After speaking, he looked at Ning Zhiheng with amusement. The name Fujiwara Tomohito was a golden brand in Shanghai's military and business circles, and even in the political circles of the puppet government. Over the years, Ning Zhiheng had spent a lot of money to build a network of relationships and interest groups that had basically controlled the upper echelons of Shanghai. Any businessman or politician in Shanghai who had even a little contact with this level knew the significance of the name Fujiwara Tomohito. Naturally, this could not escape the notice of the Director.

He had never considered that Ning Zhiheng's influence in Shanghai would be so great. When he actually investigated, he was completely shocked. Ning Zhiheng had completely broken away from the conventional definition of an undercover agent. Other undercover agents would infiltrate enemy forces and integrate themselves into them to achieve their goal of infiltration and concealment. However, Ning Zhiheng simply built his own force, trying to pull his enemies onto his chariot. He turned them into part of his own force, thereby achieving the goal of winning over and controlling his opponents.

It has to be said that Ning Zhiheng's performance overturned the Director's previous basic understanding of the work of secret agents. To be honest, the Director felt a sincere sense of apprehension towards Ning Zhiheng from the bottom of his heart!

This young man's talent is too outstanding. No matter what kind of work he does, he can always quickly change his role, master it skillfully, and complete it with the best results. It seems that since he met Ning Zhiheng, nothing has ever been difficult for him. Having such a person by your side always makes people feel powerless, even the Director is no exception.

Now he wants to use this matter as an excuse to suppress Ning Zhiheng's arrogance and express his dissatisfaction with Ning Zhiheng for concealing things from him.

Ning Zhiheng had long known everything about himself in Shanghai, and sooner or later he wouldn't be able to hide it from the Director. After all, the Director knew that he was concealing his identity, and Fujiwara Tomohito's identity was too conspicuous. With the intelligence capabilities of the Military Intelligence Bureau, he simply couldn't hide it.

Hearing the Director say this, he quickly and carefully replied, "Director, you flatter me. I have been cultivating the identity of Fujiwara Tomohito in many ways in order to better protect our smuggling channels."

Seeing Ning Zhiheng's panicked expression, the bureau chief was well aware that this young man was not only exceptionally capable but also quick-witted, adept at handling situations, and skilled in both acting and recitation. He was quite the actor. So he continued to tease him, "You know what, your nickname is Yama, the King of Hell. Isn't the underground emperor Yama himself? It's truly a fitting title, and it doesn't do justice to your status!"

The tone of those words was even stronger, so Ning Zhiheng had no choice but to explain again: "Director, my main business in Shanghai is commerce. I have no involvement in other areas at all. Even if I have some connections in the military, it's all just to facilitate smuggling channels and to pay for passage."

He quickly changed the subject, continuing, "Fortunately, everything is going relatively smoothly so far. Most of the funds obtained have been invested in the intelligence network. This defense plan for northern Jiangxi cost a full 30,000 pounds, and there's no way to save that money!"

Thirty thousand pounds!

As expected, the bureau chief was shocked by the number and couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

The US dollar and the British pound are now absolute hard currencies, and their value has more than doubled compared to three years ago. Even with the General's perspective, 30,000 pounds would make his eyelids twitch!

He knew that Ning Zhiheng had definitely inflated that number, but even if it was halved, it was still an astronomical figure. To be honest, he believed that with the Military Intelligence Bureau's current tight budget, it was simply impossible to do that. Among all the intelligence organizations across the country, only the Shanghai Intelligence Section had the capability.

Moreover, the leak of the defense plan in northern Jiangxi this time allowed the Chinese army to escape unscathed. The Japanese have not yet gained any advantage in the current contact battles in northern Jiangxi, which is a great achievement.

However, he had not yet commended the intelligence section for its achievements, which was indeed unfair. Ning Zhiheng brought this up with a very clear meaning: he was reminding the director that the intelligence section's consistent performance was enough to make the director not too concerned. Thinking of this, the director did not say anything more.