Ning Zhiheng reiterated, "Remember what you said. Be like your detachment leader, and live up to the expectations of the country and the nation, and live up to my expectations of you!"
After saying that, Ning Zhiheng patted him on the shoulder with an encouraging smile, then turned and walked away quickly.
Xu Yongchang watched Ning Zhiheng's departing figure, his heart surging with gratitude. Finally, he murmured to himself, "Rest assured, Yongchang will never let you down!"
Thus, this momentous anti-traitor operation that took place in the French Concession of Shanghai finally came to an end. Ning Zhiheng personally eliminated Lu Tianqiao, a Green Gang leader who had sided with the Japanese, and Fu Yaozu, a business tycoon. This completely destroyed the Japanese attempt to use economic plunder and control of the Shanghai Concession to serve their interests, and fundamentally changed the power structure of the Shanghai Green Gang, achieving the initial goal of serving as a warning to others.
Back at the Tan Mansion, Ning Zhiheng was in an extremely cheerful mood. Seeing his rare smile, Zuo Rou was also delighted. She came forward to take off his coat, turned around and hung it on the hanger, and said with a smile, "It's rare to see you so happy. How about we have a drink today?"
Ning Zhiheng actually has a very high alcohol tolerance. His physical condition is far superior to that of ordinary people, and he has a high resistance to alcohol. However, unless it is required for a mission, he absolutely does not drink alcohol.
He neither smokes nor drinks, not because he dislikes these things. On the contrary, in his previous life, he had a heavy smoking habit and a high alcohol tolerance during social gatherings. But now he tries to avoid these things, mainly because these habits will slowly affect and erode his willpower. In particular, there is a very bad consequence: people who smoke and drink for a long time will inevitably have bad breath, whether it is the smell of smoke or alcohol. If someone with a keen eye notices this in the details of his actions, it will cause fatal negligence.
Ning Zhiheng is a person who believes that details determine success or failure. He is self-disciplined like an ascetic, which seems incredible to those around him. However, he always executes his plans meticulously and never neglects them.
So even though the wine cabinet in Tan's mansion was filled with all kinds of expensive wines, he never drank a drop; they were just for show.
Ning Zhiheng has always been calm and collected, never showing his emotions, which puts a lot of pressure on those around him. Today, Zuo Rou saw that he was in such a rare mood and was happy for him, so she made a suggestion.
Upon hearing this, Ning Zhiheng hesitated for a moment, then smiled and nodded, saying, "Then let's open a bottle of red wine for dinner; I haven't had any in a long time."
When Zuo Rou heard him agree, she was overjoyed. She always centered her heart around Ning Zhiheng, and her mood changed with his joys and sorrows. Seeing that Ning Zhiheng had made an exception for the first time, it meant that he was in a really good mood today. She quickly and lightly went to prepare dinner.
Just then, Miao Yongyi walked in. He was surprised to see Zuo Rou leaving with a bright smile.
He knew that this Director Zuo was Ning Zhiheng's absolute confidant, but how could such a close relationship between a young man and woman be limited to a purely professional one? Moreover, Zuo Rou was as beautiful as an orchid; it was just an unspoken understanding between them!
He stepped forward, looked at Ning Zhiheng, and couldn't help but tease him, "Director Zuo, why are you so happy? Did you do something?"
In the entire intelligence station, only Miao Yongyi dared to speak to Ning Zhiheng in such a tone. Even close friends like Zuo Rou and Sun Jiacheng wouldn't dare to do so, let alone anyone else.
From the very beginning of their contact with Ning Zhiheng, they were under his accumulated power. Sun Jiacheng was Ning Zhiheng's subordinate from the start. Under Ning Zhiheng's strong influence, he followed Ning Zhiheng's lead and obeyed his orders without question, never daring to disobey in any way.
Zuo Rou fared even worse. She was imprisoned by Ning Zhiheng the very first time they met. If it weren't for the fact that she was a woman, she would probably have been in a life-or-death situation. As a result, for a long time afterward, even though she developed feelings for Ning Zhiheng, she dared not express them. If it weren't for that assassination attempt when she first entered Shanghai, she probably wouldn't have had the courage to confess her feelings.
But Miao Yongyi is different. He and Ning Zhiheng have known each other since childhood. They are not only classmates, but also brothers, even closer than blood brothers. The habits they have developed over the years are something that Ning Zhiheng cannot change even though he is now Miao Yongyi's boss.
Conversely, if Miao Yongyi really treated Ning Zhiheng with the same respect as Sun Jiacheng and others, Ning Zhiheng would feel very uncomfortable. After all, in his mind, Miao Yongyi was different from others. So the two of them continued to get along as before in private, without any change!
Hearing Miao Yongyi's teasing, Ning Zhiheng also abandoned his usual serious demeanor and leaned back in his chair with a relaxed expression, saying with a smile, "I won't tell you anything I do, so as not to make you, a bachelor, envious and jealous!"
Upon hearing this, Miao Yongyi immediately became interested. He quickly stepped forward and asked in a low voice with a smile, "So, you really did something? Tell me quickly. To be honest, in such a big Tan mansion, there's only one woman, Director Zuo, who is also so beautiful. I don't believe you didn't have any thoughts about her!"
Ning Zhiheng couldn't help but find it both amusing and exasperating. He shook his head with a smile and said, "How about I transfer a few female telecom operators from headquarters to you, introduce you to them, and you can form a revolutionary couple?"
"That would be great! When?"
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