After listening to Lei Daming's introduction, Kitaoka Ryoko felt weak and unsteady on her feet. She took a deep breath and calmed herself down.
She said in a low voice, "I need specific investigation data!"
Lei Daming turned to Zhang Puhe and said, "Give the investigation materials to Team Leader Beigang."
Zhang Puhe stepped forward and handed a document to Kitaoka Ryoko, explaining, "The case happened so suddenly that we don't have much material to investigate. I won't go into the specifics, but in short, just like the previous two times, it's targeting your personnel, and it should be the same group of people."
At this moment, Alphonse couldn't help but say again, "Team Leader Kitaoka, we are very sorry that this has happened again. Although it is somewhat inappropriate, I still have to advise you that the French Concession is a leased territory of our French authorities. Please respect our sovereignty and do not send your intelligence personnel in again. Otherwise, such tragedies will continue to occur, and no one wants to see that. What do you think?"
Upon hearing this, Kitaoka Ryoko's face turned even uglier. Two months ago, in this very room, she had yelled at Alphonse that she would never come a third time, but today she had to face it all again.
But today, Kitaoka Ryoko no longer had her previous confidence. With her last group of undercover agents wiped out and all her long-time followers killed, she felt an unprecedented sadness and exhaustion. She ignored Alphonse and waved her hand weakly, saying, "Take their bodies back. We're leaving here and will never come back!"
Upon receiving the order, Captain Yoshimoto Ichiro led his men forward to cover the twelve corpses with white sheets again and began the transfer.
Kitaoka Ryoko's performance tonight surprised everyone. They clearly felt the weakness and sorrow of this Japanese female officer, and her former strength and confidence were nowhere to be seen.
Watching Kitaoka Ryoko and the others leave, Lei Daming couldn't help but ask Alphonse with some surprise, "Mr. Alphonse, why are the Japanese so easy to talk to this time? This Japanese woman's voice is much softer, what's going on?"
Alphonse knew the Japanese were always arrogant, and today's situation was indeed strange. He shrugged and replied casually, "Who knows? But there's still a lot of trouble ahead. I think we'll have to keep dealing with this for a while. Everyone be careful!"
After saying this, he nodded to everyone and turned to leave.
At this moment, Zhang Puhe said with a smile, "Detective, in my opinion, the Japanese have admitted defeat this time, otherwise they wouldn't be so obedient. This kind of thing won't happen again in the future."
He was well aware that the last Japanese undercover team had been uncovered, and it would be difficult for them to pose a threat to the Chinese underground organizations in the French Concession in the future, so things could be quiet for a while.
Lei Daming laughed heartily, patted Zhang Puhe on the shoulder, and said loudly, "That's really a good thing! Come on, everyone, let's go have a drink to celebrate!"
While Kitaoka Ryoko was dealing with this matter, Huo Yueze, the head of the intelligence section, also entered the city through the Suzhou city gate. He contacted Yi Hua'an through the contact channels. The matter was of great importance, and he wanted to report to Ning Zhiheng in person.
Kitaoka Ryoko returned to the Tsuchihara Agency, leaving Yoshimoto Ichiro to handle the aftermath. She then returned to her office, slumped weakly in her chair, having suffered another heavy blow from today's events.
Since arriving in Shanghai, misfortune has befallen her one after another. The disastrous failure of the Eclipse Plan and the loss of all her trusted subordinates have completely robbed her of her former confidence. It seems that the shrewd and capable Kitaoka Ryoko of the past is gone forever, and she feels weaker than ever before.
However, she was a determined person, and she felt that the one thing she had to do now was to negotiate with Fujiwara Tomohito as soon as possible!
She is now isolated and helpless in the Tsuchihara Agency, and has lost all her trusted subordinates. Her situation is becoming increasingly difficult. The only way out is to get help and support from Fujiwara Tomohito in order to turn the tide and completely reverse this situation. Otherwise, she will have little chance of making a comeback.
Moreover, the destruction of the third infiltrative team rendered her unable to continue investigating the Fujiwara Company. There was no point in delaying any longer. Based on the information she currently had, she felt that she was quite confident.
Thinking of this, she suddenly stood up, quickly went to the safe, inserted the key, turned the combination, opened it, took out a briefcase, and then closed the safe.
After opening the briefcase, I took out the documents inside and checked them. These were the details of Hirayama Tokumoto's murder case that Iwai Nosuke had investigated in Suzhou, as well as materials from Nakajima Kota's investigation of smuggling warehouses in the French Concession, and specific information collected by Yamamoto and others by tracking transport convoys, along with some photos.
After confirming that everything was correct, she didn't hesitate any longer, picked up the phone immediately, and dialed the number.
Ning Zhiheng, who was handling official business at the Fujiwara Company, heard the phone ring. He reached out and picked up the phone, and Kitaoka Ryoko's voice came from the other end.
"Fujiwara-kun, may I meet with you?"
Before yesterday, Ning Zhiheng would have completely ignored Kitaoka Ryoko's call. However, now that he knows from Iwai Nosuke that Kitaoka Ryoko is gathering evidence against him and is ready to harm him at any time, he is paying much more attention to her.
It seems that Kitaoka Ryoko has lost her patience and is ready to challenge him face to face. Well, Ning Zhiheng also wants to see what tricks Kitaoka Ryoko has up her sleeve.
"Miss Liangzi, is there something you want to see me about?" Ning Zhiheng asked deliberately.
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