The Spy

Chapter 115: No Offline
You know, there are only three people in Intelligence Group 4 now.

How is it possible that three people not only found four photo studios, but also conducted a round of investigation and discovered the suspect?

"Chief Miao, I borrowed a few people from the police station, and asked the people from other groups who helped last time to come over. There are more than just three of them."

Xu Qingyun explained that he did not say what the matter was when he borrowed the person. The intelligence department is most averse to making random inquiries. The three team leaders were not clear about the situation and did not report it.

They even thought that the higher-ups already knew.

"I see."

Miao Feng nodded slightly. It was normal to have someone to help. But it was hard to believe that the three of them had done so much.

"What are you going to do?"

Miao Feng did not give random orders, but asked directly. The suspect was discovered and investigated by Xu Qingyun. He only knew the general idea now and was not clear about the details.

"Keep an eye on the police, quickly check all the suspicious areas, and look for Liu Qiaosheng at the same time."

Xu Qingyun already had a plan. After reporting it, he could mobilize other people to launch a large-scale search.

"No problem, I'll ask them to come over and fully cooperate."

"Section Chief Xie Miao."

Xu Qingyun bowed his head and thanked him. After catching Pingchuan last time, he was sure that there was no one from Hangzhou who had instigated rebellion in the intelligence department.

Xu Zhanjie then asked him to screen the internal personnel of the Intelligence Department again, and asked the Operations Department for help to investigate everyone's family situation.

Avoid people being subverted.

According to the last internal inspection, there are currently no problems with the Intelligence Department.

If it is true, we can only say that he hid it too deeply.

This time, they will not make the same mistake as last time. They will not give the person they are targeting a chance to escape. As long as the person they are targeting comes out, they will have people arranged in front and behind, including possible intersections.

It is better to deploy more manpower than to let the Japanese spies escape.

Miao Feng acted decisively and immediately asked someone to notify the three team leaders to come to the meeting. There were only five of them in the meeting room.

"Team Leader Xu has found new clues. Let him tell you."

Miao Feng sat in the first seat. Since Xu Zhanjie was not there, he was in charge of the Intelligence Department.

The three of them immediately looked at Xu Qingyun.

Xu Qingyun found new clues?
"The situation is like this..."

There was no need for the three team leaders to hide it. If they were really instigated by the Japanese, even if a Japanese spy escaped, it would be a victory if they could be found.

Traitors can cause great harm, especially in such an important position, there must be no problems.

The more the three listened, the more shocked they became. They knew that Xu Qingyun had borrowed people two days ago, and the six people had been out and had not returned, so they didn't even have a chance to ask.

But in just a few short days, Xu Qingyun used the suspended case to target two more suspects, and the identity of one of them was basically confirmed?

How on earth did he do all this?
After Xu Qingyun finished speaking, Miao Feng looked at the three people and said slowly: "Liu Qiaosheng is the most important. We already have his photo and the approximate area. Use the photo to search in this area. Also, arrange ten people to keep an eye on the suspect in the police station."

"When monitoring someone, no one is allowed to act alone. They must go to the toilet together in pairs. They are not allowed to leave until the mission is completed to prevent intelligence leaks."

I suffered a loss last time, and I must not let the same lesson happen again this time. It’s okay to be strict, the most important thing is not to make any mistakes.

"Yes."

The three of them received the order together. No matter how Xu Qingyun found the people, letting them participate in the case was equivalent to giving them a share of the credit.

They want this favor.

After arranging the tasks, Miao Feng quickly adjourned the meeting, and the three team leaders went to inform their subordinates to prepare for the operation.

The entire intelligence department was mobilized and the manpower problem was solved instantly.

There are ten people just to watch the police.

Xiang Jason personally led the team to carry out the task.

Fang Laibao even sent a team to investigate, and the team leader led everyone to check the people around the photo studio, which could expand the scope significantly.

Group 2 and the rest of the people cooperated with Xu Qingyun. Liu Qiaosheng was the most important, so they had to find him first.

The photos have been developed, a lot of them. Liu Qiaosheng's photos were distributed and taken to the area designated by Yan Ming to inquire.

First ask the ruffians, beggars and the like.

They know the situation there best.

The second is the patrol police. Ask the low-level patrol police. Even if the Japanese spies are in disguise or trying to defect, they generally won't choose people of too low a rank.

The level is too low and there are limits to what you can do.

Finally, they asked the surrounding residents, especially the old residents, and threatened them so that they would not dare to talk nonsense to outsiders.

The intelligence department started to move, and Miao Feng brought Xu Qingyun to the temporary command center outside.

This is Liu Qiaosheng’s activity area, he is the most important.

"Team... Section Chief Miao, Team Leader, we found it."

Not long after, Yan Ming came running over excitedly. They found Liu Qiaosheng, who lived not far away.

And here he is not called Liu Qiaosheng, he has changed his name.

If you look for him according to the name Liu Qiaosheng, you will not be able to find him at all, and you will be in danger of being exposed.

No wonder he doesn't let anyone know where he lives.

Xu Qingyun looked at Miao Feng. Miao Feng was not Xu Zhanjie, so he should be given due respect.

Miao Feng nodded slightly.

"Where is the person now?"

Xu Qingyun asked immediately, and Yan Ming replied: "At home, someone saw him go home and didn't come out."

"What time does he usually call?"

Xu Qingyun asked again, they could arrest them by force at home, but the Japanese spies were brutal and there had been an accident during the arrest in Tianjin. Liu Qiaosheng was very important and he might know the whereabouts of other Japanese spies.

Must be captured alive.

"It's usually in the afternoon, probably soon."

"Wait for him to come out, then ambush him on the road and catch him. If he doesn't come out, find a way to lure him out."

Xu Qingyun ordered that the person must be arrested and not delayed too long. A large-scale investigation could easily leak the news, and once he found out, he would most likely escape.

Xu Qingyun had previously deduced that he was the one who received orders directly from Shanghai and there was probably no one above him.

There is no need to monitor all the time.

"Yes."

Yan Ming took the order. Xu Qingyun couldn't see Liu Qiaosheng's home from this side, so he just had to wait patiently.

More than an hour later, Liu Qiaosheng finally went out. He was wearing a Chinese gown and a hat, and he looked around when he went out.

A careful person.

Yan Ming had been watching him secretly, and when he passed the ambush point, the leader of Group 2, Yang Wenxu, took action personally, and five people held him down at the same time.

Yang Wenxu grabbed his collar immediately.

Pingchuan, who was captured by Intelligence Group 4 before, had poison on him. It was most important that the Japanese spy was alive. If he died, not only would he have no credit, but he would have been guilty.

He cares about this very much.

"Section Chief Miao, Team Leader Xu, we caught them."

Yan Ming did not come to report this time. He went to search Liu Qiaosheng's house and gave the opportunity to report to Yang Wenxu. After all, he was the team leader and he did it himself, so he was given the opportunity to show his face.

Anyway, Yan Ming has made enough contributions in this operation, so this little bit is not a big deal.

Yan Ming knew very well that people who eat alone usually don't have a good ending, and it won't do any harm to share some with others.

"Great, take him back for trial immediately." Miao Feng smiled happily. The case belonged to Xu Qingyun, but Xu Zhanjie was not here, so the leadership credit would fall on him.

He had never thought of replacing Xu Zhanjie's position, but who wouldn't want credit? Besides, it was a chance to show off in front of the director.

"Yes."

Xu Qingyun took the order, and the group returned to the Military Intelligence Department in a mighty procession. Miao Feng followed Xu Qingyun to interrogate the suspect.

"Do you know where this place is?"

After being taken to the interrogation room, Xu Qingyun first asked, "Liu Qiaosheng is very important. If they can pry open his mouth, they can capture a few more Japanese agents."

"I am a good citizen, why are you arresting me?"

Liu Qiaosheng looked very scared, but Miao Feng slammed the table and said, "Do good people need to use two names? You were the one who notified Kong Yufa to evacuate, right? Don't be optimistic. You know how painful these torture instruments are."

"Sir, I really don't know anything..."

"Torture."

Xu Qingyun did not give him a chance to quibble and directly ordered to beat him for half an hour.

He lived a little far from the photo studio, so his arrest did not cause much noise. He is still under control. After prying his mouth open, we will have time to arrest other people.

"what."

Screams were heard suddenly in the interrogation room. Half an hour later, Liu Qiaosheng still hadn't confessed, so Xu Qingyun directly ordered him to be put on the electric chair.

A little bit of torture would only break his body down, and he wouldn't be able to withstand the electric chair, so it would be better to do it all at once.

"I said."

On the electric chair, Liu Qiaosheng finally couldn't hold on any longer and was willing to confess.

"Team leader."

Yan Ming walked in at this time and whispered in Xu Qingyun's ear: "We searched his house carefully, but found no radio station, only a radio."

"Name, position, code name."

Xu Qingyun asked Yan Ming to wait. Liu Qiaosheng had already spoken, so he just needed to ask him where the radio was hidden.

"Yoshito Fukada, Lieutenant Agent of the Shanghai Special High Section, my position is observer, I don't have a code name."

Liu Qiaosheng replied weakly, and Xu Qingyun's eyebrows jumped. It was the first time he heard the name observer.

"Where is your radio station?" Xu Qingyun asked directly.

"I don't have a radio station."

"Without a radio, how can you report the situation to the higher-ups and how can you contact them?"

"No need to report, just receive instructions via the radio."

Liu Qiaosheng replied softly, Miao Feng frowned, without a radio, there would be no code book, and the credit this time would be reduced by at least half.

"Who are you offline with?"

"I didn't log off the line. I was only responsible for receiving instructions and doing things."

"Still lying, electrify him."

Miao Feng suddenly shouted, "If you didn't log off, how did Kong Yufa run away?" Xu Qingyun stared at him intently. When he heard the power on, Liu Qiaosheng immediately showed fear and shouted hurriedly:
"I didn't lie. Every word I said was true. I was an observer. Observers are always alone and just follow orders. The most recent time was when I was asked to release a Level 1 signal at Photo Studio No. 2."

"Tell me clearly, what is a Level 1 signal?"

Xu Qingyun asked, Liu Qiaosheng did not dare to hide anything, he was indeed a Japanese spy, but not an intelligence officer, his main job was to observe whether there were any abnormalities at designated locations, and when necessary, use the photo studio to send out designated signals.

He opened four photo studios in the areas specified above.

He was not given a specific location to open the store, as long as it was located that area. Liu Qiaosheng was very business-minded, but he did not have much time to take care of the business, so he simply cooperated with his employees and let them make more money by distributing dividends.

He had been promised by his superiors that they would not interfere with the operation of the photo studio, but they had to ensure that signals could be transmitted in a timely manner when needed.

He has made a lot of money using four photo studios.

He understands the nature of his job and is usually very cautious. He usually does not go to stores. Before going there every time, he will observe the place and even ask around.

If there is anyone suspicious, he will evacuate immediately.

The people in the photo studio didn't know where he lived, so he deliberately used a different identity to go to his place of residence. As long as they couldn't catch him on the spot, there was no way they would catch him again.

The first level signal is the most urgent signal. According to the requirements, it needs to be kept for at least 24 hours. During this time, Liu Qiaosheng must stay near the photo studio.

After he placed the signal, he left at noon, but he didn't go far. In the afternoon, he really saw someone running over here.

He then realized that his signal had worked.

He has been more careful during this period and usually does not go to the store. If one of the stores did not need him to deliver something today, he would not go there and would contact them by phone.

He doesn't have a fixed location when he calls, he changes the place every time.

At present, his explanation matches what Xu Qingyun found out.

"What are the various signals, and what other jobs have you done?"

Xu Qingyun continued to ask, and Liu Qiaosheng honestly told him everything he knew and had done.

The electric chair was so painful that he would rather die than try it again.

"Power him up."

After asking all the questions, Xu Qingyun suddenly said, Liu Qiaosheng raised his head in astonishment and soon let out a scream.

Xu Qingyun didn't completely believe what he said.

Five minutes later, Liu Qiaosheng was half dead. Xu Qingyun asked him again, and this time he admitted that he had a radio, but said that the radio and the code book had been destroyed by him.

As for the offline, he named three.

"Chief Miao, I suggest that we investigate first and not rush to arrest anyone."

Walking out of the interrogation room, Xu Qingyun whispered that Liu Qiaosheng's final confession was very similar to Gong Zhaolin's before.

It's a bit like a confession under torture.

If this is true, the person he gave the green light to was not a Japanese spy, and if they acted rashly, they would likely alert the real Japanese spy.

All the people he confessed were those who lived near the photo studio.

"What are you going to do?"

Miao Feng did not answer, but asked Xu Qingyun instead.

"Let him rest for a while, and then review it again to see if it matches."

"Okay, I'll do as you say."

Miao Feng agreed. He knew about Gong Zhaolin's last interrogation. Gong Zhaolin was tortured into confessing, and after the confession, he could not make the same mistake when questioned again.

It’s right for Xu Qingyun to be cautious. We cannot be careless when dealing with Japanese spies.

If he was not lying and was really an observer, then the photo studio was a place to remind people that there were indeed Japanese spies hiding nearby. Once someone was arrested, the real Japanese spies would most likely be alerted.

"Thank you, Chief Miao."

Xu Qingyun bowed his head and thanked him. Miao Feng was not Xu Zhanjie, so it was not easy for him to support him so much.

An hour later, Xu Qingyun interrogated Liu Qiaosheng again.

Comparing with his confessions, there are indeed some discrepancies between his later statements, while the previous ones are all the same.

Another confession under torture.

"Qingyun, what should we do next?"

There were only two of them in Miao Feng's office, and it was confirmed that they had confessed under torture, so Liu Qiaosheng's subsequent explanation became meaningless.

"Chief Miao, he doesn't know where the Japanese spy is, so we have to find him ourselves."

Xu Qingyun shook his head slightly. He didn't expect that the Japanese had specially arranged observers, and in case of emergency, they would order the observers to give warnings via the radio.

(End of this chapter)