Chapter 88 Caught Three
Zao Pingchuan laughed again, and his laugh was very strange.
"You caught Inoue, right? That's his dead mailbox. If you hadn't caught him, he wouldn't have found me. But Inoue doesn't know much about me. He doesn't know anything. My house is at 50 Huimin Street. You can search it at will. I married a wife who didn't know about it. Would I keep those things at home?"
Chu Lingyun frowned tightly. Although this person was willing to speak, dealing with him was no easier than dealing with Chishima Keiko.
"Zhong Hui, let the others continue to interrogate Inoue Saburo. You go to No. 50 Huimin Street in person to see if what he said is true."
Chu Lingyun did not continue the interrogation and gave Zhong Hui new orders.
Zao Pingchuan was still smiling, as if he was not the one being tortured.
"Take him away, treat his injuries, keep an eye on him, and don't let anything happen to him."
Chu Lingyun also instructed the interrogator that Turtledove must not die, he is very important and extremely valuable.
But agreeing to Banjiu's conditions and letting his wife go is too risky. Chu Lingyun needs to consider it carefully and verify his wife's identity before making a decision.
But no matter what, capturing two Japanese spies, one of whom was the team leader, was definitely an unprecedented victory.
More than two hours later, Zhong Hui returned and found that it was indeed the home of the Japanese spy. Zhong Hui found out his alias, Lin Shiren, a small salt merchant with a prosperous business.
In this era, being a salt merchant requires a certain amount of energy and connections. Chu Lingyun was very surprised that a hidden agent could become such a businessman.
At this moment, Chu Lingyun finally understood why he felt aggrieved when facing Lin Shiren.
He was facing a profiteer who was very good at business and his bargaining skills were no less than his skills as an agent.
The investigation into Lin Shiren’s wife yielded results the next day.
Lin Shiren's wife is named Tang Wan. She is indeed a local and grew up in Hankou. Her father, Tang Jiadong, is a famous grain merchant. He admired Lin Shiren very much and married his daughter to him.
There is no trace of a spy in Tang Wan's past.
But Chu Lingyun was not careless and continued to interrogate Tang Wan. This woman could only cry and wail when beaten. She was willing to admit everything, but she couldn't say anything when asked about specific things.
Chu Lingyun observed her for a long time and made sure that she was not lying and really knew nothing.
In this case, what Turtledove said is true.
Regardless of whether he was lying or really wanted to survive, he still remembered to protect his wife after being caught. From the perspective of a man alone, he is qualified.
But he is Japanese and an agent, and Chu Lingyun can't really let him go.
Two days later, good news came again from Captain Yao. The person they were monitoring, Zhang Dezhu, finally took action. The careful team members found a dead mailbox in a place where he had stayed.
The note inside contained simple information written in Japanese: This month, 30,000 kilograms of coal and 2,000 kilograms of sugar will be purchased. There are also plans to order 12 desks and 20 telephones. If there is an opportunity to place a bug, more information can be obtained.
This Zhang Dezhu is also a Japanese spy.
The dead mailbox is in a small alley, and not many people pass by it usually. Chu Lingyun arranged people to monitor the entire alley 24 hours a day. Everyone who walks through the alley will be photographed for future identification.
The other two key suspects had not taken any action, so Chu Lingyun could only wait patiently and order his men to continue monitoring them.
He believed that with time, these fox tails would eventually be exposed.
Patience is very important for an agent. Whoever is more patient will win in the end.
Five days later, Captain Yao became a little anxious.
For five days, no one came to pick up the letters in the dead mailbox. However, Zhang Dezhu came to check it out once on the third day and then left in a hurry.
In the past two days, Zhang Dezhu's performance was obviously different from before.
"Team leader, close the net. I don't know why no one has come to retrieve the information from Zhang Dezhu's dead mailbox, but if we don't close the net, Zhang Dezhu may escape at any time."
Captain Yao found Chu Lingyun and said anxiously.
Chu Lingyun was in his office. In front of him was a document that contained detailed records about Lin Shiren. In the past few days, Zhong Hui had brought people to investigate everything that could be found about Lin Shiren.
"Don't worry, let me look at the map."
Captain Yao came to ask for the net to be closed, but Chu Lingyun had an idea and quickly walked to the wall to carefully examine the map on the wall.
It is strange that no one picked up the information released by Zhang Dezhuo, but if Zhang Dezhuo is also a member of the Banjiu Group, then there is a reasonable explanation.
Since Banjiu was arrested, naturally no one would pick up the intelligence he had released.
This was an idea that suddenly came to Chu Lingyun after reading Lin Shiren's information. He came to look at the map to verify whether his idea was correct.
Huimin Street is in the south of the city, Lin Shiren’s shop is also in the south of the city, but the dead mailbox where Zhang Dezhuo delivered the information is in the east of the city.
At three locations, Chu Lingyun drew with a pen and suddenly looked up.
Not far above the dead mailbox is the theater where Lin Shiren was arrested. Every time Lin Shiren finished watching a play, his wife would go to Li's Wonton to eat a bowl of wonton. Li's Wonton is a small shop, but to get there, the alley near the dead mailbox is the shortest way.
"Close the net immediately and arrest Zhang Dezhu."
After understanding this, Chu Lingyun no longer hesitated. If he guessed correctly, Zhang Dezhu was most likely another intelligence officer of the Banjiu Group. Every time Lin Shiren watched the show, he would take away the intelligence of the two.
"Yes, Team Leader."
Captain Yao ran out in a hurry. It was finally time to close the net. Catching the person was like having meat in his mouth.
When you don't grab it, the piece of meat is still on the chopsticks. It is possible that it will fall to the ground. If that happens, not only will you not be successful, but you will be guilty.
Captain Yao's men had been keeping a close eye on Zhang Dezhuo for a long time, and the arrest went smoothly. They captured him on his way home.
There was also poison on the corner of his clothes.
The reason for choosing the road instead of home was mainly because Zhang Dezhuo had hidden grenades at home. If he became alert, the grenades would likely explode.
Compared to home, it is safer on the road.
Zhang Dezhu was not as tough as Inoue Saburo. When Chu Lingyun asked Captain Yao to take him to see the captured turtledoves, Zhang Dezhu confessed everything soon.
He was indeed an intelligence officer of the Turtle Dove Group, codenamed Squirrel, with the rank of lieutenant. He was lurking in the freight company, mainly collecting various intelligence from government departments and then providing it to Turtle Dove through a dead letter box.
This was the third Japanese spy caught by Chu Lingyun's stupid method. When Wang Yuemin found out, he almost laughed his mouth off.
Three were caught, and there were still two major suspects. This was a big victory, and he could save face in front of the director again.