Wei Ningzhiheng's words confused Liangbi. He was not clear about the development of the case. The case had progressed too quickly in the past two days, so much so that he had not had time to understand it before it was over.
He quickly asked, "What? This codebook was seized during the air raid?"
Ning Zhiheng agreed to cooperate with the Second Intelligence Division in handling the air raid case. Wei Liangbi naturally knew this. Everyone knew that Gu Zhengqi was a senior and thick-skinned man, so they had to give him some face. Even Huang Xianzheng was quite helpless and nodded in agreement.
Ning Zhiheng nodded and said, "You could say that. Although the mole in the air raid case has been found, the main culprit, Silver Fox, has escaped and is now nowhere to be found. Fortunately, the Hump team uncovered the case by following this clue, so it can also be considered part of the air raid case. Therefore, I plan to hand over this codebook to Gu Zhengqi, which will be considered the end of this matter. We will handle the investigation ourselves from now on. To be honest, the intelligence department personnel are not very effective. They have made many mistakes in solving the case and are very lax in their work. I am very dissatisfied with them!"
Upon hearing this, Wei Liangbi glanced regretfully at the codebook in his hand. Ning Zhiheng was the superior officer, and his words could not be disobeyed, so he had no choice but to return the codebook to Ning Zhiheng.
Ning Zhiheng smiled, patted Wei Liangbi on the shoulder, and comforted him, "Senior brother, you don't need to feel sorry. The Japanese Chongqing underground network is about to be cracked. You won't be able to count the radios and codebooks we seize then. What is this one now? Besides, the Japanese already know about the capture of the Hump Group. This codebook has no value other than for research purposes. There's nothing wrong with handing it over to headquarters."
Ning Zhiheng has not yet handed over the two codebooks he seized during this period to headquarters because they still have important intelligence value.
The Japanese are not yet aware of the capture of the Black Mountain Group and the Trade Wind Group. If any instructions are sent during this period and are intercepted by Ning Zhiheng, they will be useful clues. Therefore, during this time, the communications section of the Second Operations Division is receiving radio waves in an attempt to receive messages from the Japanese headquarters, according to the radio frequencies and times provided by the two intelligence groups.
Before the Japanese confirmed that the two groups had been compromised by Chinese intelligence and thus cut off contact, these two codebooks naturally could not be handed over to the Military Intelligence Bureau headquarters.
However, the Camelback Group's codebook was indeed no longer useful, so Ning Zhiheng decisively gave up on it.
The two walked and talked until they arrived at Ning Zhiheng's office. Yu Cheng, who had just returned after receiving orders, was already waiting there. He quickly stepped forward, bowed, and said, "Chief!"
Ning Zhiheng nodded, gesturing for them to enter the office together. After they were seated, Ning Zhiheng asked sincerely, "Have all the newspaper workers been released?"
"They've all been released. I've strictly forbidden them from spreading it, but with so many people talking, it's hard to keep the news under wraps."
Ning Zhiheng waved his hand helplessly and said, "It's no longer necessary. We miscalculated this time. Hou Xiangchen was feigning surrender. The communication signals we painstakingly sent out were actually warning signals. He used us to send a message to the outside world that Silver Fox has broken free."
"ah!"
Yu Cheng's joy vanished instantly. After all the hard work, this was the result. Silver Fox was the mastermind behind the air raid, and her escape once again dashed all hopes.
"Hou Xiangchen was just faking his surrender? I interrogated him for four hours, and he was just faking his surrender?"
Yu Cheng found it hard to believe that Hou Xiangchen, who had completely surrendered and revealed everything, including the identities of all the members of the Hump Team, had actually feigned surrender in the end.
"It's confirmed. I set a trap, but no prey came. In the end, I had no choice but to take down the Hump Team. It's a pity that the big fish, Silver Fox, got away!"
At this point, Ning Zhiheng looked at Yu Cheng and said solemnly, "Old Yu, the investigation into the air raid case has come to an end. I will write the case report as soon as possible. Although the mastermind was missed this time, the Hump Group was successfully apprehended by following the clues. The result is still good. I will not hold you accountable for some mistakes you made during the execution. I will highlight your merits in the report. We have known each other for many years, and I will not let you work this hard for nothing."
Ning Zhiheng's words made Yu Cheng's eyes light up. He had been worried that his performance this time was not good. Given Ning Zhiheng's domineering nature, he was afraid that he would not let him off easily. Last night, Ning Zhiheng was still scolding him, saying that if he did not catch Silver Fox, he would be ruthless. So when he heard that Silver Fox had escaped today, he was immediately uneasy, afraid that Ning Zhiheng would cause him trouble. Now that he heard that Ning Zhiheng not only let him go lightly, but also praised him for his merits, he was immediately grateful.
He quickly stood up, stepped forward, and said loudly, "This humble servant is foolish, but you, Commander, are very magnanimous. I am truly grateful and hope to serve under you in the future!"
"You flatter me!" Ning Zhiheng smiled slightly. Since he didn't intend to use Yu Cheng anymore, he didn't want to be the bad guy. Going with the flow and doing Yu Cheng a favor in the end was not out of the question.
He pushed the codebook in his hand in front of Yu Cheng and said, "This is the codebook of the Hump Group. Take it back and give it to Director Gu. This is something I promised him."
Yu Cheng looked at Ning Zhiheng in disbelief. In this air raid case investigation, his side could be said to have made no contribution whatsoever, and could even be said to have dragged the team down quite a bit. In particular, they watched as Silver Fox silenced Gu Zhengqing, missing the best opportunity to capture Silver Fox. After that, Ning Zhiheng took charge of the entire case, and all the clues were dug up by Ning Zhiheng. To be honest, his intelligence department did not play any positive role.
But to his utter surprise, Ning Zhiheng was so magnanimous, handing over such a great achievement to someone else. He was at a loss for words and could only look at Ning Zhiheng, saying apologetically, "I am truly humbled! Thank you, Director. I will certainly convey your kind regards to Director Gu."
After saying that, he stepped forward, took the codebook, and held it tightly in his hand, refusing to let go.
Ning Zhiheng couldn't help but chuckle at his appearance, and waved his hand, saying, "Alright, you've been busy here for the past few days, you must be tired. Go back and report for duty soon, I won't keep you any longer!"
"Yes, this humble servant takes his leave!" Yu Cheng straightened up, bowed his head, and withdrew.
Seeing Yu Cheng's departure, Wei Liangbi shook his head and said, "Their intelligence department hasn't had a good year either. They get reprimanded by the director at every meeting. It's only because of Gu Zhengqi that they're able to breathe a sigh of relief. Anyone else would be terrified. This time, they can finally catch their breath."
Upon hearing this, Ning Zhiheng laughed and said, "Director, you're just concerned about the work of their intelligence department. Look, we're keeping our distance, so they don't even bother to talk about you!"
Upon hearing this, the two brothers couldn't help but burst into laughter.
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