Stewart sat in the middle, flanked by Russell, William, Xu Siqi, and some higher-ranking inspectors.
"According to Chen Bingsheng's confession, there are at least two high-power radio stations in the hands of Xu Hongda. In addition, the Communist Party code-named Fisherman is also likely to be hiding in the concession. We must find ways to find him. For this type of case, the Ministry of Industry and Commerce Bureau
Our attitude is clear and we must not allow communist elements any room to survive..."
Stewart was eloquent and eloquent.
Tuk Tuk!
There was a knock on the door outside the house.
A British inspector pushed open the door and entered, stood at attention with both feet and saluted, and said respectfully: "Report to the Chief Inspector, Jiang Bin, the representative of the Shanghai City Hall, is here and wants to see all the physical evidence in the Maiqili No. 14 case. In addition,
He also asked to take a copy with him."
Shi Duhua thought for a while, then turned to Xu Siqi and said: "Inspector Xu, go and receive the police and tell Jiang Bin that it is okay to check the physical evidence. We still need to ask the chief arrest ward for instructions on the copying."
"yes."
Xu Siqi got up and walked out.
Ten minutes later.
Except for the $1,280 in cash, all the important physical evidence seized from Maggie 14 were placed on Xu Siqi's desk.
In addition to those top-secret documents, it also includes the personal belongings of Xu Hongda and Yao Huilan.
"Inspector Xu, I heard that the patrol room did not execute Yao Huilan?"
Jiang Bin asked while flipping through the documents.
In public places, especially in the patrol room, he did not dare to call him "Major Xu". If someone accidentally heard him, Xu Siqi's identity as a secret service officer would be exposed.
Xu Siqi sighed: "Except for blowing my beard and staring at me to scare me, I didn't even move a finger."
"Why not punish him?"
"Inspector William, please remain a gentleman."
"How can you talk about gentlemanly behavior when you torture someone's husband half to death? These British people are too pedantic in their thinking. You must either be a gentleman to the end or stop pretending to be a gentleman. Besides, Yao Huilan is the key to whether you can find a radio station. How can you do it without punishing him?
Okay..."
"Yao Huilan is the key? Why do you say that?"
Jiang Bin took the thick accounting book, flipped through a few pages, and said: "The handwriting is beautiful and neat. It looks like a woman's handwriting at first glance. When compared with Yao Huilan's personal letters, the handwriting is completely consistent. Obviously, she should be from the Finance Department of the Communist Party."
An accountant. As the head of the Finance Department, Xu Hongda cannot do everything personally, such as when a report needs to be sent..."
Xu Siqi knew that Jiang Bin had guessed the key to the matter.
Since the radio station is not located at Magiri No. 14, if a message needs to be sent, someone must inform the dispatcher. It is too dangerous to carry the message with you, so the best way is to relay it orally.
Yao Huilan is the obvious choice.
Just pry open her mouth and you can find the transmitter and the radio station.
Fortunately, the case fell into the concession.
William's refusal to execute the woman temporarily alleviated the crisis.
If it were tried by the Secret Service, severe torture would definitely be required to extract a confession. No one was sure whether Yao Huilan could withstand it.
In fact, unless the case is serious, severe punishment is rarely used on prisoners according to the interrogation methods of the patrol room.
Under the so-called civilian cooking system, freedom and justice are advocated, and torture is not accepted by the public.
The problem is that no criminal will truthfully confess the crime he committed without pressure.
So, this kind of thing happens as usual.
Everyone involved was tacitly understanding it and just pretended that everything happened and saw nothing.
When he saw the "Notice Regarding the Traitor Kong He Chong", Xu Siqi couldn't help but sigh as he thought that he was also regarded as a traitor by the organization.
On the night of the inspection, these documents were sealed on the spot by Inspector William.
It was also the first time for Xu Siqi to see the details.
Jiang Bin flipped through the accounting books, frowned and pondered for a long time, then reached out and took out a document bag with the words "Yao Huilan" marked on the cover.
The items in the document bag were very fragmentary, including pieces of paper that Yao Huilan had written on and then torn into pieces, a phone number written on a cigarette box, and a few tram ticket stubs.
Xu Siqi couldn't do nothing and dialed the number on the cigarette box.
After the call was connected, the person who answered the phone said: "Hello, do you need to make a reservation?"
Xu Siqi asked: "Where are you?"
"Fulu Restaurant."
"Sorry, wrong number."
After hanging up the phone, Xu Siqi marked the words "Fulu Restaurant" on the cigarette box and said: "Tomorrow, I will check this restaurant..."
"I found a clue!"
Jiang Bin suddenly slammed the table, his excitement was palpable.
He stood up and came to Xu Siqi, unfolded the accounting book in his hand, and said: "On the 12th of every month, thirteen expenditures of varying amounts are recorded. I estimate that the 12th is the day when the Communist Party distributes activity funds. So
All told, the Communist Party has a total of thirteen sleeper cells in the entire Shanghai area..."
Xu Siqi knew that this number was basically accurate.
Fang Yongyan also mentioned before that there are almost a dozen lurking groups in Shanghai. Each group has its own person in charge, and there is no horizontal contact between them.
Jiang Bin continued: "I discovered a pattern. All expenditures are transferred through bank transfers. This has the advantage that as long as fake identity documents are forged, it is difficult to trace the final destination of the money. However, there is a payment that is not transferred through bank transfers.
Bank transfer, you see, here, here, and here, each time is 28 yuan, with a chapter marked at the end."
In the expenditure records of the first three months of the account book, there were a total of fourteen expenditures on the 12th. Only the last payment was not transferred through a bank. The recipient column was marked with the word "Zhang".
"Obviously, there should be a Zhang character in the name of the recipient. Why can Zhang receive cash when everyone else transfers money? I guess Zhang is the telegraph operator. Yao Huilan often meets him and just gives him the money.
Well, of course no bank transfer is required. The top priority is to arrest this Zhang as soon as possible to prevent him from hearing the news and transferring the radio station!" Jiang Bin concluded.
The raid on No. 14 Maggie was late at night. The patrol room immediately blocked the news and arranged plainclothes patrols in the house to arrest Communists who came to contact the house at any time.
As long as he doesn't live near Maggie's, the telegraph operator "Zhang" is unlikely to get the news.
"Your analysis makes sense. The question is, how can we find Zhang?" Xu Siqi said thoughtfully.
Jiang Bin smiled slightly and spread out some tram ticket stubs in his hand.
The dates shown on the tram ticket stubs are all for the last few days, and the locations for getting off are also different.
One of the ticket stubs dated October 12 showed that the drop-off location marked on it was Tonglefang Station on Huasheng Road in the British Concession...