Chapter 234 Ren Cheng is captured
After saying that, Fang Hai raised his head and looked at Chu Lingyun.
Taking away the proceeds from the house search without permission is absolutely against discipline, but everyone does it, and what Ren Cheng took is not valuable. As a deputy team leader, if he can't even get this little benefit, how can he work with peace of mind in the future?
This is indeed the unspoken rule, but it cannot be made public. If it were not for solving the case, Fang Hai would not dare to lie and probably would not say it out loud.
"Team Leader Fang, please ask if anyone knows if Ren Cheng has this jade bracelet."
Chu Lingyun didn't care about this at all. If we talk about greed, he was the greediest among these people. He didn't know how much he had made now.
The most important thing right now is to find Ren Cheng as soon as possible.
"yes."
Fang Hai left in a hurry, and Shen Hanwen immediately said, "Team Leader, why did he suddenly sell something? Even if he didn't want to bring the inkstone, the jade bracelet is unnecessary. I've seen that bracelet, it's very beautiful."
Chu Lingyun did not answer, he was thinking.
Ren Cheng did not buy the ancient chess manuals, but instead sold the things he had to cash in, which is indeed very suspicious.
Normally, since he had defected to the Japanese, the Japanese should have made arrangements for him now that he was exposed, such as placing him in the Japanese concession first and allowing him to continue serving the Japanese there.
With him, who knows Hangzhou Station very well, the future work of Hangzhou Station will be more difficult.
Even if he didn't want to stay in Hangzhou for safety reasons, he could go to Shanghai, Suzhou, or other important cities. He was very familiar with the methods of the Military Intelligence Department, and even serving as a consultant would be of great help to the Japanese.
But now it seems that Ren Cheng was not with the Japanese after his escape.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have taken the risk of finding a broker to rent a house himself and stayed there for several days.
Now he was selling his things for cash. Chu Lingyun finally made a bold guess that Ren Cheng was not with the Japanese after escaping, but was with only his family.
Chu Lingyun didn't know why this happened, but it was good news. Ren Cheng didn't hang out with the Japanese, so the possibility of finding him increased a lot. If he was protected by the Japanese, it would be difficult to punish him even if he was found.
"Team Leader Chu, I've inquired and found out that one of Ren Cheng's trusted subordinates has seen this bracelet. It belonged to Ren Cheng's wife. It's said that his wife loved it very much. I don't know why she sold it."
Not long after, Fang Hai came back with good news.
Even his wife's things were sold, which proves that Ren Cheng is in great need of money now, otherwise he would not sell such things.
"We've also tracked down Goto Tanyang's whereabouts. He arrived in China over seven months ago, first going to Peking and challenging several Go masters. He stayed there for half a month before heading to Shanghai. However, he only stayed in Shanghai for five days before arriving in Hangzhou. He then challenged the Oriental Go Club and won every match he played."
"Goto Taniyo is a famous master in the Japanese Go world. It is said that after Dong Wenyuan lost, he wanted to play chess with him, but he refused. Goto Taniyo only plays Go."
"While he was in Hangzhou, he lived in the consulate in the Japanese Concession. According to our investigation, he was acquainted with the Japanese consul, Kitahara Hiroshi, and they had a good relationship. He stayed in Hangzhou for a full twenty days before leaving, returning to Shanghai to challenge the Shanghai masters, and returning to Japan half a month later."
Fang Hai quickly reported that Goto Tanyang was a celebrity and it was not difficult to find out information about him.
Even so, it took Hangzhou Station a day to find out.
Goto Tanyang was originally in Shanghai challenging domestic chess players, but he came to Hangzhou before the competition was over, which means he came to Hangzhou with a mission.
His mission is likely related to Ren Cheng.
Goto Tanyang is a Go master who came to China just for the challenge. It is unlikely that he is a Japanese spy. If he were, he would not return home so soon.
Although the case is still a bit vague, it is much clearer than when Chu Lingyun first took over.
"How's the investigation into the car dealership and Ren Cheng's whereabouts going?" Chu Lingyun looked up and asked.
"We are still investigating and there will be results soon."
Fang Hai quickly replied that when he was handling the case, he felt more pressure in front of Chu Lingyun than in front of the stationmaster.
When the stationmaster handles a case, he always only asks about the result, and lets them do the rest on their own, as long as there is a good result. Chu Lingyun is different. He will ask about every detail, including many small things, and ask them to run and check these things.
However, Fang Hai felt that Chu Lingyun's method of investigating cases was better and more effective.
He compared himself with Chu Lingyun, and the final result made him very depressed. He really could not compare to him. Even in just one day, Chu Lingyun showed his extremely high talent in intelligence.
"Team Leader Fang, please work harder. Do you have enough manpower?"
Chu Lingyun said softly that Fang Hai was not his subordinate and could not say anything harsh to him. If it were Niu who investigated these things, it would definitely not take so long.
"We're a little short on manpower, and there are too many things to check." Fang Hai answered honestly.
Chu Lingyun nodded slightly: "Call Team Leader Zhu over, there is a new task."
Hangzhou is not the headquarters, and it has sufficient manpower. There is only one intelligence team and an action team here, and their total number of people is not as large as that in Wuhan.
There are indeed a lot of things to investigate now, especially Ren Cheng's whereabouts, which requires a large number of manpower to be deployed.
Fortunately, there is Zhu Qing, and Zhu Qing has someone in his hands.
"Team Leader Zhu, assist Team Leader Fang and immediately monitor all pawnshops and antique shops in Hangzhou. If we are short-staffed and can't monitor so many locations, deploy personnel at the intersections that must be passed."
The investigation into Ren Cheng cannot stop, but with new clues, arrangements must be made.
Since Ren Cheng is short of money, he will probably sell things to cash in. If he wants to sell the things he has, there are only a few ways to do so: antique shops, pawnshops, and dealers who specialize in buying goods.
Since Ren Cheng appeared in the antique shop, it means that it is unlikely that he had direct contact with the dealer. Pawnshops and places where these things are collected can be monitored closely.
"Team Leader Chu, I can't leave." Zhu Qing hesitated for a moment, and finally shook his head.
Chu Lingyun's mission is to solve the case, but his mission is to protect, and he must never leave Chu Lingyun's side.
"Team Leader Zhu, you don't have to go. Have all your men go. I won't leave Hangzhou Station, and nothing will happen to me here."
Chu Lingyun smiled and shook his head. Zhu Qing's protection of him was indeed sincere. His help over the past few times was not in vain. He would remember this favor and repay it when he had the chance in the future.
Fang Hai was not surprised by Zhu Qing's attitude. He had guessed long ago that Zhu Qing was not here to investigate the case, but was just protecting Chu Lingyun.
The team leader protecting the team leader really shocked him and the station manager.
"That's fine."
Zhu Qing grinned. As long as Chu Lingyun didn't leave Hangzhou Station, he would naturally be safe.
Many people were outside Hangzhou Station, but there was still a certain amount of protection inside the station. Moreover, this was the urban area of HZ, which was under government control.
The security headquarters is not far from Hangzhou Station, so they can provide support at any time if any situation arises.
After lunch, Fang Hai came again.
He had reported everything he had found out before to Cai Zhengru first, and then to Chu Lingyun. After Cai Zhengru had looked at it a few times, he finally instructed that he didn't need to report to him anymore, but should report directly to Chu Lingyun.
No matter how stupid Cai Zhengru was, he knew the importance of time. Fang Hai reported to him first, and he was unable to make arrangements for the next step. It would be better to let Chu Lingyun handle it all to save time.
He has already paid the hard work fee, and as long as Chu Lingyun handles the case seriously, he will be helping him.
"The carriage agency has investigated and found that most of the time they rent carriages with a driver, and a few rent carriages alone. Only at the Lin'an carriage agency was a carriage rented out by someone alone at that time. The two people who rented the carriage were known to someone at the carriage agency. They were the second-in-command of the Mi Gang and his subordinates."
"What does the Mi Gang do?" Chu Lingyun asked directly.
"The Rice Gang is a small local gang, with only about a hundred members. They mainly make a living by carrying rice at the docks. To put it bluntly, they are coolies. I remember Ren Cheng helped the Rice Gang once, and he knew some of their people."
Chu Lingyun nodded slightly but said nothing.
Ren Cheng helped the Mi Gang. Although these gangs were not powerful, some of them were very loyal. This shows that Ren Cheng used his people to pick up his mother and did not let the Japanese intervene.
Ren Cheng rented a house by himself, and he did not ask for help from the Mi Gang, so he would not be hiding in the Mi Gang.
The Mi Gang has many gossipy members and is related to him, so it is easy for them to be exposed.
In this way, finding out these two people will not be of much use, but since they have helped Ren Cheng, they must be arrested.
How to catch and when to catch are crucial.
Chu Lingyun was worried about whether Ren Cheng would find out if he captured the Mi Gang members, thus alerting them.
If Ren Cheng feels that Hangzhou is very dangerous, he will probably leave the city immediately, unless all exits of the city are searched now to prevent Ren Cheng from having the opportunity to leave the city.
But doing so would require a large number of troops and would more likely alert Ren Cheng.
If Ren Cheng continues to hide and does not show up, the blockade cannot be maintained for too long. Once the blockade is relaxed, it is likely that Ren Cheng will have the opportunity to escape.
It is definitely impossible to arrest people secretly. The Mi Gang is not just one person, there are hundreds of people.
Besides, we can't just arrest the second-in-command. Since Ren Cheng has helped the Mi Gang, the boss is also a suspect. But if we arrest their important leader, the people of the Mi Gang will naturally make trouble.
As for arresting all the members of the Mi Gang, forget it, as that would cause even more trouble.
"Send someone to keep an eye on the Mi Gang. Don't touch them for now."
Chu Lingyun finally made the decision that arresting him would do more harm than good, so he decided not to do so for the time being.
"I've arranged for someone to keep an eye on him."
Fang Hai said hurriedly, and Chu Lingyun looked at him in surprise. This time they finally did something right.
"Good job. For now, we're mainly investigating Ren Cheng's whereabouts and keeping an eye on any places he might be."
When Fang Hai was praised by Chu Lingyun, he smiled instead. This praise made him very happy.
As more and more clues were uncovered during the investigation, the case of the traitor gradually became clearer.
The Japanese took advantage of Ren Cheng's love of Go and successfully turned him against the government. It is not clear what Goto Taniya did in this matter, but he certainly played a crucial role.
When Ren Cheng found himself exposed, he did not ask the Japanese for help to escape, but fled on his own and is likely still in Hangzhou.
It was a hurry to escape, so Ren Cheng had no choice but to rent a house himself and asked Mi Bang, whom he had helped before, to pick up his mother so that the whole family could escape.
But knowing this is useless. His mission is to eliminate the traitor. If he can't find Ren Cheng, the mission will fail.
In the afternoon, Chu Lingyun was looking through the case materials, while Zhu Qing was leisurely drinking tea in his office.
"Ring, ring, ring."
The phone on the table suddenly rang, and Chu Lingyun picked up the phone casually.
"Team leader, we've got him. We've got Ren Cheng."
Shen Hanwen's excited roar came from the phone. Chu Lingyun stood up suddenly and asked quickly, "Are you sure it's Ren Cheng?"
"It's him. We've checked. He quietly came to a small pawnshop this afternoon and happened to be near us. Team Leader Zhu's team spotted him and immediately notified us. After he left the pawnshop, we acted decisively and successfully captured him."
"Great, bring him back immediately."
Chu Lingyun smiled and let Cheng Guoran go to cash out again, but was discovered by Zhu Qing's men.
Once a person like him who is hiding shows up, his fate is sealed.
"Yes, we will bring people back immediately."
Shen Hanwen hung up the phone in a hurry, and Zhu Qing stood up without even bothering to drink his tea.
He was far away and didn't hear what Shen Hanwen said, but he heard what Chu Lingyun asked. It was obvious that they had caught the person and were returning to the station.
"Team Leader Zhu, your people have found Ren Cheng and captured him. They will be back soon."
Chu Lingyun said to Zhu Qing with a smile. Zhu Qing was stunned. It turned out that it was his people who caught the traitor?
He brought a whole team with him. When carrying out the mission today, Shen Hanwen and his captain would lead the team together, but Shen Hanwen would be the main leader.
Zhu Qing was here to be a bodyguard. He didn't care about the case and was only responsible for providing manpower.
I didn’t expect these people to be so lucky and get the credit for catching someone.
"So, the mission is accomplished?"
Zhu Qing widened his eyes. It had only been a short time. They had just arrived at Hangzhou Station yesterday, and they had already caught someone today?
At most, it will take just over a day.
What Hangzhou Station had not been able to do for such a long time was completed just one day after Chu Lingyun arrived. Zhu Qing didn't know what to say.
He participated in the entire case and was very clear about Chu Lingyun's process of solving the case, and he also understood Chu Lingyun's interests.
The investigation seemed tedious, but it always hit the nail on the head and ultimately found the person successfully.
"Yes, if everything goes well, we will return to Nanjing tomorrow."
Chu Lingyun smiled and nodded. Now that he had caught the man, his mission was actually completed. The order given to him by the director was to catch the man regardless of life or death.
He doesn't need to ask about what happens next at Hangzhou Station.
But this case was suspicious, and Chu Lingyun still wanted to find out everything before going back.
"Team Leader Chu, I admire you."
Zhu Qing sincerely gave Chu Lingyun a thumbs up. If you have never worked on a case with Chu Lingyun, you will not know how strong Chu Lingyun's grasp of details is.
Soon, several cars drove into Hangzhou Station quickly, and Ren Cheng was tied up and gagged and taken off the car.
Seeing this place that he was very familiar with, Ren Cheng's expression was full of complexity.
Chu Lingyun and Zhu Qing had already arrived downstairs of the office building and were waiting. Shen Hanwen and the captain of Zhu Qing's subordinates strode up to them and saluted at the same time.
"Team leader, we've captured him alive."
Shen Hanwen grinned. Not long after they started to keep watch, a pie fell from the sky and hit them directly on the head.