Ning Zhiheng has always been calm, resolute, and decisive, and he has always been very confident in his decisions. But this time, he was truly regretful for his misjudgment!
He slowly walked to the window, looked outside, pondered for a moment, then turned to He Siming and asked, "Do you know where Wang Hanmin is staying?"
He Siming quickly replied, "Yunlai Hotel is not far east of the Special Higher Police station. I went to take a look when I came back. There was no security force, and there were no guards downstairs. It seems that they are very confident in the security here and are being somewhat lax."
Ning Zhiheng nodded. He Siming was clear-headed, cautious and meticulous in his work, and his intelligence work ability was no less than his own.
He instructed He Siming, "Let's put this matter aside for now. Don't inquire about any more information related to this matter. If I'm not mistaken, the Special Higher Police and the Shadow Agency will conduct a thorough investigation into this matter. If you take any further action, it will be difficult to hide it from them."
"Yes!" He Siming nodded in acceptance.
"Okay, now let's talk about the tripartite talks. What did they discuss this morning?"
He Siming spread his hands and said with a wry smile, "Nothing has been agreed upon at all. We are only in the initial contact stage. We argued all morning just over the name of the North China Provisional Government. Then, at noon, the Gao Tao incident in Hong Kong occurred, and the meeting was suspended. So I have not made any substantial progress here."
Ning Zhiheng had expected this. The initial stages of the meeting and negotiations were routine probing. Only in the end could each party make compromises based on their bottom lines and reach a consensus. It was too early to say anything now!
"Understood. This matter isn't urgent, and the secret agreement has no expiration date. It's okay if it's delayed. Don't worry about anything else during this time; just focus on doing this one thing well!"
After assigning tasks to He Siming, Ning Zhiheng let him leave and began editing a telegram to send to the Chongqing headquarters again.
Just then, a commotion arose downstairs. Ning Zhiheng left his room and casually went down to the first floor, where he saw that the door to the conference hall was open and many reporters were entering the venue.
It turned out that after emergency discussions, the puppet government finally came up with a solution: it held a press conference to respond to the current situation.
Wang Tianhai published his so-called "The Warp and Weft of the Peaceful Nation-Building Movement," once again advocating the so-called peace movement and attempting to justify his treasonous act of defecting to the enemy. The article was lengthy and detailed, but everyone knew that this was nothing more than self-deception and could not hide his ugly face as a traitor.
That evening, Ning Zhiheng reported the situation he knew to the Chongqing headquarters once again. In the early hours of the morning, he received instructions from the Director. The Director was heartbroken by the destruction of the Qingdao station and hated Wang Hanmin to the bone, wishing he could eat his flesh alive!
In his telegram, he again urged Ning Zhiheng to eliminate Wang Hanmin, and even Fu Shengyuan, who had defected to the enemy. He repeatedly emphasized that Fu Shengyuan's seniority in the Military Intelligence Bureau was no less than Wang Hanmin's, that he had access to a considerable amount of top-secret intelligence, and that he had been in North China for a long time and had a thorough understanding of the situation of the Military Intelligence Bureau in North China. If this man was willing to defect to the enemy, he would be another Wang Hanmin. The Director instructed Ning Zhiheng to eliminate these two traitors at all costs!
Upon receiving the instructions from the Director, Ning Zhiheng couldn't help but inwardly groan. He was well aware of the danger posed by these two traitors. They had long held important positions, possessed a deep understanding of the Military Intelligence Bureau, and posed a great threat.
But he had no power to act in Qingdao, so how could he possibly take action against Wang Hanmin and Fu Shengyuan?
Does he really have to do it himself? Although he is confident in his skills, no one can guarantee that everything will go perfectly. It's not that he's afraid of death, but if he makes a mistake or reveals a weakness, it will be a disaster with no way to recover!
Ning Zhiheng painstakingly plotted how to eliminate Wang Hanmin and Fu Shengyuan, but no matter how he schemed, he couldn't cook without rice. He had no operatives, so all his plans were just empty talk. After much deliberation, he decided to take the risk of using Xu Yongchang. It was time to put this pawn to use.
The three-way talks continued the next day, but the puppet government lost all its momentum and confidence. Its original plan to swallow the three forces in one gulp was no longer feasible. The Nanjing Reformed Government was better off, as it had already agreed to submit under pressure from the Central China authorities.
However, the North China Provisional Government was forced to participate in the talks. Now that it saw the puppet government make a fool of itself, it immediately took the opportunity to raise its prices and profit from the chaos. The two sides had significant differences of opinion, and the talks progressed slowly.
Kagesa Hiroki was also quite troubled by this. He was not dealing with any provisional government, but with the North China faction led by Tsuchihara Keiji. The two sides were deadlocked for the time being.
At 6 p.m., Kagesa Yuki listened to Li Zhiqun's report in his room.
"Chief, the Qingdao station had a total of 65 members. Six of them were killed on the spot for resisting, and the rest were all arrested. A radio and a codebook, as well as some weapons and equipment, were seized. The radio was handed over to the Special Higher Police, and they also made a copy of the codebook."
Kagesa Hiroki nodded, then asked, "How's the interrogation going?"
"The interrogation went very smoothly. Fu Shengyuan tried to persuade them to defect, and now everyone is willing to surrender. Once we return to Shanghai, I will immediately complete the formalities."
"Do they still have any intelligence value?"
"Qingdao Station has long lost its intelligence capabilities. They have been lying low in the northern suburbs for a long time. To put it nicely, they are lying in wait to rise up. To put it bluntly, they are just barely surviving. Apart from Fu Shengyuan, they have no intelligence value."
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