It turned out that Wang Tianhai had already noticed some of Gao Zhiwu and Tao Chengyuan's complaints. However, now was the time when he needed people, especially Gao Zhiwu, who was the main person in charge of negotiating with the Japanese. Therefore, the puppet government had been secretly monitoring the two of them.
This task was naturally assigned to the Special Agent Headquarters, which was in charge of special agent work. After receiving the order, Li Zhiqun assigned Hu Yunhe, the director of the Second Division, to be specifically responsible for monitoring the two people, especially Gao Zhiwu. His task was to keep monitoring Gao Zhiwu until he signed the agreement.
Hu Yunhe was the second section chief appointed by Li Zhiqun after Sun Xiangde. He was also a former agent of the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (Zhongtong) and was considered a confidant of Li Zhiqun. He had always been quite capable. After the Shanghai turmoil, he was selected and promoted by Li Zhiqun, and the first task he was given was this surveillance work.
Hu Yunhe's surveillance work was quite thorough. He set up surveillance points at the residences and workplaces of the two high-ranking officials, and armed personnel were also stationed nearby under the guise of protection to keep watch. It can be said that the arrangements were very comprehensive.
Moreover, Gao and Tao have been behaving normally during this period, and the negotiations have continued smoothly.
So the surveillance personnel were somewhat lax, but an accident suddenly happened. This morning, when the personnel who took over the surveillance work arrived at the surveillance point, they found that the surveillance personnel from last night were all tied up in the house. They knew something was wrong. Hu Yunhe was terrified when he received the news. When he rushed over and entered the residence of the two men, he found that Gao Zhiwu and Tao Chengyuan had disappeared.
Upon questioning the surveillance personnel, they learned that someone had broken into their home late last night, and they were all subdued in a surprise attack, after which they knew nothing more.
This morning, Li Zhiqun went to the puppet government and was severely reprimanded. He was furious and locked up Hu Yunhe after returning home. Only then did he call Wang Hanmin to discuss countermeasures.
Upon hearing Li Zhiqun's account, Wang Hanmin was surprised and quickly asked, "How many personnel are on duty at the monitoring point?"
“Each group had four members, and Gao Zhiwu and Tao Chengyuan lived very close to each other. Hu Yunhe also arranged an action team of ten people nearby to provide support at any time in case of emergencies. However, this action team did not receive any alerts and did nothing. What a bunch of idiots!”
"Controlling so many people at the same time requires considerable strength!" Wang Hanmin said with some surprise.
Wang Hanmin knew that the personnel in the Second Division were all trained agents of the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (CBIS), and it would not be easy to control these surveillance personnel silently.
"you mean…"
"Gao and Tao couldn't have done this on their own. Someone must be helping them. Did they search their residence?"
Li Zhiqun nodded and said, "They searched and took away important items and personal clothing, which means they were prepared. This was an operation with inside help. You are right, these two must have found accomplices. These people are not weak. They directly controlled the surveillance personnel and took Gao Zhiwu and Tao Chengyuan away."
"It must be someone from the Military Intelligence Bureau!" Li Zhiqun said through gritted teeth.
He knew very well that there weren't many people in Shanghai with such abilities, and even fewer who dared to do so. The only ones who could be considered were members of the Military Intelligence Bureau, most likely the Shanghai Intelligence Section.
Only the Shanghai Intelligence Section had the capability and the audacity to do such a thing.
However, Wang Hanmin shook his head. He was familiar with the methods and style of the Military Intelligence Bureau and could tell something was wrong at a glance.
Seeing Wang Hanmin shake his head, Li Zhiqun asked in surprise, "Isn't that right?"
"It shouldn't be!" Wang Hanmin confirmed again, rubbing his forehead and pondering for a moment.
“I am familiar with the style of the Military Intelligence Bureau. They are ruthless towards the enemy and would rather kill the innocent than let the guilty go free. If it was the Shanghai Intelligence Section or anyone else from the Military Intelligence Bureau who made the move, they would never let those surveillance personnel go and would definitely kill them on the spot!”
It's important to understand that leaving enemy survivors alive during an operation, no matter how tightly bound, is never as reliable as leaving them dead. If someone breaks free and raises a warning during the night, these operatives could pay a heavy price. At the very least, the alarm would be raised much earlier, introducing unpredictable variables into the operation. Therefore, the Military Intelligence Bureau wouldn't be so lenient.
Upon hearing this, Li Zhiqun suddenly realized that Wang Hanmin was right. The agents of the Military Intelligence Bureau were indeed ruthless. In the previous spy war with the Shanghai Station, both sides fought to the death, which was extremely fierce. There was never a precedent of them showing mercy.
As for the Shanghai Intelligence Bureau, since it took action, it has left no room for maneuver. Not to mention the two anti-traitor operations in the concession, both of which resulted in complete massacres, not even a single bodyguard was left alive.
In just a few operations in the city, almost none of the agents from the 76th Special Agent Team who came into contact with them survived. Their style was ruthless and unscrupulous!
In this operation, all eight surveillance personnel survived, which is undoubtedly an extremely unusual phenomenon.
Li Zhiqun felt as if he had grasped something. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Brother Hanmin, do you mean that these people dared not take his life and were hesitant to act? In other words, they did not have a completely opposing stance with the Special Agent Headquarters. They were afraid of making a life-or-death feud with us, so in the end they only controlled the surveillance personnel and did not kill them!"
“Yes!” Wang Hanmin nodded emphatically.
"Director, in Shanghai, who is capable of doing this, and has the audacity to oppose our Special Agent Headquarters, yet doesn't want to go too far? Who do you think it could be?"
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