Ning Zhiheng was always wary of Wang Hanmin's arrival. Although he wouldn't climb to the top by stepping on Wang Hanmin, one should always be cautious. Never underestimate the destructive power of a bad teammate.
Huo Yueze bowed slightly and replied, "Reporting to the station chief, everything has been investigated. They have reopened a trading company called Yuexing Trading Company. The intelligence station's headquarters is located at No. 57 Yannan Road. I have set up two surveillance points nearby. They also have a bookstore, which just opened five days ago. However, there have been some unfamiliar faces in Yuexing Trading Company in the past two days. I estimate that they are the second batch of personnel sent by headquarters, but the exact number is unknown."
The intelligence station is now very powerful in the French Concession. Its intelligence teams have greatly improved their intelligence gathering capabilities, and with the addition of undercover intelligence agents within the Green Gang, they are well-informed.
Furthermore, Ning Zhiheng knew when Wang Hanmin's intelligence station entered the French Concession. Despite so many people entering the French Concession together, they still couldn't escape Huo Yueze's pursuit. Huo Yueze quickly found Wang Hanmin's trail and, from there, discovered the hiding places of the other personnel.
Huo Yueze had always been his capable assistant, and had never disappointed him in terms of work ability. With his level of expertise, investigating Wang Hanmin was more than enough.
"Have they made any moves recently?" Ning Zhiheng asked.
Huo Yueze replied, "Nothing has been found yet. Wang Hanmin is very calm. He has been staying at No. 57 Yannan Road for a while and rarely appears. He only went out once eleven days ago. He met someone in box number five of the Arthur Grand Theater. Later, our people followed him down and found out the person's identity."
"You've identified them? Who are they?" Ning Zhiheng asked in surprise.
Huo Yueze nodded and said, "This person is an office director of the Shanghai Health Bureau named Feng Shinian. He is 42 years old and just arrived from Beiping two months ago. According to our investigation, he has joined the ranks of Qian Jingming, the deputy minister of the Health Department of the Municipal Government. As soon as he arrived in Shanghai, Qian Jingming arranged this position for him."
Ning Zhiheng was taken aback, and after a moment a slight smile appeared on his lips. This person had just arrived in Shanghai from Beiping, but had quickly made contact with Wang Hanmin. This was quite interesting!
"What's your opinion?" Ning Zhiheng asked calmly.
“Feng Shinian is definitely one of our people. He was disguised when he met with Wang Hanmin and has a strong ability to counter-surveillance. If Wang Hanmin hadn’t been in our sights all along, and if I hadn’t deployed a lot of people, we would have almost lost him!”
At the time, Feng Shinian was very vigilant. Fortunately, Huo Yueze's intelligence personnel were all elites and very meticulous. After several twists and turns, they still managed to find Feng Shinian's whereabouts and discover his identity.
Huo Yueze continued, "However, he did not come to Shanghai alone. He also had his wife and children with him. His wife's name is Shi Qiutong, and she looks to be in her thirties. Their son is named Feng Xiaqing, and he should be around ten years old."
Ning Zhiheng asked in surprise, "You even brought your family? That's unusual!"
While there are precedents of agents from the Military Intelligence Investigation Service posing as couples, it's quite rare to see them with children, as this is a major taboo during operations. If they were to be taken hostage, it would be a huge problem, and the Military Intelligence Investigation Service is very careful about this aspect.
Huo Yueze also hesitated for a moment before saying, "I also have some doubts about this, but there shouldn't be any problem with Feng Shinian being one of our people. Do we need to investigate further? We can send someone to Beiping to investigate his background!"
Ning Zhiheng pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "Send someone to Beiping to investigate. I suspect this person is a pawn that the Director arranged for Wang Hanmin, but just in case, we still need to investigate. However, we should be discreet and not alert the Director."
"Yes!" Huo Yueze nodded in agreement. "Should we still investigate Qian Jingming, the deputy minister of the Municipal Health Department? He has been working in the Municipal Department since before the war and has never left Shanghai. Could he also be a pawn arranged by the director?"
Ning Zhiheng shook his head and said with a smile, "Feng Shinian is one of our people. He came from Beiping to Shanghai to join Qian Jingming. This Qian Jingming is definitely not one of our people. Our Military Intelligence Bureau wouldn't be so crude. At most, we would have used other means to establish a relationship. It would be either by finding connections or by directly bribing him. We can put the investigation on hold for now!"
"Yes!" Huo Yueze nodded in acceptance.
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