It was precisely because of this that He Siming was not implicated after Ning Zhiheng was exposed, and once again narrowly escaped the subsequent internal investigation. It must be said that He Siming's luck was always based on his own strength, and no one could compare to him.

Later, in his position as head of the Special Higher Police Section in Xiamen, He Siming fully cooperated with the Shanghai Intelligence Section, enabling the Shanghai Intelligence Section to rapidly expand its influence to South China. He also continuously supplied the Shanghai Intelligence Section with important intelligence from the Japanese military, resulting in the Japanese military intelligence in South China being almost completely transparent and without any secrets. It can be said that He Siming played an extremely important role in the later stages of the war, and as a result, he was promoted one after another, becoming one of the few colonels in the Military Intelligence Bureau. Ning Zhiheng relied on him very much, so from the bottom of his heart, he was really reluctant to let He Siming leave.

After a long while, Ning Zhiheng pondered for a moment and felt that he should try to persuade you to stay. So he said, "Your contribution this time is significant. I have already awarded you the top credit, so your record will be fine. You will be ranked first in the next promotion and have a good chance to advance further. However, once you leave headquarters, it will be difficult for you to come back. Besides, there are no good positions in Taiwan right now."

Despite Ning Zhiheng's repeated attempts to persuade him to stay, He Siming remained unmoved. He said helplessly, "Chief, I have served the country all these years to resist the Japanese invaders and protect our homeland. It is my duty. But now that the war has been won, I thought the country would be at peace and everyone could live a good life. But what has happened in the past few months? The negotiations between the two parties have broken down, and the Kuomintang and the Kuomintang are preparing for war. Civil war is imminent. If I stay any longer, I will have to fight with my compatriots!"

Ning Zhiheng was startled by He Siming's words, and only then did he realize He Siming's true intention to return to Taiwan.

"You know me. I have no political beliefs. I don't know the difference between the Three Principles of the People and Communism. I only know that we are all Chinese. We can't fight the Japanese and then turn on each other. Although I am powerless to change this, I can at least keep myself clean and restrain myself from getting involved. So... Chief, please grant my request and let me go back!"

"Is this your true thought?" Ning Zhiheng asked in a deep voice.

He Siming nodded and said nothing more.

Ning Zhiheng went to the window, looked outside, and after a long while, sighed softly.

At this moment, he couldn't help but deeply envy He Siming's open-mindedness and carefree attitude, and admired his adherence to his inner convictions. Perhaps he should let him go, since the war that was about to happen had nothing to do with him!

Thinking of this, Ning Zhiheng waved his hand and said, "Alright, go back and wait for my arrangements!"

"Thank you for your kindness, Chief!" He Siming's eyes lit up, he stood at attention, gave Ning Zhiheng a standard military salute, and turned to leave.

Watching He Siming's departing figure, Ning Zhiheng was overwhelmed with emotion. After a long while, he went to his desk, gently spread out the paper, took a wolf-hair brush, dipped it in indigo ink, and raised his hand to strike:

The espionage war has not yet ended.

A solitary peak stands lonely, a light boat weary.

The wind rises over the land, traversing ten thousand miles.

The clouds parted, the sky brightened, and the land of China was restored.

(The End)