Chapter 48 Investigating the Dung Gang
The small restaurant is brightly lit and business is good.
As soon as Xu Qingyun came in, the shopkeeper raised his head, then his eyes lit up and he walked out with fists in his hands:
"Captain Xu, last time I heard that you were promoted, I wanted to congratulate you, but you were not here. Today is just the right time. I asked the kitchen to cook some good dishes and called your brothers to congratulate you together."
The shopkeeper's surname is Yang. He is a flexible person with a pleasant conversation. He has a good business in this area and will order noodles for him regardless of whether they are black or white.
"Thank you, Shopkeeper Yang, for your kindness. I have other things to do today."
"I understand, please."
Shopkeeper Yang made a gesture and took Xu Qingyun to the back hall to talk.
Yan Ming and Zuo Jinfang followed closely and entered the back hall. Shopkeeper Yang moved chairs for them and then took out the safety book.
"Officer Zuo came to ask today, and I knew that you must have a major case. Yesterday at noon, three people came to eat and met each other. At that time, they looked like gangsters from other places. Some of them were literate and noticed the safe on my cabinet. Ben, he glanced at it a few times, and he was looking at this page.”
The safety book contained more than one page, with Xu Qingyun's signature at the end and the former team leader at the front.
Shopkeeper Yang is flexible. Xu Qingyun knows what he wants to ask as soon as he arrives and is prepared in advance.
What they were looking at was the page signed by the previous team leader, not Xu Qingyun's signature.
"After Officer Zuo left, I asked the waiter to inquire. The three of them said they came from Tangshan and defected to Mr. Hu. If you go to Mr. Hu, you will definitely find them."
This is the reason why shopkeeper Yang invited Xu Qingyun to the back hall. Some things are not convenient to say in the front hall.
And he took the initiative to say what he should say, and didn't ask a question about what he shouldn't know.
"Thank you, shopkeeper Yang, and take my leave."
Xu Qingyun clasped his fists, shopkeeper Yang made it very clear, there was no need to ask anymore.
"You're welcome, have something to eat before leaving. Eating will not delay the case, and you can drink as you wish."
Shopkeeper Yang smiled and clasped his fists, while Xu Qingyun shook his head: "I appreciate your kindness. I'll come back another day to say thank you."
He understood what Shopkeeper Yang meant. Seeing that he had a case to handle, he only allowed him to eat and not drink. Drinking would easily cause trouble.
"Okay, official business is important, I'll see you off."
Shopkeeper Yang sent Xu Qingyun and the others out, returned to his desk, and continued to fiddle with his abacus.
The three people in the restaurant are not very suspicious. The second master Mr. Yang mentioned by shopkeeper Yang is the leader of the nearby gangsters, named Hu Huifeng. He has twenty or thirty people under his command. He is not large in scale and has a good relationship with the former team leader.
"Yan Ming, you go find Hu Feng tomorrow and find a way to take pictures of the footprints of the three new people who defected to him."
In the car, Xu Qingyun ordered that the three of them still needed to be investigated, and they could not ignore it just because the suspicion was small and they were too lazy to save trouble.
Even for elimination, all existing clues must be sorted out.
"yes."
Yan Ming responded, Xu Qingyun sat in the back seat of the car, closing his eyes to relax.
The man in a suit in the grocery store was a major suspect. Although Lao Jin couldn't remember his appearance, he still provided clues.
He is neither tall nor short, slightly fat, and temporarily fits the characteristics of the footprints.
He was wearing a suit, which didn't match up.
However, Japanese spies are cunning. Xu Qingyun would not be surprised if there were three or five identities, let alone two identities.
If he is a Japanese spy and has read his signature, he should have judged that the information is true. At least he has been deceived about the information, and there will be a chance to lure the snake out of the hole in the future.
Xu Qingyun will not wait passively, all investigations that should be conducted must be completed.
"Jin Fang, you go back first and ask Yi Sheng to come over tomorrow morning."
When they arrived at the surveillance point, Xu Qingyun ordered Zuo Jinfang, who immediately went to push the cart and left before the gate was completely closed.
"team leader."
When Xu Qingyun came out the next day, he saw Yi Sheng sitting in the living room on the first floor. He stood up immediately when he came out.
"Sit down, have you eaten?"
Xu Qingyun went to wash up and asked in passing, while Yi Sheng nodded sharply. "Go and inquire around, find the Dung Gang here, choose an honest person from among them who has a family and a family, and bring him over to see me."
Yi Sheng was a little older, so he went to inquire about these people who were not out of the ordinary. If he were asked to wear a mandarin coat that was soaked with sweat and mess up his hair, he would look like a gangster.
The Shit Gang is the abbreviation of the group of scavengers. In addition to scavenging, they also clean toilets, hence the name.
"Yes, don't worry, I'll find someone for you shortly."
Yi Sheng got the mission and left, while Xie Yongshan got up.
He searched all afternoon yesterday but found nothing. Today he planned to search in the surrounding concessions and near Nanshi.
He sent out all the capable men under Jie Yongshan to look for it all afternoon, but now everything smells tasteless.
Every time they had to lie down and take a closer look, and even open the manhole cover to see if there was a blocking groove inside. Over time, the smell of sewer filled their noses.
"Captain Xu, let's go out first."
After hastily finishing breakfast, Xie Yongshan led the team away. He was very concerned about investigating the case. He wanted to catch this Japanese spy more than Xu Qingyun.
The damn spy used two sewers as a cover to take the information under his nose, which was equivalent to playing a trick on him.
After catching someone, he couldn't spare the spy, and he would personally torture him when the time came.
At ten o'clock in the morning, Yan Ming ran over. He went to Mr. Hu's place early in the morning. Sure enough, he found the three people and took photos of their footprints.
Return to the station to expedite cleaning, then send them to the monitoring point after washing.
"Not them."
After looking at the photo, Xu Qingyun sighed slightly. He had guessed the result yesterday. The possibility of there being three Japanese spies was extremely low, let alone so arrogant.
"Captain, I'm back. His name is Wang Laowu, and he meets your requirements."
As soon as he finished speaking, Yi Sheng walked in from outside, bringing an old man who was smelly and wearing tattered patched clothes.
The old man seemed a little timid, standing in the yard and not daring to come in.
"Did you give money?"
"Give it. If you don't give it, he won't come. A piece of ocean."
Yi Sheng immediately replied, don't think that ordinary people are easy to deceive, just do whatever you ask them to do, and most people won't do anything without benefits.
Xu Qingyun didn't let Yi Sheng reveal his identity, so Yi Sheng could only use money to coax him.
"Boss, please tell me not to let me do anything harmful to nature."
The old man shouted hurriedly, and Xu Qingyun smiled, walked to the yard, and didn't care about the stench on his body at all, and said softly: "Don't worry, you can't kill someone or set fire to someone."
"That's right, boss."
The old man grinned, showing his yellowed teeth. Xu Qingyun noticed, took out a cigarette and handed him one.
"Let me ask you, how many of you are there in the British-American Concession?"
"There are more than thirty of us there, and there are two others, adding up to more than sixty people."
There was more than one Dung Gang, and they belonged to a larger force. Xu Qingyun took the initiative to take him to the second floor, pointing to the teahouse in the distance: "Who does that area and the surrounding area belong to?"
"That's our territory."
"Who's collecting things there?"
"It depends on what is collected. Some people collect dung, some scavenge, and some want all these."
Xu Qingyun did not expect that there are so many categories for these people at the bottom, and it is impossible for outsiders who are not familiar with them to know all this.
"Say it all again."
Xu Qingyun asked directly. The things dropped from the cart were very smelly and the feces were more likely to be collected. No matter what he did, Xu Qingyun's purpose was to find him, confirm his identity, and then capture him.
Chapter 1.
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