Just a week after they started digging, they caught the attention of agents from No. 76. After several days of surveillance, they discovered the vehicles that were transporting soil out every day and arrested the people involved. Soon, a plan to lure them into a trap was devised.
The final result was that almost all the Chinese agents who participated in this operation were wiped out. Wei Xuehai, the captain of the Shanghai station, was killed on the spot. More than 40 agents who remained in Shanghai were all killed or captured. After being severely tortured, more than 20 Shanghai station agents surrendered. The Shanghai station suffered an unprecedented blow. The losses this time were even greater than the losses of Shanghai station agents in the last operation to destroy legal tender.
Last time, the biggest losses were suffered by the Loyal and Patriotic Army soldiers on the periphery, while the actual Shanghai Station agents only lost a dozen or so. But this time, the Shanghai Station's action team was wiped out by more than half.
The situation continued to deteriorate. Through the confessions of those who surrendered, the agents of No. 76 quickly learned of several Shanghai Station occupation points hidden in the International Settlement. Through bribery and enticement, they gathered a group of Green Gang members in the International Settlement, infiltrated the International Settlement, and carried out a surprise attack.
As a result, the Shanghai Station and the assassination team, who thought they were hiding in the safe zone of the concession, were caught off guard and were wiped out overnight. Wang Hanmin, Wu Huarong and others barely managed to break through and escape, while more than 20 agents fell to the guns of Agent No. 76.
This devastating blow rendered the Shanghai station and the assassination team incapable of action. Ding Mo and Li Zhiqun made a great impression on the Japanese. What the Japanese had spent years trying to accomplish, losing countless Japanese agents, they had failed to achieve, but these traitors had accomplished. In an instant, Agent 76 gained a firm foothold in the eyes of the Japanese. Kagesa Hiroki, the head of the Kagesa Agency, was very satisfied with this, and thus increased the authority of Agent 76 headquarters and allocated more funds to expand this traitorous force. From then on, Agent 76 officially became the biggest opponent of the Military Intelligence Bureau and the underground party and other anti-Japanese organizations.
Hearing the accounts from these agents, Ning Zhiheng couldn't help but gasp. The collapse of the situation in Shanghai far exceeded his expectations, and the danger posed by Agent 76 was beginning to show.
His expression remained unchanged, his gaze deep and unfathomable, making it impossible for outsiders to discern his thoughts.
After Song Chenghua and the others finished their accounts, they quietly looked at Ning Zhiheng, waiting for his next question.
They all knew of Chairman Fujiwara's prominent position in Shanghai, especially Song Chenghua, who had followed Wei Xuehai on the night of the destruction of the legal tender and even participated in the assassination attempt on Ning Zhiheng, nearly killing him. That's why they had been paying close attention to Ning Zhiheng earlier.
Ning Zhiheng looked at the agents. From their exposed skin, he could see that they had scars on their faces, necks, and wrists. They had obviously been tortured and surrendered to the enemy. These people were once brave warriors in the fight against the Japanese, but unfortunately, one wrong step turned them into traitors to the nation.
After a long pause, Ning Zhiheng asked, "Are you the Shanghai station members who were arrested in this operation?"
Song Chenghua shook his head and replied in a low voice, "I failed when I was assassinating a finance official of the puppet government, no, the new government, and was captured by the Special Agent Department. The other three were captured during this bombing case."
Ning Zhiheng nodded, then asked, "Why were you chosen to come to Wuhan? Isn't Shanghai also short-staffed?"
Song Chenghua gave a wry smile and said, "We are all old members of the original Wuhan station, and we are very familiar with the situation here. That's why we were selected to return to Wuhan to be in charge of clearing out the Wuhan military intelligence station. Well..."
At this point, he turned around and pointed to the materials piled up all over several desks, and continued, "Our daily task is to check the registered household information and find the people we used to know at Wuhan Station."
Ning Zhiheng followed his finger and looked over, then got up and went to the desks in the office. He picked up a document, which was a household registration certificate with a half-body photo attached to it.
The Japanese have always been strict in managing the household registration system. They are meticulous and serious about things, and whenever they occupy a place, they require Chinese people to re-register their household registration and obtain a certificate of good conduct.
It seems things are getting even tougher at Wuhan Station! Ning Zhiheng casually tossed the certificate onto the table and sighed inwardly.
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