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Chapter 378 Crisis
Zhao Xuan nodded slightly. Indeed, An Ruoxian should definitely be sent to Shancheng.

The problem now is that there has been no reply from the mountain city. What's going on?
"Let An Ruoxian stay with the Ghost Team for now."

"By the way, Xiaoya, how's it going on your end? Have you figured out Jin Suo's identity yet?"

After throwing the apple core into the trash can, Daoya wiped her mouth before saying:
"The investigation is complete. Jin Shuo is from Qidong. I have also carefully examined those antiques and even went back to the school to consult with several professors. I can confirm that the antiques Jin Shuo sold to me were the same batch that Zhenxingqi Society secretly transported from Beiping back then."

"But it's a pity that Qidong only had so many things. After selling them to me, he only kept three for his collection."

"Therefore, Qidong also did not know where the remaining cultural relics were hidden by Lü Tianting."

It seems we still need to let Huang Qian inquire; Dao Ya won't be able to find out anything more.

"I understand. I will arrange this. Also, Xiaoya, keep a close eye on Tufeiyuan's transportation channels. Before the Sheshan Research Institute runs into trouble, not a single raw material can enter Shanghai."

Dao Ya's eyes lit up:
"Something's wrong with the Sheshan Research Institute? Brother-in-law, are you planning to take action against the Sheshan Research Institute? Can you take me with you?"

Dao Yan rolled her eyes at Dao Ya.

"Don't cause trouble, just focus on doing your own thing."

Dao Ya pouted and angrily snorted at Dao Yan.

Dao Yan's next words made Dao Ya scoff. This older sister was completely unacceptable. How could someone be so hypocritical?
"Ah Xuan, if you want to take action against the Sheshan Research Institute, I have to go!"

Zhao Xuan laughed, especially noticing Dao Ya's resentful little eyes.

"Alright, I do intend to take action against the Sheshan Research Institute, but I need to wait for the right opportunity. I will let you know when I decide to take action."

Dao Yan was overjoyed, while Dao Ya puffed out her cheeks in annoyance.

Just because I'm a little younger, they don't include me in the fun missions!

In fact, both Zhao Xuan and Dao Yan could see that Dao Ya wanted to join in mainly because she was interested in having fun.

Daoya is powerful, but her personality is too impulsive.

After chatting for more than half an hour, Dao Yan told Dao Ya to go take a shower and go to bed.

Lying on the bed, Dao Ya stared at the ceiling with eyes as sharp as knives. It was another long night. She just couldn't understand why men and women had to be together until the middle of the night every night.

Therefore, Dao Ya was extremely reluctant to stay at home when Dao Yan came here, because it meant that Dao Ya would suffer from insomnia until the early hours of the morning.

In the dead of night, Zhao Xuan pulled the blanket up to cover Dao Yan, and Dao Yan, still asleep, hugged Zhao Xuan back.

Looking at Dao Yan's rosy and charming face, Zhao Xuan smiled and stared at the ceiling without moving, afraid that any movement would wake the exhausted Dao Yan.

In fact, Zhao Xuan was also very curious. Dao Yan was exceptionally talented in combat and had few rivals.

However, he couldn't keep up in some aspects of physical strength.

After calming down, Zhao Xuan pulled up the translated text of the telegram Edith received today.

All the telegrams flashed before Zhao Xuan's eyes. Perhaps because of Edith, these rapidly passing telegrams seemed to be directly imprinted in Zhao Xuan's mind, achieving a level of photographic memory.

Soon, Zhao Xuan's attention was drawn to two of the telegrams.

The first telegram was a secret message from Chongqing to Nanjing. Judging from the contents of the telegram, it was asking Zhou Xiaoman, who was in Nanjing, to come to Shanghai to check on her and Hu Niu's situation.

After thinking about it for a moment, Zhao Xuan couldn't help but laugh and cry.

(Edith, the coded telegram I asked you to send to Yamashiro, please show me its contents.)
(Yes, sir!)

After reading Edith's coded telegram to the mountain city, Zhao Xuan's lips curled slightly.

Good heavens, no wonder the authorities in Chongqing sent a telegram asking Zhou Xiaoman to come to Shanghai to confirm her and Hu Niu's situation.

Boss Dai and Director Shen thought that they and Tiger Girl had been captured by the Japanese.

After all, this phone call is too over-the-top; anyone who sees it would think there's a big problem.

Edith's telegram provided a comprehensive account of the entire Battle of Zaoyi.

Zhao Xuan could easily guess the length of that telegram.

Given the current state of Shanghai, it would be utterly impossible to send such a long telegram within the city without being detected by the Japanese, or even to continue sending it after they have become aware of it.

Let alone transmitting continuously for an hour, even a quarter of an hour would be enough for the radio trucks of the Special Higher Police and the Military Police Headquarters' Intelligence Department to completely surround the area from which the transmission was being sent.

No wonder Boss Dai and Director Shen felt that there was something wrong between them and Tiger Girl.

After a helpless smile, Zhao Xuan's gaze settled on the code name "Lilu".

"Lilu" was Zhou Xiaoman's code name.

It is a plant with very beautiful leaves and is commonly found on every mountain in the Northern Hemisphere.

This plant contains deadly toxins from its roots to its pistil and even its beautiful leaves that accompany its blooming flowers.

Using this code name, Zhao Xuan roughly knew how formidable his junior sister was.

Would an ordinary person dare to use such a code name?

Zhao Xuan had only heard about Zhou Xiaoman's life in the mountain city.

Li Mingzhu, who changed Zhou Xiaoman's life, has already sacrificed himself. How much hatred does Zhou Xiaoman feel for Li Mingzhu now, and how much for herself?
Zhao Xuan felt curious, but even more so, he felt sorry for the girl.

If Zhou Xiaoman had graduated smoothly and gone to university, she would be Dao Ya's junior now.

A person who is academically excellent and whose heart is set on the Red Star will probably choose to join the Red Party after graduating from university.

Because of Li Mingzhu, Zhou Xiaoman has now become Li Lu of the Military Intelligence Bureau, Shen Xing's closed-door disciple, and his junior sister.

Putting these distracting thoughts aside, Zhao Xuan's gaze fell on the second telegram in front of him.

This telegram is related to the telegram that Shancheng sent to Zhou Xiaoman.

Because this telegram was also sent from Chongqing and was addressed to the Wang Jingwei regime, which, to put it bluntly, was addressed to Zhou Lifo.

The above details the Kuomintang agents who infiltrated Nanjing to assassinate wealthy gentry and merchants who supported the Wang Jingwei regime.

With Zhou Xiaoman leading the team and a conductor assisting, Zhao Xuan could imagine that Nanjing had been turned upside down by them.

Of course, without that telegram from Chongqing, Zhou Xiaoman might have become a nightmare for the Wang Jingwei regime's high-ranking officials and spies as soon as she debuted.

Although the telegram did not mention that Zhou Xiaoman would be sent to Shanghai to investigate his and Hu Niu's situation, Zhao Xuan knew that the codebook used by the Chongqing team to contact Zhou Xiaoman's action group had been exposed.

Therefore, Zhou Xiaoman's trip to Shanghai was definitely anticipated by Zhou Lifo.

My junior sister is in danger!
A few minutes later, Zhao Xuan closed his eyes.

He doesn't know when Zhou Xiaoman will arrive in Shanghai, and there's no point in thinking about it anymore.

However, if Zhou Lifu truly understands Zhou Xiaoman's intentions, Shanghai will definitely become lively tomorrow.

Meiji's appearance might also be scheduled for tomorrow.

After deciding to go to sleep, Zhao Xuan still released a nanobug that flew towards Baoshan Street.

The Mei Agency is currently hidden inside the Shanghai Police Department, and this nanobug was sent there to keep watch.

But at that moment, Edith's voice suddenly rang in Zhao Xuan's mind.

(Sir, an important telegram has just been deciphered!)
Zhao Xuan suddenly opened his eyes!

Important telegram? Edith had considered the two telegrams from Shancheng to Nanjing unimportant, yet now she was saying there was an important telegram.

Zhao Xuan immediately instructed Edith to retrieve the telegram.

As Zhao Xuan saw the telegram, his pupils contracted slightly, and he subconsciously swallowed.

The telegram primarily mentions the code name "Shadow".

This wasn't the first time Zhao Xuan had heard this code name.

The shadow is the most hidden chess piece that Watanabe Kyoko buried in the mountain town.

Zhao Xuan finally understood why Lan Zehui was able to receive the call so quickly and confirm that An Ruoxian had handed over the stolen battle strategy to the Military Intelligence Bureau.

Because the shadow read the entire telegram directly!
Since Zhao Xuan made contact with the mountain city telegram, he has figured out that only Shen Xing and Boss Dai have seen the telegrams he sent.

But Kagesa read the entire telegram.

It can't be that either Shen Xing or Boss Dai is the one with the problem, right?
Zhao Xuan naturally didn't think so. If Shen Xing and Boss Dai were both fine, then the problem lay in what happened in Shancheng today.

So what exactly happened in Chongqing today? That a telegram that only Shen Xing and Boss Dai could see has now been seen by a third party.

Moreover, this person is "JOKER" in Watanabe Kyoko's hands!
Regardless of the circumstances, Zhao Xuan had to secretly telegraph Shancheng about this situation.

Of course, this wasn't Zhao Xuan's biggest disappointment.

If the Shadow truly read the entire coded telegram sent by Edith, then the Japanese army's next move would be unpredictable. The Battle of Zaoyi would likely be subject to many unexpected changes.

Zhao Xuan had already handed Dai a winning hand, yet he forced his opponent to reveal his hand. Now look what's happened—Shadow saw that telegram. Are the Japanese still going to use their troops the same way?

The "open card" buff has been rendered useless, and even the "royal flush" was thrown out by Boss Dai and blew up a small fry.

This sense of helplessness gradually made Zhao Xuan angry.

How could such an important telegram be allowed to be seen by others?

Zhao Xuan could deduce that something big must have happened at the Chongqing Military Intelligence Bureau headquarters today, catching Boss Dai off guard. As a result, Boss Dai didn't have time to take proper security measures for such an important telegram, allowing the enemy to spy on it.

Although Zhao Xuan suspected there was a reason behind it, his anger continued to rise.

No wonder the Kuomintang suffered a crushing defeat in the end; if they didn't lose, who would?
After careful consideration, Zhao Xuan's forehead was already covered in a layer of sweat.

The contents of this telegram were far more intriguing than any information previously deciphered. It not only revealed that Hu Niu was in Shanghai, but also directly influenced the course of the Battle of Zaoyi.

Why was it revealed that Tiger Girl was in Shanghai?

Although the telegram was sent by Edith, whether it was the Special Higher Police or the Military Police Headquarters, whether it was a radio truck or a direction finder, after locking onto Tiger Girl's location, they were unable to find out who sent the telegram.

But it can still be confirmed that Tiger Girl, who sent the telegram, is in Shanghai!

This led to another problem hitting Zhao Xuan's head.

The telegram Tiger Girl sent from Shanghai means that An Ruoxian is in Shanghai!

Zhao Xuan forced himself to calm down, slowly moved Dao Yan's hand away, and got up to sit on the sofa near the window in the bedroom, his fingers unconsciously tapping the sofa armrest.

The fact that Shadow had access to such crucial telegrams indicates that his infiltration location in the mountain city was far from ordinary; he was likely an informant planted in the upper echelons of the Military Intelligence Bureau or even in its central departments.

Kyoko Watanabe's move was too well hidden. Fortunately, Edith launched a new mode this month. Otherwise, if Zhao Xuan had known about this situation any later, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

Now, Zhao Xuan can still make amends, but it will be quite difficult.

The most crucial question now is: how much of what the shadow actually saw?

If it were just a brief outline of the telegram, it might be possible to make up for it by adjusting the battle deployment later. However, judging from the detailed description of the "Tiger Girl's Secret Telegram" in the telegram, the other side clearly grasped the core points of the battle guidance strategy.

This means that the Japanese army is very likely to change its battle plan at the last minute. The advantage that Zhao Xuan originally regarded as "open secret" has vanished instantly, and may even be used by the enemy to set a trap.

Zhao Xuan got up and walked to the window, looking out at the city of Shanghai shrouded in night.

The lights in the Special Higher Police's communications room were still on in the distance, like a lurking beast.

He took a deep breath of the cold air, forcing himself to clear his thoughts.

The message from the shadow must be relayed to Yamashiro immediately, but sending a message now is extremely risky, as the Japanese monitoring network is on high alert.

Zhao Xuan could have easily thought of this.

No wonder Yoshiaki Saki only showed up in the early morning today, and he seemed to be in a hurry.

It is estimated that Yoshiaki Saki was also shocked by the secret telegram that Tiger Girl sent to Yamashiro, and was even more confused by the location where the telegram was sent.

Zhao Xuan is at home now, and even if it were Edith, he couldn't let it send a message to Shancheng from home.

At that moment, Yoshiaki Saki and everyone in the telecommunications department were watching the direction finder's movements.

Moreover, even if the news gets through, will Boss Dai and his team believe it? Will it cause another delay like last time?
(Edith, analyze the intelligence levels that the Shadow might have access to, and any unusual events that might occur at the Chongqing Military Intelligence Bureau headquarters today.) Zhao Xuan issued the instructions in his mind.

(Analysis in progress. Based on historical behavior patterns and the current extent of the leaked messages, the shadow's access level is estimated to be Level A or higher, potentially involving positions such as confidential secretary, head of the cipher department, or high-ranking adjutant. There is a high probability of unusual events occurring in Chongqing today, such as attacks on important personnel, personnel relocations, changes to the password system, or emergency meetings, but specific information is currently unavailable.)
Edith's reply sank Zhao Xuan's heart even lower. Level A clearance meant that the Shadow had access to far more secrets than just the Battle of Zaoyi; subsequent operational deployments and personnel arrangements could also be at risk of being leaked.

He turned back to the sofa, picked up the water glass on the table but didn't drink it, his gaze falling on the newspaper on the coffee table—the front page headline was "Wang government and Japan reach new agreement to discuss 'Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere'."

Just then, light footsteps came from outside the door, and Dao Yan, wearing pajamas and rubbing her eyes, came out: "Ah Xuan, why aren't you asleep yet?"

She walked over to Zhao Xuan, feeling his tense body, and gently placed her hand on his shoulder. "What happened?"

Zhao Xuan held her slightly cool hand and said in a low voice, "There's a mole in Shancheng. The intelligence we sent out earlier may have been intercepted by the Japanese."

He didn't elaborate on the existence of the shadow, so as not to worry Dao Yan too much, but the seriousness in his tone instantly brought Dao Yan back to her senses.

"A mole? A leaked coded telegram?!" Dao Yan frowned deeply. "Is it about the confidential document that An Ruoxian stole? Doesn't that mean the Japanese might have figured out what happened to An Ruoxian in Shanghai? And if that coded telegram was leaked by the mole, wouldn't all of An Ruoxian's efforts be for naught?"

Dao Yan did not ask Zhao Xuan how he knew or where he got the information.

Having known him for so long, Dao Yan was well aware that her man had many secrets, but she wasn't one to pry into other people's privacy, especially since this person was her husband.

“There are many variables.” Zhao Xuan sighed. “Now we can only hope that Boss Dai and the others can detect the anomaly in time and adjust their plans. We need to be even more careful from now on. The appearance of the Shadow means that our operations in Shanghai may also be under surveillance.”

Dao Yan was silent for a moment, then suddenly gripped Zhao Xuan's hand tightly: "No matter what happens, I will be by your side. Just let me know if you need anything."

Looking into her determined eyes, Zhao Xuan felt a surge of warmth in his heart. He gently pulled her into his arms: "Go to sleep first, I'll think of something else." Dao Yan didn't ask any further questions, but simply placed a light kiss on his forehead before turning and going back to the bedroom.

Silence returned to the living room. Zhao Xuan pulled up the telegram again and examined it repeatedly, trying to find a flaw in the shadow.

Suddenly, he noticed an inconspicuous detail in the telegram—Shadow mentioned in her report that "the description of the 39th Division's movements in Tiger Girl's secret telegram differs slightly from the actual deployment."

This "slight difference" made Zhao Xuan's eyes light up: Yes, there must be a difference!
Zhao Xuan had just fallen into a logical fallacy.

At this point, the battle plan of the Japanese 11th Army was merely an outline proposed by Okamura, that is, a guiding strategy for the battle.

There's no specific content at all.

In other words, Edith's telegram to Yamashiro was completely ahead of its time, accurately predicting the movements of the Japanese army in the coming months.

However, it's no wonder that Boss Dai and Shen Xing felt that they and Tiger Girl had been captured by the Japanese.

A barely perceptible smile finally appeared at the corner of Zhao Xuan's mouth.

It seems that Edith's telegram this time not only made Boss Dai and Shen Xing question their existence, but even Shadow was dumbfounded.

It's impossible to send a telegram to Yamashiro now; the only way is to send it directly from the Special Higher Police Section after we arrive tomorrow.

Since Sasaki Yoshiaki had already sensed something was wrong, Zhao Xuan was going to make things even more difficult for him.

Zhao Xuan wants to tell Saki Yoshiaki that Tiger Girl's telegram was sent from the Special Higher Police. Go check it out!
(Edith, from now on, when you send a telegram, let me read the contents of the telegram first. Otherwise, if this situation happens again, I won't be able to explain why I was able to obtain the Japanese military intelligence for the next few months in advance.)
(Yes, sir!)

As dawn broke and the city of Shanghai awoke, a clandestine intelligence war concerning the lives of hundreds of thousands of soldiers was quietly unfolding in a corner of the city.

Zhao Xuan looked at the notification that the encrypted message had been successfully sent, rubbed his throbbing temples, and knew that the real test had only just begun from this moment.

Early in the morning, Zhao Xuan had just arrived at the Special Higher Police Department when he saw Yamao Kazuo leaning against the car door not far away, seemingly waiting for someone.

Upon seeing Zhao Xuan enter the gate, Yamao Kazuo immediately stood up to greet him:

"Zhao Sang, you've finally arrived! Hurry, something big has happened. The section chief told me to wait for you here and go directly to the main conference room."

Zhao Xuan had already anticipated this, and after nodding slightly, he followed Yamao Kazuo into the office building and headed straight for the large conference room on the third floor.

When Zhao Xuan and Yamayu Kazuo arrived, Aizawa Keiko, Kishimoto Osamu, Saki Yoshiaki, Murakami Yua, and a group of deputy section chiefs were already present in the meeting room.

Moreover, judging from Yoshiaki Saki's current position, he is the main character of this meeting, which proves that his guess was correct.

Zhao Xuan took a slight breath and sat down in the empty seat next to Lan Zehuizi with a serious expression.

At this moment, Lan Zehuizi also nodded slightly to Zhao Xuan, but it was clear that her expression was not good.

"Saki-kun, everyone's here, we can begin!"

Sasaki Yoshiaki nodded hurriedly, looking haggard, and instructed his deputy section chief to distribute the intelligence reports to everyone.

"Gentlemen, please read this intelligence report first!"

Everyone turned to look at the intelligence report in their hands. As they were reading it, Yoshiaki Saki had a notebook distributed to everyone.

This puzzled everyone, but no one looked at the notebook at that moment. Most people assumed that the meeting was very important and that everyone needed to take careful notes.

Out of the corner of Zhao Xuan's eye, he noticed that everyone's faces showed surprise to varying degrees after reading the intelligence in their hands.

Aizawa Keiko sat in the main seat with her arms crossed and an indifferent expression, her gaze constantly sweeping over everyone present, observing their changing expressions.

A minute later, everyone put down their telegrams. Seeing Aizawa Keiko nod, Kishimoto Osamu was the first to speak:
"Saki-kun, is this true?"

Saki Yoshiaki sighed wearily, nodded, and said:

"Kishimoto-kun, please don't doubt the capabilities of our telecommunications department."

"Everyone has seen it and knows that just the night before last, a Kuomintang agent codenamed Tiger Girl sent a telegram to Chongqing. Moreover, the location where she sent the telegram was right in our Special Higher Police Section!"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Xuan was slightly taken aback, and then quickly confirmed with Edith.

(Edith, was that a telegram you sent from the Special Higher Police?)
(Yes, sir. I used nanobugs to fly to the vicinity of the direction finder on the roof of the Special Higher Police office building and sent a telegram to Yamashiro via the nanobugs.)
Zhao Xuan was secretly pleased; he hadn't expected Edith to have considered things so thoroughly.

And Edith hadn't told him that nanobugs could be used like this!

(Sir, as I mentioned before, you need to be familiar with and master all the models.)
(End of this chapter)