"What's going on?" Ning Zhiheng asked quickly. Cui Hai's actions during this period were very regular, and he had been keeping an eye on Lin Mucheng. There must be something special going on. This is good news.
"Just now, Cui Hai suddenly stopped monitoring Lin Mucheng and quickly left towards the south end of the street," Wen Xingsheng replied hurriedly.
"What? Did he discover it and alarm him? Wasn't Lao Shao personally following them? What did he say?" Ning Zhiheng was very surprised. At this time, Shao Wenguang was the one following them. With his professional skills, he shouldn't have made such a mistake!
However, nothing is absolute, and no one can predict unforeseen circumstances.
Wen Xingsheng shook his head and hurriedly said, "Commander Shao said that the possibility of being discovered is extremely small. It must be that Cui Hai has made a new move. He couldn't hold back any longer. Commander Shao went down with him and asked me to come back and inform you!"
"Great! Hard work pays off!" Ning Zhiheng excitedly clapped his fists together and said, "Quickly notify Liu Yong and the others to dispatch drivers to wait at the various street intersections in front of the target, and make sure they are well ahead of time."
Then, touching the Browning pistol at his waist, he turned to Sun Jiacheng beside him and said, "Something is bound to happen today. Stay alert, things need to be resolved."
He made up his mind that if Cui Hai's unusual movements yielded any results, he would continue to follow up; if not, he would make the arrest today. He didn't want to waste any more time and effort.
The group quickly followed, sending messages back along the way. Soon they had crossed two blocks when Ning Zhiheng saw one of his rickshaw pullers waiting in front of a restaurant. The puller saw Ning Zhiheng and his group coming from afar and gave them a slight nod.
Ning Zhiheng immediately realized that Cui Hai must be in this restaurant. Shao Wenguang also went in to keep watch, leaving the driver at the door as a clue for Ning Zhiheng and his group.
"Check if this restaurant has a back door. Disperse the crowd. Sun Jiacheng and I will go in!" Ning Zhiheng instructed the group.
After checking that there were no problems with their attire, Sun Jiacheng and he stepped forward and pushed open the door.
As I entered, I glanced around and saw Shao Wenguang sitting in a seat by the window. Today, Shao Wenguang was wearing an old suit, with a short beard and short hair, and a weathered look on his face. He looked every bit the down-on-his-luck middle-aged man.
There was a plate of peanuts and a small pot of wine on the table, but he didn't touch a drop of the wine. He didn't want the smell of alcohol on his breath, as it would alert the person he was following.
Ning Zhiheng and Sun Jiacheng did not look around, but went straight to Shao Wenguang's table and sat down, giving the impression that they were simply there to see this weathered middle-aged man.
Ning Zhiheng looked at Shao Wenguang with a questioning gaze. Shao Wenguang said in a very low voice, "It's in the easternmost private room. I went in five minutes ago and asked the waiter. There was a man waiting inside earlier. He must have been making a rendezvous!"
Ning Zhiheng was overjoyed. Finally, another piece had appeared. He just didn't know if this piece was the king or a pawn. Today, they would find out!
Five minutes earlier, Cui Hai entered the private room, where a man who had been waiting for a long time was already sitting.
Kenta Kawakami, using the pseudonym Cui Hai, nodded slightly, gestured for silence, gently closed the door, then leaned close to the door and listened quietly for a while to make sure no one was outside before sitting down opposite him.
The man, dressed in a long robe and looking like a schoolteacher, said in a low voice in Japanese, "Don't worry, I've already checked this private room. There's no problem. The walls are also very thick. If you speak quietly here, the people next door won't hear you at all."
Seeing Kawakami Kenta's cautious demeanor, she couldn't help but ask with some confusion, "What's wrong? Is something not going well?"
"It went smoothly at first. After we parted ways at the train station, I started investigating why Yanagida-kun had disappeared. I quickly found out that he had been arrested by the military intelligence investigation department of the military government!" Kawakami Kenta said softly in Japanese.
"The Military Intelligence Investigation Bureau, is that our biggest adversary these past few years? This organization has grown increasingly powerful and dangerous to us! I never expected that Yanagida would fall into their hands." Shimazu Hiroshi's face turned grim upon hearing Kawakami Kenta's words.
Yanagida Yukiki was his close friend, and they had been infiltrating Jinling for many years on missions. Unexpectedly, he suddenly went missing, and it was confirmed that a major problem had occurred. This time, headquarters assigned him to take over Yanagida Yukiki's work and lead the Shadow Team again.
The person opposite him, Kenta Kawakami, was the one who came to Jinling with him, specifically to be in charge of restarting the Shadow Group.
To ensure the security of the organization's structure, members of the Shadow Group are not allowed to have direct contact with their leader. If a member of the group has met with their superior, and is captured while carrying out a mission, it could easily implicate their superior, thereby threatening the security of the entire organization.
Therefore, Kenta Kawakami, who was sent by headquarters to be in charge of the identification and restart work, is an experienced veteran agent. After his restart work is completed, he will hand over the work to Hiroshi Shimazu and then return to headquarters.
"The cause of the incident should be clear now. During the investigation, I discovered that Puppet, a member of the Shadow Group, had also disappeared. I went to his residence to investigate secretly and confirmed that he had also been arrested by the Military Intelligence Investigation Department. They even set up surveillance points. Luckily, I was cautious, or I would have fallen into a trap!"
What's strange is that the puppet was arrested five days after Yanagida was arrested, which is hard to explain! Kawakami Kenta's expression was solemn. He was mentally prepared for this mission, but after arriving in Jinling, he found that the complexity of the matter was beyond his expectations, and many things could not be explained.
"You mean, it was Yanagida-kun's arrest that led to the exposure of the puppet? No, that's impossible! Kawakami-kun, you don't understand Yanagida-kun. He's been my friend and comrade-in-arms for many years. His loyalty is beyond question. He would never betray me, even at the cost of his life! That's absolutely impossible!" A vein bulged on Shimazu Hiroshi's forehead as he emphasized the last few words with a deliberate, staccato tone.
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