You were allowed to marry into No. 76 family, and you were promoted to director?

Chapter 361 Preparation
In the private room of Zhizhen Garden, after Zhao Xuan and Dao Ya sat down, Ito Izumi and the others bowed slightly to Zhao Xuan before taking their seats.

"Please don't be shy, everyone. The Intelligence Advisory Section was just established today, so let's take advantage of this opportunity. I'll treat you all to a meal today, and also introduce my family to you."

Izumi Ito sat to Zhao Xuan's right, while Dao Ya sat to his left.

Dao Ya was quite surprised to see the men under her brother-in-law's command.

These people are clearly the elite of the elite at a glance, as if they were trained in batches, and they must have received such training from a young age.

Their attitude and demeanor of obedience were so obvious.

Just like eunuchs, you can tell at a glance that this guy serves his master.

"Everyone, this is my sister-in-law, Xiaoya. Let me introduce herself."

Although Dao Ya didn't understand why her brother-in-law wanted to introduce these people to her, she obediently stood up, smiled brightly, and looked around as she said:
"Hello everyone, uncles and sisters, my name is Dao Ya. I hope you will take good care of me in the future!"

After speaking, Dao Ya bowed slightly to everyone.

Everyone else, including Izumi Ito, stared at Toa without moving, while only Nitta Shimura nodded slightly to Toa.

Shimura Nitta nodded, and the way the others looked at Toa changed.

This is the kind of talent that the family has cultivated. As long as the leader approves, no one else will have any objections.

Clearly, Shimura Nitta was their leader.

At first, Zhao Xuan thought it would be Heiji Ito.

After all, Heiji Ito was the only one Zhao Xuan knew who had previously infiltrated the original organization.

Unexpectedly, after Heiji Ito left the original organization, there was actually a leader above him.

Zhao Xuan couldn't discern anything special about Shimura Nitta at the moment. The scanning mode only presented Zhao Xuan with his basic information. As for his specific abilities, they wouldn't appear unless a deep scan was used.

Perfect timing, tomorrow is the last day of the month, but Zhao Xuan doesn't want to use deep scanning right now.

It's not worth it for Shimura Nitta.

Unless it's almost time tomorrow and there's nothing else going on, Zhao Xuan won't consider using Edith's deep scan on Shimura Nitta.

"Come on, everyone, let's raise our glasses to celebrate the establishment of the Intelligence Advisory Section, and also wish the Intelligence Advisory Section all the best."

The meal lasted two or three hours, and Zhao Xuan, somewhat drunk, left with Dao Ya's help.

The handover to Sasaki was handled by Izumi Ito.

In the front yard of Zhizhen Garden, Zhao Xuan got into Dao Ya's car. This little girl is now a car owner, and she even bought a cool Cadillac.

"Section Chief, why don't you get in my car?"

Shimura Nitta stood somewhat worriedly in front of Daoya's car window, looking at Zhao Xuan sitting in the passenger seat.

Zhao Xuan smiled:
"It's alright. The Military Intelligence Bureau and the underground party are busy dealing with tomorrow's events and don't have time to worry about me."

Shimura Nitta frowned:
"Section Chief, please allow us to drive behind you and escort you and Miss Daoya back."

"Ok."

As the car started, Shimura Nitta quickly directed Ito Heiji's car to move forward. Only after Toa's car caught up did he get in and follow closely behind.

On the way back to the Special Higher Police dormitory area, Dao Ya glanced at Zhao Xuan, who showed no signs of drunkenness, and laughed:
"Brother-in-law, you were really good at pretending. I thought you were drunk."

Zhao Xuan stared blankly ahead:

"Xiaoya, I have a feeling that Shanghai is going to fall into chaos again. Tomorrow, there will definitely be Kuomintang and underground party members at Zhizhen Garden. But as you saw today, if they choose to make their move tomorrow, there will be no chance of survival."

Dao Ya drove carefully, and after listening to Zhao Xuan's words, she became distracted and started to think. For Dao Ya, multitasking was not a problem at all.

"Brother-in-law, don't worry, my business will be fine. And don't be too concerned, I believe that after seeing the situation at Zhizhen Garden, the Kuomintang and the underground party will not take any action."

Zhao Xuan shook his head:

"No, Chen Yibo must die. This is a death order from the mountain city authorities. So even if they know that there is no chance of survival if they take action, the Military Intelligence Bureau will definitely assassinate Chen Yibo while he is speaking."

"But now, I feel like something's not right."

Daoya's delicate eyebrows furrowed slightly as she gazed at the road ahead, driving slowly and steadily behind Ito Heiji's vehicle. After a moment's thought, Daoya's eyes lit up:
"Brother-in-law, you mean the people Chen Yibo invited? No, I should say, how could Chen Yibo possibly invite so many people!"

Seeing that Dao Ya immediately grasped the key point, Zhao Xuan said with a solemn expression:
“That’s right. According to the intelligence we have, Chen Yibo is an extremely cautious person, to put it bluntly, he is very afraid of dying.”

"Knowing that coming to Shanghai to campaign for Wang Jingwei and promote his government in order to gain more support would touch a nerve with the Kuomintang, he still came, and even held a high-profile meeting."

"Among those invited, didn't he know that there might be members of the Military Intelligence Bureau and the underground Communist Party mixed in?"

Dao Ya's expression also became serious:

"He must have known, but he still did it anyway. Either Chen Yibo was very confident in the security this time, or he was so confident that even if the Kuomintang and the underground party tried to assassinate him at the propaganda meeting, he could escape unscathed."

That's exactly the point Daoya made.

Zhao Xuan thought so too.

But that's the problem!
This is completely out of character for Chen Yibo.

"Brother-in-law, I think Chen Yibo must have something to rely on to do this so arrogantly, or maybe he's playing a diversionary tactic?"

The presentation was ostensibly held at Zhizhen Garden, but it was actually moved to another location.

Such an operation might be difficult for others, but it's different with the support of the Japanese.

More importantly, Chen Yibo seemed to have a good relationship with the governor of the French Concession.

Thinking of this, Zhao Xuan looked at Dao Ya and said:
"Xiaoya, go find Smith first thing tomorrow morning and ask him about the situation. I think you're right. This feint might be the tactic Chen Yibo is going to use."

“Okay, I’ll go first thing tomorrow morning. But, brother-in-law, didn’t Sister Huizi say she was going with you to Chen Yibo’s lecture and dance party tomorrow? What if he’s playing a trick on you? Wouldn’t he be making a fool of you?”

Zhao Xuan's lips twitched slightly as he glanced speechlessly at Dao Ya. This little girl's words were truly cutting.

Zhao Xuan also found out that Chen Yibo's invitations covered a wide range of people.

On the Special Higher Police side, Aizawa Keiko took Zhao Xuan with her.

Meanwhile, Ding Moqun and Wang Ningyu went together to No. 76.

On the military police headquarters side are Yokono Uchiyama and Mizuki Uchiyama.

The original organizers were Doi Madoka and Michiko Sakai.

Even Boss Gu and Madam Lin from the Green Gang were among those invited.

Just as Dao Ya said, with so many intelligence leaders in the past, if Chen Yibo dares to use a feint attack, he'll be making a fool of these leaders in Shanghai.

Therefore, Zhao Xuan thought that the feint attack was possible, but the probability was very low.

Shanghai, the French Concession, Avenue Joffre, Café de la Café. Fu Zhengguo, who had just come out of a tailor shop not far away, went straight to the café and then sat down at the back by the window.

Behind Fu Zhengguo sat a middle-aged man in a suit and tie, wearing a gray Fedora hat.

As Fu Zhengguo sat down, the man in the hat spoke slowly:
"Tomorrow at noon, Zhizhen Garden."

Fu Zhengguo unfolded the newspaper he had brought with him, watched the waiter approach, ordered a coffee, and then said while still reading the newspaper:
"There's been a problem with my people; we haven't received any concrete information yet. We'll have to wait a bit longer."

The man behind him replied in a deep voice:
"We can't wait any longer. If Chen Yibo is allowed to complete the process unscathed, it will be a heavy blow to the nation's enthusiasm for the war of resistance."

Fu Zhengguo sighed, thought carefully for a moment, and then said:

"No, we must wait. The other comrades should have already found out the current situation at Zhizhen Garden. Under these circumstances, what do you think our chances of completing the mission are?"

The man behind him fell silent, and Fu Zhengguo was at a loss.

He had just received information about Zhizhen Garden from Zheng Yi.

It's safe to say that even a fly can't get into Zhizhen Garden now.

If the decision is made to take action tomorrow, then the person who does so will absolutely not return alive.

Moreover, the security check at Zhizhen Garden tomorrow will be extremely strict, making it virtually impossible to bring weapons in under those circumstances.

Without weapons, and with such tight security around Chen Yibo, even if they were willing to risk their lives, the assassination attempt would most likely end in failure.

Not only will this result in the loss of manpower, but it will also make Chen Yibo more vigilant, making it even more difficult to carry out the assassination next time.

"Anyway, wait for my news about this matter, at the latest by midnight tonight."

Upon hearing Fu Zhengguo's words, the middle-aged man wearing a hat sighed.

In fact, the Military Intelligence Bureau was more eager and anxious than the underground Communist Party members to eliminate the traitor Chen Yibo.

However, from the perspective of the greater good, the underground party could not ignore this matter.

If Chen Yibo were to complete all the tasks he had accomplished in Shanghai, it would be like pouring cold water on the nation's resistance against Japan.

Wang Da's current actions are no different from those of the puppet Manchukuo government; they are both attempts to divide China!

Neither the KMT nor the DPP would turn a blind eye to such a thing.

Once the Wang Jingwei regime gains power, the nation's elites will inevitably consider its offers when making their choices.

This is something that neither the KMT nor the DPP would allow to happen.

Guanghua Bookstore on Hankou Road, Shanghai.

Wang Shuyu, who had just finished eating, was reading the newspaper and enjoying the evening breeze in the small courtyard behind the house.

Sun Jianzhong rushed in, and Wang Shuyu closed the newspaper in her hand, a bad feeling creeping into her heart.

"Uncle Sun, what about Zhizhen Garden?"

Sun Jianzhong, looking troubled, walked to the stone table, sat down, poured himself a glass of water, drank it all in one gulp, and then, after catching his breath, said:

"Disaster!"

"You know about the newly established Intelligence Advisory Section of the Special Higher Police, right?"

Wang Shuyu unfolded the newspaper and pointed to the headline on the front page:
"It's all been reported."

Sun Jianzhong nodded, his expression grave, and said:

“They were in charge of the initial security checks at Zhizhen Garden. Our comrades went to investigate, and it can be said that Zhizhen Garden is now like a hedgehog, with electric fences installed on all four sides and even iron gates welded to the sewers.”

"The current situation is that we have invitations, and the comrades who are carrying out the mission can enter, but once the operation begins, they will absolutely not be able to leave."

Wang Shuyu frowned deeply:

"It's Zhao Xuan again!"

Wang Shuyu hated Zhao Xuan to the core.

After all, once this person makes a move, there will be almost no loopholes left for them to exploit.

"Uncle Sun, isn't Comrade Bai Cha quite close to Dao Yan? Could we team up with Dao Yan to take down this Zhao Xuan?"

If this continues, Wang Shuyu feels that things are getting dangerous.

With the establishment of the Intelligence Advisory Section, Zhao Xuan will definitely be showing off his strength next.

Zhizhen Garden is just the beginning; what's next? Will Zhao Xuan turn his attention to the Military Intelligence Bureau or them?

Sun Jianzhong looked at Wang Shuyu with surprise. This was the first time he had ever felt that Wang Shuyu really wanted to get rid of someone.

Sun Jianzhong also wanted to get rid of Zhao Xuan.

But there's nothing I can do, I don't have the chance!
Zhao Xuan's schedule is both fixed and random; even Dao Yan cannot completely track his whereabouts.

The best way to get rid of Zhao Xuan is to do it on his way home from get off work to his apartment complex.

However, that section of road was mostly guarded by military police and Special Higher Police agents, making it even more difficult for Sun Jianzhong to eliminate Zhao Xuan there than he had been this time in his campaign against Chen Yibo.

"Uncle Sun, do you think Dao Yan might have developed real feelings for Zhao Xuan?"

"Otherwise, given her relationship with Zhao Xuan, Dao Yan would have plenty of opportunities to kill him if she wanted to."

Of course, this was just what Wang Shuyu said; she knew in her heart that Dao Yan would never assassinate Zhao Xuan.

Some things are not easy to do; there are many issues to consider.

For example, once Dao Yan kills Zhao Xuan, it means that Dao Yan's undercover career is over. He will either have to leave Shanghai or be captured and tortured to death by the Japanese.

Moreover, the Military Intelligence Bureau would certainly not allow Dao Yan to be exposed because of this.

The identity of being Ding Moqun's niece is a level of achievement that many special agents, even after risking their lives to infiltrate the enemy, could never reach.

Unless the top brass of the Military Intelligence Bureau have lost their minds, they will not allow Dao Yan to harm Zhao Xuan.

At least not on the surface.

"This Zhao Xuan is indeed troublesome, but now is not the time to talk about it."

"Comrade Haosheng told us to wait for news, at the latest by midnight tonight. If Haosheng doesn't deliver any definite intelligence by today, we'll have to proceed according to the original plan."

"However, the issue of backup needs to be reconsidered. We can't send our comrades to Zhizhen Garden to die!"

Wang Shuyu placed the newspaper on the stone table. To be honest, she didn't have any good solutions in this situation.

Not only is the interior of Zhizhen Garden impregnable, but the perimeter is also patrolled by military police, and there are likely numerous overt and covert sentries.

(End of this chapter)