Ning Zhiheng ordered some food from a nearby food stall, which offered a good view of the courtyard entrance.
A moment later, Sun Jiacheng also came over and stood beside him. Ning Zhiheng whispered, "Arrange for people to set up surveillance points nearby, but don't get too close. Be careful of hidden sentries!"
After hearing the order, Sun Jiacheng nodded and then turned to leave.
At that moment, right there in this compound, Akita Akio, who was in charge of the investigation, was assigning tasks to his agents for the day.
Akita Akihito looked at his agents and said, "Through this period of reconnaissance, we have made some progress. It seems that our judgment was correct. This heavy artillery position is very likely still in Yangjing District. Yesterday, Iwai-kun organized local civilians to deliver supplies to the Chinese garrison and found an artillery officer we met last time was also there. This means that there must be an artillery unit nearby. Iwai-kun, you have done a great job. If we really find the artillery position, I will recommend you for commendation in the report!"
"Yes, thank you for your care, Captain. I will work even harder to find the Chinese artillery positions as soon as possible." Reconnaissance agent Iwai Nosuke quickly bowed and saluted, repeatedly agreeing.
In mid-last month, the investigators located an artillery position, at which time Iwai Nosuke had close contact with the officers and soldiers of the artillery brigade.
This time, under the guise of offering condolences, they entered the military camp to check on things, and sure enough, they saw familiar faces again, which was naturally a significant clue.
Akita Akio nodded slightly, his gaze becoming demanding, and said solemnly, "The military has been urging us harder these past two days. I estimate that another major offensive will be launched soon. This heavy artillery brigade is too much of a threat to us. Now you all need to hurry up and search the eastern side of Yangjing District. We've searched all the other areas, but only the eastern side has complex terrain and dense trees, making it easy to camouflage. I estimate that it should be in this area."
The investigators under his command all nodded in agreement. They knew that Akita Akio was a veteran agent with rich experience, and they had great faith in his judgment.
At the order, everyone left the room to begin preparations, but Akita Akio beckoned and kept the last young man behind.
Looking at the young face before him, Akita Akio couldn't help but sigh softly and said gently, "Shinya, ever since you were recruited into the Special Higher Police, you've been in low spirits. I hope you understand that you are Japanese, and you received Japanese cultural education from a young age. The Chinese are your enemies, and you cannot have any pity for them. Your current work attitude will arouse suspicion from other personnel, which is not good for you."
The intelligence agent, Shinya Takeshita, quickly explained in a low voice, "Teacher, I don't have any resistance. I'm just not familiar with intelligence work yet, and I don't know where to start. I will definitely correct this in the future."
At this point, he hesitated and said, "Teacher, that Iwai nosuke often makes things difficult for me. Could it be that he knows I'm from Taiwan, which is why he's always targeting me?"
Akita Akio was a Special Higher Police agent transferred from Taiwan. His hidden identity in Taiwan was a teacher at a Japanese school, and Takeshita Shinya was one of his Taiwanese students.
Shinya Takeshita's original name was He Siming. The name Shinya Takeshita was given to him by Akio Akita during his studies at a Japanese school.
After reaching adulthood, He Siming left Taiwan and came to Shanghai, the Japanese-occupied area, to make a living. However, he did not expect that war would suddenly break out. All the young and middle-aged Japanese residents were forcibly conscripted into the army, organized into war reserves, and sent to the battlefield.
In the early stages of the war, the National Revolutionary Army's attacks were fierce, and the reserve forces composed of these Japanese expatriates suffered many casualties. Takeshita Shinya was lucky enough to survive, but just as the fighting became more and more intense, he thought he could no longer hold on.
His teacher, Akio Akita, suddenly appeared before him, pulling him back from the front lines of battle and telling him that he had been urgently recruited into the Special Higher Police (THT) intelligence department as an intelligence agent.
It turns out that the Special Higher Police urgently needed a large number of intelligence agents fluent in Chinese. They not only transferred them from various places, but also allowed the recruitment of such talents from various places. Of course, their backgrounds and resumes had to undergo strict review.
Akita Akio, a veteran special agent who was urgently transferred to Shanghai, suddenly remembered that several of his students from Taiwan were also making a living in Shanghai. These students had received Japanese-style education from a young age and were fluent in both languages, which met the requirements. In addition, since he had just arrived in Shanghai and did not have any trustworthy people under his command, he simply recruited these students into the Special Higher Police and brought them under his command, so that they could become his capable assistants in the future.
At that time, Taiwan was a Japanese colony, and the students were registered as Japanese citizens. With Akita Akio's introduction, these Taiwanese students successfully passed the screening, entered the Special Higher Police, and became intelligence agents.
Although He Siming attended a Japanese school, he grew up surrounded by his family and friends. His parents and relatives taught him by example: "You are Chinese, and you must never forget where your roots are!"
Moreover, He Siming was often bullied by Japanese students at school, and he knew very well that he was different from these Japanese people from the beginning. He was Chinese to the core and had Chinese blood flowing in his veins!
Therefore, he was very resistant to the Japanese, but he dared not show it. This time, when he was recruited into the Special Higher Police by his teacher, he dared not disobey and could only take it one step at a time.
Unexpectedly, they were then taken by their teacher to Pudong to carry out operations behind enemy lines. These agents, who were fluent in Chinese, mainly conducted reconnaissance work and provided information to the operatives.
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