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 396 The Rat-Catching Operation

Ning Zhiheng had no time to explain further. Zhang Zhengkui's main force would soon shift its defense zone to the lower reaches of the Huangpu River, leaving only some garrison troops along the riverbank in Yangjing District. These troops were barely able to defend their own lines and were too busy to care about these old warehouses.

Besides, he was a major and team leader in the Military Intelligence Investigation Department. Apart from those bigwigs in the military, no one else could really control him. In a few days, they would be too busy to leave, so who would come looking for him to settle scores?

Ning Zhiheng waved his hand and said decisively, "Let's take action now. Everyone except the reconnaissance squadron, get moving immediately."

Huo Yueze and the others said no more and quickly accepted the order and left. Ning Zhiheng was always assertive, and his orders were never to be questioned.

Ning Zhiheng then turned to Sun Jiacheng and said, "We'll select capable personnel and head to the war zone command immediately. Time is of the essence. I'll give you a briefing on the situation along the way."

Sun Jiacheng immediately went out to gather personnel. Ning Zhiheng walked a few steps to the office next door, which was the confidential room of the special agent brigade. In fact, it was a radio station, equipped with a telegraph operator and a cipher operator. Usually, Zuo Qiang and a few team members were responsible for guarding it. Only Ning Zhiheng was allowed to enter this room.

"Is there a telegram from Military Intelligence Headquarters?" Ning Zhiheng asked as soon as he entered the room.

When the telegraph operator and the cipher clerk saw Ning Zhiheng enter, they immediately stood at attention and saluted! They quickly replied, "Reporting to the captain, we have been receiving the telegram on time and have not received any telegram from headquarters."

It seems that headquarters has not yet issued specific instructions. Zhang Zhengkui informed himself in advance, giving himself more time to deal with the situation. Time is money now, and every minute and second is extremely precious.

Ning Zhiheng quickly took out a pen, wrote down the instructions on a piece of white paper, handed it to the translator, and then turned to the telegraph operator, ordering, "Send a telegram to the Nanshi garrison at the scheduled communication time. At the same time, be ready to receive telegrams from headquarters at any time and deliver them to me immediately!"

"yes!"

After arranging everything, Ning Zhiheng went out and led Sun Jiacheng and his team to the war zone command post.

It was already dark when they entered the command post. They saw Li Lixin standing guard outside the gate, waiting for Ning Zhiheng's arrival.

"Zhiheng, you've finally arrived!" Li Lixin quickly came over to greet him, then turned to let him pass, revealing a major officer beside him. "This is Zhang Zhiye, the guard company commander."

Zhang Zhiye was Zhang Zhengkui's nephew, and Zhang Zhengkui trusted him completely.

“The commander has already given me instructions. I will fully cooperate and follow Major Ning’s orders in all actions,” Zhang Zhiye said in a low voice.

"Then I'll have to trouble you. This place is too conspicuous. Let's go inside and talk!" Ning Zhiheng stepped forward, shook hands with him, and said in a low voice.

Everyone passed through the sentry post and moved to a room next door before they began to exchange information.

“After you left, the commander convened a military meeting to discuss the next operational plan. The meeting is about to end soon,” Li Lixin said, then took out some materials and handed them to Ning Zhiheng. “These are some basic facts about these four people, along with their photos. I found these on the spot.”

Ning Zhiheng glanced at the materials and nodded. He then handed them to Sun Jiacheng, Zuo Gang, and the others beside him, instructing them, "Remember their appearances. Keep a close eye on them and don't let them escape!"

Sun Jiacheng and others quickly took the materials and began to analyze and study them with the others. Ning Zhiheng said to Zhang Zhiye, "Major Zhang, my men's operations in the command post must proceed smoothly. You must personally oversee the operation and avoid any misunderstandings or conflicts with your subordinates."

Zhang Zhiye had already thought of this, and he quickly replied, "Understood. I'll stay here and tell the others that you are newly transferred security personnel, so there won't be any problems."

Ning Zhiheng nodded in satisfaction and said, "The target has many ways to transmit messages, and we must be vigilant. We must stake out every blind spot and hidden location in the command post and not allow a single loophole!"