"Jiamei, look carefully!" Cheng Xiaofeng placed the tea bag on the table in front of Jiamei.
"Sit down. Do you think that standing can make a more accurate judgment?”
"Ha Yi!"
Jiamei sat on the chair, her hands trembling as she held the tea bag. Cheng Xiaofeng stood behind her. His shadow covered Jiamei and the tea bag in her hand.
"Report, report! This isn't right!"
"Something's wrong?"
"No! The knot was very loose, and the packaging was different!”
Cheng Xiaofeng was speechless! That's right. The packet of tea leaves in the safe house was packed by Uncle Ho. This packet was packed by Xiao Xiang. Of course, it was different!
This happiness came too suddenly, so suddenly that he couldn't stand it.
For the entire night, he was calculating whether Xiao Shan had found Little Xiang and sent him away. Just now, he had racked his brains on how to inform Little Xiang, how to let Little Xiang leave, and where to place the youth.
The original dead knot had suddenly turned into a huge turning point!
Wasn't his performance a little too much just now? If he had thought of this earlier, why bother? Seriously, I actually made such a low-level mistake! Sigh, he was still young and not mature enough.
"Alright, mark number 38 and sign your name.”
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Perhaps his nerves had been tense all this while, but this result made Cheng Xiaofeng relax. He sat in front of the window in a daze and calmed himself down to think about the next situation.
Because there was still wrapping paper, paper rope, and tea leaves! These three things could not be avoided or bypassed.
The sound of footsteps could be heard. There was more than one person.
The knocking stopped for a long time before it sounded reluctantly. It was obvious that the person outside the door had used a lot of courage to dare to face this person from the Chinese Dynasty with a murderous aura.
"Come in!" This voice was no longer as dignified.
The door was slowly pushed open. Two agents who had come together placed five packets of tea leaves on the table in fear and trepidation before leaving quickly.
Next, tea bags were delivered one after another, and Jiamei began to get busy.
Needless to say, this girl's work was very organized. She divided the similarity of the tea bags into five levels, making the next identification and screening process more convenient. The serial number, the time of delivery, and the person who delivered the tea were all clearly remembered. The tea bags were also placed neatly.
Teabag No. 38's similarity was marked as a third class. After all, he was an apprentice, so of course, his similarity with the master was still relatively high.
"Jiamei, not bad. It seems that you are very meticulous!”
"Thank you for your praise, Deputy Cheng. Actually, I want to learn how to crack passwords from you!”
"Oh, you want to crack the password?"
"Yes, Adjutant Cheng is very impressive. He is Jiamei's idol. Jiamei is a woman, so she can't fight. If she learns how to crack the code, she can contribute to the expansion of the empire.”
"Your idea is not bad. Let me consider it!”
"Yes, Jiamei will be recognized by Adjutant Cheng.”
This devilish race had created a devilish twisted mind. If you wanted to expand the empire, you could ask for the consent of others. You could ask the people of the Celestial Empire if they would agree.
Cheng Xiaofeng gradually regained his composure. The war between the two countries was no longer just a battle on the battlefield, but also a spiritual contest between the two nations. He had to regain his rationality and not let his emotions affect him. Since this Jia Mei wanted to learn how to decipher the code, he could make use of her.
It was ten minutes to nine when Ichiro Suzuki called Kumamoto Shunji's office.
Before Suzuki Ichiro could report the situation, Kumamoto Shunji's voice came from the other end of the phone.""Immediately arrange for the Maofeng tea shop to be defended. Send more people and don't alarm the other party. Haha, Xiaofeng is really amazing. He thought the same as me. Tell him to come back immediately! The car has been sent over!"
"Ha Yi!"
The call had already ended.
Ichiro Suzuki was confused. He looked at Cheng Xiaofeng, who had already heard the voice on the phone. Things were already irreparable. What should come would eventually come. He could not lose his composure no matter what.
This was already the worst possible outcome. Xiao Shan was already mentally prepared. There shouldn't be any problems. However, that child shouldn't have any life-threatening problems.
"Suzuki-kun, hurry up and make the arrangements." Cheng Xiaofeng said coldly.
"Ha Yi, you, and a few of you, set up a surveillance on number 38, Maofeng Tea Shop. You must do it secretly and follow the people entering and leaving. The shop owner must focus on tracking.”
"Sir, there is no boss in that shop, only a little apprentice!”
"Then keep an eye on that apprentice!"
"Ha Yi!"
"The rest of you can go back on your own. Jiamei, you, and Cheng Sang, let's go back by car!”
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"Cheng Sang, I understand why you were so angry. There must be something wrong with that Number 38. Xiao Ye's actions could very well expose our intentions.”
"I couldn't control my emotions today. Suzuki-kun, please forgive me!”
"Cheng Sang, don't say that. You did it for the mission.”
Ichiro Suzuki's respect for Cheng Xiaofeng increased even more. Cheng Sang was able to notice the problem even though he was always with him. He was still in a daze and still did not understand the situation. Why were Team Leader Kumamoto and Cheng Sang so interested in Number 38 at the same time? Why was he not as smart as them?
Cheng Xiaofeng was silent at the moment. Jiamei was sitting in the back seat, holding No. 38's tea leaves in her arms. Another agent was responsible for guarding the other 60-odd tea leaves.
He knew why Kumamoto Shunji paid so much attention to No. 38. The key was the 24-minute standby call at Maofeng Tea Shop. He had the deepest impression of Kumamoto Shunji. Since he could wait for 24 minutes to call Mitsui, it must be something important. After that, he never called Mitsui again. There were no phone records of him calling Mitsui Yang earlier. Yes, this call was too sudden.
This didn't make sense, but Old Xiang had already gone to Changde in the name of purchasing goods.
Oh right, if Old Xiang's call in the morning didn't get through, he would go to Mitsui in the afternoon and find that the other party was closed. Then there would be room for relief. If he had a batch of new tea on hand, he needed to sell it to Japan. If he missed the opportunity, then he could only look for other clients. Then it would make sense. Besides, Old Xiang had already gone to restock, so how could he have time to care about Mitsui? This matter might not be settled.
However, Mitsui had almost no involvement in the tea business. Mitsui's main business was to purchase raw silk, so how could it be related to tea?
Most of the merchants who traded with Mitsui were raw silk merchants in Suzhou and Hangzhou.
Ever since the Battle of Songhu, the raw silk trade of Mitsui had been greatly impacted. The patriotic merchants of China refused to trade with the Japanese, so they should expand to other fields. The tea trade was also an option.
If Mitsui had someone and needed a raw silk merchant to bridge the gap between them and the tea trade, then it would make sense.
Oh right, Feng Yuan. Feng Yuan was the manager of the bank loan business. He was in charge of flour, cotton, linen, and raw silk.
Feng Yuan was a good candidate. He could fix the loophole behind the busy line.
Also, if this Little Xiang could reveal through this apprentice that the boss wanted to contact a batch of new tea to sell to Japan, then everything would be logical.
Then how could he settle all these matters? It seemed like he had to make a trip to the army hospital! Liu Yuexin should be able to operate the phone transfer skillfully. She has to call the Church's Sacred Heart Hospital immediately when she goes back. I hope there's still time. Zhou Hui, don't ask for leave in advance.
However, how was he going to pass this test? Other than the packaging and the knot of the paper rope, this bag of tea leaves was almost identical to the safe house.
With Kumamoto Shunji's thinking, he should be able to determine that this was the doing of the two people in the shop. It wouldn't affect Kumamoto Shunji's judgment at all.
However, with Kumamoto Shunji's cautiousness, he probably wouldn't take action immediately. He still had to wait for the results of other inspections. Even if he took action, he wouldn't take action immediately. At least, he wouldn't take action before the boss returned.
Hopefully, there were a few packets of tea leaves that could divert Kumamoto Shunji's attention.
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As soon as the car entered the Special Higher Police, he saw Matsuta Yuta and Kumamoto Shunji waiting by the window of the conference room.
The four people who got out of the car clearly saw that their superiors were staring at them, but none of them showed any expression. They moved quickly and silently took out bags of tea from the back seat. Then, with a cold expression, they quickly went upstairs.
"Kumamoto, your operation team is really rigorous!”
"Xiao Feng is leading the team. It can't be wrong!"
"You're so fond of this student!”
"Chief, aren't you?”
The two of them laughed at the same time.
The four of them walked into the conference room and bowed in unison. Then, they neatly placed the tea bags on the conference table. Cami stepped forward respectfully and handed the statistics to Director Matsuta. She then handed the packet of tea leaves to Kumamoto Shunji before stepping back respectfully. He didn't look like a weak translator, but more like a victorious warrior.
Matsuta Yuta and Kumamoto Shunji looked at each other in surprise. Their surprise was filled with admiration and surprise.
"Not bad, very good!" Yuta Matsuta nodded as he browsed through the statistics. The statistics were written neatly and the data was detailed. It was hard to imagine that this was done in a hurry.
"Xiao Feng, Xiao Feng, you're still hiding something. Do you think I can't see through it?”
"Of course Teacher could think of this. Thus, I personally went to fetch it for Teacher.”
However, when Kumamoto Shunji began to examine the tea bag in his hand, his expression became solemn. He immediately sat on the chair and picked up the tea bag he brought back from the safe house. Comparing them, his expression became darker and darker.
He took out a magnifying glass and carefully looked at the exposed edge of the outer layer. He began to shake his head.
His expression made everyone stop what they were doing and look at his expression.
Cheng Xiaofeng was even more suspicious. Was there any difference in cutting the edges? No, how could it be different?
With trembling hands, Kumamoto Shunji opened the tea bag. Cheng Xiaofeng stepped forward to help open the other bag!
It was completely out of their expectations. The two paper ropes were two inches apart, and the paper size was also different. The edges were relatively flat, but it was obvious that one was cut with a knife and the other with scissors.
The most unacceptable thing was that these two packets of tea leaves were very different. The packet of No. 38 tea leaves that he had just bought was uneven. There were big and small tea leaves, and there was even jasmine in it.
Cheng Xiaofeng suddenly realized that Xiao Shan didn't find Xiao Xiang last night, so he sneaked into the tea shop, cut off two inches of all the paper rope, cut off all the wrapping paper, and mixed some tea into the new tea.
After a busy night, she was exhausted and her eyes were red. All of this must have been done in the dark.
When he heard Kumamoto Shunji order Suzuki to lower the surveillance level of No. 38 and leave only one person there, he found out where the shop owner and the waiter lived.
Cheng Xiaofeng finally breathed a sigh of relief. The most dangerous situation had passed, and Xiao Shan had saved the team.
However, this could not completely eliminate Kumamoto Shunji's doubts. He immediately made the call.
"Team Leader, I need to go to the Army Hospital. I have a secret message to discuss with Chief Wang Xing.”
"Alright, you can go." Kumamoto Shunji's tone was soft and weak.
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Miss, hello, please connect me to Army Hospital 7506."”
"Okay, please wait a moment." Similarly, there was no one in the monitoring room.
Their tone was equally cold and emotionless.
"Is Zhou Hui here?"
"I am."
" Big Brother and Sister-in-law don't need to ask for leave to go home. Let Big Brother ask Manager Tomie Kondo of Mitsui Yang Co. Ltd. The tea merchant he introduced couldn't get through on Wednesday, and Mitsui Yang Co. Ltd. didn't go to work in the afternoon. I don't know if he went there after that. Then, he informed the shop assistant that the boss was preparing to sell a batch of tea leaves to Japan. Also, she could use her brother's identity as a bank manager.”
"Understood!"
"Hang up first!"
After the call to the Church's Sacred Heart Hospital ended, Cheng Xiaofeng's call was immediately picked up.
"Hello, this is the Army Hospital!”
"Hello, I'm from the Special Higher Police. How is Deputy Team Leader Wang today? Can I receive guests with my injuries?"
"Yes, but it's best if it's in the afternoon. The patient needs treatment this morning. It will take some time to clean up the infected part.”
"Thank you!"
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Cheng Xiaofeng returned to the meeting room. Kumamoto Shunji was still carefully sifting through the tea leaves. As more and more tea leaves were sent back, there were already many that were highly similar.
Kumamoto Shunji paid close attention to the tea bags with high similarity. Every time he found the difference between them, he would smile comfortably, completely different from the disappointed situation just now.
Cheng Xiaofeng looked at the number 38 tea bag and suddenly understood." Kumamoto Shunji was using a method of elimination. As long as he could eliminate all the suspects in the tea shops, then it would confirm his original judgment. The time of the call was too suspicious. It was busy for 24 minutes, but it just had to hang up ten minutes before the assassination.
"Teacher, there's another situation. For example, on the 38th, this tea shop has a shopkeeper and a waiter. The two of them have different packaging methods. Recently, new tea has been on the market, and the sales are good. Moreover, the number of new tea is limited, and it might be sold out very quickly.”
"Yes, this kind of investigation is still effective with a small number of samples. There are two to three hundred tea shops in Shanghai, and these uncertain factors will greatly increase! It has been less than two days since the incident. We still have a chance.”
"Teacher, I plan to investigate the suspicious aspects of that phone call!”
"Okay, let's talk outside."
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