But dock worker Tang Shi was different from usual. He did not go back home directly, but walked towards Mihua Street.
Mihua Street is located in a busy city.
Even though it's night, it's even more lively.
The sun is still scorching during the day, but it is much cooler at night, and everyone goes out more leisurely.
Tang Shi is quite familiar with this place.
Weaving up and down the path, we finally stopped in front of a house door.
Come forward and knock on the door.
"Who?" someone asked from inside the door.
"It's me." Tang Shi didn't need to say his name. People in the room knew who it was by hearing the voice.
Sure enough, the door was opened.
Inside was also a middle-aged man.
Turn sideways to let Tang Shi enter the house.
"What's wrong?" This person asked Tang Shi directly.
"Last time I reported to you that Xia Tuo met a Japanese spy at the dock. There is still progress."
"People in the government suspect that Xia Tuo is involved with Japanese spies?" This is what the owner of the room is most worried about.
I reported to the team leader earlier and the superiors were also concerned about this.
Originally, there had been no movement in the past few days, and I thought it would be calm, but who knew there would be progress now.
Tang Shi shook his head and said: "It's not to doubt Xia Tuo, but to investigate the whereabouts of Japanese spies..."
Tang Shi immediately reported the problem.
"So it is very possible that there are Japanese spies lurking in the strange places that Hantou has been to that Xia Tuo knows now?"
"That's right."
"I understand. I will go to Hongyanzui to report this matter now and I will give you an answer tomorrow."
"Then you should be careful when walking at night."
"rest assured."
After finishing the question, Tang Shi left.
Also make sure no one is watching you.
After Tang Shi left, the people in the house also came out of the room and pushed their bicycles out of the room. They had to rush to Hongyanzui at night. Without bicycles, it would take some effort.
After riding all the way to Hongyanzui, he began to report on his work.
After hearing his report.
Those from the Southern Bureau who had returned to their rooms to rest also put on their clothes and got up again.
A few people had a small meeting to discuss.
It is still unclear whether the information Xia Tuo has now is correct.
Secondly, even if the Southern Bureau locked the area, it would not be able to lock down the espionage. After all, the Intelligence Section may have information that they are not aware of.
Therefore, it is impossible for them to find this spy first.
It's also impossible to investigate.
Because the place where Hantou comes in and out is very special.
Even the Intelligence Division's investigation is relatively restricted.
Furthermore, it would be of little significance for them to catch this spy in the hands of the Intelligence Department first, and they might also expose Xia Tuo, who was developed by Tang Shi in the early years.
Tang Shi joined the organization very early.
Later he made a living at the dock.
Seeing that Xia Tuo was smart and kind-hearted, he recruited him to join the organization.
Tang Shi is Xia Tuo's upline.
The person who came to report was Tang Shi's superior.
In fact, strictly speaking, it is not considered online, but more like a traffic officer.
He was responsible for sending news about Tang Shi to Hongyanzui.
After all, it is not convenient for Tang Shi to make a trip.
Don't look at Xia Tuo as just a coolie foreman at the wharf.
But it played a very big role.
Xia Tuo often helped when goods and people were brought in and out of the dock, and he also deceived many inspections by the government.
So it's not worth exposing Xia Tuo for a Japanese spy.
Besides, we don’t just let the Japanese spies go, we just let the Intelligence Division investigate and arrest them.
The Southern Bureau gave instructions for Xia Tuo to tell the Intelligence Section what information he knew. Whether it would be effective or not was left to fate.
In general, it is to ensure Xia Tuo's safety.
This is extremely important to the Red Party.
At the same time, they must also ensure that they help capture Japanese spies. Although they have no good impressions of members of the national government, when Japanese spies are involved, they must understand the overall situation.
It's just that many people are still criticizing the Intelligence Bureau's use of Kamikochi Akiko to assist in the investigation.
But after just a few complaints, the order was issued.
After receiving the order, the man rode back to the city.
Tang Shi has not been contacted.
Instead, he waited until the morning of the next day to meet him on the only way to the pier in Tangshi, and did not have a close conversation.
Just looking at each other from a distance.
Tang Shi understood the organization's decision when he nodded slightly.
Come to the dock to work.
Xia Tuo also appeared at the dock in the afternoon to inspect the work, but he would not stay too long.
Take this opportunity to meet Tang Shi.
"Is there any news from the organization?" Xia Tuo asked.
"You can tell the Intelligence Department the clues you know."
"clear."
"But you have to be careful. After all, you have to be cautious when dealing with the Intelligence Department."
"Don't worry, what happened to Hantou has already sounded the alarm. I'm afraid that no matter how many days and nights pass in the future, I will feel scared every time I think about it."
"Alarm bells sounding is not a bad thing for you."
"Then I'll prepare to inform them."
"There's no rush, just wait for two days." Tang Shi said.
After all, when I asked you before, you just couldn't explain clearly.
I immediately remembered it the next day.
Although it is normal.
But since the Intelligence Division is involved, there's nothing wrong with being careful.
And the information that Xia Tuo knows may not be correct, so let the Intelligence Department ask the workers at the dock for a few days to see if anyone else has discovered it.
Make sure nothing is missed.
It can be seen that the Red Party is also very worried about the intelligence department's arrest of Japanese spies.
After all, they also want to catch the spy as soon as possible.
On the one hand, we want to make the mountain city peaceful, and on the other hand, we are waiting to deal with Kamikochi Akiko.
Xia Tuo expressed his understanding and left from the dock.
…
…
Song Shutang took Long Hao to visit the dock for many days.
Ask everyone for information.
I heard a lot of news from all over the place.
But there were only a few that were really useful. Some people said that they saw Han Tou going in and out of some relatively high-end restaurants. Although the restaurant was not a place related to the text as they speculated, Song Shutang still went to investigate.
In the end I found it was not surprising.
Because the quality of this hotel is not high.
It's just that the person who provided this news has seniors and juniors in his family, and the burden falls on him alone.
As a result, this hotel may be of high quality to him.
But for a fool.
If one person is full, the whole family will not be hungry.
It’s okay to come to the tooth festival occasionally.
This is also one of the few things Masada Kazuya enjoys.
But the food was just ordinary food.
I don't even dare to go to higher-end restaurants.
Listen to what others say about the ten-mile foreign market in Shanghai.
He ate the food in the hotel like nothing, but he didn't dare to eat it often.
I'm afraid Masada Kazuya was in a very bad mood at that time.
There was a lot of useless information like this, but Song Shutang checked and eliminated them one by one, and even encouraged the people being questioned to express their thoughts.
He is not afraid of wasting time.
I'm afraid of missing key information.
However, after several days of searching, almost all the docks along the Yangtze River were searched, but no clues were found.
It seems that the only way to go is the pier on the Jialing River.
The workload is still huge.
And the possibilities along the Jialing River are certainly not as great as those along the Yangtze River.
It's just that Song Shutang and Long Hao still have expectations, and it's really too early to start being disappointed now.
After finishing work today, we will go to the Jialing River tomorrow.
Song Shutang and Long Hao found a restaurant at the pier to have dinner and discuss the current investigation situation.
After dinner, return to Luojiawan to rest.
After agreeing to meet up on the second day, we rushed to the dock on the Jialing River.
Who would have thought that on the second day, before Song Shutang had even joined Long Hao, someone would knock on the door.
When I opened the door, I found that it was a member of the Intelligence Department.
Because we were going to the dock today, we had to wait until work started to arrive before the workers were there.
So I didn’t start very early.
"What's wrong?" Song Shutang asked the members outside the door.
"A call came to Corey, saying that he had something to report to Team Leader Song."
"What's up?"
"He said he wanted to talk to you face to face. He only left his name and said it was Xia Tuo."
"Shatuo!"
Hearing the name, Song Shutang nodded and said, "Okay, you go back first."
"yes."
After the members of the Intelligence Section left, Song Shutang went to the intersection.
Met Long Hao.
Long Hao also got this news from the members of the Intelligence Section who left just now.
Seeing Song Shutang coming over, he asked, "Why does Xia Tuo want to see you?"
"It seems to be something related to Han Tou."
"What does he recall?"
"Go and meet him."
Song Shutang didn't know what information Xia Tuo could provide.
But since he called, he definitely wanted to meet in person, and Song Shutang couldn't let go of any clues.
Just for this savvy guy.
I'm also worried that it was done on purpose.
I want to get in touch and have a relationship.
After all, at the dock, Xia Tuo could also inquire about Han Tou from some workers.
That may not be the case.
Song Shutang and the others did not dare to say that they did not miss anyone when they checked the dock. After all, it was impossible for all the workers to be there every time.
Because Xia Tuo called.
So they went directly to Xia Tuo's house.
Sure enough, the other party was waiting at home.
Seeing Song Shutang and the others coming over, Xia Tuo immediately came out of his home, and the three of them came to the place where they had their first conversation again.
"What are you talking about on the phone?" Long Hao asked.
"After you left last time, I came back and kept thinking about it. When I was sleeping last night, suddenly an idea flashed in my mind. I remembered that I saw the fool before and seemed to have been to a very strange place, so I went out early in the morning to find a phone to call.
Go." Xia Tuo immediately began to answer.
"Where?"
"Turkish Embassy in China."
"The legation!" Long Hao didn't expect it to be such a place.
"Are you sure?" Long Hao asked again.
"That day I made an appointment to talk about things on the pier, and we happened to make an appointment in Eling. It was raining a little when I went to Eling. When I arrived in Eling, it was misty and hazy. I didn't go to that place very often, and it was foggy.
I ran the wrong way and arrived outside the Turkish Embassy in China. When I saw that I was going the wrong way, I turned around and hurried on. After all, being late is not a good thing."
"Did you see the idiot there?"
"Just when I turned around to hurry up, I remembered that it would be closer to go around the Turkish Embassy in China. Since I had already gone the wrong way, it would be too late to go back the way I came, so I turned around again and headed towards
Walking here, when I passed the Turkish Embassy in China, I looked inside and saw a man in a raincoat walking towards the outside. I thought that figure looked more like a fool."
"You didn't stop to say hello?"
"I was in a hurry here, and besides, I just looked at him. He was wearing a raincoat and a one-piece hat on top of the raincoat. I didn't see clearly at first, and he was still inside the embassy, so I walked over directly."
"Then are you sure now that the other party is a fool?"
"After I got home, the more I thought about it, the more it seemed like it."
"Did the other party see you?"
"You probably didn't see me. I had already walked past and I was holding an umbrella."
"Then after you came back from Eling, didn't you ask Han Tou why he went to the legation?"
"The last time we talked about things in Eling went very wrong. After that day, I was anxious for a long time. I had no time to take care of things at the dock. When I finally finished my work and went to the dock to see Han Tou, this
I have forgotten this matter a long time ago, and if you hadn’t asked me, I wouldn’t have been able to remember it.”
What Xia Tuo said can be regarded as half truth and half lie.
He was really busy and forgot about it at that time.
On the one hand, there are some business matters.
On the other hand, the Red Party also had tasks at the time, and they were unable to do anything else.
So when I met Hantou again, I didn't think about this.
However, after hearing Song Shutang's inquiry, Xia Tuo reacted immediately. Now he is just pretending as if he has been recalling it for a long time.
After asking, Long Hao went to see Song Shutang.
Song Shutang is also making judgments.
Is the person Xia Tuo saw a fool?
If so, this legation is indeed a very strange place.
They previously thought it was a newspaper office, publishing house or the like.
I never thought about the embassy.
But now that I think about it, it's not impossible.
This is also considered an official organization.
The choice of words and sentences will definitely be different.
But the word is written in Chinese.
"Thank you for providing this information. If you think of anything else later, you can continue to contact us." Song Shutang said to Xia Tuo.
"You're welcome, that's what I should do."
After being polite for a while, Xia Tuo then asked: "Is the information I provided useful?"
Seeing how eager he was to know this matter, Long Hao smiled and said: "It still needs investigation and verification."
"Understood." Xia Tuo was a little disappointed.
After all, he provided this information because he wanted to achieve meritorious service.
After Xia Tuo left, Long Hao asked Song Shutang: "The legation is involved, how can we investigate this?"
The embassy is different from other places.
It's really hard for you to investigate.
It is easy to cause international problems.
Especially now, the national government attaches great importance to international issues.
After all, whether the international community recognizes the legal status of other parties has a bearing on the foundation of the country.
The establishment of these embassies in mountain cities is enough to prove that they recognize the legal status of the government.
These are all very important existences.
Not easy to offend.
Even if you capture Japanese spies, if it affects international relations, your superiors will want you to look good.
Don't say you can't catch spies.
Even if you get caught.
That's not worth the effort.
Song Shutang was not a dazed young man, so he would naturally not get mad and think that he was catching a spy, so he didn't need to care about anything.
Therefore, he said: "The clue provided by Xia Tuo is very critical. It is more important than all the clues we have investigated in the past few days. Therefore, the legation must investigate here, but we must also pay attention to the methods. Go back and report to Corey. See
Let’s see how to investigate with the least impact.”
You must check Song Shutang.
We can't let the Japanese spies go.
But you can’t just come to the door like this. When the time comes, you can’t even enter the embassy gate, so how can you check?
Even if you force your way in.
What is waiting for you may be imprisonment by the government, which will give various countries in the world an attitude.
That's because you are confused.
So Song Shutang thought that it would be enough to report it and let Shen Lushui think of a solution.
