Yu Cheng quickly called over the two team members who were in charge of surveillance the previous night, and they soon confirmed that this pavilion was the surveillance point they had chosen the previous night.
These two team members were in this pavilion, using binoculars to monitor the activity in room 202 of the Huaqing Hotel.
Yu Cheng's face was extremely ugly. He never expected that the problem would be here. The surveillance point chosen by his subordinates was right under the nose of the murderer.
From this window, less than thirty meters away, one could easily observe the activity inside the pavilion, and the surveillance team's every move was within the killer's sight.
It makes sense. Both the murderer and the surveillance team chose the most suitable location to monitor room 202 of the Huaqing Hotel. This location had the best distance and angle. Unfortunately, they ended up in the same place. The murderer saw the team members' surveillance actions.
Now we know why the murderer eliminated Gu Zhengqing without hesitation. It was clear that Yu Cheng's surveillance operation had leaked information. Fan Bailu knew that Gu Zhengqing had been exposed, and she was afraid that Gu Zhengqing would eventually reveal that Fan Bailu was the person in charge. After all, Fan Bailu had lived in the Gu family for two months, and many people knew what Fan Bailu looked like. With this lead, the Chinese intelligence department could easily find her. So she simply disguised herself and infiltrated the Huaqing Hotel, silenced Gu Zhengqing, and cut off all contact between Gu Zhengqing and her.
Ning Zhiheng also shook his head. He was really unlucky, while his opponent was too lucky. Moreover, this opponent was not simple. Although she was a woman, she was decisive and took the initiative to solve problems as soon as they arose, without any hesitation.
Yu Cheng looked at Ning Zhiheng with a guilty expression and said in a low voice, "It's all because of my poor planning..."
"Alright, no need to apologize to me. I already said we'll decide based on the situation after the case is closed." Ning Zhiheng interrupted him and then instructed, "Since she's already escaped, there's no need to cover it up anymore. Go and investigate all the neighbors and residents nearby. See if anyone knows more about this Miss Zhang. Ask her carefully; you might find something."
"Yes, I will investigate carefully immediately!" Yu Cheng quickly accepted the order, turned around and left.
The Kuomintang agents split up and began investigating and questioning people house by house. Two hours later, Yu Cheng summarized the information he had gathered and reported it to Ning Zhiheng.
"Sir, I've asked all the residents in the neighborhood, but they don't know much about this Ms. Zhang either; they basically don't interact with her. We found the landlord and learned that her full name is Zhang Fangwen, which is just an alias. Of course, no one knows her profession, only that she's financially well-off..."
Yu Chenglin talked at length, but there was almost nothing specific about the situation. It was mostly about the curiosity and speculation of the surrounding neighbors about this beautiful woman.
It's clear that Zhang Fangwen deliberately keeps her distance from her neighbors to prevent others from knowing too much about her.
Ning Zhiheng listened for a long time but still couldn't grasp the point. After thinking for a while, he asked, "Among these neighbors, are there any who pay close attention to Zhang Fangwen and provide more information than the average person?"
Yu Cheng replied, "Yes, most of these cases were provided by several women in the neighborhood. Their husbands work outside, and they have nothing to do, so they stay at home, play mahjong, and chat. They talk about everyday things in more detail than most people."
"Call them all over here, I want to ask them in person!"
Yu Cheng nodded and left, soon returning with several women in their thirties and forties. Ning Zhiheng looked them up and down. The women were dressed in mid-to-high-end clothing, and their looks and demeanor were better than those of ordinary housewives. Clearly, they had come from good families before fleeing to Chongqing, and their lives were better than those of ordinary families. Otherwise, they wouldn't be so idle, playing mahjong, gossiping, and criticizing others.
Ning Zhiheng's gaze was icy and his aura imposing. Coupled with the menacing Kuomintang agents around him, the women trembled with fear and dared not utter a word.
Ning Zhiheng asked, "You've provided a lot of information about your neighbor, Ms. Zhang. Now I'd like to know more specifically: Did you see Ms. Zhang leave the house today? When did she leave?"
Upon hearing Ning Zhiheng's question, the women all shook their heads, not daring to say anything more.
Ning Zhiheng said coldly, "I want to emphasize one point: if you deliberately conceal my questions, I will have no choice but to take you back for questioning in the end."
At this point, his gaze became even more ruthless: "Once you're in the Military Intelligence Bureau, it's not easy to get out."
Ning Zhiheng's threat made the women tremble with fear. One of the bolder women quickly said, "I don't know about others, but I didn't see her leave the house today. I thought she had been at home the whole time!"
The other women nodded hurriedly and answered one after another, all saying that they had not seen Miss Zhang leave the house today.
Ning Zhiheng also had a guess about this. Seeing that the house was clean, he guessed that Zhang Fangwen had already decided not to come back before she took action yesterday and had left last night, so none of the neighbors had seen her today.
He then asked, "Do you know if anyone has contacted her before, who she has been in contact with, her rules for going out, such as what time she usually leaves and returns, whether she is accompanied or picked up by anyone, the more details the better."
Another older woman said cautiously, "We don't usually have any contact with Miss Zhang. She's very arrogant because she's young and beautiful, and she doesn't associate with people like us. She's always alone, and no outsiders have ever come to see her. She must have something to do. She usually leaves around nine o'clock every day, sometimes she comes back at noon, sometimes she doesn't, but she always comes back in the evening. She usually dresses in cheongsams and suits, all made of good materials and nice clothes. I've never seen her bring any outsiders home. She always comes and goes alone."
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