Time passed slowly, and Liang Shi'an worked tirelessly in his office, his eyes never glancing at the important document, as if he hadn't seen it at all.
About an hour later, the door to the room opened, and Zhang Zeyang strode in.
"This meeting is finally over. How was it, Staff Officer Liang? How did the work go?" Zhang Zeyang asked with a smile.
Liang Shi'an pointed to the pile of materials and maps, and said with a wry smile, "There's not much progress. This work will take a lot more time!"
Zhang Zeyang laughed and said, "That's already very good, Staff Officer Liang. I'll finish the rest myself. Thank you for your hard work!"
Hearing this, Liang Shi'an was pleased. He nodded and said, "Very well, I am indeed afraid of making a mistake and becoming a laughing stock!"
Liang Shi'an said goodbye to Zhang Zeyang and left. He returned to his office, breathed a sigh of relief, calmed himself down, picked up a newspaper, and sat down to read it.
Zhang Zeyang watched Liang Shi'an leave the office, then gently closed the door behind him. He went to his desk and carefully examined the location of the meticulously crafted document bag.
He reached down and picked up a single hair from under the file folder, nodded, then picked up the folder and strode out of the office.
Zhang Zeyang walked quickly and arrived at an office at a nearby corner, gently and rhythmically knocking on the door.
The door opened, and Gu Zhengqi was already waiting there. Zhang Zeyang turned around, closed the door tightly, handed over the file bag in his hand, and said, "Section Chief, Liang Shi'an has handled this document. There are signs that he moved the file from its original position and the markings I made. Now we just need to see if he has opened this document!"
Gu Zhengqi said with a smile, "Well done!"
He took the document bag and handed it to the inspectors behind him. The two inspectors quickly began to carefully examine it, checking both the top and bottom seals of the document bag before exchanging glances.
"What's wrong? Is there a problem?" Gu Zhengqi asked quickly when he saw the strange expressions on their faces.
"Section Chief, the top and bottom seals are fine, the glue is our special kind, and the fold lines haven't changed at all, which means this document bag hasn't been opened!" an inspector replied hesitantly.
"It shouldn't be like this! He's already seen such an important document, how could he be indifferent?" Gu Zhengqi was puzzled at this point; this wasn't what he expected. "Open it up and take a look, check the hidden marks inside!"
The two inspectors, having received their orders, carefully opened the document bag, took out the document, and examined it meticulously. After a long while, they finally reported to Gu Zhengqi, "Section Chief, all four hidden marks inside the document are intact. This document has definitely not been opened by anyone!"
Gu Zhengqi was genuinely puzzled. He turned back to Zhang Zeyang and asked again, "Are you sure you didn't leave any clues during the operation? Did Liang Shi'an really touch the document bag?"
Hearing Gu Zhengqi's question, Zhang Zeyang carefully recalled his every word and action. Finally, he said confidently, "Section Chief, I really can't think of any other oversights. We often hire these unemployed staff officers, and this Liang Shi'an isn't a first-timer; he always does a very good job. Moreover, the secret marks I made were indeed moved, which means he definitely saw and touched this document! As for why we didn't open the document, could it be that we've targeted the wrong person?"
Gu Zhengqi closed his eyes, tapping his fingers lightly on the table, his mind racing as he considered every possibility.
At this moment, Zhang Zeyang couldn't help but say, "Section Chief, perhaps this Liang Shi'an is indeed exceptionally astute, or perhaps he has truly seen through some flaw. Should we arrest him to prevent him from escaping?"
Gu Zhengqi opened his eyes and slowly said, "This matter is no longer up to us. The action section is in charge of this case. I'd better report the situation to Zhao Ziliang and see what measures they take next."
After saying that, he looked at Zhang Zeyang's surprised eyes and couldn't help but laugh self-deprecatingly, "Strange, isn't it! You never thought that I, Gu Zhengqi, would one day be listening to that guy Zhao Ziliang's arrangements? But actually, it's the arrangements of a little guy. The person in charge of this case is actually a lowly major. You can't imagine how shrewd he is. He's a real talent!"
Zhang Zeyang nodded and said, "You must be referring to Ning Zhiheng, the team leader of the Action Section, right? Although I'm not in the Military Intelligence Investigation Department, I've heard of this team leader Ning. He's said to be one of the top intelligence experts, so it seems those rumors are true!"
Gu Zhengqi nodded and said helplessly, "Ning Zhiheng, the Chief said he was born to do this job! He's young, but his ruthlessness is no less than ours, the old guys. In particular, his eyesight is sharp. This time, he was the one who uncovered the clues. He can always find extremely valuable clues from a bunch of seemingly useless tangled threads. He really deserves to be called a master of espionage!"
Without wasting any time, Gu Zhengqi informed Zhao Ziliang and Ning Zhiheng of the situation.
"What? What is Liang Shi'an up to? Such important military intelligence is right in front of us, and he hasn't made a move?" Ning Zhiheng said in surprise upon hearing the news.
"Did Gu Zhengqi give himself away and let Liang Shi'an see through him, so he didn't take the bait at all?" Zhao Ziliang asked, also very puzzled.
Ning Zhiheng kept his head down and remained silent. Liang Shi'an did not follow the route he had set as expected, causing his plan to follow the clues to fail!
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