Besides, my future work will focus on Shanghai, which is the intelligence front in the struggle against Japan. I won't stay in Chongqing for long, and it would be useless and meaningless for the farmer to stay there.

The shadow has finally been brought back!

Looking at the information on the paper, Xia Deyan couldn't help but excitedly pump his fist, completely ignoring the box full of US dollars, his heart remaining undisturbed.

The next day, Ning Zhiheng embarked on his journey back to Shanghai. He sat in the back seat of a car next to a middle-aged man in his forties.

This man was named Liu Ruichang, and he was also one of Huang Xianzheng's old cronies. He was a major intelligence officer in the Military Intelligence Bureau and was also the head of the supplies group specially selected by Huang Xianzheng.

Liu Ruichang took the lead in setting up a special material support group to receive smuggled goods from Shanghai and sell them in bulk. The group consisted of more than 100 people, all of whom were loyal members of the Baoding clique.

Huang Xianzheng interfered in the logistics, equipment, and firearms of the Military Intelligence Investigation Department every year, buying and selling them. Liu Ruichang was one of the main people in charge of these private transactions. He was very familiar with the handling of these materials. After receiving Huang Xianzheng's order, he quickly selected personnel, set up an organizational structure, and completed the entire channel.

Ning Zhiheng looked at the materials in his hand and asked softly, "Does the current battle situation affect our channels?"

After Huang Xianzheng issued his order, Ning Zhiheng also sent a telegram to the intelligence department in Shanghai. With Zuo Rou's coordination, the Fujiwara Company in Shanghai and the trading companies in the concessions worked together to quickly open up smuggling channels to Jiangxi. The current cargo transportation has begun to circulate.

Ning Zhiheng was a representative figure of the Baoding faction within the Military Intelligence Bureau, second only to Huang Xianzheng in rank. Among the high-ranking members of the Baoding faction in the General Headquarters, he was highly regarded by several bigwigs and held a high position. In addition, he was known for his ruthlessness and cold-bloodedness, and was the direct superior of these lower-level Baoding faction members. Now that Liu Ruichang's supplies group had been placed under Ning Zhiheng's command, Liu Ruichang naturally dared not be negligent in his inquiries to Ning Zhiheng.

Upon hearing the comrade's question, Liu Ruichang quickly replied, "Reporting to the comrade, the Japanese army's attack was mainly concentrated in Wuhan. Our final sales point was set in Changsha. For transportation, we chose to go from Nanchang in Jiangxi to Ji'an and then to Zhuzhou. This transportation line was not affected. These batches of goods were snapped up as soon as they were distributed to the Changsha market, and the funds were recovered very quickly."

At this point, he lowered his voice and said solemnly, "Chief, the profits are extremely considerable!"

Clearly, these smuggling transactions had brought him a series of pleasant surprises, especially since Guangzhou Bay had just been captured by the Japanese army, completely severing China's economic lifeline. All supplies were even more scarce, creating a one-sided market phenomenon of high prices but no buyers. Even a bag of white sugar had increased in price several times over. Moreover, the goods smuggled from Shanghai were extremely scarce and controlled commodities, including gasoline, steel, and electrical materials, to name just a few. Medicines, in particular, were practically worth more than gold. These were all military supplies urgently needed in the mainland, and their prices kept rising. Even Liu Ruichang, a veteran of the black market, was terrified by the huge profits.

Ning Zhiheng was somewhat dissatisfied. He said coldly, "Changsha is indeed an important city, but it will soon become the front line of the war. It is too risky to put the sales point here. You should immediately open a transport line from Changde to Chongqing and transport the supplies directly to the capital city of Chongqing. The price can be increased at least twice, and the safety will be greatly increased."

Liu Ruichang understood Ning Zhiheng's meaning, and his eyes flickered slightly.

Seeing his troubled expression, Ning Zhiheng frowned and asked in a deep voice, "What's wrong? Is there some difficulty?"

Liu Ruichang hurriedly explained, "It's just that Chongqing is too far away, our transportation line is too long, and the return of funds will be slower. More importantly, Xu Ancai, the commander of the 143rd Division stationed in Changde, has a big appetite, and I'm afraid he will try to sabotage us."

"What do you mean?" Ning Zhiheng's expression changed drastically. How dare a mere division commander compete with the Military Intelligence Bureau? Did he have a death wish?

"What's this person's background?" Ning Zhiheng pressed. He knew he had to be careful; sometimes an insignificant person could ruin the whole thing. He needed to find out more before making any decisions.