Chapter 40 Moment of Weakness
There was no one in the alley, and the trolley blocked the view.
With the help of his body, the man put his hand into the sewer, found a rope at the edge, and slowly pulled it. The slot in the upstream sewer continued to tilt, and finally submerged under the water.
The garbage that was originally stuck had no obstruction and swam downward along the flowing water.
The man waited quietly, and soon the tightly wrapped information flowed down the river and fell into the same card slot.
Putting away the information, the man pulled another rope, restored the manhole cover to its original shape, and left slowly.
As the sky grew dark, Xu Qingyun returned to the surveillance point, frowning.
In the morning they sent out a signal, and at night the sewers remained untouched.
There were people passing by, but no one opened the manhole cover, and no one even squatted down.
These people were secretly photographed for identification purposes.
"Captain Xu, could he come to pick it up at night because there are so many people during the day?"
Xie Yongshan also waited for a day. When he saw Xu Qingyun come in, he immediately asked. After thinking for a moment, Xu Qingyun nodded slightly: "There is a possibility. Let the brothers be careful. We can't set up nearby at night. We can only use telescopes to monitor here. Once If someone gets information, arrest them directly.”
What Xie Yongshan said makes sense. There are already many people in the teahouse. It would be too conspicuous to open the manhole cover to get information. Even if you use a hook to hook it, people will still see it.
The most likely reason is what Xie Yongshan said, to quickly open the manhole cover and take away the information at night when no one is around.
But it was difficult to follow at night. Xu Qingyun was not omnipotent in identifying footprints. If he really escaped, the gain would outweigh the loss, so it would be better to arrest him directly.
If you ask about exports, you will still gain something.
"I will make arrangements, Captain Xu. You go and rest first. I will call you anytime if anything happens."
Jie Yongshan grinned and said, arresting people is the easiest for them, easier than surveillance.
"I'm fine, Yan Ming, did you find anything in the mall today?" Xu Qingyun asked Yan Ming, who came back early.
Yan Ming shook his head: "I'm sorry, captain, I didn't do a good job. There were too many people, and the signal position was obvious. You can see it even if you pass by. I have secretly taken pictures of some people who paid attention to the signal, but I can't guarantee that I didn't miss anyone. "
There are many people in the mall and the signal is in a conspicuous position. It is impossible to take pictures of everyone who sees the signal.
"Captain, is it possible that Takamoto Mina deliberately deceived us and sent a signal to actually remind the upline that she has been exposed?"
Yan Ming asked suddenly. After he came back and learned that the person had not appeared, Yan Ming had always had this doubt in his mind.
"I have also thought that it is unlikely. Her psychological defenses have been completely broken. When we threaten her, it is difficult for her to fake her body's instinctive reaction. If this is the case, she knows exactly what will happen to her."
Xu Qingyun shook his head gently. He had already considered this issue, but there was no suitable solution at the moment. He could only temporarily believe in Takamoto Mina's explanation.
If she really lied deliberately, it can only be said that her acting skills are too good, and she will endure more pain and torture in the future.
Moreover, there is the evidence of Takehiko Kawada. He looked even less like an actor. He couldn't bear it at first. When he confessed, he wanted to tell all eight generations of his ancestors.
"Then I might come to collect information at night. I won't sleep tonight and will keep watching."
Yan Ming replied, after thinking for a moment, Xu Qingyun nodded. They have two telescopes. After all, Yan Ming is from their intelligence team and is better at tracking people. It is equivalent to a multi-layered insurance. He is not needed for operations and can be allowed to have a good rest after catching someone.
In the dead of night, you can't turn on the lights when staring at people, let alone look around. It's easy to get sleepy if you keep looking at the telescope.
Yan Ming watched very carefully and didn't stop much all night. Even if his eyes couldn't bear it, he still had to keep an eye on the action team members next to him to make sure nothing happened.
A rental house in the French Concession.
Toshiki Kawada, who had changed his disguise again, walked into the room. At this time, he looked like a businessman. He was wearing a suit and tie. He looked very energetic and looked completely different from the previous scavenger man.
As a latent agent of the Super High School and a disciple of Chief Section Chief Keiji Tsuchhara, Toshiki Kawada is very good at disguise.
He is Takamoto Mina's team leader. After taking up this job, he has been very careful and always puts safety first.
The Chinese's intelligence work is not good, but they are making rapid progress, and some people have been arrested. He understands that as time goes by, their opponents will slowly grow. If he doesn't care now, he will most likely suffer big losses in the future.
After making arrangements at the door, he entered the inner study and opened the information he took out today.
It was packaged in the same way as before, no problem. Inside was a stack of photos with elegant handwriting. The first photo had the words "Case Closing Report" written on it.
Seeing the photo, a smile appeared on his face.
Mina was good and did not disappoint him and successfully obtained this information.
This is a task assigned by the chief section chief. The Manchurian Railway Intelligence Division and them do not belong to the same department, but they are colleagues and help each other in the Northeast. They suffered great losses this time. The director of the Manchurian Railway Intelligence Division was held accountable and asked them to hurry up Find out what happened.
Mantetsu had few people deployed in Tianjin and could not personally investigate after the loss. They asked the Special High School for help, and the task fell on him.
The handwriting is good, but the handwriting is useless. Toshiki Kawada carefully read the closing report. His Chinese is as fluent as any Chinese. In terms of Chinese proficiency alone, he is even better than many Chinese literati.
There is nothing ahead. Hu Qiben was a wanted person. Mantie believed in his ability too much and thought that the Chinese had already forgotten him in the past four years. He asked him to lead the team to perform the task, but he was discovered by the police. And then caught him.
This closing report is false. Xu Qingyun re-wrote it. In order to protect the informants, the content is about people directly discovered by the police.
Then came the process of arresting Hu Qi's men.
This paragraph is completely true, there is no need to fake it, but Xu Qingyun made changes later in the arrest process.
He hid his ability to read footprints and placed the credit for discovering the Japanese agents on his brother. He found the person through the flower boy's description and portrait of the sea hunter.
Even though the portrait was very different from the real person, the face shape was the same after all. After searching for people he knew through the teahouse, he finally found them.
"You're so careless. Since you have doubts, why are you still meeting here?"
After watching the process, Toshiki Kawada shook his head slightly. If it were him, he would not do this. If he felt the danger, he would give up the connection decisively.
In the final analysis, it was their arrogance that harmed themselves. Toshiki Kawada once suggested not to underestimate the Chinese. They have five thousand years of culture and are very smart. This is just their moment of weakness. If it had been other people in history, Period, they were extremely powerful.
It is a pity that the consecutive victories have caused pride and arrogance to continue to spread among the Japanese, and the Manchurian Railway Intelligence Office suffered a big loss this time.
(End of chapter)