The next morning, Wei Liangbi, deputy director of the Second Operations Division, arrived at headquarters and handed a secret telegram to the director.
The director knew that this must be intelligence sent by the Shanghai Intelligence Section. Most of the major classified intelligence obtained by the Military Intelligence Bureau now came from the Shanghai Intelligence Section.
The intelligence stations distributed in various regions could provide some ordinary intelligence, but it was difficult to obtain heavyweight and valuable intelligence. Therefore, the top leaders of the Military Intelligence Bureau attached great importance to the work of the Shanghai Intelligence Section.
After reviewing the intelligence, the commander couldn't help but sigh. The fact that local troops on the front lines had been incorporated into and turned by the Japanese was something the General Headquarters had anticipated. With the enemy and our forces now intertwined and complex, and Guangdong and Fujian located in coastal areas, the Japanese would not sit idly by. It was only a matter of time before things came to this.
"What happened to that?" the bureau chief asked, seeing that there was only this one piece of intelligence.
"Reporting to the Director, this is the only intelligence we have this time," Wei Liangbi said with surprise, looking at the Director with some doubt.
The bureau chief looked at Wei Liangbi and asked with some surprise, "As far as I know, the Japanese Special Higher Police agents who infiltrated the French Concession were wiped out by the Shanghai Intelligence Bureau. They did a great job. Wang Hanmin has already sent a telegram to report this. What, you didn't receive Zhiheng's telegram?"
Wang Hanmin had already sent a secret telegram to the Director-General about the confrontation between the intelligence section and the Japanese. Another task the Director-General had given him was to closely monitor the situation of the Shanghai intelligence section and see if it was keeping its promise not to interfere with the work of the Shanghai station or to replace them.
Ning Zhiheng was well aware of the Director's intentions. Huo Yueze's elimination of Japanese Special Higher Police agents was a major operation that caused a sensation in the French Concession of Shanghai. Although it was a meritorious act, it could easily be misunderstood by the Director, so he did not have Wei Liangbi report it to the Director.
Upon hearing the director's question, Wei Liangbi quickly replied, "We haven't completely resolved this matter yet. As far as we know, there are three groups of intelligence agents sent by the Japanese Special Higher Police into the French Concession. We only eliminated one of the agent groups. Zhiheng thought it was just a minor matter and not worth mentioning, so he didn't ask me to report it."
The bureau chief nodded in satisfaction. It seemed that Ning Zhiheng knew his bottom line and did not resort to underhanded tactics or deliberately violate the original agreement.
He didn't want to dwell on the matter anymore. The Shanghai intelligence department was incredibly powerful, holding its own even in the Japanese stronghold and killing more than ten Japanese agents in one fell swoop. If this had happened in other enemy-occupied areas, there would have been a flurry of telegrams requesting commendations. But Ning Zhiheng clearly didn't take it seriously.
This kid has a big appetite! He doesn't care about this little bit of credit. If it weren't for Wang Hanmin's report, the bureau chief would never have known about this.
"By the way, the third batch of trainees is graduating the day after tomorrow. Please arrange for Tan Jinhui and me to attend the graduation ceremony together. Have him give a speech on stage. Here is the speech script. Have him practice it a lot so that he doesn't slip up!"
The Director handed a speech to Wei Liangbi. During this period, the Director and Huang Xianzheng had specially arranged for Ning Zhiheng's double, Tan Jinhui, to appear in specific public places several times. Each time, they ensured that Tan Jinhui would not come into contact with anyone familiar with Ning Zhiheng.
For events like this where the Director gives a speech to graduating students, he deliberately doesn't bring any other high-ranking officials, only Tan Jinhui. This has happened several times, so everyone knows that Ning Zhiheng, the director of the Second Action Division, is in Chongqing, but because of special missions, it's difficult to see him in person.
"Yes!" Wei Liangbi stepped forward, took the speech manuscript, and turned to leave the office.
The bureau chief watched Wei Liangbi leave, a hint of suspicion flashing in his eyes. He picked up the phone and dialed a number.
"Xiang Nan, come here for a moment!"
Before long, Bian Ze, the head of the First Intelligence Division, arrived as ordered.
The bureau chief handed the intelligence report on the table to Bian Ze, saying, "Xiang Nan, take a look at this intelligence report!"
Bian Ze stepped forward, took the intelligence report, opened it, and his expression changed. He said, "Chief, should I go there?"
Bian Ze had previously successfully solved Li Jiangguan's defection case in Guangzhou. He planned and arranged everything meticulously, and finally struck a thunderous blow, taking down Li Jiangguan, his accomplices, and Japanese agents in one fell swoop. He handled the case very well, which greatly satisfied the Chairman.
This time, the Guangzhou warlord Huang Jishan encountered a similar problem again. Bian Ze thought that the Director would send him again, but he knew very well that times had changed. Last time he went to Guangzhou, he was carrying the imperial sword, along with a large number of people from the Guangzhou station, and was escorted by several armies, which enabled him to complete the mission smoothly.
Guangzhou is now under the threat of Japanese troops and is isolated and helpless. It is impossible to succeed as smoothly as last time.
The Director was already fully aware of these circumstances, so how could he bear to let his trusted confidant take such a risk?
He waved his hand and said, “Guangzhou is already in a state of chaos. What good will killing Huang Jishan do? It’s only a matter of time. But now that we know about it, we can’t just sit idly by. Send a capable assistant to resolve this matter.”
Bian Ze was taken aback upon hearing this, but he quickly understood from the director's tone that the director was trying anything as a last resort.
"Assassination?"
"Yes, but not now. The Guangzhou station has now fully gone into hiding. If Huang Jishan were to defect to the enemy, those who remain would have a hard time protecting themselves, let alone eliminating traitors!"
The Guangzhou Station's strength has always been relatively weak, and many personnel were transferred away before the retreat. These personnel had been in Guangzhou for a long time, and it was already good enough that they could remain hidden. If the local warlord Huang Jishan, who was familiar with the situation, were to defect to the enemy, the Guangzhou Station would probably be destroyed.
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