After seeing Huo Yueze off, Ning Zhiheng immediately picked up the interrogation records and left the office, hurrying to the office of Deputy Section Chief Xiang Yan. He had solved such a big case and arrested eight Japanese spies; this was an absolutely major case, and he had to report it immediately.
Section Chief Zhao Ziliang has been in Hangzhou for three days now. Logically, the arrest operation should be over, but there has been no news yet, and he doesn't know the specific situation. He can only report to Deputy Section Chief Xiang Yan now.
When Xiang Yan saw Ning Zhiheng enter, he couldn't help but laugh and asked, "I heard that your entire action team was mobilized yesterday, so I knew you would come here to report on your work. Tell me, what did you achieve yesterday?"
Section Chief Zhao Ziliang went to Hangzhou, and the work of the Action Section was handed over to Deputy Section Chief Xiang Yan. After all, the work of the Action Section was not only to catch Japanese spies, but also to complete many other tasks. Now that only three of the five action groups remained, manpower was quite tight, so Xiang Yan naturally had to keep a close eye on the work of his subordinates.
These past two days, Ning Zhiheng's fourth action group has been making constant moves, clearly indicating that they are taking action. Naturally, this could not be kept from Xiang Yan. He knew Ning Zhiheng's capabilities and knew that there would be results soon, so he had been waiting for Ning Zhiheng's report!
"Section Chief, you are truly a genius," Ning Zhiheng relayed Huo Yueze's flattering words verbatim to Deputy Section Chief Xiang. "I planned an operation these past two days, and it's now closed. My fourth action team was mobilized last night to surround and capture a Japanese spy group. All eight members of the Japanese spy group were caught without exception. However, they resisted fiercely during the capture, resulting in the deaths of six and the capture of two others. These are the confessions obtained from the overnight interrogation."
After he finished speaking, he respectfully handed the interrogation record in his hand to Xiang Yan.
"An entire Japanese spy team, all eight members captured without exception? You wiped them all out?" Xiang Yan could hardly believe his ears. Although he had long expected Ning Zhiheng to make some gains this time, he never imagined it would be such a large-scale operation.
The last time they arrested eight Japanese spies from a Japanese investigation team, they mobilized all the military forces of the Action Section, completely surrounding the cotton mill. The scale of the operation was unprecedented in the history of the Military Intelligence Investigation Bureau, and the results were also extremely brilliant. None of the eight members of the investigation team escaped, and the arrest operation was personally carried out by Ning Zhiheng.
But now Ning Zhiheng reports to him that the action team has been dispatched again and has arrested eight more Japanese spies, which is hard for him to believe.
Xiang Yan reached out and took the interrogation record, saying with a hint of resentment, "Zhiheng, the Japanese intelligence group in Nanjing has already gone into hiding. We've tried everything we can, but we haven't been able to find any trace of them. But since you came back, you've been staying in the office all day reciting your gibberish Japanese. How come you suddenly took action and caught so many Japanese spies? Do you think the Japanese spies only recognize you?"
Hearing Xiang Yan's words, Ning Zhiheng was speechless for a moment. He thought to himself that this Deputy Section Chief Xiang really had a jinx; what he said was really accurate. This time, the Japanese spy really did come specifically to him. Thinking about it, there would be a lot of trouble in the future, and Ning Zhiheng was also a little worried.
He could only force a smile and say, "Section Chief, the situation is indeed as you predicted. The Japanese spy team's target this time was indeed me, but I detected it in advance, set a trap, and eventually found their hideout, thus wiping them out in one fell swoop."
"Is it really looking for you?" Xiang Yan felt his brain wasn't working properly today. He quickly picked up the interrogation records and carefully read through them. After he understood the whole thing, his expression turned somewhat grim.
Because the Japanese had chosen the right direction, Xiang Yan, as one of the high-ranking officers in the Military Intelligence Investigation Department, was well aware of the role Ning Zhiheng played in dealing with Japanese spies. But now the Japanese had truly found Ning Zhiheng.
This time, a special arrest team was organized to deal with Ning Zhiheng, but fortunately Ning Zhiheng was one step ahead and successfully countered.
Although the problem has been solved this time, will the Japanese let it go? Of course not. What if it happens again? They can't be so lucky every time.
Xiang Yan didn't say much. He stood up, holding the interrogation record, and said to Ning Zhiheng, "Let's go. This matter must be reported to the Chief immediately. You will narrate the case. The arrest of eight Japanese spies is certainly no small matter, but your case is no small matter either. Both must be reported to the Chief."
Ning Zhiheng had, of course, prepared in advance. Such a big case definitely needed to be reported to the director in person. However, reporting to Xiang Yan was a necessary process. Even though he was highly regarded by the director, he could not bypass his superior and report directly to the director himself. This was absolutely not allowed by organizational procedures.
The two men quickly arrived at the director's office to request an audience. After Secretary Liu informed them, he invited them in.
Just then, they saw Director Xiang and Bian Ze in the office, both of them smiling as they watched Xiang Yan and Ning Zhiheng enter.
Ning Zhiheng reacted quickly. Seeing the expressions on the faces of the section chief and Bian Ze, he had an idea and couldn't help but ask, "Senior, is there good news from the section chief?"
"Zhiheng, your eyesight is truly excellent! You spotted it the moment you walked in," the section chief said with a broad smile. He clapped his hands excitedly, stood up from his seat, and said loudly, "Ziliang has lived up to expectations. He handled the situation well, and yesterday afternoon, he launched a simultaneous operation, capturing all the Japanese spies in the Hangzhou area in one fell swoop. Thus, the intelligence network that the Japanese had been operating in the Hangzhou area for forty years has been completely destroyed by us, removing another major threat to me. From now on, only Shanghai, the stronghold of Japanese spies, remains. I can now free up my resources to deal with them specifically."
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