The other person's voice came through the crack in the door. Although the voice was low, Duan Tiecheng and Wang Hanmin could hear it clearly. Both of them were terrified. The other person had obviously come to their door on purpose. They not only knew where they were hiding, but also knew their identities.
The two men exchanged a surprised look, and after a long pause, Duan Tiecheng nodded and said, "Let him in!"
Wei Xuehai gripped the gun in his right hand and lifted the latch with his left. The door was gently pushed open, and a figure flashed in with incredible speed, simultaneously closing the door behind him.
When the person turned around, the muzzles of several pistols were pointed directly at him.
Duan Tiecheng and the others sized up the newcomer. He was in his early thirties, dressed in a gray short-sleeved shirt and shorts, looking like a worker.
The newcomer smiled slightly as he saw the tense and wary stares at him. He looked at Duan Tiecheng and said in a gentle voice, "Director Duan, I am Zhou Hao, the action leader of the first action group of the Shanghai intelligence section of the Second Action Division of the Military Intelligence Bureau!"
"Shanghai Intelligence Section?"
Upon hearing this, everyone's eyes widened. Everyone knew that the so-called Shanghai Intelligence Section was originally the Shanghai Intelligence Station led by Ning Zhiheng during the Military Intelligence Bureau period.
Duan Tiecheng looked at Wang Hanmin with a questioning gaze. Wang Hanmin shook his head. Since he established the Shanghai intelligence station, he had only met Ning Zhiheng, the deputy station chief at the time, once when he first entered Shanghai and asked Ning Zhiheng for help in rescuing his telecommunications section chief. He had never met anyone else.
Later, when the Military Intelligence Bureau was established, Deputy Station Chief Ning Zhiheng was transferred back to headquarters and transformed into the Director of the Second Action Division, a position far above Ning Zhiheng's. His communication channels with Ning Zhiheng were also cut off, and he had no contact with this team from then on, so he could not tell whether the other party was real or fake!
Wei Xuehai was also quite surprised. They had known for a long time that the Shanghai Intelligence Section had been lurking in Shanghai, but had never shown its face or had any dealings with them. He only knew that these colleagues were extremely mysterious and had dealt with the Japanese several times with ruthlessness and precision, their strength far surpassing that of their Shanghai intelligence station. He never expected that these mysterious people would take the initiative to show up and make contact today!
Duan Tiecheng looked at Zhou Hao and asked in a deep voice, "Do you know me?"
Zhou Hao nodded and said, "I have served at the Nanjing headquarters for many years and have had the honor of meeting Director Duan a few times, so I naturally recognize him. I have a few important words to convey to you today."
Duan Tiecheng nodded and gestured for them to enter. The group quickly returned to the room, while the others left, leaving only Duan Tiecheng, Wang Hanmin, and the action team leader, Wei Xuehai, inside.
Duan Tiecheng carefully examined Zhou Hao's face, feeling only a vague sense of familiarity, but without any deep impression.
In Nanjing, Duan Tiecheng had already risen to a high position as the head of the intelligence section of the military intelligence agency, while Zhou Hao was just an action team member, so he really didn't have much of an impression of him.
Duan Tiecheng stopped dwelling on the matter and asked in a deep voice, "How do you prove your identity? And how did you find this place?"
Zhou Hao saw the three men staring at him nervously, knowing that he couldn't gain their trust yet. However, time was of the essence, so he didn't explain further and said directly, "I'm sorry, Director Duan, I can't prove my identity right now. But if there were any problems with my identity, I wouldn't be here alone to see you now."
Zhou Hao's meaning was clear: if he had malicious intentions, he would have simply led the Japanese soldiers in and wiped them all out. There was no need for this complicated and unnecessary process!
Wang Hanmin nodded, knowing that this was indeed the case, and simply asked, "What brings you here?"
Knowing the urgency of the situation and unwilling to waste any more time, Zhou Hao said, "The matter is urgent. Let me first report the situation outside. Your attack on the Special Higher Police's printing base today was unsuccessful. Your attacking force was ambushed by the Special Higher Police, and over a hundred men have been wiped out, suffering heavy casualties. The Special Higher Police have captured more than a dozen wounded soldiers, who are currently being tortured."
In addition, an hour earlier, the Japanese killed ten members of the operation team attempting to cross the Suzhou River; none survived, and information about the victims is currently being gathered.
As soon as Zhou Hao spoke, everyone in the room turned pale. They knew the outcome of the battle on the Suzhou River and had witnessed the Japanese killing all the members of the crossing team, but they did not know the result of the special operations team's attack on the library building.
Although they were somewhat prepared when they saw the scene on the Suzhou River, hearing the bad news with their own ears still plunged everyone into despair.
The operation ultimately failed, with hundreds of special operations team members losing their lives at the hands of the enemy—a significant loss.
If this mission succeeds, then even great losses will be worthwhile, since the merits outweigh the demerits, and everything can be justified.
However, the mission failed and so many team members were killed. Everyone is guilty, especially Duan Tiecheng and Wang Hanmin. Headquarters will definitely investigate and deal with them severely.
Seeing that everyone remained silent, Zhou Hao continued, "The Japanese have determined that you are hiding in downtown Shanghai. The eastern part of the city is now under complete martial law, which will spread to the entire city by tomorrow morning. Our section chief believes that this is not a safe place to hide, so he ordered me to come and move you to a safe place. We have a highly concealed safe house in western Shanghai. Once you are moved there, there will be absolutely no problems."
"How did you find this place?" Wang Hanmin felt uneasy. He was cautious by nature and, without understanding the situation, he still didn't dare to fully trust Fang.
Zhou Hao frowned. Time was very tight, but the other party still had some doubts, which was normal. Now he had to do a good job of dealing with these people.
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