The next morning, in the office of Taro Sagawa of the Shanghai Special Higher Police, Ryoko Kitaoka was giving a work report to Taro Sagawa.
"Chief, so far, I have set up three intelligence teams in the French Concession and the International Settlement, and have gradually begun intelligence work. I believe that in a little while, we will be able to uncover the Chinese intelligence network," Kitaoka Ryoko reported.
Sagawa Taro looked at the overly beautiful intelligence team leader in front of him, but he was quite troubled. As soon as Kitaoka Ryoko arrived in Shanghai, she promised him that she would wipe out the Chinese government's infiltrative organizations in Shanghai in a short period of time, and she also tried her best to take over all intelligence affairs in Shanghai, showing an extremely assertive attitude.
Meanwhile, he had been focusing his energy on the defection work in Guangzhou, and the intelligence team leader, Imai Yuji, was tied up in Nanjing with heavy workloads, making it impossible for him to take care of the work in Shanghai. In addition, Kitaoka Ryoko was a protégé of the Supreme Section Chief, Tsuchihara Keiji, and her background forced him to make some concessions, so he agreed to Kitaoka Ryoko's request.
Fortunately, at present, Kitaoka Ryoko's work is outstanding. She has an exceptional ability to handle intelligence matters and has proposed to take the initiative to set up a Japanese intelligence team in the Shanghai International Settlement to fight espionage and find the Chinese agents who have been lurking in the Shanghai International Settlement.
“Team Leader Kitaoka, I admire your work efficiency, but I still have to remind you that the concessions in Shanghai are not within our sphere of influence. All countries are wary and resistant towards us, so the concessions have become a base for Chinese agents. Our forces do not have an advantage there. More than a year ago, three intelligence officers from the military were shot dead by Chinese agents in the French Concession during an operation. Although we put pressure on the French later, it still came to nothing.”
Kitaoka Ryoko had also done thorough preparation and had a good understanding of the situation. She nodded and said, "I have reviewed the files on this assassination. Major Hase Masaki of the Military Intelligence Department, and two other agents were assassinated in the street. Chinese agents are indeed very rampant in the concession."
Taro Sagawa nodded and said, "Therefore, your operations in the concession must be discreet. Once your identities are exposed, you are very likely to be targeted by Chinese agents. They will not show you any mercy. Our forces are too far away to provide timely support. Just as you said, it is a battle of espionage against espionage. This is a contest of strength!"
When Kitaoka Ryoko heard Sagawa Taro's warning, she smiled slightly, her eyes filled with undisguised confidence. She bowed and said, "Please rest assured, Section Chief. The members of the intelligence team sent to the concession are all outstanding agents handpicked by me from the North China headquarters. I am also eager to have a head-on confrontation with Chinese agents."
When Taro Sagawa saw Ryoko Kitaoka's confident expression, he couldn't help but frown. As a veteran agent with extremely rich experience, he disliked Ryoko Kitaoka's current behavior. The line between confidence and arrogance is sometimes very thin. Ryoko Kitaoka has the ability, but he doesn't have a good impression of her mentality.
Sagawa Taro said in a deep voice, "Team Leader Kitaoka, I need to remind you that your opponents are not just one enemy. Chinese intelligence organizations have infiltrated forces in Shanghai. Are you aware of this?"
Kitaoka Ryoko nodded and said, "As far as I know, the Wuhan government, no, it should be called the Chongqing government now, mainly has two forces lurking in Shanghai, but they are mainly lurking in the Shanghai concessions. They are nothing more than the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics and the Military Bureau of Investigation and Statistics."
Generally speaking, the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (Zhongtong)'s infiltrative organizations pose little threat to us and are not aggressive. On the contrary, as far as I know, they prefer to fight among their own people, especially the Military Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (Juntong), with whom they are mortal enemies.
The Military Intelligence Bureau had two intelligence agencies in Shanghai. One was the Shanghai Intelligence Station, which we later cracked down on, and there has been no news of it since. I estimate that it has already withdrawn from Shanghai.
The second force is very mysterious. I only learned a little about it from Cui Guangqi's confession while reviewing the documents.
It was a special agent unit led by Ning Zhiheng, the deputy head of the Shanghai intelligence station. This unit was extremely cunning and difficult to deal with, swift in action, and decisive in its style. It was a rare elite force. The bombing of the Fukuoka warehouse, the assassination of Major Hase in the concession, and even the assassination of Lu Tianqiao, the leader of the Green Gang in the concession, were all the work of this unit. However, Cui Guangqi knew nothing about this unit; their size, equipment, personnel, and so on were all unknown. This Chinese special agent unit was also my primary target for capturing during this incursion into the concession.
Sagawa Taro stared at Kitaoka Ryoko, a hint of resentment in his eyes, and said solemnly, "Very good, Team Leader Kitaoka, you have indeed made thorough preparations. What I want to remind you is this special agent force. Their leader, Ning Zhiheng, has always been the person our Central China Special Higher Police Department most wants to capture. He is also the head of the highest-level secret agents in China's intelligence department. For so long, our investigation into him has made no progress. To date, we don't even have a blurry photo of him."
Three years ago, this man almost destroyed all our intelligence groups in Nanjing. Years of hard work were wiped out in an instant. We sent elite agents to infiltrate Nanjing many times to find Ning Zhiheng, but they all disappeared without a trace. This led to my predecessor, Mr. Kawamoto, resigning. I had just taken over as head of the Special Higher Police Section, and almost every so often I would receive news of the intelligence groups being wiped out. To be honest, sometimes I didn't even dare to hear news from Nanjing. No news was good news. That was truly the darkest period for our Shanghai Special Higher Police Section!
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