Guqin Terrace, also known as Yu Boya Terrace, was built in the Northern Song Dynasty.
Together with the Yellow Crane Tower and the Qingchuan Pavilion, it is one of the three most famous places of interest in Wuhan, and is known as "the first place to have close friends in the world".
Meng Shaoyuan arrived here immediately with Gan Ning and Xu Zhu.
The person responsible for investigating the case is squadron leader Pan Junguang.
The dead agent Qi Chuanfu was his subordinate.
Pan Junguang was overjoyed when he heard that Director Dai had sent Meng Shaoyuan to "assist" in solving the case.
What "assistance"?
Basically, Meng Shaoyuan was personally responsible for the case.
Who is he?
Master Meng, who is famous in Shanghai.
Once the case is solved, it is expected that Meng Shaoyuan will not bother to compete with himself for credit. Then won't all the credit belong to him?
So Pan Junguang made up his mind, the one who "assisted" must be the organizer, and the one who hosted must be "assisted".
"Chief Meng." Upon seeing Meng Shaoyuan, Pan Junguang immediately greeted him respectfully.
"Oh, I don't dare take it." Meng Shaoyuan also said politely: "You are the squadron leader. I have no authority or position. Director Dai sent me here. I will obey your command in everything."
Follow my orders?
Are you kidding me?
Look at the two people standing behind you. Their faces are expressionless, but their eyes are scary.
Without even thinking about it, he must be one of your elite agents.
Just like this, you still want me to take charge?
Pan Junguang said quickly: "Chief Meng is joking. When Chief Meng was in Nanjing, he had a great reputation and solved countless cases. Now that he can come to Wuhan to personally take charge of this case, I can learn from you."
A sycophant.
Meng Shaoyuan didn't talk nonsense to him: "Report the information."
He meant that he was used to it. The word "report" came out of his mouth. How could any subordinate speak to his superior like this?
Pan Junguang didn't take it seriously at all: "Qi Chuanfu, thirty-nine years old, a native of Wuhan. He joined the organization in February of the 26th year of the Republic of China and is the squad leader. He is responsible for arresting a Japanese agent Masao Kosaka, but Masao Kosaka is very cunning and almost He escaped every time. According to the information we have so far, Qi Chuanfu received a call this morning and left the office alone. He did not tell anyone where he was going, let alone his destination.
His body was found an hour ago. It was a coincidence. We happened to have someone on duty at Guqintai at that time. We also saw Qi Chuanfu and said hello to him. I heard that there was a murder and rushed over to take a look. I didn't expect it to be true. It’s Qi Chuanfu. "
"Where is the person who discovered Qi Chuanfu's body?"
"His name is You Xiyu. He is twenty-eight years old. He is there."
"You two are responsible for checking the body." Meng Shaoyuan couldn't help but get into the role, completely forgetting that he was just a small agent now, and began to give instructions: "Captain Pan, bring that You Xiyu over."
…
"It was about 10 o'clock this morning when I saw Captain Qi."
As soon as he came over, You Xiyu immediately replied: "At that time, it was still raining, and Captain Qi didn't bring an umbrella. I asked him if he wanted an umbrella, but Captain Qi said no... I didn't see him after that... …At 12 o’clock at noon, I heard that a murder had occurred here, and when I saw it, it was Captain Qi who was killed.”
Tell the truth.
Meng Shaoyuan had been observing You Xiyu's expression, and when he asked Captain Qi if he wanted an umbrella, he had an obviously flattering tone.
This cannot be faked.
This man is also very good at flattering.
Meng Shaoyuan asked: "What are you usually responsible for?"
"At the Ziwei Garden."
"Then why did you come here today?"
"Ah...that's it...I have a day off today and I happen to have nothing to do, so I just wanted to come here and have some fun."
"What time did you arrive?"
"It's about nine o'clock, right?"
"I arrived at nine o'clock and you were still there at twelve o'clock. I don't think this place is big. Why do you have to play for three hours?"
"Ah...that's it...we usually rarely have a holiday, but today we finally have a holiday. I just wanted to have more fun."
"After you have fun here, you can go somewhere else."
"Ah...that's it...I'm lazy. Once I've been to one place, I don't want to go anywhere else...Then it stopped raining, so I stayed a little longer..."
"You Xiyu!"
"arrive!"
"You may not know me very well." Meng Shaoyuan said calmly: "No one can lie in front of me, but you just lied. Your habit is to use '' when asked questions that need to be considered. Ah, it's like this, to delay the time. You are not lazy, on the contrary, you are very diligent.
You see, Qi Chuanfu didn't know it would rain today, and neither did I, but you brought an umbrella. You must have seen that the sky was gloomy before you came, so you brought an umbrella specially. People who work carefully are less likely to be lazy. When you answered the next few questions of mine, you kept avoiding my gaze, but that was not the case with your previous answers. "
"Sir, I..."
Meng Shaoyuan said coldly: "You Xiyu, an agent of the military commander was killed, and he was still the captain. This is not a small case. If you don't tell the truth, I can only regard you as a suspect."
"It's not me, it's not me."
You Xiyu started to panic, but he hesitated and stopped talking.
"Speak quickly." Pan Junguang became impatient: "I don't have such a good temper. How about taking you back for interrogation?"
"I said, I said." You Xiyu couldn't hold it any longer: "Our captain asked me to come."
"Zhou Nan?"
"It's him, it's him." You Xiyu no longer dared to hide anything: "Captain Zhou is a gambler, and Captain Pan, as you know. He owes others a huge gambling debt, so...just..."
"Just say it!"
"Just secretly took out and sold the opium we seized last time..." You Xiyu said tremblingly: "I helped him find an opium dealer, Mr. Wu Liu from Xicheng. We agreed to trade here at ten o'clock , but he didn’t come until eleven o’clock. At that time, we found a secluded place, and Mr. Wu Liu said that the quality of our opium was not good, so he bargained there for a long time..."
Pan Junguang was finally convinced.
I had only heard how good Meng Shaoyuan was in handling cases before, but I had never seen it with my own eyes. It was my first time to handle a case with him today, which was an eye-opener.
Just by relying on a few words the other party said, he immediately knew that the other party was lying and solved a small case of self-inflicted theft.
"Take him down, together with Zhou Nan and that Wu Liuye, interrogate him carefully to see if he is telling the truth." Meng Shaoyuan ordered.
At this time, Gan Ning and Xu Zhu also came after inspecting the body.
Gan Ning came closer and said, "The technique was very skillful. He stabbed directly from the back of the neck and then pulled it out. Probably to ensure that the opponent died immediately, he then stabbed him again."
Hmm, why does it sound so familiar?
Gan Ning reminded him in a low voice: "Director Meng, Liao Yuting's killing method is the same. He is good at using a knife, and he likes to stab people directly from the back of their necks."
Liao Yuting?
He has not shown up on the Firebird, and he is now in Wuhan.
Did he do it?
Qi Chuanfu is hunting Masao Kosaka, why does Liao Yuting want to kill him?
Could it be that Liao Yuting has colluded with Masao Kosaka?
"Show me the body."
Meng Shaoyuan said in a deep voice.
…
Qi Chuanfu's body lay there.
Meng Shaoyuan squatted beside the corpse and looked at it for a long time, constantly checking something.
After a while, he stood up: "Captain Pan."
"exist."
"Have you had any leaks recently?"
"How did you know?" Pan Junguang was startled.
Meng Shaoyuan smiled: "I think Qi Chuanfu has something to do with these leak cases."
"Ah? Qi Chuanfu? No way, this person is quite reliable."
"Are they reliable?" Meng Shaoyuan pointed to Qi Chuanfu's body: "Look at the leather shoes he wore. They are genuine British goods and cost about 800 yuan a pair. They are very expensive."
Eight hundred dollars?
Pan Junguang took a breath of air.
"And that watch." Meng Shaoyuan raised his wrist: "It's the same brand as the watch I'm wearing, Longines. Captain Pan, you may not be able to afford it even if you work for several years. He is a small captain , Either his family has money, otherwise how can he afford it? But I guess his family must have no money."
"Yes, his family has no money, but how do you know?"
"Who would come to do our business if he has money? Suppose he has a special hobby and likes to be an agent. But look at the socks he wears. They are ordinary coarse cloth socks, the cheapest ones. They don't match this pair of leather shoes at all. , If the family had money, it wouldn’t be like this.”
Pan Junguang was convinced again.
He thought about it carefully and said, "It's okay if you don't tell me. Now that I think about it, I really think that's the case. There were several leak cases, including two failed cases of arresting Japan. Qi Chuanfu either directly Those who are responsible have either participated in the operation. But I really never doubted him. It was my dereliction of duty, it was my dereliction of duty."
"So, it's not that Masao Kosaka can escape successfully every time, but he gets the news in advance before arresting him every time." Meng Shaoyuan said lightly: "You have neglected your duty. A little spy, dressed in clothes, far away It's far beyond his salary range, but you didn't notice it at all? This is an extraordinary period of the Anti-Japanese War, don't you have any vigilance at all?"
Pan Junguang sweatdropped.
These are not the words of a person with "no position and no power". It is basically a superior reprimanding a subordinate. If this matter is reported to Director Dai, he will be in trouble.
He said cautiously: "Chief Meng, it's my fault, but it's not easy for me. I finally became a squadron leader. What if..."
"That depends on your performance." Meng Shaoyuan said nonchalantly.
"I will definitely do what Section Chief Meng says."
This is what Meng Shaoyuan wanted: "Send someone to Qi Chuanfu's home immediately and conduct a thorough search for me."
"yes!"
"Also, go to the telephone exchange and try to figure out where the call to Qi Chuanfu came from."
"yes."
"Interrogate the members of Qi Chuanfu's team individually one by one to see if we can get any useful information."
"yes."
At this point, Pan Junguang no longer knew what to say except saying "yes"!
