Having obtained the information he wanted, Ning Zhiheng decided not to linger. He turned and left, giving some instructions to Yamada Nobuyuki before departing with his men.
The Shanghai station and the assassination team were almost completely wiped out, and even the stronghold hidden in the concession was taken down by Agent 76. Such heavy losses will surely alarm the headquarters of the Military Intelligence Bureau. I wonder what kind of reaction the Director will make.
Headquarters was unaware that he had left Shanghai for Wuhan. The telegram he sent to Miao Yongyi was only a request for him to meet someone at a specific time and place, without informing him that it was Miao Yongyi he wanted to meet.
Now that such a big thing has happened, headquarters will likely issue me an order. I must return to Shanghai to take charge of the intelligence department, deal with this turmoil, and prevent the intelligence department from being affected.
Thinking of this, Ning Zhiheng couldn't help but sigh. Unfortunately, there was still one important objective that he had not achieved on this trip to Wuhan: to find out who was the mole who stole the National Army's defense plan for northern Jiangxi. This mole was a serious threat and would become a major problem sooner or later. It seemed that he could only hand him over to headquarters to deal with.
Ning Zhiheng had made up his mind to leave Wuhan as soon as possible, return to Shanghai to take charge of his work, and immediately began preparations. He notified Yamada Nobuyuki to arrange the fastest ship back to Nanjing for him, packed his bags and luggage, and prepared to set off as soon as possible.
Yamada Nobuyuki did not expect Ning Zhiheng to be so eager to return to Shanghai as soon as he heard about the situation there. He had wanted to ask Ning Zhiheng to stay for a few days and wait for Uehara Junpei to return, but Ning Zhiheng insisted on leaving, so he had no choice but to comply.
That evening, Miao Yongyi, who had just finished get off work, hurried out of the police station and headed home. As he turned a corner, a figure flashed out from behind him.
"Keep going, let's find a private room at the teahouse up ahead!"
Miao Yongyi's heart skipped a beat. He was very familiar with that voice. So he nodded slightly, walked quickly forward, entered the teahouse by the roadside, asked for a private room, ordered tea and snacks, and waited quietly.
A short while later, the door opened, and Ning Zhiheng entered, then closed the door behind him.
"What happened?" Miao Yongyi asked nervously. Given Ning Zhiheng's rank, every meeting and rendezvous he had was not casual; it must have been for something important.
Ning Zhiheng waved his hand and smiled, "Don't be nervous, nothing has gone wrong, but I have some important information to inform you."
Miao Yongyi quickly sat up straight, calming his mind and waiting for Ning Zhiheng's instructions.
Ning Zhiheng's time alone was limited each time, so he cut to the chase and asked directly, "The meeting with the mole has ended. Have you made contact with him yet?"
Miao Yongyi nodded and reported, "We have made contact and agreed on the method of rendezvous in the future."
What impression do you have of this person?
"He must have been a soldier. Although he was dressed in civilian clothes, I could confirm that he was a Japanese officer, in his thirties. He didn't speak fluent Chinese, and he was very cautious and well-prepared. After we made contact, we talked for less than five minutes before he left!"
Ning Zhiheng knew the mole's true identity, and only he knew that this person was a staff officer in the Central China Expeditionary Army's General Staff Department, but this identity could not be revealed to Miao Yongyi.
"Very good. From now on, all work related to him will be handled by you. Be careful. Now I have some important news to inform you." Ning Zhiheng coughed lightly and tapped the table with his knuckles.
Miao Yongyi leaned forward, focusing his attention.
"The situation in Shanghai has changed dramatically. The Shanghai station made a major blunder during the operation, resulting in almost total annihilation. A large number of Shanghai station personnel surrendered. As you know, the Shanghai station's agents were all transferred from Wuhan, and they are very familiar with the situation in Wuhan. Now, four surrendered agents have been transferred by the Japanese from Shanghai to the Wuhan Special Higher Police's secret intelligence team, specifically to deal with the Wuhan station. They are currently identifying and verifying the registered household information in Wuhan. Two days have passed, and I am very worried that problems may arise. You should immediately report this to Xie Wang, the head of the Wuhan station, and have him take countermeasures as soon as possible, otherwise the consequences will be very serious."
Ning Zhiheng's words caused Miao Yongyi's expression to change drastically. This news was too important. He didn't know about other situations, but many of his action team members were former agents from the Wuhan station who were now infiltrating Hankou Town. Hankou Town was the most strictly controlled area in the Japanese-occupied zone, with the strictest household registration management. Therefore, all members of the action team had obtained good citizen certificates. If they were recognized by these defecting agents, his team would be completely exposed to the Japanese. He knew very well what the outcome would be.
Miao Yongyi quickly nodded and accepted the order: "The people from Wuhan Station have now been evacuated to the outskirts of Hanyang Town, so there is no immediate danger. Those remaining in Hankou Town are all members of my action team. I will arrange for all former Wuhan Station members to be evacuated tonight."
Ning Zhiheng nodded and then instructed, "Tonight, send a telegram to the Second Operations Division in Chongqing, and have them report it to the Director. Arrange for all the original Wuhan station members to evacuate Wuhan as soon as possible and replace them all. Assume the source of the information is that you found it out, and do not mention any information about me."
"yes!"
Miao Yongyi knew that Ning Zhiheng's trip to Wuhan was highly confidential, so it was normal for him not to let him leak the information.
“The second thing!” Ning Zhiheng took out a piece of paper, pulled out a pen, and wrote down a specific address on it. He pushed it in front of Miao Yongyi. “There is a residence called Dongyuan in eastern Hankou. It is now a training base and dormitory for the Japanese Special Higher Police. I judge that this is a place where the Japanese specifically train Japanese undercover agents. I need some information about them.”
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