The matter was finally settled, and Nie Tianming was filled with mixed feelings. When he was young, he applied to the Whampoa Military Academy, and he was already a few years older than his classmates. After graduating, he joined the Military Intelligence Bureau, which wasted a lot of time.
He then transferred to Ning Zhiheng's command, but due to unforeseen circumstances, he did not follow Ning Zhiheng to Shanghai. Instead, he stayed at headquarters to hone his skills, as promotions within the Military Intelligence Bureau were extremely difficult. Without significant merit, one could not be promoted to the rank of colonel. As a graduate of the Whampoa Military Academy, he was kept at the rank of captain for many years.
Unexpectedly, when the section chief returned to take charge of the work, he thought of him. In less than half a month, he entered the ranks of colonel-level officers, completed the steps to be promoted to mid-level officers in the National Army, and was then promoted to the position of head of the action section. The huge changes in just over ten days made Nie Tianming feel as if he were in a dream.
It should be noted that the Second Operations Division is a major operations division facing the military, and it is also the largest department independent of the Military Intelligence Bureau headquarters. An operations section chief has a lot of power, so much so that he can decide the fate of ordinary colonel-level officers in the military under his supervision. Nie Tianming's status has completely changed at this time, and he can't help but feel a lot of emotions about all these changes.
Ning Zhiheng naturally knew what Nie Tianming was thinking, and he understood that no one could remain calm when facing such a turning point in life, not even himself.
Ning Zhiheng stepped forward and said with a smile, "Your appointment order will be issued soon. The deputy has already submitted the application, and everything is going through the procedures. You will temporarily serve as the section chief for now. Once you officially take office, you should have a good celebration!"
Nie Tianming blinked, trying to suppress the slight moisture in his eyes. His voice trembled slightly as he forced a smile and said, "Of course, I would appreciate it if you could come."
"Many of Bao Hong's officers have been implicated this time, leaving many positions vacant. You can bring your original team with you, and I will make arrangements accordingly."
Ning Zhiheng's words made Nie Tianming overjoyed. Several of his action team leaders were former subordinates from the Nanjing period, and also former subordinates of Ning Zhiheng. Naturally, they would gain the most benefits from this turmoil, and it was only natural that they would be promoted further.
"Yes, thank you for your understanding, Chief. They are all veterans from our time in Nanjing. It's a pity they followed me but had bad luck. However, fortunately, they were all promoted in rank in this leak case, so it's reasonable for them to be given higher positions."
Ning Zhiheng had already thought things through for Nie Tianming. He laughed and said, "I had considered these things as well. Now that you've taken office, the most important thing is to produce results, make a good start, and leave no room for criticism from above or below."
After speaking, Ning Zhiheng placed a document bag on the table and gestured for Nie Tianming to open it.
Upon hearing this, Nie Tianming knew that a major case had been assigned to him, and he was overjoyed, thinking that his superior had already made all the necessary preparations for him.
"This is information we previously obtained about a Japanese spy. As far as we know, during the Battle of Nanjing, the Japanese captured a group of Chinese prisoners of war. They selected five people with important identities from among them, turned them to defect, and placed them in our important departments. We have successively cracked and arrested two of them. Xia Bin, the main culprit in the leak case, is one of them."
"Xia Bin?" Nie Tianming asked in surprise.
Although he was promoted to major because of his role in arresting Japanese spy Yoshida Ryusuke in the leak case, it was all part of Ning Zhiheng's plan to pave the way for him. Ning arranged for him to make the arrest at the last minute. In fact, he didn't know much about the inside story of the leak case.
"Yes, so there are still three senior informants in Chongqing who have not been arrested and brought to justice. The one you are now handing over to you is one of them."
Nie Tianming opened the document bag and saw that it contained bundled photos. He took them out and examined them one by one, only to find that there were three targets, but all three of them looked alike.
Ning Zhiheng continued, “This time, the target is a real Japanese spy named Yoshimoto Johei. He is a single-line liaison responsible for contacting the insider. However, we only have his physical characteristics. Moreover, because his appearance is too common, we searched extensively and only found three suspects with similar appearances. We conducted some investigations and surveillance on them. These photos were taken when we were tracking them. Afterwards, fearing that we would alert the enemy, we abandoned the tracking and surveillance. Your task is to devise a plan to capture these three people, find the real Japanese spy Yoshimoto Johei, and then uncover the insider behind him.”
Ning Zhiheng still has information on three Japanese spies. He hadn't had time to investigate them before due to time constraints. Now that he couldn't find any other clues and the operation to capture the Japanese spies had come to an end, the search for these three Japanese spies was put on the agenda.
Just then, Nie Tianming took office and was eager to make a name for himself, so Ning Zhiheng decided to give him a chance to prove himself.
"The identities, addresses, and other information of these three suspects are all in the materials. You need to immediately arrange the arrests and search their residences. Remember, you must plan it well and not make any big moves."
After listening to Ning Zhiheng's account, Nie Tianming was overjoyed. The Chief had already completed all the previous investigation work and even identified the target for arrest. All he had to do was bring the person back, interrogate him thoroughly, and uncover the traitor. It was a piece of cake. This case was a credit to him, delivered by the Chief.
Nie Tianming replied loudly again, "Thank you for your guidance, Director. I will solve this case as soon as possible and will not let you down!"
Ning Zhiheng nodded in satisfaction, patted him on the shoulder, and encouraged him gently, "Keep it up!"
Nie Tianming stood at attention, saluted, turned around, and quickly left.
The corruption scandal in the Second Operations Division was quickly quelled in just one day.
But nothing stays secret forever. Besides, with over a hundred officers present, how could the news be kept confidential? It spread quickly and soon reached other departments of the Military Intelligence Bureau.
Gu Zhengqi's Second Intelligence Division was the most well-informed, and the next day, he reported the matter to the Director, who was taken aback.
Is the news accurate?
Gu Zhengqi nodded and said, "The information is correct. Yesterday at noon, right there on the training ground of the Second Action Division, all the officers of the Second Action Division witnessed the execution. These people were personally dealt with by Ning Zhiheng. It is said that he didn't even use guns, he just used his hands and beat them to death!"
"This Ning Zhiheng is far too bloodthirsty!" the bureau chief said in surprise.
He had always known that Ning Zhiheng was reserved and unassuming, but deep down he was hard-hearted and would never hesitate to take action when necessary. However, was it too much of a fuss to deal with a few corrupt officials by using such harsh and ruthless methods?
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