After watching for a long time, the director slowly nodded and couldn't help but sigh, "A loyal minister and martyr! What a pity for Xu Yongchang, who had just infiltrated No. 76..."
The Director was heartbroken by Xu Yongchang's sacrifice, but what was even more regrettable was that such a valuable asset had been lost, and the Shanghai Intelligence Section paid a heavy price for it.
However, taking Fu Shengyuan's life was all worthwhile. The reason why the Director ordered Ning Zhiheng to eliminate this man at all costs was because Fu Shengyuan had close ties with the Military Intelligence Bureau's Beiping and Tianjin stations. If he caused trouble, the Military Intelligence Bureau's two major northern strongholds would be in imminent danger, repeating the tragedy of the Qingdao station. Fortunately, Ning Zhiheng acted in time, and the situation was finally brought under control.
As for Wang Hanmin, the losses he caused are incalculable. He is definitely a thorn in the side of the Director, someone he wishes he could tear apart. This time, he has finally been dealt with.
With this major threat gone, the Director was in high spirits. Wei Liangbi seized the opportunity to ask, "Director, this time, in order to eliminate Wang Hanmin and Fu Shengyuan, the Intelligence Section lost such an important insider. This loss is considerable, especially Xu Yongchang, who made a huge sacrifice. I hope the Director will consider this!"
"Don't worry about that!"
With a wave of his hand, the bureau chief immediately promised, "Yongchang's loyalty and bravery should be a model for us all. I will give him special recognition and rewards to ensure that he has no worries after his death and provide compensation for his family!"
He coughed lightly and continued, "There's one more thing. Regarding the intelligence section's report on Zou Chengbin and Su Jiaxiang, I can tell you definitively that these two have absolutely no connection with our Military Intelligence Bureau. I suspect they're either from the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics or underground Communist Party members. Tell Zhiheng to do what he needs to do and not let this matter affect him!"
"Yes, I will inform Zhiheng!" Wei Liangbi nodded in acceptance.
Over the next two days, the tripartite talks progressed rapidly and finally came to an end. After receiving another report from He Siming and collecting the last few secret agreements, Ning Zhiheng knew that it was time for him to leave Qingdao.
At the end of the meeting, the three parties held a press conference, briefly declaring the meeting a complete success and once again boasting about the so-called major progress made in the peace and nation-building movement, and officially announcing the end of the tripartite meeting.
The following day, the three leaders and their representatives departed Qingdao, and the local powerful figures in Qingdao held a grand banquet to bid farewell to Ning Zhiheng.
In particular, the garrison commander, Kazuhiko Mitani, was especially enthusiastic, repeatedly inviting Ning Zhiheng to come to Qingdao for vacation again in the summer, promising to do his best to be a good host.
He also privately revealed to Ning Zhiheng that Tsuchihara Keiji was trying to investigate the leak of information regarding the destruction of the special operations team, and suspected that there was a problem with the garrison.
This greatly displeased Kazuhiko Mitani. He had put in the manpower and effort to help the other side complete the clearing mission, but in the end, he got himself into trouble and aroused the other side's suspicion. Under the circumstances, if it weren't for Keiji Tsuchihara's seniority, he probably would have been verbally abused.
Furthermore, Kazuhiko Mitani would never be foolish enough to reveal that he had leaked information to Tomohito Fujiwara. In fact, Kazuhiko Mitani would never believe that the leak was due to his own actions.
How could someone of Fujiwara Tomohito's stature possibly have any problems? So in the end, Tsuchihara Keiji found nothing, the matter made no progress, and ultimately came to nothing.
Upon hearing Mitani Kazuhiko's account, Ning Zhiheng realized that he had informed headquarters too promptly, causing them to react too quickly and almost exposing him to Tsuchihara Keiji's sight. He couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.
I was too careless. Facing a shrewd veteran agent like Tsuchihara Keiji, I actually exposed my own weakness. If it weren't for the protection of my status as a direct descendant of the Fujiwara family, I would have really stumbled this time!
This shows that intelligence work behind enemy lines is unpredictable and complex. Even with his own abilities, he could not guarantee that no accident would happen. Ning Zhiheng secretly warned himself that he could not relax his vigilance at any time.
After the farewell banquet, Ning Zhiheng and Kagesa Hiroki returned to Shanghai together on a private jet, with Matsudaira Hidemi following beside Ning Zhiheng.
This trip to Qingdao lasted ten days, during which many unknown secret events occurred. The two sides engaged in a fierce battle in the dark, each making huge sacrifices. Now it has finally come to an end.
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