At midnight that day, Qiao Chuntao appeared alone in a telephone booth on Notre Dame Road.

He took out a payphone dime from his body, put it in, and dialed a number.

The call got through, and Qiao Chuntao only said one sentence before hanging up.

The night was as dark as ink and rain was falling.

The winding stone road stretches forward, with a faint light at the end.

There was the sound of footsteps, and Qiao Chuntao immediately became alert. His right hand reached into his arms, ready to draw a gun at any time.

"Sir, do you have any dimes with you? I'll give you the money in exchange." A young voice came, slightly anxious, "Grandma Ala has an emergency."

"Only two dimes." Qiao Chuntao said.

Then he saw clearly who was coming. He was a young man of eighteen or nineteen years old. He was dressed in shorts and his body was soaked by the rain. He smiled at Qiao Chuntao.

"Hello, you can call me A Yuan." The young man said with a smile. He stretched out his hand to wipe the rain off his face and added, "Yuan of silver dollars."

A Yuan glanced at the other person and wore a peaked cap to cover it. The night was very dark and he couldn't see his face clearly. He only saw the other person's beard.

"Yang Yu." Qiao Chuntao said calmly. He took out a robe from his pocket and gently threw it over, "Count it."

A Yuan took the robe, weighed it, and put it directly in his pocket.

"Don't count?" Qiao Chuntao asked.

"A life-threatening business." A Yuan looked at Qiao Chuntao and grinned, "I love money, but I cherish life even more."

Qiao Chuntao immediately thought highly of this person. This person was greedy for money, but could restrain his desire for money and was extremely cautious.

…

"Has the person you arrested today spoken?" Qiao Chuntao asked.

"After interrogating for a long time, I finally spoke." A Yuan nodded.

"What did that person say?" Qiao Chuntao asked again.

"I told him everything, even about him hooking up with the landlady," A Yuan said.

"No problem?" Qiao Chuntao frowned.

"There are so many explanations, but there is no big doubt." A Yuan shook his head, and then showed a smile, "However, the commander is even more suspicious of him."

"What happened to the gun?" Qiao Chuntao asked.

"This man confessed that he bought the gun for self-defense, and he thought his enemies were coming to arrest him."

"What did he say he did?"

"He cheated on food and drink, cheated little girls and rich wives to make a living."

"Does your commander believe it?"

"Of course I don't believe it. The officer said he's not pretty enough above, not majestic below, and he doesn't have the capital." A Yuan took a cigarette handed over by Qiao Chuntao, put it behind his ear, but it immediately moistened it, and smiled awkwardly.

.

…

"This man..." Qiao Chuntao originally wanted to ask this man if he had told him about his visit to the hospital, but he was cautious and rejected the question in time, "There is nothing suspicious about him? Except for shooting.

that matter."

"I don't know if it's suspicious or not, but there is something quite interesting." A Yuan said.

"What's the matter?" Qiao Chuntao asked.

"At first he thought we were thieves and even encouraged us to rob the landlady's house."

"Didn't he hook up with the landlady's girl?" Qiao Chuntao asked.

"This man said that he spent all the money he had saved to perform eye surgery on the landlady. After the lady had double eyelids, she climbed up a high branch and refused to get along with him." A Yuan laughed and scolded.

Finished the sentence, "Three pig heads."

Qiao Chuntao thought for a while and asked the last question, "Who does your commander think he is?"

"The chief may give him a Japanese name." A Yuan said with a smile, "This answer is considered a gift, and the price will be increased next time."

…

the next day.

morning.

General Manager Xiao Cheng visited Chunfengdeyi Building in his jurisdiction to inspect the work, and received a warm welcome from the unit.

The owner of Chunfeng Deyilou specially invited the Zhao family class to perform a garden party.

Mr. Xiao Cheng praised the dining environment of Chunfeng Deyilou and affirmed the performance of the drama workers. After the meal, he cordially met with a drama worker from the Zhao Family Class.

After listening to Qiao Chuntao's report on yesterday's meeting with the agent at Shanghai Station, Cheng Qianfan fell into deep thought.

"This Ayuan." Cheng Qianfan asked, "Is it reliable?"

"There is nothing suspicious at the moment." Qiao Chuntao said, "According to what Pan Laojiu said, this person is very tight-lipped and fastidious in his work."

Cheng Qianfan nodded.

"Sooner or later something will happen to Shanghai Station," he said.

Qiao Chuntao also expressed his approval in his heart. Before and after the Battle of Songhu last year, Shanghai Station had recruited a large number of new people. It can be said that the good and bad were mixed. Some people did not have a firm will to fight the war and joined with a speculative mentality.

This A Yuan should be this kind of person.

…

"What do you think of Sun Zhijie's confession?" Cheng Qianfan asked.

Sun Zhijie was the person arrested by Lu Xingge and his men, and he was also the person A Yuan said was being interrogated.

"It sounds messy and not credible," Qiao Chuntao said, "but I feel like this is the most likely possibility."

Cheng Qianfan said nothing, he was thinking.

What Qiao Chuntao said was exactly what he analyzed and guessed in his mind.

This Sun Zhijie was one of the patients who went to the police hospital for consultation with Dr. Mao.

The investigation of the rest of the people has made progress, including Chang Shenyi, who was heavily suspected by Cheng Qianfan.

This person himself has nothing to do with Japan, but his father, Chang Keren, once studied in Tokyo, Japan.

In addition, there is a rather strange point. According to insiders who are familiar with the Chang family, Chang Shenyi is Chang Keren's illegitimate son outside the family, and he only recognized him as a child when he was older.

Cheng Qianfan highly doubted Chang Shenyi's true identity as a Japanese, pretending to be Chang Keren's son.

This method is very similar to the treason case involving the Wang brothers in Lu'an that he had previously uncovered.

Six patients were under investigation, and three of them were initially ruled out as suspects.

There was basically something wrong with the two people, including Chang Shenyi.

There is another person, but the special situation team has never found any relevant information about this person.

This person is Sun Zhijie.

After analysis by Cheng Qianfan, Qiao Chuntao, Hao Zai and others, they generally believe that this person is most likely the one who hides the deepest, and his identity may be unusual.

Therefore, Cheng Qianfan called the Wuhan temporary headquarters of the Secret Service for assistance and asked Dai Chunfeng to make arrangements and assist in investigating this person.

After all, the manpower of the Shanghai Special Situation Team has limited capabilities, which is far from the power that Dai Virgo can mobilize and control.

The request from the Shanghai Special Intelligence Team is: Assistance in investigating this person.

To be precise, it is to investigate the person's background information from the side, and does not require direct contact or tracking of the person.

However, Qiao Chuntao's intelligence team soon discovered that another group of people was secretly following Sun Zhijie.

The answer is obvious——

After the Shanghai Station of the Secret Service received an order from the headquarters to assist in the investigation of Sun Zhijie, they did not follow the order from the headquarters to investigate the person from the side, but started directly.

This is to grab credit.

…

Qiao Chuntao reported the matter to Cheng Qianfan and suggested that the team leader immediately call Wuhan to stop Shanghai Station from taking reckless actions.

Cheng Qianfan chose to wait and see.

Then there was the incident yesterday where the Lu Xingge Operation Group of the Shanghai Station Operation Brigade attacked Sun Zhijie, while Cheng Qianfan and Qiao Chuntao watched the battle secretly.

"You asked me yesterday why I didn't stop it." Cheng Qianfan said to Qiao Chuntao, "I didn't think well about this matter. I didn't expect that Shanghai Station would be so unruly."

He sneered and said, "Sun Zhijie has come into Shanghai Station's sight. Even if I ask you to stop him, with Shanghai Station's behavior, even if he obeys the order on the surface, he will not stop in private. The consequences are irreversible.

.”

"The most important thing is that this will bring great safety risks to our brothers who are also watching Sun Zhijie." Cheng Qianfan said with a heavy expression.

Qiao Chuntao immediately understood what the team leader meant. He thought about it for a moment. If his subordinates were discovered by the gang at Shanghai Station, it would definitely be a major safety hazard.
To be continued...