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Chapter 169 Officially Taking Over Shanghai Station
Yan Shuo had just taken over the Shanghai station, and his foundation was not yet stable. If he dealt with Feng Yaodong directly, it would inevitably leave people with the impression that he was ostracizing his colleagues and was stubborn and self-willed, which would not be conducive to the subsequent integration of the Shanghai station's forces. Therefore, he planned to slow down, stabilize Feng Yaodong first, and then slowly clean up the house. He did not expect that Feng Yaodong would be so ignorant. Before he could take action, he directly abandoned his post and defected to the enemy, which saved him a lot of trouble and reduced his concerns.
Seeing Yan Shuo's composure, Wang Xiaohong's anxiety subsided somewhat. She took a deep breath and said clearly, "Since you left, Sister Su Ling anticipated that Feng Yaodong might make some unusual moves. She made preparations in advance, sending out a large number of intelligence agents to gradually take over all the special agents and action team contact points and dead mailboxes at the Shanghai station. In just two days, she changed the movement and residence of more than 200 people at the Shanghai station, cutting off the channels that Feng Yaodong secretly controlled."
"However, Sister Su Ling also gave Feng Yaodong face and did not directly break off relations. His orders can still be transmitted to the rightful recipients, but he can no longer directly command or meet any intelligence officers or action team members other than his confidants. It is equivalent to having his power stripped away."
Wang Xiaohong paused for a moment, then continued, "On the third day after you went to Hubei, Feng Yaodong completely defected to the enemy. Now he has become a guest of honor of Sato Yuichi of the Special Higher Police, and is under strict protection in the residential area inside the Military Police Headquarters. He rarely goes out and never leaves the gate of the Special Higher Police."
"Our informant at the Military Police Headquarters, Tanaka Miyabi, sent word that after Feng Yaodong defected to the enemy, he handed over many core secrets of the Shanghai Station, including the Morse code, the method of calculating the code, and the code names of all the special agents in our Shanghai Station. Now, the Special Higher Police not only know the code names of many special agents, but also know the appearance and build of many people very well."
"Tanaka Mihisa also said that dozens of new people have recently joined the Special Higher Police's Telecommunications Division, and more than 80 new listening telegraph machines have been added. Each telegraph machine has its own call sign, and they are monitoring and deciphering our telegrams day and night, determined to completely destroy our Shanghai station's communication network. Fortunately, apart from Feng Yaodong himself and 13 of his confidants and guards who defected to the enemy, the rest of the people at the Shanghai station are still under our control and have not shown any unusual behavior."
At this point, Wang Xiaohong's tone became more certain: "Sister Su Ling is waiting for you to come back to make masks and voiceprint patches. Without these things, the special agents cannot change their identities and cannot carry out any operations. Once they show their faces, they are likely to be targeted by the Special Higher Police or the 76th Division."
Yan Shuo leaned back in his chair, tapping his fingers lightly on the table. After a moment of contemplation, he looked up and asked, "So, it's been nine days since I left Shanghai, and Feng Yaodong has already defected, right?"
As he asked, he quickly calculated the time in his mind. It took exactly 9 days to evacuate from Qianjiang and travel by motorboat all the way to Shanghai. Including today, it has been a full 10 days.
"Yes, that's right, brother." Wang Xiaohong nodded and added, "Including today, it's been exactly 10 days. In these 10 days, the Special Higher Police and the people from 76th Division, with the portrait provided by Feng Yaodong, have searched the entire Chinese-controlled area. Fortunately, we changed everyone's residences and movement patterns in advance, so they didn't find anything. However, many safe houses at Shanghai Station were still raided by them, and some of the supplies inside were also taken."
"Those supplies aren't worth much, as long as everyone's safe." Yan Shuo waved his hand dismissively, then asked, "Are Feng Yaodong and the others in the residential building behind the Special Higher Police Department?"
"Yes, yes, they're all there, well hidden, they don't come out much." Wang Xiaohong nodded quickly, then muttered under her breath with a hint of resentment, "Brother, I know you're the best at making money and don't care about those supplies, but those are all the money that everyone at the Shanghai station saved up little by little. It's our own money, our own stuff, and it just disappears like that. It doesn't feel right."
Seeing Wang Xiaohong's aggrieved and defiant expression, Yan Shuo couldn't help but smile, his tone softening slightly: "Alright, stop being so stubborn. Those things are gone, but we can earn them back later. Compared to material possessions, our brothers' lives are the most important. By the way, how many people are registered at the Shanghai station now? Didn't they say there were around 200?"
"There are 173 people on the register." Wang Xiaohong composed herself and answered seriously, "Although Feng Yaodong is the former station chief, he hasn't been in charge for long and his influence isn't deep. He hasn't even met many of the people below him, only heard their names and code names. After all, he's the station chief, and he can't personally handle everything. However, we're not sure how much information Feng Yaodong actually knows about those lower-level personnel, so these past few days, everyone at the Shanghai station hasn't dared to act. They've all gone into hiding and temporarily suspended all missions."
Yan Shuo nodded, already having a plan in mind. He stood up and firmly instructed, "Make the arrangements now. Have everyone go to Yipinxiang Restaurant, in order, and gather in the reception room on the third floor. Arrange for them to come see me one by one. Arrange for the registered personnel first, then for the lower-level staff. After I've seen them, I'll take them away, distribute them masks and voiceprint patches, change their identities and residences, and restore the Shanghai station's operations as soon as possible."
"Arrange it today?" Wang Xiaohong asked instinctively, somewhat surprised.
She thought Yan Shuo had just returned and would rest first, and then arrange these things tomorrow.
"Today, starting in an hour." Yan Shuo's tone left no room for argument, then he rubbed his stomach, his tone becoming a little more relaxed, "I'm going to Yipinxiang Restaurant now to grab something to eat. I'm starving after all this commotion. By the way, have you eaten yet? If not, let's go together."
"Don't worry about me, brother, I already ate before I came." Wang Xiaohong quickly shook her head and said urgently, "Then I'll make the arrangements now. I guarantee that everyone will be at Yipinxiang Restaurant on time in an hour, without any problems."
"Okay, go ahead, be careful, and don't let anyone follow you on the way," Yan Shuo instructed.
"Don't worry, brother!" Wang Xiaohong nodded vigorously, turned around and quickly walked out of the office. Her steps were hurried, but she remained vigilant and soon disappeared at the end of the corridor.
As Yan Shuo watched Wang Xiaohong's departing figure, the smile on his face gradually faded, and his expression became solemn.
Although Feng Yaodong's defection to the enemy was something he had anticipated, the fact that the other side handed over the core secrets of the Shanghai station still caused them considerable trouble. The Special Higher Police's wiretapping and search operations brought the Shanghai station to a standstill.
Fortunately, Su Ling had made preparations in advance and preserved the main force of the Shanghai station. As long as everyone's identities were changed as soon as possible and the forces were reorganized, the situation could be stabilized. Sooner or later, Feng Yaodong and his cronies would have to pay the price for their betrayal.
Yan Shuo straightened his clothes, picked up the hat from the table and put it on, then turned and walked out of the office, heading towards Yipinxiang Restaurant.
The afterglow of the setting sun filtered through the leaves of the plane trees lining the street, casting dappled light and shadow.