The night was ink-black, and all was silent.
The occasional moonbeam pierced the clouds, casting mottled shadows that added an air of mystery to the still evening.
Behind this calm, a carefully orchestrated ambush plan was quietly unfolding.
After his confession, Junior Officer You ZhanYu, the head of the security team, sent out a pickup message to the White Eagle contact channel as instructed.
The message indicated he had left the Academy of Sciences, but his identity had been exposed, so he urgently needed to transfer the hard drive and requested Alex Austin to help him leave Da Xia.
This message had been analyzed by several staff members to ensure it would lure the enemy spy into the trap without arousing suspicion.
The mentioned rendezvous point was at Ningta Bridge downstream of the Jingshui River.
The location had been meticulously chosen.
Ningta Bridge was not a main thoroughfare, so there were few vehicles and pedestrians in the early hours of the morning.
