Espionage: I became sworn brothers with Zheng Yaoxian at the beginning, and became the Seventh Broth

Chapter Ninety-One: The Teahouse Horror (Part 1)

Yu Manli saw the middle-aged man in the long robe, and Ye Shaohong naturally saw him too.

To be precise, he saw it even earlier.

When that glance swept over him, Ye Shaohong's heart jumped, but thankfully he remained calm.

His gaze swept over the middle-aged man in the black robe without lingering, except for a brief moment when it lingered on the man's left cheek and the side of his nose.

Just as Yu Manli had said.

The person had a large wart on the left side of their nose.

There were two black hairs on it. As for the person's specific appearance, Ye Shaohong couldn't see it clearly. It wasn't that his observation wasn't careful enough, but the person was deliberately keeping the brim of his hat low when he walked.

Ye Shaohong is taller than this person.

Looking down from above, he could only see half of his face through the gap in the brim of his hat.

Aside from the extremely conspicuous wart, what Ye Shaohong truly remembered were the other person's lips and chin.

He also has a small mustache.

Even with these things he remembered, Ye Shaohong couldn't confirm their authenticity.

In the instant the two passed each other, he was certain that this person was his colleague.

Although it's just a feeling.

But this feeling isn't mysterious. Just like a seasoned thief who can spot a policeman in a crowd at a glance, even if he tries to disguise himself, that ingrained aura is undeniable.

In fact, Ye Shaohong also possesses this kind of temperament.

However, he had not been with the Special Service for long, and his demeanor had not yet become so sinister and ruthless; instead, he possessed more of the spirit of a tough soldier.

Who told him to have spent four years at military academy?

Even if they haven't been on the battlefield, you can still see some traces in their walking, sitting and lying down.

These traces could not escape the eyes of the middle-aged man in the black robe. He also secretly observed Ye Shaohong, but did not connect Ye Shaohong with the Special Service Department.

It is simply believed that Ye Shaohong is either a serving soldier or a graduate of the Whampoa Military Academy.

If there's anything special about it, it's the rouge box that Ye Shaohong is holding.

However, this wasn't anything special. On the contrary, it could further dispel his suspicions about Ye Shaohong.

And so, the two passed each other by.

Ye Shaohong didn't look back. He walked into the depths of the alley and returned to the surveillance point more than ten minutes later.

"So, did the surveillance camera at the alley entrance capture that person's face?"

The moment Ye Shaohong stepped into the room, he immediately asked the question that concerned him most.

The field operative from the operations department, who was responsible for answering the phone, immediately stood up and responded to Ye Shaohong's question.

"Captain, they failed!"

"The information we received said that the man kept his head down while walking, and the brim of his hat covered most of his face, so we didn't have a chance to take a picture of him."

This result disappointed Ye Shaohong, but it was also within his expectations.

"understood!"

"Give me all the film I shot today, I'll take it back to the office and develop it."

"You lot, don't let your guard down. The time for the Japanese spies to make contact is not far off, so don't let your guard down at the last minute."

"Work hard, and you'll be well rewarded if you can complete this mission."

After taking the camera film from the field officer, Ye Shaohong left the surveillance point and went straight back to Chicken and Goose Lane, where he instructed people to develop all the photos.

Because of today's special circumstances, he was not in a hurry to leave work and go home immediately.

Instead, he waited in the operations section until his team members delivered all the photos. Only after receiving the photo of the middle-aged man in black did Ye Shaohong return home.

After dinner, Ye Shaohong went to his study. He stared at those photos for a long time again.

He still couldn't find anything special, but he memorized the person's figure and appearance.

……

Two more days passed in the blink of an eye.

Today was the day Tanaka Tsujin and that Japanese spy were to meet. From the moment the sun rose in the early morning, Ye Shaohong arrived early at the alley of Huiquan Tea House.

He made a final check of the numerous hidden stakes scattered throughout the ground before entering the private room on the second floor.

With Ye Shaohong's arrival, Li Yunlong and Zhuang Yifan also entered Huiquan Teahouse one after the other.

They didn't come here alone.

Accompanying Li Yunlong were two petty thieves from the streets. They were dressed in ordinary clothes like ordinary people, but their eyes were shifty and cunning. They were clearly not good people.

The owner of Huiquan Tea House has been in business for many years. He has made a living in the market all year round, and his eyes have long been sharp and keen.

Upon seeing Li Yunlong and his two companions enter, the owner of Huiquan Teahouse immediately frowned.

But since he was open for business, he couldn't very well drive the three away.

With no other option, the shopkeeper could only call over a waiter and instruct him to keep a close eye on the table where Li Yunlong and his two companions were sitting.

As luck would have it, the waiter the teahouse owner called was also a mole planted by Li Yunlong, the very same Bai Xiangong he had selected from the South City Prison.

This person had also met Li Yunlong.

He knew perfectly well what Li Yunlong wanted to do today. Faced with the teahouse owner's instructions, Bai Xiangong verbally agreed, but in reality, he didn't pay much attention to Li Yunlong and his men.

He was also constantly keeping an eye on the customers in the teahouse. As for Zhuang Yifan...

His actions were much more audacious; he was dressed in a black short-sleeved outfit, with several burly men standing behind him.

Without even thinking or asking, even a seven or eight-year-old child could guess Zhuang Yifan's identity just by looking at them.

What's more, Zhuang Yifan had one foot on a stool, cracking sunflower seeds while scanning the street around.

Ye Shaohong sat on the second floor of the teahouse, watching the changing scene below through the window. He nodded secretly, then took out a straight pocket watch from his pocket.

I opened the flip cover and took a look.

Eight O'clock.

There was only one hour left until Tanaka Tsujin and Nari's rendezvous.

"Judging by the time, Team Leader Zheng should have already left the Operations Section with Tanaka Tsujin by now." "They should arrive here in about half an hour."

"The outcome will be decided today."

Ye Shaohong forcibly suppressed his thoughts, picked up the teacup on the table, took a small sip, and then took out a thick stack of photos from his pocket.

The people in these photos are all people Ye Shaohong has been paying attention to in recent days.

They had all been seen near Huiquan Tea House.

Their behavior and mannerisms are also somewhat unique.

There are three people who are the most suspicious: in addition to the middle-aged man in the black robe, there is a soldier from the Nationalist government and a beautiful young woman in her late twenties.

Although Ye Shaohong couldn't be certain that the Japanese spy was one of these three.

However, these three individuals are also highly suspicious and deserve his close attention.

Time passed, and another twenty minutes went by. A familiar figure walked in from outside Huiquan Teahouse...