Upon hearing Li Zhiqun's words, Luo Zidong knew that he couldn't refuse this time, so he nodded and agreed, "Alright! Leave these people to me, I'll make the arrangements and find the Chongqing elements as soon as possible. However, Brother Zhiqun, you must keep this cooperation a secret for me."
A smile appeared on Li Zhiqun's thin face as he nodded and promised, "Don't worry, I also hope we will have more cooperation in the future, and I will naturally think of your needs."
At this point, his expression suddenly turned cold, and he said in a serious tone, "Then let's set a time limit of one month. Brother Zidong, I believe that with your abilities, finding these people will not be difficult. As I said before, after it's done, I can promise you that you can choose any department in the new government. But don't make me wait too long, or it will be difficult to see each other again."
Luo Zidong was overwhelmed by his imposing manner and knew that he couldn't afford to offend this new tycoon, so he had no choice but to nod in agreement.
After the three of them had made their decision, Li Zhiqun and Li Yunqing got up and left. Luo Zidong watched them leave, his brows furrowed, and he sighed softly. He had originally thought he could live a peaceful life in the shadows, but now he had been forced to the forefront.
At this moment, his trusted aide Yan Xing walked in and reported in a low voice, "Brother Dong, they left six people behind. What should we do with them?"
Luo Zidong instructed, "Arrange them to work under your command. Keep a close eye on them, try to keep them out of the public eye as much as possible, and prevent them from contacting outsiders. In other words, they should be your brothers from your hometown."
"yes!"
"Bring them in one by one now, I want to ask them about the details one by one."
"yes!"
Yan Xing turned and left, soon bringing in a young, strong man. Luo Zidong gestured for him to sit down and asked, "What's your name?"
The young man hesitated for a moment, but still answered truthfully, "Jiang Hui!"
In the following period, Luo Zidong quickly figured out the situation. It turned out that the Shanghai intelligence station of the Military Intelligence Bureau had suffered heavy losses during this period. As a last resort, Wang Hanmin decided to select some capable personnel from the two National Salvation Army units under his control to infiltrate Shanghai again in order to replenish the operation. Jiang Hui had just been transferred from southern Jiangsu to the Shanghai concession two months ago.
However, as the intelligence war between the two sides intensified, these additional personnel, though also elite, repeatedly made mistakes in actual intelligence operations, resulting in even more severe losses. Finally, during an assassination attempt, Jiang Hui failed to retreat in time and was captured by Agent 76.
Later, he was unable to withstand the inhuman torture and severe interrogation, and eventually betrayed the enemy and became a member of the 76th Special Agent Headquarters.
Currently, Number 76 is in a period of expansion, accepting anyone willing to surrender without hesitation in order to increase its strength.
Jiang Hui had spent more than ten days at the intelligence station when he first arrived in Shanghai, where he received some basic training and met some of the station's high-ranking officers. Therefore, he was also selected to enter the concession this time.
After clarifying the situation, Luo Zidong asked again, "When were you arrested by Number 76?"
"Two weeks ago!"
"Then have you revealed the locations of the intelligence stations you knew?"
“I told you all that, but when Director Li sent people to check again, all the locations of the offices, the safe houses, and the places to stay that I knew were already empty. I had only been at Shanghai Station for two months, so I didn’t know much else.”
Luo Zidong asked for some more details before letting Jiang Hui leave. He then continued to question the others, asking them for a long time before finally ending the questioning.
Finally, he called Yan Xing over and instructed him, "Select some properties from the properties we have. The conditions are that they are in a remote location, not attracting attention, and are large enough to accommodate a dozen to twenty people, the larger the better. List these properties for rent to various real estate companies at a lower price. Get it done tomorrow."
Yan Xing was confused by Luo Zidong's instructions and couldn't help but ask, "Brother Dong, what are you doing?"
Luo Zidong analyzed carefully: "I just questioned these people, and their situations are all similar. I found that the Shanghai intelligence station has been frequently relocating and changing residences in the past few months because its subordinates have been constantly captured by No. 76 in an attempt to evade No. 76's pursuit."
But achieving this is no easy feat. You see, this is a concession, whether it's the International Settlement or the French Concession, it's always overcrowded and land is incredibly valuable. If they want to be able to change their accommodations at any time, they need a sufficient supply of housing. So I believe they are preparing suitable housing at any time to facilitate their relocation.
Because they need to be prepared to move at any time, they won't spend too much money to buy property; the most convenient method is to rent.
I just asked them, and they have about 20 or 30 staff members in their headquarters, and a considerable number of their operatives, consistently around 70 or 80, with a minimum of 50. With so many people moving, if they were to enter a busy urban area, they would be very conspicuous due to the large number of people and the exorbitant rents there. Therefore, I suspect they will choose some remote areas with large enough spaces to house their intelligence station personnel. However, such housing is hard to find, so we need to provide them with some as bait to lure them in.
At the same time, you should also have these six people secretly search and confirm the person in this area. This method is clumsy, but it's much better than searching for a needle in a haystack.
Yan Xing nodded quickly upon hearing this, but then asked again, "Brother Dong, most of our properties are in the French Concession, not many in the International Settlement. If they're active in the International Settlement, then all our efforts will have been in vain!"
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