Chapter 222 Officials protect each other
Xiang Chu felt something was wrong and went to Liu Zhengxiong's office. The door was locked tightly and there was no one there.
"What the hell is this Japanese spy doing?"
Xiang Chu couldn't help but feel suspicious.
Gan Rong hurried forward and reminded, "Chief! Kang Ce just went up to the third floor. Based on his expression just now, I guess he went to your room."
"Let's go! Go up and take a look."
Xiang Chu said anxiously, running up the stairs.
He came to the door of his office and found no signs that the door lock had been pried open.
He opened the door and stood at the door looking inside.
He usually doesn't move items in the room once they are fixed in place.
Moreover, he took photos and compared them carefully.
Gan Rong praised: "Section Chief! I didn't expect you to be so meticulous."
Xiang Chu smiled bitterly and said, "In our line of work, we are dancing on the edge of a knife. We never know when our lives will end."
He saw the clue, handed the photo to Gan Rong, and said with a smile:
"Help me check if anything has been moved in this room."
"it is good!"
Gan Rong compared them carefully and pointed at the cup and said:
"Two water cups were moved, and the sofa was slightly shifted. Oh, and the thermos was also moved, with the handle twisted in a different direction."
“That’s a very accurate analysis!”
Xiang Chu praised, took the photo from his hand, walked into the room, and sneered,
"Liu Zhengxiong had moved the sofa and the water cup before. Kang Ce must have moved the thermos bottle before, and he also put poison in it."
After saying this, he picked up a magnifying glass and examined the thermos bottle, then said with a smile:
"It's obvious at first glance that this guy isn't cut out to be a secret agent. He even left fingerprints behind."
Gan Rong nodded and said, "Isn't this the same as sending evidence to you, Section Chief?"
"Let me see how Dainong protects him this time! Humph!"
Xiang Chu snorted coldly, immediately picked up the phone and called Zhang Changsheng, saying with a smile:
"Chief Zhang! Can you get someone to come to my office and help me extract fingerprints?"
Zhang Changsheng said cheerfully, "No problem! I'll send the newly assigned autopsy lieutenant Li Chunlai over."
"Thank you!"
Xiang Chu said gratefully and hung up the phone.
Soon, a young lieutenant officer came to the door of the office carrying equipment and reported loudly:
"Chief Xiang! Li Chunlai from the interrogation department is here on orders."
"very good!"
Xiang Chu nodded with satisfaction, pointed at the thermos and said,
"Lieutenant Li! Help me extract the fingerprints from the thermos, and test the poison in it."
"Yes!"
Li Chunlai hurriedly accepted the order.
Soon, he extracted all the fingerprints on the thermos and said in surprise:
"Chief! There should be three people's fingerprints on the thermos, and the water in the thermos contains potassium cyanide, which is highly toxic."
"Very good! You and Gan Rong come with me and sit there immediately."
Xiang Chu nodded with satisfaction, put on gloves, and picked up the thermos with both hands.
"Yes!"
Li Chunlai and Gan Rong hurriedly accepted the order.
Xiang Chu first took him to Ning Changde's office to explain the situation.
Ning Changde got annoyed when he heard this and immediately went to Dainong's office.
Unfortunately, Kang Ce was also there, with his hands in his pockets, trying to find an opportunity to put the spare key into Dainong's drawer.
Ning Changde ran to Dai Nong first and whispered for a while, and Dai Nong's face suddenly changed.
But he was a man who had seen a lot of storms after all, so he watched Xiang Chu's performance in silence.
Xiang Chu put the thermos on the coffee table and sneered, "Kang Ce! You left the Operations Department building in a hurry just now, and it turned out that you put the highly toxic potassium cyanide into my thermos. It seems that you are quite courageous."
Kang Ce was shocked. He didn't expect Xiang Chu to find out so quickly. He instinctively retorted:
"Xiang Chu! You are talking nonsense. I went there to look for Liu Zhengxiong."
Gan Rong said anxiously: "I have been on the first floor the whole time. I didn't see you go into Team Leader Liu's office on the first floor. Instead, you went straight to the third floor."
Kang Ce was stunned. He didn't expect that he would be watched while he was in the Animal Science Building. He said hurriedly:
"Brother-in-law! I thought Liu Zhengxiong must be on the third floor, so I went up."
Dai Nong still remained silent. He wanted to cover up the case, but was afraid of getting himself implicated.
Xiang Chu stared at Kang Ce and said coldly, "Kang Ce, a Japanese spy! Don't try to make excuses. Do you dare to let Lieutenant Li take your fingerprints?"
Kang Ce didn't dare to speak, and Dai Nong finally couldn't help but ask:
"Xiang Chu! How many people's fingerprints are on the thermos?"
Xiang Chu responded, "Director! There are three fingerprints on it, mine and Liu Zhengxiong's, and the other is Kang Ce's."
Dai Nong said coldly: "Didn't Liu Zhengxiong poison you?"
Xiang Chu knew that this old fox was going to protect Kang Ce again, so he smiled bitterly and said:
"Director! Liu Zhengxiong is my absolute confidant. He often uses this thermos to pour water for me and myself. As for Kang Ce, I have never invited him to my office. He left fingerprints on the thermos today, which is enough to prove that he is the one who poisoned me."
Dainong was not a confused person, and he couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
Kang Ce shouted, "Xiang! If we want to investigate you, we must also call Liu Zhengxiong over to investigate together."
Xiang Chu saw that he had kept his hands in his pockets and didn't take them out, so he immediately understood and said coldly:
"Chief Kang! You kept your hands in your pockets. You must have stolen the spare key to my office from the director."
Kang Ce said in a panic: "You! You are talking nonsense."
Dai Nong hurriedly opened the drawer and checked the spare key.
Kang Ce knew he could no longer hide it, and hurriedly admitted:
"Brother-in-law! I did take the key to his office, but I'm not a Japanese spy. I just hate him for embezzling millions of dollars and want to poison this parasite to death."
This was tantamount to a slap in the face to Dainong, who shouted angrily:
"That's enough! Go to the detention room and reflect on yourself, and wait for your punishment."
"Yes!"
Kang Ce nodded happily. He didn't expect Dai Nong to protect him so much. He hurried out of the office.
Xiang Chu was stunned. He didn't expect Dai Nong to be so nonchalant. He had really overestimated the character of the Bai Party officials before.
He was about to speak, but Ning Changde could not help but speak first: "Director! Regardless of whether Kang Ce is a Japanese spy or not, he committed the cardinal sin of assassinating his comrades. This treatment is really too much..."
"You two go out first, Xiang Chu stays."
Dai Nong waved his hand and waited for Gan Rong and Li Chunlai to leave the room, then said almost pleadingly,
"Changde! My wife and I have a strained relationship. If Kang Ce is brought to justice, my wife will be in a state of panic. I want to transfer Kang Ce to the intelligence station below after he has finished his confinement and reflection. What do you think?"
"I think it's okay!"
Ning Changde nodded.
He would never offend Dai Nong, so he turned to comfort Xiang Chu: "Xiao Xiang! Since the director said so, why don't we just let it go."
What could Xiang Chu say? If he had known that the officials would protect each other, this would be the outcome. But he couldn't be too weak.
He thought for a moment and said, "Of course I will listen to the Director. If Kang Ce plots against me again, I will definitely kill him. Anyway, I have the leverage over him now."
Dai Nong said with a fake smile: "This is a different time! If Kang Ce dares to do it again, you can deal with him as you like. Here! This is the bonus given to you by the higher-ups, take it quickly."
After he finished speaking, he took out a large envelope and handed it to Xiang Chu.
Ning Changde gently scolded: "Xiang boy! Take it quickly, you and Caiwei will also need money when you get married in the future."
"Thank you, Director!"
Xiang Chu took the envelope and felt it was quite heavy, but he did not achieve his goal, so he said helplessly,
"Director! I'm leaving now!"
"Okay! Go ahead."
Dai Nong nodded with satisfaction and smiled at Ning Changde.
Needless to say, Xiang Chu accepted the money from the million US dollars.
Xiang Chu felt helpless. The White Party was just like that and had no principles at all. He couldn't kill Kang Ce with just one slap.
He drove to the Bank of Britain and deposited all the 50,000 US dollars that Dai Nong had just given him and the remaining gold bars seized from Sakai Ryu into the organization's account.
In order to protect his comrades, he decided to take the risk and go alone to destroy the wolf den of the "Fifth Column" in Zijin Mountain.
In the first half of the night, he received a call from his hometown:
"'Phoenix'! 'Hidden Snake' has been found out, and the 'Fifth Column' has begun to retaliate frantically. I hope they can be punished."
In the middle of the night, he received a call from Cuilan:
"My benefactor! I have arrived in Dalian to protect the two pseudo-associations. If you need any help, you can call this radio station's call sign..."
Ning Caiwei was overjoyed and said excitedly: "Brother Chu! Ask her to keep a close eye on my brother's movements."
"it is good!"
Xiang Chu nodded hurriedly and sent a telegram to Cui Lan:
"Please pay close attention to Minamoto Akiyoshi's movements and inform us in time if there is any situation."
Not long after, Na Cuilan replied:
"Minamoto Akiyoshi will go to Dalian in late December to attend the fake meeting. If there is any situation, we will report it in time."
There are still more than ten days left in the second half of the twelfth lunar month, but since the traffic is blocked by the Japanese, we must leave enough time in advance.
Xiang Chu lit up the telegram paper and thought to himself: "How can I quietly eliminate the traitors in the secret base of the "Fifth Column" in Zijin Mountain?"