Ning Zhiheng's words made He Siming's eyes light up. He knew that Ning Zhiheng had been away from the city for more than ten days. In such a short time, could it be that the director had already made a gain?
He asked in a low voice, "What, have the blueprints really gotten into Shanghai? Have we made contact with that intelligence officer?"
Ning Zhiheng didn't need to hide anything from He Siming. As his most important intelligence agent, He Siming would be involved in many things later on, so there was no need to hide anything.
He nodded and said, "We have indeed made contact and have obtained the blueprints. However, this intelligence officer was very unreliable, and we have already dealt with him. What you need to do now is to closely monitor the subsequent developments. If the Japanese shift their investigation focus to us, you must report it promptly."
"That's really true!" He Siming clapped his hands and laughed happily. "But the Japanese aren't stupid either. They've already guessed that this intelligence officer might have fled to Shanghai and sold the blueprints through the intelligence market. The Special Higher Police have also received orders to assist in the investigation, and many departments have been mobilized."
This is not surprising. The British suspected that the Japanese were responsible for Scott's disappearance, but the Japanese themselves knew that this matter had nothing to do with them. Scott was very likely unable to resist the temptation of profit and fled with the map. So where would he go?
Since it's all about money, the blueprints must be delivered. Shanghai, as the largest intelligence hub in China, is naturally Scott's first choice. So now Shanghai has once again become the focus of the Japanese attention.
However, this was exactly what Ning Zhiheng was thinking. The news that the blueprints were being traded in the Shanghai intelligence market could cover up the truth and allow him to explain himself to the headquarters and extricate himself from the matter.
Thinking of this, he instructed He Siming, "Find a way to spread the word that this intelligence officer has entered Shanghai and is currently looking for a buyer to make a deal. Can you do that?"
“No problem!” He Siming immediately nodded in agreement. With his intelligence capabilities in Shanghai, it wouldn’t be difficult for him to secretly spread some rumors within the Japanese intelligence agency. “This is easy to do. Given the current situation, as long as a little bit of information gets out, it will quickly spread throughout Shanghai. I will make the arrangements.”
Ning Zhiheng had always trusted He Siming. He was indeed exceptionally talented in intelligence work and was careful and cautious in his actions, never making a mistake.
After arranging that matter, he changed the subject and asked, "By the way, how's it going with the bank?"
He Siming nodded and said, "Everything is going smoothly. The engraving of the ten-yuan coin is almost complete. Ito Teppei said that he can give me the engraving in ten days at most. As for the five-yuan coin engraving, we will have to wait a few more days."
"Has the Reserve Bank already started printing?" Ning Zhiheng asked.
He Siming replied, "It has already started. The printing plant is working day and night. According to the plan, all the banknotes will be printed by the end of the year. By the way, Zhou Fushan also came to Shanghai just a few days ago."
"Zhou Fushan has come to Shanghai?" This news immediately caught Ning Zhiheng's attention. "Is it because of the Reserve Bank?"
"Yes, the Reserve Bank is now ready. As the nominal president of the Nanjing Reserve Bank, Zhou Fushan should also come to Shanghai to oversee things. It is said that he came to Shanghai this time to persuade the Shanghai business community to fully accept the issuance of the Central Reserve Bank currency. In the past two days, he has already made contact with many people in the financial sector."
So that's how it is. Everyone knows that the issuance of the Central Reserve Coin will definitely not go smoothly. Without the approval of Shanghai's financial sector, all the major foreign banks, the four major banks of the Kuomintang, and all the private banks will resist the issuance of the Central Reserve Coin and refuse to conduct exchange business. In that case, the Central Reserve Coin will at most serve the function of Japanese military currency, and its issuance value will be greatly reduced.
However, Ning Zhiheng was not optimistic about Zhou Fushan's trip. Of course, the final outcome would not change. As the situation developed, the Nanjing puppet government would naturally use various methods to solve these problems. He just had to let things take their course.
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