Upon hearing this, Gu Zhengqi's expression remained unchanged. He said confidently, "The work in the past was indeed difficult, as you all have seen. There are countless enemy radio stations discovered in the Chongqing area. I'm busy from morning till night, while you just stand by and watch the show. Besides, this time I'm just worried that Zhiheng won't be able to handle it. Zhiheng will take the lead, and I'll support him from the sidelines. That way, everyone will benefit!"
Ning Zhiheng and Wei Liangbi couldn't help but shake their heads. Gu Zhengqi had spoken so frankly, which made him seem like a real villain. Given his seniority, Ning Zhiheng couldn't really hold a grudge. He could only say, "Director Gu, as you know, the work of the Second Division is always decided by the Deputy Director. We brothers are just following orders. Please bear with us!"
With a single sentence, Ning Zhiheng shifted the blame to Huang Xianzheng and stopped pursuing the topic. He then asked, "I heard that Yi Dong, the former head of the decryption team at the Telecommunications Department, was also targeted by the Japanese. Is there any progress in that case?"
The bombing of Yi Dong caused quite a stir within the Military Intelligence Bureau. His death brought the entire code-breaking work to a standstill. Without his leadership, the code-breaking work made no progress. As a result, the Director was extremely annoyed. As expected, Ning Zhiheng would take over this case immediately after solving the leak case, so he was paying close attention to it.
Gu Zhengqi pursed his lips and replied, "Don't mention it. Actually, it's similar to the leak case in northern Jiangxi. We've narrowed down the suspects, but these suspects are all codebreaking experts and mathematicians invited from all over the country. Each one is a rare talent, and we're afraid to treat them like dirt. We don't dare to arrest them all for interrogation, and the Director wouldn't agree to that! We then investigated their families and social connections, but we didn't find any problems. Now we're at a stalemate. Zhiheng, let me make a deal with you. We won't get involved in other cases, but could you join forces with us on this one? Otherwise, I'm really unwilling to give up!"
Upon hearing this, Ning Zhiheng hesitated for a moment before nodding in agreement, saying, "Okay, no problem. I will handle the leak case as soon as possible. You can prepare the materials here."
Seeing Ning Zhiheng's straightforwardness, Gu Zhengqi was very pleased. He continued, "Currently, Cheng is in charge of this case, and I will inform him."
"Yu Cheng?" Ning Zhiheng was taken aback, then smiled and nodded. "That's great. Old Yu and I are old partners. It seems we can work together again this time."
Bian Ze, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but ask, "Zhiheng, what progress has been made with those operations staff today?"
He had been working on this case for a month, but had come up empty-handed. Naturally, he was unwilling to give up, so he casually asked about it.
"It won't be that fast! I only had a preliminary meeting today, but you've already done a very thorough job. You've considered every possible issue, which has saved me a lot of time. I'm sure we'll have a result soon!"
Ning Zhiheng's answer was not clear, but Bian Ze was not surprised. He had just handed the suspect over to Ning Zhiheng this afternoon, and only four or five hours had passed. No matter how capable Ning Zhiheng was, he believed that it was impossible for him to make any progress.
At this moment, Ning Zhiheng asked Tian Jin, the director of the telecommunications department, "Director Tian, Director Gu just said that there are a lot of enemy radio stations in Chongqing now. Can you give me a rough number? I'd like to assess the workload of this crackdown operation."
Tian Jin did a quick calculation and said, "Your workload is quite substantial. According to our investigation, there are currently 251 radio stations operating in Chongqing. Of these, only 182 are registered, and they belong to various government departments or large chambers of commerce. The rest are all suspicious radio stations. Apart from a few Red Party radio stations, almost all of them are Japanese spy radio stations, and this number is still increasing, averaging two to three new stations per month."
"So many?" Ning Zhiheng was shocked by the number. "How could the situation be so serious?"
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