Shao Wenguang accepted the order and left. At this moment, Jian Zhengping, the head of the general affairs department, came to see him.
"Chief, it's almost time. Juxianlou is all ready. Director Wei asked me to remind you. Would you like to go there now?"
Ning Zhiheng checked the time, nodded, and said, "Alright, thank you for your trouble. We'll head over now!"
Today, Ning Zhiheng is hosting, so he needs to arrive at Juxianlou Restaurant early to prepare for welcoming his guests.
Ning Zhiheng and Wei Liangbi met up and headed to Juxianlou Restaurant together. It was already late, unlike during the day. There were too many migrant workers in Chongqing, and the security situation was not good. So Zhao Jiang did not dare to be negligent and gathered his team members to accompany and protect them. The group rushed to Juxianlou Restaurant.
Jian Zhengping had already made all the arrangements, reserving the most luxurious private rooms on the entire third floor of Juxianlou. After Ning Zhiheng and the others arrived, the accompanying guards began a simple patrol and deployed guards at the entrance of Juxianlou, the staircase, and the entrance to the private rooms on the third floor.
Before long, Zhao Ziliang, Bian Ze, and other high-ranking officials from the Military Intelligence Bureau arrived one after another. Ning Zhiheng and Wei Liangbi were already waiting for them at the door.
The people attending this dinner were all department-level cadres from key offices, and many of them had their own security guards. As a result, there were so many security guards that a considerable number were stationed at the entrance of Juxianlou Restaurant alone. These strong men, dressed in uniform Zhongshan casual suits, immediately became very conspicuous, attracting the attention of passersby and diners.
The Military Intelligence Bureau was now infamous in Chongqing. Although the operatives were not wearing military uniforms, their identities were quickly guessed, which terrified the other guests in Juxianlou.
In Chongqing, everyone knows that the Kuomintang secret agents are ruthless monsters who eat people without spitting out the bones. They hold special privileges and are arrogant and unscrupulous. Once caught by them, there is absolutely no way to survive. So soon, the guests in Juxianlou paid their bills and left, afraid of getting into trouble with these evil people, which would be a disaster!
This caused the owner of Juxianlou to secretly lament his predicament. However, he also knew how formidable these Kuomintang agents were, so he dared not be negligent and quickly instructed the restaurant staff to be careful and not to cause any trouble.
Just then, in a private room on the second floor of Juxianlou, two middle-aged men were drinking and talking. After hearing the commotion outside, one of them got up, went to the window, lifted the curtain, and looked down. He immediately recognized the action team members.
"These are all Kuomintang agents. What are they doing guarding the door?"
The one who asked the question was Shen Le, the chief commissioner of the Investigation and Statistics Bureau of the Central Executive Committee of the Kuomintang, also known as the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics. He was having dinner and talking with his colleague Xiao Jitong. Both of them were senior and high-ranking, and were veteran agents of the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics.
Xiao Jitong looked down at the crowd and said softly, "It seems that someone from the Military Intelligence Bureau is dining here. These arrogant country bumpkins cause chaos wherever they go!"
The Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (Zhongtong) and the Military Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (Juntong) were antagonistic and hostile to each other. Their subordinates never interacted with each other and they looked down on each other. They engaged in a long-term struggle of open and covert conflicts, and their cooperation was very limited. At times, their relationship was so tense that they were irreconcilable enemies.
"Look, that's Bian Ze, the director of the First Intelligence Division, and behind him is his deputy director, as well as Gu Zhengqi, the director of the Second Intelligence Division. These are all high-ranking cadres of the Military Intelligence Bureau. Why are all these people having a meal here?"
The Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (CBIS) and the Military Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (MBIS) have been fighting each other for so many years that they know each other very well. Shen Le, a veteran agent of the CBIS, knows the high-ranking officers of the MBIS very well and has even dealt with them.
Xiao Jitong, who was standing nearby, also had good eyesight and quickly figured out the reason. He said, "One of the two young men who greeted the guests is Wei Liangbi, the deputy director of the Second Action Division, but the young man in front of him looks unfamiliar. I wonder who he is?"
Shen Le looked over upon hearing the sound and indeed found a young man standing in front of Wei Liangbi, who was even younger than Wei Liangbi. It was clear from his position that this young man was of higher status than Wei Liangbi.
This was clearly a dinner gathering of high-ranking members of the Military Intelligence Bureau. Among them, the answer was immediately obvious: who was standing next to Wei Liangbi, held a higher position than him, and was even younger?
"It's Ning Zhiheng!"
"Ning Yama!"
The two spoke at the same time, and they couldn't help but glance at each other, both of them startled.
As the most notorious and mysterious head of the Military Intelligence Bureau, Ning Zhiheng has always been one of the key figures that the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (CBIS) has been paying close attention to. The CBIS even spent a lot of effort investigating Ning Zhiheng and uncovered some information that was not secret. Some of Ning Zhiheng's past deeds were also quickly exposed to the public.
A graduate of the 11th class of the Whampoa Military Academy, a leading figure planted in the Military Intelligence Bureau by the Baoding Clique, the main executor of eliminating Japanese spy organizations lurking in Nanjing, the top action expert of the Military Intelligence Bureau, and a series of other titles, all of which moved everyone!
Yet, this high-ranking official rarely leaves his home and his whereabouts are shrouded in mystery. No one knows exactly what he does. In short, Ning Zhiheng gives the outside world an extremely mysterious impression, so it's no wonder that Shen Xiao and the other person were so surprised.
Looking out the window, Shen Le's expression turned solemn. He said in a low voice, "This mysterious guy actually showed up here. Something big must have happened at the Military Intelligence Bureau!"
Xiao Jitong nodded and softly echoed, "Ning Zhiheng is an extremely low-key person who rarely appears in public. However, today's occasion is quite grand. It seems that Ning Zhiheng is the host, and the banquet is for high-ranking officials from various departments of the Military Intelligence Bureau. I wonder what's going on!"
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