The Spy

Chapter 105 How Lucky
Tianjin, morning.

Xu Qingshi came to Beidaguan alone, sat on the side of the road, ate breakfast, and occasionally glanced at the row of low houses next to him.

After finishing breakfast, he turned and left.

The gentleman hasn't come back yet.

He felt a sense of melancholy. His husband passed away years ago and it has been almost three months since then. He had no news from him. He was worried that something had happened to him.

He is going to Nanjing soon. If you come back, you will definitely know where he is going.

The change of police chief is a big deal. He is the captain and his movements can be easily found out.

What's more, he didn't keep it secret at all. At this time, almost everyone in the police station knew that he was about to be transferred to Nanjing and might become the deputy director of the branch.

Some of his colleagues used to envy him.

Nanjing is the capital and has greater development potential. Xu Qingshi is now the deputy director of the Training Department, and any lateral transfer would be a big gain for him.

In terms of actual power, the deputy director is not as powerful as his previous position as captain, but he is a hundred times more powerful than the deputy director of the training department.

In terms of development prospects, the deputy director of the Nanjing Branch has greater potential in the future.

Some people even came to ask for money, asking him how he completed the transfer and whether he could help his brothers and take them over.

Xu Qingshi did not reveal the reason for his transfer and kept it secret for his brother.

He didn't have many friends in the police station. Those who had a better relationship with him left with Wang Jiansheng. These people were all selfish and of high rank. Xu Qingyun didn't have the energy to help them operate, so he didn't need to say too much to them.

"Thank you, Director Wang."

Not long after going to work in the morning, Xu Zhanjie received a phone call and burst into laughter.

Xu Qingshi's plan was successful.

Long before Xu Qingyun made this request, he sent a telegram to Nanjing. After returning, he immediately went to see Director Wang of the Police Department in person, and received good news today.

He is the chief of the intelligence department, supervising the military and police, and is just the deputy director of a branch. Director Wang will not give him face.

Sure enough, a position was found for him in just one day.

Deputy Director of the Western Suburbs Branch.

There are many branches in Nanjing, and the four branches in the city have the best benefits, but the relationships are complicated.

It is a little bit in the western suburbs, with only a small area within the city, so not many people pay attention to it.

"Qingyun."

Xu Zhanjie went straight to Xu Qingyun's office. When he saw him, Xu Qingyun hurriedly stood up.

He is studying how to investigate. This large-scale investigation requires a lot of manpower and material resources, so it must be planned in advance.

"Teacher, why are you here? If you need anything, just call me."

Xu Qingyun hurriedly asked him to sit on the sofa. Xu Zhanjie glanced at the sofa and his brows jumped.

"What does Old Wu do for a living? I asked him to equip you with some nice furniture, and this is what he gave you?"

Old Wu is Wu Yong, a senior member of the department and the head of the General Affairs Section.

They have a good relationship. All furniture in the department is purchased through the General Affairs Department, so these must have been sent by the General Affairs Department.

"Teacher, these are good, it's okay."

Xu Qingyun smiled and took out the thermos to make tea for Xu Zhanjie. As soon as he arrived in the morning, Fang Laibao filled it with water for Xu Qingyun.

"I have good news for you. Your brother's case has been settled, but unfortunately it's in the Western Suburbs Branch. Don't worry, let him go there first and make some achievements. I will definitely help him transfer to a better place in the future."

There are many departments in Nanjing and the relationships are complicated. Unless you have extremely strong connections, it is difficult to get a particularly good position when you first arrive.

It is indeed the best way to come here first and make the transfer later.

"Thank you teacher."

Xu Qingyun was delighted. His real age was not twenty years old, and he knew very well what this transfer meant.

It is not easy to be transferred here and keep the level.

"You and I are master and disciple, so you're welcome."

Xu Zhanjie was in a good mood. He finally did something for the student. Since he accepted this student, it was almost always the student who helped him. He did not really help Xu Qingyun in any way.

As for military rank, it is easy to get promoted by making great contributions.

"Teacher, you came at the right time. I have some ideas now, let me report them to you first..."

Xu Qingyun slowly told him about his incomplete plan. Although he was only investigating one person, this person might be a Japanese spy and was very important.

If we can find him, we can find out Lu Dawang's identity and cause of death.

"Investigation?"

After hearing this, Xu Zhanjie was extremely surprised. He wondered what was going on in his student's little head. Although it sounded a bit unbelievable, it was undeniable that it was indeed a good idea.

"How can you check if you don't have anyone?" Xu Zhanjie thought of the key.

"Teacher, I want Zuo Jinfang and Zheng Jiming to come back first, and then recruit a few reliable intelligence officers. If my brother comes, his people can also help. We don't need too many people, mainly because the work is tedious."

Xu Qingyun expressed his thoughts. He wanted to check all people, mainly those who came from Hangzhou last year and settled in Nanjing.

The Kuomintang's household registration system is relatively strict, and temporary residence also requires procedures.

This provided convenience for Xu Qingyun.

"Just do as you say."

After thinking about it, Xu Zhanjie nodded. Lu Dawang was dead, but Xu Zhanjie couldn't guarantee that there was no second Lu Dawang in their intelligence department.

Therefore, the people involved in the case must be reliable.

There must be no problem with Xu Qingyun's own men. The people his brother brought were all his confidants, and they had not been in Nanjing before, so they were equally trustworthy.

Then select a group of reliable people to form a crime-solving team to find the mouse.

"Thank you for your support, teacher."

Xu Qingyun bowed his head to thank him, and Xu Zhanjie looked at him, feeling even more emotional.

The clues were broken and he had lost his direction, but Xu Qingyun managed to find a new direction. It turned out that he was born to do this job. He was so lucky to have such a student.

"Actually, I was inspired by Fang Laibao. He specifically mentioned yesterday that if Lu Dawang was turned against the government in Hangzhou, his superiors should also be in Nanjing. That's why I thought of this."

Xu Qingyun never takes credit for others' achievements. He will never take credit for the achievements that belong to his subordinates.

"Fang Laibao is good, he is a talented person."

Xu Zhanjie nodded. He didn’t have much impression of Fang Laibao, but judging from these few incidents, Fang Laibao was indeed very good.

His students are talented and his subordinates are excellent. He believes that Intelligence Group 4 will definitely bring him different surprises in the future.

The investigation cannot be rushed. After sending Xu Zhanjie away, Xu Qingyun continued to make plans, identifying all possible situations, problems, and difficulties in advance.

Avoid wasting time on these later.

However, he understood that no matter how much he thought about it, the most important thing was still investigation. It was impossible to anticipate every situation, and he would have to improvise.

In Tianjin, Xu Qingshi received a call from the Military Intelligence Department.

Wu Shaoshu called him personally and told him the good news.

He has already secured a job in Nanjing as deputy director of the Western Suburbs Branch, and is required to report within seven days. However, Xu Qingyun needs his help with something, so he asked him to take his men out as soon as possible.

Last year, the Kosovo government began to build a long-distance telephone network, which has been opened in Nanjing, Shanghai, Suzhou, Hangzhou and other places.

Nanjing is too far away from Tianjin, and there was no long-distance telephone service at that time, so they could only send telegrams.

"Thank you, Station Master Wu."

Xu Qingshi hung up the phone. Since his brother had asked him for help with something, he had to leave immediately.

Notify all your men to gather at the train station.

After packing his luggage and closing the door, Xu Qingshi took a deliberate walk around Tianjin, mainly around Beidaguan.

After taking a last look at the house, Xu Qingshi rushed to the train station.

Nanjing, Zuo Jinfang and Zheng Jiming came to Xu Qingyun's office.

They were undergoing special training in Nanjing and had just entered yesterday. As a result, they were notified today to report in first.

I will make up for it later in special training.

Xu Qingyun was short of manpower and they had no time for training. Fortunately, both of them were police officers and had a certain foundation.

"team leader."

Zheng Jiming was the first to shout, and Zuo Jinfang patted him on the head: "Call the team leader, we are not the police now."

He was right. Including Xu Qingyun, their police identities had been lost.

"Yes, yes, it's my fault, Team Leader."

Zheng Jiming grinned. Like Fang Laibao, he took the initiative to find Xu Qingyun and followed him.

Intelligence Group 4, the four of them are his direct subordinates.

"I asked you to come here because there is a case to be handled."

Xu Qingyun didn't waste any time talking to them and immediately asked them to go to various police stations to investigate those who came to Nanjing from Hangzhou and settled in Nanjing between August and October last year.

It doesn’t matter whether they left or not, all of them must be checked.

"I will send someone to cooperate with you. This mission is a bit tiring. Thank you for your hard work."

After arranging the tasks, Xu Qingyun comforted them and the two shook their heads together: "Team leader, it's not tiring to check the information. Don't worry, we will do it well."

It is better to have tasks than training, which is much more boring.

"Go."

The two of them had to go through the formalities first and get their Military Intelligence Department certificates.

They have no military rank and no assigned positions, so they are temporarily investigating the case as ordinary team members. Their military identities and other things will be processed for them later.

Besides the two of them, there is also Fang Laibao.

Fang Laibao led the team, and Xu Qingyun selected two people from each of the first, second and third groups.

They are the team leader's confidants, their families are in Nanjing, and they hate the Japanese. Xu Qingyun talked to them before carrying out the mission and only officially used them after they were confirmed.

Lu Dawang was exposed, but no one could guarantee that there were no other traitors in the Intelligence Department.

In order to avoid being discovered by the traitor, not too many people from the Intelligence Department can be used for this mission.

Xu Zhanjie agreed with all of Xu Qingyun's plans.

At the same time, Xu Qingshi and his men boarded a train in Tianjin, preparing to start a new life in Nanjing.

"Group Leader Xu."

In the afternoon, a team leader came from the General Affairs Department and nodded with a smile.

"What are you doing?"

Seeing that there was someone behind him and moving a sofa in, Xu Qingyun hurriedly stood up and asked.

"I'm so sorry. It was my mistake that I sent you a bad sofa. I'll replace it for you now."

When Xu Zhanjie returned to the office in the morning, he immediately scolded the head of the General Affairs Section Wu Yong. Xu Qingyun was his most proud disciple, so how could he give him furniture like that?
Wu Yong apologized repeatedly, hung up the phone, then called his men over and scolded them, asking them to replace Xu Qingyun's furniture as soon as possible.

They sent people out to buy them in the morning and replaced them in the afternoon, which was quite efficient.

In addition to sofas, there are also chairs, tables and so on.

This time, Xu Qingyun was furnished with all the best quality items. The sofa was no longer made of wood, but a soft and comfortable leather sofa.

The people from the General Affairs Department left after they were replaced, and Xu Qingyun was a little amused.

I didn't expect Xu Zhanjie could handle even such a small matter so quickly.

However, leather sofas are indeed more comfortable to sit on than hard solid wood sofas.

Little did he know that Xu Zhanjie could not help much in the case, and seeing that Xu Qingyun was making rapid progress, he thought about compensating him in other ways, at least to make Xu Qingyun in a good mood when handling the case.

After all, it's public property and he didn't pay for it, so of course he wants the best.

In Wuxing County, Yan Ming walked out of the house with a smile on his face and got into the car directly.

There were two other people in the car, who were helpers specially arranged for him by Xu Qingyun, one from the Operations Department and the other from the General Affairs Department.

The people in the operations department are thugs. Wuxing is not far from Nanjing, but the road is not necessarily peaceful, so safety comes first.

These days there are bandits and bullies everywhere. It won’t work if there are only a few people. More people will help to provide support.

People from the General Affairs Department drive and repair cars.

Cars are very expensive these days. If one breaks down on the road, it would be worse than a horse-drawn carriage. The people from the General Affairs Department are mainly responsible for preventing car breakdowns.

"Let's go back first."

Yan Ming said softly that he had not been here for long, but he had already found out everything he needed to know.

Lu Dawang's family did receive a lot of remittances.

This year they bought ten acres of paddy fields, and their lives are much better than before.

Lu Dawang's younger brothers and sisters are all in school, and this is Lu Dawang's request.

He sends money every month so that his family doesn't have to worry about money.

Yan Ming went to the post office, and judging from the post office alone, he did not send extra money, but he did come back once during the Chinese New Year.

Not long after he left, his family bought new land.

Ten acres of good farmland was not cheap. Yan Ming found out that they paid six hundred dollars for it.

Each mu of paddy field is equivalent to sixty yuan.

The price of paddy fields in the south is indeed high. They will be cheaper during wartime, but ordinary people still cannot buy them easily. You must know that during this period, the biggest wish of many Chinese people was to own a few acres of land and have a wife and children to live in.

Lu Dawang only sent 18 yuan a month. He didn't work for long. Where did they get so much money? Now it can be confirmed that Lu Dawang did have extra income, but he didn't send it back home during the Chinese New Year.

Lu Dawang has problems, but how to treat his family requires orders from above.

Yan Ming knew that as long as Lu Dawang’s money was not obtained in a legitimate way, they would not be able to keep the land they bought.

It’s a pity for his younger brothers and sisters. Without Lu Dawang, they don’t know whether they can continue their studies in the future.

Yan Ming had to go back and report first, and let the team leader make the decision.

Led by Fang Laibao, assisted by Zuo Jinfang and Zheng Jiming, and with six other members of the Intelligence Department, they have begun targeting people who came to Nanjing from Hangzhou to settle down.

The information they wanted to find was at the police station, but there was too much information.

Fortunately, we only need to check between August and October.

Over a three-month period, Xu Qingyun asked them to proceed in two steps.

First, look for information from August 15th to September 15th, that is, within one month.

Lu Dawang arrived in Nanjing in mid-August and bought the newspaper at the end of August.

It is very likely that his supervisor was in Nanjing, who arrived later and contacted him through newspapers.

Nothing is absolute. If you fail to find the person during this time period, you should also check during other time periods.

The time was shortened to one month, which reduced the workload a lot.

Even if the scope is narrowed, there is still a lot of information to be checked. Fortunately, there are local restrictions. People from Hangzhou and Zhejiang Province are paid special attention, especially in Hangzhou. Every piece of information must be read carefully, and people living alone must be pulled out immediately for real-life verification.

The third update, more updates, more updates tomorrow.

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