The Spy

Chapter 29: Master and Disciple Double Act
Xu Zhanjie understood the importance of the matter. He was a man with a big heart. Since he was going to do it, he would maximize the benefits and see if he could find the Japanese spy.

Besides, if he did a good job on this case, he would be credited for it, but if he did not, Wu Shaoshu would be responsible and it would have nothing to do with him. It would be better to let Xu Qingyun investigate it slowly. He had already informed the headquarters that he would stay in Tianjin for a month, so he had enough time to investigate the case.

Wu Shaoshu and Jie Yongshan looked at Xu Qingyun at the same time.

Xie Yongshan, in particular, felt a little complicated. He knew that Xu Qingyun had captured five Japanese spies at the police station. As a soldier, he admired Xu Qingyun very much. Being in the Military Intelligence Department, he knew better how difficult it was to capture Japanese spies.

But he didn't expect Xu Qingyun to come to Tianjin Station, and he didn't expect that he would be in charge of such a big case as soon as he arrived at their place.

Not even a day, probably just an hour.

"Teacher, I want to see Li Liangwen's shoes. Also, have someone keep a close eye on him and search his office and other places he has been to if possible."

"Stationmaster Wu, what do you think?"

Xu Zhanjie nodded slightly, and Wu Shaoshu nodded immediately: "Chief Xu, you don't need to ask me again. I said before that since the case has been handed over to Qingyun, we will all do what he says."

Wu Shaoshu has a very good attitude. He has to think about it. This case must be solved, otherwise he might be in great trouble.

Xu Qingyun was not in a hurry to make a contribution and continued his reconnaissance, which made Xu Zhanjie feel much more at ease.

Many young people pay too much attention to performance when encountering a case and always want to catch the person as soon as possible. Intelligence work must not be impatient. Their opponents are not ordinary people. If they do not have enough patience, their early efforts may fail.

Xu Zhanjie has suffered losses in this regard.

Xu Qingyun was only twenty years old, but he was so calm and different from others. This made him even more pleased.

How could he know that although Xu Qingyun was young, he could not even compare to him when it came to handling cases.

In his previous life, Xu Qingyun was not a member of the police force, but because of his unique skills, he was invited to help in many police stations and handled countless cases.

If Li Liangwen was a traitor, he did not take the intelligence and it was impossible for him to copy it down in the office. It would be difficult for him to remember so much information purely from memory. Unless the Japanese only wanted his simple description, he could only take pictures with a camera and give the film to the Japanese.

Since he had never been out, the film was still inside the station, hidden somewhere by him.

While waiting for Jie Yongshan, Xu Qingyun was not idle and carefully checked Li Liangwen's personal file.

As soon as he entered the intelligence department, he could view the detailed files of everyone. Xu Qingyun was not unique, but he was also a rare person.

If it weren't for the need to handle the case, he wouldn't have such an opportunity. The intelligence department's personal data management is very strict.

Li Liangwen is an old employee of Tianjin Station, having been there since its inception. He is a technical elite selected from the Telephone Bureau. He was transferred to Peking in March last year, but after March there was no need for so many people there, so he returned to Tianjin.

He is from Hebei and has a well-off family.

He knew how to pick locks. Sometimes there were many places that needed to be unlocked in the telephone office, so he learned the lock-picking skills from a colleague. He could open any place he wanted without using a key.

Having a family and children might mean that he would be bribed by the Japanese. Not to mention him, there were many people in later generations who had a carefree life and even belonged to the elite ranks, but they were also bewitched and had their heads kicked by some donkey, and they betrayed their country and their people.

Li Liangwen is a major suspect, and Xu Qingyun will not have any sympathy for him because of his family situation.

"I got the shoes."

After a while, Xie Yongshan came to the office with a pair of shoes. This is now the temporary command center.

"Let me take a look."

Xu Qingyun took the shoes. They were a pair of cloth shoes. Li Liangwen had two pairs of shoes at work. Wearing leather shoes sometimes hurt his feet, so he kept a pair of cloth shoes as a replacement to make his feet more comfortable.

He is a technician and seldom goes out on field trips. There are people like him in every unit.

The shoes were a bit old, and were the kind of shoes that were worn frequently. After checking the shoes, Xu Qingyun's eyebrows suddenly jumped.

"Stationmaster Wu, is Li Liangwen's foot injured?" Xu Qingyun asked, looking up. Wu Shaowen was a little confused and immediately looked at Xie Yongshan.

Li Liangwen was just an ordinary staff member in the station. There were more than a hundred people in Tianjin Station. How could he, a new stationmaster, know so many details? He didn't know whether Li Liangwen's foot had been injured.

"I'll check."

Seeing the stationmaster looking at him, Xie Yongshan left immediately. He also didn't know whether Li Liangwen's foot was injured or not. Li Liangwen was from the telecommunications group and they didn't have much interaction.

Xu Qingyun stood up, walked to the door and looked at the mark on the ground again.

This print was deliberately blocked, and Xu Zhanjie's men were guarding the door, so outsiders could not come in and could not see it. At the same time, the shoe print was protected as much as possible.

Xu Qingyun looked carefully at Li Liangwen's shoes several times, turning them over and over, inside and out, with his eyes narrowed.

"Teacher, Station Master, Li Liangwen has an injury on his left big toe. I am now 80% sure that the shoe print was left by him."

"Eighty percent?"

Xu Zhanjie stood up suddenly. It was most likely true. He had personally verified Xu Qingyun's ability to see footprints and knew how terrifying it was.

"That's right, sir, stationmaster. I suggest sending someone with experience to keep an eye on him first, and at the same time intensify the search for him."

"Who do you want to send?"

Before Wu Shaoshu could speak, Xu Zhanjie asked first. As soon as Xu Qingyun made the suggestion, he understood that Xu Qingyun wanted to get some credit for his men.

"My team member Yan Ming is quite smart. He has small feet, so he is not a suspect. Can we ask him to cooperate with Team Leader Jie to monitor us?"

It’s different to have a good teacher. Before you even express your meaning, the teacher will cooperate with you. This feeling is very comfortable.

The master and the disciple were performing a duet, so how could Wu Shaoshu not understand what they meant.

"No problem, Qingyun, notify him immediately."

Wu Shaoshu laughed out loud. He was in a good mood because he found the traitor so quickly. Although Xu Qingyun was not completely sure, he was already 80% certain.

He had read the case report and knew very well how abnormal Xu Qingyun's ability to identify footprints was.

Xu Qingyun said that it was 80% certain and the case was basically settled.

"Thank you, Station Master. I'll tell him to report to Team Leader Jie."

Xu Qingyun took the initiative to thank him. When he came to the office before, Yan Ming was the first one to express his respect and support for him. Xu Qingyun would not be stingy with those who supported him.

Another point is that they are an intelligence team and cannot leave the entire case to Xie Yongshan for investigation.

He joined with Yan Ming, at least to give an explanation to the team leader Cao Yunfeng.

Cao Yunfeng is not Wu Shaoshu's man, and the size of his feet makes him a suspect. Until now, no one knows that there is a traitor in the station, and the suspect has been identified.

In the office, Yan Ming received a call.

The captain called and without any nonsense, he directly asked him to find Team Leader Jie of the Action Team, saying that there was something going on over there and asked him to go and help.

Li Liangwen is a member of the telecommunications team, so he has to be careful when making phone calls and cannot speak carelessly.

Xu Qingyun was not mistaken about Yan Ming. Such ambiguous words made him immediately understand that the captain wanted to see him for something, so he ran out immediately.

(End of this chapter)