Matsudaira Hidemi wholeheartedly agreed. Today's gains far exceeded his expectations. He nodded and said, "Fujiwara Tomohito is shrewd, but he is not familiar with intelligence work. He reveals a lot of important information in his conversations, and he has a very good impression of me. This is truly an unexpected surprise!"
Yu Mingyuan smiled and said, "That's good! By the way, what are your plans regarding the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics?"
Upon hearing this, Matsudaira Hidemi smiled wryly and said, "What else can I do? I reported the truth, but the telegram only needs to state the time and place of the meeting. As for my trip to Qingdao, I can't mention it yet, otherwise these people will put pressure on me. In the end, if I don't produce some intelligence to deal with them, I'm afraid I won't be able to explain myself."
Just two months ago, Matsudaira Hidemi, who had been lying low, suddenly received a message that he had been activated. The newly appointed head of the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics' Shanghai-Suzhou district, Shen Le, risked his life to sneak into Shanghai and meet with him in person.
So Shen Le took Lu Yuannan's token of agreement and activated Matsudaira Hidemi using a specific code. Thus, Matsudaira Hidemi ended his dormant state and once again began to provide intelligence to the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (CBIS) under the identity of Bat.
However, this time Shen Le learned from his previous mistakes. Bat's two previous near-disasters were due to problems with his work teams, which almost led to their exposure. So, having more people doesn't necessarily work. Therefore, he didn't assign Bat any more work teams, but only left him a carrier pigeon to handle radio communications. Unless there was major classified information, Bat was not allowed to contact them easily.
Yu Mingyuan nodded and said, "You should consider these things carefully. In fact, the higher-ups have also given instructions that all parties are currently united against external forces. As long as it does not involve our party's secrets, intelligence can be shared with the Kuomintang."
After handing over the intelligence, Matsudaira Hidemi glanced at the time. He knew he couldn't stay there any longer, so he got up to say goodbye and leave.
Three days later, around noon, at the Xuanhua Textile Factory in the northern suburbs of Qingdao, a factory originally owned by wealthy local Chinese merchants, was seized by the Japanese after they occupied Qingdao. They annexed and seized the businesses of Chinese merchants, and almost all factories were controlled by the Japanese, including this textile factory.
This was the time when the factory workers finished work and went home for lunch. After a long day of hard work, the workers, eager to make the most of their short lunch break, rushed out of the workshop to the main gate as soon as the bell rang. The crowd was packed together, and they all rushed out of the gate in a rush.
Not far from the factory gate, two ragged homeless men squatted in a corner by the wall, their eyes scanning the faces of the workers one by one.
The leader was Wang Hanmin. Since arriving in Qingdao, he had been guarding the gate of the textile factory, identifying the factory workers. He was the only one who knew Xiao Guoyuan, but he did not have a photo of Xiao Guoyuan. Therefore, he had to do the identification work himself.
However, in the past two days, he has not found Xiao Guoyuan among the employees of the textile factory, which has greatly disappointed him. He was originally full of confidence, but now he is somewhat uncertain.
"Director, is it possible that Xiao Guoyuan isn't here at all, or that he's moved to another hiding place?"
The speaker was Zhao Kai, the action team leader. He was eloquent and quick-witted, and quickly gained Wang Hanmin's attention. He had been attending to Wang Hanmin for the past two days.
Wang Hanmin shook his head upon hearing this. After all, a long time had passed since he saw those two letters, and perhaps Xiao Guoyuan had indeed changed his identity and gone into hiding. However, Wang Hanmin was not discouraged. He was able to guarantee the success of this operation to Li Zhiqun because he had already made plans in mind. However, capturing and turning Xiao Guoyuan was the simplest and most direct method.
"Investigate further. For an undercover agent, a reliable cover identity is hard to come by, and they won't easily give it up unless there are unforeseen circumstances. Perhaps there really are unforeseen circumstances!"
When the factory gate was deserted, it seemed all the workers had left. Wang Hanmin, having once again come up empty-handed, had no choice but to turn and leave. Zhao Kai followed closely behind, and the other members of the operation team who had been lingering nearby in disguise also left in twos and threes.
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