In the office of the Nanwu Library, Ning Zhiheng and He Siming sat opposite each other, and He Siming, who had not seen each other for a long time, was also overjoyed to see Ning Zhiheng.

He hurriedly made a detailed report to Ning Zhiheng on some of the things that had happened these days.

"These days, the situation in Shanghai is quite stable, but the Shanghai station has suffered too heavy losses, as far as I know, the Shanghai station and the assassination team's operational forces have been wiped out, only a few cadres have fled, and the Japanese are very satisfied with the performance of No. 76 this time."

"Seventy-six again!" Ning Zhiheng slapped the table, and couldn't help but be extremely annoyed, he watched this institution rapidly develop from a small grass-roots team to such a huge violent organization as it is now, but he couldn't put aside all his concerns, expose his strength, and strangle it, and now it has become a big disaster!

"Is there anything else?" Ning Zhiheng became a god. Shen Sheng asked.

He Siming continued: "The Central Unification Organization in the Hangcheng area was also destroyed by the Hangcheng Special High School, and their district governor Mao Xuezhang surrendered, and in the near future, some of the Central Unification agents will be sent back to Shanghai to supplement the secret service headquarters. ”

Ning Zhiheng was quite speechless about this, he really didn't have any hope for the performance of the Central Bureau, the agents of the Central Bureau of Control had been enjoying extremely superior treatment before the war, and now they were lurking behind enemy lines, unable to adapt to the difficult life and environment, and now they had the excuse of the puppet government curve to save the country, and they began to surrender to the enemy in large quantities, falling like dominoes, and the situation was getting worse and worse.

Ning Zhiheng said helplessly: "Isn't there any good news?" ”

He Siming was speechless for a moment, but there was no good news recently, he looked at Ning Zhiheng and shrugged his shoulders, and a wry smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Ning Zhiheng waved his hand and said, "Okay! Now I would like to inform you of the fact that the Japanese spies in the Chongqing area have been extremely rampant recently, and I will leave Shanghai and return to Chongqing to suppress the enemy. ”

"You want to go back to Chongqing?" He Siming asked urgently, the seat had just come back from Wuhan for two days, and he was going to leave again, without the seat in Shanghai, he always felt unsteady in his heart, and felt that he was afraid of doing anything, for fear that something abnormal would happen and he would not be able to control the situation.

Ning Zhiheng nodded, and said: "The situation this time is unknown, I don't know what kind of situation I will encounter in the middle, so the time to leave is uncertain, but I estimate that it will be at least a few months, just like last time, during my departure, you entered a dormant state, stopped all intelligence activities, and waited for me to come back and contact you!" ”

"Hibernate again?" He Siming sighed, but he knew that this was a necessary procedure, and as his position in the special high school became more and more important, his protection would become more and more strict, and he would never allow the slightest mistake.

Ning Zhiheng looked at him and didn't say more, but patted him on the shoulder, got up and came to the window, looking at the Suzhou Creek not far away, as well as the large and small sailboats coming and going, and also took a long breath.

After a long time, he turned around and said: "By the way, let me tell you a situation, the seven hidden special high class agents you revealed to me at the beginning, among them the agent named Miyahara Ryohei, was already in Wuhan and was arrested by our people, and the traitor who had one-line contact with him was also arrested at the same time, do you understand this situation?" ”

He Siming shook his head and explained: "The relationship between these sleeper agents has now been transferred to the Wuhan Special High School, and at the same time, it is under the jurisdiction of the Intelligence Department of the Central China Dispatch Military Department, and their intelligence is no longer sent to our Shanghai Special High School, and I can't touch their situation, but it's a good thing to be able to catch one, and this hard work is not in vain." ”

Speaking of himself, He Siming couldn't help but smile with satisfaction.

Ning Zhiheng smiled and praised: "The traitor who contacted Miyahara Ryohei was Xin Xiangrong, the director of the General Affairs Division of the Wuhan Intelligence Station of the Military Command Bureau, at that time Xin Xiangrong was about to betray all the organs of the Wuhan Station to the Japanese, but fortunately, our surveillance personnel found it in time and saved the entire Wuhan Station at a critical moment, this time, your credit is the greatest, and the credit is great!" ”

It was rare to be praised by Ning Zhiheng, He Siming couldn't help but laugh happily, and replied politely: "It's all luck, I don't deserve your praise, by the way, so there are six hidden agents and four moles who went to Chongqing, this time, you have to catch them all." ”

Ning Zhiheng nodded and said: "It is not necessary to go to Chongqing, it is also possible to go to Changsha, which is also an important town in Central China, but I have already sent the portraits of these six hidden agents and handed them over to competent personnel to investigate in Chongqing. ”

The two of them said some more information, and then they broke up and left.

Ning Zhiheng entered the public concession in the afternoon of the same day, and held an emergency meeting in the Tan Mansion in the evening, gathered all the high-level cadres together, and informed him of his imminent departure.

In fact, Zuo Rou's telecommunications team also received the message sent by the headquarters a few days ago, and she already knew that Ning Zhiheng was about to return to Chongqing, but because of the confidentiality regulations, she did not tell anyone.

Now that Ning Zhiheng has announced the news, it really surprised everyone, Ning Zhiheng is the backbone of the entire Shanghai Intelligence Bureau, as soon as he leaves, even Huo Yueze is worried.

"Yue Ze, the current situation in Shanghai is tense and unpredictable, it is an eventful autumn, after I leave, except for the acquisition of intelligence, the intelligence section cannot participate in any field operations, and all the members of the operation team have entered a dormant state, do you understand?"

The situation in Shanghai now is even more severe than the last time he left, in addition to those Japanese intelligence departments, now there is a powerful intelligence department called the Shadow Organs, as well as the newly established puppet government, especially the No. 76 Secret Service Headquarters, the destruction of the Shanghai Station is a lesson, and next, his own intelligence department will definitely be the target of the Japanese intelligence department and the No. 76 Secret Service Headquarters.

It's okay if you stay in Shanghai, you can deal with unexpected situations in time, and even in times of crisis, you can rely on Fujiwara Tomohito's identity to provide protection for the intelligence department, but once you leave, once a situation occurs, it is beyond the reach of the whip, and it is difficult to protect it, I am afraid that it will be a disaster!

Of course, Huo Yueze knew that the current situation was difficult, so he nodded his head again and again, and repeatedly promised that he would not act rashly.

Ning Zhiheng also reiterated discipline at the meeting, asking everyone to have a clear understanding of the current situation, quit the mentality of being proud and underestimating the enemy, and meet more severe tests.

After the meeting, watching everyone leave, Ning Zhiheng and Zuo Rou walked on the lawn in the garden and gossiped.

"I'm going back to Chongqing this time, the transportation channels here in Shanghai will all be handed over to you, you can communicate with Yi Huaan about something, he will be responsible for the specific work of Fujiwara Club, if it can't be solved, you have to call me immediately, I will rush back to deal with it as soon as possible."

Zuo Rou nodded slightly, she looked at Ning Zhiheng reluctantly, although in Shanghai they also get together less and leave more, sometimes even not seeing each other for a few months, but finally know that the other party is in a city, and her heart is quite steady, this time Ning Zhiheng is thousands of miles away, which makes Zuo Rou worried.

Zuo Rou said softly: "You have to be careful and safe when you go back to Chongqing, don't look at the rear there, but I heard that the Chongqing area is often bombed by the Japanese, and many people have died, I really don't feel at ease." ”

Ning Zhiheng smiled slightly, and said: "I will pay attention, this time I will go back to suppress the enemy, no matter how it progresses, I will stay for three or four months at most, there are many bigwigs there, there are so many fathers-in-law and mothers-in-law above, what does my little colonel calculate, in the final analysis, Shanghai is my foundation, without Shanghai's intelligence network and smuggling channels, I am just an echo worm in the eyes of those bigwigs, you have to be optimistic about this family, don't make any mistakes." ”

Hearing Ning Zhiheng's words, Zuo Rou nodded heavily, she knew that Ning Zhiheng's hard work in the past few years was all in Shanghai, there were his most descendant subordinates, the intelligence network that had been built for many years, and all the sources of funds, these were Ning Zhiheng's most important resources, of course she had to be optimistic about this family for Ning Zhiheng.

Ning Zhiheng did not stay any longer, he returned to downtown Shanghai the next day, and visited some powerful people at the top of the Japanese level, such as Commander Tada of the garrison, Hiroki Kagesa, head of the Kagesa Organ, and Ryasa Katsuta of the Military Police Headquarters, and so on, and spread the news that the Hong Kong branch had encountered some operational problems and that he had left Shanghai and rushed to Hong Kong to deal with them.

In the office of the Fujiwara Club, Ning Zhiheng explained all the situation to Yi Huaan and Hirao Daichi clearly, and then called Kimura Maki in and explained carefully: "Kimura, during the time I am away, you have to follow Akagi-kun's orders in everything, and the safety of the club will be handed over to you!" ”

Kimura Maki couldn't help but be stunned, he was the president's bodyguard, and he thought that the chairman would bring him to Hong Kong with him.

He hurriedly opened his mouth and pleaded: "President, let me go with you, Hong Kong is not our jurisdiction, it is too unsafe there!" ”

Ning Zhiheng waved his hand and explained with a smile: "Kimura, it is precisely because it is not our jurisdiction, so I don't take you there, Hong Kong is more exclusive to the Japanese, most of our branches there are Chinese, it is too conspicuous to take you, besides, there is another security force, there is no need to worry about safety." ”

Speaking of this, he patted Kimura Maki on the shoulder and said again: "Don't worry, I will be back soon, now that the law and order in Shanghai is too chaotic, you should stay here to ensure the safety of the club's headquarters." ”

Seeing that the chairman had made up his mind, Kimura Maki didn't dare to say anything more, so Ning Zhiheng got on a passenger ferry to Hong Kong that night and embarked on the way back.