As usual, He Siming began to report on his work over the past period, most of which concerned the tripartite talks.
"According to the work arrangement, Taro Sagawa and I will accompany the puppet government officials on the 21st to fly to Qingdao on a special plane. The work task is the same as the previous trip to North China, to continue to be responsible for the coordination work between the puppet government and North China."
Ning Zhiheng nodded and said, "That would be best. At Yingzuo Yushu's invitation, I will also go to Qingdao with Yingzuo Yushu a day earlier, on the 20th. We will have a lot of work to do then, and with you here, my actions will be much easier."
As the liaison officer communicating with North China, He Siming would have a great advantage in terms of operations, and his movements in various places would not arouse suspicion.
He Siming winked slyly and said with a smile, "I have some good news to share, I guarantee you'll be happy to hear it!"
He Siming is outgoing and cheerful, good at communicating with people, and easily gets along with others, so he has always been casual in his interactions with Ning Zhiheng.
Ning Zhiheng smiled slightly and said calmly, "Stop keeping me in suspense, tell me!"
He Siming smiled smugly and said, "This time it is said to be a three-party meeting, but the Japanese side, as the host, will definitely participate. So they have arranged some intelligence officers who are proficient in Chinese to serve as translators. Sagawa Taro asked me to be prepared. I will serve as the translator for the puppet government in the specific talks."
"What? That's great!"
Upon hearing this, Ning Zhiheng immediately sat up straight. He looked He Siming up and down, and after a long while, he couldn't contain his excitement any longer and burst into laughter: "You really are a lucky charm! Hahaha!"
The main reason Ning Zhiheng wanted to attend the tripartite meeting was to find out the specific content of the meeting.
It should be understood that the so-called tripartite talks were actually a bargaining process between the pseudo-government, the reformed government, and the provisional government.
During the talks, the agreements and treaties that were presented and subsequently announced were essentially just official documents with very little intelligence value.
The most valuable intelligence lies in the secret agreements and terms agreed upon during the talks; these are the high-level secrets that possess intelligence value.
For example, if the North China Provisional Government were to be integrated into the system of a puppet government, the official explanations would be nothing more than saying things like "unification of political systems," "creating a new national government," and "establishing *****," and so on.
But what specific obligations do both parties have? Who appoints and dismisses government officials at all levels? How is the fiscal budget allocated? And so on!
There are also more secretive distributions of benefits, which are the most important information. If the Nationalist government could collect such secrets, it could formulate more targeted measures and plans, achieving twice the result with half the effort, and the benefits gained would be immeasurable!
After the meeting, these top-secret messages would be locked in the archives and safes of various intelligence agencies, never to see the light of day again. No one except a high-ranking intelligence official of a certain level would know their contents.
Frankly speaking, any piece of information or content in these top-secret intelligence reports would have extremely high intelligence value in the intelligence market and could fetch an astronomical price!
Ning Zhiheng had been considering how to obtain this top-secret intelligence, but now it seems that everything is no longer a problem!
He Siming was able to participate directly in the secret talks as an intelligence translator, obtaining this top-secret information effortlessly and openly. This was simply a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
The Japanese would never have imagined that they would personally throw a greedy mole into their own rice bin. Where else could they find such a good thing?
Ning Zhiheng looked at He Siming and became more and more satisfied. He had unintentionally recruited He Siming into the Military Intelligence Bureau during his trip to Pudong, but he never expected that He Siming would grow from a small sapling into a towering tree capable of supporting a region, becoming his top intelligence agent.
Putting aside his past outstanding achievements, the top-secret intelligence that He Siming obtained during this tripartite meeting alone saved Ning Zhiheng a huge amount of money in the intelligence market.
To be honest, Ning Zhiheng really envied this guy's luck. It seemed that there was always some kind of force helping this guy. Things that others could not get even after going through great hardships and taking huge risks, he could get them by chance without doing anything. It made others envious!
Seeing Ning Zhiheng scrutinizing him closely, He Siming felt a little uneasy. He quickly chuckled and changed the subject, saying, "I have something else to report to you."
Ning Zhiheng was in a great mood. He had received such good news that even with his composure, he couldn't hide the smile on his face. Hearing He Siming's words, he chuckled and asked with a smile, "What other good news is there?"
"This isn't exactly good news; I actually feel something's off!"
He Siming shook his head, and seeing Ning Zhiheng's expression become serious, he continued to report: "I am the intelligence officer in charge of liaison between Shanghai and North China. Just yesterday, Sagawa Taro asked me to contact North China. A group of people will be going to Qingdao the day after tomorrow. Please make proper arrangements for them."
"The day after tomorrow? A group of people?" Ning Zhiheng looked at He Siming with some doubt, gesturing for him to continue.
He Siming continued, "I inquired carefully, and Taro Sagawa said they were agents of the 76th Division, numbering eighty. What's most suspicious is that they entered Qingdao as security personnel of the puppet government, claiming to be making preparations for the trilateral talks."
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