Xia Deyan knew that Shadow was an agent of the Central Party Affairs Investigation Department, and from the information he had and the funds he transferred, it was clear that Shadow must have a high position in the Central Party Affairs Investigation Department.
As far as he knew, the Central Party Affairs Investigation Department had been reorganized into the Central Executive Committee Investigation and Statistics Bureau, abbreviated as the Central Bureau of Statistics, and had withdrawn to Chongqing several months ago. According to Shadow's rank, he should also be among those who withdrew and should be in Chongqing at this time. However, so much time has passed, and Shadow has not appeared to contact him for more than a year. Could something have happened during this time? Or could it be that Shadow simply did not find him?
But no matter what, he had to persevere. The importance of the Shadow was absolutely worth it. Being able to plant such an important insider in the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics was of strategic importance, which had been demonstrated in previous operations.
Moreover, his superior, Fang Boyi, is also the underground leader in Chongqing. He places all his hopes of bringing back Shadow on Xia Deyan and never assigns Xia Deyan any other intelligence work, just in case something happens to him and Shadow goes missing. Therefore, Xia Deyan's only task is to wait for Shadow to appear.
As dusk approached and fewer people entered the street, a young man walked into the Qing Shi Tea House. The waiter quickly greeted him, "Sir, what would you like to order?"
The young man simply smiled faintly and didn't say anything. Instead, he looked around the shop, his gaze sweeping over Xia Deyan, who was sipping tea at the window. Their eyes met, and the two nodded slightly to each other politely. Only then did the young man step forward to the counter and say, "Waiter, give me two ounces of Longjing tea."
"Sure! Please wait a moment!" the waiter replied solicitously, turning around to weigh the tea leaves with practiced ease.
Although Ning Zhiheng's accent was not Sichuanese, people from all over the country gathered in Chongqing these days, resulting in a wide variety of accents. Xia Deyan didn't find it strange. He sat to the side and quietly watched the young man pay the bill. Without lingering for a moment, he turned and left, quickly disappearing from sight.
As Xia Deyan watched the young man leave, he suddenly felt a sense of unease, but couldn't pinpoint the reason. He could only shake his head slightly, pick up his teacup, take a small sip, and then look out the window at the scenery.
Ning Zhiheng left Qing Shi Tea House and walked a long way. When he saw that no one was around, he took apart the tea bag in his hand and threw it into the trash heap. He clapped his hands and then turned and left.
Upon seeing Xia Deyan, Ning Zhiheng confirmed his judgment. Having found the farmer, he could re-establish contact with the organization, and he finally felt at ease.
It's also clear that the farmer had been waiting for news of him. He went to great lengths to preserve the name of the Qing Shi Tea House as a crucial clue for himself. Fortunately, he didn't disappoint the farmer and finally came knocking on his door.
In the following days, Ning Zhiheng began to go to get off work and leave work as usual. Fortunately, Wei Liangbi handled most of the general affairs, and there were not many official matters that required Ning Zhiheng's attention. He was able to free up his hands to personally guide Tan Jinhui's imitation training.
Through this period of training, Tan Jinhui has made very rapid progress and quickly immersed himself in the role. He imitated the character's spirit and temperament quite well. However, he has not made much progress in his accent. But these things cannot be rushed and can only be improved slowly.
Half a month later, the war situation developed faster than expected. Xinyang was finally captured by the Japanese army, and the Pinghan Railway was cut off. Our army had no choice but to gradually retreat, preserve our strength, and plan for another battle. Director Zhang, as the Chairman's entourage, remained in Wuhan to arrange the retreat. Deputy Director Huang Xianzheng finally took the lead and retreated to Chongqing.
Ning Zhiheng and Wei Liangbi led a team to welcome Huang Xianzheng at the airport. After a briefing at headquarters, Huang Xianzheng was taken by Ning Zhiheng to a pre-prepared residence.
Upon hearing of Huang Xianzheng's arrival, He Feng and his old friends from the Baoding clique were also waiting there. After a long separation, all the old friends were filled with emotion. That evening, they raised their glasses to welcome Huang Xianzheng and celebrate until late at night before parting ways.
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