After a long while, Ding Mo sighed dejectedly and said weakly, "Alright, a wise man doesn't fight a losing battle. I'll swallow this insult. But now Li Zhiqun is pressing us hard, and the safety of me and my brothers is not guaranteed. We can't go back to the Special Agent Headquarters. What do you think we should do?"
Upon hearing Ding Mo agree to back down, Zhou Fushan quickly said, "That's easy! I'll talk to Li Zhiqun. You take a step back first. Even if you lose your position as the head of the Special Agent Headquarters, you'll still be the Minister of Social Affairs in the new government. We'll transfer all your people to the Ministry of Social Affairs. Once Li Zhiqun is officially in charge, our goal will be achieved, and he won't cause any more trouble. Listen to me, there's plenty of time. This guy has a rebellious streak and is arrogant and domineering. He'll never have a good ending. We'll do some work with Mr. Wang, and we'll deal with him sooner or later."
Ultimately, these people are skilled in the ways of officialdom, adept at killing without bloodshed and burying the dead in words. Real, bare-knuckle fighting is not their forte; they falter at the mere sight of blood!
Ning Zhiheng met with Luo Xingchao that evening. After listening to Luo Xingchao's report, he was secretly delighted, as things were going even more smoothly than he had expected.
He had previously received information from Luo Xingchao that Li Zhiqun was planning to target Deng Zhengming, so he knew this was a good opportunity. Therefore, he dispatched Zuo Gang with his two best marksmen to guard near Deng Zhengming's house and ordered them to finish off Deng Zhengming if Li Zhiqun's men failed, thus exacerbating the conflict between the two.
Indeed, this was the case. This move was the right one. Li Zhiqun never intended to kill Deng Zhengming. As a result, the follow-up attack was successful, and the effect was unexpectedly good. The conflict between Ding and Li quickly escalated to a fever pitch.
Ning Zhiheng then asked, "How's the investigation going with Chen Zhaohua?"
“Not ideal!” Luo Xingchao recounted the findings of his previous investigation and reported his proposed course of action to Ning Zhiheng.
“Wang Hanmin is hiding in No. 76 and won’t come out. We can’t get in touch with him. Now we can only try to find a way through Chen Zhaohua. But the success rate of turning Chen Zhaohua to defect is very small. If we alert him and he reports to Li Zhiqun, we will have alerted him. We will have no chance to contact Wang Hanmin again, at least not in the short term! So I plan to tamper with the medicine. As long as he changes Wang Hanmin’s medicine, he will definitely be infected.”
“Go on!” Ning Zhiheng nodded, signaling Luo Xingchao to continue.
"The infirmary at No. 76 has a good supply of medicine, but they usually use Yunnan Baiyao for external injuries, especially for those who have been severely tortured. I need a highly toxic substance that looks similar to Yunnan Baiyao, and I need to mix it into Wang Hanming's Yunnan Baiyao before Chen Zhaohua goes to change his dressing."
Ning Zhiheng asked, "Chen Zhaohua won't take the medicine home. If you want to add poison, you can only do it in the medical room at the Special Agent Headquarters. You need to do some confirmation work, such as which one is his medicine box? The specific time to change Wang Hanmin's dressing? Here, the timing of adding the medicine is crucial. If it's too early, it might be used on other injured people, exposing the operation and causing us to miss this opportunity."
At this point, Ning Zhiheng frowned and asked again, "Are you planning to do it yourself?"
Luo Xingchao immediately nodded and said, "It's safer for me to handle this personally. Besides, there's only one doctor on duty at the infirmary at night. Since it's in the No. 76 compound, there are no special guards. It's easy to sneak in. This won't be difficult for me."
Ning Zhiheng shook his head. He had no intention of risking such an important intelligence agent as Muyu for the sake of Wang Hanmin. If that were the case, he would rather abandon the operation.
“Draw a map of the infirmary, and I’ll send someone in to infiltrate it. You absolutely cannot participate in this operation directly.”
Luo Xingchao was taken aback. He quickly explained, "Chief, the security inside No. 76 is very tight. If someone unfamiliar with the situation were to rely solely on a topographical map, it would be easy for them to make a mistake. I am more confident in taking action."
Ning Zhiheng waved his hand and said decisively, "I'll say it again, you can't participate in the operation directly."
Seeing Ning Zhiheng's resolute attitude, Luo Xingchao thought for a moment and said again, "I have a few reliable men under my command, all of whom were my former subordinates when we were at the Shanghai station. They are all people who are willing to defect, and they have participated in our operations many times over the years. They are very capable and have some suspicions about my identity, but no one has revealed it to me. They are familiar with the situation in No. 76. Do you think it would be possible to arrange for them to participate in this matter?"
The people Luo Xingchao was referring to were naturally Cui Yuanfeng, Bi Wenxiang, and others. They were people Luo Xingchao trusted, and he had always intended to explain things to them thoroughly. However, the harshness of intelligence work behind enemy lines made him hesitate to make that decision, so he decided to consult Ning Zhiheng now.
Upon hearing this, Ning Zhiheng pondered for a long time. If what Luo Xingchao said was true, these people were indeed the best candidates for development. In the future, Luo Xingchao's position in No. 76 would become more and more important, and it would be too dangerous for him to do everything personally. It would be necessary to arrange a few assistants.
After weighing the options for a long time, he finally nodded and agreed, saying, "I can agree to your request to form an intelligence team within No. 76, with you as the team leader. However, you must carefully consider the personnel. It is better to have fewer but better people. Only absolutely reliable individuals can be recruited."
Upon hearing Ning Zhiheng's agreement, Luo Xingchao was overjoyed and quickly nodded in agreement.
Ning Zhiheng continued, "I will prepare the medicine for you as soon as possible. You can come here to pick it up tomorrow night. The rest of the operation will be in your hands. Report to me immediately if there are any developments, especially Ding Mo's reaction to today's incident. If he still wants to back down, then we will have to add fuel to the fire!"
"Yes! I will monitor their movements at all times and report to you in a timely manner!" Luo Xingchao nodded in acceptance.
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