Shanghai, French Concession.

Chen Gongshu, the head of the Juntong Shanghai District, was hiding in a safe house in a shop called "Wuzhou Pickles", drinking sips of wine, unshaven and looking extremely haggard.

Since the Japanese raided the Shanghai District, he had not had a good sleep for many days. First, he did not know how to explain to Lao Dai, and second, he was chased too closely by the traitor No. 76.

This group of spies from the Cao Gang have a sense of smell better than that of a dog, and have many eyes and ears. If they are not careful, they will be targeted by the other party, and they will work harder than the Japanese to arrest their compatriots.

"Dongdong, winter dong dong dong."

Suddenly there were several knocks on the door. Chen Gongshu, who seemed lost, suddenly regained consciousness. He turned over and hid behind the bunker in the house, raised his gun and pointed it at the door.

A few seconds later, the knocking sounded rhythmically again, and then the door was opened from the outside. A black shadow flashed in. The other person closed the door with his backhand and raised his head slightly to say hello.

"District Chief Chen."

"Deputy Director Zuo?"

Chen Gongshu cried out in surprise. He didn't expect to see Zuo Zhong here. He quickly put the gun back on his waist and walked in front of him, not worrying at all that it was a trap.

The number of Japanese who died in Zuo Zhong's hands was not one thousand, but eight hundred. Anyone could surrender to the Japanese, but it was impossible for the other party. In terms of reliability, even he couldn't compare.

After shaking hands, Chen Gongshu swept the peanut shells off the table, warmly asked Zuo Zhong to sit down, and then asked Shancheng expectantly if there were any new orders, such as retreat.

To be honest, he is also an experienced intelligence officer, but he has never encountered such a harsh working environment. If possible, he would rather return to Beiping and continue to be his webmaster.

Zuo Zhong smelled the pungent smell of alcohol in the room, sighed deeply, sat on the stool and looked at the other party seriously, breaking Chen Gongshu's fantasy.

"Brother Chen, I may disappoint you. This time I was assigned by the bureau to come to Shanghai. The purpose is to guide the reconstruction of Shanghai District and Jinling District. I am not telling you to retreat.

You are an old man in the bureau. You should know the importance of Shanghai to the national government. How can you give up so easily? As the district chief, you must keep this in mind and cheer up as soon as possible.

Moreover, failure once or twice does not mean anything. You must be aware of your shame and then be brave. The bureau and the bureau headquarters will provide all necessary help to Shanghai District. You are not fighting alone."

He did not tell Chen Gongshu all of his mission in Shanghai. Although it was confirmed through observation that the other party had not surrendered to the enemy, but if he did not do so now, it did not mean that he would not do so in the future. It was better to have some reservations.

When Chen Gongshu heard Zuo Zhong's words, his head immediately dropped. Yes, if it was a retreat, just use the radio to notify himself. Zuo Zhong, the deputy director, would not come to Shanghai in person.

After a moment of silence, he steeled himself to report the losses in Shanghai District to Zuo Zhong.

Due to the early warning from the bureau headquarters, most of the intelligence personnel in Shanghai District evacuated safely. Only deputy district chief Zheng Shisong was captured. Three other agents died in a firefight with the Japanese and No. 76 during the retreat.

Judging from the numbers, the loss of personnel is indeed not large, but intelligence work is not about the number of people, but the latent identity of the agent operator is the most important.

After this battle, the intelligence network controlled by the military in Shanghai was basically paralyzed, all information channels were interrupted, and Shanghai District became deaf and blind.

At the same time, the Japanese obtained photos of some personnel during the pursuit and posted rewards everywhere. In this case, subsequent intelligence work could not be carried out at all. Once the intelligence personnel were exposed, they basically lost their value, and forcibly using them would only cost the enemy their lives.

Each piece of bad news made Zuo Zhong frown. He knew that the situation in Shanghai was not good, but he did not expect it to be so bad. It seemed that without a large number of personnel and equipment, it would be difficult for Shanghai District to resume operations.

The problem is that the Japanese have more and more control over Shanghai. If they transfer people from other districts or headquarters, they are also likely to be discovered by the Japanese. Moreover, the newcomers do not understand the situation in Shanghai, and the risk of exposure is even greater.

A major operation must be performed on the Shanghai District!

Zuo Zhong silently came to a conclusion. He would use conventional means to complete the task assigned to him by Lao Dai. He didn't know how long it would take. The government couldn't wait, and neither could the military situation on the front line.

After confirming this, he lightly knocked on the table. Chen Gongshu, who was a little dazed by the bad news, came back to his senses and immediately heard Zuo Zhong's deep voice.

"District Chief Chen, the organizational structure of Shanghai District must be changed. The complicated and complicated superior-subordinate relationship in the past no longer applies. Otherwise, if one person has a problem, the entire organization will be affected.

Just like this time, as soon as Chen Mingchu rebelled, Shanghai District was put in danger. This phenomenon is abnormal. Of course, it is not all your responsibility, but we still have to pay attention to this loophole."

After hitting Chen Gongshu unceremoniously, Zuo Zhong directly expressed his dissatisfaction with his old friend, and then continued without waiting for the other party to explain.

"I suggest that the intelligence personnel who have not been exposed so far be organized into several teams. The number can be 2 or 3 people. Each team is dedicated to gathering information about a certain target.

For example, a group can be established for No. 76, and all tasks related to No. 76 will be responsible for this group, which will be isolated from the source to avoid horizontal connections between the groups.

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In this way, even if a single group is discovered by the Japanese, it will not affect the overall situation. When the time comes, we will cut, we will retreat, we will retreat, and we will hibernate, so as to minimize losses."

Chen Gongshu nodded while listening, feeling ashamed at the same time. When they first met a few years ago, one was a police academy student and the other was Dai Chunfeng's attendant. Their identities were very different.

As a result, now the other party has become a high-ranking deputy director, and he is still working at the district station. It is really a twist of fate.

Zuo Zhong had no time to pay attention to Chen Gongshu's psychological activities. After explaining the arrangements for grassroots personnel, he talked about the reorganization plan for the middle and high-level personnel in Shanghai District.

"In order to command these groups more flexibly, Shanghai District will not set up agency offices in the future. You and others will be broken into pieces and lurked, and will no longer participate in specific business work.

Relevant weapons, supplies, and funding allocations are distributed by the General Affairs Office through various channels, and personnel arrangements are handed over to the Secret Personnel Department. You must travel lightly and minimize intermediate links.

The newly established intelligence team enjoys a high degree of freedom, allowing them to decide for themselves what intelligence to obtain and how to obtain it, which can train a group of agents who can act independently."

Chen Gongshu became anxious when he heard this. Does he still count as a district mayor or mascot?

The person named Zuo is too merciless. He is also the other party's guide in intelligence, how could he treat himself like this?

What kind of chief is a chief without personnel and financial power? Who cares about a short-term boss? Zuo Zhong is trying to cut off the roots of the middle- and upper-level people in Shanghai District!

Thinking of this, Chen Gongshu couldn't bear it anymore and said quickly.

"Shen Zhi, I..."

"Brother Gongshu, don't get me wrong, just listen to me."

He was just about to object when his next words were interrupted. Zuo Zhong waved his hand, changed his title and revealed the specific plan to him.

"This is not to exclude you. In the future, you will still be responsible for the intelligence collection and preliminary analysis of each group. You will also be responsible for liaison with Shancheng. You are still the district chief of Shanghai District."

Not empty?

If this is not an illusion, what is an illusion?

Chen Gongshu almost laughed angrily. According to the other party, Chen was just a radio station director and traffic officer, not even a webmaster.

Holding back his anger and resentment, he asked with a gloomy face, what if the team needed professional operators, after all, not all agents were proficient in operational techniques.

Facing Chen Gongshu's rebuttal, or questioning, Zuo Zhong smiled slightly and didn't care at all, but gave an explanation in a gentle tone.

"Regarding this matter, I think we should learn from the underground party and build the organization at the grassroots level. The team should be capable and everyone should be both intelligence agents and combatants.

If your action skills are not good enough, practice them. Whoever is born to be a master of action can also improve the survival rate of members of the Shanghai District when encountering the enemy. Do you think this is true, District Chief Chen?"

After hearing this, Chen Gongshu groaned and said nothing for a long time. There was nothing wrong with Zuo Zhong's words and he had no way to refute.

He couldn't say that the agents in Shanghai District just couldn't learn it. They all had two eyes, one nose and one mouth. Why could others be able to do it but they couldn't.

It's understandable, but it's understandable. A district chief is doing the job of a radio station director, but he still has opinions in his heart. If he doesn't fall out on the spot, he can be regarded as having trouble.

Zuo Zhong saw Chen Gongshu's reaction in his eyes and secretly shook his head, feeling that the other party could not see the situation clearly. The old edges and corners had been smoothed by the days in Taiping.

Even though the bureau headquarters had given advance warning, Shanghai District still lost the deputy district chief and three elites. As the district chief, didn't he have any responsibility?

The reason why Lao Dai did not take military action was because of his past friendship. If the other party didn't even realize this, they might as well resign early to avoid compromising other people's lives.

Fortunately, Chen Gongshu quickly adjusted his mentality and expressed his obedience to the order in a low voice, seizing the time to form an intelligence team and resume operations in Shanghai District.

Hearing this, Zuo Zhong's face that had been sullen since entering finally showed a smile, and then he changed his title again and gave the other party a sweet date.

"Brother Chen, it is impossible for me to stay in the enemy-occupied area for a long time, but intelligence activities are changing rapidly, and sometimes decisions need to be made as soon as possible, otherwise it is easy to delay the fighter opportunity.

So I decided to suggest to the bureau and committee members that the district chiefs on the front line be listed as members of the design committee, or even named deputy directors, what do you think?"

Everything must be done in a certain manner. As the top official of Shanghai District, it is necessary to beat Chen Gongshu, and it is also necessary to win over Chen Gongshu.

Hitting and pulling, there is a way to relax.

Besides, when Chen Gongshu heard Zuo Zhong's "hint", he immediately threw away his previous dissatisfaction, nodded his head rapidly and said yes.
Chapter completed!