"What!"

Shen Le stared at Wen Hao in disbelief, and couldn't help but exclaim in surprise. Then she became alert and lowered her voice: "What nonsense are you talking about? Fujiwara Tomohito has been dead for two years."

“It really is him, Director. You should know my eyesight. Even if others might be mistaken, I would never mistake this person. I… I’ve followed him for years! His appearance, his demeanor, his eyes… how could I possibly be wrong!”

Wen Hao was extremely familiar with Fujiwara Tomohito, who was Wen Hao's greatest reliance and backer in the Japanese puppet government. If it weren't for Fujiwara, Wen Hao would not have been able to have a smooth career and eventually succeed in eliminating Li Zhiqun and becoming the biggest intelligence chief in the Japanese puppet government.

If Fujiwara Tomohito hadn't been assassinated by the increasingly renowned Shanghai Intelligence Bureau, Wen Hao might have even been able to climb into the core decision-making level of the Japanese puppet government.

Especially in the later stages of the War of Resistance against Japan, Fujiwara Tomohito stayed in Nanjing for a long time, and the two had a close relationship and met frequently. They were also good literary friends. If we were to say who Fujiwara Tomohito trusted and admired the most among the Chinese, then Wen Hao would definitely be the best choice.

Even later, when Wen Hao was imprisoned, one of the major charges against him was that he had curried favor with the powerful Japanese figure Fujiwara and assisted him in plundering the nation's wealth, harming the people and aiding the enemy—a crime he considered unforgivable.

But what Wen Hao saw tonight completely overturned all his previous understanding. When did Mr. Fujiwara, who had been dead for two years, become Ning Zhiheng, the most mysterious spy chief in the Chinese intelligence department, known as the "King of Spies"?

This incredible thing was happening right before his eyes! Everything he saw felt like a dream, and he couldn't believe it at all!

Shen Le was also stunned by Wen Hao's words. He knew that Ning Zhiheng could never be Fujiwara Tomohito, but he also knew that Wen Hao would never lie to him, nor would he have any reason to lie to him. Besides, even if he wanted to lie to him, he would not lie to him with such an unreliable thing!

What exactly is going on?

It took Shen Le quite a while to process the information. He knew how important this news was, and he knew even more clearly that he had to investigate it thoroughly. No matter the outcome, this was a huge secret that could overturn the entire intelligence community.

At this moment, his expression was more serious than ever before. His eyes were fixed on Wen Hao, and he said in a very low voice, enunciating each word clearly: "Remember, keep this secret in your heart. Don't let anyone know. You and I must find out the truth behind this secret, at any cost!"

Unlike the cheerful and festive atmosphere in the lobby on the first floor, Huang Xianzheng had a serious expression in a room on the second floor of the hotel, with Ning Zhiheng and Wei Liangbi sitting opposite him.

"This change is significant. The abolition of the Military Intelligence Bureau is a foregone conclusion, and the results of the discussions have been finalized. As previously planned, we will all be transferred to the Second Intelligence Bureau of the Ministry of National Defense. The reorganization work has already begun."

Upon hearing this, Ning Zhiheng couldn't help but ask, "How could it be so fast? I thought it would take some time to prepare."

Huang Xianzheng said somewhat irritably, "Do you think we're rushing you back? That's our most important thing right now. You're still causing a bloodbath in Shanghai. Didn't you already kill a batch of people before? How come you killed so many again this time? Now there are rumors everywhere that you killed thirty-six people in one day. You even refused Mr. Kong's call. What's going on?"

Huang Xianzheng's barrage of questions left Ning Zhiheng somewhat overwhelmed, so he had to carefully explain: "It's not that I wanted to kill them, and I didn't expect that some of the people who took over before were so greedy. It's one thing for them to forcibly take over other people's businesses, but in the end, they even took over my businesses. They took over all the businesses I had set up in Shanghai in previous years. When I asked them to give them back, they still dared to bargain with me. They didn't know what was good for them, so of course I arrested them on the grounds of corruption."

That's how it is. I didn't intend to kill anyone, after all, I have some connections. But what happened next was a bit strange. I was soon assassinated. If I hadn't reacted in time, the consequences would have been unimaginable. When I caught the person, the interrogation results pointed directly to those people. I had no choice but to kill them as a warning to others.

Later, many high-ranking officials called me to plead for leniency. I initially agreed and planned to let the matter rest and spare their lives. However, another assassination attempt followed. The investigation revealed that these people had bribed assassins to carry it out, so I had no choice but to order them all to be executed.

Everyone's been killed, but tonight, on my way back to Nanjing, I was almost ambushed. I really don't know where things went wrong.

After listening to Ning Zhiheng's account, Huang Xianzheng and Wei Liangbi both sensed something was amiss. There was probably more to this than met the eye. Given Ning Zhiheng's notorious reputation, these people might dare to bargain with him based on their connections, but even if they had ten times the courage, they wouldn't dare to hire someone to assassinate Ning Zhiheng. They knew very well how serious the consequences would be.

Moreover, now that everyone has been killed, there are still people trying to assassinate Ning Zhiheng, which is not right.

Wei Liangbi said, "Someone is probably taking advantage of the chaos, using the names of these corrupt officials to target you. Those people are just scapegoats!"

Ning Zhiheng shook his head and said, "The problem is that my people have solid evidence that they did it. Besides, who would want to assassinate me at this time?"

The Japanese? They've already surrendered.

The Red Party? I've killed many people over the years, but I've never killed a member of the Red Party. They have no reason to do so, and besides, it's not their style. They excel at intelligence gathering.

“Perhaps it’s someone from within the Nationalist army!” Huang Xianzheng said coldly. He stood up and paced back and forth in the room twice. “A few years ago, to cover your infiltration in East China, we had Tan Jinhui oversee the anti-corruption and anti-traitor operations outside. Most of the military disciplinary violations investigated were dealt with by Tan Jinhui. He killed too many people, which made you a lot of enemies. Otherwise, your reputation as the ‘King of Hell’ wouldn’t be so well-known. Now it seems that the consequences are showing. Someone might be retaliating against you!”

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