Ning Zhiheng smiled slightly and said, "Don't worry, to be honest, the Director has it tough. He's being pressured to take action from above, how dare he disobey orders? But the situation in Shanghai is indeed dangerous right now, and I'm really worried about it. I thought I'd take this opportunity to go back now."

"Go back now?" Huang Xianzheng hesitated. He had indeed hoped that Ning Zhiheng would return to take charge of the work as soon as possible to avoid the upcoming internal purge, but now he didn't want Ning Zhiheng to go back so quickly.

"Shanghai is too dangerous now! If we don't delay, it's hard to estimate how much damage Wang Hanmin's defection will cause. We also don't know how much he knows. If you get involved, that would be bad!"

Ning Zhiheng said dismissively, "That's fine. On the contrary, the sooner I get back, the better I can control the situation. Otherwise, my forces are too scattered and fighting on their own, which will prevent them from being effective."

Huang Xianzheng understood Ning Zhiheng's meaning. He also knew that Ning Zhiheng had many trump cards up his sleeve, not just the Shanghai Intelligence Section. If he went back, he could integrate the resources he had and take control of the situation.

He couldn't help but ask again, "Are you sure there won't be any impact?"

"Don't worry, I've only met Wang Hanmin once. He asked me for help to rescue his communications chief. I managed to get him out through the Japanese military police headquarters. Fortunately, with the power of the 76th Division, they couldn't trace it back to the military police headquarters. However, this is still a loophole, and I need to go back as soon as possible to prepare and plug this loophole."

Huang Xianzheng nodded slowly and agreed, "Tomorrow, I will talk to him about this and ask you to return to Shanghai as soon as possible. Actually, I think he is in a lot of trouble right now, and he may not be against asking you to go back. It's just that there were too many people around, so he couldn't say it outright."

Ning Zhiheng said, "When the Director talked to me last night, he also hinted at something, but I was afraid that he would hand over the mess in Shanghai to me, so I didn't respond to his words. Fortunately, now that we have Chen Hongchi, I think there shouldn't be any major problems after you talk to him tomorrow."

The two had made their plans and were preparing to negotiate with the bureau chief the next day. However, to their surprise, they didn't even have to wait until tomorrow. That very evening, the bureau chief made a phone call and summoned Ning Zhiheng to the headquarters office once again.

Ning Zhiheng dared not delay. After receiving the call, he rushed over as quickly as possible. As soon as he entered the office, he saw the director walking back and forth with his hands behind his back.

When the bureau chief turned around and saw Ning Zhiheng enter, his face was ashen, his eyes were piercing, and the veins on his forehead were bulging. This appearance made Ning Zhiheng's heart tremble. It was the first time he had seen the bureau chief with such a fierce expression, and he was somewhat surprised and uncertain for a moment.

"Can you get in touch with Wang Hanmin through your inside contact at No. 76?" the Director asked abruptly, his tone extremely harsh!

Ning Zhiheng didn't know what had happened, but he keenly sensed that it was definitely related to Wang Hanmin. Could it be that something went wrong at Shanghai Station?

He answered cautiously, "It's difficult to get in touch with him. He's a mid-level cadre. He only found out about Wang Hanmin's arrest because of some clues, but he doesn't know the specific people arrested. Otherwise, he wouldn't have asked us to confirm their whereabouts. Chief, has something happened again?"

A hint of disappointment flashed across the bureau chief's face. He let out a reluctant sigh, his voice filled with anger as he said, word by word, "Nanjing Station is finished!"

"What?" Ning Zhiheng exclaimed in surprise. "What's going on? How could it be Nanjing?"

He thought there was another problem in Shanghai, but how did it suddenly shift to Nanjing, and with such a serious problem?

The bureau chief continued, "This very morning, all members of the Nanjing station were attacked. More than a hundred people were killed or arrested. Only the station chief, Gu Jinlong, escaped. Everyone else perished. One of my moles was also exposed. The entire Nanjing station was wiped out. Wang Hanmin, it was Wang Hanmin again! That bastard! Traitor! Scoundrel!"

The last few words were almost roared out. For the Director to lose his composure like this was unprecedented, showing that he was completely unable to suppress his anger at this moment!