"No need for that anymore. We've already caught a big fish. Someone has made contact with Zhang Pei, and things will be settled tonight. We don't need to suffer here anymore!" a team member said with a smile.
Ma Hong also said happily, "Everyone, keep your eyes peeled and watch Zhang Pei's actions. If he doesn't do anything unusual, it means everything is going smoothly and he has gained the other party's trust. Then follow the contact person, find his whereabouts, and continue to monitor him!"
But if he raises his right hand to comb his hair as he leaves the house, making that gesture, it means something's wrong. Either he's been exposed, or he hasn't gained trust, so they should arrest him immediately and get him to talk!
The other team members nodded in agreement and began to prepare, ready to act at any moment!
Just as the two groups of people upstairs and downstairs were preparing for battle, each eyeing their own target and ready to pounce on their prey at any moment.
The conversation between the two in the private room was coming to an end. Zhang Pei said, "Old Lu, have you not been back to Jiangbei all these years? Have you heard anything about the other comrades? I really miss them, Fatty Liu, Little Li, and Old Wu! Sometimes I even dream about them!"
Lu Ming briefly recalled the events in a daze, then smiled bitterly and said, "I don't know. I evacuated in advance and luckily escaped the disaster. I never returned to Jiangbei after that. My comrades from that time are all scattered. But there's no need to be sad. We who do revolutionary work have long since stopped caring about life and death!"
"So you've been working in Nanjing all these years, you must have done a lot for the Party, right? Unlike me, I've been like a deserter, hiding here and there, wasting these seven years!" Zhang Pei said naturally, but he steered the conversation in the direction he wanted to know, cautiously probing.
“You’re always so impatient. As an old comrade, let me remind you: underground work is brutal these days. You have to be patient and cautious. Also, never use newspaper ads as a means of communication again. The Kuomintang’s intelligence agencies have special personnel to censor newspapers on the market. We rarely use this method of communication anymore! Like this time, I hesitated for a long time before risking meeting you!” Lu Ming said patiently, but subtly changed the subject.
"Really? Is there any danger now? Sigh, I haven't participated in any operations in a long time, and I know too little about the enemy!" Zhang Pei immediately looked nervous and quickly said!
At this moment, Lu Ming stood up and covered half of his face with the scarf again. Zhang Pei hesitated for a moment and said, "Why are you leaving so soon?"
Lu Ming nodded and said, "If we delay too long, something unexpected might happen! Let's meet again here in two days!"
Zhang Pei said helplessly, "I haven't seen my comrade for so long, I can't help but want to talk to you a little longer! Okay, I'll wait for you here in two days. Wait, let me go first and check if there's anything going on outside. Wait five minutes before you leave, it'll be safer that way!"
Lu Ming was taken aback, then smiled and agreed. Zhang Pei got up, opened the door, looked around carefully, nodded to Lu Ming, and cautiously went out.
Watching Zhang Pei leave, Lu Ming stepped forward and slowly closed the door, his smile gradually fading away.
I was careless; I didn't expect I'd still be careless!
Knowing full well that there were tigers in the mountains, he still risked his life in the underground work. This is not a commendable act of heroism, but a fatal folly. I never thought I would make such a basic mistake!
Based on his years of underground work experience and the intuition of a veteran agent, he knew that his former comrade-in-arms Zhang Pei was definitely up to something!
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