Ning Zhiheng was a little embarrassed by the praise; his performance had indeed been quite outstanding. However, this was a good thing for him. He needed to make his mark as early as possible!
His work is just beginning, and he urgently needs to achieve some results to gain the appreciation of his superiors, which will greatly benefit his future career.
If you don't demonstrate your excellence, how can your leader pick you out from the crowd?
"Senior brother, you flatter me too much. I was just lucky!" Ning Zhiheng waved his hand and smiled modestly.
"Haha, you're right, luck is just luck! In our line of work, luck is sometimes incredibly important. And you've certainly been incredibly lucky," Wei Liangbi remarked sincerely.
He returned to his seat, sat down, and then asked seriously, "Where is this newly emerged target now?"
"Don't worry, senior brother. Once Lao Shao has his eye on this person, he definitely won't be able to escape," Ning Zhiheng replied.
Wei Liangbi nodded with relief. Shao Wenguang was an expert in tracking and surveillance, and he was reliable and had never made a mistake. He had great confidence in Shao Wenguang!
"What are your plans for this newly emerged target?" Wei Liangbi then asked.
“I want to make the arrest immediately,” Ning Zhihong said.
"Isn't it a bit hasty to arrest him immediately? Cui Hai is already dead, and this contact is our only lead right now. Aren't we going to monitor him for a few days?" Wei Liangbi said, frowning.
Generally, once a target is discovered, as long as it is not alerted, surveillance will be conducted for a period of time, which often yields more results. Wei Liangbi still prefers to be cautious.
Ning Zhiheng leaned forward and explained his thoughts: "I'm afraid things might get complicated if we wait too long! We don't know Cui Hai's specific mission, but his death can't be kept secret for long."
A prolonged period of being out of contact would certainly arouse the suspicion of the Japanese. Other spies associated with his mission, especially those who had been in contact with him, would definitely receive warning messages from Japanese headquarters, and these spies would immediately choose to go into hiding or withdraw.
Therefore, I suggest we take our profits and get this big fish into the net!
The situation described by Ning Zhiheng and Wei Liangbi was that their men had discovered Cui Hai as a suspicious target and had to track him, which is why they took away Shao Wenguang, a veteran intelligence agent.
As for the connection between Cui Hai and the Shadow Group, there is no evidence to prove their connection. Only Ning Zhiheng himself knows the truth, but he has no way of explaining it to Wei Liangbi.
Even Shao Wenguang only knew that Ning Zhiheng had accidentally discovered Cui Hai, also known as Kawakami Kenta, as a new target during a routine investigation of Huang Xiansheng's colleagues.
Shao Wenguang was Wei Liangbi's confidant, and he would definitely report this situation to Wei Liangbi later, but that was all he knew.
The best outcome would be to capture the contact and, through his confession, flawlessly link Cui Hai to the Shadow Group. Then everything would fall into place.
After listening to Ning Zhiheng's words, Wei Liangbi hesitated for a moment and thought about it carefully, and felt that what he said made a lot of sense.
Cui Hai's disappearance will certainly alert Japanese headquarters. Once they manage to contact this new target who was supposed to be in contact with Cui Hai through other channels, even this big fish might escape. In any case, just catching this new target would be a major achievement. If there are any further gains, that would be ideal, but if not, it's still a considerable accomplishment. One should be content!
"good!"
Wei Liangbi slammed his hand on the table and said decisively, "You're right. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. Let's move on to the new target! As soon as we find this person's whereabouts, we'll make the move quickly. Zhiheng, you must be careful this time and make sure to bring him back alive."
Ning Zhiheng waved his hands and said with a wry smile, "Senior brother, I do have some injuries. There are no external wounds, but the grenade made me vomit blood, and now my chest is tight and painful. You should personally command this capture operation!"
Wei Liangbi was taken aback, but quickly understood Ning Zhiheng's meaning. He was trying to get all the credit for himself!
Wei Liangbi could easily guess how much effort and hard work went into this case, from finding clues to identifying the target and arresting Cui Hai.
Ning Zhiheng completed all of this work single-handedly. It can be said that the case has reached its most critical moment and is about to yield results.
As Ning Zhiheng's direct superior, he certainly deserves credit for his effective leadership, but it can't compare to his merit in personally capturing the important target!
Ning Zhiheng was trying to get Wei Liangbi fully involved in the investigation of the case and share most of the credit with him. Wei Liangbi was touched. He was so happy that his junior brother was willing to give up such a great credit.
After all, interfering in other people's cases at the final stage and stealing credit is the most reprehensible behavior in the Military Intelligence Department. If Ning Zhiheng doesn't ask to relinquish the credit, Wei Liangbi would never interfere, especially since Ning Zhiheng is his junior brother.
Now that Ning Zhiheng has spoken up and handed over command, there will be no more concerns!
In fact, Ning Zhiheng had already made up his mind. After all, if they could capture the entire Shadow Team in this Japanese spy case, it would be a huge achievement. He was just a lowly lieutenant, the leader of an action team. Even if all the credit was given to him, he would only be promoted from lieutenant to captain, which would be a waste!
As for his senior brother Wei Liangbi, this is a critical moment. Although the director promised to promote him to a higher rank when the Military Intelligence Bureau expands its recruitment next year, if he can make outstanding contributions in this major case, his promotion to lieutenant colonel will be a certainty. Moreover, his performance this time will definitely be of great benefit to his future career!
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