The Spy

Chapter 48 Investigating the Dung Gang
The small restaurant was brightly lit and doing good business.

As soon as Xu Qingyun came in, the shopkeeper raised his head, his eyes lit up, and he walked out with a fist clasped:

"Captain Xu, last time I heard about your promotion, I wanted to go and congratulate you, but you were not there. It's just right that you came today. I'll ask the kitchen to cook some delicious dishes and call your brothers to congratulate you together."

The shopkeeper’s surname is Yang. He is a flexible man who speaks in a pleasant way. He does good business in this area and everyone gives him some face, regardless of whether they are rich or poor.

"Thank you for your hospitality, Shopkeeper Yang. I have other things to do today."

"I understand. Please."

Shopkeeper Yang made a gesture of invitation and took Xu Qingyun to the back hall to talk.

Yan Ming and Zuo Jinfang followed closely behind and entered the back hall. Manager Yang moved chairs for them and then took out the safety booklet.

"When Officer Zuo came to ask me today, I knew that you must have a big case. At noon yesterday, three people came to eat. They were strangers. At that time, they looked like gangsters from other places. One of them could read and noticed the safety book on my counter. He deliberately flipped through it. He was looking at this page."

The safety book has more than one page, with Xu Qingyun’s signature at the end and the previous team leader’s signature at the front.

Shopkeeper Yang was a flexible person. As soon as Xu Qingyun arrived, he knew what he wanted to ask and prepared in advance.

What they were looking at was the page signed by the previous squad leader, not Xu Qingyun's signature.

"After Officer Zuo left, I asked the waiter to find out. The three said they came from Tangshan and sought refuge with Master Hu. If you go to Master Hu, you will definitely be able to find them."

This is why Manager Yang invited Xu Qingyun to the back hall. Some things are not convenient to say in the front hall.

Moreover, he actively says what he should say and doesn't ask anything he shouldn't know.

"Thank you, Manager Yang. Goodbye."

Xu Qingyun clasped his fists and said, "Shopkeeper Yang has made it very clear, there is no need to ask any more questions."

"You're welcome. Eat something before you go. Eating won't interfere with the case. You can drink as much as you want."

Shopkeeper Yang smiled and clasped his fists, while Xu Qingyun shook his head: "I appreciate your kindness, I will come to thank you another day."

He understood what Manager Yang meant. Seeing that Yang had a case to handle, he only invited him to eat and not to drink, as drinking could easily cause delays.

"Okay, business is more important. I'll take you there."

Shopkeeper Yang sent Xu Qingyun and the other two out the door, then returned to his desk and continued fiddling with his abacus.

The three people in the restaurant are not suspected. The Mr. Hu mentioned by Manager Yang is the leader of the local gangsters named Hu Zifeng. He has 20 to 30 men under him and the team is not large. He has a good relationship with the previous team leader.

"Yan Ming, go find Hu Zifeng tomorrow and find a way to take photos of the footprints of the three new people who have joined him."

In the car, Xu Qingyun ordered that the three people still had to be investigated and they could not just ignore it because they were suspected of minor crimes.

Even if it is just for elimination, all existing clues must be sorted out.

"Yes."

Yan Ming responded, and Xu Qingyun sat in the back seat of the car, closing his eyes to rest.

The man in a suit in the grocery store was a major suspect. Although Lao Jin couldn't remember his appearance, he also provided clues.

He is neither tall nor short, and slightly fat, which temporarily meets the characteristics of the footprint.

He was wearing a suit, which didn't match.

However, the Japanese spies were cunning. Xu Qingyun would not be surprised even if there were three or five identities, let alone two.

If he was a Japanese spy, after seeing his signature, I should have judged the intelligence to be true. At least I deceived him with the intelligence, so there would be a chance to lure him out in the future.

Xu Qingyun will not wait passively, all necessary investigations must be completed.

"Jin Fang, go back first and ask Yi Sheng to come over tomorrow morning."

When they arrived at the surveillance point, Xu Qingyun gave instructions to Zuo Jinfang, who immediately went to push the cart and leave before the checkpoint was completely closed.

"team leader."

The next day, when Xu Qingyun came out, he saw Yi Sheng sitting in the living room on the first floor. He stood up immediately when he saw Yi Sheng come out.

"Sit down, have you eaten?"

Xu Qingyun went to wash up and asked while doing so. Yi Sheng nodded vigorously. "Go ask around and find the dung gang in this area. Pick an honest and decent person with a family and bring him to see me."

Yi Sheng was older, so it was not out of place for him to inquire about these things. But if he were asked to wear a sweat-soaked jacket and mess up his hair, he would look like a member of the Dung Gang.

The Fen Gang is the abbreviation of that group of scavengers. In addition to scavenging, they also clean toilets, hence the name.

"Yes, don't worry, I'll find someone for you in a while."

Yi Sheng got the mission and left, and Xie Yongshan got up at this time.

He searched for the entire afternoon yesterday but found nothing. Today he planned to look in the surrounding concessions and near South City.

All the men under Xie Yongshan who could move were sent out by him. After searching for an entire afternoon, nothing smelled good to him.

Every time they had to lie down and take a closer look, and even open the manhole cover to make sure there was no obstruction inside. After a long time, their noses were filled with the stench of sewers.

"Captain Xu, we're leaving first."

After hurriedly finishing breakfast, Xie Yongshan led the team away. He was very serious about investigating the case. He wanted to catch this Japanese spy more than Xu Qingyun.

The damn Japanese spy used two sewers as a cover and took away the intelligence right under his nose, which was equivalent to playing a trick on him.

After catching the person, he will not let this Japanese spy off and will execute him personally.

At ten o'clock in the morning, Yan Ming ran over. He went to Mr. Hu's place early in the morning and found the three people as expected. He took pictures of their footprints.

Return to the station for urgent cleaning and then send to the monitoring point.

"Not them."

After looking at the photos, Xu Qingyun sighed slightly. He had guessed this result yesterday. The possibility that there were three Japanese spies was extremely low, and they would not be so brazen.

"Captain, I'm back. His name is Wang Laowu, and he meets your requirements."

Just as he finished speaking, Yi Sheng came in from outside, bringing with him an old man who was smelly and wearing tattered and patched clothes.

The old man seemed a little timid. He stood timidly in the yard and didn't dare to come in.

"Did you give money?"

"I gave it to him. He wouldn't come unless I gave him one dollar."

Yi Sheng immediately replied, don’t think that ordinary people are easy to deceive. They will do whatever you tell them to do. Most people won’t do anything without benefits.

Xu Qingyun didn't let Yi Sheng reveal his identity, so Yi Sheng could only use money to coax him.

"Boss, you told me not to let me do anything that would harm the world."

The old man shouted hurriedly. Xu Qingyun smiled and walked to the yard. He didn't care about the stench on his body at all and said softly, "Don't worry. You can't kill or burn anything."

"That's right, boss."

The old man grinned, revealing his yellowed teeth. Xu Qingyun noticed it, took out a cigarette and handed it to him.

"Let me ask you, how many of you are in this British and American Concession?"

"We have more than 30 people there, and there are two other places, so a total of more than 60 people."

There is more than one Fen Gang, and they belong to a larger force. Xu Qingyun took the initiative to take him to the second floor and pointed to the teahouse in the distance: "Who owns that area and the surrounding area?"

“That’s our territory.”

“Who’s collecting the stuff there?”

"It depends on what you collect. Some collect manure, some collect waste, and some collect both."

Xu Qingyun didn't expect that these people at the bottom of society could be divided into so many categories. It was impossible for outsiders who were not familiar with them to know all of this.

"Tell me all about it."

Xu Qingyun asked directly. The things that fell from the cart smelled very bad, so it was most likely that he was collecting feces. No matter what he did, Xu Qingyun's goal was to find him, determine his identity, and then capture him.

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