Matsudaira Hidemi's words struck a chord with him. Iwai Kenichi was also very sensitive to this. The Iwai Mansion was the intelligence agency he had built from scratch. Tsuchihara Keiji had been making frequent moves since arriving in Shanghai. Taking advantage of the opportunity to form the new Nationalist government, he had repeatedly interfered in the affairs of other intelligence agencies, attempting to unify the major intelligence agencies. There were rumors that he even wanted to recruit that direct descendant of the Fujiwara family into the Tsuchihara Agency. Fortunately, Fujiwara Tomohito refused. Otherwise, given the influence of the Fujiwara family, his Iwai Mansion would have been in a very passive position.
Matsudaira Hidemi was right; Tsuchihara Keiji probably didn't have any good intentions!
Iwai Takei, not being a true spy by training, lacked sufficient vigilance and did not take any major action. He simply questioned Matsudaira Hidemi briefly and then easily let the matter go.
In the office of Nanwu Library, He Siming, as usual, reported some of the events of the past few days to Ning Zhiheng.
"The newly transferred intelligence team leader is Eguchi Ryusei. He is a student of Tsuchihara Keiji and has a reputation in the North China Special Higher Police. He is an intelligence expert, especially skilled at detecting radio broadcasts. He also brought a lot of telecommunications equipment, as well as three radio wave detection vehicles. Just yesterday, Sagawa Taro asked me to negotiate with the Military Police Headquarters to merge the telecommunications equipment of the two organizations for unified use, especially the radio wave detection vehicles. This way, one can be deployed in each urban area. Once a suspicious radio wave is detected, it can be detected and located immediately, followed by a large-scale search. I heard that Eguchi Ryusei used this method in North China to arrest many of our people."
He Siming is now the liaison officer for the Special Higher Police and various intelligence agencies. He is responsible for all the negotiations and contacts between the Special Higher Police and the outside world. This job does not require intelligence capabilities, but rather values the liaison officer's interpersonal communication skills.
This suited He Siming's strengths perfectly. He Siming was easygoing, eloquent, and especially good at dealing with people. He enjoyed making friends, and the staff of the Special Higher Police enjoyed gathering and drinking with him. Of course, apart from the fact that this guy was a bit stingy and rarely paid, everything else was fine.
He is good at communicating with people, and it was because of his eloquence that Hitoshi Otani was very satisfied with him.
Since He Siming took on the role of liaison officer, he quickly adapted to the situation and communication with other departments became much smoother. In a short period of time, he made many friends, and even Sagawa Taro was very satisfied, feeling that he had found a good person to work with.
Ning Zhiheng nodded upon hearing He Siming's words. Currently, his Fujiwara Company has four radio stations, all managed by Yi Hua'an, who is responsible for contacting several branches of the Fujiwara Company. They can also send messages to the Tan Mansion in the concession and the Second Action Division in Chongqing. These four radio stations are all commercial radio stations registered with the Military Police Headquarters, so they are not afraid of being investigated.
Furthermore, the Special Higher Police wouldn't dare investigate the Fujiwara Company's radio station; such methods would be useless against them.
Ning Zhiheng nodded and said, "Your current position is very good, which is conducive to obtaining more information. Remember, never touch the official letters and documents passed by the intelligence departments. These intelligence departments will not be completely without precautions. Don't be greedy or careless. You only need to tell me what you know, and that will already be a great gain."
"Don't worry, I'm not a new recruit anymore. After being around these shrewd people for so long, even a fool would have learned to be smart. I know what to do!" He Siming replied with a smile. He was right. Being in the intelligence department, he was always on guard, and the constant exposure to these people had honed his outstanding courage. Now he was no less capable than those seasoned special agents.
He Siming continued, "However, I think Taro Sagawa doesn't trust this new intelligence team leader. He personally handled some of the work that should have been the intelligence team leader's responsibility."
"Tell me more about it!"
“Previously, the intelligence team leader had the authority to receive all telegrams sent from Chongqing, but now these telegrams are directly handed over to Taro Sagawa for his personal control. You should know that there are now quite a few Special Higher Police spies in Chongqing. In addition to the five informants and cooperating agents that my teacher placed before, it is now quite large. These spy groups often send back telegrams, and now Taro Sagawa’s aide reports directly to Taro Sagawa.”
“This is to guard against Tsuchihara Keiji!” Ning Zhiheng knew what was going on as soon as he heard it. “Sagawa Taro is not of one mind with Tsuchihara Keiji, so how could he trust his disciple? This is a good thing.”
The Special Higher Police are best at planting and turning spies. Now that the Japanese military is at its peak and the Kuomintang is in turmoil, given Sagawa Taro's abilities, he must have set up many intelligence groups in Chongqing, which are already being put to use.
"Keep a close eye on this situation. I will report it as appropriate. It seems that the Japanese have completed their new intelligence network in Chongqing. It's time to clean it up."
"Yes!" He Siming nodded in agreement.
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