Near Rouge Alley, there was a shoemaker sitting against the wall. He was wearing a cotton felt hat and had dark skin. It was hard to tell how old he actually was.
Ma Peiqu sat in the car, thought for a long time, and said: "This shoemaker is very suspicious, keep an eye on him!"
The agent under my command looked at it for a while and said in confusion: Team leader, I know the shoemaker. Everyone calls him Han Laoshi. He is a guy who can't be beaten with a stick, so what problem can he have?"
"If you pay attention to his eyes, he is not concentrating on repairing shoes, but has been looking around... In short, he does not look like a shoemaker!"
"What you said is really..."
"Have you found out the situation about Cui?"
"I found out. His name is Cui Li. He is from Cangzhou, Hebei Province. He rented a house here in March last year. He usually buys Chinese herbal medicines from everywhere and then sells them to pharmacies."
"Drug dealer?"
Ma Peiqu pondered, and the information he got was that after Cui Li purchased the medicinal materials, he sold them to pharmacies at a low price, and the profit he earned was almost negligible.
This is not a normal phenomenon. The rental prices in Yanzhi Hutong are not low. It is really puzzling to do a small-profit business in such a place.
"I'll stay with him for two days to see what tricks this guy is playing!" Ma Peiqu lit the cigarette and took a deep breath.
"Team leader, it's such a cold day, the brothers have already done this kind of work, why do you bother to go into battle yourself..."
"Stop talking, I know it in my heart!"
"Yes!" The agent did not dare to say any more.
In fact, Ma Peiqu had his own little plan in mind. His old classmate Yang Councilor shamelessly recommended him to Hattori Hikoo, and he was assigned to the detective team as the leader of the intelligence team. Although the position was not high, it was reasonable.
If he were to hang around in the detective team, not only would his old classmate look irrelevant, but Hattori Hikoo's demeanor would not look like that of a man who raises idle people!
Therefore, the first three kicks must be kicked, otherwise it will be difficult to gain a foothold in Ijin. Moreover, Hattori Hikoo also hinted in his words that if he showed certain abilities, he would be reused!
Three days later.
Detective team operations team.
Li Kai put his feet on the table and hummed "Xipiliushui" in a nonsensical voice. He watched "Yutang Chun" in the theater last night and felt a little unfinished.
"Tuk-tuk!" There was a knock on the door.
His good mood was disturbed, Li Kai said impatiently: "Come in!"
As soon as the door opened, Ma Peiqu walked in with a big smile and said, "Team Leader Li is in such a good mood."
Since joining the detective team, Ma Peiqu has lowered his profile and has a very harmonious relationship with his colleagues. Li Kai had a good impression of him. He stood up and said hello: "It turns out to be Team Leader Ma, please sit down!"
Ma Peiqu: "Team Leader Li, I have something to discuss with you."
"What's up?"
"Near Rouge Alley, we found traces of the Communist Party!"
"sure?"
"I have personally monitored it for two days, and I can basically confirm it!"
"How many of them are there?"
"Two, one is named Cui Li and the other is named Han Laoshi. They are a shoemaker."
"Okay, I'll gather the people right away..."
"Team Leader Li, please be patient. The Communist Party won't be able to escape for a while. Please listen to what I have to say first."
Li Kai took out the pistol from the drawer, checked the magazine, and said: "Team Leader Ma, you don't know how cunning the Communist Party is. If you go a few minutes late, they may be able to escape without a single one left!"
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Ma Peiqu smiled and said, "Brother, I also had dealings with the Communist Party in Shanghai. It's not that exaggerated."
Li Kai adjusted the holster on his waist and said: "Team Leader Ma, over the years, even the military police have not caught a few Communists. You are lucky. In just one month, you caught a big fish.
Tsk tsk, I’ll show my face too!”
"It's not even a big fish, it's just a few small shrimps at best."
"Little shrimps are fine too. As long as they are Communists, you can take them to the gendarmerie in exchange for rewards!"
"If you find a big fish through small shrimps, wouldn't you get more reward money?"
"That's great... So, Team Leader Ma has a clue?"
"Cui Li often goes outside the city to collect herbs. When he leaves the city, he usually takes the west gate. Coincidentally, the policeman on duty at the city gate is the same person every time!"
Li Kai's eyes lit up and he said, "Is that policeman his accomplice?"
"It's not certain yet."
"What's the policeman's name?"
"Li Bing."
"Li Bing... I've never heard of him. Which police station is he from?"
"Xicheng Police Station."
"oh……"
"I asked someone to ask, and it will be Li Bing's turn to be on duty tomorrow. Cui Li may have to leave the city again. I guess there must be contraband in his car!"
"You mean to start at the gate of the city and get the stolen goods all by yourself!"
Ma Peiqu shook his head and said: "I told you, these people are just shrimps. If you want to find big fish, you can't alert them too early!"
"Then what are you going to do?"
"Follow him and dig out his superiors! When we go out of the city to arrest him, there is Team Leader Lao Li."
Li Kai looked Ma Peiqu up and down, stretched out his thumb and praised: "Team Leader Ma, he is indeed from the secret service headquarters, and his brains are smarter than those of us roughnecks!"
Ma Peiqu felt very proud and hid his smile as he said: "Award, reward, reward. If it were Captain Jiang who had done this, he would have done it even better than I did!"
"Yes, does Captain Jiang know about this?"
"Captain Jiang has gone to Dagu, and we can't contact him for the time being."
"Okay, I will do as you say tomorrow! When Captain Jiang comes back, we will give him a surprise!"
…………
Early the next morning.
Cui Li drove a donkey cart out of his home. When he passed the shoe repair stall at the corner of the street, he said, "Honorable Han, have my shoes been repaired?"
Han Laoshi took out a pair of cloth shoes and placed them on the shoe stall silently.
Cui Li: "I'll leave it to you first. I'll go out to the city today to collect the goods. I'll give it to me when I get back."
As he spoke, he got on the carriage, flicked his whip, and shouted: "Drive!"
The donkey cart was surrounded by wooden boards and a simple carriage was built. Some tattered quilts were piled inside, seemingly to facilitate loading and prevent them from falling out when the road was bumpy for too long.
When we arrived at the gate of Ximen City, policeman Li Bing came over, looked at the good citizen certificate, turned over the tattered quilt in the car a few times, and waved to pass.
An hour later, Cui Li drove his car to Kaoshantun.
Kaoshantun is a village located a hundred meters away from the foot of Yushuling Mountain. There are about 40 households. In addition to cultivating a few acres of thin fields to make a living, going to the mountains to collect herbs can be considered as extra income.
When a villager saw Cui Li's donkey cart, he greeted him from afar and shouted, "Is Shopkeeper Cui here?"
Cui Li doesn't like to lower the price when collecting herbs. He just says how much he wants. He is also kind-hearted. When the villagers see him, they are as friendly as seeing the God of Wealth.
Cui Li got off the carriage and said, "You told me not to call me shopkeeper, why do you call me again?"
"You are a capable person in big business. If you don't call me shopkeeper, what would you call me?" the villager smiled naively.
"What kind of capable person am I? Don't abuse me." Cui Li rubbed his hands and said, "Tell everyone, the old rule is to send the herbs to the village office! Is Wang Baochang here?"
"Zai Zai, Chief Wang Bao came here early in the morning."
Cui Li drove the car to the village office in a roundabout way. Wang Baochang, who was wearing a cotton robe, was standing at the door with a long pipe in his hand, smoking, and said: "Shopkeeper Cui, are you here to receive goods again?"
Cui Li smiled and said: "Wang Baozhang, why do you also call me Shopkeeper Cui?"
"Otherwise, what would I call you? Herb collector?"
"I think this title works!"
The two of them approached. Wang Baochang looked around and whispered: "Have you brought the goods?"