The words "Shanghai Intelligence Section" weighed heavily on Li Zhiqun's mind. He knew how formidable this department was, as its previous achievements spoke for themselves.
Prior to this, Li Zhiqun had made contact with the Shanghai Intelligence Bureau once, after Sun Xiangde surrendered. Based on his confession, Li Zhiqun set up an ambush in a coffee shop to capture Bat, a senior agent of the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics. However, the Shanghai Intelligence Bureau suddenly attacked and blew up the coffee shop, resulting in Sun Xiangde being seriously injured and his own men suffering heavy casualties. Bat also disappeared without a trace, and the capture operation completely failed.
Now the other side strikes again, targeting three people simultaneously in just one morning. Wu Zhenming and Pan Gongya are killed, and Wang Hanmin would have been killed on the spot if he hadn't been just one step away by sheer luck.
He couldn't help but sigh and said, "The Shanghai Intelligence Bureau, indeed, has some good methods. I didn't expect them to take advantage of this opportunity to make their move as well. They seized the opportunity perfectly. They're trying to fish in troubled waters and deliberately provoke an internal conflict between me and Ding Mo, but their ultimate target is still you, Brother Hanmin!"
Wang Hanmin was well aware of this. He knew the problem was serious. Even though he was hiding in the heart of the No. 76 Special Agent Headquarters, the enemy still found a loophole and infiltrated his side, almost allowing them to succeed. He said with lingering fear, "Director, the Shanghai Intelligence Section has been operating in Shanghai for a long time and has great strength. Their infiltration is pervasive. Take this incident, for example. To do this without anyone noticing, many details need to be prepared very thoroughly. This is not something an outsider can do. In my opinion, there must be someone from the Shanghai Intelligence Section infiltrating the Special Agent Headquarters. You still need to investigate carefully, otherwise, it will cause serious trouble sooner or later!"
Li Zhiqun nodded repeatedly at Wang Hanmin's words. He had already suspected something was wrong. Ever since the previous entrapment plan was leaked, he had a vague feeling that something was wrong. Especially after Wang Hanmin was arrested this time, the entire Shanghai station suddenly disappeared without a trace. Even the intelligence network that Wang Hanmin contacted on a single line with withdrew in time. He already knew that there must be a mole in his life.
Moreover, this mole had access to highly classified information, because when Wang Hanmin was arrested, only his close associates knew about it. For this reason, Li Zhiqun had been trying to find this mole.
But then came the internal strife between himself and Ding Mo. He finally managed to squeeze Ding Mo out of the No. 76 Special Agent Headquarters, and then his master was assassinated. One thing after another, he was so overwhelmed that he had no energy to think about this matter.
Now that he heard Wang Hanmin say this, he knew that if he didn't find this mole, the consequences could be enormous, and who knew what kind of trouble he would cause next!
He thought for a moment and said to Wang Hanmin, "Brother Hanmin, I will immediately begin to investigate the traitor. Until we have results, you must remain vigilant. I will arrange a new doctor for you, and I will have someone prepare medicine for you through other channels. We also need to strengthen the security forces. You should recover as soon as possible so that you can lend me a hand."
"Thank you for your trouble, Director!" Wang Hanmin said gratefully.
Li Zhiqun glanced at the time, preparing to end the conversation, when he suddenly remembered something and said, "By the way, Brother Hanmin, there's one more thing I need to ask for your opinion on."
"Please speak, Director!"
"Here's the thing: the Japanese wiped out two battalions of the National Salvation Army in Jingze and captured some of them. The Pacification Army wanted to incorporate them, and they've already completed their training. However, the Pacification Army has regulations for incorporation; they don't want officers, only soldiers. As a result, about a dozen officers have been selected. My plan is this: our Special Agent Headquarters is full of street thugs and Green Gang members, and we lack combat effectiveness. I need regular officers who have undergone military training and have been on the battlefield. So I've requested that these officers be transferred to the Special Agent Headquarters to strengthen our action forces. However, these people haven't performed well during the training and are quite resistant to Mr. Wang's peace movement, which makes me a little worried."
Actually, these people are all your former subordinates, so I plan to hand this task over to you. If you can persuade them to join your side, I promise you that you will be in charge of them from now on. What do you think?
Upon hearing this, Wang Hanmin's eyes lit up. This was truly an unexpected delight. He had just joined the puppet government and had no foundation there, nor any capable people at his disposal. He feared that his position as deputy director would be nothing more than a figurehead. Now, hearing Li Zhiqun's arrangement was exactly what he wanted, and he was naturally overjoyed.
He quickly nodded in agreement, saying, "That would be great. I know these people well, and I can do some work with them. They would definitely be willing to contribute to Mr. Wang's peace movement."
Li Zhiqun knew Wang Hanmin wouldn't refuse, so he smiled and said, "Alright, recover as soon as possible. It's good to keep them locked up for a while longer to temper their temperament. Brother Hanmin, I value these regular officers who have been on the battlefield. Our Special Operations Headquarters won't just focus on special operations in the future. Only with military power in hand can we maintain our position in this world. You understand what I mean!"
Li Zhiqun's words revealed his ambition; he was clearly not content with simply being a spy chief. He needed more power to consolidate and develop his own forces, and these officers were the fresh blood he needed.
Wang Hanmin immediately nodded and agreed, saying, "I fully understand. Please rest assured, Director, I will complete this task as soon as possible."
After the two finished their conversation and said goodbye, Li Zhiqun left Wang Hanmin's residence and instructed Secretary Zhuang, who was waiting outside, "Go and invite Director Luo to my office immediately."
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