He Siming was taken aback by Ning Zhiheng's words. He had not expected Ning Zhiheng to attach such importance to this newly established intelligence department.
Ning Zhiheng then asked, "Where did they recruit their Green Gang members from?"
He Siming replied, "It's not clear yet, but there are definitely traitors in the Green Gang. This can't be kept secret. I'll let you know as soon as I have any news."
Ning Zhiheng nodded, glanced at his watch, and said, "I've stayed too long and have to go. Let me know as soon as possible if anything comes up!"
"Yes!" He Siming replied.
The next day, in the library building of the printing base, Keiji Tsuchihara, accompanied by Ryoko Kitaoka, inspected the security situation of the entire building.
They arrived at the fourth-floor warehouse and were quite shocked by the mountain of banknotes piled up before them. Turning to Kitaoka Ryoko, he said, "Ryoko, the Eclipse Project is of great importance and is currently in its final stages. You cannot afford to be complacent in the slightest."
Kitaoka Ryoko hurriedly said, "Yes, please rest assured, teacher. I will be very careful. The entire building is heavily guarded and surrounded by soldiers. We will not give the enemy any opportunity to take advantage of the situation."
Keiji Tsuchihara was also very satisfied with the building's defense system. He nodded and continued, "I will be staying in Shanghai for a while this time. After the Eclipse Project is completed, I plan to go to North China to handle an important matter. During this period, if there are any problems, you should report to me in a timely manner."
"Hi!"
"By the way, the organization you mentioned that poisoned Master Kanda is the Shanghai Intelligence Section of the Military Intelligence Bureau. I sent someone to investigate, and from internal sources, I learned that this organization is indeed very mysterious. Even within the Military Intelligence Bureau itself, not many people know much about these individuals. They only know that they have been lurking in Shanghai for a long time and are also the most important source of information for the Military Intelligence Bureau, with extremely outstanding intelligence capabilities," Tsuchihara Keiji said casually.
Kitaoka Ryoko quickly asked, "Where did these people get their information?"
“A black market intelligence network!” Keiji Tsuchihara’s face darkened. “Within our ranks, there are always people who are greedy for personal gain and harm the interests of the Empire. These people are repeatedly suppressed but cannot be stopped. The intelligence dealers have seized on their weaknesses, which has led to the emergence of the Shanghai intelligence market. The Chinese have become the biggest buyers, and the Shanghai Intelligence Section is their biggest customer.”
“These bastards!” Kitaoka Ryoko cursed.
"The main problem is that these powers are full of hostility towards us, excluding Japan from the intelligence market," Keiji Tsuchihara said irritably. "Do you have any good ideas about the intelligence department?"
Kitaoka Ryoko shook her head helplessly: "I made some efforts before, but I suffered heavy losses in several encounters with them. More than half of the agents I brought back from North China were lost. I still haven't caught a trace of them. For now, I can only defend passively and wait for them to make a move!"
“This is too passive, but now we have an important assistant!” Keiji Tsuchihara said.
"An important assistant?"
"Yes, I have reorganized an intelligence force. The main task of this organization is to deal with the agents of the Military Intelligence Bureau and the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics. Their main leaders are veteran agents in Chinese intelligence organizations. They are experienced and no less capable than us. We can relax a bit more from now on."
Ryoko Kitaoka had heard some rumors before, and today it's finally confirmed.
"I've heard some things, but I don't have a high opinion of their abilities." Kitaoka Ryoko was dismissive. If even rigorously trained Japanese agents couldn't do it well, how could these surrendered Chinese possibly be up to the task?
Keiji Tsuchihara smiled mysteriously and said confidently, "The ones who truly understand the Chinese are themselves. Let's just watch quietly and let them fight it out!"
Just as the master and apprentice were discussing how to deal with the Shanghai Intelligence Section, the section chief, Huo Yueze, was also racking his brains to find a way to deal with them.
In the International Settlement, he was watching Li Erdong, a monkey trainer, train a baby monkey to perform tricks.
The little monkey, carrying a black tin kettle and a bamboo tube slung across its shoulder, darted towards the building at Li Erdong's signal. It leaped down to the bottom of the building in a few bounds and nimbly climbed up the drainpipe.
It moved extremely fast, using both its hands and feet to nimbly climb up to the fourth floor. Then, with a leap, its little paws touched the edge of the ventilation vent, and it slipped into the building.
"Very good. You entered the building in less than thirty seconds, and your movements were very quiet. You shouldn't have alerted the guards," Huo Yueze said with satisfaction.
At this moment, Ji Hongyi, who remained on the fourth floor of the building, continued to observe the little monkey's actions. He saw the little monkey enter the warehouse, land lightly on a stack of white paper, and quickly take the black tin can behind it. Then, it pulled out the stopper, poured the gasoline inside onto the white paper, pulled out the tinder from the bamboo tube, shook it vigorously a few times, and a ball of flame appeared from the tinder.
At this moment, the little monkey's eyes narrowed, but it quickly managed to control its fear and brought the flame closer to the gasoline. Suddenly, the fire flared up, startling the little monkey so much that it squeaked and took several steps back. Then, it leaped to the ventilation shaft, hooked its front paws on the edge, and flipped itself out of the warehouse.
Upon seeing the fire start, Ji Hongyi quickly waved his hand and said, "Put it out quickly!"
Several team members carried large buckets of water and poured them onto the flames. White smoke billowed from the house and filled the room. Fortunately, they acted quickly and extinguished the fire.
At this moment, Huo Yueze also arrived at the fourth-floor warehouse. Looking at the scene inside, he knew that the ignition had been successful. Ji Hongyi said to Huo Yueze with satisfaction, "Section Chief, there have been no problems with these drills. We should be able to proceed!"
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