But you're in trouble; you didn't have any change, and you ended up arguing with the stall owner for ages. The target glanced at you several times, so you've probably caught his attention. Don't get involved in following him anymore for a while, or you'll alert him!
Hou Cheng blushed and lowered his head in shame. A small detail almost caused a problem. If the operation failed because of his mistake, he would be guilty of a thousand deaths!
Shao Wenguang had a sharp eye and criticized everyone thoroughly, which convinced everyone. This professional expert was truly different; every word he said hit the nail on the head.
Ning Zhiheng was very satisfied with Shao Wenguang. Senior Brother Wei had not recommended the wrong person. This was definitely a master of surveillance. He said seriously, "Now we have an advantage. Our target, Cui Hai, did not expect that he had been exposed. He focused all his attention on Lin Mucheng and was somewhat negligent about himself. That's why we were able to monitor him for two days without alerting him!"
But we cannot afford to be complacent because of this! Now that we have Commander Shao's guidance, we must ensure everything goes perfectly. As the saying goes, "The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind!" We must play the role of the oriole, and cannot afford to be careless in the slightest!
Everyone looked serious and answered in unison.
The next day, while Cui Hai was out, Shao Wenguang sneaked into Cui Hai's room and soon came out.
"So, what did you gain?" Ning Zhiheng asked.
"No results. I've searched everywhere else, but found nothing. I don't dare open the suitcase; it's definitely marked with special markings inside. I'm not confident I can restore it to its original state! I'm afraid it's a decoy; truly important items wouldn't be placed in such an obvious location!" Shao Wenguang shook his head. Veteran agents like them knew that it was better not to take anything than to alert the authorities!
Ning Zhiheng didn't have high expectations. If it were him, he wouldn't leave his truly important belongings behind.
"Then forget it. Are the items in the room marked?" Ning Zhiheng asked.
“There are three places marked: the door crack, the window, and the bed sheet. This is an old hand. Only I could have missed it if you had gone in!” Shao Wenguang said with a smug smile.
It was indeed very dangerous. Ning Zhiheng was secretly glad that he had been careful and hadn’t acted rashly, otherwise his operation would have been exposed!
However, he also had a worst-case scenario in mind. If he really alerted the target, he would simply arrest him directly. This Cui Hai must have been in contact with other members of the Shadow Group and knew their hidden identities.
If it weren't for the need to find the new leader of the Shadow Squad, Ning Zhiheng would have already made his move to arrest him! After that, he would take a gamble and see if this guy was tough enough to back down. If not, he would still have a trump card!
However, these are all worst-case scenarios. If a problem can be solved with technology, there's no need to resort to violence; that's the safest approach.
The main problem is that his trump card is uncertain. What if this Cui Hai is another Yanagida Yuki who would rather die than confess? He can't guarantee that the final scene will really be related to this mission. He'll be completely stumped then.
In short, he didn't plan to make any arrests until the very last step. Since the target hadn't been alerted yet, he would just wait and see what he could gain from the surveillance!
Four more days passed, and under Shao Wenguang's personal guidance, the surveillance work proceeded in an orderly manner.
Ning Zhiheng calculated that today is the sixth day since Cui Hai was discovered, which means that Cui Hai has been monitoring Lin Mucheng for six days. He wondered what Cui Hai was thinking. Did he really think that he could identify someone just by monitoring them?
According to Ning Zhiheng's plan, Cui Hai should at least make contact with Lin Mucheng. If that doesn't work, he should at least send a code through the radio channel to arrange a meeting. If Lin Mucheng has problems, there will definitely be an ambush, and he can secretly observe from the shadows to see if there are any such investigations.
In short, there are many methods available to determine whether an intelligence agent has been exposed.
But Cui Hai was incredibly patient. He had been monitoring and observing for six whole days without making a move, which made Ning Zhiheng a little impatient. He was ready to take action and arrest him if necessary; he didn't want to wait any longer.
"Commander Ning, there's a situation!" Wen Xingsheng rushed over and reported urgently.
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