Chapter 6 Finding Problems
Looking only at the beginning, Wang Yuemin did nothing wrong, and what he did was absolutely right. Intelligence work requires patience.
But after learning that the person they caught was a commercial spy, Wang Yuemin was obviously seriously affected, so much so that he easily let Qian Cang Xiaoye go, making all his previous efforts go to waste.
There is definitely something fishy about Qian Cang Xiao Ye. He cannot be a simple commercial spy.
The intelligence group is not an action group. The action group can select good people from the army to supplement it at any time, but the members of the intelligence group have all been selected through layers of selection and rigorous training. It can be said that each of them is an elite.
This was not the time when the Military Control Commission would expand greatly later, and the professional quality of the Military Intelligence Department at that time was still very high.
The fact that such a professional could be lost was enough to prove that Asano Ono had certain anti-tracking capabilities, which was not something a commercial spy could do.
It’s not that Chu Lingyun looks down on commercial spies. The professional quality of commercial spies at that time was really average.
As an intelligence officer, Chu Lingyun would strictly investigate even if there was only the slightest clue that something was wrong, not to mention if there were obvious loopholes.
Especially for Japanese spies, since God has sent him to this period and given him such an identity, he will do his best to help his country and his people.
As a person from later generations, Chu Lingyun knew very well that there were indeed a large number of Japanese spy activities during this period, and they repeatedly obtained important intelligence, which dealt a serious blow to the country's war of resistance.
This is his battlefield. He will try his best to capture these bugs lurking within the country and completely eliminate them.
"Ring, ring, ring."
The phone on the table rang again, and Chu Lingyun reached out and picked up the receiver.
"Captain, this is Loach. I've found out. Mr. Henry received an anonymous phone call around 10 a.m., informing him that Asakusa Ono from the foreign company was a corporate spy, selling their business intelligence, and had been arrested by our people. Mr. Henry then contacted the police station and asked them to bring him back so that he could personally punish this traitor."
The loach's ability is indeed remarkable, as it found out the specific reason in such a short time.
Henry learned the news through an anonymous phone call. This call was very problematic. Who would tell Henry such news?
The arrest was not carried out until nine o'clock, but this person told him about it at around ten o'clock, so he got the news at the first time.
More importantly, what is the purpose of the person who called to report?
After Chu Lingyun thought of these doubts, he said directly: "Loach, go to the telephone office again and find out who made the report call to Henry."
The person who called is very important. If we find him, we can find out these suspicious points.
"Yes, Captain, I'll go right away."
After giving Loach a new task, Chu Lingyun looked at his watch. It was almost 4:30 in the afternoon and time was very tight.
At 4:30, the people investigating Yamada Trading Company returned to the office first.
Yamada & Co. sold a wide variety of goods, including matches, rickshaws, soap, gasoline, cigars, etc., but no cars. The Japanese automobile industry was not yet developed at that time, and the main cars sold in the country were mostly European and American brands.
If you don’t have a car, what’s the point of having business intelligence about cars? Resell it?
Reselling is impossible. There are only a few foreign companies selling cars in Hankou, and they know each other well. No one would buy such information.
Not long after they came back, Shen Hanwen's team also returned to the office.
"Captain, I disguised myself as a merchant and learned from Bei Xi Foreign Trade that they do have cars, gasoline, and cigars. However, they have only received gasoline and cigars recently, not cars. This is the quantity and purchase price I secretly checked."
As Shen Hanwen spoke, he handed over a piece of paper. On it were not only the prices of the three commodities that Chu Lingyun had mentioned, but also a list of other goods from Beixi Foreign Company.
"Good job, go and rest first."
Chu Lingyun stared at the prices on the note and immediately found a problem. The purchase prices of the three goods, cars, gasoline and cigars, were inconsistent with the business intelligence provided by Qian Cang Xiaoye.
The last time we purchased cars was several months ago. After all, cars are big luxury items, and only a few people can afford them in this day and age.
Chu Lingyun has concluded that the so-called business intelligence is simply fake. The core content of this intelligence is still military intelligence, but it is disguised as business intelligence.
These Japanese spies are so cunning. No wonder the Military Intelligence Department repeatedly runs into obstacles when dealing with them. Even the experienced Wang Yuemin and Wang Jialiang were deceived by them this time.
Chu Lingyun took out the intelligence they had contacted and analyzed it carefully.
The content above must be a code. It is almost impossible to understand what it specifically refers to without the code book.
As for Asano Ono and Endo Yuki, one of them is in the French police station and the other has returned to the Japanese concession. It is not easy to catch them again.
However, Asao Ono and Endo Yuki are both fish that have surfaced. We don’t have to catch them now, but we must first catch them in the net and not let them escape.
For Chu Lingyun, the most important thing at the moment is the person who called Henry. He is the bug hiding in the dark. If he can find him, he may gain more.
Just as I was thinking about it, Loach called.
"Captain, I'm at the telephone office. I've checked and found out that at 10:10 a.m., there was a call to Mr. Henry from a public phone owned by Yuantong Trading Company."
Chu Lingyun was not surprised that it was a public phone. Only a fool would use his own phone to tip off the public at this time.
It was already five in the afternoon, and the business that owned the public phone should still be open. Chu Lingyun immediately asked, "Find out right now where that remote business is."
It is very easy for Chu Lingyun to check a business, but it takes time.
Loach is at the telephone office, where he can easily find the installation address of the public telephone, which will make it faster for him to ask.
"Captain, please don't hang up. Wait for me."
It only took more than two minutes for Loach to give an address. Chu Lingyun took out a map of the city and quickly found the location of Yuancheng Trading Company.
This place is not far from their military intelligence department, only a twenty-minute drive away.
"Hanwen, call The West Chamber and book two rooms. You can go there first after get off work." Chu Lingyun packed up his things and gave instructions to Shen Hanwen.
Xixiangji is the best restaurant near them. He had promised to treat all the team members to drinks tonight. Although the intelligence team made a mistake and lost face, and the credit they had earned was lost, Chu Lingyun would not break his promise to his team members.
"Yes, Captain."
Shen Hanwen received the order. The members of the action team were very good at this. They were all trained in the army and strictly obeyed the orders of their superiors. Even those who were dissatisfied with Chu Lingyun did not dare to be careless when facing the mission.