Thinking of this, he immediately became excited. If there were really big gains, then Hangzhou Station, as the host, would definitely reap a lot of benefits. This would be a good thing!
Liu Tongfang hurriedly nodded in agreement and said, "Understood, I'll go look for him right away and bring him back to you soon."
"Wait a minute, let me emphasize again, it must be absolutely reliable!" Ning Zhiheng confirmed again. If the list he brought back was indeed the list of members of the Japanese intelligence group in Hangzhou, just as he guessed, then it would be an absolutely thrilling event. Therefore, anyone who came into contact with the list must keep it absolutely secret and there could be no problems.
Hearing Ning Zhiheng's repeated instructions, Liu Tongfang knew the matter must be very important. He nodded again to confirm, "Understood, don't worry!"
After saying that, he turned and walked away quickly.
Ning Zhiheng then said to the people around him, "I'm going to the study. I have something very important to discuss. No one is allowed to disturb me."
"Yes!" everyone answered in unison.
Upon entering the study, Ning Zhiheng's first task was to quickly sketch the portrait of the man sitting opposite Kawamoto Kuraji in the third image in Kawamoto Kuraji's mind. A person who could be on the mind of an intelligence chief of Kawamoto Kuraji's caliber even on his deathbed must be a very important figure. He would find out the identity of this person.
It took him more than an hour to slowly sketch out the portrait and carefully put it away. Then he closed all the doors and windows, turning it into a darkroom, and began developing the film from the miniature camera.
Sun Jiacheng and Zhao Jiang waited outside the study until Ning Zhiheng finished his work and came out of the study.
"Team leader, Station Chief Liu is already waiting in the living room with a translator," Sun Jiacheng reported.
Ning Zhiheng nodded. Liu Tongfang acted quickly. He hurried into the living room and saw Liu Tongfang and a young man sitting on the sofa waiting.
“Zhiheng, you’re out,” Liu Tongfang said as he saw Ning Zhiheng come in. He quickly stood up and gestured to the young man standing next to him. “This is Yi Hua’an, the Japanese translator at Hangzhou Station.”
Ning Zhiheng nodded. He repeatedly emphasized that the person needed to be absolutely reliable. Since Liu Tongfang was able to bring this person, there should be no problem. He handed over a stack of photos.
"Translate all these photos immediately, organize them, and convert them into files. Do this in my study. During this time, you cannot leave the Ning family compound. You will be accompanied by someone no matter what you do. Is that alright?" Ning Zhiheng said to Yi Hua'an.
"Yes, sir, I understand!" Yi Hua'an quickly stood at attention and replied. Liu Tongfang had already told him that the young man in front of him, who was even younger than himself, was a special envoy sent down from the Nanjing headquarters, and that he had to obey his arrangements unconditionally.
Yi Hua'an took the stack of photos, and Ning Zhiheng pointed at Zhao Jiang and instructed, "Take two people with you and accompany him throughout the entire process until he has translated all the contents."
"Yes!" Zhao Jiang stood at attention and accepted the order, leading Yi Hua'an into the study.
"Zhiheng, you must have made a significant gain this time? Would you mind sharing it with me?" Liu Tongfang asked with a smile. He had been thinking about this all the way back, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt it was a great opportunity. He couldn't help but ask now.
Ning Zhiheng frowned and said, "I did find something in Kawamoto Kuraji's room, but it was all in Japanese. I don't know the specific content, but anything related to Kawamoto Kuraji is bound to be significant. We'll talk about it after the content is translated. By the way, what is the background of this Yi Hua'an? Tell me about him."
Given Ning Zhiheng's cautious and suspicious nature, he was skeptical of everything, especially since this intelligence was indeed very important. He didn't understand Japanese, and if Yi Hua'an really had a problem and tampered with the translation, he wouldn't be able to tell, which would be troublesome.
Fortunately, he had the original negatives in his hands, so he wasn't afraid of anyone tampering with them. He had never really trusted the Hangzhou Military Intelligence Station, so he hadn't shown his face there until now. Apart from Liu Tongfang and Quan Yulong, he didn't contact anyone else.
It seems I wasn't careful enough. I should have arranged for another Japanese translator to translate the text separately and then compare the two translations to ensure everything was correct. But that would mean one more person knowing the truth, which would be really troublesome!
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