Since Ning Zhiheng was determined to get rid of Qian Zhong, he naturally made a careful plan.
First of all, assassination cannot be used. After all, Qian Zhong was the head of the intelligence group of the Military Intelligence Bureau, a very sensitive position. No matter what the cause of death was, the Military Bureau would definitely investigate thoroughly, and the final development of the situation would be difficult to control. It might even backfire.
The safest way is to go through the proper channels and get rid of him openly and legitimately. We need to find a good excuse so that no one will pursue the matter.
If we only rely on the testimony of local thugs like Shunyuantang, Qian Zhong could at most be considered a murderer who committed robbery for money.
It must be said that the current political environment within the Kuomintang is extremely poor. Corruption, bribery, cover-ups, collusion, and mutual protection among officials are rampant, to the point that many illegal acts have become common practice in officialdom.
To ordinary civilians, Qian Zhong's murder and robbery were undoubtedly heinous crimes. However, to those in high positions, these things were not considered unforgivable capital offenses, especially for a department like the Military Intelligence Bureau. Which agent had clean hands?
Especially Ning Zhiheng and Wei Liangbi, these two fellow disciples, were among the most ruthless and bloodthirsty in the Military Intelligence Bureau. It seemed somewhat incongruous to outsiders that Ning Zhiheng, the King of Hell, was standing up for a few refugees.
Besides, Qian Zhong was the director's confidant. In the director's mind, the lives of those dozen or so refugees were not worth as much as Qian Zhong's dog life. Even if the matter was exposed, he would probably only be dismissed from his post, to see how things would go.
Moreover, doing so puts Ning Zhiheng in an awkward position. After all, playing the role of Bao Zheng in the political environment of the Kuomintang is tantamount to being an outcast and courting death.
Therefore, Ning Zhiheng decided to make a fuss about the current purge operation he was carrying out. The best excuse at the moment was that he was a traitor. As long as he could pin the label of Japanese spy on Qian Zhong, then he would be doomed.
But this requires even stronger evidence, one that can leave the Director speechless. Ning Zhiheng tapped his fingers lightly on the table, his mind racing.
After a moment's thought, Ning Zhiheng immediately instructed Zhao Jiang: "What you need to do now is to finalize these dozen or so murder cases, investigate the details, find out who was involved in these cases, the identities of the victims, and the current whereabouts of the bodies. All of these must be verified. Also, investigate Qian Zhong's current situation, mainly his whereabouts and habits. I want to get rid of this menace."
"Yes, I'll take care of it right away!" Zhao Jiang nodded quickly, accepted the order, and turned to leave.
The next morning, at the headquarters of the Military Intelligence Bureau, in the office building of the Second Intelligence Division, Qian Zhong, the lazy-looking head of the intelligence team, walked up the stairs, slowly arrived at his office door, took out his key, opened the door, and pushed it open.
I went to the window, drew back the curtains, opened the window to let in some fresh air, turned around, plopped down in a chair, leaned back, and let out a deep yawn.
He played mahjong all night last night, and now he's completely exhausted. He might need to take a nap soon. Anyway, he doesn't have much to do all day, so he just spends his time at headquarters.
Qian Zhong's career has been fraught with setbacks in recent years. He is an old-timer who followed the Director since the early days of the Military Intelligence Bureau, and he is also from the same hometown as the Director. Logically speaking, his background and connections are much stronger than those of ordinary people.
The director initially valued him highly, promoting him repeatedly, praising his achievements, and exceptionally promoting him to the position of intelligence team leader. He also assigned him some outstanding tasks, showing that he had high expectations for him.
However, Qian Zhong was incompetent and couldn't do proper work. He always messed up the tasks assigned to him, repeatedly causing trouble and squandering his potential, which greatly disappointed the bureau chief.
In addition, he was greedy and his ability to make money was inversely proportional to his ability to solve cases. He would do anything for money. Over the years, he has committed all kinds of evil deeds, including extortion, fraud, and even murder for money. His reputation in the Military Intelligence Bureau was extremely bad.
Eventually, the Director became completely disappointed in him and simply stopped caring about him. After the Military Intelligence Bureau was upgraded to the Military Intelligence Bureau, all the chief officers in the Military Intelligence Bureau were promoted one level, but Qian Zhong, the head of the intelligence group, remained stagnant. His former colleagues became his superiors, and the whispers and pointing fingers of those around him made Qian Zhong completely give up hope.
With no hope for a career in government, Qian Zhong became even more obsessed with money. He would stop at nothing to make money, neglecting everything else at work except lining his pockets, which greatly annoyed Gu Zhengqi.
However, the Director still valued their past relationship and was quite lenient with Qian Zhong. As long as he didn't make any big mistakes, he was allowed to stay at headquarters. Gu Zhengqi would not assign him any important tasks, and his subordinates also had a lot of complaints about him. If it weren't for his relationship with the Director, he would have been sent to an outpost long ago and given a cold shoulder.
Just then, there was a knock on the door, and an officer pushed the door open and entered. Qian Zhong looked up and saw that it was his colleague next door, Major Tian Wenbai, the intelligence officer.
Although Qian Zhong was not well-liked in the Military Intelligence Bureau, he still had two or three friends he could talk to. Tian Wenbai was one of them, and the two often chatted together.
As soon as Tian Wenbai came in, he saw Qian Zhong's listless appearance and said with a smile, "Played cards all night again? What's wrong, looks like you lost again?"
"You jinx!"
Qian Zhong glared at Tian Wenbai with annoyance: "Old Lin and the others must have set me up. Damn it, I've been having a run of bad luck lately, nothing I do goes right."
Qian Zhong didn't care about losing a few coins playing mahjong; he could lose a lot but earn even more. However, these days he felt restless and unsettled.
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