Kageyama Yuki was satisfied with the result. He said, "One Fu Shengyuan is enough! If used well, he'll become another Wang Hanmin. What do you plan to do with him?"
Li Zhiqun naturally shared the same idea, and he quickly replied, "Following Wang Hanmin's example, give him the position of deputy director of the Special Agent Headquarters, and let him transfer his original team. Oh, right, and also the money we promised him before!"
Kagesa Hiroki thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "Very good, we'll do it your way. By the way, how are his injuries? Can he move?"
Li Zhiqun asked somewhat uncertainly, "The injuries are quite serious, what do you mean...?"
"Let him rest for two more days, then set off back to Shanghai as soon as possible. This person has very important intelligence value. The Special Higher Police don't want to release him, but since we captured him, they can't force us. How about this, three days, at most three days, I'll arrange a special plane to take you back to Shanghai first."
Keiji Tsuchihara was also very interested in Fu Shengyuan. He proposed to Hiroki Kagesa that Fu Shengyuan be left in North China, but Hiroki Kagesa refused on the spot. Now the two sides are arguing over the talks, and their relationship has cooled down again. How could Hiroki Kagesa let Keiji Tsuchihara have his way?
"Yes! I've made the preparations! It's just that there are too many people, so it's difficult to arrange them all at once."
Kageyama Hiroki said nonchalantly, "The rest of the unimportant people will take the ship back to Shanghai tomorrow. Leave some people behind and go back in three days. There's also one more thing!"
Li Zhiqun quickly stood up straight and bowed to receive orders.
"The suspect we arrested, Su Jiaxiang, has spoken up. He admitted that he had leaked information about the tripartite talks, but he said it was only for money and he vehemently denied any connection with the Military Intelligence Bureau."
Kageyama Hiroki sent men to arrest Liang Anhong's confidential secretary, Su Jiaxiang, who quickly confessed under severe torture.
It turns out that after Su Jiaxiang became Liang Anhong's confidential secretary, he was quickly noticed by someone with ulterior motives because of his special status. Under the lure of a large sum of money, Su Jiaxiang became this person's subordinate, the so-called "mole"!
As for the news of the tripartite talks, it was top secret information thirty days ago. Although Su Jiaxiang was Liang Anhong's confidential secretary, he did not have the authority to access it. He only obtained this top secret information by overhearing a conversation between Liang Anhong and his confidant.
So he quickly passed the information on to his superior and received a considerable reward. However, Su Jiaxiang really didn't know the identity of this superior. He insisted that it was only for money and was willing to hand over his own property in order to spare his life.
Kageyama Yuki continued, "Su Jiaxiang insists on denying that he is a member of the Military Intelligence Bureau. As for why he left the meeting on the day it was held, Liang Anhong proved his whereabouts. The documents were left in the bedroom by Liang Anhong, and Su Jiaxiang was later asked to go back to retrieve them. This caused him to miss the time when the Military Intelligence Bureau arranged the bombing."
Upon hearing this, Li Zhiqun pondered for a moment and then stated his judgment: "With Liang Anhong testifying for him, the situation should be true, which means that Su Jiaxiang's action of leaving the venue is not problematic."
“Yes, that’s the situation!” Kagesa Hiroki nodded and said.
Li Zhiqun quickly said, "That makes sense now. Su Jiaxiang probably wasn't lying. He's an intelligence dealer. After selling the information about the tripartite meeting, it fell into the hands of the Military Intelligence Bureau. The Military Intelligence Bureau sent a special task force to infiltrate Qingdao to arrange the bombing mission. Su Jiaxiang was unaware of this. He only missed the bombing time because of Liang Anhong's negligence. In the end, it was because of this situation that the information fell into our hands, and we found the source of the leak!"
"That's my analysis too. However, the real situation is that we need to catch the person who connected to us. We'll find out after the interrogation. This task will also be assigned to you."
Kagesa Yuuki had long admired Li Zhiqun's talent, and now, due to the success of the Qingdao operation, he was even more satisfied with Li Zhiqun. He believed that Li Zhiqun was shrewd, capable, and quick-witted, and that even within his own Kagesa organization, there were few who could compare to him. Therefore, he decided to entrust this case to Li Zhiqun.
Li Zhiqun was naturally flattered. He quickly stood at attention and said loudly, "Please rest assured, Chief, I will definitely investigate this matter thoroughly and find the Kuomintang agents who have infiltrated our ranks!"
Kageyama Yuki laughed and waved for Li Zhiqun to sit down, saying, "This contact was in Nanjing and made contact with Su Jiaxiang. Su Jiaxiang doesn't know his specific identity either. This is quite like the style of an intelligence broker."
However, as far as I know, all the intelligence dealers in Central China eventually converge in Shanghai to sell their intelligence, and the Shanghai Intelligence Bureau is the biggest buyer in this network. This is a great opportunity; perhaps we can use this chance to enter the intelligence market and track down the Shanghai Intelligence Bureau. You must seize this opportunity.”
Kagesa Hiroki's target was still the Shanghai Intelligence Section. The Japanese were well aware that the Shanghai intelligence market existed in the Shanghai International Settlement, where they could buy a lot of extremely valuable intelligence. However, for various reasons, the Japanese had always been excluded and unable to integrate into it.
The Shanghai intelligence department was using this market to continuously supply valuable intelligence to the Chongqing government. Kageyama Yuki had long wanted to get involved, and now that Su Jiaxiang, this "mole," was involved, he felt this was a good opportunity.
The Shanghai International Settlement has always been a no-go zone for the Japanese. The intelligence agencies have tried to intervene many times but have all failed. On the contrary, it is easier for Chinese people with Green Gang backgrounds, such as Li Zhiqun and the agents of the Special Agent Headquarters, to enter and investigate. This is one of the reasons why he handed the case over to Li Zhiqun.
"Understood. I will follow this lead to find the Shanghai Intelligence Bureau's trail," Li Zhiqun replied respectfully.
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