Zhang Puhe's eyes flickered as he looked at Sun Guanglin and asked suspiciously, "You seem quite articulate, not like a farmer at all. But your brother does seem like one. He hasn't dared to utter a single word since he came in, like he's never seen the world before!"
Upon hearing Zhang Puhe's question, Tian Anyi hurriedly stammered, "I, I, have a, a little bit of a stutter, I'm afraid..."
Sun Guanglin, who was standing to the side, quickly put on a smiling face and said, "My brother here is an honest and upright person, but he has a stutter since he was a child. He is afraid to talk to people because he is afraid that people will laugh at him. Please forgive him, Section Chief."
“Stuttering? As police officers, we can’t avoid investigating and questioning people. If you don’t correct this habit, you’ll only be good enough to patrol the streets, and you won’t get any kickbacks. Don’t say I didn’t help you!” Zhang Puhe said with a look of disgust.
"Yes, we will definitely change, we will definitely change!" Sun Guanglin replied with a smile.
Zhang Puhe didn't want to waste any more time on them, so he said directly, "You can go out now. Go to the logistics team and get two sets of clothes. Just say it was me who said it. You'll be on patrol tomorrow."
"Yes, yes, thank you, Section Chief, thank you, Section Chief!" The two men left.
Zhang Pu watched the two leave, then suddenly stood up and strode to the door. He stared at their backs for a moment, a look of doubt flashing in his eyes.
After getting off work, Zhang Puhe left the police station and walked towards his home. He had an apartment nearby and rarely went out for social events; he usually stayed home after work.
Halfway there, his gaze fell on a telephone pole on the side of the street, and his eyes narrowed instantly. Then, he returned home as if nothing had happened, quickly changed into a long robe, put on a top hat to cover his face, and hurriedly left home. He arrived at a detached house two blocks away, knocked rhythmically on the door, and soon the person inside opened the door and let him in.
At this time, there were already six people sitting in the room. When they saw Zhang Puhe come in, they all smiled and nodded in greeting.
It turns out that Zhang Puhe was an agent of the Shanghai Intelligence Bureau.
The intelligence agents under Ning Zhiheng's Shanghai Intelligence Section each had their own cover identities and were distributed across various industries in Shanghai.
As a very important department within the French Concession forces in Shanghai, the French Concession Police Station was a highly valued undercover target for the Intelligence Section.
Because the police station held a superior position in the French Concession, directly under the leadership of the French Concession Public Works Bureau and possessing independent law enforcement powers, they had a very wide range of authority and represented the official power of the French Concession. Therefore, Ning Zhiheng always attached great importance to this department.
So a year ago, Zhang Puhe bribed an old police officer to act as an intermediary and joined the French Concession police station. With his outstanding talent, he quickly gained Lei Daming's favor and became one of Lei Daming's key men.
Zhang Puhe's intelligence squad consisted of seven people, led by Captain Liao Qinglin.
Seeing that all his subordinates had arrived, Liao Qinglin, who was sitting in the main seat, said, "I've gathered everyone here today mainly to convey an important task."
He took out a stack of photos from behind him and distributed them to everyone. He then said, "These two people are important figures in the Special Higher Police in Shanghai. This woman is Kitaoka Ryoko, the newly appointed head of the intelligence group of the Special Higher Police. The other is her senior agent named Iwai Nosuke. Both of them have been on important missions recently, but we cannot be sure what they are doing."
The section chief ordered all personnel in the intelligence section to pay attention to collecting information on these two people and to search for their whereabouts in the concession.
There's another matter. According to our intelligence, Kitaoka Ryoko has many agents under her command who came from the North China headquarters. We need to start from this point and investigate whether any young men with northern accents have appeared in the French Concession and the International Settlement within the past month. The section chief instructed that these people's targets are very likely our Shanghai Intelligence Section. Everyone needs to be on high alert and not let them get close to us without our knowledge.
Everyone nodded in agreement. The intelligence department's current organizational structure is a standard department, group, and team from top to bottom. The seven of them form an intelligence team, and in the past two years, with ample resources and strong capabilities, each member has gathered considerable strength under their command. Once an order is given, they will promptly engage in the mission.
At this moment, Zhang Puhe suddenly frowned and said, "I just received two new recruits at the police station today, and something seems off."
Liao Qinglin quickly asked, "What's wrong with them?"
Zhang Puhe pondered for a moment before explaining, "These two are named Sun Guanglin and Tian Anyi, and they both have a northern accent. Based on my judgment, they should be from the vicinity of Beiping."
Furthermore, the two of them claimed to be farmers from the village, but one of them was articulate and fluent, unlike a farmer who toils in the fields. They also said they came to stay with relatives because they couldn't get enough to eat back home, but they looked healthy and strong, unlike people who were starving.
More importantly, although their posture is the same as that of ordinary people, without the heads held high and shoulders straight like soldiers, the direction of their toes is somewhat different from that of ordinary people.
Most people walk with their toes slightly turned outwards, but these two people walk with their toes pointing much straighter than usual. If only one person did this, it would be understandable, but since both of them do, there's something wrong. I suspect that both of them have received some kind of training.
Upon hearing this, everyone immediately focused their attention. They were all highly trained special agents who paid great attention to details.
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