Xu Chengyan and Ji Yun left the Juwen Library. Ji Yun couldn't help but look at Xu Chengyan strangely.

"What are you looking at me for?" Xu Chengyan glanced at him.

"I'm just a little weird. Usually I'm the one quarreling with Lao Ding, and you just don't say a word. What's going on today? The reaction is a bit big!"

Although Ji Yun has a straightforward temperament, it does not mean that he is brainless. On the contrary, he is quick in response, shrewd in thinking, does things in an eclectic way, and is often able to do amazing things.

Moreover, he and Xu Chengyan knew each other very well and knew his character and habits. The conflict between Xu Chengyan and Ding Mingrui today was too deliberate.

"You are quite smart!"

Xu Chengyan knew that he couldn't hide it from his companions, so he smiled slightly, nodded and said: "Today I did intend to provoke Lao Ding. In fact, from Lao Ding's point of view, what he did was not wrong. Being an agent, especially lurking behind enemy lines, is very difficult.

It's like walking on a tightrope on a cliff. You're nervous, as if you're facing an abyss, and you can't make a wrong step. We also understand this.

Lao Ding is an old agent who has smoothed his edges through hardships. He doesn't care about promotion or his future. He only cares about being safe and sound. Therefore, he doesn't strive for credit, doesn't take risks, and doesn't want to take any risks. This is understandable.

.

But...he blocked our way!

Without fighting or grabbing, when will our brothers come forward?

This time I just want to force him to show his hand, let him file a lawsuit against us, and let the teacher make the decision. Anyway, we have merit or demerit, and there is no fault or leverage in his hands. I am not afraid of him chewing his tongue, so I should express my attitude and leave him alone.

Don't let him drag us down."

When Ji Yun heard this, he nodded heavily. Although he left the army this time and was transferred to work behind enemy lines, they were quite frustrated.

But the two of them have the ability and ambition, so why are they willing to work as intelligence agents at the bottom, completing their qualifications step by step? They are both passionate and passionate years. Who doesn't want to kill the enemy, serve the country, and strive for the top?

"That's how it should be," Ji Yun took a deep breath and said harshly, "With our ability, we can make a difference wherever we go, why should we accept this old guy's petty attitude!"

In the bedroom of Kazuya Harada's residence, senior adviser to the New People's Association, several Japanese officers were surveying the scene.

The leading officer is in his early forties. Although his appearance is ordinary, his eyes are sharp, his temperament is calm, and his brows are full of shrewdness and strength. This man is Masao Yoshioka, the intelligence team leader of the Japanese Special High School in Taiyuan.

"The cause of death of Consultant Harada was that he was lying flat on the bed, and his neck bones were violently broken from left to right. There were no signs of struggle on his body. He should have been attacked in his sleep and killed on the spot. The murderer did it neatly.

"

"Nothing in the house has been moved, including the gold watch on the bedside table and the cash in the drawer below."

"In addition to Consultant Harada, there are two servants, a driver and two bodyguards in this residence. We have inquired separately. Last night, they were all resting in their rooms and did not hear any sound, so we could not

Determining the specific time of Consultant Harada’s death requires later inspection.”

………

Several of his intelligence officers reported on some of the situations they had investigated.

Masao Yoshioka said nothing, quietly listening to the reports from his subordinates, summarizing various situations in his mind and thinking quickly.

At this time, a middle-aged man wearing a suit and casual clothes walked into the bedroom from the balcony. This man was Ma Weide, the chief of the Investigation Section of the Xinminhui Association.

Because Harada Kazuya was also a senior adviser to the New People's Association, Mavid led a team and rushed over immediately after the incident.

The Investigation Section is the only department responsible for intelligence investigation work in the Xinminhui. Its members are all consultants from the Special High School Agents and Chinese agents who have been trained by the Japanese. Because the Xinminhui is a peripheral organization of the Special High School,

They are also under the direct leadership of intelligence team leader Masao Yoshioka.

He stepped forward, bowed respectfully to Masao Yoshioka, and reported: "Team leader, we found some special traces on the balcony railings, which are consistent with the traces found in the Devon Mountain case we investigated before.

…”

"Where?" Masao Yoshioka's eyes narrowed when he heard this.

Mavid quickly turned sideways, made an inviting gesture, led Masao Yoshioka to the balcony, and pointed to a mark on the railing.

The railing was made of solid wood, with three vertical marks clearly printed on it. Masao Yoshioka checked it, then took off his gloves, touched it gently with his fingers, and ordered: "Take pictures!"

An intelligence officer on the side stepped forward and captured it with his camera, "Click, click...".

"You are right. This is indeed the same trace as in the Devon Mountain murder case. The murderer is probably the same person."

Dai Wenshan, the chief of the Criminal Investigation Section of the Taiyuan Police Headquarters, was strangled to death at home late one night ten days ago. Three vertical claw marks like these were also found at the scene.

Mavid said from the side: "I have asked some people in the past few days and some people recognized the origin of these claw marks."

"Oh! What's the origin?"

"This is a kind of flying rope. It has a name called 'Flying Tiger Claw'. There are three steel claws at the top of the rope. They are sharp and stretchable. They can easily catch various objects. After use, use special techniques to

You can easily escape from it. It is a sharp tool used by people in the world to walk through empty doors and climb over walls."

Mavid had many people in the field who were very familiar with this kind of tools. Within a few days, he found some valuable things.

"Flying Tiger Claw?"

Masao Yoshioka was very curious about this and then asked: "Are many people using this tool?"

"There shouldn't be many. Flying Tiger Claws first appeared in Jinmen. Later, some people also used this kind of flying rope in Peiping. Later, it was introduced to Shanxi. It also appeared in Taiyuan a few years ago. Basically, they were all people from the Snitch group.

In use, all the theft cases were committed, but there was never a case of killing the victim. It has just disappeared in the past few years. And according to my people, because of the unique structure of the steel claw, the Flying Tiger Claw is very

It’s difficult to copy, but I didn’t expect it to appear here again.”

Yoshioka Masao thought for a while and analyzed: "After the murderer entered the compound, he did not enter the residence through the gate. He probably did not want to disturb the servants and bodyguards who were resting on the first and second floors, so he directly used zip lines to set up the railings.

He climbed to the third floor balcony, then entered the bedroom through the balcony and killed Advisor Harada.

After the murder, none of the property within reach was taken away, which shows that his purpose was very clear, which was to assassinate Advisor Harada.

We didn't take away the gold watch on the bedside table because we couldn't sell it as stolen goods, because such valuables were too conspicuous. Once they appeared, we might find him through stolen goods sales channels.

Staying with him would increase the risk of exposure. He was unwilling to put himself in danger for this small gain.

He didn't take away the cash in the drawer because he didn't want to waste time looking for his belongings. He walked away without stopping for a moment.

You must know that this is just a matter of casual appropriation and it will not take much time, but he is not willing to take any risks. This is not something ordinary people can do. This shows that the murderer has strong self-discipline and is calm and decisive in dealing with things."

Hearing this, Mavid nodded and replied: "That's true. No property was found missing at Devon Mountain's house before. The murderer's style is consistent."

"It seems that we have encountered a difficult opponent!" Yoshioka Masao breathed a sigh of relief.

At this time, Masao Yoshioka's assistant, intelligence officer Yamada Otomo, also went upstairs to report: "Team leader, we found two pairs of relatively clear shoe prints near the courtyard wall. They should be when the murderer climbed over the wall and landed on the ground.

left."

"Two pairs? Are the murderers two people?" Masao Yoshioka was stunned when he heard this, "Go and take a look!"

The group went downstairs and came to the courtyard wall. An intelligence officer was taking photos of the shoe prints left by the murderer. When he saw Masao Yoshioka approaching, he quickly stepped aside.

Masao Yoshioka leaned over and looked carefully, and measured the size of the shoe print with his hands. After thinking for a moment, he stood up, shook his head and said, "These are cloth-soled shoes. They are everywhere on the market.

The numbers are too large, and the two men should be taller than ordinary people, but it is difficult to confirm their identities through this. The only information that can be provided to us is that the murderers who infiltrated should be two people."

After everyone heard this, they were all at a loss. Based on the clues in front of them, the possibility of finding the murderer was very slim.

At this time, Yoshioka Masao suddenly turned to look at his assistant Yamada Otomo and asked: "Including the Devon Mountain case, this should be the fourth assassination case in this month, right?"

After hearing this, Yamada Otomo recalled a little, nodded and replied: "You are right, excluding the general murder cases, cases against government personnel and Japanese expatriates, this should be the fourth case, but the person who was assassinated before

They are all Chinese. I didn’t expect that this time, Advisor Harada was also killed.”

This made Yoshioka Masao frown even more.

The first case was a month ago. When Lu Dayong, the head of the security corps, was watching a movie in a theater, his mouth and nose were covered and stabbed twice in the back. Lu Dayong was killed on the spot because of the

The lighting at the screening was dark, and the audience didn't notice him until the movie ended.

The second case occurred on the third day after Lu Dayong was killed. Cai Wu, the deputy captain of the plainclothes security team, was stabbed to death in the alley near the door of his home when he returned home. He was only discovered after dawn.

Because the victims in both cases were Chinese, and the identity of the deceased was not enough to alarm the Japanese Special High School Division, they were both handed over to the Criminal Investigation Division of the police station for investigation.

But a few days later, Dai Wenshan, the chief of the Criminal Investigation Section in charge of these two cases, was also strangled to death at home. The police station felt something was wrong and immediately reported it to the Special High School Section, and the case was transferred to the Special High School Section.

However, because Yoshioka Masao was dealing with an important matter at the time, he only checked the file in a hurry and handed it over to his assistant Yamada Otomo for handling.

"Are these three cases related?" Yoshioka Masao then asked.

"have!"

Yamada Otomo replied: "I discovered that these three people are related to our crackdown on the Suiyuan Intelligence Station and the Taiyuan Intelligence Station of the Military Command more than two months ago.

At that time, the Security Army was responsible for escorting the personnel of the Suiyuan Intelligence Station of the Military Command from Suiyuan to Taiyuan, and the commanding officer was Lu Dayong.

Later, when the Taiyuan Station personnel were searched throughout Taiyuan City, the police station and plainclothes teams participated in the operation. Dai Wenshan and Cai Wu also arrested a number of escaped military Taiyuan Station agents on the street.

Based on these circumstances, I believe that this is a retaliatory action carried out by military unification agents, and the assassination targets are all those who have participated in the arrest of military unification agents."

As soon as he said this, Masao Yoshioka nodded slightly. This was indeed the case. In fact, when Masao Yoshioka received the news that Kazuya Harada had been assassinated, he felt that it was connected to several previous murder cases.

After arriving at the scene, based on the clues collected, I connected Harada Kazuya and Dai Wenshan, and immediately understood that someone was assassinating the designated target with purpose and plan.

The previous operation to crack down on the military reunification was a great success and all the military reunification agents were lost. He was optimistic that it would take at least three to four months or even half a year for the military reunification to recover.

But I didn't expect that the opponent's style was so strong. Before the blood on his body was wiped dry, he pounced on me again. It seemed that a new contest had quietly begun.

"It seems that the military commander has already started a revenge plan, but our response was slow and we actually ignored this before." Masao Yoshioka said with some annoyance.

At this time, Mavid asked with some confusion: "As far as I know, Advisor Harada did not seem to have participated in the previous operations against military unification agents, so why was he also killed this time?"

After everyone heard this, they all looked at Masao Yoshioka.

Masao Yoshioka snorted coldly: "It's very simple. This shows that the military commanders' targets for revenge are no longer limited to those who have targeted them before. As long as they are our military and political officials, intelligence personnel, and even Japanese expatriates, they may become their assassination targets."

, their plans this time are very big, and they will never give up!"

Masao Yoshioka's words made everyone feel nervous. If this were the case, the opponent could take the initiative and choose to assassinate the target at will. The passive defense on our side would be too much to cope with, and a bloody storm would soon break out in Taiyuan City.

However, Masao Yoshioka is not afraid at all. He has been operating in Taiyuan City for a long time, has sufficient resources in his hands, and has the home field advantage. No matter what opponent he is, he is confident to knock him down.
Chapter completed!