Ning Zhiheng looked at Zuo Rou nestled beside him and couldn't help but sigh softly. He gently patted Zuo Rou's small hand and said gently, "Sometimes I don't know what I'm afraid of. I always feel uneasy and have to be wary of everyone. This may be my nature, and I can't control it myself."
Xiaorou, I have too many secrets in my heart, and it's really hard to tell anyone. But don't worry, I can't lie to you and say that I trust you wholeheartedly and without reservation. But I can assure you that in this world, no one is closer to my heart than you. If God had to let me choose someone to share these secrets with, that person can only be you, no one else!
Ning Zhiheng's words were simple and straightforward, definitely not sweet talk, but they came from his heart. His personality was too deep and reserved, and he would not express tender love to Zuo Rou, but the meaning in his words was very clear, like a warm spring flowing through Zuo Rou's heart. A sweet smile appeared on her face, like a blooming rose.
The two snuggled together for a long time before separating. Ning Zhiheng then opened all the wooden boxes. Just as he had guessed, the other three boxes also contained precious antiques, calligraphy and paintings, each a masterpiece. The value of this treasure was immense and incalculable.
Zuo Rou is the chief financial officer of the intelligence department. She handles huge sums of money every day, but she is not very happy about this wealth. She roughly estimated the value of the six boxes of gold bars to be about 1.2 million US dollars, which is almost half a year's smuggling profit of the intelligence department. As for the four boxes of precious antiques, books and paintings, their value is hard to estimate. Anyway, they are all going to be sent away.
"When will the next batch of antiques be transported?" Zuo Rou looked at the basement full of treasures and turned to ask Ning Zhiheng.
"Let's wait a while, maybe two months later. Don't send too many at once. I'll select a batch for you later, and you can arrange for them to be transported!" Ning Zhiheng said.
Gift-giving is an art; more is not always better. While giving away all of Ning Zhiheng's treasures at once might make Huang Xianzheng ecstatic, human nature is unpredictable. The higher the expectations, the greater the disappointment. If he thinks that Ning Zhiheng collected these treasures too easily, and if future gifts do not meet his expectations, the effect will be negative.
We can't send only high-quality items, since high-quality items are hard to find. Sending a mix of different items will give Hwang Hyun-jung a pleasant surprise every time.
Only through this gradual and consistent effort would Huang Xianzheng believe that Ning Zhiheng was diligently collecting these antique treasures and sending them to Chongqing in a continuous stream, thus convincing Huang that Ning Zhiheng had done his utmost to show his respect.
Zuo Rou smiled helplessly, "Deputy Director Huang has a clever plan. He takes $100,000 less from us every year, but these treasures alone are enough to compensate him. He's definitely not losing out!"
Ning Zhiheng laughed and said, "That's true. But rather than letting these treasures languish outside, it's better to give them to Deputy Director Huang!"
Ning Zhiheng and Zuo Rou left the basement. At this moment, Huo Yueze, having heard the news, rushed over to report to Ning Zhiheng.
In Ning Zhiheng's study, Huo Yueze handed the documents in his hand to Ning Zhiheng and reported softly, "Chief, this is the information you asked me to collect from the intelligence network some time ago. The French provided some intelligence, indicating that the Japanese have been in contact with Huang Jishan, the commander of the Fujian-Guangdong Pacification Army, in Guangdong. They are probably trying to win him over, but their moles can't get any more accurate information!"
As expected, Taro Sagawa was causing trouble in Guangdong. One of the main tasks of the Japanese Special Higher Police is to carry out subversion. Basically, the subversion work targeting the Chinese government and military is carried out by them. The main reason is that they have a very good foundation in mainland China. They started laying their cards decades ago, and the current capabilities of Chinese intelligence agencies are simply unable to detect it, which is why they have succeeded time and time again.
Since receiving He Siming's message, Ning Zhiheng had ordered Huo Yueze to spread the word and acquire military intelligence about Guangdong and Fujian provinces. This time, the results were finally in.
Ning Zhiheng would naturally report the news to the Military Intelligence Bureau headquarters. However, Ning Zhiheng was not optimistic about this matter, because at present, the Chinese troops in Guangdong and Fujian were all local forces. Before the full-scale war between China and Japan, they could barely obey the orders of the central government. But as time went by, the Japanese army became more and more powerful, pushing the central government all the way to distant Chongqing. The central government has now completely lost control of Guangdong and Fujian.
As the occupied territories expanded, the Japanese army's limited forces became increasingly strained. To concentrate their superior forces and continue attacking the Chinese government, they resorted to their old tactics: using Chinese against Chinese. They began to recruit Chinese military commanders with wavering resolve and incorporate their strength into their own forces.
Huang Jishan was one of the most powerful local warlords in South China, commanding tens of thousands of troops and entrenched in Guangdong and Fujian provinces, naturally making him a key target of the Japanese Special Higher Police.
This is not the same as six months ago. Back then, the central government was stationed in Wuhan and had a limited ability to control the situation in Central and Southern China, but now that's out of the question.
It can be said that even if this intelligence were reported, the central government would be powerless to control Huang Jishan; it would all be in vain.
Ning Zhiheng took the document and sighed softly, saying, "The situation is so dire that these things were bound to happen sooner or later. All we can do is try our best."
At this point, he asked again, "What has Wang Hanmin been up to lately? Has the operation to destroy the legal tender not yet begun?"
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