Chapter 349: Tracking
The problem of cluster detonation of tear gas was solved, and Chen Shen also began to arrange an approach reconnaissance of the predetermined location.
According to Rufti's previous explanation, the next IS-K training will be organized in Losone, a small town north of La Bota, but they will use a special review mechanism, and only those who have passed the pre-certification will arrive in Losoni and confirm their identities with the relevant joint personnel, and the joint personnel will provide a specific meeting place.
And they provided the meeting place an hour before the training officially began.
At the same time, the person in charge of the joint is only responsible for the connection and identity verification, and he most likely does not belong to the core layer of IS-K, nor does he know the specific plans of IS-K, even if he is caught, it is impossible to reach the main members of IS-K.
On the contrary, if he did not respond in time, then the entire assembly would have been canceled and the people would have been evacuated quickly to avoid possible risks.
It can be said that this mechanism has pulled security to the extreme.
Even if the Dongfeng Corps has completely broken through Rufti's mental defense line and obtained the most specific and detailed information, it will not be able to help them to a large extent.
It is precisely because of this situation that Chen Shen does not have 100% confidence in the specific actions of this rally.
He can only execute according to the predetermined plan, take one step at a time, and try to use some other means if he can catch the best, but if he can't.
Loshoni is a small town with a total population of only about 1,000 people, all of which are located along the Ring Road.
Now, the total number of police officers in La Botha is close to 300.
They are still investigating the so-called "La Bota riots", but in fact the progress is slow, and most of the police officers do not pay attention to it, and they are paddling every day.
The reason is simple, because of the bigger things in Kendari, and the intensifying conflict between the president and the military, the attention to the Rabota riot has dropped considerably, and it is no wonder that they can get serious about their work in the absence of restraint.
Maybe in a few days, Gunawan will transfer these people back to Kendari.
In that case, it would be better to transfer them to Losoni and do something that can really produce results, which will be good for everyone.
It's a big deal, Chen Shen will pay some money, and then find Xiaoyu for reimbursement.
1,000 US dollars a person, Chen Shen didn't believe that they wouldn't do it.
300,000 US dollars is a lot of money for the Indonesian police, but for Xiaoyu and them, let alone knocking out part of the IS-K force, even if it is just to get their information, it is absolutely cost-effective
Thinking of this, Chen Shen also relaxed.
Since there is a guarantee plan, let's let go and do it.
Early the next morning, all 12 members of the Dongfeng Corps were assembled, the equipment was prepared, and the medical vehicles needed by Pingchuan were also ready to go.
This is a very prudent consideration - the Dongfeng Corps may collide head-on with the MPRI, and in the event of a high probability of conflict, it must be prepared to be injured and attritional.
However, considering that Pingchuan's medical vehicle was too conspicuous, Chen Shen did not let him move with the large army, but arranged for him to wait in Kruno, another town two kilometers away from Losoni, ready to meet him at any time.
Once there is a trend of conflict, Pingchuan can rush to the scene of the incident within three minutes, and according to Chen Shen's estimate, even if the intensity of the impending conflict is high, they can basically delay for three minutes before opening fire.
By that time, Hirakawa should have been able to complete his preparations and participate in the battle.
Everything was ready, and at 7 o'clock in the morning, the 1st group of the Dongfeng Corps set off first, in civilian clothes without heavy equipment, and went to Losoni to organize a preliminary reconnaissance.
There are five big men sitting on the inconspicuous Toyota sedan, the trunk is stuffed with guns and ammunition, and there are weapons that can kill people everywhere in the car, but the outfits of the four people are indeed as ordinary as all the ordinary people in this land.
"When we get to Losoni, we're going to go our separate ways."
"According to the plan, Bao Qi went to find a possible meeting place, Shi Dakai stared at the junction point, and Li Bang, Lin He and I followed the junction person."
"Be careful not to attract attention, be casual, don't wait until you perceive the danger of being discovered before leaving, pay attention to the surrounding environment, and when you find obvious changes in the environment, adjust your strategy with the changes in the environment."
"Be cautious with your radios, especially don't touch your headphones, you know?"
"Understood!"
"Understood!"
Everyone answered in turn, and by this time, the car had already driven into the city of Losson.
According to the predetermined strategy, Bao Qi first surveyed several key potential targets in the city, including mosques, schools, and large residential buildings, and he had to look at them to determine whether they had the conditions to organize a rally or whether they had prepared for it.
The other four walked to the junction-—— an abandoned public volleyball court in the northeast corner of Lossoni that was so sparsely populated that no one would theoretically be able to move around the area.
As long as Chen Shen and his party of four appeared there, it was already an obvious alarm signal.
But fortunately, the other party's arrangement is not flawless at all.
The biggest problem is that there is no one on the volleyball court, but there is no one on the way to the volleyball court.
There is only one road that must be passed, and there is an attraction right next to the road, the Rambono Mata Water Cave.
This place is a place where the locals often go to cool off, Chen Shen arrived in advance with three people, and like all the other "tourists", he took off his clothes and soaked in the water, waiting quietly.
They even put beer and picnic food on the shore, and at a glance they have completely blended into the crowd resting here.
It was just 9 o'clock, and although it was still early, the water temperature was already rising.
The four of them chatted and observed the people passing by, and after more than two hours, they finally locked on the first suspicious target.
It was a hurried local, a little nervous in both movement and demeanor, and after passing the river, he hurried back less than ten minutes later.
"There's something wrong with this person."
Chen Shen immediately made a judgment, and then continued:
"Lin He, follow him and report the situation at any time."
"Pay attention to the principle of tracking, don't expose it."
"Understood."
Lin He immediately got up and got dressed, and then quickly walked through the woods, and went around from the forest to the front of the target, waiting for the target to come from a distance.
"I bitten it, and the target is moving north, the purpose is unknown, and I can't be sure if it's an IS-K member for the time being, so I'll continue to observe."
"Understood, keep watching."
"Report the location, I'll be in five minutes."
Chen Shen stood up, pretended to be tired and stretched, then dried himself and put on his clothes.
Tracking and stalking is a complex, systematic task that cannot be done by one person, as most people think.
Camouflage, anti-tracking, messaging, articulation and relaying
Each technique and step alone is enough to write a book, and if you are not careful in the process of execution, you will expose your tracking attempts and cause the entire task to collapse.
To use a vivid example, a tracking is like carving a piece of precious porcelain that cannot be restored with a carving knife, and if there is a mistake, the whole piece of porcelain will be scrapped.
The difficulty is very high, and the difficulty is very great, so Chen Shen also abandoned the traditional training method, and directly followed the consistent way of thinking, and played a short, flat and fast special strategy.
According to the plan, after Lin He completes the first stage of "identity confirmation", Chen Shen will follow up to fill in the position, and after taking Lin He's position, he will have time to re-disguise and use the variability of disguise to reduce the risk of exposure.
In this way, the role of the originally complex judgment based on experience will be weakened, and the difficulty of the entire tracking task will be reduced.
Following Lin He's guidance, Chen Shen quickly walked in the direction of the Ring Road-—— which was the only "street" in the entire Losoni, and in fact, there was no place to go at all except here.
A few minutes later, Chen Shen saw Lin He, who was squatting on the side of the street eating scones.
Lin He didn't squint, and looked intently at the two locals who were arguing in the distance, as if he was in high spirits, but if he looked closely, he could find that his eyes would glance to the left from time to time to confirm the location of the target.
Chen Shen walked in front of him, he coughed lightly, signaling Chen Shen to prepare to take off, but Chen Shen did not respond verbally after receiving his instructions, but only raised his left hand and made a "hair grabbing" motion.
This is a necessary code word for transmitting information in the tracking process, Lin He received the response, immediately got up and left the target area, and sent a signal to the Li Gang who was already ready in a no-man's corner, and the Li Gang took over the next tracking and backup work.
If this routine continues, the three of them will be able to complete the smooth rotation of personnel and ensure that there will be no complete detachment.
At the same time, Chen Shen had already bitten the target.
The subject found a street-side scone stand and made it, looking around warily.
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This does not say anything about his professionalism, but rather exposes his amateurism.
Because "acting natural" is the first thing that all intelligence workers need to learn, and preventing themselves from having the illusion that "everyone knows what I'm doing" is a test that must be passed.
Obviously, there is no such professionalism in the immediate goal.
Not only did he not notice Chen Shen, who was standing across the street to buy cigarettes and counting the money "intently", but also completely exposed his suspicious intentions because of his movements and expressions.
By now, Chen Shen can basically determine that this person is related to IS-K.
He is most likely a peripheral member like Rufti, who may have received IS-K "education" through some channel before, but it is the first time he has participated in group activities, which is why he is so nervous and even excited.
Chen Shen relaxed and opened the cigarette he had just bought, lit it in his hand and took two puffs, then pretended to be puzzled and glanced at the cigarette butt in his hand, and turned to the owner who sold cigarettes.
——
Of course, he is not there to quarrel with the boss, and he does not do anything eye-catching, which is the bottom line that the stalker must abide by.
Many beginners who are just starting out will try to create a "believable" identity for themselves with all kinds of strange behaviors, but in reality, the result of doing so is counterproductive.
Disappearing into the crowd as much as possible is the only right choice.
Chen Shen's actions were just to create an opportunity for himself to "stay for a long time" as much as possible, he took out money from his pocket and handed it to the boss, and chose a different pack of cigarettes again.
At this point, the target finally waited for his scones and stood on the side of the road to eat them like everyone else.
He was still vigilantly roaming around, and Chen Shen walked straight in his direction, his eyes looking at his waist.
It's also a small trick, as long as the stalker doesn't look at the person being stalked, it's basically impossible to remember.
Chen Shen passed by him, then continued on, walked around the corner, and sat down in front of the only coffee shop in Lothon.
He asked himself for a cup of coffee and asked the boss about the location of the bathroom.
Subsequently, before the coffee was served, he walked into the bathroom and completed the handover with the Li Bang, who had already arrived.
The latter hurried to the scone stall, asked for a scone in front of the target, and after eating it in a hurry, he returned the same way.
At this time, Chen Shen had already sat at the table at the door of the coffee shop, drinking coffee while leisurely looking at the pedestrians coming and going.
Most of the inhabitants of Losoni are parasitic on the pillar industry of "transport", which of course does not mean that they make a living in transport.
In many cases, there are only two ways for the poor to make a living:
Wash passing trucks and provide a variety of services for truck drivers.
Occasionally, scantily clad women who "should never be here" walked by on the street, and whenever they walked by, everyone's eyes would be attracted, and Chen Shen would use this time window to quickly make an observation of the target.
Soon, the target also finished eating the scones.
But he didn't leave immediately, but stood there in confusion.
It was clear that there was still some time before the rally began, and he could not go to the rally site until a certain time came.
It seems that the whole process of today's tracking task is destined to be stretched for a long time
This thought flashed through Chen Shen's mind, and at this moment, the target suddenly moved.
Chen Shen didn't pay attention to him, but put his hands together and gently rubbed his face.
Lin He, who had already completed his costume change, immediately received his order, took his place, and continued to keep up with the man in front of him.
Chen Shen slowly finished drinking the coffee in the cup, and Li Bang rotated to the No. 2 position, alternately following Lin He.
They had moved to the northernmost village of Nambo on the far north side of Losoni, and both Li Bang and Lin He had lost room to maneuver and could only continue to move forward, past the tracking target.
Chen Shen, who had followed up, made up for their position and turned to the small supermarket on the east side of the ring road.
He walked into the supermarket and observed the target standing in front of the mosque through the gaps between the supermarket shelves.
The target stayed here for two minutes, but instead of entering the mosque, he turned around and left south.
Chen Shen breathed a long sigh of relief and said into the radio:
"I'm basically sure of the location."
"Near the Mosque of the Bright Faith in the village of Nambo."
"It's a bit troublesome, this time it doesn't seem to be a 'technical guide', otherwise it shouldn't be arranged in a mosque."
"No. 3, continue to observe and see if there are any other breakthroughs!"
(End of chapter)