kingnovel Chapter 672 Yuan Ye in the Mountain City (5)
Chapter 672 Yuan Ye in the Mountain City (5)
A handgun was found in Ueno Arashi's room, but nothing else of value was found. The man was taken back, and another team brought back Qian Jiacheng.
In just over a day, three Japanese spies have been captured. Only the remaining three members of the Silver Fox Group, including the group leader Silver Fox, have not yet been captured. However, a large net has been cast, and it remains to be seen whether Silver Fox will appear tomorrow.
Chu Yuntian was also full of anticipation. It was already midnight, so he told Yuan Ye to go back and rest. He didn't need to worry about the interrogation; capturing Silver Fox was more important tomorrow.
Yuan Ye slept until six in the morning, ate something casually, and then went to the headquarters compound. Li Hong and his team members were already waiting for him in the compound, all dressed in plain clothes, standing by the car.
Li Hong reported to him that all the personnel in the three groups were in place and the tasks had been arranged.
Yuan Ye nodded and ordered everyone to get in the car and begin the operation. At seven o'clock, they arrived near the vegetable market in Yuzhong District. They got out of the car far from the intersection and split up to enter the three roads leading to the intersection, hiding in the shops on both sides of the road.
Yuan Ye changed his clothes, dressed up as a shoemaker, with a dirty leather skirt tied around his waist, and sat on the roadside diagonally opposite the big tree, about forty or fifty meters away, with a shoe repair toolbox in front of him.
Li Hong sat a few meters away from Yuan Ye, dressed like a farmer, with several bamboo baskets in front of him, filled with dried agricultural products.
Before setting up his stall, Yuan Ye had secretly placed false information in the tree hole. Then, when no one was looking, he carved a small circle on the wall behind the tree. This was a mark agreed upon by Silver Fox and Nomura Jiro, indicating that there was already information in the dead mailbox. If the other party took the information, they would draw a vertical line on the small circle.
Everything is ready now, all that's left is for Silver Fox to come to the Dead Mailbox to retrieve the information.
Around eight o'clock, more and more pedestrians appeared on the road. People kept passing by the big tree, but no one stopped and they all quickly walked past.
The whole morning had passed, and Yuan Ye hadn't discovered anything unusual.
Why is no one coming to collect the intelligence? Should we continue waiting or change our strategy?
Yuan Ye thought about it carefully and felt there were two possibilities. One was that Silver Fox might have something to do in the morning and didn't come. Maybe he would come in the afternoon or evening, or even tomorrow. It was hard to say.
Another possibility is that Silver Fox has already arrived. Perhaps he noticed the two unfamiliar vendors here, which alerted him. Since the dead mailbox is located here, he should pass by this place every day and be very familiar with the situation. Given his cunning and caution, he might not dare to take the risk of retrieving the intelligence. Perhaps he will only come to retrieve the intelligence after confirming that it is safe.
Yuan Ye felt this was highly likely. If that were the case, he and Li Hong wouldn't be able to set up their stall here.
He thought for a moment, then walked over to Li Hong and whispered:
“I suspect that Silver Fox might not show up if we set up our stall here. You should set up your stall on another road, and I'll move to another spot. You can leave now.”
"What if Silver Fox comes to collect intelligence if we all leave?"
Li Hong asked worriedly.
"You don't need to worry about that, I'll figure something out."
Yuan Ye already had a plan. He couldn't set up a stall here, and there was a wall behind him, so there were no shops for him to hide and observe. He would have to go several dozen meters further to find a shop. Fortunately, the shop was no more than 100 meters away from the big tree, and it was still within his hearing range. He could observe from there, although he might not be able to see very clearly. However, he could combine his extraordinary hearing to find the person who was gathering information.
The only drawback is the distance; it's too far to quickly run over and capture the intelligence gatherer. However, he has already prepared a backup plan, having ambushed his own men on all three roads at the intersection. Once he fires, they will quickly block the roads, trapping him like a turtle in a jar. Silver Fox will likely have no chance of escape.
Seeing Yuan Ye's confident demeanor, Li Hong nodded, picked up his basket, and left. Soon, he reached the intersection and headed down another road.
After Li Hong left, Yuan Ye waited a few more minutes before starting to pack his things. Then, carrying the shoe cabinet on his back, he walked to the right front and walked several dozen meters before entering a small teahouse by the roadside. He found a seat by the window and sat down.
Yuan Ye estimated the distance; the teahouse was about 90 meters from the big tree, and he could see the tree, but pedestrians kept blocking his view, which was a headache. So he had to rely on listening carefully.
He ordered a pot of tea and some snacks, observing the movements on the other side of the big tree while listening to any sounds from that direction, not wanting to miss a single sound.
His ears were like radar, constantly absorbing the sound waves coming from the other side, but after waiting all afternoon, he still didn't find anyone retrieving information from that tree hole.
By this time, it was getting dark, and Yuan Ye could barely see what was happening on the other side of the big tree. Even without pedestrians blocking his view, he could only rely on his hearing now.
Having waited all day, Yuan Ye was starting to have no idea whether Silver Fox would come today.