In the conference hall, everyone was waiting in their seats. They had all been urgently summoned here by Zhao Ziliang with a phone call. They didn't know what had happened, but they understood that there must be a major operation.
Wei Liangbi, the leader of the first action group, had just completed a city-wide search and arrest mission and was unaware of the military intelligence investigation department's actions over the past few days. He was surprised to find himself caught up in another major operation as soon as he returned, especially since it was initiated by his junior brother Ning Zhiheng.
Ye Zhiwu, the leader of the second action team, knew exactly what was going on. It must have been the two Japanese spies they had arrested at noon who had spoken up. He hadn't expected them to bring out a whole nest of spies. What a haul! They had really caught a big fish this time!
As for Luo Yuze, the leader of the third action group, he was also a confidant of Zhao Ziliang. He was capable and had Zhao Ziliang's trust.
Wu Huarong, the leader of the fifth action group, is a close confidant of Xiang Yan, the deputy section chief. He is also quite capable. He was promoted to action group leader along with Ning Zhiheng this time. However, he has not been in office for long and does not yet have much say in the action section.
The door opened quickly, and Zhao Ziliang walked into the conference room first, followed closely by Ning Zhiheng. After they took their seats, Zhao Ziliang said, "Tonight we will be carrying out an arrest operation. The target is eight Japanese spies who are armed with pistols and twenty hand grenades."
Hidden inside a cotton mill in the north of the city, Ning Zhiheng will now provide a detailed introduction.
Upon hearing Zhao Ziliang's words, everyone in the room immediately understood that this operation was initiated by Ning Zhiheng once again. It was only Ning Zhiheng who could pull off such a large-scale operation.
The last time the entire Action Section was mobilized was to capture Meng Lesheng, the leader of the Blackwater spy team. It was Ning Zhiheng who identified nine suspicious targets, and the entire Action Section was mobilized to complete the capture mission. This time, it was Ning Zhiheng who initiated it again, and now everyone is used to this situation.
At this moment, Ning Zhiheng also stood up and introduced, "Daming Cotton Mill went bankrupt a year ago. The production area was closed off, and there are no residents around. The area is sparsely populated and relatively isolated, which is very suitable for our arrest operation."
Ten Japanese spies would gather here every night to compile the information they had collected, no later than 9 p.m. After that time, they would make an emergency evacuation.
Two of their spies have already been captured. We don't have much time left. The timing of the encirclement of Daming Cotton Mill must be precise. If it's too early, these spies won't have returned to their meeting point and will be blocked outside the encirclement, causing them to slip through our net. If it's too late, they will wake up after the assembly time and leave their hiding place.
Therefore, our actions must be coordinated in a unified manner and with perfect teamwork, leaving no loopholes for these spies.
At this point, he placed a simple topographic map in the middle of the table and continued, "This is a simple topographic map of the Daming Cotton Mill. All action teams must now assign their own defense zones. There are also four exits that connect to the sewers in the cotton mill. Each team must assign a dedicated person to guard their assigned zone and not let their guard down. Each action group should send five skilled riflemen to form a squad and follow my command. Our action team members are all elites in the military, so this is not a problem for us."
Five action teams. My fourth team is responsible for entering the cotton mill to carry out the arrest operation. The other four teams will guard the four directions outside the cotton mill respectively. We must surround the area tightly and ensure that no one escapes!
Everyone nodded. It was obvious that Ning Zhiheng was the one who carried out the case. All the clues were provided by Ning Zhiheng, so of course he was the one to carry out the arrest operation. No one could say anything about it. Their job was just to assist in the encirclement. The task was very simple.
At this moment, Zhao Ziliang said again with murderous intent: "The purpose of this operation is to establish our authority. We must ensure that the Japanese dare not plant any spies in Nanjing or carry out any espionage activities. So, as I said before, it is better to kill the wrong person than let one go!"
We must capture as many prisoners alive as possible, but if any Japanese spies insist on resisting and refuse to surrender, they can be executed on the spot. In short, regardless of whether they live or die, we must not let a single one escape. Do you understand?
"Understood!" everyone answered in unison.
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