Chapter 5: Continuing the Investigation
After returning to the Military Intelligence Department, Chu Lingyun first went to Wang Yuemin's office, tidied his clothes and hair at the door, and then knocked on the door.
"Come in." Wang Yuemin's voice came from inside, but it sounded weak.
"Stationmaster, the person has been sent to the police station. The Chinese detective Gao Zhengliang from the police station said that the Japanese might ransom him."
Chu Lingyun stood in front of Wang Yuemin's desk and gave a simple and clear report.
"Let them be. You don't need to tell me these things. You have been busy all day. Go and have a rest."
Wang Yuemin was rubbing his head. He was in a bad mood and even worse.
This Japanese spy case was one that he personally supervised and closely followed every step of the way, but in the end, a big mistake was made. He was now having a headache about how to report the results to the director in Nanjing.
Now he regrets it immensely. Why did he want to take credit for it when there was no result yet? He reported the case to the headquarters in advance, and as a result, the department chief took it seriously.
As a result, he was stuck in a dilemma. If the director knew that the case was a mess, he would definitely be scolded.
"Stationmaster, I think this case deserves another follow-up. Think about it, why would a corporate spy's contact be so secretive? It's not normal."
Chu Lingyun said in a low voice that Wang Yuemin was indeed good to Chu Lingyun. If anyone else dared to talk about this case in front of him at this time, he would definitely yell at them.
Wang Yuemin waved his hand weakly: "Follow me if you want, but don't waste too much energy on this case."
"Yes, Station Master, I'll be out first."
Wang Yuemin was in a bad mood. Chu Lingyun didn't say much to him. He gently closed the door for him and left quickly.
Back in my office, as he came in, the originally noisy chatter immediately turned into silence.
Chu Lingyun understood that this was because they had not truly accepted him. Chu Lingyun used to be too arrogant and did not take these subordinates seriously at all. After traveling through time, he could only slowly change all this.
"Ring, ring, ring"
Not long after he came back, the phone on the desk rang. There was only one telephone in the entire office, and it was on Chu Lingyun's desk.
Chu Lingyun picked up the phone and said in a deep voice, "I'm Chu Lingyun. Who is this?"
"Captain, I'm Loach. I've found out what you said. The police station asked for our man after receiving a complaint from Henry, the owner of the Beixi Foreign Trade Company."
How did Henry, the boss of Beixi Foreign Trade, know about Qian Cang Xiaoye's arrest? And how did he know that he was a corporate spy?
Although the arrest in the morning caused quite a stir, this era was not the Internet world of later generations, where a small matter would spread all over the world in an instant. Moreover, the noodle shop where the arrest took place was not close to the French Concession.
"Please work harder and continue to investigate how Henry knew about this."
Chu Lingyun instructed Loach that although Loach was a smooth-talking person, he was very flexible and well-informed. Among the fourteen members of Team Three, he had the strongest ability to gather intelligence.
"Yes, Captain, I'll check it out right away."
After hanging up the phone, Chu Lingyun opened the file in front of him and carefully looked through the contents.
He went to Wang Jialiang specifically to ask for the file after leaving Wang Yuemin's office. He had already obtained Wang Yuemin's approval and could continue to work on the case, so there was no problem in asking for the file.
Wang Jialiang was worried about this case, and he was more than happy for Chu Lingyun to take over, so he handed the file to him directly.
Qian Cang Xiaoye is an employee of Bei Xi Foreign Company. The information he passed on this time was also the purchasing information of Bei Xi Foreign Company. At first glance, there is no problem. This is just a very simple commercial leak.
But since Chu Lingyun had doubts, he would not let go of any clues.
He soon discovered the problem. Chu Lingyun pulled out the intelligence slip that they had discussed in the morning and stared at the content on it.
This piece of business intelligence was very simple, containing only the quantity and price of cars, gasoline, and cigars purchased by Bexi & Co.
However, the intelligence team did not verify whether the three commodities really arrived at Beixi Foreign Company and whether the prices were as written in the intelligence.
Since Yamada Yoko had stolen this information, they must have the same products, otherwise why would they have such information? The intelligence team also did not verify this.
This was definitely an oversight by the intelligence team. Not only them, but Wang Yuemin as well. After learning that they had caught a commercial spy, Wang Yuemin and Wang Jialiang panicked and carelessly let go of these doubts.
He looked at his watch and saw that there was still time in the afternoon. He immediately called out, "Hanwen, come here."
Shen Hanwen suddenly stood up from his seat and walked quickly to Chu Lingyun's desk.
"Take a few brothers and go to the Beixi Foreign Trade Company in the French Concession immediately to check what goods they sell. Focus on the three commodities: cars, gasoline, and cigars. Try to find out the quantity and price of their recent purchases."
Chu Lingyun instructed that the most suitable person to investigate these matters was Loach, but Loach had other tasks at the moment, so he had to let other people investigate first.
"Yes, Captain." Shen Hanwen stood up straight, saluted and accepted the task.
After thinking for a moment, Chu Lingyun said, "Don't reveal your identity when investigating. Investigate secretly. If you can't find anything, come back early and don't delay the dinner party tonight."
Chu Lingyun will continue to investigate this case, but he must not alert the enemy.
"I understand, Captain, don't worry. I will never let them know that someone is investigating them."
Shen Hanwen made repeated assurances, which made Chu Lingyun feel relieved. He asked him to take the two people and come back quickly.
Shen Hanwen was in charge of verifying the situation of Beixi Foreign Company, and Chu Lingyun handed over the task of investigating Yamada Foreign Company to two other team members.
Compared with Bexi & Co., the investigation of Yamada & Co. was much simpler. It was enough to find out what goods they sold.
It was not enough to just verify the authenticity of their business intelligence. Chu Lingyun continued to look through the files to see if he could find more loopholes and clues.
According to the file records, Asano Ono was targeted by the intelligence team because he had previously inquired about the news of the warship at the dock.
But he didn't get any useful information at that time. Asano Ono was a Japanese who worked in a French trading company. Arresting him rashly without evidence would easily lead to diplomatic disputes. The talents of the intelligence team played a long game and secretly investigated him.
But when I was tracking him, I was able to get rid of him several times.
Hard work pays off. After a month of surveillance, the intelligence team finally reaped great rewards. They obtained information about the meeting he was going to have this morning, and also knew the time and place of the meeting.
It was only at this time that Wang Yuemin gave the order to carry out the arrest.