When Wei Liangbi was at the Nanjing headquarters, the Director had already noticed that the Baoding faction's power in the Military Intelligence Bureau was growing stronger, and he was worried about it and prepared to suppress the Baoding faction.

At that time, Ning Zhiheng had just begun to show his talent and was not yet a cause for concern for the Director, so the focus was shifted to Ning Zhiheng's senior apprentice, Wei Liangbi.

Just then, the National Revolutionary Army began purging dissidents, and the Director assigned this task to Wei Liangbi. His intention was very clear: to use someone else to do the dirty work.

Left with no other choice, Wei Liangbi had to resort to drastic measures, arranging the assassination of a group of Nationalist generals. At the time, because so many people were killed, and they were all valiant generals in the army, Wei Liangbi himself became uneasy and finally listened to Ning Zhiheng's advice, applied to leave headquarters, and went to Chongqing to settle down.

However, it cannot be denied that Wei Liangbi completed this mission very well. Every assassination was carried out flawlessly, leaving investigators with no way to find out what was going on. Although many people in the military were suspicious at the time, and even mobilized their own personnel to investigate, they could not find out the problem. In the end, all the cases were closed as accidents.

Therefore, although Wei Liangbi was a member of the Baoding faction, Bian Ze still had faith in his abilities and suggested that Wei Liangbi conduct another investigation into the Xu Ancai case.

Upon hearing what Bian Ze said, the bureau chief frowned even more deeply. He slowly said, "When Xu Ancai died, Wei Liangbi was investigating the theft of military pay in the 57th Division. However, this case was not difficult to investigate, and the amount of military pay that was lost was not much. Wasn't it a bit of an overreaction for a colonel and section chief of the Military Intelligence Bureau to go there personally? The 57th Division's garrison is less than half a day's journey from Changde!"

The director's words shocked Bian Ze. The meaning behind his words was very clear: the director actually suspected that Wei Liangbi had assassinated Xu Ancai. How could that be? Wei Liangbi had been in charge of the Second Operations Division at the headquarters of the Military Intelligence Bureau for a long time and had no contact with Xu Ancai, who was far away in Changde. Why would he go to great lengths to assassinate someone he had never met?

"Director, aren't you overthinking this? Wei Liangbi had absolutely no motive to kill Xu Ancai. I've investigated Xu Ancai's past. This man, relying on his past service to the Chairman, embezzled military funds and oppressed the people. He has quite a few enemies, but he has always kept his distance from the Baoding faction, the most powerful faction in the military, and he has never had any dealings with Wei Liangbi. How could it possibly be Wei Liangbi who did it!"

Bian Ze clearly disagreed with the Bureau Chief's speculation. In his view, there was indeed no evidence whatsoever to prove that Xu Ancai's case was murder. Now, the Bureau Chief was directly linking Wei Liangbi to the case based solely on his feelings, which was indeed a bit far-fetched.

"It's not necessarily because of personal grudges that people take action. As long as there's profit involved, they can still act. Of course, this is just my speculation!"

The bureau chief's thoughts flashed through his mind, leading him to think of Wei Liangbi. After a moment's consideration, he decided that it wasn't worth making a big fuss over Xu Ancai.

Moreover, if it was Wei Liangbi who did it, he had no grudge against Xu Ancai, so someone must have instructed him to kill him. The person behind him must be from the Baoding faction. This is likely related to factional struggles within the military, and the Director does not want to get involved, as it would be a thankless and arduous task.

Thinking of this, he said, "Let's just forget about it. In the end, Xu An is no big deal. He's dead, so what!"

Ultimately, the bureau chief couldn't bring himself to investigate thoroughly and let the case drop.

In a closed training base in Chongqing, a young man in a short-sleeved shirt is shooting a gun at the shooting range.

He was the only one in the empty shooting range, and the crisp sound of gunshots rang out in the open space.

"Bang, bang, bang..."

After firing continuously, he began to check the pistol in his hand. Just then, a figure walked out from behind him. It was Sun Jiacheng, Ning Zhiheng's trusted confidant who had stayed in Chongqing.

The young man practicing shooting was naturally Tan Jinhui, Sun Jiacheng's target for surveillance.

"How many bullets are left in the gun?" Sun Jiacheng asked casually.

Tan Jinhui took out the magazine and glanced at it, his face flushing slightly. He replied in a low voice, "Finished!"

Sun Jiacheng shook his head at Tan Jinhui and said coldly, "Remember, always leave a bullet in the chamber to deal with any unexpected situations. You should stay calm and be aware of your surroundings when you fire."

Upon hearing Sun Jiacheng's words, Tan Jinhui nodded repeatedly.

Since arriving in Chongqing, he has officially become the shadow of Director Ning Zhiheng. Sun Jiacheng has given him rigorous imitation training. Through long-term practice, Tan Jinhui has become exactly like Ning Zhiheng in terms of behavior and mannerisms. He has even learned Ning Zhiheng's unique cold and stern eyes perfectly.

His only weakness is that his voice is thinner than Ning Zhiheng's, which is deep and powerful, but after so much practice, it has improved a lot.

It's safe to say that anyone who isn't very familiar with Ning Zhiheng would be completely unaware of it.

However, as a stand-in, a successful shadow, Tan Jinhui must have an extremely detailed understanding of Ning Zhiheng's past experiences, as well as his family and friends.

So Wei Liangbi and Sun Jiacheng found some publicly available information about Ning Zhiheng and gave it to Tan Jinhui to read and memorize in detail.

It was only at this moment that Tan Jinhui truly realized just how extraordinary his real identity was!

Tan Jinhui was full of admiration for the publicly available achievements alone, and his respect for them was beyond measure.

Moreover, Director Ning is not only a master of counter-espionage, but also a master of action. His tactical abilities are outstanding and unmatched, earning him the reputation of being invincible against the Military Intelligence Bureau.

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