In the office of Nanwu Library, Ning Zhiheng and He Siming sat facing each other. He Siming, who had not seen Ning Zhiheng for a long time, was overjoyed to see him.
He quickly gave Ning Zhiheng a detailed report on what had happened in the past few days.
"The situation in Shanghai has been relatively stable these past few days, but the Shanghai station has suffered too many losses. As far as I know, the Shanghai station and the assassination team's operational forces have been wiped out, with only a few officers escaping. The Japanese are very satisfied with the performance of the 76th this time."
"It's Number Seventy-Six again!" Ning Zhiheng slammed his hand on the table, extremely annoyed. He had watched this organization grow rapidly from a small, makeshift group into such a massive and violent force, but he couldn't let go of all his concerns, expose his power, and nip it in the bud. Now it had become a major threat!
"Any other situations?" Ning Zhiheng, having become a god, asked in a deep voice.
He Siming continued, "The Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (CBIS) in the Hangzhou area has also been destroyed by the Hangzhou Special Higher Police. Their district chief, Mao Xuezhang, has surrendered. Recently, some CBIS agents will be sent back to Shanghai to replenish the intelligence headquarters."
Ning Zhiheng was speechless. He had no hope for the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (CBIS). Before the war, the CBIS agents had enjoyed extremely good treatment. Now, infiltrating behind enemy lines, they were unable to adapt to the harsh living conditions and environment. Now, with the pretext of a puppet government to save the country indirectly, a large number of them began to defect to the enemy, falling one after another like dominoes, and the situation was deteriorating.
Ning Zhiheng said helplessly, "Isn't there any good news at all?"
He Siming was speechless. There hadn't been any good news recently. He looked at Ning Zhiheng, shrugged, and gave a bitter smile.
Ning Zhiheng waved his hand and said, "Alright! Given the current situation, I was indeed anxious. Now I'd like to inform you of some information: Japanese spies in the Chongqing area have been extremely rampant recently. I will be leaving Shanghai and returning to Chongqing to eliminate the enemy. The information you gave me about the undercover agents should come in handy now."
"Are you going back to Chongqing?" He Siming asked urgently. The section chief had only returned from Wuhan two days ago, and now he was leaving again. Without the section chief in Shanghai, he always felt uneasy, feeling anxious about everything he did, fearing that something unusual might happen and he would lose control of the situation.
Ning Zhiheng nodded and said, "The situation this time is unclear. I don't know what I will encounter in the meantime, so the time I leave is uncertain. But I estimate it will be at least a few months. Just like last time, during my absence, you will go into hiding, cease all intelligence activities, and wait for me to return and contact you!"
"Going into hiding again?" He Siming sighed, but he knew that this was a necessary procedure. As his position in the Special Higher Police became more and more important, his protection would become more and more stringent, and he would not allow any mistakes to be made.
Ning Zhiheng looked at him without saying anything more, but patted him on the shoulder, got up and went to the window. Looking at the Suzhou River not far away and the sailboats of all sizes coming and going, he also let out a long sigh.
After a long silence, he turned around and said, "By the way, I have something to tell you. Of the seven Special Higher Police agents you mentioned to me, the one named Miyahara Ryohei has already been arrested in Wuhan by our people. The mole who was in direct contact with him was also arrested at the same time. Are you aware of this?"
He Siming shook his head and explained, "The information about these undercover agents has now been transferred to the Wuhan Special Higher Police Section and is now under the jurisdiction of the Intelligence Department of the Central China Expeditionary Army. Their intelligence is no longer sent to our Shanghai Special Higher Police Section, and I can no longer get in touch with them. However, it's good that we were able to catch one of them. It's a good thing that all this hard work wasn't in vain."
When talking about himself, He Siming couldn't help but smile with satisfaction.
Ning Zhiheng smiled and praised, "The traitor who contacted Miyahara Ryohei was Xin Xiangrong, the head of the General Affairs Department of the Military Intelligence Bureau's Wuhan Station. At that time, Xin Xiangrong was about to sell out all the offices of the Wuhan Station to the Japanese. Fortunately, our surveillance personnel discovered it in time and saved the entire Wuhan Station at a critical moment. This time, your contribution is the greatest and you deserve the most credit!"
Rarely receiving praise from Ning Zhiheng, He Siming couldn't help but chuckle happily, replying politely, "It's all luck, I don't deserve your praise. By the way, so there are still six undercover agents and four traitors who went to Chongqing. This time, you must capture them all in one fell swoop."
Ning Zhiheng nodded and said, "It's not necessarily true that they went to Chongqing. They might have gone to Changsha, which is also an important city in Central China. However, I have already sent out the portraits of these six undercover agents and handed them over to capable people to investigate in the Chongqing area. So much time has passed, I hope there will be a good result."
The two talked about some things before parting ways.
Ning Zhiheng entered the International Settlement that afternoon and held an emergency meeting at Tan's mansion that evening, gathering all the senior officials to inform them of his impending departure.
In fact, Zuo Rou's telecommunications team had also received the telegram sent by headquarters a few days ago. She already knew that Ning Zhiheng was about to return to Chongqing, but she did not tell anyone because of the confidentiality regulations.
Ning Zhiheng's announcement of this news has indeed taken everyone by surprise. Ning Zhiheng is the backbone of the entire Shanghai Intelligence Section, and even Huo Yueze is uneasy about his departure.
"Yue Ze, the situation in Shanghai is tense and unpredictable right now. It's a turbulent time. After I leave, apart from being responsible for intelligence acquisition, the intelligence section cannot participate in any field operations. All members of the action team should go into hibernation. Do you understand?"
The situation in Shanghai is now more severe than when he left last time. In addition to the Japanese intelligence agencies, there is now the powerful Kagesa Agency, as well as the newly established puppet government, and especially the headquarters of Agent 76. The destruction of the Shanghai station is a lesson. Next, his intelligence section will definitely be the focus of the Japanese intelligence agencies and the headquarters of Agent 76.
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