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Chapter 654
Since the opening of coastal ports in the modern Republic of China, the westerly wind has blown strongly, and various Western food customs have quickly flowed into the coastal areas. Eating Western dishes and tasting champagne has gradually become the representative of the most western-style modern life.

In particular, celebrities and dignitaries often hold Western-style dinners as a place for making friends and trading power. The extravagance of official circles prevails. Of course, this is a good thing for the Secret Service.

Zuo Zhong asked Gu Qi to look for the people who attended the dinner. Only six hours later, more than 20 witnesses with different identities were invited to the Hong Gongci Temple to be questioned in detail by the spies.

Men, women, old people, and young people sat at their desks, taking notes nervously. With the sudden ringing of the bell, the big office of the intelligence department seemed extremely chaotic.

Gu Qi in the corridor looked inside through the window, and reported in a low voice to Zuo Zhong beside him: "Deputy Director, some of the banquet guests, guards, waiters, doormen, and promoters have all been found.

According to their memories, Su Zifu did appear at the scene. The dinner started at seven o'clock, and the other party came alone around 07:30 and chatted with many guests in the venue.

But no one saw him communicating with Lu Yongyi and Sha Shi. The lights were dim that night, and everyone was busy chatting. No one noticed that Su Zifu was normal. We will investigate as soon as possible. "

"Well, we need to expand the scope of the inquiry, people who have left their voices, and geese who have left their names. Lu Yongyi and Sha Shi are not ordinary people. It is impossible that no one will pay attention to their actions. By the way, who invited Su Zifu?"

Zuo Zhong asked with his hands behind his back, and then walked slowly towards his office. Basic inquiry work is nothing to look at. If you want to be a good officer, you must first learn to let go, grasp the big and let go of the small.

Gu Qi quickly followed, and answered in his mouth: "It's the brother-in-law of the vice minister of foreign affairs, who is also the initiator of the dinner. This guy is very arrogant, and he will be honest after cleaning up.

The other party said that Chengxin Bank was well-known among the sons and the military leaders, and many people chose to hand over the funds to Su Zifu for management. In return, they provided asylum outside the law. "

"Bullshit management, a bunch of insects."

After hearing this, Zuo Chong sneered. This is a standard collusion between government and business. The handshake of finance and power represents endless wealth.

Thinking of this, he ordered angrily as if Bao Qingtian possessed himself: "I don't know about the suspected spy. I think there must be something wrong. Immediately control this person and interrogate him strictly. Remember to seize the assets."

"Yes, I will arrange it now."

Gu Qi's comprehension ability was very strong, he stopped a small spy and gave some instructions in a low voice, then followed Zuo Zhong into the office, after the two sat down on the sofa, he reported again.

"Lu Yongyuan's financial status was checked, and we found some problems. Since the second half of last year, the other party has been withdrawing cash continuously, and the amount each time ranges from [-] to [-] oceans.

At that time Sha was not yet addicted to drugs, so it is very likely that Lu Yongyi handed over the money to Su Zifu. This is consistent with our speculation that Su Zifu was using some secret to blackmail Lu Yongyi.

In addition, Lu Yongyi would deposit a sum of money every month, which lasted for two years. No one in the Lu Mansion knew the source of the money, but after the first abnormal cash outflow, the other party stopped this behavior. "

After Gu Qi thought about it, he added: "I think the money saved by Lu Yongyi should come from Su Zifu, and it is not a normal economic transaction, otherwise there is no need to hide it from people in the Lu family.

Later, Su Zifu decided to blackmail, so naturally he would not give any more money. This incident proves that there is a secret relationship between them. Considering that Su Zifu may be a Japanese spy, Dean Lu may."

Although he didn't finish his sentence, all fools knew what he meant, that is, Lu Yongyi betrayed the country and nation for money, and as a result, he was blackmailed by the Japanese, and finally died on the bed.

Hearing this, Zuo Zhong casually threw a cigarette to Gucci, tore it again, lit a match and put it in front of the cigarette in his mouth. After taking two puffs, he expressed his opinion in the drifting smoke.

"Old Gu, I agree with you, but we have to learn a lesson. We can't decide the detection route based on a certain clue. Let's first find out the situation of Lu Yongyi, Sha Shi, and Su Zifu at the dinner party."

"Okay, deputy director."

Gu Qi nodded and said yes. In fact, he also meant the same thing. The more interference factors were eliminated, the clearer the case would be. With so many people attending the banquet, he couldn't believe that he couldn't find relevant clues.

As a result, more witnesses were called back, and the spies took the trouble to question over and over again, cross-checked the confessions they got, and re-investigated if there were any mistakes to ensure the accuracy of the information.

An important clue was soon sorted out. A guard saw a habitual thief at a dinner party. This person was active in various hotels in Jinling all year round, stealing property while eating and drinking.

The other party swayed around the scene that day, and disappeared before the guards went to drive them away. Some time ago, I heard that this guy made a fortune and spent a lot of money. There must be something wrong with it.

The thief at the feast,
get rich.

Zuo Zhong received the news and thought about it for a long time. These two things reminded him of one thing. If his guess was the same, the thief's testimony would be very important and directly related to the progress of the case.

He immediately called Bai Wenzhi and Ma Tianchang, asking them to send out all their subordinates, find each other in the shortest possible time, and ensure their safety.

As an intelligence agency that controls the state apparatus, the Secret Service can easily find a thief. Relying on the cooperation of the Jinling Police Department and the Cao Gang, this person soon appeared in the interrogation room.

"Sit down."

"be honest."

Under the dim light, several spies pushed a boy in a white suit onto the interrogation chair, threatened him a few times, and then locked the handcuffs, ankle chains and other instruments.

Maybe he didn't realize that one of his feet had stepped into the gate of hell. This guy thought he could get out with a little money like before, and he still made friends with the spies with a playful smile.

But what was waiting for him was a set of memory recovery techniques. For this kind of professional criminal who regarded going to prison as a vacation, ordinary conversation and communication were useless. Steel whips and tongs were more convincing.

Zuo Zhong in the interrogation seat ignored the screams in his ears, played with the pen in his hand, and waited until the thief didn't even have the strength to beg for mercy, raised his hand to signal the spy to stop, and began to question.

The content of the inquiry was very simple. In addition to the regular name and age, it was to ask if the other party had seen any abnormal communication between Lu Yongyi, Sha Shi and Su Zifu at the dinner party.

Looking carefully at the bust photos of the three of Lu Yongyuan, the thief denied it, saying that he had never seen these three people before, and even swore with his parents, as if he was swearing.

"Haven't seen it? No way."

Zuo Zhong slapped the photo on the table, folded his arms and said in a cold voice: "The 1500 oceans have been spent, that's okay, I enjoyed it before I died, come here, pull it out and die."

Mrs. Ding, the wife of Lu Yongyi, said that the Sha family had donated 1500 oceans on the grounds that he was going to arrange a funeral for his cousin.

Then where was the money used? It was not in Sha’s relics, and Sha’s relatives did not receive it after investigation.

When he found out that a thief who had attended the banquet had suddenly made a fortune, Zuo Zhong wondered if this person saw something that day and used it to blackmail Sha Shi, otherwise there would be no such coincidence.

As for why he didn't want to blackmail Lu Yongyi or Su Zifu, either he knew that the identities of these two people were not simple, or he felt that women were easy to control, and a thief would not care about the morals of the world.

"I said, I said!"

The thief on the opposite side was terrified, and explained everything. He found that the guard had noticed him and ran outside the banquet hall that day. In a panic, he was going to try his luck in the guest room area.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he went up to the first floor, he saw a man and a woman sneaking into a guest room, which aroused his interest, because in addition to slipping the door and picking the lock, he also occasionally played extortion.

And this kind of surreptitious men and women usually come to have an affair. Just when the thief hiding in the dark thought he was going to get rich, that man came out for some reason, and then another man came.

What happened next was even more strange. The second man entered the house, the first man seemed to be irritated walking up and down the corridor, and a woman's faint cry for help came from the guest room.

Ten minutes later, the second man buttoned up his clothes and went out, whispered something to the first man before leaving. The first man stood there and waited for a while, then went back to the guest room in a calm manner.

After finishing speaking, the thief shrank his head and quibbled: "I read the newspapers and knew that the first man was a high-ranking official of the government, so I didn't dare to admit that I knew them at first, sir, what I said is the truth."

"Shameless! Scum!"

Gu Qi on the other side of the interrogation seat patted the table vigorously, and it became clear now that Lu Yongyi must have given her to Su Zifu without Mr. Sha's knowledge, what a waste of a man.

Zuo Zhong wasn't as excited as he was. The lower limit of party-state elites has always been very low. It's very normal to do this. The world is full of wonders. Maybe Lu Yongyi's psychopath is just one of them.

He looked at the thief expressionlessly: "Then how did you blackmail, tell me honestly, this is the Secret Service, no one can leave with a secret, I won't say this a second time."

"understand."

The thief wiped off his cold sweat, and put out a smile that was uglier than crying: "After the dinner, I mixed in the crowd and saw that couple again, and I heard that the woman was the concubine of a high official, so I was tempted.

The next day, I asked someone to find out the address and phone number of the other party. After calling more than a dozen times, I finally contacted the woman. After bargaining, she threw 1500 oceans outside the courtyard wall at night.

I was shocked when I got the money. What I asked her for was 1000 oceans. I was a little scared that it was 500 more for no reason, so I ran to the countryside and hid for a while. I just returned to Jinling City these two days. "

The more he talked, the more aggrieved he became. He knew that blackmailing a woman would bring in the Secret Service. He might as well just rob him. Even if he was sent to jail by the police, it would be better than falling into the hands of these vicious people.

It turned out to be so.
Zuo Zhong and Gu Qi looked at each other. Now it can be confirmed that Lu Yongyi and Su Zifu had a secret contact. According to evidence and speculation, it can also be confirmed that Lu Yongyi was blackmailed by Su Zifu.

Then there is only one thing left to figure out, whether Lu Yongyi's killing of Su Zifu was influenced by external factors, or was a random act. Experience tells them that the answer is probably the former.

(End of this chapter)