The Spy

Chapter 368: A Rough Jade
This bunch of idiots, how long has it been since the fall of Shanghai that they are exposed one after another?
Since the identity could not be confirmed, Xu Qingyun did not report it, but he arranged for people to pay attention. If it was really a Central Bureau of Investigation agent, even if no one could be saved, they had to be informed in advance to prevent the Japanese from gaining more benefits.

"Don't worry about them for now. Wait until Takeda finds out their identities."

Xu Qingyun instructed Yan Ming that he had just returned to Shanghai and there was a lot of work that needed his attention.

Two people were eating on an inconspicuous roadside in the French Concession.

“This wonton tastes really good.”

Someone whispered that the personnel arrangement of the Central Bureau of Investigation was similar to that of the Military Bureau of Investigation. After the Military Bureau of Investigation upgraded the Shanghai Station to a district, the Central Bureau of Investigation immediately made adjustments, and the Shanghai Station was also upgraded to a district and expanded.

Their people arrived earlier than the Military Control Commission's people.

Half of the new staff have arrived.

The two men had just arrived in Shanghai and were members of the operations department. They had just found a job and were now on their way home from get off work.

The two of them lived in a simple place, without cooking, and usually ate out.

The two had not been in Shanghai before, and when they first arrived, everything in this big city was new to them, especially the wontons here, which tasted great and they ate one almost every day.

"It's delicious, eat more. I don't know when we will be assigned tasks."

Another person whispered that they were sitting in a remote location with no one around, so they didn't have to worry about what they said being heard by others.

"If you ask me, it would be better if there were no missions."

The other person ate a wonton, drank a sip of soup, and shook his head.

"Yeah, it's best if there is no mission."

His companions were stunned for a moment, then nodded immediately. They were operational personnel, and being on a mission meant danger. It might be okay once or twice, but who could guarantee that it would be okay every time?

This is Shanghai, no longer their territory. Once caught by the Japanese, they know very well what will happen to them.

Takeda was in the car, watching them from a distance.

Kamei’s reporting method was indeed good. He found two more people. Although they were new, they showed abnormalities during the registration process.

No matter which concession they lived in, new arrivals had to register.

Without registration, they cannot work, and once they are discovered, not only will they be arrested, but those who use them will also be heavily fined.

This provided the empire with an opportunity to find Chinese agents.

The two of them went to register together. Their registered hometown was Hebei, which had been occupied by the Japanese.

He claimed to be a farmer and fled to Shanghai.

But their behavior and speech were not like those of farmers. The police had very sharp eyes and knew they were really people who made a living from the land. They could recognize them at a glance.

The two of them were not dressed well, but they spoke very appropriately.

Even write.

The patrolman knew that they were lying, but did not expose them. Instead, he told the information to the Japanese. It was Takeda who received the news and immediately came over to investigate and monitor them.

After investigation, the two were more likely to be suspected, as there were no such people in the hometown in Hebei they mentioned.

Since it was a Japanese-occupied area, it would not be difficult for the Special High Police to verify it.

They have only a few identities. One is bandits who come into the city to make a fortune. Another is criminals who dare not let others know their true identities.

Finally, there are the Chinese agents.

Real farmers would not cover up like this, and neither would ordinary people. There is absolutely no need to do so.

After dinner, the two left.

They are disguised as farmers, so naturally their living place cannot be too good. Currently, the jobs they have found are hard labor, which they don't want to do for a single day.

too tired.

They had no choice but to do it, as their task was to lie in wait and wait for orders.

Fortunately, there is electricity where I live. This is the good thing about Shanghai. It is so developed that even ordinary residences have electricity, so I don’t have to light oil lamps in the dark at night.

The oil lamp was too dim and had an unpleasant smell of kerosene.

"Old Zhao, when do you think this will end?"

After returning to his residence, one man immediately lay down on the bed. After a day of hard work, he didn't want to move at all.

In fact, eating wontons occasionally can be explained by their work, but eating them every day is a bit abnormal.

Their salaries are not high, and there is hardly any money left after eating every day. Besides, they are very tired after work, and they have to eat three or four bowls of food almost every day. Their salaries cannot support such a quantity.

All these doubts prove that there is something wrong with their identities.

There is a problem and Takeda must investigate. It was a small problem before, but now there are more and more doubts. Today, Takeda installed a bug in their residence.

At this time, the two had no idea that everything they said was being monitored.

"Just bear with it. If it doesn't work, we can file a report and find another job."

This job is too tiring and Lao Zhao doesn't want to continue doing it. Not far away, Takeda is listening to them talking with headphones on.

Make a report. It seems that we have targeted the right person this time.

But he is definitely not a member of the Military Control Commission. He has already reported that if he were a real member of the Military Control Commission, he would not stay here any longer and would have found a way to evacuate long ago.

At that time, the Special High Police did not find out their specific identities. If they really ran away, they would at most be scolded but would not receive severe punishment.

"Yes, I will go to the captain tomorrow."

The other person nodded, and Takeda narrowed his eyes. With a captain, it was unlikely that they were bandits. Bandits would not do such a thing.

If he is really a Chinese spy, he must be either from the Red Party or the Central Bureau of Investigation.

Takeda guessed that the possibility of them being from the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics was greater. If they were really the Red Party, they would be able to endure such suffering and would never complain.

It's not like Takeda is unfamiliar with the Red Party. These people are terrible. Many of them are not afraid of death at all. Even they themselves admire the hardships they can endure.

Outside the city of Wuhan, Xu Xiaoer goes out to make money every morning, comes back to cook at noon, and learns various skills from Zhao San in the afternoon.

Zhao San became more and more satisfied with this student.

Xu Xiaoer is very smart and can learn anything once taught. He is also flexible, but a little timid. Xu Xiaoer himself said that his shooting skills are very poor and he has never passed the shooting test.

Xu Xiaoer thought the instructor would criticize him, but he didn't expect Zhao San to not care at all and even praised him.

If you are not good at shooting, then don't use guns. They are not operatives, so what's wrong with not using guns?
Those who fight and kill are reckless.

Besides, he didn’t know how to use a gun when he was in the action team.

The most important thing is to have a flexible mind, which can help you gain more military merits than those who only know how to fight and kill.

Xu Xiaoer had no idea that he at least dared to shoot, but the man in front of him didn't even dare to use a gun.

Worse than him.

Zhao San never thought of teaching him how to shoot.

Xu Xiaoer’s teaching was pretty good.

"What do you think of this shoe print?"

In the afternoon, Zhao San simulated a woman's shoe print. It must be said that Zhao San was indeed smart. Xu Qingyun only taught him to identify shoe prints, but Zhao San learned how to disguise shoe prints by himself.

However, the shoe prints he disguised could only deceive other people, but not Xu Qingyun.

Xu Qingyun could see through it at a glance, but being able to fool ordinary people was already amazing. When it was really necessary, this fake shoe print could well fool the enemy. Especially since he didn't need to prepare the shoes in advance, he could do it with just a few simple props.

Although we can’t say that the disciple is better than the master, at least Zhao San knows how to innovate.

Xu Xiaoer lowered his head and looked at the shoe prints carefully.

The shoe prints were very natural, not only in the room but also in the yard, and they were obviously from the same person.

"Sir, has a woman been here today?"

Xu Xiaoer could tell that it was a woman's shoe print. It was not difficult. Zhao San had taught him for several days. If Xu Xiaoer couldn't even tell this, he would not be allowed to say that he was his student when he went out.

"anything else?"

"She wasn't here for long, maybe two hours at most, and she didn't seem to sit down, she just spoke and left."

There are shoe prints only in the living room, not in the bedroom. There is a square table in the living room, and there are shoe prints in front of the table, and the situation is similar in other places.

If you sit down, it won't just be this one print, the shoe print will change.

"Go on."

Zhao San smiled even more widely. How many days has Xu Xiaoer only been learning this?
It is not easy to see these.

"She probably said something to you and left. I guess she's a neighbor who came to borrow something from you."

Xu Xiaoer raised his head, and Zhao San was even more satisfied. This was the purpose of his assessment today. Xu Xiaoer's answer could be said to be full marks.

After just a few days of learning, Xu Xiaoer could only judge by the shoe prints outside when he went out in the morning. He had no other practice. Now he not only answered that it was a woman, but also said that it was a neighbor who came over according to his arrangement.

very good.

"Not bad, any more?"

Zhao San asked casually, all in all, Xu Xiaoer only studied for six days. When he himself studied for six days, he could only see this much.

Looking at shoe prints is mainly about details, a lot of details, and without enough time, you can't learn too advanced things.

Zhao San was also very curious about how his district chief had learned so much and could actually see so many subtle differences.

"Sir, let me take another look."

Xu Xiaoer walked out of the living room and went outside, looking at the yard and even the shoe prints at the door.

Since the commander asked this, there must be something he hasn't noticed.

Xu Xiaoer racked his brains and recalled everything Zhao San had taught him. In fact, Zhao San had said a lot in the past few days, and some things needed to be reminded repeatedly, especially the subtle details.

Squatting at the door, Xu Xiaoer looked at the shoe prints leading into the yard, and became more and more confused.

"Sir, something is wrong."

After a while, Xu Xiaoer raised his head. Zhao San looked at him and immediately asked, "What's wrong?"

"Look at this shoe print. According to what you said, the force of walking and lifting the leg is different. She came in from the outside. We have a threshold. After she stepped over the threshold, the force should increase. The shoe print will tilt forward slightly, with the front part heavier and the heel lighter. Look at this, the force point has not changed. This shouldn't be the case."

Xu Xiaoer shook his head as he spoke, and Zhao San's face had already darkened.

What Xu Xiaoer said is absolutely correct. This is basic common sense about shoe prints. The prints will change due to different focus points.

The same thing he taught.

But these shoe prints were fake and not real. When Zhao San made these shoe prints, he neglected the point of force, resulting in the same result as when he walked normally.

They have thresholds, and the shoe prints here really shouldn't be like this.

It was normal that Xu Xiaoer didn't realize it was a fake shoe print, as he had only learned so much.

Unexpectedly, Xu Xiaoer could see through this subtle difference. The district chief did not choose the wrong person. This is an extremely meticulous and talented person.

They need such people in their Shanghai district.

"Why do you think this happened?"

Zhao San asked slowly, Xu Xiaoer looked at the ground carefully and kept shaking his head.

This is too abnormal. If he stumbled when coming in, the point of impact would be deeper and the shoe prints would even be irregular.

Under what circumstances can a person's focus change and still remain the same as before?
Unless the person is extremely tall, he can step over the threshold normally, just like walking.

But in that case, one would have to be at least 1.9 meters tall, and there were no such people in their town, especially women.

Another point is, if she was really that tall, her shoes wouldn't be so small. They would look like a man's shoe print. In other words, this point is not true at all.

There is absolutely no explanation.

After thinking for a while, Xu Xiaoer's eyes suddenly tightened, and he looked at the shoe prints on the ground again, carefully examining each one.

"Sir, these shoe prints can't be real, right? No one has been here today. Did you deliberately make them?"

Although the shoe prints are very real, one abnormality can overturn everything.

"Haha."

Zhao San laughed, very happily. Xu Xiaoer's performance was completely beyond his expectations.

Unexpectedly, due to my negligence, Xu Xiaoer discovered that these shoe prints were fake.

Not bad, really good.

Apart from the district chief and Yan Ming, Xu Xiaoer was definitely the only person who could see it.

Absolutely outstanding, a real talent.

"You are right. I did make these shoe prints, but I didn't use shoes. I will teach you how to make them later."

As for the shoe print part, Zhao San would teach Xu Xiaoer everything without reservation.

Xu Xiaoer is a piece of unpolished jade, and now he is the carver who is carving this unpolished jade. He wants to make this unpolished jade shine with the brightest light.

"Not with shoes?"

Even though Xu Xiaoer could tell that it was a fake shoe print, he was still shocked. This texture, this mark, was clearly left by someone walking, but the officer said it was not a shoe?
How can such realistic shoe prints be made?
Xu Xiaoer was very smart. He did not continue asking. The superior said that he would teach him these things later and he would know them sooner or later.

In Shanghai, Takeda has figured out the true identities of the two men. After following them, he discovered their captain.

The two men were, as he had guessed, agents of the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics. They had just been transferred here recently after the Shanghai branch of the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics was upgraded.

After monitoring for several days in a row, Takeda did not rush to close the net after reporting.

Through eavesdropping, Takeda discovered that they did not know where their district headquarters were, and could not even contact their team leader.

The Shanghai area has now been upgraded, and the team leader is only equivalent to the previous team captain.

Kamei agreed with Takeda's plan and continued monitoring without rushing.

They were two small minions, and they were from the Central Bureau of Investigation. Kamei no longer cared that much about them.

If we can find the team leader or even the section chief through them, that would be a real achievement.

If we can find the Shanghai district, it will be a great achievement.

What happened to the Central Bureau of Investigation?
That is a long-established intelligence agency in China, which was established earlier than the Military Control Commission. It is of great significance to eliminate their district branch and capture all of them.

Even if he could not be promoted to general immediately, this great achievement would eliminate all obstacles to his promotion.

Takeda had joined him before, and Kamei recognized Takeda's abilities. Mainly because Takeda was loyal to him, he could make Takeda his confidant and give him more power in the future.

(End of this chapter)