In the spring of 1946, outside Nanjing.

The earth fell asleep, the bright moon hung in the sky, and the bright moonlight shone on the earth, like a silver quilt. Except for the breeze blowing gently, the surrounding wilderness was as quiet as a pool of water. It seemed that all living beings had already fallen asleep, and everything seemed so peaceful.

But this calmness was quickly broken, and a sound of the car engine came, a line of bright headlights were getting closer and closer. Under the moonlight, a convoy was driving rapidly on the road.

There are three black cars in front and two military trucks in the back. The rear car is open and full of fully armed guards.

The vehicle was moving very quickly, but soon entered a hilly area. For some reason, the vehicle suddenly slowed down and stopped on the side of the road.

At this time, a National Army officer walked out of the first open car and quickly walked to the second car behind, standing attentively saluting.

The window rolled down, and on the back seat of the second car was a cold-faced major general, who was Ning Zhiheng, director of the Operations Department of the Military Intelligence Bureau.

Zhao Jiang asked respectfully: "Saturday, what are your instructions?"

Ning Zhiheng looked through the car window at the silence around him. Although the moonlight was bright, the visibility might still be low. He looked at his watch, pondered for a moment, and ordered: "I suspect there is an ambush here. You take the guard team to search the commanding heights on both sides of the road ahead. I was in a hurry and walked back and turned from Hukou to Nanjing. Remember, try to catch the living mouth. This time, I must dig out this group of people."

When Zhao Jiang heard this, he was shocked and immediately stood attentive and took the order and said, "Yes, I will definitely catch the living."

He didn't ask why Chu Zu judged that there was an assassin ambush ahead, because he knew that his boss had amazing judgment and had never made any mistakes. Chu Zu said that there was an ambush ahead, so there must be one. He just had to resolutely execute the order. Over the years, he has also done this, and his absolute obedience to Ning Zhiheng's orders has been engraved into the bones.

Ning Zhiheng doesn't need to explain more about his subordinates, they just need to know how to obey.

The car window rolled up, and the three cars turned around and drove towards the way they came.

The remaining two escort soldiers got off the train and lined up. Zhao Jiang explained the task clearly and prepared to search the nearby ones.

Next to Ning Zhiheng was a young officer, who was rank of lieutenant colonel, and was his good brother Miao Yongyi.

At this time, Miao Yongyi looked at all this from the back window and couldn't help but ask in confusion: "This is outside Nanjing. How do you know there is an ambush here in Shanghai?"

Although he had no doubt about Ning Zhiheng's judgment, he still couldn't help asking. After all, he didn't work with Ning Zhiheng for a long time and was not used to absolutely obeying.

Ning Zhiheng was no better than others. He smiled slightly and explained: "You must be careful about others. In just twenty days in Shanghai, I have been assassinated twice. I must be more careful!"

When Miao Yongyi heard this, he didn't believe it at all. His boss and brother were obviously perfunctory. He had been rushing over such a long journey from Shanghai to Nanjing, but when he got here, he suddenly turned around and turned around. How could he conclude that there would be an assassin ambush here? Without definite news, how could he do this?

This time when he went to Shanghai, Ning Zhiheng personally presided over the liquidation of corruption. He had tough methods and great actions and killed many people. As a result, he encountered a rebound. These people arranged multiple assassinations, but they were all countered by Ning Zhiheng, and then another bloody massacre was launched. More than 30 corrupt personnel were executed in just one day, which shocked all parties and did not dare to speak loudly.

However, this is also a bit strange. Miao Yongyi followed Ning Zhiheng throughout the two assassinations he encountered. For some reason, Ning Zhiheng always had the ability to see through everything and counterattack before the assassination. This time the same was true.

"Hasn't the previous assassination been found out? It was all done by those corrupt elements. You have killed all of them. Why are they still entangled when they arrive in Nanjing?"

"Yes! I'm also surprised that many people want to kill me over the years, but this situation is abnormal! And this time I went back to Nanjing, I made arrangements in advance. Others thought I was taking a train back to Nanjing, and they knew that there were not many people back to Beijing by car. The insiders were all my confidants who had followed me for many years, but they were still ambushed. You said, why is this?"

Ning Zhiheng's words made Miao Yongyi feel shocked and couldn't help blurting out: "Is there an insider?"

"Yes! There is an insider!"

Ning Zhiheng nodded heavily. He was alert because of the successive assassination before, so he arranged for his substitute, Tan Jinhui and Sun Jiacheng to get on the train with great fanfare, but he chose to return late at night. However, he did not expect that such a secret itinerary was found out by the assassin. So who was revealing his whereabouts?

At this moment, faces and figures appeared in his mind. He didn't believe that these people would betray him. They were brothers who followed him through life and death. They had experienced the bloody test and had survived such hard years. Now that the War of Resistance Against Japan has won, is there anyone else who will be distracted? How is this possible?

After a long time, he racked his brains and had no idea, so he simply put it aside. After catching the assassin, he returned to Nanjing to investigate. Now he happened to talk to Miao Yongyi about his future arrangements.

Miao Yongyi had been working at the Wuhan Station before and was under the jurisdiction of the Intelligence Department. However, because he was recommended by Ning Zhiheng and could be regarded as a member of the Baoding Group, although he performed well during the War of Resistance Against Japan, he was not promoted in the following years. He was still the leader of the operation team, and he is still only a rank of lieutenant colonel.

Just two months ago, the Military Control Bureau suffered the most severe blow since its establishment. The bureau was killed in Daishan in an accident due to an aircraft crash. This incident was like a bolt from the blue for the Military Control Bureau. For a moment, the huge Military Control Bureau was shaken and frightened.

Soon, news came out of the upper class that the Military Affairs Bureau was about to be dismantled during this reorganization of the military government, and a large number of personnel would be stripped away. Miao Yongyi was quite excluded in the Intelligence Department and was difficult to integrate into it. At this time, he could not sit still and contacted Ning Zhiheng immediately. So with a transfer order, Miao Yongyi was transferred from Wuhan and led his original team to report to Ning Zhiheng, director of the Operations Department 2.

"Your Majesty, you have also seen the situation now. Although the War of Resistance Against Japan has been victorious, our lives are getting harder and harder. There are demonstrations outside to protest against the spy's rule. In the government, all forces have joined forces to suppress and exclude, especially when the bureau's death, the large ship of the Military Intelligence Bureau will sink. We must also get out as soon as possible and make plans early."

"Have you really reached this point?" Miao Yongyi murmured.

This is a dignified Military Affairs 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, and deterring all parties. Such a giant is about to collapse, which is incredible when he thinks about it.

Ning Zhiheng was also full of emotion. Since he graduated from the Military Academy, he has devoted himself to the Military Control Commission and has experienced the gradual growth of the Military Control Commission. It can be said that he has regrets, loss, hesitation and heartache for the Military Control Commission. Various emotions are intertwined, which is very complicated.

He said slowly: "This is the general trend. In fact, the bureau is not dead. The situation is the same. He has too much power. The Military Intelligence Service and the armed army have as many as hundreds of thousands. If anyone has to be concerned about such a huge force, it is destined to be the last big one, and the last big one will not be lost. This is destined!"

After the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japan, taking advantage of the opportunity of war, it has developed into a huge military bureau, which has made all forces feel a huge threat. So these forces joined forces to start exercising efforts. For a moment, calls for the abolition of military bureau are rampant. Most importantly, the commissioner himself became afraid of the powerful force of the military bureau, so the abolition of the military bureau was a foregone conclusion.

The bureau chief himself knew it well. He ran around from many ways to try to save the situation and even wanted to go through the Americans, but he was in a surprise. Two months ago, he died of a plane crash. With his death, no one could withstand the pressure from both inside and outside. The ending of the Military Control Commission is unchangeable.

Ning Zhiheng said again: "This time the Military Commission reorganized the Ministry of National Defense, which is a good opportunity for us to escape. After discussion, we finally won a place for us. All our personnel in the Military Affairs Bureau were separated and 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 you planning?"

A senior executive like Ning Zhiheng was naturally the first to get the news, and there were enough sources of intelligence within the National Party, so he already knew about it as soon as this matter was introduced.

Miao Yongyi was stunned and nodded immediately and said, "What are my considerations? Of course, I will follow you to the Ministry of National Defense, but what can we do? Should I lead the troops?"

Ning Zhiheng smiled slightly and explained carefully: "The newly established Ministry of National Defense has a huge organization. The second department is the Intelligence Department, which specializes in collecting and processing strategic intelligence in all aspects. It is still our old business. However, this department is one level higher than the Military Bureau. It not only has a wide range of work, but also has greater authority. It is said that part of the military command and the troops of our Military Bureau Operations Department 2. Based on this, two departments have been expanded, with sixteen departments, and the scale is very large. We can also be regarded as returning to the army and returning to the right path, so as not to be called by others behind the scenes, such as the East Factory, Jinyiwei, etc., which is much better."

Miao Yongyi was revitalized. In fact, he was still most concerned about returning to the military sequence. He was treated as a spy every day and felt uncomfortable. Now he has transformed himself into a regular soldier again, which is a rare good thing.

He couldn't help laughing out loud and said, "I didn't expect that the Military Control Commission would make our lives 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 early, but the specific position has not been settled yet, but it's better than staying in the Military Control Commission. Do you know? The above didn't even want to keep the title of Military Control Commission. He said that he had changed his name, "What is the "Secret Bureau", which is inappropriate."

"The Secret Service, this name sounds disheartening!" Miao Yongyi also frowned and said.

Just as they were galloping all the way to Nanjing, in Nanjing, the Jiuhua Hotel on the shore of Xuanwu Lake was brightly lit and filled with people.

The gate is full of cars of all kinds. This is a large hotel in Nanjing. It has luxurious decorations and is the first choice for the upper class to hold banquets and banquets.

The spacious courtyard is covered with flowers and colorful lights. The bright lights make the courtyard colorful and brilliant, like an imperial garden, and it is particularly dazzling. Men in suits and ties and women in graceful dresses are in groups of three or three, traveling between them, everything complements each other.

Walking through the courtyard, you will enter the hall with a grandly decorated and unique design, surrounded by long dining tables with delicious wine and delicacies. At this time, the seats are full, full of gorgeously dressed men and women.

There are high-ranking officials and politicians and wealthy gentry in the National Government, and more are national military officers wearing straight military uniforms. They are all leaders in the upper class. Everyone gathers together to toast and chat with each other, which is very lively.

Just a month ago, the National Government officially returned to Nanjing, and all government departments and business groups returned one after another. This ancient city has returned to 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 National Government held a grand ceremony to celebrate the capital, and various departments and the people also held celebrations and banquets respectively. This celebration lasted for many days.

Today is a celebration reception held by several senior executives of the military government. In addition to the generals in the headquarters, they also invited politicians from major departments, celebrities from all walks of life, and merchants and celebrities. The scene was very grand.

On the sofa at the left of the hall, Huang Xian was talking to several general-level officers.

At this moment, he was really full of spring breeze, with an uncontrollable smile on his round face. He had a cordial conversation with others and made hearty laughs from time to time.

At this moment, Wei Liangbi walked over quickly and 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 whispered: "What, is there any change in 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 to Nanjing in advance, but Zhiheng chose to take a car. His whereabouts are so hidden. I guess it is related to the previous assassination operation in Shanghai. Logically speaking, even if you take a car, it should be here. I'm afraid that something will happen in the middle of the journey, so whether to send someone to pick me up."

Huang Xianzheng thought for a while and nodded and said, "Send more people to follow the road. The situation is unclear now. Maybe there are troubled waters. Be careful not to make mistakes. Don't go. Your old Taishan will come forward to speak later. If you are not here, let Tianming go, find Zhiheng, and let him come here directly. Let's have a good talk!"

"Yes!" Wei Liangbi nodded and agreed, turning around and leaving, but the general who had just chatted with Huang Xianzheng stopped him.

"Liangbi, don't leave so anxiously. Just seeing Lao Huang, why don't you see me Lao Zhang? Come on, we haven't seen each other for a long time, let's talk for a while."

The person who spoke was Zhang Pinyan, the commander of the 12th Army of the National Government. Like Huang Xianzheng, he was a backbone of the Baoding Group with a deep qualification in the military.

Wei Liangbi has been very close to these Baoding generals in recent years due to the forest earthquake of the old Taishan Mountain in recent years. He is quite familiar with each other. When he heard Zhang Pinyan's teasing words, he laughed and replied: "General Zhang, I don't have anyone in my eyes, and I dare not be without you? However, I do have something to do. Old Taishan is greeting me. When I go and show my face, I will come back to have a good chat with you!"

After Wei Liangbi said this, everyone around him smiled. Today's banquet was summoned by several military bosses. General Lin Zhen was one of them. He carried him out and everyone no longer made things difficult for Wei Liangbi. He smiled and let him go.

Seeing Wei Liangbi's departure and when Huang Xianzheng returned to the sofa and sat down, Zhang Pinyan couldn't help but shook his head and sighed: "To be honest, Lao Huang, I really envy He Madman. Sai Weng lost his horse. Anyone who is lucky enough to sit in the bench in vain for those years. This group of disciples and disciples have made a fortune now, especially this pair of brothers. No one knows now. He Madman can't offend him. He will walk sideways wherever he goes out. This pair of "Judge of the King of Hell" is standing behind him. Who is not afraid!"

"Yes, it's said outside, 'Judge Ning Yan Wangwei'. These brothers didn't blink. I heard that Ning Zhiheng was in Shanghai this time, and in one day, he killed more than 30 people in one go. It scared all walks of life in Shanghai, so he didn't dare to breathe. Lao Huang, you have to take care of some things. Nanjing is not as good as Shanghai. Everyone has only a little bit of money and can't stand his troubles. Don't kill him again, and the blood flows into a river. The War of Resistance Against Japan has been won. Everyone should live a peaceful life!"

"Yes, Lao Huang, I've greeted you in advance. The boss of Jinxin Company is my wife's cousin and Maolin Business Company. You can keep some magic when you do it. Don't bet on the rabbits in a nest. I'll come to you when the time comes!"

"There is something I have, don't forget, Lao Huang, I will give you half of the food from a pot and grab a piece of sweet potatoes. Now that you are well developed, don't pretend to be confused. You have promised me that this matter has been a while..."

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For a time, several generals and officials were nagging at Huang Xianzheng that these people had a lot of wealth and had a lot of industries. With the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, they scraped the land when they recovered the lost land and made a lot of money. Such people were everywhere in the government and the army.

Although they are all senior officers in the Kuomintang who hold real power, in this Nanjing city, it is really a bit of weight to protect their own industries and relationships.

In particular, the Operations Department 2 of the Military Intelligence Bureau is specifically responsible for picking up such incidents. In the past six months, the Operations Department 2 has taken frequent actions and confiscated many such gray industries. Many military personnel hit the gun and suffered heavy losses.

So taking this opportunity, everyone found Huang Xianzheng, after all, he was the chief of the Operations Department 2.

Huang Xianzheng is easy-going, has a good way of dealing with things, and is generous to his brothers. He is a famous good man. No one who asks for help will return empty-handed. However, it is also a troublesome thing, that is, the people around him will find him if they have something to do, which makes him unbearable. Unexpectedly, he went out to attend a banquet and was criticized and besieged by everyone.

Huang Xianzheng was entangled and couldn't help but beg for mercy: "Okay, okay! What's the use of you looking for me? Now the Military Bureau is about to be abolished, and what I say doesn't count. I have the ability to go to He Caizi. If he speaks, then Ning Zhiheng dares to say something more, you will know how to bully me, an honest man!"

His words were half true, but others didn't buy them. Although the crazy man He was also righteous, he was also famous for his stubborn temper and stubborn. He came to make money for corruption and was afraid that he would choke back after a few words.

"Old Huang, don't pretend to be pitiful here. Others don't know. We don't know yet. Although the Military Control Bureau is about to be abolished, you are unscathed. Chief Lin and Chief Zhang and others talk to you. You, the deputy director, will be promoted to another level soon. As the deputy director of the Second Department of the Ministry of National Defense, everyone is from Baoding Military Academy. Why do you always get a bargain? You have to treat you..."

Here are all general-level officers of the National Party and veteran members of the Baoding Group. They are very well-informed. The Ministry of National Defense has just begun to be established, and some changes in positions have been spread.

Huang Xianzheng wanted to go further and become a senior official of the Ministry of National Defense. At this time, his position in the military was far superior to them. He could only rely on his previous brotherly passion and greet him in advance to avoid the final trouble.

Everyone was making trouble, but Huang Xianzheng still couldn't stand it anymore, so he had to make sure that they would take special care of their industries, restrain their subordinates, and not harass them.

At this time, in another corner of the banquet hall, there were two people watching the laughing and laughing men and women at the banquet from afar, and whispering to each other.

One was Shen Le, who was the special commissioner of the Shanghai-Nanjing District of the Central Bureau of the Central Bureau of Administration at that time, sat opposite him, Wen Hao, who had just recovered his freedom.

Although Wen Hao was dressed straight and his hair was neatly maintained at this time, his face was pale and thin, and he was haggard as if he was twenty years old, but his eyes were still full of energy, and a hint of delicate expression appeared in the flash.

Wen Hao was able to appear here entirely because of Shen Le. He held an important position in the Nanjing pseudo-government and served as a minion for many years. After the restoration, he was one of the first people to be arrested.

After being imprisoned in prison, Shen Le was in a state of old love and according to the agreement, he rushed to rescue Wen Hao. Although he came forward to prove that Wen Hao was his own insurgency, because Wen Hao was too famous and a famous iron traitor in the Nanjing pseudo-government and the most capable minion of the Japanese, even though Shen Le tried his best, he was still unable to rescue Wen Hao.

However, his efforts also worked. Wen Hao was kept in prison and was not executed like other hardcore traitors. Time was delayed until two months ago. Things finally turned around. The Military Affairs Bureau, which was in charge of the anti-traitor work, suffered a major change. People were in panic, so no one pursued the matter anymore. Shen Le spent a lot of money, and just over ten days ago, he finally rescued Wen Hao.

When Wen Hao was imprisoned, he was tortured by the Military Commission personnel and was severely tortured. He then survived in the dark and humid prison for more than eight months. It can be said that he was suffering. When he walked out of the prison, he was already as thin as a man and was haggard.

With Shen Le's full support, Wen Hao was able to join the Central Bureau again, resume his previous position, transform himself into a transformation, and appear at the celebration banquet openly.

"Director, this kind of occasion is not suitable for me. I dare not be high-profile now. It is best not to show up. It is better to do less than more things!" Wen Hao sighed softly. He was frightened every day in prison, afraid that one day he would be arrested and sent to the execution ground. He finally escaped from the sky. He was worried about gains and losses. He stayed at home every day and did not dare to go out. Today, he was forcibly taken to this banquet by Chen Le.

Chen Le grinned and smiled, "It's still Nanjing, and the whole country is celebrating. It's even more eye-catching if you hide at home alone. Don't think that sitting at home will make others unable to find excuses to deal with you. If you really want to cause trouble for you, it will be useless for you to hide."

Wen Hao couldn't help but show a bitter smile. With his identity, he was able to return to the Central Plains. Naturally, there were many people staring at him. He wanted to regroup and had a lot of things to do.

"I asked you to come out, one is to let you relax, and the other is to let you come out to see and have the opportunity to make friends."

Chen Le pointed to the people in the banquet hall again and continued, "Don't be too mean to yourself. Don't look at the people here dressed and sanitary, but tore off the coats, that's just that. Look at who is the short and chunky guy over there?"

When Wen Hao heard this, he looked along Chen Le's fingers and saw a fat man with a small body and a big and round belly, raising his glasses with a national army officer frequently, chatting very speculatively.

"Liu Xingye? This guy was not arrested?"

Wen Hao couldn't help but be surprised. This person was a deputy minister-level official of the Japanese and puppet government. He was considered a big traitor. How could he appear here?

"I caught it, I will release it in just ten days! His reputation is not as great as yours. He has dispersed all his wealth and held the Chen family's thigh, claiming to be a lurking person behind enemy lines. It's bullshit! No one knows his details, but you don't know? But just a few months ago, he has become a member of the National Government and is doing well again.
To be continued...