Two hours later, Ning Zhiheng and Zheng Hongbo met in a private room at a teahouse.
Zheng Hongbo's face was very pale, his brows were furrowed, and he looked like he had a lot more white hair.
Seeing his dejected appearance, Ning Zhiheng knew that he already knew about what happened last night.
Ning Zhiheng spoke first: "Station Chief, last night, the intelligence station's action team in Jiangbei was destroyed by the Japanese!"
"You found out so quickly?" Zheng Hongbo looked up at Ning Zhiheng, his deep voice slightly hoarse, unable to hide his disappointment.
"I heard some news and came to inform you immediately. It seems that it is no longer necessary!" Ning Zhiheng asked in a deep voice.
Zheng Hongbo nodded slowly. During this period, he was eager for quick success and instant benefits. In order to produce some results as soon as possible to curry favor with the headquarters, he sent all his operatives to Jiangbei City and ordered them to find valuable targets to assassinate as soon as possible.
But just this morning, two members of the operation escaped back from Jiangbei.
When he heard the devastating news from the two team members, he could hardly believe his ears and was stunned for a long time.
"What exactly happened? My information is that in a raid yesterday morning, the Japanese Special Higher Police killed four members of the operation and captured one person alive. This person quickly defected and surrendered. Then, that night, the Special Higher Police, the Military Police, and the Police Department jointly carried out a large-scale raid in the northern part of the city. More than 20 people were killed and more than 30 people were arrested. What happened to cause such a huge loss?" Ning Zhiheng asked softly.
Zheng Hongbo looked at Ning Zhiheng in surprise. Ning Zhiheng was so well-informed that he didn't even know some of the things he was talking about.
He had no choice but to reveal everything he knew; things had come to this point, and there was nothing left to hide.
That very night, all the action groups hidden in the northern part of the city were attacked simultaneously. The Japanese were well prepared, ensuring that no intelligence station agents in their bases escaped. Only two agents had other matters to attend to and returned a little late, thus being isolated outside the blockade. They witnessed a large number of military police and military police blocking the roads and knew that something terrible had happened!
They hid in the shadows until the Japanese operation ended and they saw a large number of military and police vehicles leave. Fearing that the Japanese might have another ambush, they dared not go back to check.
Without further hesitation, he fled the city overnight, swam across the Suzhou Creek under cover of darkness, and sneaked back into the concession to report the sudden situation to his superiors.
"Most importantly, when the operation ended, they actually saw my operation leader, Cui Guangqi, among the Japanese!"
At this point, Zheng Hongbo slammed his right hand on the table and said fiercely, "He wasn't wearing handcuffs or shackles. He was standing with the Japanese. That bastard!"
Upon hearing this, Ning Zhiheng's eyelids twitched violently. This was yet another Yu Li!
"Cui Guangqi has defected to the enemy? How could such a thing happen!" Ning Zhiheng knew that things were more serious than he had expected. If Cui Guangqi, the main cadre and action team leader of the intelligence station, had betrayed them, what secrets would the intelligence station still have?
"If it weren't for his betrayal, how could my six action teams have been attacked at the same time? These action teams were all hiding in different locations and had no contact with each other. Only Cui Guangqi knew where they were all hiding! This bastard betrayed all his comrades!" Zheng Hongbo cursed through gritted teeth.
He was extremely agitated at this moment, wishing he could devour Cui Guangqi alive. This man was greedy for life and cowardly, selling himself to the enemy and sending so many comrades to the Japanese guns. The losses caused were incalculable, directly leading to the complete paralysis of the military intelligence station and also driving Zheng Hongbo to the brink of despair.
This incident at the Shanghai military intelligence station is so serious that it cannot be concealed and must be reported to headquarters. This is an extremely serious dereliction of duty, and Zheng Hongbo, as the station chief, will certainly be severely punished. Given the strict methods employed by the head of headquarters, it will be difficult for Zheng Hongbo to escape this fate.
Especially given that just a year ago, the Shanghai Military Intelligence Station had experienced the defection of its deputy station chief, Yu Li, to the enemy, and now, a year later, the action team leader, Cui Guangqi, has once again defected to the enemy and caused such a huge mess, Zheng Hongbo's fate is already predictable!
Zheng Hongbo was filled with despair at this moment, feeling that the future was bleak and his extreme fear of the future left him utterly exhausted.
But he would not side with the Japanese because he had his own bottom line. He would rather be pushed to the execution ground by the law enforcement team than live a life of ignominy, betray his country for personal gain, and become a lackey of the Japanese. Moreover, doing so would bring utter disaster to his family.
He had no choice but to report the facts to headquarters and wait for instructions from his superior.
Ning Zhiheng could clearly sense Zheng Hongbo's pessimism, but there was nothing he could do about it!
I had worried about this situation before, so I was very careful when the intelligence station was first established, and tried my best not to have any contact with the intelligence station led by Zheng Hongbo.
However, I had dealt with Zheng Hongbo and others before, although the time we spent together was very short, so I still needed to find out the details.
"How much does Cui Guangqi actually know about me?" Ning Zhiheng asked in a deep voice.
“He knows very little, but he knows of your existence and some of your intelligence station’s operations, such as your name. The bombing of the Fukuoka warehouse and the assassination of Fu Yaozu and Lu Tianqiao were also your doing. His defection will have a certain impact on you, and you should be prepared.” Zheng Hongbo said again. He had to explain everything to Ning Zhiheng without reservation so that he could take preventative measures to deal with the impending changes.
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