"Thank you." Xiao Ou cupped his fists and thanked him, then turned and left.
Shopkeeper Tong looked at Xiao Ou's leaving back with meaningful eyes and remained silent.
Xiao Ou seemed to be able to feel the pair of eyes behind him staring at him. He also had mixed feelings in his heart. For a moment, he didn't know whether he was disappointed or happy.
He did not look back, nor did he stop in his steps. He kept moving forward, and soon his back disappeared.
No. 10, Lane 95, Yidingpan Road.
Li Cuiqun stood at the window, pulled up the blinds, and glanced at the alley outside, with a gloomy expression, "This place is not safe. We need to change places as soon as possible."
As the force of his agents expanded, No. 67 Daxi Road no longer had enough space, so Li Cuiqun asked his wife Ye Xiaoqing to come forward and rent No. 10, Lane 95, Yidingpan Road, as another place for agent activities.
However, Li Cuiqun, who attaches great importance to his own safety, was not satisfied with this place after an on-site inspection.
This place is located at the bottom of Lane 95, Yidingpan Road. The lane is narrow and cars cannot turn around, which is very unfavorable for spy activities.
In addition, because it is at the bottom of the alley, there is almost no room to move around. Once besieged by the enemy, it is very easy to create a situation of being "closed and beaten".
"My subordinates have arranged for brothers to be more vigilant," Zhang Lu said loudly.
Li Cuiqun nodded, Zhang Lu was his most trusted subordinate and number one bodyguard.
…
"Did you find any clues?" Li Cuiqun returned to his desk and sat down, asking casually.
Wang Kangnian 'disappeared', which aroused great interest in Li Cuiqun.
Yes, Li Cuiqun has always arranged for someone to keep an eye on Wang Kangnian secretly. This is not because he suspects Wang Kangnian has any problems, but because of the 'need for struggle'.
Li Cuiqun and Ding Mutun carefully studied the development and planning of their secret service agency. They both agreed that the number one obstacle to their development was Wang Kangnian and the Shanghai Police Detective Brigade in the hands of Wang Kangnian!
Wang Kangnian's detective brigade has the top priority of searching, investigating, apprehending, and suppressing anti-Japanese elements. These tasks are highly overlapped with the secret services in the hands of Ding and Li.
In order to develop and expand the special agent force in their hands, in addition to arresting anti-Japanese elements to gain further recognition from the Japanese side, another top priority is to remove the obstacle of the Detective Brigade, or in other words, it is best to annex the Detective Brigade.
Under this circumstance, Wang Kangnian became a thorn in the side of Dingmutun and Li Cuiqun.
The two of them have considered recruiting Wang Kangnian.
Before he defected to the Japanese, Wang Kangnian was only a team leader of the Shanghai District Action Unit of the Party Affairs Investigation Division. His position and status within the Kuomintang were quite low, not to mention Ding Mutun, the former Director of the Third Division of the Military Investigation and Statistics Bureau.
There is a huge difference in comparison. Even compared to Li Cuiqun, he is also a much inferior junior.
However, the reality is that the scale and authority of the Detective Brigade are higher than those of Li Cuiqun's secret service, and the backbone of the Detective Brigade are all Wang Kangnian's former subordinates or colleagues in the Party Affairs Investigation Department.
Both Ding Mutun and Li Cuiqun are well aware of the beauty of power. Since people like Wang Kangnian hold power, how can they be willing to succumb to others again?
In this case, the only thing left to do is to find a way to get rid of Wang Kangnian.
As long as Wang Kangnian is solved, the detective brigade, with members of the former Shanghai District of the Party Affairs Investigation Department as the backbone and some police officers from the former Shanghai Police Department as branches and leaves, will be the best supplementary force for the Ding and Li special agencies.
Therefore, Wang Kangnian suddenly 'disappeared'. This incident immediately aroused Li Cuiqun's strong interest, and he immediately sent someone to investigate.
The news found now is that Wang Kangnian was called by the Shanghai Special Higher Education University to report on work, and then he never returned.
Although the Japanese made noises, saying that Captain Wang was assigned to perform an urgent mission, Wang Kangnian left very suddenly without even explaining to his subordinates. This would inevitably cause some discussion and suspicion within the detective brigade.
This also attracted Li Cuiqun's attention.
"We don't have any clues yet." Zhang Lu shook his head, "My subordinates sent people to investigate, but no one was found in Wuniang Alley."
Li Cuiqun frowned.
Zhang Lu sent people to Wuguangxiang to look for Cao Yu.
Cao Yu, who had secretly taken refuge long ago, was Li Cuiqun's thorn in the detective brigade.
Cao Yu also disappeared, which immediately confirmed Li Cuiqun's judgment:
Something must have happened to Wang Kangnian.
Although I don't know what went wrong, something must have happened.
Involved by something?
Or was he really sent by the Japanese to perform a secret mission?
However, he thought about it but couldn't figure it out.
After Wang Kangnian defected to the Japanese, he was very active in arresting anti-Japanese elements. It is said that he especially hated the Red Party.
Therefore, he did not expect that the Japanese thought that Wang Kangnian was a hidden agent of the Red Party and had already arrested him for interrogation.
…
"Report." There was a knock on the door.
"Come in." Zhang Lu first looked at Li Cuiqun, who nodded slightly, and then Zhang Lu shouted.
"Captain, we found it." A short agent came in and said to Zhang Lu.
"What did you find?" Li Cuiqun asked immediately.
"Mr. Report." The little man quickly reported, "The Japanese are searching for Ou Yingchun of the Detective Brigade."
"Are you sure it's a 'search'? Not a search?" Li Cuiqun immediately caught the keyword.
"It's 'Manhunt'."
Li Cuiqun and Zhang Lu looked at each other.
Zhang Lu nodded, "Sir, this is Hu Lang, I mentioned it to you."
This means that this subordinate is cautious and reliable in his work and will not talk nonsense.
It is very important to understand the temperament of your subordinates. Some people like to add jealousy to everything, some will subconsciously exaggerate something, and some are not meticulous enough in doing things, so that they only make superficial impressions or fail to convey their meaning.
After asking a few more questions, Hu Lang had no further information. Li Cuiqun waved his hand and motioned for his men to leave.
"How much do you know about Ou Yingchun?" Li Cuiqun asked Zhang Lu.
Zhang Lu shook his head. His main responsibility was to protect Li Cuiqun's safety and he did not participate much in intelligence work.
Li Cuiqun rubbed his eyebrows. Although the team was growing and there were more people under his command, most of them were hackers and slashers, and there was still a lack of capable professionals.
"Find out the situation of Ou Yingchun." Li Cuiqun ordered in a deep voice.
"yes!"
"Also." Li Cuiqun pondered for a moment and said, "Focus on checking the docks and checkpoints. Ou Yingchun was captured by the Japanese. If he is smart enough, he will definitely find a way to escape from Shanghai as soon as possible."
"I understand." Zhang Lu nodded, as if he had thought of something, his expression moved slightly.
"What's wrong?" Li Cuiqun glanced at his subordinates.
"If you are looking for someone, there are two people who are more capable than us." Zhang Lu thought for a while and said.
Li Cuiqun understood that one of the two people Zhang Lu was talking about was Mr. Ji from the Qing Gang. He had some connections with this man. If he asked this man for help, he would most likely not refuse.
Li Cuiqun nodded. He had always been covetous of the power of the Qinggang. He was thinking about how to connect, and it would be best to control this 'behemoth'. This time might be a good opportunity.
As for the other person mentioned by Zhang Lu——
"You mean Cheng Qianfan?"
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