Chapter 154: Checkpoints and Arrests
"Don't arrest him yet, keep an eye on him and see what he does next."
After a while, Chu Lingyun shook his head. He couldn't let Zhang Bai hide because there were too many uncertainties. But before Zhang Bai hid, there was one thing he had to do, which was to notify his subordinates of the news of his hiding.
Otherwise, if the intelligence officer suddenly cannot contact him, he will think something has happened and evacuate.
Wait until he has notified all the intelligence agents and is ready to hide before arresting him. Even if he doesn't speak for the time being, Chu Lingyun will have more time to find his subordinates.
"Yes, keep an eye on him first."
Loach obeyed the order. He was just an executor. The real decision maker was Chu Lingyun. He was very clear about this.
When Zhang Bai got off work today, he went to find the shopkeeper and told him about his situation. He said he wanted to take fifteen days off and go back with his wife to see his mother-in-law and take care of her for a while.
As expected, the shopkeeper did not suspect anything and readily approved the leave. He also asked him if he had enough money and whether he needed a shilling.
Zhang Bai did not pay the money, but just said that he would be back as soon as possible and then left.
But after he returned home, he changed his tone to his wife. He said that the weather was hot and the bathhouse business was not good recently, so he thought of taking a leave to take his wife back to her parents' home, and they could leave tomorrow.
His wife was very happy and went to pack up happily.
The next morning, Zhang Bai went out alone, saying that he was going to buy some things to bring to his wife's family.
After buying the things, Zhang Bai turned and went into a newspaper office. He came out fifteen minutes later. Chu Lingyun personally led people to follow him. After he left, he immediately went into the newspaper office to inquire about the situation.
Zhang Bailai published a missing person notice in the newspaper office, which will be sent out tomorrow and for three consecutive days. The content is: Fourth Uncle Li Hai, I am your nephew Li Da. I have arrived in Nanjing, but I can’t find your new home. Please come to the Changyuan Hotel to find me after seeing the notice in the newspaper. I will wait for you there for half a month.
The last time Zhang Bai made an appointment with Taro Kawamoto, he posted the news in the newspaper. This time, when notifying his subordinates, he still used the method of publishing in the newspaper.
There are many such missing person notices in this era, and people who don’t know would never think that this is a code.
"Check the circulation of this newspaper and find out who they sell their newspapers to."
Chu Lingyun instructed the loach beside him. The loach was stunned and said hurriedly: "It's not difficult to check the circulation, but so many people buy newspapers. I'm short of manpower. I'm afraid I can't check everyone who buys the newspaper."
No matter what kind of newspaper it is, its circulation will not be too low, unless it is an internal newspaper or a tabloid.
Loach has only a few dozen people under him, and they are all busy now. It is really difficult to find all the people who bought newspapers.
"Then let's check Zhang Bai's regular customers and see who bought the newspaper."
Chu Lingyun thought about it and realized that what Niu Qiu said was indeed right. It was absolutely impossible to find out who bought every newspaper, so he changed his approach.
"Yes, Team Leader."
He only needed to check those old customers of Zhang Bai who bought newspapers. The workload was instantly reduced a lot. Moreover, he had already checked all of Zhang Bai's old customers and knew the list.
It is indeed much simpler to check these people, but the workload is still huge and needs to be verified step by step.
It was impossible for his subordinates to keep an eye on all the old customers, so they could only verify whether these old customers had bought newspapers bit by bit through other means.
However, the truth was revealed after all. Chu Lingyun believed that he would soon be able to find out who Zhang Bai's subordinates were.
After Zhang Bai returned, he took his wife and children out. They first went to the carriage shop to take a carriage to AH, and then reversed the car there.
The departure went smoothly and Zhang Bai breathed a sigh of relief.
The crocodile's disappearance did make him a little nervous, as the crocodile was aware of his presence.
But he knew Crocodile very well. Crocodile was a man extremely loyal to the empire. Even if the worst happened and Crocodile was caught by Chinese intelligence agencies, he would not reveal his secrets.
Now it seems that the crocodile is indeed loyal. At least he is safe and no one knows of his existence.
After the carriage left Nanjing City safely, Zhang Bai was no longer worried.
Chu Lingyun was waiting for him at the checkpoint ahead with more than 20 people.
"Sir, you smoke."
The police captain at the checkpoint handed Chu Lingyun a cigarette with a flattering smile. Chu Lingyun took charge of everything at their checkpoint as soon as he arrived. He wanted to step forward to argue, but when he heard that they were from the Operations Section of the Military Intelligence Department, he was so scared that he trembled all over.
The Military Intelligence Department was established not long ago, but it has a notorious reputation among the outside world.
In addition to arresting Japanese spies, they also arrested a number of corrupt soldiers and police officers. How could he, a small checkpoint captain, dare to offend the big shot of the Military Intelligence Department?
"Team leader, here we come."
The person who had been responsible for tracking and monitoring Zhang Bai quickly came to report that the carriage Zhang Bai was riding in was about to arrive at the checkpoint.
"Remember what I just said, make them all get off the bus for inspection, and don't ask the rest."
Chu Lingyun instructed the police captain that it would be easier to arrest Zhang Bai after he got out of the car. Zhang Bai's signal had already been sent out, and Chu Lingyun deliberately waited until he left the city before arresting him, so that the news of his arrest would not leak out.
A carriage full of people soon arrived at the checkpoint.
This is a fixed checkpoint. The driver knows the police here and they are respectful. When he arrived, the driver had no worries and got off the car to hand cigarettes to the police.
"Have everyone get out of the car and check."
The police captain said with a serious face. The driver was slightly startled and hurriedly smiled: "Officer Liu, there is no need. We are old friends..."
"Who is your old friend? Come on."
The police captain shouted at him. The people from the Military Intelligence Department were right next to him. How could he dare to try to get close to the driver? If he was caught by the people from the Military Intelligence Department, he would be in big trouble.
"Yes, yes, Officer Liu."
The driver was startled and looked at Chu Lingyun and others behind Officer Liu. In order to paralyze Zhang Bai, Chu Lingyun specifically ordered his men to change into police uniforms.
However, there were indeed more police officers today, so the coachman did not dare to be careless and went to the back to ask everyone in the carriage to get off.
Zhang Bai was sitting at the outside of the car and did not panic when he encountered a checkpoint. There were many such checkpoints in China, and he was very familiar with them.
Although he doesn't go out much, he is very familiar with the situation in China.
He is a pedicure master and often chats with customers while doing pedicure. He would intentionally or unintentionally guide customers to tell him some basic information about China. Although he did not go out to gather intelligence, he obtained a lot of useful information from the mouths of these ordinary people.
He knows the Chinese people's habits, thoughts, and situation like the back of his hand.
These are not precious intelligence, but they are very practical, allowing the Japanese headquarters to better analyze China and thus customize a better invasion plan.
Xiaoyu has corrected some of the previous incorrect names. It’s just a change of names, and there is no change in the plot. I would like to tell old friends that if you see changes in the previous chapters, don’t worry.
