The Spy

Chapter 252 Banquet for Qingyun
The sulfa business has accounted for an increasingly important proportion in their company.

Another advantage of sulfonamide is that they don't need to actively put it on sale in stores. As soon as the goods arrive, there will be people who want them. This eliminates the need for inventory pressure and allows them to make more money.

During the past six months in Shanghai, Xu Fuzhong has the deepest feelings.

They had done business in Tianjin for many years before, but they were in the ordinary cloth business. Although this traditional business made money, it was not a huge profit. It was nothing like now, when the profit from any single item would make them dumbfounded.

The young master's business is already more profitable than the family business, and much more.

Xu Qingyun didn't ask much about what was happening in Shanghai.

Xu Fuzhong would report his expenses every month. As for the money he earned, Xu Qingyun did not keep any of it. Apart from purchasing goods, he spent it all on investments.

Now is not the time to harvest, it will be in two years.

Xu Qingyun lives a very regular life and spends most of his time at the station.

In a teahouse on the corner of the intersection next to Wuhan Station, Zhu Lin and Qian Chuan are drinking tea.

The Special High Police's assassination attempt on Xu Qingyun failed, and they were not aware of the fact that the person was arrested. The Special High Police would not disclose such an embarrassing matter to outsiders.

As for Wuhan Station, there is a strict confidentiality system internally. Anyone who dares to talk about things happening in the station will not only be considered a poor performer, but will also be expelled from Wuhan Station.

Xu Qingyun has the strictest requirements on discipline.

The people in the Army Intelligence Department didn’t know that everyone in the Wuhan Station now wears glasses when going out. The last time Zhuzi discovered a Japanese spy, he not only received a high reward, but was also promoted afterwards. He got promoted and made a fortune in one day.

He just made a report.

People at Wuhan Station now prick up their ears and look carefully at everyone, not just in teahouses but also in other places.

If there is anyone suspicious, report it immediately.

There were indeed quite a few reports some time ago, and they were later confirmed to be fine. Yan Ming had to add one more clause: no reports should be made unless there was a real suspicion. Otherwise, their intelligence team would have to verify these things every day and would have nothing to do.

Takebayashi and Maekawa pretended to chat while listening to others.

This teahouse is in a very good location. People from the Military Intelligence Department often come here to relax, and they can indeed hear some useful things.

At least they were sure that Xu Qingyun lived in the station and was always there, rarely going out.

Since Xu Qingyun stayed at Wuhan Station, they had no suitable opportunity to take action.

They were not Taguchi, so they sneaked in and assassinated. After drinking tea at noon, Zhulin got up and the two left together.

They already have an idea.

If the person doesn't come out, they will find a way to lure him out. Once he is out, they will have the time and place, and they can make arrangements calmly and eliminate him with one bullet.

They had good intentions, but unfortunately, they didn't realize they were being targeted.

"Boss, these two people look unfamiliar?"

As soon as the two men left, the action team member Gui Tianhai and two companions came to the counter and asked the boss.

It was here that Zhuzi from the General Affairs Group discovered a Japanese spy. After that, many people from the Wuhan Station liked to come to the teahouse, which made the teahouse business much better. As more people came from the Military Intelligence Department, they would talk about things in the station when chatting here.

They dare not talk about the really important things outside, but they can't help but mention some trivial matters in life.

Gui Tianhai noticed them the day before yesterday, when Zhulin and Qianchuan came for the first time.

Strange faces are what they care about most.

For three consecutive days, Gui Tianhai deliberately talked about things inside the site, especially mentioned their webmaster, and then secretly observed them. Sure enough, when they were talking about these things, the two of them stopped chatting and were obviously eavesdropping.

There's something wrong with these two people, big problems.

"He is indeed a stranger. He said he came from Shanghai on business."

The shopkeeper recognized them. People from the Military Intelligence Department were all spies. However, these spies were very good recently, unlike before, when they either paid less or no money.

Now they not only give, but also give in full and never default.

"Shanghai?"

Gui Tianhai wrote it down, went back with his companions and found the team leader.

He was the first to notice the two people, but his companions also knew about it, and the three of them had been cooperating in the test, and this time they reported collectively.

"Stranger, eavesdropping on your conversation?"

After listening to their report, Lu Gaowa could no longer sit still. This was not just a suspicion of ineffectiveness, but a serious suspicion.

Next to them again.

"Come on, I'll take you to see the stationmaster."

It might be a Japanese spy, so Lu Gaowa did not dare to delay. Even if it was not the case, he might be someone targeting them. No matter who it was, they had to be vigilant.

Not long after, Xu Qingyun received their report.

"Well done, I will ask Yan Ming to verify the identities of the two."

Xu Qingyun encouraged them, saying that since these two people were collecting intelligence on them, there was a high possibility that there was a problem.

This kind of thing must be verified.

"Yes."

Lu Gaowa left happily with the three of them. If it was confirmed that the identities of the two were problematic, they would definitely receive a reward this month.

There are even extra rewards.

"Yan Ming, something's happening at the teahouse..."

Xu Qingyun called Yan Ming and made arrangements for him. After listening, Yan Ming realized that these two people were indeed suspicious, and very suspicious.

The task fell on Zhao San.

In the French Concession, Zhulin and Maekawa were reporting to Yamashita Takeshi. Their plan was simple. They would ask people in the Japanese Concession for help and find a prominent person in Wuhan to invite Xu Qingyun to dinner, and then assassinate him on the way to the dinner.

This move is very common, even very common, and is a common assassination move.

Although it is simple, it is very effective, so many people are using it.

"Okay, you guys take a good rest first and wait for my good news."

Yamashita approved of their plan, but he had not worked in Wuhan before and didn't know anyone here, so he could only go to the Japanese Concession to ask for help.

People in the Japanese Concession will definitely help with this.

At noon the next day, Zhao San took his men to secretly watch near the teahouse.

He is the deputy secretary of the stationmaster and seldom comes to the teahouse, mainly because he has no time or tasks, so he has to be with Xu Qingyun.

And he did much better than Leng Wenxuan.

Whatever Xu Qingyun wanted, Zhao San would give it to him the first time. For some things, Zhao San knew what Xu Qingyun wanted without him even asking.

Being so considerate, I guess I’ll be able to keep this secretary position in the future.

"not coming?"

The two of them did not show up throughout the afternoon, which surprised Zhao San.

Are the two of them okay?
But they were eavesdropping, so whether there was a problem or not, their identities had to be verified.

"Go check right away to find out how they got to the teahouse. Did they walk, ride a bicycle, or take a rickshaw? If it was a rickshaw, find the driver and find out where they came from and where they went. Find out everything."

"You guys, go to the hotel and check if there are two Shanghai merchants who came together. If there are, ask them about their clothes and appearance to see if you can match them up."

Zhao San is not only the deputy secretary, but also the captain of the intelligence team and has his own subordinates.

After finding out that the person had not come, Zhao San did not wait passively, nor did he go back to report. Instead, he checked the identities of the two people himself and found them first. This shows the difference between him and other intelligence agents.

There is indeed a gap between excellence and mediocrity.

He had few men and needed support if he wanted to investigate the hotel, so after making the arrangements, he immediately returned to the station, reported to Xu Qingyun, and asked for support.

"Well done. I'll have the intelligence team send a team to help you."

Xu Qingyun smiled and nodded. He had made arrangements before the report. Zhao San was indeed a qualified intelligence officer.

In the afternoon, Yamashita left the Japanese Concession.

He was very careful, driving himself so as not to be seen by others, and quietly returned to the French Concession.

"I have arranged it for you. Mr. Yue Ye will ask someone from the headquarters to help, and he will host a banquet for Xu Qingyun in the next two days."

The level of the person they are looking for cannot be too low, otherwise they cannot hire anyone with a too low level. The level must be higher than Xu Qingyun.

This time, Tsukino was looking for a general.

Xu Qingyun was only a major on the surface, but it would be difficult to invite him even to the rank of colonel, let alone a major. After all, Xu Qingyun's position was at the lieutenant colonel level, and his authority was at the colonel level.

Ordinary colonels are not as good as him.

"Great! As long as Xu Qingyun comes out, we will make sure to kill him."

Zhulin was very happy, but unfortunately they didn't have a photo of Xu Qingyun. However, based on the existing information, they were confident that they could find Xu Qingyun.

First, Xu Qingyun was young, only twenty years old. It was hard to imagine that such a young person had become the number one enemy of the empire’s intelligence industry.

Not only them, but the Special High Police also wanted to assassinate Xu Qingyun and took action many times when they were in Nanjing. Unfortunately, they were too stupid and ultimately failed.

The honor of killing Xu Qingyun will definitely belong to the Army Intelligence Department.

Second, Xu Qingyun is the stationmaster, and the people around him must be centered around him. It is most likely that he is sitting in the back seat of the car. The two of them will act together, and no matter how many people are in the back seat of the car, they will all be killed.

Everyone is dead, Xu Qingyun definitely can't survive.

Last but not least, if the Military Intelligence Department deploys multiple vehicles, they will change their strategy and have one person move closer to block the vehicles and draw fire, while the other person takes charge of the sniping.

Both of them are sniper experts.

"We just need to wait for news from Mr. Tsukino."

Yamashita Takeshi was also very confident in them. It wouldn't take long before these damn bugs could be eliminated.

In his eyes, Xu Qingyun was just a bug that was causing trouble for them.

At Wuhan Station, with the support of the action team, Zhao San's investigation results came out quickly.

First of all, there were situations where two men were staying in various hotels at the same time, but according to the description, they did not match the two people drinking tea in the teahouse.

Just when Zhao San was having a headache, his men who were investigating the rickshaw brought him good news.

They searched for many rickshaws and finally identified two drivers who had picked them up near a teahouse, and their final destination was the French Concession.

The two rickshaw drivers did not have operating licenses in the French Concession, so they could only pull their rickshaws to the checkpoints. It was unclear where exactly they had gone in the French Concession.

For Zhao San, this was already very good news.

At least it is certain that the person is in the French Concession.

The French Concession was larger, but not so large that they could not investigate. Zhao San immediately led his men to the French Concession and asked Gui Tianhai and his two companions to find a surveillance point outside the checkpoint. The three of them took turns to monitor the entrances and exits.

If you find two people, report immediately.

Gui Tianhai and the other two had no objection to this mission. The more the intelligence team attached importance to it, the more valuable these two people were.

"Ring ring ring"

When it was almost time to get off work in the afternoon, the phone on Xu Qingyun's desk suddenly rang.

"I'm Xu Qingyun, who is this?"

Picking up the microphone, Xu Qingyun spoke first, and a man's hearty laughter came from the microphone: "Hello, Stationmaster Xu, I am Hu Deming."

Hu Deming? Deputy Chief of Staff of the Headquarters?
"Hello, Chief of Staff Hu."

Hu Deming's rank was higher than his, but the headquarters was a big government office and he could not be the chief officer there, so he was considered a marginal figure.

"Stationmaster Xu, are you free tonight? I'd like to invite you to dinner."

Hu Deming said with a smile, but Xu Qingyun's heart was moved: "I'm sorry, I have plans today and I really can't go out tonight. Please forgive me, Chief of Staff Hu."

"No, that's okay. If you're not free today, then the day after tomorrow. Stationmaster Xu, you're not allowed to say you're not free the day after tomorrow."

Hu Deming's power is not that great, but he has the rank of general after all. Xu Qingyun refused once. If he continues to refuse, it would be purely offensive.

"Okay, then the day after tomorrow. Thank you, Chief of Staff Hu, for your kindness."

Xu Qingyun quickly hung up the phone with a playful smile on his face.

Why does this scene look so familiar?
The first case he handled in Tianjin was about a Japanese spy who wanted to assassinate the police chief Wang Jiansheng.

At that time, the Japanese spy found someone from the Chamber of Commerce, invited Wang Jiansheng to a banquet, and killed him while Wang Jiansheng was at the banquet.

I didn't expect that I would use this method on myself so soon?

Doesn't this mean that he now has the same treatment as Wang Jiansheng?
He had nothing to do with Hu Deming, and they had never made any arrangements before. As the saying goes, one does not visit a temple without a reason. The Military Intelligence Department had no cases involving Hu Deming and the people around him. If he invited me to a banquet at this time, he must be a traitor or a thief.

"Yan Ming, go check on Hu Deming right away, especially his situation over the past two days."

Xu Qingyun called Yan Ming over. Zhao San was investigating the two mysterious men. It was very likely that Hu Deming made the call because of them.

"Yes, I'll go right away."

Yan Ming knew who Hu Deming was. After arriving in Wuhan, they learned about all the important figures in Wuhan.

Hu Deming didn't know that this phone call made the Military Intelligence Department keep an eye on him.

After Yan Ming left, Xu Qingyun stood up and walked to the window.

The Special High Police just sent people and then sent people to assassinate, and this time they changed their strategy?
Although the investigation results have not yet been released, Xu Qingyun is at least 70% sure that these were done by the Japanese.

That teahouse is nice, it’s their lucky place. It seems we need to send people to keep a close eye on it in the future.

The teahouse has the best location and many people, making it the most convenient place to find out about their situation.

In the French Concession, Zhao San and his men were walking on the road.

The French Concession was not very large and there were not too many hotels here, so Zhao San first went to the best one.

"Sister, is there any room left?"

There was a girl working at the reception, she was young and pretty. This was a good hotel run by the French, but most of the staff were Chinese.

The French are in management.

"besides."

The girl at the front desk nodded, and Zhao San took out his money and ID, but put a small gadget on top of the money.

"I want to ask you something, and then open a room for me."

There was lipstick on it, imported goods. Girls are naturally not immune to such things, let alone a girl working in the French Concession.

Four thousand words, making up for yesterday’s chapter, and there will be an update today.

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