wind in the dark night

Chapter 272 Related Behavior

Before the action team was disbanded, it had six action groups, each with eight people, plus two team leaders, a total of fifty people. Including the outer spies, the total number of people was almost a hundred.

After the dissolution, the personnel were divided into 22 people in the Investigation Unit, 13 people in the Counterintelligence Unit, and 15 people in the Special Operations Team. The Investigation Unit and the Counterintelligence Unit were taken over by Kazuo Somekawa, and the Special Operations Team was under the Special Operations Unit.

Among them, the Investigation Division has the greatest power, whether it is investigating spies and gangsters or internal monitoring, all are within the scope of its authority.

As the deputy section chief, Somekawa Kazuo has the right to directly transfer all these departments without having to report to Gao Kejian. From a practical point of view, Gao Kejian's power has been weakened, and there are even signs that he is being gradually sidelined.

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Turn around.

Nine o'clock in the morning.

The door of the spy section chief's office was ajar.

Ning Zhiyuan is sorting out documents.

Qi Yue pushed the door open and went in.

Ning Zhiyuan asked: "What's the matter?"

Qi Yue said, "Just now the Pier Police Department called and said that they checked the person who bought the capacitor and found nothing suspicious. Oh, that person's name is Yu Miao, he is the electrician of the Yamada. The radio capacitor on the ship burned out, and he thought he could buy it in the store."

"Yamada? Sounds familiar?"

Ning Zhiyuan pondered.

Qi Yue said: "Captain Yamada Yukizo, a retired officer of the Osaka Division."

Ning Zhiyuan said, "I remember now. Section Chief Gao mentioned him to me. When he was in the army, he was not a law-abiding person. It seems that he was suspected of reselling military supplies and was ordered to retire early by the Kwantung Army Headquarters."

"Yes, that's him."

"Have Yu Miao's words been confirmed?"

"The police station questioned the second officer of the Yamada, and he said the same thing as Yu Miao."

"Second mate..."

"The second mate is Japanese."

If you want to continue your in-depth investigation on this matter, you have to verify it with Yamada Yukizo. Similar cases are emerging one after another, involving Japanese with military backgrounds. The police station's investigators are really scared. Based on the principle of less trouble is worse than more, they generally choose to muddle through.

Ning Zhiyuan said, "By the way, I haven't congratulated you yet. You've been promoted from a deputy position to a full-time position. It seems that Deputy Section Chief Ranchuan thinks highly of you and has entrusted you with the responsibility of such an important department."

Qi Yue sighed: "The special operations team has only 15 people in total, not as many as the two original teams. Brother Yuan, tell me, was I promoted or demoted?"

Ning Zhiyuan smiled and said, "That's good. At least you're still working with me. If I transferred you to the anti-espionage unit, you'd have to follow that old pervert around every day. If you need manpower for an operation, tell me in advance and I'll send someone to you..."

The old pervert refers to Li Jie, the chief of the anti-espionage unit. He comes from a family of policemen. As early as the Qing Dynasty, his grandfather served as assistant director of the Patrol Police Bureau. Almost all of his male relatives, including his father, uncle, and uncle, have joined the patrol department.

After the fall of the Qing Dynasty, Marshal Zhang ruled the Northeast. The Li family made arrangements and Li Jie's father got a job as deputy director of the Acheng Police Department.

When it came to Li Jie's generation, the September 18th Incident occurred. Zang Shao Cricket handed over the Northeast to the Japanese without firing a single shot. Li Jie took advantage of the situation and was the first to raise the Rising Sun Flag in the Police Department, becoming one of the first die-hard traitors who depended on the Japanese.

In Li Jie's office, a poem by Lin Zexu, a famous Qing official, hangs on the wall: "My strength is weak and my spirit is exhausted. If I work harder, I will definitely not be able to support myself. If it is beneficial to the country, I will do it regardless of life or death. I will not avoid it because of misfortune or fortune."

In fact, this is all for outsiders to see. People like Li Jie, who talk about benevolence, righteousness and morality, are actually complete snobs.

Because the Li family had served in three regimes, someone inside the police department secretly gave Li Jie a nickname: a slave of three surnames.

Usually in the secret service department, no one is willing to take the initiative to talk to him except for work matters. Especially since this person is very lustful and often touches female police officers, he is even more disliked.

"Liu Wanchun is dead, did you know?" Qi Yue asked.

Ning Zhiyuan pretended to be surprised: "Liu Wanchun died? When did this happen?"

"Yesterday at noon."

"How did you die?"

"It seems like a sudden heart attack... Early this morning, Liu Xiaochen came to Binjiang and claimed in front of the police that he wanted to perform an autopsy on Liu Wanchun. He suspected that Liu Wanchun died of murder."

Ning Zhiyuan asked: "The body was not sent to the charity cemetery?"

Qi Yue said: "He was brought back last night. I heard from the police that Liu Xiaochen claimed that his father was in good health and had no illness, let alone heart disease. He died suddenly, and died in Binjiang. There are many doubts, and he wants to get to the bottom of it."

Ning Zhiyuan said: "Lawyers are similar to us, they are all suspicious and doubt this and that all the time. Let him investigate. I wonder what he can find out!"

Qi Yue said: "The problem is that I have become the object of suspicion now."

Ning Zhiyuan was a little surprised.

Qi Yue smiled bitterly: "Liu Wanchun came to Binjiang, nominally to find me. Coincidentally, on the day of the incident, I went to Limin Inn and planned to inform him that his matter was settled. Unexpectedly, I was suspected instead. Don't you think it's unlucky?"

Ning Zhiyuan said: "You are using a fake identity, no one knows who you are, and Binjiang is so big that they can't find you."

Qi Yue said: "Li Changgong recognized me. He and Liu Wanchun had been to my house."

Ning Zhiyuan frowned: "Oh no, how could I forget about him..."

Qi Yue said: "With Liu Xiaochen's ability to move, he will definitely be able to find out my identity. It's fine for me, but I'm afraid it will implicate Section Chief Gao. The most important thing is that Liu Wanchun brought so many antiques and jades, it's impossible for his family not to know."

Ning Zhiyuan stood up and walked around the room, muttering, "Chief Gao is a little too hasty about this matter..."

Qi Yue said: "Everything else is fine, but I'm a little worried that if Deputy Section Chief Ranchuan finds out, he might get involved. If he gets involved, it will be very difficult to deal with."

Ning Zhiyuan looked solemn, and said slowly: "I can guarantee that if he knew, he would definitely get involved... No, I have to discuss this matter with Chief Gao immediately."

Qi Yue pretended to be helpless and said, "It was originally a perfect thing. Who could have thought that Liu Wanchun would suddenly die? If he hadn't died, there wouldn't be so many troubles. Alas."

Ning Zhiyuan couldn't help but blurt out: "It's all the mountain ghosts' fault!"

Qi Yue asked: "What mountain ghost?"

Ning Zhiyuan knew he had said something wrong, so he tried to cover it up by saying, "What I meant was that it was all caused by that damned Liu Wanchun. Just like you said, if he hadn't died, there wouldn't be so many troubles."

Qi Yue pretended to be dissatisfied: "Brother Yuan, don't treat me like a child. The pronunciations of mountain ghost and dead ghost are obviously different. What's going on? I'm working for Chief Gao. If there is any trick here, don't hide it from me."

"It's really nothing..."

Ning Zhiyuan was halfway through his words when he felt that it was too far-fetched. He reached out and gently patted the safe: "Qi Yue, I'm not hiding it from you. It's a secret, so it's better for you not to know."

Qi Yue nodded: "Since it involves confidential information, I won't ask. However, Brother Yuan, I have to remind you that this matter must be resolved as soon as possible. If Liu Xiaochen and Deputy Section Chief Ranchuan are connected, the problem will be serious."

"understood."

Regarding the matter of "Mountain Ghost", Ning Zhiyuan only mentioned the code name and did not disclose any details. Under normal circumstances, people who did not know the inside story would have no way of guessing. What's more, after repeated tests, he trusted Qi Yue very much.

After returning to the office, Qi Yue fell into deep thought. From the conversation just now, he was basically certain that Liu Wanchun's death was most likely related to Shan Gui, the traitor who went to Liujiabao to borrow grain.

In addition, when Ning Zhiyuan said this, he reached out and patted the safe. From a psychological point of view, this is a subconscious associative behavior, which means: there is a certain connection between the topic of mountain ghosts and the safe.

What kind of connection would it be?
Qi Yue's eyes lit up, remembering the last time he sneaked into Ning Zhiyuan's office, he accidentally saw two things in the safe, a Citizen pocket watch and a Browning 1910 pistol.

(End of this chapter)