The Spy

Chapter 185 New Directions
Even if Tong Changming surrendered himself voluntarily, it would not work. The reason why Xu Qingyun chose him was because he was not Xu Laogui's absolute confidant.

If he turned himself in, he would first have to give up the lives of his brothers and sisters.

Secondly, he had leaked information and had been targeted by the Military Intelligence Department. Old Ghost Xu would no longer trust him. Even if he was not dealt with now, he would be transferred to an unimportant position in a short time.

Even sent to remote stations.

Tong Changming is not a fool, he can figure this out.

Unless he is extremely timid and abandons the lives of his brothers and sisters and lives alone.

However, Xu Qingyun had investigated him in detail and found that Tong Changming was not such a person.

The probability of success this time is more than 90%.

"Follow the original plan, don't rush, take your time."

Xu Qingyun nodded slightly. This matter was done by Fang Laibao alone. It is very important to instigate the spies in the Party Affairs Investigation Office and it cannot be entrusted to too many people.

The more people know about it, the more dangerous it becomes for the spy.

"Yes, team leader."

Fang Laibao responded that Tong Changming was unlucky and was being targeted by them. According to this method, it would be difficult for Tong Changming to refuse.

Fortunately, Fang Laibao has no important relatives around him, so as long as he keeps himself clean, he will not be targeted and exploited.

Tong Changming is the first one, but that doesn’t mean Xu Qingyun only wants this inside player.

If only one person is not safe, it is better to recruit another one.

Xu Qingyun closed his eyes and recalled all the circumstances surrounding the remaining two targets.

One is the deputy section chief of the inspection section, and the other is the section chief of the training section.

Of these two people, the deputy section chief of the Inspection Section is far more important than the section chief of the Training Section. Although the section chief of the Training Section is a full-time position, he does not have access to the core secrets of the Party Affairs Investigation Office.

The Inspection Department is different and is fully aware of all situations in the Party Affairs Investigation Department.

Luan Ziping, who was instigated by Xu Laogui to defect, is the deputy chief of the Inspection Department.

The deputy section chief of the Inspection Section of the Party Affairs Investigation Department is Gu Datong, 36 years old. He has worked in the Party Affairs Investigation Department for many years and has been promoted to deputy section chief of the Inspection Section step by step through his meritorious service.

Xu Laogui is greedy himself, but he will not tolerate his subordinates being too greedy.

He would deal with any of his subordinates who made too much money.

Simply put, stingy.

The people in the Party Affairs Investigation Office dare not make more money internally, they usually make money outside, such as Tong Changming, they intercept the people they arrest and make money from them.

Another thing is the filial piety of his subordinates.

As for the money in the department, they didn't dare to take too much.

As a result, what Tong Changming can earn is actually limited. If it weren't for his good salary, he probably wouldn't be able to support so many younger brothers and sisters.

He takes good care of all his brothers and sisters.

Gu Datong's profit was limited.

Their inspection department is mainly internal, and only deals with various tributes submitted by various departments on a routine basis during festivals and holidays.

Since it is a routine, the number will not be too large.

His family conditions are average, and his parents don't live in Nanjing, but he is very filial and goes home at least once a year, and twice if conditions permit, to visit his parents.

His home is not far away, it is in Hui Province.

Student Gu Da is very smart and has made many contributions in the Party Affairs Investigation Office and has investigated and punished many people.

But he was just following orders. Everyone understood that the Inspection Department was the knife in Xu Laogui's hand, hanging over the heads of others, making no one dare to do anything too excessive.

The same is true for the Military Intelligence Department. The director attaches great importance to the Inspection Section.

Not to mention them, it's the same for the upper levels. They and the Party Affairs Investigation Office are the old man's tools to supervise others.

Gu Datong is usually self-disciplined and rarely interacts with people from other departments except the inspection department.

They are supervisors, and if they have too close a relationship with other departments, it means they are about to be in trouble.

Gu Datong doesn't drink and has no other hobbies except smoking. He lives in Nanjing with his wife and children. The family of three lives a pretty good life.

No matter how few opportunities he has to make money, he is still a deputy section chief and his salary alone is much higher than others.

Gu Datong's identity is more important. Although he has no obvious weaknesses, Xu Qingyun is still prepared to attack him.

But we can't deal with him the same way we dealt with Tong Changming.

What Gu Datong cares about is his parents, but his parents are old, and it is definitely impossible for him to drag them into the water.

Kidnapping or something like that is even less likely.

Xu Qingyun is not a person without bottom line. If Tong Changming's brothers and sisters can resist the temptation and leave him no chance to make a move, he will give up.

To deal with him, we need to do it from other aspects.

Xu Qingyun was not in a hurry. He could not eat anything in one go. He decided to take down Tong Changming first and then target Gu Datong.

However, Fang Laibao cannot be asked to do it this time. He cannot entrust all his spies to one person.

It has nothing to do with trust, it’s simply about not putting all your eggs in one basket.

In the large office of Intelligence Group 4, Dai Jieying sat in the most conspicuous position.

She is already the captain and all her subordinates are in place.

There are not many people, just a dozen or so, mainly because five of them were fired by the team leader and they have not been replaced yet.

It doesn’t matter if there are a few less people, as long as the fighting power is formed.

Dai Jieying was reading something, the confessions of Japanese spies and traitors.

She was the one who captured the people, and she even interrogated a Japanese spy personally, so she knew all the details.

I looked through it again, hoping to find other clues in it and make new contributions.

The team leader and Captain Yan have treated her well, and she wants to repay them with more achievements.

Anyway, I have nothing to do, so I can use it as a way to kill time.

Except for the deceased Yan Lianming, the rest of the people confessed. His team leader has explained everything Yan Lianming had done.

This Japanese spy group was mainly responsible for inciting traitors to defect and collecting various types of intelligence.

Their intelligence on people's livelihood accounts for a larger proportion of the intelligence.

Military intelligence is a little less so.

It’s not that they don’t want military intelligence, but because of their work relationships, it’s not easy for them to get in touch with people in the military.

Yan Lianming is better, as he goes to many places to repair cars, and it is difficult for others to get in touch with the intelligence department.

For the Japanese, the most important of all intelligence is definitely military and diplomatic.

Military comes first.

They are bent on annexing the rich China and expanding their own territory. Japan is too small and is an island country. It lacks all kinds of resources and does not have a large amount of land and manpower. Their development can be said to have reached its peak and it is difficult to make progress.

Especially important materials such as oil and steel, they are very scarce.

If it were not for the colonies providing some resources, Japan would have to rely almost entirely on imports.

The Japanese are now powerful and their military combat capability is stronger than that of China. Sooner or later they will take action against the huge China.

Even though Dai Jieying is a girl, she can see everything clearly.

In fact, it’s not just her, many smart Chinese people understand this.

"Team leader."

After putting away the confession, Dai Jieying came to Xu Qingyun's office. She now had a preliminary idea, but relying only on the confession of this Japanese spy team, she could not confirm her guess.

"Sit down and talk."

Seeing Dai Jieying coming in, Xu Qingyun smiled slightly. Intelligence Group 4 set a precedent by appointing a female captain for the first time in the Intelligence Department and the Operations Department.

Now many people are curious about Dai Jieying and want to see what she looks like. Fortunately, Dai Jieying has an average appearance, otherwise many people would probably think too much.

"Team leader, I want to see the confession of the Japanese spy we caught before."

After sitting down, Dai Jieying stated her purpose. She was very ambitious and hoped to catch the Japanese spy on her own.

Although she was the one who found the person last time, the clues were provided by the team leader and the captain.

They were the ones who first found the retreating observers, conducted a large-scale search through the observers' residences, and finally found these Japanese spies.

It was equivalent to that the team leader and the captain laid the foundation for her, which enabled her to achieve these achievements.

"Why do you want to see it?"

Xu Qingyun asked with a smile, and Dai Jieying expressed her thoughts without hesitation.

"You are right. The Japanese attach the most importance to military intelligence, followed by our relations with other countries. Among the Japanese spies we have captured before, these do not account for the highest proportion."

Xu Qingyun nodded slowly. He didn't expect Dai Jieying to have such an idea.

Three cobblers are the best of Zhuge Liang.

It's not that Xu Qingyun hasn't thought about these things, but he didn't consider them so comprehensively. The main reason was that he was too busy before and had always had cases to handle. The case at hand was the most important, so he had to finish it first and then look for new clues.

"The confessions are all in the archives. I'll take you to see them."

Xu Qingyun stood up. These confessions would not be kept with him, but they were in the archives of the Intelligence Department, and there were backups at the headquarters.

These are all confidential materials and cannot be seen by ordinary people.

"Thank you, team leader."

Dai Jieying happily thanked the team leader for supporting her work, which made her more confident.

The archives room is in their building, not far away.

However, the security here is very tight. There are two people guarding it specifically, as well as an administrator. The archive room is strictly managed, and even the administrator cannot enter alone. There must be other people accompanying him to ensure the confidentiality of the archives.

Xu Qingyun is not an ordinary person. He can review some files by himself without Xu Zhanjie showing up.

Limited to their four sets of intelligence files.

For the other three groups, the consent of the section chief or deputy section chief is required.

There were quite a few files in the fourth intelligence group, including a lot of confessions, a thick stack. Xu Qingyun signed and took out all the confessions.

"Take these back and read them slowly. Don't let anyone else have them, and don't keep them in your archives. Return them immediately after you've finished reading them."

After taking the files back, Xu Qingyun whispered that these things were not particularly important to Intelligence Group 4. After all, they were all cases they handled and many people knew about them.

But apart from Xu Qingyun, no one else knew the details.

Confidential materials must not be leaked to the outside, otherwise it would be a violation of discipline. Dai Jieying has received professional training and understands the importance of this.

"Don't worry, Team Leader. I will always keep the file and will never let anyone else have access to it."

Dai Jieying nodded slightly. There were a lot of things and she definitely couldn't finish reading them today. She had to work overtime at night. Even if she stayed in the office, she would wait until she had finished reading and sorting them out before going home.

"Go."

Xu Qingyun asked her to take the information away. Fortunately, it was confidential information. If it was top secret, Dai Jieying would not be able to take it away.

To view top-secret information, you must obtain the director's consent, and you must view it on site and put it back after viewing.

Xu Qingyun watched Dai Jieying return.

There was too much information, so the people in the archives helped her deliver it.

Dai Jieying is very hardworking and motivated, which is a good thing. As long as she is willing to work hard, Xu Qingyun will give her a platform for development.

"May."

When Xu Qingyun returned to the office, he saw an acquaintance, John came again.

He was still wearing a Chinese gown, which looked weird.

He came to the gate and the sentry made a phone call. Zheng Jiming knew it was him and took the initiative to bring him in, so there was no need for the team leader to come back and do this.

However, Zheng Jiming never slacked off on necessary inspections.

He examined John's entire body in detail.

Although the bounty order of the Special High Police has been cancelled, they will not stop their assassination of the team leader. John is a foreigner, and Zheng Jiming has an instinctive distrust of these foreigners.

"Why are you here?"

Xu Qingyun asked him to sit down and talk. John suffered heavy losses last time and has not recovered since then.

He brought it upon himself. Xu Qingyun had no sympathy for him, let alone help him.

"Xu, I want to ask you if you have any work for me to do recently. My painting skills have improved."

John asked with a smile. He had been busy painting to pay off his debts during this period. As for the police catching people, he no longer had any hope.

Xu Qingyun analyzed it for him last time, and he knew what kind of people his enemies were.

Unfortunately, he had no power and influence. If he had not been wearing a foreign coat, he would not have simply destroyed the goods, but would have destroyed people as well.

As his creditors were pressing for money, he was painting outside and was earning less and less money.

Those people knew that he was short of money and deliberately lowered the price, which made him very angry, but he could do nothing about it.

After much thought, he decided that Xu Qingyun offered the highest price, so he decided to ask if he could give him some work so that he could make more money and pay off his debts as soon as possible.

"Work?"

Xu Qingyun was stunned for a moment, then immediately understood his situation.

This kid seems to be in a hurry recently, and he came to them to look for work.

"If you want a job, I can give it to you, but as for the price, we need to discuss it later."

"Xu, you can't do this. We are old friends. You can't lower my price."

John immediately showed his vigilance. He was suffering from price pressure outside. In the past, he could get several dollars for a painting, but recently people were only willing to give him two dollars.

There were even people who only gave him one dollar, which made him so angry that he almost hit someone.

"Who else is undercutting you?"

Xu Qingyun asked with a smile, "John, this kid, gets arrogant just because he has some money. It's good like this. With so much debt weighing on him, he has to work hard to help himself paint."

"No, no one pressured me to pay."

John immediately shook his head. Xu Qingyun looked at him with a smile: "John, I treat you as a friend, but you play tricks on me. I can send someone outside to ask for your price."

John was slightly stunned, then realized that Xu Qingyun was telling the truth. He had so many customers, it would be very easy to ask.

"How about four dollars a painting?" John tried carefully. It was five dollars before, so he automatically lowered the price by one dollar.

"Three dollars, that's the lowest price, otherwise I won't paint."

Seeing that Xu Qingyun didn't respond, John shouted in pain that in fact the price of three dollars was more than what he earned from painting outside.

However, Xu Qingyun cannot see people here, so he has to paint according to descriptions. There are a lot of things to paint, and his speed is very slow. Sometimes he has to paint an organ many times. In terms of workload, it is much higher than painting outside.

"Okay, three dollars."

Xu Qingyun nodded in agreement. He was not trying to help the department save money, but mainly wanted to prevent John from having too much money.

If John had made enough money from his business before, he would not have come to paint again. Not to mention five dollars, even ten or twenty dollars might not have been enough to hire him.

"Deal, how many can you draw this time?"

John was very happy. Although he lost two dollars for each painting, it was okay as the quantity was large. There was a creditor who had been asking him for money for a long time.

He has to give it back a little.

"Don't worry, there's enough for you to draw."

Xu Qingyun smiled and shook his head, then took him to the interrogation department and brought out a Japanese spy who was detained there.

This Japanese spy was the most obedient and it was confirmed that he had surrendered.

"Tell me the appearance of the Shanghai Special High Section personnel you have seen. I will ask you, and you tell me."

The people Xu Qingyun asked John to draw were members of the Shanghai Special High Section. The Shanghai Station of the Military Intelligence Department had investigated the Shanghai Special High Section, but there were not many photos.

The Japanese are more cautious about this.

They were in the Japanese Concession, which was almost entirely populated by Japanese, so it was difficult to rent a house and take secret photos.

Xu Qingyun asked John to draw a portrait, not for the current use.

John's drawing cannot be restored 100%, only more than 70%, and there are many people who look similar.

The previous investigation is proof of this.

But it's better to have it than nothing. Three dollars a ticket is not expensive, and it is definitely more cost-effective than taking risks and going to the Japanese Concession to take pictures secretly.

A portrait takes about an hour.

John only drew five pictures in the whole day.

However, Xu Qingyun kept his promise and gave him thirty-seven dollars. John happily took the money and left.

As expected, I can earn more from Xu Qingyun.

More than thirty dollars a day, wouldn’t that be thousands of dollars a month?

If he continues like this, it won't be long before he can pay off all his debts, make some money, and make a comeback.

He had a beautiful idea, but he couldn't finish it in even a month, let alone several months.

There aren't so many people who want him to paint.

Xu Qingyun mainly wants to draw the intelligence and operations personnel, and will not draw the people from the Shanghai Special High Section’s telecommunications, logistics and other groups for the time being.

What's more, the head of the Shanghai Special High Section had just been replaced, and all the important team leader positions were replaced by his own people, and the rest were sent back to the headquarters.

The Japanese spy that Xu Qingyun was holding had only seen his former team leader, so there was no point in drawing him.

The Shanghai Station has already inquired about the personnel adjustments in the Shanghai Special High Section and reported it to the headquarters.

Many people know about this kind of personnel adjustment, so it is easy to find out.

Just like when Xu Qingyun was transferred to Nanjing, the Japanese spies knew the news.

John came running over early the next morning. He was very active now.

After getting the money yesterday, he improved his meal and ate a delicious meal.

However, he still couldn't bear to eat his favorite steak, mainly because Western food was too expensive. With the same amount of money, he could have several delicious meals.

John comforted himself that Chinese food didn't taste bad and if he wanted to eat, he should eat delicious food.

Xu Qingyun continued to teach him painting. Today was better than yesterday, and he finished six pictures.

Xu Qingyun brought out the obedient Japanese spies who were imprisoned one by one, and asked John to draw the portrait of anyone they knew.

"Team leader, I have finished reading it and the information has been sent back."

On the third day, Dai Jieying came to see Xu Qingyun. Xu Qingyun asked John to take a rest and took her back to the office.

"Tell me what you think."

Dai Jieying has a good idea. This time she wants to handle the case independently. Xu Qingyun will not interfere and give her this opportunity.

When in need, Xu Qingyun would do his best to help him, just like his teacher did to him.

"Based on their confessions, I sorted them out and found that the military intelligence they collected only accounted for 40%, and our external intelligence was even less, only 0.5%. The rest was all civilian intelligence."

Dai Jieying quickly replied that she had been studying very seriously and working very hard these past few days.

At the same time, I admire the team leader even more.

Now she finally understood how the team leader found the dead mailboxes of five people so quickly. It turned out that the team leader could read footprints, and he was very accurate.

All traces of their activities in the town could not be hidden from the team leader.

This was even more true for Japanese spies. Just by making a phone call, they were able to find their traces, conduct an investigation, lock on to the Japanese spy observers, and catch all the hidden Japanese spies they needed to observe.

These are nothing. The most amazing thing is that even though the people were missing several times, the team leader still managed to find new clues.

She was very clear that she was far behind the team leader.

But she was not discouraged. She was not afraid of the gap. She worked harder and made up for it with hard work.

She never thought about surpassing the team leader, as long as she could keep up with the team leader.

"You mean, they have special intelligence teams responsible for military and diplomatic intelligence?"

Xu Qingyun understood what she meant, and Dai Jieying nodded immediately: "Yes, they must have hidden teams. Nanjing is our capital, and they attach more importance to it. I believe there are many traitors in the military and diplomatic departments who have been instigated by them."

"Do you have any ideas on how to handle the case?" Xu Qingyun asked proactively.

"No."

Dai Jieying shook her head helplessly. Even though she knew there were traitors in these departments, those departments were powerful and had a large number of people in them.

I just suspect they have a traitor, but there's no way to investigate.

"Your summary is very good. Go back first. I will try to find a direction for the investigation."

Xu Qingyun nodded slightly. The most important thing in handling a case is direction, and Dai Jieying just doesn't have a suitable direction now.

If there is no trace, go find it. Xu Qingyun always believes that everything you have done will leave traces.

He himself is an expert in traces and is very sensitive to these things.

"Thank you, team leader."

Dai Jieying stood up and left. She really couldn't think of a suitable direction for investigating the case.

But being able to do these is already excellent.

So Xu Qingyun encouraged her without any blame.

"Continue with the portrait."

There is no rush for the direction of the investigation. John is still waiting, so let him continue drawing and he can think about the direction slowly.

In one day, John painted six portraits again and returned satisfied.

He earned more than one hundred dollars in three days. Zheng Jiming was responsible for paying him, which was temporarily paid from the small treasury of Intelligence Group 4, and then reimbursed from the General Affairs Department.

But he understood that this was what John earned by using his own skills. Only John could draw so realistically. If one of these portraits was useful, then it would be worth it even if it was several times more, not to mention the small amount of money.

Zheng Jiming is very clear about what is more important.

After returning home in the evening, Xu Qingyun sat in the study and began to organize his thoughts.

Dai Jieying is very active and we must not discourage her enthusiasm. We must help her find the direction of the investigation as soon as possible.

Xu Qingyun is the best at thinking from other people's perspectives. He first positions himself as a Japanese spy. Based on his understanding of Japanese spies, if he were the head of Japanese spy intelligence, how would he arrange for the undercover personnel to obtain the information they want most?

Especially in military and diplomatic aspects.

Rebellion is inevitable, but there is no writing on the traitors' foreheads, so no one knows who they are. The traitors secretly pass information to the Japanese spies, who then give them money.

Investigate through money?

After thinking about it, Xu Qingyun denied it himself.

There is hope of finding the traitor through financial investigation, but the higher-ups will not agree, and the department being investigated will definitely not agree. Once they find out, there will be a huge backlash.

The Military Intelligence Department has great power, but it depends on who it is directed at.

The military is mainly composed of the Ministry of National Defense and the garrison, not to mention the diplomatic department. These two are large government departments with countless bigwigs, and they cannot handle it.

If directly secretly checking the money doesn’t work, then change your thinking.

The purpose of Japanese spies is to obtain intelligence, but the intelligence they obtain will not be publicized. Much of it is classified as confidential and not made public.

But there is also information that has been made public.

Through this information, we conducted a reverse investigation of the insiders and looked for those who might have been recruited by Japanese spies and provided information.

This is indeed a method, but it is too convoluted and difficult to implement.

First of all, the information disclosed by the Japanese is not particularly confidential. Generally, there are many people who know this kind of information. If there are only a few people who know it, once it is leaked, an internal investigation would have been conducted and the traitor would have been found out long ago.

It’s not that they don’t want to catch the traitor, they just don’t want to be caught and affect their image.

It's the same everywhere.

After they found out about Xie Shengnan, the director kept it secret and did not make it public. Even if it was known to the outside world, he would have said that he had already discovered Xie Shengnan's identity long ago and was using him to provide false information to the Japanese.

This kind of talk may be used to fool children, but the old man did not believe it, and he simply did not pursue the matter. After all, they caught the person first.

If you want to provide false information to the Japanese, you can just arrest him earlier. There is no need to wait until he finally passes on the information before arresting him.

If there is too much information from other people, you can give it up first.

For now, find someone with fewer inside information.

However, when investigating, we cannot just check those who know the inside story. Some spies do not have access to intelligence, but can obtain it through methods such as peeking or asking questions.

Anyone who had the opportunity to peek or talked about intelligence with others will be included in the investigation.

This expands the scope again.

It doesn’t matter if there are more people, what’s important is that the direction of the investigation must not be wrong, otherwise it will be a waste of effort.

Find the suspect and investigate him.

There are only a few ways that Japanese spies bribed traitors.
Money, beauty, and leverage.

Not only them, the Military Intelligence Department and the Party Affairs Investigation Department are similar. Once people are bribed by these methods, it is easy to make them talk once they are caught.

Only faith is unbreakable.

Find out the traitor and then identify the Japanese spy through the way he contacts the Japanese spy.

This is Xu Qingyun’s temporary idea, but there is still a problem here, how to get the departments under investigation to cooperate.

If they don't cooperate, the investigation will be more difficult.

Xu Qingyun was not in a hurry. The plan could be improved slowly and difficulties could be overcome. There would inevitably be a gap between ideas and reality, but if he didn't do it, ideas would always be ideas and could not be realized.

The next morning, Xu Qingyun came to the office.

John didn't come today, so let him rest for a day. His hands are very tired after painting for three consecutive days.

John had no objection to this. These Westerners believed that a balance between work and rest was best. If John was not short of money, you would never expect him to paint so many paintings at one time.

"Notify the three team leaders and Team Leader Fang to come to the meeting."

Xu Qingyun asked Zheng Jiming to notify people, while he went into their intelligence department's small meeting room.

This is a public meeting room. Meetings are held here when there are few people. Other groups can also use it. The intelligence group does not have a dedicated meeting room.

The four people came quickly and saw Xu Qingyun already in the conference room and sat down immediately.

"First of all, I want to praise Jieying. She is very good. Through the confessions of the Japanese spies, she analyzed that there is a more important Japanese spy undercover group in Nanjing. They are mainly responsible for collecting military and diplomatic intelligence. Their confidentiality level is higher."

Xu Qingyun spoke slowly, and Dai Jieying lowered her head in embarrassment after hearing it.

She didn't expect that the team leader would praise her first.

The others looked at Dai Jieying. This little girl was pretty good and lived up to the team leader's expectations of her.

"The Japanese spies have a more important group that is specifically responsible for this intelligence. Next, we will investigate the intelligence that the Japanese spies have already sent out. Dai Jieying, you will be in charge, and the others will cooperate. First, find out how much intelligence Japan has disclosed about us to the outside world, and then filter through this intelligence."

"Yes, team leader."

Dai Jieying responded immediately. Xu Qingyun nodded slightly and continued, "When screening, pay attention to a few points. First, the confidentiality level is not high, but the information is not exposed to many people. Second, the level of the department that leaked the information is not too high. Finally, try to find information that has been leaked before, not the most recent."

The reason they are looking for the old ones is that so much time has passed that the Japanese spies and traitors have given up their vigilance.

After the information is leaked, every unit will conduct an internal investigation, but nine times out of ten it will end in vain. The traitors are hidden, and they cannot conduct a high-profile and strict investigation.

In the end, they all try to pass the buck to other places that know the truth.

They blamed each other and nothing happened.

This has happened more than once.

"Meeting dismissed."

Xu Qingyun was always brief in his meetings. After assigning the tasks, he adjourned the meeting and asked them to start their investigation.

Dai Jieying was very excited. She didn't expect that after reporting yesterday, the team leader would already have a direction for the investigation today and asked her to lead the investigation.

This is the team leader's trust in her.

After the meeting, Xu Qingyun took Zheng Jiming and a few others away.

While Fang Laibao was taking action against Tong Changming, he was personally investigating Gu Datong.

Gu Datong lives a self-disciplined life and never goes anywhere else except his home and work.

"Ma'am, I have a few questions for you."

Xu Qingyun used Dai Jieying's method to find well-informed people near Gu Datong's residence.

Give them some money and they will tell you everything.

"Boss, you ask."

Seeing Xu Qingyun stretch out his hand, which contained a silver dollar, the old lady nodded vigorously immediately, and Xu Qingyun smiled and gave her the money.

"My brother has some conflicts with the children of the Gu family. I know that some of them are high-ranking officials, and I don't want to make enemies with them..."

Xu Qingyun made up a random excuse. He didn't mention his own child because he was too young. Saying that was simply fooling fools.

There's no problem saying younger brother.

"You're talking about the Datong family. He's a very nice guy. He'll be fine."

Once she opened her mouth, the old lady began to talk for more than an hour, telling her everything about Gu Datong's family.

Don't underestimate these people, they know a lot.

Gu Datong himself probably forgot some of them, but she still remembers them.

"Thank you, Auntie. Please don't tell anyone about my visit to you today."

Xu Qingyun stood up and gave a warning first, but his warning was useless. If people don't feel threatened and scared, they will tell others about it.

For gossipers, keeping something new and interesting a secret is as impossible as a fisherman catching a big fish and bringing it home secretly.

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