"Go to Zheng Nan Lake!" Lin Mucheng said, as the headquarters of the Fourth Division was located on the shore of Zheng Nan Lake.
"Alright! Get ready!" the rickshaw driver replied, and once Lin Mucheng was settled in, he quickly pulled the rickshaw away!
As they turned the corner, Ning Zhiheng, who had been observing from the shadows, whispered, "Hou Cheng, Wen Xingsheng, each of you take a rickshaw and follow them, but don't get too close. Leave one rickshaw waiting at the corner."
After speaking, he looked at Liu Yong beside him, who understood and said, "Manpower and rickshaws have been stationed in batches along the way to Zheng Nan Lake. Chen Yanqing and the others are already in place!"
Ning Zhiheng nodded, took out a notebook, and began to write in the blank space on the first page!
Tracking a target for a long time is an arduous and tedious task. Ning Zhiheng spent a lot of energy weaving an invisible net around his target, Lin Mucheng, closely monitoring his every move.
But as the days went by, and a whole week passed, nothing was gained!
Ning Zhiheng counted on his fingers; it had been fifteen days since he received the radio code. Based on this timeline, Lin Mucheng should have received the order to infiltrate the area fifteen days ago as well.
This amount of time should have been sufficient for the Japanese Special Higher Police headquarters to discover Huang Xiansheng's arrest, and now that they've found the reason for Fengche's disappearance, given the efficiency of Japanese intelligence agencies, they should now adopt the second approach, activating intelligence agents and reorganizing the Shadow Group.
So how will the Special Higher Police Headquarters activate Lin Mucheng now? He doesn't know. He can only do his best to monitor him, because Lin Mucheng is different. He is a subordinate personally developed by Huang Xiansheng. Huang Xiansheng doesn't know the identities of the other moles, but he knows Lin Mucheng's identity. Has Huang Xiansheng betrayed Lin Mucheng? This is also a major matter that the Special Higher Police Headquarters needs to confirm and verify.
He judged that someone would definitely come to investigate Lin Mucheng soon, so he suspected everyone who appeared around Lin Mucheng, which is why he invested so much manpower to conduct comprehensive surveillance.
Lin Mucheng's life was very regular. On weekdays, his daytime schedule consisted of his home and the division headquarters, and he almost never went anywhere else.
Within the division headquarters, Ning Zhiheng couldn't conduct surveillance. However, he didn't believe the Japanese Special Higher Police had the power to easily infiltrate the headquarters of a main force division of the Central Army for personnel screening. If they could truly achieve that, then Ning Zhiheng would accept it!
Now he is monitoring Lin Mucheng's daily life as much as possible. After leaving his unit, he usually eats at a restaurant near his home in the evening, and then goes to the Lexiaoyao Dance Hall on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays to relax until about 10 pm before returning home. However, he has not stayed out overnight this week, nor has he brought any dancers home. Considering his background, as a second-generation official, his lifestyle is quite self-disciplined!
I had lunch at my father Lin Zhen's house on the weekend, then went to the Army Officers' Club to play cards and chess in the afternoon, and went to the Happy Dance Hall in the evening as usual. I always made sure to be home before 10 p.m.
When going to the dance hall, Chen Yanqing would always change into clothes specially bought for him by Ning Zhiheng. He would enter the dance hall in a sharp suit, and his eyes would almost never leave Lin Mucheng. However, the dancers he chose were not the same each time, which showed that he did it on a whim and at random.
For this reason, Ning Zhiheng also specifically investigated the situation of several dancers that Lin Mucheng had contacted at the Le Xiaoyao Dance Hall, but he did not find anything unusual.
Ning Zhiheng personally went to the Army Officers' Club. Only his credentials allowed entry, but he didn't find anything special.
The officers who played cards and chess with Lin Mucheng never had time to be alone with him, so there was no possibility of any private contact between them!
As for the maid in his house, she was an elderly woman in her fifties. The investigation results also showed no problems. She was an old maid he brought from his father's house, and her family background was very clear!
It can be said that Ning Zhiheng has made the greatest effort, but if Lin Mucheng himself has not taken any action, how can there be any results?
However, Ning Zhiheng possessed exceptional patience; he was prepared for a protracted struggle. Given the crucial nature of Lin Mucheng's position as confidential secretary, he was undoubtedly one of the most valued intelligence agents by the Japanese espionage department. They couldn't simply leave him unused; the infiltration period certainly wouldn't be long. The screening process might have already begun, but Ning Zhiheng himself hadn't noticed!
Three more days passed, and at noon on the eleventh day of surveillance on Lin Mucheng, Ning Zhiheng was carefully examining the tracking records in his hand in a room not far from Lin Mucheng's house.
This room was rented temporarily and also served as Ning Zhiheng's temporary command post. This was mainly because it was close to Lin Mucheng's home. Ning Zhiheng had been staying here for some time, which also made it convenient for him to monitor Lin Mucheng nearby.
The record was made by Ning Zhiheng himself. It was very detailed, listing everything Lin Mucheng did at each time period, who he contacted, and even what he said, in the most detailed possible way!
At that moment, Liu Yong hurried in. Ning Zhiheng could tell from his expression that something was wrong.
"Commander Ning, we've just discovered something new. Someone else is following Lin Mucheng just like we are!" Liu Yong was sweating profusely, clearly having rushed over to report as soon as he received the news.
"What's going on? Tell me slowly!" Ning Zhiheng gestured for him not to rush.
"Today is Sunday. Lin Mucheng didn't go to work. He went to his father's house early in the morning. He left his father's house in the morning and took the rickshaw we arranged. Xiong Hongda was about to follow him when a stranger suddenly appeared. He also asked for a rickshaw and told the driver not to go too fast, but to follow Lin Mucheng's rickshaw at a distance."
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