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Chapter 1314 Traces
Wu Chunyang's team is good at obtaining and analyzing intelligence, and there are many exploration experts among its members. In previous cases, these people have discovered many valuable clues.

Seeing Zuo Zhong's gesture, Wu Chunyang stood up and walked to the blackboard, first drew a simple architectural diagram of the weather station, and then began his report based on the simple diagram.

"Based on the evidence left at the scene and traces of gunfire, the murderers numbered more than ten and sneaked into the vicinity of the weather station from the northeast, around nightfall.

As it rained a little in the second half of last night, the footprints left by the murderer were washed away by the rain, so it is temporarily impossible to infer the murderer's height and weight from the footprints.

Now we only know that the enemy stayed in the bushes outside the weather station for at least half an hour, and then found an opportunity to kill the patrolling soldiers. The location is here. "

Wu Chunyang drew an X on the picture with chalk and kept saying, "This is the first crime scene, only 150 meters away from the weather station. The murderer's movements were very neat and there was no noise.

After dealing with the external security forces, the other party changed into military uniforms and swaggered towards the weather station. The two guards at the door were too lax and were killed directly. "

Zuo Zhong and Gu Qi watched Wu Chunyang scribbling on the blackboard, and discussed in low voices the training of guards in various government agencies.

In fact, the Military Control Commission had conducted relevant training before, but these agencies didn’t take it seriously at all. In the words of some people: I have fought more battles than you have eaten.

This sentence perfectly reflects the arrogance, stupidity and arrogance of the Kuomintang officials. Pigs eat more, does this mean that pigs have insight?
In front of the blackboard, Wu Chunyang's voice rang out: "The weather station is located on the top of the mountain and is divided into two floors. The first floor is for personnel and the second floor is for equipment.

There are five rooms on the staff floor, each of different sizes and uses, including a hall, a temporary rest room, an office, a data room and a toilet.

At night, most of the staff at the weather station sleep in the rest room, leaving only a small number of people on duty in the lobby and on the second floor, and the lighting is very dim.

The murderer entered the weather station and first killed the staff on duty in the lobby, then went straight to the lounge without even looking at other rooms.

Song Minghao stood up and shouted, "There's a traitor!"

Everyone nodded in agreement. If there was no traitor, the murderer would not have known the internal structure and schedule of the weather station, and the operation would not have been so smooth.

This is a problem. The Sino-US Special Technical Cooperation Institute is an organization led by the Military Control Commission. The people who know about it are either high-ranking officials of the Military Control Commission or someone's close confidant.

The weather station intelligence was leaked, so the suspect must be one of these two types of people. If the insider is the latter, then it's fine, and it has nothing to do with the Military Control Commission. But if it's the former...
Gu Qi and others felt their scalps tingling when they thought of the terrible consequences of a mole appearing in the top leadership of the Military Control Commission.

"Okay, stop scaring yourself."

Zuo Chong was amused and waved his hand to comfort his men: "There are many people who know the internal structure of the weather station, such as the workers who built the weather station. This is also a direction for investigation."

Having said that, how did the workers know the working hours of the weather station? Zuo Chong did not raise this question, and no one asked it either.

In case there really is a mole in the Military Intelligence Bureau, the investigation must be conducted in secret and not made known to everyone. Telling the outside world that the leaker is a worker can confuse the other party.

The few people who understood the situation no longer worried about the identity of the traitor, and Wu Chunyang immediately introduced the results of the on-site investigation of the weather station.

"At the time of the incident, our people were divided into two groups. One group of two people was on the equipment floor to protect the equipment and the American engineer, and the other group of three was sleeping in the lounge.

The murderer killed the staff on duty and rushed into the lounge, killing everyone inside with a sharp weapon. The action must have been swift, otherwise the three brothers would definitely resist.

After dealing with the first floor, the murderer prepared to go upstairs along the stairs, but was discovered in time by the brothers on the second floor, and a fierce gun battle began between the two sides.

Technicians found hundreds of bullet holes on the stairs alone. As the enemy's firepower was too fierce, our personnel had to retreat.

They fought and retreated, hiding in the deepest part of the equipment room, and eventually died a heroic death, along with six American engineers. "

Wu Chunyang spoke in a low voice. The five spies who died were newcomers. They had not been in the Military Control Commission for long and were all very young.

If it weren't for this incident, these five people would have had an extremely bright future. The fact that they were sent to protect Americans has already proved their excellence.

Seeing that everyone had finished speaking, Zuo Chong made a final summary and the Military Control Commission had to do work in four areas next.

1. Contact the Gelaohui to verify whether the murderer has appeared along the Jialing River or on the ship. The government and navy ships should also be checked.

Second, complete the search as quickly as possible to find any traces of the murderer’s activities.

Third, determine the order of the additional shooting to determine who the murderer's primary target is.

Fourth, investigate the channels through which weather station intelligence is leaked.

After determining the path for solving the case, Zuo Zhong assigned tasks to everyone.

Wu Chunyang was responsible for the first task, Song Minghao was responsible for the second, and the third task was naturally given to Ling Sanping. After all, autopsy was the other party's specialty.

As for the fourth task, Zuo Zhong thought for a moment and looked at Gu Qi and Gui Youguang: "Youguang, go check on the workers at the construction factory. Remember to make a big noise, and it would be best if the whole city knew about it.

Lao Gu, you take a group of people to secretly screen the senior officials in the bureau. If there is no result, go to investigate the chairman's residence. But you must report to me before the investigation. Do you understand?"

"I understand." Everyone agreed in unison. Just as they had thought before, the investigation of the leak had to be conducted openly and secretly without alerting the enemy.

The most important thing when dealing with a professional intelligence agent is patience. If the mole senses danger, he may defect, and it will be difficult to find him then.

After arranging the work, Zuo Zhong walked out of the tent and came to the outside of the weather station. The place had become a ruin, and a group of young spies were looking for useful clues in the ruins.

At this time, Gu Qi walked up to him and whispered, "Do you think the traitor is in the bureau or with the chairman?"

Gu Qi had no idea about finding the traitor, so he wanted to hear Zuo Zhong's suggestions to avoid delaying the mission.

Zuo Zhong watched as a few small spies removed half of the wall, then turned his head and showed a thoughtful look: "In fact, it doesn't matter where the traitor is. The key is the purpose of the murderer's additional shooting."

The purpose of the supplementary shot.

Gucci chewed these words over and over in his mind. The murderer's behavior was indeed a bit strange, and the breakthrough in the case often lies in the "weirdness".

"Okay, Lao Gu, let's investigate first. Even if we can't catch the traitor, we can at least give certain people a hard time." Zuo Chong sneered.

Perhaps it was because the previous work went too smoothly that the current atmosphere in the Military Control Commission is extremely abnormal. Some spread gossip, some talk about their superiors, some go to technical colleges, and some try to make money. These people have completely forgotten the word discipline.

Gu Qi understood what Zuo Zhong meant. He wanted to take the opportunity to clean up the bureau. Only by cleaning frequently could the house be kept clean.

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The two men separated, Zuo Zhong continued to watch the scene, and the others completed their respective tasks according to orders.
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Five hours later.

Several military trucks stopped near the weather station and a group of soldiers got off the trucks. The leading officer negotiated with Song Minghao and ordered a search to begin.

This is only the first batch, and more troops are heading to the scene on foot. The garrison command attaches great importance to this case and has not made any concessions in terms of support.

Otherwise, if the friendly army is in trouble and remains as still as a mountain, but moves as fast as the wind when the enemy attacks, the pig general will definitely knock on the unified pen of the army.

With the help of a total battalion of troops, the search progress was accelerated, and all the valleys, woods, and caves around the weather station where people could hide were searched.

The soldiers walked lazily in the mountains with bayonets in hand. When they saw a suspicious place, they would walk over and stab it a few times, or push aside the bushes to check.

The search operation continued until dark, and the scattered agents and soldiers set up camp on the spot, preparing to continue the next day.

There is little point in searching overnight, as doing so would not only easily lead to the missing of important clues, but also put the searchers at risk of falling off a cliff.

In the camp, Song Minghao took out a handkerchief and wiped his forehead and head. Although it was deep winter, climbing up and down the mountains still made him sweat.

After a short break, the garrison's cooks were preparing meals when several soldiers who were out suddenly shouted.

"Come quickly, we've found something!"

Song Minghao leaped out at a speed that was inconsistent with his body size, and in a few steps he rushed to the side of the person who was shouting, only to see the other person pointing excitedly at the ditch under his feet.

This ditch is more than ten meters long, about one meter deep and half a meter wide. It is covered by bushes on both sides and is very hidden.

"Flashlight."

As Song Minghao spoke, multiple beams of light lit up, illuminating the surroundings as bright as day.

Under the illumination of the flashlight, a series of footprints appeared at the bottom of the ditch. A rough count showed that there were no less than ten people, which was consistent with the results of the on-site investigation.

"Report to the deputy commander." Song Minghao gave the order while sending people to set up a awning to protect the scene.

The mountain city is located in the subtropical monsoon climate zone. It is affected by the warm and humid air currents from the south in winter. In addition, the terrain is complex and the valley wind effect is obvious, so fog and rainy days are very likely to occur.

Due to last night's rain, the footprints are already in poor condition. If there is another heavy rain, there will probably be no evidence left.

Song Minghao's arrangement was very timely. More than ten minutes later, a drizzle began to fall from the sky. Fortunately, the awning had been built by then.

After checking the waterproofing work on site again to make sure the ditch would not be eroded by rainwater, Song Minghao sat directly on a fallen tree trunk without an umbrella, breathing heavily.

Zuo Zhong, who had just arrived after receiving the news, saw this scene and gently patted the other person on the shoulder: "Old Song, you did a good job."

"It's my duty, Vice-President." Song Minghao wiped the rain off his face and replied. His lips had turned purple from the cold and his body was trembling slightly.

"Okay, stop holding on. Find a place to avoid the rain. We can't live without you."

After winning people's hearts as usual, Zuo Zhong stepped into the awning and stopped in front of the ditch. Looking at the messy footprints, he seemed to see the shadow of the mysterious opponent.

They entered the attack position in advance and lay in wait for a long time. If they didn't move, they would be fine. But once they moved, they were as powerful as thunder and lightning. This group of people are indeed not simple.