Chapter 128: Covering one's ears and stealing the bell
"Hold him down, don't let him move, and wipe his feet clean."
Chu Lingyun suddenly said that it was okay if Jiang Binghui didn't move, he was just a little suspicious. His initiative to step on the brazier was equivalent to helping Chu Lingyun confirm his guess.
"Why, you still want to be maids and wash my feet?"
Jiang Binghui continued to laugh, but Chu Lingyun ignored him and instructed Chu Yuan, "Go call Niu Qiu and ask him to find an experienced pedicure master with a clean family background."
Jiang Binghui's smiling face froze for a moment, but it was short-lived. He continued laughing: "Okay, you must have good skills to help me fix it."
"Shut his mouth, he's making so much noise."
Chu Lingyun shouted, no matter how cunning you are, if you have any flaws, I will find them for you.
Shen Hanwen personally blocked Jiang Binghui's mouth and asked his men to restrain him and help wipe his feet. He then walked up to Chu Lingyun and asked in confusion, "Team Leader, what's going on?"
"What time and where did you lose him yesterday afternoon?"
Chu Lingyun did not answer Shen Hanwen's question. Shen Hanwen was not a fool and was quick to react. If he were to answer him, it would take a long time to explain. Just let him watch and he would slowly understand what was going on.
"It was lost around 5pm on Taiping Road, and he didn't return to his residence until 7pm."
Speaking of this, Shen Hanwen lowered his head unnaturally. The target of his surveillance didn't go out often. He only went out eight times in ten days, but he lost him twice.
This incident really made him feel embarrassed, as he even boasted that he was a master of tracking.
"Come out with me."
Chu Lingyun quickly left the interrogation room. Jiang Binghui, who was controlled and completely unable to move, felt a sudden sinking of heart.
In the interrogation department office, Chu Lingyun found a map of Nanjing and quickly found the location of Taiping Road. Until now, Shen Hanwen was still confused and didn't understand why the team leader suddenly stopped torturing Jiang Binghui.
Chu Lingyun took a pen and drew a circle on the map.
"Team Leader Chu, congratulations on capturing another Japanese spy."
The head of the interrogation department, Liao Zhicai, walked in and said to Chu Lingyun with a smile. The interrogation department was not a big department, but it was not small either. Liao Zhicai knew He Nian and had a good relationship with him.
Normally, he doesn't need to meet Chu Lingyun in person because their levels are not equal.
But there was still a traitor in the department. Liao Zhicai had already received the order from Secretary Qi and knew that Chu Lingyun would continue to track down the traitor, and the scope of the investigation would be extremely wide.
He was not on the exclusion list, so even he didn't dare to offend Chu Lingyun at this time.
"Chief Liao, I'm sorry I've soiled your map. I'll get you a new one later."
Chu Lingyun turned around and apologized. Liao Zhicai waved his hand hastily: "Look at what you said. It's just a map. If you need anything here, feel free to take it."
"Thank you, Chief Liao."
Chu Lingyun thanked him again. Liao Zhicai exchanged a few words with Chu Lingyun, but left quickly without saying much.
Now the heads of all departments know that Chu Lingyun is looking for the traitor. They dare not offend him, but also dare not get too close to him, for fear of being suspected of being guilty and looking for Chu Lingyun to inquire about information.
As soon as Liao Zhicai left, Chu Lingyun continued to look at the map. After a while, he ordered, "Hanwen, bring me some of the photos of Jiang Binghui you took earlier."
"Team Leader, I have it right away."
Shen Hanwen immediately took out a few photos from his body. These were taken secretly before and Shen Hanwen always kept them with him.
When he saw Jiang Binghui's feet just now, he became confused.
Jiang Binghui has been under surveillance. When did he go to get his feet repaired?
Doing your own pedicure? It's not impossible.
If you have the skills and patience, it is not impossible to fix it, but Jiang Binghui's external job is a writer, not a pedicure master.
Originally, Chu Lingyun was just a little suspicious when he saw that his feet were obviously clean, but his behavior of stepping on the brazier in a hurry turned out to be an attempt to cover up the truth, which made Chu Lingyun confirm that there was something wrong with the way his feet were repaired, and it was a big problem.
Jiang Binghui was doing well in Nanjing, but suddenly he had to go to Shanghai, and he had his feet shaved so cleanly before leaving.
Combined with the fact that he had been lost for two hours before, a complete chain of clues took shape in Chu Lingyun's mind.
Jiang Binghui went out yesterday, not just for a casual stroll, but to meet someone. Jiang Binghui is an experienced agent, and even if he didn't notice the person being monitored, he would be extremely cautious when meeting someone and perform some routine anti-tracking actions.
Shen Hanwen remembered his own instructions and would rather lose him than startle him.
So he got rid of Shen Hanwen and successfully connected with the leader.
After the contact, he received an order, which was to leave Nanjing, and the train ticket found on him could confirm this.
He didn't care so much when he went to the train station, so Shen Hanwen successfully followed him and discovered his intention.
The most crucial point in this chain of clues is who he connected with.
It was impossible for him to go and get his legs fixed when he went to meet someone, and Taiping Road was not close to his home. It would take an hour to get from the place where he was lost by Shen Hanwen to his home, even if he took a rickshaw.
In this case, the only possible place for him to meet up is the pedicure place.
Meeting is a secret act, usually only two people talk or contact each other, there will be no third person unless they are their own people.
Therefore, Chu Lingyun speculated that the person who gave him a pedicure was most likely also a Japanese spy, or in other words, this pedicure master was the person who contacted him.
Speculation is not necessarily true, but it is the most likely possibility.
Not to mention that he has a guess now, even if he doesn't have one, Chu Lingyun will not give up as long as there is the slightest clue and will definitely get to the bottom of it.
Not long after, Chu Yuan and Loach came back together, bringing with them a man in his fifties.
The man was wearing patched gray clothes, with a look of panic on his face. He lowered his head and didn't dare to look at anyone.
"Team leader, the person has arrived. Everyone calls him Master Zhuang. I made sure to check that he's a native of this area, so he's pretty reliable."
Loach said quickly that the order Chu Yuan brought to him was to find an experienced pedicure master with a clean family background. He immediately understood the team leader's intention.
He made some inquiries and finally found Master Zhuang.
"Master Zhuang, how long have you been a pedicurist?"
Chu Lingyun asked with a smile. Master Zhuang was a little nervous, lowered his head, and replied in a low voice: "Sir, I, I have been doing pedicures for more than 30 years."
More than 30 years is indeed not a short time, and I am an experienced veteran.
"Master Zhuang, don't be nervous. I asked you to come here to do me a favor. Please help me check how well I repaired my feet. This five dollars is a thank you."
As Chu Lingyun spoke, he took out five dollars from his pocket and stuffed them into Master Zhuang's hand.
"Sir, this is not allowed. This is not allowed. If you have any instructions, just tell me. You don't need to pay me."
Master Zhuang was startled and hurriedly pushed the money back into Chu Lingyun's hand.