Through the glass window, he saw Zhou Mingwei and Zhou Junchen sitting at the same table. The following agents did not dare to follow them, so he quickly entered the phone booth on the roadside.
When he finished the phone call and went to monitor Xinxin Cafe again, Zhou Mingwei had disappeared, leaving only Zhou Junchen paying the bill.
After Zhou Junchen drove away, the agent entered the cafe and looked around, but found no sign of Zhou Mingwei.
He came to the bar, took out his ID, waved it to the waiter, and said in a low voice: "Don't make any noise, I want to ask two questions."
The waiter said respectfully: "You say so."
"The gentleman who just paid the bill, where is the person with him?"
"Oh, I left through the back door."
"Is your back door accessible?"
"He said he was a policeman and needed to take a shortcut to handle a case..."
The agent understood in his heart, this couldn't be more obvious. When he called, Zhou Mingwei took the opportunity to get rid of the follower!
After receiving the report, Bai Jumin did not dare to delay. He immediately picked up the phone and notified Shen Zhifeng immediately.
Half an hour later, Shen Zhifeng arrived at the surveillance point and asked as soon as he entered the door: "Is Zhou Mingwei back?"
"Not yet." Bai Jumin said.
Shen Zhifeng turned on the tape recorder, listened to the eavesdropping content, pondered for a long time, and said to himself: "Could it be that he noticed us monitoring Apartment No. 1?"
Bai Jumin said: "I also feel something is wrong. Zhou Mingwei got rid of the tracking, which explains the problem."
"Has that woman named Cuihong gone to the cafe?"
"No."
"Cuihong didn't go, Zhou Mingwei went..."
"Director, there is one more thing. The night before yesterday, Director Zhou went to Paramount. Zhou Mingwei and Zhou Mingwei hid in the power distribution room. I don't know what they said, and, that..."
"explain!"
"Zhou Mingwei gave Director Zhou an envelope!"
"Why are you talking about such an important situation now?"
"It involves Director Zhou. I want to wait until the photos are developed and confirmed before I tell you. If I identify the wrong person... you also know that the light is very dark in that kind of place."
Zhou Mingwei had two separate contacts with Zhou Junchen, but today he lost track of him again. This made Bai Jumin feel that the situation was serious and hurriedly reported to Shen Zhifeng.
Shen Zhifeng is a little hesitant now. In his opinion, Zhou Mingwei's abandonment of tracking may have been a normal reaction when he found something suspicious, or he may have wanted to contact his upline.
Bai Jumin said: "Director, could Zhou Mingwei have run away?"
Shen Zhifeng said thoughtfully: "It shouldn't happen. The transmitter is still in Apartment No. 1... Continue to monitor. If Zhou Mingwei has not shown up before six o'clock, notify me immediately!"
"yes!"
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Returning to the station and passing by the second floor, Shen Zhifeng thought for a while and walked towards the telecommunications section chief's office.
“Tuk-tuk!”
"Enter!"
Shen Zhifeng pushed the door open and saw Zhang Nina concentrating on repairing her fingernails. She thought it was someone from the telecommunications department, so she said without raising her head: "What's the matter?"
"Chief Zhang, you are so free." Shen Zhifeng said calmly.
Only then did Zhang Nina realize that the person coming was Shen Zhifeng. She quickly stood up and said, "It's Director Shen, are you okay?"
Even if he is dissatisfied, he seems to be doing well on the surface. After all, he is the intelligence chief who is two levels older than himself.
Shen Zhifeng said: "If my guess is correct and Section Chief Zhang is so free, the secret code must have been deciphered!"
He has already thought about it. If the secret code has not been deciphered, he will reprimand Zhang Nina. For such a person who does not distinguish between public and private, he will never tolerate her continuing like this!
After hearing this, Zhang Nina relaxed, opened the drawer, took out the red book and the telegram copied by Shen Zhifeng, and said, "Director Shen, I'm sorry, I can't decipher this secret code."
Shen Zhifeng said: "Deciphering the secret code is indeed a difficult job, but if you can't decipher it, aren't you being too hasty?"
Zhang Nina smiled and said: "Not only can I not decipher it, but even my mentor, Director Jiang from the headquarters, can't decipher it!"
Seeing Shen Zhifeng's face darken, Zhang Nina was secretly proud and said slowly and logically: "I say this for a very simple reason. This cannot be a code book at all, so there is no way to decipher the code!"
"It can't be the codebook?"
"I stayed up all night last night and stayed at the station all night just to decipher your code book as soon as possible. Unfortunately, I have tried more than a hundred cracking methods and still can't find any pattern. Therefore, I judge that this It’s not a codebook at all!”
"Could it be that the secret code is too difficult..."
"Absolutely impossible! Those old-time intelligence agents of the Communist Party have limited telecommunications technology capabilities. I don't believe they can write such a complicated code!"
Shen Zhifeng still didn't believe it, thinking that Zhang Nina was too contemptuous of the Communist Party's telecommunications technology, and said: "Maybe you haven't found a way to crack it..."
People who work in technical fields are most taboo about having their abilities questioned, and Zhang Nina is no exception.
In just a few years, she was able to be promoted to the rank of colonel, mainly because of her outstanding professional ability and the strong recommendation of Director Jiang.
Hearing what Shen Zhifeng said today, Zhang Nina felt very unhappy, and her words were not very polite. She said, "Since Director Shen thinks so, there is nothing I can do. You can do whatever you want."
After saying this, she picked up the thermos bottle, made a cup of hot tea, and drank the tea slowly in her leisure time.
Shen Zhifeng picked up the book and paper, turned around and walked out, went straight to the telecommunications room opposite, threw the things on the table, and said: "Listen up, everyone, don't leave at night, put down what you are doing, and do your best. Decipher this secret code! At this time tomorrow, I want the results!"
…………
Today is a public holiday. In addition to the personnel on duty in the Security Bureau, only the telecommunications room and the intelligence chief's room are still lit.
At six o'clock in the evening.
"Ring ring ring ring!"
The phone rang suddenly.
Shen Zhifeng, who was resting on the sofa with his eyes closed, jumped up and eagerly grabbed the phone: "Hello? This is me."
"Director, something is wrong..."
"What's wrong?"
"Zhou Mingwei is missing."
"Didn't he go to Paramount?"
"No."
"I'll be there right away!"
After hanging up the phone, Shen Zhifeng locked the door and walked quickly down the stairs. When passing the second floor, he paused and walked into the telecommunications room.
"How's it going?" Shen Zhifeng asked.
A team leader stood up and said respectfully: "Report to Director Shen, judging from the current situation... we have no clue at all."
It is rare that there is no progress in deciphering a message even though the message manuscript and code book are available.
It doesn’t mean that you can decipher it just by taking it. At the very least, there should be some progress...