Spy Shadow

Chapter 283 Sneak Investigation

Without information, how to arrange it?

I don't know where Deputy Commander Tang is going, and I have no idea where to start. I can't just plant bombs everywhere and try my luck to see if they can kill him.

I don't know if it can kill Deputy Chief Tang and celebrate the New Year, but it will definitely blow them into prison. It will be strange if the higher-ups spare them if they cause so many explosions for no reason.

Liu Wannian said nothing, but Zhu Qing suggested: "What about sending out snipers?"

Snipers are most suitable for assassinations. They can kill the target with one hit from a long distance, and they do not need to dispatch too many people, making them safer.

"Secretary Tang is very careful. I thought about this method before, but I didn't have the chance. Let's not think about it now."

He Nian still shakes his head. The method they mentioned has been tried a long time ago. If it works, he won't come back and get scolded.

"Ling Yun, do you have any good ideas?" Seeing that Chu Lingyun remained silent, He Nian asked proactively.

"I analyzed the reason for your failure this time. It was because you didn't really understand Deputy Commander Tang's travel patterns. Can we find a patriotic and influential person to help and find a way to lure Deputy Commander Tang out?"

Chu Lingyun said softly. His answer made He Nian slightly satisfied, but it was also not good.

"We have searched, but the people Deputy Minister Tang visited were either Japanese or senior consular officials from Britain, the United States and France. He had known these people from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs before, and he would not go at all if invited by others."

The New Year's greetings made it very clear that in order to attract Deputy Minister Tang, only important officials from Japan, Britain, the United States and France could do it.

These people pursue bullshit liberalism, so it’s strange that they can agree to their request.

I'm afraid that as soon as they come to visit, Deputy Chief Tang will get the news.

"Deputy Chief Yuan, what about you?"

He Nian looked at Yuan Shouwang again. He had just come back and didn't know about the celebration banquet yet. Even if he knew about it, he wouldn't have the time to think about it.

The most important thing right now is the sanctions task.

"They said everything I wanted to say."

Yuan Shouwang shook his head helplessly. If he had a good idea, he would have taken the initiative to speak just now. What's more, he is not a good man in action. He was able to be the deputy section chief because of the balance of Virgo.

He is not a New Year greeter, but a fellow countryman of Virgo.

"Forget it, let's go to Shanghai first. Time is tight. Think of a solution as we go. Zhu Qing, Ling Yun, you will go to Shanghai with me this time."

Shaking his head in greeting, Yuan Shouwang was left to look after the house. Last time he brought a group of people, but this time he brought more people, and asked the third group and the fourth group to each bring a small team.

Two teams of eighty people, plus the team leader, were larger than before.

"yes."

Zhu Qing and Chu Lingyun responded together and brought Zhu Qing because Zhu Qing had been blessed with good fortune recently. He knew that the last time he caught Sima Lin, it was pure luck.

Zhu Qing's luck was also good before. Let's see if he can still have such good luck after sanctioning Deputy Chief Tang this time.

As for Chu Lingyun, she purely valued his abilities.

He Nian knew that the intelligence was limited, making it difficult for Chu Lingyun, a clever woman, to make a living without rice. But if the intelligence could keep up, Chu Lingyun might be able to help him a lot by then.

This time when he went to Shanghai, Chu Lingyun brought Shen Hanwen's team, while Ni Loach stayed to look after the family.

One is that Ni Loach is already the deputy team leader, so he is the most suitable person to look after the family. The other is that Shen Hanwen is a fierce general, and it is best to leave such matters as killing to him.

The last time he chased Sima Lin Loach, he showed bravery. He blocked the gate with a car at the critical moment and prevented Sima Lin from escaping in time. Unfortunately, he hid in the corner and trembled after getting off the car. It was really unsatisfactory.

It's a bit difficult for him to do a job like assassination.

Shen Hanwen's team lost three people last time and has not been replaced yet. Chu Lingyun transferred several people from Liang Yu. Liang Yu is very smart and is the best performer in all aspects among this group of students. He is also the first group to be promoted to military rank. team members.

In the future, when Ni Loach no longer serves as captain, Liang Yu can be promoted to take over Ni Loach's position.

He Nian took Chu Lingyun and Zhu Qing to Shanghai. Naturally, He Nian, Chu Lingyun and Zhu Qing were in the first-class carriage, accompanied by Shen Hanwen and Fang Jingtang, the captain of Zhu Qing's team.

With so many people, it is unrealistic to arrange for them all to take first-class trains. The general affairs department will have objections.

During the last operation of the fourth team, so many people were arranged to eat at the Jinling Hotel and two cars were destroyed, which made the general affairs very dissatisfied.

The chief of the general affairs section once complained to the division chief that Action Team 4 spent too much money.

Chu Lingyun seized a lot, such as He Yuanhua's factory and villa, which were worth a lot of money, but from the perspective of the general affairs, if you hand it over, it belongs to the public and everyone has a share.

The more you spend, the less we can get.

In this case, it's strange that they have no opinion.

At the Shanghai Railway Station, Chen Shu came to the platform to greet him again. He was also criticized by the director for his failure in the last mission, and he was asked to seize the time to investigate the whereabouts of Deputy Chief Tang and help him complete the New Year mission.

"Stationmaster Chen, you're welcome. Please arrange some places for us immediately."

Chen Shu was not allowed to hold another banquet in the New Year this time. Time was tight and they had to formulate an action plan as soon as possible to complete the task as soon as possible.

If he fails again this time, he doesn't know how to go back to see Virgo.

"Okay, no problem." Chen Shu understood the mood of New Year greetings and nodded in agreement.

He was notified before the Lunar New Year, and he had already prepared a place.

He Nian and the two team leaders stayed in a luxury hotel, while the remaining team members stayed in nearby small hotels.

Nanjing, Military Intelligence Division.

Loach came to the cell. Many of the Japanese spies he had captured had been executed in batches, and only a few who were useful or surrendered were left temporarily.

Jiang Binghui, most of the Lizard Team and the Mole Team captured later had been shot, as well as the traitors who had been instigated to rebel, including Tu Rang.

If these people are not dealt with, their cells may not be enough. Chu Lingyun has captured too many people.

"Grandpa Zhao, my biological grandfather, please let me go."

In a separate cell inside, Huo Xiao, who was locked inside, immediately knelt down and kowtowed when he saw Loach coming over.

Huo Xiao was the one who was arrested because of Hanako Abe when Chu Lingyun was in Wuhan.

This man had done many evil things. He forced good girls into prostitution in the land of fish and meat. Chu Lingyun had no intention of letting him go. It was the loach who wanted to steal all the money from him, so he kept his life.

After Loach was transferred to Nanjing with Chu Lingyun, he forgot about him for a while because of his busy schedule. Later, he remembered and had people take him back to Nanjing, and continued to extract the marrow and fry it in oil, preparing to squeeze out the last copper from him.

"You are very dishonest. You didn't take the money you were asked to take. You actually bribed Deputy Mayor Guang. You are so capable. Why didn't Deputy Mayor Guang rescue you?"

Ni Loach sneered and said that Vice Mayor Guang was a new relationship that Huo Xiao's family helped him establish in Wuhan, and they did spend a lot of money on this.

But the money was spent. How could a deputy mayor, who was not the deputy mayor of Nanjing, snatch people away from the headquarters of the Military Intelligence Department?

A lot of their money was defrauded, and Huo Xiao is still in prison.

When Ni Loach found out about this, he was very angry. This was all the money he was interested in, but someone else had actually cheated him out of it.

"How did you know?" Huo Xiao was a little surprised. He was in Nanjing and his family couldn't see him at all.

If his family hadn't spent a lot of money, he wouldn't even know the news from the outside world.

"Call me."

Loach was too lazy to talk nonsense with him, but he dared to give his money to others without giving him a lesson. He didn't know his grandfather Zhao's surname.

The team member next to him entered the cell with a whip. Huo Xiao screamed in horror and begged for mercy.

But no matter how he screamed, it was useless. He was whipped until he was about to die. Finally, he agreed to Ni Loach and asked his family to send him twenty gold bars.

The loach then gave up and walked away.

A wicked man needs a wicked man to grind him down, and twenty gold bars are not too little for a loach. Knock them out bit by bit, squeeze them drop by drop, and one day they will be completely squeezed out.

After the beating, Loach asked the doctor to come over and treat him.

Huo Xiao is his money box, but he cannot be allowed to die. He must still be taken care of when it is time to take care of him.

As soon as Ni Loach left, Sima Lin, who was alone in the cell next to him, immediately stood up.

He was locked up next to Huo Xiao, and he heard all the conversation between Loach and Huo Xiao. The person in the cell next to him was not Japanese, and could the news be spread outside?

This is good news for him. As long as there is a chance to spread the information, he can expose the true identity of Kitagawa Naru, the traitor.

Sima Lin has been recovering from his injuries these past few days, and at the same time thinking about how to spread the news. Unfortunately, he was detained in solitary confinement and could not see anyone except the prison guards who delivered meals.

He was a repeat offender and didn't even have a chance to escape. Huo Xiao next to him gave him hope of sending information.

Back in the office, Loach picked up a document and read it like Chu Lingyun.

After being promoted to deputy team leader, Ni Loach had a separate office. It was not big, but he liked it very much. He finally had his own space and phone, and he didn't have to work with his team members like before.

Although the deputy team leader has the word "vice", he is still a cadre at the team leader level.

The deputy team leader at the headquarters is fully qualified to be a team leader when he arrives at the branch station. It is normal to have an independent office.

It's a pity that he couldn't stand it anymore after watching it for a while.

He is not Chu Lingyun, and he does not have the ability to find flaws in the normal content. Even if he can see the flowers in these documents, he can't see any clues.

On the other side of the ocean, Liu Chengzhu felt much at ease as he watched the truckloads of goods being loaded onto the ship.

He will return to China with the first batch of 100,000 US dollars of sulfa. Smith and Chu Yuan will stay in the United States to wait for the second batch. The pharmaceutical factory is working overtime to produce to meet their demand for goods.

Because they have priority for supply, the sulfonamides on the market have been out of stock during this time.

The shortage directly caused the price to skyrocket. In just the past few days, the price of sulfa has increased by another 30%, and there is only a small supply of supply. Most of them were people who had previously purchased sulfa as futures and sold them when they saw the profit.

"If we can sell it directly in the United States, we can make a net profit of US$30,000 without returning to China."

Liu Chengzhu told Smith, who was delivering the ship, that he would investigate the price of sulfa on the market every day so that he could price it after returning to China.

If the price of sulfonamide abroad increases, the price of sulfonamide will definitely increase after returning home.

"impossible."

Smith smiled and shook his head, while Liu Chengzhu looked at him in confusion.

Smith explained: "The reason for the rapid price increase is that the goods have been taken away by us, causing a market shortage. This is a temporary phenomenon. Moreover, we have signed an agreement and can only sell in China. If we sell it in the United States, we will not only make a profit. If it’s less than a penny, all the money will be lost.”

After all, Smith is a businessman and sees things very clearly.

Sulfonamides are rising, but it is not normal to rise so fast. It is entirely due to a temporary shortage caused by their large customer.

The pharmaceutical factory now has them as a big customer, and its production volume will definitely increase in the future.

As supply increases, prices will naturally fall back, unless something big happens to boost sulfa sales, such as a war.

There are wars in various countries around the world, but there are not many wars in the United States, so sulfonamides will not rise too high in a short period of time, and their main source of profits is still in China.

The entire country's market was captured by himself, and Smith felt very accomplished.

This is much better than borrowing $10,000 and making a small fuss.

"You're right, we really can't sell it in the United States, which is a pity."

Liu Chengzhu nodded. He asked Yu Hanlin to translate the contract and read it carefully. There was one clause: they were East Asian agents and could only sell in East Asia.

Japan has been excluded by pharmaceutical companies again, and the only place where they can sell their products is China.

If they are illegally sold in the United States and are discovered, high liquidated damages and penalties will really make them bankrupt. They have no intention of selling in the United States and will not take risks because of this.

One hundred thousand US dollars and hundreds of thousands of French currency worth of sulfa were all shipped. After this shipment arrived in China, Liu Chengzhu believed that it would be sold at a good price.

This is a business worth hundreds of thousands, which is many times better than his previous job as a small manager in a rickshaw company.

"When you go back, ask Chu to help me buy a villa in the Shanghai Public Concession."

Smith told Liu Chengzhu that after the goods are sent to China, the dividends will make him a lot of money, and he will have no problem buying a better house.

Although he wants to stay in the United States to clear up relations, one day he will return to China. At that time, he will go back in glory and let all the people who looked down on him before take a good look. He, Smith, is back.

"No problem, I will convey it to you."

Liu Chengzhu smiled and nodded. Smith, who had been reduced to a beggar, did have some ability.

However, his arrogance, arrogance and luxury made him dislike Liu Chengzhu and Chu Yuan.

After receiving the $4,000 reward from Chu Lingyun, Smith immediately moved out of the small hotel where they stayed and moved into a luxury hotel that cost $50 a day.

For fifty dollars a day, Liu Chengzhu simply couldn't imagine it.

Converted into legal currency, that is more than one hundred, which is enough for ordinary families to live for several months in China, but here it is only a day's accommodation fee.

In their eyes, Smith was a complete loser. No wonder he had fallen to that point before. Without Chu Lingyun's help, Smith would probably have to live a wandering life.

Liu Chengzhu, who has always been thrifty, couldn't stand Smith's behavior at all.

Chu Yuan and Smith sent Liu Chengzhu to the ship. There was a lot of cargo on the ship. For safety, Chu Yuan sent two team members to escort him.

Before going back, they sent a telegram to Chu Lingyun, telling him that the first shipment had departed and asked Chu Lingyun to wait for them in Shanghai. The batch of sulfonamides would arrive in China soon.

Shanghai, hotel room.

According to the latest information obtained by Chen Shu, although Deputy Chief Tang moved to the Japanese Concession, he still frequently visited the French Concession. His house in the French Concession was still there.

I live there occasionally, but most of the time I live in the Japanese Concession.

After the last New Year's greeting operation, Deputy Chief Tang strengthened his security protection. Not only did he have more bodyguards, but there were also dedicated Japanese soldiers to protect him when he was in the Japanese Concession.

Even in the French Concession and the Public Settlement, he would not stay in one place for a long time.

The Shanghai Station had no way of keeping track of his whereabouts. Every time they found out the information after he left, it was of little help to their actions.

"Currently, Deputy Chief Tang has been in the Japanese Concession for the longest time."

Zhu Qing whispered, there were only three people in the living room: him, He Nian and Chu Lingyun.

"The Japanese Concession is a piece of iron barrel. It's too difficult to assassinate people inside."

He Young shook his head lightly. Strictly speaking, there was no Japanese Concession. The Chinese government did not recognize the existence of the Japanese Concession. The Japanese Concession was just a part of the public concession.

Japan established its own sphere of influence in Hongkou. Initially, there were not many people. However, as their ambition to invade China grew, they deployed more and more personnel and institutions in Hongkou. Now, the entire Japanese Concession consists of Japanese soldiers and expatriates. , already tens of thousands of people.

Although the Japanese Concession does not have the name of a concession, it has the reality of a concession.

And there are only Japanese people there. Unlike the Public Concession and the French Concession, there are a large number of Chinese living there. It becomes more difficult for them to sneak into the Japanese Concession to explore. Without Japanese identity, they must have a suitable reason to enter.

"Can you bribe one or two Japanese to help us investigate?"

Zhu Qing added that if he could not enter the Japanese concession, he would bribe the Japanese.

There are some Japanese people who are greedy for money. If you give them enough money, some Japanese people will be willing to do things for them.

Besides, not all the Japanese concessions are filled with rich people, there are quite a few low-level vagabonds whose lives are unsatisfactory.

Many people who are not living a satisfactory life in Japan want to try their luck in China. However, they do not have many opportunities after arriving here and they are still poor.

"You can try, but it's probably difficult for ordinary Japanese to get close to Deputy Chief Tang."

He Nian nodded and did not reject the suggestion. When there was no other way, it was a feasible method to bribe the Japanese to detect intelligence for them.

Regardless of whether the success rate is high or not, give it a try.

"I'll go out to look for someone tomorrow." Zhu Qing replied. It's too late now, and he can only wait until tomorrow if he wants to take action.

"Lingyun, what do you think is the best way for us to take action?" He Nian asked Chu Lingyun again.

"It would be best if we can use bombs. It will be easier for us to evacuate. If not, let the gunmen assassinate him. The hardest thing is to poison him, but no matter which way, as long as we can kill him."

Chu Lingyun said slowly that there were many methods of assassination, including shooting, bombing, poisoning, even honey traps, car accidents, etc., but time was tight and they had no way to arrange it.

Use whatever works best.

"You're right, let's wait and see tomorrow."

He Nian sighed. Without accurate information, everything would have to wait, but what he lacked most was time.

Sanctions are imposed within a time limit. If the task is not completed within the time limit, the action will fail.

Zhu Qing took people out early the next morning to look for the down-and-out Japanese. After finding him, he couldn't immediately give him money to ask for information.

You need to find a way to get his handle so that he doesn't dare to resist, which will make you more confident.

If you just give money to any Japanese person, it is estimated that the money will be used to beat a dog, or even report them, which will increase the vigilance of the Japanese people.

He Nian also left the hotel. Although Deputy Chief Tang would not accept invitations from Chinese people casually, he could not give up and looked for some energetic people who had known Deputy Chief Tang before to see if he could attract him.

Chu Lingyun was in the room by herself, looking at the map carefully.

There were several maps in front of him, including those in SH City, as well as maps of the Public Concession, the French Concession, and the Japanese Concession.

But the map of the Japanese Concession was very blurry. This was the map provided by the Shanghai Railway Station. They went to the Japanese Concession many times to explore, but the Japanese were very strict in the Japanese Concession and there were some places they could not get close to.

The map discovered in this way is not so detailed.

After looking at the map for a while, Chu Lingyun walked to the window. There were still six days left in the time given by Virgo. It sounded like a lot, but it was not easy to assassinate a strictly protected person within six days. .

Zhu Qing's method was effective, but even if those ordinary Japanese ronin were really bribed by them, it would be difficult to detect the whereabouts of Deputy Chief Tang.

You need someone who has a real identity and is not suspected by the Japanese to get in.

A large number of memories emerged in Chu Lingyun's mind.

Among them were some places in the Japanese concession. When he absorbed the memories of two people, Chu Lingyun's memory was digested by him, but the memory of the dead Japanese was temporarily sealed by him.

Sealing does not mean throwing away. When needed, just recall and these memories will reappear.

It's a pity that this guy likes to travel and write books all day long. He hasn't been in Shanghai's Japanese Concession for a long time, and he only has a few places he has been to in his memory.

However, there are some places that are not on the map.

It is true that Hosokawa Tomotaka was an illegitimate son, but after all, he had a noble status and his father was a noble marquis. After coming to China, there were many people who wanted to curry favor with him.

Using Tomotaka Hosokawa's identity to sneak into the Japanese Concession to investigate?

A bold idea came to Chu Lingyun's mind. Hosokawa Tomohashi and Chu Lingyun were of similar stature, but slightly different in weight. People who were not particularly familiar with him would never be able to tell.

What's more, Hosokawa Tomotaka hasn't appeared in a few months, and it's completely normal for his weight to change.

Hosokawa Tomotaka and Chu Lingyun are similar in age and have similar face shapes. It is not difficult to make up to look like him. The biggest flaws are the eyes and voice.

Your weight can change, but your eyes can hardly change.

Fortunately, there are not many people in the Japanese Concession who are really familiar with Hosokawa Tomotaka, and they will not see the problem from their eyes.

But the biggest trouble is the sound, even people who are not particularly familiar with it can hear the difference.

After carefully recalling the memories of Hosokawa Tomotaka, Chu Lingyun discovered that he only had a few young friends in the Japanese Concession. These young people were not in high status, but they had a certain status.

After Hosokawa Tomotaka became a noble, he would never look at these people if he were not an illegitimate child.

Although they were dating, Hosokawa Tomotaka felt aloof in his heart, and his relationship with them was average.

But after all, they had communicated with Hosokawa Tomotaka several times, and Chu Lingyun's voice might still be a flaw.

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