After listening to Duan Tiecheng recount the situation and asking a few detailed questions, Huo Yueze smiled and said, "Director Duan, I understand the situation. I will be careful from now on. However, you will have to bear with me for a few days. Once things have calmed down, I will arrange for you to leave Shanghai and return to the Chongqing headquarters to report for duty."
"Then I'll have to trouble you," Duan Tiecheng sighed, speaking weakly.
Huo Yueze then turned to Wang Hanmin and said, “Station Chief Wang, I know you want to rebuild the intelligence station. Starting over with so many things to do is not easy. This flour mill was built by us two years ago. All the procedures are complete and the security is extremely high. There is also this secret room that you can use to deal with emergencies. If you don’t mind, this contact point will be handed over to you.”
Upon hearing this, Wang Hanmin stood up excitedly; Huo Yueze had done him another great favor.
Wang Hanmin is now penniless, with only a few safe houses in the International Settlement and the Lian family's old residence. Rebuilding the Shanghai Station is no easy task. Waiting for funding from headquarters is like trying to quench a thirsty thirst with a distant water source. Besides, the Nationalist government is currently facing financial difficulties, as is the Military Intelligence Bureau. Even if funds are allocated, they will likely be limited.
This flour mill is quite large and must have cost a fortune. More importantly, it is safe and reliable, with so many well-hidden secret rooms for hiding. It is an excellent base, located in downtown Shanghai. In the future, he will have another reliable place to stay here, which is much better than the Lian family's old house. It is especially valuable to the Shanghai Station now. It is rare for the intelligence department to be so generous and give it away so easily. Wang Hanmin is naturally very grateful.
Of course, he knew that the other party had a reason for doing so. This time, with the group hiding in Shanghai, this stronghold was exposed, and the intelligence department would definitely abandon it. So they simply went with the flow and gave it to him. But no matter what, he owed this favor a lot.
Wang Hanmin grasped Huo Yueze's hand again and said gratefully, "Section Chief Huo, I'm a few years older than you, so I'll call you Brother Yueze from now on. This time, thanks to the intelligence section's help, we were rescued from the Japanese. Now you're even giving us your property. I really don't know what to say. If you ever need my help in the future, please don't hesitate to ask. I will do my best to repay you!"
"Station Chief Wang, we are comrades-in-arms who fought side by side. You're being too polite."
Huo Yueze suddenly remembered something and asked, "There's something I've wanted to ask Station Chief Wang for a long time, but we haven't been able to meet. Today, I'll ask you directly. If it's inconvenient for you to answer, then just pretend I didn't ask. What do you think?"
Wang Hanmin nodded and said, "Yueze, please speak frankly. I will tell you everything I know. To be honest, the Shanghai station probably doesn't have any secrets from you anymore."
Wang Hanmin had always been deeply suspicious of the Shanghai Intelligence Bureau. He had long suspected that it was the Shanghai Intelligence Bureau that had been secretly monitoring him. Otherwise, the fact that they had come to his door less than an hour after he and his men entered the Lian family mansion was simply astonishing.
These colleagues' abilities are probably far beyond his imagination. When he first came to Shanghai, he learned from Gu Zhengqi that Ning Zhiheng himself was a rare intelligence genius, and he had a group of shrewd and capable people under his command. Huo Yueze was one of the best among them. Under Ning Zhiheng's exceptional promotion, he was in a high position at a young age and should not be underestimated.
Huo Yueze didn't respond to Wang Hanmin's words, but instead asked directly, "We've discovered three suspicious targets in the French Concession and have been monitoring them for some time. We haven't been able to determine their identities. We've always suspected that these three people might be Japanese, members of the underground Communist Party, members of the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (Zhongtong), or even personnel from your Shanghai station. So, our main focus has been on surveillance. Today, I'd like to take this opportunity to ask Station Chief Wang for confirmation. If they aren't your subordinates, I'll proceed with their arrest and interrogation. Don't let this backfire and cause internal conflict!"
Wang Hanmin's eyes narrowed. He hadn't been idle during the past six months in the French Concession; he had planted several pawns. Had they fallen into the eyes of the intelligence department?
However, he quickly realized that if the other party really discovered him, it wouldn't be a big deal. If he was indeed a pawn under his control, he would have already fallen into the other party's eyes. If he didn't tell the truth, the other party would take action.
"Please tell me! I will tell you the truth!"
"Alright, I'd like to ask, two months ago, the French Concession Police Station recruited two new officers named Tian Anyi and Sun Guanglin. I wonder if these two are members of the Shanghai station?"
Upon hearing this, Wang Hanmin felt relieved. He had not planted any spies in the police station, so these two people were certainly not his men. He shook his head and said, "These two people are not members of the Shanghai station."
Huo Yueze nodded, then asked, "So, what about An Ruwei, the top courtesan at Shulan Academy?"
Wang Hanmin shook his head again and replied, "No, I've never heard of this woman!"
Looking at Wang Hanmin's expression, Huo Yueze knew that there was no need for him to hide anything anymore. He had already said that if Wang Hanmin denied being a member of the Shanghai station, he would take action to arrest him. Wang Hanmin naturally knew the importance of the matter and would no longer deliberately hide anything.
"Alright, I have no problem then. I'll come see you again in a few days after things have calmed down."
Huo Yueze spoke with the two men for a while, then bowed and took his leave, hurrying off to report to Ning Zhiheng.
Inside a safe house, Huo Yueze handed the documents in his hand to Ning Zhiheng, pointed to the structural diagram, and said, "The legal tender should be in the conference room on the east side of the fourth floor. Of course, it should be converted into a warehouse now. From this point of view, their preparations are quite good."
This chapter is not finished yet. Please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content!
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
