Chapter 81: Chapter 81: A Clumsy Way
The entire action team consists of 160 people.
All 159 people gathered in the open space outside the small building. Chu Lingyun stood at the front, and the two squadron leaders stood opposite him.
At the front of the third squadron, there were only three team leaders.
The only person missing from the action team was their team leader. The team leader of the Wuhan station action team was called Liao Bin. As you can tell from the name, he was from the same family as the station chief Liao Wenwu.
Chu Lingyun met him once when he first came to Wuhan Station. Wang Yuemin brought him there, and they never had any dealings again after that.
The others, especially the new members, don’t even know what their team leader looks like.
There is no team leader. In fact, Chu Lingyun is the one who is in charge of the action team now.
Captain Yao and Captain Huang had already understood that they were inferior to Chu Lingyun. Now that Chu Lingyun had truly become their superior, they had already put themselves in the right position and considered themselves his subordinates.
"Japanese spies are very cunning, but through the Japanese spies I captured during this period, I have discovered some patterns in them."
Chu Lingyun said slowly that his plan was very simple, even clumsy.
"First, most Japanese spies were single, or lived together as a couple without children."
Chu Lingyun glanced at everyone and continued, "Secondly, most of the Japanese spies came to Wuhan in recent years, and most of them have northern accents."
This is not difficult to guess. The Japanese invaders occupied the Northeast and Qingdao. Many of their trained agents were in these places. When they spoke, they all had a northern accent.
There are Japanese spies from the south, but they are very few. Chu Lingyun has never encountered a Japanese spy with a southern accent.
"Third, in order to conceal their identities, Japanese spies often maintain a good reputation. Simply put, they present themselves as good people to the outside world."
After Chu Lingyun finished speaking, the audience burst into laughter.
"What are you all laughing at? The Japanese spies are so cunning that they act this way. We must never take them lightly. This is the valuable experience summed up by the team leader."
Captain Yao shouted, and the laughter subsided a lot. Now was the time to announce the mission. If anyone laughed at this time, they might be used as an example to scare others, and that would be bad luck.
"Captain Yao is right. The Japanese spies are cunning and we must not underestimate them."
Chu Lingyun nodded and continued, "Now, I'm announcing the mission. Each of the three action squadrons will be responsible for a district. They will screen all individuals within that district who meet the following criteria. First, they must be single males with a northern accent. Second, they must have been in Wuhan for at least one year and no more than three years. Third, they must be between the ages of twenty-five and thirty-five. Fourth, they must have a good reputation."
These four conditions are the result of Chu Lingyun's careful consideration.
There were female Japanese spies, but not many. So far, he has only caught three. Moreover, most of the female Japanese spies were with men, making them difficult to screen.
Giving up on women and only investigating men can reduce a lot of useless work. Moreover, as long as we find a Japanese spy, we can follow the clues and find out everyone in his entire line.
The most important point is that most Japanese male spies are single and easier to screen.
The timing was a decision Chu Lingyun made based on the captured Japanese spies. They had just captured quite a few Japanese spies, and Chu Lingyun didn't know if there were any new ones. But even if there were, they had just arrived and had no special features, making it difficult to screen them, so they had to be given up.
The age is judged based on the confessions of the captured Japanese spies. Now is not the period of full-scale war of resistance, the professional quality of the Japanese spies is very high, and many of their agents have undergone long-term training.
In this way, you are not too young, but not too old either.
When they get older, most of them are promoted to superiors and rarely continue to fight on the front line.
The last point is purely because of the habits of these Japanese spies. Whether it is Kitamura Kiya, Takano Hideki, or Kawasaki Takesue, they are all impressed by their neighbors as generous and good people.
This may be related to the habits of the Japanese. When dealing with outsiders, they always appear hypocritical, but their cruelty in their bones is extremely terrifying.
These four conditions can screen out most people.
Chu Lingyun also could not guarantee that there would be Japanese spies among the remaining people.
If there were no clues at the moment, he would not have used such a stupid method of large-scale screening to find someone.
"Team Leader, even if we meet these four conditions, there are so many people in the three towns of Wuhan. After screening, there will still be a lot of people who meet the requirements. Isn't the workload too heavy?"
A team leader asked, and Chu Lingyun's face darkened. "Did I say that the three towns of Wuhan should be investigated together? I just said that we should investigate by area. Didn't you hear me?"
Chu Lingyun assigned the task and his subordinates just had to accept it. To openly question it like this was tantamount to challenging his authority.
"Shut up!" Captain Huang of the Second Squadron shouted hurriedly.
The three towns of Wuhan are currently the third largest city in China. Chu Lingyun is not sure how many people there are in total, but according to previous statistics, it is close to one million.
With so many people, just screening alone would not be enough with just the number of people in their action team.
"We'll start by investigating in Hankou. Each team will find a police precinct and conduct investigations in different areas. When investigating, don't tell the police the details, just ask them to help."
Chu Lingyun continued, saying that there are nearly 300,000 people in Hankou alone, which is also a huge workload.
The task force cannot accomplish this task on its own. It must seek help from the police and local security guards who are most familiar with the local conditions in order to quickly find the people who meet the requirements.
"I'll only give each squadron three days to select all qualified individuals from their area. I'll hold anyone who fails to do so accountable. If Squadron Three fails to do so, I'll punish them myself. Furthermore, this operation is strictly confidential. Anyone who leaks it will be charged with treason."
After Chu Lingyun finished speaking, everyone was shocked.
It's treason. If you get caught, you'll be shot. The team leader is serious, so no one dares to be careless. The team leader who raised the question before must be regretting it now. Why did he question the team leader so badly?
If Chu Lingyun makes things difficult for him in the future, there will be no one to help him.
"All squadrons, take action immediately. I want to see the results in three days."
Chu Lingyun is decisive in his work and never wastes words. He will disband the team on the spot after announcing the mission. There are five branches in the Hankou Police Department, and he had no choice but to investigate only three of them in the early stage.
This is the limit of what they can do at the moment.
Even so, one squadron is responsible for one area, which is still a huge workload. Captain Yao and Captain Huang dare not be negligent. This is the first task order given to them by Chu Lingyun after his promotion, and they must do it well.
The third squadron is different. The whole team is full of confidence and has no complaints.
They had already captured many Japanese spies following their team leader. All the team members had a blind trust in Chu Lingyun. As long as they followed him, the Japanese spies would definitely be nowhere to hide.