Wang Hanmin handed over the list of eleven members of the intelligence network to Li Zhiqun, who took a pen and paper and carefully wrote it down.
Finally, Li Zhiqun put down his pen, but he was still not satisfied. He continued, "Brother Hanmin, you are the highest-ranking official in the Military Intelligence Bureau in Shanghai. You must know a lot of secrets. Just these eleven people are not enough, are they? Stop hiding it and tell us everything at once!"
Wang Hanmin looked at Li Zhiqun staring intently at him for a long time before finally speaking, "I have another secret, but this secret is too valuable. I wonder if you, Director, can afford the price?"
There really was another secret! Li Zhiqun was overjoyed. Capturing Wang Hanmin was indeed a masterpiece in his intelligence career. The current gains had already exceeded his expectations, and now it seemed that another surprise awaited him!
He laughed and asked, "Then it depends on Brother Hanmin, how much is your secret worth?"
Wang Hanmin looked at Li Zhiqun with a half-smile and said, word by word, "I can hand over the entire Military Intelligence Bureau's Nanjing station to you. I wonder, what is the value of this secret?"
These words struck Li Zhiqun like a thunderbolt, leaving him speechless! He was stunned for a long time, never expecting Wang Hanmin to say such a thing.
Nanjing! It was the capital of the Republic of China, and its importance is self-evident. Although it suffered heavy damage from the war in recent years and its status is not as good as before, it is still considered one of the top metropolises in Central China.
Although Nanjing's population and commerce are not as large as Shanghai's, its political status far surpasses that of Shanghai. Especially now, the puppet government has decided to re-establish its capital in Nanjing, and all its agencies and personnel must relocate there.
There are even reports that some of the headquarters and senior officials of the Japanese Central China Expeditionary Army have moved to Nanjing. Needless to say, Nanjing will once again become the political, economic, and cultural center of Central China.
To this end, the No. 76 Special Agent Headquarters specially sent people to Nanjing in advance to establish a Nanjing branch, which is now known as "No. 21". The person in charge was Wen Hao, the deputy director of the Special Agent Headquarters.
Chongqing certainly had its own considerations, especially the Military Intelligence Bureau, which had sent people back to Nanjing early on to re-establish the Military Intelligence Bureau's Nanjing Station. Its scale was second only to the Shanghai Station, and it was also a top-tier station of the Military Intelligence Bureau, making its position extremely important.
The puppet government wants to establish its capital in Nanjing and is about to vigorously purge all forces in Nanjing to build a new base. Now, Wang Hanmin has actually declared that he can hand over the Military Intelligence Bureau's Nanjing intelligence station to him. This is absolutely a tremendous achievement!
Thinking of this, Li Zhiqun's voice trembled slightly. He stared intently at Wang Hanmin and said very solemnly, "Brother Hanmin, is this really true?"
“Absolutely true!” Wang Hanmin nodded!
Li Zhiqun took a deep breath and said, "In that case, if you, Brother Hanmin, can really do this, I can strongly recommend you as the deputy director of my 76th Special Agent Headquarters, or as the director of the Second Bureau of the Police Department of the new government. This is the maximum promise I can make. Of course, if you are not willing to work on the intelligence line, I can ask the Japanese to find you a suitable position in various departments of the new government. In short, we can talk about everything. What do you think?"
Upon hearing this, Wang Hanmin pondered for a moment. Since he had already pledged allegiance to the puppet government, there was no turning back. He could only seize this opportunity to make a name for himself in the new government and plan for the future.
“Okay! It’s a deal!” Wang Hanmin nodded and said.
"Nanjing Station was rebuilt at the beginning of last year. The station chief was Gu Jinlong, and the deputy station chief was Yu Jie. Yu Jie joined the Military Intelligence Department with me at the beginning of the year, and we had a good relationship. At the beginning of this year, due to some issues, Nanjing Station urgently needed funds, so it asked Yu Jie to raise funds from Shanghai Station. Naturally, I couldn't refuse, so I personally took the funds to Nanjing and met with Yu Jie."
According to Yu Jie, they intended to use the funds to acquire the Nanjing Metropolitan Evening News and attempt to turn the newspaper into an important stronghold of the Kuomintang's Nanjing Station. Now, under the alias Cheng Zhensheng, he is the editor-in-chief of the Nanjing Metropolitan Evening News, and many of the newspaper's staff are members of the Nanjing Station.
"Once you find the office of this metropolitan evening newspaper, you'll have the key to cracking the Nanjing station case. How about it, Director Li? This secret hasn't disappointed you, has it?"
The deputy head of the Nanjing station of the Military Intelligence Bureau? And an important stronghold? Li Zhiqun nodded repeatedly. Needless to say, as long as Yu Jie is captured, with his rank, all the information about the Nanjing station can be obtained at will. Wang Hanmin was right. As long as there are no major mistakes, the Nanjing station can be taken down in no time.
Thinking of this, Li Zhiqun could no longer sit still. He immediately stood up and said to Wang Hanmin, "Brother Hanmin, this is a remarkable achievement! Time is of the essence, so I won't say much more. I'll send a telegram to Nanjing right now and have them take immediate action to arrest Yu Jie. I'm afraid it will be too late if we wait any longer!"
Seeing Li Zhiqun's excited expression, Wang Hanmin hesitated for a moment before saying, "I know Yu Jie. He's not a tough nut to crack. You must not harm him. Once we capture him, everything will be much easier!"
Li Zhiqun understood Wang Hanmin's meaning: there was a high probability that Yu Jie would defect to the enemy after being arrested. Of course, this might be Wang Hanmin's way of saving Yu Jie's life.
"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing!"
After saying that, Li Zhiqun quickly left the room, called Wu Shicai over, handed him the list, and hurriedly instructed, "Immediately mobilize your men to arrest people according to this list. Be quick; these people could escape at any time, and we must get there before they do!"
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