Chapter 164 Confirming the Identity
"Team leader, is Si Lihua a Japanese spy?" Seeing that Chu Lingyun didn't speak, Loach asked in a low voice.
"It's not certain yet, but he's a very strong suspect."
Among the old customers, only he and Gu Cheng came to Nanjing six years ago. This alone made him 50% suspicious.
If Si Lihua did not have a wife and children in Nanjing, he would be at least 80% suspected.
Seeing that Chu Lingyun attached so much importance to Si Lihua, Niu Qiu immediately said, "Team Leader, I will personally investigate this person and will definitely find out all his details."
"You've already sent someone, so there's no need to go in person. Let's go to Si Lihua's house."
Chu Lingyun did not agree. Traveling was not convenient in that era. If Niqiu wanted to investigate personally, he could only go to Peking by himself. To get from Nanjing to Peking, he had to take a train to Tianjin first, and then transfer to another train from Tianjin.
This is not the later times. Things that can be done in a few hours in the later times will now take about two days.
Si Lihua's home is on Jinmen Street, where in addition to Sanjiang Normal University, there are several other schools and many teachers live.
Si Lihua's home is a two-story building. Although he is not a famous professor, he is at least a university teacher with a considerable income, so it is no problem for him to buy a similar house.
At this time, only Si Lihua's wife and children were at home.
"Team Leader, I've checked it out. Si Lihua and his wife got married in Peking seven years ago. Not long after their marriage, they came to Nanjing. Now his wife doesn't work and is at home taking care of their three-year-old child."
"Let the people in Peking investigate his wife's situation as well."
Chu Lingyun gave an order and Loach nodded immediately. At the same time, he understood that Si Lihua was a very serious suspect, otherwise the team leader would not have investigated even his family.
Si Lihua’s wife is Song Ruoman, a typical full-time housewife.
"When it comes to Mrs. Si, no matter who you ask, they'll give her a thumbs up. She's educated, even graduated from high school, though unfortunately she didn't go to college. She's beautiful, well-educated, and a very good woman."
The headman who was found praised Si Lihua's wife when he mentioned her. This headman was different from the ones in Wuhan. After all, this place was near a university, and the headman was not a gangster, but a truly educated person.
"Captain Hu, can you find a reason to bring Mrs. Si and her child out? It doesn't take too long, just an hour."
Chu Lingyun asked the head of the police station that there was another way to verify whether Si Lihua was a Japanese spy, which was to search his house.
There is someone in his house, and we need to lure him out before we can sneak in and search.
"Sir, may I ask why?"
Captain Hu asked carefully. In his mind, Mrs. Si and her family were all good people, and he didn't understand why official officials were called in to investigate.
Loach said sternly: "Don't ask what you shouldn't ask, and don't say what you shouldn't say, otherwise you may lose your life at any time."
"Captain Hu, I suspect Si Lihua is a Japanese spy. If he is a spy, we must arrest him."
Chu Lingyun suddenly said this, and Loach was stunned, not understanding why the team leader told the head of the security department such a secret matter.
"What?"
Captain Hu was shocked instantly. He was a teacher and hated Japan the most. Si Lihua was an excellent young teacher in the university. How could he be a Japanese spy?
"Captain Hu, you must keep this matter secret. The Japanese have evil ambitions and have long coveted China. Their spies are even more dangerous."
Chu Lingyun advised softly that Captain Hu was not the kind of ruffian captain in Wuhan who could just use threats and intimidation. These intellectuals all had pride.
Chu Lingyun was worried that if he didn't tell the truth, Captain Hu would not work hard and might even secretly tell Song Ruoman. If Si Lihua knew that someone was investigating him, no matter who the investigator was, he would probably escape.
Tell Captain Hu that there is a possibility of leaking secrets, but now is not the time like before. After confirming that he is a Japanese spy, he still needs to keep an eye on him. As long as he finds evidence that Si Lihua is a Japanese spy, he can arrest him immediately.
Zhang Bai is dead, so there is no need to follow his subordinates.
So after careful consideration, Chu Lingyun told the truth to Hu Baochang. After Hu Baochang became an insider, he had no choice but to cooperate with them.
"How is this possible? Teacher Si is such a good person."
Hu Baozhang was very shocked and still couldn't believe it. Chu Lingyun continued, "Japanese spies are cunning and good at disguise. I have caught many Japanese spies before, and they have a good reputation. But once their true colors are exposed, they will become extremely cruel."
Dujuan disguised himself as a teacher and the neighbors had a very good impression of him.
But when he discovered that Abe Hanako had betrayed him, he shot his former subordinate without hesitation. In the end, when he could not escape, he decisively committed suicide by taking poison.
"I understand, sir, don't worry, I will cooperate with you."
Captain Hu nodded hurriedly. Then, as if thinking of something, he whispered, "If he's not, you won't wrongly accuse him and force him to confess, right?"
"Don't worry, my principle is not to wrongly accuse a good person, but I won't let a bad person go either."
Chu Lingyun is not a governor, and he will not execute people without evidence.
He had no psychological burden in arresting the Japanese spy Chu Lingyun, but he would not be able to sleep peacefully if he wrongly accused a good person and caused his death.
He has his own principles in life, which have never changed.
Hu Baozhang was relieved. "Okay, it just so happens that we need to get the child checked recently. Teacher Si's child is old enough. I'll ask Mrs. Si to take the child to the hospital. She won't be back for an hour."
As the head of the village, he has plenty of ways to get people away from home.
After Captain Hu learned the truth, even though he didn't quite believe it, he cooperated very well and quickly brought Song Ruoman and the child out.
Many Chinese people have a common habit of preferring to believe something to believe it. What if Mr. Si is really a Japanese spy, and he doesn't cooperate, wouldn't that make him an accomplice of Japan?
He could not accept this result, and was even more unwilling to become a traitor for no reason.
"Go in and search."
After they walked away, Chu Lingyun let the team members climb over the wall and he himself followed them into the yard.
The outside door was locked, but the inside door was not.
Si Lihua's home is very clean. There are many photos in the living room and bedroom, most of which are photos of him, his wife and children.
The loach was very experienced. Putting on gloves, it quickly searched those hidden places.
The living room, bedroom, kitchen, guest room and even the roof were all left out.
"Team leader, we found it, take a look."
In just twenty minutes, Loach ran out holding a box, which was found in a mezzanine behind the wall of Silihua's attic.
The box contained a Nambu pistol, thirty rounds of ammunition, and white powder, but no grenades.
The Japanese pistol, suspected to be filled with a deadly poison used for suicide, confirmed Si Lihua's identity as a Japanese spy.
The first of the remaining four offline members except Gu Cheng has been found.
"Prepare to arrest someone."
Chu Lingyun asked Niu Qiu to put the things away, and Niu Qiu nodded excitedly. He found another Japanese spy, and it was a Japanese spy that could be captured directly.
Thanks to friend Clownfish0624 for the reward of 1,500 Qidian coins.
