When Ning Zhiheng returned to the Second Operations Division, he immediately ordered the interrogation of Matsuda Jiro. However, this time he did not personally preside over the interrogation, as the Director had repeatedly emphasized that he could not openly disobey. Therefore, he handed the case over to Zhao Jiang.
The staff on duty in the interrogation section had gotten used to Ning Zhiheng's style of operation. There were enough people on standby every day. Section Chief Wei Jiamu was also stationed at the office and dared not go home, for fear of encountering an emergency. If he did not handle it properly, he would not be able to get away with it so easily from Director Ning.
Just then, he saw new prisoners being brought in, and his spirits immediately lifted. When he went outside and saw that it was Zhao Jiang escorting the prisoners in, he didn't dare to be negligent and quickly arranged for people to conduct interrogations.
He knew that Zhao Jiang was not only the leader of the action team, but also Ning Zhiheng's bodyguard captain and the director's absolute confidant. All the prisoners under his command were the most important figures. According to the previous pattern, if he was not mistaken, a large-scale arrest operation was about to begin. Thinking of this, he quickly began to prepare the prison cells and allocate personnel to prepare for the operation.
Fortunately, the interrogation went relatively smoothly. Matsuda Jiro was unable to withstand the torture and, after two hours, he finally spoke up and revealed the names of the two observation teams under his command.
"Chief, this Matsuda Jiro, using the alias Zeng Qiao, is a luxury goods merchant, but in reality, he's a smuggler. He has good relations with the British. He has two observation teams under his command, one infiltrating the Yuzhong District and the other in the Nan'an District, totaling fourteen spies."
"South Bank District?" Ning Zhiheng looked at Zhao Jiang with some surprise, then took the list and examined it carefully.
Nan'an District holds a special position in Chongqing; it is currently the most important area besides Yuzhong District.
The Chongqing area is very large, and the main government agencies of the Kuomintang government are concentrated in the Yuzhong Peninsula, also known as Yuzhong District. This area has the highest population density, the most developed commerce, and is also the political and economic center of the Kuomintang government.
However, it was precisely for this reason that Yuzhong District was also a major target of Japanese bombing. As a result, since the start of the War of Resistance against Japan, Yuzhong District has been the most severely damaged area. In total, almost half of the city has been bombed, and the major casualties occurred in Yuzhong District. Even the official residence of Chiang Kai-shek was attacked several times.
So shortly after the capital was moved to Chongqing, in order to avoid the continuous bombing by Japanese planes, Chiang Kai-shek rarely stayed in Yuzhong District. Instead, he moved his residence and main office to Nan'an District, which faces Yuzhong Peninsula across the Yangtze River. Chiang Kai-shek's Huangshan official residence was hidden in the mountains of Nan'an District.
After all, the main work of the Kuomintang government revolved around the Chairman. Many military and political meetings were held at the Chairman's official residence. Therefore, many high-ranking military officials moved their residences to the South Bank District for the convenience of their work and to avoid Japanese bombing.
As a result, the Nan'an District, which was originally far from the city center, quickly became a gathering place for high-ranking officials and dignitaries. New official residences were built one after another, and roads were built and widened accordingly, changing its appearance drastically in just one year.
Despite its proximity to Yuzhong District, Nan'an District is surrounded by mountains and located right on the south bank of the Yangtze River. The air is humid and cannot disperse, and the climate is more changeable. As a result, it experiences more foggy weather than Yuzhong District throughout the year, with fog covering almost half the year. This also served as the best natural barrier against Japanese bombing.
In such weather, Japanese bombers were simply unable to carry out their bombing missions. If they flew too high, visibility would be poor, making accurate bombing impossible. If they flew too low, there were even instances where planes entered fog zones and crashed into mountains.
Therefore, bombing the South Bank area would be much more difficult, requiring more accurate weather observation. It was expected that the Japanese would set up observation teams in the South Bank area.
Ning Zhiheng suddenly raised an eyebrow, as if he had discovered something, and pondered for a long time.
The spies on this list mostly concealed their identities as ordinary people because they did not need to participate in other intelligence activities. However, one spy's identity was quite special. This person was named Shi Liqun, 41 years old, and his concealed identity was actually the tutor in the home of Lieutenant General Lin Zhen, a member of the military government.
It's truly amazing how things work out in this world! Ning Zhiheng had been wanting to pay a visit to this military and political bigwig for some time, but he was afraid that if he went there, he would be turned away like his senior brother Wei Liangbi. Unexpectedly, he had a perfect opportunity today. It seems that it's time to make contact with this General Lin.
Now that the target has been identified, the next step is the arrest operation. Ning Zhiheng picked up the phone and ordered, "Tianming, assemble the entire Third Division immediately! There's an operation!"
Of course, those who have made contributions should be given opportunities to use their own trusted subordinates. Now, all the officers in the Third Operations Section have been replaced by Ning Zhiheng's trusted subordinates. It is only right to accumulate merits for them and increase their seniority.
During this period, Nie Tianming also stayed at the Second Operations Division all day long, and the entire division was on standby at any time. He knew that during the crackdown operation, the Second Division would have many arrest operations. As Ning Zhiheng's direct subordinates, their Third Division would have many operational tasks, so they dared not slack off in the slightest.
Just as he expected, Ning Zhiheng called, and as soon as he picked up the phone, he received the operation notification.
"Yes, we'll assemble immediately!" Nie Tianming hurriedly accepted the order.
Ten minutes later, in the conference room of the office building, the officers of the Third Operations Division gathered and waited for Ning Zhiheng's arrival.
The Third Operations Division had just undergone a major reorganization. Nie Tianming's original team had all been brought to the Third Operations Division. Officer Zhuang Zhiwen, standing to the side, looked around with excitement and whispered to Nie Tianming, "Section Chief, you were right. These past few days have not been in vain. There is another major operation today. This time, our Third Operations Division is the leader."
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