My years of espionage

Chapter 1417: Cold and Ruthless

Chapter 1417: Cold and Ruthless

"Gun?" Qiao Shanyi shook his head. "To reply to Madam Taijun, no guns were found."

Chaiyang Temple couldn't help but frown.

Saihi Trading Company was not an ordinary trading company. In fact, Saihi Keynosuke was secretly supported by the gendarmerie, helping the gendarmerie monitor the streets and check for anti-Japanese elements.

According to the information obtained by Shiba Yoshidera, the Saihi Trading Company had two Imperial standard Nambu Type 14 pistols, one in the hands of Saihi Keynosuke and one in the hands of Sakuragi.

However, Nishihi Kanamesuke once complained about his dissatisfaction with the Nambu pistol and purchased two Mauser pistols from the gendarmerie.

Now, all four pistols were gone.

"Did anyone hear gunshots last night?" asked Chaiyang Si.

"There was absolutely no gunshot." Qiao Shanyi said quickly, "If there was a gunshot, the crime would have happened last night."

"Qiao, Sang, Xifei Foreign Company had four pistols, and now the pistols are missing. Do you still think it was a crime committed by a bandit?" Chai Yangsi stared at Qiao Shanyi and asked.

"Taijun, please look." Qiao Shanyi came to the body of Xifei Jianosuke, squatted down and pointed it to Shibayang Temple, "Everyone, including Taijun Xifei, was killed by the criminals with a dagger."

As he said this, he led Chaiyangshan Temple to check the other bodies.

Chaiyang Temple nodded.

"This shows that this group of criminals did not have any guns or weapons," Qiao Shanyi said. "Of course, it is also possible that this group of criminals are good at martial arts and they were worried that the sound of gunfire would attract the police, so they chose to kill with cold weapons."

Chai Yangsi frowned and motioned Qiao Shanyi to continue.

"There are many bandits in Shandong. Before the empire entered Qingdao, there were bandits active near Qingdao. These people are very skilled. They can climb walls and break into houses, kill people and rob houses, and do all kinds of evil. Some of these guys like to use cold weapons because it won't cause a big commotion. They won't use guns unless they have to." Qiao Shanyi said, "There have been similar cases before, so I immediately suspected that it was a bandit who committed the crime."

"After the Empire entered Qingdao, they recruited many of these bandits. The locust army has also been suppressing the bandits who are unwilling to submit to the Japanese Empire." Qiao Shanyi said, "Facing the suppression of the Empire, these people are not having an easy time. They are short of weapons and ammunition."

He looked at Chaiyangshan Temple and continued, "As for the pistols of Xifei Foreign Trade Company, they should have been robbed by this group of bandits."

"So, you still insist that this group of people are bandits, not anti-Japanese elements?" Chai Yangsi frowned.

Qiao Shanyi looked at Chaiyangshan Temple, seeming to want to say something but stopping himself.

"Just tell me whatever you want to say." Chai Yangsi said. He knew something about Qiao Shanyi. He had been a policeman in Qingdao for more than ten years and was a capable man.

"May I ask, Madam Xifei, is she serving the empire?" Qiao Shanyi asked cautiously.

"Nishihi Kanamenosuke has had many cooperative exchanges with our gendarmerie." said Shibayama Yoshidera.

"That's it." Qiao Shanyi nodded, pointing at the body of Xifei Keynosuke and said, "Xifei was killed with a single knife. According to the forensic examination, Xifei had just discovered the criminals had broken in, and he was killed before he had time to resist."

"What you mean is that this shows that this group of people killed people directly and did not force a confession from Nishihi Keyanosuke." Shibayama Yoshidera said.

"Yes." Qiao Shanyi nodded. "Combining all the clues, I can only infer that the criminal is a big-name bandit, not an anti-Japanese element."

At this point, Qiao Shanyi paused for a moment, thinking that he couldn't be so sure, and quickly added, "Of course, this is just my speculation, and it cannot be completely ruled out that this group of people are anti-Japanese elements."

After Shibayama Yangtera led the military police to carefully investigate the scene and took away the bodies of Nishihi Keinosuke and others, a young policeman came up to Qiao Shanyi.

"Captain, the lady suspected that it was done by anti-Japanese elements from the beginning, why not go with the flow?" he said, "This way, we will have less responsibility."

"The lady is not stupid. If they go back and investigate carefully, they will find that this is more like a crime committed by a bandit." Qiao Shanyi glanced at his men and snorted coldly, "Xiaojun, remember one thing, people who are smart don't live long."

"Yes, yes, yes." Wei Jun smiled embarrassedly and said quickly.

……

Cheng Qianfan was leaning on the window on the east side of the corridor on the second floor, smoking a cigarette, and watching the Japanese people standing guard every two steps and every five steps on the street.

The street in front of the guesthouse was under complete martial law, and all outsiders were expelled. No one could approach the street without a special pass from the Xingyayuan.

This also made Cheng Qianfan feel depressed.

He had originally planned to go to the cheese cafe near the guesthouse to have coffee at noon, and try to hide the information so that Taozi could pick it up when she went to the cafe.

In the current situation, this method no longer works.

Since this approach was blocked, despite his burning anxiety, he decisively put aside his emotions and focused on his work.

He flicked the ash off his cigarette, then put it out on the windowsill and walked straight to the lounge on the second floor to wait.

"Where is Sister Xia?" Cheng Qianfan glanced and didn't see Liu Xia, so he asked casually.

"Liu Xia said she was not feeling well and went to the bathroom." Du Weiming put down the newspaper in his hand and said.

As he said that, he asked Cheng Qianfan with a smile, "Did Qianfan go on patrol just now?"

The Secretary-General specially arranged for an assistant named Cheng Qianfan, who had extensive experience in investigation and case handling, to join the security work to protect Mr. Wang's safety. This matter had already spread, so Du Weiming asked this question.

"I'm patrolling around and taking a look." Cheng Qianfan handed a cigarette to Du Weiming. "Deputy Director Li has already arranged the security work. I'm just doing my job and patrolling as usual. They are the ones who are really working hard."

"You're welcome, brother." Du Weiming said, "What's important is your loyalty."

"That makes sense." Cheng Qianfan said with a smile, "Mr. Wang is the hope of the nation. If I can contribute my humble efforts to protecting Mr. Wang, even if it is a hundred times more difficult, I will be happy to do it."

After a while, Liu Xia came back. Cheng Qianfan saw that Liu Xia looked pale and asked with concern.

"Where do you feel uncomfortable? Do you want me to go out and get you some medicine?"

"It's okay." Liu Xia said.

"Don't be careless about your health." Cheng Qianfan said. He suddenly realized that this was a reasonable excuse to go out, so he tried hard to get it.

He remembered that there seemed to be no pharmacy on the street in front of the guesthouse, and he had to go around to the next street to find a clinic.

"I said it's okay." Liu Xia glanced at Cheng Qianfan, and seeing that he was going to say something, she angrily said, "What do you know about women's affairs?"

"Ah, uh." Cheng Qianfan smiled awkwardly, stood up and poured Liu Xia a glass of water, "Drink more hot water."

Liu Xia rolled her eyes at Cheng Qianfan.

"I'm going to go out for a walk." Cheng Qianfan touched his nose and ran away quickly.

Liu Xia looked at Cheng Qianfan's running back and finally couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Drinking tea, reading newspapers, and occasionally going out for routine inspections, the morning passed quickly.

……

Adjournment in the afternoon.

At the entrance of the guesthouse, Chu Mingyu, Zhou Liang and others, on behalf of Wang Tianhai, saw off Liang Hongzhi, Wang Keming and Shang Minqing.

Cheng Qianfan put his hands in the pockets of his windbreaker. A cool breeze blew, blowing the plaster flag hanging on the flagpole of the guesthouse. He squinted his eyes to take a look, but his back 'subconsciously' straightened up, and his eyes were full of eagerness.

"Pah." Lu Guoyi spat on the ground not far away, and then said to Wan Haiyang beside him, "Wanchu, look at the way this person looks at the Japanese flag. If you say there is something wrong with this person, I will be the first one to not believe it."

"That's enough." Wan Haiyang glared at Lu Guoyi, "Stop thinking about being lazy."

Didn’t he just catch a cold last night when he went out to follow Cheng Qianfan? This guy wants to stay in the hotel and doesn’t want to go out on the field.

Lu Guoyi chuckled, but didn't dare to say anything else. Anyway, the locust army was on martial law today, so even if Cheng Qianfan wanted to go out for fun, he had to stay in the guesthouse.

"It seems that this morning's meeting was not very pleasant." Cheng Qianfan came close to Liu Xia and whispered.

Wang Tianhai did not come out in person to see Liang Hongzhi, Wang Keming and Shang Minqing off, which obviously showed that he was angry.

"Stop talking nonsense." Liu Xia elbowed Cheng Qianfan, "It affects unity."

Cheng Qianfan smiled, patted his mouth and signaled himself to shut up.

From the window of a fourth-floor room in an apartment two streets away from the Guest House, Qiao Chuntao held a telescope in both hands and observed the movements at the entrance of the Guest House.

He kept staring at Brother Fan.

Suddenly, he caught a glimpse of Cheng Qianfan slapping his mouth with a smile, and noticed that after Cheng Qianfan did this action, he looked up at the sky again. This action was a confirmation of the previous action!

His heart sank.

problem occurs!

The meaning of Brother Fan’s action is: stop all actions and be silent!

When I met Brother Fan yesterday, he told me to act according to circumstances, but now he suddenly issued this order. It is obvious that the situation has changed.

Qiao Chuntao fell into deep thought. What had happened that made Brother Fan order them to be silent?

After watching the convoy of Liang Hongzhi, Wang Keming, Shang Minqing and others leave under the escort of the Japanese gendarmerie's tricycle, Cheng Qianfan followed Chu Mingyu back to the hotel.

He sighed in his heart.

After realizing that it would be difficult for him to contact Qiao Chuntao again and that it was impossible to pass on the information that Qingdao Station might have encountered an accident, Cheng Qianfan decisively made the most calm decision to deal with the matter, but it was also a cold decision.

Something might happen at Qingdao Station, which he could not prevent.

Under such circumstances, Cheng Qianfan did not think that Qingdao's action against the 'Big Three' meeting would have any chance of success.

He even suspected that Li Cuiqun might set a trap in order to lure as many anti-Japanese forces as possible into the trap.

In this situation, Taozi and others must not make any unusual moves, otherwise they will fall into the trap.

Before he could further understand the situation, and before he could meet with Taozi and discuss the situation in person, Cheng Qianfan decided to take the long view and put safety first.

……

"What do you think about the tragedy of the Saiho Trading Company, Mr. Onodera?" Shibayama Yoshidera asked Onodera Masago.

"I carefully examined the bodies, and all five were killed with one blow." Onodera Changwu pondered and said, "From this point of view, it is consistent with Qiao Shanyi's judgment."

He told Chaiyang Temple, "The other party did not torture or interrogate Xifei. From this point of view, it is indeed unlikely that the rebels did this."

"In addition, from the traces at the scene, it seems that the other party did not stay in Xifei Foreign Trade for too long. They searched for valuables that were easy to carry, collected the guns, and then left decisively."

"In addition, there is another very important point." Onodera Masago said, "There is a safe in Xifei's bedroom. The lock of the safe has traces of being pried, but the traces are not obvious. This shows that this group of people just tried to open the lock, and when they found that the unlocking was unsuccessful, they decisively gave up on the safe."

"I have had the safe opened. In addition to the money, the most important thing inside is a few documents." Onodera Masago said, "From this, we can conclude that this group of people should just be a group of robbers who robbed houses."

Shibayama Yoshidera nodded. Nishihi Keyanosuke had a deeper connection with the intelligence room, so Onodera Masago had more say in this.

"If that's the case, I'll feel relieved." Chaiyang Si nodded.

The bandits are certainly hateful, but the current top priority for the entire Qingdao is to ensure the safety and smooth convening of the "Big Three" meeting. As long as there are no rebels causing trouble, other matters can be postponed.

……

"Notify all brothers to stay at home and keep silent." Qiao Chuntao said in a deep voice, "Without my order, no unusual movements are allowed."

"Yes!" A brother from the Special Affairs Department answered, picked up his hat, put it on, and hurried away.

"Team leader, which link do you think has changed?" Mao Xuanyi asked Qiao Chuntao.

"It's hard to say." Qiao Chuntao shook his head and glanced at Mao Xuanyi. "Just obey orders."

"Yes!" Mao Xuanyi nodded seriously. He glanced at Qiao Chuntao and seemed to be hesitant to speak.

"Go ahead."

"I just thought about it carefully. We had time to open the safe yesterday." Mao Xuanyi said. Seeing Qiao Chuntao was about to speak, he hurriedly explained, "I understand. The team leader also knows. I support the team leader's decision. We must try our best to avoid the enemy suspecting that we are anti-Japanese elements."

"However, I am confident that we can open the safe. That Nishihi Kanamesuke is a Japanese spy. There might be some valuable things in his safe. I think we can check it out and then put it back." Mao Xuanyi said.

At that time, he wanted to open the safe himself, but Qiao Chuntao stopped him directly. She just casually made signs of trying to pry open the safe, and then ordered everyone not to touch the safe again.

Mao Xuanyi was confused at the time, but he had strong discipline and obedience, so he didn't ask any more questions.

"Brother Mao."

"Eh."

"You are very smart, I admire that." Qiao Chuntao said, "You know without my reminder that you should disguise the scene as being robbed by bandits, that's good."

Mao Xuanyi didn't say anything, he knew that Team Leader Qiao's next sentence would point out his shortcomings.

He was indeed very interested and wanted to listen to Qiao Chuntao's guidance and teachings.

In the Military Control Commission's Hangzhou Station, he was a leader in the station, had made many contributions, and was often proud of it.

However, before being transferred to the Shanghai Special Intelligence Department, Qi Wu specifically told him that the Shanghai Special Intelligence Department was full of talented people and that he should be humble and learn with an open mind.

Although Mao Xuanyi is arrogant, he is not ignorant. His greatest strength is his strong sense of discipline.

"What are we doing in Qingdao?"

"Even if there are valuables in Nishihi Kanamesuke's safe, or even documents related to the Military Police, which one is more important than our mission?"

"After opening the safe, what should we take and what should we not take?"

"Even if we check the contents of the safe and put them back, you can be sure that the enemy has not set up a hidden sign to search, which would be counterproductive."

"What we want to create is the illusion of a bandit who comes in and out quickly. Remember, don't get involved in anything that may cause trouble." Qiao Chuntao looked at Mao Xuanyi with a calm expression and a calm tone.

For those who are extraordinary,

The key is the smart Mao Xuanyi. After observing him for some time, he admired him very much and was willing to teach him.

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