Chapter 72: Catch Another One
Over the past three years, Muto Xun has sent out more than 20 secret reports, most of which are intelligence obtained by the Dujuan team in Wuhan, including the intelligence obtained after Abe Hanako instigated government officials to defect.
A few of them were contacts between Du Juan and the top brass of the Special High Section, mostly concerning daily trivial matters, such as applying for funding, requesting personnel additions, and other information.
The intelligence sent by Xun Muto was basically some routine intelligence, and did not involve much of the military. According to Xun Muto's account, Kawasaki Takesue sent the telegrams himself eight times, and they did not go through her hands.
She had no idea what these eight calls were.
Du Juan is already dead, so it is basically impossible to find out the specific content of the intelligence he sent out.
Chu Lingyun stopped thinking about the things he couldn't do. He focused on reading Wu Teng Xun's confession, which contained a lot of information, including people's livelihood, economy, transportation, education and so on.
In addition to the known information provided by Abe Hanako, there are nearly twenty new pieces of information.
A piece of information about the expansion of the dock caught Chu Lingyun's attention. Chu Lingyun had never heard of this matter, but the Japanese spy already knew about it?
Not only did he know that an important dock was going to be expanded, he even knew the scale and plan of the expansion.
This information was sent out two months ago.
From this piece of intelligence, we can judge that there must be Japanese spy moles in the upper echelons of government, and their level is not too low.
There may be many people who know that the dock is going to be expanded, but only a few people know such details.
After noting down this information, Chu Lingyun continued to look through the confession.
Chu Lingyun read the entire confession three times, and finally had to sigh that the Japanese spies were really meticulous in their work. They not only investigated military intelligence, but also tried their best to investigate anything that was useful to them.
On the other hand, what we can do at the moment is very limited, and there is a big gap between us and them. Fortunately, everyone is making efforts now, and this gap will only get smaller in the future.
"Team Leader, you must be hungry. I brought you some midnight snacks. Would you like to eat some first?"
Just after reading the confession, Loach knocked on the door and came in with a food box in his hand.
"Is the teahouse closed?"
Chu Lingyun rubbed his eyes. He was really hungry. He took the food box from Loach without hesitation and opened it directly.
The contents were rich and hot. The aroma that came out after opening it made Chu Lingyun's appetite whetted, and he couldn't help but pick up his chopsticks and start eating.
"It's closed, but I still left someone there to guard it."
Loach replied quickly. Chu Lingyun raised his head and asked, "Have you eaten? If not, let's eat together."
"I've eaten, you eat, Team Leader."
Loach grinned and said that he was a thoughtful person. He bought these dishes specially at Xixiangji. They were all the things Chu Lingyun liked to eat.
"Team Leader, I heard you captured another Japanese spy today and also seized a radio and code book?"
Looking at Chu Lingyun eating, Niu Qiu couldn't help but ask, this is the purpose of his return.
When he heard that Chu Lingyun had caught another Japanese spy after leaving the teahouse, Niu Qiu regretted it so much. He and Chu Lingyun had found out about the female Japanese spy together in the teahouse, but he delayed catching the Japanese spy because he found the dead mailbox.
"Don't worry, you were instrumental in capturing this Japanese spy. It was you who tracked down the Xinyuan Teahouse, which led to the subsequent clues."
Chu Lingyun took a sip of water and shook his head with a smile.
He could see through Loach's little trick at a glance. It was true that Wu Teng Xun was captured by Shen Hanwen, but without Loach's previous investigation, there would be no subsequent gains.
Chu Lingyun still remembers the contribution of the loach.
"Thank you, Team Leader. Please eat slowly. I'm leaving now."
After hearing what Chu Lingyun said, Niu Qiu left contentedly. As long as it was his contribution, it was enough. Even if he was at the scene, he couldn't catch anyone himself.
It doesn’t matter to him who catches him; what matters is that he is in it.
Loach brought back a lot of food, and Chu Lingyun was full after eating only half of it.
After eating and drinking, Chu Lingyun continued to look through the confession, marking all the information in the confession that might contain clues, and did not return to the dormitory to rest until the early morning.
"Team Leader Chu, Huo Xiao is clamoring to see you. Will you meet him?"
The next morning, Zhu Zhiqing called Chu Lingyun. If he hadn't told her, Chu Lingyun would have almost forgotten about Huo Xiao.
After the death of Abe Hanako and Du Juan, Huo Xiao no longer had any value, but he had helped the Japanese and they would not let him off easily.
What's more, Chu Lingyun knew that this man had blood on his hands and was a bad guy who had done all kinds of bad things, so he never thought of letting him go.
"No, let him be quiet."
Chu Lingyun refused outright. He now had several clues that needed to be investigated and verified, so he had no time to waste on a useless person.
Chu Lingyun is not someone that anyone can see now.
"Yes, I will go back and warn him."
Zhu Zhiqing hung up the phone in annoyance. If Huo Xiao hadn't given him enough, he would never have helped make this call.
Even though Zhu Zhiqing's rank is higher than Chu Lingyun, he is still a little afraid of Chu Lingyun.
Rank is not important. He is half a level higher, but his position is completely incomparable to Chu Lingyun. In addition, Chu Lingyun is the most popular person around Wang Yuemin and has made many contributions. Now Chu Lingyun is the second most important person in the station.
Wang Jialiang from the intelligence team was squeezed to third place.
After hanging up the phone, Chu Lingyun no longer cared about Huo Xiao. There were still many clues in the Du Juan case that were worth digging deeper into.
Chu Lingyun put the information about the dock expansion first.
The reason is very simple. There are some high-level people involved in this. If we don’t find the bad guys among them, it is very likely to cause greater losses in the future.
Dujuan is dead, but the mole he developed will be kept on file at the Japanese Special High Police Headquarters, and they can reconnect this line at any time.
Before they can connect online, the mole must be found to prevent further information leaks.
"Ring, ring, ring."
Just as I was thinking about where to start, the phone on the table rang again.
"Team leader, we caught him. We caught him."
Chu Lingyun was startled when he heard Loach's excited roar from the other end of the line. He asked anxiously, "Loach, tell me clearly, who did you catch?"
"We've caught the person who came to the dead mailbox to retrieve the letter. I'm in the teahouse right now. I'll call you as soon as I catch him and tell you the good news. I'll bring people back right away."
"Great, come back immediately and bring people back."
After hanging up the phone, Chu Lingyun couldn't help showing joy on his face. It was a rare occasion for this kid Niu Qiu to show his ability. He didn't expect that he could catch someone by keeping an eye on him.
It is still unknown whether the person he caught is a Japanese spy, but it is very likely.
That dead mailbox is obviously related to Dujuan. Only Japanese spies would use a dead mailbox, and letters are usually delivered and picked up in person by the spies themselves.
Dead mailboxes are inherently safe, and asking others to help you retrieve mail will only increase the risk unless they are your absolutely trusted companions.
So no matter who is caught, it will be a big harvest this time.
"Team Leader Chu, why are you here?"
Zhu Zhiqing was drinking tea in the office. After the last traitor case came out, Zhu Zhiqing never dared to visit other places again and stayed in his office honestly every day.
Wang Yuemin had warned him that if he made any more mistakes, he would be punished by military law.
Military law is strict. If something happens again, it will not be as simple as being dismissed from your post. You may even be shot.
Gao Yi, the traitor, has been approved by headquarters for execution, and the execution will be scheduled in three days.