After leaving the office, Takeshi Ishikawa and Shunpei Nagahama, accompanied by Seiichiro Yokoyama, got into a car and led their team away from the military camp.
In the back seat of the car, Nagahama Shunpei looked through the window at Yokoyama Seiichiro, who was waving goodbye behind him, then turned to Ishikawa Takeshi and said, "Ishikawa-kun, is Yokoyama worth all this trouble?"
Nagahama Shunpei was one of the young officers who usually accompanied Ishikawa Takeshi. Because his hometown was also Nara Prefecture, Japan, Ishikawa Takeshi specially chose him to accompany him so that it would be easier for him to deal with Yokoyama Seiichiro.
Looking at the scenery outside the car, Takeshi Ishikawa smiled faintly and said, "This is Fujiwara-kun's arrangement. We just need to do as he says. His judgment is never wrong!"
"So it's Fujiwara-kun!" Nagahama Shunpei naturally knew who the person behind Ishikawa Takeshi was: the son of a top Japanese nobleman, a close friend of General Uehara Junpei of the military, and a wealthy tycoon with countless properties in Hong Kong and the concessions, Fujiwara Tomohito, the chairman of the Fujiwara Company.
"Nagahama-kun, believe me, as long as we work together, we will have the life we've always longed for in China. Endless wealth and a bright future await us. This is just the beginning!"
"Yes, thanks to Ishikawa-kun's care, Nagahama will follow your lead!"
That evening, in a safe house in the French Concession of Shanghai, Wang Hanmin was sitting opposite Zhang Yong.
Looking at Zhang Yong's disheveled appearance, Wang Hanmin asked in a deep voice, "The Japanese didn't say anything and just released you all so easily?"
“They didn’t say anything, so of course we didn’t dare to ask,” Zhang Yong nodded in reply.
After entering the city, they went to the French Concession and, after several twists and turns, found Wang Hanmin. Wang Hanmin was overjoyed to see that they had returned safely. Of course, necessary questions still needed to be asked, but since the Fengmao Chamber of Commerce had detained quite a few people, if there were any problems, they could check with each other to verify.
"Where's the codebook?" Wang Hanmin asked solemnly. This was what he was most worried about. Otherwise, he wouldn't have shamelessly asked Ning Zhiheng for help. After all, in a sense, Ning Zhiheng was his rival. He had just arrived in Shanghai and had already given in to Ning Zhiheng. He felt utterly humiliated.
Zhang Yong handed a small blue codebook to Wang Hanmin and reported, "I hid the codebook in a hidden compartment of the toolbox under my seat. It's very well concealed. I checked it, and none of the markings inside have been touched. No one has ever touched it."
Wang Hanmin took the codebook and carefully examined it before handing it back to Zhang Yong. He sighed and said, "I met with Ning Zhiheng last night and asked him to rescue you. I never expected him to act so quickly. It's only the second day, and the Japanese have not only released you, but also returned all the personnel, vehicles, and goods of the Fengmao Chamber of Commerce. They are truly remarkable!"
Wang Hanmin had previously heard from the Director and Gu Zhengqi at the Wuhan headquarters that Ning Zhiheng's work in Shanghai was outstanding and that the intelligence station he led was very powerful in Shanghai. Now it seems that his potential influence is even greater than the Director and others had anticipated.
Zhang Yong was also quite moved. As Wang Hanmin's confidant for many years, he spoke without much restraint and said directly, "Station Chief, the Japanese didn't release us because of money. Otherwise, Lao Cheng wouldn't have been driven back by them yesterday. Ning Zhiheng must have the means to get the Japanese garrison to release people in a very short time. It seems he has a lot of influence in Shanghai. We should make more use of their power in the future, so that we can achieve twice the result with half the effort!"
Old Cheng is the owner of Fengmao Chamber of Commerce and also an agent of the intelligence station.
Upon hearing these words, Wang Hanmin gave a bitter smile and said after a long while, "We can't benefit from Ning Zhiheng's influence. The Director's meaning is very clear: he's using me to block his way. Ning Zhiheng must know this perfectly well. This time, he didn't kick me when I was down but was willing to lend a helping hand, which is already quite magnanimous. It won't be easy for him to come knocking on our door again!"
Zhang Yong stared at Wang Hanmin in astonishment. Due to his limited position, there were many things he was unaware of. Now, after hearing what Wang Hanmin said, he realized that since they had just arrived in Shanghai, things might not be as simple as they had thought.
Seeing Zhang Yong's confusion, Wang Hanmin bluntly stated, "Ning Zhiheng's background is the Baoding clique, not the Director's direct subordinate. Originally, there was no need to worry too much about him. But who knew that such a young man would rise so powerfully in just two years? A year ago, I heard rumors from headquarters that he had made numerous outstanding achievements right after graduating from school, and was an extremely outstanding counter-espionage expert. Countless Japanese spies fell into his hands. Later, he was even more brilliant in the Battle of Shanghai, and his military achievements were so great that even the Director couldn't suppress him. He also made a name for himself in Shanghai. Now, more than half of the intelligence in the Military Intelligence Department is provided by him, including many highly classified and important intelligence. He is now recognized as the intelligence expert in the Military Intelligence Department. This time, Station Chief Zheng failed, and he should have taken over as station chief. But headquarters sent me here to occupy the position of station chief in Shanghai and prevent him from taking the position. Such a person is being challenged by me. Just thinking about it gives me a headache. Our future days are not going to be easy!"
Wang Hanmin was instructed by the director to come to Shanghai to contain Ning Zhiheng. Naturally, he had to do his homework beforehand. He learned a lot about Ning Zhiheng’s deeds that were unknown to outsiders from Gu Zhengqi. Only then did he realize what kind of person he was going to face. He couldn’t help but secretly groan. This was going to be a tough job!
This was only because Gu Zhengqi dared not tell Wang Hanmin about Ning Zhiheng’s achievements in eliminating traitors in Hangzhou and Shanghai due to the need for secrecy. Otherwise, Wang Hanmin would probably have an even bigger headache at this time!
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