Chapter 238 Suspicious Person
This man is indeed problematic, but could he be a Japanese spy?
Chu Lingyun thought quickly in his mind. First of all, this man was not a professional intelligence officer. If he was, he would not have failed to recognize the driver. Professional intelligence officers are very careful and meticulous and have strong memories.
They would certainly notice this after riding with the same driver for two consecutive days.
Although he was not an intelligence officer, he performed simple anti-tracking actions and thus got rid of the driver's surveillance.
This person is most likely not a Japanese spy.
Although Chu Lingyun didn't like Japan, he had to admit that the professional level of Japanese agents during this period was still very high. If they sent people to lurk in Nanjing, they would not send such a fool.
Japanese intelligence agencies are strictly managed, so it is unlikely that the person was someone close to the agent.
However, speculation is not the truth. Regardless of whether the person discovered by the driver is a Japanese spy or not, since there is a problem, it needs to be investigated.
There was no rush in his investigation. Chu Lingyun looked again at the clues that the second car dealership had noticed.
This is a passenger who just arrived in Nanjing. He is carrying a big suitcase. The driver picked him up at the train station.
After the last expansion of the rickshaw dealership, the business was good thanks to Wang Sheng's care. Another rickshaw dealership was not doing well and wanted to transfer a batch of rickshaws. Liu Chengzhu told Wang Sheng, and after Wang Sheng's request, Chu Lingyun agreed to take over all the rickshaws of that dealership.
Today, there are more than 800 rickshaws in the company, and the rickshaw drivers are all over Nanjing.
The train station is in a good location and it's easy to pick up people here.
With Wang Sheng's care, their car dealership can pick up people anywhere.
After leaving the station, this man got on a rickshaw directly, but he did not go to the hotel or go home. Instead, he asked the driver to take him to a deserted place and got off there.
He carried a very heavy box and went to a deserted place. The driver noticed it and reported it to Liu Chengzhu, and it finally came to Chu Lingyun.
This person is also suspicious. A normal person carrying luggage would definitely think about putting the luggage away first no matter where they want to go. It is not easy to stop another car after getting off the car with heavy luggage. What is he doing there?
The drivers are not agents. They only report things that they feel are wrong and do not conduct any investigation.
If Chu Lingyun wants to find out the truth, he has to do it himself.
"Wang Sheng, bring those two drivers to me."
Chu Lingyun called Wang Sheng and told him that the Japanese had already arrived in Nanjing and could threaten his safety at any time. Chu Lingyun was not an arrogant person, so he put safety first at this time.
"Chu Yuan, go and bring Yang Jian over."
After calling Wang Sheng, Chu Lingyun asked Chu Yuan to call Yang Jian. Yang Jian could paint, but he had to guide him. Without his guidance, Yang Jian could not draw the picture.
Soon, Yang Jian, Wang Sheng and others arrived, and Liu Chengzhu followed.
Liu Chengzhu already knew Chu Lingyun's true identity, and he had heard about the big commotion at the police station.
He didn't know what kind of unit the Military Intelligence Department was, but he never expected that Commander Chu was so powerful. Wang Sheng was bullied in the police station, and the director of the General Police Department could arrest him or withdraw him at will.
It was just one sentence that made Wang Sheng the director of the Fifth Branch.
In fact, it was Henian's credit that Wang Sheng was promoted to director, and it was Henian who personally arrested Hou Shangui.
But outsiders were not aware of this, and rumors spread, and those around Wang Sheng who did not know the truth all thought that Chu Lingyun did all this.
This also made Liu Chengzhu more motivated. Following such a big shot, why would he be afraid of not having a good future?
It was Liu Chengzhu's first time to come to the Military Intelligence Department. This strict military organization made him feel terrified. He followed Wang Sheng carefully and didn't dare to breathe.
He was like this, not to mention the two coachmen.
It was not until they arrived at a small meeting room that Chu Lingyun's kind attitude finally calmed their pounding hearts.
Chu Lingyun asked, and Yang Jian drew the picture. Soon, the two people's appearances were drawn.
Since several days had passed, neither driver dared to guarantee that the man looked exactly like the original, they only said that he was very similar.
It is enough to be very similar. These two people are just problematic and suspicious, but it cannot be confirmed that they are Japanese spies. A portrait that is somewhat similar can help Chu Lingyun find them.
The two drivers were exempted from today's share of the money. Because they were delayed for a long time, Chu Lingyun also asked Liu Chengzhu to reward them with one dollar each to compensate for their loss of not being able to pull the cart.
The car dealership belongs to Chu Lingyun, and he has full control over the rewards.
This is the benefit of having your own industry.
"Team Leader, can you let me investigate these two people?"
After seeing off Yang Jian and Wang Sheng, Chu Yuan immediately asked Chu Lingyun, "There's a new clue. Clues that are taken seriously by the team leader generally won't be a problem."
"Go check this out."
Chu Lingyun handed the portrait of the man with the heavy luggage to Chu Yuan. As for the one in Lotus Lane, Chu Lingyun always felt a little unsafe and did not give it to him.
This person has anti-tracking awareness, but he is not good at it. He is not a professional intelligence officer. What is his identity?
If we exclude the Japanese spies and the people from the Party Affairs Investigation Office, there won't be many options left.
There were spies from other countries in the country during this period, but only Japan, which coveted China, would deploy a large number of agents to search for intelligence in all aspects.
Agents from other countries generally only seek out important intelligence.
For example, diplomatic trends, arms purchases, major personnel changes, inside stories of major warlords, etc.
Moreover, other East Asian countries during this period were very weak. If Westerners were disguised, their appearance would be a big problem, and they would not bribe the Chinese to gather such general intelligence.
So after considering it, Chu Lingyun did not hand the person over to Chu Yuan. He would investigate this person himself.
It’s not that he doesn’t trust Chu Yuan. If he really wants to find out something that he shouldn’t, Chu Yuan will definitely keep it secret as long as he gives the order.
But when it comes to secrets, the fewer people who know about them, the safer they are.
When I got off work in the afternoon, Shen Hanwen had already driven over and was waiting for me.
In the evening, Chu Lingyun and Lin Shi made an appointment to go to Lijia Laoya for a drink together. Lin Shi was one of Chu Lingyun's few friends, and now he was working for the Red Party. Through him, he could get some information about the Red Party and provide him with better protection.
The last time I knew that the Red Party was short of money was indirectly through Lin Shi.
When going out for a meal, Shen Hanwen took twenty people with him. They were fully armed with both long and short guns, a lot of grenades and smoke bombs, and even a light machine gun.
This was not Chu Lingyun's arrangement, but a New Year's greeting.
After returning, Henian specially called Shen Hanwen over. The section chief's sudden summons made Shen Hanwen very nervous. This was the first time the section chief met him alone, and he didn't know whether it was a good thing or a bad thing.
Only when he met the section chief did he realize that the section chief wanted him to strengthen the protection of the team leader.
The section chief didn't say it explicitly, but during this period, no matter where Chu Lingyun went, Shen Hanwen had to follow closely, and bring enough manpower and weapons, and also bring a signal gun, so that he could send signals to request support at any time if something went wrong.
Signal guns appeared as early as World War I. They were in the Military Intelligence Department. Shen Hanwen specially received three of them. If he encountered a large group of enemies, he would immediately fire a signal gun to ask for help.
This is Nanjing City. Whoever gets there first can help them fight the enemy.
He Nian did not tell Shen Hanwen the specific truth, but just asked him to strengthen protection. Among the three captains under Chu Lingyun, Shen Hanwen had the best skills and was a scout, so he was the most suitable person to be assigned to this task.
Shen Hanwen is not that stupid. The section chief did not explain the reason, but asked him to strengthen his protection. It is very likely that someone is trying to harm the team leader.
Who is the most likely person to assassinate the team leader? The answer is obvious: only the Japanese.
If the Japanese want to harm the team leader, Shen Hanwen will be extremely alert to protect the team leader. The team leader is everything to him. If he wants to have better development in the future, he must stay close to the team leader.
Twenty people used five cars, all of which were black sedans.
No one knew which car Chu Lingyun was in. Even if there were really Japanese people, so many cars would disrupt their vision.
Li Jia Lao Ya lived near the Central Military Academy. They were in school at that time and would not run too far to eat.
Lin Shi arrived first. This was a small shop without any private rooms. Lin Shi sat by the window. He had specially worn a school uniform today, which looked very much like when he was in school.
Five black cars lined up and stopped in front of the store.
Seeing many big men getting out of the car, some of them carrying long guns, Lin Shi almost took out the pistol hidden on his body.
He knew his identity and knew that if he was caught, his fate would be extremely miserable.
But he has not been gathering intelligence recently, let alone passing on intelligence. Even Lao Zheng has left Nanjing. How was he exposed, and how did the spies find this place?
Lin Shi thought a lot in an instant. These people in front of him were obviously spies. He still had some vision.
Soon, he saw Chu Lingyun getting out of the car, and Lin Shi's eyes widened again.
Could it be that his old classmate discovered his identity and lured him out on purpose to arrest him?
I have to say that Lin Shi’s agent experience is really very low.
He had not received any professional training. If they really came to arrest him, these people would not have gotten out of the car and stood guard around him. They would have rushed in and held him down long ago.
"Boss, the place is reserved today."
Shen Hanwen came to the counter with the money and asked the boss to clear the area. Chu Lingyun shook his head helplessly. When he saw Shen Hanwen's situation today, he understood what instructions the boss had given Shen Hanwen.
"Yes, yes."
The boss was so frightened that he was shaking and didn't dare to say anything. As for the other people eating in the restaurant, they didn't dare to stay after seeing this situation. They left on their own without the boss having to chase them away.
The small shop, which originally had many diners, was suddenly left with only Lin Shi.
"Will you guys go out?"
Chu Lingyun gave the order lightly. Shen Hanwen hesitated for a moment, asked his men to surround the shop, and went to the counter and squeezed in with the boss.
"Lin Shi, I'm sorry, the situation has been a bit special recently, otherwise I wouldn't come out."
Seeing Lin Shi, Chu Lingyun made a helpless gesture. Lin Shi felt relieved at this moment, as it seemed that they were not here to catch him.
"Ling Yun, it seems you've really become a big shot. Why are there so many people protecting you just for a meal?"
Lin Shi pretended to be dissatisfied, but in fact he was a little dissatisfied. What matters when dining in a small restaurant like this is the atmosphere. Now that the other customers have left, he can no longer find the feeling he had when dining here in the past.
"I'm so sorry, Hanwen, you should go out too."
Chu Lingyun recognized the store owner, so there would be no problem with the owner. Shen Hanwen didn't need to stay inside. As for those customers, they wouldn't dare to come even if you invited them now.
"Team Leader..."
"That's an order."
Chu Lingyun's tone was not harsh. Shen Hanwen looked at Lin Shi and finally had to leave the shop.
The boss served them the dishes. Fortunately, Shen Hanwen had just given him a lot of money, which was enough to make up for today's losses. As long as this gentleman didn't get into trouble, it would be fine. The boss also realized that this young man was definitely a big shot.
"This is the money you lent me last time, plus interest. Thank you very much."
Lin Shi took out a stack of money and placed it in front of Chu Lingyun. He was becoming more and more uncomfortable with Chu Lingyun, especially today when Chu Lingyun brought so many people and weapons with him, which made him feel even more uncomfortable.
He was very afraid that one day this best old classmate would take him away personally.
"Don't worry, you just got promoted, and there are still some social interactions to attend to. Finish your work first."
Chu Lingyun did not take the money and shook his head and said that Lin Shi had returned the money, which meant that the Red Party might not be so short of money at the moment. It seemed that the gold bars sent last time had played a role.
This is good news, Chu Lingyun is very happy.
"I can do all that myself. It's not good to owe money. You should take it back first."
Lin Shi shook his head. It was indeed not good to owe money, especially the money owed to Chu Lingyun. He had to pay it back today no matter what.
"Okay, but forget about the interest. Just treat us today."
Chu Lingyun didn't insist anymore, picked up the money on the table, and returned it to Lin Shi without asking for interest.
Lin Shi stopped being pretentious and collected the interest. The two of them drank and chatted. Although the atmosphere was no longer the same as when they ate here before, it brought back many good memories for them.
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"Team leader, a suspicious person has been spotted."
Liu Wannian, the leader of the second group of the Operations Department, who was investigating on the street, suddenly received a report from his subordinates.
"Tell me quickly, what suspicious person?"
Liu Wannian immediately became alert. It was already dark and he was eating noodles, so he had no time to eat.
"A lot of people have been staying at the Yuanfeng Hotel recently, more than a dozen or so. They moved in in batches. I checked their registered addresses, and none of them are from the same place. But according to the hotel staff, they should know each other."
Not just one place, but more than a dozen people, and they knew each other? These people were definitely suspicious.
"Are they in the hotel now?" Liu Wannian asked anxiously.
"Most of them were there, but a few of them went out to eat. According to the waiter, they never ate together, but they were seen talking privately."
"Investigate immediately. Find out all their whereabouts. I need to know where they really came from. Also, verify their identities and keep an eye on them."
Liu Wannian gave the order decisively. There were so many people, and they pretended not to know each other even though they knew each other. Their registered addresses were everywhere, and it was obvious that they were trying to cover up something.
The mission this time was to find someone, and the person they were looking for was a Japanese spy. The section chief had told them that if they could find the person it would definitely be a great achievement, so they all had to put their heart into it.
If these people are really the ones they are looking for, that would be a huge achievement. Their group 2 has not achieved such an achievement for a long time.
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