The following evening, at an official residence in northern Wuhan, a car slowly drove in, passed through the guards at the gate, and entered the courtyard.
This is Ning Zhiheng's new residence. As the highest-ranking cadre of the Military Intelligence Bureau, even in the crowded city of Wuhan, Ning Zhiheng's residence is not much lower in status than Huang Xianzheng's.
The entire residence was guarded by a squad of heavily armed officers from the operations department, maintaining tight security.
Miao Yongyi, dressed in a major's uniform, got out of the car, looked around, and stepped into the official residence.
Ning Zhiheng had no family members. Apart from this group of guards, only Sun Jiacheng and Miao Yongyi lived in the entire official residence.
Miao Yongyi went straight to Ning Zhiheng's study and knocked on the door.
"Come in!" Ning Zhiheng's voice rang out.
Miao Yongyi pushed open the door and entered, seeing Ning Zhiheng hunched over his desk in the study, handling official business.
Miao Yongyi walked a few steps to the sofa, took off his general's hat and placed it on the coffee table. He poured himself a cup of tea, drank it in one gulp, and then joked with a smile, "My dear section chief! Everyone else is raising their glasses in celebration, but you're still here handling official business. Look at Deputy Section Chief Wei, he showed up with his colleagues yesterday and tonight, and even had a drink before leaving. But you, on the other hand, stay in your room all day long!"
Ning Zhiheng put down his pen and said with a smile, "It's a good thing for you colleagues to get to know each other. I won't show up. If I do, you won't feel comfortable!"
In the past two nights, the members of the Second Action Division had several private gatherings. After all, the unit was newly established, and many people were meeting for the first time. It was only natural for colleagues to get to know each other. Ning Zhiheng didn't interfere, but he himself never participated.
Besides, his position was too high and his personality was cold and taciturn, so none of his subordinates dared to invite him to the banquet. Instead, Sun Jiacheng and Miao Yongyi went on his behalf twice.
Miao Yongyi had just returned from a banquet. He was an outgoing, enthusiastic, and talkative person who loved making friends. Since everyone knew he was the director's confidant and they were deliberately trying to befriend him, he quickly became one of the colleagues.
"By the way, Yongyi, how's the case you were investigating going? Haven't you found Miyahara Ryohei yet?" Ning Zhiheng asked.
Upon hearing Ning Zhiheng's question, Miao Yongyi looked at Ning Zhiheng somewhat embarrassedly and said helplessly, "We haven't found anything. We've checked all the nearby companies, trading firms, and even government departments, but we haven't found anything. We're expanding the search area now. Give me a little more time."
A month has passed, but Miao Yongyi still hasn't found any trace of the target. This is the first case Ning Zhiheng has given him, but the progress is not satisfactory.
Ning Zhiheng smiled slightly, stood up from his seat, sat down next to Miao Yongyi, and gently comforted him, "Solving cases requires patience. Sometimes it's just a matter of chance. You've taken ninety-nine steps, and you're just one step away. If you take that step, everything will be different. Don't worry, it's okay if we can't find him. Maybe we got the information too late, and the person is no longer in Wuhan. That's also possible!"
"Not in Wuhan anymore? Why do you say that?" Miao Yongyi asked softly.
Ning Zhiheng shook his head, somewhat uncertain himself. Miao Yongyi hadn't found anyone for so many days; perhaps he had really arrived too late.
"According to our information, the Japanese have planted a mole within an important department of our government. Miyahara Ryohei is the person specifically responsible for passing intelligence to this mole. During this period, various departments of our government have successively moved to Chongqing, and this mole is very likely no longer in Wuhan. As his contact person, he will definitely have left with him and entered Chongqing. Therefore, Miyahara Ryohei may not be in Wuhan now. Your task is to try your best to find this person. If you really can't find him, don't force it!"
Miao Yongyi couldn't help but feel a little discouraged. If that was the case, his first operation might very well have yielded no results. But he was not willing to give up and said again, "I will definitely keep searching. Maybe there is still a chance!"
Ning Zhiheng was very satisfied with Miao Yongyi's persistence. Miao Yongyi had a resolute character and never gave up easily, which was a quality that an excellent agent must possess.
“You’re right. We can’t let go of even the slightest chance. The Japanese are very cunning. They are extremely good at hiding themselves. We need to put in a lot of effort and can’t be impatient!” Ning Zhiheng said.
Miao Yongyi then asked, "Zhiheng, this time when we came to Wuhan, you suddenly became the head of the action department. Do you think we will go back to Shanghai?"
Before coming to Wuhan, Ning Zhiheng did not reveal the specific itinerary of his return to headquarters to anyone. His subordinates all thought he was going back to headquarters to report on his duties. However, not long after arriving at headquarters, his station chief was transformed into the high-ranking military commander of the Second Action Division, which caught Sun Jiacheng and Miao Yongyi off guard.
Miao Yongyi, in particular, was very anxious. His organizational affiliation was initially in the Northwest, then moved to Shanghai, and now that Ning Zhiheng had become the director of the Second Action Division of the Military Intelligence Bureau, his organizational affiliation would have to be moved to Wuhan, and even soon to Chongqing. This gave Miao Yongyi a headache.
Ning Zhiheng replied with a sense of helplessness, "Before this, I really wasn't prepared. I originally thought that after returning to headquarters and reporting on my work, I could go back to Shanghai. But I didn't expect that the two section chiefs would argue so much and end up handing this hot potato to me. Now I don't know if I can go back to Shanghai in the short term."
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