Chapter 201 Very Satisfied
"I'll give it to you."
Seeing Chu Lingyun was about to leave, Hou Shangui shouted hurriedly that money was important, but nothing compared to life. Chu Lingyun had asked for too much just now, and he instinctively wanted to bargain.
"I'll give you three days. If you can't raise the money, you'll be executed."
Chu Lingyun didn't stop and left the cell directly after he finished speaking. As for whether Hou Shangui's family could send the money within three days, Chu Lingyun didn't care at all.
As long as he doesn't want to die, he must take out the money.
Henian agreed to release the person, but no one would release someone for no reason. Even if Director Wang came in person, Hou Shangui would have to pay the money before he could leave. This was the way it was in this era.
When Chu Lingyun got home from get off work, he saw two people chatting at his doorstep before he even got home.
"Why are you here?"
Chu Lingyun was very surprised to see the two of them. Both of them had a box beside them, but the one Wang Sheng brought was very small, while the one Niu Qiu brought was very big.
"I came to see you for something, and I happened to run into Third Brother."
Wang Sheng hurriedly said that the two people at the door were him and Loach. They already knew each other. Loach could be said to be the guide who helped Wang Sheng become Chu Lingyun's disciple.
Wang Sheng has always been grateful to Loach.
"Come in." Chu Lingyun glanced at the boxes in their hands and said.
"Team Leader, I have something else to do. Please talk to Wang Sheng first. I'll come back later."
Wang Sheng was about to follow him in, but Niu Qiu suddenly said something, and then he really walked out, but he stopped at the corner, where several of his men were.
"team leader."
His subordinate was smoking. When he saw Loach, he hurriedly handed him a cigarette. Loach took one, took a deep puff, and had a smile on his lips.
He could tell at a glance what Wang Shenglai was doing.
The box in his hand must have been filled with money, most likely gold bars. Wang Sheng was a man of conscience, having come to thank his team leader after his promotion.
Moreover, Wang Sheng knows how to be grateful. When they met just now, he said that he would come to see Commander Chu first and then go to see him, which made his intention clear.
Although he and Wang Sheng have a good relationship, they cannot give money to each other together, otherwise it will be awkward for the three of them.
"I just took office today. How do you feel?"
After asking Wang Sheng to sit down, Chu Lingyun went to make tea and asked casually.
"Commander Chu, I never thought I could become the director. Thank you so much. Without you, I, Wang Sheng, would not be where I am today."
Wang Sheng hurriedly stood up and spoke with a slight sob.
Chief Chu had already helped him get promoted, and he was already extremely satisfied to be the police chief. After he was wronged this time, Chief Chu came to support him immediately, and the strength was so great that he had never expected it.
"Now that you're the director, do your job well. Don't neglect the work of the police department, and do your best with the military intelligence department. You have a heavy burden on your shoulders."
Chu Lingyun brewed tea and handed a cup to Wang Sheng.
"Don't worry, I won't delay anything. The photo is currently being compared. The Fifth Branch is the fastest on the trail and will be finished by tomorrow. There are still two branches left to compare. Once we're done, I'll send you all the matching information."
Wang Sheng said quickly that he had never dared to forget Chu Lingyun's mission.
"Okay, you have a natural advantage in this area, but I'll have to work hard on you."
"It's not hard, it's what I deserve."
Wang Sheng opened the box he had brought and said, "Commander Chu, I never knew being a director was so lucrative. Today alone, more than a dozen people came and gave me 28 gold bars."
Wang Sheng was very honest and told everyone how much bribes he had received.
"so much?"
Chu Lingyun didn't expect that a mere branch director could receive twenty-eight gold bars in one day?
"Yes, and it happens every month. I can't imagine it."
Wang Sheng said with emotion that he still felt dazed after receiving the gold bars today. He had only been the director for one day, but he had made so much money. How much did those branch directors and Hou Shangui make on a normal day?
"The Fifth Precinct has a dock, that's normal."
Chu Lingyun quickly figured out the ins and outs of this. In this era, who doesn't want to make money? After all, the police station is a good organization. Even a patrolman can extort money on the streets and suck blood from the people, not to mention the director.
"This money is yours. I'm just keeping it for you. I've brought all twenty-eight gold bars."
Wang Sheng opened the box and found twenty-eight gold bars neatly arranged there.
Chu Lingyun looked at him, not knowing what to say. He didn't expect Wang Sheng to be so honest and actually brought all the money.
Wang Sheng, on the other hand, was still a little nervous.
"Let's put it this way. These are mine and the section chief's. You can take the rest. No need to send any more to the police station."
Chu Lingyun took out twenty gold bars from it, put them aside, and pushed the box back to him.
Wang Sheng is the director, so it is impossible not to leave anything for him. However, he was given the position of director as a New Year's greeting, so New Year's greetings must be given.
Besides, if he didn't take the money, Wang Sheng would feel uneasy.
Chu Lingyun got a little more now, but at the same time he tied Wang Sheng completely to Henian. From now on, Wang Sheng no longer has to worry about anyone threatening his position.
As long as he doesn't make any big mistakes, no one can do anything to him.
"Thank you, thank you, Commander Chu."
Seeing that eight were left for him, Wang Sheng thanked him excitedly. He had originally not wanted to keep any and handed over all the money.
As the director, he is not only responsible for the gift from the merchant. After all, the merchant only ships goods at the dock, and his branch is not limited to the dock.
There is also a lot of oil and water in other places, but it is far less than the dock.
"This is what you deserve. Go back and do your work with all your heart. Don't worry about anything."
Chu Lingyun understood Wang Sheng's purpose and did not keep him any longer. The Loach boy was cunning and said he had something to do. He probably saw that Wang Sheng came to give him money and deliberately avoided him.
"Yes, I'll go back first. I will send you the money they send every month in time."
Wang Sheng returned happily with eight gold bars.
One or two taels of gold bars could be exchanged for about thirty dollars at this time, and it would be more if exchanged for legal currency. Eight ten-tael gold bars were not a small amount of money for him now.
Wang Sheng would not exchange for legal tender. For many Chinese people, gold and silver give people a greater sense of security than legal tender made of paper.
Sure enough, as soon as Wang Sheng left, Loach came over.
"Team leader, Wang Sheng is quite perceptive."
As soon as Loach came in, he said with a smile that he considered himself Chu Lingyun's most trusted confidant and was always open in front of Chu Lingyun.
"Is this from Wang Zhengxian and Xu Wu?" Chu Lingyun didn't respond to him and asked back.
"It's mainly Wang Zhengxian. That poor bastard Xu Wu has no money at all, and his family doesn't have much either. What we found wasn't even enough for the brothers to drink."
Loach said disdainfully that Xu Wu had just become the police chief, and even the money for him to become the police chief was paid by Fang Wanchao. How much money could he have on his own?
"But Wang Zhengxian is indeed a fat sheep. These are all copied from Wang Zhengxian's home, a total of 240 bars. I left you 100 gold bars, and the rest were exchanged for US dollars."
Loach spoke quickly, while Chu Lingyun remained silent. Wang Zhengxian alone had copied so much, so Hou Shangui's copy today must be less.
Not to mention three hundred, even if it was four hundred or five hundred, I guess Hou Shangui could have produced them, because he is the director of the General Administration.
"Okay, put it here."
Chu Lingyun nodded slightly, but he didn't ask how many loaches he had caught.
Wang Zhengxian and Xu Wu were arrested by Wang Sheng, but the case belonged to Chu Yuan. Chu Lingyun did not let Chu Yuan go to search the house. If this kid went to search the house, I'm afraid he would actually hand over all the money.
If you hand it over, it will only benefit other people for free. But it is different if you hand it over to Loach. You can get the money and no one will find any problems with it.
"Team leader, I'm going back first."
Loach put the box away and left quickly without staying.
Chu Lingyun put the gold bars away. He would send ten of Wang Sheng's twenty gold bars to Henian, not ten at a time, but ten every month in the future.
This was Wang Sheng's filial respect to him, and it was also what he deserved.
Chu Lingyun would not give away so many of the gold bars copied from Wang Zhengxian's house. Fifty would be enough for Henian. Hou Shangui would have to give at least two hundred gold bars for Henian, so he only needed to keep one hundred.
Put the gold bars away and wait for the money from Shan Gui’s life to arrive before sending it to him for New Year’s greetings.
Evening, pier.
Director Yang and Xiao Su watched their cargo ship leave and felt completely relieved.
This batch of urgently needed supplies was finally sent back. Although it was not much, it could at least help my hometown.
"Director Yang, after this batch of goods is shipped, we will have no money in our account."
Xiao Su said helplessly that this time they spent a lot of money on purchasing supplies and managing relationships. Although this batch of goods was delivered, a lot of funds were used up, and they no longer had the ability to send the next shipload of goods.
"We'll figure out the money issue later. Times are tough, so this is the only way."
Director Yang sighed. He was the person in charge and the housekeeper, so how could he not know the current situation? But he had to send these things. Compared with his life, what was the money worth?
After this batch of goods is delivered, it can save the lives of many soldiers, and that is enough.
"My business can still make some money. Recently, I'm trying to open more channels to make more money."
Xiao Su sighed. His disguised identity was a businessman, otherwise he would not have the qualifications to go to the police station to give money to Wang Sheng.
"Everyone tries to find a way. There is always a way."
Director Yang comforted them, and the two left the dock, just waiting for their hometown to send them a message after receiving the goods.
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The next afternoon, Hou Shangui's family sent three hundred gold bars.
When leaving the gate of the Military Intelligence Department, Hou Shangui was extremely lonely. He regretted it so much at this moment. If there was a pill to regret, he would never be blinded by the desire for power, and he would never target Wang Sheng.
This time, not only did he suffer a heavy loss, but he also lost his position as director of the general administration.
Director Wang agreed to arrange a position for him in the Police Department first, but no matter what he did in the department, it would not be as comfortable as being the director of the General Administration, and the power was incomparable.
However, he was extremely lucky to be able to escape unscathed from the Military Intelligence Department's prison.
If the director hadn't helped him this time, he probably wouldn't have had the chance to get out.
He would definitely have to make an announcement to the director and give away a lot of money. This time, he would have to lose almost all the money he had earned in the past few years.
After packing up the gold bars, Chu Lingyun drove directly to Henian's home after get off work.
There were so many gold bars that he had to move them in in two trips.
"Lingyun, why are there so many?"
He Nian was stunned when he saw more than two hundred gold bars. He only asked Chu Lingyun to ask Hou Shangui for two hundred bars to buy his life, but Chu Lingyun obviously sent a lot more.
"These two hundred belong to Hou Shangui, and these are the spoils of the branch director who copied me. These ten are a gift from Wang Sheng to you as a gift. You will receive more every month from now on."
Chu Lingyun smiled and said, although Wang Sheng had the least, it was not just once.
Ten sticks per month means one hundred and twenty sticks in a year, which is a lot, and it is a steady income over a long period of time, so it is safer to keep the money this way.
"Lingyun, you are very good at training your subordinates."
Henian also smiled. It seemed that Wang Sheng had the least, but the others were all one-time, and Wang Sheng had the most.
"If I can't learn these things from the Section Chief, then it's all in vain."
"You."
Henian laughed out loud and became even more satisfied with Chu Lingyun.
It's not that he doesn't like money, who doesn't like a cute little yellow girl? But he understands that work is the most important thing, and he must not delay his work for the sake of making money.
Everything he has comes from the power in his hands. Without this power, his situation is no better than Hou Shangui's.
Chu Lingyun is capable and has good judgment. It is really rare to have such a subordinate.
It is easy to get thousands of soldiers but difficult to get a good general. Chu Lingyun can not only consolidate his position, but also bring in a lot of money. He Nian felt lucky again. Fortunately, he had poached Chu Lingyun early. Otherwise, if he fell into Xu Yi's hands, he would only be jealous of the Intelligence Department.
Xu Yi has been more obedient recently. He Nian complained to the director about him, saying that Chu Lingyun was handling an urgent case, but he went to poach people, deliberately disturbing Chu Lingyun's mind. If the case was ruined, many Japanese spies would be caught.
After Chu Zuo warned Xu Yi, he finally stopped making any follow-up moves.
"That's too much. You can take a hundred of them, Hou Shangui."
He Nian said again and prepared to push a box to Chu Lingyun.
"Section Chief, I asked Hou Shangui for three hundred."
Chu Lingyun shook his head. He Nian was slightly startled, then laughed again.
This kid didn't finish his words in one go. That's right, people like Hou Shangui cannot be let off easily. A hundred more are good, and he is extremely satisfied with Chu Lingyun's distribution.
Henian invited Chu Lingyun to have dinner with him. Henian's wife and children did not sit at the table, so it was just the two of them.
"Ling Yun, Ji Tao reported to me. I'd better hand the case over to you. That guy spent so many days reading the newspaper and couldn't figure out anything. You only read it a few times and analyzed so many useful things. Not bad, very good."
While eating, Henian praised him and said that he had also read the missing person notice in the newspaper and was also confused.
With just such a small amount of content, Chu Lingyun was able to see so many problems. He was indeed as meticulous as Secretary Qi.
"That was the clue that Team Leader Wen and his team found first, so I was able to see it."
Chu Lingyun helped Henian pick up some food and replied at the same time.
"You don't have to speak for him. I will remember his contribution. If there is any gain, the credit will definitely be yours."
Henian said indifferently that although the clue from the newspaper was slim, if he continued to wait according to Chu Lingyun's arrangements, he might really get something big.
Moreover, this matter has a more important significance. His operations department will no longer have to rely on the intelligence department and can find useful clues on their own. They can still make meritorious deeds without worrying about the intelligence department deliberately blocking them in terms of intelligence and making them wait.
This is the most important point in New Year greetings.
Now Chu Yuan is checking on Wan Chao, and Wang Sheng is comparing photos to look for wild cats, which means that the Operations Department has three clues working on them simultaneously.
If one of these clues produces results, the Operations Department can suppress the Intelligence Department.
The next morning, Chu Yuan came to Chu Lingyun's office.
"Team Leader, I've found two more places where Fang Wanchao lived. This guy moves every six months, and each place he stays for no more than six months. If we hadn't found him this time, he would have moved again in no time."
Fang Wanchao is quite cautious as he moves once every six months.
But being cautious alone is useless. No matter how cunning a fox is, it will eventually be exposed when it meets a powerful hunter.
"He changed the names of both places, but the blind old lady remained the same. I also found out about his previous job as a decorator at a home company, which was completely different from his last job."
Fang Wanchao not only changed his name and residence, but also changed jobs frequently. He was definitely not an ordinary intelligence agent.
In order to facilitate spying, ordinary intelligence agents will not change their identities so frequently.
Chu Lingyun was more inclined to believe that he was a Japanese spy who was dedicated to instigating rebellion. After the rebellion was successful, he would no longer contact the person who had previously instigated the rebellion and move on to the next target.
This is somewhat similar to Hanako Abe from Wuhan.
Abe Hanako has no fixed residence and her name changes frequently. The only difference between them is that one is a man and the other is a woman.
"Have you asked everyone who has had contact with him?" Chu Lingyun asked.
"I've asked around, but haven't found anything yet. He's very careful. When he's at home, the neighbors haven't seen him interacting with anyone. At his workplace, his colleagues haven't seen him interact closely with anyone either." Chu Yuan replied in a low voice.
"Continue to investigate his background, not only about the people, but also the places he frequents."
Chu Lingyun instructed that Fang Wanchao was so cautious that he would not bring the person he wanted to incite to defect to his neighbors and colleagues, but no matter who he wanted to incite, he would always have to contact that person.
The places he often visits can be the focus of investigation.
"Yes, Team Leader. Today I placed the information in Xu Wu's dead mailbox and have arranged for someone to guard it. However, the dead mailbox is located in a remote area and there is no suitable hiding place nearby. I have placed two cameras nearby and will take photos of everyone who enters or leaves the dead mailbox."
"Okay, have someone keep a close eye on it and check if the intelligence is still there."
Chu Lingyun nodded. Xu Wu's death mailbox was purely a matter of luck. Xu Wu's capture caused such a big commotion that it was very likely that the Japanese spies had already known about the situation.
Chu Yuan’s arrangement was good, and it was not in vain to learn from him. Regardless of whether there was any gain or not, it was a good exercise for Chu Yuan.
"Team leader, I'm going out first."
After the report, Chu Yuan resigned. Fang Wanchao's case was not easy to investigate. After all, the person was dead. It was much more difficult to find useful clues after the death than when the person was alive.
However difficult it may be, we still have to investigate what needs to be investigated. Intelligence work requires patience, and we must be prepared for no gains.
In Wuhan, Wang Yuemin strode into the telecommunications group.
"Send a message to headquarters. Our station has successfully captured a traitor hired by the Japanese spies in the Hubei camp. We have eliminated the most important mole in the Japanese spies' Hubei camp."
Wang Yuemin enthusiastically ordered the telecommunications team to wait for several days before he took action against the traitor in the Hubei camp.
This mole's level is much higher than before, and he has leaked many secrets. Catching him this time not only reduces future losses, but also deprives the Japanese spies of an important source of intelligence for the Hubei headquarters.
As for the Hubei camp, there must be Japanese spies, and Wang Yuemin was very clear about this.
There are too many people there, including former warlords, some local armed forces, etc. It is very easy for Japanese spies to take action there.
However, Wuhan Station made a great contribution by catching an important mole, and this achievement was made possible by the information provided by Chu Lingyun.
Wang Yuemin didn't expect that Chu Lingyun, who was far away at the headquarters, could actually help him achieve merit.
Not long after, the telegram reached the director's hands.
"Wang Yuemin is great. He's arrested another person. Wuhan doesn't have to worry about anything now."
After reading the telegram, the director was very happy. Wuhan is an important city, and it is of great significance to eliminate the Japanese spies in Wuhan.
Although new Japanese spies were already lurking, the director understood that Wang Yuemin had the intelligence. If it were not for protecting the source of the intelligence, he would have captured all of these new Japanese spies long ago.
There's no need to rush to catch these new Japanese spies. They've just arrived and haven't been able to gather any important intelligence yet.
Protecting the inside is more important.
"Director, Rose has also reported new developments. They say the Shanghai Special High Section has received a mission to locate a Japanese individual named Hosokawa Tomohisa. Beichuan Ming is taking this very seriously and has assigned the mission to the entire Special High Section."
Secretary Qi lowered his head and said that Jiang Tengkong was still quite honest at the moment. Tian Pei had successfully contacted him. This was the first time that Jiang Tengkong had passed on information.
"Hosokawa Jihyo, why are you looking for him? What's so special about this person?"
The director asked curiously, how could an important intelligence department give orders to all its people just to find a Japanese?
Virgo instinctively suspected that this Japanese man had a huge secret.
"Rose didn't elaborate. He's currently investigating and will report back when he has any results."
"Don't rush them. Rose is very useful. We can't let him expose himself for such a small matter."
The director nodded slowly. Although he was very curious about who this Japanese man was, he was very clear about the importance of Jiang Tengkong. He was their highest-level chess piece to infiltrate the Japanese Special High Police.
It is of utmost importance to protect the safety of such chess pieces.
"Yes, Director, I will send a message to Tian Pei personally."
Secretary Qi bent down slightly. Jiang Tengkong was instigated by Chu Lingyun to rebel, but his identity was too important and now he was solely in the hands of the director.
As a liaison officer, Tian Pei only contacted Secretary Qi. The radio station in the station was responsible for receiving secret messages but could not decipher them. They did not have a code book, so Secretary Qi had to translate the messages personally.
The truth is that their Military Intelligence Department suffered too much in dealing with Japanese spies. They had thought about placing their own people among the Japanese spies, but the Military Intelligence Department was established too late and the inherent conditions were insufficient.
It is not easy for a Chinese person to completely disguise himself as a Japanese.
Unlike Japan, which has been eyeing China since the time when the Qing Dynasty still existed, it has secretly trained a large number of personnel and now has enough available intelligence agents.
"What has the Operations Department been up to lately?"
The director suddenly asked, the operations department has been very busy these days, and they had arrested people in a big way during the New Year a few days ago, so the director naturally heard about it.
Upon learning that it was the Director of the General Police Department who was suppressing Chu Lingyun's outside contacts, the director stopped asking questions.
A director of the General Police Department should be punished for suppressing an outsider who has made meritorious contributions. Even if he is an outsider, he is an outsider from their military intelligence department, not an ordinary person.
"I haven't asked about the operation. How about I call Henian and ask him to come over?"
Secretary Qi lowered his head and said that he was a secretary and knew a lot of secrets, but he was very clear about his identity and would never ask questions that he shouldn't ask.
He really had no idea what the Operations Department was doing.
"No, let them do their work in peace."
The director waved his hand and said that the operations department was doing serious work and there was no need to disturb them. If there were any achievements, Henian would naturally come to report to him.
He Nian reported on Fang Wanchao's death. It was indeed a pity that he died, but he learned that Chu Lingyun had not given up on tracking down the deceased. He admired this work attitude very much.
If you can find more clues, or even Japanese spies, through dead bodies, that is a true reflection of your ability.
"Yes." Secretary Qi stood up straight and said nothing more.
Shen Hanwen's investigation officially ended. In fact, Kang Hua was just a Japanese reporter and did not have the identity of an agent.
The other suspects were ruled out one after another, and Shen Hanwen could be said to have worked in vain.
This result made him very depressed. He thought that he could find the Japanese spy by discovering the Neon Company. It turned out that there was indeed a Japanese spy in Neon, but he excluded him in the first round, allowing Chu Yuan to get the upper hand.
Chu Yuan didn't seize this opportunity and even made a mistake himself.
The three arrested thugs were also redeemed by the Party Affairs Investigation Office, but it was redemption, not asking for it.
There is no way to take people away from the Military Intelligence Department without spending any money.
Yan He met them outside the Military Intelligence Department and then hurried to Wuyang Lane.
Wuyang Lane had long been deserted, and he was so angry that he overturned a lot of things in Director Yang's former home.
"Cha, when did they leave?"
Yan He roared angrily, and his team members hurried out to ask the neighbors. The three thugs who had broken their legs and were limping didn't dare to say a word.
"Captain, the neighbors don't know when they ran away. Military Intelligence hasn't seen them since their big search here."
The team members responded quickly, and Yan He's face was so gloomy that water could drip out.
He glared at the three thugs fiercely, and they trembled with fear. One of them hurriedly explained, "We wanted to report it that day, but the military intelligence officers arrested us without asking any questions. We told the officer to investigate the Red Party, and he had us beaten."
Yan He was shocked and asked immediately, "What did you say at that time? Tell me the truth clearly. Don't make any mistakes."
The three thugs told the military intelligence department about investigating the Red Party, so the military intelligence department became suspects.
The three of them did not dare to hide anything and honestly repeated what they had said that day.
"You said this in front of so many people?"
After listening to their story, Yan He's eyes widened and he was so angry that he wanted to break their other leg.
"Yes, there were quite a few people there, and the officer from the Military Intelligence Department didn't care and just started beating us. We explained it was a misunderstanding, but he still had our legs broken."
One person said angrily that in the past when they brought up the Party Affairs Investigation Office, no one would give them face, even the police would not dare to make things difficult for them, but this time the people were too hateful.
Captain Yan's rage grew stronger and stronger. He suppressed his anger and asked again, "Did the officer you mentioned ever ask you about the Red Party?"
"No, he didn't ask any questions and just had people beat us up."
"You deserve to be beaten. Drag you out and let me beat you."
Captain Yan finally couldn't help but roar, and the three men hurriedly begged for mercy, but it was no use. After a while, the screams of ghosts and wolves howling were heard again from outside.
These three people talked about investigating the Red Party. The person in charge of the operation at that time was Team Leader Chu from the Military Intelligence Department. However, they only mentioned the Red Party and did not say the specific location of the Red Party. The people from the Military Intelligence Department did not ask any questions, but beat them up instead.
The source of the leak should not be the Military Intelligence Department.
If he were to judge others by himself, he would not remain indifferent if there were undercover agents from the Red Party in the Military Intelligence Department. He would definitely ask them questions carefully and might even kill them to silence them. How could he have the chance to see the three people again?
He came to arrest someone today, but found that the person he wanted to arrest was missing and the house was clean. The person disappeared inexplicably, which made him realize that this might really be the Red Party's stronghold.
The Military Intelligence Department had indeed made quite a commotion before, and even he had heard about it. Such a search might have alarmed the Red Party, causing them to evacuate on their own initiative.
Whatever the reason, the possible Red Party is gone, and this is his biggest loss.
He had finally rescued these three guys from the Military Intelligence Department, and now they have disappointed him so much, who else should he beat if not them?
"Captain Yan, we were wrong. We won't do it again."
After Yan He came out, the three men with bruised faces and noses immediately crawled over and knelt down to apologize continuously. They were afraid that Yan He would break their other legs as well, and then they would have to sit on the bed and would not even have the hope of using crutches.
"You've seen that person. Describe his appearance and characteristics. Also, inform the others that if you see him again, report it immediately."
Yan He calmed down a little and stopped making things difficult for them. The case still needed to be investigated. Only these three people had seen the suspected Red Party member, and they would be needed in the future.
"yes."
The three men honestly described Director Yang's appearance, but unfortunately they were just thugs, not agents. They did not monitor Director Yang, nor did they see clearly the appearance of the person who came to see Director Yang.
This made Yan He so angry that he wanted to beat them up again.
"Let's pack up." After finding out the situation, Yan He left Wuyang Lane in disappointment.
No one touched Xu Wu's mailbox for a whole day. The people who were watching took photos of several people. After verification, they were found to have passed by for some reason and were not suspects.
Xu Wu's dead mailbox has become a complete decoration.
Chu Lingyun could accept this result. As long as the Japanese spies knew Xu Wu's identity, they would definitely keep an eye on him. The commotion to catch him was so big that both the branch director and the general director stepped down because of him. The Japanese spies had an informant in the police system and would know that something had happened to him.
It was just an attempt, so Chu Lingyun was not disappointed.
Two days later, Chu Yuan came back again, with obvious fatigue on his face.
"Team Leader, I've tracked down Fang Wanchao's two previous residences. He still moves every six months, but this time we found a place he's been before. He went to the Health Department over a year ago, and he was seen there twice."
"Department of Health, what job was he doing at that time?" Chu Lingyun asked immediately.
"He was working as a porter at the time."
"Did you find out exactly when he went to the Department of Health and what the situation was?"
"I've asked, and he was alone both times, about a year and a half ago, not long after the other two times. On one of those occasions, Fang Wanchao was even very mysterious. If someone who knew him didn't live nearby, they wouldn't have noticed it was him.
"I knew him and wanted to say hello, but Fang Wanchao left very quickly and disappeared in a moment, so I didn't ask any more questions."
Chu Yuan quickly replied that he had made very detailed inquiries this time and only reported to Chu Lingyun after he had thoroughly investigated the matter.
Fang Wanchao was working as a porter at the time, and it was possible that he would go to the Health Department while working.
But he is alone and mysterious, so there must be something strange about him. It is very likely that there is a mole in the Department of Health who has been recruited by him or wants to be recruited by him.
Chu Lingyun is more inclined to the former, as he has successfully instigated a rebellion within the Department of Health.
If it was the latter, and his attempt to revolt failed, given his cautious nature, he would probably move immediately, and the time of that move would be the same as before, which was half a year.
The fact that he didn't change his residence in advance at least proved that things were going well.
"Continue to investigate Fang Wanchao's visit to the Department of Health. Also, retrieve a copy of everyone's information within the Department of Health."
Chu Lingyun ordered, Chu Yuan nodded and left quickly.
The Department of Health is not a military department, but they supervise many hospitals and are a very important department in the government.
However, there are many people in the Department of Health, and it is not easy to find out who was instigated by Fang Wanchao from so many people.
But no matter what, Chu Yuan's investigation into Fang Wanchao has made progress, which is good news.
As long as people exist, they will leave traces. It depends on whether they can find these traces. Now all Chu Lingyun has to do is wait patiently, collect clues bit by bit, and finally find what he wants.
"Commander Chu, I've done all the comparisons and found nine people who look like the ones in the photo. I'll send them to you right away."
Wang Sheng called in the afternoon and said that the task assigned to him was finally completed.
The clarity of photos from this era was not as high as that of later generations. With so many people in Nanjing, it was normal for some of them to look alike, but nine was indeed a large number.
After all, unlike in later times, when the whole country is connected to the Internet, it is easy for multiple people to look alike when applying for ID cards.
"Okay, come here."
Chu Lingyun hung up the phone, and less than twenty minutes later Wang Sheng came to his office. Judging from the time, Wang Sheng set off immediately after hanging up the phone, and at a very fast speed.
He is quite far from the Fifth Precinct.
"Commander Chu, here are the information of the nine of them, please take a look."
Wang Sheng placed the sorted files on the desk and stood aside.
"Please sit down and wait for a moment. I'll tell you after I finish reading it."
Chu Lingyun pointed to the sofa and asked Wang Sheng to go over and rest. He then picked up the information he had compared and looked through it carefully.
There are over a million people in Nanjing. If you remove the elderly, children and women, and then limit the age to within ten years, there are still as many as 100,000 to 200,000 people. Comparing the data of so many people is completely artificial and not an easy task.
The information of the nine people was very detailed. Wang Sheng did some research in advance and added some information.
All the files have photos, and each photo is very similar to the sketch of Wild Cat. It can be seen that Wang Sheng made multiple comparisons and confirmed the suspects before giving them to him.
Of the nine people, only three are locals, and the other six are all migrants from other places.
Among the six people, three came to Nanjing three years ago and they are the key suspects.
If these three people were to put on a little makeup, they could be mistaken for triplets.
Two of the three are from the north, and only one is from Zhejiang Province. All three have their own families. One of them lives alone with his wife, and the other two have children.
"Wang Sheng, you should go back first. Keep the comparison of photos a secret."
There was nothing Wang Sheng needed to do next, so Chu Lingyun asked Wang Sheng to go back. With this information, their subsequent investigation would be much easier.
"Commander Chu, my uncle also reported two more situations that I think may be useful."
Wang Sheng did not leave immediately. Just now, Chu Lingyun wanted to see the information, but he did not tell him. Now he hurried to report.
"There's something else going on. Tell me about it."
Chu Lingyun became interested, put down the information and sat up straight.
The three pieces of information reported by the car dealership last time were all useful. One led to the capture of Jiang Tengkong, one led to the discovery of the Neon Company, and then the identification of Fang Wanchao, the Japanese spy.
The last one was also related to the Red Party, which allowed Chu Lingyun to confirm their identity as a member of the Red Party and successfully warned them.
Afterwards, Chu Lingyun put on makeup and went to the vicinity of Old Wu's house again.
The person is still living there and has not left, which proves that the last warning was indeed useful. If it was false news, he would definitely evacuate.
"Look, I asked the guys at the car dealership to keep an eye on Jinling University. They've noticed a few people appearing at the entrance to Jinling University for a long time. They don't know who they are, but they know their characteristics."
Wang Sheng relayed every detail of the information his second uncle had given him to Chu Lingyun.
The rickshaw driver noticed a total of four people, one of whom was a shoe shiner who often came to the gate of Jinling University to shine shoes almost every day except when it rained.
The other two belonged to the same company, a foreign language training institution near Jinling University. At that time, there were already cram schools near universities.
This training institution sends people to distribute flyers every day, rain or shine, and they are the only two people who distribute flyers.
The last one was a nearby resident. He would walk to the gate of Jinling University every day and hail a rickshaw there. At first, the rickshaw drivers didn’t notice him. It was only after two rickshaw drivers had pulled him over more than once that they noticed him.
"Okay, I get it. What's the other news?"
Chu Lingyun nodded. The shoe shiner could be ruled out first, not because of his low status, but because he would not go when it rains. If the recruitment advertisement was posted when it happened to rain continuously, he would not be able to see the advertisement at the door.
The Japanese spy would not fail to consider the weather factor, so he can be ruled out.
The remaining three people are somewhat suspicious.
"Another one was a guest they recruited from the Nanjing Hotel. This guest could speak Japanese and went out every day, but the places he went to kept changing, which made them suspicious."
Nanjing Hotel is a high-end hotel, only slightly less famous than Yangzi Hotel, but those who can stay there must be rich or noble.
Being able to speak Japanese and go to different places every day is indeed questionable.
After Wang Sheng conveyed Chu Lingyun's intention to expand his rickshaw dealership, Liu Chengzhu bought more than 300 rickshaws. Now the company has more than 600 rickshaws. Although it is not the largest rickshaw dealership, it has become well-known.
In addition, Wang Sheng became the director of the Fifth Branch, and no one dared to provoke them, whether they were colleagues or hooligans.
In addition, Liu Chengzhu specially found someone who could speak Japanese and taught Japanese to all the drivers. He did not teach them to speak Japanese, but let them understand it. At least when the customers spoke a foreign language, they could tell whether they were speaking Japanese or not, so that they could make reports.
This time it came in handy, as the driver was sure that the passenger was speaking Japanese.
"That person is still staying at the Nanjing Hotel and leaves home at 8:30 every morning."
After saying that, Wang Sheng added another sentence, and Chu Lingyun nodded. Both pieces of information were useful and they could be used for investigation later.
A person who speaks Japanese and goes out to different places every day must do research no matter what his purpose is.
"That's right. Let them keep an eye on it. I will verify the details."
Chu Lingyun praised it. At present, the role of the car dealership is still very important. They walk through the streets and alleys every day and can see many things that they cannot notice normally.
"Yes, I'll go back first."
Wang Sheng said goodbye and left. After thinking for a while, Chu Lingyun called Niu Qiu.
After a while, Loach came to his office.
"Wang Sheng's comparison has yielded some results. These people are highly suspicious. You should investigate. The focus is on those outsiders who came to Nanjing three years ago."
Jiang Tengkong has returned to Shanghai, and the people from Loach have also received confidentiality training, so they can be used now.
The Wildcat case is a continuation of the Jiang Tengkong case, so there is no problem in handing it over to Loach.
"Yes, Team Leader."
Loach immediately became excited because he had another task to do.
It's good to have a mission, as having a mission may mean making a contribution. He is not afraid of being busy, but he is afraid of being idle.
After Loach went out, Chu Lingyun called Shen Hanwen in again.
"There are several suspects outside the gates of Jinling University. Go investigate them, secretly. Focus on their backgrounds and don't alarm anyone."
Chu Lingyun told Shen Hanwen all the characteristics of the people that Wang Sheng mentioned.
"Also, there's a suspicious person at the Nanjing Hotel. Check him out. He goes out every day and speaks Japanese. You need to keep an eye on him and find out where he's been and who he's interacted with."
Chu Lingyun asked Shen Hanwen to investigate the two clues given by Wang Sheng.
He had the opportunity to make meritorious service in this investigation of Qi Yaozu, but he didn't seize it, so he can't blame others.
In addition, although it is unlikely that this suspect who can speak Japanese is a Japanese spy, what he did is very strange.
Japanese spies would not act so brazenly, going out casually speaking Japanese every day and staying in places like the Nanjing Hotel.
Now let Shen Hanwen try his luck and see if he can find any useful clues like he did with Qi Yaozu.
"Yes, Team Leader, I'll check it out right away."
After noting down the characteristics of these people, Shen Hanwen hurried out.
Actually, Chu Lingyun didn't have much hope for these two clues today. The Jinling University advertisement hadn't been used for three years. Even if an important Japanese spy was paying attention to it, it would be impossible to find out anything now.
For agents like them who are lying dormant, it is impossible to tell that they are Japanese if they don't have a mission.
For example, Liu Dazhuang. If it weren't for Sang Benye Maki's suspicion and Chu Lingyun's detailed investigation, his identity as a Japanese spy would not have been discovered.
When we were investigating Liu Dazhuang, at least there was a scope. Now we only know the gate of Jinling University. This scope is too large, and it is not easy to find the Japanese spy.
But whether there are fish or not, you can still use the net. If you don’t catch any fish, you don’t lose anything, but if you do, you make a profit.
The next day, Chu Yuan brought detailed information about the members of the Department of Health.
There are many departments under the Department of Health, some of which do not work with them. Those departments that do not work with them can be put aside for the time being.
Even so, there are still quite a few people in the Department of Health, including some senior officials.
Chu Lingyun temporarily excluded those with particularly high levels.
Even if the Japanese spies wanted to recruit such a person, they would not let Fang Wanchao do it. From the fact that Fang Wanchao recruited Xu Wu to rebel, it can be seen that he recruited a small figure.
It took half a month to help Xu Wu get a promotion. During this period, Fang Wanshan was probably reporting to his superiors, who then made the decision on whether to invest in Xu Wu.
People who are too low can also be excluded. Some low-level employees are not valuable and cannot provide any useful intelligence. Japanese spies never spend much time on useless people.
But not everyone will rule it out. If you are in a department that has access to confidential intelligence, you need to be more careful.
After screening, half of the people in the Department of Health can be exempted from investigation.
Even after removing half of the people, there were still quite a few. Chu Lingyun could only patiently read through them. Every time he saw someone's information, he would think about it from their perspective: if he were a Japanese spy, what could he do with them? What value could they provide him?
It was not until dark that Chu Lingyun rubbed his head and put the documents he had read into the safe.
There are quite a few people in the Department of Health. After a day of analysis, Chu Lingyun discovered that there are more than 30 people who can be effective against Japanese spies.
It’s a pity that Fang Wanchao is dead. If we had caught him, we wouldn’t have to go through such a hard investigation. We could just pry open his mouth.
The next morning, Chu Lingyun called Chu Yuan and assigned him a new task:
"These five are key targets. Immediately place them under surveillance. Also, investigate if there has been any abnormal behavior on their part over the past year and a half."
"Team leader, what's abnormal?" Chu Yuan asked carefully.
"For example, whether they have a new woman, are they in debt from gambling, or are they suddenly spending money lavishly, etc. Anything that is different from their usual behavior must be checked, and then check whether their income is abnormal."
"I see. I'll check it out."
Chu Yuan was about to leave when Chu Lingyun stopped him, "Don't worry, those five people need to be closely monitored. There are twelve more people investigating them. The direction of the investigation is similar to that of the five people, but they don't need to be monitored."
"Yes, Team Leader."
Chu Yuan responded again, and this time Chu Lingyun let him go out.
The five key investigation targets were selected by Chu Lingyun after careful analysis. These five people are the most valuable. If they are recruited by Japanese spies, they can provide a lot of important intelligence.
Moreover, their status is not high, so it doesn't cost much to persuade them to rebel.
The other twelve people are suspects and can be investigated and screened.
However, the prerequisite for doing this is that Fang Wanchao really has someone defect in the Department of Health. Without this condition, everything will be in vain.
The reason why Chu Lingyun made such arrangements was because he didn't believe that Fang Wanchao would go to the Health Bureau for no reason and go there twice.
This is just the number of times Fang Wanchao has been seen. It is unknown how many times he has not been seen.
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