dognovel Chapter 3244 The truth is often cruel.
Chapter 3244 The truth is often cruel.
Chapter 3244 The truth is often cruel.
6 PM.
Wearing a pink coat, Liu Lixue arrived at the movie theater entrance early as planned.
Men and women kept entering the theater, their eyes lingering on her.
Being watched by so many people made her feel like she was going to die.
However, Liu Lixue's gaze unconsciously drifted towards the ticket booth on the side.
And whenever she looked over, she always felt that the people inside were looking at her too.
She then moved her body, which wasn't used to it, and cursed him in her mind, "You stinky man."
Then, remembering that this outfit was Yang Xiaotao's idea, she gritted her teeth even more.
That bastard actually said he could attract their attention and even point them in the right direction.
That bastard…
In the ticket office, Yang Xiaotao sat to one side holding a satellite phone, with Yu Zecheng and Zhang Chao beside him.
The two refused to allow Yang Xiaotao to participate in the operation.
Why would a "superior leader" like you get involved in something like this?
If something bad happens, how will they explain it to their superiors?
Besides, we're more professional at handling this kind of thing; you can just watch from the sidelines.
But now they've come in and immediately started giving orders—isn't that just making a mess of things?
Zhang Chao glanced at Yu Zecheng, hoping that Yu Zecheng could persuade his boss.
Yu Zecheng simply spread his hands, looking helpless.
Because Yang Xiaotao is not only the boss, but also the second-in-command of the security department.
Back when it was still the Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill, they arranged for him to be the second-in-command in order to make things easier for him.
Over the years, the steel rolling mill has become nine departments, but no one cares about Yang Xiaotao's position. He himself doesn't mention stepping down, and no one else dares to criticize him.
So, he kept this position.
"How's the investigation going over the phone?"
Yang Xiaotao suddenly asked a question, and Yu Zecheng hurriedly replied, "The caller who made the pager call is from the Tianshui Hutong Subdistrict Office. We investigated, and no one was at the Subdistrict Office at that time last night."
"Both of the officers on duty were inside the house; no one went out."
"We examined the surrounding area for any traces, but found nothing!"
"Nobody's here? Then who called?"
Yang Xiaotao asked curiously, and Yu Zecheng pondered for a moment before saying, "It must be that someone connected to the street office's line and made the call from another phone!"
"This will work?"
Zhang Chao nodded, "Although this will weaken the communication signal, it's still feasible!"
Yu Zecheng continued, "We have secretly investigated people around here who have telephones, especially residents near the telephone lines!"
"But it will take some more time!"
Yang Xiaotao nodded and said nothing more, and the two of them didn't bring it up again.
"coming!"
Yang Xiaotao's voice suddenly came from behind.
The two men were taken aback for a moment, then immediately looked out the window.
Under the cover of night, with the dim yellow light, all you could see were people coming and going, and you couldn't make out their faces at all.
While the two were still searching for their target, Yang Xiaotao found out about the other person's whereabouts through Xiaowei.
After a while, when they saw their target, Wang Jiahao, appear next to Liu Lixue, the two of them looked at Yang Xiaotao in surprise, and then immediately gave a hand signal for everyone to start moving.
"Comrade Liu Lixue, I'm sorry I'm late!"
Wang Jiahao was wearing a dark gray Zhongshan suit with a blue scarf around his neck.
"It's okay, I just arrived too!"
Liu Lixue controlled her facial expression, smiled, and then handed the prepared movie tickets to the other party.
Wang Jiahao took the movie ticket and looked at it; it was number three in row three.
He glanced again at the number four in Liu Lixue's hand, a hint of amusement in his eyes.
"The show's about to start, let's hurry inside!"
Liu Lixue said with a smile, and this time the smile on her face was very sincere.
"Okay, let's go in quickly!"
Wang Jiahao also said with a smile, and then the two went to the ticket gate and entered the movie theater smoothly.
"Listen up, they've gone in, keep a close eye on them!"
Zhang Chao shouted something outside, and someone immediately relayed the order.
After talking with Xiaowei, Yang Xiaotao got up and walked towards the movie theater.
Something's not right!
Zhang Chao, who was moving ahead, suddenly stopped. Yang Xiaotao and Yu Zecheng looked over at the same time. "What's wrong?"
Zhang Chao immediately pointed at the crowd and said, "They don't seem to be together!"
The two were startled and quickly looked over. Sure enough, Liu Lixue walked to her seat from the left, while Wang Jiahao walked to the right...
Who bought the ticket?
"I bought it!"
Yu Zecheng spoke from behind, his face grim as he spoke.
Yang Xiaotao immediately realized what was going on.
Some cinemas have seating arrangements that separate odd and even numbers.
On the odd-numbered side, 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9 are listed next to each other.
On the other side of even numbers, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9...
"Old Yu, go to the movies with your wife more often in the future!"
Yang Xiaotao said helplessly, while Yu Zecheng shook his head with a wry smile.
This completely disrupted the planned arrangements.
"Should we make some adjustments?"
"Need not!"
Yang Xiaotao declined, saying, "Let nature take its course!"
"it is good!"
Yu Zecheng shook his head helplessly, while Zhang Chao waved his hand, telling everyone to continue watching the movie.
Yang Xiaotao glanced at the pink dress not far away and shook his head.
He was certain that Liu Lixue knew about the odd-even number system.
Sure enough, Liu Lixue, sitting in her seat, looked at Wang Jiahao with an embarrassed expression, but she was secretly overjoyed.
Similarly, Wang Jiahao sat in his seat, feeling utterly speechless.
Especially with strong men on both sides, it's very uncomfortable to be sandwiched in the middle.
I wanted to switch seats with the person next to Liu Lixue, but that person was also a friend and refused outright!
There was nothing I could do but sit there and watch a five-pointed star appear on the screen…
The movie ended at 7:40.
"Watch out, someone's coming out!"
"Don't alert them. If you lose them, don't look for them. This whole area is ours!"
Yu Zecheng reminded the people around him, then waved his hand, and they dispersed.
Inside the cinema, Wang Jiahao quickly got up from his seat and walked out.
After waiting at the door for a while, I saw Liu Lixue come out and hurriedly went up to her, saying, "Secretary Liu!"
Liu Lixue looked embarrassed and was thinking of stalling for more time, but seeing the other party's anxious expression, she nodded and said, "Engineer Wang, I'm sorry, I didn't expect the movie theater seats to be like this!"
"It's okay, we'll try again next time!"
Wang Jiahao glanced at his watch and said, "It's getting late, I'll head back now!"
Liu Lixue nodded, "Okay, let's make another date next time!"
"Okay, let's meet again!"
After saying that, the two waved their hands, and Liu Lixue walked to the side.
Seeing Liu Lixue turn the corner and disappear, Wang Jiahao quickly turned around and walked west.
"President Yang, the mission is complete!" Liu Lixue said proudly, her eyes crinkling into crescent moons.
"I'll settle this score with you later!"
Yang Xiaotao glanced at the other party, then said to Yu Zecheng, "Pay attention to the direction of their movement, and the rest of you should not make any sudden moves."
Yu Zecheng nodded, then waved and led his men to follow.
"I'll go take a look too!"
Liu Lixue spoke enthusiastically, but Yang Xiaotao immediately refused, "No way!"
"What?"
Yang Xiaotao looked you up and down. "You're too conspicuous!"
Upon hearing this, Liu Lixue snorted angrily, but followed behind Yang Xiaotao.
On the other side, after leaving the cinema, Wang Jiahao immediately walked west for a distance, and then turned north at the fork in the road.
Behind him, an ordinary-looking middle-aged man walked unhurriedly, and handed the pager to the woman opposite him as Wang Jiahao turned the corner.
Then, they continued to follow him.
"Old Yu, the other side has changed direction and is heading north!"
Zhang Chao confirmed the direction and said, and Yu Zecheng quickly glanced at the map and then said, "According to this time, the enemy should be heading to Dingjiaqiao. Everyone, set up defenses at Dingjiaqiao!"
"it is good!"
After giving the order, Yu Zecheng turned and glanced at Yang Xiaotao, "President Yang..."
"Old Yu, you can arrange it however you want!"
Yu Zecheng nodded, while Yang Xiaotao maintained contact with Xiao Wei.
As night fell, the surrounding streetlights gradually thinned out.
Even with the nuclear power plant providing electricity, the streetlights in Beijing still responded to the call for hard work and frugality, turning off many of them at eight o'clock.
Then the lights appeared as if they were adorning a black carpet, making pedestrians appear and disappear.
"team leader!"
Near Dingjiaqiao, Jiang Han looked at Zhao Chuanjun beside him and took the initiative to speak.
"There aren't many people here, won't we be too conspicuous?"
Zhao Chuanjun glanced around and saw that many people were heading home, leaving many places near Dingjiaqiao empty.
"Leave two people behind, the rest of you retreat!"
"it is good!"
Jiang Han quickly relayed the order, and soon several people nearby followed the flow of people away.
At 8:00 AM sharp, Wang Jiahao arrived near Dingjiaqiao.
At this moment, the surrounding pedestrians were sparse, which made his arrival seem very abrupt.
Wang Jiahao glanced at a couple chatting a meter apart on the overpass and a sneer appeared on his face.
Naïve love.
Once he was sure no one else was paying attention to him, Wang Jiahao quickly walked onto the overpass and then quietly quickened his pace as he passed the men and women.
Then they walked down the overpass.
The entire process proceeded without any pause.
"No action?"
Yu Zecheng frowned and asked as he watched Wang Jiahao walk quickly.
Zhang Chao shook his head. "I didn't see any extra movements. I'll send someone to check on the bridge!"
Just as Zhang Chao was about to order his men to act, Yang Xiaotao grabbed him and said, "Wait a minute!"
"Have our men follow at a distance!"
Zhang Chao was confused, but Yu Zecheng followed Yang Xiaotao's gaze and saw that someone was walking forward with Wang Jiahao!
The two were three or four meters apart, but their paces were the same.
"Go!"
Yu Zecheng urged them on hastily, and Zhang Chao, having also noticed something amiss, hurried out to make arrangements.
At that moment, Yang Xiaotao was listening to the two talking through Xiao Wei.
"You shouldn't have contacted them first!"
The speaker was a woman, and Xiao Wei relayed the information while also expressing her own opinion.
According to Xiaowei's description, Wang Jiahao was also startled by the sudden sound.
Until the woman uttered an English word, "black snake!"
Wang Jiahao calmed down, and then the two began to talk.
"The matter is very urgent."
"what's up?"
"They've already made the new printer!"
"I know that, it's already been reported!"
"You don't know, they're researching a new type of computer!"
"I know that too!"
"No, you don't understand. They've already finished the design drawings, and production will begin after the new year!"
"what?"
There was finally a different voice behind me, and the footsteps were a little hurried.
"you sure?"
"It's confirmed. Liu Lixue showed me the design drawings today and asked me to help design a compatible printer. I studied them and they are definitely design drawings for a new type of computer, and a very mature one at that!"
There was a sudden silence behind me, with only faint footsteps.
After walking another ten meters or so, Wang Jiahao slowly turned around, but there was no one there.
Taking a deep breath, Wang Jiahao walked home.
The entire process took only thirty seconds!
"Everyone back! Cease all movement!"
Yang Xiaotao suddenly spoke, and Yu Zecheng and Zhang Chao were taken aback, but immediately carried out the order.
"Mr. Yang, you know?"
Liu Lixue came out from around the corner and asked curiously.
Yang Xiaotao looked serious, because Xiaowei had already recognized who this person was.
Xiao Wei hasn't been wasting her time in the office all these years!
In Xiao Wei's memory, this woman was called Wang Guan!
"Come with me!"
Yang Xiaotao did not answer Liu Lixue's question, but instead determined Xiaowei's location and followed from the other side.
At the same time, he recalled all the information about Wang Guan in his mind.
Wang Guan, Deputy Director of the General Office, Logistics Department.
I once served as the on-site liaison officer for the logistics department, responsible for communication and coordination with the steel rolling mill regarding the production of Qimingxing machine tools.
Later, we met a few more times in the logistics department.
His first impression of him was that he was a cautious, meticulous, and responsible "good comrade".
Then she possessed excellent professional skills; when the steel rolling mill was manufacturing tungsten alloys, she was the first to recognize it.
It's safe to say that this person's future achievements in the logistics department will not stop here.
But this very person was actually a spy hidden right next to us!
Who would have thought?
Yang Xiaotao would never have thought of this if Xiaowei hadn't confirmed it herself.
The key point is, this woman is the office manager, isn't she?
They might not be in a high position of power, but they are definitely the kind of people who enjoy a glamorous public image.
Moreover, this is the logistics department.
Yang Xiaotao didn't want to believe it, but that was the truth, and he had no choice but to accept it.