The bureau chief's stern reprimand left the three section chiefs utterly ashamed; their actions, compared to those of the Shanghai intelligence department, appeared utterly mediocre and incompetent.
Just then, Secretary Liu came in and reported, "Director, Director Wei is here!"
The people in the room immediately perked up. Gu Zhengqi hurriedly said, "Today is not the time for a routine meeting. Wei Liangbi must have the latest news from the intelligence department about Shanghai since he came to see us at this time."
The bureau chief nodded hurriedly and said, "Let him in!"
Wei Liangbi quickly entered the office, immediately handed over a telegram, and reported: "Director, an urgent telegram from the Shanghai Intelligence Section."
Upon hearing the word "urgent," the bureau chief quickly took the document and examined it carefully. His face remained expressionless, and neither Bian Ze nor Zhao Ziliang could discern anything from his expression.
Shortly after, the director handed the telegram to Zhao Ziliang and said, "Wu Huarong did a good job. He managed to make such a commotion. He didn't disgrace your First Action Division."
The telegram was quite long. It revealed that two days prior, the Military Intelligence Bureau's assassination squad had carried out a bombing operation at the Japanese consulate in Shanghai. Although the main target was not killed, Liu Shenghuai, a close confidant of Wang Tianhai, was killed, and the chief negotiator Gao Zhiwu was injured. This made it impossible for the talks between the two sides to continue. The Japanese side decided to invite Wang Tianhai and his delegation of negotiators to Japan to continue the negotiations. The specific time was the day after tomorrow when they would leave Shanghai.
Meanwhile, the Japanese established a new intelligence department composed entirely of traitors from the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (CBIS), the Special Operations Department No. 76. During a large-scale search, they arrested a man surnamed Sun. They confirmed that this man was of high importance and had defected to the enemy. They requested that headquarters immediately notify the Shanghai station to confirm the man's identity and promptly report back to the intelligence section so that contingency plans could be taken.
After Gu Zhengqi finished reading the telegram, he couldn't help but ask in surprise, "Two days have passed since the bombing. Why didn't the Shanghai station send back a telegram to report on it? Instead, the intelligence department sent back a telegram to report on it first."
Furthermore, how did the intelligence section determine that this bombing was definitely carried out by our assassination team? How were they able to accurately know the details of the bombing operation and the specific casualties? And how did the intelligence section determine that the Japanese would subsequently hold talks in Japan?
Especially since Special Agent No. 76 just arrested a man surnamed Sun today, the intelligence department already knows that he has defected to the enemy.
Every single piece of information here is top secret! Director Wei, how did your intelligence section manage to do this in just two short days? We're all intelligence professionals; you can't possibly say we bought it from the intelligence market! Intelligence purchased from the market has a time limit; it simply can't be done this quickly. How could the intelligence section possibly have such high-quality intelligence? This is unbelievable!
As soon as Gu Zhengqi spoke, all eyes in the room turned to Wei Liangbi. These were exactly what they wanted to say: this telegram contained too much information, and every single piece of information could not have been obtained from the intelligence market.
Wei Liangbi was somewhat embarrassed. He didn't know the specific source of the intelligence. To be honest, he was also a little shocked after receiving the telegram. The efficiency of such intelligence was indeed amazing.
"Director Gu, the authenticity of the intelligence is beyond doubt. So far, the intelligence provided by the intelligence section has never been wrong. As for its source, I don't know either, so I'm sorry I can't tell you." Wei Liangbi said helplessly, spreading his hands.
The Director actually hoped that Wei Liangbi could reveal something. Ever since the last time the Intelligence Section reported on the content of the meeting, he had been trying to find out the mole that the Intelligence Section had planted among the Japanese. However, he was hesitant to do so because the Second Operations Division was a force of the Baoding Clique.
But now he was even more curious. This intelligence involved multiple aspects of Japan's intelligence system, which was something that a mole could not possibly accomplish.
At the very least, there must be a mole within the highest echelons of the Japanese leadership who has access to the specific details of the Japanese talks and has uncovered top-secret information such as the Japanese changing the meeting location.
Secondly, the telegram states that the bombing was carried out by the assassination squad. Why would the intelligence department be so specific, only mentioning the assassination squad and not the Shanghai station? Does this mean that the Shanghai station and the assassination squad's actions have been under the intelligence department's surveillance all along? If so, the intelligence department's intelligence capabilities in Shanghai are truly formidable.
Another point is that the intelligence section was even able to find out information about someone's defection after being arrested in the shortest possible time within the newly established Japanese intelligence agency. This shows that the intelligence section had already planted high-level informants in this intelligence agency in advance, which is too efficient.
However, the Director also knew that Wei Liangbi's information was limited, and all the intelligence sources should be Ning Zhiheng, who was in Shanghai. Although he had always trusted Ning Zhiheng's abilities, he still did not expect that Ning Zhiheng could do this much.
The director finally spoke, saying, "Liangbi, I know everything. I will immediately notify the Shanghai station to conduct an internal investigation to confirm the identities of those arrested. You should also call back to inform the intelligence section to keep a close eye on the news of the Japanese talks and report any intelligence as soon as possible!"
Wei Liangbi's tense nerves immediately relaxed, and he quickly nodded and agreed, "Yes, I will call back immediately!"
After saying that, he quickly turned and left. He had to report the intelligence to Deputy Director Huang and analyze the advantages and disadvantages of this telegram. The infighting among the various factions in the Kuomintang was similar. Not only did they have to guard against their opponents, but they also had to guard against the people around them. Sometimes, the threat posed by the people around them was even more deadly than that of the enemy.
Watching Wei Liangbi leave, Gu Zhengqi stepped forward and whispered, "Director, the intelligence capabilities of the Shanghai Intelligence Section are too outstanding. The Baoding faction's power in Shanghai is already too strong. We must limit it. This intelligence shows that the Intelligence Section must have high-ranking moles within the Japanese intelligence agency, and more than one. This is extremely important to us!"
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