A nation's industrial development begins with junior engineers.

Chapter 775 Night Battles Are King, and That's No Just Bragging

The drawings clearly show that, in addition to the largest and strongest abnormal area directly below the main house of the bungalow, there are also independent abnormal signal circles of varying intensities in the corner of the small yard behind the house, under the adjacent shed, and even at the edge of the yard near the toilet!

"Goodness! They buried it in four separate pits? They're quite good at diversifying the risk!"

Inside the armored vehicle, the atmosphere was heavy. The four conspicuous abnormal signal circles on the blueprints made Jiang Xia hesitate briefly.

Touching his chin, he spoke somewhat uncertainly:

"Old Wang, how about... you take two men and quietly dig around that corner of the toilet in the dark? If it's really gold, then we can make our move. But what if... what if it's some other scrap metal? Wouldn't such a big fuss alert them?"

Jiang Xia's concerns were not unfounded. The strangely diminished magnetic field strength made Xiao Dai Mao wary of his own skills for the first time. The limitations of the technology and the consequences of his actions made him inclined to conduct a more cautious verification.

Old Wang nodded: "Alright! I'll take some men and sneak over there right away, I promise we'll do it silently."

Just as he was about to leave, he heard a commotion outside the perimeter of the perimeter. Then, the side door of the armored vehicle was silently opened by Chief Guard Cheng, who had come to hear the situation. A figure that almost blended into the night nimbly slipped into the vehicle; it was none other than the Dragon Tiger Guard known as "Reconnaissance Yan."

After gaining a preliminary understanding of the current situation, Detective Yan looked at Jiang Xia:

"Report! I've just returned from reconnaissance of the No. 3 office building area. The situation is basically clear. Engineer Jiang's caution is justified, but based on my reconnaissance, I believe a coordinated operation can be launched, for the following reasons:"

"First, the target group, namely all the cadres of the Dongfeng 113 project team, are currently gathered in Office Building No. 3, 'working through the night to prepare their defense materials,' and no one has left. This has created excellent conditions for us to close the net."

"Secondly, I used various methods to infiltrate the various offices and conduct preliminary reconnaissance, focusing on Commander Zhang's office. I discovered important information!"

Detective Yan paused, glancing at Chief Guard Cheng, who sat upright to the side. After Chief Guard Cheng nodded, Detective Yan continued, "In a secret room embedded in his office, we found a miniature high-power transceiver and a codebook for use with it. The version and model are highly consistent with the standard used by an intelligence station of a certain northern neighboring country. In addition, there were several used chemical developing papers with residual traces of secret writing reagents on them."

"While these physical evidences cannot yet provide a definitive conclusion, they are sufficient to demonstrate the seriousness of the problem, far exceeding ordinary corruption and involving the security of technical secrets. Combined with the large-scale abnormal precious metal signals detected here by Engineer Jiang, I believe that its nature is highly suspicious, the risks are controllable, and the potential gains are enormous. We must take decisive action immediately and not further disperse our efforts to conduct localized verification, so as not to create any unforeseen complications."

Detective Yan's report was well-organized and supported by strong evidence, instantly elevating the seriousness of the situation to a new level.

Upon hearing this, Chief Guard Cheng's eyes flashed with a cold light, and he no longer hesitated. He quickly took out a thin envelope sealed with special sealing wax from his pocket and solemnly showed everyone the mark on the seal.

"Jiang Gong, Reconnaissance Yan's assessment is completely consistent with the superiors' judgment." Chief Cheng's voice was steady. "According to the emergency secret order personally signed by the commander, from now on, I will take over on-site command. We will immediately execute the 'Clear the Nest' plan and carry out a simultaneous roundup!"

After carefully examining the instructions, Lao Wang nodded solemnly to Jiang Xia, confirming their authenticity and validity.

Then, Lao Wang handed the digital radio microphone from inside the car to Chief Cheng.

Just before Chief Guard Cheng was about to give the order, he turned his head, looked at Jiang Xia who was still somewhat dazed, and a smile appeared on his face:

"Jiang Gong, before we set off, the commander and I had a conversation!"

Chief Guard Cheng mimicked the kind, slightly teasing tone of the gentle old man: "He said, 'Young comrade, you care about the health of this old comrade, afraid I'll get sick from worry. I appreciate your kindness.'"

The old commander also said, "When I was young, my teacher taught me that a wise man does not stand under a dangerous wall."

"Since the young comrade may not yet know how to completely avoid the 'dangerous wall,' then I, the old comrade, will have to take the extra effort and help him dismantle the 'wall' first!"

After relaying the message, Chief Cheng's expression returned to its stern state. He no longer looked at Jiang Xia, but picked up the microphone and began to issue orders: "Attention all units! This is Chief Cheng!"

The order is hereby issued: In fifteen minutes, all personnel shall be in position according to the pre-arranged plan to commence a synchronized arrest operation! Repeat, in fifteen minutes, synchronized action!

"Oh dear, the kind-hearted old man knew what I was doing! He even said he had a surprise for him!"

As Xiao Daimao listened to Chief Cheng's retelling, he was completely immersed in the old man's deep and meticulous care. His heart was warmed, and he was so engrossed that he didn't pay attention to the specific arrangements that followed.

After giving the order, Chief Guard Cheng looked at Jiang Xia, his tone softening and even carrying a hint of barely perceptible teasing:

“Jiang Gong, do you remember what you always said? ‘Leave professional matters to professionals.’ We are professionals at catching rats and raiding dens. Just focus on using your ‘eagle eyes’ to find the target, and leave the rest to us.”

Upon hearing this, Jiang Xia finally snapped out of his daze. He blinked, and the old problem resurfaced: "A simultaneous operation? That's great! But… Company Commander Tang and his men are keeping watch on so many people, and we need to control four points here. Won't we run out of manpower? What if any escapees…?"

Looking at Jiang Xia's tuft of hair swaying with his question, Chief Cheng couldn't help but feel speechless. He began to wonder if this tuft of hair was affecting the kid's judgment. He had already said so much, did he still need to spell it out?

"Jiang Gong, have you forgotten? That 'good-tempered old man' you mentioned was one of the biggest underground workers back in the day. When has his net ever slipped through? Don't worry, the comrades at the 'headquarters' and IDCPC are already deployed and providing support on the perimeter. The forces are absolutely sufficient, just waiting for our order!"

At this moment, Detective Yan added, "Moreover, it was precisely because of the perfect 'good cop/bad cop' performance that you suggested to Li Huaide and Yang Youning, forcing them all to stay in the office building tonight to 'catch up on their homework,' that we actually created excellent conditions!"

Taking action now would allow us to apprehend them all at once, and also maximize control over the scope of those with information, thus avoiding unnecessary instability!

It seems that Xiao Jiang is quite shrewd in terms of strategy!

Oh ho ho, I got praised again, I'm really embarrassed!

Chief of the Guard Cheng and Investigator Yan exchanged a glance, both smiling. They knew how to coax a young comrade!

The two stopped disturbing Jiang Xia, who was basking in his smugness, and turned to conduct a final check of the operation.

"Have fifteen minutes passed yet?"

"arrive!"

"Then, let's get started!"

"Yes!"

Moonlight as water.

Several groups of figures, like ghosts, silently pounced on their respective target areas under the cover of the interplay of moonlight and shadow.

The badge warriors were sometimes exposed to the moonlight, as if clad in silver armor, and at other times disappeared into the shadows, like melting ink.

Jiang Xia originally thought that with so many people acting at the same time, even if the commotion was small, it should still make some noise, but the actual process was completely different from what he had imagined.

There were no shouts, no collisions, only a few very faint sounds of clothes rustling in the air, instantly dispersed by the night wind, and almost imperceptible footsteps.

The entire operation was less of a capture and more of a well-trained and seamless tactical infiltration and silent control drill.

Precise, swift, and silent, like a sophisticated machine operating silently under the moonlight.

Within just a few minutes, a flashlight signal indicating success came from the bungalow.

Operation complete!

"This...is it over?"

"No wonder everyone says we're invincible in night battles!"

Just as Little Dai Mao was marveling at how our soldiers were like immortals on land, Old Wang quietly covered Jiang Xia's mouth...