Upon hearing the report, Ning Zhiheng's spirits lifted, and he quickly asked, "What's going on?"
The team member reported, "The man in the Zhongshan suit who just passed by is heading straight for Ma Hong's residence. It looks like he's going to enter Ma Hong's residence!"
Upon hearing this, Ning Zhiheng remembered that several people had passed by the ambush point earlier, but since everyone had seen Ma Hong's photo and knew it wasn't Ma Hong, they let them pass.
Unexpectedly, some of these people were going to Ma Hong's house; this was an important development.
He quickly led several team members back to the surveillance point near Ma Hong's residence. Knowing that no one was home, he set up only a few surveillance points and focused his attention on the ambush point. Fortunately, the ambush point was very close to Ma Hong's home, allowing him to return in time.
The surveillance point was well-located, very well hidden, and had a good view. Ning Zhiheng had excellent eyesight and could clearly see a young man opening the gate of Ma Hong's house.
“The gate was locked, but he opened it with a key without even looking around. This means he comes to Ma Hong’s house often and has a key to Ma Hong’s house. He must be someone Ma Hong trusts a lot!” Shao Wenguang analyzed from the side.
After listening, Ning Zhiheng nodded in agreement with his analysis. What was this person doing at Ma Hong's house at this time? Ma Hong had given him the key, which meant he definitely wasn't going home today, and the ambush he had set up was now useless.
Soon, the young man came out with a bag, turned around, locked the gate, and walked back the way he came.
"Captain, should we grab him? We'll find out by questioning him, won't we?" Shi Hong was getting anxious. The orders from above were to capture Ma Hong tonight. Now that Ma Hong was nowhere to be found, they had finally found a lead and couldn't let it go.
Ning Zhiheng thought for a moment and said, "Don't arrest him yet, let him go! Lao Shao, follow him! This person is definitely coming to pick up something to give to Ma Hong. If we follow him, we'll definitely find Ma Hong's whereabouts. If all else fails, we can arrest and interrogate him later. For now, don't alarm him!"
Shao Wenguang nodded and followed silently.
Ning Zhiheng ordered Shi Hong to lead ten team members to ambush Ma Hong at his house, just in case Ma Hong suddenly returned. He instructed Shi Hong to arrest Ma Hong immediately upon seeing him.
He then led the other team members to follow Shao Wenguang from a distance, catching up with his trail.
After about half an hour and several blocks, Ning Zhiheng finally saw Shao Wenguang gesturing in the distance, and he knew that the target should stop.
It was already dark, and the streetlights were starting to come on. Ning Zhiheng approached Shao Wenguang, who was hiding in the shadows at the street corner, and whispered, "What's the situation now?"
Shao Wenguang pointed to a three-story hotel ahead and replied, "I'm going in. If I'm not mistaken, Ma Hong should be inside too. I'll go in and check. You wait for me!"
Seeing Ning Zhiheng nod in agreement, he checked Shao Wenguang over from head to toe. Shao Wenguang usually wore a very ordinary short jacket and had a very common appearance; he would be just an ordinary person on the street.
In addition, he was meticulous and experienced, and with his deliberate concealment, no one could see through his deception.
He strolled over leisurely as if nothing had happened and entered the hotel. Meanwhile, Ning Zhiheng began making arrangements, dividing his dozen or so team members into three groups, who were concealed around the hotel, awaiting news from Shao Wenguang!
A short while later, Shao Wenguang came out and approached the secluded spot. He reported to Ning Zhiheng, "It's confirmed. I gave the waiter a small bribe. He said there are six people in total, staying in three consecutive rooms on the south side of the third floor. They checked in four days ago. I showed the waiter a photo of Ma Hong, and he confirmed that he is the leader of the six!"
"Which three rooms?" Ning Zhiheng asked, pointing to the hotel window. He needed to confirm Ma Hong's location.
"It's the three rooms on the far east side!" Shao Wenguang looked up and carefully examined them, quickly confirming them, and pointed them out to Ning Zhiheng one by one!
Ning Zhiheng pondered for a moment and felt he had some clues. He asked Shao Wenguang, "Old Shao, what kind of mission do you think Ma Hong is on? He checked into the hotel four days ago and hasn't gone home yet. I guess that young man must be his subordinate, who went to get him some clean clothes or other necessities!"
“Yes, I think so too. The waiter said that these people rarely go out and rarely show their faces. What are they doing staying in their rooms instead of going out?” Shao Wenguang also asked with some doubt.
"Surveillance!" the two men said in unison.
Ning Zhiheng clapped his hands together, a glint of light flashing in his eyes, and said, "They're monitoring the target. Come and take a look!"
After saying that, he pointed to the three windows on the far east side of the third floor of the hotel, "Through their windows, you can see the restaurant across the street below. If you observe from your room with binoculars, you can almost see the faces of the people in the restaurant clearly. Their target is in this restaurant!"
After saying that, he asked himself, "Who would their target be?"
Shao Wenguang, being an experienced man, naturally noticed the problem and nodded, saying, "That's right, they should be monitoring this place! Who are they targeting? I estimate it's very likely a member of the underground Communist Party. Since 1927, the Central Party Affairs Investigation Bureau has been working hard to deal with the Communist Party and has arrested many hidden underground members!"
Red Party!
Ning Zhiheng's heart tightened. He had always wanted to find his organization in this life, but he had no clues!
It is now the 25th year of the Republic of China, which is also the lowest ebb of the revolution since the April 12 Incident. A large number of outstanding members of the Red Party were killed by the Kuomintang. Not only did the Red Party's army suffer setbacks and its numbers were reduced sharply, but the underground party also suffered unprecedented damage in terms of intelligence. Many underground party members were arrested and killed on a large scale, and even a considerable number of intelligence agents lost their superiors and were forced to go into hiding without an organization.
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