Upon hearing Liu Datong's account, Ning Zhiheng realized that the source of this matter was actually himself. He had meticulously investigated and finally uncovered Meng Lesheng, the leader of the Blackwater intelligence team, and found a top-secret document in his safe.
This document is evidence that Major General Mo Chenggui, deputy commander of the 14th Division, was turned by Japanese spies. Soon after, his senior brother Wei Liangbi took action and cleverly administered sleeping pills at a banquet, assassinating Mo Chenggui and creating the illusion that he had died from drunkenness.
Unexpectedly, Mo Chenggui's death directly led to a series of changes. Zhu Kang took over Mo Chenggui's position. Reshuffling in the army is a normal phenomenon. The change of the commander will inevitably lead to the change of officers at all levels. In the end, Shan Yimin lost the lucrative position of Qiaoshuiwan Pass and was replaced by Yin Shaoyuan.
It's a cycle of cause and effect; in the end, he still has to solve this problem himself. However, Ning Zhiheng couldn't possibly take such a small fry to heart. At most, he had a major general and deputy division commander behind him, who couldn't possibly control his Military Intelligence Investigation Department. On the contrary, the Military Intelligence Investigation Department had the authority to cause him trouble.
Besides, Zhu Kang isn't stupid. Why would someone offend the head of the military intelligence investigation team for a mere lieutenant? Unless he's Zhu Kang's own son!
"Have you found any information on Yin Shaoyuan?" Ning Zhiheng asked in a deep voice.
Liu Datong is now the chief of the Xicheng Police Bureau. He has countless informants and is well-informed. He has conducted a detailed investigation into Yin Shaoyuan, even finding out his background and connections. He has certainly investigated other general matters as well.
Liu Datong had been waiting for Ning Zhiheng to say this. He didn't dare to touch anyone in the military, but his backer, Team Leader Ning, was someone who specialized in dealing with petty criminals in the military. He had already figured out Yin Shaoyuan's situation and was waiting for Ning Zhiheng to step in and settle the matter.
He quickly took a document out of his bag and handed it to Ning Zhiheng. Ning Zhiheng took it, opened it, and couldn't help but sneer.
It turned out that Yin Shaoyuan was the cousin of Bao Sheng, the newly transferred commander of the Third Regiment. Ning Zhiheng understood immediately. He was afraid that even Zhu Kang didn't know about this. If a major general couldn't even distinguish between what was important and what was not, he would never have risen to his current position.
It seems that his subordinate, the group leader, had his eye on the lucrative position at Qiaoshuiwan, so he simply replaced Shan Yimin, hoping to get an even bigger share.
Ning Zhiheng instructed, "Go back and investigate the situation of Bao Sheng, the commander of the Third Regiment, thoroughly. For example, his home address, what his family and relatives do, and whether they have any dirt on him. As for Bao Sheng himself, I will investigate. He is definitely Yin Shaoyuan's backer. I estimate that Yin Shaoyuan dared to do this because Bao Sheng instructed him. Otherwise, how could a mere captain dare to overturn the table?"
"Understood," Liu Datong immediately nodded in agreement. These were not difficult tasks; he had plenty of skilled informants among his men.
After discussing their plan, Ning Zhiheng and Liu Datong parted ways to plan their next steps.
Meanwhile, in the Japanese concession of Hangzhou, Murakami Keita had his hands behind his back, tightly held by two strong agents on either side of him. He looked at Imai Yuji across from him with a pale face, wanting to say something, but not knowing what to say.
Yuji Imai hadn't originally planned to talk to him, but later decided to have a proper talk with Keita Murakami.
He waved to signal the two agents to release Murakami Keita, and said, "You two go outside and wait!"
After everyone had left, Yui Imai finally spoke, "Murakami-kun, now that things have come to this, do you have any explanation left to offer?"
Murakami Keita's face turned pale. After hesitating for a long time, he finally said, "I don't know what caused this crushing defeat, but Imai-kun, if I, as the head of intelligence in the Hangzhou area, were to sell out my entire intelligence network and put myself in a deadly situation, wouldn't that be extremely foolish? There must be someone behind this!"
Yuji Imai was silent for a moment, then nodded and said, "Actually, Section Chief Sagawa and I also have this question. This kind of thing is indeed difficult to explain, but this is just a guess. We are looking at the real facts. How can we explain the fact that all thirty-three intelligence agents were arrested at the same time?"
It's obvious that Chinese intelligence agencies have obtained a list of all underground personnel in the entire Hangzhou area, but in reality, only you possess this list of spies in Hangzhou. How do you explain that?
"Imai-kun, you know about this list too!" Murakami Keita blurted out in a moment of impulsiveness.
"Damn it!" Upon hearing Murakami Keita's shout, Imai Yuji's eyes narrowed instantly, flashing a fierce light that could no longer conceal his murderous intent.
Murakami Keita was right. Imai Yuji had indeed seen this list. When Kawamoto Kuraji suddenly died in his bed, Imai Yuji rushed to Hangzhou to handle the aftermath. He opened Kawamoto Kuraji's safe and carefully checked the top-secret documents inside, including this list. After confirming that it was correct, he handed it over to Murakami Keita.
Therefore, if we really investigate the reason for the destruction of the intelligence network in the Hangzhou area, Yuji Imai is also one of the suspects.
This incident has extremely serious consequences. Imai Yuji is trying to avoid it like the plague, so how could he dare to get involved in such matters? Unexpectedly, Murakami Keita, in desperation, actually tried to drag himself into it.
It's laughable that I still had a slight hesitation, not expecting that Murakami, that vicious dog, would already start biting!
That bastard! The section chief and he themselves still had a sliver of uncertainty, thinking that there was still a possibility that Murakami Keita had been negligent and caused the list to be leaked. But even if he wasn't the mole, they had to label him as one, otherwise they wouldn't be able to explain it to anyone above and below.
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