After explaining things to He Siming, Ning Zhiheng let He Siming leave first. He then sat in his office reading a book. Half an hour later, he got up and left.
A motorcade drove along the street, which was crowded with pedestrians, most of whom were dressed in new clothes and carrying a variety of items. There were even children setting off firecrackers on the side of the street. Seeing this festive scene, Ning Zhiheng suddenly realized that there were only three days left until the Lunar New Year.
Since returning to Shanghai from Chongqing, he has been busy with several important tasks and then went to Qingdao to attend a meeting. He has completely forgotten that the most important festival of the year for Chinese people is coming soon.
Ning Zhiheng secretly considered that he should go back to the concession in the next few days to take a look.
Every year before, Ning Zhiheng would spend New Year's Eve at Tan Mansion with Zuo Rou and his key subordinates. This year would be no exception. Moreover, he needed to arrange for someone to send the secret tripartite agreement film back to the Chongqing headquarters.
Because the Japanese celebrate the Lunar New Year according to the Gregorian calendar, they consider New Year's Day to be the beginning of the year, which is the Lunar New Year, and they don't care much about the Chinese Lunar New Year. The Japanese expatriate community doesn't have any celebrations, so no one would notice when Ning Zhiheng left.
Back at the Fujiwara Company, Ning Zhiheng went to his office, quickly dealt with his tasks, and then called in Hirao Daichi to inquire about the handover with Si Guangyuan.
"President, as you instructed, Si Guangyuan has transferred the property rights of Shenghua Department Store and a luxury apartment near Rue de la Paix to us. However, the four paintings and calligraphy will have to wait a few more days. The shop owner is a bit stubborn, and Si Guangyuan asked us to give him two more days."
After Si Guangyuan took Wan Mulin away that evening, he quickly handed over the ownership to Hirao Daichi, the general manager of Fujiwara Company, the next day.
Unexpectedly, when they went to Boguzhai to buy several other scrolls of ancient calligraphy, some problems arose. The shop owner was really reluctant to sell them, and it almost caused a scene.
Upon hearing this, Ning Zhiheng smiled slightly. It would be better if this matter caused some commotion, so that everyone would know about the deal between the Green Gang and himself.
Ning Zhiheng asked, "This matter isn't urgent. By the way, how are the arrangements in Nanjing going?"
"Everything has been arranged. The expansion of the Nanjing branch has been completed, and your residence in Nanjing has been renovated and furnished. You can move in at any time."
Ning Zhiheng had already arranged for Hirao Daichi to prepare for his move to Nanjing, and Hirao Daichi naturally did not dare to slack off, spending several months to finally complete the task.
Ning Zhiheng nodded in satisfaction and instructed, "Nanjing is not what it used to be. It has once again become the central hub of Central China. Our company should pay attention to this. In the meantime, we should mobilize capable personnel to supplement the strength of the Nanjing branch. I estimate that in another month or two, we will have to go to Nanjing to stay for a while."
Hirao Daichi bowed and accepted the order: "Please rest assured, I will arrange everything in advance."
Ning Zhiheng gave a few more brief instructions and waved for him to leave.
At this moment, Yi Hua'an entered the office and reported in a low voice, "Mu Yu reports that Li Zhiqun returned to the Special Agent Headquarters yesterday morning."
Upon hearing this, Ning Zhiheng immediately perked up. Li Zhiqun had been missing for several days, but now he had finally reappeared. He pressed, "Li Zhiqun is back. Have you figured out where he was before?"
"No, Li Zhiqun only took a few close confidants with him when he left this time. There were no other people who knew the situation. Muyu cannot confirm his previous whereabouts for the time being."
"Have any criminals been apprehended?"
"No, there were only a few of them."
Ning Zhiheng pondered for a moment, then instructed, "Li Zhiqun's movements have been suspicious these past few days. I have a feeling he might be connected to us. Tell Muyu to keep a close eye on things and not let Li Zhiqun take advantage of us!"
"Yes!" Yi Hua'an nodded in agreement.
"Muyu also said that Li Zhiqun returned to the Special Agent Headquarters in the morning and went to the Second Action Team stationed at Kangjiaqiao in the afternoon to begin investigating some information about Xu Yongchang. It seems that he has indeed found the real cause of the plane crash."
Just as expected, these situations are the same as Ning Zhiheng's previous judgment; these opponents are incredibly fast.
Yi Hua'an then took out an envelope from his pocket and handed it to Ning Zhiheng, saying, "This is the item he gave to you."
Ning Zhiheng took the envelope, opened the seal, and tilted it downwards. Half a brand-new banknote landed in his hand. His gaze darkened, and he held the half banknote up to his face to examine it carefully. It took him a long time to put the envelope away.
Yi Dong'an knew the origin of this half-banknote and couldn't help but ask in confusion, "Xu Yongchang has already sacrificed himself, and this half-banknote is no longer of any use. What is this...?"
Ning Zhiheng shook his head and said, "Our previous judgment was somewhat wrong. The Shadow Agency released the detained suspects a few days ago and deliberately concealed and blocked the final search results. In other words, they already knew the cause of the accident, which is very abnormal."
I think Yongchang's fate remains to be verified. At the very least, he left some clues for the Japanese; otherwise, Li Zhiqun wouldn't have come to investigate him. We might still have some use for this half-note of legal tender.”
"You mean Xu Yongchang might still be alive?" Yi Hua'an asked in surprise.
"This is just my guess, and the possibility is very small. Actually, I'm most afraid that Fu Shengyuan and Wang Hanmin are still alive. If that happens, there will be a lot of trouble."
Ning Zhiheng explained some of his previous inferences and judgments to Yi Huaan. Yi Huaan was a key cadre in the Shanghai Intelligence Section, in charge of urban work, and one of Ning Zhiheng's main assistants. There were some things that needed to be made clear to him to avoid errors in future work due to poor information flow.
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