Ning Zhiheng said, "That is indeed possible. I think we should broaden our horizons. I did a rough investigation of Yong'an Bank yesterday."
Yong'an Bank was a private bank jointly established by several prominent businessmen from Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces. Its initial purpose was simply to facilitate the flow of funds and to attract some financing.
Over the years, Yong'an Bank has not seen much development, its scale is not large, its reputation in the financial industry is not high, and it is not outstanding in the banking industry!
Why would Blackwater choose a bank with neither outstanding strength nor reputation as their channel for fund transfer?
One reason is that Wing On Bank is an ordinary small bank, so choosing this bank for fund transfers will not attract attention!
The second reason is that it still uses the more traditional management model of old banks, with one general manager, one assistant general manager, and one chief accountant. Without a strict review system, it is relatively easy to manipulate things.
However, I believe there must be a deeper reason why Blackwater chose Wing On Bank.
I have a feeling that the waters of Yong'an Bank are much deeper than I imagined!
So I have an even bolder idea: could it be that the Wing On Bank isn't just being used by the Blackwater group as a financial channel, but perhaps many other spy organizations are using this method? After all, spending such a huge amount just for the Blackwater group seems a bit wasteful!
Ning Zhiheng's words immediately made Zhao Ziliang's eyes widen: "If your guess is correct, then the situation will be different. It is very likely that we have found an important channel for the operation of funds for Japanese spies. We can use this main line to slowly find out some hidden spy organizations."
As Zhao Ziliang spoke, he became more and more excited! Following this line of thought, this time the harvest would be enormous, and if they were lucky, they might even severely damage the Japanese spy organization lurking in Nanjing.
As the capital of the Republic of China, Nanjing was always a prime target for Japanese espionage. Over the years, thanks to the efforts of Japanese intelligence agencies, they used various means such as bribery and subversion to infiltrate their spies into various departments in Nanjing. Japanese spies were present in almost every aspect of life.
The Military Intelligence Investigation Service was established against this backdrop, and if it succeeds in this major undertaking, its significance will be self-evident!
Zhao Ziliang was becoming increasingly satisfied with Ning Zhiheng, and he looked at Ning Zhiheng with great admiration. He knew that this young subordinate had extremely sharp eyes and a frighteningly accurate ability to reason and judge.
It seems that putting him in charge of the follow-up investigation of the Blackwater case was the right decision. There's always a way out; he has a feeling that this time there will be a big breakthrough.
"How do you plan to investigate?" Zhao Ziliang decided to spare no effort and do everything in his power to assist Ning Zhiheng in this investigation!
Ning Zhiheng continued, "If we want to avoid alerting the bank's internal staff, we can only conduct the verification through the bank's normal procedures."
I inquired and found that banks generally conduct account audits periodically. National banks audit accounts every ten days, while private banks typically audit them every two weeks. Yong An Bank's next account audit is in three days.
Ning Zhiheng then placed another piece of paper in front of Zhao Ziliang and said, "These are the names of the five shareholders of Yong'an Bank. They are all well-known businessmen in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas, and they all have the right to use their own accountants to participate in this audit of accounts."
My idea is to have one of the shareholders—of course, we need to make sure that the shareholder is trustworthy—integrate our people into the audit team, and secretly check the accounts for the recent period to see if there are any instances of funds being deposited and then withdrawn a few days later. We would then secretly record the details of these accounts.
Furthermore, the key focus should be on the financial statements of Su Yu and Mo Pingsheng's alias accounts to see if they match their claims and verify their accuracy.
Zhao Ziliang nodded and said, "That is indeed a solution, but there are many transactions involving merchants' funds in banks, and it is quite common for funds to change hands."
Your method of investigation can only narrow down the scope of the target; it doesn't necessarily mean that a spy organization's funds are at work.
Furthermore, checking the transaction records of all accounts is an enormous workload; one accountant simply cannot complete it! We need to find an excuse to bring in a few more accountants. I'll figure that out!
Ning Zhiheng nodded and said, "Section Chief is indeed very thoughtful. I was just taking things for granted and didn't consider many details. As expected, experience counts!"
Zhao Ziliang laughed and said, "Your brain is already sharp enough. If you could consider all these details so meticulously, we old guys would really have to step down and let you take over!"
At this point, Zhao Ziliang carefully examined the five names on the paper in his hand, then suddenly pointed to one of the businessmen's names and said, "Bai Hongcai, I vaguely remember this person; we've dealt with each other once before. He seems to have a clean record, so let's choose him!"
I spoke with him personally; he wouldn't dare refuse such a small matter. As for the accountant, I'll select a few capable people from the accounting department. This isn't difficult and should be completed quickly.
Afterwards, based on the results of our audit, we'll pinpoint those accounts. Then, we'll plant an informant at Yong'an Bank to closely monitor their movements. That should give us the chance to find our true target and we're sure to achieve something!
The two had discussed and agreed on all the details. Zhao Ziliang was to be in charge of the audit, while Ning Zhiheng went back to wait for the audit results.
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