The bureau chief's words left Ning Zhiheng speechless for a long time. The Nanjing station, a top-tier military intelligence station, had been completely wiped out? Utterly destroyed? What on earth happened?
Next, the Director recounted the whole story to Ning Zhiheng. It turned out that, just like the situation at the Shanghai station, the Director had gone to great lengths to set up an intelligence network in Nanjing, with members distributed across various industries. This intelligence network was handed over to Gu Jinlong, the station chief of Nanjing, for sole command, and no one else at Nanjing Station knew the identities of these people.
One of the intelligence network members was hiding in the police station. Just a few months earlier, Wen Hao had come to Nanjing to establish a branch of the puppet government's secret service headquarters called "Number Twenty-One." Because he didn't bring many people from Shanghai, he recruited a group of members from the local police department to join "Number Twenty-One" in order to expand his strength. This member took the opportunity to infiltrate "Number Twenty-One." Because of his quick wit and outstanding performance, he was highly valued by Wen Hao and was quickly promoted to an action captain.
This morning, as soon as this member arrived at work, he found that the entire "No. 21" was suddenly on high alert. Only entry was allowed through the main gate, and no one was allowed to leave. Communication between the inside and outside was cut off, and all the action team members were on standby. It wasn't until 10 a.m. that the action team leader received orders. Only then did he learn that just last night, the "No. 21" special agent division had arrested Yu Jie, the deputy station chief of the Military Intelligence Bureau, and today was to carry out the mission of arresting all members of the Military Intelligence Bureau.
The Nanjing station has been completely exposed. The identities of all the members have been discovered by "Number Twenty-One," and what follows is a catastrophic disaster!
In the midst of the crisis, this member had no choice but to risk contacting Gu Jinlong via a public phone during the arrest mission. He informed Gu Jinlong that Yu Jie had betrayed Nanjing Station. In the end, he used his position as the action team leader to cover Gu Jinlong's escape with several government officials. Fortunately, the head of the telecommunications department of Nanjing Station was among them, and the codebook did not fall into enemy hands.
However, this member of the intelligence network was still exposed. At the last moment, he had to open fire to cover Gu Jinlong's retreat. He was shot to death on the spot by the "Number Twenty-One" agents and died a heroic death.
Thus, the entire Nanjing Station was wiped out. Gu Jinlong and others managed to escape and fled Nanjing City, hiding in a safe house on the outskirts of the city. They used a backup radio to send a detailed report to the Director.
Ning Zhiheng asked in confusion, "How was Yu Jie arrested? What does this have to do with Wang Hanmin?"
The bureau chief stamped his foot and cursed, "These idiots! I warned them long ago not to contact each other horizontally, but they ignored me."
Yu Jie and Wang Hanmin were very close friends. Gu Jinlong said that at the beginning of this year, because of funding difficulties at the Nanjing station, they borrowed money from Wang Hanmin. Wang Hanmin even made a special trip to Nanjing to meet with Yu Jie. He knew Yu Jie was hiding his identity. Alas! These fools disregarded discipline and ultimately caused a disaster!
Upon hearing this, Ning Zhiheng finally understood the whole story. Wang Hanmin's actions were so devastating that he had not only betrayed all the forces in Shanghai but also Nanjing. As a result, the intelligence forces deployed by the Military Intelligence Bureau in East China had been almost completely wiped out, and now only his own Shanghai intelligence section was probably left there.
With such a huge loss, it's no wonder the Director was so distraught, wishing he could tear Wang Hanmin apart alive. In his haste, he might have even had his informant eliminate Wang Hanmin. Fortunately, he reacted in time; he didn't want to drag Muyu down with him.
At this moment, Ning Zhiheng simply said, "Director, the situation has deteriorated to this point, and I'm afraid the intelligence department has been compromised. I must return to Shanghai to respond to the crisis. Please grant me your approval!"
The bureau chief gave a wry smile and nodded, saying, "Even if you don't tell me, I still want you to go back and take charge of the work as soon as possible. Now that two of our most important intelligence stations have been destroyed, our losses are too great. But I don't know what else Wang Hanmin knows. You must go back to Shanghai and get rid of him. We can't let him continue to cause trouble, or the consequences will be unpredictable."
It turns out that the Director wanted Ning Zhiheng to rush back to Shanghai to eliminate the traitor and get rid of Wang Hanmin as soon as possible to prevent further losses.
Upon hearing this, Ning Zhiheng felt somewhat relieved. As long as he wasn't going to fight a special operations war against the 76th Division, and only eliminating Wang Hanmin was acceptable, he didn't want to waste a moment. He just wanted to get back to Shanghai as soon as possible.
He immediately straightened up and answered loudly, "Please rest assured, as soon as I return to Shanghai, I will get rid of Wang Hanmin as soon as possible to eliminate future troubles and serve as a warning to others!"
The director sighed softly and continued, "These are truly turbulent times. We won in Chongqing, but we were utterly defeated in Shanghai and Nanjing. Those are the home ground of the Japanese and the 76th. You need to use your special status to stabilize the situation in Shanghai. I know you all don't advocate a direct confrontation with the 76th, and I certainly don't either. Now we can only grit our teeth and keep fighting. The situation in Shanghai will continue to be tense, so be careful."
It was rare for the Director to show such concern, and Ning Zhiheng's expression softened as he said softly, "Please rest assured, Director. I've been operating in Shanghai for a long time and I'm confident I can protect myself. I will hand over my work as soon as possible and rush back tomorrow night. It's just that the subsequent rectification work..."
The bureau chief waved his hand, turned around and sat back down in his seat, saying, "I will find an excuse to hand this matter over to Gu Zhengqi. To the outside world, it will be the same as before. Just say that you will continue to carry out the important mission before. Everything will remain the same. I will make all the arrangements!"
Ning Zhiheng was relieved. He was afraid that the bureau chief would use his infamous reputation to carry out this work, which would be a loss for him.
The officer continued, "We need to make contact with the Shanghai station as soon as possible and get them out. So many people are crammed into one warehouse, including some wounded. It's been tough on them."
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