As a very important source of intelligence, the intelligence attache of the Consulate General in Shanghai, Bratton, as the liaison person, fully maintained the information provided by Han Lin with high value, accuracy and timeliness, and the highest amount of remuneration was given each time.

However, with the estrangement of relations between the two sides, Han Lin was reducing the amount of intelligence provided to the German side, and in 1941, he did not continue to provide information, which also made the German intelligence department feel very sorry.

There is still a month to go, the war is about to break out, and the timeliness of this piece of information is gone, I only need to give the information a few days before the war, and the deal will be established, and the timing you choose is very coincidental, and you can make an extra amount of money in the end.

"Is the German government worried about a war between Japan and the United States?" Han Lin asked.

After receiving the news of Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor and the start of a war between Japan and the United States, it is said that Hitler reacted in many versions, or two extremes, one saying that he was extremely disappointed with Japan's stupidity, and then scolded him, but this version was not very convincing.

Second, he said that Hitler's performance was very calm, and he had expected a war between Japan and the United States, and Han Lin believed this statement even more.

For Germany, a war between Japan and the United States could tie the United States' military power to the Pacific Ocean and rob Britain of a large number of British colonies in Southeast Asia, thus weakening Britain's war potential, and at the same time, the war between Japan and the United States could cut off American aid to the Soviet Union and help Germany and the Soviet Union in the war.

"That's right, we don't want the United States to participate in this war, whether it is economic, military, population base, industrial capacity, technological level, military resources and other conditions, this will be a very strong opponent, for the time being, as long as the Japanese maintain restraint and do not take the initiative to attack the United States, the US Congress will not approve the decision to go to war." Bratton said.

"Unfortunately, I have to tell you that it is very difficult for Japan and the United States to go to war with external forces, and Japan's ambition is the whole of Asia, and it will not succumb to the pressure of the German government to change its strategy. It was Japan's strategic decision to attack Southeast Asia, form hegemony in Asia, acquire abundant resources, and get rid of trade dependence on the United States. ”

"Although the Japanese also have great controversy about the risk of war, it will not change the result, the Japanese have an element of gambling in their nature, they will not choose to give in because the United States is strong, as for the specific time, I need to collect further."

"You know, the specific time of the war, which belongs to a country's top secret, is obtained by outsiders, or obtained in advance, this is difficult to do, Japan is a country where all the people are spies, I definitely don't charge cheap, you have to be mentally prepared." Han Lin said with a smile.

"The credibility of our German intelligence services is still worth trusting, the trouble is that the Japanese did not be honest with the Reich about their decision, and if they went to war with the Soviet Union, I think it would be a more appropriate option than a war with the United States." Bratton said.

"You give me the password to contact, I may return to Shancheng after a while, relevant news, I will use the radio to inform you, reward, you can give the club's foreman Miss Wang Qi, I also hope that you can provide security for the club's future operation."

"If Japan goes to war with the United States, it will also go to war with the United States, Britain and the Netherlands, and the public concession in Shanghai will cease to exist, and I am afraid that the club will be affected by the Japanese." Han Lin thought for a while and said.

"There is absolutely no problem with this, with the protection of our Imperial Consulate General in Shanghai, the club will not be easily disturbed, I will send someone to be stationed there, and I will personally come forward to negotiate with the Japanese in case of trouble. The club was in the French Concession, and the Japanese were hindered by the relationship between the empire, and the order of the French Concession was relatively stable. Bratton said.

The arrest operation was in a tight lockdown, but the agents who were ambushed in the patrol room successively passed the arrest information to the Shanghai intelligence station. The trouble is that the military commanders who were arrested were usually pseudonyms, and the number of arrests was very large, and Han Lin only knew that during the period from the evening of 27 July to the morning of 29 July, more than 300 people were arrested in the entire Shanghai metropolitan area.

According to the confession of the arrested agents in Shanghai City after the mutiny, one arrest is a string, and the agents of the secret service headquarters are still arresting people.

On 1 November, the headquarters of the Yamashiro Military Command Bureau was stationed.

"According to the content of the telegram sent to the headquarters by the comrades who survived, on the evening of 27 July, Li Genfa, the district accountant, Zhang Zuoxing, the district radio inspector, and others were arrested, and the documents and reimbursement vouchers of the financial department were obtained, and then Chen Gongshu and Qi Qingbin were implicated and arrested."

"After checking the facts, it was learned that the personnel assistant and clerk were ensnared by Chen Gongshu and then defected, and confessed the hiding place of the confidential documents of the district headquarters, and from this moment on, the Shanghai urban area no longer had any secrets about the Japanese puppets, and then the Shanghai urban area was completely destroyed, and so far, more than 400 people have been arrested, and the danger continues." Mao Renfeng seemed to be reading a eulogy.

Boss Dai sat in the office with a complicated expression, with grief, sadness, anger, bitterness, etc., but there was no joy. He regretted that he did not listen to Han Lin's warning, which led to the painstaking management of Shanghai City, the largest field agency, being destroyed by the Japanese puppeteers.

From the July 7 Incident to the present, these brothers have relied on the barrier of the concession in Shanghai to persist in fighting for more than four years, withstood cruel tests, and also made a lot of achievements.

The most troublesome thing is that this matter is known to the old man, and the value of himself and the Military Command Bureau will be discounted again, which is simply worse.

"At this point, we can only face the reality, Shanghai City is the largest field service organization of our Military Command Bureau in the occupied area, although the losses are very serious after this Japanese puppet arrest, there will still be some comrades who have survived, we cannot let Shanghai City collapse like this, we need to find a comrade who can handle the heavy responsibility, and continue to carry this heavy burden in Shanghai City."

"You inform the assistant secretary of personnel, temporarily hand over the work of the Shanghai city to him, and arrange for everyone to find a place to lurk and wait for the new district mayor to take office, do spy work, life and death are the norm, and don't be depressed and demoralized because of this change, pass on my words, as long as the Military Command Bureau is still there, the Shanghai city will not collapse." Boss Dai said.

He made a mistake again, the situation in Shanghai was chaotic, more than half of the people were arrested, and when the people's hearts were extremely unstable, the best way was to withdraw to the guerrilla zone and make a transition for a period of time.

The starting point is right, doing this job is inherently high-risk, but the psychological quality of these agents of the Military Command Bureau is not as strong as him, and he will soon regret his actions, which is called a mistake after mistake.

By this time, Han Lin also knew about the arrest of the Japanese puppets in Shanghai, and he knew more about it than the headquarters of the Military Command Bureau.

At the end of the large-scale arrest operation, the secret service headquarters almost exceeded expectations for a big victory, for which it was also commended by the Japanese secret service, and Kagezo Zhenzhao was very satisfied, and specially praised Li Shiqun's work in person from Jinling to Shanghai.

Although the operation continued, the goal was achieved, and the internal blockade of the secret service headquarters was naturally lifted, and then, Yue Junming and Zhang Jinlu reported the information they had to Han Lin in a timely manner, although the whole army was not wiped out, but there was not much combat effectiveness.

(End of chapter)