Yuji Imai put away the documents, then looked at the phone on his office desk and called out to Wen Hao.
"Wen Sang, come in here for a moment!"
Upon hearing the call, Wen Hao quickly stepped into the office.
"What are your instructions, team leader?"
Yuji Imai pointed to the phone on his desk and asked, "Does the Detective Division have an internal wiretapping system?"
Wen Hao nodded and replied, "Yes, our telecommunications department staff have wiretapping records of internal phone calls."
Wen Hao and Cui Guangqi were both veteran agents of the Military Intelligence Investigation Bureau and the Central Party Affairs Investigation Bureau, and were quite familiar with this kind of intelligence work.
But then Wen Hao hesitated and said, "However, the phone calls between Deputy Director Cui and me cannot be monitored. Originally, only my phone was on a dedicated line, but later Deputy Director Cui became very sensitive about this and emphasized it many times. I couldn't refuse him, so I had to set up another dedicated line."
Yuji Imai was quite disappointed. He had originally hoped to analyze the reasons for Choi Kwang-ki's unusual behavior by listening to the content of Choi Kwang-ki's phone call, but now it seemed that the hope was slim.
"If there are no eavesdropping records, then go to the telecommunications company and investigate the communication records of this phone number from yesterday. Verify every phone number that has spoken to this number, interrogate the person who made the call, and find out the content of the call. Start from when he left and work backwards!" Yuji Imai ordered. He knew that this was a last resort, but it would require a lot of manpower and resources. However, it was still a possible investigative approach and he couldn't give up on it easily.
"Yes!" Wen Hao quickly replied, accepting the order.
Yuji Imai then instructed Wen Hao, "Summon all of Cui Guangqi's men here; I want to question them one by one!"
"Hi!"
Wen Hao quickly summoned some of Cui Guangqi's former subordinates to his office, and Imai Yuji began questioning them about the case.
First is Qin Xiangrong, who was the last bodyguard to stay by Cui Guangqi's side when he went missing.
Yuji Imai looked Qin Xiangrong up and down, his gaze becoming unfathomable. He said in a cold voice, "Tell me, since Deng Yuankai assassinated Cui Guangqi, what exactly Cui Guangqi has been doing these past few days, who he has met, and what he has said. You must tell me everything in detail. If you conceal anything, you know the consequences!"
Qin Xiangrong licked his dry lips and quickly replied, "Yes, this subordinate would certainly not dare to conceal anything!"
According to Qin Xiangrong's account, Cui Guangqi's whereabouts over the past few days have been very clear, and this could not be kept secret, because Cui Guangqi was always followed by a group of people wherever he went, but the specific content of their conversations was unclear.
This includes the fact that Choi Kwang-ki and Takeshita Shinya had lunch together yesterday, but the specific content of their conversation is unknown.
"Do you know whether it was Choi Kwang-ki who invited Takeshita Shinya, or Takeshita Shinya who invited Choi Kwang-ki?" Imai Yuji asked.
“It was Deputy Director Cui who invited Liaison Officer Takeshita. I was right next to him when he called to invite him,” Qin Xiangrong replied.
Yuji Imai nodded. It seemed that Shinichi Takeshita was also fine. The meeting between the two was at the request of Kwang-ki Choi, and Shinichi Takeshita had not made any prior arrangements. This meeting was probably to give Shinichi Takeshita a bribe and to curry favor with Shinichi Takeshita, the liaison officer.
Yuji Imai confirmed what Shinya Takeshita had said and felt relieved. This was just his usual behavior as a special agent; he always had to verify everything.
As for Takeshita Shinya, Imai Yuji naturally trusted him completely without any doubt. After all, Takeshita Shinya was a special agent of the Special Higher Police Headquarters, and his usual performance was impeccable. He was lazy and shirked his work, avoiding any difficult tasks and always staying as far away as possible from any operation. He never participated in any activities and never inquired about any intelligence. Apart from his work attitude, he had no other problems!
As for accepting bribes from subordinates, that's hardly a problem. Takeshita Shinya's background is absolutely reliable. He's not only Akita Akihito's student, but more importantly, he's the person Otani Hitoshi specifically wanted to cultivate. It's safe to say he has a bright future in his career. Would someone like that work for the Chinese? It makes absolutely no sense! Therefore, Sagawa Taro and Imai Yuji have great trust in Takeshita Shinya.
"Have you heard of Chenguang Trading Company?" Yuji Imai then asked.
“I’ve heard that Deputy Director Cui has been keeping an eye on this company for some time now. We’ve put a lot of effort into it. Just five days ago, we intercepted a batch of electrical materials from Chenguang Trading Company and arrested nine smugglers. We are currently investigating its upstream and downstream suppliers.”
"They've already made their move? It seems Cui Guangqi acted quickly." Imai Yuji asked, "Where are these electrical materials now?"
Qin Xiangrong dared not hide anything. He knew that if the Japanese wanted to investigate, this kind of thing could not be kept secret. He honestly replied, "We sold some of this batch of electrical materials to several local businesses. The rest is still in the warehouse. As for the payment, it is all in the hands of Deputy Director Cui."
"You've moved quickly!" Imai Yuji said coldly. He knew that the electrical materials in the warehouse now were probably less than 30% of what they used to be; they were just for show, and the bulk of the money had been embezzled by Cui Guangqi.
Where are the people who were arrested now?
"Right in our cell."
"Has Zhen Xu, the owner of the trading company, been arrested?"
"No, this person has a British background. After his subordinate got into trouble, he hid in the French Concession and refused to come out. He kept trying to negotiate with Deputy Director Cui. They had already made contact, and Deputy Director Cui wanted to lure him out of the French Concession to arrest him. But then the Deng Yuankai assassination happened, and the matter was put on hold!"
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