The Spy

Chapter 8: Cunning as a Fox
Xu Qingyun saw at a glance that the little girl was not the real contact person. The Japanese spy was indeed cunning.

Xu Qingyun sat there, his mind racing, his brain quickly analyzing the sudden changes.

There is no exposure. If there is exposure, the other party does not need to test and can just leave. Since someone has come, the Japanese spy must be nearby.

Nanshi is bustling with traffic and people. Finding the hidden Japanese spies in this bustling street is as difficult as finding a needle in a haystack. What's more difficult is that they cannot act rashly. Any unusual movement may alarm the Japanese spies who are observing secretly.

"My last name is not Sun, but Shi."

Yi Sheng suppressed his anxious heart and checked the code. The child immediately replied: "I remembered it wrong. The person I'm looking for should be surnamed Fu."

"I was wrong just now. Actually my last name is Yuan."

All four codes matched, and Yi Sheng's eyes revealed a hint of confusion. Is this kid a Japanese spy?
Impossible. Yi Sheng also guessed what Xu Qingyun thought of. The child was not Japanese. The real Japanese spy was as cunning as a fox and did not show up, so he used the child to make contact.

"That's all right. Someone asked me to give this to you."

Sure enough, the little girl put the paper bag in her hand on the table, turned around and jumped away. When the little girl walked out of the teahouse, Yi Sheng finally turned around and looked at Xu Qingyun.

This time they came to arrest someone, but faced with a child, no one knew what to do.

Xu Qingyun stood up and pretended to go to the bathroom. He walked to Yi Sheng, squatted down, and tied his shoelaces. He quickly said, "Give me the things. Walk out slowly. Remember to look around. Find a deserted place to take off your disguise and go back to the police station to wait for us."

Something unexpected happened. It was obvious that the child was just an ordinary flower girl who was used by the Japanese to deliver things.

When they were exchanging secret signals, Xu Qingyun made the decision.

Don't take any action for the time being to avoid alerting the enemy. The other party doesn't know that Hu Qi has been arrested, and there will most likely be further contact and meeting later.

Yisheng picked up the paper bag on the table, secretly handed it to Xu Qingyun, and went to the counter to pay the bill like an ordinary tea drinker.

When he went out, he specifically followed Xu Qingyun's instructions, looked around carefully, and then left calmly.

Xu Qingyun's caution played a big role. Ishiguro Masao hid in the dark and watched the little girl run out of the teahouse nimbly. At this time, he was not in a hurry to leave and continued to observe.

After a while, Yi Sheng walked out of the teahouse. When he looked around vigilantly, Ishiguro Masao left quietly.

There was nothing unusual in the teahouse and everything was normal. Even though he had not shown up, he had safely handed over the task to Hei Niu. All he had to do next was wait for news.

In the toilet, Xu Qingyun opened the paper bag.

When he saw the photo in the paper package, a look of astonishment flashed in his eyes. The person in the photo was wearing a gold-rimmed police uniform and had a smiling face. It was the director Wang Jiansheng whom he had met yesterday.

Xu Qingyun quickly looked around and found that the toilet was empty. He took a deep breath and looked at the words written on the paper package. The contents made him even more nervous.

"Hei Niu, kill this man, Bai Yang, at the entrance of Tongju Building around 7pm the day after tomorrow."

The content is very short. Without the two code names, it actually has only one meaning: assassination of Wang Jiansheng.

The Japanese want to take action against their chief.

Xu Qingyun did not dare to delay. When he walked out of the toilet, his expression had returned to calm. He asked Zuo Jinfang and others to continue drinking tea and listening to books. After he left the teahouse first, he quickly crossed several alleys to avoid possible tracking and surveillance.

After entering the safe house, Xu Qingshi couldn't wait to ask: "Qingyun, what's the situation? Have you caught anyone?"

This safe house is quite far away. You can use a telescope to see the teahouse in the distance, but you can only see the entrance of the teahouse and cannot peek into the interior of the teahouse.

Xu Qingyun shook his head and said in a deep voice: "No, the Japanese spies are very cunning and used a little girl to make contact. I didn't take any action for fear of alerting the enemy." Xu Qingshi frowned: "Little girl? What's going on?"

Xu Qingyun recounted in detail what had just happened in the teahouse, including details such as how the Japanese spies used the little girl to convey information and how they confirmed through secret codes.

"Brother, take a look at this."

After explaining, Xu Qingyun took out the paper bag. Seeing the photo and the words written inside, Xu Qingshi's face suddenly changed: "Come back to the General Administration with me. This matter must be reported to the Director immediately."

The Japanese want to assassinate Wang Jiansheng. This is no small matter. The note clearly states that the mission will be carried out at the gate of Tongju Building at around 7 o'clock the day after tomorrow.

This means that they knew the director's whereabouts in advance. Even Xu Qingshi didn't know about Wang Jiansheng's travel arrangements. How did the Japanese get the information?
Fortunately, Xu Qingyun was very smart and caught Hu Qi in advance. He cleverly used the opportunity of the meeting to learn about the Japanese's sinister conspiracy. Otherwise, it would be difficult to guard against the hidden arrows, and the Japanese spies might really succeed.

Xu Qingshi drove the car quickly and soon arrived at the General Administration.

Wang Jiansheng was in the office. After reading the contents of the note and his own photo, his face became gloomy.

"What do you think of this?"

After a while, Wang Jiansheng took the initiative to ask, and Xu Qingshi looked at his brother and said softly: "Director, Qingyun is in charge of this case, let him talk about it."

It’s not that he lacks his own ideas, but he gave the opportunity to Xu Qingyun to show them.

The Xu family is famous, but there are not many male descendants in the family. Due to special reasons, there were only two brothers, his father and his uncle, in the previous generation. In this generation, the future of the family is shouldered by these two men.

Although they are cousins, in Xu Qingshi's heart, Xu Qingyun is no different from his own brother.

"Qingyun, you tell me first."

Wang Jiansheng spoke gently. He had always admired Xu Qingyun, and now he understood Xu Qingshi's intention of taking care of his brother, so he simply asked.

"Yes, Director."

As Xu Qingyun responded, he already had a clear idea in his mind. He was not surprised that the Japanese wanted to assassinate Wang Jiansheng. Wang Jiansheng was an anti-Japanese faction and was in a powerful department like the police station. His existence added a lot of trouble to the Japanese in Tianjin.

"Director, are you going to Tongjulou the day after tomorrow?" Xu Qingyun asked first.

"Yes, President Gao of the Fengtian Chamber of Commerce has invited me to have dinner together the day after tomorrow."

Wang Jiansheng generously admitted that he was from Fengtian. Six years ago, Fengtian was renamed Liaoning, but many people are still used to the old name. The Tianjin Fengtian Chamber of Commerce has been established for a long time and no changes have been made.

"President Gao has a problem." Xu Qingyun replied immediately, and Wang Jiansheng nodded slightly.

Fengtian has been occupied by the Japanese, and many people in the Fengtian Chamber of Commerce are pro-Japanese. Wang Jiansheng is aware of this, but he did not expect that they would cooperate with the Japanese to assassinate him.

Xu Qingyun also knew that Wang Jiansheng must have thought of this, so he didn't dwell on this issue too much and continued to ask: "When did you take this photo? Who can get this photo?"

"A lot. This is a photo of me when I took over as director four years ago. It was published in the newspaper."

Wang Jiansheng understood what Xu Qingyun meant and wanted to screen through the photos, but unfortunately there were too many people who had this photo.

Thanks to Fengyun Danmo for the reward of 500 Qidian coins.

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