Ning Zhiheng's repeated instructions warmed Xu Yongchang's heart. He nodded heavily, got up, and put the small suitcase and other items into the suitcase.
Ning Zhiheng watched as Xu Yongchang finished packing, then stepped forward and extended his hand. Xu Yongchang was taken aback, but quickly reached out to shake his hand. Ning Zhiheng patted his shoulder with his other hand and encouraged him gently, "We have lost all our personnel in Qingdao. This operation can only be completed by you alone. Be careful in everything. After eliminating the traitors, when you return to Shanghai, I will personally celebrate your success!"
Xu Yongchang quickly straightened up and solemnly said, "Please rest assured, Chief, Yongchang will definitely complete the mission!"
"Return safely!"
The two shook hands and parted ways. Xu Yongchang picked up his suitcase, turned around, and left the room. Ning Zhiheng paused for a moment, looked at the time, and also got up and left the Buli Coffee Shop, quickly departing with Yi Huaan.
Around 9 p.m. that evening, He Siming arrived at the room to report the situation to Ning Zhiheng.
In the past few days, under repeated pressure from the Japanese headquarters, both Hiroki Kagesa and Keiji Tsuchihara have made many compromises, and the progress of the tripartite talks has accelerated considerably. Sometimes the meetings even went on until late at night. He Siming's work has also been very busy, so he has not had time to come and report on his work in the past two days.
Tonight, I finally found an opportunity to meet with him. Because of the time constraints, Ning Zhiheng didn't say much and directly asked him to report the important information about the tripartite talks.
As expected, the reporters' information was correct. According to He Siming's account, the three-party talks had reached several secret agreements, which detailed the division of rights and interests among all parties, and in fact, also represented the interests of Japan in Central and Eastern China.
He Siming tried his best to remember the details and recounted them to Ning Zhiheng one by one.
Ning Zhiheng also wrote everything down with pen and paper. After organizing it, he took out his camera and carefully took pictures one by one, then carefully put away the film.
He Siming struck a match, and Ning Zhiheng held the paper he was recording to the flame. The paper quickly caught fire and was thrown into the glass ashtray, where it soon turned to ashes.
With everything settled, Ning Zhiheng looked at He Siming with satisfaction and a relieved smile on his face. He said, "This trip to Qingdao has been a devastating one for us, with heavy losses. The only bright spot is you. These secret agreements alone are of immeasurable intelligence value."
He was naturally pleased to hear Ning Zhiheng's praise, and he replied, "You flatter me. I was just lucky. At this pace, the tripartite talks will be completed soon, and this trip to Qingdao has been somewhat fruitful!"
"It's such a pity for those brave warriors! Luo Yuze, he was my comrade-in-arms back in Nanjing, I never imagined he would also sacrifice his life here!"
Ning Zhiheng couldn't help but sigh with regret. He hadn't known before that the leader of the special operations team that carried out this sabotage operation was Luo Yuze. He only learned about it later from a telegram sent by headquarters, and he was heartbroken.
Back in the Military Intelligence Bureau, he and Luo Yuze were both action team leaders in the Action Section. At that time, Ning Zhiheng rose to prominence and elevated the Action Section to the top position in the Military Intelligence Bureau. Among the five action team leaders, although Ning Zhiheng was the youngest and least experienced, he had the most influence.
Although Luo Yuze is older than Ning Zhiheng, he has great respect for Ning Zhiheng, and the two get along very well.
Years have passed, and Wei Liangbi, the former leader of the first action group, now holds a high position and has become Ning Zhiheng's deputy.
Ye Zhiwu, the leader of the second action group, and Ning Zhiheng went to the battlefield together and had already sacrificed themselves in the Battle of Shanghai.
Wu Huarong, the leader of the Fifth Action Group, participated in several operations in Shanghai, suffering heavy losses. He was scrambled out of Shanghai and is still resting in southern Jiangsu.
The leader of the third action group was Luo Yuze, who has now also died heroically in Qingdao. The world has changed, and the old friend is no longer here. All of this makes Ning Zhiheng especially sad!
Seeing that Ning Zhiheng was in a bad mood, He Siming didn't know how to comfort him, so he changed the subject and said, "By the way, did you know? Zou Chengbin of the North China Provisional Government has been arrested by the Special Higher Police. He is Wang Shulu's confidant."
Ning Zhiheng nodded and said, "I've already heard about this. It's no longer a secret. I believe that all the major intelligence agencies have already noticed that something is wrong."
Upon hearing this, He Siming frowned and continued, "However, Zou Chengbin wasn't the only one arrested this time. As far as I know, there's another suspect who was arrested by the Shadow Agency."
"There's another suspicious person? Who is it?" Ning Zhiheng's mind immediately tightened.
How did another one appear? A trilateral meeting attracted spies and agents from both China and Japan. They displayed their abilities and methods, and even Ning Zhiheng, who was deeply involved, felt that it was complicated and confusing.
He Siming replied, "This person is Liang Anhong's confidential secretary, named Su Jiaxiang. He is the intelligence officer responsible for translating for Liang Anhong. He is Major Terauchi of our Special Higher Police. The two of us have a good relationship. According to him, during a break in the meeting, Liang Anhong asked Kagesa Hiroki about some things, including his confidential secretary Su Jiaxiang. It is said that he has confessed that it was Su Jiaxiang who leaked some information about the tripartite talks."
He Siming had a wide social circle and was well-liked among intelligence officers in Shanghai. He often obtained a lot of secret information that others could not access. Su Jiaxiang's arrest was not a secret among the upper echelons of the reformist government, so He Siming soon heard the news.
Ning Zhiheng was also puzzled. He had reported the intelligence about the tripartite talks to the Military Intelligence Bureau headquarters, so how could it have been leaked by this Su Jiaxiang? And who exactly was this Su Jiaxiang?
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