As Wen Hao continued his narration, Takeshita Shinya's tone on the other end of the phone became serious.
"Okay, Wen-san, I'll report this situation to Team Leader Imai immediately. You stay there and await our instructions!"
"Yes, I understand!" Wen Hao quickly nodded in agreement.
Half an hour later, Yuji Imai, along with Shinya Takeshita and a group of Special Higher Police agents, quickly arrived at the Detective Division.
You can imagine what Yuji Imai's expression was like. This was the second time he had come to the Detective Department to handle a case in just a few days.
It's important to know that Imai Yuji's workload is becoming increasingly heavy. Every time the Japanese army occupies an important area, they set up a Special Higher Police department to coordinate with their military operations. The work of building these departments is extremely tedious, and he is responsible for it all. Now, the Japanese Central China Area Army is about to capture the entire Anhui province, and Imai Yuji is extremely busy. However, unexpected incidents keep occurring in the Special Agent Investigation Department, which is bothering Imai Yuji. Naturally, he doesn't give Wen Hao a friendly look.
Wen Hao welcomed Imai Yuji and Takeshita Shin into his office and then carefully recounted what he knew.
Yuji Imai listened quietly to Wen Hao's report, but there were no valuable clues. He pondered for a long time but still couldn't understand why Cui Guangqi insisted on leaving the Detective Department alone yesterday afternoon without any guards.
Yuji Imai asked Wen Hao, "Wen-san, what are your thoughts on this matter?"
Wen Hao was prepared, and he quickly replied, "Team leader, I haven't been working with Deputy Director Cui for very long, so I don't know him very well. But given his current situation, I have some doubts!"
At this point, he looked at Yuji Imai, who waved his hand and said, "Just say what you think, don't hold back!"
"Yes, team leader. Then I'll make a bold guess. Deputy Director Cui has always been extremely concerned about his own safety, with many guards accompanying him whenever he goes out. But yesterday afternoon, he suddenly changed his behavior and insisted on leaving alone, which is completely contrary to common sense. There were people waiting for him when he left the Investigation Department. I have a hypothesis: could Deputy Director Cui possibly defect? Of course, the Wuhan government will definitely not let him go. He will not defect to the Chinese government again, but it is also possible that he left Shanghai on his own and secretly went into hiding to avoid being hunted down by the Military Intelligence Investigation Department."
Yuji Imai was startled. This was indeed possible. There was no doubt that Choi Kwang-ki was a coward who feared death. Otherwise, he wouldn't have betrayed his comrades and colleagues of many years for this reason. Now that he had been assassinated, would he just run away?
If that's the case, it would be an absolute disgrace for the Shanghai Special Higher Police.
Yuji Imai slammed his hand on the table and said sternly, "Baka! This matter must be thoroughly investigated. We can't let Choi Kwang-ki just disappear like this. We must find his whereabouts as soon as possible!"
At this moment, Takeshita Shin, who had been silent all along, looked rather grim. After hesitating for a moment, he finally spoke up: "Team leader, I don't think it's very likely that Deputy Director Cui will defect."
Takeshita Shinya's words surprised Imai Yuji and Wen Hao. They both knew that Takeshita Shinya knew nothing about special agent investigations, so they were somewhat surprised that he suddenly spoke up.
"Takeshita-kun, tell us!" Yuji Imai asked in a deep voice.
Shinya Takeshita said somewhat awkwardly, "Just yesterday at noon, Choi Kwang-ki treated me to lunch and even gave me 5,000 yen. I thought, if he wanted to defect, there was no need for him to waste that money before leaving, right?"
At this point, he glanced guiltily at Yuji Imai, then whispered in defense, "I didn't want to accept it at the time, but he said it was a benefit of cracking down on smuggling cases during this period, and everyone should get a share, so I reluctantly accepted it!"
Shinya Takeshita had his reasons for saying this. Cui Guangqi's men had all witnessed his meeting and lunch with him yesterday. Imai Yuji and Wen Hao were both experienced espionage agents, and the subsequent investigation would be very strict. This matter could not be kept secret. Rather than letting Imai Yuji find out later, it was better to say it in advance. This way, he could show that he had nothing to hide and demonstrate his composure!
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