Agent: Intercepting Yu Manli at the start!

Chapter 121 Chaos is the best time to take advantage of the chaos!

As he read, Doiyuu pondered, "According to the assessments of Section Chief Aoki and Section Chief Sendoh, this person is steady in his actions and his loyalty is acceptable."

Yamamitsu Ichiji chimed in, "General Oshima also highly values ​​him, calling him 'a partner the Empire can entrust with'."

"Since taking office as the head of the intelligence department, he has indeed made achievements, destroying many liaison stations of the Military Intelligence Bureau and the underground party."

Doi-Yuan nodded, but his expression remained unchanged—having worked in this industry for decades, he knew all too well that trust couldn't be built on a few positive reviews.

"For an empire, there are no permanent friends, nor permanent enemies."

"If Zhou Xiao is truly willing to align himself with us, that would be best; but even the most reliable person should not be trusted too easily."

Yamamitsu Ichiji solemnly replied, "Yes."

A series of major cases have firmly pinned all of Doiyuu's attention to Shanghai.

This time, he even went so far as to use the highest level of undercover forces in the mountain city, just to find the most deeply hidden mole.

They really went all out!

There's no other way—this person has already dealt a fatal blow to our side; we can't keep him around, and we can't afford to drag this out.

Tu Feiyuan went through the files of all the section chiefs and above at Shang Mansion, No. 76 Special Agent Headquarters, and Special Operations Headquarters one by one, but still couldn't find any obvious flaws.

Yamamitsu Ichiji asked in a low voice, "Chief, have you noticed anything unusual?"

Tu Feiyuan shook his head: "Not at the moment."

"Since the other party is hiding so well, let's try to see if we can use the clues from the mountain city to force him out."

After this battle, Touyuu has made up his mind: to activate the mountain city's hidden forces and find this enemy agent who is deeply buried in Shanghai.

At this time, Zhou Xiao, who was in Shanghai, was unaware of the situation—he was doing his best to get close to the list of personnel for the "Heavenly Sound Project".

The next day.

Military Police Headquarters.

Zhou Xiao, Chen Shen, and Lan Yanzhi arrived at the headquarters together, ostensibly to assist in the investigation of the assassination of Oshima Ken.

Zhou Xiao had read "Sparrow" and knew that Chen Shen's true identity was an underground party member codenamed "Sparrow," and also knew about Lan Yanzhi's background.

Although Lan Yanzhi knew that Zhou Xiao was the head of the Japanese intelligence department, she did not know that he had another identity; she also did not know that Chen Shen, who was standing next to her, was also a member of the underground party.

The three arrived at the Military Police Headquarters and focused their visits on the commander's office and the secretariat, questioning people who had been in contact with Kenjiro Oshima in an attempt to find out who might have leaked his whereabouts.

Judging from the scene, snipers had been lying in wait around the Sugimoto headquarters, making this a carefully planned targeted elimination.

Zhou Xiao's return to the Military Police Headquarters was primarily for on-site reconnaissance—to prepare for the subsequent theft of the "Project Celestial" list.

As he passed the classified archives, he noticed two Japanese military policemen standing straight outside the door, their eyes alert and their movements tense, showing no sign of slackness.

This means that it is virtually impossible to break through the list from the front.

Half an hour later, Zhou Xiao, Chen Shen, and Lan Yanzhi left the military police headquarters together.

Soon after, people from the Shang Mansion and the 76th Special Agent Headquarters also arrived and began investigating the assassination of Ken Oshima.

Inside the special operations headquarters, Zhou Xiao quickly adjusted the action plan based on the on-site reconnaissance.

This investigation was not in vain: outside the classified archives, he unexpectedly discovered a hidden entrance—a chimney—in addition to the main door and windows.

He didn't know why the archives were connected to a chimney, but based on its location and structure, it was the most feasible breakthrough at the moment.

However, the condition inside the chimney is still unclear: Is it sealed off? Are there any hidden mechanisms? Further confirmation is needed.

Now that the entrance has been identified, the next step is to find a way to infiltrate the military police headquarters.

To walk in openly? Absolutely not, it would easily arouse suspicion.

Someone has to orchestrate this and create chaos.

Thinking of this, Zhou Xiao grabbed the phone on the table, dialed the number, and said only one sentence: "Yan Zhi, come to my office."

Lan Yanzhi responded from the other end of the microphone, "Okay."

In a short while, she was standing at the door of the head of the intelligence department's office.

Zhou Xiao cut to the chase: "Are you still able to reconnect with the Military Intelligence Bureau's Shanghai station?"

Lan Yanzhi answered decisively: "This line is always open and can be connected at any time."

"Very good." Zhou Xiao nodded. "Inform them to start stirring up trouble in Shanghai from tomorrow."

"Whether it's assassinating important officials, inciting strikes, disrupting transportation, or attacking strongholds—the more chaos, the better."

Chaos is the best time to take advantage of!

The Military Intelligence Bureau's Shanghai station was well-managed: Song Mian's action team and intelligence agents embedded in various locations far exceeded the size of the Mingtai action group. In terms of disruptive capabilities, there was no better choice.

Lan Yanzhi pondered for a moment and asked, "How exactly should we coordinate? We need a direction, right?"

Zhou Xiao smiled but didn't answer directly: "It's a secret for now."

He will tell her what she should know; he will not utter a word about what she should not touch.

This is both to protect her and to ensure my own safety.

Lan Yanzhi rolled her eyes and muttered, "So secretive, like some underground party meeting."

Although she was curious, she didn't ask any further questions—the ironclad rule of the Military Intelligence Bureau was: never ask what you shouldn't ask.

Soon, Lan Yanzhi's instructions reached the Military Intelligence Bureau's Shanghai station. Wan Zhichao and Song Mian responded immediately, splitting up to plunge the entire city of Shanghai into turmoil.

That night, a deputy director of the police station of the Wang Jingwei regime was ambushed and killed on his way home.

He was accompanied by several men, but they were intercepted by Kuomintang agents halfway there.

"Bang!"

A gunshot rang out, and the deputy director fell to the ground.

The accompanying police officers were caught off guard, screaming and scattering in all directions. They were powerless to resist, let alone their superiors.

The following morning, students from various schools in Shanghai took to the streets to launch a legal march.

Banners hung high in the streets, their slogans blaring: "The Japanese invaders are inhumane, secretly conducting biological experiments!"

"The Wang Jingwei regime is weak and incompetent; only by uniting with the enemy can we save China!"

The march was well-organized and the participants were restrained. Among them were children of high-ranking officials of the Wang Jingwei regime. Reporters from several foreign and foreign newspapers followed the march and filmed it.

Although patrol officers and military police were dispatched urgently to maintain order, they dared not arrest people easily—the students had not crossed the line, and if they were forcibly suppressed, it would inevitably cause public outcry and international condemnation.

Meanwhile, a platoon leader of the military police was attacked and killed in the street;

The head of the communications department at the Special Operations Headquarters was killed in a car accident on his way to work.

A staff member of the 76th Special Agent Headquarters' Listening Section was robbed at gunpoint while on official business and was tragically killed.

The entire city of Shanghai was in an uproar.

Under Zhou Xiao's behind-the-scenes manipulation, Shanghai, under the control of the Japanese puppet regime, has fallen into chaos.

The military police were forced to divert a large number of troops to various places to quell the unrest, which greatly weakened the defenses of the headquarters.

This is the perfect opportunity for Zhou Xiao to make his move.

The entire city was in turmoil, and police forces were scattered in all directions.

The military police, the Special Higher Police, the Special Operations Headquarters, and the patrol police system all mobilized to stabilize the crumbling order.

With even the highest-ranking military officers dying one after another, how could the situation not collapse?

Zhou Xiao has quietly taken the final step in stealing the "Heavenly Sound Project" list.

Due to the chaos throughout the city, the military police headquarters was less vigilant, allowing him to infiltrate smoothly without encountering any real obstacles.

The main building of the military police headquarters is a three-story European-style building with raised moldings and carvings on the exterior, a structure that provides a natural foothold for climbing.

As one of the most elite agents of the Military Intelligence Bureau, and having undergone systematic and intensive training, Zhou Xiao climbed over this three-story building with its sharp angles with almost no effort.

He leaped out of the window, his fingertips gripping the cracks in the wall, his toes bracing against the brick edge, his body pressed against the wall, and he moved upwards inch by inch.

bass!

With a sudden burst of muscle strength and the reaction force from the wall, he climbed onto the roof in a few leaps.