Luo Xingchao was startled. He hadn't expected that the aftermath of the Battle of Jingze was still ongoing, and that Zhang Jingyao, this veteran spy, had made a new discovery. This was a significant development.
He smiled slightly and then asked, "That's just your side of the story. Who else could vouch for you that night?"
Zhang Jingyao spread his hands helplessly and said, "These things are all confidential, so how could I let someone else take over? So I spent the whole night in the office by myself, organizing the materials and writing the plan, and then I rested."
"That's hard to say, Lao Zhang. It's not that I'm deliberately making things difficult for you, but I can't verify what you're saying. Reporting to the director would be very disadvantageous for you. Where are your materials and plans now? I need to check them!"
Zhang Jingyao quickly got up and went to the other side of the office. He gently turned the combination on the safe, but he deliberately blocked Luo Xingchao's view so that Luo Xingchao could not see his actions. Then he took out a file bag and closed the safe.
He turned to Luo Xingchao and explained, "The action plan has been completed and submitted to the director for approval. I only have one document here, an interrogation record. Please take a look, Xingchao."
Luo Xingchao reached out and took it. He opened the file bag with his hands, preparing to take out the documents inside. But then a thought struck him. He knew that Zhang Jingyao was eager to prove himself, which was why he was willing to let him see this intelligence. But if he looked at it directly and then interfered with the subsequent operation plan, causing Li Zhiqun to return empty-handed, then he would be in danger of being exposed.
At this moment, he pulled out the top half of the document. Luo Xingchao glanced at it and memorized the words on the cover at the very beginning. Then he laughed and slowly stuffed the document back into the file bag, handing it back to Zhang Jingyao.
Zhang Jingyao looked at Luo Xingchao with some surprise, not understanding his meaning.
Luo Xingchao said with a smile, "Old Zhang, since you've already handed the plan to the director, I don't think there will be any problems. I won't look at this document. After all, it's confidential, and the fewer people who know about it, the safer it is."
Zhang Jingyao, not wanting Luo Xingchao to know the specifics, chuckled as he took the file bag and nodded, saying, "Actually, it's nothing. The contents have nothing to do with the Shanghai intelligence department we're investigating. It's mainly about the New Fourth Army. The director doesn't seem to care much about it. That's why we haven't received a reply since the plan was submitted. The director's been in a bad mood these past few days, and I haven't dared to ask!"
The New Fourth Army? Zhang Jingyao was interrogating prisoners of the National Salvation Army, so why is the intelligence about the New Fourth Army? What exactly is going on here?
Although Luo Xingchao was a Kuomintang agent, he had no prejudice against the New Fourth Army. After all, they were both Chinese who persisted in resisting Japan. Moreover, the two parties were cooperating in the fight against Japan and were united against the enemy. If the New Fourth Army suffered losses, it would be detrimental to the overall situation.
Luo Xingchao's mind was racing, but he remained calm and said, "The director is currently surrounded by a bunch of troubles. Our Special Agent Headquarters has suffered a major blow and has offended some big shots in the new government. He even lost his position as the Deputy Minister of Police. Tell me, how can he be in the mood to deal with these things? Don't worry about it."
"But Lao Zhang, I still need to verify what you've said. It's my duty, so please don't overthink it!"
"Of course, of course!" Zhang Jingyao nodded repeatedly. These were all necessary procedures for the screening process. Luo Xingchao had been quite polite to him and hadn't made things too difficult for him.
"Actually, Xingchao, you'll be able to meet these officers in a couple of days and verify the situation directly with them."
"What's going on?"
"The director has decided that these officers will be transferred to our special operations headquarters because they are former subordinates of Deputy Director Wang. The specific arrangements will be decided by Deputy Director Wang."
Zhang Jingyao then gave a brief introduction to the officers' situations. After listening, Luo Xingchao didn't ask any more questions. He chatted with Zhang Jingyao for a few minutes before getting up and leaving.
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