Chapter 174 Flexibility!
Chapter 174 Flexibility!
The scene in the underground secret room made Jia Dongming's eyes suddenly focus. At the same time, he also understood why the police station had been monitoring for such a long time but had not found any valuable clues.
With this discovery, Jia Dongming's mood suddenly became much better. He walked to his bicycle, then rode it to a remote and inconspicuous place, and continued to watch Master Ye's every move.
Through the clairvoyance of Hawkeye, Jia Dongming watched Master Ye translate the contents of the note, and then picked up another note and wrote a line of numbers on it according to the contents on the note.
After rolling up the written note and stuffing it into a wooden handle, Master Ye picked up the blade of a kitchen knife and inserted the blade directly into the wooden handle. After the blade was installed and confirmed to be correct, Master Ye took out a handful of cigarettes from his pocket, lit one for himself, and then used a half-burned match to light the note that he had just deciphered.
After the note was completely burned, Master Ye put the thick book into a secret compartment, then took the kitchen knife he had just assembled and left the underground secret room.
Through what Master Ye did, Jia Dongming immediately realized that this blacksmith shop was an intelligence transit station for the enemy spies. In addition to the middle-aged man who sent the axe for repair, if nothing unexpected happened, the person who would come to buy the kitchen knife later must also be an enemy spy.
After this discovery, a perfect plan took shape in Jia Dongming's mind. At this time, Jia Dongming no longer continued to pay attention to every move in the blacksmith shop, but moved to a hidden place and waited quietly for the person who wanted to buy the kitchen knife to appear.
"Director! We'll be watching over here. You should go back to the factory and have a rest first. We'll report to you as soon as there's any latest news." It was soon past four o'clock in the afternoon. Zhao Jun, who was in charge of the team, saw Jia Dongming leaning on his bicycle smoking. He immediately walked quickly to Jia Dongming and said to him with a smile.
Seeing Zhao Jun approaching him, Jia Dongming took out a cigarette from his pocket, handed it to him, and asked him slowly, "Zhao Jun! You have been watching for the whole morning. Have you found anything special about this blacksmith shop?"
When Zhao Jun heard Jia Dongming's question and thought about the surveillance today, he shook his head subconsciously and replied, "Director! We have been here since 9 o'clock in the morning and have been monitoring until this afternoon. Apart from the middle-aged man before, we have not seen any other customers in this blacksmith shop, so we have not found anything special about this blacksmith shop."
After hearing what Zhao Jun said, Jia Dongming thought of the information he had just learned from the teahouse and said to Zhao Jun with a smile, "Zhao Jun! According to Qian Quezi's account, all the discarded steel that Qian Quezi stole from the factory was sold to this blacksmith shop. Combined with the information fed back by the branch, we suspect that this blacksmith shop is a den of enemy spies."
"Of course! This is just our suspicion at the moment. As for whether there is really a problem with this blacksmith shop, we need to conduct a thorough investigation to finally confirm our initial judgment."
"That's why I assigned you three teams to monitor this blacksmith shop and investigate the identity information of people entering and leaving this blacksmith shop."
"I have been here for more than three hours since I came here after lunch. Although you all performed your tasks very seriously, I found that you only monitored this blacksmith shop blindly when performing your tasks, but did not know how to adapt. Although it is possible to complete the task, you will have to pay a lot of manpower and material resources for it."
Zhao Jun didn't quite agree with what Jia Dongming said, but because of Jia Dongming's rank, Zhao Jun didn't say what he was thinking. Instead, he replied with a wronged look on his face: "Director! After all, we are not professional investigators. We certainly can't compare with the comrades in the public security department."
When Jia Dongming heard Zhao Jun's answer, he knew that Zhao Jun had misinterpreted his meaning. He smiled and said to Zhao Jun, "Zhao Jun! I am not blaming you. I just want to tell you that when we carry out a mission, we must choose the most appropriate method to complete the mission based on the actual situation of the mission."
When Jia Dongming said this, he saw Zhao Jun's puzzled expression and knew that he hadn't understood what he meant. He stepped back and asked Zhao Jun: "Zhao Jun! Tell me, what is the purpose of our mission?"
When Zhao Jun heard Jia Dongming's question, he answered without thinking: "Director! It's to collect intelligence and determine whether this blacksmith shop is a hideout for enemy spies." Jia Dongming heard Zhao Jun's answer, nodded with a smile, and said: "Zhao Jun! You are right, it is to collect intelligence and determine whether this blacksmith shop is a hideout for enemy spies, but do you know what is the easiest way to collect intelligence?"
Zhao Jun thought for a while after hearing Jia Dongming's question, and then answered: "Director! In addition to monitoring the suspect, we also need to conduct investigations and visits near the suspect's living area. Only in this way can we..."
Zhao Jun said this, and suddenly remembered that after Jia Dongming arrived, he ran to the teahouse across from the blacksmith shop to drink tea. Only then did he truly understand the purpose of Jia Dongming going to the teahouse. He instinctively patted the back of his head and muttered to himself: "The most suitable place to collect intelligence is naturally the restaurant and the teahouse."
When Zhao Jun said this, he suddenly felt his eyes light up, and immediately asked Jia Dongming impatiently: "Director! Did you get any valuable information in that teahouse?"
When Jia Dongming heard Zhao Jun's question, he thought of his unexpected discovery in the teahouse and nodded subconsciously. He introduced slowly, "When we carry out reconnaissance missions, we are not just keeping an eye on the suspects. We also need to find ways to collect intelligence about the suspects while monitoring them. And the easiest places to collect intelligence are naturally taverns and teahouses."
When Jia Dongming heard Zhao Jun's question, he nodded subconsciously and replied, "Zhao Jun! You are right. Teahouses and restaurants are the best places to collect intelligence. So when I found a teahouse opposite the blacksmith shop, I chose to go there to have a cup of tea. This way, I can not only monitor the blacksmith shop, but also collect some valuable intelligence from the teahouse."
"The result was just as I expected. I heard from the waiter in the teahouse that this blacksmith shop is a very famous blacksmith shop in East City and its business is very good every day."
"More than three months ago, the old master of the blacksmith shop suddenly decided to return to his hometown to retire. The new master doubled the price of the ironware in the shop, causing the blacksmith shop's business to plummet. Do you know why the new master did this?"
When Zhao Jun heard Jia Dongming's question, he answered without thinking, "The blacksmith shop makes money by selling ironware, but this new master has doubled the price of ironware without raising the price of raw materials. It's not that this master is crazy about money, but he is afraid that blacksmithing is too tiring and doesn't want to take on too many business."
After hearing Zhao Jun's analysis and thinking about his discovery, Jia Dongming asked Zhao Jun meaningfully, "Since all the customers in the surrounding area know that the prices of this blacksmith shop are very expensive, why did the farmer choose this blacksmith shop instead of the cheaper one? Are the farmers nowadays very rich?"
Zhao Jun finally reacted after hearing Jia Dongming's reminder. He blurted out in shock, "Director! From what you said, there must be something wrong with that farmer."
After hearing Zhao Jun's answer, Jia Dongming nodded subconsciously and replied seriously: "Zhao Jun! If my judgment is correct, this blacksmith shop should not be the enemy's nest, but rather a transit station for the system to transmit intelligence."
"If my guess is correct, the farmer must have taken the opportunity to buy something to send information to the blacksmith shop. That means it won't be long before the people in the blacksmith shop will send the information out, or someone will pretend to be a customer and come to the blacksmith shop to get the information."
Previously, Zhao Jun saw Jia Dongming sitting by the window in the teahouse drinking tea, and instinctively thought that the surveillance position chosen by Jia Dongming was absolutely perfect. Now, after hearing Jia Dongming's analysis, Zhao Jun has a further understanding of Jia Dongming's abilities, and admires Jia Dongming from the bottom of his heart.
(End of this chapter)