At around two o'clock in the afternoon, we searched near West Street.
There is a food stall at the corner of the street. The owner is a man in his thirties. He has a white towel on his shoulders and shouts: "Bean juice, wontons, hot pancakes..."
There are many kinds of food sold at the food stalls, including steamed buns, steamed buns, flower rolls, noodles, and at least six or seven kinds of pasta.
Wang Xinrui pondered for a moment, then walked to the food stall and walked around the pasta on the chopping board, as if considering which one to choose.
The boss greeted politely: "Miss, there is a seat inside. Sit down and think slowly."
Wang Xinrui said: "Make me a bowl of wontons."
The boss immediately started a fire to boil water. His hands were busy and his mouth was not idle. From time to time, he yelled one or two words: "Bean juice, wontons, hot pancakes~"
Wang Xinrui looked at him for a while, and then suddenly said: "Boss, you sell so much pasta, why do you only order three kinds of noodles over and over again?"
The boss was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "That's all right."
Wang Xinrui said oh and did not continue to ask any more questions. She looked thoughtfully at the people coming and going on the street.
Under the leadership of Sun Jie, a team of agents entered the alley opposite and conducted house-to-house searches.
Soon, a steaming bowl of wontons was placed on the table. There were shrimp skin, seaweed, chopped green onion, and coriander. The bowl was full of ingredients. It felt very appetizing just by looking at it.
The boss said: "Your wontons are ready."
Wang Xinrui picked up the spoon and took a sip of the soup, praising: "Well, it's so delicious!"
"Slow down, be careful not to burn your mouth..." the boss warned, and then shouted again: "Bean juice, wontons, hot pancakes~"
There was a car parked on the street. Jiang Xinyu, Feng Qingshan, and Yang Shuo were sitting in the car, looking at Wang Xinrui in the distance.
Yang Shuo said: "It seems that women are weak after all and can't bear it without eating."
Feng Qingshan smiled slightly: "Don't underestimate Wang Xinrui. If I guess correctly, she must have noticed something... Captain Jiang, what do you think?"
Jiang Xinyu took out a cigarette and handed it to the two of them. He lit one himself and said, "I think so."
"I'll go over and take a look..." Yang Shuo opened the door and got out of the car.
Feng Qingshan stopped him and said: "Don't worry, let's take a look first and then talk."
A special agent quickly came to the car window and whispered: "Captain, a suspect has been captured on North Street. Captain Ma, please come over."
Jiang Xinyu asked: "Is it the Communist Party?"
The agent said: "It's not clear yet, but a pistol was found in his home..."
Feng Qingshan was solely responsible for this case. The action team only cooperated with the arrests. As soon as he heard that the guns were found, he immediately became energetic and said: "Captain Jiang, you are here to take charge. I will go and take a look."
As he spoke, he opened the door and got out of the car, and hurriedly walked toward North Street with the others.
Jiang Xinyu has been in Yanjin for many years, and he knows very well that the eastern suburbs are the territory of the Ax Gang. If a gun is found in someone's house, it is very common.
If it was an underground party involved in rescuing Chen Lizhi, how could they be so careless as to let the agents search for the gun?
At the food stall, Wang Xinrui ate wontons leisurely, as if filling her stomach was the most important thing at hand.
Yang Shuo was thoughtful, stroking his chin and silent.
Ten minutes later, the search in the alley was completed, the spies walked out of the alley one after another, and the hidden sentries lurking in the back doors and windows of each house were also withdrawn.
"White flour steamed buns, big flower rolls~" the food stall owner shouted loudly.
Wang Xinrui put it on her chopsticks and said with a smile: "I finally heard you change your words..."
She put a banknote under the bowl, stood up and left the food stall.
Working until evening, the Secrecy Bureau searched the entire eastern suburbs. Except for catching a few unlucky thieves, there was no progress in finding clues about Chen Lizhi.
The suspect arrested on North Street was confirmed to be a member of the Ax Gang.
Feng Qingshan was a little discouraged. He raised his wrist and glanced at his watch and said: "That's it for today. Everyone has been tired for a day. Go back and rest early. Tomorrow morning..."
Wang Xinrui suddenly said: "Director, the alley at West Street Entrance should be searched again."
Feng Qingshan frowned: "Why?"
Wang Xinrui whispered a few words, and Feng Qingshan nodded frequently.
Jiang Xinyu felt strange in her heart. She didn't see Wang Xinrui enter the alley all afternoon. How did she know there was blood in the alley?
Feng Qingshan walked over and said to Jiang Xinyu: "Captain Jiang, let's search Xijiekou again."
Jiang Xinyu asked: "Did Wang Xinrui find a new clue?"
Feng Qingshan nodded slightly, but did not explain what the new clue was. He was the leader of this operation, and Jiang Xinyu was not in a position to ask more questions.
The group returned to Xijiekou, and following Feng Qingshan's order, Ma Keming and Wang Xinrui came to the food stall first.
The boss recognized Wang Xinrui and said, "Hey, Miss, what's wrong with you?"
Wang Xinrui smiled and said: "Boss, the wontons you cook are particularly delicious. My friend also wants to try them."
"Okay, please wait a minute..." The boss glanced and saw the spies entering the alley in twos and threes.
Ma Keming leaned over and said in a low voice: "Boss, when you shout for a while, you can only shout for white-flour steamed buns and big flower rolls!"
The boss was shocked and forced a smile: "You, what do you mean?"
"That's what I mean!" Ma Keming's pistol, covered by his clothes, was pressed against the boss's waist.
"Sir, I have not offended you..."
"Hurry up! If you keep talking nonsense, I will kill you now!"
"...White flour steamed buns. Large flower rolls."
"Louder!"
"I've been shouting for a whole day, but I can't shout anymore."
"Didn't I shout so hard just now..."
"boom!"
Suddenly there was a gunshot in the alley.
"boom!"
"boom!"
Two more shots followed.
Feng Qingshan in the car was refreshed and shouted: "Quick, go and see what's going on!"
After a while, Sun Jie flew over and said: "Captain, Director Feng, found Communists in the alley!"
Feng Qingshan quickly asked: "Is it Chen Lizhi?"
"It's not clear yet."
"How many of them are there?"
"About three or four."
"Three or four... great! Team Leader Sun, we must catch them alive this time!"
"Director Feng, the Communist Party has guns, I'm afraid..."
Feng Qingshan smiled and said: "You don't have to fight them head-on. You just need to block the exit. When the Communists run out of bullets, they won't be able to capture them... Captain Jiang, what about my method?"
Jiang Xinyu said approvingly: "This is a good method. It can not only reduce our casualties to the greatest extent, but also trap the Communists in the room! Sun Jie, do you understand?"
"Got it!" Sun Jie turned around and ran back.
The entire alley's front and back doors were blocked, and there were only three or four people on the other side. Normally, it would be impossible to break out of the encirclement.