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Two days later.

In a private house in the urban area of ​​Shancheng, Zuo Zhong and Gui Youguang quietly looked at the Chongli Society not far away through the surveillance hole.

Since it was confirmed that the tea servant suspected of being a spy had something to do with this place, most of the army's power has been transferred from the south bank to this place.

It's a pity that after being monitored for so long, the Wu surnamed Zhang Qi of Chongli Club lived in seclusion, never showed his face in public, and didn't even return home.

While monitoring, Gui Youguang recorded the number and identities of the visitors, and said something.

"Senior seat, the opponent has a lot of subordinates, there are more than a dozen small bosses who have appeared in the past two days alone, and that's not counting the bottom gang.

If these people are all spies, then we have caught a big fish. Then I will see who dares to say that the military command is a waste of money. "

He murmured to express his dissatisfaction with certain upper-level figures in the army. When the military command is proud, some people will naturally be frustrated. There are many people who say strange things about it.

Zuo Zhong ignored this guy, straightened up and turned his head to ask: "Has Chunyang not returned yet, have you found out the details and network of the surname Wu and his subordinates?"

"No, according to your order, Sun Renyi took Chunyang to visit the older generation of Shancheng Gelaohui to inquire about the news. It will probably take a while before he comes back." Gui Youguang looked at his watch and replied.

"kindness."

Zuo Zhong nodded slightly, because of the Chongli Society incident, he didn't trust the new generation of Shanchengpao brother in charge of the banner, and those old guys who had quit Jianghu were more reliable.

This is the same as some nonsense experts in later generations. They dare to tell the truth and tell the truth only when they add the word "original" before their names.

In Mr. Zhao's words, if the ass┴leaves that position, the virus┴is shut down, and the clever IQ takes over the high ground again. After all, there is no interest involved.

So he asked Sun Renyi to introduce a group of reliable old pao brothers, especially those who had sons and daughters and property, and asked about the situation of each hall of brother pao in Shancheng.

While the two were talking, Wu Chunyang and Sun Renyi, who had done a disguise, came back. As soon as they entered the door and had no time to rest, they talked about the gains of the trip.

"Senior seat, the situation of Chongli Club has been investigated almost. Banner Wu Xiwen, male, is 42 years old. He has a son and a daughter at home. His wife is the only daughter of a wealthy local businessman. She is 27 years old.

The file shows that he is from Shancheng, and his native place is in a small mountain village under the jurisdiction of Jianbei County. The background of his family members is unknown, because all of these people have died.

Twenty years ago, this village was attacked by a group of robbers. There were more than 20 people and only one of them survived. The local police station closed the case after several months of investigation without any results. "

Wu Chunyang took out a stack of photos, which showed the frontal portrait of an ordinary-looking man, a few pages of old files and a piece of ruins, and then he continued to introduce the relevant situation.

"This is the dossier. I was worried that the other party had buried someone in the police station, so I did not contact the police through formal channels, but conducted secret infiltration and evidence collection.

The photo is from the household registration file. It seems that it has just been registered for a few years, and lacks the relationship network in childhood. I don't think it has much information value.

We also went to take pictures of the abandoned mountain village, and found this at the scene, a 30mm warhead used in a Japanese-made Type 6.5 rifle.

This kind of gun is difficult to see in Sichuan Province, because the gun mechanism of this gun is easy to get stuck in the soil, the weight is heavy, and the gun body is long, which is not conducive to fighting in jungles and mountains.

Local warlords and bandits don't like to use them, even if there are not many, only the former Wangjiatuo Japanese Consulate guards have been equipped with large-scale equipment. "

As he spoke, he held up the rusty warhead and placed it in front of Zuo Chong's eyes. The deep red rust was like blood, telling about the massacre of destroying the village many years ago.

Zuo Zhong looked at the file and the warhead, and threw them aside, his heart was full of anger. Hundreds of lives were lost in a village, and the Japanese had another blood debt.

Moreover, there are also problems with the files. The investigation back then was completely a formality, and the police had no records of such easy-to-find physical evidence as warheads.

Whether it was negligence at work or intentional concealment, this matter is worth pondering. If it is intentional concealment of evidence, the Shancheng Police Department is also untrustworthy.

For some reason, he suddenly thought of Bai Wenzhi's... souvenirs, and a plan came into his mind, but that's for the future, and now he still has to go back to Chongli Club.

Zuo Zhong aimed his eyes at Wu Chunyang and asked the other party to talk about the specific situation. If he couldn't find out this thing after two days of investigation, he would scold him.

Fortunately, Wu Chunyang was well prepared, took out a document again like a magic trick, and calmly began to report on the organizational structure and personnel situation of Chongli Society.

"Chongli Society belongs to the Paoge Lizitang. Most of the groups are traffickers, runners, gamblers, and half-brothers. They make a living by gambling and extorting.

The structure is relatively independent, and it is divided into 10 levels, namely the second and third grades, the fifth and sixth grades, and the eighth and tenth grades. Since the fourth and seventh graders of the elder brother association made mistakes and were expelled in the early days, the fourth and seventh grades are no longer set up.

Among them, there are two types of uncles, one is the idle uncle, who has a bit of prestige, does not care about the affairs, and does not necessarily have the right to do things. There is no such position in Chongli Society.

There is also a deacon in charge of the flag, who is called the master of the dragon head like Sun Zhangqi, and there is only one hall, which is where Wu Xiwen sits.

The remaining second master is also known as the sage, who is chosen to be a loyal and virtuous person. The sage of the Chongli Club competed with Wu Xiwen to hold the flag. The relationship between the two is in dire straits, but the possibility of acting cannot be ruled out.

The third master claimed to be the head of the family, in charge of money and food accounts, and in charge of internal affairs. He was an important figure in the hall. The other party was Wu Xiwen's confidant, and his background was also quite suspicious.

Judging from the files, he claimed to be a refugee from North China. He was recommended by Wu Xiwen to join the Gelaohui less than a month after he came to the mountain city ten years ago, and then he was promoted step by step.

The fifth master is called steward, responsible for external reception, internal connection between the previous and the next, and the position is critical. Brother Pao asked the master if he was unclear about internal affairs, and asked the steward if he was unclear about foreign affairs.

The tea waiter has the same position as this person, and they are all from Henan Province. They came to the mountain city in the same year, and their past experience seems to be fine, but they have to be transferred to verify the authenticity.

Now all regional stations are busy with military intelligence, and there is a shortage of manpower, otherwise we would have found out the flaws of the tea waiter as early as when we contacted Sun Zhangqi. "

As if thinking of something, Wu Chunyang explained to the second department who was in charge of organizing Wenrentang at that time, seeing that Zuo Zhong's expression did not change, he was relieved to introduce it.

"The sixth row is not called Lord, it is called Xunfeng, and is in charge of the roster. The eighth row is Ji Gang, in charge of enforcing discipline. The ninth row is called listing, and performs etiquette. The tenth row is called Yuanmen, and is responsible for delivering reports.

All of the above people have problems. Either they come to the mountain city alone from other places to make a living, or their backgrounds are unclear, and they are suspected of being spies. At least their identities need further investigation and verification.

The tenth level and below are collectively referred to as the youngest, who are responsible for running errands and inquiring about news. There are a large number of them, nearly 500 people, all over the mountain city, Jiangbei, and Nan'an areas.

After preliminary monitoring, we found that some of them acted like soldiers while sitting and sleeping. The strange thing is that we did not find in the files that they had military experience.

In addition, Chongli Society operates 8 restaurants, 34 grocery stores, 17 grain stores, 4 construction factories, 5 foreign firms, 1 department store company, and a total of more than [-] sets of large and small real estate.

This is the general situation, and the details are in the document. Thanks to Sun Zhangqi's help this time, otherwise it would be difficult to collect so much information. Let him introduce you to the information on the Gelaohui. "

After Wu Chunyang finished speaking, he took a step back, showing exhaustion. In order to find out the personnel, structure, and property of a Paoge hall within two days, he had been working non-stop for 48 hours.

Zuo Zhong didn't bother the old subordinates to rest with their eyes closed, and roughly calculated the property of Chongli Society. Very good, there was one more reason to kill Wu Xiwen.

Immediately, he cast his eyes on Sun Renyi, who looked embarrassed. The other party was obviously embarrassed by the tea waiter. Who told Wen Rentang to have a ghost.

But now that the situation was urgent, Zuo Zhong didn't care about Sun Renyi's thoughts, and asked the most important and most important question straight to the point.

"Sun Zhangqi, please tell me. Do the elders of the Gelaohui know how many Tangkou Zhangqi, like Wu Xiwen, came to power after the old Zhangqi died suddenly?"

Sun Renyi, who was wandering in his mind, came back to his senses. Hearing his words, he seemed to have thought of something bad, so he nodded with difficulty.

"I asked a few well-informed old seniors, and there are many such cases. As far as they know, this situation has occurred in at least four churches, including Chongli Society.

A total of four branch halls of Yi, Li, Zhi, and Xin were involved, and the front banners at the entrances of these halls were in their prime, and all died of illness. Some people suspected it at the time, but no problems were found.

There is no evidence, and most of the people in the hall support the new flag, and the main hall of Gelaohui is only in charge of the halls in name, and has no actual power, so the matter will be settled.

As for the members under the banner, due to their low status and large number of people, it is hard to say whether there are any traitors like tea servants. If necessary, Sun can call other banner leaders to open the incense hall. "

The so-called Kaixiangtang refers to the gathering of the flag holders of various halls to discuss some major issues related to the life and death of the Gelaohui.

Sun Renyi wasn't afraid of embarrassment at this meeting. If the Japanese spies lurking in Brother Pao were not caught, the entire elder brother's association would be implicated, and life was not as important as face.

Having dealt with the military commander for so long, he understands that the police need evidence to arrest people, and the spies only need a list. If you put on the hat of a spy, anyone can be arrested.

Rather than being dragged into the water by the Japanese and causing harm to the entire mountain city of Jianghu, it is better to cut out the carrion and rely on the government to gain a chance of survival.

What's more, the flags of Yi, Li, Zhi, and Xin have died for no apparent reason. If it weren't for the military command, I am afraid that he, the leader of Renzitang, would not live long.

On the other hand, Zuo Zhong had listened to Sun Renyi's suggestion, and was a little hesitant. He didn't know how many Japanese spies were in the Gelaohui, and it was easy to leak information by opening Xiangtang.

Looking at Chongli Society, who was monitoring the outside of the hole, he raised his hand and knocked on the table in front of him, thinking for a long time, and raised his head to look at the other party after the knocking sound stopped.

"Okay, without further ado, except for the four suspicious halls, Sun Zhangqi, please find a reason to call all the halls' palm flags to Wen Ren Tang to open the incense hall.

Tell them that only one person is allowed to come, and the safety issue is guaranteed by you, so you don't have to worry, I will arrange my people to be in charge of guarding and protecting around. "

The mansion case dragged on for so long, and Zuo Zhong didn't want to fight with the spies anymore. With the prudence of the Japanese intelligence organization, it was almost impossible to catch the other party in one go.

That being the case, it is better to cut off one finger than to hurt his ten fingers, and completely destroy the Chongli Society and the other three suspicious halls, and perhaps find a new breakthrough through the confession.

There is nothing perfect in the world, one must learn to give up, a temporary retreat is for better progress, he thinks it is time to give the Japanese the final blow.

Sun Renyi received an affirmative answer, and immediately left again accompanied by Wu Chunyang. This matter is related to the life and death of the Brotherhood, and no delay is allowed.

Zuo Zhong watched the two of them go out, a stern look flashed in his eyes, he could do it after the incense hall was opened, but there was still a little bug to deal with before that...