Shadow of Spies

Propelled headlong into the relentless currents of history, Ji Yu finds himself transplanted to the tumultuous prelude to WWII.

Once an ordinary civil servant in his modern existence, Ji Yu i...

Chapter 159 Bringing Up Old Matters

Seeing Shao Wenguang's cautious demeanor, Ning Zhiheng couldn't help but chuckle and said, "Old Shao, just say what you need. I'll do what I can, and if I can't, there's always your senior brother, isn't there?"

Shao Wenguang was Wei Liangbi's confidant, so in principle he should consult with Wei Liangbi first if there were any issues. However, judging from the situation, it seems that Wei Liangbi is in a bit of a predicament!

Upon hearing Ning Zhiheng's words, Shao Wenguang stopped beating around the bush and said directly, "Zhiheng, as you know, I recently found a job as a police patrol officer!"

Ning Zhiheng nodded. It was indeed true. This assignment involved the Military Intelligence Investigation Bureau drawing personnel from various departments, ostensibly to inspect, investigate, and supervise the work of the police stations, but in reality, it was to collect funds for the Military Intelligence Investigation Bureau. It was a lucrative position, and Shao Wenguang had profited handsomely from it.

However, this job cannot be done frequently, otherwise the police department would not be able to withstand such exploitation. It can only be done occasionally, and the year-long patrol period has already passed.

"What, the inspection period is over, and you still want to find this kind of job? Then I'll keep an eye out for you!" Ning Zhiheng said. This matter was not difficult. There were many places where the Military Intelligence Investigation Department could take advantage of others. They could just find an excuse to go around to the military, police, and military police departments. Which department would dare to be negligent? These days, which official's hands are clean? With the capabilities of the Military Intelligence Investigation Department, as long as they wanted to investigate, they could find solid evidence. They wouldn't be wrong to arrest you!

So as long as you go down to investigate, the profits are still quite substantial. However, you can't do too much of this, otherwise it will cause chaos and make everyone lose face!

Even with Ning Zhiheng's current rank, he could easily find an excuse to investigate a subordinate department. Finding a lucrative job wouldn't be difficult. It seems Shao Wenguang is still too embarrassed to ask Wei Liangbi, otherwise Ning Zhiheng wouldn't need to get involved.

"That's not it, let me finish." Shao Wenguang shook his head. "During my patrol, I met Du Qian, the chief of the Xicheng Police Station. We get along very well, he's a very sensible person, and we get along quite well! But this time he's run into some trouble, so he came to me for help. But as you know, I'm just a figurehead, I have no power or influence, I can't help him much, and I can't refuse him, so that's why I came to you!"

Both are majors, but how can Shao Wenguang, a major, compare to Ning Zhiheng? He has the rank but no real power.

Ning Zhiheng, on the other hand, is different. He has a background, a status, power, and people. Although he is also a major, his status is worlds apart.

Therefore, if we really want to solve the problem, Shao Wenguang still needs to find the root cause in Wei Liangbi and Ning Zhiheng!

After hearing Shao Wenguang's words, Ning Zhiheng was quite unconvinced. Old Shao's words were evasive and omitted a lot of inside information.

They say they have a good relationship and get along well! It's nothing more than this police chief giving Shao Wenguang a lot of money as bribes. Now that he's come to Shao's door asking for favors, how could he not give him something in return?

As for encountering a little trouble? It couldn't be a trivial matter. Shao Wenguang must have already approached Wei Liangbi before coming here, and he probably ran into a wall with Wei Liangbi, which is why he came to me. Shao Wenguang is Wei Liangbi's confidant, so how could I refuse him if it were just a simple matter?

Thinking of this, Ning Zhiheng waved for Shao Wenguang to sit down and said with a smile, "Old Shao, I'm afraid this isn't just a little trouble! You have to tell me the truth and explain the pros and cons clearly. I won't agree to anything if it's unclear!"

Shao Wenguang knew that Ning Zhiheng was shrewd and could not hide such a small matter from him, so he said bluntly, "This Du Qian must have had some bad luck. The Central Party Affairs Investigation Department has his eye on him."

"What did you say! The Central Party Affairs Investigation Bureau? The police department is directly under the Military Intelligence Investigation Bureau. Why would the Central Party Affairs Investigation Bureau interfere?" Ning Zhiheng was puzzled. The Central Party Affairs Investigation Bureau had been suppressed by the Military Intelligence Investigation Bureau for years and had always been at a disadvantage. It could be said that they would avoid it at all costs. Why would they go out of their way to clash with the Military Intelligence Investigation Bureau?

Shao Wenguang sighed and said helplessly, "Alas! It's just bad luck that I got involved with the underground party. Du Qian has a good friend who owns a pharmacy. As you know, drug management is very strict now. Many good drugs are classified as controlled drugs. Every pharmacy has its own channels to get some private goods, otherwise they wouldn't be able to stay in business!"

Du Qian had only helped his friend with a small favor, just a casual thing! But he didn't expect that the Central Party Affairs Investigation Department would immediately claim that the pharmacy owner was an underground party member and that there had been a mistake when they arrested him, and that he had escaped! This made the Central Party Affairs Investigation Department look very bad. Since they couldn't catch the main culprit, they started attacking people everywhere, and of course, they ended up targeting Du Qian.

He hadn't noticed the surveillance or monitoring until recently, but these past few days he sensed something was wrong. After making inquiries, he learned that the Central Party Affairs Investigation Department was watching him and was likely about to make arrests.

He did have some connections, but as soon as they heard it was the Central Party Affairs Investigation Bureau that was after him, they wouldn't even let him in the door. He had tried and pleaded to no avail, and was desperate, so he came to me. After all, only our Military Intelligence Investigation Bureau could outmaneuver the Central Party Affairs Investigation Bureau!

Ning Zhiheng immediately understood what was going on. He curled his lip and said, "Old Shao, I'm not trying to criticize you, but if this Du Qian is really just an ordinary acquaintance, then it's fine if we don't help him. Although our Military Intelligence Investigation Department isn't afraid of the Central Party Affairs Investigation Department, is it worth it to go to war with the Central Party Affairs Investigation Department for such a small fry?"

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