At 3 p.m. that day, Ning Zhiheng was in his office studying the materials related to the leak case. At the same time, he was carefully searching on a map of Chongqing, marking the home addresses of the nine suspects in the leak case, especially the addresses of Cao Shaojun, Xia Bin, and Lao Jingming.
If these three people are indeed suspicious, given the Japanese custom of using informants and carrier pigeons, their contacts should also be hiding in the vicinity of their residences or workplaces.
However, the Military Commission is located in the center of the Kuomintang's office area, surrounded by offices and a large number of military and police personnel, which is not conducive to making contact or passing messages. Ning Zhiheng is more inclined to believe that his superior is hiding near the Mole's residence.
At this moment, Shao Wenguang came to report on his work and handed a survey report to Ning Zhiheng.
"Chief, this is some preliminary information I have gathered about Cao Shaojun, Xia Bin, and Lao Jingming. I have also set up surveillance points near their homes. I will follow up on the subsequent investigation."
“Okay, the more detailed the work, the better, but don’t alarm them.” Ning Zhiheng took the materials. “Go find me a map of Chongqing, the latest version.”
The changes in Chongqing over the past year have been so significant that many areas were not marked on the old map, making Ning Zhiheng's deduction work very difficult.
Shao Wenguang hurriedly nodded and agreed, "Yes, I'll go to the city hall right away and ask if they have the latest version of the city map!"
After Shao Wenguang left, Ning Zhiheng opened the materials in his hand and began to examine them. The contents were similar to those that Bian Ze had given him. The difference was that Shao Wenguang's work was more detailed, focusing not on the three suspects themselves, but on their families. Next, Ning Zhiheng would expand the scope of the investigation to find out what suspicious people were around the suspects.
Ning Zhiheng investigated very carefully, meticulously analyzing the identities of everyone around the suspect. At that moment, his attention was drawn to a photograph.
This is a candid photo of a young woman. She is not tall, but has a well-proportioned figure. She is wearing a plain white cheongsam, her hair is styled in a bun, and she has a delicate appearance and a remarkable temperament.
Ning Zhiheng reviewed the materials and discovered that the woman was Song Anxian, the wife of Lieutenant Colonel Xia Bin, an operations staff officer.
Ning Zhiheng examined the photo carefully, feeling that he had seen the woman's face and figure somewhere before, but he couldn't quite place it.
Given Ning Zhiheng's memory, this situation is rare, unless he had seen the woman by chance before and didn't remember her very well. However, this was enough to raise his suspicions.
Suddenly, he seemed to remember something, got up and quickly went to the large square table next to him. He began to examine each photo on the table, and finally picked one up and examined it carefully.
This is a photo of Ji Yongyan, a teacher at Huanan Elementary School, a suspect he had been focusing on. In the photo, Ji Yongyan is standing on the side of the street with a book under his left arm and a vegetable basket in his right hand. There is a vegetable stall behind him, and he looks like he is buying vegetables at a street stall after school.
However, there is another woman's image on the edge of the photo, about two meters away from Ji Yongyan. However, the person monitoring the scene was mainly focused on Ji Yongyan, and only half of the woman's body was visible. Fortunately, her appearance and height were still visible.
Yes, that's the woman!
Ning Zhiheng had carefully examined all the photos of Ji Yongyan before, but he didn't pay much attention to this woman who looked like an ordinary passerby.
Fortunately, he has an amazing memory and an extraordinary ability to recognize facial features. After seeing Song Anxian's photo, he immediately sensed something.
He placed the two photos side by side in front of him and carefully compared them. He quickly came to the conclusion that the woman in the two photos was the same person.
Ning Zhiheng never believed in coincidences, and there are never coincidences in intelligence work. Now, the Japanese spy suspect and the most suspicious suspect in the leak case have crossed paths, which is enough to explain everything. Although it is just Xia Bin's wife, it is still a huge breakthrough.
He carefully observed the photo and noticed that Song Anxian's head was slightly jutting out towards Ji Yongyan, her mouth slightly open as if she were talking. Looking at the direction she was speaking, there was only Ji Yongyan, which meant that she was talking to Ji Yongyuan. This further confirmed his previous judgment that the two knew each other.
Ning Zhiheng couldn't help but feel a surge of joy. Everything was just as he had expected. Xia Bin was indeed one of the four high-ranking insiders, and Ji Yongyan was his single-line contact, his messenger.
He found Ji Yongyan's residence before his disappearance in the materials and marked it clearly on the map. Sure enough, Ji Yongyan's residence was only one block away from Xia Bin and his wife's house, and Ji Yongyan's residence was on Xia Bin's usual route to and from get off work. This made it very convenient for them to communicate with each other. If planned well, they could even pass each other every day without attracting the attention of others. There was no mistake about that!
As for the role his wife, Song Anxian, played in all of this, further investigation is needed. Ning Zhiheng tends to believe that Song Anxian was likely dragged into the mess by Xia Bin and eventually became a Japanese spy, serving as a liaison between him and Ji Yongyan.
But all of this is just his speculation. He has no evidence to prove that Ji Yongyan is a Japanese spy. If he were to deal with ordinary people in the same way, it would be simple. If the Military Intelligence Bureau says you are a spy, then you are a spy. No evidence is needed. Just arrest him, put him in jail, and interrogate him. That would be the end of it!
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