Don't take action at his workplace; military and government offices are crowded and unpredictable, and accidents could easily happen. Also, try to avoid taking action at his home; his home situation is unknown, and it's difficult to ascertain whether there are secret passages or weapons. Consider finding a suitable ambush location during his commute and make a swift arrest!
Lü Yang quickly nodded in agreement!
Finally, Wei Liangbi turned his gaze to Ning Zhiheng and said solemnly, "Zhiheng, the most important target, Ma Hong, is entrusted to you. This man is our colleague, so his ability to act is definitely strong, and his whereabouts are even more difficult to track. You must be decisive and efficient! Are you confident?"
"Don't worry, team leader, I will definitely bring Ma Hong back safe and sound!" Ning Zhiheng replied loudly!
At this crucial moment, how can we say no! We must do everything in our power to complete the mission!
"Alright, you all need to get ready now. Find out about the target's situation immediately and formulate an action plan, but be careful not to alert them. The order is coming soon, and we don't have much time, so hurry up!" Wei Liangbi gave the final instructions.
All three action team leaders responded and accepted the order. Lei Yichun and Lü Yang went out to quickly arrange the work. They were both veterans of the operation and had their own set of working methods. They went to assign tasks with ease.
Ning Zhiheng was about to leave when Wei Liangbi called out to stop him.
"What's wrong, senior brother? Is there something else?" Ning Zhiheng asked.
“Zhiheng, this Ma Hong is different from ordinary people. Just to be on the safe side, I just asked the section chief, and he has already contacted the intelligence section to see if they have any information on Ma Hong. He should be here by now! Also, I’ve asked Shao Wenguang to go with you. He’s experienced and should be able to help you!”
At this point, Wei Liangbi emphasized, "Zhiheng, you must be careful. We have plenty of manpower. Don't risk your life like you did last time! Nothing is more important than your own life! Do you understand?"
Ning Zhiheng could feel his senior brother's genuine concern for him, and said gratefully, "Don't worry, senior brother, I'll be careful!"
Soon, an intelligence officer handed over a document bag and explained, "This contains some information about Ma Hong. Because he works for the Party Affairs Investigation Department, we don't have the authority to investigate his file. This is all we have!"
Ning Zhiheng took it, opened it, and saw that there was only a close-up photo of Ma Hong and a piece of paper with Ma Hong's address simply recorded on it. There was nothing else inside!
Just then, the phone rang in Wei Liangbi's office. After listening to the call, he immediately stood at attention and loudly replied, "Yes, Chief!"
He put down the phone, turned around, and ordered, "The Chief's order is: disregard the Party Affairs Investigation Department, arrest Ma Hong immediately! Move out!"
Ning Zhiheng led the entire Third Action Team out because Ma Hong's workplace was the Nanjing Party Affairs Investigation Office. No matter how arrogant Ning Zhiheng was, he wouldn't dare to block the door of the Nanjing Party Affairs Investigation Office to arrest people. Otherwise, on someone else's turf, he would definitely be the one arrested.
He sent Wang Shucheng with several team members to keep watch at the entrance of the Nanjing Party Affairs Investigation Office. As soon as they saw Ma Hong, they were to immediately send someone to report.
Then he led all the other team members to Ma Hong's residence and quickly set up a surveillance point. It was already 4 p.m., and he also chose an ambush point on Ma Hong's usual route home. Sun Jiacheng led four agile team members to lie in ambush around the area, while the other team members hid nearby to provide reinforcements at any time to deal with any emergencies.
Ning Zhiheng carefully checked the surroundings and made sure there were no flaws before he felt relieved and waited for Ma Hong to return. He believed that even if Ma Hong had three heads and six arms, he wouldn't be able to escape once he entered the ambush!
However, things did not go as smoothly as he had imagined. By 6 p.m., there was still no sign of Ma Hong, and Wang Shucheng had not found him either.
“Captain, Ma Hong is the action team leader, and he does fieldwork just like us. Do you think he might be on a mission? It’s normal for him to not go home or to his unit for several days at a time during a mission, and then we’ll be really worried!” Shi Hong said with some concern.
Indeed, if Shi Hong's prediction came true, it would be troublesome. After all, even though they are both intelligence departments, the Party Affairs Investigation Department's operations are also confidential, and the Military Intelligence Investigation Department cannot find out about them.
But Ning Zhiheng was getting anxious because he had to arrest Ma Hong tonight. However, he was very patient and kept a straight face.
Finally, a team member rushed back to report: "Captain, something's wrong!"
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