Luo Xingchao looked up at Ning Zhiheng, then hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but stopped himself.
"What's wrong? Is there something you want to say?" Ning Zhiheng asked.
"No, stationmaster, give the order!" Luo Xingchao didn't say anything more.
He couldn't bring himself to plead, and even if he did, Ning Zhiheng wouldn't agree.
Ning Zhiheng knew what he was thinking, but there was nothing he could do about it. The rules of the Military Intelligence Investigation Department were extremely strict, and no one was exempt.
He then asked, "You are familiar with Cui Guangqi's daily routine and activity patterns, right?"
Luo Xingchao nodded and said, "Cui Guangqi used to be the action captain of the intelligence station. He was skilled, a good shot, and experienced. Especially after his defection, he became even more vigilant and wary of everyone. Except when he was in the detective department, whenever he left the detective department, he was always accompanied by no fewer than ten bodyguards. He also never ate at restaurants outside. His area of activity was in the central area of Shanghai, where the Japanese forces were concentrated. Assassination was very difficult, and we had to be prepared to sacrifice ourselves."
After saying that, he looked at Ning Zhiheng and continued, "If it's too difficult, I'll carry out the assassination mission. He'll be less vigilant inside the Detective Bureau!"
Ning Zhiheng shook his head and said, "Your mission is to infiltrate and become a spy we planted within the Japanese ranks. Your role must not be to eliminate traitors. You only need to provide intelligence about Cui Guangqi. I will take care of the actual operations."
Upon hearing this, Luo Xingchao secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He was never willing to risk his life. In the past few days, he had thought about taking action against Cui Guangqi many times, but he had always hesitated and remained indecisive. Now it seemed that Station Chief Ning had other plans, and he could also keep his life and continue to serve the country.
Ning Zhiheng continued, "I've always had an idea about eliminating Cui Guangqi. I don't plan to use an assassination squad; that's too dangerous and could easily cause heavy casualties. I want to select someone from among the already defected individuals to turn against him and assassinate Cui Guangqi. Since there was once a Qi Jingwu, I want to create another Qi Jingwu to eliminate traitors for the country!"
In fact, when Ning Zhiheng received the order from Deputy Director Huang to delay the elimination of traitors and eventually pass the task to the new station chief Wang Hanmin, he had already come up with this plan.
That is, the traitors themselves should eliminate Cui Guangqi. There are several advantages to doing so.
First, it can avoid casualties in carrying out the mission of eliminating traitors. In fact, with the power Ning Zhiheng has, it would not be difficult to forcibly assassinate Cui Guangqi. As long as Luo Xingchao provides accurate intelligence and a crack team is laid in ambush for a surprise attack, even if Cui Guangqi had three heads and six arms, he would not be able to escape death.
However, this was not the French Concession. In downtown Shanghai, the Japanese forces were too powerful. As soon as a gunshot rang out, the Japanese garrison, military police, Special Higher Police, and police station would be mobilized, and their own team members would be in danger of being exposed and killed. There was even a possibility that if the Japanese were to do their work more carefully, they could simply use Cui Guangqi as bait to set a trap in the vicinity, which could lead to the same fate as Zheng Hongbo's intelligence station, not only trapping their own team members but also seriously threatening their own safety.
Secondly, Deputy Director Huang is a master at planting pawns. Who can guarantee that he hasn't placed his own people around him? If he uses his own men to assassinate Cui Guangqi, this matter will definitely not be hidden from Deputy Director Huang. After all, he is still a member of the Baoding Clique. Openly disobeying his boss's orders and acting on his own is a major taboo. This will create an irreparable rift between him and Deputy Director Huang. It's really not worth it for Cui Guangqi.
However, Ning Zhiheng estimated that he would eventually be the one to complete the elimination task. In his opinion, Wang Hanmin was able to come to him for help as soon as he took office, even though he knew that Wang was his competitor. This showed that although Wang was not very capable, he was a patient and cunning old hand. It would be difficult for Ning Zhiheng to pass this burden on to Wang.
However, we cannot let this traitor Cui Guangqi remain at large; we must carry out the purge plan as soon as possible.
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