Having found the leak, Ning Zhiheng didn't waste a moment. He gave Shi Hong some instructions and then hurriedly returned home.
He rented the house because it was close to the Military Intelligence Bureau, so he returned home quickly.
First, I put the two sets of clothes and soft-soled shoes I had worn that morning into an iron basin, poured in some gasoline, lit it with a lighter, and with the help of the gasoline, the clothes and shoes were quickly burned to ashes.
Then, from the toolbox at home, I took out a fine file.
He drew his Browning pistol from his waist, carefully ejected all the bullets, gripped a fine file, and meticulously ground down the rifling bit by bit.
Browning pistols have four rifling grooves in the chamber. Machining rifling is very difficult without specialized equipment.
But Ning Zhiheng had no intention of modifying the rifling, nor did he have the ability to do so. All he wanted to do was increase the wear on the rifling.
He carefully examined the rifling for nearly an hour, then nodded in satisfaction. He tidied everything up in the house.
Ning Zhiheng then rushed to the Military Intelligence Investigation Department. He didn't go back to his office but went straight to the shooting range, collected twenty bullets, went to the firing position, and fired all twenty bullets in one go.
Just as he expected, the rifling inside the barrel was badly worn, and the bullets were inaccurate. Only two out of twenty bullets hit the target. You have to know that Ning Zhiheng can hit the bullseye every time at a distance of twenty-five meters. He is an absolute sharpshooter!
He put his sidearm away with satisfaction; this was exactly the effect he wanted! He left the shooting range and headed straight for the equipment department.
Before the Lunar New Year, the wrongful conviction of Kong Liangce was triggered by Ning Zhiheng's arrest of Huang Xiansheng. In the end, Deputy Director Huang stepped forward and reached a consensus with the Director. As a result, Cui Guohao from the Baoding faction became the biggest winner in this incident.
Cui Guohao, who had not made any contributions, was promoted to lieutenant colonel and given the position of leader of the second equipment group. It was truly a case of good fortune falling from the sky!
For this, Cui Guohao owed Ning Zhiheng and Wei Liangbi a great debt of gratitude. Since then, Cui Guohao has always been grateful to the two of them. Because they were both members of the Baoding faction, they had similar interests and shared the same sentiments. So when they met, they were always very enthusiastic and as close as brothers!
"Oh! Zhiheng, you're a rare guest! What brings you here today?" Upon seeing Ning Zhiheng enter, Cui Guohao's eyes lit up. He quickly got up and stepped forward, patting Ning Zhiheng's shoulder warmly.
Cui Guohao had always deliberately cultivated a relationship with Wei Liangbi and Ning Zhiheng, his fellow disciples, partly because he owed them a great debt of gratitude.
More importantly, these two fellow disciples are exceptionally capable and have powerful backing, making them extremely promising individuals who definitely need to befriend him!
Wei Liangbi was already a lieutenant colonel at a young age, and it was obvious to everyone that with his potential and speed of promotion, he could even enter the ranks of general officers before the age of forty. His future was bright!
Ning Zhiheng is not to be underestimated. Outsiders may not know, but Cui Guohao, being from the same Baoding faction, knows a lot about the inside story. The first hero in the sensational case of cracking the Japanese spy Shadow Group was this young captain in front of him!
In just six months, he rose from a second lieutenant who had just graduated from military academy to a captain and was awarded the most prestigious honor among soldiers, the Second Class Yunhui Medal!
He even heard from Deputy Director Huang that Ning Zhiheng's name was among the first to be promoted in the Military Intelligence Investigation Department after its planned expansion!
In other words, a few months later, this young man Ning will be able to complete in one step the journey that other people his age take ten or even several decades to complete, becoming the youngest colonel-level officer in the Military Intelligence Investigation Department.
Looking at the incredibly young, barely-twenty-something, spirited young officer in front of him, Cui Guohao sighed more than once, "People have different fates!"
"Brother Cui! I missed you, so I came to see you." Ning Zhiheng said with a smile!
"You! You're not telling the truth! You miss your old brother but don't even host a feast for me. Instead, you come to my insignificant government office and offer empty words of flattery? Tell me! You must have something to ask me!" Cui Guohao said with a smile.
"You still think this is a clean government office? Is there any place in the military intelligence department that's more lucrative than this?" Ning Zhiheng said with a look of disdain. "Don't pretend to be poor with me. I'm not here to freeload off you."
He turned around and closed the door, then said, "Brother, I really do have something to ask you!"
"Speak up, as long as it's Zhiheng's business, I, Cui Guohao, will not hesitate to say a word!" Cui Guohao patted his chest and said generously.
Ning Zhiheng gave a thumbs up and said with a smile, "Thanks in advance! You know I love guns, but I only have a Browning pistol on me. It wasn't new when I was issued it, and I've been practicing a lot lately, so the rifling is worn down. I was thinking of getting another gun, so I came to you."
Hearing this, Cui Guohao couldn't help but laugh and cry. He thought it was something serious. It was just about getting an extra new gun? For a lieutenant colonel and team leader in the equipment section, this was far too easy! It was a complete waste of his talents!
He said with a hint of amusement, "So all you did was come here to get a new gun? You could have just reported it and exchanged it. I'll open the armory and you can pick the best one! Is that even worth the trip?"
“Of course I know I should just report it and get a replacement gun. But this is my first service weapon, and I want to keep it as a souvenir, so I don’t plan to hand it over. I was thinking of getting another new gun, which is why I came to you,” Ning Zhiheng explained.
He naturally had his own plans. He couldn't destroy the Browning pistol in his hand because the serial number of the issued pistol was recorded in the equipment department's register. If he couldn't produce it when the pistol was inspected, things would get messed up.
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