Chapter 22 Chapter 22 Looking for Clues

"What did you see in these fifteen minutes?" Luo Su asked. "I saw several groups of people, all alone. The one I was most impressed with was a woman with two men accompanying her. Is Primrose a lesbian?" Luo Su's face suddenly changed: "Could it be that Comrade Primrose has been put under guard?" Three cars carrying a brigade of military police drove to Fangsheng Street silently, and quickly surrounded Yunni Silk Village, waiting for Zhang Zui to issue orders. Zhang Zui's car stopped at the gate very quickly, and he had an ominous premonition as soon as he got out of the car—the Dabai silk shop should be open for business, why should the gate be closed?This is so unnatural, and I didn't see the "Closed Order" sign.

He asked the military police to knock on the door for a while, but seeing no response from inside, he ordered the door to be knocked open. The facade is not cluttered, and all kinds of silks and satins and custom-made cheongsams are neatly arranged.Only the two houses in the backyard showed signs of being turned over-the radio station, important documents were taken away, only some things like "Spring Voice" were left, and there was nothing of value except for a few old batteries. thing. Zhang Zui stood in a daze in the room.Later, Li Ruyou came to report: "They ran not long ago. They ran from the backyard. There is a ladder there."

"Before we set off, I said that the key point is to beware of the wall in the backyard. How did you arrange it?" Zhang Zui's face looked even more gloomy in the dimly lit hut. "I did as you said. The military police at the back wall arrived a few minutes earlier than the ones at the front, but they were still late. Team leader, I'm sure the Communist Party got the information in advance!" Li Ruwang said looking at Zhang Zui's face. . Zhang Zui was speechless, when Chu Liyan ran in and said, "The Communist Party has run away again, this, this..."

Zhang Zui glared at Chu Liyan.At this moment, Chu Xiangxue also followed in. "The Communist Party ran away. It ran quite calmly. It even took away the radio station and documents. Obviously, it had obtained information in advance. Team leader, what should we do about this matter?" Chu Xiangxue asked. "Ding Yizu stayed to investigate, and everyone else followed me!" Zhang Zui waved his hand. ... Chu Liyan, Chu Xiangxue, Zhang Zui, and Li Ruyou were in the duty room. After a moment of silence, Zhang Zui finally spoke: "Su Zitong came here at 8:50, and we surrounded Yunni Silk Village at 9:00 20 minutes, only 30 minutes in the middle, the news spread to the Communist Party very quickly, think about it, if there is no insider of the Communist Party, is this possible? "

"Of course it's impossible, but who is the insider?" Chu Liyan held his head in pain. "He will definitely not stand up and admit who is an insider, of course we have to find it," Zhang Zui scanned the crowd, and finally fixed his gaze on Li Ruyou's face, "Go to the guard room immediately and get the registration book, first Find out who's out from 8:50 to 9:20." Li Ruyou quickly took back the registration book from the gate, and he reported to Zhang Zui: "From 8:50 to 9:20, no one in the Gendarmerie went out alone, only nine people went out to the gate outside the gate. Convenience store, including Li Man'e and her two guards."

"Li Man'e went out again? Who allowed this?" Zhang Zui's eyes shot a cold light, "Call these two people here!" Li Ruyou put down the register and went out like a gust of wind. Just as Zhang Zui finished reading the list in the register, Li Man'e's two guards, Xiao Zhao and Xiao Ye, stood timidly in front of him. "You two are so courageous, how dare you let someone out in violation of the rules!" Chu Liyan twitched the muscles on his face and said, patting the table. "It was Li Man'e who insisted on going out, and said that if something went wrong, you would be responsible for it." Xiao Zhao, who was a little more courageous, said, "We refused, and she was crying and making trouble."

"Fart, it's unreasonable!" Chu Liyan scolded. "Chief Chu, please be calm and don't be impatient. Let them finish first." Zhang Zui turned to Xiao Zhao. Speak up." "It's like this. At that time, I didn't know what kind of conflict Li Man'e and Qiu Xuehai had. They were crying and arguing. They had to see the head of the group. When the head of the group came, I realized that Li Man'e suspected that Qiu Xuehai was sent by the group leader Zhang to coax her. The head of the group was asked to drive Qiu Xuehai away. At this time, someone came to the head of Chu, saying that there was an urgent mission to arrest the Communist Party—"

"Wait a minute." Zhang Zui told Xiao Zhao to stop, "Did anyone mention where to arrest the Communist Party? Who said that?" "Yes." Xiao Zhao paused, "The head of the group asked where to catch the Communists, and the man said it was a silk shop in Fangsheng Street." "What time did Li Man'e leave the room?" Zhang Zui asked. "I don't have a watch, so I don't know what time it is. I just remember that the head of the group left not long ago. At that time, the playground was gathering, and there was a lot of noise. There were three cars coming out of the garage. So Li Man'e shouted to go out to buy Things, asked her what to buy, she said it was a woman's privacy." Xiao Zhao said.

"Xiao Li, when did Commander Chu come to the duty room?" Zhang Zui asked. "8:55." Li Ruyou replied, "The time for the car to leave the garage and assemble with the troops is 8:56, and the departure time is 5:00 past 9:00." Zhang Zui nodded and said, "That means Li Man'e left the room at 9 o'clock, and it took 5 minutes to go from the confinement room to the convenience store..." "No, we walked in a hurry when we came out, much faster than usual." Xiaoye, who had been silent all this time, added. "Why is that?" Zhang Zui frowned.

"Li Man'e wanted to go so fast, I thought she was afraid of running into you, but your car didn't drive out until we got back to the confinement room," Xiaoye said. "Even if you took 3 minutes to arrive at the convenience store, then from 8:59 to 9:5, there are 6 minutes in total, and many stories can happen in these 6 minutes!" Zhang Zui cast his eyes on Li Ruyou , "Invite the old man Ye from the convenience store, be polite." After Li Ruyou left, Xiao Zhao looked at Zhang Zui anxiously and said, "Team leader, is there anything else we need?"

"Oh, you're all right, go back to your original job and don't have any mental burden." Chu Liyan watched Xiao Zhao and Xiao Ye walk out of the door, then looked away, and said with a heavy heart: "Team Leader Zhang, I still can't believe Man'e..." "It's nothing, I said earlier that I am right about the matter and not about the person. If one day I find out about Zhang Zui's head, the four words 'I can't believe it' will have no weight. Old Chu, since ancient times, loyalty and filial piety cannot be both, the same reason Loyalty and love are also difficult to balance, there are too many examples of this kind." A smile flashed across Zhang Zui's face, "Of course, I very much hope that Man'e has no problems." It is difficult for Chu Liyan to calm down at this moment. In this series of "coincidences", his bottom line of trust has reached its limit. Li Ruyou led Papa Ye to come, Zhang Zui quickly gave up his seat, and Chu Xiangxue was busy pouring tea. "Old man, I'm sorry, the payment from the financial office didn't make you suffer, did it?" "No loss, no loss, Team Leader Zhang is too polite." Father Ye sat down opposite Zhang Zui. "Generally speaking, you are still at a loss. You have suffered so much at such an advanced age, and I also have an old father, so I feel uneasy, but this is a major national event—" "I know, I know, there is nothing more important than a national event, and ordinary people should understand and support it," said Ye Laoye. "Your old man is really amazing. It is a great fortune for the country to have people like you who know the general situation!" "You are too much, this is what I should do. Without a country, how can there be a small family? Right?" Father Ye laughed "hehe" twice, and brought the topic to the point, "Mr. Zhang wants an old man to come today..." "It's nothing big," Zhang Zui smiled casually, "It's a small matter in the army. Some people went to your store to buy things this morning. I want to know about the time from 8:50 am to 9:20 am. During the half hour, apart from some people in the army, who else came to your store?" "The business of our store is taken care of by the bosses of the Gendarmerie, and there are very few outsiders." Ye Lao said. "Think about it carefully, has anyone else been to your store—especially those who behave strangely?" Zhang Zui reminded. Father Ye scratched his head for a long time, finally remembered, and said: "It's strange to have such a person. He first bought a box of matches, and then came to change them after a while, saying that they were not full and the number of matches was missing. His wife would scold him. I've never heard of someone who bought matches and counted them." "What does this man look like and what does he do?" "I can't tell what he looks like. When he is old, his memory will be poor. As for what he is doing? He is carrying a fish basket on his back, so he should be a fishmonger. By the way, there is something strange behind him. He first walked, and then went to bed. A rickshaw—who sees a small fishmonger in a rickshaw these days?" "What time did he get in the rickshaw?" Zhang Zui asked. "I don't have a watch, and I don't know the time. I just remember that three big cars and one small car drove out of your gate at that time." Zhang Zui breathed a long sigh of relief, and continued to ask, "Do you know the rickshaw driver?" "Yes, it's my neighbor who often picks up customers in this area." "What's his name?" Zhang Zui felt that his heart was about to jump out of his throat. "His name is Qu Tianwu." Father Ye finally remembered. "Father Ye, thank you, I'm really sorry for making you delay the business for so long." Zhang Zui stood up to see off the guests. After Old Man Ye left, Zhang Zui said to Li Ruyou: "Get Qu Tianwu, if you can't find you, don't come back to see me!" The door of Jiangji Grocery Store on Hehe Street was closed tightly, and a wooden sign was erected outside: Our store is taking inventory and temporarily closed. In the basement of the store, Luo Su, Zhong Hualai, and Jiang Fangxiang were arranging radio stations, documents, and cleaning.After being busy for a long time, they finally finished their work, and the three of them sat down to rest. This is a preparatory contact station for the underground party in Jiangnan City. After the three of them left Yunni Silk Village, they will start working here from today. "Comrade Xiao Ma hasn't come back yet, is he in danger?" Zhong Hualai asked worriedly. "He went to the telephone office to call to report, which shows the urgency of the situation at that time. I was afraid that there would be spies following him." Jiang Fangxiang said. "Xiao Ma has been in charge of liaison work and rarely shows up in public. If it wasn't betrayed by a traitor, he would generally not be in danger. He would deal with some minor troubles. So I am most worried about Comrade Primrose." Luo Su looked worried. say. "Yes, in comparison, Comrade Primrose's work is the most dangerous and important." Zhong Hualai said with deep emotion. There were two knocks on the door outside, and the three of them held their voices and listened quietly. The sound changed from a pair of two to a group of three. "Xiao Ma is back, Fang Xiang, you go and open the door." Luo Su said. After a while, Jiang Fangxiang really led the pony to the basement.Zhong Hualai poured him a cup of tea and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Xiao Ma." "You guys are the ones who have worked the hardest." Pony raised his neck and drank a cup, poured himself another cup, "This time, thanks to Comrade Primo Bird's intelligence in time, if you are a few minutes later, you may not be here at this time but in the Gendarmerie Corps inside." "Have you seen Comrade Primrose?" Zhong Hua asked. "I don't know him. I've taken over a few times, but he's just in disguise. I don't want to know him. It's the safest way for him." Xiao Ma said. "That's right, we only recognize codes but not people." Luo Su said. "However. I went to the convenience store twice. The first time I had no information, and the second time I had information. This time was less than 15 minutes. I think Comrade Primordial Bird sent the information during these 15 minutes. got there." "What did you see in these 15 minutes?" Luo Su asked. "I saw several groups of people, all alone. The one I was most impressed with was a woman with two men accompanying her. Is Primrose a lesbian?" Luo Su's face suddenly changed: "Could it be that Comrade Primrose has been put under guard?" Qu Tianwu, the coachman, sat across from Zhang Zui, and Chu Liyan, Chu Xiangxue, and Li Ruyou listened attentively to what they had to say. "Think about it again, what was the situation at that time." Zhang Zui patiently enlightened Qu Tianwu. "I just found it strange that a person who sold loach and eel was still riding in a rickshaw. He said that his father was critically ill and was waiting for money to buy medicine. Four cars, he seems to have encountered a ghost, and immediately changed his mind and said that he could not go to Fangsheng Street, but went to the nearest telephone exchange." "What reason did he find?" Zhang Zui's heart rose to his throat. "He said that he suddenly had a hunch that he was afraid that his father would have an accident, so he wanted to call back and ask." "Where is the phone number from a fishmonger's house?" Zhang Zui asked with a sneer. "Yes, I asked him the same thing. He said it was his wife's employer's phone number, and they were only a few shops away." "Damn it, you can really make it up!" Zhang Zui cursed, thought for a while and then asked, "Recall the time when you were waiting for customers at the gate of the gendarmerie. What is this fishmonger doing?" "Walking around there, as if waiting for someone to buy his fish. I was wondering, the vegetable market is not far away, why is he waiting there?" "Did you see that two male soldiers took a woman to a convenience store to buy things?" "I see. That woman is not very young." Qu Tianwu said. At this time, Chu Liyan was already on the verge of collapse, his teeth began to chatter, and he glared at Qu Tianwu who was speaking vigorously. "Did the fishmonger go to the convenience store after that woman left?" Zhang Zui continued to ask. "Go, he went as soon as the woman left, with one hand under the counter, as soon as he left the counter, he ran towards me as if he had been caught by a ghost, and I used the rest of my eyes in the car. Light found him looking at a small note." "What little note?" Zhang Zui asked. "A small note with words on it." "You, you fart!" Chu Liyan finally broke down, pointing his hand at Qu Tianwu's forehead, looking very angry. "This, this..." Qu Tianwu who was at a loss did not know what he said wrong. Zhang Zui finally couldn't bear it any longer. He drew out his gun and pointed it at Chu Liyan's forehead, gritted his teeth and said, "Chu, you can't hold your breath anymore!!" The cold sweat on Chu Liyan's forehead was breaking out, his teeth were chattering, but he didn't dare to move... Zhang Zui opened the safety of the pistol with his right index finger. At this critical moment, Chu Xiangxue stepped forward, pushed Chu Liyan away, blocked the gun with his chest, and said, "Team Leader Zhang, it is far from the time to draw conclusions." , each of us may be the Communist Party, if you want to beat me, kill me first, which means that there is one less suspect." Zhang Zui calmed down slowly, retracted his gun, and said, "I'm sorry, I lost my temper." "Let's go, you have nothing to do here." Chu Xiangxue said to Qu Tianwu. Qu Tianwu, who was still in shock, slipped to the door in fear as if he had been pardoned, and then ran wildly, fearing that someone would call him back again. "Captain Chu, sit down." Zhang Zui finally spoke first. "Thank you." Chu Liyan sat down. "What is needed now is not quarreling, but calmness," Chu Xiangxue said, "There are many doubts that cannot be determined for the time being, and further confirmation is needed, but one thing is certain-the convenience store outside the gate is the place where the Communist Party communicates with insiders! " "Secretary Chu is right. I even suspect that the old man surnamed Ye is a member of the Communist Party!" Li Ruyou said. "Papa Ye is a native of the country, he should not be an underground party." Chu Liyan said. "It's not the Communist Party, at least he is someone used by the Communist Party." Li Ruwang looked at Zhang Zui and said, "Group leader, I think the old man surnamed Ye should be arrested!" "We can't catch him," Zhang Zui said after a moment of thought, "We can monitor this convenience store!" The pony in disguise was wandering outside the gate of the Gendarmerie. He found that the old man Ye in the convenience store was drowsy, so he approached and coughed lightly... Papa Ye woke up, looked at the pony, and asked, "Shopping?" "I want a pack of Camel cigarettes." Xiao Ma took out a piece of ocean from his gown. Old man Ye handed over the cigarettes and got the change, then stared at the pony for a while, and said, "I think you look familiar, but I can't remember where I met you." "There are many cases like this, which makes people similar and goods alike." Xiao Ma was talking, and his lower hand was touching the wall of the cabinet, but he didn't touch anything. "I can see that you are not in the Gendarmerie." "Old man, how can you tell?" "I know everyone in the Gendarmerie, but you are not." Old Ye looked around, saw no one, and whispered, "Young man, it's better for you to come to this place less in the future." "Why?" Pony was a little anxious to know the next step. "This is a place of right and wrong. There lives a villain who is more terrifying than the devil. The investigation has been extremely tight these two days. Even those who come out to buy a pack of cigarettes have to be interrogated one by one, let alone outsiders. If caught , even if there is nothing to do, it will be closed for ten days and half a month." "Is something going on in there?" "I don't know. A loach seller came here yesterday, and now they are chasing him everywhere. Ah, I remembered, you really look like the loach seller yesterday!" Father Ye said suddenly His complexion changed drastically, and he lowered his voice and said, "Go, they are here!" Xiao Ma turned around slowly, and sure enough, he saw a man in plain clothes walking out of the gate and walking towards this side.Startled, he lowered his head and walked away unhurriedly. The plainclothes man went to the convenience store and said something to Father Ye, then suddenly drew out his gun and shouted at the pony, "Stop, don't move!"