At this point, the bureau chief waved his hand and said, "We'll talk about that later. Today, let's talk about the drug case. Have you made any other discoveries? Is it possible to uncover other intelligence organizations through clues from the drug case?"
The Director now has great confidence in Ning Zhiheng. He knows his subordinate's abilities well. As long as the Japanese show the slightest flaw, he will seize it and use it as a breakthrough to continue to expand the results and win another intelligence war.
Ning Zhiheng shook his head and explained, "The interrogation of the drug case is still ongoing. As far as we know, the Rose Group, like the Wind Group, reports directly to the Japanese headquarters in Wuhan and has no contacts in the Chongqing area. Therefore, we don't have many leads to use. In addition, this arrest operation is too big, and the Japanese will react quickly and cut off all contact between their intelligence network and the Rose Group. We won't gain much."
He paused for a moment, then continued, "However, they confessed that the Japanese had set up other transportation channels in Chongqing. Although they didn't know it, I think we should start from this point and continue the investigation. There should still be opportunities."
Gu Zhengqi had been listening intently for a long time. Ever since Ning Zhiheng took charge of the crackdown, Japanese spies had sprung up like bamboo shoots after a rain, and they couldn't hide anymore. Seeing the Second Action Division making huge amounts of merit, how could Gu Zhengqi sit still?
At this point, he couldn't help but feign curiosity and said, "It seems Zhiheng still has some trump cards up his sleeve. Do you have any other clues? If you need anything from our intelligence department, please don't hesitate to ask. We will definitely give you our full support. To be honest, our Second Intelligence Department and your Second Action Department working together would be a perfect match, complementing each other perfectly..."
As Gu Zhengqi spoke, he patted his chest and repeatedly assured everyone that he couldn't wait to get involved. Ever since he had gotten his hands on a codebook last time, he had already tasted the sweetness of success.
"Alright, you don't need to interfere with the work of the Second Division." The director frowned, abruptly interrupting him, then turned to Ning Zhiheng, "So, the Japanese have already noticed the intelligence team you arrested?"
"Yes, the Black Mountain Group and the Trade Wind Group are on the same line. The Japanese headquarters in Wuhan has already sent a clear order to all intelligence groups in Chongqing to cut off all contact with them. I suspect that we leaked information during the arrest operation of the Songshan Group in Yichang. The Hump Group goes without saying, and even the current Rose Group is already well-known because of the large scale of the arrest operation. Our investigation will be more difficult in the future."
Gu Zhengqi was stunned when he heard this. It turned out that all the clues that had been solved had gone cold. He couldn't help but feel regretful that he had gotten involved too late.
In fact, it wasn't just him who thought this way. Even people as steady as Zhao Ziliang and Bian Ze felt a little envious and regretful. If they had known that the crackdown would progress like this, they could have tried to participate. After all, their relationship with Ning Zhiheng was much closer than that with Gu Zhengqi, especially Zhao Ziliang. If he had been willing to ask, Ning Zhiheng would never have refused. It's just that these two had their own bottom line and didn't have the thick skin of Gu Zhengqi, so they didn't have time to ask.
The director nodded and said, "Since it can't be hidden anymore, the codebook you have is useless. Just hand it over to the Telecommunications Department. Director Tian has been waiting impatiently and has mentioned this to me many times."
Ning Zhiheng suddenly realized that Tian Jin's purpose in coming to the Second Division was still the two codebooks in his possession. Since they were no longer of any value, he laughed and immediately nodded in agreement, saying, "I knew it was because Director Tian rarely visits. His esteemed presence at the Second Division must have a reason. I see."
Tian Jin, who was standing nearby, quickly leaned forward and said to Ning Zhiheng, "Not at all. This time, I mainly came here because I heard from the Director that the Second Division's telecommunications department is large in scale, has good equipment, and its staff is very capable. I came here to learn from the Second Division, haha!"
Ning Zhiheng was somewhat surprised. Could it be that his telecommunications equipment had caught the eye of the Director, who wanted to take advantage of it?
Thinking of this, he looked at Huang Xianzheng. He knew that Huang Xianzheng had spent a lot of money to build the telecommunications department of the Second Division. He wondered what Huang Xianzheng's reaction would be.
Huang Xianzheng was also somewhat puzzled. He didn't know what Tian Jin meant by saying that. Could it be at the behest of the Director? You know, no matter how good the equipment in the Second Division is, it can't compare to the headquarters' radio station. Logically speaking, the Director wouldn't be so shameless as to take advantage of his own resources.
Seeing the expressions on Ning Zhiheng and Huang Xianzheng's faces, the bureau chief knew they were suspicious, so he quickly waved his hand at Tian Jin and said, "Alright, alright, you're making things worse by explaining yourself. Let me explain!"
Then he turned to Huang Xianzheng and explained, "The Telecommunications Department has developed a new small DC telegraph machine, which is specially designed for agents lurking behind enemy lines. However, although the size has been reduced, the power output and frequency band switching are not satisfactory. The Japanese telegraph machines are very good in this regard. Director Tian knows that you have just captured several of the latest Japanese telegraph machines, so he came to learn from you. I wonder if Zhongxin would be willing to part with them?"
Huang Xianzheng then realized that the Military Intelligence Bureau's Telecommunications Department had developed rapidly in recent years, making great strides not only in telecommunications technology but also in the manufacturing of telecommunications equipment. It was now able to independently research and manufacture transmitters and receivers. Of course, the main electrical materials, such as vacuum tubes and transformers, still had to be imported, but this was still a huge step forward.
Huang Xianzheng hesitated for a moment, then looked at Ning Zhiheng. Ning Zhiheng smiled slightly and nodded in agreement, saying, "It's nothing. We've seized five radios so far. Director Tian can take three, but..."
At this point, he looked at the bureau chief and then smiled, "So the interrogation equipment we received this time, including those two American-style electric chairs, can be considered as equipment provided to us by headquarters. What do you think?"
Ning Zhiheng wasn't worried about losing those radios. He was confident that he would capture more Japanese radios in the coming days and send a few to headquarters. It wasn't a big deal. However, what he needed most right now was interrogation equipment. An electric chair was quite valuable, and they were all imported from the United States. He had so many prisoners here who needed to be interrogated quickly, so it would be good to exchange equipment with headquarters. It was a fair exchange.
"Alright, it's settled then!" Upon hearing this, the bureau chief made the decision with a wave of his hand, achieving a win-win situation for everyone.
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