After Lin Mo finished speaking, he picked up all the information and read it for a while, then asked Xu Zhiyu: "Old Xu, have you checked what kind of transportation these people took when they came here? What seats did they sit on?
?When did each of them arrive in Nanjing? Did they arrive separately or together?"
After hearing this, Xu Zhiyu asked Lin Mo with some confusion: "Master Lin, are these situations necessary? Is it important?"
Lin Mo nodded and said to Xu Zhiyu: "Lao Xu, these situations are also very important. We need to find more clues from these details in order to discover the doubts and then find the Japanese spies."
"For example, what kind of transportation the other party took when he came, what price level he was sitting in, and how he was dressed at the time can determine a person's financial situation. If the other party arrives in Nanjing and does something inconsistent with this financial situation,
actions, then there should be something wrong with him."
"Also, did a group of them arrive at the same time, or did they go to Nanjing one after the other? You must know that it is still quite dangerous to travel far away. Usually, if you can choose to go together, you will basically not choose to travel alone."
"If a group of people arrived front and back, then they clearly entered in batches to reduce the risk of being detected. These people will definitely need to be investigated intensively."
When Xu Zhiyu heard what Lin Mo said, he nodded and said, "That's true, but Master Lin, it's still too difficult to find out these relatively detailed things."
Lin Mo listened, nodded, and said: "Yes, the more common ways to enter Nanjing now are railways and waterways. There is a lot of traffic in these two places. Many times, these details cannot be checked." "Then Master Lin, what should we do? Should we investigate or not?"
Hearing Xu Zhiyu's question, Lin Mo pondered for a while and said, "Let's check. There is no need to check the railways. Let's check the waterways."
"When the time comes, you can take the photos and go to various ships to find the ship owners. Since these people stayed together after coming to Nanjing, most of them should have been together when they came. The ship owners and crew members should have an impression." p>
"If the ship owner and crew have any impressions, then ask them about their place of departure and their behavior on the ship. Although these things cannot be used as evidence to determine whether they are Japanese spies, they can still provide a basis for our exclusion." p>
"On the waterway, there is a high probability that the Japanese spies are coming from the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. Once found, we can focus on these people, which can appropriately reduce the energy we consume." p>
"As for their performance on the ship, due to the relatively small space on the ship, they can be easily observed and contacted by the crew. Moreover, when they are on the ship, because they have not officially started to perform the mission, some people may not behave as they did during the mission.
High vigilance, thus showing some abnormal behavior."
"Like the Japanese, they have a serious concept of superiority and inferiority. In many cases, they will unconsciously show respect to those with higher status, but look down upon those with lower status."
"These situations can be easily observed on the ship. As long as their behavior is very different from ordinary Chinese people, it is still very important for us to exclude them."
After Lin Mo finished speaking, Zhao Pingnian asked Lin Mo: "What about the train? Aren't you going to investigate? I still think there is a high chance that the Japanese come from the north and take the train."
Hearing what Zhao Pingnian said, Lin Mo replied: "Second brother, it's not that I don't want to check the situation on the train, but that we can't check it at all on the train."
"Think about it, trains are not like ships. Whether it is the people on board, the convenience of getting on or off the train, or the speed of the train, ships cannot compare."
"On the train, every time it reaches a station, a large number of people get on and off. The shortest time for a train to go from one station to another is one or two hours, and it can only take more than five or six hours. In such a short period of time, there are people getting on and off.
In the environment above and below, the obedient staff on the train basically cannot remember anyone."
"And another point is that the train is definitely much safer than the boat, and there are more seats on the train. When they come, they won't get together at all. They just need to reserve seats in several carriages, and then get off the train together.
They gathered together again after the station was over. In this case, there is no way to check."
As soon as Lin Mo finished speaking, Zhao Pingnian continued to ask: "Then they can sit separately on the boat and not communicate with each other afterwards. Wouldn't this avoid attracting attention?"
"If they did this, wouldn't it be more suspicious?"
Hearing Lin Mo's rhetorical question, Zhao Pingnian continued to ask: "What if they were not noticed by the crew?"
Hearing this question, Lin Mo fell into deep thought. It was difficult for Lin Mo to answer Zhao Pingnian's question. After all, he had never had much contact with shipping in his memory, whether in his previous life or in this life.
The understanding is based on the reports I read in my previous life and the words of others in my memory in this life. Lin Mo has not actually experienced it.
Thinking of this, Lin Mo frowned deeply. Although in Lin Mo's inner reasoning, this situation was unlikely to happen, he didn't know how to talk about it.
Xu Zhiyu, who was standing aside, saw Lin Mo lost in thought. After thinking about it carefully, he realized that Lin Mo might not know much about shipping.
Thinking about the strength of the Lin family and the possible dangers they might encounter while riding a boat, Xu Zhiyu knew that Lin Mo might not have been on a boat before.
Thinking of this, Xu Zhiyu said to Zhao Pingnian: "For guests on the ship, especially those traveling far away, most of the crew will have an impression of the guests."
"On the one hand, it's because the boats don't travel very fast, especially because many of them are coal-fired. They basically stop and go along the way, which is very time-consuming. As a result, many guests have to dine on the boat, which takes a lot of time.
Over time, the crew will basically have some impression of the guests."
"On the other hand, the passenger ships running on the Yangtze River are generally not big and have no entertainment facilities. Sometimes the crew and guests will get together to kill time."
"One of my brothers once worked on a ship for a period of time. He said that under the circumstances of relatively long voyages, the guests and crew members on the ship would often gather together to kill time, and the guests on the ship basically
There will be crew members who will be impressed."
When Xu Zhiyu started speaking, everyone began to listen attentively. When Xu Zhiyu finished speaking, Lin Mo took the lead in applauding. Seeing this, others also followed suit.
Xu Zhiyu listened to the applause of the crowd and smiled on his face, because the depression of being laughed at by everyone had disappeared.
After everyone's applause stopped, Xu Zhiyu looked at Lin Mo gratefully.
Lin Mo saw this and nodded towards Xu Zhiyu.
Seeing that Xu Zhiyu had regained his confidence, Lin Mo clapped his hands, focused everyone's attention, and said, "Okay, let me now summarize the future tasks."
After saying that, Lin Mo looked at Xu Zhiyu and said: "Old Xu, there are about thirty people on your side now. When you get down, you divide half of the people and go to the dock with the photos to ask the crew and the ship owner to find out.
situation."
"As for what situations to ask, just ask about the things we just discussed. How many people were on the boat, whether they were together, what they were wearing, whether there were any abnormalities on the road, the boarding point, etc."
After saying this, Lin Mo ordered again: "Lao Xu, what you have found out this time must be recorded in detail and written down for us to analyze at that time. We cannot just record the basic information like these materials.
It’s down, so I don’t have much way to analyze it.”
Xu Zhiyu listened, nodded, and asked Lin Mo: "Master Lin, please tell me in detail, how detailed should this information be recorded?"
Lin Mo heard Xu Zhiyu ask this question, thought for a while, and said: "If you can, be as detailed as you can, remember as much as you can, and try to record everything they say, even speak.
You can write down your movements and expressions at the time.”
Hearing what Lin Mo said, Xu Zhiyu smiled bitterly and said: "Master Lin, this is too detailed. Only five or six of my people are literate. I'm afraid they won't be able to remember so many things."
Hearing what Xu Zhiyu said, Lin Mo frowned and thought for a while. Lin Mo said: "Let's go down and assign tasks to them. Let the ones who are more literate be responsible for recording, and let the others do it."
Work in pairs to make inquiries."
"When questioning, one person is responsible for asking questions, and the other person is observing and remembering on the side. After each person is asked, he goes to the person who recorded it. At that time, the two people recall together and supplement each other. They should
It can record various details to a great extent."
Xu Zhiyu listened, thought for a while, and nodded. Lin Mo's method is indeed the best method under such conditions.
After seeing Xu Zhiyu nodding in agreement, Lin Mo looked at the crowd and said, "Old Xu is taking action, and we can't be idle. We must start taking action next."
After finishing speaking, Lin Mo paused, looked around at everyone, and continued: "Now I have eight pieces of information in my hand. Next, those of us, together with the remaining people from Lao Xu's side, will be divided into eight groups.
Go follow these eight groups."
"There are still too many targets now. We don't even know if there is the person we are looking for among them. When tracking, everyone must carefully observe the behavior of these people to see if there are any doubts about them and provide us with information for investigation.
Information."
After listening to Lin Mo's arrangements for the action, everyone had smiles on their faces and nodded in agreement.
