Because of the Battle of Shanghai, most Chinese citizens fled their homes. When they returned to the city, many residents had moved, but many old residents remained in their old houses. There should be quite a few old neighbors in the neighborhood. Su Gaoyang needed to determine the true identity of Lian Jingtian who had come to his door.
Guan Han had not expected that the Mr. Su he had come into contact with was actually his competitor, so when he left, he did not raise his guard and did not realize that he was being followed.
By 3 p.m., the team members had all returned and reported the situation to Su Gaoyang.
Team member Cheng Jie reported: "Captain, Lian Jingtian doesn't live in downtown Shanghai. We followed him all the way. He crossed the Baidu Bridge, entered the concession area, and finally disappeared near Yannan Road in the French Concession."
"Why didn't you keep up?" Su Gaoyang asked in surprise. His team members were all elites, and they were capable of handling simple tracking. In such a long period of undercover work, there had been no mistakes.
"He went into a bookstore and never came out again. We waited for a long time, went inside to look around, but there was no trace of him. We felt something was wrong, so we quickly left," Cheng Jie explained. They were also experienced agents, and they knew they had broken free as soon as they made contact. In order not to alert the other party, they immediately left Yannan Road.
"The name of the bookstore?"
"Double Happiness Bookstore!"
"Yannan Road, Shuangxi Bookstore?" Su Gaoyang pondered for a moment. This Lian Jingtian was indeed problematic. Being able to evade the pursuit of his two subordinates was not something an ordinary person could do. It seemed that his caution was not unnecessary, and he could not be careless in any way.
Su Gaoyang was a little unsure. In fact, he didn't know that No. 57 Yannan Road was the headquarters of the Shanghai intelligence station, and Shuangxi Bookstore was the first security checkpoint of the intelligence station. Their superiors, Ning Zhiheng and Huo Yueze, knew these things.
However, the people monitoring Wang Hanmin were members of the intelligence team of the intelligence department, while Su Gaoyang was a member of the action team of the intelligence department. The confidentiality of intelligence work is extremely high. Huo Yueze could not possibly let all his intelligence personnel know such important information. He kept it within a very small circle and issued a gag order.
Otherwise, if even one person has a problem, Shanghai Station will be doomed.
Su Gaoyang didn't dwell on the matter; he could only report it to his superiors and let them handle it.
At this moment, he turned to look at Ma Tianyu, one of the team members, and asked, "Old Ma, tell me about your investigation?"
After visiting several long-time residents in the vicinity, Ma Tianyu finally got a clear picture of the situation. He said, "Captain, we've investigated, and these long-time residents don't know much about Lian Liangchou. After all, the Lian family are wealthy merchants, and their status is vastly different, so they generally don't have much interaction. However, the Chen and Liu families at the end of the street used to have some connections with Lian Liangchou. According to them, Lian Liangchou has a powerful background; he's a minister surnamed Gan in the Nanjing military government, which is why his business is so large, and he's a well-known wealthy merchant in the area."
He has two sons, one working for the Nanjing government and the other studying in France. I haven't heard of any nephews, but we weren't close, so I can't be sure if Lian Jingtian even exists!
Uncertainty again! Su Gaoyang closed his eyes slightly, considering carefully. Based on the information he had so far, he could not be sure of Lian Jingtian's true origins.
It shouldn't be Japanese. The Japanese base is in the city. If they wanted to report, they wouldn't need to go to the French Concession. But Lian Jingtian disappeared on Yannan Road in the French Concession. What is this person's background? But as long as there is even the slightest suspicion, he can't take any more risks. The ruthlessness of intelligence work makes him dare not have the slightest bit of wishful thinking.
"We'll evacuate this residence today, and we can't go back to the fabric shop either. I'll report to my superiors immediately and ask for specific countermeasures!"
Everyone nodded in agreement and immediately evacuated the Lian family's old residence, leaving only a few servants to guard it. These people were all hired by Su Gaoyang, so there was no problem with them staying.
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