The Spy

Chapter 106 Smoke coming out of the ancestral tomb
It's a new day, the sun is shining, and spring flowers are blooming.

There are many trees planted in the yard of the Military Intelligence Department headquarters, and the fragrance of flowers is everywhere, bringing the sweet scent of spring.

"Team leader, I'm back."

After getting off the car, Yan Ming went straight to Xu Qingyun's office. The first floor was the best and the fastest.

"You've worked hard. Drink some water first."

Xu Qingyun stood up. Yan Ming was slightly stunned when he saw the brand new leather sofa, then he immediately walked over and sat on it, bouncing it a few times.

"Team leader, when did you get the new sofa? It's so comfortable."

"It was just changed yesterday. How was your checkup at Lu Dawang's house?"

When Yan Ming saw Xu Qingyun was about to pour him some water, he quickly grabbed the thermos.

"We found out a lot of things. Lu Dawang has a lot of money. From last year to this year, the Lu family has changed a lot."

Yan Ming said as he poured the water that the Lu family used to be very poor, especially after Lu Dawang's father fell ill and could no longer afford to send him to school. After that, Lu Dawang helped out at home and occasionally went to the town to write letters for people to make money.

His gift of memory was discovered by passers-by in the town and later became known to the Military Intelligence Department.

The Lu family used to be poor, but things changed drastically in the second half of last year.

According to neighbors, the Lu family started eating meat last autumn, and they ate even better during the Chinese New Year, with all kinds of meat including beef, mutton, chicken, fish. The Lu family explained to others that their eldest son had a good job and could support the family.

The villagers were very envious of their family.

A bully once bullied them and extorted some money from them. During the Chinese New Year, when Lu Dawang returned home, the bully disappeared.

After that, no one dared to offend the Lu family.

The Lu family not only renovated their original dilapidated house, but also bought cattle, sheep and pigs to raise, and this year they bought ten acres of paddy fields.

Based on their expenses, Yan Ming made a simple calculation and found that the Lu family had spent more than 800 yuan in the past six months.

It's impossible to do that relying on Lu Dawang's salary.

Xu Qingyun knew that Lu Dawang had a serious problem before Yan Ming came back. These are supplementary evidence.

"Did he go home alone for the New Year?" Xu Qingyun asked.

"I asked several people, but he was the only one. However, he went back with a gun."

Yan Ming nodded. The intelligence team members were equipped with guns, and the management of guns at that time was not as strict as in later generations.

Lu Dawang took the gun back and showed it to his family. His brother showed it off to others and Yan Ming knew about it.

"We'll talk about how to deal with Lu Dawang's family later. You just came back, but unfortunately I don't have time for you to rest. I need you to go to Anqing again."

Xu Qingyun gave Yan Ming a new task.

Gong Zhaolin's situation must be verified clearly to make sure that he is not lying. Yan Ming is the most suitable person to conduct this investigation.

"Team Leader, I'm fine, what do you want to check?"

The water in front of Yan Ming was a little hot, and he kept blowing on it. After drinking the water, he left, since he hadn't put down his luggage yet.

"This is Gong Zhaolin's confession and situation. Go check whether what he said is true."

Xu Qingyun gave him Gong Zhaolin's information. After the case was solved, Yan Ming, Fang Laibao and others all made contributions.

I have been working hard since I arrived in Nanjing, and I can say that I have been working non-stop.

"I'll go to the dock now."

The best way to get to Anqing is by water. There are many ships from Nanjing to Anqing, and the journey is very fast.

"Take someone with you."

Xu Qingyun instructed that since there was no car this time, the person borrowed from the General Affairs Department could be sent back first, and the people from the Operations Department would continue to follow.

"Thank you, team leader."

The water was cold, and Yan Ming drank it in one gulp. The poor members of the action team had just returned to report, but were called out by Yan Ming again.

The Operations Department has always cooperated with the Intelligence Department, and this time it was an order from their superiors, so they had no choice but to obey.

The two of them each took a rickshaw and headed to the pier.

Yan Ming came back and left, leaving Xu Qingyun alone in Intelligence Group 4.

"Group Leader Xu."

At noon, Xu Qingyun went to the cafeteria to get food. People from other groups in the Intelligence Department saw him and greeted him.

Even though Xu Qingyun arrived late, he is already quite famous.

Many people in the Intelligence Department knew that Xu Qingyun was leading Lu Dawang's case, and even their team leader had to cooperate.

On his first day, Gong Zhaolin was severely beaten and his life or death is now in danger.

Originally, they could have gone to see Gong Zhaolin, but after the torture, Gong Zhaolin's custody level suddenly increased. Without the permission of Xu Qingyun or Xu Zhanjie, even the other team leaders could not expect to see Gong Zhaolin.

They don't even let anything in.

Except for the few people he had met before, Xu Qingyun did not recognize the others and just responded with a smile.

A day later, Xu Qingyun drove to the train station.

He used two cars, and when he learned that Xu Qingshi was about to arrive in Nanjing, Xu Zhanjie specially approved another one for him.

Xu Qingshi brought so many people that one car couldn’t accommodate them all.

"elder brother."

Inside the platform, Xu Qingyun quickly saw people and waved immediately. Xu Qingshi was sitting in the second-class carriage. All the people coming this time were in the second-class carriage, and he paid for the tickets.

"Qingyun."

Xu Qingshi walked over quickly. The transfer order telegram had arrived in Tianjin, and the document for him to report was in Xu Qingyun's hands.

"Brother, let's talk in the car first."

Xu Qingyun smiled, and a young man following behind Xu Qingshi bowed to Xu Qingyun and said, "Hello, young master."

He is a member of the Xu family and has always been helping Xu Qingshi.

He felt most emotional at this moment.

Originally, I thought that Xu Qingshi would be the pillar of the Xu family in the future. After all, the position of captain is not small, and Xu Qingshi is young, so there is a lot of room for advancement in the future.

Who could have thought that Wang Jiansheng's sudden departure would implicate Xu Qingshi.

When all else fails, there is always light in the west. Xu Qingyun, the younger brother who was originally taken care of by Xu Qingshi, actually made a name for himself in the Military Intelligence Department and was transferred to Nanjing. He even helped his brother get a job as deputy director of the Nanjing police station.

Now it seems that the younger master may have a better future than the older master.

He is almost ten years younger than the eldest master.

Smoke finally began to rise from the Xu family’s ancestral tomb.

Everyone got on the car, Xu Qingyun first arranged for the others to stay in a hotel, and then he took his brother back home.

"Brother, take a rest for two days, then I'll take you to report."

My brother sat on the train for such a long time, and even though the second-class seat was more comfortable, he was still very tired.

Today's trains don't have sleeper berths, you need to sleep on your stomach.

"Don't you need my help with something?"

Xu Qingshi looked around his brother's new home and asked immediately after hearing what he said.

"Yes, there is something, but it's not urgent now. You should rest first."

Xu Qingyun smiled and arranged a room for him. Brothers should live together. Once his work becomes stable, the police station will provide him with housing.

After all, he is the deputy director, it is impossible that he doesn’t even have a place to live.

"I'm not that delicate. Your matter is important. What is it?"

Xu Qingshi knew his brother well. Since he wanted to help, it must be something important. He was young and wouldn't be tired. "Let's go eat first. I'll tell you when we get back."

The case is complicated, and Xu Qingshi is not from the Military Intelligence Department, so there is no need to tell him everything. Just ask him to help find the Japanese spy.

Xu Qingshi went to the police station. Even though it was a branch, it was a system after all, so there would be no problem if he came forward to investigate.

"This is a small matter. I have been in the police station for many years and I know the ins and outs of it. Don't worry, I will help you find out."

After learning about the situation, Xu Qingshi immediately said that his brother's current job was more important than his, and that it was to investigate Japanese spies, so he would fully cooperate.

"Thank you, brother."

Xu Qingyun smiled and said that the two brothers drank some wine in the evening and went to bed early.

Xu Qingshi had been on the train for two days and was indeed very tired.

In the morning, Xu Qingshi went to the West Suburb Police Station alone without letting Xu Qingyun send him off.

My younger brother is working on a case and time is of the essence. Reporting in is not a big deal and he can do it on his own.

He first completed the onboarding process and then arranged his subordinates.

Xu Qingshi is a deputy. It is impossible for his subordinates to have good positions after they come in like before. Let them come in first and then be arranged slowly in the future.

Xu Qingshi was arranged by the director himself, and no one dared to neglect him. However, it was impossible for a deputy like him who was parachuted in to have great power as soon as he came in.

Where there are people, there are underworld, let alone a department like the police station.

Xu Qingshi didn't care. After completing the entry procedures, he immediately helped his subordinates to start work.

Only after joining the company will they be qualified to help Xu Qingyun with his work.

Eight people were not a small number, so the director did not make things difficult for him and signed his agreement.

The director is the director's man and had received orders long ago to cooperate with Xu Qingshi. Xu Qingshi was arranged by the Military Intelligence Department and has a strong backing and cannot be offended.

However, he came from another place with only eight people, and he could not threaten the position of the director.

The director has worked in Nanjing for many years and has a good background and connections.

It's just that he is not bad. If he really has a strong background, he wouldn't come to the Western Suburbs to be the director.

After completing the onboarding procedures, Xu Qingshi immediately brought people to join the verification team. With nine more people, the number of investigators doubled. They were police officers and knew how to look for the information, which made them more efficient.

They were divided into groups of two, one from the Military Intelligence Department and one from Xu Qingshi's side. They were almost buried in their archives room and never came out except to eat or go to the toilet.

Yan Ming also returned quickly. Nanjing is not far from Anqing, and it takes less than a day by boat.

Come back faster.

"Team leader, everything Gong Zhaolin said is consistent. His family has a good reputation for him. They all think he is a high-ranking official in Nanjing."

Yan Ming came to the office to report that Gong Zhaolin's family was ordinary, slightly better than Lu Dawang's.

For such people, if their family members can work for the government in Nanjing, they are considered high-ranking officials in their hearts.

"It seems he didn't lie."

Xu Qingyun said softly that since Gong Zhaolin did not lie, his confession could be trusted.

His current fate has a lot to do with Lu Dawang, but he also has problems of his own. He clearly knew the confidentiality regulations, but he leaked information to others, which could even lead to execution in wartime.

Even now, his punishment will not be low.

But at least I don't have to die.

How to punish him was what Xu Zhanjie was thinking about. Xu Qingyun did not ask any more questions. The clues provided by Gong Zhaolin were limited. It was just that Lu Dawang returned home and hurriedly took something from behind the cabinet.

The technical department has already tested the ingredients.

It was the residue left by tape, and it was medical tape. Xu Qingyun asked them to compare it with the tape used by the medical department, and finally confirmed that it was indeed from them.

Lu Dawang had been injured before and received treatment in the medical department, and he took the tape away.

At present, Lu Dawang’s clues are almost all gone, so it depends on how effective the police investigation is.

"Team Leader, I heard they are out on a case, let me go too."

Yan Ming suddenly said, Xu Qingyun immediately looked at him: "You just came back, how do you know they are investigating the case?"

"I talked to the sentinels when I came back, and they said so."

Even though Yan Ming has only been at the headquarters for a few times, he has already made some friends there.

"Go and rest first. They don't need your help for now. Go back when you have some clues."

Xu Qingyun shook his head helplessly. Fang Laibao and his men went in and out and could not hide from the sentinels.

Fortunately, the sentinels had no idea what they were doing.

The mission was kept strictly confidential, and they were even asked to live together to prevent outsiders from finding out anything.

Xu Zhanjie gave them special approval to book a small hotel in the city center, and even the police officers stayed there temporarily to facilitate their investigation.

"Team leader, we have completed the investigation. Do you have time to come over?"

The next day at noon, Fang Laibao called. In order to keep it confidential, Xu Qingyun told him that he would go there after the investigation and there was no need to go back to the headquarters to report.

Screening is only the first step, the next step is investigation. They have a lot of people in the police station, so it is not appropriate for them to come back for a meeting.

For four consecutive days, they checked all the people who came to Nanjing from Hangzhou and settled down that month last year.

Sixty-nine people in total.

There are not many people.

After all, they have many screening conditions, such as having to come from Hangzhou, staying at a specific time, and finally living alone.

If you count it this way, sixty-nine people is not a small number.

After hanging up the phone, Xu Qingyun stood up. The check was complete, and the next step was to investigate whether the person he was looking for was among these sixty-nine people.

While they were busy, Xu Qingyun was also busy these days.

Xu Zhanjie went to Hangzhou in person and reserved twenty of this group of students, all of whom were the best students. After graduation, they would be assigned to Intelligence Group 4 to provide additional strength for Xu Qingyun.

Before these twenty people come in, Xu Qingyun will conduct an audit on them.

While Xu Zhanjie was in Hangzhou, Xu Qingyun personally visited the Nanjing Police Station, the garrison and other places, looked through their information, and selected outstanding personnel to supplement his Intelligence Group 4.

They had not received any special agent training, and after coming in, they had to undergo special training like Zuo Jinfang.

After several consecutive days, Xu Qingyun finally selected twenty people and sent them for special training.

We don't need them now. Some of them are scouts and some are expert in solving cases in the police station.

But without special training, they cannot be considered real agents.

The Intelligence Department is not the Operations Department. It only needs strong operational capabilities. The work of the Intelligence Department is more cumbersome and requires much more attention than that of the Operations Department.

The people Xu Qingyun can only use now are the ones who were previously responsible for the investigation.

The hotel is not big and does not have a meeting room.

Xu Qingshi asked someone to clear out a large dormitory room, put tables and chairs in it, and temporarily use it as their meeting room.

When Xu Qingyun arrived, the others were already waiting inside.

"Qingyun."

Xu Qingshi stood up first. After reporting, he had never been to the Western Suburbs Branch once, and he had been here with his men to assist in handling cases.

Xu Zhanjie has already issued a secondment order to the police station, and the procedures are completely compliant. Besides, Xu Qingshi has just arrived, and the people in the police station don’t care whether he is there or not.

"Brother, thank you for your hard work."

As soon as Xu Qingyun walked in, he noticed that everyone looked tired.

There is too much information to look at, and they have to be careful and not miss anything. They get up in the morning every day to go to the police station to check the information and come back very late at night. After working intensively for several days in a row, they are really tired.

(End of this chapter)