"Secondly, we need to know the movements of the Japanese."
Ning Zhiheng looked at Shen Xiang and asked, "As far as I know, the Japanese are not very powerful in Hong Kong. Their intelligence chief in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is Suzuki Hidehiko, right?"
Shen Xiang nodded and said, "Yes, in Hong Kong, the British are very wary of the Japanese, and Suzuki Hidehiko is also under a lot of pressure. However, he has never done anything out of line, and the two sides have always been at peace."
"Then keep a close eye on him!" Ning Zhiheng instructed. "But be careful, what we can think of, the British can also think of. I estimate there must be British surveillance near the Japanese consulate, so you can't get too close."
"Yes!" Shen Xiang nodded in acceptance.
"This task will be completed by you and Zuo Qiang. You are short-handed, so we have brought an action team with us this time. Make sure the personnel are properly arranged and there are no mistakes."
"yes!"
"Yes!" the two replied in unison.
In truth, Ning Zhiheng knew that such surveillance would not be very effective. During this critical period, Suzuki Hidehiko would be very cautious in his actions, and this was merely a precautionary measure.
"Third, we also need to keep an eye on what's happening at the Yue residence. Has Yue Sheng made any moves these days?"
“There has indeed been some activity!” Shen Xiang replied. “Since arriving in Hong Kong, Yue Sheng has kept a low profile and rarely shows his face. However, he still has influence and has managed to gather some local gangs. He has considerable power in the underworld. We have discovered that these gang leaders have visited Yue Sheng in the past two days. If I’m not mistaken, Yue Sheng has arranged for them to inquire about the blueprints.”
Ning Zhiheng nodded. The reason he arranged for Shen Xiang to monitor Yue Mansion was because he knew that the Military Intelligence Bureau did not have much power in Hong Kong. If they were to take any action, they would definitely need Yue Sheng, who lived in Hong Kong, to cooperate. After all, Yue Sheng had a certain status in the underworld and considerable power.
However, Ning Zhiheng's best-case scenario for coming to Hong Kong was to get his hands on the blueprints first. This way, he could report back to the Military Intelligence Bureau headquarters, increase the Chongqing government's bargaining power in negotiations with the British, and more importantly, he needed to make copies of the blueprints and send a copy to the underground party to complete the task assigned to him by the organization. This way, everyone would be satisfied. Therefore, he did not want the Military Intelligence Bureau to get the blueprints first.
Of course, this is just the best-case scenario. If the Military Intelligence Bureau succeeds in the end, Ning Zhiheng will have no choice but to accept it. He can't really fight with the people at headquarters. So he has to act quickly and make sure that the Japanese and British don't get their hands on the blueprints.
Ning Zhiheng asked, "Have you spotted anyone familiar, especially anyone from our Military Intelligence Bureau?"
“We’ve only been monitoring them for two days, which is too short a time to find anything yet.”
"Then continue the surveillance. We should also select personnel who have served at the Nanjing headquarters to monitor. If any headquarters intelligence personnel are found, they should be closely monitored and reported to me immediately."
"yes!"
"Yes!" Shen Xiang and the others answered in unison. Although they did not know why Ning Zhiheng ordered the surveillance of Yue Sheng instead of communicating with headquarters and cooperating, they knew that the Second Operations Division and the Military Intelligence Bureau headquarters had many unspoken thoughts between them due to factional reasons. They were well aware of this and did not want to delve into it. All they needed to do was follow the instructions of the division chief.
However, just in case, Ning Zhiheng explained, "Yue Sheng is, after all, a man of the underworld, and his subordinates are not discreet. We can only act in secret. Moreover, my actions in Hong Kong must be kept secret, otherwise it will involve many people and cause a lot of trouble. Therefore, our actions are independent."
At this point, Ning Zhiheng paused, looked at Shen Xiang, and instructed, "One last thing, send someone to investigate which units and departments in Hong Kong possess microfilm copying equipment. I need to make some preparations in advance!"
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