fog city detective

Chapter 179 Afternoon Tea

Liang Xi is really not free today.With the help of Robert, Liang Xi got Kunta's phone number, and contacted Kunta by phone to have afternoon tea at Mary's house.

According to the principle, Kunta should have accepted a piece of state compensation like the other two agents, and lived his future life in peace.But Kunta intervened in the Maria attack and became a hero recognized by politicians and the royal family.Kunta not only accepted the medal, but he returned to the mi5 organization and became the head of the mi5 Overseas Liaison Section.The main job is to receive applications and requests from domestic agencies and communicate with overseas intelligence personnel.

For example, a bad guy fled to Brazil. After communicating with his ankle, the Brazilian side was too lazy to find someone or couldn't find him.This situation is usually handed over to the National Criminal Police Department, which sends people to Brazil to arrest the bad guys with the help of local Brazilian police detectives.The procedure is complicated, the process is cumbersome, and it may not be effective.Kunta's job is to contact mi6 personnel and issue intelligence requests, and mi6 will conduct investigations depending on the specific situation. After Mi6 found the person, it reported it to China, and the domestic judiciary directly contacted the Brazilian judiciary to arrest him.Brazil will still send the police if there are addresses and clues.

In fact, this department has long been abolished, and mi5 has lost the authority to actively and overseas seek information, and now the main job is to collect domestic and overseas intelligence, and classify the information. Mi6 adjusts the information by itself if necessary, and the domestic organization needs to adjust the information by itself according to the authority.To put it bluntly, mi5 is now a server.

Mi5 also intended to make a difference, such as Mark and his action group.But in the final analysis, because of legal restrictions, bureaucrats do not want to take responsibility, so mi5, which has no power of investigation and arrest, has basically been abolished.Some people say that big shots don't want such a neutral spy agency in China.

He is the only one in Kunta's liaison department, which is a department specially set up for him. The boss and employees of Mi5 do not want to provoke Kunta.Kunta's office is in the basement of the mi5 building.The first basement is the parking lot, as well as the power distribution room and other equipment, as well as a temporary office.This office room was an interrogation room 15 years ago, with good sound insulation and its own door.Kunta has no complaints about this.

Today is Kunta's fourth day at work. During these four days, he has no business or work.No one cares whether he leaves the post.After receiving Liang Xi's call, Kunta skipped work and went to Mary's house for tea.Kunta, a traditional agent, doesn't think much of weak chickens like Liang Xi. He had already explained his current situation to Liang Xi earlier, and he didn't want to come.But Liang Xi seemed to know that he didn't want to come, and added that Mary had prepared refreshments.

Detective Baker from the Southern District Criminal Investigation Department also had afternoon tea together.After introducing each other, Kunta still gave face, nodded politely, and said a few words casually.His attitude was very perfunctory, and he obviously didn't want to waste his saliva with their young people. Today he mainly came to see Mary and bring her a gift.

After Mary prepared the refreshments, she habitually went to the rocking chair to knit sweaters, and Ginardo played in the yard by himself, creating a peaceful atmosphere.

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Liang Xi opened the satchel and took out two photos from it, which were the two agents who were imprisoned with Kunta at that time: "Let's call him A, and call him B."

"how?"

Baker said: "According to the police investigation, they all have evidence that they were not in London on the day Fiona was attacked."

AB lives on a ranch in the suburbs of Cambridgeshire, where the road is at the end of the road and very quiet.Originally, no one could prove that they had an alibi.Fiona was attacked around [-]pm, and they drove to a supermarket in Cambridgeshire at [-]pm to buy daily necessities. A also got into an argument with a cashier about the price.So their alibi is unquestionable.

After reviewing the police records, Liang Xi asked Baker to go to a small supermarket in Cambridgeshire closest to AB's house.Small supermarket employees told Baker that they come twice a week to buy a lot of items.Supermarkets say they can deliver the goods, just ask them to call or place an order on the APP, but they insist on buying by themselves.For more than a year, AB and AB came together occasionally, often separately, and each time they purchased more than [-] pounds of supplies, all in cash.

Once something happened in the supermarket, a policeman interrogated A's identity, and the patrolman stopped asking A after contacting the headquarters.The patrolman's wife works in the supermarket, and the wife told the supermarket staff that A is a retired secret agent.Therefore, supermarket employees are very impressed with AB.

Baker said: "The small supermarket they often go to is in the suburbs of Cambridgeshire, serving the surrounding residents. There are only two cameras in the store, and they are often broken. On the day Fiona was attacked, they went to the Cambridge warehouse supermarket 15 kilometers away. .”

Liang Xi added: "It is obvious that they are deliberately creating evidence of their alibi."

Kunta was noncommittal: "Did you get to the point?"

Liang Xi took out a photo of a man around 35 years old. Liang Xi said: "His name is Tom, a retired Red Devil soldier. There is no evidence, but I believe he attacked Fiona."

Baker said: "According to the checks of our technicians, Tom's car often passes through the checkpoint in Cambridgeshire, heading for the farm and ranch in the suburbs of Cambridge. AB and their residence are 20 kilometers away from this road, at the end of the road. There is reason to suspect that, Tom, AB are involved in the attack on Fiona."

Kunta: "And then?"

Liang Xi drew a circle on the map of the tablet computer and said, "This is a private territory, we cannot enter it."

Kunta understood: "You want me to be an informant, to find out what AB is doing? Why is Tom with them?"

Liang Xi nodded.

Kunta asked: "What benefits do I have? Besides, although I have not been in the same prison as them for the past 20 years, we are comrades-in-arms after all. Why do you believe that I will betray them? I betrayed them just for a powerful daughter."

Liang Xidao: "Not all powerful people are bad people, and not all comrades in arms are good people."

Kunta said: "I have my own standards for good people and bad people, and I don't need you to teach me."

Liang Xi said: "The reason why Fiona was attacked was because they were looking for you. They knew that you had returned to China, and maybe they couldn't find you, or maybe they didn't dare to look for you, so they used the police to look for you. One possibility cannot be ruled out." , you are a thorn in the side of some people, and AB they are very clear about your identity. Are you willing to wait for a sudden attack that may appear in the future, or take the initiative to understand the situation?"

Kunta said: "You said they were not good for me, and I took the initiative to send it to my door?"

Baker said: "You are backed by the police. Even if you enter the manor and they point guns at you, they dare not shoot. Because you are the representative of the police, you have explained before entering the manor. There are special police outside the manor, If you have something to do, everyone in the manor has something to do."

Kunta thought for a while: "I will handle my own affairs. Thank you very much for the information you provided, but you don't know what it is. I advise you, don't meddle in my affairs. The more you know, The more trouble you get. I'm curious, why are you so interested in Fiona's case?"

Liang Xi said: "She is my girlfriend."

"Oh?" Kunta's mocking eyes.

"Ex-girlfriend, I still have more love." Liang Xi laughed.

Kunta also laughed, raised his voice and said to Mary who was not far away: "Mary, the cake is delicious."

Mary responded with a smile: "Then eat more."

Kunta stood up, walked over and hugged Mary: "Unfortunately, I have to go."

Mary, Liang Xi, and Baker sent Kunta to the car to leave. Mary led Jinraduo to walk down the street and told Liang Xi to clean up the mess.

In the conversation just now, none of the three of them told the truth, at least not completely.Baker drank tea and asked, "How is it?"

Liang Xi said: "From Kunta's attitude, he thinks we know very little."

Baker nodded: "There is a story between them."

Liang Xi said: "Thresh threw Tom at me, saying that he was the real culprit who attacked Fiona. I believe it."

Baker asked, "Because Tom was an orphan?"

Liang Xi said: "Maybe this is why Thresh knows that Tom is the real murderer. Thresh is either laying out a plan, Tom is the bait, I don't know what fish to catch. Or Thresh wants to get rid of Tom. Tom is a He was ready to throw it at me from the start. Kunta and the others are top agents, and it is difficult for us to go after them."

Baker disagrees: "Agents in their day didn't have the drones that haunt us now, they didn't have satellite imagery."

Liang Xi said, "It's just a criminal case."

Baker hesitated for a moment, and said: "Isa is paying attention to this case. Not only her, but also the fungus has been paying attention to Kunta. But there is not much communication between the blade and the fungus, and the fungus only asks for any information from Kunta. The incident must be reported to them. Isa didn't know that you asked me to investigate AB's affairs." Baker added.

Liang Xi said: "Baker, can this matter be handed over to other people? For example, Junfang?"

Baker hesitated: "This..."

Liang Xi said: "I feel that the smell is not right. How should I put it? It feels like this side is all dark, and we only see an area illuminated by candles. I don't know everyone's position at all, and everyone involved in this matter Deep and shallow, everyone's interests. The purpose of the gangster's attack on Fiona is to force Kunta out, and Fiona is the daughter of a powerful figure in the fungus, didn't the gangster think of the consequences?"

Liang Xi said: "Have you noticed Kunta's attitude? No surprise, no surprise, simple and clear. I don't think Kunta is an enemy, but Kunta showed hostility, which should be a warning to us. It happens every time. , When meeting with Kunta, there must be outsiders present, or the conversation will end quickly, and Kunta very deliberately avoids talking with me alone."

Liang Xi said: "Baker, listen to me, and give me my suggestion... No, I want to tell Isha, and ask Isha to transfer the case to the bacteria side. I'll answer the phone."

"Helen." Helen didn't play many games and had little contact with Liang Xi, but she was someone Liang Xi trusted.Helen is five months pregnant and is still working in the hostage crisis management team, doing some paperwork.

Helen lowered her voice: "Have dinner together tonight?"

"Okay, what time do you get off work?"

Helen said, "Six o'clock."

Liang Xi said, "I'll pick you up."

Helen said: "No, I'll send you the address of the restaurant. See you at half past six."

Liang Xi: "Okay."

Liang Xi hung up the phone and held the phone in a daze for a while, then said, "Don't worry, Kunta won't die. This old thing must have someone behind him."

Baker compromised a step: "I asked Isa to have dinner."

Liang Xi seemed to think of something, and Baker hurriedly said: "Work, work." He took the mobile phone and went to make a call, covering his mouth with his hand, very carefully.

Baker came back and sat down, changed the subject, and chatted bluntly: "The price of flour in London has dropped by 30% in the past two months."

Liang Xi was taken aback. I understand that you changed the subject, but is this topic meaningful?Liang Xi said, "Should I stock up on some goods?"

Baker smiled and said: "No, it means that the fan hunting team is not doing well. A very important indicator of whether the work of the fan hunting team is effective is the comparison of flour prices in various places. When the price of flour in a city is expensive, it means that the fan hunting team of this city Work results have been achieved. And vice versa. There is no clear regulation. However, once the price of flour is 20% lower than that in other cities, the Ministry of Internal Affairs will focus on the anti-powder team. If it is less than 30%, the Ministry of Internal Affairs may intervene in the investigation at any time.”

Liang Xi asked curiously, "Who decides the price of flour?"

Baker said: "The informant, the informant is looking for someone to ask for the goods. The informant can intuitively feel that the supply of goods is tight and the price has risen. For example, if the fan hunting team catches the person who delivered the goods, it will cause the price to rise in a short time. If the more As more and more people join the ranks of selling flour, the price will fall. London is divided into seven districts, each district has its own consignment dealers, and sometimes someone crosses the border and sells flour elsewhere, which will lead to firefights. At this time, the fan hunting team needs to adopt skill management.”

Baker said: "The source does not lie in the agent, but in the production and inflow of flour. A few days ago, I had a drink with my colleagues in the powder investigation team. They thought that based on the current data, there may be a milling factory around London. Or a first-level agent People who directly buy goods from abroad and sell them to consignees in London. The ingredients of flour appearing on the market are not the same as before. It is a new production formula ratio. It is extremely addictive, has a high fatality rate, and is very harmful You can understand it as espresso, and one cup of espresso contains the same caffeine as two cups of regular coffee.”

Baker said: "Powder criminals didn't intend to increase the quantity on purpose. Dead customers are not good for them. It is likely that the transportation needs or the lack of local deployment capabilities lead to excessive purity. Half a month after the high-purity flour was released, everything changed. The doses are back to normal. Since only London prices fluctuate, they think there is a milling or processing plant around London."

Liang Xi asked curiously: "How will the new boss of the fan hunting team deal with it?"

Baker smiled: "He shouldn't respond. He asked to strengthen the cleaning of the [-]th-level agents in the urban area. He believes that as long as retailers who are in direct contact with consumers are cut off, the signs of flour flooding can be slowed down."

Liang Xidao: "Retailers are the most easily replaced people. They don't need training or technical content. A newcomer can go directly to work."

Baker nodded: "We know, but their boss insisted on cutting off the black hands from the grassroots. Since the price dropped to 20%, the fan hunting team has been arresting people. When the price fell to 30%, the new boss thought of a new way. New The boss asked the captains to negotiate with the first-level agents and ask them to increase the price of flour, otherwise their sites will be completely cleaned up."

Liang Xi laughed: "This boss is awesome." It's no problem for a professor to be the director, anyone can be the director.But it would be a big problem to let a division chief become a professor. The administrators were transferred to front-line managers, and the people who were most familiar with the business were fired. The follow-up development can already be imagined.

Baker said: "In the seven districts of London, the number one boss is a man named Peter in the southern district. Peter didn't give any face, so he asked a lawyer to sue the fan team. This angered the new boss. Although the cleanup in the Southern District has yielded results, there are more complaints. This kind of cleanup has no precise target, and it is easy to touch and harm the interests of legal persons. Half a month ago, the judges no longer issued search warrants for the anti-powder team. Asking them to produce evidence before issuing a search warrant. The plan to clean up the South District was only a week away."

"You gloated."

Baker replied: "No, I sympathize."

(End of this chapter)