wind in the dark night

Chapter 285 Trusted Acquaintance

Jiang Bin snorted, "You underestimate me. After all, I am also a trained agent. Don't you think it's funny that you use the tricks of the secret service department to induce confessions against me?"

Qi Yue smiled and said, "You instigate rebellion, and I induce confession. Isn't this normal?"

Jiang Bin said with a straight face: "Can I go now?"

Qi Yue said: "For the sake of our past friendship, I will let you go. Next time..."

Jiang Bin interrupted, "You didn't arrest me because you knew it would be useless. As soon as I entered the police station, the Su Lian people would come and ask you to release me. To put it bluntly, you are afraid of the Su Lian people!"

Qi Yue said: "It's not that I'm afraid..."

"If you are not afraid of the Sulian people, then why did you release Sergei? Back then, Marshal Zhang sent troops to break into the Sulian consulate to arrest people. That's called not being afraid! Besides, I said that everything is fake. We are not friends, so there is no affection."

Jiang Bin opened the door and got out of the car.

Qi Yue said behind him: "Even if it's all fake, the more than three years of getting along is real."

Jiang Bin paused for a while, said nothing, and walked slowly along the long street. His injuries had not healed, and he walked with a stagger.

……

the next day.

Nine o'clock in the morning.

Office of the Deputy Chief of the Special Agent Department.

"Deputy Section Chief Somekawa, you're looking for me?"

"Captain Qi, please take a seat."

After taking a seat.

Somekawa Kazuo said, "Lieutenant Park once told me that you were his only friend during his training at the Xinjing Central Police Academy. Therefore, I would like to ask you a few questions about his situation."

"You're welcome."

Qi Yue was very calm.

Somekawa Kazuo said, "Yesterday afternoon, I went to the Security Bureau and checked the case file of Lieutenant Park's murder. From the description of the case, he was stabbed in the chest and died of excessive blood loss. There were no other fatal injuries on his body. Captain Qi, who do you think the murderer is?"

Qi Yue said: "According to the information provided by the Security Bureau, the murderer is a killer sent by the Red Riders. He sneaked into the Security Bureau and killed Matsui Daisuke first..."

Somekawa Kazuo said, "You don't understand what I mean. I know Lieutenant Park very well. He is a first-rate martial arts expert. No one can defeat him easily. This time in Binjiang, he was actually killed and wounded head-on by his opponent, and the injury was so serious that it is hard to believe. I suspect that the murderer is probably someone he knows, and because he knows him, he is not on guard."

"You mean, it was committed by an acquaintance?"

"That's right. Not only is he an acquaintance, but he's also an acquaintance that Lieutenant Park trusts!"

"That makes sense..."

Somekawa Kazuo said, "So, I would like you to help me analyze who among Lieutenant Park's trusted acquaintances is the most suspicious. I believe that with your wisdom, you must have a unique insight."

Qi Yue knew that in Somekawa Ichiro's heart, he was definitely one of Park Young-jae's "trusted acquaintances" and was probably also classified as a suspect. As an agent, if he could not hear this hidden meaning, he would appear too amateurish.

Qi Yue pretended to be thoughtful and thought seriously for a while before saying, "Deputy Section Chief Ranchuan, if your idea is correct, I think there are at least three types of people who are most suspicious."

Somekawa Kazuo raised his eyebrows: "Three types of people? Which three types of people?"

Qi Yue said: "The first type is Lieutenant Park's subordinates. They are all the people Lieutenant Park trusts the most."

Somekawa Kazuo asked: "What about the second one?"

Qi Yue said: "The second type is people from the Security Bureau. They can easily enter and exit the Security Bureau. Insiders have more advantages. They are familiar with the terrain and know where Matsui Daisuke is imprisoned."

"Go on."

Somekawa Kazuo remained calm.

Qi Yue smiled and said, "The last type is Lieutenant Park's friend, like me." Somekawa Kazuo said, "As far as I know, in Binjiang, Lieutenant Park seems to have more than one friend. I heard that there is also a policeman named Jiang."

Qi Yue said, "Yes. His name is Jiang Bin. Lieutenant Park, Jiang Bin, and I were all classmates at the Xinjing Central Police Academy."

"Where is this person?"

"disappeared."

"Missing, what does that mean?"

Qi Yue said: "Deputy Chief Somekawa, I'm very sorry, this matter involves confidentiality, I can't go into too much detail. If you want to know the truth, you can ask General Shibuya."

A rare smile appeared on Somekawa Kazuo's face. "I know that General Shibuya trusts you very much, and this is also the main reason why you are the captain of the operation. Then tell me, among the people you just mentioned - besides you, who is the most suspicious, and why?"

Qi Yue thought for a moment and said, "Lieutenant Park's subordinates. On the night of the incident, these people were searching for the killer. Theoretically, each of them had time to commit the crime. In addition, the tracking marks left by Lieutenant Park along the way were deliberately altered by someone, and his subordinates could certainly understand those marks."

Somekawa Kazuo nodded slightly and said in a friendly manner: "Captain Qi, you are very smart. General Shibuya did not misjudge you. You answered very well. It's okay, you can go out."

"Yes."

Qi Yue left the office.

Somekawa Kazuo thought for a moment, reached out and pressed the alarm under the table. A Japanese police officer pushed the door open and saluted.

Somekawa Kazuo said, "Go to the archives room and get all the files related to Qi Yue. Remember, don't sign for them and keep a copy. If the archivist doesn't allow it, just say it was my idea."

"Yes!"

The police officer backed out.

……

noon.

First Street.

Yue Lai Tea House.

Qi Yue took a sip of tea and said to the translator, "If anyone asks, you don't have to hide it. Just say you came with me to perform official duties."

The translator said: "People in the police department are tight-lipped, no one interferes."

As the door of the teahouse opened, Sergei, wearing a woolen cap and a woolen scarf with almost only his eyes exposed, walked in, walked straight up to the front, pulled out a chair and sat down.

"You are very punctual."

Qi Yue said with a smile.

Sergei looked around and then said, "Did you bring the antidote?"

Qi Yue asked, "Did you bring the gold bars?"

Sergei glared at Qi Yue for a while, but finally he was helpless. He took out a cloth bag from his arms and gently placed it on the table.

Qi Yue took the cloth bag, used his briefcase to block everyone's view, untied it and took a look. Inside were four gold bars and a stack of large-denomination banknotes. Judging from the looks of it, there were at least two or three hundred yuan.

"I want ten, you bring four..."

“That’s all I have!”

"Forget it, I'll forgive you when I can. I'm not greedy. I can give you the antidote, but you have to answer a few questions for me."

Qi Yue put the cloth bag into his briefcase.

Sergei said in a muffled voice: "Ask me whatever you want, as long as I know it."

Qi Yue looked at him and said, "When we arrested you, we found a box of morphine. What was it for? Don't say you used it yourself. I only saw a pinhole on your body."

(End of this chapter)