“Yes, he returned to China in 1929 and has been working in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ever since!” Sun Jiacheng replied.
He returned from studying in Japan? Ning Zhiheng was wary of people who returned from Japan. He knew from Huang Xiansheng's memories that many Japanese spies would use or impersonate Chinese people who had stayed in Japan to enter China for long-term infiltration. Could Su Yu be one of them?
Even if that's not the case, he may have joined a Japanese intelligence organization while in Japan, or have some unknown connections with the Japanese side!
In short, this situation requires attention!
"Brother Hong, you stay here and keep an eye on things. I need to go back and report the progress of the work to the team leader. There are some things we have to report!" Ning Zhiheng said to Shi Hong beside him.
"Don't worry! I'll keep a close eye on things here, there won't be any problems!" Shi Hong was also a shrewd and capable veteran agent, and monitoring targets was something he excelled at.
Ning Zhiheng was relatively confident in him. He was unwilling to entrust the same tasks to a novice like Wang Shucheng, as he still had doubts about Wang's abilities.
After arranging things properly, Ning Zhiheng returned to the Military Intelligence Investigation Department and went to Wei Liangbi's office.
Wei Liangbi was busy with the task assigned from above to purge dissidents from the army, and had already begun to formulate a plan based on the list.
Looking up and seeing Ning Zhiheng enter, she gestured for him to close the door before asking, "What's the matter? I heard you were making a lot of moves yesterday, and you didn't come back until late at night. You disappeared again this morning. How's the case going?"
Ning Zhiheng closed the door and stepped forward, saying, "The progress is going very smoothly, even better than I expected. But precisely because of this, it's now beyond my authority, so I have to report it to you!"
Upon hearing Ning Zhiheng's words, Wei Liangbi raised an eyebrow and a smile appeared on his lips. He knew Ning Zhiheng well and was aware of his junior brother's abilities. What Ning Zhiheng meant was that he had already done what was within his authority.
"Did we catch a big fish?" Wei Liangbi put down his pen, sat up straight, and prepared to listen carefully to Ning Zhiheng's report. "We just discovered a target yesterday, and we've already found another one today. Your speed in solving cases is unparalleled in the Military Intelligence Investigation Department!"
Ning Zhiheng spoke very casually to Wei Liangbi and didn't stand on ceremony with him. He said directly, "Of course it's a big fish. I caught one first and he's still under control. There's also Su Yu, the deputy director of the Second Division of the Planning Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This is a big fish, isn't it? I'm not so sure, that's why I came to ask you for instructions!"
"What! A section chief from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs! Zhiheng, are you sure you're not mistaken? The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has intricate and complex relationships with the higher-ups! We are very wary of dealing with these kinds of people!" Wei Liangbi was taken aback by the bombshell revelation that Ning Zhiheng had suddenly dropped.
There are many children of high-ranking officials in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Many of them are sent by the government to study abroad to gain prestige. After all, the word "diplomat" carries a lot of prestige. If a section chief or other official in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has problems, it is no small matter!
“There’s no mistake, but I don’t dare to act rashly. We’ve already set up surveillance points around him, so I can only report to you now!” Ning Zhiheng said again to confirm.
“Okay, let’s report to the section chief together, and you can explain the situation clearly all at once!” Wei Liangbi got up, tidied up the documents on the table, and locked them in the safe.
Then he gestured for Ning Zhiheng to go out together. Ning Zhiheng understood Wei Liangbi's meaning and knew that he was unwilling to take credit for him again. After all, Wei Liangbi had gained a lot from Ning Zhiheng's work in cracking down on the Shadow Spy Group last time, and was directly promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel. However, Wei Liangbi still felt a little apologetic.
This time, he was unwilling to steal credit from his junior brother. He had vaguely heard that Ning Zhiheng's name was on the first list of promotions in the Military Intelligence Investigation Department's expansion plan. So he simply reported it directly, wanting Ning Zhiheng to take all the credit and truly send Ning Zhiheng into the ranks of colonel-level officers, taking this crucial step!
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