Xia Deyan was also filled with questions, but he had no clue what to do. Suddenly, he remembered something and quickly asked, "By the way, have you made any arrangements for the man in the long robe that Shadow mentioned in the intelligence report, who has already been exposed? He is now under the surveillance of the Party Affairs Investigation Department's agents, and his situation is very dangerous. Is there any way to rescue him?"
Upon hearing Xia Deyan's question, Fang Boyi's expression grew increasingly grave. He remained silent for a long while before finally saying in a deep voice, "That comrade is the person in charge of implementing this procurement plan, and he is also a veteran Party member. Unfortunately, we can't do anything right now. I've already arranged for someone to inform him to find a way to escape after dawn!"
"After dawn?"
“Yes, we can only evacuate after dawn. He must buy precious time for the municipal party committee staff to evacuate!” Fang Boyi nodded heavily.
He did this out of necessity. It wasn't that he didn't care about the safety of his comrades, but as a leader, he needed to weigh the pros and cons and make the best choice at this critical moment!
Xia Deyan was speechless for a long time. He knew why Fang Boyi did this. If this comrade left in advance, the agents of the Party Affairs Investigation Department who had been monitoring him would sense something was wrong!
To prevent information from leaking, or if it is believed that information has already leaked, the chain reaction would be that the Party Affairs Investigation Department would conduct a search and arrest operation in the exposed Liuyuan Street and Jiqing Lane as quickly as possible. If the staff of the agency who have not evacuated in time fall into the clutches of the enemy, the losses would be heavy!
However, evacuation after daybreak would be much more difficult and dangerous. A forced evacuation could very likely lead to a fierce conflict with the enemy and unpredictable consequences.
“Yes! There’s nothing we can do about it. Hopefully he can get out safely!” Xia Deyan said softly.
Time flies, and a few hours passed in the blink of an eye, and it was around nine o'clock in the morning!
At the intersection of Liuyuan Street, in a residential building across the street, Wen Hao, the head of the intelligence group of the Party Affairs Investigation Department, who had been anxiously waiting, raised his hand to look at his watch.
He opened a pack of cigarettes, took one out, and pulled out a matchbox, preparing to smoke a cigarette to calm himself down.
At that moment, the door opened, and the action team leader, Duan Xingzhou, strode in. He walked up to Wen Hao, bowed slightly, and asked in a low voice, "Team leader, the personnel have all been arranged. When can we move out?"
Wen Hao hesitated for a long time without answering. Duan Duan Xingzhou quickly took the matchbox, pulled out a matchstick, struck a flame, and gently presented it to Wen Hao.
Wen Hao leaned forward, lit a cigarette, took a deep drag, slowly exhaled the smoke, and frowned as he said, "Why is there no sound at all? Lao Duan, have the surrounding streets been cordoned off?"
Duan Xingzhou quickly replied, "The four action teams have all spread out and are already in ambush at every street corner. As long as you give the order, we can immediately surround them and guarantee that no one will escape."
At this point, he continued, "There are two military and police checkpoints nearby that start their duties at daybreak. Could we try to communicate with them so they can assist us during the operation and provide us with more personnel?"
In previous years, deploying these police officers would have been a simple matter of a word, but now it has to be reported to higher authorities, since it is now under the jurisdiction of the Military Intelligence Investigation Department.
Upon hearing Duan Xingzhou's words, Wen Hao waved his hand impatiently and said, "We have enough manpower. Don't talk to them too much. Too many people will make things worse and leaks will inevitably happen!"
At this point, Wen Hao relaxed a little and continued, "Be careful, the underground party must have an emergency passage, but this emergency passage should lead directly into Jiqing Lane. This passage cannot be very long, so its exit is in the Liuyuan Street area. We need to deploy enough personnel and send them out as soon as the operation begins. We must not let a single person escape!"
Duan Xingzhou quickly bowed his head and accepted the order, replying, "Yes, team leader, rest assured, everything is arranged. The first wave of attack teams is also fully equipped with sufficient firepower and is just waiting for your command to force a breakthrough!"
Wen Hao stood up, waiting anxiously. Shen Le had given him information that the underground party's high-level meeting was to be held this morning, but he didn't know the exact time.
Now that time has come, the meeting should have already started, but why haven't I found any trace of underground party members gathering?
We can't hesitate any longer. Perhaps the attendees have already entered through other channels and a high-level meeting has already begun in Jiqing Lane. Or perhaps we're just unlucky and the underground party didn't choose this place as the meeting location at all. In short, there are many possibilities, but as long as we capture the underground party members in Jiqing Lane, it will be a victory, and it won't be a wasted trip!
Thinking this, he threw the cigarette in his hand to the ground, stubbed it out with his foot, and shouted, "Begin the operation!"
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