Chapter 428: Action Tonight

Lin Wanning noticed Tian Dan's anxiety, and suddenly her eyes lit up as she said, "Zhuzi, didn't you say that computers are good at statistics and calculations? Actually, the most troublesome part of deciphering codes is manually tallying the high-frequency numbers that appear in the cipher. If a computer could quickly complete the tally and find the patterns, I could decipher the secret telegrams very quickly."

He Yuzhu smiled: "Current computers are indeed not advanced enough, but this computer can do everything you mentioned. I will write a small program for you; it will take at most 10 minutes to tally what you need."

"That's great!" Lin Wanning said excitedly.

At the same time, the office of the Deputy Bureau Chief of the Public Security Bureau.

Deputy Bureau Chief Zuo sat behind his desk, talking to Zhou Hao.

Zhou Hao said with some grievance: "Uncle Zuo, Section Chief Tian went to find He Yuzhu again. She doesn't trust us at all, not even the Telecommunications Division. Now, everyone in our section has strong opinions about her, feeling like we are stepchildren..."

Deputy Bureau Chief Zuo smiled and tossed a cigarette to Zhou Hao, saying: "Xiao Zhou, keep your cool. Isn't this an opportunity for you? You go to the Telecommunications Division in a moment and assist them in quickly deciphering the secret telegram codes..."

Zhou Hao's eyes lit up, and he said: "Please, Uncle Zuo, enlighten me. What should I do?"

Deputy Bureau Chief Zuo said: "There is someone in the Telecommunications Division who is particularly good at deciphering codes, named Zhai Tao. He is skilled in mathematics and clever, but this person also has a weakness..."

After hearing this, Zhou Hao immediately understood the meaning. He stood up at once and said: "Uncle Zuo, I understand what to do! I'll be going now, Uncle Zuo, just wait for the good news!" He quickly left the Deputy Bureau Chief's office.

At Ninety-five Courtyard, Lin Wanning handed several hundred sets of numbers to He Yuzhu and said: "Find the arrangement pattern of these numbers for me!"

He Yuzhu quickly entered the numbers into the computer, and the computer immediately made a "click-clack" sound, calculating at high speed.

In less than five minutes, an analysis report appeared on the display screen.

"It's really, it's fucking, it's fucking fast!" After reading it, Lin Wanning excitedly let out a curse.

Tian Dan leaned over and asked curiously: "Has it been deciphered?"

Lin Wanning gave a wry smile: "Dan, this set of numbers is just one of several hundred sets. However, if we were to check the patterns of this set of numbers manually, it would take at least five hours. This time it only took 5 minutes. I am confident that I can decipher the secret telegram tonight."

"That's great!" Tian Dan also excitedly waved her fist.

Following that, Lin Wanning gave another set of numbers to He Yuzhu.

He Yuzhu continued to input them.

Twenty minutes later, the computer began to work with a "click-clack" sound again.

Municipal Bureau, Telecommunications Division.

Zhou Hao walked in carrying three roasted chickens and looked at the seven people from the Telecommunications Division: "Comrades, thank you for your hard work. This code is too important; it must be deciphered before dawn. Section Chief Tian is worried that you won't be able to decipher it, so she went to find an expert in code-breaking, and she asked me to come and supervise everyone."

Upon hearing this, the seven people felt that something was not quite right, and they felt that the three roasted chickens were no longer fragrant.

Zhai Tao, however, was not affected at all; he directly tore off a chicken leg and pulled a bottle from his pocket—it was clearly liquor.

He took a bite of the roasted chicken and a sip of the liquor.

Zhou Hao walked up to Zhai Tao, took a bottle of Moutai out of his pocket, and said: "I have long heard that Master Zhai likes to drink, so I specially bought you a bottle of good liquor today." Zhou Hao cupped his hands repeatedly: "Please help out. If we can't decipher it today and let outsiders decipher it, it would be too embarrassing..."

Zhai Tao was a smart man and had long known Zhou Hao's intentions, so he mocked: "You are trying to undermine Section Chief Tian! Is this love turning into hate?"

Zhou Hao was startled upon hearing this—he actually didn't know the relationship between Zhai Tao and Tian Dan. Zhai Tao had once been one of Tian Dan's suitors, but Tian Dan had not accepted him; however, he did not hate Tian Dan.

Zhou Hao said: "Deputy Bureau Chief Zuo told me that you have special inspiration whenever you drink a little."

Zhai Tao did not give Zhou Hao any face and said immediately: "What I am drinking is not liquor, it is medicinal wine. My rheumatism is very severe; if I don't drink some medicinal wine, I can't lift my arms and can't do my work. The Bureau Chief knows this. However, I wouldn't dare to drink while on duty! That is against the regulations, don't you try to frame me!"

Two o'clock in the morning, Ninety-five Courtyard.

He Yuzhu had already assisted in completing the preliminary deciphering of more than two hundred and fifty sets of data.

Lin Wanning interpreted the basic intelligence from it: Taiwan had airdropped two secret agents carrying two kilograms of potassium cyanide and 15 kilograms of arsenic to meet with a secret agent codenamed "Lao Wang," with the intention of putting the highly toxic substances like cyanide and arsenic into the staff canteen of a state organ. However, the key meeting time and location were heavily encrypted and remained difficult to crack for the moment.

Lin Wanning frowned and pondered, having used all the techniques she knew, yet she was still stuck at this final hurdle.

Tian Dan was exhausted from days of fatigue and had slumped over the table, emitting a faint snoring sound.

Lin Wanning was also so sleepy that she was nodding off, like a chick pecking at rice.

Seeing this, He Yuzhu suddenly remembered a documentary he had watched in his previous life, which was about a poisoning case in the early days of the founding of the country. As for why he remembered it so clearly, it was a coincidence; the "Lao Wang" in it was named Wang Shuwen, exactly the same as his squad leader in high school, and the meeting place was a warehouse at Deshengmen.

Thinking of this, he pushed Lin Wanning and said: "I just cast a divination; the main culprit is named Wang Shuwen, and the meeting place is a warehouse outside Deshengmen. You work backward and see if you can find the pattern."

"Don't bother me," Lin Wanning mumbled vaguely, "I just got a lead..."

"You're almost asleep, what lead do you have?" He Yuzhu pushed her again, "Try what I just said."

Lin Wanning rubbed her eyes and quickly listed a string of numbers: "Try inputting these."

He Yuzhu immediately typed the numbers into the computer.

A moment later, the screen flickered and a set of clear numbers popped up.

Lin Wanning widened her eyes and looked at He Yuzhu in disbelief: "You... are you human or a ghost? You can even divine the names of people and locations."

He Yuzhu deliberately stuck out his tongue to make a ghost face to scare her: "I am an evil ghost from the underworld, here to claim your life!"

Lin Wanning was not only unafraid, but she also leaned close to him, quickly kissed his cheek, and then excitedly slapped the table.

"Bang!"

Tian Dan woke up with a start, instinctively jumping up to draw her gun, but was pressed down by He Yuzhu.

"It's me!"

Tian Dan panted as she holstered her gun, annoyed: "He Yuzhu, what kind of madness are you having? You scared me to death!"

Lin Wanning, however, rushed over to hug Tian Dan, her voice trembling: "Dan, it's all deciphered! The meeting time is August 21st at 8:00 PM, and the location is the Fengyicang Warehouse at Deshengmen!"

"Tonight?" Tian Dan became completely awake in an instant, sharp light bursting from her eyes, "That's great! That's great!"

He Yuzhu reminded her in a low voice: "Dan, this operation must be top secret; you must not use Zhou Hao's people."

Tian Dan nodded heavily and said sternly: "He is currently desperate for merit. If he finds out that we were the first to decipher the code, he will definitely cause trouble. My position as Section Chief is a small matter, but the mission failing and causing casualties is a big one. Even if I leave, I would recommend Zhao Xu to replace me, not him!"