Chapter 194: Killing Intentions
"Section Chief, it turns out it was him."
Jiang Tengkong lowered his head and said, Beichuan Ming still couldn't believe it, but he didn't doubt Jiang Tengkong's words.
He had already received the telegram from Wild Cat, which was exactly the same as what Jiang Tengkong said. These two people would not deceive him at the same time.
Beichuan Ming found it hard to accept that such a young person, who had just started working in intelligence, could be so powerful that he could uproot his entire Lizard Group?
Especially the team leader Lizard, who is an old agent who has been lurking for ten years, longer than the time he took over as section chief.
"Is this all you know about Chu Lingyun? What about his family? Does he have any other background?"
Beichuan Ming asked slowly. Chu Lingyun was worthy of attention, but he was very dissatisfied with Jiang Tengkong's work. Now, apart from the school where Chu Lingyun graduated and the unit he used to be in, there was no other information.
"I was investigating in Wuhan, but unfortunately I was recalled to China. I was not responsible for the subsequent investigation, so I don't have more detailed results."
Jiang Tengkong said slowly, it’s really not his fault this time.
It’s not that he didn’t investigate, but he was dismissed from his post, so how could he investigate?
And judging from Beichuan Ming's expression, he did take Chu Lingyun seriously, but he obviously didn't regard him as a real opponent.
Beichuan Ming will definitely pay a heavy price for underestimating Chu Lingyun.
He now fully understood how terrifying this young man was.
When in Wuhan, even the deputy station chief Wang Yuemin gave up the investigation just because a training agent was arrested, but he pursued the case relentlessly and finally found out the truth.
That would have been fine, but he actually discovered the observer and traced the case back to Keiko Chishima through the observer.
Chishima Keiko had clearly noticed the other party and changed her hiding place, but he was still able to find her. Jiang Tengkong really couldn't understand why.
Afterwards, he ordered Abe Hanako, a member of the Cuckoo Team, to incite people within the Military Intelligence Department to defect. The plan was successful and he obtained the intelligence he wanted, but the result was that he lost the entire Cuckoo Team.
Gao Yi's rank was too low. Although he knew that Chu Lingyun had arrested these people, he was not clear about the process of solving the case.
He still doesn't know how these people were arrested.
What's even more bizarre is that the Banjiu team, which had nothing to do with them, was also finished. Banjiu and two intelligence agents disappeared. If he hadn't acted quickly, the team would have been wiped out again.
What puzzled him the most was that he had just arrived in Nanjing, had only interacted with the wild cat, and had been out sightseeing with others for a day, so how could he be targeted?
Could it be that Chu Lingyun has a pair of dog noses and can detect any smell?
And the wild cat was obviously not caught, so they did not find themselves through the wild cat.
However, it is estimated that it will not be long before the wild cat is finished. When he drew the wild cat's appearance, he knew that with the portrait, it was only a matter of time before Chu Lingyun found the wild cat.
"Would you please go down first?"
"Hayi."
Jiang Tengkong knelt and stepped back, then stood up, bowed deeply, and left Beichuan Ming's room.
After he left, Beichuan Ming still frowned.
It can be determined that the Lizard Team was captured by Chu Lingyun, but what about the cherry blossoms and Mount Fuji?
These two people hid deeply enough, and it was his masterpiece. Fujiyama had not even done any intelligence investigation work, so how could these two people get into trouble together?
If he was not the only one who knew about the existence of Mount Fuji, he would even suspect that there was a high-level spy inside who betrayed the interests of the Empire of Japan.
Were these two people the ones who were murdered by this young man?
Although Beichuan Ming was unwilling to believe it, as soon as Chu Lingyun was transferred to the headquarters of the Military Intelligence Department, accidents happened to the cherry blossoms and Mount Fuji one after another, which might be related to this young man.
"Incompetent guy."
Beichuan Ming snorted coldly, he was talking about Jiang Tengkong.
He looked down upon Jiang Tengkong, the former military officer, because he was beaten back step by step in Wuhan and did not have the responsibility of an imperial warrior at all.
If he had been able to get rid of Chu Lingyun in Wuhan, he wouldn't have suffered these losses now.
Beichuan Ming didn't like Jiang Tengkong in the first place, and now he dislikes him even more.
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Nanjing, Military Intelligence Department.
The next afternoon, Shen Hanwen came to report to Chu Lingyun.
Although there are many members in Neon Club, it is very easy to investigate. Most of them register their real names and addresses, and in order to facilitate communication between members, they even submit personal introductions.
With these, verification is very easy.
"Team Leader, most of these over a hundred people are fine. According to our investigation, only twelve of them registered their addresses outside the local area. We've checked all the others, and three of them are currently out of town. However, their information is genuine. We've verified it using their membership registration photos, and it's them."
"Is there a problem?" Chu Lingyun asked.
Shen Hanwen smiled and said, "I knew nothing could be hidden from you, Team Leader. Of the remaining 160 people, five have not been found. They registered false information, and three moved here from other places and live alone."
Eight suspects were identified during the investigation, which is a large number, but we cannot say that the remaining people are completely innocent.
Shen Hanwen is only conducting a preliminary investigation and has not yet fully verified the identities of everyone. Only after verification can he eliminate suspicion.
"Continue investigating these eight people. Remember, don't let them find out that someone is investigating them. Leave the others to Chu Yuan to verify."
"Yes, Captain, don't worry. I promise that no one will discover our investigation."
Shen Hanwen happily accepted the order and left. It would be much easier to check only eight people.
As for the rest of the people, in his opinion, there was nothing to gain at all, and investigating them would only be a waste of time. It would be better to hand them over to Chu Yuan, as he could also reduce some of the burden.
After he left, Chu Lingyun picked up the list on the table and looked through it carefully.
Chu Lingyun has the list of all 175 members. The first page lists the eight people that Shen Hanwen is most suspicious of.
Neon Company is not an important organization and its management is lax. No one verifies the authenticity of their information during registration, and registration is entirely based on personal wishes.
Deliberately registering false information may be due to a guilty conscience or because one does not want others to know his or her address.
As for those who come to Nanjing from other places and live alone, they are more suspicious.
Shen Hanwen's investigation direction was correct. After careful investigation of eight key suspects, he was able to find a Japanese spy among them. This was a huge gain.
The eight suspects are not very old, the oldest is 32 years old and the youngest is only 23 years old.
After reading the information of all 175 people, Chu Lingyun was so angry that he wanted to hit someone.
The company asked them to write a personal introduction, and 80% of them expressed their admiration for Japan, saying how great Japan is. More than half wanted to become Japanese, and more than 40% even gave themselves Japanese names.
There is no need for such an organization to exist.
Especially those who wanted to become Japanese members. Once Japan captured Nanjing, these people would turn around and become Japan's die-hard supporters. When they helped the Japanese persecute their compatriots, they were even more cruel than the Japanese in order to please their new masters.
It would have been fine if I didn't know about their existence, but now that I know, Chu Lingyun is not going to let them go, regardless of whether these people have ever colluded with Japan.
Before the fall of Nanjing, he wanted to get rid of all these people.
Perhaps there are some people who are just curious and following the trend. Chu Lingyun has enough time to screen them. As long as they really want to work for the Japanese and join the Japanese ranks, they will not have this opportunity.
These people will never understand that even if they become Japanese citizens, they are still inferior people.
Real Japanese would not look down on them at all, they would only treat them like dogs and be extremely wary of them. If they did something wrong, they would be killed by their masters.
This is not speculation, it is proven by history.
Chu Lingyun let out the anger in his chest and looked at the time. It was four o'clock in the afternoon.
Loach was leading the team members in studying, Shen Hanwen and Chu Yuan were busy, and there were no new investigation results yet. Chu Lingyun walked out of the office and returned to his residence.
She put on makeup again to look inconspicuous and left quietly.
When Chu Lingyun arrived, Lao Zheng's grocery store was not open. After asking around, he found out that Lao Zheng had just gone out for something and the store was temporarily closed.
This kind of small shop is run by only one person and the business hours are not fixed.
He had just gone out yesterday, so being cautious, it was likely that he was going to make a connection. He probably wouldn't make any connections today. After thinking about it, Chu Lingyun called a rickshaw and went straight to the newspaper office.
Not long after arriving at the newspaper office, I saw Zheng Yuanguang coming out with a bundle of printed papers.
Zheng Yuanguang did not call a rickshaw. He walked slowly with the paper in his hand, looking back from time to time. Chu Lingyun followed him from a distance and did not dare to get close.
This place was already remote, and half an hour later, Lao Zheng walked into an abandoned hut near the city wall.
When he came out, he had nothing in his hands.
Chu Lingyun didn't move. He watched Zheng Yuanguang leave and quietly walked into the cabin.
In the corner of the hut, Chu Lingyun found the papers wrapped in oilcloth.
The paper used for printing is good, not the kind of paper used for simple flyers. This kind of paper is not easily damaged and is easier to preserve.
Apart from the printed materials, the hut was in tatters and there was nothing else of value in it.
Zheng Yuanguang put the things here, so he definitely didn't throw them away. It is very likely that someone will come to take them. Chu Lingyun observed the area around the house, found a hidden place in the distance, and waited with peace of mind.
Time passed minute by minute, and after dark, someone finally came here.
Two footsteps were heard, and two people were coming.
Chu Lingyun held his breath and curled up in the dark. The two were very vigilant and searched around the cabin. After making sure there was no problem, one stood outside the door on guard while the other went in to get something.
Soon, the person who went in came out with a package of printed poems.
"Mr. Wu, this literacy book is excellent. I want to thank you on behalf of the people in the base."
The young man on guard outside used the moonlight to carefully open it and take a look. He then said happily. The man called Mr. Wu quickly covered his mouth and said, "Keep your voice down."
"Mr. Wu, don't worry. It's so desolate here, there won't be anyone."
"It's better to be cautious. Take these literacy books and return quickly. Leave the city early tomorrow morning and go back to say hello to the comrades at the base. If they need anything else, we will do our best to provide it for them."
"Thank you, Mr. Wu. It's not easy for you in Nanjing. We will overcome any difficulties on our own. If so many of our soldiers were illiterate and didn't have suitable teaching materials, we wouldn't have bothered you."
The two spoke in a low voice, but there was no one here and it was very quiet, so Chu Lingyun still heard some of it.
Literacy book, base, Zheng Yuanguang's identity was confirmed. Just as Chu Lingyun guessed, he was a member of our party.
He didn't know who this Old Wu was, but the young man must be a soldier sent by the base, just for the poems printed by Zheng Yuanguang.
Chu Lingyun had previously guessed that they might be used as reading materials, but he didn't expect that they would be used as literacy books to teach and educate people.
These poems are easy to understand and contain quite a few words, so they can indeed be used to teach people to read. This is a very good idea.
But it also shows the difficulties of the base. There were no normal textbooks, so this method was the only way to provide the soldiers with teaching materials for learning literacy.
The two returned to the main road, and Chu Lingyun followed quietly behind.
Nanjing is the capital, and it is not wartime now, so there is no curfew.
In the bustling area, this is the time when the lights and wine begin to shine.
When they reached an intersection, the two separated as if they didn't know each other. Chu Lingyun looked at the direction they left and quietly followed Mr. Wu.
After separating from his comrades, Mr. Wu may have become less vigilant.
He made some counter-detection moves, but not many. Chu Lingyun followed him carefully and eventually found his place.
Mr. Wu looked around, made sure there was no danger, opened the door and went home.
After watching him go home, Chu Lingyun left quietly.
Nothing happened that night, and Chu Lingyun came to the Military Intelligence Department early the next day.
The gate guard had been replaced, and the soldiers on guard were new faces with serious expressions. They watched everyone passing by but did not come forward to say hello.
Chu Lingyun didn’t care whether he would be punished for taking the security guard position before, but it was normal to be punished after making a mistake.
If the matter doesn't get out of hand, the Security Department won't punish him severely. But if something really happens, he will definitely lose his head.
Not long after entering the office, Shen Hanwen ran in excitedly.
"Team leader, good news! I found a Japanese spy among the suspects."
"Are you sure it's a Japanese spy?"
Chu Lingyun asked anxiously. Shen Hanwen just started the investigation yesterday, and good news came today. Shen Hanwen's efficiency is not bad now.
"It's not completely confirmed yet, but it's pretty close."
Shen Hanwen nodded frantically. He found a Japanese spy at the very beginning of the investigation. One can imagine how happy Shen Hanwen was.
"The suspect's name is Kang Zhenghua. Yesterday, I led my team to investigate and found out his address and job were fake. Later, I bribed an administrator at Neon Company and finally found out that he currently works at a Japanese trading company."
Chu Lingyun had an impression of Kang Zhenghua. He had a good memory and wrote down the names of all the eight key suspects he saw yesterday.
Kang Zhenghua's registered job was a newspaper reporter, but the newspaper he registered with did not have this person at all.
His address was also fake, and now it has been found out that he works in a Japanese trading company. Such a person is indeed highly suspicious.
"Have you found out his true identity?" Chu Lingyun asked.
"Not yet. The company's administrator doesn't know much. If he hadn't delivered something to Kang Zhenghua, we wouldn't know where he actually works."
Shen Hanwen shook his head and said anxiously, "He works for a Japanese trading company and often goes to places like Neon Company. He must be a Japanese spy. Should we arrest him first?"
First update. This chapter was written slowly and updated a little late. Thanks to Clownfish0624 for the reward of 1,500 Qidian coins again. Thanks to book friends 20190716213322647 and Sily33 for the reward of 100 Qidian coins.