If you had to choose an identity to go undercover, you'd choose a gynecologist.

特高课

Yoko Minami walked over quickly, her face gloomy, her eyes filled with lingering shame and anger, clearly still holding a grudge about what happened last night.

Last night, that damned drink from that Osaka businessman, Kato Ei, completely threw her into a panic.

Not only did she miss the chance to capture Shiri Longfu, but she was also the last to know about the major incident that happened to the Special Higher Police.

It wasn't until dawn that her subordinates found her in the hotel. The Special Higher Police had made a huge blunder; the head of the confidential office, Shirai Yukiyuki, was actually a member of the Spider Network!

This news made her feel extremely embarrassed. If she ever saw Kato Hide again, she would definitely tear him to pieces and grind his bones to dust.

The Confidential Office holds all the core secrets of the Special Higher Police, from operational deployments to personnel files, none of which are of paramount importance.

The thought that those classified documents might have already been sent to Yan'an through Shirai Yukiyuki's hands made her want to grind them to dust immediately.

With a "bang," Yoko Nanada suddenly pushed open the conference room door. The heads of various departments were already waiting. When they saw her come in, they hurriedly bowed and greeted her, their heads hanging even lower, not daring to even breathe.

"Were Shirai Yukiyuki's house and his office searched?"

"Reporting to the section chief, everything... everything has been thoroughly searched." The action team leader, Saburo Kawashima, hurriedly replied, "When we arrested Tatsuo Shiri, Yukiyuki Shirai was present. When we arrested him this morning, he sensed something was wrong and immediately bit through the potassium cyanide in his collar and committed suicide. We didn't find anything of value in his home or office."

"Useless! A bunch of useless idiots! How could an undercover agent who infiltrated the confidential room not leave a single trace? What are you all good for?!"

Everyone held their breath, especially those who usually had a good relationship with Shirai Yukiyuki, who were trembling with fear.

Yoko Minami took a deep breath and said in an icy voice, "Send the order: arrest everyone in the confidential office! Interrogate them one by one, without missing a single one! I need to know who else is in cahoots with Yukiyuki Shirai, and just how many Communist Party spies are still hiding within the Special Higher Police!"

"Yes! I'll take care of it right away!" Saburo Kawashima replied hastily and turned to leave.

At this moment, the head of the Telecommunications Department's Listening Section hurriedly reported: "Chief, last night the Listening Section detected mysterious radio waves, transmitting twice in total. This radio station has never been used before. We couldn't pinpoint the location the first time it transmitted, but on the second transmission, we located the exact location, in Baoren Lane on Avenue Joffre in the French Concession. There are a total of fifty-six households and twenty-one street-facing shops there."

"Has the telegram been deciphered?"

"The telegram used an encryption algorithm, which we couldn't decipher. However, we forwarded it to colleagues elsewhere, and Li Ningyu, the head of the decoding department at the Hangzhou Special Agent Headquarters, deciphered it in ten minutes. Please take a look."

Nantian took the two telegrams, read them carefully, and frowned.

The first telegram was nothing special; Sirilongf had been arrested, and his associates would surely report it to headquarters.

But the second telegram caught her attention.

"Why did Sirilong insist on going even after the embassy had been clearly informed of the ambush during the day?"

"Few people should know about the ambush set up by the embassy. It seems that the Red Party insider in this embassy is not of a low rank. Immediately send the telegram to Iwai's residence and have Iwai Eiichi investigate it thoroughly. I have long heard that Li Ningyu is a decoding genius. It is a waste to keep her in a small place like Hangzhou. Transfer her to the Special Higher Police and make her the head of the decoding section."

"Yes!" The subordinate hurried away.

Yoko Nanta turned to look at the Shanghai map on the wall and drew a circle around Baorenli.

"We can't directly intervene, so immediately notify Liang Zhongchun and Wang Manchun of No. 76 and have them take men to search Baorenli. Find that radio station at all costs!"

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Baoren Lane, Xiafei Road.

A dozen or so black sedans came to a screeching halt at the alley entrance. The doors swung open in unison, and a large number of agents from Special Forces No. 76 poured out. Their black Zhongshan suits were bulging with bulges, and they all held Mauser pistols in their hands, the "click" of the bolts being pulled back echoing throughout the room.

They quickly dispersed, completely surrounding Baorenli. Thick hemp ropes were strung up at the alley entrances, and heavily armed agents stood expressionless at both ends, blocking all routes in and out.

"Don't move! Open the door for inspection!"

The tranquility of the neighborhood was shattered by sharp shouts. Agents kicked open the doors of storefronts and smashed open the wooden doors of residents' homes. Cries, shouts, and the sounds of things being smashed mingled together, creating chaos.

The residents were forcibly dragged into the alley and held under guard. Their faces were full of fear, and no one dared to say a word.

Everyone knows the methods of 76; resistance will only bring more terrible consequences.

By this time, France had already fallen, the Vichy government had become a puppet of Germany, and the so-called French Concession was already a mere shell of its former self.

Faced with the Japanese-backed 76th Division, the French police symbolically sent two officers to stand at the alley entrance, hands in their pockets, eyes darting around, turning a blind eye to the chaos inside the alley, hoping not to get themselves into trouble.

At the end of the alley, Uncle Li was tidying up the goods on the shelves when he caught a glimpse of a black convoy of cars approaching from the alley entrance. His heart sank.

That familiar car model, that arrogant display—it could only belong to No. 76.

He instantly realized that the radio signal must have been detected, and something terrible was about to happen!

Uncle Li didn't dare to delay. He quickly closed the door and rushed into the inner room, with only one thought in his mind: We're doomed. We can't let the radio and weapons fall into enemy hands.

But as soon as he stepped over the threshold, a loud "bang" came from behind him, and the heavy wooden door was smashed open.

Wu Sibao barged in with three special agents. His face was full of fat, and his eyes were fierce like a wolf's. He held the pistol in his hand directly to Uncle Li's temple.

"What are you doing! Breaking into a private residence in broad daylight, is there no law anymore?" Uncle Li tried to remain calm, raising his hands slightly, but inside he was extremely flustered.

"The law?" Wu Sibao scoffed, revealing a mouthful of yellow teeth. He completely ignored him, simply waving his hand behind him. "Search! Search thoroughly, don't miss an inch!"

The three agents responded immediately and rushed into the inner room like hungry wolves, the sounds of rummaging through drawers and cabinets filling the air.

The wooden crates were pried open, the bedding was torn apart, and the shelves were overturned, turning the once tidy inner room into a complete mess in an instant.

Uncle Li's heart pounded wildly as he stared intently at the direction of the inner room, secretly praying for a glimmer of hope.

"Reporting, Captain Wu! We've found it!"

A moment later, an agent emerged from the inner room carrying a pistol and a dusty radio transmitter.

When Wu Sibao saw the gun and the radio, his eyes lit up instantly, his face contorted with joy.

He abruptly withdrew the gun from Uncle Li's temple, then slammed the butt of the gun into Uncle Li's shoulder, saying viciously, "Old man, you've been hiding this well. Take him away!"

Two agents immediately stepped forward, grabbed Uncle Li's arms on either side, and dragged him out despite his struggles.

Uncle Li staggered, his eyes fixed on the radio transmitter being held by the agent. He was filled with despair. The radio had been taken away, and he had fallen into the hands of the 76th Division. The consequences would be unimaginable.

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