The officer then took an envelope from the table and handed it to Ning Zhiheng, saying, "This is my handwritten order. If anyone at the Hangzhou station obstructs or refuses to cooperate during the mission, you may act as you see fit and deal with them on the spot. There must be no leniency!"
His words were filled with murderous intent!
Clearly, the fact that the Hangzhou military intelligence station was failing to complete its mission and making excuses at every turn greatly angered the section chief, who then decided to punish them. Given the section chief's character, this matter would not be left unresolved; sooner or later, he would find a pretext to cause trouble.
The Chief of Staff was strict in managing the troops, with clear rewards and punishments, and he tolerated no wrongdoing. Even a trusted confidant like Gu Zhengqi, the head of the intelligence section, would not be spared if he made a serious mistake; how could he possibly let anyone else off the hook!
Ning Zhiheng gave a proper military salute before solemnly accepting the handwritten order. With this imperial sword in hand, things would be much easier for him in Hangzhou.
Ning Zhiheng bowed and took his leave, exiting the director's office. Watching his departing figure, Bian Ze said, "Assassinating Kawamoto Kuraji is indeed too difficult. Even Ning Zhiheng is a shrewd and capable man, but I'm afraid he will find it hard to succeed."
The magistrate turned around and slowly sat down in his chair. After careful consideration, he said in a slow tone, "Kawamoto Kuraji knows us too well. He is too much of a threat to us. This time, he seems to have been demoted to Hangzhou as a diplomat, but in fact, he is continuing to preside over the intelligence work in Hangzhou. The consulate in Hangzhou is actually the headquarters of the Japanese Special Higher Police. If Ning Zhiheng can succeed this time, that would be good. If he really can't do it, there's no need to force it."
However, based on my understanding of Ning Zhiheng, and given his abilities, if he really wanted to do it, this shouldn't be too difficult for him!
Bian Ze did not expect that the Chief would have such confidence in Ning Zhiheng. However, Ning Zhiheng's extraordinary abilities since his debut have earned him the complete respect of everyone in the Military Intelligence Investigation Department. That is why the Chief chose Ning Zhiheng to take charge of the matter when the Hangzhou Military Intelligence Station was unable to complete its mission.
Ning Zhiheng returned to his office, sat down in his seat, and held the director's handwritten order in his hand, feeling uneasy.
This unexpected situation turned his ordinary trip home into a perilous journey. Fortunately, his superior allowed him to manage the time for completing the task himself, giving him ample time to prepare.
He glanced at his watch and realized it was almost time to leave work. He then remembered that he hadn't yet delivered the case closure report to Zhao Ziliang. He quickly got up, grabbed his briefcase, and rushed to Zhao Ziliang's office to hand in the report. He figured that once Zhao Ziliang returned from Hangzhou, his subordinates' rewards would be coming out.
He returned to his office, went to the safe, turned the combination lock to open it, took out the portrait he had drawn the day before, picked up the briefcase Liu Datong had given him, and left his office.
Ning Zhiheng arrived at the Zuo siblings' courtyard first and knocked rhythmically on the gate. The Zuo siblings quickly opened the gate and let Ning Zhiheng in.
Once inside the room, Ning Zhiheng instructed, "I'm going back to Hangzhou tomorrow to handle some family matters. You all come with me. Buy three train tickets and follow me at a distance. Once we arrive in Hangzhou, find a house near my home and settle down. Then wait for my instructions!"
Zuo Gang asked, "Young Master, is there anything we need to prepare?"
Ning Zhiheng nodded, took out several stacks of banknotes from his bag and put them on the table, saying, "This is four thousand US dollars. Make some preparations yourselves. The main purpose of this trip is to send my family to Chongqing. There should be no danger. Finally, I want you to secretly escort them to Chongqing along the way, and then return to Nanjing to meet up with me. This will take quite a while."
Zuo Gang nodded and agreed, "Understood, we'll make preparations right away!"
Ning Zhiheng returned to his home and began packing his things. He first moved the bed aside, then found a shovel and dug out the two large suitcases of cash that had been buried.
This trip to Hangzhou was a good opportunity to bring the money I had amassed. It was too unsafe to keep such a large sum of money in this small house, so I entrusted it to my father to take to Chongqing for self-defense.
Then he opened the safe, put the portrait inside, took out his two Browning pistols, and now the safe was full of banknotes.
The gold bars and legal tender seized from Gu Wenshi last time were exchanged by Zhao Jiang for £10,000. In addition, Liu Datong delivered US dollars today. Now he has a total of £60,000 and $160,000 in his hands. He left $10,000 in the safe for backup. He packed all the cash into the box and everything was in order.
Early the next morning, at Nanjing Railway Station, Ning Zhiheng, along with Sun Jiacheng, Zhao Jiang, and twenty capable team members, dressed in uniform Zhongshan casual clothes, waited quietly in the station's waiting room.
Four of the team members were carrying heavy boxes and were positioned in the middle of the group.
Wei Liangbi, accompanied by Shao Wenguang, and Wang Shucheng, accompanied by Huo Yueze, Nie Tianming, and more than ten other officers from the Military Intelligence Investigation Department, saw them off. Liu Datong also handed over some prepared gifts to Ning Zhiheng.
As the train pulled into the station, everyone said their goodbyes before Ning Zhiheng and his group boarded the train bound for Hangzhou.
Ning Zhiheng and his group sat side by side, occupying one end of the carriage. They shielded Ning Zhiheng and his four suitcases in the middle. The group were all capable and tough, clearly not ordinary passengers.
They all sat upright without saying a word, appearing very quiet and out of place among the passengers in the carriage.
The train started moving quickly, and the carriages were already full of passengers. Trains are generally divided into first-class, second-class, and third-class carriages. The comfort, treatment, and ticket prices of these three types of carriages differ significantly, and the facilities in the carriages also vary.
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