Chapter 102 He lied
After briefly asking the three of them a few questions, Xu Qingyun asked them to go back.
"Fang Laibao, go and invite Lu Dawang's classmates in Hangzhou."
Xu Qingyun gave Fang Laibao the list and asked him to call people.
Lu Dawang usually interacts with these classmates the most. After Lu Dawang's death, everyone must conduct an investigation. Now there are suspected footprints, and everyone's footprints must be checked.
First it was the people around Lu Dawang, then his team, his group, and even the entire intelligence department.
"yes."
Fang Laibao left again, and Yan Ming came back earlier.
"Team leader, I asked someone to ask. Lu Dawang is introverted. Apart from his teammates and classmates, he is not familiar with anyone else. Last time he accidentally asked about the case when he was having dinner with a group of classmates, Gong Zhaolin."
"During the internal investigation, Gong Zhaolin disclosed this situation, but Lu Dawang did not say anything, and the team leader later found out during the mutual investigation."
Xu Zhanjie got angry, and the three team leaders did not dare to let their captains go to investigate anymore and asked them personally.
Hou Yishan knew what the members of his team had confessed. He personally asked everyone in the third team and when he asked about Lu Dawang, he discovered what he had concealed.
Normally, concealing something is nothing, but in the intelligence service, especially during such a sensitive period, any concealment will arouse suspicion.
At present, Lu Dawang does have a big problem, but his identity is still in doubt.
It is unclear whether he was instigated by Japanese spies or used by Japanese spies.
"He rarely goes out. No one at the headquarters knows what he has to do with him outside. Also, Lu Dawang's family situation is not good and he is usually very economical. Every time he saves his salary and sends it to his family, he only keeps a little. He has a lot of money at home. "Brothers and sisters, he wants them to go to school and have a good future."
Yan Ming continued, this is another important clue.
"What about his family?"
"I just briefly learned about it. His home is not far away. If possible, I will go and check it out."
Yan Ming replied, Lu Dawang's hometown is in Wuxing County, which is not far from Nanjing.
Wuxing County was named at this time, but was renamed by later generations. It became famous throughout the country because of the loss of Taihu Lake.
"Okay, leave early and come back early."
After thinking about it, Xu Qingyun nodded. Lu Dawang's family really needed to know that he didn't have extra manpower now, so Yan Ming was very suitable.
He is best at asking about various situations.
Not long after Yan Ming left, Fang Laibao led four people into the office.
They are Lu Dawang's classmates. Since ancient times, classmates have been a huge group. Even in future generations, the relationship between classmates is still very important.
"Team Leader Xu."
The four of them were all ordinary team members, and they greeted each other respectfully.
The team leader is already a big shot to them. As for the section chief and division chief, they usually don't see him a few times.
"Come and sit."
Xu Qingyun smiled and said, just like before, he would wait until they walked over before asking questions.
The four people basically have the same evaluation of Lu Dawang. Lu Dawang grew up in a poor family, and his parents gritted their teeth to support him through elementary school. At this time, studying was not free, and the cost was not low.
It is not easy to let him go to school for several years.
The conditions were too difficult, so Lu Dawang usually lived frugally. According to his classmates, the reason why he was willing to join the Military Intelligence Office was that he could learn something, and he could take care of food and housing during his studies, and he could also receive subsidies.
He wanted to make money early so that his younger siblings could continue their studies without giving up halfway like him.
Poverty made him feel a little inferior, so he was introverted, but his performance in school was not bad. Lu Dawang in his class had the worst cultural foundation, but his grades were always at the top, and he was eventually assigned to the headquarters.
He was very happy when he was assigned to the headquarters. The high salary in the headquarters allowed him to make more money.
A child who came from a poor family to counterattack did not understand what kind of unit the Military Intelligence Service belonged to at first. By the time he found out, it was already too late. He could get in but could not get out.
Lu Dawang has been poor since he was a child. He longs to get more money and change his destiny.
There is a possibility that he might be instigated by the Japanese.
After Xu Qingyun learned about the situation, he sent the four people out. After sending the people away, Fang Laibao ran over to help him pour water.
Xu Qingyun thought quietly.
According to what several people just said, Lu Dawang would not buy sesame seed cakes and pork head meat to eat by himself.
He saves money when he can. He usually doesn't go out to eat. He only eats in the cafeteria unless someone invites him to dinner.
Because of this, when he was in Hangzhou, he gave his classmates the impression of being stingy.
No matter how cheap pork head meat is, it still costs money.
It seems that the source of the poison came from an acquaintance of his, who could it be?
He has seen the footprints of Lu Dawang's four classmates. There is no one under the bed, so he can temporarily rule out that they have been hiding in Lu Dawang's room.
After thinking for a long time, Xu Qingyun opened his eyes.
This case is indeed not that simple. The most important clue at present is the footprints under the bed. Finding the owner of the footprints is the first priority.
Secondly, we investigated Lu Dawang’s financial situation and found that the money he gave to his family did not meet his normal income.
For other clues, please wait for now, there is no rush at the moment.
Xu Zhanjie did not set a time limit for him to solve the case, but this case should not be delayed for too long. The traitor affects morale the most. If the traitor cannot be found, many people will doubt the people around them, fearing that they accidentally said something to the traitor that they should not say.
The team member who leaked information to Lu Dawang had already been punished.
He is still in jail now.
A total of six people from Lu Dawang and others were assigned to the headquarters, but Fang Laibao only brought four.
Xu Qingyun stood up. Fang Laibao was sitting next to him and stood up hurriedly.
"Let's go to the cells."
Xu Qingyun said softly, among the six people, no one could be missed. It was not easy to take people out of the prison, so he went to see them in person.
The prison at the headquarters is much cleaner and larger than the one at the Tianjin station.
The security inside was even tighter. There were not many people detained at this time, just a few. Xu Qingyun came to the door and was stopped.
No one knows him, let alone his identity.
After calling Xu Zhanjie, they let him in.
As soon as Xu Qingyun entered, people outside started talking a lot.
They don't know Xu Qingyun, but they have heard a lot about Tianjin and have heard of Xu Qingyun's name. Today they saw the real person for the first time.
"Gong Zhaolin."
The jailer led Xu Qingyun and the two inside, while Fang Laibao looked around curiously. The environment was indeed better than that in Tianjin. If he stayed in Tianjin, unless he had great luck in the future, he would not even have a chance to be transferred to the interrogation section of the headquarters.
How could he enter the most important intelligence section of the headquarters like he is now?
There was only one person in this cell, raising his head and looking outside.
"Team Leader Xu, you can ask, I'm leaving first."
The jailer opened the cell door and said with a smile that they had received an order. Xu Qingyun was going to come in to question Gong Zhaolin and must cooperate.
Gong Zhaolin is not a criminal, he is punished for his mistakes. Sooner or later, he will be out, and the control over him will not be so strict.
If it weren't for the fact that he accidentally leaked the secret this time and caused the operation to fail, the punishment would be confinement at most, rather than being put in jail and waiting for punishment.
"Who are you?"
Gong Zhaolin looked at Xu Qingyun in confusion. The jailer was talking about team leader Xu just now. There were many team leaders in the Military Intelligence Department. He basically knew them all and had never seen this young man before.
Xu Qingyun walked in and smiled slightly: "My name is Xu Qingyun, the new leader of the fourth intelligence team."
"It's you."
Gong Zhaolin's eyes tightened. Everyone in the Intelligence Department knew this name. The section chief went to Tianjin, accepted a proud disciple, and then massacred everyone in Tianjin, catching dozens of spies and traitors.
Unexpectedly, Xu Qingyun suddenly appeared in Nanjing and became the leader of the fourth intelligence team.
He didn't know when the fourth group was established. He had been detained for several days.
"Let's sit down and talk."
The conditions in the cell were simple and there were no chairs. Xu Qingyun did not mind the dirt on the floor and sat cross-legged. There is a layer of straw on the ground, which is not too hard to sit on.
"Team Leader Xu, did the section chief ask you to take charge of Lu Dawang's case?"
Gong Zhaolin sat cross-legged like Xu Qingyun, exposing the soles of his shoes. He was very smart and guessed Xu Qingyun's intention.
Gong Zhaolin is not a criminal, but is being held here as punishment. His clothes and shoes can be brought in, and there is a change of clothes.
Xu Qingyun looked at the soles of his feet, eyes tightening slightly.
The shoes on his feet were not the ones with the footprints under the bed, but they were the same size and specification.
The footprints on the wall are different from those on the ground. Due to the force, height, and body shape, the range of speculation is wider. Xu Qingyun needs to see his footprints for comparison in order to make the most accurate judgment.
"That's right, I'll ask you a few questions, and you just need to answer them truthfully."
Xu Qingyun nodded lightly and asked questions calmly. Gong Zhaolin answered them all. He said that he was deceived by Lu Dawang. He drank wine at the time and said it unknowingly.
"You two are having dinner together, who invited you?"
Gong Zhaolin was stunned for a moment and immediately said: "Lu Dawang invited me."
"Where did you eat, what dishes did you order, what wine did you drink, and how much did you pay?"
Xu Qingyun continued to ask, but Gong Zhaolin did not expect that the question would be so detailed, so he was a little hesitant.
"At the He Ji Restaurant next to the dormitory, I ordered half a pound of pork head meat, half a plate of peanuts, and drank Huadiao, which cost a total of eighty yuan."
Xu Qingyun kept watching him and noticed his hesitation.
Not to mention Xu Qingyun, Fang Laibao noticed something was wrong with him and immediately became vigilant.
"How did he pay for it?"
"Copper yuan." Gong Zhaolin replied immediately.
"What's the face value of the copper dollar?"
"One fifty cents, three ten cents."
"Thank you for your cooperation. I'll come back and ask you if I have any questions."
Xu Qingyun stood up, and Fang Laibao called the jailer and locked the cell door again.
After leaving the prison, Fang Laibao immediately asked in a low voice: "Team leader, he has a problem."
"Tell me about his problem?"
Xu Qingyun glanced at him and saw that Gong Zhaolin did have a lot of problems.
Fang Laibao immediately replied: "First, Lu Dawang is stingy and is never willing to spend money randomly. Why would you invite him to drink?"
"Second, when you asked him where he ate, he was a little slow, but when you asked him how he paid, he could explain clearly. So I suspect that he paid to trick Lu Dawang."
Xu Qingyun nodded: "You are right, then why did he explain the situation during the self-examination, but Lu Dawang did not?"
"I don't know about this."
Fang Laibao was stunned for a moment. The team leader's question was very critical. If Gong Zhaolin was a traitor, he would not take the initiative to explain the situation.
Lu Dawang didn't say it, but he did, which was equivalent to asking for it.
"Go to He Kee Hotel."
Xu Qingyun did not continue to ask. At present, the case is full of doubts, but Gong Zhaolin does have major suspicions.
Xu Qingyun will not easily condemn a person to death before the facts are found out or before there is a complete chain of evidence.
Case handling must not be based on personal subjectivity, otherwise unjust and wrongful convictions may easily occur.
What he wants is evidence, facts.
Yan Ming was not there, so Fang Laibao drove and quickly arrived at He Ji Hotel.
Soon they came out.
"Team leader, do you want to interrogate Gong Zhaolin?"
Gong Zhaolin lied. He and Lu Dawang did eat here that day. The hotel has a ledger that records the dishes ordered by each table of guests.
The food was right and the amount was right, but it was not Lu Dawang who paid, but him.
This is an old shop, and the boss is the shopkeeper. He is in his fifties. He has been doing business here for more than 20 years and has met all kinds of people.
These shopkeepers actually remember people.
After showing the photos of the two to the shopkeeper, the shopkeeper immediately said that it was Gong Zhaolin who paid the bill and provided another situation.
When Gong Zhaolin was paying the bill, he complained that Lu Dawang was stingy. He agreed to treat him to a drink, but he didn't bring any money.
Gong Zhaolin wanted Lu Dawang to keep accounts, but the shopkeeper didn't agree because he looked unfamiliar.
The restaurant does keep accounts, but they are all regular customers.
With the shopkeeper's testimony, it can be determined that Gong Zhaolin lied.
"Go back first."
Xu Qingyun did not agree or refuse, he was thinking and inferring.
The shopkeeper's side confirmed that it was indeed Lu Dawang who wanted to treat Gong Zhaolin to dinner, but he forgot to bring the money and asked Gong Zhaolin to pay the bill first.
This situation is not a big deal, why did Gong Zhaolin hide it?
Xu Qingyun couldn't figure out the reason for the time being. He was not in a hurry. Gong Zhaolin was right there and could be interrogated at any time to find out the truth.
Back in the office, Xu Qingyun picked up the photo again and looked at the footprints on the wall under the bed.
The footprints have not yet been verified.
"Go and get all Gong Zhaolin's shoes, including his home and prison cell."
Xu Qingyun ordered Fang Laibao, who ran out in the BMW. After verifying the shoe prints, he could report to the section chief.
Although there is no certainty, Xu Qingyun is 70% sure that the footprints under the bed are Gong Zhaolin's.
He has seen so many footprints and has so much experience that he can tell even if the shoes are different.
Now it's just confirmation.
Fang Laibao came back soon and brought a total of three pairs of shoes, one pair in the cell and two pairs in the dormitory.
Seeing one of the pairs, Xu Qingyun shook his head slightly.
These are the shoes.
Fang Laibao picked up the photo, looked at the shoe print, and raised his head after a while.
"Team leader, is he the person hiding under the bed?"
He couldn't read the footprints, but the prints matched the shoes completely. Not to mention him, anyone could see it with the shoes and the photo.
"It's him."
Xu Qingyun nodded, Fang Laibao said nothing. He didn't expect the team leader to find the person so quickly.
As expected of the person he took the initiative to seek refuge with.
"Go to the post office now and check Lu Dawang's remittance records."
"Yes, team leader, I'll go right away."
Fang Laibao took the order and left, while Xu Qingyun stood up.
It has been determined that the shoe print belongs to Gong Zhaolin. Although there is still something I haven't figured out yet, it's time to report it.
Xu Zhanjie had ordered that any progress should be reported to him in a timely manner.
Xu Qingyun will not make his own decisions and conceal the investigation.
"Yes, team leader."
Fang Laibao returned to his office. He was alone in the empty office, but there was nothing unusual about it.
The third update, additional update, will continue with the third update tomorrow.
(End of this chapter)