Chapter 145 Patriotic Intellectuals
Chu Lingyun looked at the map again and found that Wanyuan Road was only about one kilometer away from Ma Jingyuan's bookstore.
Taking the records and people, Chu Lingyun rushed to Jiang Binghui's residence in Lijia Lane.
Jiang Binghui's home had been searched thoroughly, and nothing valuable was found, so his home was restored to its original state. Jiang Binghui was arrested secretly, and this was done to minimize the disclosure of his arrest.
He has a bookcase at home with quite a few books in it.
Chu Lingyun flipped through the book for a while and quickly found a book called "Tears and Laughter". Comparing it with the photo in his hand, he confirmed that it was the book he brought back that day.
This is a novel published six years ago and has a considerable influence in this era.
Chu Lingyun had no interest in the content of the book. What he wanted to know was whether the book was bought from Ma Jingyuan. If so, then Jiang Binghui and Ma Jingyuan must know each other.
After taking a picture of the cover and publication information, Chu Lingyun returned to the Military Intelligence Department.
"Team Leader, I found out."
Not long after returning, Shen Hanwen ran over excitedly with a few newspapers in his hands.
"Yan Kuian is a famous writer in Shanghai. He often publishes articles in major newspapers and has published two novels and a collection of poetry. Here is his introduction. These newspapers all have articles he published. I found them specifically."
Shen Hanwen handed over three newspapers. Yan Kuian was also a scholar. Thinking of Jiang Binghui's disguised identity, Chu Lingyun had a rough guess.
He had been wondering before, why did Shanghai want to kill people, but Nanjing sent people over? Didn’t the Shanghai Special High Section have any operatives?
Now it seems that they are most likely concerned with Jiang Binghui's disguised identity.
"Well done, you can go back first."
Chu Lingyun praised him, but Shen Hanwen didn't move. He looked at him eagerly and asked carefully, "Team Leader, how is the investigation going with the loach? Is there anything I can help you with?"
Seeing that Niu Qiu and Chu Yuan were busy and he was the only one doing nothing, Shen Hanwen was extremely anxious.
When Loach asked him for photos before, he guessed that Loach must have found something, otherwise he would not have come to him to get the photos. Loach made a great harvest, but he could only take care of Jiang Binghui.
Jiang Binghui has been arrested. How much credit can he have achieved?
He didn't want to be just a guard, so when Chu Lingyun came to him this time, he took the opportunity to bring it up.
Chu Lingyun raised his head, and Shen Hanwen became even more nervous.
"Well, I'll give you a mission. Go to Shanghai and keep an eye on Yan Kuian. The purpose of keeping an eye on him isn't to monitor him, but to see if there are any suspicious people around him. If you find any, don't take any action. Just take a photo and find out the identity of the suspicious person."
"Yes, Team Leader."
Shen Hanwen was very happy that he finally had something to do. Although he was going to Shanghai to monitor someone, it was better than watching Jiang Binghui in the cell.
"Go ahead."
Chu Lingyun waved his hand and then looked down at the newspaper in front of him.
Regardless of Yan Kuian's identity, since the Japanese wanted to kill him, they would most likely keep him under surveillance.
Let Shen Hanwen go and investigate to see if he can find the person who is monitoring Yan Kuian.
Shanghai is not under his jurisdiction, but as long as they are Japanese, it is always a good idea to keep an eye on them first. If there is a chance, he can report to the Shanghai station and let them arrest them.
"It seems Yan Kuian has offended the Japanese quite a bit."
After reading the articles in these three newspapers, Chu Lingyun finally understood why the Japanese wanted to kill Yan Kuian.
Yan Kuian was a radical who deeply hated the Japanese. His articles were all about exposing their atrocities. In his first newspaper, he detailed the causes of the Battle of Shanghai and Songshan, pointing out that it was a Japanese conspiracy, deliberately taking advantage of the Guo Party's busy schedule to attack Shanghai and cover up their military operations in the Northeast.
The second newspaper even accused Japan of having evil ambitions and coveting China.
Yan Kuian did not just post complaints, he also conducted research, stating that Japan lacked domestic resources and that if it wanted to develop, it would inevitably need more colonies. He also analyzed that China was their most suitable target and called on the Chinese people to unite and resist possible invasion from Japan.
He was a very visionary man, and all the things he proposed actually came true later.
The third newspaper also mentioned Japan, but also criticized other major powers.
Yan Kuian was a patriotic, sensible and insightful intellectual. After understanding the reason why the Japanese killed him, Chu Lingyun immediately picked up the phone and called Shen Hanwen.
Fortunately, Shen Hanwen did not leave in a hurry.
Chu Lingyun gave Shen Hanwen new instructions, asking him to bring more people with him and try to rescue anyone who was found to be doing harm to Yan Kuian.
He didn't know the reason why the Japanese wanted to kill Yan Kuian before, so he didn't make such arrangements.
Now that he knew that Yan Kuian was a true patriotic intellectual, it was impossible for him to watch him being killed by the Japanese. After the case here was solved, Chu Lingyun also planned to inform Yan Kuian and ask him to be careful in the future.
Jiang Binghui failed to go to Shanghai, but the Japanese would not give up and would definitely attack him again in the future.
If it was someone who was bragging about the transport captain or someone who was good at flattering, Chu Lingyun would not do that.
"Team Leader, this is the book list from Ma Jingyuan Bookstore."
When it was almost time to get off work in the evening, Loach returned to the office and gave Chu Lingyun a list of books from Ma Jingyuan Bookstore.
"Why would you come back in person for such a small matter? Wouldn't it be better to have someone bring it back?"
Loach now has a heavy task. On the one hand, he has to investigate Zhang Bai's old customers, and on the other hand, he has to find out the customers of the bookstore. Both tasks are difficult and a waste of energy.
"I don't trust others to send me, so I'd rather do it myself. Team leader, don't worry, it won't delay the important work."
Loach grinned. Chu Lingyun stood up and walked over to help him straighten his clothes. He said softly, "You have to investigate the case, but you also have to take care of your health. If you get exhausted, others won't be able to do as well as you."
"Yes, Team Leader, don't worry, I won't collapse from exhaustion."
Chu Lingyun's words made Niu Qiu very happy. He left happily and his motivation increased a bit.
Chu Lingyun, who was originally planning to go home after get off work, sat down again and carefully checked the books in the bookstore.
It didn't take long for him to find "Tears and Laughter", and Ma Jingyuan's bookstore really had the book for sale.
Loach conducted a very detailed investigation. He asked someone to pretend to be a big customer to discuss business and get information about the bookstore's inventory. This was much better than him going into the bookstore himself to check every book.
If Ma Jingyuan is not arrested quickly, Niu Qiu will really ask someone to buy a batch of books to avoid arousing the other party's suspicion.
Buying books is nothing. The money is in Ma Jingyuan's hands. Once he is caught, the money can be returned.
There are still three copies of the book "Tears and Laughter" in stock in Ma Jingyuan's bookstore. Chu Lingyun noticed that among the books bought by Jiang Binghui, two are still available for sale at Ma Jingyuan's.
Thanks to friend Clownfish0624 for the reward of 4500 Qidian coins, and thanks to friend Sily33 for the reward of 100 Qidian coins. This is the second update, and the next chapter will be updated at 8 o'clock.
