After the three finished exchanging details, the director fully affirmed Ning Zhiheng's trip to Shanghai.

Ning Zhiheng also took this opportunity to report to the Chief: "Chief, the successful completion of this anti-espionage mission is not only due to the competence of our team members, but more importantly, it is also due to the significant contributions of several individuals. They are all willing to continue serving the Party and the country, and I intend to recruit them into our Military Intelligence Investigation Department. I hope the Chief can approve this."

During this period, the Military Intelligence Investigation Department maintained an extremely rigorous work style and had very strict screening of its recruits. They were either elites in the military or graduates of the Whampoa Military Academy.

All other personnel are used as peripheral staff. For example, some of the forces that Ning Zhiheng recruited before cannot be formally admitted to the Military Intelligence Investigation Department. Therefore, if Ning Zhiheng wants to formally transfer the Zuo siblings and Ji Hongyi into the Military Intelligence Investigation Department, he must ask the director for permission and obtain his consent.

The sergeant smiled and nodded, saying, "Of course, you just need to write up the action report and attach your opinions to it. I'll sign and approve it."

Ning Zhiheng did not expect things to go so smoothly. The director agreed so readily without any hesitation.

He quickly thanked them again, saying, "Thank you for your trust, Chief. These people are all rare talents in the martial arts world, and they will certainly not let you down."

The director waved his hand and continued, "Actually, this time it's not just because they did a great job in the anti-espionage mission, but more importantly, our Military Intelligence Bureau is about to usher in a new round of recruitment."

"Another expansion?" Ning Zhiheng asked in surprise. It had only been a few months since the last expansion, and Ning Zhiheng was the biggest beneficiary, becoming the head of the action group. He didn't expect the Military Intelligence Investigation Department to expand its scale again.

"Yes, to be honest, you, Ning Zhiheng, deserve the most credit for this. In the past six months, the achievements of our Military Intelligence Investigation Department have been remarkable. We have completely wiped out the Japanese intelligence forces in Nanjing and Hangzhou, uncovering many Japanese spies who had been lurking for many years and posed a great threat. Did you know that in Hangzhou alone, four Japanese spies had already been able to contact high-ranking officials in our government and military? This time, we swept them all away, greatly boosting the prestige of our Military Intelligence Department. I took this opportunity to propose another round of recruitment, and the leader immediately agreed." The director said with a smile.

Ning Zhiheng was taken aback, not expecting that he was partly responsible for this.

The comrade was in high spirits and continued, "This time, the expansion of recruitment will not be limited to the military. I plan to recruit educated students and social elites from all over the world. The time is set for two months from now. However, some staffing issues still need to be submitted to the military for review. After all, we are a military unit, and the procedures still need to be followed."

As for your subordinates, they only joined two months early. This will happen frequently in the future. If you have suitable candidates, you can arrange accordingly. Our strength will only grow stronger! Haha!

Ning Zhiheng finally understood that the Military Intelligence Investigation Department had begun to expand rapidly at this time, and he had just encountered this good opportunity. It seemed that it was time to strengthen his own capabilities.

At this moment, the comrade-in-chief spoke again: "Zhiheng, you know about the Beiping Incident, right? What are your thoughts?"

Ning Zhiheng felt a chill run down his spine and quickly replied solemnly, "This means that the Japanese have finally started to wage war against China. When I returned, the Japanese garrison in Shanghai had already begun to actively prepare for war. They were ready for war."

The magistrate nodded and said, "That's right. This is a national war, and we must all go all out. I will go to Shanghai in a few days to handle the relevant matters directly. You should not slack off in Nanjing either."

At this point, the section chief took a document from his desk and handed it to Zhao Ziliang, then said, "Before you came, I was discussing this matter with Ziliang. According to the Telecommunications Department's report, just two days ago, four radio signals suddenly appeared on radio stations in Nanjing."

These four radio signals disappeared three months ago when we were vigorously cracking down on Japanese spy organizations in Nanjing.

Their sudden appearance at the same time suggests, according to our analysis, that the remaining Japanese spies have resumed their intelligence activities.

This task is now assigned to your Operations Section. You have the authority to utilize any resources of the Military Intelligence Bureau. The Intelligence Section will also provide support at any time. While our soldiers are fighting valiantly at the front, our intelligence department must safeguard our home and prevent the Japanese from having any opportunity to exploit.

"Yes!" Zhao Ziliang and Ning Zhiheng answered in unison.

After a while, the two men got up to say goodbye and left the director's office.

"Zhiheng, come on, let's sit in my office and have a good talk," Zhao Ziliang said with a smile.

Ning Zhiheng quickly agreed and went to Zhao Ziliang's office, where the two sat facing each other on the sofa.

Zhao Ziliang smiled and said, "This trip to Hangzhou was very fruitful. Liu Tongfang from the Hangzhou station asked me to convey his gratitude. This time, he redeemed himself; not only was he not held accountable, but the director even praised him over the phone. Wait a moment!"

After saying that, Zhao Ziliang got up and went to his safe, took out a thick leather bag, closed the safe, and placed the bag on the table in front of Ning Zhiheng.

"These are some of the benefits from this arrest operation. Liu Tongfang, being a convict, didn't dare to embezzle a single penny and handed them all over. The benefits for everyone else have already been arranged. This is your share, and there's also a small token of appreciation that Liu Tongfang asked me to pass on to you. It's all here!"

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