My spy diary

Chapter 62 Eavesdropping
Once the state machine is running, it can sometimes be frighteningly efficient.

In the afternoon, the plainclothes men had obtained the background information of the new target.

Monkey is currently reporting to Zhang Yi:
"Cao Guangping, whose public identity is the secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, graduated from Waseda University in Japan three years ago. After working in Shanghai for a year, he was transferred to Jinling.

This person is now 29 years old, single, without a regular girlfriend, and his ancestral home is Ningbo, but his family has been living in Shanghai.

He currently lives in the Wheatstone Apartments near the Central Hotel, where he has lived since he entered the diplomatic service, on a three-year contract. "

A weak country has no diplomacy. The diplomatic department these days is free and well-paid, and the salary can afford to pay for an apartment in the concession. But after signing the contract for three years, this is a big expense.

Zhang Yi frowned and asked:

"How is his family situation? Who else is there in the family?"

Monkey said: "Public information shows that his father was from the Tongmenghui. He also studied in Japan in his early years, but he died young. He still has a mother and a younger sister at home, but"

"But what?"

"However, additional information provided by our insiders in the foreign affairs department shows that this person's mother and sister died due to a sudden fire at home a year ago, and this person was later transferred to Jinling."

"Fire? Died?" Zhang Yi was surprised. He thought that the new target Cao Guangping discovered today was a Japanese spy lurking in disguise, but unexpectedly he turned out to be Chinese.

Even if this person is a hard-core traitor, in the eyes of the Japanese, the Chinese can only be used but not trusted. Trust is also relative. Judging from today's contact situation, this person is obviously Lin Mingmei's top line, and the Japanese just trust him. ?
Zhang Yi always felt that there was something strange in this.

He thought for a moment and continued:

"Immediately report to Corey and ask the Shanghai District to help investigate this person's details to find out when he returned to China, what caused the fire at home, and how he was transferred to Jinling."

"Yes." Monkey nodded and took note.

Zhang Yi continued to ask: "What do you mean he doesn't have a regular girlfriend?"

"According to the information provided by insiders, this person had a girlfriend at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, but he blew it out within a few months. Later, he had sex with women of different identities, such as teachers and dancers."

communication? Maybe they were passing on information, Zhang Yi sneered in his heart, looked at the monkey thoughtfully, and changed the topic to Cao Guangping again.

"Where did this person go after leaving the coffee shop?"

“He was driving a diplomatic car with license plate number 50728.

After leaving the coffee shop, he went straight back to the apartment and never came out again. "

"Going straight back to the apartment? No going around in circles?"

Zhang Yi frowned. Either this person was extremely confident, or he was just a rookie and had no awareness of investigation and counter-investigation.

But since this person is Lin Mingmei's superior and certainly not a rookie, then this person must be extremely confident, or arrogant.

Furthermore, Zhang Yi was fully confident in the segmented tracking method he had deployed. Even an anti-tracking expert would have difficulty escaping from sight when traveling from far to near and switching modes of transportation.

However, this method also has shortcomings. It's okay in places with developed communications, but if you can't find a public phone, just stop eating.

Moreover, this method cannot follow and monitor him at close range, and it is easy to miss some information. The best way is to monitor him at close range, such as becoming his neighbor or installing a bug in his home.

Zhang Yi was still considering the risks when suddenly the phone in the teahouse box rang.

He picked up the phone, answered the call, and heard Liu Kui say:
"The new target has moved."

So fast? Zhang Yi was surprised and asked repeatedly:
"Where did he go?"

"We just drove away not long ago. Looking at the direction, we should be heading out of the city or to the train station. Group 1 and 2 have already followed us. There is no information to report yet."

"Very good, let Group 1 and Group 2 continue long-term tracking, and then change to Group 3 and Group 4. In addition, send people to keep an eye on the only road 1 kilometer away from his apartment, guard the phone booth, and do a good job of peripheral vigilance. Once the target is Please notify us immediately when you return."

After hanging up the phone, Zhang Yi immediately reported to Yang Wenxuan and asked for support from the technical department. It was time to take action against Cao Guangping's residence. The Wheatstone Apartment is three stories high. It is said that it used to be a hotel. Now the rooms inside are basically rented out by all kinds of people.

The apartment is very luxurious, with a foreign housekeeper guarding it outside. The corridor is paved with dark red carpets, and the rooms all have white solid wood doors. If it weren't for the house number, it would be difficult to tell which household is which.

Zhang Yi noticed that there was a doorbell on the door here.

He asked Monkey to find an excuse to lure the foreign Japanese away. After waiting for a while, Yang Wenxuan had already led several people to the door of 203.

In addition to the two people from the operations department, there were also two technicians from the technical department who were carrying tool bags and pretending to be electricians.

These two people appeared extremely capable and professional.

Once at the door, they immediately put on gloves and shoe covers.

A middle-aged technician with white hair on the sideburns leaned against the door and listened for a few seconds, then leaned under the door and observed carefully. Finally, he rang the doorbell, listened again for a while, and then nodded to Zhang Yi and Yang Wenxuan. Head, indicating that no one is inside.

He took out a flashlight and carefully inspected the door lock and the gap, then took out a very thin L-shaped ruler for drawing from the tool bag, embedded it in the door gap, then slid it down and gently turned the door handle. , the door has actually been opened.

He explained: "This is a brass lock cylinder. It can be opened with a wire screwdriver, but it will definitely leave scratches. If the target is a cautious person, as long as you look carefully, you will always find clues."

As he spoke, he carefully checked with a flashlight to remove the traces left by the ruler. When the other person opened the door, he pointed to an upright match at the corner of the door, and then carefully stepped over the foot mat and entered the room.

"We won't go in, and we will do our best to be on guard." Yang Wenxuan glanced at the room, and led Zhang Yi and others to the corridor.

At this time, the monkey came up from the first floor. He took out a thick registration book from his arms and said:

"The target lives next door to a businessman, the specific information is unknown, and the person opposite to the target is a clerk from the Ministry of Finance."

Zhang Yi and Yang Wenxuan looked at each other, and the latter said:

"Immediately investigate whether this person has any contact with the target. If not, find a reason to control this person first. We can borrow his room for a few days."

"Yes." The monkey responded immediately.

"By the way, where is the foreign Japanese butler?" Zhang Yi asked.

"We caught a stray dog ​​and threw it into his concierge. The foreigner was bitten by the dog and went to the hospital crying."

Zhang Yi and the others laughed in a low voice and stopped paying attention. At this time, they saw someone from the technical department walking out.

When he got closer, Zhang Yi quickly asked: "Anything gained?"

"Nothing has been gained. We just checked briefly. We didn't dare to start easily for fear of alerting others. We haven't found anything yet." He shook his head and added:

"There are not many places where bugs can be installed. Phones and light bulbs are easily exposed. The best place is the chandelier above the head. However, there is no ladder. If you move the tables and chairs, you will definitely leave traces. Now."

Zhang Yi was still thinking, and Yang Wenxuan on the side immediately said:

"Looking for a ladder is too eye-catching, and we don't have enough time. Let's just build a human wall." He pointed to the room opposite the target, hesitated for a while, and said decisively:
"Open it."

He was betting that the clerk of the Ministry of Finance had nothing to do with the target.

When door 213 opened, several people filed in.

Yang Wenxuan walked directly to the balcony and waved. Two plainclothes agents immediately got out of the car below and walked over carrying two boxes.

The two went upstairs and entered the room, opened the box, and found listening equipment inside.

With the effective cooperation of several people, a bug was quickly installed on the ceiling above the chandelier.

The technicians were clapping and whistling over there, which could be heard clearly in the monitoring equipment here. Several people looked at each other and smiled in unison.

(End of this chapter)