Although this young man had just joined the military intelligence department, his outstanding performance caught the eye of the chief and he was promoted to lieutenant in just over a month.
Although he didn't care about such a trivial matter as the promotion of a second lieutenant, it made him remember this subordinate.
He was unaware that Ning Zhiheng wasn't just someone the section chief had noticed, but rather the key figure in Huang Xiansheng's case. The case was transferred to the intelligence department only after a deal was made, because only a handful of people knew the specifics of the case, and each of them had received a benefit, so no one publicized it.
"How's the interrogation going?" Zhao Ziliang then asked.
"Reporting to the section chief, the interrogation has just begun, and the prisoner hasn't said anything yet. But don't worry, I will get him to talk as soon as possible," Ning Zhiheng replied loudly.
At this moment, a colonel next to Zhao Ziliang, hearing that the interrogation had just begun, couldn't contain himself and quickly said to Zhao Ziliang, "Section Chief Zhao, this case is of great importance. It should be handled by our intelligence section. We have experience in this kind of thing, and there will definitely be no problems!"
"Section Chief Gu, you guys have the experience, so why didn't you catch Xie Ziming? Meanwhile, these brutes from our Action Section..." another colonel sneered, his tone sarcastic, "They casually pulled off a move and brought back a Japanese spy, even seizing a radio and a codebook. Clearly, your experience is useless!"
Gu Zhengqi, the head of the intelligence section, blushed slightly at Xiang Yan, the deputy head of the action section, and said in a deep voice, "Deputy Head Xiang, before I came here, the director instructed that this case should be handled jointly by the intelligence section and the action section."
"What, you still want to disobey the Chief's orders!"
Zhao Ziliang raised an eyebrow and retorted without hesitation, "We need your intelligence section to assist our operations section, Chief Gu. Our military intelligence department's rule is that whoever is in charge of a case is responsible for it. Stealing credit halfway through is against the rules!"
In fact, he and Gu Zhengqi, the head of the intelligence section, were both from the same faction as the director. It's just that Gu Zhengqi was more valued by the director, which can be seen from the difference in status between the intelligence section and the action section within the military intelligence department.
As the top department within the military intelligence bureau, the intelligence section has the most resources and the greatest say. It can call upon various resources from other sections at any time and demand their cooperation, so its status is naturally above that of the operations section.
Zhao Ziliang had always harbored a grudge against Gu Zhengqi and wanted to compete with him. However, as a field department, the Action Section was essentially just a henchman. They had no opportunity to show their abilities and no notable cases, so they were always overshadowed by Gu Zhengqi.
Unexpectedly, an opportunity suddenly presented itself today. When Wei Liangbi presented him with the radio and codebook, he could hardly believe that such a good thing could happen to him.
His men, who only knew how to wield swords and guns, had actually learned to use their brains and successfully captured an important Japanese spy who had just infiltrated Nanjing. More importantly, they had made a huge haul, even bringing back a radio and a codebook!
The commander had specifically emphasized that whoever could capture a Japanese military encrypted codebook would be reported to the military headquarters by the Military Intelligence Department, and a special reward would be given to the meritorious person!
This was a golden opportunity, and after listening to Wei Liangbi's report, he immediately reported it to the department head.
The section chief, who was attending a meeting at the military headquarters, was naturally very pleased to hear this good news and praised Zhao Ziliang highly.
He immediately gave instructions that, given the seriousness of the case, it was best to have the Intelligence Section and the Operations Section conduct a joint investigation, and that the Director himself was on his way back to the Military Intelligence Department to closely monitor the progress of the case.
This made Zhao Ziliang both happy and annoyed. He was happy because he had made a great impression on the director and received praise from him.
What's infuriating is that, in the Chief's mind, the Intelligence Section remains the department he values and trusts most; otherwise, he wouldn't have broken with convention by allowing the Intelligence Section to get involved in this case. This clearly demonstrates how much the Chief values this case.
Gu Zhengqi, like a cat that has smelled blood, rushed over immediately after receiving the order from the director!
"Section Chief Zhao, you've misunderstood! The person in this case was arrested by your action section, so of course you're in charge. I, Gu, would never break the rules."
I'm just worried that your operations team lacks experience in interrogation. If it delays the case, misses a crucial opportunity, and allows a Japanese spy to escape, that would be terrible!
Look at your skills, they're so rough. In just one hour, the prisoner is beaten like this. At this rate, I doubt the prisoner will even make it through the night.
"This case is being handled jointly by both of us. If anything goes wrong, neither of us can escape responsibility!" Gu Zhengqi quickly explained.
This operations section, which was specifically tasked with assisting him, was incredibly lucky! They captured the person, the radio, and most importantly, the Japanese military's encrypted codebook in one fell swoop.
How can I just let such a great achievement slip away? I have to get a share of it, otherwise I won't be able to sleep peacefully!
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