Luo Xingchao returned to No. 76. For some reason, when he saw Li Zhiqun's expression as he entered the office today, he felt uneasy. This was a very bad feeling for him, a veteran agent who had always been fighting on the front line of intelligence.
Sitting in his office, he became increasingly uneasy, so he picked up the phone and called in his trusted confidants, Cui Yuanfeng and Bi Wenxiang.
These two men were his former subordinates from the Shanghai Station period, and also his most capable assistants at No. 76.
Seeing Luo Xingchao sitting in his chair with a furrowed brow, Bi Wenxiang was the first to ask, "Section Chief, is there something you need?"
Luo Xingchao glanced at the two of them and said in a low voice, "I've been feeling uneasy all day, like something's about to happen. Has Li Zhiqun made any big moves these past two days?"
Cui Yuanfeng and Bi Wenxiang exchanged a glance. Bi Wenxiang thought for a moment and said, "The action team has been active recently, arresting quite a few agents from the Shanghai station, but we haven't found anything particularly big. I'll go down there right away and ask around carefully!"
Luo Xingchao's subordinates also secretly recruited a group of Green Gang members who had come from his time in the Special Agent Investigation Department, to serve as his informants at the No. 76 Special Agent Headquarters. These people had low positions, but they were distributed at the grassroots level in various departments and were very well-informed.
At this moment, Cui Yuanfeng seemed to remember something and said in a low voice, "Section Chief, yesterday afternoon, Li Zhiqun and Wu Shicai seemed to have taken a lot of people out and didn't return until late at night. Do you think it could be related to this?"
Sure enough, there was action. Upon hearing this, Luo Xingchao's heart tightened. As the main person in charge of the 76th Special Agent Headquarters, Li Zhiqun rarely had the opportunity to take action personally, so there must be an important operation. He thought for a moment and instructed, "Let's do it on two fronts. Wenxiang, go down there and ask the brothers what they've found. Yuanfeng, Li Zhiqun acted strangely today. Since he was acting with Wu Shicai, Wu Shicai must know something. Go find Wu Shicai's whereabouts now and see what he's doing."
"Yes!" The two nodded in agreement and turned to go about their own business.
At noon, Haruki Masayoshi and Li Zhiqun returned to the Kagesa Agency from the garrison headquarters. This time, they reported the intelligence to Lieutenant General Tada Naoya, which immediately attracted great attention. The next step was to take military action against this National Salvation Army as soon as possible.
Qingqing Zhengliang and Li Zhiqun returned to the Yingzuo Agency in high spirits, but as soon as they entered the office, they received a telegram from Wuhan.
"What? What's going on? Wuhan actually rejected our request?"
Qingqing Zhengliang held the telegram in his hand, almost in disbelief. He had previously sent a telegram requesting the intelligence department of the Central China Expeditionary Army Headquarters to assist in rescuing Wang Hanmin's family. This was not a difficult task for the Wuhan intelligence department. He never expected that the Wuhan side would directly refuse him.
Li Zhiqun asked in surprise, "Colonel, how could this happen?"
Qingqing Zhengliang looked at the contents of the telegram for a long time before saying, "The telegram didn't go into details, it only said that the Chongqing intelligence network had suffered heavy losses and was currently unable to help us complete this mission!"
At this point, he couldn't help but ask again, "Significant losses? What happened that made them refuse such a simple task?"
Li Zhiqun said with some difficulty, "Colonel, we still need to save Wang Hanmin's family, otherwise he won't be willing to serve us. I feel that he must have many important secrets he hasn't revealed yet, he..."
Before he could finish speaking, Qingqing Zhengliang raised his hand to interrupt him. After a moment of contemplation, he said, "We can't do it, but someone can. Let's go find Zhou Fushan!"
“Zhou Fushan?” Li Zhiqun looked at Qing Qingzhengliang with a puzzled expression, then suddenly realized, “You mean those people who are willing to defect.”
“Yes!” Qingqing Zhengliang nodded and said.
“He has a lot of connections in the Chongqing government. Many people are willing to come here, and they all go through his connections. I remember that last month someone fled from Chongqing to come and seek refuge with him. He must have connections in Chongqing.”
After the establishment of the puppet government, many officials from Wang Tianhai's faction did not have time to flee to Shanghai. Those who remained in the Kuomintang were quickly marginalized. In addition, the conditions in Chongqing were harsh, and these people also felt that every day was a year. As a result, they all fled to Shanghai in hopes of seeking better development in the puppet government. This kind of thing was repeatedly prohibited but not stopped, and officials came to Shanghai almost every month.
Zhou Fushan was one of the highest-ranking figures in the Wang faction. He had extensive connections within the Kuomintang, so many people were persuaded and turned to come to Shanghai to form the government team.
However, Li Zhiqun and Zhou Fushan were at odds. He gave a wry smile, bowed, and said, "Then I can only ask you to step in. Minister Zhou is quite prejudiced against me now. If I step in, I'm afraid it will backfire."
Qingqing Zhengliang already knew the reason, and said with a smile, "Don't worry, you don't need to come. I'll visit him personally right now, and he'll still give me face!"
Upon hearing this, Li Zhiqun felt relieved. The Shadow Agency was the backer of the puppet government, and as the second-in-command of the agency, Qingqing Zhengliang asked Zhou Fushan to do such a small thing, so Zhou Fushan would certainly not refuse.
"Mr. Li, I heard that Zhou Fushan also serves as the Minister of Police. Was this position originally intended for you by Mr. Wang?"
Qing Qingzhengliang's question immediately struck a nerve with Li Zhiqun. He sighed and replied, "When Mr. Wang spoke with me, everything was already settled. But the very next day, it was announced that Zhou Fushan would concurrently serve as the minister. He is already the Minister of Finance, the Secretary-General of the Committee, and a member of the Special Affairs Committee. He holds a high position and wields great power, yet he still insists on occupying the position of Minister of Police. I control the only intelligence agency in the new government, so this position of Minister of Police is rightfully mine. Isn't he deliberately trying to embarrass me by doing this?"
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