An hour later, the developed photos were quickly handed to Ning Zhiheng. Ning Zhiheng divided the photos into several parts according to the different shooting angles and carefully selected them.
In the end, he selected two photos from one of the sets. Both photos were taken from the same angle. He chose them in this way so that viewers would think that only one person was monitoring and taking the photos.
One of the photos shows Qian Zhong and Tanikawa Chiemi sitting side by side on the steps, with Qian Zhong handing a letter to Tanikawa Chiemi.
Another photo shows Qian Zhong and Tanikawa Chiemi facing each other. Qian Zhong is whispering something, while Tanikawa Chiemi is listening intently, seemingly very focused.
The cameras used in this shoot were the best-resolution German cameras available at the time, so even though the shooting distance was a bit far, the faces and images of the two people were clearly visible with careful observation.
After selecting the photos, Ning Zhiheng took an iron basin and used matches to burn all the other photos and film rolls, destroying them completely.
Then he looked at the time, left his office, went downstairs, and headed to the headquarters of the Military Intelligence Bureau to see the Director in his office.
Upon seeing that it was Ning Zhiheng, Secretary Liu immediately reported to the Director. Ning Zhiheng's position in the Military Intelligence Bureau was becoming increasingly secure, and he was now the number one person under the two Directors. Even Secretary Liu, a confidant of the Director, dared not be negligent in the slightest.
After the director agreed, Ning Zhiheng stepped into the office. The director was processing documents in his hand and waved for Ning Zhiheng to sit down.
Ning Zhiheng didn't stand on ceremony. He turned around and sat down in his chair, waiting quietly for a while. Then the bureau chief put down his pen, looked up at Ning Zhiheng, and said with a gentle smile, "I'm almost off work, and you rushed over here. It must be something important. What, has there been some major breakthrough?"
Ning Zhiheng gave a wry smile, spread his hands, and replied, "We only found traces of Silver Fox, but she got away again."
"They ran away?"
The bureau chief's expression was somewhat strange: "The person has already escaped, what are you doing here? I thought you had caught someone! Tell me, what's the matter?"
He knew that Ning Zhiheng never did anything pointless, so he must have come to report something important.
Ning Zhiheng coughed lightly, organized his thoughts, and then said, "Just a few days ago, our external informants discovered Silver Fox's whereabouts in the Shunyuan Street area. So we spread informants and set up some surveillance points in several blocks there. Just three hours ago, one of our team members spotted Silver Fox and discovered her meeting with someone while tracking and monitoring her."
"A contact?" The director's eyes narrowed immediately. "So Silver Fox is finally starting to operate again? How did they get away? Have you figured out the identity of this contact?"
Ning Zhiheng nodded and said, "This silver fox is too alert. After making contact, she made several counter-tracking maneuvers and quickly shook off our surveillance team. It's a pity that she still managed to get away in the end. As for the identity of the contact person, we have figured it out. In fact, our surveillance personnel know this person!"
"Know him?" The bureau chief immediately realized why Ning Zhiheng had come to report to him. His gaze turned cold, and he asked in an icy tone, "Is it someone from our Military Intelligence Bureau again?"
"yes!"
Ning Zhiheng nodded heavily, but his expression remained somewhat hesitant.
The bureau chief, unable to bear Ning Zhiheng's prodding any longer, straightened up, slammed his hand on the table, and said impatiently, "Why are you stammering? Just say it!"
Ning Zhiheng then took out the two photos from his pocket, stood up, stepped forward, handed them to the bureau chief, and said, "Fortunately, I equipped the surveillance personnel with cameras. He took two photos in the dark. Please take a look."
The bureau chief took the photo and examined it carefully. He immediately exclaimed "Eh!" He quickly took out a magnifying glass from the drawer and began to examine it closely. Although the photo was taken from a distance, he was still able to see the faces of the two people in it clearly.
The woman in the photo was beautiful and delicate, just like the Silver Fox that Ning Zhiheng had described. The man next to her, dressed in short clothes and looking like a laborer, was none other than his former subordinate, Qian Zhong.
The two photos clearly convey the same message: Qian Zhong, disguised, is passing on intelligence to Silver Fox and giving a detailed report on the situation. Judging from the way the two are talking and talking with their heads down, they have obviously known each other for a long time and there is no sense of unfamiliarity between them.
Actually, this was an intimate and natural expression that Chiemi Tanikawa deliberately revealed. She is an expert in this area, and it was easy for her to do this. As a result, it was perfectly captured, and the effect was very good. Even the director, who is extremely experienced, could not detect any flaws based on these two photos alone.
"Smack!"
The officer slammed the photos and magnifying glass onto the table, so hard that the lens of the magnifying glass shattered.
Ning Zhiheng dared not say anything more and sat quietly to the side, waiting for the director's instructions.
At this moment, the Director was burning with anger and could not express it. His feelings towards Qian Zhong were very complicated.
Qian Zhong was a fellow villager he brought from his hometown. He had always followed him around. Later, when the Director rose to prominence and was valued by the Chairman, he followed him to the Military Intelligence Bureau. He was extremely loyal to the Director.
Therefore, the Director also valued Qian Zhong highly and spared no effort in cultivating him. Whenever there was an opportunity to make meritorious contributions, he would pave the way for Qian Zhong and put him in the intelligence department, which he valued the most.
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