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To be fair, Wang Manchun's respectfulness was understandable. Iwai Eiichi truly held a high position. As deputy consul general at the Shanghai Consulate, he already wielded considerable power. At the same time, he was the head of the intelligence agency Iwai Mansion, controlling the operating funds of both the Japanese military and puppet-government intelligence organizations, with the authority to manipulate and intervene in Japanese and puppet intelligence operations. Although the consulate belonged to the Foreign Ministry while the Special Higher Police belonged to the Home Ministry, and there was no direct chain of command between them, Iwai still outranked the Special Higher Police in terms of rank.

To a certain extent, Wang Manchun was now an intelligence agent of the puppet government. She had merely been transferred to the Special Higher Police, and in reality, she too was under Iwai Eiichi's control.

But to remain so respectful even when no one else was around meant she genuinely acknowledged his authority in her heart. That was rather excessive.

Wang Yan shook his head with a smile. "Didn't I tell you? I have some business dealings with him. Omura Akihiro introduced us. We've been working together for a month, though I haven't met him yet. Perhaps he wanted to know who was making money for him. As for what you said about recruiting me into the Special Investigation Office, that's impossible. At most, I'll just repeat to him the intelligence I told you people. Don't worry, there's no need to be so nervous. If I had wanted to throw in with the Japanese, I would have done so long ago. It has nothing to do with the other party's status or position."

He truly was not lying. Earlier, he had suggested to Omura Akihiro that they do business together and had asked