Chapter 543 Catching a Spy
People around her came forward to support her, pinched her Ren Zhong point, and gave her water. It took a lot of effort to help her come to her senses.
Qin Huairu's condition was not much better. After three days of vigil, she seemed to have been drained of all her energy and looked like she had aged by a dozen years.
Her eyes were empty and her face was full of fatigue and confusion.
She looked at Jia Dongxu's spirit tablet, tears kept flowing, and she kept asking herself:
"How are we going to live our lives from now on?"
Her life was not rich to begin with, and now that Jia Dongxu had passed away, the family's financial supporter was gone, leaving behind several young children.
The road ahead was dark and she felt extremely desperate.
Banggeng was also in mourning, but he was too young to understand what death meant.
Qin Huairu only told him that Jia Dongxu had gone out to work. Banggeng's ignorant face still had an expectant look, thinking that his father was going to get meat for him.
He ran back and forth in the mourning hall, laughing and talking non-stop:
"I want to eat meat, I want to eat meat."
When other people in the compound saw Banggeng, they all shook their heads, thinking that Banggeng was old enough and it was time for him to be sensible.
But no matter how you look at it now, he seems to be very happy.
You may say he is stupid, but he knows how to eat and drink, and he even knows how to steal things for his grandmother and mother.
He is not stupid, right? Doesn't he know that his father is dead?
Still laughing so loudly in the mourning hall?
Bang Geng's behavior made everyone in the compound laugh at him. Jia Zhangshi didn't care, and Qin Huairu didn't have the energy to care, so everyone could only treat it as a joke.
Time quietly came to around two o'clock in the middle of the night, and the moonlight was like water, sprinkling in the silent courtyard.
Because many families had their own things to do the next day, they went back to rest early.
In the entire compound, the only lights left were the faint candlelight flickering in front of the Jia family's mourning hall, and the busy figures of Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong.
The two of them assisted the Jia family in handling the funeral with the factory's consent, so they were able to take a paid rest.
Yi Zhonghai dragged his slightly tired body and slowly came to the front of the mourning hall.
He looked at Jia Zhang who was already fast asleep on the mat and shook his head gently.
He thought to himself, "Mrs. Jia Zhang usually looks very smart, but now that her son is gone, she has completely collapsed.
But even so, it didn't disturb Jia Zhang's sleep."
There was a barely perceptible smugness in his eyes, as if everything was under his control.
Then, he turned his gaze to Qin Huairu, who looked lonely.
There were still traces of tears on Qin Huairu's face, and she looked haggard.
Yi Zhonghai stepped forward and said hypocritically: "Qin Huairu, don't be too sad.
If you have any difficulties in the future, just tell me.
I used to be Jia Dongxu's master. Although he later disowned me as his master, how could I watch you, an orphan and a widow, suffer? I will definitely help you."
As Yi Zhonghai spoke, he was calculating in his mind: "Humph, as long as Qin Huairu is obedient,
In the future, I will gradually trap Qin Huairu and ask him to give birth to a son and take care of me in my old age. It is up to me to decide."
Qin Huairu felt a warm current in her heart after hearing what Yi Zhonghai said, and she was so moved that tears welled up in her eyes again.
She choked up and said, "Uncle, thank you, thank you..."
Yi Zhonghai looked at Qin Huairu's grateful expression, feeling more and more proud, but pretending to be concerned:
"Don't be polite, we are all neighbors, and it is only natural for us to help each other.
You should have a good rest first, and we can talk about it tomorrow." After saying that, he turned around and left the mourning hall, returning to his home across the street.
Yi Zhonghai was just about to take off his clothes and go to bed when suddenly, a heavy knock on the door came from outside the courtyard.
In this quiet night, the "clicking" sound seems particularly clear, as if knocking on people's hearts.
Yi Zhonghai's body suddenly stiffened, and an inexplicable uneasiness surged in his heart:
"It's so late, who could it be?" He didn't dare to think any further and nervously pricked up his ears, trying to hear the noise outside.
He slowly walked to the window, gently lifted a corner of the curtain and looked out.
Under the moonlight, the gate of the compound was closed and it was impossible to see who was knocking on the door outside.
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Time goes back to three hours ago. After Jiang Yueshen sent Zhang Niannian back to Wen Lao's residence from the courtyard, he just sat down to rest when he received the news from Wanmian.
Previously, Jiang Yueshen asked Wan Mian to help investigate important enemy spies hidden around Sijiu City, and now he finally has a clue.
Wan Mian told Jiang Yueshen that after follow-up investigation, it was found that Director Bai of the First Supply and Marketing Cooperative in Nanluoguxiang was a major suspect.
Wan Mian elaborated: “Master, I specifically followed this Director Bai today.
The time he went to the supply and marketing cooperative to check the accounts during the day was very strange. He only went at specific times and only checked the accounts of one time period in detail, ignoring the accounts of other time periods.
This behavior was so abnormal that it immediately aroused my suspicion.
So I continued to follow up and found that he was not investigating the sales performance at all, but combining the bills.
Some special method was used to transmit a secret message, but I cannot know the specific content."
Jiang Yueshen looked solemn as he listened carefully to Wan Mian's report.
Wan Mian continued, "I waited at his door until about one in the morning. He was wearing all black.
He also put on a hat and walked stealthily out of the city. I felt the situation was urgent, so I quickly reported it to you."
Jiang Yueshen did not dare to delay and immediately notified the police station.
Coincidentally, Bai Ling was on duty that night.
After Jiang Yueshen came back, the two of them spent some time together and their feelings grew deeper.
At this moment, when Bai Ling saw Jiang Yueshen so nervous, she knew that the matter was of great importance, and she understood that this matter had to be kept secret and not made public.
So she quickly mobilized police forces and rushed in the direction provided by Jiang Yueshen.
After arriving at the scene, Bai Ling and the police officers quickly locked on the target under the moonlight.
I saw a dark figure talking to Bai, the man was thin and had panic in his eyes. Bai Ling waved her hand, and the police officers quickly surrounded him like a tiger descending from a mountain.
"Don't move! Police!" Bai Ling shouted.
When the enemy spy heard the shouting, he trembled with fear and turned around to escape.
But the police officers had already surrounded him, and he panicked and ran towards the river.
Seeing this, a young police officer rushed over and pinned him to the ground.
The enemy agent struggled desperately and tried to take out the dagger hidden on his body.
Bai Ling was quick-witted and quick-handed. She rushed forward, kicked the dagger out of his hand, and then held him down.
After a fight, the enemy spy was finally subdued.
Bai Ling interrogated him sternly: "Who is your boss?" At first, the enemy spy was still hoping for luck and refused to confess.
Bai Ling intensified the interrogation. After a round of threats, the enemy spy's psychological defenses collapsed and he trembled and said, "It's... Director Bai from the supply and marketing cooperative."