Ning Zhiheng said in a low voice, "Tian Liqun should be sending the activation signal for the dead mailbox now. Lao Shao and I will follow him. You guys meet up with Section Chief Xiang and go through all the suspicious points in Er Ma Lane. Then follow Section Chief Xiang's orders! Call each monitoring point every half hour to confirm our location!"
After saying this, he and Shao Wenguang followed Tian Liqun down the aisle.
Guo Xueyi spat fiercely as he watched Ning Zhiheng's departing figure, and said in a resentful voice, "This Ning Zhiheng is too arrogant. He doesn't take us seriously at all. If it weren't for the greater good, I would definitely teach him a lesson!"
Kang Shundong, standing to the side, did not echo him. Instead, he asked in confusion, "Old Guo, what was wrong with you just now? When Section Chief Xiang came, he instructed that Ning Zhiheng would be in charge of the specific operations. He has already given the signal. Why did you linger?"
Hearing this, Guo Xueyi was already discouraged, knowing he was in the wrong. He tried to argue, "If you ask me, Tian Liqun didn't even find us. We should have tried again! Now look what happened, we didn't find the dead mailbox, this operation was a complete waste!"
After listening, Kang Shundong hesitated for a moment before finally speaking: "You saw what happened just now. If we linger any longer, we will definitely attract Tian Liqun's attention. The section chief repeatedly instructed us that it would be better to lose him than to alert him!"
At this point, he said earnestly, "Old Guo, listen to me. Ning Zhiheng is ruthless and ambitious; he's destined for greatness. The section chief specifically instructed us to be on good terms with him. Otherwise, we'll make a huge enemy out of nothing, and that will definitely be a major problem in the future!"
Hearing Kang Shundong's words, Guo Xueyi knew that his behavior this time completely went against Xiang Yan's wishes and was indeed somewhat inappropriate. Moreover, he also knew that it was unwise to needlessly offend Ning Zhiheng. He could only nod and say, "Alright, I know what to do!"
The two said no more and turned to meet up with Xiang Yan.
Ning Zhiheng and Shao Wenguang kept a close watch on Tian Liqun from a distance. Tian Liqun didn't waste any time and went straight back to the Minsheng Daily office where he worked.
Ning Zhiheng and Shao Wenguang followed him all the way, but when they saw Tian Liqun enter the Minsheng Daily building, they stopped following and turned back to the surveillance point opposite the Minsheng Daily building.
"Tian Liqun is too vigilant. He can monitor things in open areas, but in narrow places, he can't get close at all," Shao Wenguang said angrily.
Ning Zhiheng nodded and said, "Tian Liqun's counter-surveillance capabilities are very strong. We can only be sure that the private mailbox for transmitting intelligence is in Er Ma Lane! I wonder how things are going with Section Chief Xiang?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the phone rang. Ning Zhiheng picked it up and, sure enough, it was Xiang Yan's voice.
"Tian Liqun went directly to the newspaper office?" Xiang Yan asked, somewhat surprised.
After receiving Kang Shundong's report, he led his men to roughly survey the entire Er Ma Lane. The entire Er Ma Lane was like a semi-circular ring road. Apart from a few houses, there was only a small winery inside. This winery only sold one kind of homemade bulk liquor and belonged to the small workshop category.
Fearing that he might alert the enemy, Xiang Yan rejected his subordinates' suggestion to search the area and insisted on continuing surveillance.
At this point, it was necessary to confirm Tian Liqun's location. A phone call was made to the surveillance point at the Minsheng Daily office, and sure enough, Ning Zhiheng and Shao Wenguang were there.
"Section Chief, Tian Liqun left Erma Lane without stopping and went straight back to the Minsheng Daily!" Ning Zhiheng replied.
"He didn't go anywhere else? Shouldn't he be sending a signal to activate his mailbox now?" Xiang Yan asked, somewhat surprised.
Ning Zhiheng was also surprised. He hesitated and said, "Could it be that his upline checks dead mailboxes regularly without sending a signal?"
“That’s possible, but the chances are too small. Frequently contacting dead mailboxes increases the chances of being exposed. I still think Tian Liqun will send out the activation signal!” After thinking for a moment, Xiang Yan rejected Ning Zhiheng’s guess.
Xiang Yan continued, "Alright, you guys continue to monitor Tian Liqun's movements. I'll make the arrangements here and then come over to meet with you to finalize the next steps!"
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