After hearing Huang Cheng's report, Wu Chengzhang was shocked.
Ma Xiaoguang's face was as dark as water, as expected.
"We made great efforts to arrest Japanese spies the day before yesterday, and another murder occurred yesterday. Based on all the clues, even if this old man Qin is not the murderer, he will definitely be involved. It would be abnormal if he doesn't run away."
Ma Xiaoguang quickly comforted Wu Chengzhang and said.
"But now the person has escaped and the clues have been cut off."
Deputy Station Commander Wu, who had always been calm in battle and had the air of a general, was really frustrated this time.
"Doesn't this confirm our previous speculation that there is something wrong with Old Man Qin! Although we can't find him now, we can start from around him."
Ma Xiaoguang didn't care about "Old Man Qin" running away, but instead came up with a backup plan.
"Brother is right! I'm a little anxious for my brother's sake."
When Wu Chengzhang heard this, he nodded and agreed with Ma Xiaoguang's opinion.
Nantang Street, a small courtyard next to the "Bao Gu Zhai" antique store.
"This is that old man Qin's home."
Huang Cheng stepped forward and reported to the two officers.
Ma Xiaoguang and Wu Chengzhang nodded and followed Huang Cheng into the courtyard.
There is nothing special in the small courtyard, just firewood, water tanks, rough wooden tables and chairs...
Everything is crude.
This is not a Jiangnan garden, it is just an ordinary house, so naturally there is not so much poetry and painting.
"This old man lives alone, alone."
Huang Cheng opened the door of the main room and introduced to the two officers what they had learned about the investigation.
The three of them walked into the main room while talking.
"Is this old man a local?"
After entering the house, Wu Chengzhang asked Huang Cheng while looking at the situation inside the house.
"So, but not really...I heard from the old people around me that he came to Ningbo from Hangzhou ten years ago, and he was alone when he came."
"At that time, when the old shopkeeper of 'Baoguzhai' was still there, we hired a framer from Hangzhou."
Huang Cheng continued to report the situation.
"Ten years ago?"
Hearing this, Ma Xiaoguang quickly asked.
Huang Cheng nodded and said: "Yes, the old guys and neighbors of 'Bao Gu Zhai' all said so, and they are definitely right. This small courtyard is the property of the owner of 'Bao Gu Zhai'. Old Qin has been working on it since he came to Ningbo. live here."
"Then I probably know which part this person belongs to."
Ma Xiaoguang did not search in the main room anymore, but found a chair and sat down.
"Brother, are you saying it has something to do with the 'Xuanyang Society' sneaking into Chaijia Village ten years ago?"
Wu Chengzhang also reacted at this time, sat down opposite Ma Xiaoguang and asked.
Ma Xiaoguang expressed his speculation in a deep voice: "It should be like this, either they lurked in together, or they were hidden agents trained by Hiraoka Nagakichi, the deacon of the 'Xuanyang Society'... I speculate that the first possibility is more likely."
"As an old spy who has been lurking for many years, there will definitely be no clues here. I guess this person either ran away and left Ningbo."
"Either you haven't run away yet and are hiding somewhere in the city..."
Wu Chengzhang heard this and asked quickly: "Brother, which one is more likely?"
"The second type...because he has been lurking here for so many years without showing his signs. Although he was exposed this time, he must have a back-up plan."
"Besides, how could an old spy not have a safe house?"
"In addition, the war is getting more and more intense now. Ningbo is an important town in the southeast. With the virtue of Neon people, we will not give up easily."
Ma Xiaoguang spoke his judgment slowly and with increasing certainty in his tone.
"The next step is for us to contact the police station and the city defense camp to prepare for the arrest?"
Wu Chengzhang has now completely convinced Ma Xiaoguang, and has unknowingly repositioned Chief Ma, now with a consulting tone.
Ma Xiaoguang shook his head and said: "Arrest? This should have no effect. Again, how could an old spy who has been lurking for more than ten years be unprepared...
We have to find a way to force this old man Qin out, otherwise he will definitely not show his face. "
"How to force it?"
"Based on all the evidence and confessions, the Qu family should have an informant or accomplice of the old man. We have to rely on the Qu family to make the fuss."
Ma Xiaoguang stood up and said, his eyes flashed with a sharp light.
"Xiao Huang, go check out other places first, such as the bedroom, the stove room..."
When Wu Chengzhang saw this, he felt relieved and quickly gave Huang Cheng instructions.
Huang Cheng heard the elegant meaning of Xiange and quickly resigned.
Deputy Station Chief Wu was satisfied with the reaction of his subordinates.
Ma Xiaoguang smiled and said to Wu Chengzhang: "The brothers in your station are very capable... It's not that you can't trust the brothers in this matter, this is the working principle..."
Wu Chengzhang waved his hand and said: "Brother, you're welcome, these are our duties... Do you have a plan?"
"To be honest, Brother Wu, I re-examined the scene before coming here, and I did find something under the window of the study..."
Ma Xiaoguang did not hide anything, and told Deputy Webmaster Wu everything he had discovered.
"Well! Brother is indeed a talent valued by Boss Dai. He can grasp the key point immediately. Just tell him how to do it. I, Ningbo Station, will definitely obey the orders and prohibitions..."
Wu Chengzhang stood up and expressed his stance solemnly.
"Brother Wu is serious. We are all brothers stirring up trouble in the same pot... Let's do this next..."
Ma Xiaoguang said a few polite words quickly, and then without being pretentious, he quietly told Wu Chengzhang his next plan.
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After coming out of Nantang Street, Wu Chengzhang and Ma Xiaoguang went their separate ways.
Naturally, Deputy Station Chief Wu is stationed in Ningbo Station, supervising various military, police, constitutional and special units to strengthen vigilance and prevent Japanese spies from causing chaos and destruction again.
Ma Xiaoguang went to other places to conduct unannounced visits...
Early the next morning.
Ma Xiaoguang drove an old Ford car and rushed to the Qu family mansion alone.
This time he did not go through the main entrance. There were many people in front of him who came to express their condolences, so there was no need to join in the fun.
Just like the last investigation, Ma Xiaoguang entered through the side door.
It was Qu Jiu who opened the door.
Ma Xiaoguang asked Qu Jiu, "Why are you the only one?"
"Alas! The master has just encountered an accident. Many people have come... It's very busy in front..."
Qu Jiu replied timidly, obviously the discovery of the body left a big psychological shadow on him.
After a few words of comfort to Qu Jiu, Ma Xiaoguang also went to the front yard.
As soon as he entered the hanging flower door between the two courtyards, Ma Xiaoguang saw a fat man with a solemn face.
The fat man had two dark circles under his eyes, and he looked more and more like a panda from Bashu.
"Huh? What's going on? I haven't seen anything like this for a day..."
Chief Ma quickly stepped forward and asked with concern.
"It's okay. I stayed up all night, helped greet the guests, burned paper, and cried with him... Alas, my father was not so tired when he left. It's not easy for such a big family!"
The fat man shook his head and smiled helplessly.
That smile, I couldn't tell whether it was sadness or a little secretly happy, in short it was a bit strange.
"Looking at you like this, have you found any clues?"
Seeing this, Ma Xiaoguang pulled the fat man aside and asked quietly.
"I found something...but I don't know if it counts as a clue."
The fat man whispered with a mysterious look on his face.
