Ning Zhiheng picked up the materials and flipped through them. After a while, he finally spoke, "A staff officer of the Military Commission? It seems the first fish has surfaced. Have you set up surveillance?"
“It’s all arranged. Sun Jiacheng is still staking out Yong’an Bank, and Zhao Jiang is monitoring Liang Shi’an!” Wang Shucheng replied.
"Go back and strengthen surveillance carefully. I'll go ask the section chief for instructions. I expect they'll take the next step soon. Don't make any mistakes. This is a great opportunity for you!" Ning Zhiheng nodded and instructed.
"Yes, I understand!" Wang Shucheng accepted the order and left.
Ning Zhiheng picked up the file materials, quickly left the room, and rushed to Zhao Ziliang's office.
"Section Chief, the first target for Yong'an Bank has been identified!" Ning Zhiheng reported to Zhao Ziliang.
He handed the file to Zhao Ziliang and explained the current situation in detail.
After listening to Ning Zhiheng's report, Zhao Ziliang asked excitedly, "This is great news! What are you planning to do now?"
Ning Zhiheng said with a smile, "Section Chief, I don't have the patience to waste time with him. Let's stick to the old method we used to deal with Su Yu: send him a piece of false information that he can't refuse, so he'll come out on his own. Then we can follow the clues to find his superior, and then it'll be time for us to make the arrest!"
“We don’t have any suitable informants in the Military Commission. Sigh! Looks like we’ll have to get the Intelligence Section involved again. Last time I had them investigate Xie Haochu and Geng Boming, and Gu Zhengqi and his gang got quite smug! Oh well, one sheep is one sheep, two sheep are another! Let them handle it all!” Zhao Ziliang hesitated for a moment, then made the decision decisively. He knew that if the Action Section were to do these things, they probably couldn’t compete with the Intelligence Section, so he decided to be generous.
He immediately picked up the phone and called Gu Zhengqi. Gu Zhengqi arrived quickly and, upon entering and seeing Ning Zhiheng, exclaimed happily, "Zhiheng, you found the target so quickly? Haha, you're a lucky guy! It's like the Japanese spies just jump out of the house as long as you sit there!"
"Section Chief Gu, you flatter me. This time, I will still need your cooperation!" Ning Zhiheng quickly said modestly.
Zhao Ziliang, however, was not so polite. He placed the files on the desk and said, "Old Gu, this time the target is the Military Commission. You should have your own informants, right? The old method: test the waters and lure them out! We'll handle the tracking and arrest! No problem?"
"No problem! No problem! These are our specialties. Old Zhao, you've been very generous this time. From now on, if we brothers work together, it will definitely be twice as effective!" Gu Zhengqi laughed heartily, warmly establishing a relationship without any of the resentment he used to harbor!
Zhao Ziliang curled his lip, thinking to himself, "I don't believe you!" He pushed the file materials in front of Gu Zhengqi.
Gu Zhengqi picked up the file and looked it over, then said with a smile, "I'll arrange it right away. Just wait for my notification!"
After saying goodbye, he left with a smile!
"That old fox got off too easy!" Zhao Ziliang muttered to himself as he watched Gu Zhengqi's retreating figure.
The next morning, Liang Shi'an went to work at the Military Commission's Conscription Department as usual, entered his office, and carried out his work in an orderly manner.
The Military Commission was the highest executive body of the National Military Government, and its leader was the chairman. It was the center for the military to handle military affairs.
However, the Ministry of Military Service is in an awkward position, playing a role that skirts the rules. Currently, it is just a quiet and insignificant department. Liang Shian has little official business to handle. After finishing the two documents in his hand, there is nothing else to do.
Liang Shi'an stood up helplessly, made a cup of tea by the kettle stand, then returned to his seat, took a sip of tea, and slowly flipped through a newspaper he had pulled out from behind him.
Meanwhile, the other two staff officers in the office had also finished their work long ago, but they couldn't sit still, so they got up and went to other departments. Soon, only Liang Shi'an was left in the office, reading the newspaper to pass the time, waiting for lunch to end! The work in the conscription department was so little, just sitting there was a waste of time!
At this moment, a military officer in his thirties was hiding near the office of the conscription department. He watched as people came out of the conscription department one after another, but he did not see Liang Shi'an. He was overjoyed, as things seemed to be going more smoothly than he had imagined!
He hurried back to his office and made a phone call.
Liang Shi'an was reading the newspaper and was feeling really bored. He thought he would go out for a walk when the phone in the office rang. He couldn't help but feel secretly relieved!
Fortunately, I was still in my office. Otherwise, if my superiors had called and no one in my department had answered, given the tight management of the Military Commission, I would have been in trouble with them again!
He quickly picked up the phone, and a serious voice came from the other end.
"Is it the Ministry of Military Service?"
"Yes, this is the place. May I ask who you are?" Liang Shi'an heard the voice and quickly asked.
"I am Zhang Zeyang, an operations staff officer from the Second Operations Division! Who are you?"
"Ah! It's Staff Officer Zhang! I am Liang Shi'an from the Military Service Department!" Liang Shi'an quickly replied. The Operations Department's office was not far from their Military Service Department, and he often saw Staff Officer Zhang. No wonder his voice sounded familiar.
Although both are organizational departments of the Military Commission, the Conscription Department and the Operations Department are worlds apart.
The Operations Department is the highest-level department that coordinates the deployment and operations of the armed forces nationwide. It is responsible for formulating national defense operational plans and issuing operational orders during wartime.
The Ministry of Conscription was merely responsible for counting the number of soldiers and recruiting them. However, at that time, the Kuomintang army had a diverse and uneven pool of recruits, making the Ministry of Conscription practically useless.
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