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Chapter 72 Discovery in Time
After Zuo Zhong read the official documents, he found that there was nothing special, except that the bald head kept advocating the nonsense that foreign affairs must be settled first, and there were various intelligence preparations for military operations in the Southwest.

The Secret Service also received related tasks. The bald head asked the Secret Service to cooperate with the Secret Service Headquarters to clean up the underground organization of the underground party in Jinling and arrest the troublemakers.

Zuo Chong looked at the time, it was an order delivered in the past two days, and he probably hadn't had time to take action, so he threw the document aside after a glance.

Dai Chunfeng didn't tell him about it just now, and he doesn't seem to want to get involved in it. The Secret Service cooperates with his Secret Service Headquarters. Pooh, I guess that's what Dai Chunfeng thinks.

Just as he was thinking about it, Zuo Zhong's phone rang, he answered and asked if it was Wang Aofu from the Secret Service Headquarters who offended Xu Enzeng, this guy is still alive?

"Is it Section Chief Zuo? Long time no see. I heard you just came back from a mission?"

"This is confidential. May I ask Deputy Section Chief Wang what's the matter?"

"It's like this. We have a big operation against the underground party and we need your cooperation. May I ask this?"

Zuo Zhong didn't want to talk nonsense with him: "Deputy Section Chief Wang, our Secret Service will not take credit from you, we are all a family, and I still have business to deal with here, so we can talk again when we have a chance."

After hanging up the phone, Zuo Zhong pondered over what Wang Aofu meant by the big action. Arresting a few underground party members was not considered a big action.

Secret Service Headquarters is full of literati cliques, and they are indeed amateurish in action. This can be seen from the arrest of Chen Jianzhong. It seems that they are very clear about their combat effectiveness.

Therefore, there should be a large number of arrests in this operation, and it is very important, so the Secret Service Headquarters will contact the Secret Service to act together. Wang Aofu wants the Secret Service to bite the bullet.

But the discipline of the underground party is very strict, and they are all connected through one line. How does the secret service headquarters know so many underground parties, unless there are traitors?
The situation was a bit serious, Zuo Zhong waited patiently until he got off work, He Yijun asked him to watch a civilized play, but he found an excuse to decline.

When he got home, Zuo Zhong checked the signs first. The incense ash behind the door and the hair in the desk drawer were all fine. During the time he was away, no one really came in.

When it was time to contact, Zuo Chong edited a text message on his mobile phone, telling the underground party his speculation, hoping they would be more vigilant.

Zhang Anren is a little irritable these days, because Qiu Chan has disappeared since the last contact, and now the situation between the enemy and us is so complicated, I don't know if something happened to Qiu Chan.

But every time it was time for contact, he would still wait for Qiu Chan's communication. After so many days, the green communication light finally came on today, and Zhang Anren's heart fell to the ground.

The operator quickly handed over the secret message to Zhang Anren, and Zhang Anren used the codebook to translate the message: The Secret Service Headquarters will carry out large-scale arrests in the near future, and there are many arrest targets. Some people are suspected of mutiny, please be vigilant.

What, Zhang Anren broke out in a cold sweat, the Secret Service Headquarters is preparing for a large-scale raid?But why did Qiu Chan use the word doubt?

Intelligence personnel must never say such ambiguous words, because every piece of intelligence is directly related to the safety of the party and comrades.

Qiu Chan was able to fight in the heart of the enemy for so long, so he should understand this truth. Perhaps he might have found some clues, but he couldn't confirm them, so he took the risk to report them?

But what does it mean to arrest many targets? Does the enemy know the identities of many comrades? But the underground party has a single-line connection, and they are never allowed to ask each other about their identities. This is an iron-like discipline.

Many people, many people?
After thinking about it for a long time, Zhang Anren only thought of one possibility, that is the meeting, but the current struggle situation is not optimistic, the underground party rarely holds group meetings, and even if there are meetings, the confidentiality measures are very strict and will not be leaked easily.

Unless the target of the Secret Service Headquarters is the seat of the Jinling Municipal Party Committee of the underground party, there are only a lot of staff and security personnel there.

Is the purpose of Secret Service Headquarters really the municipal party committee?Zhang Anren couldn't sit still anymore, he wrote a secret message and asked the operator to send it to Qiu Chan immediately.

"Buzz buzz." Called back, left click to open text message.

"Latent, waiting for contact."

Could the matter be so serious? Zuo Zhong's face was heavy. He must have realized some serious problem and let himself lurk temporarily.

In Jishi Pharmacy, Zhang Anren ordered the radio operator: "Take the radio to a safe place immediately. Without my order, you are not allowed to communicate with anyone. You must stick to Jinling and wait for the opportunity to contact Qiu Chan."

What Zhang Anren can do now is to protect Qiu Chan for the party. This radio operator is an old underground party member, and he came from Shanghai again, so he is trustworthy.

Knowing the seriousness of the matter, the telegraph operator packed up his equipment and left immediately. Zhang Anren closed the pharmacy and called a rickshaw. He was going to find Jinling underground party secretary Shi Ning.

After a set of anti-tracking actions, it was already night when Zhang Anren arrived at Shi Ning's house. Shi Ning was surprised to see him, but also very angry.

"Comrade An Ren, why did you violate discipline? Don't you know how dangerous it is?"

Zhang Anren didn't have time to explain, so he asked directly: "Secretary Shi, is there anything going on with the municipal party committee recently?"

Shi Ning was a little puzzled: "Everything is normal, Lao Zhang, is something wrong?"

"I got information that the Secret Service Headquarters may have learned the address of the Municipal Party Committee!"

Zhang Anren trusted Shi Ning. His family was killed by the reactionaries. No one hated the corrupt Guo Party rule more than him, so he shared the information, but did not mention Qiu Chan, which was a top secret.

"What! This is impossible!" Shi Ning turned pale with shock.

The reason why Shi Ning didn't believe it was very simple, because those who knew the address of the municipal party committee were comrades who had been tried and tested, and he didn't believe that there would be someone here who would betray the organization and comrades.

"This information is very reliable, you must think about it carefully!" Zhang Anren didn't explain too much, and looked at Shi Ning very seriously. This old comrade-in-arms knew his temper very well.

Sure enough, seeing Zhang Anren's determined look, Shi Ning slowly began to think.

The Jinling Municipal Party Committee just changed its address this year. There are 19 staff members and 5 security personnel. In addition, there are 7 other committee members who know the address.

"Whether there are newcomers, it should not be a problem with the old comrades." Zhang Anren deduced.

Shi Ning seemed to have thought of something, but he looked like he couldn't believe it. Although this person was new, his qualifications were older than him, and he held an important position.

"Secretary Shi, did you think of something?" Zhang Anren was anxious, what time is this.

Shi Ning said uncertainly: "Recently, a new committee member came, and Lao Wang transferred away. I was planning to announce it to everyone at the next meeting."

Zhang Anren's expression was ugly: "Does he know your cover identity and address, or the time of the next party committee meeting?"

Shi Ning shook his head: "He doesn't know my identity. Because you are in charge of intelligence work, the organization allows you to contact me in a critical moment. The specific time of the meeting is notified shortly. You know it, Lao Zhang."

Zhang Anren breathed a sigh of relief. The other party only knew the address of the Jinling Municipal Committee, but not Shi Ning's identity and address. Otherwise, the situation would be serious. Fortunately, Qiu Chan's intelligence came in time.

"Secretary Shi, how has this person behaved since he came to Jinling? Has he lost contact?" Zhang Anren continued to ask, he had to eliminate every doubt.

Shi Ning closed his eyes and thought about it for a while, and said affirmatively, "No, everything is normal, so I don't think it's him."

Zhang Anren thought for a while and asked, "When was the last time you met him?"

If that person had become a traitor before meeting Shi Ning, Shi Ning would have been arrested long ago, so it is only possible that after the two met, the other party became a traitor somehow.

Shi Ning said with certainty: "On the 27th of last month, it's been almost 5 days since today, after which he went on a special mission."

Zhang Anren was in a bit of a dilemma. He knew that the mission of the other party must also be a secret, and he was not allowed to ask in accordance with the discipline.

Fortunately, Shi Ning took the initiative to introduce: "It's not an important task, but to purchase some books. The schools in the southwest are in great need of teaching materials."

"Then when did you make an appointment to meet, and how did you contact him?"

"It's tomorrow. At the Municipal Party Committee, each meeting agrees on the time and place of the next meeting."

Zhang Anren felt that the problem probably lies in this. After the other party was arrested, he became a traitor. The secret service headquarters decided to arrest Shi Ning and other staff members of the municipal party committee tomorrow.

As for why he was arrested and why he became a traitor, it is unknown.

Zhang Anren felt that this traitor was too hateful, and he suggested: "Old Shi, the problem now is to withdraw the comrades from the municipal committee, otherwise the loss will be too great."

Shi Ning agreed: "It's good to know where the problem is. The municipal party committee has already prepared the evacuation channel, which can be used now. You hurry back and leave the rest of the work to me."

Zhang Anren left in a hurry, Shi Ning put on his clothes and hat and left the house, walked a long way and got in a rickshaw, giving him an address.

When we arrived, it was an old yard. Neighbors saw Shi Ning and greeted him one after another, but they called Lao Zhang, and this was the evacuation safety point set up by Shi Ning.

Shi Ning went into the yard and closed the door, moved the firewood in the kitchen, and a hole suddenly appeared, and Shi Ning went in without hesitation.

After a long tunnel, Shi Ning appeared in the warehouse of a newspaper office. This newspaper office is where the Jinling Municipal Party Committee is located. Everyone used their identities as workers and editors to live in the newspaper office, and people usually come and go without being conspicuous.

The security personnel found that the secretary came out of the emergency passage suddenly, and immediately knew that something had happened, quickly took out a handbag, and rushed to the gate to guard.

"Notify everyone to destroy the documents immediately, prepare for an emergency evacuation, and evacuate to various safe points according to the pre-plan. It must be fast!"

"Yes!"

Under Shi Ning's command, the staff of the Municipal Party Committee methodically burned the materials, smashed the ashes, packed up their personal belongings, and crawled into the hole one by one.

When he arrived at the evacuation point, Shi Ning went out and wandered around and found that everything was normal, so he ordered everyone to disperse and evacuate, and he locked the door and left calmly.

On the way back, Shi Ning wiped the sweat from his brow. It seems that he will pay more attention to safety and security in the future. This time he was in danger, it was the result of his credulous trust in that traitor.

If Zhang Anren hadn't learned of this information in time, the Jinling underground party and city committee would probably be wiped out, and no one could afford the consequences.

In the Secret Service Headquarters, Xu Enzeng asked Wang Aofu: "Is there any problem with tomorrow's operation?"

Wang Aofu patted his chest and assured: "Director, although those bastards from the Secret Service are not willing to help, but I have found the elite of the 23rd Division, and I can guarantee with my head that it will be absolutely fine."

(End of this chapter)