Since separating from Su Yu, Takeda Kaede hasn't been to the club for the past few days. They've already arranged a time to meet again in a week.
This morning, he went to work on time as usual. As usual, he hailed a rickshaw and drove quickly to the intersection of Gulou Street.
After getting off the bus and paying the fare, he turned around and merged into the crowded flow of people, walking eastward along the main road. The Minsheng Daily office was located in the middle of this main road, and he still had a distance to walk!
The flow of people helped him conceal his whereabouts, but it was just as helpful to those with ulterior motives.
Unbeknownst to him, as he walked and turned the corner, a man in a worn-out short jacket peeked out from behind a newsstand, looked at Takeda Kaede's back, hesitated for a moment as if he wasn't quite sure, but soon followed Takeda Kaede from a distance!
After walking for a while, I watched as Takeda Kaede entered the Minsheng Daily building. I looked at the sign at the entrance and found a secluded corner to wait. I waited for more than an hour, and when Takeda Kaede did not come out again, I finally confirmed that this must be where Takeda Kaede was staying. I quickly turned around and left.
Wu Tianfeng was completely unaware that his whereabouts had been observed by someone with ulterior motives. He went to get off work and left work as usual every day. His job as an editor of the Minsheng Daily column was a cover identity carefully prepared for him by the Blackwater Group. He had been hiding it very successfully. It could be said that everyone, from top to bottom, was very satisfied with this diligent Editor Tian!
After finishing reviewing the sections he was responsible for at work and completing his tasks, he got up, stretched, went to the window, opened it, and took a deep breath.
Today is the fourth day. I wonder how things are going with Su Yu? I've been feeling distracted and listless these past few days.
After all, he hadn't slept well for more than ten days, his lodgings had been stolen, and his family crest and seals had been lost, leaving him in a very low mood.
When he came to Nanjing to infiltrate, he originally thought that he was chosen to carry out this defection mission because he was Su Yu's classmate. He did not expect that he would be left in Nanjing by an order. By the time he realized that he had been ambushed, it was too late!
Now, almost two years have passed since I came to Nanjing. How many two-year periods does one have in a lifetime? I, the heir of the prestigious Takeda family, have wasted my time in this small corner of the world!
This situation cannot continue. If all else fails, he will have to ask his father for help, even though doing so will lower his standing in his father's eyes. It's not that he's afraid of danger; he just doesn't want to waste his precious time here!
Ning Zhiheng received Liu Yong's call immediately.
"Minsheng Daily? Okay, I'll be there right away! Keep a close watch and don't let your guard down!" Ning Zhiheng instructed.
Finally, we have news! Persistence pays off. The target has finally slipped up. Once we find this person, we can dig out his connections bit by bit, and I believe the results this time will be very satisfying!
Ning Zhiheng soon arrived at the intersection of Gulou Street and saw Liu Yong standing in front of a newsstand, holding a newspaper and looking at it with great seriousness.
Ning Zhiheng couldn't help but find it amusing. This Liu Yong actually didn't know many characters. In the past, he could only recognize his own name at most. However, since following Ning Zhiheng, especially after becoming the manager of the car dealership, he began to work hard and study diligently.
In just a few months, he learned several hundred characters. In his words, he needed to be able to understand the accountant's ledgers, otherwise, if the car dealership went wrong, how could he live up to Commander Ning's expectations of training him?
Now he's like a completely different person, and he especially likes the manners of a scholar, always picking up a book or newspaper to read. You can't tell at all from the carefree, roguish guy he used to be!
This drastic change even made his parents suspect that their child had been secretly switched!
Upon seeing Ning Zhiheng arrive, Liu Yong quickly folded the newspaper in his hand several times, tucked it under his shoulder, and rushed over to greet Ning Zhiheng.
"What's the situation now?" Ning Zhiheng asked.
“Our men have been staking out this area for the past few days, but there are too many vehicles and people, so we haven’t found anything. This morning, one of my men finally spotted Dong Chengjie. He’d only seen a photo of his portrait, so he wasn’t entirely sure, but he said the man looked very much like the person in the photo. We’ve confirmed his location: the Minsheng Daily building to the east. I’ve placed several men at the front and back entrances of the building; they’ll report back immediately if he appears!” Liu Yong replied quickly, leading Ning Zhiheng toward the Minsheng Daily building as he spoke.
Ning Zhiheng nodded in satisfaction. This Liu Yong has been trained and is very organized in handling and arranging things. He can be considered a usable talent!
“I have never met Dong Chengjie in person, and my impression of him is based solely on other people’s descriptions. I need to be 100% certain!” Ning Zhiheng said.
Looking around, he finally spotted a shop with a sign for a commercial telephone. He quickly walked in, paid the fee, and called Liu Datong, asking him to immediately go to Liushu Hutong and bring the landlord, Jin De, to the intersection of Gulou Street. He wanted Jin De to personally verify Dong Chengjie's identity before he would feel at ease!
Liu Datong didn't dare to delay when he received Ning Zhiheng's call. After hanging up, he took several men to Liushu Hutong to find Jin De and headed towards Gulou Street.
Ning Zhiheng hung up the phone and arrived near the Minsheng Daily office with Liu Yong. Liu Yong waved his hand, and a man immediately stepped out from the side and reported to Liu Yong, "Boss, the person has been inside the newspaper office the whole time and hasn't appeared again!"
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