Hearing Xiang Yan's question, Ning Zhiheng nodded and said slowly, "The situation is now clear. Among these nine people, the one we are looking for should be one of them."
I think there are three reasons to act now. First, the five newsstand owners are a destabilizing factor. They know the list of the nine people. Letting them go back might lead to them tipping off the target, but if we don't let them go, the target will definitely go to the newsstands to buy the Min Sheng Daily as usual tomorrow morning. If they find that all the newsstand owners have disappeared overnight, it will definitely wake him up. This puts us in a dilemma. It's better to act tonight, just in case!
Secondly, there are too many suspects. We have already set up four surveillance points just to monitor Tian Liqun and Su Yu, which has consumed a lot of manpower. Now the list of suspects has increased by nine more. If we continue to monitor them, it will take a lot of time and manpower to identify them. We don't have enough manpower, and the cost is too high. Besides, we don't have the time for that.
Thirdly, in this newly discovered spy organization, Su Yu is a section chief in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a high-ranking official in a key government department. In our judgment, Tian Liqun is also a Japanese nobleman. He can command Su Yu's actions and is Su Yu's superior. The positions of these two people are not low. Based on our understanding of Japanese spy organizations, the superior who can command them must be of even higher status. He should be the carrier pigeon of this spy group, that is, the leader of the spy group who controls the radio. This guess is very likely!
Therefore, I feel there's no need to continue surveillance. The time is ripe for the arrests. Delaying will only lead to unforeseen complications; we'll act tonight. Request reinforcements from the Operations Division, dividing into nine groups to simultaneously arrest these nine individuals. After the arrests, conduct searches. Finally, further verification will be carried out. As I said before, it's better to arrest the wrong person than let one go. Let's catch all the fish in one net first. As for who the fattest one is, we can pick them out later; they won't escape anyway!
Ning Zhiheng's words forced Xiang Yan to admit that things had reached a point where they had no choice but to take action.
Time and conditions do not allow him to wage a protracted war, and the immediate target is very likely the head of the spy team. He cannot afford to hesitate any longer and miss the opportunity!
He immediately said, "Let's go to the police station!"
That evening, after receiving a call from Xiang Yan at the police station, Zhao Ziliang, the head of the action section, immediately ordered all three action groups and nine action teams of the action section to be mobilized and rush to the police station to meet with Xiang Yan as quickly as possible.
Zhao Ziliang arrived at the police station with a large group of men. As soon as he got out of the car, he said to Xiang Yan, "I brought all the men with me. You are in charge of them all. I'll just watch the show from the sidelines!"
Xiang Yan said with a wry smile, "Section Chief, I only called for backup, but you went and took everything, making such a big show of it. If the operation fails, it will be a laughing stock!"
Zhao Ziliang laughed heartily, not taking it seriously at all, and said, "What's wrong with making a fool of myself! I just want to make a big splash. Even if the operation fails, it'll just be a few laughs from others. But if it succeeds, then we'll have plenty to talk about!"
Zhao Ziliang was in high spirits at the time and was thinking of striking while the iron was hot to achieve some more results. He couldn't miss this good opportunity, so he decided to organize a big operation to show the entire Military Intelligence Investigation Department the capabilities of the Operations Section.
Xiang Yan knew that Zhao Ziliang was currently preoccupied with his own thoughts, so he didn't say anything more. Since they were already there, the more manpower the better.
At this moment, all three team leaders arrived. Wei Liangbi spotted Ning Zhiheng immediately, walked up to him, and whispered, "This is quite a show of force today. It seems you've made rapid progress these past few days! You must seize this opportunity; this is a crucial moment, and we can't afford to be careless!"
Ning Zhiheng said with a smile, "Do your best and leave the rest to fate. I hope this mission will be a great success, otherwise the record of achievements will be greatly diminished!"
As the two were talking in hushed tones, Wang Shucheng arrived and said to Ning Zhiheng with some frustration, "Captain, I've been so bored these past few days. Next time someone else stays on duty, I'll definitely go with you."
Ning Zhiheng patted them on the shoulder and said with a smile, "I found you an easy job, and you're still not happy. Fine! I'll definitely take you with me next time, so you won't talk too much!"
At this moment, the personnel began to assemble. Wei Liangbi and Ning Zhiheng also quickly took their positions. The Military Intelligence Investigation Department was a paramilitary unit, especially the Action Section, which was composed entirely of outstanding graduates from the Whampoa Military Academy and elites selected from the army. Just as the whistle blew, all the personnel completed the assembly at an extremely fast speed. The whole process was silent, and they lined up quietly to await the commander's orders.
Zhao Ziliang and Xiang Yan looked at their elite subordinates with satisfaction. It could be said that the entire military force of the Nanjing headquarters of the Military Intelligence Investigation Bureau was concentrated here.
Zhao Ziliang nodded in acknowledgment. Xiang Yan stepped forward and looked at the nine action team leaders, including Ning Zhiheng, who had already gathered in front of him. He said loudly, "Today's operation is very simple. There are a total of nine targets. Only one of them is a real Japanese spy. What we need to do is to capture them all, search their residences, and then conduct a final screening."
One task force is assigned to one target. We've already mobilized some police officers familiar with the area to guide you. Let me emphasize again, this person is extremely important; he is very likely the head of this Japanese spy organization. We need to extract crucial confessions from him, so try to capture him alive during the operation. As for who catches the real Japanese spy, that depends on your own luck!
Let me emphasize again, although only one of these nine targets is real, you must still be extremely vigilant. Like a lion hunting a rabbit, you must exert every ounce of your strength to capture each target without the slightest slackening. Do you understand?
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