Upon hearing Qin Xiangrong and the others' report, Wen Hao's face turned extremely ugly. What was that bastard Cui Guangqi up to?
There was an assassination attempt just a few days ago, and before things had even calmed down, now the person involved has simply disappeared?
After a moment, he pointed to Qin Xiangrong, who was standing to the side looking somewhat bewildered, and asked, "What exactly happened? Tell me in detail."
Qin Xiangrong then described the scene when Cui Guangqi left the Detective Department yesterday afternoon, which immediately turned Wen Hao's face ashen.
"You mean, yesterday afternoon, Deputy Director Cui refused your protection and insisted on leaving alone?" Wen Hao asked in surprise.
This shouldn't be the case. Given Cui Guangqi's caution and vigilance, how could he dare to leave the Investigation Department alone without a single guard after just being assassinated? What is he going to do?
Wen Hao was puzzled. In truth, he didn't care about Cui Guangqi's life or death, but Cui was, after all, the deputy director of the Investigation Department. Now that he had suddenly disappeared, as the director, he had to find out the reason for the matter so that he could explain it to the Japanese.
Moreover, according to these people's descriptions, Cui Guangqi deliberately left alone and has not been seen since. If he was assassinated by the military intelligence investigation team, that would be better. But if Cui Guangqi intentionally abandoned everyone and escaped alone, that would be a big joke.
In fact, everyone can see Cui Guangqi's current situation clearly. He betrayed his country and became a lackey of the Japanese. By betraying his comrades, he gained the trust of the Japanese and became the deputy director of the Investigation Department. However, he also became a thorn in the side of the Chinese Military Intelligence Investigation Department. Chinese agents would definitely want to get rid of him as soon as possible and were constantly looking for his whereabouts.
His subordinates were forced to defect to the enemy because of his betrayal, and they also harbored resentment towards him. Among Cui Guangqi's most trusted confidants, there was Deng Yuankai, who killed Pei Tai and almost took his life.
Now Cui Guangqi is completely abandoned by everyone, with no one he can trust left. He lives in constant fear, afraid that if he makes a mistake, someone will take his head.
Under such circumstances, it's highly likely that Cui Guangqi wouldn't consider fleeing the danger, disappearing to evade capture by both Japanese and Chinese agents, finding a secluded place, changing his name, and hiding away to survive.
The more Wen Hao thought about it, the more he realized it made sense. He reasoned that even when he couldn't sleep at night, he had the same thought: sometimes he would simply find a place where no one knew him and hide away, to escape the control of the Japanese and avoid the pursuit of the Central Party Affairs Investigation Department's anti-traitor team. But as soon as the thought arose, he would suppress it. Having been used to wielding power, how could he be willing to be an ordinary citizen and live a life of hiding and running?
But how could Wen Hao possibly know what Cui Guangqi was really thinking?
"What have you done? Don't you have any leads at all?" Wen Hao continued to ask.
Qin Xiangrong and Wei Cheng looked at each other, and Wei Cheng answered, "We asked the guards at the gate. They said that when they saw Deputy Director Cui leave the Detective Division yesterday afternoon, a black car came and picked him up. Someone got out of the car, said a few words to Deputy Director Cui, and then the two of them got in the car and left together. No one has seen Deputy Director Cui since then."
We've searched all the nearby hotels and guesthouses, but so far, we still haven't found any trace of Deputy Director Cui. That's why we're reporting this to you!
Upon hearing this, Wen Hao quickly asked, "Someone picked up Deputy Director Cui? Did the guards get a good look at the person's face?"
Qin Xiangrong shook his head and replied, "The distance was a bit far and the time was too short, so the guard didn't get a clear look. Based on his description, we can't determine what the person looked like at all. We only know that he was probably in his thirties, quite strong, and wearing a brown suit. But there are plenty of people like that on the street, so he's not of much value."
Wen Hao was quite disappointed. He was also an expert in solving cases and knew that in the vast sea of people, it was undoubtedly a pipe dream to find such a person based on this clue.
"Did you write down the license plate number?" Wen Hao then asked.
“The car was only there for a very short time, and the guards didn’t make a note of it. Even if they had, if Director Cui’s disappearance is really related to these people, then the authenticity of the license plate number is also a question!” Wei Cheng replied.
That's true. If the other party was really involved in Cui Guangqi's disappearance, then the license plate on their car, which they dared to drive so openly to the entrance of the detective agency, was most likely fake.
Wenhao pressed on, somewhat unwilling to give up, "You're all close confidants of Deputy Director Cui. Have you noticed anything unusual about his behavior these past few days? Or that he frequently goes to certain secluded places? Or even has a mistress? Have you checked those places?"
Qin Xiangrong said with a wry smile, "There's nothing unusual about him. Deputy Director Cui doesn't have any mistresses. Besides, after Deng Yuankai's incident, Deputy Director Cui has become even more cautious. He doesn't really trust us either. When we tried to leave with him yesterday, he refused outright. We don't know why!"
Wen Hao pressed for answers a few more times, but still couldn't get to the point. In the end, he had no choice but to report the matter to the Special Higher Police and let the Japanese handle it.
He waved his hand, signaling the others to leave, then picked up the phone on the table and dialed a number.
"Mr. Takeshita, this is Wen Hao. I have something to report to you!"
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