Ning Zhiheng's words immediately brought a smile to Tanikawa Chiemi's face. Ning Zhiheng immediately picked up the phone in the living room and dialed Jian Zhengping of the General Affairs Section of the Second Action Division.
"I am Ning Zhiheng!"
"Chief, what are your orders?"
"Prepare a $100,000 Citibank draft immediately. I'll have Leng Qing go back and get it right now."
"Yes, I'll prepare it right away!"
Upon hearing Ning Zhiheng's order, Jian Zhengping dared not delay in the slightest and immediately put down his work to prepare.
He is currently extremely busy. This time, the Second Operations Division has launched another major operation, arresting so many Japanese spies and seizing countless valuables, including many wealthy individuals and various properties and real estate.
All of this required his handling as the head of the general affairs department. His subordinates were also dispatched to handle the acceptance procedures and the exchange of property. Now, the assets under his control as the head steward were truly incalculable, so as soon as Ning Zhiheng spoke, Jian Zhengping immediately agreed.
In fact, among all the government departments in Chongqing, only the Second Operations Division has the capital and confidence to come up with $100,000 so easily.
Ning Zhiheng then arranged for Leng Qing to return to the Second Division to retrieve the bank draft. Fortunately, the safe house was located near the Second Division, and Leng Qing returned with the bank draft shortly afterward.
Without saying a word, Ning Zhiheng placed the bank draft directly in front of Tanikawa Chiemi and said, "This is $100,000. I'm paying you half of the reward in advance. You can go to Citibank right away and transfer this money to your previous account. That way, even if I go back on my word and try to take action against you, I won't be able to get this money back!"
Chiemi Tanikawa stared at Ning Zhiheng for a long while before letting out a long breath, her tense nerves finally relaxing. She reached out and took the bank draft, saying self-deprecatingly, "I really was judging a gentleman by my own petty standards!"
At this point, her expression turned serious, and she continued, "Since you trust me completely, I should also show my sincerity. As I told you before, before I was transferred to the Intelligence Department of the Wuhan Military Headquarters, I was in charge of defection work in the Special Higher Police. Over the years, I did manage to recruit some important figures. Most of these people have since been exposed or lost their intelligence value for various reasons. However, there are still a few people whose identities are special and may be useful to you!"
Chiemi Tanikawa was trying to further demonstrate her value to Ning Zhiheng. She wanted Ning Zhiheng to understand that a living Chiemi Tanikawa was far more valuable than a dead Silver Fox.
Ning Zhiheng was shocked upon hearing this. He had underestimated Tanikawa Chiemi. This woman was highly skilled and manipulated all the men who coveted her beauty with her own hands.
Despite not being as high-ranking as veteran agents like Keio Moriki within the Japanese intelligence community, her unique background made her intelligence value far superior to that of Moriki and others.
A slight smile appeared on Ning Zhiheng's face. It seemed that his previous methods had been too ruthless. With someone like Tanikawa Chiemi, a combination of kindness and severity was necessary. He said, "Ms. Tanikawa, it seems that you haven't told me the truth about many things. This is not a cooperative attitude. But it doesn't matter. I believe that we will gradually trust each other. Tell me, who are the special people you have under your command?"
After a moment's thought, Chiemi Tanikawa said, "There are currently two people in the Chongqing area, both of whom were my targets for turning them. One is Fei Zhengzhi, the deputy director of the Transportation Statistics Bureau of the Logistics Department."
Ning Zhiheng gave her a strange look and asked with some doubt, "What important value does this person have?"
In Ning Zhiheng's eyes, the logistics officer in charge of transportation was not a special person. Mainly, such a position did not involve access to any classified information, and Ning Zhiheng did not believe that Tanikawa Chiemi would choose such a worthless target.
"Fei Zhengzhi himself is not a big shot, but his uncle is Fei Liangyuan, a high-ranking military and political official in the military government, who values him highly. So our organization chose him as a target for defection. But unexpectedly, before Fei Zhengzhi could make a name for himself, Fei Liangyuan died of illness a year ago. So now Fei Zhengzhi is stuck in the logistics department, neither here nor there. As far as I know, he has not been put into service and has been in a state of infiltration. However, I think that given the current situation, his role will soon become apparent, and headquarters may wake him up soon."
So that's how it is. The Japanese are extremely selective in choosing their targets for defection. If it's not someone in a key position, then it's someone with a powerful background and better career prospects. The Japanese plan ahead to lay the foundation for future work.
It seems that Fei Zhengzhi was the latter. However, what the Japanese miscalculated was that this pawn had no backing before it could grow up, and its intelligence value plummeted.
"I would like to hear the details!"
Chiemi Tanikawa smiled and spoke eloquently: "Currently, most of the Chongqing intelligence network has been destroyed, especially the 'Trust Wind Group,' which was responsible for transportation channels. Transportation between the Wuhan headquarters and Chongqing has been cut off. As far as I know, the Wuhan headquarters has backup channels, but they can only be used as a last resort. Fei Zhengzhi is the deputy director in charge of the Transportation Statistics Bureau. He has the ability to arrange dedicated transportation between the Wuhan headquarters and Chongqing. Even bulky items such as weapons and radios can be safely transported into Chongqing. Therefore, under these circumstances, the Wuhan headquarters is very likely to use this pawn and organize a new transportation channel centered around him to replace the 'Trust Wind Group.'"
"That makes sense!"
Ning Zhiheng suddenly realized that, according to Tanikawa Chiemi's analysis, this possibility existed, and was even very likely. In this way, he only needed to keep a close eye on Fei Zhengzhi and wait for the new Information Wind Group to be established before launching the operation. This would definitely deal another heavy blow to the Japanese intelligence system.
"Understood, Miss Tanikawa. I must say, I am satisfied with your abilities and value. I will make good use of Fei Zhengzhi and strive to maximize his value. So, who is the other one?"
At this moment, Chiemi Tanikawa's smile faded, and her expression became serious. She said, "The other person's identity is much more important. He has a very powerful background and holds an important position. However, I have never been sure about his situation, so I am also hesitant!"
Upon hearing this, Ning Zhiheng perked up and quickly urged, "Who exactly is this person?"
"This man is Lin Mucheng, and he is currently the commander of the 117th Brigade stationed in Enshi!"
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