Chapter 130 I really didn’t expect
Chu Lingyun walked slowly, carefully admiring the scenery on both sides.
In fact, there is not much to see. It is a small street with ordinary shops on both sides. Many people come in and out, and some of them have happy smiles on their faces.
These people would never have thought that just one year later, the flames of war would envelop this land, including the city before them, countless lives would be devastated, and most of the 400 million compatriots would be plunged into dire straits.
Chu Lingyun is just a small figure. He cannot change the big trend, but within his ability, he will try his best to attack the enemy and reduce the losses of his countrymen.
He hated Japan more than people of that era. He could be kind to his compatriots, but was cruel and brutal when facing Japanese spies, because he understood that everything the Japanese did was more than a hundred times more brutal than him.
What he caught was not even interest.
"Lin Shi?"
Not long after walking, Chu Lingyun suddenly saw a familiar figure, his classmate from the military academy, Lin Shi.
When they were in school, Lin Shi had the best relationship with him. After graduation, they kept in touch by writing letters. Later, Chu Lingyun had a new soul, and their contact gradually became less and less.
Lin Shi had good grades and stayed in Nanjing after graduation. When Chu Lingyun saw him, the memories of the military academy in his soul instantly flooded back to his mind.
Chu Lingyun was about to go up and call out to Lin Shi when he suddenly stopped.
Lin Shi and a middle-aged man passed each other in front of a shop. Chu Lingyun was sharp-eyed and saw that the moment the two passed by, Lin Shi stuffed something into the man's hand.
The two continued on their way as if they didn't know each other.
When the man passed by him, Chu Lingyun glanced at him. The man was about forty years old, wearing a light blue gown and a yellow hat, and walked with great energy.
After memorizing the man's appearance, Chu Lingyun accelerated forward.
"Lin Shi."
Chu Lingyun shouted, and Lin Shi, who was walking, suddenly stopped. After turning around and seeing Chu Lingyun, his expression of surprise turned into joy.
But he couldn't hide his initial panic from Chu Lingyun.
"Lingyun, why are you here? Aren't you in Wuhan?"
Lin Shi turned around, quickly came to Chu Lingyun, and patted Chu Lingyun's shoulder excitedly. After graduation, the two had not seen each other for more than half a year.
"I've been transferred back to Nanjing. Where are you now? Are you still in the 36th Regiment?"
Chu Lingyun also hit his shoulder, but not too hard. This was their favorite action after not seeing each other for a long time.
"No, I was transferred to a small department under the Ministry of National Defense two months ago, and now I'm just an ordinary clerk. As for you, last time you wrote to me, you said you went to the Wuhan Station of the Military Intelligence Bureau. After I wrote back to you, you never wrote to me again. I thought you were missing and almost took leave to go to Wuhan to look for you."
Lin Shi is a little shorter than Chu Lingyun and one year older than Chu Lingyun.
"You know the nature of my work. There are some things I can't discuss, so I didn't write."
Chu Lingyun smiled slightly. Lin Shi's expression tensed unnaturally for a moment, then he smiled and said, "That's right. With so many of us classmates, who would have thought that you'd be working in intelligence now? You're still in the Military Intelligence Department?"
"Here." Chu Lingyun saw Niu Qiu coming over and immediately said, "Give me a phone number where I can contact you. I'll make an appointment with you another day."
"Okay, do you have a pen? I was in a hurry to go out today and didn't bring anything."
Lin Shi said that Chu Lingyun had a pen with him. He had originally brought a map with him when he went out, and he might make some marks on it at any time.
The two exchanged phone numbers, and Loach also came to Chu Lingyun.
"Team leader." Loach called out and looked at Lin Shi again.
He was investigating confidential intelligence, and he did not disclose his findings until he knew Lin Shi's identity.
"Lin Shi, I still have work to do. I'll contact you in a few days."
Chu Lingyun put away the note with Lin Shi’s phone number. Lin Shi was slightly stunned, and immediately understood what was going on.
"Okay, you go ahead and do your work. I'll go back first. Be sure to call me."
As Lin Shi left, he made a phone call gesture. After he was far away, Niu Qiu said, "Team Leader, there are quite a few pedicure services in this area. There are nine bathhouses here, and each one has a pedicure technician, and more than one. There are also three tobacco shops that offer pedicures. Their pedicures are more expensive, and the technicians are more skilled."
"Besides them, there are also some roadside pedicure artists. I haven't figured it out yet. Some pedicure artists don't have fixed stalls, and some also provide door-to-door service. I estimate there are at least a hundred pedicure masters in this area."
"so much?"
Chu Lingyun frowned. The hometown of this body was Ningcheng. He had been studying before and had rarely been out. He didn't know that pedicure was very popular in this era.
This is especially true in Yangzhou, where pedicure masters are spread all over the country. In some villages, everyone knows how to do this and makes a living by doing this skill.
Loach nodded and said, "Fortunately, there's only this one area. If there were more throughout Nanjing City, there would be more."
Chu Lingyun frowned and thought hard. He currently had two plans for further investigation. One was to find a lot of people and ask these pedicure masters to do pedicures for all of them, and then let Master Zhuang compare them to see if he could find the same person who did pedicures for Jiang Binghui.
Another option is to check first, eliminate those who are unlikely to be Japanese spies, reduce the number of people, and then repeat the first option.
The first option can save time, but its disadvantage is that it requires too many people and it is easy for the news to leak out, especially when there may be a traitor in the department.
Besides, with so many people around, it’s hard to be sure whether Master Zhuang can identify them.
The second method wastes time, but it is safer and less likely to alert the enemy, making it much easier for Master Zhuang to identify the target.
After thinking for a while, Chu Lingyun finally chose the second option. "Continue to investigate. No matter how many pedicure masters there are in this area, except for the apprentices, you must investigate thoroughly."
Master Zhuang said that the person who did Jiang Binghui's pedicure had at least ten years of experience, but this is a technical job. Some people are very talented and may be able to reach the level of others who have been doing it for more than ten years in just a few years.
To be on the safe side, Chu Lingyun decided to conduct a large-scale screening.
"yes."
Loach continued to lead people to investigate, while Chu Lingyun returned to the office. When he came out, he thought the problem was simple. He didn't expect that there were so many pedicurists in Nanjing.
"Find a bright place and take pictures of his feet. Make sure every part is clear."
After returning, Chu Lingyun immediately went to the interrogation department and asked Shen Hanwen to take pictures.
I don’t know how long it will take to investigate the loach, so I took some photos first to keep a record of the situation.
Jiang Binghui takes almost a day to do a pedicure. The longer the time, the fewer the previous marks. These marks will be important physical evidence for future comparison.
"Team Leader, this is the foot I went to fix after I lost him yesterday."
Shen Hanwen's eyes widened. After Chu Lingyun left, he thought hard and finally figured it out. He understood why Chu Lingyun was so interested in Jiang Binghui's feet.
He really didn't expect that a pair of feet could be a clue.
Thanks to Fengyun Danmo for the reward of 1,500 Qidian coins.
