Despite the time crunch, Ning Zhiheng carefully checked and removed any traces he had left in the apartment before quickly leaving with his briefcase.
Once outside the apartment, Ning Zhiheng regretted his decision. To conceal his whereabouts, he had walked all the way to this apartment in the north of the city, instead of using his military jeep.
This is precisely because Ning Zhiheng is cautious by nature. When dealing with secret matters, such as finding the farmer and eliminating Zhang Pei, he deliberately avoids using motor vehicles because they are too conspicuous and would easily expose his whereabouts.
But time was of the essence, and it was a long way to get to Qing Shi Tea House. Ning Zhiheng had no choice but to set off at his fastest speed and run through the streets. Fortunately, it was two in the morning and the streets were deserted, so he wasn't afraid of being discovered.
This is where Ning Zhiheng's formidable stamina was truly demonstrated. Despite the immense physical exertion during the rapid run, Ning Zhiheng maintained an astonishingly fast pace without any sign of fatigue. Half an hour later, he finally arrived at Qing Shi Tea House.
Arriving at the back door of Qing Shi Tea House, he went straight up and knocked on the door. The situation was urgent and he couldn't afford to waste any more time, so he simply woke Xia Deyan up. If it weren't for his identity making it impossible to gain the other party's trust, he would have liked to contact the farmer directly.
The knocking immediately woke Xia Deyan inside the teahouse, but the alert man did not respond right away. Instead, he quickly pulled out a pistol from under the bed, tiptoed to the back door, and hid behind a corner to observe what was going on. Why would someone be knocking on the door in the middle of the night?
The knocking continued, growing increasingly urgent. Xia Deyan was certain it couldn't be an enemy; otherwise, they could have simply burst in and caught him off guard, instead of waking him up by knocking!
"Who is it? What brings you here so late?" Xia Deyan finally spoke up and asked.
Then he vaguely saw something being slipped under the door, and then the knocking stopped!
After a while, when there was no more noise outside, Xia Deyan turned on the light and went to the door, only to find that a document bag had been stuffed under the door!
What's going on? Someone wants to give him this functional bag!
He picked up the briefcase, pushed open the door, and cautiously peeked out. He saw that it was completely silent and dark outside, and there was no one there!
It was obvious that the person had already left! Xia Deyan looked at the document bag in his hand with a puzzled expression before retreating back into the house and closing the door.
Ning Zhiheng, who was observing from the darkness, was relieved to see that the farmer had received the document bag. He then turned and left, disappearing into the darkness.
Xia Deyan returned to his room and quickly opened the document bag in his hand. On top was a blank sheet of paper with the words: "Zhang Pei has been eliminated. Wu Quanjiang has been exposed and is under surveillance. He must be moved before dawn. Shadow!"
The few words were enough to leave Xia Deyan speechless with shock. Zhang Pei was the traitor who betrayed Lu Ming more than two months ago. Xia Deyan had only learned of this name from a note left by "Shadow"!
It is now clear that Zhang Pei has been eliminated, and this traitor who had been threatening the safety of the underground party has finally met his due end.
As for who this Wu Quanjiang was, Xia Deyan had no idea. The underground party organization was tightly controlled, and comrades on each front only knew their superiors and subordinates. Who was this Wu Quanjiang? Judging from the contents of this paper, he should be one of his comrades.
After reviewing the information, he quickly learned the answer—this matter was extremely important! He broke out in a cold sweat!
This Wu Quanjiang was actually an important member of the underground Communist Party's Nanjing Provincial Committee. The information in the document clearly indicates its authenticity.
The information in the document was terrifyingly detailed, clearly indicating that he had been under surveillance for some time. However, danger was imminent, yet the underground party was completely unaware!
Xia Deyan once again turned his gaze to the white paper. It was still that beautiful and familiar Song typeface, but what was even more eye-catching was the flowing "Shadow" signature!
This is a message from "Shadow"!
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