The largest number of Tan Wan warehouses were found, with seven in total.
It was already dark by this time.
Zhu Yue looked at the situation at Tan Pier and said, "Come back tomorrow."
Although there are lights at the pier at night, the view is severely limited.
As for the warehouses, some have no lights at all, and some have lights but are dim.
Even more warehouses do not have electricity, so you can only use kerosene lamps and flashlights to check inside.
It is not conducive to their search at all.
Therefore, Zhu Yue decided to come back during the day tomorrow.
They stopped for a while at Tan Pier, and Kamikochi Akiko also came.
She also didn't find the five warehouses at Dongshui Dock.
Seeing him coming, Zhu Yue said that everyone should go to dinner together. After a busy day, take a bite and go back to rest and continue tomorrow.
Six people ate together.
Long Hao said: "Now there are only Tan Wharf and Jialing Wharf left. There are seven warehouses in Tan Wharf and one warehouse in Jialing Wharf. If nothing is found in the eight warehouses tomorrow, this line of investigation may no longer be possible.
"
This time, an investigation into Japanese spies was launched.
All clues will be interrupted.
If you keep checking, you won't be able to proceed.
Of course, Long Hao was a little worried. After all, he searched ten warehouses today and it was of no value anymore.
Seeing that Long Hao was a little frustrated, Song Shutang said with a smile: "Actually, among the five docks, Dongshui Wharf and Tan Wharf are the most likely, so there is a great chance tomorrow."
"Yeah?"
"There are five warehouses at Dongshui Dock and seven warehouses at Tan Dock. The large number of warehouses is conducive to Masada Kazuya's choice."
"I hope so."
After the six people finished eating, they went back to rest.
Zhu Yue said that he would meet at the Information Section the next day and come over together.
The assembly was completed early the next morning.
Then the group came to Tan Pier, which was almost their last hope.
Everyone is more serious.
Start by checking each of the seven warehouses at Tan Pier.
I stayed at Tan Pier until the afternoon.
No one said anything about eating at noon, and now at the last critical moment, no one has the intention to eat.
When we searched all the way to the sixth warehouse at Tan Pier.
Long Hao's excited voice came from the ceiling.
"There is a discovery." Long Hao's voice was a little distorted due to excitement.
But the feeling of joy can be felt by everyone.
When they heard the shouting, Song Shutang and Zhu Yue looked up at the same time.
Long Hao waved to the two of them and said, "There are discoveries above."
They have never given up searching the ceiling of each warehouse, and now they finally have their reward.
"What discovery?" Zhu Yue asked from below.
"You'd better come up and see for yourselves."
Go up and have a look?
It's not over until you take things down.
Still have to go up.
Song Shutang and Zhu Yue were both made curious by Long Hao.
"Come down." Zhu Yue said.
There is only one ladder in this warehouse now.
Long Hao came down from the top, and Zhu Yue climbed up the ladder.
Song Shutang asked: "What?"
"A line of text."
"Words?" Song Shutang admitted that he was a little surprised.
They think it's something.
After all, if it wasn't something, Masada Kazuya wouldn't have to hide it.
But why do I find text now?
If it's words, wouldn't it be enough to just keep them in your mind? Why hide them?
There is no need or value to hide.
This is very different from the original judgment.
However, it was obvious that the judgment was so far off, yet something was discovered based on the judgment.
How to explain this?
Masada Kazuya is stupid?
Song Shutang stood below and looked up at Zhu Yue. He could also see his confusion from Zhu Yue's expression.
Soon Zhu Yue came down from above and said to Song Shutang: "Go and have a look."
Song Shutang climbed up the ladder and came to the top.
I saw the line of words that Long Hao found.
"Citizens in mountain cities are scrambling."
Gone!
Just such a line, it seems like half a sentence.
What does this expression mean?
What is the meaning of this line left by Masada Kazuya?
Song Shutang looked at it and saw that this line of writing was written on a piece of paper, which was pasted on the ceiling beam.
And be very careful when pasting.
It is not pasted on the part with the words, but on the four corners.
It seems that the person who pasted the note wanted to take it away because he didn't want the words on it to be damaged.
What is the importance of this word?
Still can’t remember a sentence?
After Song Shutang finished reading, he looked down at Zhu Yue below, and Long Hao asked, "What does this mean?"
"How do I know?" Zhu Yue said.
"Masada Kazuya stayed?"
"I doubt it too."
They are looking for something left by Masada Kazuya.
Found it now.
But I doubt it is.
Because in their opinion, Masada Kazuya would not leave such a thing behind.
Wouldn't it be safer to burn it directly at home?
Hantou is called Hantou.
But he's not really stupid.
Still can't remember a line of words?
Zhu Yue said below: "There may be something wrong with the note. Take it off."
Song Shutang slowly peeled off the note, trying not to damage it as much as possible.
Even the sticky areas were peeled off slowly, very patiently.
While doing these things, Kamikochi Akiko also came to the warehouse, and she knew they had made a discovery when she saw their actions.
He hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Have you found it?"
"I don't know if that's true." Long Hao's words made Kamikochi Akiko a little confused.
When Song Shutang came down with the note, she understood.
"Note?" Kamikochi Akiko was equally surprised.
"yes."
"How could he leave such a thing behind?"
"who knows."
"Are you still checking the warehouse at the back?" Long Hao asked.
"Finished checking." Zhu Yue said.
There are only two warehouses left.
It’s better to feel at ease after checking.
Don't let this be a smokescreen.
After collecting the note, continue searching the remaining two warehouses.
Nothing was found.
In the evening, a few people had a quick bite and then all went back to the Information Section.
I haven't eaten for a day, and now I have to eat even if I'm anxious.
After all, I might be busy until late tonight.
After returning to the Information Section, everyone went to the conference room.
Zhu Yue took out the note and said: "In the eighteen warehouses, the problematic item was found, which is this note. Now it is very likely that it was left by Masada Kazuya, but it is different from what we had guessed before.
Inconsistent.”
I guess I left something behind.
But it is words.
Why should we keep words that we can obviously remember?
Long Hao added: "This note is on the ceiling beam, and it is covered with other banners, so it cannot be seen."
It can be seen that it was deliberately hidden.
It further indicates that there is something wrong with this note.
"Now it is basically certain that this note was left by Masada Kazuya, but why was it left behind?" Zhu Yue asked.
One line!
Half a sentence!
No clue, unexpected.
There are areas that are consistent with previous reasoning, and there are also areas that are very different.
Kamikochi Akiko was the first to analyze it and said: "I think this line of words is not the key. If it is a word, Masada Kazuya can just keep it in his mind. There is no need to hide it at all."
This reason is fine.
Long Hao followed this train of thought and said, "Could it be that this piece of paper is the key?"
"This paper?" Song Shutang asked.
"Is it possible that there is something secretly written on this piece of paper that needs to be heated with a fire or wiped with a specific reagent to reveal the hidden secrets?"
Everyone knows what Long Hao said.
Stereography is a skill that intelligence workers must master.
And this is very simple, there is no difficulty at all.
But Song Shutang said: "If the hidden content is still words, why hide it?"
The principle is still the same.
Since it’s text, can’t you remember it yourself?
There is no point in hiding!
This is unnecessary.
Song Shutang does not agree with this inference.
But Zhu Yue wants to try. After all, the clue you have found now is this piece of paper. If you don't try, you will have searched so many warehouses in vain.
However, Song Shutang dissuaded him and said: "I think the paper itself is more important. If it is heated with fire, applied with chemical reagents, or even soaked in water, it may destroy the value of this paper, thereby making us lose the opportunity to investigate.
"
What Song Shutang said makes sense.
Zhu Yue hesitated.
After all, if the note is the key point, if you destroy the note, it will no longer have the meaning of investigation.
Kamikochi Akiko said: "If the note itself has a meaning, what would it be?"
"It's definitely not words." Long Hao said.
Words can be remembered.
"Is it made of paper?" Zhu Yue asked.
After all, they had suffered a loss in terms of paper material before.
At that time, the Japanese spy Ryuta Hiraguchi was aware of it in advance and chose to commit suicide in the street, which temporarily interrupted the investigation.
But Song Shutang had already judged the material issue immediately.
This material is the most widely supplied material in Shancheng, and it has even formed a semi-monopoly situation.
Most people in Shancheng who use paper have used this kind of paper.
It makes no sense to investigate through materials.
Even the Military Command Bureau has this kind of paper, but some of them just have some letterheads printed on them.
There is no problem with the material.
The textual content is not the point.
So what is the significance of Masada Kazuya choosing to hide it in the warehouse instead of destroying the piece of paper when he was in great danger?
The four of them fell into thinking.
Long Hao couldn't sit still at first and wanted to do some processing on the paper again.
Song Shutang didn't stop it this time. After all, you can't figure it out and you can really try it.
However, he said in advance: "First take a photo of this paper and record it. At the same time, be careful not to damage it during the experiment."
"good."
Long Hao agreed and started processing.
Directly in the conference room, everyone is watching.
The first step was to take photos and record them. After Long Hao took the photos, he asked members of the Intelligence Section to develop the photos.
He first put the paper on the fire to bake.
But there was no change at all on the paper, even the paper began to turn yellow, and no new words appeared.
Can only give up.
Otherwise it will turn into ashes.
Then there are several commonly used chemical reagents, but when applied to the surface of the paper, there is still no reaction.
Long Hao was unwilling but could only give up.
But at this moment, Kamikochi Akiko suddenly said: "Could it be the handwriting of this line?"
"Handwriting?" Zhu Yue asked.
"This piece of paper itself has no value, and this line of writing has no meaning, but Masada Kazuya wants to keep it, so is it possible that it is because of the handwriting? After all, the content of the text can be remembered, but the subtle differences in the handwriting are difficult to fully remember. Wait until
When you need to compare, you will use this piece of paper." Uchiko Akiko spoke very quickly.
She believes that the current judgment is correct.
The real meaning of this piece of paper is the handwriting of the words on it.
Because it is indeed handwritten.
"Isn't this the handwriting of Masada Kazuya?" Long Hao asked.
Previously he thought it might have been written by Masada Kazuya himself.
After all, it was something he hid.
Moreover, Masada Kazuya concealed his identity as a fool and could not write at all.
Therefore, no handwriting was found at home, so I assumed it was written by Masada Kazuya.
Song Shutang asked Akiko Kaguchi: "Have you seen Masada Kazuya's calligraphy?"
"I've seen it."
"Can we compare?"
Kazuya Masada, who was the first to enter the mountain city, provided information to the Eagle Team, and he provided it in writing.
But after watching it, Akiko Kamiguchi immediately burned it to the ground without leaving any clues.
Therefore, I didn’t pay too much attention to handwriting at that time.
He also looked at it very quickly without observing carefully.
At this moment, the comparison was suddenly made, and Kamikochi Akiko was a little unsure.
But this is very important.
If this line of writing was not written by Masada Kazuya himself, then it would be tenable to say that handwriting is the key.
But if Kazuya Masada wrote this line himself and then hid it.
Then the handwriting thing is nonsense.
"Think about it carefully, this is very important." Zhu Yue said to Akiko.
Her value can now be reflected.
Therefore, Kamikochi Akiko cheered up and said, "Let me see again."
Long Hao handed the note to Kamikochi Akiko. She took the note and began to observe it carefully. At the same time, she recalled in her mind the words Masada Kazuya wrote when he provided information to her.
Song Shutang and others did not disturb him in any way.
Wait silently.
After spending a long time recalling and comparing, Kamikochi Akiko raised her head and said: "This character was not written by Masada Kazuya."
"Sure?"
"Although I'm not an expert in writing and handwriting comparison, I can still tell from these strokes. It's just that my memory is a bit vague. If there are things written by Masada Kazuya, it should be easier to judge."
"What I'm asking now is your memory. Is it wrong?" Zhu Yue said seriously.
After all, Aguchi Akiko's words may very well determine the direction of their investigation. If the direction of their investigation is wrong, there is no point in catching a Japanese spy.
Kamikochi Akiko nodded affirmatively and said: "It can't be wrong."
She couldn't hesitate.
And she believed that her judgment was not wrong.
After receiving a positive reply, Song Shutang immediately said: "Then we now have a new investigation idea."
Song Shutang recognized Akiko Kamikochi's ability.
In this current situation, since she dares to answer in the affirmative, there is basically no problem.
In other words, the note hidden by Masada Kazuya.
He didn't write it himself.
So the most valuable thing on this note is the handwriting.
Kamikochi Akiko was the first to react to this question because she had read Masada Kazuya's handwriting, so this was her advantage.
So she reacts quickly and understands.
Zhu Yue and others will not feel like they are being compared.
Besides, letting Akiko Kameguchi participate in the investigation is to make her play a role, and now this is exactly what they want.
