“I know Wen Hao very well. He is meticulous, shrewd and capable. I personally trained him and he is my most capable assistant and subordinate. He is an expert in wiping out the Red Party, but now he has defected to the Japanese and become a sharp knife in their hands. Now this knife is cutting into us, hurting us even more! In just one month, our underground organization in Nanjing was completely destroyed. Because I know him so well, I know that I am afraid I am not up to the task of being his opponent!”
Shen Le couldn't help but feel worried. He wasn't optimistic about his future. This time, he was going to Nanjing to go undercover, and he was afraid that he would never return.
Xiao Jitong was Shen Le's friend of many years, and the two trusted each other quite a bit. At this moment, he didn't say anything, but went to the door, gently opened it, peeked out to check that no one was around, and then closed the door with peace of mind.
Seeing Xiao Jitong's actions, Shen Le knew that he had something important to say. After watching Xiao Jitong sit back down, she leaned closer to him.
Xiao Ji lowered his voice and said to him, "Ziyue, as you know, I am in charge of telecommunications. I was a fellow student with Lu Yuannan, the former district head of the Su-Hu region. Lu Yuannan had sent telegrams back to headquarters many times before. These were highly confidential internal Japanese intelligence reports, which I translated personally. These intelligence reports were definitely classified information from within the Japanese intelligence agency and were of extremely high value. A name was also mentioned in the telegrams."
"What's your name?"
"bat!"
Xiao Jitong replied softly, "As far as I know, Bat is an intelligence agent personally developed by Lu Yuannan. His identity is that of a high-ranking agent who infiltrated the Japanese intelligence department in Shanghai and has access to extremely confidential diplomatic and even military intelligence!"
"What!" Shen Le was taken aback. Lu Yuannan had such an important intelligence agent in his hands!
He asked urgently, "Has it not been exposed yet?"
"No, Lu Yuannan reacted quickly. Before suffering such a heavy blow, he had already ordered Bat into hibernation. He was lucky to escape this calamity. Currently, only a few top-ranking officials in the bureau know of Bat's existence, but only Lu Yuannan knows Bat's true identity!"
Xiao Jitong was a senior agent in charge of the radio station at the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (Zhongtongju). All telegrams had to pass through his hands, so he was also one of the insiders.
Upon hearing this, Shen Le's mind raced. He was on a heavy mission to go to Suzhou and Shanghai this time, but he had no trump cards at all. The Suzhou and Shanghai region had been completely wiped out, leaving him with no connections he could use. To be honest, even if he had them, he wouldn't dare to use them.
At this moment, the sudden appearance of such a heavyweight intelligence agent naturally excited Shen Le. If he could control this Bat, then his work in the Suzhou-Shanghai area would have a focus, and obtaining some important intelligence would be enough for him to gain a foothold.
He quickly pressed on, "You mean, Lu Yuannan is willing to hand over the bat to me?"
Xiao Jitong nodded and said in a low voice, "This time, the entire Su-Hu region was wiped out, and Lu Yuannan escaped back to Chongqing alone. Headquarters is extremely dissatisfied with his work. There are plenty of people who want to take advantage of his misfortune and kick him while he's down. Many people insist on punishing him, and he's still under house arrest at home. If it weren't for the desire to extract the bat's activation and awakening method from him, headquarters would have already locked him up in jail. This is his only hope for survival, and he would never speak up even if you beat him to death. But just letting things drag on like this isn't a solution. Ziyue, this time you risked your life to go to the Su-Hu region, and headquarters will definitely take care of you. You can take this opportunity to make some demands!"
You mean?
"You can pass on a message to the Director for Lu Yuannan, on the condition that Lu Yuannan hands over the bat to you, and give Lu Yuannan a chance to drop the blame for the annihilation of the entire Su-Hu region. Wouldn't that be a win-win situation? With the bat lead, you won't have to risk meeting Wen Hao. You can achieve some results and that will be enough to report to your superiors. I don't know Wen Hao. If he turns on you, you'll regret it later!"
Xiao Jitong's words put Shen Le at ease. He patted Xiao Jitong's hand happily and nodded repeatedly: "Jitong, I appreciate your kindness. We've been brothers for many years, so there's no need for further words."
At this point, he filled both of their glasses and raised them with both hands.
"Come, let's drink to this cup together!"
Xiao Jitong also raised his glass in response, and the two of them downed their drinks in one gulp, then smiled at each other.
Xiao Jitong's willingness to leak such confidential information to Shen Le, even revealing the existence of bats to him, is extremely rare for a veteran agent. If investigated, it could even be considered dereliction of duty.
However, Xiao Jitong did this not only for Shen Le, but also for his fellow disciple Lu Yuannan. Lu Yuannan was currently at an impasse with the headquarters' higher-ups, which would eventually lead to his downfall. He had no choice but to mediate and break the deadlock through Shen Le. In this way, Lu Yuannan could gain his freedom, and Shen Le could better carry out his work behind enemy lines. Wouldn't that be a win-win situation?
Meanwhile, in a private room upstairs, Ning Zhiheng was also drinking and chatting with his colleagues.
"Zhiheng, you're not being fair! We could have worked together on this operation! It's been so long since we've worked on a case together. I thought this would be an opportunity, but... sigh!"
Gu Zhengqi had some resentment towards Ning Zhiheng. He was a notorious smiling tiger who didn't care about his reputation and wasn't afraid of being laughed at.
Zhao Ziliang had always been extremely protective of Ning Zhiheng. Hearing Gu Zhengqi acting all innocent here, he couldn't help but tease him, "Hey Lao Gu, you were in such a mess before, complaining everywhere that the work was too difficult. Now that Zhiheng is in charge, you're complaining that no one is giving you any work. You're really hard to please!"
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