Chapter 350 How did you come to suspect me?
Next, he recounted in great detail when he was turned, what information he had conveyed, how many times he had met with them, and so on.
"That's all. I don't have many chances to meet with them. I've told them everything I can think of and everything I can tell them."
Why do this?
Jiang Si originally thought that he, like Ikeda Mitsuko, was also a descendant of the Sunset Kingdom, which is why she was willing to work for them.
However, the Ministry of Public Security, along with several other units, conducted a detailed investigation yesterday.
He is a true-blue Chinese.
If it's purely for money, then it doesn't seem so.
In fact, they are not short of money.
In an era when the average wage was only around thirty yuan, their family's combined monthly income was five or six hundred yuan.
They usually eat food supplied by the city, and their children's schooling and housing costs almost nothing.
It can be said that their lives already belong to the very top of the pyramid.
"You also came from a hard life. Can you spend those gold bars stained with human blood with a clear conscience?"
Faced with Jiang Si's relentless questioning, Vice Minister Xu never looked up.
After a long while, he finally revealed that embarrassing past event.
He didn't want to, but he had no choice!
In his youth, he did many things that were driven by short-sighted ambition and a desire for quick promotion.
Vice Minister Xu thought he had kept it a secret, but he never expected that after more than ten years, these things would be dug up by them.
Perhaps they felt that this amount of leverage wasn't enough.
They even devised a trap to make him wake up in a strange woman's bed.
"What about Secretary Yan? You've been friends for many years, why would you frame him?"
After a pause, Jiang Si added, "Secretary Yan asked me to ask this."
Perhaps somewhat shocked, Vice Minister Xu looked up.
Now that things have come to this point, he has nothing left to hide.
“A few months ago, that woman came to me with a child who was a little over two years old. She said the child was mine and asked me for a large sum of money.”
“I was very scared at the time, so I pulled her to the alley behind my workplace.”
"When we were arguing, Lao Yan happened to see us. I'm not sure how much he heard..."
He didn't hear anything.
During the three days of waiting, Jiang Si visited Secretary Yan's home.
From her, Secretary Yan learned the truth that devastated him.
Before this, he had imagined many possibilities.
She even went through a list of everyone around her.
But he never dreamed that the person who stabbed him in the back would be his old friend of many years.
He never imagined that, in order to solidify his suspicion as the mole, they would kill Secretary Tan without batting an eye.
Secretary Tan was so young, he shouldn't have died.
In order to help him get justice, Secretary Yan carefully recalled all the things he had done with Vice Minister Xu over the past few years.
“Secretary Yan only saw the pulling and tugging process; he didn’t hear anything else.”
Jiang Si said, "He developed sensorineural hearing loss in his left ear last year. You were talking so softly, and there was a street between you. How could he possibly hear you?"
At this point, Jiang Si looked over and said, "Not only did he not hear it, but he also never doubted your character."
Never mind, there's no point in saying all this.
The situation is now quite clear; all that's left is to compile the list.
Seeing this, Jiang Si didn't linger and turned to leave the interrogation room.
"Xiao Jiang—" Just then, Vice Minister Xu suddenly spoke up, "How did you come to suspect me?"
He believed that there was nothing wrong with his actions.
But the words Jiang Si said that day were clearly a test.
Of course, Jiang Si couldn't say that she and Chi Heng had already joined forces long ago.
Moreover, the point that truly made her realize something was wrong wasn't there.
Jiang Si said, "If you really consider him your old friend, when you learn that he is injured, your first concern should be his condition, not asking him all sorts of questions and trying to find out what he said."
"Moreover, my attitude that day was very bad; I was slandering Secretary Yan the whole time."
"As a friend, even if you have no choice but to protect yourself, that's not the attitude you should have."
After saying that, Jiang Si turned and left.
Huo Tingzhou was leaning against the corner of the corridor, clearly having been waiting for a while.
Upon seeing her, he immediately came to greet her.
"You finished the interrogation so quickly?" Jiang Si was quite surprised. "How many did he confess to?"
Huo Tingzhou shook his head, his expression unreadable, and said, "After entering the interrogation room, Takeda didn't say a word. Later, when the interrogators weren't paying attention, he banged his head against the wall."
Jiang Si didn't react much after hearing this. People from the Sunset Kingdom were all like this, and she was used to it.
"Is the person dead?"
"No, he just hit his forehead and got a bloody hole. He was just taken to the hospital."
Jiang Si wasn't particularly concerned about his life or death, since Vice Minister Xu had already confessed.
Although we haven't obtained the specific list, following this line of investigation should yield considerable results.
After some discussion, the arrest plan was set for two days later.
Firstly, this involves many high-level officials, so the higher-ups have to be cautious.
Secondly, we didn't have a specific list on hand.
Such a hasty arrest could easily cause panic.
Of course, how to verify this depends on Chi Heng's side.
And so it was.
That evening, Chi Heng made a phone call to his mother as planned.
"Why are you calling so late?" Mrs. Chi asked, sounding somewhat surprised.
Given the time difference between the two countries, it should be around 9 p.m. in Beijing right now, and there has never been a situation where two phone calls were made in one day before.
Chi Heng lowered his voice, "Mr. Wu may have had an accident."
"Explain yourself more clearly."
"He went out in the afternoon and hasn't come back yet."
Upon hearing this, Madam Chi realized something was amiss. "Have you sent anyone to look for them?"
"No," Chi Heng said. "The others were sent out by Mr. Wu this afternoon, but I don't know exactly where they went."
Those men only obeyed Takeda; no one else could command them.
Chi's mother knew about this.
Moreover, she knew in her heart that Takeda was a cautious person and it was impossible for him not to be back by this late.
If we discard all the wrong answers, then there is only one possibility.
Something happened to him!
She knew about Takeda.
Even if he were caught, he wouldn't reveal anything of value.
The problem now is that if something really happens to Takeda, she won't be able to find a suitable person to use in the short term.
Lost in thought, Chi's mother suddenly realized, "Where are you now?"
Knowing that she was naturally suspicious, Chi Heng didn't explain, but instead called Chris over.
"Hello, Auntie," Chris said sweetly.
Chi's mother was clearly surprised, not expecting the two to still be together so late.
Of course, this was something she was happy to see happen, so she smiled and said, "Chris, has our Ah Heng been quiet and not bullying you or making you angry lately?"
"No," Chris said, feigning shyness. "Auntie, he's very nice. He didn't bully me, and my father likes him very much too."
"That's good."
After exchanging a few pleasantries, Chris handed the receiver to Chi Heng, saying, "Chi, why don't you stay out tonight?"
The voice was neither too loud nor too soft, just loud enough for Chi's mother to hear.
Chi's mother was very pleased to hear this and, unusually, praised him on the phone, saying, "You did a great job."
She had been worried that Chi Heng would ignore her words.
Judging from Chris's reaction, he must have performed quite well during this period.
Whether it's genuine or feigned, as long as it doesn't affect the marriage between the two families, she can turn a blind eye to everything else.
Thinking of this, Chi's mother gave an address over the phone, "Go find this person at eight o'clock tomorrow morning. He will handle the matter of Takeda."
Chi Heng has been living in Beijing for several months and has a fairly good understanding of the city.
The people who live at this address are no ordinary people.
Chi Heng readily agreed, "Okay."
Just when he thought Chi's mother was about to hang up, Chi's mother suddenly spoke.
"You're at the age where you should settle down and start a family. Listen to me and get married to Chris as soon as possible. Don't disappoint your grandparents."
She didn't say what came next, but Chi Heng still understood.
To get the list, he had to agree to the marriage.
As expected, Chi's mother said, "Takeda's matter is not so simple. It would be best if he could be extradited back to the country. If not, the rest of the matter will have to be left to you."
What followed was a long silence.
So long that even Chi's mother thought he wouldn't answer.
Chi Heng said, "Okay, I will get married as soon as possible."
He paused, then added, "But I have conditions—"
"What are the conditions?" Chi's mother pressed.
“I will persuade her to get married sooner, but the wedding must be held in Gaul.”
After a pause, Chi Heng added, "Grandpa and Grandma will also be here to attend the ceremony."
As the only grandson of the Qin family, his request is perfectly reasonable.
But Chi's mother hesitated for a moment on the other end of the phone.
She had been keeping the fact that the two old people had committed suicide a secret from Chi Heng. If he insisted on returning to China to hold the wedding now, she was afraid that the secret would be impossible to keep.
She knew Chi Heng's personality very well.
If he knew those two old hags were gone, he would definitely fight her to the death.
After years of planning, Chi's mother has finally achieved this situation.
She absolutely would not allow even the slightest mishap to occur.
What Chi's mother didn't know was that Chi Heng already knew about the passing of Grandpa Qin and Grandma Qin.
He made this request intentionally.
During this period, Takeda was leaving early and returning late every day, and Chi Heng suspected that he must have taken on some kind of mission.
Now that Takeda has gone inside, if this mission is not completed, based on his understanding of Ike's mother, she will definitely find someone else to carry it out.
If she refuses to replace her, it can only mean that the mission has already been completed.
Chi Heng wanted to use this opportunity to test her, or rather, he was trying to force Chi's mother to make a choice.
Because he knew very well that his mother would never agree to him going back, and she would have to give him a reasonable explanation.
“You can’t come back right now.” Sure enough, after some thought, Mrs. Chi softened her tone. “I have some important things to ask you to do.”
"Once I'm done with this, I'll hold a grand wedding for you two. I promise my daughter-in-law won't be treated unfairly."
Then, she changed the subject and proposed a compromise, "You can write a marriage authorization letter and send it back first. That's how staff members of overseas units do it. Of course, you can also hold a small wedding in China first..."
Before she could finish speaking, Chi Heng interrupted her.
"Why do you think Chris would agree? Don't forget, her father is also in China."
"No, she will definitely agree!" Mother Chi said with certainty.
She knew Chris and knew that the girl had an almost obsessive affection for Chi Heng.
Faced with the temptation of marriage, it was impossible for her not to be tempted.
As for Chris's father's attitude, she wasn't worried about that.
“I know there are some things you find difficult to say. Call Chris over, and I’ll talk to her myself.”
"No need." Chi Heng knew there was no point in dwelling on this issue.
And this was also the result he wanted, so he took this opportunity to steer the conversation back on track.
"What on earth is making me stay in China? Now I can't even go back home to hold my wedding?"
"You don't need to know this now. I will tell you when your marriage authorization is sent back."
Seeing that time was running out, Chi's mother said, "That's settled then. Go to see him at the time I told you to do tomorrow morning."
She hung up the phone before Chi Heng could say anything.
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