Late at night, the Spit Club in the Shanghai Public Concession is the highest-end chess and card club in the concession, and adopts a membership system. Usually, only staff from consulates in various countries and a small number of foreigners with status can enter.

In a room, under the bright light, two men were sitting opposite each other, and a pair of chess was placed on the table in front of them.

Phillips, with blonde curly hair and tall figure, was just looking at the man opposite him leisurely, and couldn't help but tease him: "Chen, your chess skills have always disappointed me for so long. I have no sense of accomplishment when playing chess with you!"

The person opposite is Huo Yueze, the head of the intelligence department. His pseudonym in the Shanghai intelligence community is "Chen". In recent years, as the largest buyer in the Shanghai intelligence market, Huo Yueze's status is irreplaceable and shaky. Phillips has been dealing with him for a long time and has been very familiar with him.

Huo Yueze obviously had a bad chess game. Hearing Phillips' teasing, he shook his head helplessly and said, "It's all chess, but it's far worse than that. One day I will teach you Chinese chess, which is unfair to me!"

"That's it, I don't have time, and I won't give you a chance!" Phillips smiled. He had no interest in this, and would not seek trouble.

Seeing that there was no hope of winning, Huo Yueze simply pushed the ball and admitted defeat and started today's official conversation. As two important leaders of the intelligence community, their appointment today would naturally not be as simple as playing chess. They have more important things to talk about.

Huo Yueze first said: "Okay, it's still late today. Let's talk about the main business!"

Phillips shrugged slightly and signaled Huo Yueze to continue. When he received the information about Huo Yueze's appointment, he was also a little surprised. Today is not the day for the intelligence leaders to gather, and the arrangements are not normal trading locations, so he is also puzzled by Huo Yueze's purpose.

Huo Yueze took a briefcase from the side, opened it, poured out a photo, handed it in front of Phillips, and asked in a deep voice: "You know this person, do you know?"

Phillips was stunned. He took the photo and looked at it. His eyes narrowed and his eyes became sharp. He nodded and said, "Chen, where did this photo come from?"

"The cell of Agent No. 76!" Huo Yueze replied faintly, and his eyes were also staring at Phillips, "Philly, you don't have to doubt my purpose. I know that this person is Feng Sinian. He was your subordinate in the arms business before, and I have seen him before."

Phillips did not answer Huo Yueze's words immediately, but pondered for a moment and said slowly: "You are right. His name is Feng Sinian. He was my offline before, but why did he appear in the cell No. 76? How did you get news from him?"

Huo Yueze knew what Phillips was thinking, so he simply made it clear and said: "Feng Sinian was arrested by Li Zhiqun himself two months ago. At the beginning, he was locked up in the Yingzuo agency and kept secrets strictly to the outside world. It was not until the Yingzuo agency moved to Nanjing that this person was transferred to No. 76 and was secretly detained. Outsiders could not contact him at all. We were monitoring Li Zhiqun's actions and got the news. Later, it took some tricks to finally investigate his identity. I am here to inform you this time.

Philip, why did Li Zhiqun arrest Feng Sinian? You should know better than me, I need to know the reason!"

Phillips knew that there was no need for Huo Yueze to lie to him. They had been working happily for the years and had a certain amount of trust in each other. When they heard Huo Yueze's inquiry, he also decided to tell them.

"Chen, I'm going to tell you that Feng Sinian was sent to Nanjing by me two years ago to contact the mole I planted in Nanjing and manage an intelligence channel for me. I always thought he was still in Nanjing, but I didn't expect that he would be arrested by Li Zhiqun."

Huo Yueze suddenly became alert. He looked at Phillips and asked in a deep voice: "Feng Sinian participated in the intelligence activities. Is your intelligence going offline? Nanjing! That is, more than two months ago, Li Zhiqun arrested him in Nanjing!"

Speaking of this, he couldn't help but feel quite dissatisfied with Phillips: "Philly, there is something wrong with your intelligence channel. You have lost contact for so long, and you haven't noticed it at all. It's too uncautious!"

Phillips had to smile bitterly and explained: "Chen, my intelligence management method is a bit special. The intelligence of each intelligence channel is personally transmitted by the liaison officer and does not use the radio station. Only after obtaining major intelligence will liaison officers like Feng Sinian return to Shanghai and hand over it directly with me, confirm the authenticity and value of the information, and then receive the mole's reward.

So when there is no intelligence, we don’t contact at all. Sometimes it’s normal for a while to not contact each other. But you’re right. This time, the interval between him is a bit too long. I haven’t received information from Nanjing for a long time and am about to send someone to investigate. I didn’t expect that he would be arrested by Li Zhiqun.”

"What do you think Li Zhiqun's purpose is? What else does Feng Sinian know?" Huo Yueze asked.

Phillips thought for a moment and finally said, "Feng Sinian was just running errands for me before, which was insignificant. Moreover, since I arranged for him to participate in intelligence work, he has been staying in Nanjing and did not know the real inside story, so he didn't know much about other things except my identity."

"Are you sure?"

"Sure!"

"That's strange. You are an American diplomat. Even if Li Zhiqun knows your identity, he can't do anything to you. Then what's the point of his detention of Feng Sinian alone for so long and so serious?"

Huo Yueze knew very well that Li Zhiqun was so concerned about Feng Sinian that his target would never be Phillips, because not to mention Li Zhiqun, even the Japanese military would not be able to take any measures against American diplomats. Therefore, his previous judgment was not wrong, and Li Zhiqun's target must be the Intelligence Department.

Phillips also quickly understood from Huo Yueze's words, and his face suddenly became solemn.

Huo Yueze snorted coldly and said in a deep voice: "Philly, you must be careful when you are in and out of here during this period. I am afraid that the people of No. 76 have already been secretly monitoring you. If I am not wrong, they will definitely monitor you, but try to figure out the specific situation around you, about the intelligence market, or to be precise, to find my whereabouts."

Phillips knew that Huo Yueze's concern might have happened, so he nodded immediately and said, "I understand, Chen, since there is something wrong with my subordinates, I will investigate this matter clearly and give you an explanation. I will never let this matter endanger any of my partners."

At 9 o'clock the next morning, two teams of Japanese military police and an appeasement army surrounded a region.

Wen Hao and his intelligence personnel were investigating the scene. Since he received a report from his subordinates yesterday that the reconnaissance team he sent in Jiangbei disappeared, he already knew that the situation was not good.

In the No. 21 agent headquarters, there were agents who were specialized in tracking. After a long search, they finally tracked the dam according to the descriptions of several investigators who were left in Dong'an Town.

At this time, in a big pit, a team of sergeants lifted out the buried corpses one by one. There were nine in total, all of which were members of the investigation team of this mission.

Wen Hao stepped forward and carefully identified his identity, began to check the traces on the deceased, and tried to find some clues left behind. It took a long time before he waved his hand to tell his subordinates to finish the deal, and ordered all personnel to withdraw their teams, ending the survey activity.

The operation captain Ren Qingsheng was mainly responsible for this investigation task. The investigation team arranged by him were all under his command. Naturally, he was responsible for the failure. After the incident, he kept following Wen Hao carefully.

"What's the problem? From the scene, this is a typical ambush. When our people entered this area, they were quickly killed. Most of them were shot in the back. The military commander had premeditated."

Wen Hao's expression was dull, but the cold cold light in his eyes made Ren Qingsheng even more uneasy. He followed Wen Hao over and over again and knew that Wen Hao's nature was the deepest and most restrained. The more dull the expression was, the more annoyed he was in his heart.

Hearing Wen Hao's inquiry, Ren Qingsheng hurriedly replied: "Everything is without warning. The reports I received before were normal. Yan Ping, the leader of the investigation team, is a veteran in tracking. The operation has been going smoothly. But this morning, he suddenly found that the personnel from the dyeing workshop were missing. He left behind the guards and followed the traces with others. However, he had not returned in the afternoon, so the remaining personnel felt bad... "

"alright!"

Wen Hao interrupted him impatiently. He had already asked about these situations. It seemed that the Military Control Commission personnel began to arrange evacuation this morning, and set up traps to clear the investigation team behind him, and finally left calmly.

At this time, Ye Tongji, the director of his subordinate department, came to report: "Director, the missing people in the town have been confirmed. In addition to the dyeing workshop, there is also a hotel. A family in the south of the town suddenly disappeared. There were 56 people in total, all of whom were young and strong men, and they should be all the staff at Nanjing Station."

"This is all gone!" Wen Hao said coldly.
Chapter completed!