Finally, he decided to wait two more days. If Hirayama Jiro did not appear within these two days, he would have no choice but to flee to Hangzhou. He could not stay here for too long, otherwise it would be too dangerous.
While he was living in fear in his room, in a house in the French Concession, Ji Hongyi also received a report from his intelligence team member Ying Heyuan.
"Team leader, this time I searched all the hotels and inns in my territory and found someone at Songlai Hotel who looks quite similar to one of the photos. This person checked in five days ago, but the registered name is Tian An. I guess he should be the person we are looking for."
Ying Heyuan was an intelligence agent who had infiltrated the Green Gang. Now he was also a Green Gang leader with his own territory and henchmen. The Songlai Hotel was located in his territory, and the hotel manager had called him directly.
"Is it confirmed?" Ji Hongyi asked quickly upon hearing this.
Ying Heyuan replied, "I went to check after receiving the message, but the person stayed in the room and didn't come out, so I couldn't be sure. I was afraid of alerting him, so I didn't rush in to check."
"Have you spotted another person?"
"No, I asked the hotel manager, and he said it's always been this one person. He hasn't seen anyone else show up. What should we do now? If we make an arrest, will we alert the other person?"
Ji Hongyi didn't speak. He stroked his chin with one hand, pondered carefully for a moment, and finally made up his mind. He said decisively, "Let's do it! The city has been wanted for several days now. The news will reach the concession sooner or later. The longer it takes, the more likely it is to alert him. We don't want to lose track of him. Besides, there are quite a few people who look alike. Let's first confirm if it is this person."
Once we've identified the target, we'll immediately get him to talk. The information says he's just an ordinary businessman; under severe torture, he'll confess to even things like wetting his pants as a child. Based on his confession, finding another person shouldn't be difficult."
Having made up his mind, Ji Hongyi no longer hesitated. He made a decisive move and quickly dispatched a team of action members, disguised as Green Gang members, led by Ying Heyuan, to Songlai Hotel.
With the capabilities of the intelligence team members, dealing with an ordinary businessman like Miyata Yasutoshi would be a piece of cake.
With the shopkeeper's cooperation, the team members easily approached Miyata Yasuhisa under the guise of delivering food and subdued him effortlessly.
Ying Heyuan sat behind the front desk and looked at the shopkeeper, saying, "Old Feng, you've done a great job this time. If you've caught the right person, you'll definitely get a reward."
"It's all thanks to your kindness, Boss!" Shopkeeper Lao Feng replied, bowing and scraping.
Ying Heyuan waved his hand and continued, "However, I have something else to tell you."
Shopkeeper Lao Feng hurriedly nodded and agreed, "Please feel free to tell me what you need, and I will do my best to comply!"
"As you know, we've only caught one of them. There's still one missing. I've left a few brothers here, disguised as hotel staff, to keep watch. You'll follow their orders. If you can catch the other one, the reward will be doubled!"
Upon hearing this, Old Feng was naturally unwilling and quickly nodded in agreement.
Soon the team members brought down Miyata Yasuhisa, who was tightly bound. Ying Heyuan waved, and the group quickly left.
Miyata Yasuhisa was quickly taken to the intelligence department's interrogation room, and Huo Yueze rushed over after hearing the report.
However, the interrogation did not go smoothly. After being tortured for two hours, Miyata Yasuhisa, covered in wounds, finally gave in and confessed everything.
Huo Yueze looked at the interrogation record but didn't ask any more questions. He didn't know why the director would interfere with the Fujiwara Company's manhunt; he only needed to obey orders.
Huo Yueze turned to Ji Hongyi and asked, "Besides him, there's another Japanese man named Hirayama Jiro. They agreed to meet at the Songlai Hotel. Have you made the arrangements?"
"It's all arranged. We've left enough people to guard inside and outside the Songlai Hotel. As soon as Hirayama Jiro shows up, we'll arrest him immediately."
"Very good, this time it went smoothly. However, this is someone the Chief specifically requested, so the relationship must be very important. You must personally oversee the operation and there can be no accidents!"
"Yes, I will personally guard that place!"
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