Upon hearing this, both Ning Zhiheng and Su Yue were taken aback. After a long while, Ning Zhiheng finally spoke up: "Mr. Zhou, you can't be so hasty. Li Zhiqun is the Minister of Police of the Nanjing government, the Director of the Special Operations Headquarters, and a confidant of General Yingzuo. It's really hard to believe that he has ties with the Chongqing government. Do you have any real evidence?"
Others may not know, but Ning Zhiheng is very clear that Li Zhiqun could never be involved with Chongqing's secret agents. Just look at the countless Kuomintang and Central Bureau of Investigation agents who have died at Li Zhiqun's hands. The Chongqing government wished they could skin Li Zhiqun alive, so he had no way out.
Zhou Fushan explained: "Here's what happened. I used to be in charge of the government's financial work in Shanghai, and I have some friends in the financial sector. Through them, I found out that the person spreading rumors was a man named Cheng Guangting. He used to be a manager at Dahua Bank and had a small reputation in Shanghai's financial sector. When I sent someone to find him, he was already an assistant manager at a private bank called Litai Bank."
"Litai Bank? Related to Li Zhiqun?"
"Yes, the bank's owner is Li Zhiqun, but he's not well-known. It was only established less than ten days ago, and its business hasn't even started yet. If it weren't for investigating Cheng Guangting, I wouldn't have even noticed that Li Zhiqun had ventured into the financial industry!"
Ning Zhiheng was somewhat surprised. Li Zhiqun had big ambitions and his influence in Shanghai was growing. Now he even knew how to get involved in the financial industry. You know, Shanghai's financial industry is very developed. All the money in China is concentrated here. As long as you have enough power behind you, you can raise enough money.
However, this is not uncommon. No matter who you are, if you stay in Shanghai for a long time, you will have a good business sense. Back when Yue Sheng's power was growing, didn't he also venture into finance, establish his own bank, and make a name for himself? If it weren't for the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War, which led to the bank's collapse, he would probably be a financial tycoon now. Li Zhiqun is learning from Yue Sheng's approach.
Ning Zhiheng asked, "Have you caught Cheng Guangting?"
Zhou Fushan shook his head and said, "No, my men are not discreet. He heard the news and disappeared without a trace. I guess Li Zhiqun hid him. As you know, Li Zhiqun has too much power in Shanghai. I really have no way to deal with him."
Su Yue, standing to the side, curled his lip and said coldly, "No matter how powerful Li Zhiqun is, can he be more powerful than the Empire, or more powerful than Fujiwara-kun? He's utterly arrogant. Fujiwara-kun, I think we should take this opportunity to teach Li Zhiqun a lesson and let him know what's what, or he'll really think he's the local tyrant of Shanghai!"
Ning Zhiheng turned to look at Su Yue and couldn't help but find it amusing. The rift between Su Yue and Li Zhiqun had a long history. Everyone knew that Li Zhiqun had followed Tsuchihara Keiji's orders to arrest Qin Lechi and force Su Yue to hand over the position of mayor of Shanghai.
As for Zhou Fushan, needless to say, during the great turmoil in Shanghai, both sides fought fiercely and were in complete disarray. Not only did Li Zhiqun suffer heavy losses, but Zhou Fushan's police force was also almost destroyed. Later in Nanjing, Zhou Fushan took revenge for personal reasons and made things difficult for Li Zhiqun everywhere. The two had long since become enemies and wished they could kill each other.
Now these two are joining forces to expose Li Zhiqun's shortcomings in front of me, trying to get me to take action against Li Zhiqun. They've certainly made a clever plan.
But how could Ning Zhiheng let them have their way? Behind Li Zhiqun was Kagesa Yuki, who was currently riding high and had considerable influence in the Japanese military. He also had a close relationship with Ning Zhiheng. How could he let others sway him and easily provoke trouble? What good would that do him?
Thinking of this, Ning Zhiheng smiled slightly and waved his hand, saying, "Mr. Zhou, since we can't catch anyone or find any solid evidence, it's hard to say that it's related to the Chongqing government. You have to understand that Li Zhiqun is a government official after all. It's not an easy thing to accuse him of colluding with the enemy on a whim. Besides, you should report these things to General Yingzuo. It's difficult for me to get involved."
Hearing Ning Zhiheng say this, the other two were very disappointed. On the way here, they had discussed taking this opportunity to bring down Li Zhiqun, but now it seemed that their hopes were slim!
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