Chapter 148: Cross-regional arrests
Chu Lingyun was not surprised by Kawamoto Xiangtai's answer. After all, he had just arrived in Nanjing not long ago. If he knew all the intelligence personnel in Nanjing, then Japan's intelligence agencies would be too incompetent.
"Tell me all the intelligence agents you know, including the operatives."
Kawamoto Xiangtai looked at Chu Lingyun and slowly shook her head: "I can't tell you this now. I have to make sure Jiro is safe before I tell you everything."
At this point, Kawamoto Xiangtai still wanted to hide it.
"If you don't tell me, you haven't done what I asked. I can break my oath at any time."
Chu Lingyun said coldly that Kawamoto Xiangtai's weakness was in his hand, and with this weakness, he could threaten him very well.
Kawamoto Xiangtai showed a painful expression again, and after a while he said, "We prohibit horizontal communication. I don't know many people, only three so far..."
Kawamoto Xiangtai finally told everything. After recording his confession, Chu Lingyun left the cell and kept the guards on him as before. Chu Lingyun would not relax his vigilance against him until his words were verified to be true.
Kawamoto Muta is a major-level agent. Two of the three names on his list are majors, both of whom are currently in Shanghai, and one is a captain, who is lurking in Tianjin.
The one from Tianjin is the same as Chishima Keiko, and is also a disciple of Kawamoto Xiangtai. He also helped find a substitute so that his disciple could hide nearby.
You definitely cannot look for a replacement yourself, otherwise as a neighbor, it would be as meaningless as not looking for him.
The method of using a substitute was created by Kawamoto Xiangtai in order to better protect his disciples.
Kawamoto Xiangtai is their master. He only helps them find substitutes and does not operate in Wuhan and Tianjin. No wonder Chishima Keiko trusts him so much.
"Chief, there is a new situation and I need to report it to you."
After returning to the office, Chu Lingyun called Henian's home, but Henian had already gone home after get off work and was not in the office.
If possible, he would like to capture the three people that Kawamoto Xiangtai had instructed him to do personally. After all, they were three Japanese spies, two of whom were majors, and their contribution was too great.
Even if he does not need such credit now, he still has to consider his subordinates and let them make more contributions, so that their enthusiasm will be higher.
But he did not have the authority to arrest people across regions, so he could only ask for permission to send New Year greetings.
"I'm home, come over now."
Henian immediately said that Chu Lingyun called him at this time to ask for a work report, which must not be a trivial matter.
After hanging up the phone, Henian sat on the sofa feeling a little nervous.
After Chu Lingyun was transferred here, his life changed dramatically. He was now in high spirits. Not only had he found the traitor, but he had also captured two of the traitor's Japanese subordinates, and had also captured Jiang Binghui. Now he was even targeting Jiang Binghui's superior.
He knew about Zhang Bai's affairs, but Ma Jingyuan had just been found out and Chu Lingyun had not had time to report to him.
A series of achievements made the director praise him several times in a row. His position as section chief was considered stable, but everyone wants more. After being stable, he wanted to do better.
Chu Lingyun came to report work at this time. Could there be some bad news?
He wanted to ask on the phone, but then he thought that Chu Lingyun would be here to report soon, so it would be the same if he waited until he arrived.
The result of not asking is that he is now full of wild thoughts.
Zhang Bai discovered the surveillance and ran away?
It's not impossible. Chu Lingyun is an old agent who has been lurking for ten years. After all, his subordinates are all newcomers. Now he feels a little regretful. If he had known earlier, he would have given Chu Lingyun more experienced old people.
But at that time, he wanted to give Chu Lingyun free rein and let him make the decisions on everything. He never thought that Chu Lingyun would achieve such good results as soon as he came.
But even if Zhang Bai ran away, it didn't matter. Who hasn't made mistakes? Considering Chu Lingyun's achievements, such a mistake would not have any impact on him. Instead, it would allow him to grow.
Amidst all the anxiety, Chu Lingyun finally arrived.
"Come with me to the study."
Henian had been waiting. After the servant brought Chu Lingyun in, he immediately took Chu Lingyun for a private talk.
In the study, Chu Lingyun told Henian everything that Kawamoto Xiangtai had told him. Henian was stunned at first, then surprised, and finally ecstatic.
It's not a bad thing, it's good news. Chu Lingyun didn't make it clear on the phone that it was a good thing, which made him worry for so long in vain.
"You're right. Three Japanese spies, and their ranks are so high. It would be a shame to give them all to others."
Henian nodded continuously. Chu Lingyun found out about Ma Jingyuan today. He didn't expect that Ma Jingyuan was so important, which made Kawamoto Xiangtai speak.
There were three Japanese spies, two of whom were majors. Since the establishment of the Operations Department, only two majors have been captured, and all of them were captured after Chu Lingyun arrived.
"Chief, can we capture these three men secretly?"
Chu Lingyun asked carefully, if you want to arrest someone across regions, you must get Henian's consent.
"Let me think about it first."
Henian immediately shook his head. He had the authority to arrest people across regions, but it had to be his case. Although the person was handed over by Kawamoto Xiangtai, it was not directly his case.
Such matters cannot be reported to the director.
The director considers the problem from a different perspective from him. With these three Japanese spies, the director will only think about maximizing benefits. He will keep an eye on them first to make it easier to catch more Japanese spies. At that time, he will definitely transfer the case to Shanghai Station and Tianjin Station.
"If that doesn't work, we can just hand the person over and let Shanghai and Tianjin stations arrest him."
Seeing that Henian was in trouble, Chu Lingyun gave up the case on his own initiative. The most important thing in his mind was to catch these Japanese spies. Even if they were not the ones who caught them, he could not let these Japanese spies continue to cause damage.
The harm caused by spies is invisible and intangible, but it is extremely serious and is definitely no less than that caused by a frontal battlefield.
Sometimes it can even cause greater losses than on the front battlefield.
"No, we can't let them get away with it like this."
He Nian shook his head again. Like Chu Lingyun, he wanted to keep the credit for himself, and he never thought of giving the other two stations a free ride.
He will definitely not do anything that does not bring him any benefits.
Chu Lingyun didn't say anything else and waited quietly.
"You just said that Kawamoto Xiangtai's mission is to assassinate Yan Kuian. Can you ask him to contact those two majors and ask for their help?"
After a while, He Nian asked that the two people had no direct relationship with them, but once Kawamoto Xiang Tai contacted them, they were connected to them.
"Chief, I'm afraid that's not possible. Kawamoto has been missing for a long time. Both Shanghai and Nanjing are investigating. The news of his arrest can't be hidden for long."
Shanghai has sent a telegram to Zhang Bai, and Zhang Bai has already gone to verify it.
According to Loach's surveillance, Zhang Bai went to the newspaper office and posted a missing person notice. He was looking for his wife's uncle. Loach verified that his wife did have this relative, but he had been unable to contact him.
