The call connected, and Ning Zhiheng said, "Section Chief Gu, this is Ning Zhiheng!"
Gu Zhengqi was a little surprised to hear that it was Ning Zhiheng calling, as Ning Zhiheng had never spoken to him directly on the phone before.
"It's Zhiheng! What's the matter?" Gu Zhengqi asked in a pleasant voice.
"Well, there's something I'd like to report to you!" Ning Zhiheng said respectfully.
Although Gu Zhengqi appears carefree and jovial, he holds a high position and wields great power in the Military Intelligence Investigation Department, controlling the most powerful department within the department. Ning Zhiheng always treats him with utmost respect and would never dare to offend him in any way.
"Haha, if you need to report, you should report to that guy Old Zhao, why would you come to me? Alright, just say what you need, and I'll do what I can!" Gu Zhengqi knew that Ning Zhiheng must have something to ask of him, so he spoke directly.
"Section Chief Gu, you're amazing! You knew exactly what I wanted to say! Haha, it's like this, just two hours ago, we arrested Liang Shi'an. He confessed that the spy who recruited him was Gu Wenshi, a staff officer from the 3rd Regiment of the 14th Division. Our investigation revealed that this person disappeared half a month ago. The 14th Division has already reported the case, and I heard that the intelligence section is in charge of it. I'm thinking of merging these two cases. I wonder what Section Chief Gu's opinion is?"
Upon hearing this, Gu Zhengqi readily agreed. He could clearly distinguish which of the two cases was more serious. The espionage case was naturally much more serious than the disappearance case, and Ning Zhiheng's request to merge the cases was perfectly reasonable.
"Of course, Zhiheng, you are decisive and efficient in your work, without any hesitation. You arrested Liang Shi'an cleanly and efficiently. Actually, that's what I was thinking at the time. Great minds think alike, haha!" Gu Zhengqi's words are always pleasant to hear, but his methods are shrewd and unique. In this respect, he is quite similar to Deputy Director Huang Xianzheng!
"Section Chief Gu, you flatter me. Shall I go and pick up the investigation report on Gu Wenshi's disappearance?" Ning Zhiheng said with a smile.
"Hey, you don't need to run errands for such a small thing. Here, I'll have someone deliver it to you right away, it'll be quick!" Gu Zhengqi laughed heartily upon hearing this.
"Alright, thank you for your trouble, I'll be waiting!" Ning Zhiheng said with a smile.
Not long after, the intelligence department sent over the investigation report on Gu Wenshi's disappearance. Unexpectedly, the person who sent the report was Huang Taoguang, an acquaintance of Ning Zhiheng.
"Haha, it's Brother Huang! It's been so long! I didn't expect you to have time today. Please have a seat!" Ning Zhiheng stood up and took two steps forward to greet Huang Taoguang, gesturing for him to sit down.
This Huang Taoguang was the same intelligence officer Ning Zhiheng met when he first carried out a field mission, who was also the leader of the Shadow Team, Fu Cheng.
Later, in order to capture Huang Xiansheng, Ning Zhiheng went to Huang Taoguang for advice and learned a lot of basic knowledge about espionage work. The two got along very well, but after that, they had no contact with each other. Unexpectedly, they met again today!
"Team Leader Ning, this is the investigation report on Gu Wenshi's disappearance that you requested. We've been quite busy lately, and there hasn't been much progress on this case. I hope you'll understand, Team Leader Ning!" Huang Taoguang quickly said with a smile.
Looking at the young man before him, he couldn't help but feel deeply moved. Just a few months ago, this young man was a novice military academy graduate who knew nothing about intelligence work and was just a junior lieutenant.
However, in such a short time, Feng Yunhui has made great strides and become a powerful figure in the Military Intelligence Investigation Department. As the major military commander of the action group, he couldn't help but sigh at the unpredictability of life. When he first sought his advice, how could he have imagined the situation today!
"Not at all, Brother Huang, it's been a long time since we last met you, you still look as dashing as ever! How come you're in charge of this missing persons case?" Ning Zhiheng said with a smile, casually taking the investigation report.
"Uh! Actually, it's Team Leader Qian Zhong who's in charge, but he's too busy, so he asked me to come instead," Huang Taoguang said somewhat awkwardly.
It turned out to be Qian Zhong. Ning Zhiheng immediately understood. Qian Zhong was his old nemesis. The two had a deep-seated grudge. Back then, Qian Zhong was so greedy that he tried to renege on the hush money owed to Wei Liangbi and himself. In the end, the two fellow apprentices came to his door and extorted five thousand US dollars from him. He was still resentful to this day.
Unexpectedly, this time it was he who was in charge of Gu Wenshi's disappearance case. He probably didn't want to see Ning Zhiheng, so he sent Huang Taoguang to deliver the investigation report.
Ning Zhiheng opened the investigation report, but it was not very long, and he finished reading it quickly.
Ning Zhiheng frowned and said, "How come there's only this much information? There's only a blurry photo of Gu Wenshi, his resume from his military file, and records of his colleagues' interviews."
Did they send anyone from his hometown to investigate? He may not have relatives, but surely he has close friends or acquaintances? For example, a woman he's close to, or a friend he gets along with. Were these people investigated? Were the places he frequents investigated? None of this work was done!
This is going too far! What is Qian Zhong doing? He's just going through the motions and hasn't done any in-depth investigation at all. Ning Zhiheng couldn't help but feel annoyed when he saw this.
The intelligence department is indeed full of talented people with a deep foundation, but there are also many who are just sitting in their positions without doing anything. Qian Zhong is one of them. He relies on being the old subordinate of the section chief and also his fellow townsman. His case-handling ability is average, but he has many ways to make money.
This is evident from the investigation report; it offered little help, and Ning Zhiheng had to start all over again.
Huang Taoguang shrugged awkwardly. This case wasn't actually his responsibility; he was just sent by Qian Zhong to run errands!
Seeing Huang Taoguang's expression, Ning Zhiheng realized he had asked the wrong person. He could only force a smile and say, "I'm sorry, Brother Huang, I wasn't talking about you! That's all for now. Leave the investigation report with me, let's get together sometime and keep in touch. I still have a lot to ask you!"
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