Chapter 61 Lure the snake out of its hole
"Team leader, we are lucky to have a leader like you."
When he heard that money was to be distributed to the team members again, Loach grinned, especially those new team members who did not do much work but received a lot of money.
This time, each person will get more than two hundred yuan, which is much higher than their salary.
"You should go back first. You've been busy all day. Have a good rest."
Chu Lingyun smiled. It was not that he was generous, but he would have to rely on these people to work for him in the future. How could he not treat them well?
Besides, only the small part was divided out, and the big part was still in Chu Lingyun's hands.
After Loach left, Chu Lingyun divided the gold bars in the box into two. After thinking for a while, he took out ten more gold bars and put them in the box. He then put the other twenty gold bars in a small box.
These twenty sticks are for Wang Yuemin. We only caught two traitors, so it is not appropriate to give him too many. Twenty sticks are just right. Wang Yuemin won't be angry, and the gift is enough for him.
Excluding the twenty large gold bars given to Wang Yuemin, Chu Lingyun now has a total of ninety gold bars in his hands.
Including the cash, it's a considerable sum.
With that little salary he has, he won't be able to save that much in his lifetime.
Chu Lingyun was a little worried about so many gold bars and cash. It was definitely not possible to keep them at home. Although his dormitory was inside the station and no thief dared to break in, leaving so much money in the room was definitely a time bomb.
Besides, Chu Lingyun understood history. Gold bars were fine, but the legal tender would continue to depreciate. After the Anti-Japanese War, the depreciation would be even faster. If he kept the money in his hands, it would only slowly become less.
You should find a way to exchange gold bars and cash for something else as soon as possible, preferably something that can maintain its value.
The next morning, Chu Lingyun came to Wang Yuemin's office carrying a box.
"Ling Yun is here. How's the investigation into the post office going?"
When Wang Yuemin saw Chu Lingyun, he immediately smiled. Chu Lingyun was the person who gave him the least worry in the entire station, and it was also Chu Lingyun who made him proud and proud.
"Stationmaster, we have found two suspects and are investigating them. However, the Japanese spies are cunning, so we dare not do anything to them now. We are just watching them secretly." Chu Lingyun put down the box and reported quickly.
"You're right. Japanese spies are extremely cunning. We must never be careless when dealing with them."
Wang Yuemin nodded slightly. In just one day, Chu Lingyun had identified two suspects. His efficiency was incredible.
If it is Wang Jialiang, it will probably take a few days to confirm.
"Stationmaster, we have some local specialties. This is a gift to you."
Chu Lingyun came to see Wang Yuemin not to report on his work. He just had some ideas now, and it was not the time to report. He would not have said anything if Wang Yuemin hadn't asked him.
Gift giving is the key.
"Leave it here. You continue to follow up on Du Juan's case. I'm waiting for your good news."
"Yes, I will never let the stationmaster down."
Chu Lingyun stood up, saluted, and left quickly. After Chu Lingyun left, Wang Yuemin locked the door again and opened the box in front of him.
Looking at the big gold bars inside, Wang Yuemin was overjoyed and put the gold bars into the safe with satisfaction.
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"Team Leader, Li Zheng's social circle is much wider than Old Li's, but it's basically limited to neighbors and colleagues. I've asked around, and no one knows how he makes money elsewhere. His family never seems to be short of money."
In the afternoon, Loach came to report. Even with Loach's ability to gather intelligence, he couldn't find out the source of Li Zheng's extra income. It can only be said that Li Zheng was very secretive in this regard.
Now we cannot take action against Li Zheng’s family to avoid alerting the suspects, and the investigation has come to a standstill for a while.
"Does Li Zheng have any bank deposits?"
After thinking for a moment, Chu Lingyun asked, and Loach immediately shook his head: "I asked, no, people like them basically don't go to the bank."
"Did he have any family background before?" Chu Lingyun asked again.
"There's no family wealth at all. People around him say that a few years ago, the family was struggling, but things are better now. Li Zheng's explanation to the public is that his eldest son is earning money and is supplementing the family expenses. But according to my research, his eldest son worked as an apprentice for six years and couldn't save any money, let alone supplement the family expenses."
"Let's go to the torture chamber."
After a while, Chu Lingyun made a decision. Time was pressing and he couldn't wait any longer. No one knew when Li Zheng would go to collect the money, and the news of Huo Xiao's arrest could not be concealed for long. Once Du Juan knew that something had happened to Abe Hanako, this emergency contact method would inevitably become invalid.
In the interrogation room, Chu Lingyun interrogated Abe Hanako in detail, asking for all the details of their emergency contact information clearly, without missing a single one.
"Abe Hanako, if you can make meritorious contributions while serving your sentence, we will give you a lighter sentence. At least your life will be spared."
Chu Lingyun watched Abe Hanako's expression, and he had to observe any subtle changes in her expression.
Chu Lingyun decided to take a risk. He couldn't just wait, so he had to take the initiative and let Abe Hanako go to make the contact.
He had thought about finding someone with a similar height and appearance to Abe Hanako, and using his makeup to impersonate Abe Hanako to make the contact, but it was not easy to arrest him in the French Concession, and once he was arrested, it would cause a huge commotion.
Since she cannot be arrested, there is no point in pretending to be Abe Hanako.
No matter who is impersonating, even if they know a lot, there is a possibility of mistakes being made during the contact, which would be noticed by Du Juan.
"I am willing to make meritorious contributions while serving my sentence."
Abe Hanako nodded hurriedly. Her faith had long been shattered, and now that she had a chance to survive, she naturally didn't want to let it go.
"Okay then. Now write the letter and I'll have someone put it in the mailbox for you. I'll take you to the meeting place tomorrow. But don't try to play any tricks. If you make any unusual moves, I'll capture you and your face will definitely change."
Abe Hanako cared about her appearance, so Chu Lingyun directly threatened her with disfigurement.
"Don't worry, I will definitely cooperate." Abe Hanako nodded again. Chu Lingyun asked her to write a letter and then told her all the things to pay attention to during the contact.
The De Ming Hotel was located in the French Concession, which was French territory. Their people could not break in, but they had no problem disguising themselves as customers.
As long as Abe Hanako can keep Dujuan calm and wait for Dujuan to leave the French Concession or go to a place with fewer people, his men can arrest her.
The envelope can be quickly addressed. It doesn't need to contain anything, just put a piece of white paper in it.
The letter was put into the mailbox by Niu himself, and he then watched over the mailbox. At around five o'clock in the afternoon, the letters in the mailbox were collected and finally delivered to the post office.
Chu Lingyun was standing in a house outside the post office, with Niu Qiu and Shen Hanwen. Zhong Hui and his men were on guard outside.
Inside the post office, Old Li had two pairs of eyes watching him all the time, and Li Zheng also had two people watching him secretly.