What will Wang Hanmin do next? Should he do something underhanded to warn his comrades?
After much deliberation, Xu Yongchang finally decided not to act rashly. He had been ordered to go undercover to eliminate Wang Hanmin, or even to carry out a more important mission. If he acted rashly without knowing the situation, he might expose himself, which would be a great loss. According to Section Chief Huo Yueze's orders, all his actions could only be carried out after receiving instructions from his superiors.
Unfortunately, Xu Yongchang was unaware that the Shanghai intelligence department was completely unaware of his current location in Qingdao. Due to the special nature of intelligence work, Xu Yongchang could only contact his superior, Hong Shijie, when he had major intelligence reports or received important instructions.
Therefore, Xu Yongchang did not take the initiative to contact him, and Hong Shijie was unable to detect it in the short term, let alone report it. The list of personnel selected to participate in the Qingdao operation was also kept secret, and even Luo Xingchao did not deliberately investigate, which is why Xu Yongchang was out of contact at this time.
That afternoon, Wang Hanmin and Li Zhiqun, led by Major Yokota, rushed to the nearby police station and began screening residents and people in the neighborhood near the textile factory.
The search continued until evening when Wang Hanmin finally made a discovery. He pulled out a resident registration form, carefully examined the photo pasted on it, and after verifying it for a long time, handed it to Li Zhiqun, who was standing next to him, and said, "Found him, it's him!"
Li Zhiqun was overjoyed. He grabbed the registration form, looked at the name and the contents of the registration, and said with a smile, "We finally found him. Yu Xintai used to work at Xuanhua Textile Factory, but now he's a foreman at a nearby coal mine. No wonder we couldn't find him. He's changed employers. Now we'll split into two groups and immediately set up an arrest operation."
Major Yokota, who was standing nearby, was also very pleased. He quickly ordered the police from the police station to lead the way, and the two teams acted separately. One team went to the coal yard to arrest people, and the other team went to Xiao Guoyuan's residence.
Wang Hanmin led his team to a civilian residential area near the textile factory and quickly found Xiao Guoyuan's residence.
However, when Wang Hanmin had made all the arrangements and the people from No. 76 rushed into the house, it was empty. Wang Hanmin hurriedly ordered a search, but after searching for a long time, the final result was extremely disappointing to him. Xiao Guoyuan must have escaped.
Soon Li Zhiqun also rushed over from the coal yard, and just as Wang Hanmin had expected, Li Zhiqun also came up empty-handed.
Wang Hanmin reported to Li Zhiqun: "We have searched the entire house and found that it has been uninhabited for several days. The leftover food in the kitchen has gone bad and is several days old. There are no valuables or banknotes in the house. Xiao Guoyuan only took some valuables and left the other clothes and necessities untouched. Judging from all the signs, he left in a hurry."
Li Zhiqun also said, "We went to the coal yard to arrest people, but the target had already escaped. We questioned the people at the coal yard, and they said that Yu Xintai, also known as Xiao Guoyuan, showed up three days ago in the morning and has not appeared since. He didn't even say hello and never came to work again. They don't know what happened. I have detained all the people at the coal yard."
At this time, the police officers who were working with him brought over several neighbors from the vicinity. Wang Hanmin questioned them carefully about the situation, and the general situation was similar to what Li Zhiqun knew.
Xiao Guoyuan also disappeared three days ago. His door has been locked for the past few days, and no one has seen him.
Li Zhiqun looked around the room for a while, and finally said to Wang Hanmin, "Three days ago, on the morning of the same day we arrived in Qingdao, Xiao Guoyuan suddenly left without warning just a few hours before we arrived in Qingdao. Isn't that too much of a coincidence?"
“This is no coincidence!” Wang Hanmin said with a wry smile. He pointed to the furnishings in the room. “Xiao Guoyuan has been undercover in Qingdao for so long, and his cover identity and address have never changed. In other words, he believes that his cover identity and address are very well concealed and safe. It is not easy for an undercover intelligence agent to maintain a long-term identity. He would never leave without special circumstances. But we have seen that he left without any preparation and in a great hurry. He must have heard something.”
At this point, Wang Hanmin looked at Li Zhiqun and said helplessly, "Director, I think our operation has been leaked!"
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