"Officer Zhou, Mr. Jin invites you to come over and meet."
"Thank you, Secretary Permanente."
Zhou Sen thanked him. After all, it was the permanent secretary who reported Jin Ronggui's willingness to see him. If he hadn't mentioned it at all, I'm afraid he wouldn't have had the chance.
This saved him a lot of trouble.
Following the permanent secretary, Zhou Sen entered the VIP car again. In fact, there was no one else in this car, only Jin Ronggui and his men.
Empty, but better than safe.
There were two bodyguards guarding the door. Looking at the bulging waists, you could tell they were carrying guns.
Will ordinary people be allowed to bring guns on trains?
Only the rich and powerful have such privileges, and of course Zhou Sen can also do so. He is a public official with a special status, so he is naturally allowed to bring a gun on the train.
He adjusted his collar a little at the door, then opened the door and walked in.
Jin Ronggui was having breakfast. There was still half of the milk in the glass, and the bread and eggs were already finished.
Seeing Zhou Sen come in, he quickly took a towel and wiped his mouth, and motioned to the secretary to put away the leftover food.
"Ice City Police Department Special Agent Section Zhou Sen has met Director Jin." Zhou Sen came in and saluted as a subordinate.
Jin Ronggui works in Xinjing with the police rank of director, which is the highest level in the police system.
"Sit down, Xiao Zhou." Jin Ronggui put down the towel in his hand, raised his hand and said hello.
"Thank you, Director Jin." Zhou Sen said politely and sat down on the small single sofa in front of Jin Ronggui.
"Xiao Zhou, I heard Mr. Shibuya mention you. He said that you are his most proud student. It seems that what he said is true!"
"It's Shibuya-sensei's preference."
"You must have something special to win Mr. Shibuya's favor." Jin Ronggui nodded. He knew that Zhou Sen was already a police left-winger at a young age. Except for those who rely on their background, they can rely on their true strength to make a difference. He is very clear about how difficult it is to rise from the bottom step by step.
Even if Zhou Sen had Shibuya Saburo as a teacher, it would be impossible to promote him like this unless he really had extraordinary achievements.
Such people cannot be underestimated.
It's a pity that his son-in-law was blinded by hatred. He didn't know that although Zhou Sen was not a big official, he had unlimited potential.
No matter how big Qin Xiong is, he will only dominate the ice city. It is possible for him to ascend to a bigger stage.
As a businessman, his eye sockets are always shallow.
"You got on this train mainly to see me, right?"
"Yes, I can't help it. Once you leave, many problems will not be clarified." Zhou Sen admitted frankly.
"I know that you are here for the assassin who assassinated me on the train. If you have any questions, just ask them. I know that those who can answer you will naturally answer them." Jin Ronggui said.
Although Jin Yazhen and Qin Xiong are his daughter and son-in-law, they are two families after all. He does not only have Jin Yazhen as a daughter. He also has a son and a large family, so he has to weigh it for himself.
"Thank you, Director Jin." Although Zhou Sen has heard a lot about Jin Ronggui's past, he naturally has different views on the things this person did while serving in the Bingcheng Police Department, but this is the first time When we met, I had a good impression of this old traitor.
Of course, he would not be deceived by this person's apparent kindness. Evil people are the best at appearing in front of the world disguised as good people.
"Director Jin, according to the information we currently have, the assassination of you on the train was premeditated. It is definitely not something ordinary people can do to formulate and implement such an accurate assassination plan in such a short period of time. , Besides, your return to Ice City this time was not planned in advance, but a temporary decision, right?"
"Are you suspecting that my itinerary was leaked, giving the organization behind the assassin an opportunity?"
"This is already obvious. They first grasped the news that you were coming to Ice City, and then formulated an assassination plan. It only took less than two days, or even less." Zhou Sen nodded.
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"Didn't you also receive the anonymous letter warning, so I made the temporary decision to take the bus back to Ice City one day in advance?"
"How long did it take from the time you decided to go back to Ice City, to when you asked your men to book tickets and report, to when you decided to go back to Ice City one day in advance?" Zhou Sen asked.
"I decided to go back to Bingcheng the night before, and then asked the permanent secretary to book the tickets the next day, and then asked for leave and reported it. However, that afternoon I received a confidential call from the Bingcheng Police Department. They asked me to return one day in advance and make the reservation. The carriage will not be withdrawn.”
"That is to say, no one else knows that you are going back to Ice City except your family and the permanent secretary."
"Yes."
"Your secretary, how is he?"
"Do you suspect that Xiao Chang told others about my return to Bingcheng?" Jin Ronggui asked.
"It's not necessarily intentional. It's possible that he mentioned it to someone intentionally or unintentionally. After all, if I'm going back to Ice City with you, there's no need to deliberately avoid it if it's an insider." Zhou Sen analyzed and explained. .
"No, I specifically told you not to mention my return to Ice City to anyone." Jin Ronggui affirmed.
"If the source of the leak is not from your side, it may be from your daughter and son-in-law." Zhou Sen said, "Apart from you, they are the only ones who know that you are about to come back."
"No way. I specifically told them not to tell anyone. After all, I returned to Bingcheng for personal matters and I didn't want to alarm the local people." Jin Ronggui said.
"But your trip needs to be reported, and the whole process cannot be kept secret. The Bingcheng City Government and Police Department still know about it." Zhou Sen said.
"That's why you came to Xinjing on a business trip."
"Yes, I have to make sure that the source of the leak of your itinerary is not in Xinjing, then this case will be easy to investigate." Zhou Sen nodded.
"If you don't come, I will investigate this case. If there is a problem within us, it will be me this time, but I don't know who it will be next time. This hidden danger must be removed!" Jin Ronggui nodded.
"It would be best if Director Jin could understand."
"The information I can provide is now very limited, but at least I can guarantee that the source of the leak should not be from my side. After the incident, I also asked Xiao Chang, and he told me that in addition to reporting , I didn’t mention to anyone that I was going to Ice City.”
"Where's the ticket?"
"I planned to take the ordinary VIP carriage back because I didn't plan to bring many people with me, so when Xiao Chang bought the ticket, he wouldn't mention my name, and the railway didn't know about this either." Jin Ronggui explained, "Now This special VIP carriage was arranged by your Bingcheng Police Department Security Bureau and has nothing to do with me."
"Thank you, Director Jin. I don't have any more questions. I'm sorry to disturb your rest." Zhou Sen stood up and prepared to leave.
"Xiao Zhou, wait a minute." Jin Ronggui felt that he still had to do something for his daughter and son-in-law. As for whether he could do it, he didn't know.
Zhou Sen paused at his feet.
"I don't know what grudges there are between you and Qin Xiong, but you have to be merciful and be merciful. For my sake, can you sit down and talk and turn the hostility into friendship?" Jin Ronggui said.
"Director Jin, although I am not too broad-minded, I am not a fussy person either. I have given your son-in-law many opportunities. If he insists on provoking me, I can't fight back. Although you You are not my direct boss, but your prestige in the police community is unparalleled. I respect you, but for Qin Xiong, if you don’t teach him a lesson, he will be even more unscrupulous. If he really offends the people he shouldn’t offend, then It's not just the current situation." Zhou Sen said neither humble nor arrogant.
"Is there no room for negotiation?" Jin Ronggui's face changed slightly, and he was a little unhappy. He even looked down. The other party was still reluctant, which was a bit too much.
"Publish it in the newspaper and apologize to my wife. I can give him a chance." This time, Zhou Sen obviously couldn't compromise.
Jin Ronggui was stunned for a moment: "Is there no other way?"
"He instigated people to spread rumors and slander my wife through tabloids. Do you think my request is too much?" Zhou Sen said slowly.
He was mentally prepared that Jin Ronggui might mention Qin Xiong's matter, and how to deal with it if he did.
After all, he had to put the overall situation first. If Jin Ronggui didn't come forward, he would have no problem dealing with Qin Xiong and Jin Yazhen. The other party was the one who started this matter.
Now that Jin Ronggui has spoken, he has to consider confronting this old guy directly. At present, Qin Xiong and Jin Yazhen, the parents-in-law, cannot be beaten to death with a stick, so they can only use the method of boiling frogs in warm water to continuously cut their flesh.
As long as your own conditions are not excessive, others will not be able to find anything wrong with you.
Even if Jin Ronggui goes to find Shibuya Saburo, Shibuya Saburo may not be on his side, and Shibuya is not stupid.
He helped Qin Xiong, and Qin Xiong was grateful to Jin Ronggui, but it made him, a student, unhappy.
Of course, if Zhou Sen is too aggressive and insists on putting Qin Xiong to death, then Saburo Shibuya will most likely suppress Zhou Sen for some past friendship.
But Zhou Sen actually didn't want this matter to come to Shibuya Saburo, unless Qin Xiong and the others insisted on doing so.
This measure must be grasped well.
"Okay, I understand. If Qin Xiong can do it, will you let him go?" Jin Ronggui thought about it and realized that Zhou Sen's conditions were unreasonable and even the most benevolent.
"Director Jin, I, Zhou Sen, am a man of my word, but it's hard to talk to your son-in-law. If trouble happens again, I'm afraid I won't give you your face." Zhou Sen also made it clear. This time it was I'll give you face, but I won't do it next time.
"Understood, Secretary Permanent, send Officer Zhou off for me." Jin Ronggui nodded and ordered Secretary Permanent.
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"Brother Sen, why have you been here for so long? If you don't come out, I will break in to find you." Zhou Sen passed the dining car and was about to return to his carriage when he found Wu En sitting in the dining car with his luggage. .
"I'm out now." Zhou Sen chuckled, walked over and sat down, and asked the waiter to bring him two cups of coffee.
"How was the talk?"
"It's okay. The source of the leak shouldn't be in Xinjing. I probably have to go back and investigate." Zhou Sen picked up a cup of coffee and drank a cup.
"Then should we go to the next stop and buy tickets directly?"
"Come back, since we are here, we naturally drop by Xinjing. Besides, when will you get off at the next stop? When will you buy the return ticket?"
"oh."
"We are only staying in Xinjing for one night. There will be a train back to Bingcheng early tomorrow morning. When we get to Xinjing, we will buy the tickets first, remember."
"I remember." Wu En agreed. He couldn't get used to drinking coffee without sugar or milk, so he added sugar and milk again and swallowed it wholeheartedly.
This train is an express train. Not only is it fast, it also stops at few stations. It departs at 6:30 in the morning and arrives at Xinjing North Station around 12:00 noon.
Get off the station.
Zhou Sen called Shibuya Saburo's office. He had contacted him the day before and knew that Zhou Sen was coming.
Ono answered the call and said that he would send a car to pick them up immediately. Zhou Sen refused, saying that they would first go to the "Sen" store in Xinjing, and then ask Ono to go directly to the branch to pick him up later and take him to Saburo's store in Shibuya. Home in Xinjing.
He was on a temporary business trip and didn't want to go to the security department. It would be too ostentatious, and Shibuya Saburo might not have time to see him. It would be better to visit Shibuya Saburo's home in the evening and go back early the next morning.
In addition, Zhou Sen has some matters of his own to deal with when he goes down. He hasn't been to Xinjing for a long time, and he also wants to meet the "comrades" here.
He has met Mr. Jincheng, and "Old Jin", who are all members of the group that came to Europe.
"Jincheng" learned about Jin Ronggui's train schedule through its own channels. He was from the Ministry of Transportation, so this type of information was not a problem at all for him.
But Jincheng didn't know some key information. For example, the carriages of the VIP train were not prepared by Xinjing, but arranged by Bingcheng.
If Zhou Sen knew this information, he would probably be able to tell it was a trap right away. Jin Ronggui's private trip did not need to be arranged by Bingcheng, and even such a high-end plug-in carriage was arranged.
No matter what, since he came to Xinjing, he naturally wanted to meet with him and ask some questions clearly.
"Sen" has opened a branch in Xinjing. It's not that Zhou Sen doesn't want to open more, but although Xinjing is the political center of Manchukuo, it is not as prosperous as Bingcheng, and "Sen"'s pastries are not cheap. Even though the prices of some pastries are affordable, ordinary people can only try them once in a while, just because they taste good.
After "Sen" Ji opened in Xinjing, business has been very good, and "Sen" Ji has a good background, so no one is looking for trouble.
In fact, after Shibuya Saburo greeted him a little, no one below naturally dared to trouble "Mori" Ji.
Therefore, the operation of "Sen" in Xinjing is still very smooth. Of course, it is not completely without problems. There are also some unscrupulous troublemakers, but you can't always look for Shibuya Saburo.
Zhou Sen secretly asked Ono to take care of him without Shibuya Saburo coming forward. Ono's identity was enough to stop many people from thinking about "forest".
Moreover, the store manager of the Xinjing branch of "Sen" Kei was none other than Suzuki Takeo's confidante Keiko. Her bistro was closed immediately and she applied for a job at "Sen" Kee.
Because she has relevant management experience, she quickly stood out. The Xinjing branch is very important, and since she is Japanese, sending her here can save a lot of trouble in management.
