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 218 Showing Mercy Beyond the Law

After listening, the director nodded. He had a deeper understanding of Wei Liangbi, who was an extremely shrewd and capable young man. In terms of ability, he was one of the top talents in the Military Intelligence Investigation Department, only slightly inferior to his junior brother Ning Zhiheng. He was a good candidate.

Seeing the section chief hesitate, Gu Zhengqi grew anxious. He swallowed his pride and pleaded, "Senior, this case is of utmost importance. I think it's best if I personally take charge, gathering resources from the intelligence section and the action team to work together on the case. I humbly request your approval!"

Gu Zhengqi was going all out, deciding to do it himself instead of relying on others. His status and rank were enough to suppress Wei Liangbi and the others.

Zhao Ziliang was also annoyed and wanted to argue, but the section chief waved his hand, interrupting his intention, and said: "You two section chiefs will personally take charge, gather all the strength of the intelligence section and the action section, and put it into this! Interrogate Gu Wenshi immediately, get his confession, and see how many traitors you can uncover. It all depends on your abilities. Divide the work and put on a good show for me! Do you understand?"

"yes!"

"yes!"

The magistrate made the final decision, and no one dared to say anything more. Besides, this was the best solution!

Ning Zhiheng then remembered something and reported to his comrade, "Comrade, could we continue the city-wide manhunt in Nanjing for another two days? We need to use it to mislead the Japanese spy organization. We didn't announce Geng Boming's capture this morning because we were worried that if we stopped the manhunt, the Japanese would know that Geng Boming had been arrested, and the spy who alerted him would become suspicious, which would be detrimental to our investigation!"

The Chief readily agreed this time. In fact, the matter he mentioned earlier, which was a complaint made by the senior military advisor, was just a pretext to reprimand his subordinates.

The senior advisor was immediately shut down by the section chief. Given his current status in front of the leader, few people dare to question his work to his face. This senior advisor, relying on his seniority, dared to speak recklessly. Naturally, the section chief did not hold back and retorted fiercely, causing the senior advisor to flee in disgrace.

After everyone finished discussing everything, they left the director's office, and Ning Zhiheng also hurriedly returned to his own office.

Throughout the day, Ning Zhiheng barely rested. He only poured himself a cup of tea and rested for a while after returning to his office, closing his eyes to relax.

Only then did he pick up the phone and notify Wang Shucheng.

"Shucheng, bring Liang Shi'an to me!" Ning Zhiheng ordered.

Wang Shucheng quickly accepted the order and soon brought Liang Shi'an to Ning Zhiheng's office.

Ning Zhiheng swept his scrutinizing gaze over the uneasy Liang Shi'an before him and said coldly, "Liang Shi'an, you performed very well today, providing accurate clues. Now that Gu Wenshi has been successfully apprehended, I, Ning, keep my word. You can go home now!"

Upon hearing Ning Zhiheng's words, Liang Shi'an felt his legs go weak and he almost collapsed to the ground.

He stared intently at Ning Zhiheng and asked again in a low voice, "Team Leader Ning, is what you're saying true? Can I really go home?"

Wang Shucheng smiled and said, "Staff Officer Liang, our team leader always keeps his word, so you don't need to worry!"

Upon hearing Wang Shucheng's words, Liang Shi'an was finally convinced that he had truly escaped death. He bowed deeply to Ning Zhiheng and said sincerely, "Liang Shi'an made a mistake this time and became a criminal against the country. I thought I could not escape the law and dared not hope for a chance to live. I never expected that you, Team Leader Ning, would give me another chance to be reborn. I will never forget your great kindness in this life!"

Ning Zhiheng nodded. He could tell that Liang Shi'an was genuinely repentant, and his words came from the bottom of his heart.

In fact, he did not dislike Liang Shi'an himself. Liang Shi'an just fell into Gu Wenshi's trap step by step and could not extricate himself!

During this time, he also tried to resist, and even wanted to kill Gu Wenshi to silence him, but he did not carry it out for various reasons. If he had not crossed Ning Zhiheng's bottom line, Ning Zhiheng would not have insisted on killing him!