It turns out that six months ago, when Yuji Imai went to Nanjing to establish the Special Higher Police Section, headquarters already had the idea of having him stay in Nanjing.
At that time, the head of the Special Higher Police in Shanghai was still a colonel. Nanjing's status was far inferior to that of Shanghai. After all, Shanghai was the largest city in the Far East with a population of more than three million, while Nanjing's population had only reached more than six hundred thousand since the massacre.
Shanghai was the rear base of the entire Japanese army, while Nanjing was just a large city at this time and not yet the capital of the puppet government. It was much lower in rank. The head of the Special Higher Police only needed the rank of lieutenant colonel, which made Yuji Imai a perfect fit.
In addition, since intelligence work in Nanjing has always been handled by Yuji Imai, the many pawns he has arranged can be put to good use. So not long ago, Yuji Imai officially remained as the head of the Nanjing Special Higher Police Section.
He Siming actually knew about this news, but he had other ideas in mind. He only brought up the topic briefly before his eyes darted around and he said softly, "Section Chief, my teacher, Captain Akita, is qualified, capable, and extremely loyal to you. What do you think…"
Sagawa Taro understood He Siming's meaning. In fact, he also wanted to select an intelligence officer from his subordinates to be promoted to intelligence team leader. This way, he could be considered a protégé of his own, unlike Kitaoka Ryoko who was disobedient and might even make him, her superior, take the blame.
But now Chief Section Chief Keiji Tsuchihara is right here. He has extremely strict control over the Special Higher Police. How could there be no personnel arrangements for such an important headquarters in Shanghai?
Sagawa Taro shook his head and said, "Don't even think about it. Section Chief Tsuchihara will be transferring another intelligence team leader soon, who I heard is also one of his students."
Upon hearing this, He Siming was quite disappointed and said no more. It seemed he would have to figure out a solution later.
As May began, a number of events took place in Shanghai. First, the Special Service Headquarters No. 76 was officially established and began intelligence activities.
Ding Mo was appointed as the director, and Li Zhiqun and Wen Hao as deputy directors. They invited Li Yunqing, a veteran of the Green Gang, to assist them. Wu Shicai, Li Yunqing's godson-in-law, was appointed as the captain of the guards. They recruited a large number of Green Gang disciples under Li Yunqing as the main force of the operation, and soon created a powerful intelligence organization.
Gan Tai, the former deputy director of the Detective Division, no longer concealed his identity and returned to the Tsuchihara Agency with his Japanese agents.
The current No. 76 is composed entirely of Chinese traitors, completely obeying the orders of the Tsuchihara Agency, and has become an external organization of the Tsuchihara Agency. From the very beginning, it has targeted the Chinese intelligence agencies that have infiltrated the Shanghai area.
Meanwhile, the Shanghai station of the Military Intelligence Bureau and the assassination team carried out two assassination attempts on Wang Tianhai, the vice president of the Kuomintang, but both attempts failed and resulted in significant losses. However, this assassination attempt was a fight to the death. All the Military Intelligence Bureau personnel were extremely decisive in the operation. If they failed, they would fight to the death and ultimately sacrificed themselves. This caused a great headache for the Tuyuan Agency, which was responsible for protecting Wang Tianhai.
"Mr. Ding, as you have all seen, Chinese agents are incredibly arrogant in Shanghai. Despite being heavily protected, Mr. Wang remains fearless and has repeatedly attempted assassinations. To this day, we have found nothing but a few corpses. This has caused our Great Japanese Empire to lose face. I have decided that from this moment on, your Special Operations Department will officially intervene in Mr. Wang's security. While protecting him, you must also find the whereabouts of the Chinese agents, quickly eliminate the threat, and ensure the convening of the Sixth National Congress of the Kuomintang. Do you understand?" Tsuchihara Keiji, who appeared to be a kind and dignified elder, was now speaking to Ding Mo in a stern tone.
Ding Mo was overjoyed when he heard the order given to him by Tsuchihara Keiji. Finally, it was the turn of their special agent department to show their skills.
Ever since they learned that Wang Tianhai was going to form a new Nationalist government, these traitors were overjoyed, as if they had found their own mother. They couldn't contain their excitement and wished they could rush over and cling to Wang Tianhai's coattails.
These people are greedy for power and profit, and they are willing to bear the infamy of being traitors for these things. They know in their hearts that they have become sinners against the country and the nation, and they are afraid that people will criticize them behind their backs when they walk on the street.
But things are different now. Wang Tianhai's treasonous act has given these shameful traitors a perfect fig leaf to cover their tracks.
Now they can completely justify their treasonous acts under the guise of "saving the country through indirect means." More importantly, the Japanese are currently at the height of their power, conquering cities and territories on the front lines and winning victory after victory. The territory of the Chinese government is shrinking, and everyone is extremely pessimistic about the prospects of resisting Japan. Many people believe that China cannot hold out for much longer.
The most prominent figure among them is Wang Tianhai. Now Wang Tianhai is willing to surrender to the Japanese and establish a new puppet government. Once the Japanese achieve a complete victory, the puppet government can become the legitimate Chinese government. If he sells himself to the Japanese at this time, wouldn't he be a loyal subject who follows the dragon?
All those around Wang Tianhai shared this sentiment. Ding Mo and Li Zhiqun had previously held very low positions within the Kuomintang, so how could they not be overjoyed to have the opportunity to climb to the top levels of the government?
"Please rest assured, Chief, Mr. Wang's safety will be the responsibility of our Special Operations Department. If there are any problems, we are willing to offer our heads in return," Ding Mo bowed and loudly agreed.
Amid this tense situation, formal contact between key figures from both China and Japan was put on the agenda.
On this day, a convoy of cars was driving on the streets of Shanghai. Ning Zhiheng and Fujiwara Hirofumi were sitting in the back seat of the middle car, talking in hushed tones.
“Uncle, I don’t think it’s necessary to be too polite when we met with this KMT vice president today. We should just have them sign the agreement. Given his current situation, do they really have any other choice?”
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