Chapter 116: Closing the Net in the Morning
Chu Lingyun did not leave, but waited peacefully near the shop.
Henian was a little surprised. Chu Lingyun was so young, but he didn't expect him to have such good patience.
Intelligence work requires sufficient patience and not impatience. Any small mistake may lead to serious consequences or even failure.
Every twenty minutes, Chu Lingyun would call the surveillance point.
After Zhu Lihua and Wang Wei returned home, there was no sign of them going out. If Zhu Lihua was a traitor and would not leave tonight, then she must have passed on the information.
There was nothing unusual about Zhao Fei.
At nine o'clock in the evening, the monitoring equipment finally detected movement.
"Section Chief, Team Leader, someone nearby has sent a message and it's been detected."
Loach ran over to report, and Henian's face suddenly lit up with joy. After waiting for so long, he finally got the result he wanted.
He looked at Chu Lingyun. He would not give any orders over Chu Lingyun.
"Team leader, when will we arrest them?"
Loach asked excitedly, catching the Japanese spies and the traitors is definitely a great achievement. He can make great achievements right after arriving at the headquarters. It turns out that following the team leader is the wisest decision.
Chu Lingyun didn't say anything and looked at the shops in the distance.
The shop had long been closed, and now there was no light, as if the people inside had gone to bed. However, Chu Lingyun understood that the people inside were secretly sending a message.
Loach had checked before and found that there were only two people in the shop, a boss and a clerk.
This is a small shop. In addition to some women's cosmetics, it also sells some other exquisite items, even watches, flashlights, radios, etc.
Such shops are more like boutiques.
After a while, Chu Lingyun shook his head and said, "Continue to monitor."
There was a flash of approval in Henian's eyes. He was neither impatient nor anxious. It was even more rare and precious that he could keep his temper at this time and did not think about arresting anyone to gain merit.
As a veteran intelligence officer and the head of the operations department, he knew very well that if a Japanese spy sent such important intelligence, he would never send it only once. In order to avoid the higher-ups missing the message, such intelligence would have to be sent at least twice.
An hour later, the monitoring equipment detected the radio signal again, and this time the monitoring narrowed the range to within one kilometer.
"Lingyun, when do you plan to close the net?" Henian finally asked.
After hesitating for a moment, Chu Lingyun said, "Section Chief, I want to wait until tomorrow morning to close the net."
"Why?" Henian was obviously interested.
"They just sent a message and are definitely on alert. If we try to arrest them now, it's very likely to turn into a forced attack, which could easily result in casualties. These Japanese spies are not only ruthless to the enemy, but also to themselves. When I was in Wuhan, many of the Japanese spies we captured had grenades in their hands. If they detonated the grenades, we would get nothing."
"As long as we keep a close eye on them tonight, they'll definitely relax tomorrow morning. Besides, they're keeping the shop open, so it'll be easier to catch them tomorrow morning if we disguise ourselves as customers."
Chu Lingyun patiently explained that now that the other party's identity has been confirmed, they can arrest him at any time.
However, the risk of arresting someone at this time is indeed too great. Even if the action is taken after midnight, once the other party notices it, the arrest will turn into a violent attack.
It was different in the morning. Both the Japanese spies in the store and Zhu Lihua had to go out in the morning. Zhu Lihua and Wang Wei had to go to work at the office. It would definitely be much easier to catch them at the office than at home.
"Ling Yun, I didn't expect you to be so patient. Very good, then we'll arrest him tomorrow morning and make sure everything is foolproof. Once the operation is successful, I'll commend you to the Director."
Henian said with emotion that Chu Lingyun was young, neither arrogant nor impatient, and had already discovered the enemy, yet he was still so calm and chose the most appropriate time.
Henian naturally knew that the risk of being arrested in the morning was much lower than at night.
Delaying the capture time may make it seem that the enemy may escape, but in fact, first of all, the enemy is completely unaware of their actions. As long as their actions are not leaked, the enemy will act as before and think that everything is safe and nothing has happened.
Even if the enemy discovered something at night, as long as the arrangements were made properly and there were enough people watching, they would definitely not be able to escape. But then it would become a battle.
Any action has risks. Comparatively speaking, the best time to arrest someone is in the morning.
"Thank you for the compliment, Chief. I will stay here tonight. Chief, please go back and rest early."
Chu Lingyun said quickly that it would be better if Henian agreed to his plan. He was really worried that Henian was impatient and wanted to take credit for the success as soon as possible, so he asked him to arrest the person now.
He Nian nodded and said, "Okay, I won't come tomorrow. I'll wait for you at the office. You catch them as soon as possible, and then go back to the office to catch Zhu Lihua. As for Wang Wei, I'll catch him myself."
"Yes, Chief."
Chu Lingyun responded that Wang Wei's rank was much higher than his, and even if he was suspected of colluding with Japan, it would not be appropriate for Chu Lingyun to arrest him himself.
It's easy to arrest someone, but it can easily give others the impression of arrogance.
He had just been transferred to the headquarters. As a lieutenant colonel and deputy section chief, he could arrest anyone he wanted, no matter what the reason was. It was easy for people to feel that he was arrogant and domineering.
Everyone took turns to rest, and at the same time, at least fifteen people were required to keep an eye on the front and back doors of the shop. Chu Lingyun's order to them was that even if a fly flew out, they had to see it.
At around eight o'clock in the morning, when there were more people on the street, the shop door finally opened.
The team members who had been waiting all night were all excited. They understood that the time for real action had come. No matter whether they were members brought from the army or students selected from Hangzhou, they were all very excited at this moment.
This was their first operation after arriving at the Military Intelligence Department, and everyone wanted to do it beautifully without any regrets.
"Mr. Zhao, good morning."
A man in his thirties wearing glasses walked into the shop, accompanied by a young man. The shop assistant came forward and greeted him with a smile, glancing at the young man.
"Xiao Hu, my nephew wants a watch. Take out your watches and let me see them."
The man had a smile on his face, but he was extremely nervous inside. He didn't dare to look around and forced himself to remain calm.
The young man following him was Liang Yu. If Chu Lingyun wanted to ensure that the two men were captured alive, the best way would be to wait until both of them were inside the store, and then take sudden action to subdue them.
In this case, someone needs to enter the store in advance to investigate the situation and send out a signal that is the most suitable time for action.
The people in the action team couldn't do this kind of thing. Loach looked for a few people nearby and finally found someone who often came to this shop to buy things. After threatening and bribing him, he asked him to bring Liang Yu in to investigate.
There is a certain risk in finding ordinary people. After all, ordinary people have no experience and are likely to make mistakes when they are nervous.
To be on the safe side, all the members of the Loach team were ready. If any accident occurred, they would immediately rush into the store and forcibly arrest people.