Shadow of Spies

Propelled headlong into the relentless currents of history, Ji Yu finds himself transplanted to the tumultuous prelude to WWII.

Once an ordinary civil servant in his modern existence, Ji Yu i...

Chapter 225 Laying a Large Net (Double Monthly Tickets)

Zuo Gang was somewhat surprised when he heard Ning Zhiheng's order. The surveillance mission that had just been assigned last night was now being canceled?

But Ning Zhiheng wouldn't explain it to him; all he needed to do was obey.

Zuo Gang immediately nodded and left to inform Zuo Qiang and Zuo Rou.

Ning Zhiheng watched Zuo Gang leave, then raised his wrist to check his watch. It was only 8 p.m., and there were still many pedestrians on the street. He couldn't go out until late at night; he didn't want anyone to see him!

He got up, took a small leather suitcase, opened the safe, took out thirty thousand US dollars and put it in the suitcase, then took a piece of white paper, thought for a moment, and began to write!

He then found the black casual clothes, changed into soft-soled shoes, and with everything prepared, he sat down quietly to wait for the night to arrive.

Meanwhile, in a brightly lit office of the Central Party Affairs Investigation Department, Wen Hao, the head of the intelligence team, sat in his chair, looking at the two action team leaders standing upright opposite him.

He looked closely at the photo in his hand. The photo showed a thin man carrying a wicker basket walking quickly. It was a side profile photo, but the man's face was still clearly visible!

"This is the person! We've been searching for so long, but he still hasn't escaped our grasp. Don't alert him; this time we're going to catch a big fish!" Wen Hao's eyes flashed with a cold light. "We've been setting this up for so long; it's finally time to close the net!"

Duan Xingzhou, the action team leader, was also in a good mood. More than three months ago, Zhang Pei, a traitor of the Red Party whom he was protecting, and eleven of his action team members were all killed by the underground party's action experts in one day.

Even his deputy, Zheng Mingshan, was not spared; the losses were unprecedented in his intelligence career.

He was almost shot on the spot by his superior, Shen Le, the director of the Nanjing Party Affairs Investigation Office. If it weren't for the team leader Wen Hao pleading for him, who knows what would have happened to him!

This operation has been planned for a long time, and now it is finally about to be completed. If the operation succeeds, it will definitely deal a heavy blow to the Nanjing underground party organization, and it will also help me to redeem myself from the impression of incompetence in front of the director and consolidate my position in the party affairs investigation office.

At this moment, Duan Xingzhou said with a smile, "Team leader, this person is called Zhang Chenghong. His apparent identity is the owner of a small printing factory. Our people found him this morning and followed him back to his home. He is currently under surveillance!"

Wen Hao smiled and praised his men, "Good, your efforts have paid off. It took you seven whole days to finally catch up with him!"

Wen Hao was also in a very good mood. He had personally arranged this operation. A month ago, his anti-smuggling team arrested several smugglers. Originally, they were just going to pay money to ransom the people and their goods.

Unexpectedly, three state-of-the-art military radios were discovered among the smuggled goods. These were the latest models from the United States and were extremely valuable. This was a major case!

Smuggling ordinary contraband can be tolerated, but military radios absolutely cross the line.

This advanced military radio is completely different from civilian radios. It is small in size and easy to carry, has high power and long transmission distance, and is highly stable. Its parameters in all aspects are far superior to those of civilian radios.

It can be said that such a state-of-the-art military radio played an immeasurable role on the battlefield. Therefore, the Kuomintang military government severely punished smugglers who dared to smuggle military radios!

After receiving the case, Wen Hao immediately sensed that there was something to be done, and he immediately interrogated the smuggler Luo Zhisheng.

It turns out that Luo Zhisheng has been doing smuggling business on the black market for many years, but his business has not been going well in recent years. A few months ago, he heard a piece of news on the black market that someone was offering a high price to buy the most advanced military radio.

Suddenly, an idea struck him. He happened to have connections that allowed him to obtain such a radio station. Businessmen would do anything for profit, let alone these audacious smugglers.

He immediately contacted suppliers and, after much trouble, finally obtained three of the most advanced military radios!

Unexpectedly, they ran into trouble with transportation right after acquiring the equipment. Wen Hao carefully inquired about the source of the information and concluded that the person who bought the military radio at a high price was very likely an underground party member.

So Wen Hao decided to use this bait, with Luo Zhisheng deliberately spreading rumors on the black market that he had the most advanced military radio, and then waited for buyers to come to him.

After the news spread, several buyers came to him, but Wen Hao, through surveillance and careful screening, found that they were all just front men for various forces and had no value to be gained, so he terminated the transactions.

It wasn't until Zhang Chenghong, who was using the alias Boss Zhang, came forward that Wen Hao, with his years of experience dealing with the underground party, immediately realized that this person was very suspicious and should be his main target.

After several twists and turns and numerous attempts, the two parties finally reached a deal, and Mr. Zhang spent a huge sum of money to buy the three radio stations.

Wen Hao did not arrest this Boss Zhang on the spot. He sacrificed three valuable military radios and spent so much time and effort on the plan. Of course, he didn't just want one underground party procurement officer. He wanted the entire Nanjing underground organization!

Thus, a large net was cast around this Mr. Zhang, and the agents kept a close watch on him. However, when they tracked him to the vicinity of Liuyuan Street in the south of the city, for some unknown reason, Mr. Zhang and his goods mysteriously disappeared.

This sudden situation caught Wen Hao off guard; he hadn't expected that such tight surveillance and tracking would still cause problems.

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