Spy Shadow

Chapter 173 Paint Clues

"Nonsense."

Han Xianghui scolded, and many people from the inspection department were already looking over. Liu Dazhuang's mouth was blocked and he couldn't make any sound. He could only whine.

"Don't leave, I'll give you a call to celebrate the New Year."

Han Xianghui walked into Liu Dazhuang's office as he spoke, preparing to call New Year's greetings directly from this phone.

"Chief Han, this is the task assigned to me by Virgo before."

Chu Lingyun walked over and whispered. Han Xiangdong's stretched out hand stopped instantly and looked at Chu Lingyun in surprise.

He doesn't have to care about Chu Lingyun, but if it's something Virgo tells him, he must be cautious.

Why would Virgo directly assign tasks to the team leader? Han Xianghui immediately remembered the traitor case that everyone in the department was talking about more than a month ago.

He had received a notice from Secretary Qi that Chu Lingyun must cooperate when investigating the traitor.

After so long, many people thought that there was no mole in the department, or that it could not be found out. Unexpectedly, the Operations Department suddenly took action at this time and arrested his people.

Is Liu Dazhuang a traitor?

Han Xianghui thought a lot in an instant. If Liu Dazhuang was really a traitor, he would be in big trouble this time. Liu Dazhuang is his, and the deputy team leader was also appointed by him. Moreover, Han Xianghui is very optimistic about Liu Dazhuang and plans to promote him to team leader in the future.

What would Virgo think if his henchman was a traitor?

"Team Leader Chu, are you sure?"

Han Xianghui asked slowly, while Chu Lingyun shook his head: "It's not completely certain yet, but he is highly suspicious."

He understood what Han Xianghui meant, but he had no evidence in hand. Just an urgent message from Chu Yuan, which could not directly identify Liu Dazhuang as a traitor.

"I'll keep an eye on this case."

Han Xianghui took back his hand. Since Chu Lingyun was investigating a traitor case, he couldn't stop him in any way. Otherwise, if Liu Dazhuang was really a traitor, he wouldn't be able to get rid of it even if he jumped into the Yellow River.

He couldn't stop the case, but that didn't mean he didn't ask anything.

"Thank you, Chief Han." Chu Lingyun led the people and left quickly.

Time was urgent, and Chu Lingyun had no time to explain anything to Han Xianghui. The sudden call just now was very important. The call had just been made, and now was the best time to investigate.

As for Liu Dazhuang, you don’t have to rush to the trial and wait until the situation is clear.

The phone call to Liu Dazhuang's office was, not surprisingly, a public phone located in a relatively prosperous area in the east of the city.

The phone belongs to a hotel, which is not big. There are many such hotels in Nanjing.

When Chu Lingyun arrived, it was only more than thirty minutes before receiving the call.

The hotel's registration desk is on the first floor, and there is a young man sitting at the counter. This time is not the peak period for accommodation, and there is no one inside. There is only the boy who is boringly flipping through the newspaper.

Chu Lingyun and others came in. The waiter glanced at them and slowly put down the newspaper. The next moment he immediately sat up straight.

In order to investigate Liu Dazhuang, Chu Lingyun specially called Ni Loach back who was busy.

At this moment, Loach took out his pistol and pointed the muzzle at the man.

"You guys, we don't have much money here. If you want it, take it all. Don't shoot. There are a lot of police around here. You guys can't escape even if you attract the police by shooting."

The young man spoke tremblingly. Although he was nervous, his words were fluent and his meaning was clearly expressed.

"We are not robbers. If we ask you something, you must answer honestly."

Loach glared at him and did not explain his identity. There were many robbers in this era, but there were not many in the city, and even less in Nanjing.

This is the capital city after all. If you want to plunder at will, bandits who are not very capable will not be able to escape.

"Okay, if you ask, I will definitely say." The young man nodded hurriedly.

"Someone called here about half an hour ago. It was a man. What did he look like?" Chu Lingyun asked.

In order to find the caller, Chu Lingyun specially brought Yang Jian here. Yang Jian is living a very comfortable life now. He doesn't have to do anything and has a good salary every month to support him.

Now it's finally time to use him.

"Half an hour ago?"

The young man looked at the clock in the store and said immediately: "Someone called just now. He called for a short time and then left. I didn't pay attention to what he looked like."

The content of the phone call informing Liu Dazhuang was only one sentence, which was indeed very short.

"Didn't you see his appearance?" Chu Lingyun frowned.

"No, really not. He was wearing a hat and lowered his head. I didn't pay any attention to him. He paid the money after making the call and left without waiting for me to change. His money is still here."

The boy took out a note from the money box.

Chu Lingyun reached out and picked up the banknote. It was an ordinary banknote. It was a bit old. It was almost impossible to find the person who called through the banknote.

"What are his characteristics?" Chu Lingyun looked at the guy.

"It doesn't have any characteristics, it just wears a hat." The guy was a little dazed.

"Remember carefully what kind of hat he was wearing, what color he was wearing, what kind of clothes he was wearing, and how tall he was."

The clerk didn't remember his appearance, so it was useless to bring Yang Jian with him. He could only ask about the external characteristics of the caller.

In fact, even if these characteristics are known, they will not be of much use. The person coming here must know that this is an urgent mission and will not wear anything too obvious, and this kind of clothing will probably not be used again in the future.

But regardless of whether it is useful or not, you still have to ask.

"The black hat, the one in the movie, I don't know what it's called. He's wearing a blue robe, made of ordinary material, similar to mine, but he must be a rich man, and he wore it poorly on purpose."

The clerk quickly replied that the hat had no design. The blue robe was a style that many people liked to wear in this era, and it was very common clothes. If the police were asked to go out, they would probably catch many such people.

"Why do you say he is a rich man?" Chu Lingyun did not give up and continued to ask.

"He doesn't need change when he makes phone calls, and he rides a very new bicycle. He must be rich."

Bicycles are bicycles. There are many names for them in this era. Automobiles, foreign cars, and bicycles all refer to bicycles.

"Did you see the license plate on his bicycle?"

Coming on a bicycle, this is a clue. Bicycles in this era are the same as those in later generations. They need to have a license plate, and each vehicle has its own separate number.

The clerk replied: "The license plate number is 378. He is riding a Lanling bicycle. It is definitely a new one, so I said he is rich."

"How do you know it's Lan Token?" Chu Lingyun asked immediately.

Bicycles are very expensive in this era. In the early years, they cost more than one hundred oceans. They are cheaper now, but if you don't have one or two hundred French coins, don't even think about buying a brand new bicycle.

Even the price of second-hand goods is not low, the tattered ones cost dozens of yuan.

"I live far away from home, and I have been saving money to buy a bicycle to save time. I have researched a lot of cars. I know all the brands such as Lanling, Xinbingchuan, and Taylor. I also know the Five Flags brand. It's a pity that such a good car is an old one. I can’t afford it either.”

The guy answered honestly, and Chu Lingyun immediately understood that he was a bicycle enthusiast.

Just like the car enthusiasts of later generations, regardless of whether they own a car or not, all kinds of cars are familiar to each other. Many car owners do not understand them, and they know everything they do not understand.

"Are there any other features on him or on the car?"

Chu Lingyun finally asked. The more detailed the question, the greater the help in tracing this person. He would ask the man everything he knew.

"I really didn't pay attention to him, but he didn't take good care of the car. I saw paint on the back of his car but didn't wipe it off. Such a good new car is so careless."

The guy said, shaking his head as if his own car had been stained with paint.

"Get a bike."

Chu Lingyun ordered Loach, turned around and continued to ask: "Where is the specific location, what shape and color is the paint, is it dry or fresh?"

There is paint on the back seat of the car. This is a very important clue. It is likely that he accidentally got the paint on the car. What he did before is probably related to the paint. Through these conditions, a large number of factors can be narrowed down. Scope of investigation.

"Dark yellow, I can't tell the shape, but it should be fresh."

Loach went out and put away his gun at the man, but the man did not dare to be careless and quickly answered Chu Lingyun's questions.

Soon Niyi confiscated a bicycle outside, and the owner eagerly followed him, very worried that his bicycle would be robbed.

"Come out and show me the specific location and size."

Chu Lingyun called the boy out. When he came to the bicycle, he first touched the bike and looked up and down. Then he pointed at the edge of the seat and drew a small oval and said, "This is it. It's about as big as It’s as big as your thumb.”

"I understand, don't tell anyone what happened today."

Chu Lingyun wrote down the shape and location mentioned by the boy, sent the boy back, and returned the car to passers-by.

"Team leader, I'm going to investigate that license plate number." Ni Loach volunteered.

"Go ahead and report the situation to me at any time." Chu Lingyun nodded.

With the license plate number, it is not difficult to check the car, but there is not much hope of finding the spy based on the license plate alone. Chu Lingyun knows very well how cunning the spy is. It is impossible for them to report the news on a bicycle that can reveal their identity. .

If the Japanese spies were really that stupid, they would have been caught long ago if there were not still a large number of Japanese spies lurking around.

But we still have to investigate what needs to be investigated. The more detailed the investigation, the more helpful it will be to the investigation. Chu Lingyun did not refuse Ni Loach's request for action.

"Team leader, a message from Captain Chu Yuan."

Back in the office, the team member guarding the radio station immediately brought a long message and handed it to Chu Lingyun.

Previously, it was an urgent report to inform Chu Lingyun to take action as soon as possible to prevent Liu Dazhuang from running away. The content was very brief. This time it was a detailed summary of the situation sent by Chu Yuan.

Liu Dazhuang's parents are not real people, and his parents are fake.

The bombing of their village was also very weird. There was nothing around them. They didn't have any military garrison or military equipment. They only had a small village, but it was bombed miserably.

While Chu Yuan was investigating, he was attacked by a stranger again, and even Chu Yuan himself was injured.

In addition, Liu Dazhuang's parents had been in and out of Japanese-occupied areas. Nowadays, many places in Shanghai are actually controlled by Japan. What are they doing in these places?

Ordinary people are unwilling to go to Japanese-occupied areas, not to mention that their identities have nothing to do with Japanese-occupied areas. These circumstances indicate that the possibility of Liu Dazhuang being a traitor is extremely high.

The most important thing is that the people who attacked Chu Yuan spoke Japanese.

After understanding what was going on, Chu Lingyun felt relieved.

"Ring ring ring."

As soon as he read the telegram, the phone on the desk rang. It was a call from He Nian, asking about his situation.

Chu Lingyun took the message and immediately went to He Nian's office.

After Chu Lingyun took Liu Dazhuang away, Han Xianghui took the initiative to come to He Nian to ask about the situation. The case was urgent, but He Nian didn't know anything about it. After appeasing Han Xianghui, he immediately called Chu Lingyun.

Chu Lingyun was not there at that time. This was the third call during the New Year. Chu Lingyun finally came back.

"The whole family is fake. Thanks to them for coming up with such an idea. These spies are really pervasive." He Nian snorted after reading the telegram.

As soon as Han Xianghui arrived, he understood that Liu Dazhuang's problems were not small. Chu Lingyun was an extremely stable person and would not act rashly if he was unsure.

Since Chu Lingyun went to arrest someone without even reporting it, it means that Liu Dazhuang is most likely the traitor.

"Section Chief, as soon as I arrived at Liu Dazhuang's office, someone called him. The message was a code word, and it should be to inform him to retreat."

Chu Lingyun said quickly that the call was made five or three minutes earlier, so maybe Liu Dazhuang had already run away.

In this era, there is no surveillance everywhere. Once he escapes from the military intelligence office, it will be difficult to catch someone outside. Even if the city is locked down on a large scale to find someone, he may not be able to be found.

Chu Yuan's message was sent very promptly. Fortunately, Chu Lingyun had deployed manpower to turn on the phone and wait in front of the radio station. Otherwise, if he missed it, Liu Dazhuang would still be able to escape.

"Yeah, thanks to you being a step ahead, it would have been troublesome if he had escaped."

He Nian was very lucky. He was only a few minutes away from being caught. Chu Lingyun's men knew the seriousness of the matter and sent him a message immediately, which prevented the traitor from escaping.

If a traitor really gets away, Virgo will definitely not be satisfied.

"How's the phone check going?" He Nian asked again.

The person was arrested, but Chu Lingyun was not at the station. He must have more important things to do. Apart from checking the phone number for the notification, there would be nothing else.

"It's a public phone, but the caller went there on a bicycle. I've asked Loach to investigate the bicycle's information."

Chu Lingyun replied quickly, and He Nian stood up: "The caller will investigate slowly. Now that he has shown up, don't let him escape. Let's go and interrogate Liu Dazhuang together."

With so many suspicions, it is impossible for Liu Dazhuang to clear himself. Obtaining Liu Dazhuang's confession as soon as possible and confirming his identity are the most important things for the New Year.

Only in this way can he give a favor to Virgo.

In the torture room, Liu Dazhuang was held up. He was no stranger to this place. He had reviewed the interrogation team and had been here many times.

When he came here before, he never thought about whether he would be locked up if he was exposed.

He knew that Zhu Lihua was a traitor, and he sympathized and regretted Zhu Lihua's experience. He also knew that without Zhu Lihua, the higher-ups would sooner or later use him.

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