Ning Zhiheng's words startled Shen Xiang. To be honest, although he knew some things about microfilm, he didn't know much about the specifics. Now, hearing the director's instructions, he hesitated for a moment.
Ning Zhiheng naturally had his own considerations. In fact, the moment he received the news, he had already made a judgment. As far as he knew, the technical data on the G-type engine and aerial torpedoes was extremely long, with a lot of drawings and data. It would be absolutely impossible to record it on paper and transport it by ocean.
Therefore, he believes that Germany must have used the microfilming technology most commonly used in the international intelligence community to capture all the information on small pieces of film, which is the safest and most secure method.
This microfilming technology is not actually a new technology. It has been used since the last century. In 1853, Britain was already able to print an entire Times newspaper onto a film with a diameter of one-sixth of a centimeter.
During the Franco-Prussian War of 1870, the French began to use this technology for military purposes, shrinking hundreds of thousands of confidential documents and instructions into tiny rolls of film for transport and transmission.
More than 80 years have passed, and today, microfiber technology has made great strides, with significant improvements in storage capacity and stability.
This technology has now been widely adopted in many fields, especially in data storage. The advantages of microfilm technology are fully demonstrated. It can not only reduce a vast amount of data to a film the size of a postage stamp, but also microfilm has good stability, is not easily damaged, has strong storage security, and especially has a strong fidelity to the original.
Modern technologically advanced Western countries are also using this technology. Large banks, libraries, and newspapers all use it to store data. Even now, the British, fearing that German bombing would damage the precious books in the British Museum, use this technology to photograph all the books in the museum. Military intelligence agencies have naturally seen its benefits and therefore it is widely used in intelligence warfare.
However, this technology also has certain limitations. Microfilm not only requires high-resolution, high-resolution technical equipment for shooting, but even reading it requires special instruments, such as dedicated slide projectors and projection equipment. Even copying equipment is extremely rare.
However, due to China's relatively backward science and technology, it has had little contact with microscale technology.
It is said that the United States funded a set of microfilm equipment for the Beiping Library a year before the Battle of Shanghai, but it was seized by the Japanese military after the war.
As far as Ning Zhiheng knew, only the headquarters of the Military Intelligence Bureau had recently purchased a set of microfilming and reading equipment, as well as dedicated copying equipment, from the United States. As for other secret departments, it seemed that they were not equipped with such equipment at all.
Even in Shanghai, Ning Zhiheng had never heard of such advanced equipment. He figured that even if it existed, it would definitely be in the hands of Japanese intelligence.
Hong Kong, as an international port city under British occupation, was likely to possess such facilities.
Ning Zhiheng knew that even if he managed to obtain the microfilm of the blueprints, he would still need to find the necessary microfilming equipment, especially a copier, to make copies of the film so that he could hand them over to the Military Intelligence Bureau and the underground party organization. That's why he asked Shen Xiang to investigate whether such professional equipment could be found in Hong Kong.
Ning Zhiheng then instructed, "You should focus on searching in places like banks, libraries, newspapers, and even film companies. Get back to me as soon as possible. If you can't find anything, spend a lot of money to buy a set from the United States. We'll need this kind of equipment in the future."
"Yes, I will investigate immediately and report back to you as soon as possible!" Shen Xiang nodded quickly in acceptance of the order.
As night fell, two young men emerged from a tenement building near the Hong Kong pier.
One of the men walked in front, slightly taller and thinner, with an ordinary face. He wore a suit, but the jacket was open, making him look out of place. At this moment, he spat out a curse, saying, "That scoundrel Dong is a real piece of work. He's always chasing after me for some trivial debt. It's not like I'm refusing to give it to him. Who does he think he is, putting on that ugly face? Bah..."
Behind him was another man, shorter in stature but with broad shoulders and a thick back, making him appear quite robust. His features were also more regular. He glanced at his companion and advised, "Fei-zai, we've been having a run of bad luck these days, so let's not go to that rotten ghost Dong's gambling den anymore. From what he said today, it seems like he's serious. He might come after you, so be careful."
Fei Zai curled his lip and said dismissively, "Ah Ren, don't worry. We're not without our own gangs. Even that rotten ghost Dong has to give Brother Bing some face. There's always a way out. Come on, it's still early. Let's find a place for a late-night snack and a couple of drinks before we go back!"
The two men walked together, intending to find a place to have a few drinks, but they hadn't gone far when two figures appeared ahead. One of the men said, "Fei-zai, Ah-ren, Brother Bing wants to see you!"
The two men exchanged a glance. This was someone sent by their gang leader to find them. They dared not delay and quickly nodded in agreement. They followed the man and soon arrived at a large courtyard.
This is the residence of Bing Gor, the leader of the "Wo Shing Tong". Wo Shing Tong is a local gang in Hong Kong, whose main members are dockworkers and local thugs. It is relatively powerful. Fei Zai and Ah Yan are both members of Wo Shing Tong.
The group entered the hall, where Brother Bing was already waiting. Seeing the two men come in, he frowned and asked directly, "Fei-zai, you've been having a good time these past few days. When are you going to deliver that batch of goods to me?"
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