However, these doubts are enough for the underground bank to launch further operations. After all, they are not an intelligence agency, and they usually don't encounter a few suspicious things. As long as they have spare manpower, they will first attack whether there are dates or not.
After all, once this kind of thing is rewarding, it will be able to grow in front of the backstage and get more attention and attention. For them, this is not more important than making money in business? As long as the backstage is willing to leak some money and power from the cracks of their hands, this is not as important as hardship.
Haha, busy work?
After the bank arranged for people to follow the other party, they discovered other anomalies. The other party stopped and looked around all the way, and these actions were very covert and cautious. The bank people thought it was very similar to the anti-tracking and surveillance methods trained by the second team.
When the situation was reported to Zhang Hongxin, Zhang Hongxin did not arrange for anyone to take over. He just asked the bank to continue to follow up and collect more clues about the situation.
Based on the situation at the time, this arrangement was very reasonable. After all, the second group had many similar reports. The second group was preparing for training and could not allocate so many people to follow up.
However, after this incident, Zhang Hongxin immediately organized his personnel to review and screen the recent reports, and this clue attracted Zhang Hongxin's attention again.
After asking the bank for more detailed information, there were more doubts. Finally, after discussion, it was determined that this clue had high investigative value and was reported to the joint operation.
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"Brother Bao, the things are here."
After Shi Baocun and his party left the city in batches from Jinchuan Gate and Xiaodong Gate in the north of the city, he and his team waited at the roadside to agree on a place. Not long after, two team members joined him in a rickshaw.
"Let's go over and meet up first. We'll look at things together when they arrive. While we're walking, let's talk about the things we asked you to inquire about?"
The team members were arranged by Shi Baocun to go to the bank to inquire about more details and extract some physical evidence. They were all members of the third team.
Although the case is handled jointly, some things will not be shared. For example, peripheral informants may be reported to their immediate superiors, but it is basically impossible for people from other departments and units to have access to them.
Firstly, it is indeed to guard against others, so as not to let others make up their minds; secondly, it is also to protect the sources of intelligence, informants, etc., so as not to affect the channels that have been finally developed.
The second intelligence team is not surprised by this, they are engaged in intelligence! How could they not develop informants, peripherals, etc. They don’t talk too much, don’t pry, and are not curious. They have a clear understanding of informants, peripherals and other intelligence source channels.
Unspoken rules.
After listening to the more detailed situation reported by the team members, the group also arrived at the place, a village at the urban-village junction outside the city. It was so called because the place was not far from the city and the affiliated cities outside the city, but the overall situation was different.
Similar to a village.
It is a place on the edge of urban expansion that has just been incorporated into the urban area. This urban village does not refer to the administrative sense, but to the physical sense of building streets and so on. Some villages have been included in the urban development, but they are still a village administratively. This is
In this case, the village is connected to the expanding urban area, but has not yet been included. It is like a cluster emerging from the urban area.
On the second floor of a teahouse in the village, Shi Baocun met with He Zujie, the person in charge of the second intelligence team. He was a close confidant of the captain of the second intelligence team and a business general transferred from the second intelligence team. He was a member of the joint investigation team.
The intelligence personnel obeyed their dispatch and command.
"Then let me tell you the situation first..." Shi Baocun spoke first and said: "According to the more detailed information provided by our peripherals, when they saw someone entering the village, they were worried that there was something fishy in the village. They were afraid that unfamiliar faces would be exposed if they came in rashly.
We temporarily dispersed around the village to observe and monitor.
After staring for a long time, they didn't find the other party leaving. After some peripheral investigation, they found that because the village was not far from the station and pier, there were many people working outside the village, so they arranged for someone to come in and investigate.
After inquiring about the villagers and tenants, it took several days before they finally identified the monk who lived in the village as their target again. They wasted a lot of time, mainly because they couldn't believe it..."
But no, who would imagine that a monk dressed up weirdly went to exchange for gold or went to an underground bank to exchange for gold? This also raised a lot of doubts about the other party. After all, monasteries have been releasing money since ancient times, so who can get it?
Exchange money outside?
Even if you really need to change, just go to a regular place. After all, monks are outsiders. After all, there is an information barrier with the secular world. It is one thing whether you can find an underground bank! Not to mention being so sneaky and sneaky.
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Of course, it is undeniable that there will be scum and scum everywhere, but they just don't believe in coincidences. Even if it is a coincidence, it must be verified and ruled out.
What's more, a temple that can take out a few ten-liang yellow croakers at a time means that at least the incense is not too bad, and there is no shortage of change under normal circumstances. If there is a large expense, wouldn't it be more convenient to pay directly with yellow croakers? Why exchange it?
So much gold?
"I have used some channels to supplement the details of the situation around these monks. The channels can go directly to the village, so the situation is relatively comprehensive.
The number of monks currently counted is four, one master, two apprentices and one master's junior disciple. They said they traveled to Nanjing on foot practice and wanted to rest in Nanjing for some time to discuss scriptures. They asked a big family in the village for a room on the edge of the village.
The woodshed serves as a temporary place to stay.
Currently, there are only three masters, two apprentices, and three others who have settled down. The so-called junior brother has disappeared, and the people in the village don't know about him either. They only saw him on the day he came here.
Another point is that the behavior of these people in the village is no different from that of ordinary monks. There is a Buddhist disciple in the village who has returned to secular life. He said that the monk’s master’s lessons and fasting scriptures are correct and he is a profound master of Buddhism.
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Hearing this, Shi Baocun frowned slightly and said: "Something is wrong. It is not uncommon for monks to travel and practice in the world, but they usually choose to live temporarily in temples. There are many temples in Nanjing. As for finding civilian households to beg for shelter?
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This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "This is indeed a doubtful point..." He Zujie nodded and continued: "We have also received some cases where Japanese spies did dress up as monks.
This identity is a cover for spying on intelligence information in the mountains and passlands.
However, we have not yet dealt with this type of person, and we do not have much information about their situation. Although there are many doubts about the other party, we cannot yet determine their identity."
Shi Baocun nodded, took out a palm-sized cloth bag and put it on the table, saying: "This is the gold bar that the other party exchanged. I took it as physical evidence to see if there are any other clues."
"Brother Bao..." After Shi Baocun finished speaking, one of the team members he arranged to understand the situation spoke, and Shi Baocun raised his hand to signal him.
"Brother Bao, regarding this gold bar, they also provided a situation. It was the latest one obtained there. They didn't recognize the stamp mark on the gold bar, so they found some colleagues and channels to inquire. It happened to be sent when I withdraw the gold.
Replied the message.
The stamp mark on this big yellow croaker belongs to a bank in Northeast China. It was founded a few years before September 18th, but it was still closed one year after September 18th. The other party is not clear about the specific situation, so they can only confirm that this bank is
The operation time is very short, and there is not much yellow croaker produced by smelting. It can only be found locally and is rarely seen in other places."
Hearing this, Shi Baocun and He Zuxing looked at each other. He Zuxing was the first to speak: "If so, the closure of the Silver Building after September 18th was most likely due to Japanese exploitation, and a lot of the smelted yellow croaker must have fallen into the hands of the Japanese.
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"It is said that the Japanese exploited the occupied areas very ruthlessly. No matter whether they were rich households or poor people, or even the scoundrels who took refuge in them, they were not immune. It is estimated that the Japanese have the most gold bars of this type." Shi Baocun added.
He Zujie nodded and said: "This alone greatly increases the suspicion, not to mention the other doubts in the clues. How can there be so many coincidences in the world? We must investigate carefully."
"We need to investigate carefully..." Shi Baocun nodded in agreement and said, "In this case, I will stay here to monitor and follow. Although these three people have not moved yet, if there is a problem, it will be soon.
You should launch a peripheral investigation around the missing person and try your best to confirm his whereabouts. If there is really a problem with this group of people, then the sudden disappearance of this person will definitely not be simple."
He Zujie thought for a while and agreed to Shi Baocun's arrangement. Although his subordinates were not bad at surveillance and spying, after all, they were usually high-level intelligence agents or even important people in the department, such as spying on intelligence, infiltrating enemies into the headquarters, and developing insider information.
The leaders are responsible, and those spies working within the enemy's internal lines are secrets that ordinary intelligence personnel like them cannot access.
The daily work of these intelligence officers is to do ordinary investigation work, or to investigate enemy spies, traitors, traitors, etc., and they also do a lot of tracking and surveillance work.
Of course, he is better at investigating and verifying clues about various situations, so he will not compete with the third team. Moreover, there may be battles that need to deal with emergencies. It is indeed more appropriate for the third team to be responsible. The previous training
Let him clearly understand the gap with the third team.
After discussing some details and agreeing on a protocol for contact and communication, the two of them made their own arrangements. While carrying out control around the firewood shed next to the village, they also sent people out to visit, interrogate, contact channels, and start information collection around the village.
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On the other side, the first team and the action team also changed the same weapons and equipment as Lin Mo's team, but except for the members of the first team, the members of the first team did not participate in the adaptation training.
They found a new camp for themselves, which was an old military camp of the city defense force. However, Liu Zhenshan and a team were left behind, and those in one group had already dispersed.
Of course, this is not a group of people who have rejected the first group. They are going to make preliminary preparations. This group is usually responsible for activities of important people or occasions. Sometimes the city defense will also have people to help, and they will get to know each other and become familiar with each other.
He attracted many people from the city defense side.
A group of people just go out to contact and activate these connections, cover for the next move, and serve as insiders. I have to say that in this regard, the intelligence team can't compare.
After all, the military is generally resistant to the intelligence service, and they are not familiar with it. Even if most people agree on the surface due to some reasons, it is another question whether they really mean it.
As for the first team, they are still preparing for training and are waiting for the opportunity to officially launch the plan. Then it will be their turn.
As for the second team and the third action team, they are still floating on the river and are rushing to the target location. The area they are responsible for is very large, but the number of people is relatively limited, so they can only choose a few relatively important places to make some arrangements.
They have already released three waves of people on the way. One wave went to Nanjing, where the main division of the Central Army is stationed not far from the Yangtze River, and the other wave was placed in Zhenjiang, where several national warships are currently parked.
Another wave of people went to Yangzhou, where an artillery battalion is currently stationed, equipped with some mountain artillery and field artillery, which can threaten ships in the river.
The remaining wave, that is, their main group of personnel, went straight to Jiangyin not far ahead. It was the main river defense area after entering the Yangtze River. There were many weapons and equipment that could threaten Japanese ships such as warships and shore guns. This time they
Counterespionage focus.
Of course, in addition to these four key points, we also arranged for one or two people to meet in some secondary places. Together with three groups, we mobilized organizations from Nanjing and some local informants to go to those places for surveillance and try our best to avoid them.
Let go of suspicious targets.
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The sun was setting in the west and it was evening. Shi Baocun and He Zujie got together with some disappointment and returned to the hotel to report and summarize the situation.
Shi Baocun had been watching here for a whole day, but there was no movement from the three people. He Zujie did find out that the monk who disappeared had been bumped into by a dock worker after work on the road outside the village that night when he was exchanging money. He did not know that he had just left that day.
Or maybe he came back once, but there is no news about his whereabouts after that.
But when I came back to report and summarize, I found that their progress was still at the forefront. Lin Mo visited and investigated for a long time, but there was still no progress at all, and Zeng Wenchong could not continue to investigate.
The clue that Zeng Wenchong investigated was that the Intelligence Office learned through some unknown channel that the actions, various response strategies, and plans of the Nanjing military police Xiante organization were clearly known to the Japanese side. It was certain that there were spies and traitors leaking secrets.
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Of course, this operation refers to a public search operation jointly organized by senior military and police officers, and does not include operations carried out privately or independently by all parties, otherwise it can be said to be spies everywhere.
The latest report was an announcement of a large reward for missing persons discussed at noon, which was to be published in the evening newspaper today. However, the announcement had not yet been sent to the newspaper office, and the Japanese even knew the punctuation marks very clearly.
He knew that such a person existed, but Zeng Wenchong took people to investigate and found that there was no way to investigate further.
Although a rough scope of insiders can be delineated, the situation of the four-party joint personnel is complicated, and these people currently have many affairs, and it is common for them to come and go.
Because various affairs are complicated, there are basically no rules for everyone’s whereabouts and movements. Even if it is leaking secrets and passing on information, you can find no fault in their whereabouts and movements for any reason. If you want to find out among the massive whereabouts and movements,
Finding anything suspicious is simply a fantasy. The workload is too heavy and the chance of finding it is too low. Before there are more clues, we have no choice but to give up.