Spring 1946, on the outskirts of Nanjing.

The earth fell asleep, the moon hung in the air, and the bright moonlight sprinkled on the earth, like a silver quilt, except for the gentle breeze blowing, the surrounding wilderness was as quiet as a pool of water, as if all the living beings had slept, and everything seemed so peaceful.

But this calm was soon shattered, and the sound of car engines was heard, a line of bright headlights was getting closer and closer, and under the moonlight, a convoy was speeding down the road.

In front were three black cars, followed by two military trucks, and the back compartment was open and full of heavily armed escort sergeants.

The vehicle was moving very fast, and after a short time it entered a hilly area, but for some reason, it suddenly slowed down and stopped on the side of the road.

At this time, from the first car that opened the road, a national army officer stepped down, walked quickly to the second car behind, and stood up and saluted.

The window was rolled down, and in the back seat of the second car, there was a major general officer with a grim face, who was none other than Ning Zhiheng, director of the Second Operations Division of the Military Command Bureau.

Zhao Jiang asked respectfully, "Seat, what do you command?" ”

Ning Zhiheng looked at the silence around him through the car window, although the moonlight was bright, the visibility may still be very low, he looked at his watch, muttered slightly, and ordered: "I suspect that there is an ambush here, you take the escort team to search the commanding heights on both sides of the road ahead, I am in a hurry, go back, turn the road from Hukou to Nanjing, remember, try to catch the mouth alive, this time, I must dig out this group of people." ”

When Zhao Jiang heard this, he was taken aback, and immediately took the order: "Yes, I will definitely catch it alive." ”

He didn't ask why he judged that there was an assassin ambush in front of him, because he knew that his boss, with amazing judgment, had never made a mistake so far, and he said that there was an ambush ahead, so there must be, as long as he resolutely carried out the order, he had done the same over the years, and his absolute obedience to Ning Zhiheng's order had been carved into the bone marrow.

For his subordinates, Ning Zhiheng didn't need to explain more, they just needed to know obedience.

The windows rolled up, and the three sedans turned around and drove off the way they came.

The escort sergeants on the remaining two trucks got out of the car and lined up, and Zhao Jiang explained the task clearly and prepared to search the vicinity.

And beside Ning Zhiheng sat a young officer, with the rank of lieutenant colonel, who was his good brother Miao Yongyi.

At this time, Miao Yongyi watched all this from the back window, and couldn't help but ask with some doubts: "This is the outskirts of Nanjing, how do you know that there is an ambush here in Shanghai?" ”

Although he had no doubts about Ning Zhiheng's judgment, he still couldn't help but ask out loud, after all, he had not worked by Ning Zhiheng's side for a long time, and he was not used to absolute obedience.

Ning Zhiheng was no better than others, smiled slightly, and explained: "The heart of guarding against people is indispensable, in just twenty days in Shanghai, I have been assassinated twice, I must have more eyes!" ”

Miao Yongyi heard this, but he didn't believe it at all, his boss and brother was obviously perfunctory, hundreds of kilometers from Shanghai to Nanjing, such a long journey had been rushed, but when he arrived here, he suddenly turned around and turned around, how could he conclude that there would be assassins ambushed here? How could this be done without exact information?

This time he went to Shanghai, Ning Zhiheng personally presided over the liquidation of corruption, the means were tough, the action was very large, and many people were killed, but they encountered a backlash, these people arranged many assassination operations, but they were all countered by Ning Zhiheng, so they set off a bloody massacre, and more than 30 corrupt people were shot in just one day, and the shocked parties did not dare to raise their voices.

However, this is also a bit strange, Miao Yongyi also followed Ning Zhiheng throughout the two assassination operations, I don't know why, Ning Zhiheng can always see everything before the assassination and make countermeasures, this time is the same.

"Haven't the previous assassinations been investigated, they were all committed by those corrupt elements, and everyone was killed by you, why are you still entangled in Nanjing?"

"Yes! I'm also surprised that there have been a lot of people who want to kill me over the years, but this situation is not normal! And this time back to Nanjing, I made arrangements in advance, others thought that I was taking the train back to Nanjing, there are not many people who know that I took the car back to Beijing, the insiders are all confidants and cronies who have followed me for many years, but they were still ambushed, you say, why is this? ”

Ning Zhiheng's words made Miao Yongyi startled, and he couldn't help but blurt out: "There is an inner ghost? ”

"That's right! There are inner ghosts! ”

Ning Zhiheng nodded heavily, he was also alert because of the successive assassinations, so he arranged for his stand-ins Tan Jinhui and Sun Jiacheng to get on the train with great fanfare, but he chose to return late at night by car, but he didn't expect that such a secret itinerary was still known by the assassins, so who was it that leaked his whereabouts?

At this time, faces and figures appeared in his mind one after another, he didn't believe that these people would betray him, they were all brothers who followed him from birth to death, experienced the test of blood and rain, and had survived such hard years, and now that the War of Resistance has been won, will anyone still have two minds? How is this possible?

After a long time, he racked his brains and had no clue, so he simply put these things aside, and when he caught the assassin, he returned to Nanjing to investigate, and now he was just talking to Miao Yongyi about the future arrangements.

Miao Yongyi had been working at Wuhan Station before, under the jurisdiction of the Intelligence Department, but because he was recommended by Ning Zhiheng, he could be regarded as a member of the Baoding Department, so although he performed well during the Anti-Japanese War, in the following years, he was not promoted, and his position was still the captain of the operation, and he was only a lieutenant colonel.

Just two months ago, the Military Command Bureau suffered the heaviest blow since its founding, when the bureau was killed in Daishan in an accident because of a plane crash.

Soon there was news from the upper echelons that the Military Unification Bureau was going to be dismantled and split in this military government reshuffle, and a large number of personnel would be stripped off, Miao Yongyi was quite excluded in the intelligence department, and it has been difficult to integrate, and he couldn't sit still at this time, so he immediately contacted Ning Zhiheng, so he ordered Miao Yongyi to be transferred out of Wuhan, and led his original team to report to Ning Zhiheng, director of the second division of the operation.

"Yongyi, you have also seen the current situation, although the War of Resistance was won, but our life is getting more and more difficult, outside are demonstrations to protest against the rule of the spies, in the government, all forces have joined forces to suppress and squeeze out, especially the death of the bureau, the big ship of the Military Command Bureau is about to sink, we must also get out as soon as possible and make plans as soon as possible."

"Has it really come this far?" Miao Yongyi muttered.

This is a dignified military unification bureau, 50,000 intelligence agents are spread all over the country, and 200,000 regular troops are well-equipped, holding the privilege of life and death, to deter all sides, such a behemoth, it is inconceivable to think that it is about to collapse with a bang.

Ning Zhiheng is also full of emotion, since he graduated from the military academy, he has joined the military command, and has experienced the gradual growth of the military control bureau, it can be said that the feelings of the military control bureau have regret, loss, hesitation and heartache, all kinds of emotions are intertwined, very complicated.

He said slowly: "This is the trend of the times, in fact, the bureau is not dead, the situation is the same, he is too powerful, the military intelligence personnel plus the armed army as many as hundreds of thousands, such a huge force, in other words, anyone must have scruples, the so-called end must be broken, the tail will not fall, this is doomed!" ”

After the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, taking advantage of the war, it had developed into a behemoth Military Command Bureau, which made all forces feel a huge threat, so these forces joined forces and began to exert force, and for a while, the call for the abolition of the Military Command Bureau was very loud, and most importantly, the commissioner himself became jealous of the powerful force of the Military Control Bureau, so the abolition of the Military Control Bureau was a foregone conclusion.

In fact, he himself knew that he had gone all over the way to try to save the situation, and even wanted to get through the way of the Americans, but he had an accident, and he died in a plane crash two months ago.

Ning Zhiheng said again: "This time the reorganization of the Ministry of Defense by the Military Committee is a good opportunity for us to get out, after discussion, we finally won a place for us, our personnel in the Military Command Bureau, all stripped out, joined the Second Department of the Ministry of National Defense, Deputy Director Huang and I are going to serve in the Ministry of National Defense, what are your plans?" ”

A high-level person like Ning Zhiheng was naturally the first to get the news, and he also had enough intelligence sources within the Kuomintang, so as soon as this matter was introduced, he already knew about it.

Miao Yongyi was stunned for a moment, and immediately nodded and said, "What do I have to consider?" Of course, I will follow you to the Ministry of Defense, but what can we do when we go, do we want to lead the troops? ”

Ning Zhiheng smiled slightly, and explained carefully: "The newly established Ministry of National Defense is a huge organization, of which the second department is the intelligence department, which specializes in collecting and processing strategic intelligence in all aspects, and it is still our old business, but the level of this department is even higher than that of the Military Command Bureau, not only the scope of work is wide, but even the authority will be greater, it is said that part of the personnel of the Military Command Department and the personnel of our military command operation department are merged, and on this basis, two divisions and sixteen divisions have been expanded, the scale is very large, and we can be regarded as returning to the army. Get back on the right path, so as not to be always shouted behind your back by others about Dongchang, Jinyiwei and the like, this reputation is much better. ”

Miao Yongyi's spirit was lifted, in fact, he was still most concerned about returning to the army sequence, he was treated as a spy every day, and he was always uncomfortable in his heart, but now he has become a regular soldier again, which can be regarded as a rare good thing.

He couldn't help laughing out loud and said: "I didn't expect the Military Command Bureau to fall, but our life is better, this is a good thing, has it been decided?" ”

"It's settled!" Ning Zhiheng nodded, "This time I went back to Nanjing, because of this incident, several bigwigs urged me to return to Beijing as soon as possible and make preparations as soon as possible, but the specific position has not yet been decided, but it is better than staying in the military command, do you know?" The above did not even want to keep the title of the Military Command Bureau, saying that it was a name change, what is it called, what is the 'Secret Bureau', which is nondescript. ”

"Secret Bureau, this name is frustrating when you hear it!" Miao Yongyi also frowned and said.

Just when they galloped all the way to Nanjing, in the city of Nanjing, the Jiuhua Hotel on the shore of Xuanwu Lake was brightly lit and full of people.

The gate is full of all kinds of cars, this is one of the largest hotels in Nanjing, the decoration is luxurious and rich, and it is the first choice for the upper class to hold banquets and receptions.

The magnificent and spacious courtyard is full of flowers and lanterns, and the bright lights illuminate the courtyard brilliantly, like the imperial garden, which is particularly dazzling, and the men in suits and leather shoes and the women in graceful clothes shuttle between each other, everything is so complementary.

Walk through the courtyard and enter the richly decorated and uniquely designed hall, surrounded by long tables with fine food and wine, which are now full of richly dressed men and women.

There are high-ranking officials and dignitaries of the national government, as well as wealthy and wealthy gentry, and more are officers of the national army wearing straight military uniforms, all of whom are leaders of the upper class.

Just a month ago, the Nationalist Government officially returned to Nanjing, and all government departments and business groups returned one after another, and this ancient city has regained its former prosperity and vitality, and once again became the capital of the Republic of China and the focus of the whole of China.

The Nationalist Government held a grand ceremony to return the capital, and celebrated it in a big way, and various departments and people also held celebratory drinks and banquets respectively, and this celebration lasted for many days.

In addition to the generals of the military headquarters, political dignitaries from various departments, celebrities from all walks of life, and business celebrities were also invited.

On a few sofas on the left side of the hall, Huang Xianzheng was talking to several general-level officers.

At this time, he was really full of spring breeze, with an irrepressible smile blooming on his round face, talking cordially with others, and laughing heartily from time to time.

At this time, Wei Liangbi walked over quickly, whispered a few words in Huang Xianzheng's ear, Huang Xianzheng couldn't help frowning when he heard this, raised his hand to look at the time, got up and came to the side with Wei Liangbi, and said in a low voice: "What, is there anything wrong with Zhiheng?" ”

Wei Liangbi shook his head slightly, and said: "It's not clear yet, but Tan Jinhui and Sun Jiacheng have already taken the train into Nanjing in advance, but Zhiheng chose to take a car, his whereabouts are so hidden, I guess it is related to the previous assassination in Shanghai, it stands to reason that it is to take a car, and this time should also come, I am afraid that there will be problems in the middle, do you want to send someone to pick it up." ”

Huang Xianzheng thought about it, nodded and said: "Send more people, take a trip along the road, the current situation is unknown, it's not good to fish in troubled waters, be careful not to make mistakes, don't go, your old Taishan will come forward to speak later, you can't do it, let Tianming go, find Zhiheng, let him come here directly, let's have a good talk!" ”

"Yes!" Wei Liangbi nodded in agreement, turned around and was about to leave, but the general who was chatting with Huang Xianzheng just now shouted out to stop him.

"Liangbi, don't be in such a hurry to go, you just see Lao Huang, why don't you have me Lao Zhang in your eyes, come, we haven't seen each other for a long time, let's talk for a while."

The person who spoke was Zhang Pinyan, commander of the 12th Group Army of the Nationalist Government, who, like Huang Xianzheng, was a senior backbone of the Baoding Department in the army.

Wei Liangbi has been very close to these Baoding generals in recent years because of the old Taishan Lin Zhen, and they are quite familiar with each other, and when they heard Zhang Pinyan's ridiculous words, they also laughed and replied: "General Zhang, there is no one in my eyes, and I dare not do without you?" However, I do have something, Lao Taishan is beckoning me, and when I go to show up, I will come back to have a good chat with you! ”

As soon as Wei Liangbi said this, the people around him all laughed, today's banquet was convened by several bigwigs in the army, and General Lin Zhen was one of them, and when he was carried out, everyone was no longer embarrassed by Wei Liangbi, and let him go with a smile.

Watching Wei Liangbi leave, and waiting for Huang Xianzheng to return to the sofa and sit down, Zhang Pinyan couldn't help but shake his head and sighed: "To be honest, Lao Huang, I really envy He Maniac, Sai Weng lost his horse, Anzhi is not blessed, he didn't sit on the cold bench in vain in those years, this disciple has a large group of protégés, and now they are all out, especially this pair of senior brothers, who doesn't know now, if you offend anyone, you can't offend him He Maniac, go out and walk sideways everywhere, this pair of 'Hades judges' is clubbing behind, who is not afraid!" ”

"Yes, it is said outside, 'Judge Ning Yan Wangwei', this pair of senior brothers, they don't blink their eyes when they kill, I heard that Ning Zhiheng was in Shanghai this time, and within one day, he killed more than 30 people in one go, which scared the atmosphere of all walks of life in Shanghai and didn't dare to breathe, Lao Huang, there are some things you have to take care of, this Nanjing is not as good as Shanghai, everyone is so little bit of a family, they can't stand him so tossed, don't kill the blood when the time comes, the War of Resistance is won, everyone still has to live in harmony!"

"Yes, Lao Huang, I can say hello in advance, the boss of Jinxin Company is my wife's cousin, and Maolin Commercial Bank, pay attention when you do it, don't pick up the grass and beat the rabbit in a nest, I will come to you when the time comes!"

"And my business, don't forget, Lao Huang, back then, I would share half of the sweet potato in a pot, and now that you are developed, don't pretend to be confused, you have promised me this for a while......"

…………

For a time, several generals were nagging at Huang Xianzheng, these people have a lot of net worth and many industries, and they scraped the land when they regained the lost land by winning the Anti-Japanese War, and they made a lot of money, such people abound in the government and in the army.

Don't look at them as high-ranking officers in the Kuomintang who hold real power, but in this city of Nanjing, if they want to protect their own industries and relationships, it is really not enough.

In particular, the Second Operations Division of the Military Command Bureau is specifically responsible for picketing such incidents, and in the past six months, the Second Operations Division has frequently seized many of these gray industries, and many military personnel have hit the muzzle of the gun and suffered heavy losses.

So I took advantage of this opportunity to find Huang Xianzheng here, after all, he is the chief in charge of the second operation department.

Huang Xianzheng is easy-going, with exquisite methods, and generous to the old brothers, he is a well-known good man, whoever asks for the door, will not return empty-handed, but the popularity is good, and it is also a troublesome thing, that is, the people around him, something will inevitably find him, so that he can not be disturbed, I didn't expect to come out to a banquet, and was besieged by everyone.

Huang Xianzheng was entangled a lot, and couldn't help but say forgiveness: "Okay, okay!" What is the use of you looking for me? Now that the Military Command Bureau is going to be abolished, what I say doesn't count, if you have the ability to go to the crazy maniac, if he lets go, then Ning Zhiheng dares to say more, you guys, you know how to bully me, an honest man! ”

His words are half-true and half-false, but others don't buy it, although that He madman is also righteous, but he is also notoriously strong-tempered, brainless, and comes to the door for such a thing as making money for corruption, and he is afraid that he will choke back after a few words.

"Lao Huang, don't pretend to be pitiful here, others don't know, we don't know yet, although the Military Command Bureau is going to be abolished, but you are unscathed, Chief Lin and Chief Zhang They are talking for you, you, the deputy director, are about to be promoted to another level, the deputy director of the Second Department of the Ministry of National Defense, everyone is from the Baoding Military Academy, why do you pick up cheap every time, you want to treat yourself......"

All of them here are Kuomintang general-level officers, members of the Baoding Department with old qualifications, and the news is very well-informed, and the Ministry of National Defense has just begun to be established, and some changes in positions have already been reported.

Huang Xianzheng has to go one step further and become a high-ranking official of the Ministry of National Defense, and at this time his status in the army has far surpassed them, so he can only rely on the incense of his former brothers and say hello in advance, so as to avoid the last trouble.

Everyone made a fuss, but Huang Xianzheng still couldn't bear it, so he had to promise one by one that he would take special care of their industry, restrain his subordinates, and not harass them.

At this time, in another corner of the banquet hall, there were also two people who watched the men and women laughing in the banquet from a distance, and whispered to each other.

One was Shen Le, who was the special commissioner of the Shanghai-Nanjing District of the Central Bureau of Statistics, and sitting opposite him was Wen Hao, who had just regained his freedom.

At this time, although Wen Hao was dressed neatly and his hair was neatly groomed, his face was pale, his body was thin, and his whole person looked like he was twenty years old, but his eyes were still bright, revealing a trace of leanness between flashes.

Wen Hao was able to appear here entirely because of Shen Le, who held important positions in the Nanjing puppet government and served as a minion for many years.

After being imprisoned, Shen Le cared for the old feelings, and according to the agreement, he ran to rescue Wen Hao in many ways, although he came forward to prove that Wen Hao was his internal response to the rebellion, but because Wen Hao's reputation was too great, he was a famous hardcore traitor in the Nanjing puppet government, and the most powerful minions of the Japanese, so although Shen Le tried his best, he still failed to rescue Wen Hao.

But his efforts have also had an effect, Wen Hao has been locked up in prison like this, and has not been executed like other hardcore traitors, the time has been delayed until two months ago, things have finally taken a turn for the better, the Military Command Bureau in charge of the anti-traitor work has suffered a big change, and people are panicked, and no one will pursue the matter anymore, Shen Le spent a lot, just ten days ago, and finally rescued Wen Hao.

When Wen Hao was imprisoned, he was already tortured by the military commanders, and was severely tortured, and then he endured more than eight months in a dark and damp prison, which can be said to be tormented.

With Shen Le's full support, Wen Hao was able to join the Central Bureau of Unified Affairs again, resume his previous position, and appear in a grand manner.

"Director, this kind of occasion is not suitable for me, I don't dare to be high-profile now, it's better not to show up, more is better than less!" Wen Hao sighed softly, he was terrified every day in the prison, for fear that one day he would be arrested and sent to the execution ground, and he finally escaped.

When Shen Le heard this, he grinned and said with a smile: "It's still Nanjing, the whole country celebrates, you hide at home alone, it's more eye-catching, don't think that sitting at home, others won't be able to find an excuse to deal with you, if you really want to find your trouble, it's useless for you to hide." ”

Wen Hao couldn't help but show a bitter smile, with his identity, to be able to return to the Central Union, naturally many people are staring at him, he wants to regroup, and there are still many things to do.

"Asking you to come out, one is to let you scatter, and the other is to let you come out to see and have a chance to make some friends."

Shen Le pointed to these people in the banquet hall again, and then said: "Don't be presumptuous, don't look at the people here who are all well-dressed and dignified, but tearing off those coats, that's just the thing, who do you think the short and fat guy over there is?" ”

When Wen Hao heard this, he looked at Shen Le's fingers, and saw a fat man with a small figure and a big and round belly, who was frequently toasting with a national army officer, chatting very speculatively.

"Liu Xingye? This guy wasn't caught? ”

Wen Hao couldn't help but be a little surprised, this person was a deputy minister-level official of the Japanese puppet government, and he was considered a big traitor, how could he appear here?

"Arrested, but released in ten days! His reputation is not as big as yours, he scattered all his wealth, hugged the thigh of the Chen family, and claimed to be a lurking person behind enemy lines, bullshit! Others don't know the details of his point, don't you know? It's only been a few months, and now he has become a member of the national government, and he is thriving again.

There is also the one on the left, a brigade commander of the Appeasement Army, who used to be just a bandit, who harmed the people, and for the sake of the disaster, he was incorporated into the Appeasement Army, and because he defected before the national army entered the city, he also became the national army.

Although you have done a lot of wrong things before, but in the end you have also done some things for us, I can see it clearly these years, what is black and white, there is no need to be so clear, you don't have to worry too much. ”

What Shen Le said also has some truth, after Wen Hao formed an alliance with him, although he attacked the military unification and the Red Party in many ways, he was the only one who opened up to the Central Unification Network, and also did a lot of things for the Central Unification, rescuing the captured personnel and transferring funds for activities.

Especially after the Japanese lost in Southeast Asia and retreated, the Japanese puppet government also knew that the end of the Japanese was not far away, and they began to find a way out for themselves, and Wen Hao also began to take the initiative to serve the Central Union, and indeed made some contributions, which later became the main evidence for Shen Le to rescue Wen Hao, otherwise, with Wen Hao's status and reputation as a traitor in the Japanese puppet government, even if Shen Le had a way, it would be absolutely impossible to escape this catastrophe.

"You don't have to comfort me, I know what you mean, in fact, I'm already very content, if you hadn't run around for me this time, this life would have been lost in prison a long time ago, and I will be a new person in the future and live up to your expectations."

At this time, Wen Hao was very glad to have met with Shen Le back then, in fact, with the situation back then, Wen Hao had the upper hand steadily, the reason why he made that agreement was just an excuse to protect Shen Le, who knew that a few years later, it would become his own talisman, drink and peck, who would have expected the cause and effect in the future!

The banquet continued, and several high-level officials in the middle came out to speak again to celebrate the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, and the Nationalist Government smoothly returned to Nanjing Yunyun, and everyone enthusiastically echoed it.

After the bigwigs finished speaking, the guests were cheering, warmly congratulating, toasting and dancing, and the atmosphere gradually reached a climax.

But at this moment, the door of the hotel opened, a gust of wind hit, and several figures stepped into the hall.

The head of the person is slender, the face is cold, the general's costume is very fitting, and the whole person is heroic and majestic with a military uniform, and his appearance is extremely outstanding.

It's just that the slightly narrowed eyes, with the overly sharp gaze, are cold between the flashes, no matter who they are, they can feel the danger and chill contained in them at a glance.

He was also followed by several colonel-level officers, all of whom were tall and tall, showing their shrewdness and strength.

As soon as this person appeared, there was an empty space around him, and the people around him instinctively took a step back under his invisible oppression.

I don't know where a sentence floated out of nowhere: "King Ning Yan..."

The name is too sensitive! As soon as he exited, it attracted everyone's attention, and when their eyes were focused and more people saw Ning Zhiheng, the noise in the banquet hall suddenly fell, and more and more people felt a strange atmosphere.

"It's really him, he's back to Nanjing..."

"How did he come here? Isn't it that someone is going to be unlucky again! ”

………

People who knew Ning Zhiheng naturally didn't dare to raise their voices, and those who didn't know him were also shocked by this sudden change, so they didn't say anything more, and observed quietly, and for a while, the atmosphere in the banquet hall became a little weird, and the air became a little colder.

Ning Zhiheng seemed to be used to all this, and he didn't care, he looked around for a while, and soon saw Huang Xianzheng in the VIP seat, Huang Xianzheng raised his hand to signal, Wei Liangbi also hurriedly greeted him, and the group walked quickly to the VIP seat.

Wherever they went, everyone hurried out of the way, avoiding it for fear of not being able to do so.

When Huang Xianzheng saw this scene, he couldn't help but shake his head and sigh, and said to a few friends around him: "Brother Chengchang, several, I have something to do here, let's miss it first!" ”

Everyone knew that this was to talk to Ning Zhiheng, and they all nodded again and again.

Ning Zhiheng came to the front, first with a standard military salute, to show respect to several generals, and then nodded slightly.

He is young, his military rank is low, he is just a major general, and the people present are all seniors of the Baoding department, so they naturally have to be very polite, but these generals dare not slack off at all, they all got up and greeted Ning Zhiheng attentively, they can talk and laugh with Wei Liangbi, but when facing Ning Zhiheng, they dare not be a little lazy.

Huang Xianzheng didn't mean to delay, he knew that Ning Zhiheng was here, and the atmosphere was only a little embarrassing, so he waved his hand, Ning Zhiheng and Wei Liangbi followed closely behind him, went up the stairs together, and walked quickly to the second floor of the hotel.

It wasn't until Ning Zhiheng's figure disappeared that the atmosphere in the hall eased suddenly, and the guests continued their previous conversations, and their voices became louder, as if everything had returned to its original state.

At this time, Shen Le also secretly breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and was about to talk to Wen Hao, but someone grabbed his arm, and he felt amazingly powerful.

He hurriedly looked up, only to see Wen Hao's eyes wide, and the horror in his eyes could be seen at a glance.

Wen Hao asked in a hurried tone, "Director, who was that major general officer just now?" ”

Shen Le was stunned, he knew Wen Hao very well, knew that Wen Hao had a serious temperament, he was not surprised by changes, and his experience was even richer, and he was rarely so moved.

"Didn't you listen to those people just now? This person is Ning Zhiheng, director of the Second Operations Division of the Military Command Bureau, you are also engaged in intelligence, and you should be no stranger to this name, the famous Shanghai Intelligence Section is subordinate to the Second Operations Division, and it is said that more than 60 percent of the domestic intelligence will pass through his hands, but I think that this data is not accurate, and it should be at least 80 percent.

He is also a well-known anti-espionage master, accompanied the capital of Chongqing, several major anti-espionage operations on the front line in Changsha, he presided over, and the Japanese spies killed were rolling, and insiders called him 'King of Spies', but in Chongqing, everyone is more accustomed to calling him 'King Ningyan', just look at the performance of those people. ”

"How could he be Ning Zhiheng?"

Wen Hao couldn't help but burst out, his voice was low and hoarse, completely different from the past, and his tone was full of disbelief.

Shen Le also saw that something was wrong, Wen Hao's performance was too abnormal, he looked around, and didn't notice that anyone was paying attention to them, so he turned his head and asked, "What the hell is going on?" What did you find? ”

Wen Hao was only shocked too much, so he lost his temper for a while, and at this time, looking at Shen Le's serious expression, he immediately retracted, took a deep breath, calmed down, and did not immediately answer Shen Le's question.

Shen Le is an experienced old agent, as long as there is a trace of abnormality, he will not let it go easily, his eyes are firmly fixed on Wen Hao, quietly waiting for his explanation.

Wen Hao was shocked at this time, and Shen Le was the only person he believed in, he sorted out his thoughts, judged the gains and losses, and finally made up his mind in his heart, so he leaned forward, leaned into Shen Le's ear, and whispered: "This person is definitely not Ning Zhiheng, he is Fujiwara Zhiren!" ”

"What!"

Shen Le looked at Wen Hao in disbelief, and couldn't help but exclaim, then became alert and lowered his voice: "What are you talking nonsense?" Tomohito Fujiwara has been dead for two years. ”

"It's really him, director, you should know my eyesight, even if others may admit mistakes, but this person, I will never admit mistakes, I... I've been with him for years! Appearance, temperament, and eyes ......, how can you admit your mistake! ”

Wen Hao is too familiar with Fujiwara Zhiren, this is Wen Hao's biggest reliance and backer in the Japanese puppet government, if it weren't for Fujiwara, Wen Hao would not have had a smooth career, and finally succeeded in getting rid of Li Zhiqun and became the biggest spy leader in the Japanese puppet government.

If it weren't for the assassination of Fujiwara Tomohito by the well-known Shanghai Intelligence Bureau, Wen Hao would have even been able to climb to the core decision-making level of the Japanese puppet government.

Especially in the late stage of the Anti-Japanese War, Fujiwara Tomohito stayed in Nanjing for a long time, the two people had close contacts, saw each other from time to time, and were still good literary friends, if Fujiwara Tomohito was the most trusted and admired person among the Chinese, then Wen Hao was definitely the best choice.

Even later, Wen Hao was imprisoned, and there was a big crime in it, that is, he clinged to the Japanese magnate Fujiwara, assisted him in looting national wealth, and injured the people and the enemy, which is an unforgivable crime.

But everything he saw tonight made Wen Hao completely overturn all his previous cognitions, when, Mr. Fujiwara, who has been dead for two years, no, Fujiwara Tomohito, how did he become the most mysterious spy leader in China's intelligence department, Ning Zhiheng, known as the "spy king"!

This incredible thing happened alive right in front of my eyes! Everything in front of him made him feel like he was in a dream, and he couldn't believe it at all!

Shen Le was also stunned by Wen Hao's words, he knew that Ning Zhiheng could never be Fujiwara Zhiren, but he also knew that Wen Hao would never lie to him, and there was no need to lie to him, besides, even if he wanted to lie to him, it was impossible to lie to him with such an unreliable thing!

What the hell is all this going on?

After a long time, Shen Le slowly digested this information, he knew how important this news was, and he knew more clearly that he had to investigate and find out, no matter what the result was, this was a big secret that could subvert the entire intelligence community.

At this time, his face was never more serious, his eyes were staring at Wen Hao tightly, his voice was extremely low, and he said word by word: "Remember, hide this secret in your heart, and don't let anyone know, you, and I, must find a way to find out the truth of this secret, at any cost!" ”

Different from the cheerful and festive atmosphere in the hall on the first floor, in a room on the second floor of the hotel, Huang Xianzheng had a serious expression, and Ning Zhiheng and Wei Liangbi sat opposite him.

"This time there is a big change, the abolition of the Military Command Bureau is a foregone conclusion, and the results of the discussions have also been decided, as previously planned, we will all go to the Second Intelligence Department of the Ministry of National Defense, and the reorganization work has already begun."

Ning Zhiheng couldn't help but ask when he heard this: "How can it be so fast, I thought it would take a while to prepare." ”

Huang Xianzheng said a little angrily: "Why do you think we are urging you to come back?" This is the most important thing for us at the moment, you are still engaged in the bloody storm in Shanghai, haven't you already killed a batch of people before? Why did you kill so many more this time? Now there are rumors everywhere that you killed thirty-six people in one day, and even Mr. Kong refused to call, what is going on? ”

Huang Xianzheng's series of questions made Ning Zhiheng a little overwhelmed, so he had to explain carefully: "It's not that I'm willing to kill, I didn't expect that some of the previous recipients were too ugly, and they forcibly accepted other people's properties, but in the end, they actually accepted my head, and took over all the properties I arranged in Shanghai a few years ago, I let them spit it out, and they even dared to bargain with me.

That's it, I didn't plan to kill anyone, after all, there was some background, but then things were a little strange, I was soon assassinated, if I hadn't reacted in time, the consequences would have been unimaginable, and when I caught people, the results of the interrogation were directed at those people, and I could only kill people to make an example.

Later, many high-ranking dignitaries called me to plead for mercy, and I originally agreed, intending to end it and let these people live, but then another assassination was carried out, and the results of the investigation were still done by these people who bought the killers, so I had to order all of them to be shot.

Now everyone has been killed, but tonight, on my way back to Nanjing, I was almost ambushed again, and I really don't know what went wrong. ”

After listening to Ning Zhiheng's narration, Huang Xianzheng and Wei Liangbi both felt that something was wrong, they were only afraid of being famous, because with Ning Zhiheng's murderous name, these people might dare to bargain with him by virtue of their background, but even if they borrowed ten of their guts, they didn't dare to buy a murderer to assassinate Ning Zhiheng, they knew very well how serious the consequences were.

And now that everyone has been killed, and there are still people assassinating Ning Zhiheng, this situation is not right.

Wei Liangbi said: "There should be someone fishing in troubled waters, in the name of these corrupt elements, to attack you, those people are just scapegoats!" ”

Ning Zhiheng shook his head and said: "The problem is that the evidence of my people's investigation is conclusive, they really did it, and at this time, who will come to assassinate me?"

Japanese? All have already surrendered.

The Red Party? I have killed a lot of people over the years, but I have never killed the Red Party, they have no reason to do this, besides, this is not their style, what they are good at is intelligence. ”

"Maybe it's someone from within the national army!" Huang Xianzheng said coldly, he stood up and walked back and forth in the room twice, "A few years ago, in order to cover your lurking in East China, we asked Tan Jinhui to preside over the anti-corruption and hoe action outside, and most of the discipline violators in the army were sanctioned by Tan Jinhui, but there were too many people killed, this is a lot of enemies for you, otherwise your name as 'Hades' would not be so loud, now it seems that this evil result has appeared, and it is not good that someone is taking revenge on you!" ”

When Ning Zhiheng heard this, he couldn't help but suddenly realize that although he had been lurking behind enemy lines for many years, in front of people, his reputation was getting more and more prosperous, and the reason was because Tan Jinhui was allowed to act in his own name, and even several counter-espionage operations in Chongqing and Changsha were presided over by Tan Jinhui on his behalf, which made his hidden work in East China go smoothly, and this situation lasted until two years ago, when his identity was exposed and he was forced to withdraw to Chongqing.

Ning Zhiheng couldn't help gritting his teeth, the killing intent in his heart rose again, and he said fiercely: "It seems that someone inside is really plotting against me, what's the matter, there are really people who are not afraid of death." ”

Wei Liangbi was also annoyed and said: "Sure enough, it is difficult to prevent hidden arrows, this anti-corruption operation, we have suffered a secret loss, and we have offended the high-level, we must find out this person, otherwise it will be trouble in the future." ”

"This person is not simple, he can hide from my eyes twice in a row, he is a good opponent, tonight I left Zhao Jiang to arrest the assassin, and when I catch someone, I must interrogate him well, I want to see who is behind the ghost!"

Ning Zhiheng slammed his fist on the table and said through gritted teeth.

"Okay, okay, we'll talk about this matter when we catch someone, let's talk about the reorganization!" Huang Xianzheng waved his hand, pulled the topic back, and continued what he said just now, "Now our job arrangements have come out, I will serve as the deputy director of the Second Department of the Ministry of National Defense, Zhiheng will serve as the director of the Third Division of the Second Department of the Ministry of National Defense, and Liangbi will serve as the director of the Fourth Division of the Second Department of the Ministry of National Defense. ”

"Deputy Director?"

Ning Zhiheng and Wei Liangbi glanced at each other, and Ning Zhiheng said: "Since the Second Department is responsible for strategic intelligence work, then it should be dominated by our Second Operations Division, who doesn't know that the intelligence work of the Second Operations Division is second to none, which department can compare?" Now you are only holding the position of deputy director, what is the rule? ”

The Second Department of the Ministry of National Defense was formed by the merger of the intelligence department of the Military Command Department and the Operations Division II of the Military Command Bureau.

The intelligence force of the Shanghai Intelligence Bureau is obvious to all, and it also controls the Shanghai intelligence market, and the ability to collect intelligence is far from being comparable to other departments, especially in the later period, the Shanghai Concession was occupied by the Japanese, the Shanghai intelligence market was seriously damaged, and the intelligence forces of various countries were forced to withdraw from China, so these intelligence dealers sold their intelligence resources to the Shanghai Intelligence Bureau, so that in the later period, the intelligence network of the Shanghai Intelligence Bureau has spread all over East China, Central China, and South China. Becoming a well-deserved giant in the intelligence community, such an advantage definitely gives Huang Xianzheng enough to speak, but in the end, Huang Xianzheng still served as his deputy, which made Ning Zhiheng a little dissatisfied.

Huang Xianzheng was satisfied, he patiently explained: "The level of the Military Command Department is originally high, we can't compare, and they are all the strength of the Baoding Department, we can't afford internal friction, and several old commanders have also fought for us a lot, sixteen divisions, we account for most of them, especially the two divisions you are responsible for, are the top priority, Zhiheng's third department is specifically responsible for domestic intelligence, and Liangbi's fourth department is responsible for telecommunications intelligence, these two departments will occupy more than half of the resources of the entire second department, as long as we firmly grasp it, This second intelligence hall is what we have to say! ”

Next, Huang Xianzheng carefully introduced the functional structure of the Second Department of the Ministry of National Defense.

The first department was in charge of intelligence on the Japanese side, and now that Japan has surrendered, the status of this department can be imagined.

The second department is in charge of international intelligence, and China's intelligence capabilities are not yet capable of getting involved in the international community, and it is also a clean water department.

The fifth department is responsible for frontier intelligence......

Sixth, the Supervision Division...

The seventh place is the technical department...

………

There are sixteen places, but there are only a few who have real power.

Hearing these introductions, Ning Zhiheng and Wei Liangbi were relieved, and it seemed that this result was acceptable.

In fact, this distribution plan is also a proof of the strength of the second operation department, and the domestic intelligence department of the third department is naturally Ning Zhiheng, so it can be said that except for him, no one dares to grab this position.

The telecommunications intelligence department of the fourth department, because the original telecommunications capacity and equipment of the second operation department are the best in the country, can only be held by Wei Liangbi.