Ning Zhiheng soon received Luo Xingchao's report. He did not expect that Sun Xiangde was a new agent sent to Shanghai by the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (CBIS). This man not only betrayed all his subordinates to the Japanese, but also wanted to lure out "Bat," the leader of the CBIS's undercover team in Shanghai.
Ning Zhiheng was no stranger to this bat. He had narrowly escaped from Ishikawa Takeshi's clutches last time, but now it seemed that he would not be spared this time.
Perhaps because he worked for the Military Intelligence Bureau, Ning Zhiheng had never had a good impression of the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (CBIS). His limited interactions with the CBIS were not pleasant, and he even had several CBIS agents on his hands.
However, he had a principle in his heart: any Chinese who was willing to devote themselves to the resistance against Japan was his comrade. Now that he had received this news, Ning Zhiheng could not bear to watch the bat fall into the trap. He decided to make an effort to rescue the bat as much as possible.
"Notify Muyu that if there is any news, please report back as soon as possible. We will do our best to carry out a rescue operation. Hopefully, it's not too late!"
"Yes!" Yi Hua'an nodded and accepted the order.
"Also, keep Zuo Gang's action team on standby at any time. The operation will take place in the next two days. They must be ready to receive instructions and prepare contingency measures at any time."
In the safe house of the Shanghai Intelligence Station in the Shanghai International Settlement, Wu Huarong and Luo Wuqing were sitting opposite Wang Hanmin.
After the large-scale search in downtown Shanghai was lifted, the assassination squad took the opportunity to hide back in the International Settlement and returned to Shanghai Station.
"Section Chief Wu, you did a great job this time. You killed the negotiating representative and successfully stopped the Japanese from negotiating. The Director is very satisfied with this and has sent a telegram of commendation and is preparing to award you for your merits."
Wang Hanmin smiled broadly. His Shanghai station deserved some credit for the successful bombing operation, and it was a point that needed to be highlighted in his report.
Since he arrived in Shanghai to establish the intelligence station, he has achieved nothing and even suffered heavy losses. In the end, he had to move the Shanghai station's headquarters to the International Settlement and spend a lot of energy and money to rebuild the intelligence station. For this, the headquarters was very dissatisfied with him.
Fortunately, this bombing case finally received recognition from headquarters, and I was also very proud of it.
Wu Huarong, however, did not feel much joy. During this mission into Shanghai, the assassination team lost fourteen men, all of whom had followed him for many years. Each of them was a man of unwavering integrity who would rather die than surrender. However, the main target remained unharmed. He knew that future assassination missions would be even more difficult and brutal, and he did not know how many of them would be able to return alive.
He forced a smile and said, "Station Chief Wang, we owe a great deal to Captain Wei for his help this time. He provided us with cover, otherwise we would have almost not made it back. I will make sure to highlight his merits in the report."
Wang Hanmin smiled and cupped his hands in thanks: "Then thank you very much, brother. It's not that I'm greedy for credit, but our Shanghai station really needs to take this opportunity to boost morale, otherwise this team will be difficult to lead."
Wu Huarong and Luo Wuqing exchanged a glance. They both knew that Shanghai Station was in a difficult situation and things were indeed not going well.
Wang Hanmin then asked, "Headquarters called this time to inquire about something. The newly established Special Operations Department of Japan arrested a man surnamed Sun during a search. The man quickly surrendered, and headquarters is asking if he is one of our people?"
Wu Huarong shook his head and said, "All of my men, except those who sacrificed their lives, were brought back. This person is not among them."
Luo Wuqing frowned and asked, "Could it be someone from the intelligence department?"
Upon hearing this, everyone shook their heads. Although the information came from headquarters, it must have been reported by the Shanghai Intelligence Section. This was because the Military Intelligence Bureau only had two units in Shanghai: the Intelligence Section and the Shanghai Station. The fact that headquarters was calling to inquire meant that the Intelligence Section did not know the identity of this man surnamed Sun.
Wang Hanmin said, "With the capabilities of the intelligence department, they shouldn't have any problems dealing with this kind of search. They've been lying low in Shanghai for a long time, and only they know just how much strength they've been hiding in the shadows."
Wang Hanmin always felt that his colleagues, who also belonged to the Military Intelligence Bureau, were elusive and mysterious, which made him quite wary of them.
"It's good that they're not one of our people. I've been worried about this while you weren't back these past two days. I suspect they're either members of the underground Communist Party or the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics. Just watch, the Japanese will definitely make a big move. We'll soon find out which side will suffer this loss."
After the three finished discussing their plan, they each drafted a telegram to report to headquarters.
The next morning, Luo Xingchao was resting with his eyes closed in his office when his subordinate, agent Cui Yuanfeng, knocked on the door and entered, reporting in a low voice, "Section Chief, that Sun Xiangde has made a move. Just now, Director Li personally went to pick him up from his apartment and took him to the guard brigade."
Cui Yuanfeng was Luo Xingchao's old subordinate. He was a member of Luo Xingchao's group during the Shanghai Station period. After they were arrested together, he still followed Luo Xingchao and remained one of Luo Xingchao's confidants.
This time, Luo Xingchao specifically arranged for him to keep an eye on the apartment where Sun Xiangde was staying. Sun Xiangde had been recuperating there, and once he was mobilized, it would definitely mean something big was going to happen.
Luo Xingchao quickly got up and went to the window. Looking at the commotion outside, he saw Li Zhiqun and his group heading towards the guard brigade.
Cui Yuanfeng also came to the window and pointed to one of the people, saying, "The one wearing a Zhongshan suit who walks with some difficulty is Sun Xiangde."
"Understood. This matter must be kept absolutely confidential," Luo Xingchao nodded and said.
"yes!"
Luo Xingchao waved for Cui Yuanfeng to leave, then quickly left the office, walked out of the special agent headquarters, and walked a short distance to a cigarette stall on the street, where he bought a pack of cigarettes.
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