Chapter 476: Investigating the Case

What's wrong with the intelligence?

Zhang Yong tried to recall the spy dramas he had watched.

Either there was an insider.

The documents were stolen directly from the Japanese invaders.

The protagonist was inside the enemy system. He had access to the documents.

It was a piece of cake to get them out.

The key was how to clean up the mess.

Or, it could be someone from the outside who infiltrates and steals it. It's like the Mission: Impossible movies of later generations.

It's all about thrills. Or high technology.

Basically, there are only two options.

However...

He can't do either.

The first one is out of the question. There can't be an insider within the Japanese invaders.

No one would steal such an important document.

Even if they killed him, they couldn't do it.

As for the second one, infiltrating is difficult. He definitely can't do it himself. Looking at everyone around him, it seems that no one else can do it either.

Is there a third option? Like deciphering secret telegrams? I don't think so.

There's just too much information to rely on telegrams.

After thinking about it, I still don't have a clue.

In the end, I decided to give up for the time being. I'm not cut out for intelligence work. I'll let someone else do it!

Each has their own area of expertise!

He's in charge of making money...

Organise the work I have on hand. There's a lot to do.

We need to arrest Wang Zhulin...

We need to find Yu Zhongchun's youngest son...

We need to arrest all the Japanese spies in the British concession...

And the Kailuan coal mine...

There's no end to it. There's simply no end to it.

What's next?

No progress has been made with Wang Zhulin for the time being. Let's leave it for now.

We have no idea where Yu Zhongchun's youngest son is. Let's leave it for now.

The Japanese spies in the British concession...

Fine. We can handle this. It's not difficult at all.

After Yin Taishi was arrested, he handed it over to someone else. He didn't need to ask.

The advantage of Li Boqi's arrival was that Zhang Yong could once again focus on killing people and not on the aftermath. Bring the people back. Bring the money back. Don't worry about anything else.

No. 49 Shihu Street had its own prison. It had its own canteen.

It was small, but complete.

It was simple. But it was convenient.

As it turned out, Li Boqi was more versatile than Chen Gongshu.

Chen Gongshu was an expert assassin. But he had no interest in anything else.

Li Boqi, on the other hand, could take care of everything.

After he arrived, all the operatives had no worries.

No matter when you came back, there was always a hot meal waiting. And somewhere to sleep. That was very happy.

Every few days, they could even queue up for a hot shower.

Even people like Ma Yu felt much more comfortable now.

Go see Chen Gongshu.

Chen Gongshu welcomed Li Boqi's arrival.

He really did.

He was not the type of person who liked to take power for himself.

His hobby was still action. Assassinations. Explosions.

With Li Boqi, he could take care of all the logistics. He couldn't have asked for more.

Unfortunately, he would soon be leaving for Shanghai. Once there, Jia Tengying might not be as capable as Li Boqi. This was a great pity, he had to admit.

Zhang Yong told him about his youngest son in mid-spring.

'Go find Lin Beiqiu. He'll definitely have a solution,' Chen Gongshu said directly.

'Lin Beiqiu? Who?' Zhang Yong had never heard of this person.

'Someone from the police department.'

'Can he be trusted?'

'I don't know about that. But he's not working for the Japanese, I think.'

'Is he very capable?'

'When it comes to catching Japanese spies, of course he's not as capable as you. But for general crime solving, you might not be as good as him.'

'I see,'

Zhang Yong nodded. He remembered the name Lin Beiqiu.

He thought about Li Boqi's hint. There should be some Red Party members in the police department. If this Lin Beiqiu was a member of the Red Party, that would be great.

He would be the backbone of the fight against the Japanese invaders in the future!

'Liuqi!'

'Yes!'

'Let's go back to the British concession!'

'Yes!'

Wu Liuqi answered. Gather the men.

This time, Zhang Yong brought three squads. To ensure safety.

He had almost been killed last time. He didn't want a repeat. Although he had survived a near-death experience, he was still shaken.

Each vehicle had rifles stored in it, just in case.

He also brought his own personal weapon, a grenade launcher. If things got out of hand, he would just start firing.

It was a bit of an exaggeration, but it would save his life.

Entering the concession,

he notified Zhu Yuan.

Zhu Yuan arrived quickly. The British concession was very small, so he got here quickly.

Small has its advantages. This guy is now the boss of the police station. Apart from the police commissioner, he is the most powerful. He is responsible for leading all the policemen.

His word is final.

He is second to none.

'You've come at the right time,' Zhu Yuan said, "I was just about to look for you!'

'What's the matter?" Zhang Yong asked.

'There is indeed something,' Zhu Yuan said, 'a Japanese spy has confessed something important.'

'Oh? What did he say?' Zhang Yong was very much looking forward to it.

'He said that the Japanese have a secret location in the British concession. It hides something very valuable.'

'Where is it?'

'He said he didn't know. But there really is such a place.'

'Is that so?'

Zhang Yong was doubtful.

The Japanese invaders set up a secret base in the British concession?

Was that necessary?

Why not set it up in the Japanese concession?

Wouldn't it be safer to set it up in the Japanese concession? It would be guarded by Japanese military police.

To be honest, there are really too many Japanese invaders in Tianjin at the moment. There are 7,000 to 8,000 Japanese soldiers and military police alone. No wonder the British are so worried.

If the Japanese turn against them, they can easily sweep through the British concession with such a large army.

By then, either Minister Anderson will be killed or captured. Either outcome is terrible. That's why he can't sleep at night.

No matter what the attitude of the British upper class is, Minister Anderson must find a way to ensure his own safety.

Clearing the Japanese from the British concession and the Japanese from the Kailuan coal mine is the first step. Supporting the Chinese with weapons is the second step.

To be honest, the British are the best at using other people's swords to kill their enemies and driving the wolves away.

If Anderson had enough power, he would probably give the 29th Army weapons and ammunition for several divisions. Then use the Chinese to fight the Japanese.

The Chinese and Japanese fight each other, and the British profit from it.

These old imperial powers are best at doing just this kind of thing. Shedding other people's blood to achieve their own ends.

'Bring me that Japanese spy. I want to ask him myself.'

'My men will be heavy-handed. He won't get away.'

'Then I'll go and see him.'

'Good!'

Zhu Yuan took Zhang Yong to the concession prison.

This concession prison was in no way comparable to the Tilanqiao Prison in the Shanghai International Settlement.

It was just a row of very small stone houses. It probably held a hundred or so people.

That was about it. After all, the concession itself was not very big. The population inside was not large. The number of prisoners was even smaller.

Entering the cell.

It was dark.

The air stank. It was suffocating.

No wonder the British built Tilanqiao Prison. It was as if they themselves could not stand it.

In fact, as Zhang Yong walked in, he noticed that the pitiful prison guards were all Chinese too. There was not a single foreigner in the entire concession prison. It was all managed by Chinese.

There were not even any Annan policemen. There were no Indian policemen either. This shows how bad the conditions were inside.

So bad that even San哥 didn't want to come.

Zhang Yong walked on. Suddenly, his eyes flashed, and then he retreated.

There was nothing else. He just saw someone who seemed very familiar. He turned back to take a closer look. He realised that he did look familiar. The last time he saw each other was also in prison.

He looked a few more times. He realised that it wasn't just one acquaintance. It was several.

Although he didn't even know the names of some of them, he knew them all. He had signed for them to be released.

Yan Wuji.

Ma Donggui.

The former was from the Yan family in Western Hunan.

The latter was from the Ma family in Northwestern China.

The last time he had them released was from Tiger Bridge Prison in Jinling.

The original purpose of extracting them was to deal with the Japanese invaders' Kuaiji Agency. To deal with Kintaro Noguchi. As a result, after these guys got out, there was no news.

I thought they had snuck home quietly. I never imagined they would end up in prison here.

I'm impressed.

I'm speechless.

I think there's something wrong with their brain circuits.

It was hard to get them out, and I was hoping they could do something. But they just ended up going to prison in a different place?

'Zhang...'

Yan Wuji in the cell also recognised Zhang Yong.

Then he immediately became very ashamed. He couldn't help turning his face away. It was so embarrassing. He really couldn't face anyone.

He had only been taken out by Zhang Yong a few months ago. And now he was back in.

Anyone would be ashamed to death.

'It's you?'

Over there, Ma Donggui also recognised Zhang Yong.

His expression then became the same as Yan Wuji's. Both were extremely ashamed. Both immediately turned their faces away.

They were ashamed to face people.

It was so embarrassing.

Who would have thought that they would meet Zhang Yong here?

Really...

The others were first puzzled. Then they reacted too. Then they too turned their faces away. Facing the wall. They wished they could crawl into the cracks in the ground.

Shame.

Ashamed.

'You know them?' Zhu Yuan noticed the abnormality.

'A few months ago, I signed for them to be released from Jinling Tiger Bridge Prison,' Zhang Yong answered angrily.

'Then they...' Zhu Yuan's eyes widened.

Unbelievable. Outrageous.

They were only out for a few months, and now they're back in?

They're treating the prison like their home?

Do they like being in prison so much? Are they addicted to it?

Do they not want to get out?

'Let them out! I can be useful!' Zhang Yong said angrily.

'Good!' Zhu Yuan nodded. Arrangements were made to release the prisoners.

Minister Anderson had previously given instructions. Except for the murderer, Zhang Yong was free to release everyone else.

The right to do something does not last forever. Zhang Yong certainly would not be polite.

At the same time, he also wanted to know, these guys. Where the hell did they go wrong. How did they get in again.

Other people can't live outside. They had to run to the inside of the prison. You're in good shape...

'Yan Wuji!'

'Ma Donggui!'

'Come out!'

Zhu Yuan called.

As a result, none of the several people moved.

Obviously, they all felt too ashamed. They didn't even have the courage to turn around.

'Come out!' Zhang Yong said.

After a pause, he added, 'Come out and do me a favour. I need to talk to you.'

After a while, Yan Wuji and Ma Donggui looked at each other like they were in a daze. They came out, blushing. But they still didn't dare make eye contact with Zhang Yong.

Obviously, they really felt ashamed.

If Zhang Yong hadn't given them an excuse, they would have been too embarrassed to turn around.

Zhang Yong: ...

These guys!

They know how to feel ashamed?

If they know how to feel ashamed, how did they get caught?

'You guys go outside first. Wait for me outside.'

'Thank you!'

'Thank you!'

Yan Wuji and Ma Donggui felt as if they had been pardoned.

As long as Zhang Yong was not present, they were fine. Hurriedly, they led the others and left in a hurry.

As if they had been pardoned.

They ran faster than rabbits one after the other.

It wasn't that they were worried about being caught again. It was that they really felt ashamed.

Zhu Yuan couldn't help but laugh.

Zhang Yong asked sullenly, 'How did they get in here?'

'I just looked through the case files, and it seems that they were arrested by the police station outside. Since they committed the crime inside the concession, they are temporarily being held here.'

'Really?'

Zhang Yong was a little surprised.

They were arrested by the Tianjinwei Police Department?

It seems that the Tianjinwei Police Department is not without its talents!

The people who were arrested were not ordinary people, and the people who were able to catch them were also not ordinary people!

It just so happened that he remembered Li Boqi's hint.

Perhaps, he really should pay a visit to the police station. Get some people over here.

Some things are really difficult without the cooperation of the police station.

Or, the results won't be as good.

Let's just talk about solving the case. The police station is the most professional.

'Who arrested them?'

'Lin Beiqiu.'

'Who?'

'Lin Beiqiu? You haven't heard of this guy's name?'

'It was him...'

Zhang Yong nodded thoughtfully.

I have heard of him. I just heard Chen Gongshu mention him. I didn't expect it to come back to me immediately.

Is Lin Beiqiu the one who arrested Yan Wuji, Ma Donggui and the others?

It seems that Lin Beiqiu is indeed quite capable! He is no ordinary person.

The fact that he was nominated by Chen Gongshu is in itself proof of his abilities.

If he were an ordinary person, Chen Gongshu would not have even bothered to look him up. How could he have introduced him to Zhang Yong?

Okay, the task of finding Yu Zhongchun's son fell to Lin Beiqiu.

'Do you have Lin Beiqiu's phone number?'

'Yes, do you want to find him?'

'Yes. Make a call for me and ask him to meet me. I need to talk to him about something.'

'Meet here?'

'Yes!'

'Okay, I want to meet this guy too. I hear he's quite capable.'

'Go ahead!'

'Okay!'

Zhu Yuan immediately made the call.

He contacted the police station. He asked for Lin Beiqiu. But he wasn't there.

The police station replied that Lin Beiqiu had gone out.

What was he doing? Investigating a case, of course.

'He's not here,'

'Next time,'

'Oh...'

Zhu Yuan sounded a little disappointed. He put down the phone.

But then the phone rang again. He picked it up. Then his face looked strange.

'What's wrong?'

'Lin Beiqiu is here. He's at the entrance to the concession. He wants to enter the concession to investigate the case,'

'Really?'

Zhang Yong suddenly stood up.

Since he was here, he might as well go and meet him. He wanted to see how good the other guy really was.

The two men then went outside. They arrived at the entrance to the concession.

Zhang Yong saw from a distance that a dozen policemen were surrounding a young man.

Surprisingly, he wasn't wearing a police uniform. Instead, he was wearing a thick cotton jacket. The whole person looked very weak. He looked like he couldn't take much of a beating.

Zhang Yong: ???

Is this guy Lin Beiqiu?

Why does he look even more frail than I do?

Anyway, I've got one more opponent I can defeat. In addition to Ye Wansheng, there's also Lin Beiqiu.

Defeating Ye Wansheng might take a bit of effort. But it feels like I can defeat this Lin Beiqiu with just a breath.

Could it be that she's disguised as a man?

Look closely at the Adam's apple. Oh, there is one. It's a man.

I almost misunderstood...