The Spy

Chapter 42 Full Support
Xu Qingyun searched along the road, mainly looking for footprints and wheel marks.

Through comparison, he found a pair of shoe prints of a man who was about 1.65 meters tall and weighed about 110 kilograms. The shoe prints were left by ordinary cloth shoes. This type of shoes is the most common in the country. It can be said that more than 80% of people wear this type of shoes. The only difference is whether they are new or old.

It is difficult to trace through shoes. Cloth shoes are sold in many places, and many people can make them at home.

All the shoe prints were photographed by Xu Qingyun.

"Go back first."

In a busy area, there were no shoe prints or car tracks at all. It was already bright in the sky, people were coming and going, and water was sprinkled on the road.

Yan Ming and Jie Yongshan followed all the way. They could see the marks on the ground, but they couldn't make any sense of them. They didn't know how Xu Qingyun could deduce so many useful things from these simple marks.

"Captain, please change your shoes first."

Returning to the surveillance point, Yan Ming took out a pair of brand new cotton shoes from somewhere.

"Yan Ming bought it on the road. I thought he bought it for himself, but I didn't expect it was for you."

Xie Yongshan helped to explain that he felt a little unhappy when he saw Yan Ming buying shoes before. How could he buy personal items during working hours?

It’s just that Yan Ming was not his subordinate, so he didn’t blame him at that time. Now he finally understood that Yan Ming prepared it specially for Xu Qingyun.

"Okay, thank you."

After walking so much, Xu Qingyun's feet were almost dry, but still cold and numb. The new pair of shoes Yan Ming bought was just the right size, and he felt very warm and comfortable after putting them on.

"Team Leader Jie, let's go back and report first."

Such a big thing has happened, Xu Zhanjie and Wu Shaoshu must be informed as soon as possible.

"I'm going to drive, you guys go downstairs and wait for me."

Xie Yongshan nodded immediately, but when he thought about the information being taken away in front of them, he felt a little nervous and wondered if he would be scolded when he returned.

It is true that Xu Qingyun was in charge of the case, but surveillance was his job, and he had the highest rank among the investigators.

At Tianjin Station, Xu Zhanjie and Wu Shaoshu were drinking tea.

Xu Qingyun and Jie Yongshan are working on the case, and they have a lot of free time. Their relationship has improved a lot in the past few days. The two have great confidence in Xu Qingyun. This case is equivalent to waiting for credit. Once Xu Qingyun finishes the case, they can report it.

"Why did you come back so late? Was the person caught?"

Seeing Xu Qingyun and Jie Yongshan come in, Wu Shaoshu asked with a smile that if the two didn't come back, he might have to call and ask.

Xu Zhanjie's heart sank slightly. The two men looked unhappy. Coming back with such an expression was most likely not a good thing.

"Stationmaster, teacher, I failed to do a good job and let you down. The information has been taken away by Japanese spies."

Xu Qingyun took the initiative to take the responsibility, and Xie Yongshan looked at him with gratitude.

"What's going on? Tell me clearly."

Wu Shaoshu suddenly sat up straight and Xu Zhanjie moved his butt. They had already reported the case and the director was waiting for them to report the progress at any time. How could such a big omission occur?
"Yes, Station Master..."

Xu Qingyun told Wu Shaoshu and Xu Zhanjie about his discoveries and tracking in detail in the morning. Their eyes were a little dull. Something had indeed gone wrong. The Japanese spies had taken away the intelligence under the watchful eyes of so many people.

But if you think about it, you can't blame them.

Who would have thought that the Japanese spy was so cunning that the dead letter box was mobile, and the information was taken away from another well through the blocking slot. That well happened to be in an alley with few people.

The two men understood that this was not a coincidence. It was because the enemy was too cunning and deliberately chose such a place. They did not check it for a while and were taken advantage of by the other party.

"Qingyun, this is not your fault. No one could have imagined that they would use the method of flowing water to transfer the information to the next wellhead for collection."

Xu Zhanjie spoke first. Xu Qingyun was his student, and as a teacher he had to stand up for his students.

Xu Qingyun is already very good, but he is a human being, not a god, and he does not have the ability to predict the future. If he wants to blame someone, he should blame the enemy for being too cunning and setting up a cover.

"Fortunately, you made sufficient preparations in advance and released false intelligence, so they didn't succeed."

Xu Zhanjie added, and Wu Shaoshu nodded vigorously: "That's right, Qingyun is very careful. If he gave us the real information, we would be completely defeated this time."

By releasing false information so that the other party did not know the truth, it was equivalent to playing a trick on the enemy. At least it allowed them to save some face when reporting to Nanjing.

In fact, when Xu Qingyun used false information, Wu Shaoshu didn't care and even thought it was unnecessary. Xu Zhanjie just thought that Xu Qingyun was steady and didn't expect that this back-up plan would really work.

"Stationmaster, teacher, he took the information and may verify it. Next, I plan to investigate from two lines. First, I will continue to track and investigate through the footprints in the alley. Second, I will keep an eye on the flower girl and the school. These two places are included in the false information. If they go to verify, they are likely to appear."

Xu Zhanjie's eyes suddenly lit up: "You are right, we can do this. You are still responsible for the case. Keep investigating and find this cunning fox for me."

"Chief Xu's words are exactly what I mean. Qingyun, go for it with confidence. As long as the station has whatever you need, we will fully support you."

Wu Shaoshu followed suit and expressed his opinion. Xu Qingyun's idea was indeed a good one. He was just worrying about what to do next, but he didn't expect that Xu Qingyun already had a solution.

Xu Qingyun said again: "Stationmaster, teacher, there is one more thing. I suggest that we release Kawada Takehiko first and have our people keep an eye on him. Then we can find someone to replace Takamoto Mina and create the illusion that the two are still working. This way, if the other party does not verify it, we can take the initiative to provide information, or wait for another mission to be issued, so that we still have a chance to catch him."

Xu Zhanjie nodded slightly, but looked at Wu Shaoshu: "This method is feasible, Stationmaster Wu, what do you think?"

The case is being handled by Xu Qingyun, who is in charge of the Tianjin Station. They were the ones who arrested the person, and there is a great risk in letting him go, so Xu Zhanjie cannot make the decision directly.

"I just said, I fully support it, that's all."

Wu Shaoshu gritted his teeth. Xu Zhanjie had already said that the method was feasible, so what else could he do?
There is a great risk in letting him go, so we need to deploy more people to keep an eye on Takehiko Kawada. Fortunately, this guy is a coward and he dare not move if we keep a close eye on him.

"Thank you, teacher, and thank you, stationmaster."

Xu Qingyun breathed a sigh of relief. If these two methods were not enough to completely find the person, Xu Qingyun would not take the risk of letting him go.

The first is footprints. It’s easy outside the city. Just walking will leave marks. If you cover them up, they will leave concealed traces, unless you fly out.

However, due to various factors such as other pedestrians, vehicles, and weather in the city, it is easy to destroy the traces. Unlike the previous tracking of Mina Takamoto, this time the time is very short.

As for verifying the intelligence, Xu Qingyun didn't have much hope.

If the other party determines that the case closing report was written by him by checking the handwriting and does not verify it, it will be useless for them to keep an eye on him.

But doing so has at least one benefit: it can protect the flower girl's family.

A fake case report cannot be fabricated at random, it must have reasons and evidence. The police took the flower girl away and questioned the detective with his portrait. Many people knew about this after the case was over. If this paragraph is not written, the other party will be able to tell that the information is false.

Once it is discovered to be false information, the final arrangement will no longer be of any use.

(End of this chapter)