I've always suspected that much of the intelligence the Shanghai intelligence department obtains isn't actually purchased from the intelligence network, but rather acquired by their own moles, who then report it under the guise of the intelligence network. Their methods are becoming increasingly sophisticated.
"Could we get them to hand over the mole so we can control it ourselves? That way, we can get more timely intelligence on Shanghai, which will benefit our next operation. It's not very respectable for Wei Liangbi to have to deliver it every time!"
Gu Zhengqi's words struck a chord with the Director, who also longed to do the same. He sighed and said, "It's easier said than done. The Intelligence Section holds a special position; they obtain half of the intelligence for our Military Intelligence Bureau. If we try to take it over by force, Huang Xianzheng will fight me to the death!"
At this moment, Bian Ze said to Gu Zhengqi with some dissatisfaction, "We intelligence agents, who would be willing to hand over the intelligence agents they have developed? That's a taboo."
Bian Ze's character is far superior to Gu Zhengqi's; he would never do such a thing.
Zhao Ziliang, standing to the side, was even more disdainful. He glared fiercely at Gu Zhengqi, cursing inwardly that he had never misjudged him all these years and that this bastard's thoughts were indeed shameless!
The bureau chief waved his hand, interrupting their conversation, and ordered, "Don't dwell on this anymore. We can talk about this later. Xiang Nan, you immediately issue a warning to the Shanghai station and tell them to conduct an internal investigation. At the same time, question them about why they didn't report the bombing."
"Yes!" Bian Ze nodded in acceptance.
In fact, Wang Hanmin at the Shanghai station was completely unaware of the details of the bombing at this point. It turned out that the entire operation was planned by Wu Huarong of the assassination team.
Wang Hanmin, as the head of the intelligence station, did not participate in the specific operation. Instead, his subordinate, Wei Xuehai, led a group of team members into the city to cooperate with the assassination team.
As soon as the bombing occurred, the Japanese quickly blocked off the city and the concession area. Both bridges and rivers were heavily guarded by Japanese soldiers and patrol boats.
This immediately cut off the Shanghai Railway Station offices that remained in the International Settlement from contact with the city center.
They didn't know the specific details of the operation in downtown Shanghai, nor whether it was successful or not; they only knew that a large-scale search had been conducted in downtown Shanghai over the past two days.
Therefore, the details of the operation had not been reported to headquarters until now. It was only after receiving the telegram from headquarters that they learned that the explosion had actually been quite effective. Although the main target was not killed, one negotiator was killed and another was injured, forcing the negotiations to a standstill. This was a commendable result, and the Director was very satisfied with it. He specifically suggested that the Shanghai station and the assassination team could organize their own assassination operation as needed, but should not act rashly and increase casualties. He also instructed the Shanghai station to send a telegram to report their achievements and commend the personnel who had made contributions.
Upon seeing this, Wang Hanmin felt a sense of relief. This time, the Director had finally affirmed the work done at the Shanghai station, and all his anxiety over the long period of time had not been in vain.
What followed made Wang Hanmin uneasy. During a search of Shanghai, the Japanese arrested a man surnamed Sun. According to the investigation, this man was of important status and had already defected to the enemy. The Shanghai station and the assassination team were ordered to immediately conduct an internal investigation to confirm his identity.
Wang Hanmin had lost contact with the city at this point, so how could he possibly ascertain the identities of the arrested individuals? Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel deeply worried.
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