Chapter 447: Asking the truth (seeking a monthly ticket)
Zuo Gang immediately described the specific details of today's assassination operation. Although he had reported it to Sun Jiacheng once before, he was worried and did not report Hong Shijie's affairs to Sun Jiacheng.
After he returned, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that he could not let go of this suspicion, so he reported to Ning Zhiheng again.
When he finished narrating Hong Rickshaw's suspicious performance, Ning Zhiheng and Huo Yueze all had gloomy faces. If Zuo Gang had not observed the error, according to this situation, Hong Rickshaw should have had contact with the driver before and finally let the target go at a critical moment.
Ning Zhiheng asked in a deep voice: "Where is Hong Shijie now? Have you asked him?"
Zuo Gang quickly said, "He is still on standby in a safe house. I have some suspicion in my heart, but the situation is unclear. I dare not alert the enemy. I sent someone to stare at him secretly, so I came over to report to you."
The intelligence work situation was complicated. Zuo Gang found that Hong Shijie's behavior was suspicious, but he did not dare to make a decision to arrest him. His character was steady, so he decided to ask the webmaster for instructions before dealing with it.
Ning Zhiheng nodded, but he did not hesitate and immediately ordered: "You should control him immediately when you go back. I want to ask in person. If he asks you in person, he can explain clearly even if he passes the test, if he can't explain clearly, he will interrogate strictly and find out the reason. If there is really a problem! Humph, I will enforce the family rules and clean up the portal!"
At the end of the day, his tone was already stern, and it was hard to hide his murderous intent!
"Yes!" Zuo Gang quickly took the order and turned around and left.
Soon Ning Zhiheng received a report from Zuo Gang and had taken action to control Hong Shijie.
Hongrishje was detained in a safe house. The intelligence station has arranged many safe houses in both the public concession and the French concession, just for use in emergency response.
As the commanding agency of the intelligence station, only cadres at the level of Huo Yueze and Sun Jiacheng knew that agents at the level of the operation team leader like Hong Shijie were unaware of it, so Zuo Gang did not bring him to the Tan Mansion.
Ning Zhiheng and others rushed to the safe house and saw Hong Shijie who was already tied to their seats. Sun Jiacheng waved his hand to let the guards leave.
Ning Zhiheng came to Hong Shijie. He didn't talk much nonsense and asked directly: "Rashjie, you are an old agent of the MIIS. Why should you arrest you? You should know in your heart that you don't want to tell me?"
Hong Shijie couldn't help but smile bitterly and said, "Webmaster, I know why you caught me. I was about to report to you, but at first hesitated, Captain Zuo took action!"
When Ning Zhiheng and others heard this, their eyes tightened. It seemed that Zuo Gang's observation was correct. Hong Shijie did act in indulging the enemy, but he just wanted to hear what his reason was?
Ning Zhiheng looked at Hong Shijie's eyes and said lightly: "Then tell me, why did you let the target go?"
Hong Shijie's face was anxious and quickly explained: "Webmaster, I'm not trying to let the target go, but because I recognized the driver's identity, I hesitated for a moment, but he seized the opportunity to rescue the target."
"The identity of the driver? Who is he?" Sun Jiacheng asked anxiously. This time Hong Shijie made a mistake, but the responsibility was to make Sun Jiacheng take the blame. He was anxious to know that it was really similar.
Hong Shijie said, "He is our own person and a member of our Jiangsu-Zhejiang Rangers!"
As soon as these words were said, everyone in the room was shocked. If the members of the Jiangsu-Zhejiang Rangers could really be called their own people, how could they become Fu Yaozu's driver?
Hong Shijie then introduced the situation. It turned out that the driver was named Xu Yongchang. He was a disciple of the Shanghai Qing Gang because of his good skills and good shooting skills. Later, when the big boss Yue Sheng formed the Jiangsu-Zhejiang Rangers, he sent all the disciples of the Qing Gang who were the most capable of fighting and rushing into the Jiangsu-Zhejiang Rangers, and Xu Yongchang was one of them.
Later, he was incorporated into the Fifth Detachment of the Jiangsu-Zhejiang Random Movement. Because of his outstanding skills, he was appointed as the team leader. In the early days of the Battle of Shanghai, the Spy Brigade and the Fifth Detachment both fought side by side in the Jiangbei region, so many people knew each other and became close comrades-in-arms. Xu Yongchang and Hong Shijie met at that time.
Later, in the most tragic battle in Jiangbei, the two of them stayed in a trench for three days and three nights, with deep affection for each other. In this battle, the Fifth Detachment and the Spy Team suffered heavy losses, and Wang Shucheng also died in this battle.
Later, the two troops suffered serious losses and were unable to fight again, so they both retreated to Nancheng to rest and standby until Ning Zhiheng came to take over as the captain of the spy brigade.
Ning Zhiheng stayed in Nanshi for two days and received an order to go to the battlefield in Pudong. The time was too short, and he and his agents had never contacted Xu Yongchang, so he had no impression of him.
However, when the Fifth Detachment rushed to the front line again, the losses became even more serious. He retreated to Nanshi again for rest. Until the defeat of the Battle of Songhu, various troops began to retreat. The remnants of the Fifth Detachment blocked the Japanese army in Nanshi under the order of the Commander to buy time for the retreat of the large army.
The battle was very fierce. The Fifth Detachment and the remaining troops fought cruel street battles with the Japanese with the help of the tall buildings in Nancheng District.
The Japanese finally bombed continuously with planes and cannons. It took three days to capture Nanshi. Nanshi finally became a ruin. The Fifth Detachment was almost wiped out. The detachment leader Zhu Weihua died for his country. In the end, there were only dozens of people left. He dragged his scarred bodies and retreated into the French Concession to hide.
Hong Shijie always thought that Xu Yongchang had died in the brutal Nanshi blocking battle. He never expected that today, in the assassination of Fu Yaozu, he actually saw his former comrades-in-arms. The two of them met with guns, and were at a loss. It was just a moment of hesitation that Xu Yongchang escaped.
Ning Zhiheng and others heard Hong Shijie's narration and then understood the whole story. Fortunately, Hong Shijie himself had no problem, otherwise Ning Zhiheng would not be merciful.
Ning Zhiheng thought for a while and said slowly: "For the rest of his life, he is brother of chariot. It is also a reason for you this time. However, hesitating during the operation and delaying the fighter plane. You cannot escape the responsibility. If you are revoked as the leader of your position in the operation, you will not be promoted within one year. Are you convinced?"
Hong Shijie quickly nodded and said, "Thank you, the webmaster for your tolerance. You must be punished for your crime and earnest meritorious service. You took Fu Yaozu's life with your own hands."
Ning Zhiheng's handling is already considered an extrajudicial grace. No matter what the reason is, Hong Shijie must accept punishment. It is not strict to remove his position as the leader of the action team.
As for Hong Shijie's military rank, due to the two consecutive promotions at the intelligence station, Hong Shijie is on the list of promotions and has been promoted to the rank of captain. It is impossible to be promoted to the rank of major in a short period of time. Therefore, it is almost impossible to be promoted within this year, which is almost impossible to be punished. Hong Shijie couldn't help but burst into tears.
Ning Zhiheng waved his hand and said, "You have to do one more thing. According to your narration, Xu Yongchang did not shoot you at the scene at the time. It should be because he is still thinking about his comrades-in-arms. You can find a way to contact Xu Yongchang and find out his specific situation. Maybe we want to use him!"
"Yes!" Hong Shijie nodded and took the order.
Only then did Sun Jiacheng step forward and untied his tie-up rope and whispered: "This time you are lucky. In the future, you must not hesitate for a moment in this situation. Even if he is your old comrade-in-arms, if the other party is more ruthless than you, you are now a dead body. We are a secret agent and we are merciful and ruthless!"
"Yes, captain! This failure of the action is all my responsibility. I will remember the lessons and never make the same mistakes again in the future!" Hong Shijie nodded and agreed. He knew that the failure of this action was all caused by his temporary hesitation, which caused Sun Jiacheng to take responsibility. He felt quite guilty and secretly made up his mind to make contributions to the crime and solve the traitor Fu Yaozu himself.
Ning Zhiheng then ordered Huo Yueze on the side, "You are doing two things now. First, you will immediately create momentum in major newspapers and magazines in the concession. It is said that Fu Yaozu was assassinated because he colluded with the Japanese, treason and surrendered to the enemy, and he had anti-Japanese patriots who cleaned up traitors for the country, and focused on revealing the identity of the Japanese representative, so that everyone knew that Fu Yaozu was a traitor who treasoned the country."
"Yes," Huo Yueze nodded quickly and agreed, "that's the second thing?"
"Investigate Xu Yongchang immediately and let Hongyi investigate. He is a disciple of the Qing Gang. It should be easy to find out. Learn about Xu Yongchang's character and see if he has family. Fu Yaozu escaped sanctions because of him. Then I will use his knife to recover Fu Yaozu's life. Qiu Ming's shot cannot be in vain!" Ning Zhiheng continued to instruct.
Ning Zhiheng was very quick. He guessed that Fu Yaozu would be frightened at this time. In order to save his life, he would inevitably arrange a large number of bodyguards to protect himself. If he forcibly attacked, he would be afraid that casualties would inevitably appear. Now that he knows Xu Yongchang's identity, he might as well make a fuss about it. It would be best to fight for it and let Xu Yongchang do it himself. He is by Fu Yaozu's side because he had just saved Fu Yaozu's life and must be trusted. If he assassinated, Fu Yaozu would definitely not escape this disaster!
Of course, this is also Ning Zhiheng's unilateral idea. Whether it is feasible depends on the specific situation after the investigation. If Xu Yongchang refuses to cooperate, don't blame himself. Even if he was an anti-Japanese soldier and made military achievements for the country, if he is willing to work hard for the traitor, Ning Zhiheng will still not show mercy.
Chapter completed!