Looking at the half of the Chinese currency banknote in front of him, Kageyama Yuuki nodded slightly and said to the forensic doctor, "Can you restore it to its original state?"
"No problem, the half of the banknote itself is not damaged. Please give me a day, and I will restore it to its original state!"
Professional forensic doctors have many methods for preserving physical evidence, so it is not difficult to do so.
Kagesa Hiroki nodded in satisfaction and said, "Thank you for your hard work!"
After saying that, Kagesa Hiroki turned to Major Yokota and asked, "In Qingdao, are chemicals like yellow phosphorus easy to obtain?"
Major Yokota thought for a moment, then spread his hands and replied with some regret, "Qingdao has a developed industrial and commercial sector with many factories of all sizes. Many of these factories use yellow phosphorus or phosphorus powder. As long as you spend some money, it's not difficult to get yellow phosphorus!"
Kagesa Hiroki frowned. If they were to follow this lead, it would require a lot of investigation work. Moreover, he could tell from the conversation that Major Yokota did not want to take on the responsibility, or rather, he did not have the authority to accept such a large investigation task for the Special Higher Police.
However, the Kagesa Agency had no power in Qingdao, and it was impossible for them to investigate the matter independently. After pondering for a moment, Kagesa Hiroki could only give up for the time being.
"Keep all information about the bodies strictly confidential. We can't let anyone know that we've found the bodies of Wang Hanmin and Xu Yongchang. You can manage that, right, Yokota-kun?"
Hearing the unfriendly tone in Kagesa Hiroki's voice, Major Yokota quickly stood up straight and replied, "Yes, please rest assured, I will report to the section chief immediately, and a gag order will be issued to everyone who has been in contact with this matter to prevent the information from leaking out."
Kagesa Hiroki said no more and turned to leave. Today's investigation came to an end. Although there was no substantial progress, at least the whole story was cleared up, and there were some gains.
After leaving the Special Higher Police, Kagesa Hiroki and the others drove back to the Guest House. On the way, Hasebe couldn't hold back any longer and asked, "Chief, could that half a banknote be a token for Xu Yongchang to make contact with his accomplices?"
As Kagesa Hiroki's liaison officer, Hasebe was naturally his most trusted confidant. In addition, Kagesa Hiroki was always gentle with his subordinates, so Hasebe dared to ask questions directly.
Kageyama Yuuki nodded slightly. From the moment he first saw the half of the banknote, he knew its purpose. He analyzed, "Xu Yongchang has always kept this half of the banknote close to his body. Naturally, it is his most important item. It can also be inferred that he has been waiting for someone to appear who possesses the other half of the banknote. Moreover, he does not know this person, so he needs to use the banknote to make contact. Otherwise, he could just make direct contact!"
"Then who could this accomplice be?"
"That's hard to judge. It requires a thorough understanding of Xu Yongchang's past. Usually, people who possess such tokens fall into two categories. The first is that the other party knows Xu Yongchang's identity, but Xu Yongchang does not know the other party's identity."
The second scenario is when neither party knows the other's identity. In this case, the token is used as proof of emergency communication in special circumstances.
However, one thing is very unusual: such an important token is not something an intelligence agent would normally carry on his person. He would carefully store it away and only use it when needed.
Because anything can happen during an operation, like in this situation, if an accident occurs, the token could fall into the hands of someone else, which would pose a great threat to one's organization.
There's only one reason why Xu Yongchang carried the token with him: he was unsure when or how the person holding the other half of the legal tender would appear, and he needed to be ready to make contact at any time. Therefore, this person was very likely hiding around Xu Yongchang, and the two could cross paths at any moment. That's why Xu Yongchang carried it with him, just in case.
In other words, his other accomplice isn't far away!
Kagesa Hiroki's analysis made Hasebe's eyes light up. He said urgently, "Xu Yongchang is a member of the Special Agent Headquarters. Do you think his accomplices are also hiding in the Special Agent Headquarters?"
“If I’m not mistaken, his accomplice must be that mole who has been hiding in the intelligence headquarters all along!” Kagesa Yuuki nodded in confirmation.
Hasebe, being quick-witted, immediately realized: "That makes sense! Xu Yongchang risked his life to eliminate Wang Hanmin, so he must be a member of the Military Intelligence Bureau. Only the Military Intelligence Bureau would hate Wang Hanmin so much. And the mole in the Special Agent Headquarters is also a spy for the Military Intelligence Bureau's Shanghai Intelligence Section. In other words, Xu Yongchang is a member of the Shanghai Intelligence Section!"
Kagesa Hiroki said, "That must be it! You can imagine how rigorous the management structure of the Shanghai Intelligence Section is. The intelligence officers even have to use tokens to contact each other. No wonder we have spent so much effort but still can't find any trace of them. It can be called the most mysterious department in the Chinese intelligence community."
The appearance of Xu Yongchang marks the first time in so long that we've found an undercover agent from the Shanghai Intelligence Bureau. It's a pity he's already dead. This half-note is our only clue now; hopefully, it will come in handy someday.
That evening, the Military Intelligence Bureau headquarters received a telegram from Ning Zhiheng. Wei Liangbi rushed to the headquarters again to report the situation to the bureau chief.
"What?! Wang Hanmin and Fu Shengyuan have been beheaded?! Great, that's fantastic!"
The bureau chief grabbed the telegram and read it carefully. The telegram was very detailed, describing the entire process of Xu Yongchang's assassination of Wang Hanmin and Fu Shengyuan. Of course, it omitted the fact that he was also in Qingdao. Finally, it focused on praising Xu Yongchang's achievements!
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