wind in the dark night

Chapter 328 Tracking
"Brother Sun, let's drink this wine another day. Not today. Oh, my friend introduced me to someone and I have to go on a blind date soon."

Han Bing made up a lie on the spur of the moment.

Sun Youqing was happy: "This is great news, whose daughter is this?"

Han Bing smiled and said, "I haven't seen it yet."

Sun Youqing took off his military cap and touched his newly shaved head: "Then go ahead. I'll wait for you at home. After you've had your date, we can drink together."

"Okay, wait for me."

Han Bing was anxious to get away and didn't have time to waste talking to him. He continued packing his things, which were all clothes he carried with him, into a wooden suitcase.

Sun Youqing did not treat himself as an outsider. He took off his shoes and went to the kang. He placed the wine and food he brought on the kang table and asked casually, "Xiao Han, what are you doing?"

Han Bing said: "Old clothes and some useless odds and ends are just taking up space at home. I'll sell them later."

Sun Youqing poured himself a bowl of wine and said, "You really know how to live. How much can you get from selling old clothes? It's not even worth the effort."

Han Bing smiled and said, "It's worth a dime if I sell it. It would be a pity to throw it away."

Sun Youqing took a sip of wine, broke off a chicken leg, and started eating it in big mouthfuls, mumbling, "Let me tell you, there are two new white goose girls at Jiqingfang. They are very pretty, but they are very popular. If you go too late, they will be gone."

Han Bing was cleaning up while chatting: "Is this what you call eating foreign food?"

"Yeah, hehe."

Sun Youqing smiled lewdly.

Han Bing picked up the box and said, "Brother Sun, drink first. I'm leaving now."

Sun Youqing said, "Go ahead... Hey, when you come back, buy some snacks to go with the wine. These are not enough for me alone."

Han Bing agreed, carried the suitcase to the door, opened the door, and came face to face with Zheng Yumin who was pretending to knock on the door, and next to him was Liu Shufen who looked anxious.

Han Bing was surprised: "Why are you here?"

Before Zheng Yumin could speak, Liu Shufen rushed to say, "Mr. Han, the operation failed. Liang Hao was injured. He is in Mashi Street..."

Han Bing quickly interrupted the conversation: "If you have anything to say, let's talk outside."

Sun Youqing was in the inner room when he heard someone coming outside. There was a main room between them, so he could only vaguely hear the words "Ma Shi Street". So he asked, "Xiao Han, who's coming?"

"Um, introducer, come and take me to a blind date, you drink, we're leaving."

As he spoke, Han Bing closed the door and signaled Zheng Yumin and Liu Shufen not to talk. The three of them quickly walked out of the alley and came to a secluded place.

Liu Shufen said apologetically: "I'm sorry, Mr. Han, I didn't know there was anyone at home. Lao Yang said that you lived alone, so..."

Han Bing said, "It's okay, he can't hear. Tell me, what happened?"

Zheng Yumin said: "The operation failed. The Beiyuan in the ward was fake. We were ambushed by secret agents. Wang Bo died, Xiao Luo also died. Liang Hao, I, and Shufen finally escaped."

"Why didn't Liang Hao come?"

Han Bing was absent-minded. He was secretly observing the situation around him.

Zheng Yumin said: "Liang Hao was injured and hid in Kudang Alley. We have a secret base there. Oh, that's the one you went to last time. He was exposed, and there are plainclothes police everywhere in Mashi Street..."

Han Bing interrupted and said, "This is not the place to talk. You two keep walking forward. Turn left when you see Hongfa Rice Shop and wait for me by the No. 26 electric pole. I'll be there soon."

Zheng Yumin and Liu Shufen did not ask any further questions. They had used a similar method when they met Han Bing before, with the aim of getting rid of potential surveillance.

After the two men walked away, Han Bing hurried in the opposite direction. According to Qiu Weihan's plan, these members of the Iron Blood Group had become useless pawns since they accepted the assassination mission.

There were two or three rickshaws parked on the street. In winter, the rickshaws were equipped with warm canopies. People sitting in the rickshaws could see outside, but people outside could not see who was sitting in the rickshaws.

Han Bing got on one of the buses and said to the driver, "Let's go to the Manying Cinema."

The driver drove away without saying a word.

Along the way, Han Bing was keeping an eye on what was behind him. The streets were cold and there were few vehicles and pedestrians. If there was a suspicious vehicle following him, he would definitely be able to spot it.

Twenty minutes later, the rickshaw stopped in front of the Manying Cinema. Han Bing went to the ticket office, bought a ticket, and entered the cinema.

The driver pulled the empty cart and slowly turned the corner. He passed by the car parked on the street and whispered to Zhao Zhenhai, who had half of the window rolled down, "He went to the Manying Cinema."

"understood."

Zhao Zhenhai remained calm.

In the back seat of the car was Gao Kejian, looking contented.

In fact, Han Bing had been targeted by the Secret Service Department since he met Zheng Yumin. The two or three rickshaws parked on the street were originally fine, but the drivers were replaced by disguised spies. No matter which rickshaw Han Bing took, he could not escape the close surveillance.

Gao Kejian calculated correctly that Han Bing would most likely take a rickshaw for safety reasons, because rickshaws have canopies and people inside cannot be seen from the outside, but one can observe the outside while sitting in the car.

"Section Chief, this is a great move!"

Zhao Zhenhai said flatteringly.

Gao Kejian was also very proud: "Luck won't always be on their side."

Zhao Zhenhai said: "Should we send someone in, just in case he escapes..."

Gao Kejian said, "No need. This person is very alert. If we send someone in, it will easily alert him. We will replace all the rickshaws at the entrance of the cinema with our people, and arrange a few people at the tram station. If he takes the tram, we will get on with him."

Zhao Zhenhai quickly arranged the staff, returned to the car, and glanced at his watch: "The movie will last at least an hour. He won't come out after watching it, right? If so, we'll have to wait."

Gao Kejian closed his eyes and rested: "Leaving early will attract attention. He will definitely watch it to the end. Remember, if you want to catch a big fish, you must be patient."

……

After one hour.

The movie ends.

Han Bing followed the crowd out, bought a bag of sugar-roasted chestnuts at the door, and then got on a rickshaw: "Let's go to Jiudaowan."

The agent pretending to be a rickshaw driver asked, "Jiudaowan is big, where are you going?"

Han Bing said, "I'll tell you when we get there."

The spy winked at the driver next to him: "Okay, sit tight."

Snowflakes are flying in the sky.

Half an hour later, the rickshaw arrived at Jiudaowan and, following Han Bing's instructions, stopped in front of a grocery store called "Taiping".

Han Bing got out of the car, paid the fare, and walked into the grocery store, which was a contact point of the Military Control Commission used to convey Qiu Weihan's orders.

Qiu Weihan doesn't come here usually, only occasionally when there is an important task.

Gao Kejian's car arrived at Jiudaowan in advance and stopped among many cars on the street. He watched Han Bing enter the grocery store and murmured, "Whether we can catch the big fish depends on this one move..."

(End of this chapter)