Ning Zhiheng and Miao Yongyi walked out of Lianfeng Hotel and looked around the area. This was one of the most prosperous areas in Wuhan, with signs for commercial companies and trading firms everywhere. It seemed that finding this Miyahara Ryohei would not be an easy task.
That evening, Secretary Yu came to pick up Ning Zhiheng to go to Huang Xianzheng's house for dinner, to inform him of the results of today's negotiations.
The two men sat facing each other in the study. Huang Xianzheng said in a deep voice, "I talked with the director for more than two hours this morning, and he only gave me a reply this afternoon. This time it was at least satisfactory, and everyone can explain it to me."
Ning Zhiheng quickly said, "Please tell me."
Huang Xianzheng smiled slightly and said, "Actually, just as I predicted yesterday, you are still the head of the action department. After all, none of the other people under me are qualified to sit in this position."
However, you can no longer occupy the staff of a Class A station in Shanghai. From now on, Shanghai can only be Wang Hanmin's intelligence station. All the intelligence stations under your command must be renamed and transferred to your operations department, and your operations department will be responsible for their own funding!
"So generous?" Ning Zhiheng asked in surprise.
This result was quite unexpected. This arrangement completely achieved the previous expectations. The Baoding faction not only took over an action department, but also retained its core team and strength in Shanghai.
As for the Shanghai Military Intelligence Station, there was no problem. The Chief was worried that the Baoding faction was eyeing the position of station chief, so he excluded this undercover team from the Shanghai Military Intelligence Station to prevent them from taking over. However, Ning Zhiheng did not care about this at all, nor did he have that ambition. Putting them under his own action department was exactly what he wanted.
It seems that the Chief also knows that he would not agree to forcibly incorporate his own people. This is Ning Zhiheng's bottom line. Otherwise, the only option is to implement the Falling Goose Plan, and everyone will just have to fight each other in a battle of attrition. The Japanese will benefit, which is something that neither he nor the Chief wants to see.
Huang Xianzheng snorted and said with a pursed lip, "It's not that cheap! I tried to play both the good cop and the bad cop, raised the big flag and pulled the tiger skin, and brought out Commander Zhang and Commander Li, but after arguing with him for most of the day, it was no use!"
Finally, we had no choice but to agree. All our staff in the telecommunications department were to be withdrawn, and the department would be handed over to him. We also increased our annual "tribute" from $200,000 to $300,000 before he finally nodded in agreement.
"Isn't this asking for the moon? How could you agree to it?" Ning Zhiheng was taken aback. It seemed that he hadn't gotten the better deal at all!
The Telecommunications Section is now the largest department in the Military Intelligence Investigation Bureau, second only to the Operations Section and the Intelligence Section. It has invested heavily in purchasing state-of-the-art equipment, trained a large number of telecommunications personnel, and formed a telecommunications expert group that has achieved remarkable results. After such a long period of effort, it has made rapid progress in telecommunications capabilities and is now comparable to the Japanese intelligence agencies. This is a major achievement of the Military Intelligence Investigation Bureau.
The Baoding faction had a considerable number of personnel stationed in the telecommunications department, making them quite powerful. Now that they've all withdrawn, the cost is simply too high.
As for the extra $100,000, Ning Zhiheng could come up with it if he gritted his teeth, but considering the amount, he had suffered a huge loss this time, and he was really unwilling to accept it.
Huang Xianzheng said helplessly, "In recent years, he has invested a lot of effort in the telecommunications department and has indeed put in a lot of hard work. Now that he has achieved results, it is understandable that he wants to monopolize it. He has had this intention for a long time, but I have never been willing to say it. This time he is not giving in at all. After weighing the pros and cons, I finally had to agree to him. After all, he is the military commander and has the support of the Chairman. There is no benefit in continuing to fight. So I will give in. As for the extra 100,000 US dollars he receives every year, you don't need to pay for it. Just deduct it from my share. That can be considered a deal!"
Ning Zhiheng secretly shook his head. In the end, Huang Xianzheng was shrewd but lacked courage. This opportunity was rare. At this time, the person who least wanted any complications was the Director himself. This was also a good time for the Baoding faction to grab a piece of the pie. However, he had taken out such a large sum of money to pay tribute to him and handed over the Telecommunications Department. In the end, he only got the Action Department. You should know that the Director was unwilling to give up this Action Department. With the power of the Baoding faction, the Director would have to hand over the real power. The difference was just an empty title.
As for the power in Shanghai, it was originally his own, and he was not afraid of the Chief's forceful approach. Besides, without his identity as a member of the Fujiwara family, he could not take away that golden channel.
Now look what's happened! They got fed and taken advantage of, and all they got was a hollow title of head of the action department. In this contest, the Baoding faction clearly lost out. The department head is probably still laughing to himself in bed!
To be honest, if it were up to me, I would be willing to offer more benefits, but I would never compromise on power. I would not give up an inch of ground, because strength is the foundation. It is clear that Huang Xianzheng was not assertive enough in terms of personality. He took a step back at the most crucial moment and lost to the cunning and shrewd Director in terms of mentality, suffering a silent loss!
"You're too kind!" Ning Zhiheng shook his head and sighed. "Don't worry, I'll cover that $100,000 shortfall. I won't let you suffer any loss!"
Huang Xianzheng understood Ning Zhiheng's meaning. In fact, after discussing the matter to the end, he also felt that he had been somewhat taken advantage of. However, in the face of the powerful Director, he still held back. He was still good at starting from small things and making plans in secret. He still couldn't bring himself to directly confront the Director.
"Forget it, you can keep the money! Zhiheng, I'm telling the truth, it's not that I don't love money, but the premise is that it can't affect national affairs. If you have money, you should buy more intelligence. That's a real treasure that can save lives. Also, bringing back all your good stuff is a good deed!" Huang Xianzheng waved his hand and said. He still had his bottom line. He loved money but wasn't greedy. He couldn't be as ruthless as the Chief, who never showed mercy and never let go of any benefits he could get.
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