Chapter 963 revealed
Regarding Duda, although the information Li Qin could provide to the task force was not too much, it was not traceable. In addition to his appearance, the task force was able to piece together some fragments of information about Duda from his confession.
Du Da came to Sanya earlier than Li Qin. When Li Qin arrived in Sanya, Du Da had already been naturalized. The main way of contact between him and Li Qin was to go to Nanyang Pavilion to browse some rare and rare books on the market, and occasionally buy a few books. Duda is a silent and introverted person. Apart from issuing orders and receiving reports to Li Qin, the two actually have no more communication.
"This is really a spy with culture and ideological pursuits." Zhang Qianzhi analyzed: "Based on the existing information, we can adopt a more targeted strategy in the investigation. He is an immigrant who arrived in Sanya before 1632. According to Li Qin, it is very likely that immigrants came through Guangdong, which is relatively convenient to check. In addition, educated immigrants like this generally do not engage in the lowest level of labor, and will work in the labor market. A separate record is created in the Ministry of Civil Affairs' employment records to arrange suitable jobs. Coupled with the fact that this person has lived in Sanya for a long time, as well as his general age range and physical characteristics, I think we should be able to reduce the list that needs to be screened to a small one. ”
Although the current population of naturalized citizens in the Sanya area has exceeded 50,000, when the various conditions are broken down, it is actually that the vast majority of people were filtered out through this kind of screening before the investigation. The number of people who can truly meet the conditions mentioned by Zhang Qianzhi is estimated to be only two to three hundred people in Dingpaitian. Although Duda's identity has not been revealed yet, it does not seem to be very difficult to find him out of the crowd.
Currently, all major transportation routes entering and exiting the Victory Port area have checkpoints for identity verification. However, such checkpoints are of little use to local naturalized citizens with legal status. Duda still has the opportunity to use his status as a naturalized citizen. Leave Sanya. Therefore, the task force cannot delay at all and must find this Duda as soon as possible.
It has to be said that the operational efficiency of the Haihan Security Department is much higher than that of most departments. Two hours after Li Qin opened his mouth, the Security Department came up with a list of only fifteen suspects. The naturalized citizens on this list all meet the following conditions: immigrated from Guangdong before 1632 for naturalization, are educated, have lived in the Victory Port area for a long time, are male, are between 20 and 50 years old, and are in good health. behavioral capacity.
The list has been screened to this extent, and time is very tight. The task force does not have time to conduct identification and investigation one by one. It can only arrest all the people on the list first. The people on this list were distributed in multiple units from the Tiandu inland to the port area. The three leaders of the task force led the teams and began to arrest the suspects according to the area and map.
The task force was originally worried that the person had run away after the accident, but after all the fifteen people on the list arrived at 5 p.m., everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately arranged for Li Qin to identify the person.
"That's him." Li Qin did not resist this arrangement. After observing in the dark for a moment, he pointed out the target for the Haihan people.
After Fu Li asked him to confirm again, he asked people to take him down first, and then asked his men to arrest the person pointed out by Li Qin. These people had already been searched when they were brought here, so there was no need to worry about violent resistance.
"The others will settle down first. Don't let them go yet." Lin Nan was very mature and prudent. If Li Qin deliberately disrupted the view, or even if there were other accomplices among the suspects, then letting them go would be too embarrassing for the police. .
The arrest process was uneventful, and the person pointed out by Li Qin was captured without even taking any resistance measures. Of course, this is probably because he knew that he would have no luck after arriving here, and even resistance would be useless.
In order to prevent this person and other accomplices from taking the opportunity to escape, the task force immediately interrogated the suspect regardless of the fatigue of running for days. In addition, people were sent to the Police Department and the Ministry of Security to report the incident, so that superiors who were concerned about the case could get the news in a timely manner.
"Du Wen, at the beginning of 1631, he defected to the Zhennangang immigration camp from Xin'an County, Guangdong, and then came to Sanya. He was naturalized in March 1631, and now works as the administrator of the Sanya Grand Library... Your job is quite good!" Fu Li stared at the pale man below the hall, read a few sentences from the information at hand, and then got to the point: "I believe you also know why I was brought here. If you feel that you can't grit your teeth, If you admit it and you can get away with it, then you should give up this unrealistic hope as soon as possible! While we are still talking to you, explain the problem honestly, otherwise you will still be in trouble after you have suffered. Explain it.”
The man named Du Wen's face turned pale, his head drooped and he didn't respond. He didn't know if he had listened to Fu Li's warning.
Fu Li knew that since such a person had the courage to plan a murder and carry it out with his own hands, and may have received special anti-interrogation training, he would naturally have a much firmer mind than ordinary people. It would be very difficult to dispel his psychological resistance with a few verbal threats, so Both departments of the task force have dispatched execution experts. If Du Wen refuses to cooperate, he will be forced to taste Haihan's top ten tortures.
Fu Li asked in a deep voice: "Tell me about your true identity first. Apart from being the librarian, are you working for the Spanish?"
Du Wen slowly raised his head and responded word by word: "Since you know everything, why do you need to interrogate me again? If you want to behead, behead, why bother with so much nonsense!"
Fu Li has interrogated many prisoners in the past few years in the Police Department, and has seen many different responses. Du Wen's method of deliberately irritating the interrogators is not a new method. He just continued to ask : "Hassan, the Persian merchant, did you kill him?"
Du Wen remained silent this time, neither admitting nor denying. However, his uncooperative attitude was actually expected by the task force. After all, for him, it seemed that there would be no difference in the outcome whether he admitted it or not. If you grit your teeth and don't let go, you might be able to live longer than if you confess directly.
Fu Li asked a few more questions. Seeing that Du Wen still had the attitude of being a dead pig and not afraid of being scalded by boiling water, he became a little angry at the moment: "Du Wen, what you committed has been revealed to the world! Don't think that you can get away by pretending to be dead. In the past, the head of the executive committee has expressed his position on this case, and he will investigate it thoroughly! If you continue to resist, you will have to suffer a lot!" At this time, someone came in and whispered in Fu Li's ear. After saying a few words, Fu Li put away his anger and said to Lin Nan and Zhang Qianzhi on both sides: "The chief is here in person!"
If it was just a homicide case, it would be enough for a special task force to handle the case. The senior management would at most sign the case file. After all, Haihan's territory is so large now, and the energy of the senior management is limited, and it is impossible to do everything personally. However, the nature of this case is quite special. It has already involved the field of intelligence and security. It is also an important case jointly investigated by the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Security. After hearing the news that the main criminal was captured, Ren Liang and Hao Wanqing made an appointment to participate in the trial in person. process.
"Hello, Chief!" Seeing Ren Liang and Hao Wanqing filing in, the three presiding officers who had already stood up and given up their seats greeted in unison.
"Thank you for your hard work! Minister Hao and I are here to take a look at the progress of the case. At the same time, on behalf of the Executive Committee, we are giving you reassurance. No matter how deep the case is, we must get to the bottom of it!" Ren Liang said after sitting down. The purpose of his visit: "Although Mr. Tao is busy with official duties and cannot come in person, he also asked me to send a message, asking you to handle the case well and not make any omissions!"
Hao Wanqing also expressed his position: "This is the first major case that the Ministry of Security has arrested at the beginning of this year. As long as it involves intelligence security issues, we must follow the purpose of our Ministry of Security, investigate the case thoroughly, and not let any criminal off the hook!" ”
The attitude of both of them was very clear, they were here to cheer up the task force. This is mainly because the business scope of Nanyang Pavilion does involve the private interests of some time travellers, and the criminals who have been arrested in this case are all naturalized citizens. It is difficult to determine what level of people will be involved in this case. In order to prevent the task force from being tied up during the investigation and trial, the two simply came forward in person. Even if there were any problems with the criminal's confession, it would be easier for them to handle it properly in their presence.
After sitting down, the two of them briefly read the transcript. Ren Liang couldn't help but laugh: "Librarian? This is really an amazing position! No wonder he went to Nanyang Pavilion to buy books, indeed The books that are easily available can no longer satisfy his appetite.”
Hao Wanqing also smiled and said: "Fortunately, we discovered it early. If we let it go, something big will happen sooner or later!"
However, the three members of the task force heard Monk Zhang Er scratching his head and had no idea what was so funny about this matter. But after Ren Liang finished making a joke, his expression quickly turned gloomy: "After staying in the Sanya Library for two years, you must have been exposed to a lot of amazing content, right?"
Sanya Grand Library is the place with the largest collection of various books and documents under Haihan rule, and a considerable part of the collection is not open to the public. There are a large number of written materials brought by the time-traveling group from another time and space, and they are also stored in the library. In addition to the time-travelers, the only people who can access these materials are the internal administrators.
Of course, apart from some map information, there probably isn't much content that people of this era can understand. Most of the materials stored in the library are relatively difficult academic books on physics, mathematics, chemical engineering, etc. Not to mention the librarians of this era, even within the Travel Group, only some professionals can master the relevant aspects. knowledge. Du Wen, the administrator, may have access to some of the information, but he may not be able to understand and learn the knowledge contained therein.
When Du Wen heard this question, he actually responded with a wry smile: "It's only the so-called top-secret information that can be understood!"
Hearing this complaint, it is not difficult to imagine how much time this guy spent studying those professional materials during the two years of lurking, but obviously did not gain much benefit from it.
Ren Liang said: "Do you think that by copying the things in the library and sending them back to Manila, your master can make a copy of Sanya? Then you are totally wrong. We can build Haihan society by relying on it." It’s not just the technical information that is passed down as the ‘Book of Heaven’, but the advanced social system that our group has mastered... Forget it, you don’t understand even if you tell me! You’d better explain what you know!”
Seeing Du Wen return to silence, Fu Li was about to curse a few words when Hao Wanqing had already spoken: "Do you think you can get away with it without saying anything? People who have been in Sanya for two years, don't you know how we do it?" Worker? Your residence, your usual social relationships, the library materials you have come into contact with during your tenure, and even the Guangdong immigrants who arrived in Sanya at the same time as you three years ago are all being investigated now! , we will also dig out all the people and things related to you! Don't think that you are clean after killing Hassan. You should know very well that there is more than one Hassan who delivers messages between Manila and Sanya! When the next messenger comes to Sanya, everything will be revealed!”
The words of Ren Liang and Hao Wanqing undoubtedly hit a vital point in Du Wen's heart. His purpose of killing Hassan and instructing Li Qin to kill Su Tong was because the Manila authorities believed that Hassan was no longer reliable and must be killed in time. Cut this line to eliminate hidden dangers. But Hassan actually only makes two or three trips a year between Manila and Sanya. There are indeed other messengers besides him, and Nanyang Pavilion as a contact point has been exposed. If Haihan sets up a place in Nanyang Pavilion, It's probably only a matter of time before he lays an ambush and catches the next courier who throws himself into the trap.
As for the military-industrial intelligence that the Manila authorities hoped to obtain, Du Wen did not obtain much. After all, he was in an environment that rarely interacted with the Haihan militia. If he wanted to collect relevant information, he could only come from the official reports of Haihan. . Of course, this is actually because he is guarding the treasure mountain without realizing it. The database contains a lot of military technical information, such as the preparation methods of various gunpowder and explosives. They are all technologies that are hundreds of years ahead of this era, but it is full of information. The chemical equations in this article are indeed like a heavenly book to him. Even if he has read them, he does not understand the contents at all.
For the Manila authorities, a spy like him lurking in Sanya could actually provide very limited valuable information, and his role could only be considered better than nothing. Du Wen himself knew this very well. But what he didn't know was that even if Sanchez didn't order him to get rid of the messenger in the secret letter, Hassan had already made up his mind to expose his identity. In any case, his latent career would come to an end in early 1634.
(End of chapter)