Chapter 13 Determining Identity
There is still snow on the roadside. Mr. Kang just walked by, leaving clear and complete footprints.
They were not leather shoe prints, but cloth shoes, but Xu Qingyun could tell at a glance that this footprint was very different from what he had seen at the newspaper office before. The two were definitely not the same person.
The shoe store owner gave him wrong information?
This may be very low. After all, he asked about 'Mr. Kang' here. There is indeed this person. He saw the shoe pattern with footprints at the door of the newspaper office in the shoe store. He could tell that the shoe pattern belonged to the same person.
What happened somewhere, or are there two Mr. Kang living here?
The possibility of this is also low. Kang's surname is rare. If there were two people, the restaurant manager would probably ask him which one he was looking for.
Xu Qingyun didn't know the real situation for the time being. At this time, he was a little lucky. Fortunately, there were only three of them and they didn't arrest anyone rashly.
Otherwise, if the wrong person is arrested, it is very likely that the person will be alerted.
"Team leader, what's wrong?"
Yi Sheng and Zheng Jiming saw Xu Qingyun squatting on the spot and did not continue to follow him, so they hurried over.
Xu Qingyun raised his head and immediately ordered: "Jiming, if you continue to monitor, you must be careful, don't be afraid of losing him, and remember not to be discovered by him."
'Mr. Kang' still needs to be followed, but it is no longer the most important thing. Now that I know his approximate address, I can find him no matter what as long as he is not discovered.
At this moment, Xu Qingyun must figure out where the deviation occurred.
Xu Qingyun, who has cooperated with the police to solve crimes many times, knows very well that once the direction of the investigation is wrong, the result will be the opposite, futile, a waste of time and even the opposite effect.
"Yes, squad leader."
Zheng Jiming followed alone. He had been a policeman for many years and had some experience. Moreover, he hated the Japanese the most. Knowing that the other party might be a spy, he would be more serious.
Xu Qingyun lowered his head, took out the camera he was carrying, and took pictures of the footprints on the ground.
Only the brigade of the police station has cameras. Xu Qingshi gave him great support in handling the case this time. Cameras, binoculars, bicycles, etc. were all provided. As long as the case could be solved, he would get whatever he asked for.
After taking the photo and getting up, Xu Qingyun walked towards the restaurant.
If you want to find out what went wrong, you must first figure out who the 'Mr. Kang' you are following is.
After paying a pack of cigarettes, Xu Qingyun left again.
He was sure of one thing just now. There was only one Mr. Kang nearby, the person he just passed by. He lived in the seventh house in the alley next to him.
Mr. Kang is a primary school teacher, similar to what the newspaper people said.
This is an old restaurant. According to the shopkeeper, Mr. Kang is a local and grew up here. His identity cannot be faked.
At the same time, the shopkeeper confirmed that a shoe store had indeed called him several times, and it was him who called him.
"Yi Sheng, you stay here and wait for our people, I'll go in and take a look."
Leaving Yi Sheng behind, Xu Qingyun entered the alley alone.
The alley is not big, with many houses inside. There are rows of slender bluestones on the ground, and there is a dirt road next to it. Because of the snow and humidity, many messy footprints were left behind.
Adults, men and women, all kinds of footprints are there.
Xu Qingyun walked slowly and stopped quickly. He saw "Mr. Kang's footprints." There was no need to take another picture of this footprint. Judging from the freshness of the footprints, it was the one left by him just after he went out.
Continuing walking, when he reached the fifth house, Xu Qingyun was slightly startled and immediately squatted down.
There is a complete footprint at the door, leather shoes, and it is exactly the same as the half-footprint outside the newspaper office, and it is clearer than the one in the newspaper office.
Judging from the traces, the footprints were not left for a long time, at most two hours.
There was more than one footprint, both left and right, pointing outwards, indicating that he lived in the fifth house and he left the house within two hours.
He went out, but there was no sign of his return.
The direction of his investigation was correct. The person who went to the newspaper office was indeed here. He must have some relationship with Mr. Kang. After taking the photo, Xu Qingyun immediately walked out.
"Brother Qingyun."
Back at the entrance of the alley, Zuo Jinfang arrived with people. At this time, Xu Qingyun had enough manpower.
"Jin Fang, go to the police station in this area immediately and get the information of all the residents in the nearby alleys. In the name of tracking down the wanted criminals, don't let them know what we are investigating."
These alleys belong to the jurisdiction of the Second Brigade and are not under Xu Qingshi's jurisdiction. There is no need for him to come forward.
"I'll go right away."
Jin Fangqi and an old policeman each left on a bicycle. As soon as he arrived, he ran out again without stopping.
Xu Qingshi took the others to another small restaurant nearby and sat there, staring at the alley here.
"Team leader, you have tea."
Yi Sheng poured Xu Qingyun a cup of good tea. Xu Qingyun held the tea cup and was thinking quickly in his mind.
What is the relationship between Mr. Kang and the person who went to the newspaper office? Why was it he who informed the person who went to the newspaper office about the custom-made shoes?
There must be a connection here. He would not act rashly until he found out the identity of the person who went to the newspaper office.
Spies are not ordinary criminals, especially when they are dealing with intelligence department spies this time.
They have received professional training and have very strong anti-reconnaissance capabilities.
A flash of light suddenly flashed in Xu Qingyun's mind, anti-reconnaissance capability?
He raised his head and glanced at the entrance of the alley. He probably guessed what was going on, but there was no rush now. We would wait until Zuo Jinfang got the information back.
If his guess was correct, then the person who went to the newspaper office must be a spy, and not a flower girl who was used by a spy to help him come forward, otherwise there would be no need for so much trouble.
Zuo Jinfang came back very quickly. The police station in this area is not far away. The people Zuo Jinfang brought knew each other here, so it was easy to get the needed information.
"Brother Qingyun, they said they would send it to them after reading it. If not you, they wouldn't lend it out."
The people in the second brigade have also heard about Xu Qingyun. He doesn't look at the monk's face but the Buddha's face. Xu Qingyun's brother is the captain of the first brigade, so he has to give him this face.
"Give me."
Xu Qingyun nodded, asking for a few more alleys to expand the scope and avoid being noticed by real spies.
He didn't look at other information, only the alley he needed.
He immediately found the information on the fifth household.
Gao Benyi, 35 years old, 1.65 meters tall, is a teacher at Jinhai Primary School. He came to Northeast China alone four years ago and his ancestral home is Shandong.
Xu Qingyun immediately dug out Mr. Kang's family information.
Kang Ling, 33 years old, is a teacher at Jinhai Primary School. He is married with three children and his wife has no job at home.
"How cunning."
Xu Qingyun's eyes flashed coldly, he took out his camera and took pictures of the details of Gao Benyi and Kang Ling's families, including their photos.
He was now certain that Gao Benyi was the spy. He went to the newspaper to publish the missing person notice, and then someone else went to contact Hu Qi.
Similarly, he was the one who went to the shoe shop to make shoes. He left his phone number, but he deliberately left the names of his neighbors and colleagues to prevent anyone from finding him through this. If he hadn't been proficient in footprints and discovered that Kang Ling was not the one who went to the newspaper office, Once someone is arrested rashly, he will know about it immediately.
I didn’t stop there on purpose yesterday, I just happened to write it there. I’m sorry for adding an extra chapter today.
(End of this chapter)