Upon hearing Duan Tiecheng's words, Wang Hanmin quickly waved his hand and said, "Brother Tiecheng, you flatter me. This time, I will do my best to cooperate and will not dare to be negligent in the slightest. We are in the same boat and will get through this difficult time together. I don't expect any great merit, I just hope for safety!"
Duan Tiecheng sighed and said, "You know how difficult this mission is. I had no choice but to come to Shanghai because I was handpicked by the Director. If the operation succeeds, it will be a great achievement. If it fails, I will inevitably follow in Zheng Hongbo's footsteps."
Since the outbreak of the full-scale war between China and Japan, our forces behind enemy lines have repeatedly suffered heavy losses at the hands of the Japanese. We have suffered significant losses in Northeast China, North China, and even South China. You know, for the past year or so, we've been constantly cleaning up messes and patching up leaks, leaving us in a chaotic mess. Even Shanghai, our primary base, was almost completely surrounded. It's fair to say that apart from the Shanghai intelligence section of the Second Operations Division performing exceptionally well and never suffering a defeat, our performance in other areas has been lackluster. Ultimately, this stems from our insufficient experience working behind enemy lines. Our agents lack infiltration experience, unlike the Red Party underground, which has been conducting underground work in secrecy for many years. Their discipline and secrecy are far superior to ours; in this respect, we are inferior.”
Hearing Duan Tiecheng complaining, Wang Hanmin smiled and replied, "That's right. We're still in the adaptation phase. If we make any big moves, it'll be easy for the Japanese to take advantage of us. For the past six months, I've been working hard and haven't dared to be careless in the slightest. We've only just begun to get things going, and the Director has already assigned us such an important task. To be honest, in Shanghai, it's really too difficult for us to complete such a challenging operation."
At this point, he looked at Duan Tiecheng and couldn't help but ask tentatively, "Could we request assistance from the Shanghai Intelligence Section? They have been operating in Shanghai for a long time and are very powerful. Just last night, they suddenly launched several attacks at the same time, killing thirteen Japanese agents who were lurking in the French Concession. None of them escaped. This was a swift and decisive action. With their assistance, this mission will be much more likely to succeed."
Upon hearing Wang Hanming's words, Duan Tiecheng trembled and urgently asked, "What? Japanese agents lurking in the French Concession? Why is the intelligence department suddenly making such a commotion? Is the information accurate?"
In Shanghai, a city teeming with Japanese spies and possessing formidable power, the Shanghai Intelligence Bureau, operating undercover, acted ruthlessly and held its own, eliminating so many Japanese intelligence agents in one fell swoop. This was no small feat, demonstrating the immense strength they possessed.
Wang Hanmin nodded and said, "The news is accurate. We spent a lot of money to plant informants in the French Concession police station. According to him, the Shanghai intelligence department's operation was very successful. The Japanese agents were powerless to fight back, and they didn't even have a chance to retaliate. They were all killed without exception. According to the investigation, these Japanese agents had been infiltrating the French Concession for just over a month when the intelligence department found out about them and wiped them out. You have to understand that there are more than 600,000 people living in the concession, and most of them are transient populations. In such a vast sea of people, it is impossible to find them. How did the intelligence department manage to do it?"
Duan Tiecheng naturally knew the difficulty involved. Some things seem simple, but when it comes to putting them into practice, they are extremely difficult to do. Japanese agents are not ordinary people. As long as they deliberately hide their whereabouts, it is almost impossible for the intelligence department to find them in such a short time.
Duan Tiecheng was also aware of what Wang Hanmin was thinking. On the one hand, he naturally wanted to rely on the strong capabilities of the intelligence department. More importantly, he wanted to drag the intelligence department into the mess. If the operation failed after the two sides cooperated, Wang Hanmin would not be held responsible. As the saying goes, "the law does not punish the masses," and the director might show leniency.
Duan Tiecheng looked at Wang Hanmin and said coldly, "I understand your meaning very well. The intelligence department has strong capabilities in Shanghai, and it would be best to have some assistance. However, before we came, the director specifically instructed that the Shanghai intelligence department is only responsible for providing information, and the specific implementation must be carried out by us. Now they have found out the location of this batch of legal tender and the specific personnel responsible for the task. This mission has nothing to do with them anymore. The rest is up to us. You should give up on that idea!"
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