Chapter 154: A Perfect Conclusion

Xiao Weiguo quickly reported his discovery of the spies to Shi Guanglin: "Brother Lin, I've found two Japanese spies. What do you think we should do about this?"

"Really? Spies? You mean secret agents, and actually Japanese ones rather than from the Kuomintang side? That's quite unusual. Tell me the details."

So the authorities called them secret agents rather than spies—Xiao Weiguo learned this for the first time.

Afterward, Xiao Weiguo explained the logical chain he had deduced to Shi Guanglin.

"Haven't your younger siblings' household registrations been transferred here yet? Why didn't you come to me about this? I have connections in the police system; it's just a matter of saying a word, and besides, it's completely compliant," Shi Guanglin complained.

When Xiao Weiguo was having trouble transferring the household registrations, he hadn't thought of turning to Shi Guanglin. Moreover, the courtyard committee director, Xu Meihui, also knew the inside story, yet as Shi Guanglin's elder, she hadn't mentioned helping to resolve it.

Presumably, their relationship wasn't that close yet.

Coming to Shi Guanglin, however, it was just a matter of a single sentence, and he even complained that Xiao Weiguo hadn't sought him out when facing difficulties.

A wave of warmth washed over Xiao Weiguo's heart.

"Let's put that aside for now. What should we do about these two spies—agents? I am 90% sure about it."

"Easy. I'll rally some people right now. Are they or aren't they? We'll just go in and search, and we'll find out. If we really manage to catch two secret agents, never mind getting your siblings' household registrations sorted out, even if you wanted ten separate household registrations, I'm sure the authorities would be willing," Shi Guanglin said, preparing to head into the courtyard compound to speak with his elders about the matter.

"Wait, Brother Lin, I also have a police friend. Should we bring him along?"

"Sure. Go get him now and meet up at my place. Then we'll take action."

The two split up. Xiao Weiguo hurried to Lu Guangrong's police station. Unfortunately, Lu Guangrong was not on duty today. After asking for his address, Xiao Weiguo ran over to his home to look for him.

Upon hearing the news, Lu Guangrong was very surprised. After pondering for a moment, he intended to go report it to his superiors.

Xiao Weiguo pulled him along toward Shi Guanglin's residence, saying, "I'm not calling you to follow standard procedures this time; I just want you to get a share of the credit. Someone else is organizing the operation. Oh, and Brother Lu, you'd better change into your police uniform."

Lu Guangrong changed into a white police uniform at home and followed Xiao Weiguo to Shi Guanglin's place.

Along the way, he figured out the specific details and repeatedly said, "Shouldn't we deliberate on this at length and wait until it's absolutely certain before taking action?"

After all, this sounded a bit too much like child's play.

When the two arrived at Shi Guanglin's residence, Lu Guangrong unexpectedly discovered the captain and deputy captain of his own police station standing at the entrance.

Naturally, they would have to summon the police forces within their jurisdiction nearest to the location.

Lu Guangrong quickly stepped forward to salute and report.

The two captains were also quite surprised as to why a subordinate of theirs had a connection with the Shi family.

They told Lu Guangrong to fall in line behind them and await further instructions from their superiors.

Seeing Xiao Weiguo arrive, Shi Guanglin said to him, "Today's operation will be led personally by the district police deputy bureau chief. When the leadership arrives later, Wei Guo, you'll need to explain the whole story from beginning to before, and then we just follow orders."

Before long, a jeep drove up. The driver called Xiao Weiguo and Shi Guanglin into the back seat to brief the leadership inside the vehicle.

After waiting a little longer, personnel had basically gathered, numbering around twenty to thirty comrades of various backgrounds.

Wasn't this formation a bit too grand? With so many people moving together, if the intelligence turned out to be false, he wondered if Shi Guanglin would kill him.

Still, there was nothing to fear, because the intelligence couldn't possibly be truer, and with so much stuff in the cellar, people would be needed later to haul it away anyway.

Upon arriving at the location, following an order from the deputy bureau chief, the group proceeded according to plan. One faction surrounded the courtyard compound, while another directly rushed in, surrounding the house where the two spies lived.

The police station captain led his men charging right inside.

At that moment, Manyi and Zhang Changqin were sleeping in bed. Hearing the commotion and realizing what was happening, they hurriedly got up, intending to flee outside.

Unfortunately, it was all too sudden, and they were immediately subdued with their arms pinned behind their backs.

They loudly protested, demanding to know what everyone was doing and why they were breaking into someone's home.

The residents of the large compound all heard the commotion, quickly lit their lamps, threw on outer garments, and intended to come out to investigate. But upon seeing so many police officers in white uniforms, they tremblingly blew out their kerosene lamps and pressed their ears against their doors to listen to the sounds outside.

The police officers who entered the house began rummaging through the rooms, yet they found no suspicious traces.

A police officer came to the deputy bureau chief's side to report that no suspicious traces had been found, and everyone's gaze shifted to Xiao Weiguo's face.

Relying on them, Xiao Weiguo realized they wouldn't discover anything in a short time. So, he strode into the house on his own, intending to casually point it out himself.

Seeing Xiao Weiguo walk in, Manyi's eyes nearly popped out of his sockets. He roared angrily, "It's you! What do you want? I teach school with total dedication; why are you tying me up?"

Ignoring him, Xiao Weiguo put on a show of looking around everywhere in the room. Then, his gaze landed on the heated brick kang, stating that something seemed wrong with it and calling everyone to tear the kang apart.

There was no time to dawdle, because as time passed—coupled with the loud protests of Manyi and Zhang Changqin—the confidence of the operation's leaders and comrades tonight was gradually waning, and everyone felt they might have indeed arrested the wrong people.

Xiao Weiguo also joined in to dismantle the brick kang, and before long, everyone discovered the existence of a passageway.

At this sight, the look in everyone's eyes finally steadied.

Seeing them discover the cellar, Manyi and Zhang Changqin somehow felt all their strength draining away.

They muttered incoherently to themselves, and only if one listened very closely could it be heard that they were saying: It's over.

Delighted, the deputy bureau chief designated two comrades to go down first to explore and check for any danger.

After a while, the two emerged, excitedly reporting to everyone that there was a major discovery and no danger whatsoever.

Only then did the deputy bureau chief take the lead, guiding the key personnel down into the cellar.

Xiao Weiguo followed them down as well; after all, he had to see his discovery with his own eyes.

Everyone in the cellar beamed with joy upon seeing the contents inside. What a major discovery this was! Not only had they uncovered spies, but they had also found a batch of valuable supplies. Their harvest was bountiful, and they all cast looks of envy toward Xiao Weiguo.

Next came the evidence collection and material salvage by specialized personnel.

The subsequent operations no longer required Xiao Weiguo and Shi Guanglin, so the two of them simply waited to collect their rewards later.

Insisting on dragging Xiao Weiguo out for a midnight snack, Shi Guanglin felt that Xiao Weiguo was truly his lucky star.

This was already his second major discovery. Last time, relying on the merit, he was promoted to deputy section chief, and now there was another massive merit.

Although he was a salted fish at heart, even a salted fish had dreams, right?

Instead, Xiao Weiguo led Shi Guanglin back to his own living quarters, planning to whip up a midnight snack right there.

It was much more comfortable and relaxed that way.

Before leaving, Xiao Weiguo told the busy Lu Guangrong that once he was done with his tasks, he could look them up to share a drink together.

Smiling broadly, Lu Guangrong readily agreed.

Coming here today was truly the right choice. These were all achievements, and he had made a major impression in front of his leadership. When promotion opportunities arose in the future, wouldn't they prioritize him?