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"So fast?"

Chen Huai'an and Lin Wan were stunned, their faces showing surprise.

I never expected to visit a future air force base and have a simple lunch.

After returning to the station by tram, they not only completed the interrogation but also found out where Xu Hongchuan was hiding.

That pickpocket named Li Hui was just a low-level hoodlum.

Such people are best at reading between the lines and know how to back down.

There's nothing he can't say as long as it's not related to him.

This isn't the first or second time he's been caught stealing wallets.

Going to the police station was commonplace for them.

Before liberation, they even accepted money to cover for each other and help familiar agents complete their performance evaluations!

Such a person is definitely not someone to be trifled with.

Moreover, Chen Huai'an easily dislocated his wrist, which terrified him.

Once inside the interrogation room, he immediately spilled the beans, confessing to all the crimes he had committed.

At most, you'll be locked up for a while. You'll know all the prison guards there, so just think of it as going back to your parents' home.

Although the country has been liberated and the police stations and prisons have been taken over, most of the old police officers who did not commit serious crimes have been retained.

There are many familiar faces inside, and they speak politely. Moreover, it's said that they actually provide meals after the takeover.

If you go in and stay for a while, you can at least make a living, right?

So when it came to explaining, they were incredibly cooperative.

When dealing with these low-level pickpockets, Tian Guorong goes straight to the point, simply using a bluff.

He then recounted the entire process of stealing the wallet.

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According to Li Hui, he found the wallet on a whim while looking for food in the Caojiadu shantytown that morning.

It's well-made and should be worth some money.

So after taking all the money out of the wallet, he put it in his pocket.

The original plan was to pull off a few more heists on the tram.

When I got off at the station, there happened to be a pawnshop where I could sell it.

Unexpectedly, he was captured, and his wallet was also found during the search.

As for that person's identity, he had no idea.

Based on his experience, Tian Guorong judged that he was probably not lying.

Slums were also good hiding places for spies.

Before liberation, Shanghai had many shantytowns.

They are concentrated in industrial areas and refugee settlements such as Yangshupu, Caojiadu, Hongkou, Putuo Sanwan Yilong, and Jing'an Fangualong.

Sanwan Yilong and Liangwan Yizhai were once the largest and most densely populated dilapidated shack area in the central urban area of ​​Shanghai.

The area bounded by Hongzhen Old Street, Xinhang Road, and Dongsha Honggang Road in the HK district was once the largest single shantytown in the city center, commonly known as "Poor Street".

Fan Gua Lane in JA District is located on the north bank of the Suzhou Creek on Tianmu West Road. It was formed after the War of Resistance against Japan by refugees who built "rolling dragons" on the ground, and later developed into one of the most densely populated slums.

Caojiadu was the largest concentrated area of ​​shantytowns before liberation. Relying on industries such as textiles and docks, it attracted a large number of immigrants and workers from northern Jiangsu and other places.

This area is densely populated and has a high degree of population mobility.

It is the best place to hide one's identity and the easiest place to escape.

Judging from the terrain and the stolen wallet, it fits the conditions for a spy to hide.

So we immediately began an investigation.

However, Xu Hongchuan was a highly experienced spy who would flee at the slightest sign of trouble.

Therefore, it is very difficult to investigate such people.

They didn't even dare to send people out in disguise for reconnaissance.

What we fear is that this top spy is too perceptive and will immediately flee once he senses something is wrong.

After considering it, Tian Guorong decided to first find out about the situation from acquaintances.

After all, during the concession period, he started as a police officer.

He later joined the old police force, where he still had deep roots.

Moreover, he has dealings with all sorts of scoundrels and hooligans.

"Brother Da Rong" is no less famous in the martial arts world than those incense masters and hall masters.

Mr. Tian Guorong found a bald man with whom he had a good relationship and who had acted as an informant many times to learn about the situation.

However, after liberation, the bald man listened to the advice of his "elder brother" and stopped engaging in bullying and market manipulation.

He led his former underlings to open a sizable fish stall in the market and started a legitimate business.

They buy fish from fishermen every day, and even rent out smuggling boats to fish; their business is thriving.

He just wanted to make a living in the market, but he was inextricably linked to the gang.

However, the bald man was quite famous in the underworld, and with Tian Guorong "protecting" him, no one dared to mess with him.

Of course, Tian Guorong wouldn't actually abuse his power to favor the bald man.

However, over the years, everyone has come to know that the bald man works for Tian Guorong.

So the default assumption is that the bald guy is the one who has connections.

Tian Guorong couldn't control this kind of opportunistic behavior, and he also hoped that the bald man could walk the right path.

So, as long as it's not illegal, they're too lazy to come forward and clarify.

It was under this tacit approval that Baldy was harassed by members of other gangs.

In addition, the bald man is very smart, and his import and export business is going very smoothly.

What's most admirable is that after the bald man acquiesced, he was able to maintain a proper attitude and didn't abuse his power to bully or commit wrongdoing.

Another fishmonger in the market, surnamed Gao, was frequently bullied and beaten by local bullies.

Later, a police officer couldn't stand it anymore and took the fishmonger back to the market.

Its purpose was simply to warn those bullies to stop harassing people.

Unexpectedly, this vendor was trying to exaggerate his connections, claiming he had powerful backers.

Several bullies witnessed him being sent back and were warned, so they believed him without hesitation.

From then on, the peddler, taking advantage of the bullies' power, recruited several local thugs as his henchmen and became a tyrant who monopolized the vegetable market!

His power grew, and he eventually became a local tyrant!

And whenever someone opposes him, he will say to his subordinates: "I want to eat fish!"

Then, those who opposed him were eliminated!

Later, it was only after the higher-ups sent people down that this evil force was dealt with!

The bald man could still use someone else's name to make a big fuss, but he didn't choose to go down the wrong path.

Instead, he took his former underlings and honestly started selling fish.

Although it's not as prestigious as before, at least we can at least have a stable job.

Now that the bald man isn't collecting protection money on the streets anymore, he's not familiar with the situation in the shantytowns.

However, he still had connections and knew many people in the underworld.

Moreover, they often have more avenues than the official channels for finding people.

So they found a former brother of the same generation and got the information.

I saw Xu Hongchuan once when I was collecting protection money!

Tian Guorong immediately ordered the action team to change into civilian clothes.

He led the team to the Caojiadu shantytown.

When the convoy was still some distance from Caojiadu, it stopped in a secluded alley.

A bald man and another man with a hideous scar on his face, black trousers rolled up, and wearing slippers walked over.

He immediately introduced, "Brother Rong, this is Scarface Lao San."

Scarface the Third hurriedly greeted Rong-ge with a fawning smile, "Hello, Brother Rong!"

The bald man frowned and corrected in a deep voice, "Call him Section Chief Tian!"

With a disgruntled look on his face, he was practically saying: What kind of class do you have that you dare to call me "brother" like me?