The Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (CBIS) was not a military unit after all. Their personnel came from diverse backgrounds, were not well-trained, and were especially lacking in loyalty. Agents like Sun Xiangde, who could endure two hours of torture before surrendering, were already considered core members.
"Alright, Brother Xiang De, tell me, where are the other members of your undercover team?"
Sun Xiangde no longer concealed anything and said, "This time, there are twenty members who were ordered to infiltrate Shanghai. They are all located at No. 23 and No. 37 Zhoujia Road in the Shanghai International Settlement."
As expected, it was another concession. Li Zhiqun knew that all the anti-Japanese organizations in Shanghai were now located within the International Settlement and the French Concession. Within the concessions, the Japanese could not extend their influence, which became the best protective umbrella for the anti-Japanese organizations. They usually hid in the concessions, and when they needed to take action, they would sneak into the city. After the mission was completed, they would retreat back to the concessions to hide, which gave the Japanese a great headache.
"So, Brother Xiang De, what specific mission do you have this time in Shanghai? You weren't involved in the bombing of the Japanese consulate two days ago, were you?" Li Zhiqun continued.
Upon hearing this, Sun Xiangde was so frightened that he stood up and waved his hands repeatedly, saying, "Zhiqun, you can't joke like that. Our Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (Zhongtong) doesn't have the guts to carry out such a big operation. Everyone knows that the Military Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (Juntong) has been chasing Mr. Wang all the way to Shanghai. This must have been done by the Shanghai station of Juntong. It has nothing to do with us. This time, I entered Shanghai to contact Bat, the leader of the previous undercover team, and continue to cooperate with his orders. But as soon as I entered the city, I was so unlucky that the consulate bombing happened. Shanghai was placed under emergency lockdown, and the three of us were trapped here. You know what happened next."
"Bat? Explain yourself more clearly." Li Zhiqun was taken aback and quickly pressed for clarification.
He had only been in Shanghai for a short time when the Military Police Headquarters cracked a case involving the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics' infiltrative group. He was unaware of this, and of course, he had no idea who Bat was.
Sun Xiangde then explained the situation to Li Zhiqun in detail. It turned out that Bat was the highest-level secret agent of the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (CBIS) in Shanghai, and the CBIS's infiltration team in Shanghai was basically set up for Bat.
After the Battle of Shanghai, the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (Zhongtongju) Shanghai Investigation Office and Party Headquarters withdrew from Shanghai and hid in the southern Jiangsu region. However, not long after, they began to send infiltrator teams into Shanghai. Their main task was to cooperate with Bat's operations. Bat was the leader of the infiltrator team.
However, the previous undercover team was busted by the Japanese military police. Fortunately, Bat managed to escape. This time, Sun Xiangde led the second undercover team back into Shanghai to make contact with Bat and receive his orders.
Upon hearing this, Li Zhiqun was greatly encouraged. The Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics was willing to send intelligence infiltration teams to cooperate with such an intelligence agent. Clearly, Bat's identity must be extraordinary, and he must be an extremely important intelligence agent.
"Do you know how bats conceal their identities?" Li Zhiqun asked.
Sun Xiangde shook his head and said, "Bat's level of secrecy is extremely high. Even the members of the infiltrating team who work with him do not know his true identity. However, we have received a lot of intelligence from Bat before, and it is all very valuable intelligence. I am certain that Bat must be a mole infiltrating an important Japanese intelligence agency. Otherwise, he could never have obtained so much valuable intelligence, and our Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics would never have paid so much attention to him."
This situation is extremely important! The more Li Zhiqun listened, the more interested he became in this bat. Just think, the Japanese military police headquarters couldn't dig out the mole, but he had managed to dig it out from an important Japanese intelligence agency. He would definitely make a big impression on Chief Tsuchihara.
Li Zhiqun quickly asked, "How do you contact the bats?"
“We agreed to meet at the Fenghua Cafe in the east of the city yesterday using code words, but because of this large-scale search, the streets are full of military police and secret agents, so we had to abandon the meeting.”
"Is there a backup plan?"
"Yes, we will go to Feng Hua Cafe again in seven days. However, if we still cannot make contact this time, we will have to abandon our plan and ask headquarters to give us new instructions via radio."
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