The Spy

Chapter 150 Can’t speak
In Nanjing, Xu Zhanjie received a call back from Wu Shaoshu.

There is only a half-hour interval in between.

After reading the telegram, he laughed. Wu Shaoshu was very smart and guessed the truth. This was good. Some things could not be said openly to avoid being caught by others. It would be enough for both parties to know it.

Wu Shaoshu is not bad in ability, especially in politics, he has his own strengths. Otherwise, he would not be able to become the webmaster.

"Xie Yongshan, go to the train station to pick someone up tomorrow."

After Xie Yongshan came back from sending the telegram, Wu Shaoshu gave him the task of picking up the person.

"Yes, stationmaster."

Xie Yongshan knew what was going on. The people to be picked up tomorrow were Fang Laibao and Zheng Jiming.

I heard that when Xu Qingyun was attacked, it was Zheng Jiming who drove desperately and finally took Xu Qingyun away.

This guy is good.

In the entire Tianjin Station, apart from Wu Shaoshu, Xie Yongshan was the person who least wanted Xu Qingyun to leave.

His thoughts were not that complicated. He never thought of competing with Xu Qingyun. He simply believed that only with Xu Qingyun in Tianjin could they work better and achieve more results.

"Stationmaster, you are looking for me."

After Xie Yongshan left, Yang Wenxu came to Wu Shaoshu's office. He had just received a call from Wu Shaoshu.

"There's a message from headquarters, there's a case, you come handle it."

Wu Shaoshu handed the telegram sent by Xu Zhanjie to Yang Wenxu. There was something fishy about this case, and there would be serious disputes in the future. It was not suitable to hand it over to Xie Yongshan. His straightforward personality could easily make him angry and reveal his flaws.

Letting Yang Wenxu do it seems like a trick to cheat him.

However, Yang Wenxu was transferred from the headquarters and was originally Xu Zhanjie's man. It was his duty to share the worries of his superior.

What's more, he owed Xu Qingyun a favor, so this matter was none other than him.

"The head of the Party Affairs Investigation Department was instigated by the Japanese to defect and send people to Tianjin to investigate Xu Qingyun?"

After reading the content of the telegram, Yang Wenxu was very surprised. He and Wu Shaoshu had the same first impression: are the people from the Party Affairs Investigation Office so arrogant?

To put it another way, it was as if he had been instigated by the Red Party, and then they sent people directly to investigate the team leader of the Party Affairs Investigation Office.

Simply incredible.

"Headquarters called and said Zheng Jiming will arrive tomorrow. I'll ask Xie Yongshan to pick him up. You will help him catch him."

Wu Shaoshu didn't explain so much to Yang Wenxu. It would be best if he could figure it out. If he couldn't, he would just follow orders. Their mission was to arrest people and get confessions.

When those bastards from the Party Affairs Investigation Office come to ask for people, he will help them.

"Yes, stationmaster."

Yang Wenxu really didn't think it through. There was nothing wrong with the order. Since it was sent from the headquarters and ordered by the section chief, he had to execute it.

"Go get ready."

Wu Shaoshu waved his hand. Yang Wenxu had just arrived and he only brought two people with him. He had already arranged those two people to be team leaders.

But his control over the entire intelligence group was not yet complete.

Fortunately, the original head of the intelligence team was Xu Qingyun. Before leaving, Xu Qingyun had screened the intelligence team and all of Cao Yunfeng's diehards were eliminated, which saved him a lot of worry.

The captains of all three teams made adjustments.

Yan Ming, the captain appointed by Xu Qingyun, followed him to Nanjing, and the remaining two were replaced by later team leaders.

Yang Wenxu came to Tianjin and had no psychological burden in adjusting.

A captain originally appointed by Xu Qingyun was promoted again after he came. In just over a month, this captain experienced a roller coaster ride in the workplace, which was thrilling and exciting.

I thought I was appreciated by Xu Qingyun and would become Xu Qingyun's person in the future and have a bright future. However, I didn't expect that Xu Qingyun would be transferred to Nanjing just a few days after taking office.

When he was replaced, he was very nervous, worried that the new team leader would take action against him.

Fortunately, the new team leader is Wu Shaoshu's man, so he has to give Xu Qingyun some face.

The new team leader worked for only a month before he was dismissed and investigated by Wu Shaoshu. Yang Wenxu came to Tianjin and became the team leader, and he was reinstated as the team leader.

In just two months, the intelligence team changed four people in succession, from Cao Yunfeng to Yang Wenxu.

Not to mention him, everyone in the intelligence team was nervous.

Who would have thought that the team leader would be replaced continuously.

They now have only one thought: Yang Wenxu must not leave again since he has come, otherwise they are afraid that their hearts cannot take it.

A few opportunists regretted it even more. They gave a lot of gifts to the previous team leader, but he was fired after just over a month, and all their gifts went down the drain.

Back in the office, Yang Wenxu called three team leaders.

The people from the headquarters haven't arrived, but we can't be sure that the two people from the Party Affairs Investigation Office haven't arrived either. If they have arrived, we have to keep an eye on them now.

"Two people from Nanjing..."

Yang Wenxu quickly assigned the tasks. The most important team was to go directly to the police station to conduct investigations, mainly looking for Xu Qingyun's former subordinates, such as Yi Sheng and others.

Ask them if there has been any unusual behavior recently, especially if anyone has asked about Xu Qingyun's situation.

The remaining two teams went to Xu Qingyun's previous residence, as well as the police brigade and the general bureau for secret investigations.

If the two people from Nanjing have arrived in Tianjin, they must be found.

In Nanjing, Yan Ming established a new surveillance point.

His surveillance point has only one requirement: safety first.

Never let the person being monitored find out.

On this basis, adjustments will be made to the position and other aspects.

"Team leader, the target is called Shu Yongkui. He is a businessman like Liu Qiaosheng and Liao Wenting, but his business is very small, similar to Liao Wenting's. He came to Nanjing three years ago."

When Xu Qingyun arrived at the surveillance point, Yan Ming immediately began to report.

According to the information provided by Shu Yongkui, he was from Rehe. His hometown had been occupied by the Japanese, so his identity could only be confirmed through other channels.

Shu Yongkui is a peddler and lives in an ordinary place.

He mainly goes from street to street selling roasted nuts, and sometimes he also fries things like popcorn.

The business location is not fixed, but the activity area is roughly fixed.

If you want to do business safely in any industry, you must have someone to look after you. Not to mention a small vendor like him, even garbage collectors in Tianjin have their own territory.

Without checking his hometown, Xu Qingyun could be sure that there was something wrong with this person.

If there is no problem, why would a peddler make a long-distance call?
And he said such inexplicable things.

Hawkers like him don't make much money, and it's impossible for a normal person to spend so much money to make such a call.

The Japanese spy would not let others make such a call for him.

We in Shanghai need to listen to their voices and make sure they match up with ours.

Unlike Liu Qiaosheng and Liao Wenting, Shu Yongkui has a wife but no children.

But his wife is a fool. Nowadays, many poor people can't find a wife in their entire life. Let alone a fool, many people would be willing to marry her.

It’s better to be a fool because he can help him cover up better.

The couple they had found before used their child as a cover. Xiao Su had changed his name to Xu Sanming and was sent by Erxi to another school to continue his studies. He studied very hard and was frugal in his daily life. Erxi wanted to hire a nanny to take care of him, but he refused.

At a young age, he can take care of himself, including washing clothes, cooking and doing housework. He doesn't need anyone at school during the weekdays, and he can do many things by himself when he goes home during the holidays.

Sanming was so well-behaved that Erxi felt a little distressed. He tried to take him out to eat something good every time he had a holiday to supplement his nutrition, and he never treated him badly in school.

"Team leader, his movements are erratic. I want to conduct a comprehensive check on everyone in his area."

Nanjing has a large population. Even though Shu Yongkui's activity area is not very large, there are more than 100,000 people in this area alone.

Tens of thousands of households.

Many county towns don’t have so many people.

It would be no problem for Yan Ming to conduct a comprehensive investigation. The hidden Japanese spy might be in Shu Yongkui's activity area, but he only had about twenty people under his command. It would take a lot of time and energy to investigate so many people.

The investigation is not just about checking files within the police station, but also about on-site visits to understand the situation of each household clearly so that an accurate judgment can be made.

During previous inspections, they had already found many errors in the files.

Most police officers in this era are out to make money, so they are not that serious about file registration. If someone is willing to pay, it is very easy to change a file.

Yan Ming will not just look at the files, he must verify everything that needs to be verified.

"The last observer cannot stop the inspection. You don't have enough manpower. I'll ask the three teams to come and help you. You will take the lead."

Xu Qingyun shook his head slightly. Group 4 had always been understaffed, causing them to be overwhelmed with many cases. Fortunately, there was still a month before the students in Hangzhou would graduate, and the last twenty people would be able to fill in.

The case is important, so we invited Group 2 last time to help Yang Wenxu achieve merit, and this time we invited Group 3.

Let the three groups of people come to help with the investigation and investigate the last known observer. If they can find the observer, the hidden Japanese spy can be captured by them.

If the number of people is not enough, another group will be allowed to join.

"Okay, with three groups helping us, the investigation will progress faster."

Yan Ming did not object. Asking the three groups for help would indeed share some of the credit, but the impact would not be that big. No matter how many merits they had made, it would be impossible to promote them all at once.

If we get promoted now, what will we do in the future?
They have already made enough contributions, and no one would object to sharing some of their contributions.

Besides, the team leader said that he was in charge, which meant that they were responsible for the case.

"You guys are busy, I'll go back first."

Xu Qingyun was not worried about the investigation. His men had gone through several investigations and had gained experience, so they would not be discovered by the Japanese spies.

After returning to the Military Intelligence Department, Xu Qingyun came to Xu Zhanjie's office.

Asking Group 3 for help requires Xu Zhanjie's consent.

There was no way he could refuse such a thing. Sure enough, Xu Zhanjie called Xiang Jiesheng to his office in front of Xu Qingyun.

"Let us assist?"

Xiang Jiesheng was very surprised. He knew that the people from Group 4 were not there every day, and it was not now. Who had seen them staying in the department before?
Since its establishment, Group 4 has not had a single idle day.

No one in the Intelligence Department dared to ask what they were doing. If they did, they might be accused of spying and get arrested.

You may lose your life.

"What, you don't want to?"

Xu Zhanjie glared at him. Xiang Jiesheng couldn't possibly refuse, so he asked this on purpose.

"Yes, we are willing. Thank you, Section Chief, and thank you, Team Leader Xu."

Xiang Jason immediately shook his head wildly. Only a fool would be unwilling to do so. Seeing that Group 4 was busy every day, they had nothing to do. It would be a lie to say that they were not anxious.

He just didn't dare to ask. Even he didn't dare to ask Xu Qingyun anything casually.

Now Group 4 has taken the initiative to ask them for help. If they refuse, the people in Group 1 will laugh their heads off, and his brothers will blame him until next year.

If wealth pours down on you, you’d be an idiot if you can’t catch it.

"Go ahead. Remember, Group 4 will be the leader and you will be the assistants. If anything happens, report to Qingyun in a timely manner."

Xu Zhanjie nodded slightly. Xu Qingyun was not one to do things alone. For the progress of the case, he was willing to help others, which was very good.

"Don't worry, Chief. I will report any progress to Team Leader Xu immediately."

Xiang Jiesheng grinned. Yang Wenxu used to help the fourth group with cases. After being transferred to Tianjin, he was successfully promoted to deputy station chief.

It is said that his military rank can be raised this time.

Promoted to lieutenant colonel earlier than them.

It is even more difficult for him to get promoted in rank at the headquarters. Xiang Jason did not expect to get promoted this time, but with his accumulated merits, he will be able to get promoted naturally when he has the opportunity in the future.

And his subordinates, if they can catch a bunch of Japanese spies this time, I believe many of them will be promoted.

Xiang Jason happily went to his office with Xu Qingyun.

They assist, and all actions must be under the command of Group 4.

Xiang Jason left quickly and returned to his office to call his three captains. When they learned that they had the task of assisting Group 4, they were as excited as Xiang Jason and immediately gathered their men to report to Yan Ming.

They are not afraid of having things to do, but they are afraid of having nothing to do.

Let them do whatever they want.

With the assistance of Intelligence Group 3, Yan Ming’s shortage of manpower was immediately solved, and Xu Qingyun stayed at the headquarters, waiting for news from Tianjin.

Yang Wenxu and his men conducted a thorough investigation, but they had not discovered that anyone had asked about Xu Qingyun.

Some merchants on the street did ask, but it was a long time ago. Before Xu Qingyun left Tianjin, he had a part-time job at the police station. They hadn't seen Xu Qingyun for a long time, so they asked.

In the evening, Xie Yongshan's train drove into the platform. When he saw Zheng Jiming and Fang Laibao getting off the train, he immediately waved.

Originally, Xu Qingyun only planned to let Zheng Jiming come, but after Fang Laibao learned about this task, he volunteered to investigate together.

He has been in Tianjin for many years and is very familiar with the place.

Although he knew few people in the police station, he could help with interrogations in the Military Intelligence Division.

I will definitely help Xu Qingyun get the most favorable confession.

Xu Qingyun did not refuse and let him follow.

"Team Leader Fang, Brother Zheng, welcome back to Tianjin."

Xie Yongshan walked up to them enthusiastically, shook hands with them, and took them into the car. Fang Laibao used to be the head of the interrogation team, and now he is the deputy head of the fourth intelligence group of the headquarters, so it is right to call him the head.

Zheng Jiming did not hold any position, and Xie Yongshan was older than him, so they just addressed each other as brothers.

"Team Leader Xie, why did you come here in person? Just send someone else."

Fang Laibao can speak, and Xie Yongshan finds it very comfortable to listen to him.

"Team Leader Fang, you are from Tianjin Station. You must be more serious when you return to your parents' home."

Xie Yongshan replied with a smile that he was indeed not as good at speaking as Fang Laibao. If it were Fang Laibao, he would definitely not say that.

Fang Laibao would say, you are the imperial envoy sent by the headquarters, if the stationmaster was not short of time, we would definitely have more people to pick you up.

Of course the webmaster won’t come to answer the call, but everyone wants to hear good words.

"Thank you, Team Leader Jie."

Fang Laibao understood Xie Yongshan's personality and was even less likely to care about this. He followed Xie Yongshan to the hotel quickly. In fact, he and Zheng Jiming both had houses in Tianjin, so they could just go home and live there. However, this time they were here to handle a case, so they were mainly focusing on the case and were temporarily staying near Tianjin Station.

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