Wei Yong quickly completed the interrogation of the Hump Group. After witnessing the extremely shocking electric torture, the seven spies offered no resistance whatsoever and confessed everything, which made Wei Yong's work proceed extremely smoothly.
Next, the information they provided was verified, and their property and residence were searched and seized, and so on, and a series of other tasks were carried out step by step.
The officers of the First Operations Division were overjoyed with the successful arrest operation, as it was a significant achievement that would greatly benefit their future promotions.
Of course, this also made the officers in other departments extremely envious, secretly regretting that they had not been selected by the director to participate in this cleanup operation, truly missing a great opportunity.
Meanwhile, far away in Wuhan, at the entrance of the intelligence office of the Japanese Central China Expeditionary Army, a military vehicle drove up and slowly came to a stop.
A Japanese officer got out of the car, picked up a leather suitcase from the seat, closed the door behind him, and strode into the intelligence office.
He was Lieutenant Colonel Takasaki Shigeo, an intelligence officer who had just attended a pre-military intelligence meeting on the front lines in Changsha. He had rushed back to headquarters in Wuhan because of a telegram.
He walked briskly, and from time to time, familiar officers nodded and greeted him, to which he returned the greeting with a smile.
As soon as he entered the office, he saw his assistant, Matsumoto Itsuki, pacing anxiously around the room. When he looked up and saw Takasaki Shigeo walk in, his face lit up with joy. He rushed forward and said urgently, "Takasaki-kun, you're finally back!"
Takasaki Shigeo put the suitcase he was holding aside and asked, "I rushed back as soon as I received your telegram, but there was a little accident on the way, so I got back late. What happened? Tell me quickly."
When Takasaki Shigeo was about to go to the front line for a meeting, he handed over his affairs to his assistant, Lieutenant Colonel Matsumoto Itsumoto, to handle temporarily. However, just a few days after he left, he was summoned back by a telegram from Matsumoto Itsumoto.
Matsumoto Ichigen turned around, took out a telegram from the drawer, and handed it to Takasaki Shigeo, saying, "Three days ago, I received a telegram from Silver Fox. You instructed me that if a telegram is sent by an agent of Silver Fox's caliber, you must be notified immediately. So I quickly sent you a telegram. Take a look!"
Matsumoto Yoshimoto was Takasaki Shigeo's assistant and was also aware of Silver Fox's important identity. The Chongqing spy network was divided into several major regions, each headed by a senior agent. Silver Fox was one of them. The telegrams sent back by agents of their rank were bound to contain important information, and Matsumoto Yoshimoto dared not make any decisions on his own.
Takasaki Shigeo took the telegram, glanced at it, and immediately his expression tightened. He remained silent, deep in thought.
Matsumoto Yiyuan hesitated for a moment before saying, "Gu Zhengqing was Silver Fox's most valuable informant. He was a member of the Black Chamber, the highest-secret unit within the Chinese Military Intelligence Bureau, and our mole infiltrated into the enemy's core department. Silver Fox killed such an important intelligence agent so hastily. Wasn't that too hasty? If it was just routine surveillance and investigation, and Gu Zhengqing's true identity hadn't been confirmed, if he could evade this investigation, it might still be..."
"Silver Fox handled it perfectly!"
Before Matsumoto Yoshimoto could finish speaking, Takasaki Shigeo waved his hand to interrupt him.
“Gu Zhengqing is already suspected. Even if we can’t confirm his identity as a mole, the Chinese will no longer trust him. He will definitely be marginalized in the future, and his intelligence value will be gone. Eliminating him to ensure safety is the safest measure. Silver Fox’s actions were not wrong in themselves, but it was still a bit rash for her to take action personally. However, this also shows that she is very capable. She is indeed worthy of the name Silver Fox!”
Hearing that Takasaki Shigeo completely affirmed Silver Fox's actions, Matsumoto Yoshimoto said nothing more. He turned around and took out another telegram, saying again, "This is the latest telegram I just received, also from Silver Fox."
Takasaki Shigeo quickly took the telegram and said in surprise, "Silver Fox again? What happened that made her send telegrams so frequently?"
It should be understood that sending telegrams frequently is a very dangerous move. Chongqing's intelligence and telecommunications departments are quite powerful, and if they are negligent, they will be able to exploit loopholes and come after them. Silver Fox should not have made this basic mistake.
Telegram: The Hump Group has issued an advance warning. It has been discovered that all members have been arrested. The reason for their exposure is unknown. We request that all contact with them be immediately severed. We also request your assistance in the investigation. We are eagerly awaiting your assistance from the person in charge of the investigation into the Yi Dong case at the Military Intelligence Bureau. Silver Fox!
With a loud "smack!", Takasaki Shigeo slammed the telegram heavily onto the table.
His eyes revealed utter shock and regret. The complete annihilation of the Hump Squad was a major loss, especially since its leader, Inoue Takahiko, was a veteran intelligence officer in the military, an extremely experienced old man, and Takasaki Shigeo's most trusted subordinate. It was such a pity that he would fall into Chongqing.
There are also codebooks. Every lost codebook poses a threat to the original code, and these are all intangible losses.
What's wrong with Silver Fox? Why is he making a series of major mistakes?
As the person in charge of intelligence work in the Chongqing area, Takasaki Shigeo was naturally very familiar with Silver Fox.
This woman was originally a prized disciple of Keiji Tsuchihara, the head of the Special Higher Police. She had already made outstanding contributions before the war. With her excellent beauty and extraordinary abilities, she successfully turned high-ranking Chinese government officials to defect on many occasions, making great contributions to Japanese intelligence work.
For this reason, after the war, the military wanted to strengthen its intelligence work and ordered the recruitment of a group of senior agents from other intelligence agencies, of which Silver Fox was one.
Later, Silver Fox was sent to Chongqing to work, where he made outstanding achievements in leading defection and infiltration operations. In particular, he successfully recruited Gu Zhengqing, planting a mole in the highest-secret department of the Military Intelligence Bureau of China, which was a major breakthrough.
In fact, Gu Zhengqing did play a significant role, indirectly eliminating Yi Dong, the key figure in China's Black Chamber, and forcing the Chinese intelligence agencies' code-breaking work to a standstill.
It can be said that Silver Fox's performance was outstanding. It was precisely because of Silver Fox's outstanding performance and exceptional abilities that he specifically handed over several intelligence teams to Silver Fox's leadership more than a month ago, with the Hump Team being one of them.
However, the situation changed drastically in the past few days. Silver Fox made a series of mistakes. In just a few days, Gu Zhengqing was exposed. Silver Fox took timely measures to silence him and finally plugged the loophole. But just three days later, the Camel Hump Group, which had nothing to do with him, was wiped out. What exactly happened?
According to Silver Fox's telegram, she believed that the change in the head of the Military Intelligence Bureau in charge of the investigation had led to the deterioration of the situation.
Takasaki Shigeo shook his head. He disliked his subordinates making excuses when problems arose at work, and Silver Fox's performance this time greatly displeased him.
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