Cicada Moving

 Chapter 654: Unworthy of being a man

Since the opening of coastal ports in the modern Republic of China, the west wind has been blowing strong, and various Western food customs have quickly flowed into the coastal areas. Eating Western food and drinking champagne have gradually become representatives of the most westernized modern life.

 Especially celebrities, dignitaries and upper-class officials often hold Western-style dinners as a place for making friends and trading power. Extravagance in officialdom is prevalent, which is of course a good thing for the Secret Service.

Zuo Zhong asked Gu Qi to find the people attending the dinner. In just six hours, more than 20 witnesses with different identities were invited to the Hong Gong Temple to accept detailed questioning by the spies.

 Men, women, old people, and young people were sitting at desks, writing notes nervously. With the sudden ringing of the bell, the large office of the Intelligence Department seemed extremely chaotic.

Gu Qi in the corridor looked inside through the window and whispered to Zuo Zhong beside him: "Deputy Director, some of the guests, guards, waiters, doormen, and sponsors of the banquet have been found.

According to their recollections, Su Zifu did appear at the scene. The dinner started at seven o'clock, and he came alone around 7:30 and chatted with many guests in the venue.

But no one saw him communicating with Lu Yongyi and Sha Shi. The lights were very dim that night and everyone was busy chatting. No one noticed that Su Zifu was normal. We will investigate as soon as possible. "

"Well, we need to expand the scope of the inquiry. People leave their voices, and geese leave their names. Lu Yongyi and Sha Shi are not ordinary people. It is impossible that no one will pay attention to their actions. By the way, who invited Su Zifu?"

Zuo Zhong asked with his hands behind his back, and then walked slowly towards his office. The basic inquiry work was not interesting. If you want to be a good leader, you must first learn to let go, grasp the big things and let go of the small things.

Gu Qi quickly followed and answered: "It's the brother-in-law of the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, who is also the organizer of the dinner. This guy is very arrogant, and he has to deal with it before he becomes honest.

The other party said that Chengxin Bank was somewhat famous among the young masters and military leaders in the field, and many people chose to hand over their funds to Su Zifu for management. In return, they provided extra-legal asylum. "

 “Bullshit management, a bunch of insects.”

Zuo Zhong sneered after hearing this. This was a standard collusion between government and business. The handshake between finance and power represented endless wealth. The only unlucky ones were the group of investors outside the exchange who dreamed of getting rich.

Thinking of this, he ordered angrily as if Bao Qingtian was possessed by him: "I don't know whether he is a suspected Japanese spy. I think there must be something fishy. I will control this person immediately and interrogate him strictly. Remember to seize the assets."

 “Yes, I will arrange it now.”

 Gu Qi had a strong ability to understand. He stopped a small agent and gave a few instructions in a low voice. Then he followed Zuo Zhong into the office. After the two sat down on the sofa, he reported again.

“We checked Lu Yong’s financial status and found some problems. Since the second half of last year, the other party has been making continuous cash withdrawals, each time ranging from 1,000 to 3,000 oceans.

At that time, Shashi had not become addicted to drugs, so the money was probably given to Su Zifu by Lu Yongzhi. This is consistent with our speculation. Su Zifu was using a certain secret to blackmail Lu Yongzhi.

In addition, Lu Yongqi deposited a sum of money every month for two years. No one in the Lu family knew the source of the money, but after the first abnormal cash payment, the other party stopped this behavior. "

After speaking, Gu Qi thought for a while and added again: "I think the money Lu Yongqi saved should come from Su Zifu, and it is not a normal economic transaction, otherwise there is no need to hide it from the people of the Lu family.

 Later, Su Zifu decided to blackmail and naturally he would not give any more money. This incident proved that there was a secret relationship between them. Considering that Su Zifu might be a Japanese spy, Dean Lu might."

Even though he didn't finish his words, all fools knew what he meant, which was that Lu Yongyi betrayed the country and nation for money, and was tricked by the Japanese and eventually died on his bed.

Hearing this, Zuo Zhong threw a cigarette to Gu Qi, lit a match and put it in front of the cigarette in his mouth. After taking two puffs, he put forward his opinion in the drifting smoke.

"Lao Gu, I agree with you, but we have to learn a lesson and cannot decide the detection route based on a certain clue. Let's first find out what happened to Lu Yongyi, Sha Shi, and Su Zifu at the dinner party."

 “Okay, Deputy Director.”

Gu Qi nodded in agreement. In fact, he also meant the same thing. The more interfering factors were eliminated, the clearer the case would be. With so many people attending the banquet, he did not believe that he could not find relevant clues.

So more witnesses were brought back, and the agents took the trouble to question them over and over again, cross-checking the confessions they received, and re-investigating if there were any errors to ensure the accuracy of the intelligence.

Soon an important clue was sorted out. A guard saw a habitual thief at a dinner party. This person was active in major hotels in Jinling all year round, eating and drinking while stealing property.

The other party wandered around the scene for a while that day, but disappeared before the guards came to drive people away. Some time ago, I heard that this guy made a fortune and spent money lavishly. There must be something wrong here.

 The thief attending the party,

 Get rich.

Zuo Zhong thought for a long time after receiving the news. These two things reminded him of one thing. If it was as he guessed, the thief's testimony would be very important and directly related to the progress of the case.

He immediately called Bai Wenzhi and Ma Tianchang, asking them to disperse all their men and find the other party in the shortest possible time, and ensure the safety of the other party.

As an intelligence agency that controls the state machinery, it is easy for the Secret Service to find a thief. Relying on the cooperation of the Jinling Police Department and the Caogang, this person soon appeared in the interrogation room.

“Sit tight.” “Be honest.”

Under the dim light, several agents pushed a pretty boy in a white suit onto the interrogation chair, threatened him with a few words, and then locked the handcuffs, anklets and other equipment.

Perhaps he didn't realize that he had already stepped into the gate of hell. This guy thought he could get out with a little money like before, and he still kept getting close to the spies with a playful smile.

But what awaits him is a set of powerful memory recovery techniques. For a career criminal who treats prison as a vacation, ordinary conversation and communication are useless. Steel whips and pokers are more convincing.

Zuo Zhong in the interrogation seat ignored the screams in his ears and played with the pen in his hand. When the thief didn't even have the strength to beg for mercy, he raised his hand to signal the agents to stop and started questioning.

 The content of the inquiry was very simple. In addition to the usual name and age, it was to ask the other party if they had seen any unusual exchanges between Lu Yongqi, Sha Shi and Su Zifu at the dinner party.

After carefully looking at the half-length photos of Lu Yongyi and the others, the thief denied it, saying that he had never seen these three people. He even used his parents to swear on them, as if he was swearing by them.

 “Haven’t seen it? That’s not right.”

Zuo Zhong threw the photo onto the table with a bang, folded his arms and said coldly: "The 1,500 yuan has been spent. It's okay. I have enjoyed it before I die. Someone, pull it out and kill me."

Lu Yong's first wife, Mrs. Ding, once said that Sha Shi paid 1,500 yuan because she was organizing a funeral for her cousin. This must be a lie. She probably wanted to kill Su Zifu without a burial place.

So what was this money used for? It is not among Sha's relics. After investigation, Sha's relatives did not receive it. 1,500 oceans is not a small amount, so it cannot be disappeared.

When he learned that a thief who had attended the banquet suddenly became rich, Zuo Zhong wondered whether this person had seen something that day and used it to blackmail Sha Shi. Otherwise, there would be no such coincidence.

As for why he didn't kidnap Lu Yongyi or Su Zifu, he either knew that their identities were not simple, or he felt that women were easy to control, and a thief didn't care about the morality of the world.

 “I said, I said!”

The thief opposite was so frightened that he peeed and explained everything. That day he found that the guard noticed him and ran outside the banquet hall. He was so angry that he was going to try his luck in the guest room area.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he went up to the first floor, he saw a man and a woman sneaking into a guest room, which aroused his interest, because in addition to sliding in and picking locks, he also occasionally played a role in extortion.

 And men and women who act secretly usually come here to have an affair. Just when the thief hiding in the dark thinks he is going to make a fortune, the man comes out for some unknown reason, and then another man comes.

What happened next was even stranger. The second man entered the house, and the first man walked around in the corridor seemingly agitated. A woman's faint cry for help came from the guest room.

Ten minutes later, the second man buttoned his clothes and went out, whispered something to the first man and left. The first man stood there and waited for a while, then returned to the guest room calmly.

After finishing speaking, the thief shrank his head and said: "I read the newspaper and knew that the first man was a senior official of the government, so I didn't dare to admit that I knew them at first. Sir, what I said is the truth."

 “Shameless! Scum!”

 Gu Qi on the other side of the interrogation table slammed the table hard. Now it was all clear. Lu Yong Ai must have given her to Su Zifu without Sha's knowledge. He was really a man in vain.

Zuo Zhong was not as excited as he was. The lower limit of party-state elites has always been very low. It is so normal to do this. There are all kinds of strange things in the world. Maybe Lu Yongqi is a psychopath like this.

He looked at the thief expressionlessly: "Then how did you blackmail? Tell me honestly. This is the Secret Service. No one can leave with secrets. I won't say this a second time."

"understand."

The thief wiped his cold sweat and put on a smile that was uglier than crying: "After the dinner, I mingled with the crowd and saw the man and woman again. I heard that the woman was the concubine of a high official, and I was attracted.

  The next day I asked someone to find the address and phone number of the other party. After calling more than a dozen times, I finally contacted the woman. After bargaining, she threw 1,500 oceans outside the courtyard wall at night.

I was shocked when I got the money. What I asked her for was 1,000 yuan. It was 500 yuan more for no reason. I was really scared, so I ran to the countryside to hide for a few days. I just returned to Jinling City in the past two days. "

The more he spoke, the more aggrieved he became. If he had known that blackmailing a woman could bring in the Secret Service, he might as well have robbed her directly. Even if he was sent to jail by the police, it would be better than falling into the hands of these vicious people.

 That’s it.

Zuo Zhong and Gu Qi looked at each other. Now it was confirmed that Lu Yongqi and Su Zifu had secret contacts. Based on the evidence and speculation, it was also confirmed that Lu Yongqi was blackmailed by Su Zifu.

Then there was only one thing left to figure out: whether Lu Yong's killing of Su Zifu was influenced by external factors or a random act. Experience told them that the answer was probably the former.

 (End of this chapter)