The Xue family's desperate moment has arrived. The mother and daughter of the Gong family, who were behind the scenes, are now happily eating roast duck in the restaurant. Lu Jingchuan took out all his savings and brought his wife and mother-in-law to taste Kyoto cuisine.
The three of them ordered a table full of their favorite dishes. With Gong Linglong having such a big appetite, there was no waste of food at all. They cleared up all the food without leaving any.
After eating and drinking, the three of them took the bus to the Overseas Chinese Store, where the mother and daughter both picked out a new set of clothes and shoes.
Gong Linglong also picked out a thick wool sweater for Lu Jingchuan to wear in winter, and bought a lot of good wool yarn, planning to knit sweaters for him when she returned to Seoul.
When they went there, the three of them were empty-handed. When they came out, Lu Jingchuan was holding a cloth bag in each hand, and both shoulders were hung with heavy objects.
Gong Wantang's shoulders and hands were not empty, and Gong Linglong only carried two small cloth bags. In short, they returned with a full load today.
It was almost dark when they got home. Zhou Lanqin and Lu Jingyang were not coming over for dinner tonight, so they chopped the stuffing and made dumplings. After cooking, they asked Lu Jingchuan to send them two servings.
Zhou Lanqin had just come out of the interrogation room when she saw her son bringing dumplings. She called him into the office and whispered to him, "Xue Haihui is tight-lipped. Even when the evidence was before him, he refused to admit it and never mentioned anything about the Gong family."
"Also, we've checked that phone number. It's not registered with the Telecommunications Bureau. Someone abused their power to install it privately, and we can't find the specific owner's identity."
This result was actually within Lu Jingchuan's expectations. "We'll think of other solutions later."
"You can start your investigation from the telecommunications bureau and quickly narrow down the scope. Now that Xue Haihui has been arrested, I think the person behind him can't be idle. After checking around, we should be able to confirm his identity quickly." Zhou Lanqin gave a few suggestions.
Lu Jingchuan nodded and said, "We'll take care of the rest. No matter how busy you are, you must eat on time, three meals a day, to avoid stomach problems when you get old."
"Okay, I'll eat now. You can go back and have dinner with Linglong." Zhou Lanqin drove him away.
After Lu Jingchuan left the office, he turned around and went to his brother's office, said a few words and left.
As soon as he came out of the Municipal Public Security Bureau, he realized that someone was following him from behind, so he rode his bicycle into a nearby alley.
"Hmm..."
The man who was following him was quite capable, but he was no match for him at all. He knocked him down in just one fight. Then he sent him to the police station on the pretext that he was following an active-duty soldier and his behavior was suspicious, thus giving his brother some credit.
Gong Linglong and the others were waiting for him at home for dinner. When they learned that they couldn't find the person by checking the phone number, the mother and daughter were not disappointed. In fact, this was within their expectations.
They didn't find anything this time, and they didn't want to wait passively.
Gong Linglong pondered for a moment and said, "Brother Jing, now that Xue Haihui's guilt is proven, the people who are openly working for him will stop after two or three days. The person behind the scenes may not necessarily wade into this mess. They might even take this opportunity to get rid of Xue Haihui and silence him forever."
"We don't have any clues pointing to a specific person right now, so it's hard to keep a close eye on them. We can only start with Xue Haihui and force him to take action, thereby exposing that person's identity."
His wife was very clever. She must have made some plans. Lu Jingchuan asked, "Linglong, how do you want to force him?"
"First, arrange for someone to contact him, pretending to be sent by that person. Gradually pass on favorable news to him, gaining his trust. Then, slowly relay unfavorable news to him, constantly provoking him. When his mind becomes unstable, he will naturally find a way to contact the outside world."
"If he makes a move, we can follow him and quickly identify him."
Lu Jingchuan smiled and patted her head, his eyes smiling: "This method is feasible. I will go to Jingyang tomorrow morning and ask him to arrange the right people to cooperate."
"Jingchuan, did you find out anything from the interrogation of Cai Zhenghe, who you arrested last night?" Gong Wantang asked.
"He's an enemy spy, lurking in government agencies for over a decade, and he must have leaked a lot of secrets. This person is crucial and must be a key figure. The Public Security Bureau has transferred him to National A Department, and the subsequent interrogation and investigation will be secret."
Gong Wantang understood and asked again, "Didn't you say yesterday that he lived alone and had no wife or children?"
"Yes, his hometown on his resume is Tianjin. His wife, sons and daughters are all there. Last night, the local public security bureau carried out a joint operation and arrested them all." Lu Jingchuan heard what his younger brother said.
Lu Jingyang had just finished eating dumplings and took people to interrogate the person his brother sent. However, this person was very cunning and didn't tell the truth. He was deliberately teasing them.
There is a lot of work on hand now, and Lu Jingyang is too lazy to waste time talking to him. Since he doesn't cooperate, he will send him to the National A Department.
The interrogation methods over there are not as gentle as theirs. Such cunning people will only cooperate after suffering enough.
After dinner, Lu Jingchuan went out again. He went to the telecommunications bureau to check the phone number. Although he could not confirm the identity of the owner, he could determine the approximate range through communication technology.
After he left, Gong Linglong and the others immediately entered the space. One collected the endless amount of food, while the other quickly fed the chickens, ducks, pigs, and fish.
"Linglong, these pigs can be sold now."
As the space continues to change, the growth rate of the animals and plants here has become significantly faster. The pigs that originally took three months to be slaughtered now weigh 300 kilograms in more than two months.
"I'll sell it when I get back to Seoul."
Gong Linglong did not plan to find someone to take over in Kyoto. She had a pleasant cooperation with the Yao brothers and had promised to supply them before. She would find them when she returned to Seoul.
They are going to visit the Lu and Zhou families in two days. The chickens and ducks in the space are beginning to overflow. Gong Linglong plans to send two chickens and ducks to the elders of both families. She happens to be free tonight, so she caught a dozen and killed them. She and her mother cleaned up and prepared everything.
"Linglong, you light the fire. I'll go cut some Gastrodia elata slices and steam two chickens. When Jingchuan comes back, we'll have one for a midnight snack. Tomorrow morning, we'll send one to my mother-in-law and Jingyang. They work very hard, so this is a good way to nourish them."
Gong Linglong was cleaning up the chicken offal and said to her with a smile, "Mom, let's cook some hot and sour chicken offal noodles tomorrow morning. I really want to eat it."
"Okay, I'll get up and cook it tomorrow morning."
Gong Wantang would always make whatever his daughter wanted to eat. Now, she thought of her eldest brother and said to her, "Your uncle also likes to eat spicy and sour chicken offal. When we used to kill chickens at home, none of us would eat chicken offal, but he loved it, and he always had to have the spicy and sour version."
"Mom, my uncle is in Kyoto now. He must have seen the newspaper and might be looking for us now. We should go out openly tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, and be more high-profile when visiting the Lu and Zhou families. Then we will move in with my mother-in-law, and my uncle will definitely come to see us."
Gong Wantang smiled and nodded: "Well, I can finally meet him."
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