Chapter 169: Comprehensive Closure
Henian sent Chu Lingyun to the door and watched him leave.
After Chu Lingyun disappeared, he immediately went to Chu Zuo's office.
"How could Peng Chunlai, such a shrewd man, be so foolish as to allow the Japanese to take advantage of him?"
After listening to the New Year's report, the director slammed the table. Peng Chunlai was a graduate of the third class of Whampoa Military Academy and was his senior. Moreover, he was not very old, two years younger than the director, and was one of the representatives of the young generation in the army.
Although Virgo’s relationship with these people is not particularly harmonious, they are members of the same faction after all.
Henian lowered his head and said nothing.
"Who else knows about this?" the director asked slowly.
Henian's heart suddenly tightened. The director asked this question, obviously wanting to keep the secret. There were not many people who knew about it, but there were quite a few too, and they were all Chu Lingyun's subordinates.
He Nian replied carefully, "Director, after Chu Lingyun found out about this, he understood the seriousness of the matter and ordered it to be kept strictly confidential. Only three or four people knew about it, and they were Chu Lingyun's trusted subordinates."
After thinking for a while, the director nodded and said, "This matter is classified as top secret. Anyone who leaks it will be punished according to family rules."
"Yes, this matter is a top secret. If it is leaked, the family will punish you." He Nian stood up straight and responded.
Peng Chunlai leaked the secret, and he would report the matter to the Chairman. Given the Chairman's personality, he would never punish Peng Chunlai. Peng Chunlai was not only a graduate of the Whampoa Military Academy, but he had also been with the Chairman longer than him.
Therefore, this matter must be kept secret. By the way, you can get a favor from Peng Chunlai, but if the secret is leaked, you will offend people.
"Director, there's also Zhao Hua. He leaked the national water conservancy map, and the Japanese have already learned about it."
Compared with Peng Chunlai, Zhao Hua's identity is not that important. Zhao Hua is not a military man, so what does he have to do with the government people?
Zhao Hua has a backer, but no matter how strong his backer is, it is not as strong as the chairman's.
Having leaked such a big secret, Zhao Hua is definitely finished this time.
"A bunch of scum who just sit there doing nothing. I will report this matter to the higher authorities. You should be ready to arrest them at any time."
The director snorted. Zhao Hua had nothing to do with him, so he would not protect Zhao Hua. Once this matter was exposed, Zhao Hua would definitely be dealt with seriously.
"Yes, the Operations Department is ready at any time," He Nian replied, and then continued, "Chu Lingyun has discovered several more Japanese spies. They will be able to close the net soon. By then, Nanjing will also be able to systematically destroy the entire Japanese spy intelligence team."
"Are we going to destroy the entire Japanese spy organization so soon?"
A smile finally appeared on the director's face. Chu Lingyun did a good job. He found out about Zhu Lihua and now she is everywhere. Not only did he catch many Japanese spies in Nanjing, but also those in Shanghai and Tianjin.
He had received a report from the Shanghai station that one of the two Japanese spies was killed, but the other one spoke up and captured another hidden Japanese spy.
Japanese spies were arrested one after another, and all this was Chu Lingyun's achievement.
The better Chu Lingyun performs, the more face he gets. It is true that he was discovered by Wang Yuemin, but Wang Yuemin is his confidant and belongs to his direct line.
Chu Lingyun was transferred to Nanjing by him personally, which shows that he has vision and knows how to use people.
Moreover, with so many achievements, he can show off his merits in front of the Chairman and let the Chairman see the results of their Military Intelligence Department.
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Yan Shun confessed, and Niu Qiu recorded his statement.
According to Yan Shun's account, he had obtained a lot of useful intelligence over the years by taking advantage of his work at the telephone bureau.
He bribed three operators with money, and these three operators told him the useful information they heard. Finally, he summarized and reported it to Zhang Bai, and finally to the Japanese headquarters.
Loach and his men captured all three operators.
All three of them are girls, delicate young girls, and they look pretty good. It's a pity for them. You are such a beautiful woman, why do you become a thief?
The telephone company has a confidentiality code, and they are knowingly breaking the law.
Severe punishment awaits these three girls.
If it were Shen Hanwen, he might have shown sympathy to the woman, but not Niu Qiu. He quickly obtained the confessions of the three men and reported them to Chu Lingyun.
The next morning, at the temporary base behind Deyuanchi.
"Team leader, everything has been arranged. No one among the four is home right now."
Loach was reporting to Chu Lingyun that there was only one subordinate of Zhang Bai left. Chu Lingyun did not eliminate them individually, but investigated the key suspects together.
The method is very simple, search home.
If evidence is found, the person will be arrested directly. If there is no evidence, the homes of the remaining ten people who are not the main suspects will be searched again.
If there are not many people, you can use this simple and effective method.
"Okay, let them move."
Chu Lingyun issued an order, and in the end, no matter how deep the mole hid, it would be useless and would eventually be found.
Actions were taken in four places simultaneously. Chu Lingyun sat at the table and continued to look through the information. However, Loach looked at the phone from time to time, hoping to receive good news as soon as possible.
"No? Okay, you guys retreat first. Remember, you must restore the original state. No one can discover that anyone has entered."
The first call finally came, and Loach was a little disappointed that the search had yielded no results.
The first purpose of investigating their homes is to see if there are any anti-detection arrangements, and the second is to see if their pistols, poison, grenades and other standard equipment can be found.
"Still no?"
The second call also had no result. Chu Lingyun was not anxious, but Niu Qiu was a little anxious.
"Team leader, the third company responded, but nothing was found."
Loach hung up the phone disappointedly and reported to Chu Lingyun. Chu Lingyun was still the same, nodding without saying anything.
The last person left is Du Fang, a local who works in a bank.
But his parents are no longer around, having died many years ago, and he has no brothers or sisters. He has some relatives in the countryside, but they have not been in contact for many years. According to his relatives, Du Fang does not like them, and even if some relatives come to Nanjing to contact him, he will not see them.
Having not seen him for so many years, relatives did not dare to recognize his photo. They just said it looked like him, but they were not sure if it was him.
The fourth call finally came. As soon as Loach answered the phone, his tone suddenly became louder: "I found it. That's great."
After a while, he ran to Chu Lingyun and said excitedly: "There are anti-reconnaissance arrangements in Du Fang's home. Grenades and pistols were found, but no poison."
"Prepare for action."
Chu Lingyun stood up and interrogated. It was good that they had found him. This was the last one. After confirming his identity, they could arrest Gu Cheng and Zhao Pinsong and close the loop.
"Yes, Team Leader."
Loach happily accepted the order, and everyone headed towards the bank where Du Fang worked.
There were too many people in the bank, making it difficult to arrest him. Chu Lingyun looked for two places with few people on Du Fang's way home.
These two roads are the only way for him to go home, otherwise it will be a long detour.
"Team Leader, Du Fang is off work."
At six o'clock in the afternoon, Loach came to report and everyone was in position, ready to take action at any time.
Du Fang is not tall and is quite thin, so it is not difficult to arrest him. The key is not to give him the opportunity to commit suicide by taking poison. He must be controlled as soon as possible and the poison must be searched out of his body.
He had a pistol and grenades hidden in his home, but no poison. The poison was likely on him, so he must not be given the chance to commit suicide.
Du Fang rides a bicycle to and from get off work. In that era, bicycles were not cheap and most people didn't have one at home.
Being able to ride a bicycle is just like driving a car around 2000.
Du Fang was riding his bike and humming a little tune. He had obtained another piece of information today and would report it after the team leader came back.
He didn't know why the team leader left suddenly, but the code word left by the team leader told them that he would return in fifteen days.
This information is not urgent, and it will not be too late to report it in half a month.
He has made many contributions now, and I believe it won't be long before he is promoted from lieutenant to captain.
In the future, there will be opportunities to be promoted to major, responsible for the entire intelligence team like a team leader, and make more contributions.
Once the empire occupies this land, they will become the new masters of this land, and then it will be their harvest season.
After walking along a small path and turning two more corners, he can reach his home.
When passing through a small alley, Du Fang suddenly stopped.
There are few people in this alley, and the ambush point is at the end of the road. The entrance is connected to the main road, which is not the best ambush point.
Loach, who was secretly observing from a distance, felt his heart suddenly tighten. Could it be that Du Fang had noticed something?
Chu Lingyun was holding a telescope and looking at Du Fang carefully.
This telescope is good, it can see Du Fang's expression.
Through the telescope, Du Fang's face was full of disgust, his brows furrowed as he looked at the people next to him. He covered his ears with one hand, then sped away on his bike.
Seeing him continue to move forward, Loach relaxed a little. After Du Fang reached the corner, eight people suddenly rushed out from both sides. Just like when they caught Si Lihua, they first blocked his wheels, and the others took the opportunity to control him.
Du Fang was pressed to the ground, screaming.
Chu Lingyun quickly arrived at the scene with Loach. Du Fang's body was covered in mud and water, his mouth was blocked, and his face was full of pain.
"Team leader, captain, powder was found in his collar."
A team member came over with the torn collar and showed it to Chu Lingyun and Niu Qiu. Sure enough, he was carrying poison with him. Fortunately, he didn't have the chance to commit suicide.
After returning to the Military Intelligence Department, Du Fang was immediately taken to the interrogation room and hung high up, so that he could only stand on his toes.
"Du Fang, your superior, Kyono Maki, and your accomplices have all been arrested. They've all confessed. Tell us about yourself."
"What online, what Kyono Maki, I don't know who you are, who are you and why are you arresting me?"
Du Fang shouted and twisted his body continuously.
Loach stepped forward and slapped him, then said, "Team Leader, he's not being honest. Let's torture him."
Chu Lingyun nodded. Du Fang was not Si Lihua. Si Lihua confessed easily because he had concerns. He had a wife and children. Moreover, he did not carry poison with him, which meant that he had no thoughts of suicide.
The fact that he was able to get married was related to his status. The Song family was a prominent and wealthy family. The higher-ups thought that marrying into the Song family would be beneficial to Si Lihua's work, so they approved his marriage application.
If Song Ruoman's father had not died suddenly, he would not have been transferred to Nanjing.
Du Fang is single and carries poison with him when he goes to work, which shows that he has been brainwashed to a much higher degree than Si Lihua and is ready to sacrifice himself for their emperor at any time.
Such a person would not confess so easily.
The torture began, with whips, tiger benches, branding irons, and braziers being used one after another. Soon, Du Fangbian was in a terrible state, but he refused to admit that he was a Japanese spy.
He also cursed the Japanese, saying that even if he died, he would rather die than bear the stigma of being a Japanese spy.
I have to say that his performance was very good. If a pistol and a grenade had not been found in his house and poison had not been found on him, Chu Lingyun might have believed what he said.
He has no reasonable explanation for these things, and simply denying them is useless.
"Team leader, he fainted again."
After beating for a while, Du Fang fainted four times. There was no intact place on his body, and his feet were burned with blood blisters. It was impossible to continue to torture him.
Chu Lingyun frowned. Another stubborn and difficult person.
There are indeed many such people among Japanese agents, but until now, the only one who can truly withstand all the punishments and persevere to the end is Keiko Chishima.
Even a ruthless person like Kawamoto Masata has his weaknesses.
"Treat his wound first."
Chu Lingyun ordered, and Loach had Du Fang carried away. He then looked at Chu Lingyun and said, "Team Leader, the last one has been caught. When will we catch Gu Cheng and Zhao Pinsong?"
Gu Cheng has a lot of coolies under his command, so they must be arrested with caution.
Zhao Pinsong is influential, and arresting him would easily leak the operation, so these two people have not been arrested yet.
"Tomorrow, let's close the net on them tomorrow."
With Du Fang captured, the remaining two can be apprehended. Only by catching them can the Lizard Group be completely wiped out.
"Okay, let's take action tomorrow."
Loach grinned. He had made the greatest contribution in destroying the Lizard Group this time. He was the one who investigated the Zhang Bai case from the beginning, and participated in all the subsequent arrests. He even captured Yan Shun alone.
Such a great achievement can solidify his position as the best person around the team leader.
"It's getting late, you should go back and rest first."
Chu Lingyun gave an order. Du Fang got off work at 6 pm. It was 6:12 when they caught him, and it was almost 7 pm when they arrived at the police station. They interrogated him for more than three hours, and it was already 10:30 pm.
After arranging for people to keep a close watch on Du Fang, Loach and the others went back to sleep. They had indeed not had a good rest during this period, but they had achieved remarkable results. Once they caught Gu Cheng and Zhao Pinsong, they could have a good sleep.
After returning home, Chu Lingyun was still thinking about Du Fang. Why did he suddenly stop on the road, and why did he have that expression?
Especially why did he block his ears?
Looking at the time, Chu Lingyun suddenly stood up and called Wang Sheng at home, asking him to bring people to meet him.
"Commander Chu."
Wang Sheng arrived at the place in less than half an hour, and Chu Lingyun arrived just a little earlier than him.
Wang Sheng didn't know why Chu Lingyun came to him so late, but as long as it was Commander Chu's business, he would not delay at all.
"Wang Sheng, thank you for disturbing you in the middle of the night."
Chu Lingyun smiled, and Wang Sheng hurriedly shook his head: "Look at what you said, it is my blessing to be able to work for you, so it won't be hard at all."
Chu Lingyun was standing where Du Fang had stopped before, looking at a house at the corner.
This was the family Du Fang was looking at when he stopped during the day.
"Wang Sheng, go knock on the door, and remember to be polite."
It's so late, people have already gone to bed. It is very impolite to disturb them at night. If it weren't for the case, Chu Lingyun would not come so late.
First update, more to come.