The Spy

Chapter 45 New Directions
Xu Qingyun sat at the table, still thinking about the case.

He was not thinking about the footprints, as the footprints gave him a lot of information and he could just investigate according to the previous plan. He was thinking, if the eight people screened out were not Japanese spies, how to investigate the case next.

This possibility is not small. The Japanese spies are so cunning that if they pay a little more attention when checking the signal, they can easily avoid Yan Ming.

At this moment, he was putting himself in the shoes of a Japanese spy.

To put yourself in someone's shoes, you need to understand the other person's personality. Footprints cannot reveal their personality, but they can be used as an aid to profile them based on the actions of Japanese spies.

Xu Qingyun has dealt with profilers many times. Solving a case requires considering all aspects. In his previous life, there were many difficult and unsolved cases, some of which were old cases. They were finally solved through the joint efforts of many of them.

This person was a genius as he could come up with the idea of ​​using running water to obtain intelligence.

Xu Qingyun deduced many times based on the footprints and finally restored his actions at that time.

The marks next to the footprints were left by him sitting on the ground.

A man, wearing extremely ordinary clothes, pushed a cart into the alley, sat down next to the manhole cover and pretended to rest. With the help of the cart and his body as cover, he was able to retrieve the information from the well with one hand.

Even if someone came, as long as he dressed normally and deliberately made his body or car smell a little bad, no one would notice him.

Even avoid him.

He is a thoughtful and cautious person.

What will you do after getting the information?
He is a cautious person, and the arrangement of the dead mailbox is indeed clever, but in fact he does not trust his subordinates. It is very likely that he does not trust anyone but himself.

If I were him, with this kind of personality, the intelligence would definitely be further verified. Even if I trust my subordinates, can I fully trust Li Liangwen?

Aren’t you worried that Li Liangwen will deliberately fabricate a case-closing report to deceive them in order to fulfill his mission?

The verification method is very simple, just check the handwriting.

It is not difficult to find Xu Qingyun's handwriting. He is the squad leader and usually leads the team on patrol. Some businesses need his signature to determine performance.

These signatures can be identified.

Checking all the places where signatures have been made may yield some results.

"Captain, the noodles are here."

Just as I was thinking about it, Yan Ming brought a large plate with two bowls of noodles and eight small dishes, four authentic dishes of lo mein.

"Eat."

The noodles tasted good. Xu Qingyun always felt that it was a bit similar to Beijing's fried noodles with soybean paste, the difference was the sauce in the dish.

Xu Qingyun ate very quickly and continued to investigate the case after he finished. He had calmed down. If he couldn't find the Japanese spy among the eight people, he would continue to investigate using the method he had just thought of.

Ask Zuo Jinfang to bring people to check the place where he signed. It is more convenient for the police to handle such matters.

When other people go by, those people on the street may laugh it off, but when the police come to their door, they will generally tell the truth.

The police know the people in their area and are familiar with the personalities of the people on the street. Ordinary lies cannot fool them.

If the Japanese spy went to check the signature, it would be impossible for him to reveal his true identity. The most likely possibility was disguise. Not knowing how dangerous he was, no one would deceive the police for a stranger.

In addition to his signature, there is another possibility.

The Japanese spy to be arrested this time is the team leader, and he has more than just Mina Takamoto and Takehiko Kawada under his command.

In other words, he has more than one dead mailbox. If we check all the sewers in the city, if we find similar blocking troughs, it is very likely that they were set up by him.

Finally, the identity he disguised when obtaining intelligence was most likely a dung picker, a job that people didn't want to get close to, so he used it as a cover.

This type of people have a sense of territory, and most people cannot integrate into their group. Asking them more questions is another direction of investigation.

It's okay if the person runs away, as long as the clues are not lost. The most fearful thing about a case is that there are no clues. Once all the clues are broken, it becomes an unsolved case or a mystery. It is normal that the case cannot be solved for years or even decades.

Xu Qingyun thought of three new investigation directions, and he was no longer anxious. He was not afraid of trouble and conducted a comprehensive investigation. If any line made progress, the Japanese spy would not be able to escape.

As for whether the Japanese spy was someone from the Japanese Concession, Xu Qingyun had no worries at all. If he was someone with a public identity in the Japanese Concession, there would be no need to set up such a covert dead letter box. Takamoto Mina could get the information and find a way to secretly send it to the Japanese Concession.

The noodles were quickly finished and Xu Qingyun continued to track down the fourth person.

The fourth person was a tailor from Guyi Street. The day before yesterday he went to the Concession to buy some vanishing cream for his wife.

He loves his wife very much.

Xu Qingyun pretended to enter the store and saw his feet. He knew that this was not the man just by looking at his feet, without even looking at the footprints.

His feet were much bigger than the shoe prints.

After taking a quick walk around the store, Xu Qingyun left.

"I'll drive."

After getting in the car, Xu Qingyun asked Yan Ming to sit in the passenger seat. They had two cars for investigating the case, one was in the hands of Xie Yongshan and the other was for his use.

Driving, Xu Qingyun arrived at his police station.

"Brother Qingyun." Seeing Xu Qingyun enter the office, Zuo Jinfang stood up first and exclaimed in surprise.

"Captain, you are back."

Zheng Jiming, Yi Sheng and others stood up one after another with happy looks on their faces.

"It's all there."

Seeing his old subordinates, Xu Qingyun smiled, waved his hand, and asked them to sit down first.

"I have a new position now and I can't stay here for a long time. When I'm not here, Zuo Jinfang will take charge of the class affairs."

He had been thinking about coming back to report a few days ago. After all, his position in the police station was still there, and the work here also belonged to him.

As a result, he encountered a traitor case as soon as he arrived at Tianjin Station. He was unable to get away for several days. It happened that he was short-staffed and needed the police to assist him in handling the case, so he came back to report.

"No problem, we always listen to Jin Fang."

Zheng Jiming was the first to respond. He shot Hu Qi himself and got some interest for his parents' blood revenge. The person he was most grateful to was Xu Qingyun.

Like Zuo Jinfang, he is the person who supports Xu Qingyun the most in the class.

"Now I have a task for you, which must be kept secret."

Xu Qingyun said softly, and as soon as he finished speaking, everyone stood up and looked at Xu Qingyun together.

It’s good to have a mission. They feel too idle these days and don’t have the passion of the past few days. They even have no energy when they go on patrol.

"I have signed in 43 stores in our area. You two will go to these 43 stores in a group and ask them secretly if anyone has come to see my signature recently. Tell them that this is a serious matter and must not be leaked. Anyone who dares to tell anyone will have their entire family ruined."

Xu Qingyun's words were very serious. Most people doing business on the street are very smooth.

If we don't say anything harsh, they may not care. But once the information is leaked and known by the Japanese spies, they will probably leave immediately given their caution.

"Don't worry, Captain. We will complete the mission."

Zuo Jinfang was the first to respond, and Xu Qingyun nodded slightly. It was time to promote Zuo Jinfang and take over his position as the head of the team.

He had the advantage of holding both positions before, as he had stronger control. But after joining the Military Intelligence Department, he was obviously unable to handle the role of squad leader.

As long as Zuo Jinfang is the team leader, this team will not be out of his control. They will still be his direct subordinates. He can arrange them to do anything he wants in the future at any time.

(End of this chapter)