Were your belongings checked when you boarded the plane?
When Ning Zhiheng and his entourage boarded the private plane, of course no one dared to search them. However, he didn't know if the personnel at the Special Agent Headquarters were subject to the same regulations. But the Special Agent Headquarters was an intelligence department under the command of the Shadow Agency. Generally speaking, airports exempted special departments like intelligence agencies from inspection.
Sure enough, Xu Yongchang shook his head and replied, "No, our passenger plane was a pre-arranged charter flight. There were no other unauthorized personnel. We boarded directly without any inspection."
Ning Zhiheng nodded thoughtfully and ordered Xu Yongchang, "Keep an eye on Li Zhiqun and the others' movements. I'll go back and think about it. It would be best to make a move on the way."
"So, at this time tomorrow, go to Taishan Road nearby. There's a Buli Coffee shop there. I'll wait for you there, and I'll give you your mission details!"
"Yes!" Xu Yongchang nodded in acceptance.
After the two had discussed it, Ning Zhiheng told Xu Yongchang to stay in the private room and left the restaurant first. He went to the car not far away, opened the door, and got in.
Yi Hua'an was waiting in the driver's seat. Seeing Ning Zhiheng return, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief, started the car, and drove away quickly.
Ning Zhiheng sat in the back seat, his eyes slightly closed, his mind racing as he considered his next move.
The best course of action now seems to be to sabotage the plane carrying Li Zhiqun and Wang Hanmin. Moreover, according to the information provided by Xu Yongchang, high-ranking officials should all be traveling together on one plane, and Fu Shengyuan and his wife are very likely to be with Li Zhiqun and others.
That way, all three traitors would be sent to their deaths at once, which would be perfect! Ning Zhiheng became more and more excited as he thought about it. All the problems would be solved at once. This idea was too tempting. Ning Zhiheng secretly made up his mind that he must not let this opportunity slip by.
However, it is difficult to do so. The most discreet way is to tamper with the aircraft's structure or instruments, destroy a key point, and ultimately create the illusion of a plane crash. However, this method is extremely difficult.
The Japanese airfield was heavily guarded, and I had no excuse to contact the plane. Moreover, I couldn't be sure which plane Li Zhiqun and his men would be on. I had no target to destroy, nor the means to do so. This plan was not feasible.
The second method is to plant a time bomb. This method is relatively easy, and planting the bomb would give Xu Yongchang an opportunity to do so.
But the biggest problem arose! That is, they didn't know how to make a time bomb!
Back when he was in the Military Intelligence Bureau, although he had invited some instructors from the Training Section to train personnel in the Action Section, he did not have time to learn how to make bombs. He only had a general understanding, which was a major weakness of his. His practical skills were simply not up to par.
Making explosives, especially time bombs, requires extremely high professional skills. Otherwise, an accident could happen if one is not careful. Given Ning Zhiheng's level of expertise, he would not dare to attempt it.
However, whether in Shanghai or Chongqing, Ning Zhiheng had no shortage of talented people under his command, and there were many skilled demolition experts, especially Deng Zhihong, the action team leader of the Shanghai intelligence department, who was one of the best and a genius in demolition. Therefore, Ning Zhiheng did not need to use this skill at all in his later espionage career.
But this time the situation was special; he had come to Qingdao alone and had no one he could use.
As for He Siming, there's no need to say more. Apart from being eloquent and quick-witted, that guy is a complete mess in every other aspect.
Xu Yongchang was a self-taught fighter, agile and a good shot, but he was definitely not up to the task of highly specialized demolition, and besides, he did not have the means to make explosives.
Thinking of this, he asked Yi Hua'an, who was driving the vehicle, "Hua'an, are you good at demolitions?"
Yi Dong'an was focused on driving when he suddenly heard Ning Zhiheng ask this question out of the blue. He was stunned for a moment, then smiled wryly and said, "You know, I mainly worked as a translator before, mostly in clerical positions. During training, I was mostly trained with firearms, and even unarmed combat was a struggle. I'm really an amateur when it comes to demolitions!"
Upon hearing this, Ning Zhiheng had no choice but to abandon the idea. In fact, he was also somewhat uncertain. Due to technological limitations, time bombs at this time were not very stable. Once the time was set, they were very susceptible to violent jolts and vibrations. If the control spring was accidentally detonated, it would explode prematurely, and he really couldn't handle it.
Moreover, the raw materials needed for time bombs are difficult to find in a short period of time, so it seems that the time bomb approach is not feasible!
Ning Zhiheng couldn't help but gently rub his temples, as he also had a bit of a headache!
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