Qiao Chuntao hung up the phone, bought another pack of cigarettes, opened it, handed a cigarette to the shopkeeper behind the counter, lit one herself, and took a nice puff.
"Have you found your fourth cousin?" the shopkeeper asked, showing his yellow teeth as soon as he opened his mouth.
"Found it." Qiao Chuntao nodded happily and exclaimed, "It was really lucky that he happened to borrow a colleague's newspaper to read and saw the missing person advertisement."
The shopkeeper keenly caught the word 'colleague', and his attitude became more enthusiastic, "Does your fourth cousin eat royal food?"
"I don't know." Qiao Chuntao shook his head. He glanced at the shopkeeper in surprise, "Why does the shopkeeper ask this?"
"Just asking." The shopkeeper smiled and took a look at the handsome young man, "Young man, do you have a wife?"
Qiao Chuntao blushed, said vague words, and found an excuse to go upstairs.
"Shopkeeper, how do you know that his relative eats royal food?" the boy asked in confusion.
"'Colleague', only people who are used to being on the job can say that," the shopkeeper said.
"That's probably a traitor," the boy muttered.
"Shut up, you're looking for death." The shopkeeper glared at his little boy, "I'm telling you, you're looking for death yourself, don't bring trouble to the store."
Seeing that the young man was not convinced and seemed to want to say something else, the shopkeeper immediately hit the young man's head and said, "If you want to live for two more days, just give me more words."
…
"I have contacted Virgo." Qiao Chuntao said in a low voice.
Wu Shunjia and Mao Xuanyi were both overjoyed.
Whether it is for senior brothers from the Special Situation Unit like Wu Shunjia or Mao Xuanyi, who was transferred from Hangzhou to join the Special Situation Unit last year, Team Leader Xiao Mian has a very important position in their hearts, and he can be called the magic needle in the sea. .
In a strange city like Qingdao, surrounded by enemies, although everyone is a tough man who is not afraid of death, they still feel a little scared in their hearts. Now that I have contacted Virgo, I feel as if I suddenly feel at ease. There is nothing in the world that they cannot ask for, and there is nothing that they cannot do.
"Brother Wu is staying behind." Qiao Chuntao said, "Brother Mao is coming with me to see Virgo."
Mao Xuanyi was overjoyed when he heard this. Even though he had joined the Shanghai Special Situation Office for a while, he had not yet met this mysterious and accomplished General Xiao Mian.
Qiao Chuntao chose to take him to see Virgo, which also moved Mao Xuanyi. He knew that this must be Virgo's decision, which showed that Virgo trusted him.
You must know that Virgo's identity is mysterious, that is, most of the brothers in the Shanghai Special Affair Office have never met Virgo. Therefore, it is this trust that makes Mao Xuanyi excited.
"Brother Wu, it seems easy and safe for you to stay here. However, we are in a strange environment. It can be said that we are in danger everywhere. We must not be careless." Qiao Chuntao warned Wu Shunjia with a serious expression.
"Don't worry." Wu Shunjia nodded and said with a serious expression, "Knowing people, knowing faces, but not knowing hearts. No one can be trusted except ourselves. I understand the truth and I will be careful."
"Just now I deliberately revealed to the shopkeeper that my fourth cousin saw the missing person advertisement from a colleague's newspaper." Qiao Chuntao said, "The shopkeeper is a shrewd person, and this should have a deterrent effect on him. The one who needs to be careful is Man."
"That guy was a bit naive. I talked to him, and he seemed to be dissatisfied with the Japanese," Wu Shunjia said.
"The streets are full of Japanese soldiers, and the spies are even more difficult to guard against." Mao Xuanyi took over the conversation and said, "We are just guests staying in the hotel. We can find out his background in a few words. Such a fool will do harm." If he kills himself, he will kill others."
Both Qiao Chuntao and Wu Shunjia deeply agree with what Mao Xuanyi said. Sometimes, people who have a sense of justice, hate the Japanese but are reckless, everyone is wary of them, and even guard against the enemy. superior--
This is what Virgo has emphasized to all the brothers.
…
Umezu Sagami stared at the wounded man on the bed who looked like he might die at any moment. He couldn't help but frown, "Didn't you say you would suspend torture?"
Kurata Nobuhiro smiled and explained, "I originally thought of prying this man's mouth open so as to save Major Sasami the trouble, but I didn't expect this man's physical condition to be so bad."
Umezu Sagami glanced at Nobuhiro Kurata, snorted coldly, and did not dwell on this issue anymore.
He naturally understood in his heart:
The person was captured by Qingdao. The Qingdao Military Police Headquarters naturally hopes to pry open the mouth of this red party first, further expand the credit, and squeeze out the maximum value of this person, and will not be willing to leave the person 'intact' Leave it to Shanghai.
"I want to meet that Bu Oizumi." Umezuzumi Sagami said, "I want to meet him now."
"Okay." Nobuhiro Kurata said, "The people have been brought here. Major Sasami can see him now."
Only then did Umezu Sagami nod with satisfaction.
Then he glanced at Atsuto Kawada beside him, who had been silent, and couldn't help but frown.
…
"Sanogami-kun has another secret mission, thank you for your hard work." Kawada Atsuhito said with a smile.
Under the coordination of the Ume Agency, he, Umezu Sagami and others came to Qingdao in the name of dispatched personnel from the Shanghai Military Police Headquarters to help the Qingdao Military Police Headquarters maintain public order and ensure that the "Big Three" meeting was held safely and successfully.
Of course, in Sanami Umezu's opinion, for the aristocratic young master Kawada Atsushi, this trip to Qingdao is also a gold-plating act to gain seniority.
Atsuto Kawada didn't know that Umezu Sagami had a secret mission to live in Qingdao, which made Atsuto Kawada somewhat unhappy.
"It's just a few clues to an old case. It's not a big deal, so I didn't tell Kawada-kun." Umezu Sakami smiled and said, "Besides, if I deliberately hid it from Kawada-kun, I will tell you today." I will definitely avoid Kawada-kun."
Hearing what Sanami Umezu said, Kawada Atsuhito felt relieved and took the initiative to apologize, "It's just that I was being petty."
"No, no, no." Umezu Sagami said with a smile, "Kawada-kun has something to say, this is the behavior of a candid gentleman."
Kawada Atsuhito laughed loudly, he found that Umezu Sagami could speak well, and his eloquence was only slightly inferior to Miyazaki-kun.
"Kawada-kun, I will interrogate the people involved in the case later, please join me." Umezu Sagami said.
"I won't go there." Kawada Atsuhito shook his head, "It's rare to come to Qingdao, I want to have a good time shopping around."
He is very smart, and although Umezu Sagami said he had no intention of hiding it, since he was not informed of this secret mission at the beginning, it would be best for him not to get involved.
…
"Bu Daquan, Bu Sang, please take a seat." Umezu Sagami looked at the thin man in front of him with timid eyes and said politely.
"How dare Bu be disrespectful in front of the Taijun?" Bu Daquan glanced at Umezu Sagami and said cautiously.
"Please take a seat." Umetsuzumi Sagami's face darkened and he said.
Bu Daquan then sat down cautiously, but he didn't dare to sit down fully, so he only sat down halfway.
"Let me introduce myself. I am Major Sagami Umezu from the Shanghai Military Police Headquarters." Umezu Sagami said.
"It turns out to be Taijun Sangami." Bu Daquan quickly stood up and bowed.
"Sit, sit, sit." Umezu Sagami pressed her right hand.
"Harm page." Bu Daquan said something nondescript in Japanese.
"Did you report Liao Hua from Chongde Middle School?" Umezu Sagami asked.
"Yes, Mr. Bu was inspired by the Japanese Empire, changed his mind, and determined to follow Mr. Wang's peaceful movement." Bu Daquan quickly said with a serious expression, "So, he resolutely reported the Red Party Liao Hua."
"I'm very curious. You are from the Central Unification Committee. How do you know about Liao Hua, a member of the Red Party?" Umezu Sagami asked.
"Taijun, you also know that the Red Party and Chongqing are now cooperating, and they are working together to deal with the Empire of Japan." Bu Daquan said, "Bu was once deeply lost and did some things that were detrimental to the Empire of Japan. During this period, he and this
I have had contact with Liao Hua, a member of the Red Party."
"Oh?" Sanami Umezuzumi looked interested, "Tell me more about your cooperation with the Red Party."
"It was someone from Chongqing who came to Qingdao. It is said that this person was a distinguished guest of Chairman Shen of Shandong Province. The Japanese Empire knew about this and ordered a search for this person." Bu Daquan said, "It was the Qingdao Red Party who tipped us off and helped us.
That man saved the day and escaped capture by the Japanese Empire."
…
"The person who was contacted by the Red Party was Liao Hua." Bu Daquan said.
"As far as I know, military commanders also participated in the rescue operation," Umezu Sagami said.
"Yes, Chairman Shen's face is also given to Dai Chunfeng, so the military commander is also involved." Bu Daquan said, "However, Taijun also knows that our central commander has a greater grudge against the military commander than against the Red Party.
deep."
"Is this the person who was involved in this matter on the military side?" Umetsuzumi Sagami took out a photo and handed it to Bu Daquan.
"It's this person." Bu Daquan nodded, "This person's name is Xue Youtian."
"No, no, no, Xue Youtian is just a pseudonym. This person's real name is Xu Qili." Umezu Sagami shook his head slightly.
"Probably so." Bu Daquan nodded, "Everyone in this industry has the habit of using pseudonyms."
"I have read your file. You previously stated that Red Party member Liao Hua had contact with Xu Qili?" Umezuzumi Sagami said.
"At that time, in order to rescue the man named Kui Yong, our Central Command, the Military Command and the Red Party were all involved. This was a very rare joint cooperation among the three parties. Therefore, it did not seem to be a big deal at the time that Liao Hua had contact with people from the Military Command.
Strange." Bu Daquan said.
He somewhat understood, "Taijun is interested in this Xu Qili?"
"In the file, you said you suspected that Xu Qili was from Shanghai?" Umezu Sagami asked the key question.
"Bu is just a suspicion, just a feeling, just an intuition." Bu Daquan said cautiously.
"Intuition is good. For those in this business, intuition is often the most accurate." Umezu Sagami nodded. He handed a cigarette to Bu Daquan, and at the same time took a box of matches and handed it over.
Bu Daquan was flattered and quickly took it. He looked at Umezu Sagami carefully, and when he saw Umezu Sagami smiling and nodding, he nodded, bent down, lit a match, lit the cigarette, and couldn't wait to take two puffs.
…
"Tell me the basis for your suspicion that this Xu Qili is from Shanghai. Where does your intuition come from?" Umezuzumi Sagami said.
Bu Daquan explained that the reason why he felt that Xu Qili looked very much like a Shanghainese was because he had a Shanghainese accent.
"Judging from the details of this person's gestures, he has an accent," Bu Daquan said.
"He goes to the cafe to drink coffee. When we eat, we drink beer. He likes to drink red wine and has his hair combed shiny." Bu Daquan thought for a while and added.
Umezu Sagami was a little disappointed. He didn't think Bu Daquan's suspicion was strong evidence.
Bu Daquan carefully observed Sagami Umezu's face. When he saw this, he quickly said, "Taijun, Bu has had contact with Shanghainese. Shanghainese pay attention to accent. This is a kind of thing that can only be understood but cannot be expressed in words.
The more I think about it, the more I think that person looks like a Shanghainese."
"Accent, well, accent." Umezu Sagami thought for a moment and nodded, "Maybe what you said makes sense."
As he spoke, he fell into deep thought again.
Seeing this, Bu Daquan did not dare to speak. Even when he smoked a cigarette, he did so carefully and gently, for fear of disturbing Major Taijun's thoughts.
…
"Did you notice anything unusual in the contact between Liao Hua and Xu Qili?" Umezu Sagami suddenly asked.
"Abnormal? I didn't see it." Bu Daquan thought for a moment and shook his head, "They just talked and had dinner together, and that Xue Youtian, no, Xu Qili had a somewhat arrogant attitude, looking down on the red party's mud-legged people. "
"I remember you said in the file that Liao Hua seemed a little surprised when he saw Xu Qili." Umezu Sagami asked.
"Yes." Bu Daquan nodded.
"What kind of surprise?" Umezu Sagami asked immediately.
"It's like the kind of surprise you get when you meet someone you know and then realize you've mistakenly recognized the person." Bu Daquan thought for a while and said.
Hearing this, Sanami Umezu's face showed a thoughtful expression.
Umezu Sagami asked a few more questions, and when he saw Bu Daquan's careful and honest answers, he showed a satisfied smile, patted Bu Daquan on the shoulder, and encouraged him a few words. Bu Daquan was so happy that he almost knelt down to thank him.
…
Not long after Bu Daquan left, the door of the lounge was pushed open, and a man wearing a Japanese military uniform came in.
"Araki-kun?" Sanami Umezuzumi stood up in surprise, "You are also coming to Qingdao..."
Saying that, Umezu Sagami showed a look of surprise, and then secretly warned in his heart, "Yes, it is reasonable for Araki-kun to come here."
The photo he just showed to Bu Daquan was not actually Xu Qili himself, but a photo of another person named Xu Baihe.
Although this Xu Baihe was shot and killed by the Empire in Qingdao four years ago, after in-depth investigation, this person was again linked to a case in Guandong Prefecture.
Specifically, the Kanto Prefecture side suspects that there is a spy within the empire, and this spy is most likely lurking within the Kanto Prefecture Independent Military Police Brigade Special High School Section.
To be precise, it is believed that the suspects are likely to be in the Araki Class and the Yoshihira Class.
Araki Kazunari is the monitor of the foreign affairs class of the Kanto Prefecture Independent Military Police Battalion's Special High School, while Kihira Zaemon is the monitor of the espionage prevention class of the Kanto Prefecture Independent Military Police Battalion's special high school.
However, according to the information obtained from Umezu Sagami's residence, after two years of investigation, all members of the Araki Class and the Yoshihira Class were secretly investigated, but no suspicious targets were found.
Now, the Qingdao Gendarmerie has discovered clues that seem to be related to Xu Baihe. It is not surprising that Araki Kazunari hurried to Qingdao.
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