"This is another big fish," Ning Zhiheng said excitedly, rubbing his hands together. He nodded and said, "It seems that the armed forces of the Chongqing intelligence network should be under the command of Matsui Kensuke?"
Chiemi Tanikawa nodded and said, "Yes, Kensuke Matsui's position in the intelligence department is no less than that of Keio Moriki. Given his rank, he must be the head of the armed forces in the Chongqing intelligence network. If we can find him, we can definitely wipe out all the armed forces in one fell swoop."
"Do you have a way to find him?" Ning Zhiheng pressed.
"Yes!" Chiemi Tanikawa glanced meaningfully at Ning Zhiheng and nodded, "However, I need your cooperation, Director!"
Ning Zhiheng immediately nodded in agreement: "No problem. As long as all the forces of the Second Action Division can cooperate with your operation, tell me your plan."
Chiemi Tanikawa smiled slightly and explained, "Since the director took over the intelligence work, the intelligence network has suffered heavy losses. Just three days ago, I received an order from the Wuhan headquarters to put all intelligence teams into a state of hibernation, waiting for the problem to be resolved before giving further instructions."
"What do you mean? How does he plan to solve this problem?" Ning Zhiheng asked in a deep voice.
"Based on my understanding of Takasaki Shigeo, he is a typical action-oriented person who always takes the initiative and will never sit idly by while the situation deteriorates. In his telegram, he specifically mentioned your situation, Director Ning, believing that you are the root cause of this failure. He also instructed that intelligence activities can only be restarted after your problem is resolved. Judging from this, he will take action against you in the near future and assassinate you. Once you are dead, all problems can be solved. This is the most direct and effective method."
Ning Zhiheng then realized that Tanikawa Chiemi believed that the armed agents under Matsui Kensuke's command would take the initiative to attack him.
Ning Zhiheng said in surprise, "You mean they're going to assassinate me? Heh, I actually hope they'll just show themselves, it'll save me a lot of trouble."
Ning Zhiheng had experienced Japanese assassination attempts many times before. Relying on his early warning abilities, he always managed to escape unscathed. Therefore, he was not worried about such assassination attempts. Not to mention his own abilities, he was always surrounded by a large number of bodyguards, making it difficult for the Japanese to find an opportunity to attack him.
Unless the Japanese were truly fearless, once the gunfire started, they would find it difficult to escape the subsequent pursuit. Don't forget, this was Chongqing, the home ground of the Military Intelligence Bureau.
Chiemi Tanikawa continued, "The director can easily devise a plan to give them an opportunity to assassinate. They will definitely show themselves. Moreover, as far as I know, the intelligence network also has sources within the Military Intelligence Bureau. With a clever design, it's not difficult to do this."
Ning Zhiheng was not surprised that there were Japanese informants within the Military Intelligence Bureau. In the later stages of its development, the Military Intelligence Bureau was infiltrated by various forces and its personnel were mixed. It was to be expected that there would be Japanese involvement.
Ning Zhiheng nodded and said, "I'll devise a plan right away to try and lure them out, but before that, you need to describe Matsui Kensuke's appearance to me."
After saying that, he sent someone to Leng Qing to fetch paper and pen. Tanikawa Chiemi looked at Ning Zhiheng with some curiosity, but still tried her best to describe Matsui Kensuke's appearance as carefully as Ning Zhiheng requested.
Chiemi Tanikawa has an excellent memory, and her observation of people is far more careful and meticulous than that of ordinary people. Her descriptions are also very accurate, which saved Ning Zhiheng a lot of effort. In less than an hour, a portrait of a person was presented to Chiemi Tanikawa.
Chiemi Tanikawa watched as the portrait took shape step by step, and in the end it looked so much like the person in her memory. She was secretly shocked. With just a precise description, the target's body shape and appearance could be restored. In this way, as long as Kensuke Matsui participated in the assassination, he would be exposed to the enemy's sight as soon as he showed his face.
No wonder the other side found me so quickly after my previous actions; they probably already had my portrait.
It seems that Director Ning's reputation as the top counter-espionage expert in the Military Intelligence Bureau is indeed well-deserved. This skill alone allows him to gain the upper hand in his confrontations with the enemy.
Ning Zhiheng continued to ask Tanikawa Chiemi to provide a more detailed description. After revising for half an hour, he finally put down his brush, handed the portrait to Tanikawa Chiemi, and asked, "How much do you think it resembles Matsui Kensuke?"
Chiemi Tanikawa took the portrait and examined it for a long time before exclaiming sincerely, "It's at least a nine out of ten! It's simply divine skill!"
Next, Chiemi Tanikawa described Moriki Keio's appearance again. Tanikawa was obviously more familiar with Moriki Keio, and her description was detailed and specific. Ning Zhiheng also perfectly reproduced Moriki Keio's appearance.
Seeing that it was getting late, Ning Zhiheng got up and left. Today's gains were enormous. The capture of Silver Fox greatly reduced the difficulty of the cleanup operation. If they could capture the two high-ranking Japanese agents she described, then the Japanese intelligence network in Chongqing would be effectively destroyed.
After returning to the Second Division, Zhao Jiang also came to report that the interrogation of Matsuno Tomoyo was not going smoothly. After several hours of torture, he did not utter a single word. Even putting him in the electric chair could not get him to talk.
"Sir, this man has been shot. If we continue to torture him, I'm afraid his life will be in danger. Please give your instructions."
In the process of capturing Matsuno Tomoyo, Zhao Jiang's team suffered one death and three injuries. Deep down, Zhao Jiang wanted nothing more than to kill him, but without Ning Zhiheng's approval, he dared not go all out. He couldn't bear the responsibility if such a key person made a mistake.
He's still unsure whether the other target is Silver Fox. If not, then Matsuno Tomohiro is the only clue to finding Silver Fox.
Ning Zhiheng no longer needed Matsuno Chihiro's testimony. Matsuno Chihiro was just Tanikawa Chiemi's assistant. What he knew, Tanikawa Chiemi also knew. Even if he spoke, it would only serve as corroborating evidence and would not have much practical significance.
However, this guy is a tough one. Like Yoshida Ryusuke before, he would rather die than betray Silver Fox. Unfortunately, the person they risked their lives to protect betrayed them and defected to the enemy as soon as he was captured, without the slightest hesitation. I wonder what he will think when he finds out about all this.
Ning Zhiheng waved his hand and said, "There's no need to interrogate him anymore. This man is still very useful. It would be a waste to kill him. Let's keep him locked up for now and deal with him later."
This person was intended to be used as a scapegoat; once he died, he would be of no use. Upon hearing Ning Zhiheng's instructions, Zhao Jiang naturally nodded and accepted the order.
Just then, Nie Tianming arrived to report to Ning Zhiheng. Nie Tianming was full of energy and his mental state was very different from before. In the past two days, he had not slacked off at all and had been working non-stop. Now that he had finally made progress, he rushed to report to Ning Zhiheng.
"Chief, we have secretly apprehended these three suspicious targets over the past two days. We finally found a radio and a codebook in the home of the last target, confirmed his identity, and just completed the interrogation. Here are the interrogation records and the codebook for your review!"
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