Sun Xiangde recounted the entire situation regarding the bats. After some thought, Li Zhiqun asked in a deep voice, "When exactly did you begin sending undercover teams to Shanghai?"
"In March of the 28th year of the Republic of China, the first batch of undercover teams entered Shanghai, and I was the one who selected the personnel."
“You didn’t leave any undercover agents directly, but only started to infiltrate nearly half a year after the battle, and it was specifically to cooperate with Bat’s work. In other words, Bat wasn’t in Shanghai when the Battle of Shanghai ended, but only entered Shanghai after the Battle of Shanghai ended. Am I right?” Li Zhiqun analyzed.
Sun Xiangde thought for a moment and said, "I don't know the specifics of Bat's situation, but I do know that he was personally recruited by Lu Yuannan, the head of our Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics' Shanghai-Suzhou-Shanghai District, who was also the former director of the Shanghai Investigation Office. The specific time was not long before the infiltrator team entered Shanghai."
The Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (CBIS) originally had an organization in Shanghai called the Shanghai Investigation Office. After the war, the party organizations in the occupied areas were reorganized into the Jiangsu-Shanghai District, which was in charge of the CBIS's underground organizations in Jiangsu and Shanghai.
Li Zhiqun nodded and said, "It should be correct. Bat started working in April of the 28th year of the Republic of China. Now we can be basically certain that he entered the Japanese intelligence agency around that time. However, the Japanese have too many intelligence organizations in Shanghai, such as the Ministry of the Navy, the Asia Development Board, the Special Higher Police, the Military Police Headquarters, and seven or eight other departments in total. It is difficult for us to investigate them, and they would not allow us Chinese to investigate. This can only be used as a reference for the future."
The cooperation between Japan's various intelligence agencies is not coordinated; they rarely cooperate and mostly operate independently.
The Special Agent Headquarters is merely an external agency of the Tsuchihara Agency. Their authority is nowhere near that of the Japanese intelligence agencies. Unless Li Zhiqun hands the case over to the Tsuchihara Agency, given the agency's resources, they might still be able to conduct an investigation.
However, Li Zhiqun did not intend to report the bat's situation to Tsuchihara Keiji right now. In that case, he would not be able to claim all the credit and end up doing all the work for someone else, which was absolutely not in line with his style of conduct.
He'd rather leave someone unattended than let someone else catch them; he won't do anything that doesn't benefit him!
However, there is still a good opportunity. Sun Xiangde has another chance to meet with the bat. As long as he catches the bat, all problems will be solved.
Li Zhiqun then instructed, "Very good, Brother Xiang De, go to Fenghua Coffee Shop to make contact in seven days and catch Bat. That will be your credit!"
"Okay, I'll go!" Sun Xiangde was already on the wrong path and had no other choice, so he nodded in agreement.
Li Zhiqun continued, "As for your team members, contact them immediately and tell them you're on an emergency mission. Lure them into the foreign concessions so we can capture them all in one fell swoop. That way, you'll have some useful men under your command. What do you say?"
Li Zhiqun knew that the loyalty of the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (CBIS) agents was poor, and the situation was not the same as it was three years ago. The prospects for the Kuomintang (KMT) in the war against Japan were not optimistic, and many people had lost confidence in the war. In addition, with Wang Tianhai's call to action, he was very confident that he could win over these CBIS agents and make them his henchmen.
Sun Xiangde pondered for a moment and said, "With such a big operation in downtown Shanghai, the concessions must have heard about it too. Besides, the passages to the concessions have been blocked. Even if I give the order, they can't enter downtown Shanghai. I suggest we wait a few days until things calm down before luring them here and handing them over to you to deal with!"
Li Zhiqun's expression suddenly turned cold, and he fixed his sinister gaze on Sun Xiangde, saying indifferently, "Brother Xiangde, you're making excuses like this, are you perhaps harboring resentment?"
Upon hearing this, Sun Xiangde hurriedly explained, "Zhiqun, my men are all in your hands. What other thoughts could they possibly have? Here's what I'll do: I'll immediately issue orders for them to risk crossing the Suzhou River tonight and enter the city."
Li Zhiqun then relaxed his gaze and suddenly smiled, "It's good that Brother Xiangde knows. To be on the safe side, let's wait a couple more days. The search will continue for a few more days. You can take action after this period!"
Li Zhiqun knew that Sun Xiangde was not a tough nut to crack, so he didn't say anything more. He changed the subject and asked about the situation of the Shanghai Investigation Office of the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics hiding in southern Jiangsu. The meeting lasted for a long time before it ended.
"Xiang De, take a few days to rest and heal your injuries. Don't let Bat discover any flaws. Once we catch Bat, I will immediately appoint you as the head of the Second Division of the Special Operations Department."
The organizational structure of the Special Operations Department has just been established, initially consisting of four departments and one guard brigade.
The second division is specifically responsible for dealing with the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (CBIS) and the underground Communist Party. The head of the division has not yet been decided, but now that Sun Xiangde has arrived, he can fill this gap.
"Thank you for your kind words, Director. I will definitely complete this task." Sun Xiangde nodded again in agreement.
Li Zhiqun instructed his personal secretary to bring Sun Xiangde to arrange a dormitory and guards for him, and also arranged for a doctor to treat his injuries from the torture.
Following Li Zhiqun's instructions, the secretary arranged a high-class dormitory for Sun Xiangde and found a doctor from the Special Agent Department to treat Sun Xiangde's injuries. After everything was taken care of, the secretary smiled and said to Sun Xiangde, "Director Sun, please rest well. If you need anything, just let the guards tell me."
"Thank you for your trouble!" Sun Xiangde said to his secretary.
The secretary turned and went out the door, whispering to the guards outside, "Keep a close eye on him. Don't let him leave without permission. Report any incidents immediately."
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