Section 473: Place of Execution
Yu Hong looked at Xu Enzeng who felt that he was doing well again, with a trace of ridicule on his lips. The top leaders of the underground party were not fools. When it came to keeping secrets, even ten people named Xu could outdo each other.
I would like to suggest that this person has an unusually flexible mind. He should be a senior executive at the secret service headquarters. I don’t know who he is. He seems to be much more reliable than the person named Xu and is worth getting to know.
There was curiosity in her eyes: "Director Xu, do you know who this officer is?"
"This is Meng Ting, the chief of the Intelligence Section." Xu Enzeng introduced with a smile.
Yu Hong nodded gently: "It turns out to be the Shanghai Detective. This plan sounds good, but there is a key problem. The underground party and provincial Wei may not necessarily adopt my suggestions.
Each one is in charge of a separate line there. I am a confidential officer and am responsible for the communication of superior documents and meeting minutes. Under normal circumstances, I have no say in actions, let alone guidance.
Our original plan was for you to spread the news of the surveillance of the official residence on a small scale, and then I would report to the provincial government and look for opportunities to make rescue suggestions and lead them into a trap.
Now the situation has changed. If you want to report the intelligence properly, the source of the intelligence must conform to my cover identity. You can report the application for centralized execution of prisoners to the national government."
Apply?
Xu Enzeng sat on the sofa and chewed these two words over and over again, squinting his small eyes, knowing in his heart that the so-called application was a smoke bomb, creating a channel for intelligence leakage.
This woman worked in the National Government and had access to a lot of documents and reports. She accidentally discovered an intelligence report and reported it. This often happened during covert activities and people in the underground party would not find it surprising.
When the time comes, as the recipient of the intelligence, she will definitely join in the relevant work, and it will be natural for her to propose an armed rescue. This plan has a high success rate.
Thinking of this, he felt hot in his heart and said to Yu Hong: "No problem, I will make arrangements when I get back. By the way, you are going to contact there. Can we follow this line to find the provincial Wei agency?"
Xu Enzeng still refused to give up. Compared with an operation full of variables such as traps, follow-up investigation is more reliable. As long as one person can be found, he can follow the clues and find other underground party members.
"Not very likely."
Yu Hong sighed: "Contacts are nothing more than direct and indirect. Director Xu, you don't think I am qualified to contact important people directly, do you? Of course I report information through a dead mailbox.
If I need to perform a confidential task, my superiors will notify me indirectly. If there is no time limit, they will use letters. If there is a time limit, they will use the phone. In short, the other party's confidentiality measures are very strict.
Moreover, the location of the provincial Wei government agency changes frequently and there is no fixed address. Ordinary staff like me are notified to go to a certain place to meet up, and then are escorted in by security personnel.
What’s more, because of the many arrests made by your special agent headquarters, the underground party has gone into deep dormancy and is very vigilant. If you are sure of tracking the security personnel, you will not buy information from me."
After she finished speaking, she glanced at Xu Enzeng with a smile, meaning tell me how to track him in this way. If he is discovered during tracking, the line will be broken, and it is unrealistic to follow the clues.
Xu Enzeng coughed twice unnaturally. If the trash under him had this ability, the underground party's organization in Jinling would have been destroyed long ago, and they would have been fooled around.
Thinking about it, this is a bad year. Since the 22nd year of the Republic of China, the work of the secret service headquarters has not gone smoothly. Even if Xie Jiuwen and Gu Lan were caught last time, the harvest could only be limited to this.
Those two dissidents were too tough-talking and did not reveal any information. Even during the operation at Jishi Pharmacy, the other party decisively detonated dangerous goods and reimbursed dozens of his operatives.
MD, I have to go to the temple and have a look.
The more Xu Enzeng thought about it, the colder he felt. He felt countless cold eyes staring at him. Could it be that the underground party members and innocent people who died at the hands of the secret service headquarters came back from the underworld to take revenge.
He quietly wrapped himself in his coat and said: "Those red heads are very cunning, that's why we need Miss Yu's help. Then let's spread the news as we just said."
Yu Hong pursed her lips: "Well, there are two possibilities after I report the information. One is that the underground party takes action on the way to escort the people, so that the manpower you deployed at Laohuqiao can be used.
Second, if the underground party takes action at the execution site, then it is necessary to choose a suitable place. It is not good if it is too remote or too lively. It can lure them into a trap, but it cannot be too fake. Please consider this carefully."
She first asked a question, and then turned to Meng Ting: "Why don't you say anything, Chief Meng? The newspapers in Shanghai say you are a detective. I want to hear your suggestions for the execution place."
Meng Ting was thinking about how to deceive Xu Enzeng and the secret service headquarters. He was stunned for a moment after hearing Yu Hong's question. He began to recall the suitable place for execution in Jinling. After thinking for a while, he slowly spoke.
"Ms. Yu was complimentary. Yu's abilities are ordinary. The newspapers are just trying to attract people's attention. What they say cannot be taken seriously. However, I do have some ideas about the execution location.
First of all, the execution ground can only be in the suburbs. The military and police force in the urban area is too strong. It is hard to say whether the underground party dares to come to rescue people. Moreover, there are many people in the urban area and it is easy for the other party to hide in the crowd and launch a sneak attack."
He paused for a moment and looked at Xu Enzeng and Yu Hong to see their reactions. If they had different opinions on this point, there was no need to say the rest to avoid wasting time.
Yu Hong nodded after hearing this. The situation is indeed like this. There is a firefight in Jinling City. The City Defense Headquarters, Jinling Police Station, garrison, and special agents will arrive at the scene soon. This is not conducive to armed rescue.
This is why she cares about the execution location. According to the previous plan, the arrested persons in the official residence were escorted from the secret service headquarters to Laohuqiao Prison. This is a very standard way of handling them.
The underground party will not be suspicious and can only choose to take action around the prison.
But now the prisoner is used as bait. If the execution is carried out in a heavily guarded urban area, the chance of the other party coming to rescue the person is very small. This is obviously a trap. The Fruit Party has used this trick before.
Only execution in safer suburbs can draw people out.
Xu Enzeng also had no objection. He wanted to set the execution place next to the rest house, but then the underground party would not come. Even if they killed all the prisoners, it would be of no use.
Meng Ting smiled slightly when he saw this: "After confirming this, we need to choose a specific location. The terrain outside Jinling City is complex, including mountains, rivers, lakes, plains, and the natural dangers of the Yangtze River.
Among them, the mountains, hills, and forests are densely covered, making it easier for underground party members to escape. There are many households around rivers, ponds, and lakes, and there are too many interfering factors. The plain areas are not sheltered, and the other party will not be at ease.
So I think the most suitable location is the riverside, which is far away from Jinling city and sparsely populated, but because of the port, roads are connected in all directions, which is very beneficial to the underground party."
"Wait a minute, it's connected in all directions?"
Xu Enzeng frowned and said in a dissatisfied tone: "Isn't this bad? They can use the road to enter and exit. How will they arrest people then? What benefit does choosing the riverside do to us?"
Meng Ting was choked immediately and secretly rolled his eyes. Let such a person be the director. The secret service headquarters is really a widow with a dead son - there is no hope. He took a deep breath and explained patiently.
"Director, don't worry. I naturally know that this will be beneficial to the underground party. But if this is not the case, how can the other party come to the rescue? The more attractive the bait is, the more likely the big fish in the water will take the bait.
As long as we arrange manpower along the road and at the execution ground in advance, once the underground party appears, we will immediately seal the surrounding roads tightly, and the underground party will not be able to escape even if they have wings."
He bent over and leaned towards Xu Enzeng, his face full of pride: "Faced with this situation, they must either fight hard or cross the river. Don't forget, it is winter and the temperature of the river is very low."
"Okay, okay, okay."
Xu Enzeng slapped the table and said hello three times, as if he saw the underground party members struggling in the cold river water. With such achievements, who would dare to underestimate the secret service headquarters.
He glanced at Meng Ting with satisfaction: "Then let's prepare like this. The surveillance point near Tiger Bridge will not move. We must be prudent in our work and cannot rule out the possibility that the other party will do the opposite.
As for the choice of execution place, you must be careful. You would rather the plan fail than let the prisoner escape. This is a matter of our heads. If something goes wrong, no one can save you."
"Yes, Director." Meng Ting puffed up his chest, thought carefully for a while and replied: "I think Jiujiawei in the west of the city is good and can be used as an execution site. In terms of terrain, it is a dead place."
"Oh? Tell me more specifically."
Xu Enzeng became interested when he heard this, and sat up straight. It was a good place to die. Only in a dead place can you catch turtles in the jar. You don't have to worry about the prisoner taking advantage of the chaos to escape. This is what he is most worried about now.
"Reporting to the director, after arriving in Jinling from Shanghai, in order to get into work as soon as possible, I drove a car many times to familiarize myself with the surrounding terrain. I have been there and was deeply impressed by this place."
Meng Ting took out a pen and paper as he spoke and drew a schematic diagram: "Jiujiawei is surrounded by water on three sides, the Yangtze River to the west, the Huimin River to the east, the Sancha River to the west, and the western end of Zhongshan North Road to the north.
Therefore, the underground party will not be able to escape as long as they dare to take action. Moreover, the only way to get here from Laohuqiao Prison is Zhongshan North Road, which facilitates control along the way and reduces the possibility of accidents.
The last point is that there are two small docks at the coal fields on the riverside. Our people can disguise themselves as dock workers and hide there. There are very few residents nearby, so we don’t have to worry about being disturbed when moving."
Chapter completed!