Luo Xingchao looked embarrassed and explained with a wry smile, "After we finished inspecting the work this afternoon, around 5 p.m., just as we were about to leave work, Hu Yunhe suddenly came to my office and gave me a set of precious pure gold jewelry. I was very happy, so I chatted with him for a long time."
Li Zhiqun's eyes narrowed, and he quickly asked, "Did he ask you about the progress of the case?"
Luo Xingchao quickly shook his head and said, "No, Hu Yunhe didn't mention this at the time. To thank him for his kindness, I invited him to dinner tonight, and he readily agreed. But for some reason, he declined at the end, saying that he had a date with a lady that night and that we should talk about it another day. I didn't want to force him, so he left!"
Li Zhiqun immediately sensed something was wrong. He hurriedly said, "A date with a beauty? Just because he's dancing with a dancer, does he dare to refuse your kindness? I know Hu Yunhe; this is not normal!"
Li Zhiqun knew very well that given Luo Xingchao's position in the Special Agent Headquarters, Hu Yunhe would not dare to refuse his invitation casually.
Luo Xingchao nodded, frowning as he slowly recalled, and then said, "But I didn't pay attention at the time. Now that I think about it, it is indeed very suspicious. I remember that when I left, I turned around and put the jewelry box containing the pure gold jewelry into the safe. He was standing right next to my desk at the time..."
At this point, Luo Xingchao paused.
"how?"
“Director, I had freshly developed photos on my desk at the time, those photos from the surveillance footage of the department store. When Hu Yunhe came to me, I was looking at these photos. After he came in, I didn’t have time to put them away, so they were left on my desk. That means he could see these photos!”
"He saw the photos? Why didn't he say so sooner?" Upon hearing this, Li Zhiqun immediately straightened up and said urgently.
Luo Xingchao looked at Li Zhiqun somewhat guiltily and explained, "Director, I didn't suspect him before. I thought that even if he saw the photos, he might not know where they came from. To outsiders, they were just photos of ordinary shop entrances. Unless someone knew about and had been to that contact point, they wouldn't be able to tell anything from just a few photos. But now that I think about it, I'm afraid Hu Yunhe..."
Li Zhiqun said slowly, "You only discovered and monitored Huang Lihui for five days, but Huang Lihui has been lurking in the city for more than two months. Nobody knows what happened before. What if Hu Yunhe really is that mole, really knows that contact point, and has been there?"
Upon hearing this, Luo Xingchao said with some helplessness, "It was all my oversight!"
Seeing that Luo Xingchao's expression was somewhat awkward, Li Zhiqun didn't want to say anything harsh to him. He then asked, "Did Hu Yunhe's attitude change after that, and he used that as an excuse to decline your invitation?"
Luo Xingchao nodded and said, "That's right. I was just about to make a reservation at the restaurant when he suddenly changed his mind. I couldn't force him, so I just said I'd invite him another day and then saw him off."
Li Zhiqun nodded slowly. He was constantly deducing the whole story, and it seemed that Hu Yunhe was the most suspicious person at present.
Hu Yunhe first learned in his office that Luo Xingchao's investigation into the Military Intelligence Bureau's Shanghai station had made a major breakthrough. So, he took the initiative to go to Luo Xingchao's office, gave him a gift, and took the opportunity to try to find out more information. However, he suddenly discovered the surveillance photos on the desk and quickly confirmed the information in the photos, knowing that the contact point had been exposed. So, he immediately changed his mind and declined Luo Xingchao's invitation. As usual, he went to the Dahua Ballroom and instructed his accomplices to call the department store to warn them. Then, his accomplices deliberately created chaos, allowing Hu Yunhe to get rid of his bodyguards and escape calmly.
Logically speaking, this explanation should be the most reasonable, but it lacks many uncertain factors.
The question is whether Hu Yunhe knew the information represented by those photos. And why did he need to issue a warning and then quickly and decisively leave?
Hu Yunhe's ability to become a high-ranking official in the Special Agent Headquarters is extremely rare. How could he be withdrawn so easily? Unless he felt a fatal threat that made it impossible for him to conceal his identity, could it be that he had overlooked something?
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