After considering it for a long time, Taro Sagawa finally nodded. Indeed, securing his position was the first priority; otherwise, everything else was just empty talk.
"Alright, go to Hangzhou immediately to resolve the matter of Murakami Keita. I will personally oversee the operation here, to retaliate against the Chinese and maximize our gains. Hopefully, we can overcome this crisis!" Sagawa Taro said.
After discussing their plans and clearly defining their respective tasks, the two began to act separately.
Meanwhile, in Nanjing, Ning Zhiheng was still searching for Ding Dahai's whereabouts with great urgency. He ordered a city-wide manhunt, and Ding Dahai's photo was sent to various police stations. His portrait was posted on every street corner. However, this was all just doing his best and leaving the rest to fate and luck.
After a busy day, Ning Zhiheng didn't get back to his office until evening. He dragged his tired body and rested on the sofa for a while.
Just then, a knock sounded at the door. Ning Zhiheng called out, "Come in!" Huo Yueze pushed the door open and entered. He reported to Ning Zhiheng, "Team leader, this morning, my men discovered a fugitive at the arrest scene. His appearance is exactly the same as the criminal you're looking for. It's Ding Dahai."
Ning Zhiheng nodded, waved for Huo Yueze to sit opposite him, and gave a wry smile. He said, "Yuize, you're becoming more and more meticulous. You even arranged for surveillance after the arrest. That's very good. Your men are also very capable. I'm very pleased!"
Among my subordinates, you are the most capable, and your future achievements will certainly exceed this.
As for me, this is the first time a Japanese spy has escaped my grasp. I was careless. Ever since I joined the Military Intelligence Investigation Department, everything has gone smoothly, and every operation has yielded results. I always thought that dealing with the Japanese would be no problem with my own methods. Now it seems I was too complacent.
Hearing Ning Zhiheng's words, Huo Yueze chuckled and said, "Team leader, only you would dare to say such a thing. Before you joined the Military Intelligence Investigation Department, our Military Intelligence Department could not catch more than a few Japanese spies in a year. Let alone a codebook, even capturing a radio was a major achievement. You are making such a fuss over a single mistake. Isn't that too discouraging for us?"
Ning Zhiheng couldn't help but chuckle upon hearing this. He waved his hand and said with a smile, "The situation is different now. The Japanese are showing signs of weakness in intelligence, and we have a significant psychological advantage in dealing with them."
Huo Yueze nodded in agreement. It was indeed the case. Just a year ago, everyone in the Military Intelligence Investigation Department was extremely wary of Japanese spies, believing that they were well-trained, tightly organized, and extremely difficult to deal with.
However, now everyone in the Military Intelligence Bureau feels that the capabilities of Japanese spies are far less impressive than previously imagined. Every so often, the Action Section launches an operation, which yields considerable results. Even the Intelligence Section has recently dismantled a well-organized spy group.
Of course, the most outstanding achievement was Ning Zhiheng's capture of fourteen Japanese spies in a single day, a record that impressed everyone.
Seeing that it was getting late, Ning Zhiheng chatted with Huo Yueze for a few more minutes before going home to rest.
The very next morning, Ning Zhiheng went to work as usual and continued practicing his spoken Japanese with Yi Hua'an in the office. Yi Hua'an had already received his appointment notice and was to become a Japanese instructor in the training department, but this job had not yet officially started, so his main task was to accompany Ning Zhiheng in practicing Japanese.
Ning Zhiheng's spoken English has always been a major problem for him, but his progress is also very obvious. Yi Huaan carefully corrected every wrong pronunciation and habit of his until it met Ning Zhiheng's strict requirements.
Ning Zhiheng's requirement for Yi Huaan was that every pronunciation must be flawless, even if it was slow. Ning Zhiheng knew that in the coming years, his main opponents would be those well-trained Japanese spies, who were not easy to deal with. Perhaps even a tiny pronunciation error could plunge him into an irrecoverable predicament.
"Details determine success or failure"—this has always been Ning Zhiheng's motto!
Just then, the phone on his desk rang, and Ning Zhiheng picked it up.
"Team leader, this is Da Tou. I have something to report to you!" It was Liu Datong's voice on the other end of the phone.
"Okay, see you at the usual place!" Ning Zhiheng agreed and hung up the phone.
He turned to Yi Hua'an with an apologetic smile and said, "Hua'an, I'm sorry, I have to interrupt my studies again. I'll let you know when I'm done with my work!"
Yi Hua'an nodded with a smile. During his time in the Military Intelligence Investigation Department, he naturally knew the status of his backer in the department. As a major and the head of an action team, he held a pivotal position in the department, especially in the first department, the Action Section, where he had a very high reputation. The other action team leaders all had to follow his lead.
Naturally, his work was extremely busy, with things happening almost all day long, and interruptions to his studies were common, which Yi Hua'an had gotten used to.
After seeing Yi Hua'an off, Ning Zhiheng went straight out of the Military Intelligence Investigation Department and headed to a private room at Hongyun Teahouse. The waiter served tea and snacks and then left. Ning Zhiheng drank his tea and waited quietly for Liu Datong to arrive.
Soon, Liu Datong rushed to Hongyun Teahouse and went straight to a private room on the second floor.
"Team leader!"
"Have a seat. What brings you here today?"
Sitting opposite him, Liu Datong looked somewhat troubled and said, "Actually, it's about that matter before you went to Hangzhou last time, and now it's a bit tricky."
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