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 174 Taking on the Old Case

Ning Zhiheng still couldn't forget it. Such an important high-ranking spy must have many secrets hidden in his mind. If Ning Zhiheng were to interrogate him, he was confident that he could uncover the other members of the Blackwater Group and achieve new merits.

Thinking of this, Ning Zhiheng decided to inquire about Meng Lesheng's current situation. He got up and went out to the office of Xiang Yan, the deputy head of the Action Section.

As the leader of the operation to dismantle the Blackwater spy group, Ning Zhiheng felt that Xiang Yan should have some understanding of Meng Lesheng's current situation.

He arrived at the office door, knocked, and entered, finding Xiang Yan handling official business inside.

Xiang Yan looked up and saw Ning Zhiheng enter. He put down the documents in his hand and said with a smile, "Zhiheng, what brings you here?"

Ning Zhiheng nodded and smiled, "There are some things I'd like to ask you about, Section Chief!"

Xiang Yan smiled and gestured for him to sit down, then said, "Ask me anything you need to know. I'll tell you everything I know!"

Ning Zhiheng organized his thoughts and said, "It's like this, Section Chief. There's still a lot of follow-up work to be done in the Blackwater Spy Group case. It was closed hastily, and I've always been a little dissatisfied with that!"

I was busy with the initial setup of the Fourth Action Group for a while, practically running around. Now that things are finally sorted out, I want to continue investigating the Blackwater spy group case. I'd like to inquire about the progress of Meng Lesheng's interrogation. Has the intelligence department made any progress?

Xiang Yan nodded in agreement upon hearing Ning Zhiheng's words. Ning Zhiheng was a young man who saw things through to the end, was meticulous, and extremely resilient. Once he set his mind on something, he rarely gave up halfway!

Xiang Yan said, "Meng Lesheng has been taken over by the intelligence department. As you know, the director has other plans for him and has even set up a special project."

I've only heard about his situation occasionally from the section chief. As far as I know, the intelligence department's interrogation of Meng Lesheng has been very unsuccessful; he refuses to disclose anything about the other members of the Blackwater group.

Xiang Yan is also a veteran who has followed the Chief for many years. The Chief trusts him a lot, and sometimes he can get some more confidential information from the Chief!

Ning Zhiheng frowned and said with dissatisfaction, "The people in the intelligence department are too useless. Half a month has passed and there hasn't been any progress at all? If you ask me, they're too soft-hearted. Why are they being so polite to these Japanese spies?"

Upon hearing Ning Zhiheng's words, Xiang Yan knew that Ning Zhiheng was still resentful about not being able to personally interrogate Meng Lesheng.

He said irritably, "What, you want to interrogate Meng Lesheng again?"

He knew that Ning Zhiheng had a bad reputation in interrogation, and that he was ruthless and only cared about the outcome.

Cheng Yaojin's three-pronged attack doesn't rely on strategy at all. Once he catches a criminal, he strikes hard, immediately resorting to the most cruel torture and severe interrogation!

If you're lucky, you can get a confession in the shortest amount of time, and everyone's happy. But if you're unlucky and encounter a stubborn person, you could kill them on the spot, and then everything would fall apart, leaving you with nothing.

He continued, "It's better to hand it over to the intelligence department than to you. At least they've made some progress recently. If it had been handed over to you, the person would be lying in the morgue by now!"

Hearing Xiang Yan's words, Ning Zhiheng couldn't help but roll his eyes. He said helplessly, "Section Chief, I admit that I am a self-taught person and my skills are a bit rough, but it's not as bad as you say. If you really hand it over to me, I can still learn something."

The intelligence department has been dragging its feet and hasn't uncovered any other members of the Blackwater gang. What could they possibly have gained? Chief, what exactly have they found?

Xiang Yan shook his head, gave him a mysterious smile, and said, "I don't know either, but I can say for sure that it's related to the documents in the file bag we seized. If you really want to know, I suggest you ask Liang Bi!"

“My senior brother? How could that be? He wasn’t involved in the Blackwater Group investigation at all. He knows less about the case than I do,” Ning Zhiheng said with some surprise.

How did this matter get involved with Wei Liangbi again? Wei Liangbi was not involved in the entire process of cracking the Blackwater Group and was not one of the investigators. How could this matter involve him?