Yu Cheng was meticulous in his work and protected the scene very well. Ning Zhiheng looked around, and Yu Cheng followed behind, pointing to an open space and saying, "This is an open space in front of Yi Dong's residence. The bombing marker tape was found here."
Ning Zhiheng nodded, then walked around the area again before turning to Yu Cheng and asking, "Where are Yi Dong's family members now?"
Yu Cheng looked back at Bian Deshou. Yi Dong belonged to the Telecommunications Department, and the arrangements for Yi Dong's family should be under his jurisdiction.
Bian Deshou quickly replied, "It's not far ahead. The Director specifically instructed that Yi Dong's family be treated well, so a high amount of compensation was given, and they were also allocated a separate courtyard."
Ning Zhiheng nodded. The Director was indeed meticulous in his work, and he had finally lived up to Yi Dong's reputation as a meritorious official.
After staying at the scene for a long time, Ning Zhiheng walked back and forth in the open space, deep in thought. Bian Deshou and Yu Cheng waited quietly by his side.
After a long while, Ning Zhiheng looked up at them and began to analyze: "Last night I looked at the materials you had investigated before, and I had some doubts. The Japanese went to great lengths to assassinate Yi Dong, even going so far as to deploy bombers for a surprise attack. It is not easy to prepare such a large-scale operation."
Having done so much preparation and invested so much effort, they would never allow this mission to fail easily. Therefore, they had to maximize the success rate. The first and most difficult step was to confirm Yi Dong's location.
Let's analyze it from the beginning. Yi Dong's whereabouts are easy to track. He doesn't have any particular hobbies. He usually only stays at home or in the decryption room. If the Japanese want to accurately attack Yi Dong, they can only start from these two locations.
First, bombing the decryption room is quite difficult. Bombers dropping bombs at high altitudes have very low accuracy. Even low-altitude bombing requires ground guidance, that is, bombing markings, otherwise they cannot accurately bomb the target.
The decryption room was heavily guarded and located in a military-controlled area. It was surrounded by guards, making it difficult for Japanese spies to place markers nearby even before a bombing, and even more difficult to escape afterward. Without ground markers, the success rate of bombing the decryption room was extremely low.
Then the only option was to bomb Yi Dong's residence. I had surveyed the surrounding area and found that the management was very lax, with no guards stationed, making it no different from an ordinary residential area. Coincidentally, there was an open space right in front of Yi Dong's residence. Before the bombing, while everyone was hiding in the air-raid shelter, it would not be difficult to set up bombing markers here if we were quick and efficient. There was no need to worry about evacuation. Therefore, the Japanese chose to carry out their attack at his residence.
The bombing location has been determined. Now we need to determine Yi Dong's location. Although it was a day off, how did the Japanese assume that Yi Dong would definitely be resting at home instead of working in the code-breaking room?
You know, Yi Dong often works overtime on his days off, and even if he doesn't work overtime, he might go out shopping, have fun, or relax with his family. How are they so sure that Yi Dong is definitely at home?
Japanese bombers all took off from Hankou and arrived over Chongqing, a journey of more than 700 kilometers that took two and a half hours. Even if an insider confirmed that Yi Dong did not go to work overtime or go out for fun on that day, and sent a telegram to Hankou, Wuhan, and the Japanese bombers received the order to take off, how could they guarantee that Yi Dong would stay at home and wait for them to bomb within two and a half hours?
There were so many variables involved, yet they still succeeded in the end. What was the reason for that?
Ning Zhiheng's series of questions left Bian Deshou and Yu Cheng speechless. They realized what was going on, and Yu Cheng, being an experienced agent, quickly replied, "When we were investigating, I asked Yi Dong's wife, and she said that Yi Dong didn't like to go out for fun, which was normal for him, so I overlooked that. Now it seems that the Japanese must have done something to force Yi Dong to stay at home."
Ning Zhiheng said in a deep voice, "They must have tampered with Yi Dong before. We can find out this by asking Yi Dong's family in a bit. I think we're not far from the truth!"
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