In his office at the villa, Ning Zhiheng was gathering his subordinates to inquire about the latest progress.
He looked at Shen Xiang and asked, "How is the investigation into the Wanzhou Trading Company going?"
"We're investigating!" Shen Xiang straightened up and reported respectfully, "We've gathered some information from the sidelines. Wanzhou Trading Company is an old-established company that has been operating for over ten years. The owner is Chen Shijin, a native of Chaozhou. His background and origins are very clear; he's definitely Chinese. The only question is whether he's an external force of the Japanese or a mole for our Military Intelligence Bureau. Because of the short time we've had, this is all we've gathered so far."
Ning Zhiheng nodded and said, "The Japanese and high-ranking military intelligence officers are secretly contacting each other in Hong Kong. Since they chose to do so at the Wanzhou Trading Company, there must be something else going on here. We need to find out the details so we can be prepared for the future. By the way, you need to take this step slowly and not rush things. The most important thing is to be discreet and not let our whereabouts be missed."
"Yes, I will be careful!" Shen Xiang nodded in agreement.
Ning Zhiheng then instructed Ji Hongyi, "Contact Yong Feng; I need to see her."
"Yes, I'll contact her right away." Ji Hongyi nodded in acceptance, but he still asked in a low voice, "But... under what pretext should we request a meeting? I don't think there will be any progress on her end for the time being."
"Just say I have important intelligence to trade with her, and that I must ask her to see me," Ning Zhiheng said.
"Yes, I understand!" Ji Hongyi said no more and respectfully accepted the order.
Ning Zhiheng then said to Zuo Qiang, "Summon all your men back. Hand over the task of monitoring the Yue Mansion to the local team members. I estimate that the British will soon begin a large-scale investigation. You are a stranger and unfamiliar with the situation, so don't run into their trap."
"Yes!" Zuo Qiang replied, accepting the order.
At this point, the cadres understood that the section chief must have something big planned for today, otherwise he wouldn't have arranged to meet with Yong Feng and concluded that the British would immediately conduct a large-scale investigation.
Sure enough, Ning Zhiheng continued, "Just to let you know, our mission in Hong Kong is complete. Let's not cause any more trouble. Apart from monitoring the Yue Mansion and keeping an eye on Jiang Tianhe's whereabouts, everyone else should withdraw. We'll be back in Shanghai in the next couple of days."
Ning Zhiheng's words surprised everyone. Apart from meeting with Yong Feng once in the past few days, they had not received any news about the blueprints. How could the director suddenly notify them that the mission was completed? The group looked at each other, completely confused.
"Chief, have you got the blueprints?" Zuo Qiang couldn't help but blurt out. His action team had come to Hong Kong, but apart from participating in the surveillance of Yue Mansion, they had done almost nothing. Before they could make any moves, the chief announced that the mission was over.
Shen Xiang and Ji Hongyi were more composed, but their gazes toward Ning Zhiheng were filled with surprise and doubt, clearly indicating that they were also puzzled.
Ning Zhiheng nodded and said, "I won't go into the specifics, but everything went smoothly."
He didn't need to explain things to them in too much detail; he just needed his subordinates to obey orders and act according to his instructions.
Ning Zhiheng's men had followed him for a long time and were well aware of his methods and intelligence capabilities. Hearing this, they were all reassured. This mission was of great importance, and if it could be completed smoothly, everyone would be happy.
"All personnel involved in this Hong Kong operation must be given a gag order and must not leak any information; otherwise, they will be severely punished."
"yes!"
"yes!"
The cadres all stood at attention and answered in unison.
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