Chapter 20 New Investigation
"Captain, I'm going to check right now to see if they've called rickshaws again at the Wanhui Shopping Center."
Shen Hanwen immediately responded that he had only investigated the rickshaw drivers working near Jinsan Lane. After finding the person, he brought him directly back to the Military Intelligence Department and had no time for follow-up investigation.
"You don't have to go, Zhong Hui. Take your men to continue checking the rickshaws. Han Wen has other tasks."
Chu Lingyun shook his head. He had other uses for Shen Hanwen, so he didn't let him continue the investigation. After instructing Zhong Hui, he said to Wang Yuemin:
"Stationmaster, if they haven't left the city, I have a new line of inquiry. I need to verify it now and report back to you when I return."
"Go ahead, go early and come back early."
Wang Yuemin did not refuse, even though the mission went wrong and their actions were discovered by the enemy, causing all the Japanese spies to go offline.
But Wang Yuemin understood that this did not mean that Chu Lingyun did a bad job. Chu Lingyun's performance in the past few days had made him very satisfied. It was just that the Japanese spies were more cunning than they had imagined.
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"Captain, where are we going?"
Shen Hanwen was driving and turned back to ask Chu Lingyun why the captain was in a hurry to come out before Yang Jian's interrogation was over, and he only brought him with him. He understood that there must be a more important task.
"Go to all the places that sell high-end cosmetics." Chu Lingyun closed his eyes and said lightly.
"Ah, cosmetics?"
Shen Hanwen was stunned. He was a typical bachelor. If you asked him where a bar or a man's paradise was, he would definitely answer without hesitation. But he had never bought cosmetics and had no idea where to buy them.
"I don't know where to buy high-end cosmetics."
Shen Hanwen said hurriedly. Chu Lingyun opened his eyes and scolded him, "Why do you ask if you don't know? What's the point of having a mouth?"
Chu Lingyun didn't know where to buy high-end cosmetics. His predecessor was also a straight man. After graduating from the military academy, he had been in the army. When he came to the Military Intelligence Department, he only obeyed Wang Yuemin's orders and never went out.
In this city, my predecessor knew fewer places than Shen Hanwen.
"yes."
Shen Hanwen didn't dare to refute Chu Lingyun. He drove to a business and asked several people. Finally, he found out where high-end cosmetics were sold.
In Hankou, there are three main places where you can buy high-end cosmetics.
Japanese Concession, French Concession and Wanhui Shopping Center.
Chu Lingyun first chose the Japanese Concession. After all, those two people were Watanabe Ichiro’s emergency contacts, and it was very likely that they were Japanese.
There were three foreign companies selling cosmetics in the Japanese Concession. Chu Lingyun went from one to another and smelled the cosmetics.
Shen Hanwen kept his head down the whole time. He didn't understand why the captain was interested in these women's things. Besides, he had never heard that the captain had a girlfriend.
"Let's go to the French Concession."
After visiting the three foreign banks, Chu Lingyun directly told Shen Hanwen that what he was looking for was not there.
There were four scents that he remembered, but none of them were the same here. There was almost no possibility that the female Japanese spy came here to buy cosmetics.
Women actually have a habit of using cosmetics. If they like something, they will use it frequently and generally will not change it unless there is a better one.
However, there were not many types of high-end cosmetics in this era, and very few were replaceable.
There were four foreign companies selling cosmetics in the French Concession, and here, Chu Lingyun finally found a familiar taste.
The shampoo used by the female Japanese spy at home was a hair care product called Bacon Shampoo Balm, which was sold by two foreign companies in the French Concession.
In addition to shampoo, Chu Lingyun also found the scent of perfume. It was a high-end perfume from France, and a small bottle cost 65 yuan, which was more than Chu Lingyun's current monthly salary.
There was only one foreign company that sold perfume, and they didn't have much stock.
Of the four flavors he remembered, Chu Lingyun only found two in the French Concession, and the rest did not match. He still had one last place left, the Wanhui Shopping Mall, which he had not been to.
"Captain, what are you looking at these cosmetics for?"
On the way to Wanhui Shopping Mall, Shen Hanwen finally couldn't help asking. He was really curious. What Chu Lingyun did was completely inconsistent with his usual style.
"Investigate the case."
"Investigating a case?"
Shen Hanwen widened his eyes. He had never heard of investigating a case by looking at cosmetics.
"Don't ask so many questions, just drive calmly."
Chu Lingyun did not explain the reason to Shen Hanwen. There was no need to do so. It would take a long time to explain. He could just report it to Wang Yuemin later.
Shen Hanwen didn't dare to ask any more questions and drove all the way to Wanhui Shopping Mall.
Here, all four flavors of cosmetics that Chu Lingyun found in the Japanese spy's house are available.
All the shampoos and perfumes sold in the French Concession are sold here, and the price of perfume here is cheaper, only 60 yuan.
The other two flavors are Sunsilk Vanishing Cream and Twin Sisters Floral Water, which are also imported products. Twin Sisters Floral Water is produced in Hong Kong. At that time, Hong Kong was still under the control of Britain.
It is very likely that the cosmetics used daily by the female Japanese spy were purchased here.
"Let's go back to the station."
After the confirmation, Chu Lingyun gained a lot of confidence in tracking down the two escaped Japanese spies. The breakthrough lies in this female Japanese spy.
He turned around and kept an eye on the sales points in Wanhui Shopping Mall. As long as she came to buy cosmetics, she would be discovered by them, and their new hiding place would be found.
Shen Hanwen pulled Chu Lingyun back to the office. After returning, several members of Team 3 immediately grabbed him and asked him what he had been doing outside. Even without Chu Lingyun's order to gag him, he said nothing.
How should I put it? I followed the captain to look at a bunch of women's cosmetics?
Regardless of whether the captain would be angry or not, others had to believe that the two of them ran out and spent a long time looking at cosmetics.
"Captain, you're back."
Only Loach came forward to greet Chu Lingyun, smiling and helping Chu Lingyun brush off the dust on his body, and did not forget to report: "Captain, the interrogation team just called. After Yang Jian found out that he had become an accomplice of the Japanese spy, he kept crying and later clamored to see you."
"See me, what does he want to see me for?"
Chu Lingyun frowned. Yang Jian did nothing wrong, but he inadvertently acted as a substitute for the Japanese, which was a serious crime.
In this era, it can be said to be a capital crime.
"I don't know either. If you don't want to see him, I'll call the interrogation team right now."
"No, go over and take a look."
Chu Lingyun had no sympathy for Yang Jian. It was true that he was unaware of the situation, but he enjoyed the benefits given to him by the Japanese spy. He received a high salary, lived in a mansion, and had people serving him.
Since you have enjoyed it, you must pay the price for your actions.
You can wait a while before going to Wang Yuemin's place. There is still time to meet Yang Jian now.
In the interrogation room, Yang Jian was still hanging, his body covered with bloody whip marks. According to the interrogation team, Yang Jian kept crying out for injustice at first. Only after the interrogators told him the seriousness of the matter did he burst into tears and regret.
"Yang Jian, this is Captain Chu. If you have any last words, you can tell Captain Chu."
The interrogation team pointed at Chu Lingyun and said to Yang Jian.
A lackey of the Japanese spies like him would not be tried at all and would be executed directly. The execution would not be delayed for too long. If it was delayed for too long, we would have to feed them.
