“Old Jian, the crackdown has been fully launched, but I think the interrogation room is a bit small. These criminals are all Japanese spies, and they all need to be isolated and detained according to the requirements. The number of cells needs to be doubled, and two more interrogation rooms need to be set up. As more and more people are arrested in the future, I’m afraid we won’t be able to keep up.”
Jian Zhengping quickly nodded in agreement. He was very experienced in doing such trivial things as a housekeeper, so it was fine to just leave it to him.
After finishing his business, Ning Zhiheng finally had time to carefully review the interrogation records of Dai Anhe and Shang Chengwang. There were many repetitions in the records, as well as many secrets that only Dai Anhe knew. Ning Zhiheng checked them one by one and pondered them in his heart.
Around noon, Yu Cheng finally brought back Ji Anmin, the owner of Yuanze Trading Company. The man was quickly taken into the interrogation room. Just as Ning Zhiheng had said, this half-baked man didn't require much effort, and Yu Cheng got the information he wanted. He rushed over to report to Ning Zhiheng.
"Chief, Ji Anmin has spoken. Just as you said, this kid hasn't made any fortune since leaving Chongqing. On the contrary, he's been poor and his life has gotten worse every day. Later, he was chosen by the Japanese and transformed into a wealthy merchant. He was forced back to Chongqing by the Japanese and opened the Yuanze Trading Company."
Upon hearing this, Ning Zhiheng nodded to himself. Everything was just as he had thought. The reason why it was so easy for the Japanese to infiltrate Chongqing was largely because refugees from all over the country were flooding into Chongqing, and their origins were mixed, making it difficult to verify their identities. If they did their work even more meticulously and specifically selected Chongqing locals who had been stranded elsewhere, and then turned them into infiltrating Chongqing, even if the Chinese government managed the situation very strictly, it would probably be impossible to identify them.
Ning Zhiheng asked, "The Japanese are indeed cunning. Their defection work is incredibly meticulous. Who is Ji Anmin's contact? What exactly is the relationship between Zhang Fangwen and Yuanze Trading Company?"
"Li Anmin's superior is Hou Xiangchen, the accountant of Yuanze Trading Company. Yuanze Trading Company is secretly controlled by this person. As for who Zhang Fangwen is, he doesn't know. I showed him a photo and he said that he had indeed seen her a few times in the past month, but she was always looking for Hou Xiangchen. He knows that this woman is not ordinary, but because of his low status, Hou Xiangchen doesn't tell him many things. He is just a puppet being manipulated, and he only needs to follow orders."
Ning Zhiheng nodded and said, "It seems we've found the right person. Hou Xiangchen and Zhang Fangwen are connected, so let's start with Hou Xiangchen."
"Should I secretly arrest Hou Xiangchen immediately?"
"You're smart!" Ning Zhiheng smiled and pointed at Yu Cheng, then stood up and paced back and forth in the room. "As long as we grasp this thread and unravel the mystery, we won't have trouble untangling this mess. The Japanese are also made of flesh and blood. This place is the furnace for steelmaking; even a piece of iron will be boiled into juice. Immediately and secretly arrest Hou Xiangchen. Remember, make the plan clever and don't attract attention from others. That way, we'll have more room to maneuver."
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