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

Chapter 381 Appearance
The two stopped and looked over, exchanged a smile, and then quickly walked towards the car.

"haven't seen you for a long time."

Song Rong stood at the car window, smiled and greeted Song Yuanyuan, who was sitting in the driver's seat.

Song Yuanyuan sighed, her face full of exasperation:

"To be honest, I don't really want to see you."

After speaking, Song Yuanyuan looked at Zhou Xiaoman, who was standing next to Song Rong:
"You are Zhou Xiaoman, Li Lu?"

"Yes, thank you so much, Sister Yuanyuan, for coming to pick us up."

Zhou Xiaoman truly hadn't expected Song Rong to have so many connections in Shanghai.

Zhou Xiaoman had originally planned to sneak into Shanghai through the sewers in the south of the city, but Song Rong was able to find a way to reach her by water.

What was even more unexpected was that the waterway Song Rong arranged was so sophisticated, directly venturing into the Japanese concession. The person who came to pick them up was none other than the beloved daughter of Song Shiyun, the famous shipbuilding tycoon of Shanghai.

Having infiltrated Shanghai in this way, Zhou Xiaoman couldn't imagine how the Japanese would discover them.

With their powerful network of connections and the ability to hide their members from others, the Song family in Shanghai could easily manage to keep a few people hidden.

"Get in the car, this isn't the place to talk."

After starting the car, Song Yuanyuan glanced at Song Rong and Zhou Xiaoman sitting in the back seat through the rearview mirror.

What brings you to Shanghai?

Before Zhou Xiaoman could speak, Song Rong laughed:
"I was in trouble, but now that I see you, I think I'm alright."

Song Yuanyuan was completely confused by what he said.

Zhou Xiaoman explained with a smile.

After hearing this, Song Yuanyuan almost slammed on the brakes.

At this moment, Song Yuanyuan's face had turned extremely gloomy:
"Boss Dai doesn't believe Young Tiger? Ha! Then you can go back and report now."

Song Rong shook her head:

"Since we're here, we should meet. I'm not clear about the situation in Shanghai, but the spies in Chongqing are getting more and more arrogant."

"Perhaps, Young Tiger can give me a good suggestion so that Xiaoman and I can find out the spy after we go back. Instead of giving the credit to an outsider, why not give it to his junior sister? What do you think, Yuanyuan?"

Perhaps it was because Song Rong had become familiar with them when she was recuperating in the Sixth Alley in the south of the city. In any case, Song Yuanyuan would always have a fight with Song Rong whenever they got together. Of course, the main reason was that Song Yuanyuan really didn't like Song Rong. This woman was sometimes too infuriating.

The saying "love-hate relationship" perfectly describes Song Yuanyuan and Song Rong, these two seemingly fake friends.

Song Yuanyuan nodded. She wouldn't feel at ease until the spies in Shancheng were caught.

Forty minutes later, in the south of Shanghai.

This was Zhou Xiaoman's first time visiting this place.

I used to live on Fuzhou Road. Although the environment there was similar to that in the south of the city, the facilities there were much more complete.

Fuzhou Road is often seen as Shanghai's red-light district, but in reality, it is adjacent to two bustling streets and has very convenient transportation, far surpassing the southern part of the city.

Soon, Song Yuanyuan and Song Rong brought Zhou Xiaoman to No. 15, Sixth Lane.

The houses on both sides of this location have been bought by Song Yuanyuan as an expansion of her base.

Furthermore, Song Yuanyuan brought a construction team with her. Ostensibly, her family had sent her out to do business, but Song Yuanyuan had the construction team do the shop renovations, dig the wine cellar, and set up a small supermarket here according to Zhao Xuan's suggestion.

In fact, the construction team had another arduous task. During the excavation of the wine cellar, Song Yuanyuan created a secret passage leading directly to the No. 15 residential compound, and at the same time dug a hidden emergency evacuation route to the outside of Shanghai.

This is why they were confident in sending An Ruoxian out of Shanghai without anyone noticing.

Upon reaching the doorway, Song Rong looked at Zhou Xiaoman beside her:
"Remember, what you see and hear here, you must not mention to anyone after you leave, including the Director and your teacher."

Although Zhou Xiaoman was puzzled, she nodded nonetheless.

After all, this is my senior's secret base. When lurking in such a dangerous place as Shanghai, he needs a safe house.

Besides, Chongqing is really unsafe. Zhou Xiaoman has realized that the risk of intelligence leaks is even greater than in Shanghai.

Therefore, even if Song Rong doesn't mention it, Zhou Xiaoman will most likely not mention it to Boss Dai or even Shen Xing after she leaves.

Of course, since Song Rong had given prior instructions, Zhou Xiaoman was even less likely to tell anyone.

Upon entering, Zhou Xiaoman was somewhat bewildered by the scene in the courtyard.

This is completely different from the safe house she had imagined.

All that could be seen was a pavilion built in the courtyard. At that moment, Liu Manping, He Wanjun, and Chen Manli were playing cards in the pavilion. Next to Liu Manping sat a woman with wavy hair draped over her shoulders, light makeup, and a beautiful face.

She is An Ruoxian, whom Dao Yan rescued from the third lane of the Sixth Alley yesterday.

Seeing someone arrive, Liu Manping raised an eyebrow slightly, and was speechless, especially after noticing Song Rong.

"Didn't you go back to the mountain city?"

Song Rong smiled and walked to the pavilion, looking at the situation on the card table, and said:
"If you go back, you can't come back?"

"she is?"

Of all the people here, Song Rong didn't recognize An Ruoxian, so she asked her casually without expecting Liu Manping to answer.

But Liu Manping not only answered, she also gave a special introduction.

Song Rong's heart tightened, and she stared at Liu Manping suspiciously:
"You want us to take her back to the mountain city?"

Liu Manping smiled noncommittally, and An Ruoxian nodded slightly to Song Rong.

"What, aren't you going to introduce this little sister?"

Zhou Xiaoman grinned and politely greeted Liu Manping and the others:

"Hello, sisters, my name is Zhou Xiaoman, and I am Youhu's junior sister."

Indeed, Zhou Xiaoman knows how to use someone else's name to intimidate others!
Sure enough, upon hearing that Zhou Xiaoman was Junior Sister of the Young Tiger, Liu Manping and the others' expressions changed, and then they looked at Song Rong with probing eyes.

Seeing Song Rong nod, Liu Manping and the other two busied themselves with great enthusiasm, and the pastries and tea were served quickly.

"Young Tiger's junior sister, I didn't expect you to come to Shanghai. What, like Young Tiger, were you sent by your superiors to infiltrate Shanghai?"

Zhou Xiaoman smiled and shook her head:
"I'm not suited to lying low in Shanghai."

"The main reason for coming here this time was to confirm the hiding place of my senior brother and Tiger Girl. Now it seems that the higher-ups were worrying unnecessarily."

Zhou Xiaoman's words were well said. If Dao Yan had been sent here, she would have been absolutely direct, saying that the higher-ups were worried about Youhu and Huniu, so they sent someone to investigate their situation.

Liu Manping and the others exchanged glances, naturally understanding Zhou Xiaoman's implied meaning.

Song Yuanyuan then spoke up:
“Big sister, I’m leaving them in your care. I have to go back.”

"Yuanyuan, go ahead and do your work, we'll take care of things here."

After Song Yuanyuan left, Liu Manping looked at Song Rong and said:

"It's really unexpected that your superiors would still let you come to Shanghai."

Song Rong didn't hide anything and told them what had happened in Nanjing.

After hearing about the situation in Nanjing, Liu Manping's face darkened, and Chen Manli immediately lashed out:
"Another mole! If this continues, the mountain city will be riddled with holes."

He Wanjun tugged at Chen Manli's sleeve, signaling her to stop speaking the truth, then looked at Zhou Xiaoman and Song Rong with a smile:

"Guests are welcome, and it's getting late. I'll go buy some groceries and we'll have a get-together tonight."

Song Rong didn't stand on ceremony. When she was recuperating here, He Wanjun was the one who took care of her. To be honest, after leaving here, Song Rong really craved He Wanjun's cooking.

On April 4, 1940, the Mei Agency officially debuted in Shanghai.

That's right, it's officially unveiled.

Only today do many intelligence agencies realize that the headquarters of the Mei Agency had already been built, located in Meihuatang, Hongkou.

The heads of various intelligence agencies who had been invited gathered together, and Yokono Uchiyama's expression was somewhat grim.

He hadn't been in Shanghai for long, so he had no idea that the Mei Agency already had a base at Meihua Hall.

As Yingzu spoke, flashbulbs went off continuously, and a group of reporters surrounded him. If it weren't for the military police blocking their way, they probably would have rushed up to Yingzu long ago and asked him why he had chosen the location of the Mei Agency so early, but only officially announced it today.

Yokono Uchiyama glanced at Kagesa on the podium, then looked at the huddled group of Doi-Omi and Aizawa Keiko with a hint of displeasure and asked:

"You've been in Shanghai for so long, don't you know this is the headquarters of the Mei Agency?"

After Suzuki Haruko arrived in Shanghai, she stayed at the police station. At the time, everyone thought that the location of the Mei Agency had not yet been chosen.

But given the current situation, it's not that the Mei Agency didn't choose a location; rather, it was completed long ago.

Doi-Yuan's expression was also somewhat unpleasant. The Plum Blossom Hall was a gathering place for the Japanese. Logically speaking, the Plum Agency should have chosen this place as its base long ago, and it shouldn't have been kept secret until now.

But it's clear that neither he nor Aizawa Keiko found out today.

It is clear that the Mei Agency was established long ago, but they have been creating obstacles to delay the process, so that even if Kagesa's Mei Agency is established, it will not be successful, and may not even be established this year.

In the end, he discovered that the clown was himself.

Wearing a trench coat and with his hands in his pockets, Zhao Xuan never expected that Yingzuo would pull off such a sneaky maneuver.

Zhao Xuan can't blame anyone else for this.

When Zhao Xuan first heard that Yingzuo planned to establish the Mei Agency in Shanghai, he was somewhat puzzled.

Logically speaking, the Mei Agency was established earlier than No. 76.

At that time, almost everyone reached a consensus that the Mei Agency had not yet been established.

So Zhao Xuan didn't think much of it, only that it was the butterfly effect caused by his arrival.

As a result, the Mei Agency was completed early. After Kagesa arrived in Shanghai, everyone's attention was drawn to the police station. Then Kagesa held a press conference to announce the Mei Agency of Hongkou Meihua Hall.

This absolutely shocked a lot of people.

So, how much intelligence does the Mei Agency actually possess, having been hiding in Shanghai for so long?
You see, the secret service isn't so scary when it's out in the open; it's the venomous snakes lurking in the shadows that are truly deadly. "Perhaps someone knows that the Mei Agency has been secretly operating in Shanghai for a long time."

Upon hearing Aizawa Keiko's words, everyone turned to look.

Seeing Aizawa Keiko sigh, almost everyone immediately thought of Matsumoto Ichiro, the two previous chiefs of the Special Higher Police's Shanghai headquarters.

In other words, Matsumoto Ichiro may have reached some kind of agreement with Kagesa at that time.

Only in this way could the Mei Agency remain hidden in Shanghai for so long.

Kagesa is truly not to be underestimated; his ability to devise strategies is exceptional.

Tufeiyuan glanced at Yingzu on the podium from afar, then looked away and said leisurely:

"The Mei Agency has been hiding in Shanghai for so long. We don't know how much information they have that we don't know. Faced with such an opponent lurking in the shadows, Mr. Uchiyama and Ms. Aizawa, should we continue to be on guard?"

The three intelligence chiefs were chatting in hushed tones, while not far away, Zhao Xuan was also chatting quietly with Uchiyama Mizuki and Sakai Michiko.

"Zhao Sang, what are you thinking about? You haven't said a word since just now."

Zhao Xuan smiled at Uchiyama Mizuki, who seemed very curious about him, and said:

"I just didn't expect that a spy organization could be hidden in Shanghai, and such a well-organized one at that."

"Miss Mizuki, Michiko, don't you find this creepy?"

Michiko replied with a wry smile:

"We all tacitly wanted to trip up the Mei Agency before, but we didn't expect that they had already established themselves and were hiding in Shanghai. Now it seems that our actions are as ridiculous as clowns in the eyes of the Mei Agency."

Mizuki Uchiyama shook her head:

“You’ve been in Shanghai for much longer than I have. Didn’t you notice Plum Blossom Hall at all before that?”

Zhao Xuan's lips twitched slightly. Why should he pay attention to this place? His attention was drawn to No. 18 Shanyin Road.

With such a big target as Watanabe Kyoko in Hongkou, who would pay attention to a deliberately hidden Mei Agency?
Michiko Sakai glanced at Mizuki Uchiyama, who was speaking so rudely, and asked with a cold laugh:
"Your headquarters is right at the Military Police Headquarters, which is the closest to Plum Blossom Hall. Even you didn't notice anything amiss. Do you think our former agency and Special Higher Police would have nothing better to do than send people to loiter around here all day?"

Seeing that the two were about to start arguing, Zhao Xuan smiled and said:
"Alright, Miss Mizuki, Michiko, if you start arguing now, it will really become a joke."

Following Zhao Xuan's gaze, Uchiyama Mizuki and Michiko also saw several section chiefs from the Mei Agency looking at them with ambiguous smiles.

Michiko clenched her fists. These people actually dared to provoke them the moment they showed up!

The way they looked at you like you were a clown was enough to make anyone's anger rise.

After the press conference, Kagesa invited the members of the original agency, 76, and the Special Higher Police to the interior of the Ume Agency.

In a lavishly decorated conference room within the Mei Agency, Yingzu smiled and looked at everyone present, saying:
"I would like to thank everyone for coming and supporting us."

"To be honest, I didn't mean to hide it from everyone. The Mei Agency is hiding in Shanghai for other purposes. Now that we've achieved our goal, we should make it public and operate openly. I hope everyone can cooperate."

"Of course, my Mei Agency will not keep this to myself. The reason I asked you all to stay today is that I have a great achievement to share with you."

Seeing the puzzled yet slightly disdainful looks on everyone's faces, Kagesa clapped his hands, and Suzuki Haruko stood up from the side and instructed people to distribute the documents to their respective desks.

In such a meeting, Zhao Xuan, Michiko, and Uchiyama Mizuki were not qualified to sit at the main table; they simply moved a chair and sat down along the wall.

It is now clear that those sitting on the left are from the Mei Agency and No. 76, while those sitting on the right against the wall are Zhao Xuan and his group.

The two camps are clearly divided.

Sitting on either side of Zhao Xuan, Michiko and Mizuki watched as Aizawa Keiko and the others at the conference table began examining documents. Mizuki, somewhat curious, asked in a low voice:

"Zhao Sang, can you guess what Yingzuo is up to?"

Michiko also looked at Zhao Xuan with curiosity.

At this moment, Zhao Xuan had already activated the dialysis and scanning modes, so he could clearly see the contents of the document.

The document contained very simple information: the Mei Agency, which had been hiding in Shanghai for so long, had indeed obtained important intelligence.

The document mentions that a senior leader of the underground party was Liu Shiren, a literature professor codenamed Chunfeng, who was infiltrating Shenjiang University.

Although he didn't know how those guys from the Mei Agency found out, Zhao Xuan felt it must be true.

Zhao Xuan had heard Dao Ya talk about Liu Shiren, a professor in the Department of Literature at Shenjiang University. He was a gentle and refined man, around fifty years old, who had been teaching at Shenjiang University for more than ten years.

The reason why Dao Ya had such a strong pro-CCP bias at Shenjiang University was because of Liu Shiren.

Based on all indications, the contents of the documents provided by Yingzuo are authentic.

When Li Mingzhu sacrificed herself in front of him, Zhao Xuan swore that he would never let his colleagues sacrifice themselves in front of him again.

"I'm not a prophet, how could I possibly know what the Mei Agency has found out?"

Mizuki Uchiyama smiled and didn't press the matter further. After all, she had only asked casually. If she really knew, she would suspect that Zhao Xuan might be an undercover agent planted in the Special Higher Police by the Mei Agency.
After all, Zhao Xuan was originally a member of the 76th Division, and now the 76th Division is Yingzuo's lackey.

It doesn't seem impossible that Zhao Xuan could infiltrate the Special Higher Police.

(Edith, contact Sun Jianzhong. Release the nanobugs first to observe the situation on Seymour Road and see if there are any ambushes around Liu Shiren.)

(Mr. Mingjie!)

Given the speed at which the nanobugs fly, Zhao Xuan was able to connect with their field of vision in about three minutes.

By scanning, Zhao Xuan confirmed the surrounding environment of Shenjiang University one by one, and then went directly to Liu Shiren, who was in class.

After the nanobugs entered, a simple scan sent Zhao Xuan's heart sinking to the bottom.

In Liu Shiren's class, there were three Japanese students, and all three of them were spies for the Mei Agency.

Clearly, Liu Shiren had been targeted for some time.

But the contents of the document are not just that; Liu Shiren's side is one link, or rather, the most important link.

Because Liu Shiren had a list of progressive students, which, simply put, was a list of Young Pioneers, future Communist Party comrades.

The Mei Agency had its eye on that list.

These progressive students are the future pillars of the Dragon Kingdom. If they are suppressed and killed by the Mei Agency here, it would be a devastating loss for the Dragon Kingdom!

As the bell rang, Zhao Xuan noticed that the Japanese students had already surrounded Liu Shiren.

Zhao Xuan initially thought they were about to make a move, but to his surprise, they were asking Liu Shiren if there were any activities they could participate in today.

Zhao Xuan watched this scene through the nanobots and was truly worried for Liu Shiren.

After observing for a while, Zhao Xuan confirmed that there were at least twenty agents from the Mei Agency near Shenjiang University, and these agents were no longer disguised as spies.

Judging from the situation, they have probably been disguised as vendors near Shenjiang University for quite some time.

It seems that the Mei Agency is determined to get Liu Shiren!

How do you save someone in this situation?

It's clear that Yingzuo planned to arrest Liu Shiren as soon as the meeting ended.

Therefore, saving him is urgent, and the Japanese students around Shenjiang University and those surrounding Liu Shiren are probably already prepared to arrest him at any time.

They are very unlikely to let Liu Shiren leave the school.

In this situation, even if Zhao Xuan had Edith contact Sun Jianzhong, it's likely that the people Sun Jianzhong sent would run into trouble.

That damned Mei Agency! If they don't show up, fine; but once they do, they start stirring up trouble.

So, how do we save Liu Shiren?

Zhao Xuan was in a real headache.

Given the tight timeframe, Zhao Xuan didn't have much time left.

Right now, almost all the capable people on Zhao Xuan's side are in this conference room.

Zhao Xuan dared not use the Ghost Team to rescue underground party members right now.

After all, Song Rong still lives there.

While the Ghost Team would never question their orders, Song Rong was different, especially with Zhou Xiaoman still around.

Zhao Xuan was not yet clear about Zhou Xiaoman's thoughts, and it was even less likely that he would send the Ghost Team out at this time.

Miao Xue was also sitting next to Dao Yan.

Lin Jieru and Huang Qian were even having tea in the reception room of the Mei Agency.

If you calculate it this way, Zhao Xuan has almost no one he can use right now!
Therefore, the only solution is to notify Sun Jianzhong and explain to him the situation around Shenjiang University and Liu Shiren's current predicament.

If the guerrillas were still in Shanghai, there would be hope; for now, this is the only gamble we can take.

Edith, contact Sun Jianzhong and tell him everything!
After speaking with Edith, Zhao Xuan's pupils contracted slightly.

He never expected that Liu Shiren would be deceived by those Japanese students.

The main point is that these agents from the Mei Agency have been disguised as students for some time now, and judging from their current behavior, they are no different from the passionate progressive youth.

The deceived Liu Shiren actually wanted to take them to the library to meet those progressive youths. Wasn't this just inviting trouble?

So now the situation has changed: should we save the students, or save Liu Shiren?!
In less than a second, Zhao Xuan made his decision.

Zhao Xuan had always been reluctant to face this kind of choice, but now he had no choice but to make one.

A tough choice!

Edith, contact Shenjiang University immediately and tell them someone is looking for Professor Liu Shiren! Hurry!
Edith hung up immediately after starting her call with Sun Jianzhong and dialed the Academic Affairs Office of Shenjiang University.

In a secret room behind the Guanghua Bookstore on Hankou Road in Shanghai.

Sun Jianzhong listened to the dial tone in a daze.

Wang Shuyu, who was already able to walk with a cane, had just sat back in her wheelchair when she saw Sun Jianzhong staring blankly at her.

"Uncle Sun, wasn't that Comrade Chenguang calling just now?"

(End of this chapter)