Cicada Moving

Chapter 382 Secret Passage

At the surveillance point near Tangzi Lane, Zuo Zhong looked at the night streets, feeling a little uneasy. Tianfu liked to play tricks and was suspicious, so he couldn't give up the opportunity to ask directly.

 But after he and Wu Chunyang arrived, Min Ping's residence had been very quiet. No pedestrians passed or stayed near Tangzi Lane. Tianfu couldn't be invisible. Could it be that he was overthinking it.

  Unfortunately, in order to avoid alerting the enemy, the surveillance points cannot be too close, and monitoring equipment cannot be installed. Otherwise, things will be simple. Now we cannot ask Min Ping, so we have to wait.

 But a long time has passed, and Tangzi Lane is still calm and eerily quiet. Except for a few scattered lights, most of the residents have fallen asleep, and the lights are also on at the target residence.

Zuo Zhong thought for a while, turned around and asked, "What time is it now?"

“It’s ten o’clock, section chief.” Wu Chunyang looked at his watch.

 Zuo Zhong frowned: "What time did the target turn off the lights yesterday?"

 “It’s a quarter past nine.” Wu Chunyang also realized something was wrong.

Zuo Zhong sat on the stool with squinted eyes. Could it be that something happened to Min Ping?

Besides, Min Ping will definitely be more vigilant when Tianfu comes to her door. Both parties are professional agents. Excluding secret attacks, it will not be easy for Tianfu to kill her quietly.

Is this Min Ping reporting the news?

Zuo Zhong suddenly looked up at Tangzi Alley. Tianfu had already arrived, right under their noses. How did the other party come and leave calmly? Why was he not discovered?

Wu Chunyang's political intelligence unit is all old people, and they have rich experience in fighting Japanese spies. He is the first to not believe that the other party can hide from the eyes of these old intelligence officers through disguise.

 It doesn’t seem right either.

There are no suspicious persons on the street. What if the other party does not pass through the street? This is an old neighborhood with relatively low walls. Trained intelligence personnel can easily climb over.

Just like Jiang Jincai in the Butterfly Case, this person once climbed over the wall and jumped out of the ordinary walking track when conducting anti-tracking, then Tianfu can also use this method to secretly enter and exit.

 “Chunyang, surrounding map.”

 “Yes, section chief.”

Zuo Zhong asked Wu Chunyang to find a map, took it and spread it on the table. He picked up a weak oil lamp and carefully examined the surrounding terrain, although he was already very familiar with these conditions.

 But things on paper are more intuitive than memories, and there will always be omissions in memories. Maps can overlook the scene from a global perspective, making it easier to search for the secret entrance and exit passages of Tianfu.

He held an oil lamp in one hand and slid his finger on the map. First of all, to the south of Tangzi Lane was Huiwen Girls' School. There were patrolling guards inside, and there was a long stretch of electric lights beside the wall. This road was blocked.

Zhongshan Road to the west has pedestrians and vehicles passing by from time to time. It is easy to be discovered by crossing here. The surveillance point there did not find any abnormalities, so this direction can also be ruled out.

As for the east side of Tangzi Lane, there is a dead end called Langhou Street. Going south is a residential area. Going north, cross Beimen Bridge and you will reach Zhujiang Road. The surveillance point at Beimen Bridge also found nothing.

 Then where will the other party go?

Zuo Zhong put down the oil lamp, straightened up and began to think. There are two possibilities now. The first possibility is that Tianfu is hiding in Huiwen Women's School, and the second possibility is that the passage to Tianfu is very secret.

He turned to Wu Chunyang and asked: "How is the situation at Huiwen Women's School? Especially those handymen who move freely. Are there any problems with their backgrounds or their usual behavior is secretive?"

“No, the background of the handymen is very normal. They are all middle-aged people with families and families. Their relationship networks and action tracks are very clear. There is no such thing as being lost for a long time. This is for sure.”

Wu Chunyang answered affirmatively: "As for the teachers and students in the school, they either live in the dormitory or go home to rest after school. There are only a few guards in the school responsible for patrolling.

These guards have always been in our sight. None of them have been close to Tangzi Lane. Moreover, these people are very conscientious. They patrolled several times after dark and found no one sneaking in. "

 Huiwen Girls’ School can be temporarily put down.

It was basically concluded that the other party used a secret passage to enter and exit, excluding the three directions of east, south and west. This passage could only be in the north. Zuo Zhong turned his attention to the map.

To the north of Tangzi Lane is Zhujiang Road, but there is an unnamed small river in the middle. This river is part of the former moat and connects the large and small rivers, ponds and ditches of Jinling City.

From the map, the river crosses half of Jinling to the east and can reach many places, such as the National Government and Kunlu Temple. It crosses Zhongshan Road not far away to the west, and then flows outside the city.

Beimen Bridge is across it and connects Langhou Street and Zhujiang Road. Could it be that Tianfu is Tangzi Lane that enters and exits through the river? Zuo Chong understood. No wonder the surveillance points on the road did not find any problems.

"Chunyang." Zuo Zhong patted the map hard: "We will start monitoring the small river in the north tomorrow. We hunt geese all day long, but are pecked by geese in the end. This **** in Tianfu is playing hide-and-seek with us, TMD."

Wu Chunyang understood immediately and smacked the palm of his hand: "I was focusing on the road in front of me and forgot about the waterway. If I had thought of this earlier, I might have caught the other party by now."

You can’t blame him for this. Although there is a dense water network in Jinling City, after years of construction and landfilling, many rivers have become dead rivers or lakes, losing their original transportation functions.

 Coupled with the rapid increase in population in recent years, a large amount of domestic and industrial wastewater has been discharged. It is more like a river than a stinking ditch. In this case, few people will notice this channel.

He said dejectedly: "It is said that when a prisoner was robbed, the underground party used the river to jump out of the blockade. I will definitely learn a lesson and will never make such a mistake."

Zuo Zhong waved his hand after hearing this: "This is not entirely your responsibility. I just realized that Tianfu will really come back with a killing blow. It's not too late to make amends. I just need to pay more attention when deploying control in the future."

 He ​​was actually quite upset in his heart. After all, it was his idea for the underground party to retreat through the river, but now he has forgotten it. This is because he did not think comprehensively about the problem.

They had only thought that Tianfu might secretly observe Min Ping, but they did not expect that the other party would dare to show up. However, there was no point in regretting it. They could only see if they could find any clues left by the other party.

And they have to do it as soon as possible, because after dawn, nearby residents will go to the river to empty the toilet, which will inevitably destroy the traces of the scene. This is the first time they see the shadow of Tianfu, and they must seize the opportunity.

“Chunyang, immediately find an empty wine bottle, fill it with water, and bring some medical alcohol over. I’ll go to the river to take a look. Pay attention to the movements around you. The other party may not have left yet.”

Zuo Zhong was unbuttoning his coat and warned: "Don't take action unless you are absolutely sure. Tianfu is a frightened bird. Once it discovers us and goes into hibernation, it will be troublesome."

 “Okay Section Chief.” Wu Chunyang nodded.

 The supplies at the surveillance point were very complete, and there was no shortage of alcohol for washing wounds. However, wine bottles were difficult to find. Finally, I found a vinegar bottle, which worked fine. The little agent quickly prepared everything.

Zuo Zhong picked up the alcohol and took a sip, rinsed his mouth and spit it out. He poured some more on his collar and cuffs, making sure he could smell it from a distance, and then walked out with the bottle.

At this point, the only people wandering around outside, except for workers returning from work, are drunkards and beggars. There is a night market not far from here, and drunkards who pretend to be returning home at night are more harmonious with the surrounding environment.

 This is the focus of camouflage reconnaissance.

Zuo Zhong walked out of the surveillance point and first put water in a nearby alley. Then he grabbed his belt with his left hand and the wine bottle with his right hand, and staggered along the back street toward the river.

He stumbled along the way, sometimes holding on to the wall and groping forward, sometimes lowering his head and making vomiting sounds. From time to time, he raised the bottle of wine and put it into his mouth, while humming a tune indiscriminately.

Wu Chunyang in the distance did not pay attention to what Zuo Zhong was doing, but focused on looking around. Surveillance under unsatisfactory lighting conditions was a test of the surveillance personnel's eyesight.

A fleeting reflection, a looming black shadow, you will miss it if you don't pay attention. But in the era without night vision equipment, intelligence personnel could only rely on this method for surveillance.

After carefully exploring the surroundings, Wu Chunyang found no trace of Tianfu. This may be because the other party hid it well, or it may be that the other party has left and needs to continue to observe.

He then focused on the buildings by the river. If Tianfu was still in Tangzi Lane and saw the section chief going to the river, he would definitely take action. As long as the other party moved, things would be simple.

Zuo Zhong's walking speed is neither fast nor slow. Too slow will appear deliberate. A truly drunk person will not walk slowly, but his reaction is slow. Too fast will appear too fake. This balance is difficult to grasp.

From the surveillance point to the river, it would take a normal person five or six minutes to walk. He walked for seven or eight minutes, which was considered a normal range. Zuo Zhong glanced around, and there was no one near the river bank.

Like all rivers in Jinling City, this river has the functions of washing rice and washing vegetables, dumping garbage, processing human excrement, and washing clothes.

In order to realize these functions, a wooden trestle is extended to the middle of the river to facilitate residents to get water. It is also a good landing place.

This is because the river has not been dredged and cleaned all year round, and a thick layer of silt has accumulated on the bank. Unless Tianfu doesn't mind meeting Min Ping with a smell all over his body, he must go ashore through a trestle.

So what will the other party’s means of transportation be, swimming? Considering that the other person may be a doctor, with this kind of education background, he should not be swimming in a river full of human excrement.

Boat? This is the only possibility.

Zuo Zhong sat on the wooden pile of the trestle, pouring cold water into his stomach one by one, thinking about a question in his mind, if Tianfu uses a boat, then whether the boat is borrowed or his own.

Don’t forget! Don’t forget! Remember history and pay tribute to our compatriots who lost their lives together!

 (End of this chapter)