonight, Colonel Katsuta, commander of the Shanghai Gendarmerie Headquarters, is holding a banquet to celebrate moving to his new residence, and he has invited Ning Zhiheng to attend.
Although Ning Zhiheng was unwilling to be too high-profile, he had no choice but to agree when Katsuta Takashi insisted on the invitation. After all, Katsuta Takashi played an important role in his entire smuggling plan and was an important figure that he had been deliberately trying to befriend.
"Shall I go with you?" Hirao Daichi asked with delight.
He knew about the banquet tonight, but in his opinion, the chairman's absolute confidant, Akagi Yukihito, would definitely be there, and he would hardly have the opportunity. However, he did not expect that the chairman would choose him to participate. This meant that he had gained the chairman's trust and his position would be more secure in the future. Thinking of this, Hirao Daichi was overjoyed.
Ning Zhiheng glanced at Hirao Daichi and said with a smile, "Akagi still has important work to complete, so you will participate as my attendant. Moreover, you will participate in such activities from now on, understand?"
The president's meaning couldn't be clearer: all his hard work over the years had not been in vain, and he had finally gained the president's approval.
Hirao Daichi bowed deeply and said, "Thank you for your trust, Chairman. I understand!"
Ning Zhiheng had his own reasons for doing this. It was really not advisable for him and Yi Huaan to appear in public for long periods of time. Frequently going to such public places would make it easy for people to remember their faces, which was a big taboo for a special agent. Therefore, he decided to let Hirao Daichi participate in such activities more often in the future, while he and Yi Huaan would try to stay behind the scenes!
That afternoon, on a street in the city center, Special Higher Police agent Shinya Takeshita stood on the street, dressed in a neat captain's uniform, looking quite heroic.
However, he was somewhat reluctant. He never wore military uniform, especially in public, because he was afraid of being targeted by Chinese agents and getting shot by his own people. He wouldn't be so lucky then.
He turned to Wen Hao beside him and said, "They're making us run out into the streets to be under martial law and get winded, while their military police are guarding the villa. I'm telling you, you'd better be on your guard and make sure nothing goes wrong!"
Although the banquet held by Takashi Katsuta was a small gathering, the attendees were all high-ranking military officers and dignitaries. Given the numerous assassination attempts that had occurred in Shanghai in the past, the security measures were extremely tight and of a very high level.
After all, the military police held a very high position in the army. As the commander of the military police, Colonel Katsuta Takashi's influence was far greater than that of an ordinary colonel in the army. In the whole of Shanghai, he was a powerful figure. Even the head of the Special Higher Police, Sagawa Taro, was slightly inferior to him.
Such individuals are also the most closely watched targets by Chinese intelligence agents. It's hard to say whether they might disrupt the banquet. If a security problem were to occur at today's banquet, it would be a major incident. Therefore, the military police and the Special Higher Police have deployed a large number of personnel for protection.
The Japanese agents of the military police and the Special Higher Police were stationed in and around the villa for security, while the agents of the Detective Division were stationed far away on the outskirts, setting up checkpoints at the street corners and ends to enforce martial law and isolate unauthorized personnel.
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