After hearing the news reported by Lao Li, Ma Xiaoguang did not panic, but seemed to have some understanding, but everyone couldn't help but have questions in their hearts.
"Boss Ma, what scientific reason are you talking about?" The fat man was a little uneasy.
"Is it possible that there are really ghosts in the world?" Lao Liu said with some confusion.
"Do the Japanese have magic skills? Will they be exposed?" Xiao Lu said uneasily.
"It won't be exposed, otherwise the film would still be there." The fat man said firmly.
"Yes, Fatty is right." Ma Xiaoguang affirmed Fatty's judgment.
"The Japanese spies probably took away the film, but we don't know how." Wu Qiuyi was still calm.
At this time, Ma Xiaoguang lit a cigarette and started smoking. After taking a few puffs, he seemed to remember something and said: "Old Liu, go to the police station here with Xiao Wu immediately, and get the cigarette from every person nearby, especially in this alley." The more detailed the situation of each family, the better. If the others and I go back to Jigo Lane, nothing will happen here."
At noon, Wu Qiuyi and Liu Dayou brought all the information on the residents and businesses in the entire alley, unfolded the floor plan of Chengxian Street, and marked and checked the information one by one...
A red triangle with a name on the marked map caught Ma Xiaoguang's eyes: Tiantang Pharmacy.
After glancing at Wu Qiuyi, Wu Qiuyi nodded, Ma Xiaoguang completely understood.
Fatty and Lao Li, who were dressed as policemen, came to Tiantang Pharmacy. There was a shopkeeper and two clerks in the store, one in the front hall and the other running around to help.
The boss looked at the two officers tremblingly and was at a loss. Seeing that the fat officer was very angry, the shopkeeper could only stay with him carefully.
"Someone reported that you were selling counterfeit medicines in this store, and we were specially ordered to come and check it out..." The fat man said in a long voice, as if he was a villain who has succeeded.
"The store always sells genuine products at reasonable prices, and there is no chance of selling fake medicines!" the shopkeeper said categorically.
"It doesn't count if you say this, right sir?" Lao Li has made rapid progress in his acting skills in recent days, and he has come up with ways to deal with Commander Ma.
"Yes, is there any conclusive evidence in the police station? How about coming with us?" The fat man said directly, having no time to talk to the shopkeeper.
The three people in the store were reluctantly taken to the police station.
The three of them were separated to prevent collusion, but when they were thrown into the detention room, no one came to question them.
In the backyard of the drug store, Ma Xiaoguang and Wu Qiuyi are carefully exploring. There is no back door leading to the back alley in this backyard, but there is a small side door that can be entered and exited from the side instead of walking in front of the drug store. The backyard is filled with medicine grinders and grinders used by drug stores. Stone mortars, dustpans, bamboo sieves... and bundles of medicinal materials.
The location corresponding to the brick hole is a small utility room. The utility room is right next to the small side door, but the shopkeeper doesn't even have the key. This is not a problem for Chief Ma at all. Wu Qiuyi's German-made safe can be opened. , this kind of ordinary open lock is naturally not a problem, it can be opened with just one click.
Entering the utility room, I found the location of the brick hole, but it fit perfectly, with no signs of prying or loosening.
Ma Xiaoguang and Wu Qiuyi searched carefully in the utility room. The utility room was neatly tidied and there was nothing special about it.
After searching for a while, I didn't find much.
Ma Xiaoguang looked around the utility room again and asked Wu Qiuyi, "Xiao Wu, did you find anything?"
"I haven't found anything yet. It's just a little bit strange." Wu Qiuyi said with a frown.
"Tell me about it." Ma Xiaoguang knew that Wu Qiuyi must have discovered something.
"There is no trace of a drug store in this utility room. It's not like the ones used in drug stores." Wu Qiuyi said.
"Yes, this is the strangest thing, but there must be a monster when something goes wrong. If we look carefully, we will definitely find something." Ma Xiaoguang feels more and more that he is getting closer to the truth.
Searching bit by bit again, another hour or so passed.
After searching for a long time, there was nothing unusual about the items in the utility room. They were all ordinary. Suddenly, a cabinet caught Ma Xiaoguang's attention.
The cabinet is not old, and there is some dust on it, which is not surprising, but the legs are as bright as new, and it seems that someone has wiped it frequently.
Ma Xiaoguang pushed the cabinet open with all his strength, and saw a shiny brick on the wall of the cabinet, and he understood immediately.
After checking carefully to make sure there were no bomb fuses or anything like that, I stretched out my hand and pressed it on the brick, but there was no response, and there was no response even when I twisted it... I thought for a moment, then pushed forward, and heard a "pop" sound. A brick popped out about an inch from the back wall of the brick hole. After careful inspection again, it was determined that there was no danger. Ma Xiaoguang reached out and removed the brick.
Inside was a brick hole the size of a whole brick. When I pushed it to the opposite side, the brick fell down. I looked down and saw - isn't it the back alley of Chengxian Street outside?
Now I understand, this is not a magic trick, nor is it a ghost, it is just a cleverly designed mechanism. One wall is opened, and there is a mechanism control on the inside side to ensure that it cannot be pushed from the outside, and the brick hole outside can put things in. , as long as it is safe, the people inside can take away the things in the brick hole at any time.
This dead mailbox is well designed and has a high level of security. There is no need to worry about being caught waiting for someone to catch you. The person who collects the information can even take it away immediately after putting it away as long as he pays attention to safety.
Back at the police station, Ma Xiaoguang looked at the transcripts of the three drugstore shopkeepers that he had just completed.
The records show that this utility room was given to someone else when they bought the drug store last year. Because the utility room could not be used, the landlord reduced the rent by 5 yuan per month, which allowed Ma Xiaoguang and the others to move in. In the backyard, I saw medicinal materials piled all over the yard.
The utility room was said to be used by the original tenant to store old things. I asked the landlord to inquire and found out that the tenant used a false identity and paid the rent for three years in one go. I also asked for the address of the landlord's boss, who said it was the one before it expired. Every month, if something unexpected happens, I will pay the rent in full by remittance. If the landlord does not receive the rent when it is due, he can rent the house to others.
Since there was a side door, the shopkeeper and the clerk had never seen the mysterious tenant in the utility room. This is why the entire third team monitored the store for a day and a night, but found nothing at all, and the film disappeared.
After closing the note, Ma Xiaoguang sighed to Wu Qiuyi: "What a cunning spy..."
Wu Qiuyi also frowned in a rare way and said: "The layout is really exquisite and the calculation is precise. Anyone who is not an insider would never have thought that this dead mailbox was used to transmit information in this way. Although it is time-consuming, laborious and expensive, this dead mailbox is very secure." , and there is a pharmacy as a cover..."
Ma Xiaoguang thought for a moment and said slowly: "But the matter has not reached the worst point yet. There are no signs of the Japanese spies being alerted yet, otherwise the film will not disappear, so we actually still have a chance, we just need to wait... "
"What are you waiting for?" Fatty and Lao Li asked at the same time.
"Wait for the order from their superiors..." Ma Xiaoguang said.
"When will that happen?" Lao Li asked still puzzled, but the fat man understood.
"Of course it won't be in two days, but it won't be long, right, sir, MISS Liu..." the fat man said with a smile.
"Yes, the information this time is very important. The Japanese spies will definitely take further actions, and their superiors will definitely give orders... They are all a group of cautious people. Such a useful dead mailbox, and it has not been exposed, will definitely be used. It's going down." Ma Xiaoguang said with determination. Having found the direction to break the situation, he was full of confidence in everything.
"Okay, let's stay here for now. From today on, Lao Liu will keep an eye on Zhong Yuting, and Xiao Lu will go to the drug store to guard. Although the shopkeeper and the three clerks have temporarily ruled out suspicion, they cannot take it lightly." Ma Xiaoguang ordered in a deep voice, the Japanese spy So cunning that he had to be careful.
Besides waiting, everyone can't do anything, they all do what they should do.
The next day, Ma Xiaoguang arrived at Hong Gong Temple and came to the General Affairs Section. When everyone saw Deputy Team Leader Ma coming to the General Affairs Section, everyone was very enthusiastic from top to bottom. This "Lord Ma" was brain-destroyed after being blown up by a Japanese bomb. Now that he's got the idea, he's no longer as generous as before. It seems that the bomb has the effect of opening up the bastard's mind.
No, he always smiles when he sees people, which makes people feel friendly. Of course, his Dayang is even more friendly.
Deputy Team Leader Ma didn't mention Dayang's incident at all, as if it didn't happen at all, which made everyone feel even more worried.
When Deputy Team Leader Ma mentioned the disposal of enemy products straight to the point, Feng Xiaocai, the head of the General Affairs Section, smiled so hard that his crow's feet could kill a fly. He agreed to the disposal of enemy products without any hesitation, and kept saying with a smile that this was because of this. The enemy's property was of great importance and involved secrets. The commander-in-chief was not allowed to use false hands on others, so he and Deputy Team Leader Ma could only go to unlock the secret room.
Hearing this, Ma Xiaoguang immediately solemnly expressed his gratitude to Shangfeng for his consideration and to Chief Feng for his concern. Now he is not here to invite Chief Feng...
Feng Xiaocai happily took the key to No. 65 Hubei Road and immediately took an internal staff member - Chen Deyuan, Ma Xiaoguang and Wu Qiuyi to Fan Zhenbang's house.
When we arrived at No. 65 Hubei Road, everything went well. I opened the safe, found a suitcase, counted all the tickets, certificates, gold bars and cash inside and packed them up. Then I handed the key to Ma Xiaoguang and said with a smile: "Brother Ma, I will leave this key to you, and you can decide who is the owner of this house... In addition, after the belongings are accounted for, there will definitely be a reward from the top."
After the matter was done, Feng Xiaocai and back office Xiao Chen went ahead.
After the two left, Ma Xiaoguang said to Wu Qiuyi: "Now, we finally got this safe house and asked Fatty and Lao Li to move here. We can't just wait in vain now. It will take the year of the monkey and the month of the horse..."
"Understood." Wu Qiuyi replied simply.
At night, a group of people were in the living room.
"Next step, Lao Liu and Xiao Liu will pay close attention to the watch shop and the drug store. The watch shop has a phone number, and the drug store will install one immediately... If there is any news, they will call immediately." Ma Xiaoguang said.
"Me, Fatty and Lao Li will continue to investigate this area. There must be details we ignored before... Xiao Wu is here, bring the radio station and all the information..." Ma Xiaoguang continued to make arrangements.
In the following time, Ma Xiaoguang, Lao Li and Fatty did the simple and boring work of surveying, recording and labeling. They walked through the blocks along Hubei Road in separate sections and marked them on the map.
Wu Qiuyi took the relevant information to No. 65 Hubei Road and sorted and analyzed it in the safe house.
Lao Liu and Xiao Lu worked in a watch shop and a drug store respectively, and they worked for both bosses in the store with food and accommodation.
More than a week passed in this repetitive and monotonous manner.
Not long after he started work that day, Boss Zhong came to Assistant Manager Liu's office.
Boss Zhong held a piece of paper in his hand with a series of numbers written on it.
"This is a new order from superiors." Boss Zhong said proactively before Lao Liu asked.
