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

Chapter 372 Kamaitachi
Osamu Kishimoto frowned as he looked at Keiko Aizawa:

"Section Chief, why did she come to Shanghai? You know, many people have seen her in Shanghai. Coming to Shanghai is not a wise choice."

Aizawa Keiko said calmly:
“An Ruoxian’s special agent team is cooperating with the Shanghai station of the Military Intelligence Bureau. The last time they appeared at the Huamao Hotel, our investigation found that they were commissioned by the head of the Shanghai station to assassinate His Highness the Prince.”

At this point, Aizawa Keiko's expression turned somewhat gloomy.

If this had been discovered back then, Aizawa Keiko would have definitely torn those South Korean agents to pieces.

She now even suspects that it was these South Korean agents who planted the bomb in the elevator.

What "young tiger"? It's probably just something the Military Intelligence Bureau used to cover for them.

"Next, both the intelligence section and the intelligence advisory section need to get moving. Whoever finds An Ruoxian first will receive the investigation funding provided by Wuhan."

"Oh, by the way, the cost for this investigation is one million yen!"

Although Japan is currently experiencing inflation, three yen can still generally be exchanged for one yen.

This is worth much more than the current legal tender.

However, it's hard to say what will happen in a few months. The yen will depreciate significantly by then, but even if it depreciates, its value will still far exceed that of the legal tender.

Upon hearing the word "one million yen," Kishimoto Osamu became excited.

If this money fell into the hands of their intelligence department, there would be so many things he could do.

"Hi! Please rest assured, Section Chief, the Intelligence Section will do its utmost to complete the mission."

Aizawa Keiko nodded. Seeing that Zhao Xuan didn't express his opinion, she didn't say anything either, but looked at Saki Yoshiaki, Yamayukazu, and Murakami Yua:
"Whoever obtains information about An Ruoxian first, all three of you will provide full assistance to capture An Ruoxian as quickly as possible."

The meeting has ended, and it is now 8 p.m.

After everyone else left, Lan Zehuizi kept Zhao Xuan behind.

"Ah Xuan, what are your thoughts on this mission?"

Zhao Xuan knew that it was because he hadn't expressed his opinion earlier that Lan Zehui was worried that Zhao Xuan's side, having just established an intelligence advisory department, didn't have much confidence in this mission.

Zhao Xuan smiled and said:
"I do have some opinions. The intelligence department in Wuhan said that An Ruoxian may have come to Shanghai. She was also seen in Hefei a day ago. But what if An Ruoxian didn't come to Shanghai?"

Aizawa Keiko shook her head:

"That's highly unlikely. Their partner has always been the Shanghai station of the Military Intelligence Bureau. If they don't come to Shanghai, even if they get that classified document, it won't be of much use."

"That document can only be of the greatest value if it is handed over to the Military Intelligence Bureau."

In dialysis mode, Zhao Xuan already knew what the confidential document Lan Zehuizi was talking about was.

Battle guidance strategies.

This thing was stolen before; the Japanese really don't learn their lesson.

After the strategy for the last campaign was stolen, the Japanese 11th Army formulated a new strategy for the campaign.

Zhao Xuan knew what this thing contained without even getting his hands on it.

Edith's archives contain the original documents.

This is the operational strategy formulated by the Japanese 11th Army on the 25th of last month.

Its objective was to defeat the main force of the enemy's Fifth War Zone in the area along both banks of the Han River before the rainy season, and to further weaken the National Revolutionary Army through the victory, and to contribute to the progress of political and strategic relations with China.

The combat strategy is also very simple, or rather, very direct!
Prepare in the shortest possible time and launch the offensive around early May.

First, capture the enemy on the left bank of the Han River south of the Baihe River, and then, near Yichang, completely annihilate the core enemy force on the right bank of the river.

Of course, these were proposals put forward by Okamura when he was in charge of the 11th Army.

It's just a brief description; the details haven't been filled in yet.

However, the general direction of the operation will not change.

Therefore, if this classified document falls into the hands of the Military Intelligence Bureau, the National Revolutionary Army will have ample time to deploy troops to make preliminary preparations.

Moreover, Zhao Xuan now knows why Gangcun was transferred at this critical time: the battle strategy had been stolen.

Although he didn't know what methods An Ruoxian had used, Zhao Xuan still admired this woman quite a bit.

Even Zhao Xuan wouldn't dare say he could steal this thing from the 10th Army's headquarters.

Zhao Xuan was reviewing the files Edith had brought up. In Aizawa Keiko's opinion, Zhao Xuan seemed to be thinking about something, so she waited quietly.

After reviewing the files, Zhao Xuan confirmed his earlier guess.

This time, the Japanese army will launch a campaign in the Central and Southern China theaters that goes beyond the designated combat area.

The largest battle in this entire process was undoubtedly the Battle of Zaoyi!
During this battle, Zhao Xuan looked at the contents of the archives and felt quite indignant.

The National Revolutionary Army actually thought that the Japanese army would not attack Yichang again after retreating from Yichang, so they hastily prepared for war. In the end, Yichang was captured by the Japanese army again, which seriously threatened the mountain city. Only then did the Battle of Zaoyi officially end.

What worries Zhao Xuan now is the information he obtained from Watanabe Kyoko last time.

A Japanese intelligence group apparently wanted to steal the military defense maps of Central China from the Central China Theater Command.

Moreover, it was personally directed by Kyoko Watanabe.

It seems this was also in preparation for the Japanese army's large-scale campaign.

So far, the mountain city hasn't given us any definite news.

If the military defense map were stolen, Zhao Xuanzhen dared not imagine what kind of passive situation the National Revolutionary Army would be in once the fighting in Central China started.

After calming his mind, Zhao Xuan had already made up his mind.

As Lan Zehuizi said, An Ruoxian had nowhere else to go. The only way was to return to Shanghai and hand over the battle strategy to Fu Zhengguo.

However, Zhao Xuan planned to use a deceptive tactic.

So what if An Ruoxian came to Shanghai? Zhao Xuan wants everyone to think that An Ruoxian never came to Shanghai at all.

Because of the battle strategy, Zhao Xuan had just instructed Edith to send a telegram to Shancheng.

I believe that the Japanese spies in the mountain city will play a significant role. I think that An Ruoxian has already met up with Youhu and has been successfully sent to a safe area by Youhu. She is not in Shanghai at all!

This is also why Zhao Xuan wanted to help An Ruoxian.

No matter what happens in the future, we are on the same front now.

They risked so much to steal this battle plan and even caused Gangcun to be replaced. For this achievement alone, Zhao Xuan didn't want to see An Ruoxian come to Shanghai to die.

An Ruoxian's appearance has been exposed. Once she arrives in Shanghai, without Zhao Xuan's help and without lowering the Japanese people's guard, An Ruoxian will not be able to escape.

“Huizi, although what you said makes a lot of sense, I still have a different opinion. An Ruoxian may not necessarily come to Shanghai.”

“They do have cooperation with the Military Intelligence Bureau’s Shanghai station, but that doesn’t mean they only have this one option.”

“Especially for An Ruoxian, who has obtained the classified documents, her choices seem to have increased.”

Lan Zehui frowned, feeling that there were some contradictions in what Zhao Xuan said, but she couldn't figure it out for the time being.

But she still felt that coming to Shanghai was the only way for An Ruoxian to go.

"Ah Xuan, no matter what, this is a crucial task for the Intelligence Advisory Section to make a name for itself and gain a foothold. We absolutely cannot let Kishimoto win."

"The full cooperation of the Telecommunications Section, the Operations Section, and the Technology Section will allow the Intelligence Advisory Section to quickly integrate with them and develop a tacit understanding, which is essential for your future development. Therefore, you must be the first to obtain An Ruoxian's intelligence."

Zhao Xuan sighed:

"!"

"Don't worry, Keiko, I'll do my best."

"It's good that you think that way. It's getting late, Ah Xuan, shall we go back together?"

"Okay!"

It's only a ten-minute walk from the Special Higher Police to the apartment complex.

This section of the route is arguably the safest, with guards every three or ten steps.

On their way home, Lan Zehui and Zhao Xuan walked side by side and talked about Chen Yibo's situation that day.

“Ah Xuan, I went to see my mother after I got back. She was fine, but I’m sure that the one who was killed in the bombing at the Hua Mao Hotel parking lot was Chen Yibo, and the one at Zhizhen Garden, hehe.”

After giving a cold laugh, Aizawa Keiko continued:

“I heard from my mother that Kagesa seems to be planning to turn the fake into the real thing, but for a veteran intelligence officer like Kagesa, he shouldn’t make such a foolish decision.”

Zhao Xuan replied with a smile:

“It’s not that Kagesa wants to do this, but that this is the only way he can go.”

"At least until the Mei Agency is fully established, Chen Yibo, whether he is real or not, must stand in the open. Otherwise, it will be quite troublesome for Kagesa to establish the Mei Agency."

"And once the Mei Agency is fully established, Keiko, who do you think will be the first to take action against this counterfeit?"

Without even thinking, Aizawa Keiko blurted out:

"Kagesa!"

"That's right, it's Yingzuo. After Chen Yibo died, this stand-in was caught in a dilemma. He was either assassinated by the Kuomintang and the underground party, or secretly executed by Yingzuo. Yingzuo would not allow someone who was in such a predicament and could betray them at any time to live too long."

Under such circumstances, Sun Shao's thoughts would certainly become unpredictable.

After the frenzy of rampant expansion, Sun Shao, once he calms down, will surely consider his future path.

Those paths are clear to anyone with eyes to see. Sun Shao's choices were essentially twofold: either abandon the darkness and embrace the light, joining the Kuomintang.

Either continue using Chen Yibo's identity and then get killed by Yingzuo.

As for the underground party members, it wasn't that Zhao Xuan looked down on Sun Shao, but rather that this guy simply couldn't endure the hardships of being an underground party member, nor could he stand the constraints of the Red Party.

Therefore, Sun Shao's future was still bright, because he only had one option: to join the Kuomintang.

Undoubtedly, Sun Shao is very valuable; if used properly, he could be a devastating blow to the Wang Jingwei regime.

Therefore, as long as Sun Shao joins the Kuomintang, he will definitely receive good treatment in the early stages. As for what happens later, it will depend on his personal abilities.

Nanjing.

Song Rong and Zhou Xiaoman have arrived and successfully met with their colleagues at Nanjing Station.

With Chen Yibo's death, it's impossible for Wang Ziran to be unaware of it.

Song Rong and Zhou Xiaoman seized the opportunity. While Wang Da was anxious to deal with Chen Yibo's affairs, they decided to follow Yingzuo's advice and use Sun Shao as a cover for Chen Yibo. The two launched an assassination attempt in Nanjing against wealthy gentry and merchants who supported Wang's regime.

In just two days, six wealthy businessmen in Nanjing who openly supported the Wang Jingwei regime died in various ways.

Wang Da, who was dealing with Chen Yibo's matter and talking on the phone with Yingzuo, had just hung up the phone when he looked at his anxious secretary.

"Chairman, so far, six prominent business figures have been brutally murdered, whether at home, in entertainment venues, at the company, or during meetings. In short, the Military Intelligence Bureau's ambitions this time are unprecedented, and we must be prepared to counter them."

Wang Da rubbed his temples, feeling a headache coming on. He hadn't even finished dealing with Chen Yibo's situation when another incident occurred in Nanjing.

Not long ago, the underground party members, mostly peasants, took away a group of hardliners who did not support the Wang Jingwei regime.

Before the underground party members could be captured, the Kuomintang secret police resurfaced.

Compared to the underground party simply taking people away, the Kuomintang's actions were far more despicable!

Its influence is also greater.

After all, they committed murder, and so far, those incompetent police officers haven't even figured out how the Kuomintang agents did it.

These wealthy businessmen were mostly assassinated, but to this day, they have no idea how they were assassinated.

The only thing that's being discussed throughout Nanjing right now is that Tao Laosan's cousin, Tao Xifan, and his family died in a secret room.

This locked-room murder case has gone viral in Nanjing, with many saying it's retribution, a vengeful ghost seeking revenge.

Consequently, the newly established Wang Jingwei regime was also labeled as a tyrannical and authoritarian regime by the people, who said that Wang Jingwei was unworthy of his position, which was why the King of Hell released vengeful ghosts to claim lives.

In 37, when Nanjing fell to the Japanese, the entire Tao family sought refuge with the Japanese.

Tao Xifan had done too many heinous things with Tao Laosan.

At that time, Tao Laosan, who was appointed as the chairman of the autonomous committee, along with his cousin Tao Xifan, tricked women in the refugee area into doing laundry and cooking for the soldiers. Once they were asked for food in the living area, they were sent directly to the concentration camp by Tao Laosan to serve as comfort women for the Japanese soldiers.

The youngest of these people is only twelve years old!
Gradually, the Japanese army began targeting schools run by foreigners. It was Tao Laosan who spearheaded the attack, threatening the school staff that if they did not hand over a sufficient number of female students, he would bring Japanese soldiers into the school to search it.

The lives of the people of Nanjing, who had already suffered a calamity, were made even more difficult. Families with daughters, and even the wives, rarely went out. Whenever they did go out, they dressed as men.

During that period, among the ordinary people of Nanjing, apart from those who had sided with the Japanese and were already highly respected and whom the Japanese dared not openly touch, almost none of the other women had long hair.

The death of Tao Xifan was met with joy and celebration throughout Nanjing, though not the city was filled with gongs, drums, and firecrackers. Every ordinary citizen of Nanjing was happy, some even weeping with joy.

Therefore, the general public is very proactive in spreading rumors about vengeful ghosts claiming lives, and a large number of them actually believe that vengeful ghosts are claiming lives.

After Tao Xifan's death, Tao Laosan kept his house locked and applied for protection.

Nowadays, a Japanese military police squad basically lives at Tao Laosan's house, and Tao Laosan is responsible for all their food, clothing and daily necessities.

Tao Laosan didn't dare to step out of his house even once.

Others might not know, but how could Tao Laosan not know that the deaths of his cousin and several other wealthy businessmen were the work of the Kuomintang secret police?
Tao Laosan is now like a frightened bird, living in constant fear.

In the Chairman's office of the Wang government building, Wang sat in a chair with a headache, and after a long while, he finally looked up at his secretary:
"So far, the police station hasn't found anything? What about Zhou Lifang? What's he doing?"

As the Minister of Police, Zhou Lifu was the highest-ranking official in charge of this matter.

The secretary shook her head with a grave expression:
"There's still no news from Minister Zhou. This time, the Military Intelligence Bureau has probably sent their top agents. Their assassination methods are impossible to guard against, and they can't trace any clues left at the scene after the assassination."

"Moreover, the process of their assassination was extremely bizarre. One of the wealthy businessmen was said to have died of a heart attack while on his way to the company, but the businessman had always been in good health and there was no possibility of a heart attack."

"Later examinations revealed that he had been given an overdose of antihypertensive drugs, which caused his heart attack."

"But the police interrogated everyone who had been in contact with the wealthy businessman that day, and they couldn't find anyone suspicious. It was as if the person who injected him with the drug never existed."

Wang Da's lips twitched as he looked at his secretary. The more he listened, the more mysterious it seemed.
Nanjing was their territory. How could the Military Intelligence Bureau's people cause trouble in Nanjing without leaving a single trace? Wang Da didn't believe it.

But the facts were right in front of him, and while Wang Da was having a headache, he also secretly resented Ying Zuo for being so unreliable.

Didn't we say before that the underground party members had been completely wiped out, or even that they had been uprooted?

But only a short time later, the underground Communist Party in Nanjing became active again, and they were even more arrogant than before.

The underground Communist Party, which was like weeds that keep growing back after being blown away, hadn't been dealt with yet, and now the Military Intelligence Bureau had gotten involved.

Judging from the current situation, the people sent by the mountain city are even more difficult to deal with than those underground party members.

"This absolutely cannot continue. Contact Sand Dune and make sure he finds out who exactly Mountain City sent."

The secretary was stunned, staring at Wang Da in disbelief:

"Chairman, contacting Sand Dune at this juncture could very well expose him!"

Wang Da frowned and thought for a while, but finally said in a firm tone:
"We can't worry about that now. If we let those Kuomintang agents continue like this, what will become of the authority of our newly established government? Will any random clown be able to stand on our heads and shit and piss on us?"

The secretary sighed and had no choice but to contact Dune as instructed.

The pangolin had just been exposed and arrested, and now they were going to activate the Sand Dune, which had been in a state of indefinite silence. The secretary even suspected that the main purpose of this operation by the Military Intelligence Bureau was to force them to activate the Sand Dune when they had no other options, so as to bring out the emerging Sand Dune.

This is clearly a sting operation!

There was nothing he could do; since Wang Da had said so, as his secretary, he could only follow orders.

Furthermore, he also felt that he had to deal with the Military Intelligence Bureau in Nanjing as soon as possible, as they were simply too frightening.

Now, as a secretary, he doesn't even dare to leave the office building. He eats and sleeps entirely within the office building, and he doesn't even dare to think about going home.

This demonstrates the scale and intensity of the Military Intelligence Bureau's operation.

In a courtyard house in an alley near Confucius Temple in Nanjing.

Wearing a beige trench coat, Zhou Xiaoman reviewed the reports of the various teams' operations that day, her eyes shining as she looked up at Song Rong, who was standing in the courtyard, gazing up at the bright moon.

"Sister Rong, it seems my senior brother succeeded. Our operation went very smoothly today, which means there must be a big problem in Shanghai. And the only thing that could affect Nanjing is the death of Chen Yibo."

Song Rong's lips curled up slightly:

“I’m not surprised at all that he could do it. Xiaoman, you still have a lot to learn.”

After speaking, Song Rong turned around and walked to Zhou Xiaoman's side, handing her a note while wearing a cheongsam:

"Look, this is what's happening in Shanghai. The real and fake Chen Yibo, how interesting! I can't believe I missed such an interesting operation, what a pity!"

Zhou Xiaoman took the note in surprise. It didn't contain much, but it included all the key information.

Tiger Girl and Young Tiger teamed up to blow up Chen Yibo in the parking lot of the Chinachem Hotel, killing him as he boarded his car after attending a secret meeting.

After reading it, Zhou Xiaoman also exclaimed:

"He truly lives up to his senior brother's reputation, and his teamwork with Tiger Girl is just too perfect."

"I heard that Chen Yibo gave a public speech at Zhizhen Garden. I never expected that the real Chen Yibo would appear at the Huamao Hotel. I can't understand how Senior Brother and Tiger Girl could tell who was real and who was fake?"

Song Rong's thin lips parted slightly, and her voice rang out like a gentle stream:
"Yes, I don't understand it either, so I'm curious and want to witness it for myself, but unfortunately, I don't have that opportunity."

"After this mission, if you are assigned to another mission, the Director will likely assign you a contact person. I just don't know how much better that contact person is than Tiger Girl?"

For some reason, Zhou Xiaoman thought of Li Mingzhu again.

The person who changed her family's fate.

However, Zhou Xiaoman does not hate Li Mingzhu. To this day, Zhou Xiaoman even regards Li Mingzhu as her family.

Tiger Girl in Shanghai is already the second Tiger Girl.

Zhou Xiaoman sighed and smiled:
"After this mission ends, it will probably be difficult for me to take on overseas assignments again. My teacher probably won't allow it, and the Director will likely keep me at headquarters."

"But Sister Rong, you have a great chance."

Song Rong shook her head, amused.
"You've got a good idea. Don't even think about it next time. You have a much better chance than me. The Director wouldn't trust me to go out alone."

At this point, Song Rong paused, looking at Zhou Xiaoman's sly face, and finally understood what this little girl was thinking:

"Me, your contact? You've got some nerve!"

"It's getting late, I'm tired, you should go and get some rest too."

Watching Song Rong's departing figure, Zhou Xiaoman pouted:
"Can't I even think about it?!"

It was 11 p.m. in the living room of Villa No. 3 in the Special Higher Police Apartment Complex on Wusong Road, Shanghai.

Dao Yan and Dao Ya sat on the sofa, waiting for Zhao Xuan, who had gone out more than two hours earlier, to return.

Upon hearing the sound of the door opening, Dao Yan and Dao Ya immediately turned to look at the doorway.

(End of this chapter)