"Definitely! I'll be waiting anytime!" Huang Taoguang quickly got up to take his leave after the mission was completed.
Ning Zhiheng saw Huang Taoguang off, turned around to look at the investigation report, threw it on the table helplessly, and picked up the phone to call Huo Yueze in.
Then he handed the investigation report to Huo Yueze and instructed, "It was all for nothing. There's nothing in the report. The intelligence department didn't investigate carefully at all. You still need to start working again and do your best to find this Gu Wenshi. He is a very valuable target!"
Huo Yueze quickly took the investigation report, stood at attention, and left to receive his orders. Team Leader Ning was now assigning him more and more tasks, which showed that she valued him. Of course, he had to seize every opportunity to gain the team leader's trust!
At this moment, Wang Shucheng knocked on the door and entered, reporting to Ning Zhiheng: "Team leader, Liang Shi'an has already put the film into the dead mailbox and sent the signal. We're just waiting for the fish to take the bait!"
Ning Zhiheng asked, "Where is Liang Shi'an now?"
“He has been taken back to the interrogation department and is being held in custody. He is very honest and cooperative!” Wang Shucheng said.
"After he got home, did he not say anything he shouldn't have?" Ning Zhiheng continued to ask.
“He didn’t say anything, just that he was going on a business trip, nothing more,” Wang Shucheng said, then hesitated.
"What? Is there anything else?" Ning Zhiheng could tell that Wang Shucheng had something to say.
“Team leader, I think Liang Shi’an’s situation is somewhat understandable. He didn’t know Gu Wenshi was a Japanese spy at first, and even after being coerced into joining, he didn’t sell any valuable intelligence to the Japanese. Could we consider giving him a way out?” Wang Shucheng hesitated for a long time, but in the end, he still wanted to plead for Liang Shi’an. He had seen Liang Shi’an’s family—his wife, children, and elderly parents. If Liang Shi’an left, the family would probably fall apart and it would be difficult to maintain their lives! Wang Shucheng’s heart softened, and he couldn’t bear to see this ending, so he spoke up to plead for Liang Shi’an.
When Ning Zhiheng heard Wang Shucheng plead for Liang Shi'an, he looked at Wang Shucheng and said coldly, "Foolish, womanly compassion! It is true that Liang Shi'an's family is struggling financially, but that cannot be a reason for him to sell military intelligence. If everyone is willing to sell out national interests for money, wouldn't the country be doomed? I have already shown mercy by giving him the opportunity to serve his country and die with dignity!"
Ning Zhiheng was willing to go through more trouble to send Liang Shi'an to the front lines rather than let him go, and he had his own reasons for doing so.
He considered himself a greedy and power-hungry person, and in today's corrupt officialdom, he felt no guilt about accepting bribes and extorting money from wicked and treacherous people.
However, Ning Zhiheng would never agree to the idea of sacrificing national interests for money and power.
Liang Shi'an's circumstances are understandable, but his crimes are unforgivable! This man must die as a warning to others!
As for his family, Ning Zhiheng was already showing leniency by sparing them from Liang Shi'an's involvement. His family members are human beings, but aren't the families of those soldiers who will be massacred by the Japanese army on the battlefield in the future because of leaked military intelligence also human beings?
If Liang Shi'an hadn't given up on stealing that important Nanjing military defense document and hadn't shown genuine remorse, Ning Zhiheng would never have given him a chance to forgive his sins. Instead, he would have gone to great lengths to deliver it to the front lines and ultimately just let it go, executing him for the serious crime of espionage!
Seeing that Ning Zhiheng had no intention of letting Liang Shi'an off the hook, Wang Shucheng felt somewhat discouraged. He knew that once Ning Zhiheng made a decision, it would be difficult to take it back. After a long while, he finally said, "I once told him that if he could make a significant contribution to make up for his past mistakes, he could still redeem himself. Team leader, this time it's my request, could you give him a chance?"
Ning Zhiheng had not expected that Wang Shucheng, despite knowing his own stance, would still insist on pleading with him again. He sighed inwardly, thinking that Wang Shucheng was indeed a man of great loyalty and righteousness, and that sending him to take Liang Shi'an home had been a mistake.
However, he also admired Wang Shucheng. He was able to go to such lengths for Liang Shi'an, a complete stranger, and he would certainly not let him down in the future. He was someone who could be entrusted with important responsibilities!
After much hesitation, he finally decided to give Wang Shucheng face. He had never asked him for anything before, and this was the first time he had asked. Since it wasn't for his own sake, he couldn't refuse easily. He finally nodded and agreed: "Alright, Shucheng, since you're so stubborn, I'll give you face and give him a chance. If Liang Shi'an really makes a significant contribution in this case, enough to make up for his past mistakes, I'll let him live!"
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