At this moment, Wang Hanmin, who had been sitting to the side, spoke up: "Unless a special circumstance occurs, making this person believe that staying in the military camp would be dangerous, or he needs to do something very important that he cannot accomplish in the military camp, thus forcing him to leave, there is also the possibility that the guarding officer is not telling the truth and that there is another reason for Geng Xingwei's escape!"
Wang Hanmin had largely recovered and was able to move around on his own without any problems, so he began to take up his post and assist Li Zhiqun in handling some matters.
Because of the previous situation, Wang Hanmin had no way out and could only go all the way and follow Li Zhiqun. Therefore, Li Zhiqun trusted Wang Hanmin very much and did not hide many things from him.
This time, Zhang Jingyao rushed back to report, and Li Zhiqun did not ask Wang Hanmin to leave. They listened to Zhang Jingyao's report together. Wang Hanmin was, after all, an extremely experienced veteran agent. He only thought for a moment and then saw the key points.
Upon hearing this, Li Zhiqun nodded repeatedly. He paced around the room a couple of times and asked again, "Why did the guards treat Geng Xingwei so specially? They even allowed him to leave the camp without permission?"
Zhang Jingyao said, "Geng Xingwei was sent out of the camp to purchase supplies by Gao Yuanwu, the battalion commander of the Pacification Army. His explanation was that Geng Xingwei had always performed well and was a former quartermaster. In addition, I had previously told them to take care of Geng Xingwei, so they had no precautions against him. I asked other soldiers, and they also confirmed that Geng Xingwei usually helped with some logistical matters, such as keeping accounts and calculating numbers. Their management of him was very lax."
Later, Geng Xingwei escaped. Gao Yuanwu, fearing responsibility, wanted to cover it up, so he didn't report it. He didn't know that Geng Xingwei had already defected to us.
Upon hearing this, Li Zhiqun pondered for a moment. Based on Zhang Jingyao's account, it was perhaps due to negligence on the part of the army that Geng Xingwei had the opportunity to escape.
However, he couldn't understand why Geng Xingwei would risk his life to escape. This person should know very well that as long as he waited patiently for a few more days, he could leave the Pacification Army camp openly and legitimately. There was absolutely no need to take the risk. Could it be that, as Wang Hanmin said, an unexpected situation had occurred, forcing Geng Xingwei to get away as soon as possible?
But what exactly happened? Li Zhiqun suddenly turned to look at Zhang Jingyao, a hint of suspicion rising in his heart, and then asked, "Who knows anything about the Nanjing Maoyuan Trading Company incident?"
Zhang Jingyao quickly shook his head and said, "Only I know this. After I interrogated Geng Xingwei, I reported to you immediately. I personally completed all the plans. I can guarantee that only you and I know about this."
Li Zhiqun, however, remained expressionless and then asked, "Four days ago, when Director Luo questioned you, did you mention this matter?"
Zhang Jingyao was stunned for a moment, then quickly replied, "I only mentioned it once, but Director Luo didn't ask any further questions. Later, I showed him the materials, but Director Luo didn't look at them and just gave them back to me on the spot."
Li Zhiqun breathed a sigh of relief. This situation matched the description Luo Xingchao had given him. Luo Xingchao was cautious and had not interfered in specific cases.
Zhang Jingyao did not actually describe the true situation at the time in detail, because he had no suspicion of Luo Xingchao at all.
Putting aside Luo Xingchao's identity, and considering that Luo Xingchao only had a brief moment when he came into contact with the interrogation record, without even taking out the document or looking it up, it's impossible for him to have obtained any valuable clues in such a hurry. Besides, even if there were such a possibility, Zhang Jingyao wouldn't have said it.
You have to understand that Luo Xingchao's identity is no ordinary person. Even if Zhang Jingyao had ten times the courage, he wouldn't dare to accuse Luo Xingchao without any evidence. Otherwise, he would be the one to suffer in the end.
Meanwhile, Luo Xingchao was currently investigating the Shanghai intelligence officers hidden within the headquarters of Special Agent No. 76. He had not yet been completely cleared of suspicion, and if he angered this person, he might be labeled as an inside man, which would be a disaster for him.
Wang Hanmin spoke again, saying, "It's too early to talk about these things now. Besides, even if Geng Xingwei escaped, it might not affect the implementation of this plan. Perhaps he didn't escape because of this matter at all."
Therefore, we still need to investigate Maoyuan Trading Company in Nanjing. We should immediately send someone to Nanjing to confirm. If everything at Maoyuan Trading Company is as it was and the target Chang Chengye is still there, then it means that Geng Xingwei's escape is unrelated to this matter, and our investigation plan can continue. This big fish has not yet escaped our net.
But if Maoyuan Trading Company has changed, or if the target Chang Chengye has escaped, then it means that Geng Xingwei fled specifically for this matter, which would complicate matters considerably, and many things would become inexplicable!
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