Ning Zhiheng was somewhat surprised to hear Shao Wenguang's words. Shao Wenguang's information came too quickly. He had just rushed home and arrived at the Military Intelligence Investigation Department. He had only been there for a short while when Shao Wenguang found out!
"Old Shao, where did you get this information from?" Ning Zhiheng put down his teacup and asked with some curiosity.
"Hehe, haven't I been conducting investigations at several police stations in the north of the city lately? The police station just reported the gunfight to me!"
Today, the police station reported that just an hour ago, a fierce gunfight broke out in a block in the north of the city. A large number of agents from the Party Affairs Investigation Department surrounded the area and conducted a thorough search, turning the surrounding blocks upside down!
"Did they get anything?" Ning Zhiheng asked casually, but he was starting to worry. He wondered if Wu Quanjiang and his group had successfully evacuated, or if they would be surrounded by agents from the Party Affairs Investigation Department who were conducting a search and arrest operation!
"They didn't even get a hair! I heard the truckload of corpses was filled with the bodies of those killed! They were all members of the Party Affairs Investigation Department, and they didn't catch a single underground party member. They suffered heavy losses, and they really lost face this time!" Shao Wenguang laughed gleefully. "With those greenhorns, they'd be nothing but target practice on the battlefield!"
The Central Party Affairs Investigation Department and the Military Intelligence Investigation Department were originally two bitter rivals, sometimes even sabotaging each other for no reason other than to make the other uncomfortable.
This is actually because the top leaders of the two intelligence agencies are mortal enemies. This pattern of superiors influencing subordinates has led to the two agencies becoming bitter adversaries who never speak to each other again.
Shao Wenguang told the news as a joke, but it reassured Ning Zhiheng. He knew that Wu Quanjiang and the others had finally escaped safely, and the operation was a complete success!
Ning Zhiheng chatted with Shao Wenguang for a few more minutes, then saw Wei Liangbi peek in from outside the office and nod at Ning Zhiheng. Ning Zhiheng understood and got up to go to Wei Liangbi's office!
Wei Liangbi gestured for him to sit down and said with a serious expression, "Did Lao Shao tell you everything about the gunfight?"
Shao Wenguang was a close confidant of Wei Liangbi, so he naturally reported any news to Wei Liangbi immediately.
"I just heard him give me a general overview of the situation!" Ning Zhiheng nodded and said, "I heard that the people in the Party Affairs Investigation Department suffered a loss!"
"It's more than just a loss! I heard that an action team leader was also killed this time, resulting in heavy casualties! Zhiheng, I'll say it again, don't get entangled with the Red Party. These people are all desperate criminals, and you'll lose more than you gain! This incident with the Party Affairs Investigation Department is a lesson! The ferocity of the Red Party is evident!"
"I understand, senior brother!" Ning Zhiheng saw Wei Liangbi earnestly persuading him, and he knew that his senior brother was really worried about him, so he quickly agreed!
"You know that's good. I warned you about Ma Hong's case last time, not to investigate the Red Party. But you wouldn't listen! Look at the consequences now. The Central Party Affairs Investigation Department just went through the formalities to retrieve Hui Guangran's body."
I know! You took the body out two months ago, what happened?
Ning Zhiheng was startled by Wei Liangbi's words. Two months had passed since the case was filed. Why was the Party Affairs Investigation Department suddenly bringing up old matters again? Were they about to start investigating Lu Ming again? What were their intentions in doing so?
"I personally arrested Lu Guangran, and he died at my hands. Besides, the Shadow Group case was already closed at the time. Lu Guangran was just a Communist, not a Japanese spy. I couldn't just leave his body in the freezer forever! Chinese people believe in respecting the dead and ensuring they rest in peace. I only wanted peace of mind, so I took his body out and buried him in Mingshan Cemetery!" Ning Zhiheng said indignantly with a face full of innocence.
“I already sent Lao Shao to check the Mingshan Cemetery. You still bought him the best burial plot because you wanted peace of mind, which I can understand. But can the Party Affairs Investigation Department understand that?”
Look! This is the trouble. The Party Affairs Investigation Department and the underground Red Party are irreconcilable enemies. Your actions this time are suspected of sympathizing with the Red Party. So I'm telling you again today, try not to have any contact with the Red Party anymore. It's always better to stay far away.
"Besides, the underground Communist Party is so fierce now. It's not worth it if we really run into them!" Wei Liangbi looked reproachful, clearly very dissatisfied with Ning Zhiheng's rashness and recklessness!
Ning Zhiheng was startled, only then realizing that his senior brother was truly shrewd and capable of keeping things from him. He had quietly found out the burial site of Lu Ming!
He had been too reckless! He hadn't considered many things thoroughly. He thought Lu Ming's case was closed. He let his guard down and spent money to buy Lu Ming a burial plot with the best feng shui—this was truly a very careless move for Ning Zhiheng!
"What's wrong? Is it wrong for me to find a good burial site for Lu Guangran so that I can have peace of mind? You know I personally brought Lu Guangran back. Does the Party Affairs Investigation Department dare to doubt me?" Ning Zhiheng feigned anger, raising his voice considerably!
Seeing Ning Zhiheng's annoyed expression, Wei Liangbi quickly tried to reason with him, saying, "Look at you! I was just reminding you a couple of times, why are you so impatient? What's the rush?"
I already rejected the official letter from the Party Affairs Investigation Department from the section chief. Since when has our Military Intelligence Investigation Department been ordered around by the Party Affairs Investigation Department? I simply said the body was already thrown into a mass grave; let them find it themselves!
Hearing Wei Liangbi's words, Ning Zhiheng finally felt relieved. Wei Liangbi was eliminating a potential threat for him. This senior brother truly cared for him and had taken a knife for him at a crucial moment.
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