above the point of the knife

Chapter 16 Hot Potatoes
Zhou Sen couldn't help feeling restless.

If Suzanne is really a secret agent of the "Soviet Russia", if he handed her over, this matter will be revealed in the future.

Then this is a stain, and he will definitely be liquidated.

But now Akiyama has said that Suzanne is a "Soviet Russian" spy, and she is still in front of him.

This is really a hot potato. If I hadn't gone to see Akiyama Nosuke, I didn't know there was such a thing, and it would be easy to handle.

Now that he knows it clearly, if he conceals it or releases him, he will definitely be arrested.

Wu En won't betray himself, but Gu Lao Liu and Ye San'er, although one of them is greatly favored by him, and the other is a follower who eats and drinks, he can't guarantee that no one of them will leak their words.

What should I do, I definitely can't ask Susanna directly: "Excuse me, Miss Susanna, are you an intelligence officer sent by Soviet Russia?"

Isn't that stupid.

"Sixth, you stay at home and make a record for Miss Suzanne. I will go out with Wu En and come back soon." Zhou Sen decided to go to "Songjiang Daily" again. Since Suzanne provided some information, how could he Have to investigate that too.

"Boss, where are you going?"

"Songjiang Daily." Zhou Sen had already greeted Wu En and walked out together.

……

"Officer Zhou, why are you here again?" It was Olenikov who received Zhou Sen, and this old man obviously didn't like him very much.

"Excuse me, Mr. Olenikov, we have investigated some situations, and we came to ask you to learn more about them?"

"Please tell me." The mouth was very respectful, and the disapproval in the eyes was obvious.

"We learned that the editor of your agency, that is, Mr. Shelkin who was killed at home two days ago, received some unusual letters at work, such as threats and intimidation?" Zhou Sen cleared his voice and asked.

When Olenikov heard this, his face suddenly changed: "I'm not very clear about this. If it's a private letter sent to Serkin, we can't open it. It's personal privacy."

"Threats and life safety are involved. This is no longer a privacy category. Mr. Olenikov, please recall carefully. Have you ever heard or seen such a letter or package?" Zhou Sen stared at the other party and asked. .

"This, I haven't heard of it, but I can help you ask the staff working with Shelkin, do you think it's okay?" Olenikov knew that no matter how he answered, the policeman opposite would have something to say. .

This is beyond the scope of his handling, and he must ask for instructions.

"Of course." Zhou Sen could see that the other party couldn't answer this question. It was obvious that this was a puppet with a string, and he wanted to ask the Japanese upper echelon behind him for instructions.

A moment later Olynikov returned to the reception room.

"Officer Zhou, I'm sorry to waste your time." Olenikov sat down, rubbed his hands, and said with a smile, "Just now I asked a few colleagues who have a good relationship with Serkin, and they said that they did see Serkin I have received some anonymous and strange letters, but they don't know the specific content."

"Have you received any bullets or other items?"

"I don't know about that." Olenikov chuckled, with an expression of helplessness.

"Then can I visit Mr. Shelkin's office?" Zhou Sen asked.

"Sorry, after Mr. Shelkin was killed, we sorted out his office and assigned it to another colleague."

"It's too late. The case hasn't been investigated yet. You guys can't wait to clean out his office. What about his personal belongings left in the office? You won't throw them away?" Zhou Sen clicked his tongue.

Olenikov showed a bit of embarrassment: "That's right, we temporarily sealed them up and deal with them after the case is over."

"I want to see these things, can I?"

"Of course." Olenikov nodded. With Osawa Falcon's authorization, he would naturally have more confidence.

A storage room at the corner of the stairs was full of all kinds of sundries. When he opened the door and entered, Zhou Sen coughed from the choking dust.

There is a pile of things in the corner, just thrown there, very messy.

"Mr. Olenikov, Serkin is a photographer. He always keeps a German Leica camera in the newspaper office. Now that he is dead, the camera has become an ownerless thing?" Zhou Sen stretched out his hand for a while, and then Knowing that there are a lot of things missing, all that is left are some useless books and manuscripts, valuable stationery, pens, especially a Leica camera, all gone.

Olenikov's face changed greatly when he heard this. How did Zhou Sen know that Serkin kept a Leica camera at the newspaper office?
This is only known to insiders.

"Mr. Olenikov, a camera is actually meaningless to me, but the negatives stored in the newspaper office with Mr. Serkin in the camera may contain clues to solve the case. I only need these, can it be okay? "Zhou Sen also knew that Shelkin's Leica camera had already been in someone's pocket, and it was probably unrealistic to ask him to take it out again, but what he wanted were the negatives of those photos taken by Shelkin.

There might be the information he wanted in it.

In fact, Zhou Sen knew that he had a Leica camera from a reporter's photo taken at his home in Sheerkin's house. However, when he searched the house, he found no trace of the camera, so he guessed that Sheerkin might have left the camera in the newspaper office. If you are a famous reporter, you may go out to take pictures and interview at any time. It is more convenient to put the camera in the newspaper office.

Just now, he just swindled this Olenikov, but in the end he was swindled out.

"The film, I'll look for it for Police Officer Zhou, and if I find it, I'll send someone to send it to you?" Olenikov is not stupid either, if he was stupid, he wouldn't be sitting in the position of deputy editor-in-chief.

"Okay, pack it with these and send it to me." Zhou Sen pointed to the pile of things on the ground and ordered.

"Okay, okay." Olenikov quickly agreed.

……

Osawa Falcon stared at Olenikov with a gloomy and terrifying face.

"Why did you clean up Shelkin's office without authorization and took away his Leica camera?" Osawa Falcon was very angry, why did he promote such a stupid subordinate?

"President, this Shelkin is dead, his office is empty and wasteful, I just want to clear out his things and free up the room..." Olenikov explained cautiously, sweating through his nasal tube.

"Stupid, even if you want to clean it up, why did you divide up his things, and you, actually hid his camera?" Osawa Falcon pointed at Olenikov's nose and cursed.

"Sherkin doesn't have any relatives in Ice City. The things he left in the newspaper office don't belong to the newspaper office..."

"Even if it belongs to the newspaper, you shouldn't divide it privately. Do you still need me to teach you this truth?"

"Yes, this subordinate made a mistake. I'll ask them to hand over all the assigned items right away!" Olenikov was so frightened that he didn't even dare to wipe off his sweat. He stood there bent over, as if he was frozen.

"Forget it, the points will be divided, but you have to send the negatives of the photos taken by the Shelkin camera that Zhou Sen asked you for this week."

"Yes, I'll find it right away and have someone send it to him, but this negative should be reviewed..."

"Nonsense, hand it over if you don't review it, and he has all the secrets!" Osawa Falcon yelled, asking such a simple matter, can such a stupid subordinate still want it?

……

It wasn't that Zhou Sen didn't know to check Shelkin's office at the newspaper, but that he didn't go there on purpose last time, the more inexperienced and careless he was, the more Akiyamanosuke thought he was useless.

If this is a desperate performance, it is not sending it to the point of the gun.

In this situation, Zhou Sen was basically sure that Olenikov was responsible for some of Shelkin's situation, and was even deliberately concealing it.

Of course, if Suzanne is an intelligence officer of "Soviet Russia" as Akiyama said, and she instigated Shelkin through her relationship, then the "Soviet Russia" agents would have no motive to kill him.

Shelkin and Papa Anthony still belonged to the same organization, and he couldn't figure out what this organization did for a while.

In other words, Sherkin's death has nothing to do with the "Soviet Russian" agents lurking in the ice city, so who killed him?
To be able to get into the chimney of Shelkin's house to kill people, how strong is the motive, if not done, the killer himself may be burned by the charcoal fire of the fireplace, this is definitely not something that ordinary killers can do.

A creature instinctively appeared in Zhou Sen's mind.

ninja.

Isn't the ninja among the Japanese samurai extremely good at sneaking and assassinating?
This can also explain why the "Songjiang Daily" reacted so indifferently to Shelkin's death.

If it was really the work of "Soviet Russian" agents, shouldn't this be used to make a fuss?

If the Japanese killed themselves, it is very likely that Shelkin was instigated by Susanna, and the only way to explain it is to clear the traitors.

After Shelkin's death, the newspaper's reaction did not conform to their usual practice at all.

Unless they knew that Shelkin's death had nothing to do with the "Soviet Russian" agents, they were afraid of being exposed, and they would be the ones who would be ashamed.

But why does Akiyama nosuke ask himself to investigate this case? This is really unreasonable...

……

The taste of baked potatoes is still good, especially this kind of pure natural potatoes without the use of pesticides, which has a natural sweetness and softness in the mouth.

If you add a little secret sauce on it, your taste will be even better. Without sauce, you can just dip it in soy sauce or white sugar. White sugar is a bit expensive, and most people can't afford it...

Four people, no, it should be counted as five people, eating baked potatoes around the stove, which is considered lunch, and then there are green onions and dipping sauce.

Susanna must not be used to this kind of heavy food.

Zhou Sen ate three potatoes in one go, and he couldn't eat any more. He was a little tired, so he took some water to smooth it out, and it was much better.

"Miss Suzanne, you have to go back to the police station with me. You have to go there in person to clear up the case of your disappearance." After lunch, Zhou Sen said calmly.

"Okay." Susanna hesitated for a moment, but still nodded.

It's not that Zhou Sen is cruel, it's that he has no better way, Susanna absolutely can't stay with him.

I always feel that Akiyama's help is not telling him the truth.

(End of this chapter)