The Spy

Chapter 131 The rent is very low
After packing up his things, Xu Qingyun came to Xu Zhanjie's office.

The footprints can confirm that he is the Japanese spy who called. After confirming his identity, there is no need to continue concealing it. If he is just a suspect, Xu Qingyun will not report it so quickly.

"Found another one?"

Xu Zhanjie asked blankly, Xu Qingyun has only rested for a few days, and he has found another Japanese spy?
And he is an observer.

The last time we were able to catch so many Japanese spies, we first discovered the observers, then conducted an investigation through the observers' relationships, and finally found four Japanese spies. We then took advantage of the opportunity of them passing intelligence to their superiors, found the superiors and successfully arrested them.

"Teacher, we can confirm that he is the Japanese spy observer."

Xu Qingyun nodded slightly. Xu Zhanjie understood the importance of observers and there was no need to explain further.

"Are you watching?"

"Yan Ming will personally bring people to keep an eye on it." Xu Qingyun nodded again.

"How are your people? Will there be any accidents?"

Xu Zhanjie suddenly asked, Xu Qingyun's subordinates are all newbies, only Yan Ming and Fang Laibao are more experienced. He is worried that these newbies will not be able to handle such an important case.

As long as Japanese spies are involved, it is a major case for the Military Intelligence Department, and the department attaches great importance to each case.

"Teacher, don't worry. Yan Ming will be in charge personally. I'll let Fang Laibao supervise the people who are following him. There won't be any problems."

Xu Qingyun understood what the teacher was worried about. They were newcomers, but they were all experts before.

After a month of special training, I at least know what to pay attention to when marking someone.

This time they knew a lot about the person they were targeting, such as where he lived and where he often went. They didn't need to keep a close eye on him, and still adopted the strategy of "rather throw him away than wake him up".

As long as they remember what they have learned, they can't go wrong.

In fact, tracking is not that complicated. There are mainly a few points: keep a distance when tracking, and don't follow in places with few people, as it may be the opponent's anti-reconnaissance action.

If you are in close proximity with someone, immediately pretend to leave normally and don't come back, as your companions will replace you.

Most importantly, never make eye contact with the person you are staring at.

Once you look into each other's eyes, there is a high chance that the other person will notice.

The way you stare at someone is different from the way ordinary people look.

If you can do these things, it won't be foolproof, but at least there won't be any major problems.

Xu Qingyun took precautions and would arrest the person immediately if he was discovered being monitored.

"Okay, I believe you."

Xu Zhanjie nodded. What he said was that he believed in Xu Qingyun, which proved that he did not have that much confidence in the people in Intelligence Group 4.

That was indeed the case, and he felt a little regretful.

If I had known that Xu Qingyun had such strong fighting ability, I should not have given all of him to the Intelligence Group 4 as newcomers. He would feel more at ease with more veterans. Even if he did not select them at the headquarters, he could have transferred a group of elites from the branch stations.

Now that there are people in Group 4, he can't let other groups get involved until Xu Qingyun takes the initiative to propose it.

Which leader doesn’t seek benefits for his subordinates?

A leader who does not fight for his position cannot win the support of the people, let alone give it up in vain.

This is true for the military and the Military Intelligence Department as well.

"Thank you teacher."

Xu Qingyun stood up. He was not satisfied with just finding one. Since the method of finding people through portraits was feasible, he could continue looking for more people.

One Liao Wenting doesn't need so many people.

He understood what the teacher meant, and if the other two were found, he wouldn't mind sharing some of the credit.

According to previous experience, one observer is likely to be responsible for warning an entire group. A Japanese spy group, including the team leader, consists of four to six people. If the three observers and the Japanese spies they are responsible for are really found, not to mention that Intelligence Group 4 is not fully staffed, even if it is fully staffed, it will not have enough staff.

"Team leader, you are here."

After leaving the office, Xu Qingyun went directly to the surveillance point. He had confidence in his men. This was their first battle, so they would pay special attention.

But you still have to keep an eye on them when it’s necessary, especially to warn them not to do things according to their own ideas.

Anyone who did something wrong and alarmed the Japanese spies would be punished by military law, and those who caused serious consequences might lose their lives.

"How is the situation now?"

Yan Ming was in charge of surveillance, while Zuo Jinfangzheng led people to continue searching for the people in the portrait. Once they found one, they would take photos of their footprints and verify them as soon as possible.

"They are still in the company and have not left. This is the situation of their company in recent years."

Yan Ming was not idle while monitoring, and he inquired about Liao Wenting's rickshaw company in detail.

The company is indeed not big. Compared to Nanjing, which has tens of thousands of rickshaws, more than a hundred rickshaws are not very noticeable.

All his rickshaws were rented out and he collected membership fees every day. In other words, the ownership of the rickshaws was entirely in the hands of Liao Wenting, and the rickshaw drivers under him were equivalent to his employees.

This makes it easier for him to control the drivers.

Another model is to buy a car yourself and register it under the company.

Without a company name, they cannot go on the road. Not only will other drivers smash and destroy their vehicles, but the police will also confiscate their unlicensed vehicles if they encounter them.

In recent years, Liao Wenting has run the company well, making considerable profits every month, but he has not expanded his business.

A 30-year-old man, who is also a boss, told others that he was married in his hometown, but no one has ever seen his wife and children, which is another suspicious point.

In addition to membership fees, other sources of income for rickshaw companies come from chartering and advertising.

Liao Wenting's company has eight long-term chartered vehicles. For a company with more than 100 vehicles, the proportion of so many long-term chartered vehicles is a bit abnormal.

Long-term charter means that the car only serves one family, including the driver.

Every day the driver arrives at his employer's house on time and waits for his employer to use the car.

The income of a driver who charters a car for a long term is not as high as that of a driver who drives the car every day, but chartering a car is easy, as the owner seldom drives the car out every day, and he has free time most of the time.

If they meet a generous host, they can also get a reward, which belongs entirely to them.

All in all, the income is not much less than driving around every day, so many drivers are willing to take this kind of work.

"Have the eight chartered car owners investigated?"

Xu Qingyun took the initiative to ask, if the Japanese spies were on the chartered car list, it would be easier to notify them if anything happened.

But it was easy for the Japanese spies to guess that the rickshaw company was related to their own people.

"Not yet. I'll arrange for someone to check right away."

Yan Ming only has ten men, and now he has to monitor people and investigate many other things. With limited manpower, it is normal that he can't investigate in such detail.

"Thanks for your hard work."

Xu Qingyun didn't blame anyone and continued to look at the information. Apart from chartering a car, there were advertisements.

The advertisements for rickshaw companies are basically the same. Big companies have more rickshaws and their prices per rickshaw are higher. Small companies have fewer rickshaws and their prices are not competitive enough.

They need to find a lot of advertisements themselves.

There are some advertisements on rickshaws. Just a few cars from big companies are enough. It doesn’t matter even if some cars don’t have their advertisements. Moreover, the cars from big companies run over a wider range and can be seen by more people.

There are mainly three companies advertising.

A bone-setting wine shop, a nearby time-honored braised meat shop, and a cigarette advertisement.

Apart from cigarettes, everything else is small advertisements.

Advertisements also need to be checked to see whether the rickshaw company has any other advertising papers hidden besides these three advertisements they have made.

If there is an unfamiliar advertisement and you have never received such an advertisement before, it is very likely that it is a preparation made in advance to notify the Japanese spies. You can leave the investigation to Yan Ming.

He had a way to get these information from Liao Wenting's company employees and keep Liao Wenting in the dark.

Shanghai, Party Affairs Investigation Office.

"Team leader, we found out that he didn't live in the French Concession. He stayed in an ordinary hotel in South City for one night and left early the next morning."

When his subordinates came to report, Bai Xuechen frowned. The person was found, but it was not the result he wanted.

He stayed in the hotel for only one day, and no trace of this person was found after such a long investigation. All this proves that the person they photographed had just arrived in Shanghai and left directly after meeting Boss Huang.

If they are not in Shanghai, they will gain nothing.

Bai Xuechen had no interest in finding out where this person came from. Shanghai was the largest city with many people from other places, so it was possible that he came from anywhere.

But it is definitely not the city on the Yangtze River west of Nanjing.

For example, Chongqing, Wuhan, etc.

It is more convenient to transport by shipping from those places to Shanghai.

"The photos have been sent to headquarters. We are no longer responsible for this matter."

Bai Xuechen sighed. This person was too vigilant. He evaded their surveillance and left Shanghai directly.

The case had to be abandoned.

Otherwise, he would not have handed the photos to the headquarters and would have definitely checked it out himself first.

"Team leader, after investigating for so many days, are you just giving up like this?"

The subordinate was a little unwilling to give up, and Bai Xuechen glared at him fiercely: "The people are not in Shanghai, what should we do if we don't give up?"

"We can keep the photos and arrest him when he comes to Shanghai again. He will definitely come again."

"No need. Report the photos. No matter where we catch him, we will have a share of the credit. There are many Red Party members in Shanghai. We don't have that much energy to waste on him."

Bai Xuechen shook his head again. Who knows when this person will come next time.

Even if he really comes, as long as he shows up at Boss Huang's house, he can be arrested directly.

If they go somewhere else, they won't be able to do anything either.

It is impossible to report everyone and remember everyone's appearance, let alone post a photo and issue a city-wide wanted notice.

It is impossible for ordinary people to remember a person's appearance for a long time just by looking at a photo, unless they are shown photos frequently.

A person whose specific identity is unknown is not worth all the fuss they make.

It would be fine if he was an important figure in the Red Party.

But if he is really an important person, Boss Huang will definitely send him out personally on the day he comes to Shanghai.

It is even more foolish to issue a wanted notice. Maybe the person already knew that he was wanted and would not come here openly.

Bai Xuechen understood that the Red Party had made rapid progress in recent years, and if they really found a wanted warrant, they would definitely alert their comrades.

He didn't know that Lao Lu was out of contact.

"Yes, team leader."

His subordinates had no choice but to send someone to deliver the photos to the Nanjing headquarters, while Bai Xuechen went to report to the stationmaster.

He was the stationmaster's confidant. The person he discovered was not in Shanghai, so it was not his fault that he was not caught.

Bai Xuechen didn't care much about the fact that a person was missing. He had found more than one person missing in the years he had been the head of the intelligence team.

Aoki, who is also the head of the intelligence team of the Special Higher Police, also came to his boss's office at this time.

"Section Chief, Shan Gui reports that the people from Intelligence Group 4 have been out all the time, saying they are on a training exercise, but he suspects Xu Qingyun has some clues that will harm the Imperial agents."

They already knew about the establishment of Intelligence Group 4. After the launch of Shan Gui, intelligence from the Military Intelligence Department was continuously transmitted to Shanghai.

This information once again proves the importance of mountain ghosts.

"Aren't all his subordinates new recruits who have just been trained?"

Kawashima frowned and asked, Aoki nodded: "Yes, they are indeed newcomers, and there are only twenty of them."

"There's no need to contact Nanjing anymore. The more they contact, the greater the risk they'll run. As long as Xu Qingyun is eliminated, there's nothing to worry about with Intelligence Group 4."

Kawashima shook his head and said that they had contacted the Falcon Team many times before, but ultimately failed to prevent the destruction of the Falcon Team.

They can no longer contact each other. If they contact each other too frequently and expose the hidden agents in Nanjing, the chief will not forgive him.

Because of the loss of the Falcon Team, he was severely scolded by the chief, and was asked to find an opportunity to get rid of Xu Qingyun.

Who could have thought that a small policeman in Tianjin could cause them so much loss.

"Hay."

Aoki nodded, and the section chief finally gave the order to act, allowing the old guy in Nanbu to succeed.

When I have the chance later, I will go to Hangzhou to deal with him.

"Team leader, I asked two people, and they didn't find the flyer you mentioned."

Yan Ming investigated quickly and secretly contacted the person who was in charge of the warehouse of the rickshaw company. The other party did not know his identity, but took advantage of him.

Yan Ming also brought a ferocious-looking man to warn him.

If you dare to tell anyone about this, I will kill his entire family.

Yanming knew where his home was and told the location, the names of his family members, and the school his children attended.

With such threats in place, those who were questioned did not dare to speak carelessly.

"Forget about it, but how are the investigations of the eight employers going?"

"We have already found three companies, and we are still investigating the rest."

It was not difficult to check the employers. Once they got the list, they immediately started an investigation, mainly checking what time these employers came and how many people were in their families.

If there are only a few people and they come at a similar time to Liao Wenting or take control of the rickshaw company, they can be included in the suspect list and their identities verified.

"Keep investigating and find out who all of them are as soon as possible."

Xu Qingyun nodded. If there was no problem with the long-term employer, Xu Qingyun could only continue with large-scale investigation.

However, the rickshaw company's territory is relatively large, not as small as a photo studio. Conducting an investigation over such a large area requires manpower and time. The most important thing is to keep it confidential and not let the Japanese spies know about their investigation.

Any mistake in any link could allow the Japanese spy to escape and all previous efforts would be wasted.

"Yes, team leader."

Yan Ming took the order and said that it was not difficult to investigate these. Xu Qingyun went to check the situations of the three companies that had been investigated.

There is a person who has lived in Nanjing for decades. He is a local and has a large family. Some of his children work in the Kuomintang department. This family can be ruled out as a Japanese spy.

Those who hire rickshaws for a long time are all rich people. Two out of three families have cars. Because there are many people in the family and cars are not enough, they hire rickshaws to pick up and drop off people every day, or take people to buy things.

There are many people in the family and the times don’t match up, so the investigation of these three families can be stopped.

In just two days, Yan Ming found out all the details of the remaining five companies.

After Xu Qingyun's analysis, all eight employers were ruled out and there were no Japanese spies among them.

However, Fang Laibao found out an important situation.

Among these eight families, two of them rented very low rents, even lower than the driver's wages. In other words, Liao Wenting paid the driver out of his own pocket and hired the rickshaws to these two families?
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