The Spy

Chapter 74 Important clues
But Cao Yunfeng was troubled by how to get rid of Xu Qingyun.

Xu Qingyun's background is deeper than his, and he has just achieved great success. It is impossible to get Xu Qingyun to leave by ordinary means.

Even if it was robbery or sabotage in the current case, it wouldn't work. With his previous contributions, Wu Shaoshu wouldn't touch him even if there were some mistakes.

Moreover, without the support of the stationmaster, if he was discovered doing this, he might really be taken away by the inspectors from the headquarters.

Once at headquarters, his fate would no longer be in his hands.

Cao Yunfeng is not an idiot, but unfortunately he was the stationmaster's absolute confidant and was in charge of Tianjin Station for half a year, which made him a little arrogant.

After a while, Cao Yunfeng narrowed his eyes.

If there is no suitable way to get rid of him, then let Xu Qingyun disappear.

Cao Yunfeng is not from Tianjin, but he has been in Tianjin for many years. He was in the military in his early years and has his own connections and resources.

In terms of relationships, Wu Shaoshu and Xu Qingyun combined cannot compare to him.

He knows everyone in both the black and white worlds.

The intelligence team had bribed many spies, all of which he had done before. He originally thought that since he controlled so many people, the new station chief would give him some face. Now that Wu Shaoshu wanted to promote Xu Qingyun to a higher position, he would take action in advance.

It was not his character to sit still and wait for death.

Having made the decision, Cao Yunfeng was no longer anxious. He knew that it was not easy to kill Xu Qingyun. He had to find an expert to kill him with one blow. Afterwards, he would immediately leave Tianjin and never come back.

He couldn't reveal any flaws, otherwise even if he killed Xu Qingyun, he would have to pay with his life.

First get rid of Xu Qingyun, then use the resources at hand to find a way to mediate with Wu Shaoshu, and finally drive Wu Shaoshu out of Tianjin.

"Brother Qingyun, we have made a discovery."

Xu Qingyun ignored Cao Yunfeng and was in the office when he suddenly received a call from Zuo Jinfang.

"wait for me."

Xu Qingyun didn't explain things to him in detail on the phone and went out immediately. In order to make it easier for him to handle the case, Wu Shaoshu specially approved a car for him so that he could use it at any time.

His police station is not too far from Tianjin Station, just a ten-minute drive away.

When Xu Qingyun arrived, Zuo Jinfang and Zheng Jiming were waiting for him at the door.

"Brother Qingyun, Jiming went to a foreign company in the British Concession today to ask if anyone has seen the person in the photo."

Zuo Jinfang reported immediately, he knew Xu Qingyun's character.

"What did the people from the foreign company say?" Xu Qingyun immediately looked at Zheng Jiming.

He was short of manpower, so the task of checking the photos fell on the police station.

"The people at the foreign company said he had been there several times and bought things on consignment from others, and he was very generous."

"Generous? How generous?"

Xu Qingyun narrowed his eyes immediately. Who did He Tian buy the consignment from, and why was he so generous?
"The people at the foreign company said that it costs thousands of pounds each time."

"Thousands?"

The corners of Xu Qingyun's mouth rose slightly. He roughly guessed how He Tian handed the benefits to the traitor. He used this consignment method to send their benefits over.

At this time the British pound was extremely valuable and stronger than the US dollar.

One pound is worth about a little over ten dollars.

If it weren't for the previous world war, the pound would be worth even more, with one pound being worth fourteen taels of silver.

One thousand pounds is equivalent to ten thousand oceans. Tao Tianqi did have pounds in his bank deposits, and as much as five thousand of them.

"Jiming, take me to that foreign company."

Zheng Jiming only asked simple questions, but Xu Qingyun needed to know everything clearly and had to ask in person.

Zuo Jinfang took over the driving job from Xu Qingyun, and the three of them went to the British Concession together.

Zheng Jiming didn't ask many questions in the store. After getting the news, he immediately came back to tell Zuo Jinfang, who then called Xu Qingyun.

The three of them soon arrived at the foreign company, which was a store that sold fine goods and also had some pawn business. The goods in the store were mostly foreign goods, accounting for 90% of the scale.

"Several bosses."

Seeing the three people coming in, the blue-eyed foreigner came out immediately, and a smile appeared on his face when he saw Zheng Jiming.

Zheng Jiming had just left, asked him some questions, and gave him five dollars.

Five dollars is not a lot for him, but it has considerable purchasing power in China.

"I want to know who was the person who consigned the calligraphy and painting here before, how many times did he consign it, and how much did he sell it for in total?"

Xu Qingyun didn't waste any words and got straight to the point. The foreign guy could speak Chinese and he spoke it quite well.

"I'm sorry, but what you're asking is customer confidential."

The foreign guy smiled and shook his head, and Xu Qingyun looked directly at Zuo Jinfang.

Zuo Jinfang took out his purse and took out five dollars.

The foreign guy still shook his head.

Zuo Jinfang glanced at Xu Qingyun and took out five yuan again. The foreign waiter didn't move at all, and Xu Qingyun didn't say anything. Zuo Jinfang kept adding money.

He had only more than thirty dollars in his purse, and he poured it all out.

"not enough."

The foreign waiter finally spoke, and as soon as Zheng Jiming came in, he knew that he must be asking something again. Sure enough, he was asking about their identity as customers.

"Name a price." Xu Qingyun asked calmly
"Gold, ten taels."

The foreign guy asked for a huge sum of money, no wonder he was unmoved by the thirty-odd dollars. He wanted more. Ten taels of gold were equivalent to more than three hundred dollars.

"Do you have detailed information about the customer's identity?" Xu Qingyun asked directly without bargaining.

"Yes." The foreigner nodded with a smile.

Xu Qingyun directly took out a ten-liang gold bar from his body. When he came out, he had a premonition that he would have to pay for information, so he prepared a few bars in advance.

When the foreign guy saw the gold bar, his face beamed with joy. He took it and bit it with his teeth to confirm that it was real gold.

"Come with me to the back. You can do this on your own."

The foreign servant put away the gold bars and wanted to take Xu Qingyun to the back hall. Zuo Jinfang looked worried, and Xu Qingyun asked him to wait outside.

"The consignor's name is Yi Xingguang. He has consigned goods here three times. Each time, it was the person you asked about before who bought the goods. The total amount for the three times was 3,600 pounds."

The waiter went to the back hall, took out the account book, and found three pages of paper from Yi Xingguang, which recorded the time and amount of each transaction.

Every time Yi Xingguang came to consign something, He Tian would basically come and buy it the next day, and the latest time was one day later.

"Who is Yi Xingguang?"

"The owner of Xingshun Commercial Bank."

“What did they say every time they consigned?”

"Nothing was said. One bought and one sold. We only charged a handling fee."

"I've given you the money, so don't say anything nonsense. It won't do you any good if you tell others about it."

"Don't worry, if you don't tell me about this, I definitely won't tell you."

The clerk from the foreign company smiled and nodded. Selling customer information was not an honorable thing. He hoped that Xu Qingyun and others would keep it a secret and not let anyone know about it.

Xu Qingyun did not ask any more questions, as he had already asked all the questions that needed to be asked. This gold bar was worth spending, as it bought him an important clue.

Yi Xingguang is a major suspect. He may be Tao Tianqi's white glove, helping Tao Tianqi collect money.

"You did a good job this time. Keep it secret when you go back."

After finding the suspect, Xu Qingyun will investigate the case personally. When Zuo Jinfang and others are not involved, they cannot be allowed to know the progress of the case.

(End of this chapter)