Chapter 594: Secret Arrest

The two who were still lost in each other were thoroughly startled; when Shen Yanru saw someone burst in, she let out a sharp scream, "Ah!"

Ma Wuliang now understood why the deputy commander, upon arriving at the courtyard, had ordered him to lead the team inside to make arrests; he shouted angrily at the pair, "Put your clothes on immediately."

Seeing them about to lift the quilt, he said, "Wait."

He glanced left and right, grabbed a feather duster from the corner, used it to hook up the clothes they had thrown on the floor, and tossed them over, saying, "Put them on right under the quilt."

The man never expected that just as success seemed within reach, they would be discovered; he pulled his clothes into the quilt and, appearing somewhat panicked while dressing, was actually formulating a countermeasure.

To delay time, he deliberately buttoned the wrong buttons several times.

Ma Wuliang stepped forward and slapped him, "Damn it, if you dare play tricks again, I'll beat you to death."

That strike was delivered with full force, leaving the man's ears ringing; realizing he had been exposed, he dared not delay further.

Meanwhile, Shen Yanru at the other end under the quilt was deathly pale, her hands trembling so badly she couldn't fasten a single button for ages.

Ma Wuliang had a poisonous tongue and felt no pity for beauty: "Now you're afraid? What were you doing earlier? Wasn't it better to be an honest person?"

"Hurry up."

While waiting, Fu Yan Cheng lit a cigarette; he had taken just one puff when someone came running over: "Deputy Commander, we found something. There's a cellar behind this courtyard, and beneath it a hidden room containing a radio and some homemade explosives. The quantity isn't large, and there are also some materials nearby."

Upon hearing the report, Fu Yan Cheng's expression darkened further: "Take them all away, and have everyone be careful."

The soldiers moved quickly; by the time the people in the room were brought out, most of the items hidden in the secret chamber of the backyard cellar had already been loaded onto the vehicles.

The man never expected such a concealed place could be found; after all, when he first descended into the cellar, unless led by someone, he would never have noticed the hidden room.

Thinking of the items inside, he simply stopped wasting mental energy on devising a response, since it no longer made any sense.

For now, he could only hope the other line hadn't been exposed and that their operation could proceed according to the original plan.

To avoid alerting the snake, everyone involved in today's arrest mission wore plain clothes.

Moreover, the vehicles were covered with tarpaulins; even if someone saw vehicles entering or leaving this area, they could not see the people or items on the trucks.

Seeing that all the items and people were loaded onto the vehicles, Fu Yan Cheng gave a signal to Platoon Leader Ma Wuliang: "Take a few men and stay behind; keep a close watch on this small courtyard for me."

"Yes."

Fu Yan Cheng climbed into the driver's cab; the vehicle exited the alley, circled several times to confirm no one was following, and only then returned to the unit.

Since the operation was conducted in secret, after the vehicle displayed the pass issued by higher authorities, the sentry merely saluted and allowed the vehicle into the unit; no one knew what was loaded inside.

The vehicle drove directly back to the motor company and entered a specific garage, where it was placed under guard; without orders from above, no one was permitted to approach the garage.

As soon as Fu Yan Cheng arrived at his office, Deputy Regiment Commander Gong came forward to greet him: "We indeed found quite a few items in the warehouse of the Communications Company."

Saying this, he led the man to Colonel Kong's office, where several exquisite handbags and black coarse cloth sacks were laid out on the table.

Seeing him enter, Colonel Kong asked, "How is it?"

Fu Yan Cheng saluted: "Report, Colonel, we have controlled the individuals according to the original plan."

He then recounted the items discovered in the hidden room of the backyard cellar at that courtyard: "Today's arrest operation was very concealed and will not be discovered by others in the short term; I believe we can use the radio to make some moves."