Genius Agent

Chapter 75 Yun Cheng's Case

"Okay, I'll tell you."

With no other choice, Morita recounted in detail how he came from the training base to Shanghai, was sent to Nanjing by the Special Higher Police to infiltrate, and how he was eventually withdrawn.

At this moment, Morita did not recognize that the person in front of him was Su Yuncheng, whom he had met before.

Su Yuncheng changed his appearance, deliberately using a hoarse voice in order to conceal his identity.

So far, the results seem good.

Morita explained it in great detail; he wasn't lying.

"You just said that you came to Nanjing in batches. How much funding did the Special Higher Police give you when you came?"

After listening to him, Su Yuncheng took the initiative to ask a question. Morita was taken aback, and Qu Ning was also stunned. He had never thought about this question before, nor had he ever asked it.

Since the Special Higher Police sent them here, they couldn't just ignore them; they would definitely give them money.

It doesn't matter how much money they have, as long as they can make a living in Nanjing.

"They gave me fifty French dollars."

Morita honestly replied that fifty yuan had considerable purchasing power, and that this was enough to cover their rent and living expenses in Nanjing initially.

Secret agents are human too; they have families.

They receive a salary, all expenses incurred during missions are reimbursed, and they also receive additional subsidies.

Especially for these dangerous covert missions, the subsidies are very high, but they are paid in Japanese yen, and only in legal tender during the covert mission.

If they were to use Japanese yen in Nanjing, it would certainly attract attention.

"What about the others?" Su Yuncheng continued to ask.

"I'm not sure, they should all be the same."

After hesitating for a moment, Morita shook his head. Su Yuncheng had been sensing his emotions, and Morita's answer was not a lie, but he was still somewhat uncertain inside.

Why the uncertainty?

"Is it really the same?" Su Yuncheng asked again.

"I really didn't know. Everyone's money was given separately. At least I was the same as the other four. But Furong was the last person to be received by the section chief. He seemed very happy when he came out."

Morita has indeed surrendered; there is no concealment about it.

But there were some things he himself didn't know, and he couldn't tell the secret service.

"How did you connect with the team leader after you arrived?"

Su Yuncheng did not continue to ask the previous question. Morita answered quickly this time, as Qu Ning and the others had asked the same question before.

Once they arrive, they will first stay at a designated hotel. The team leader will then give them a signal, and they can go out to make contact.

In other words, the team leader knows them, but they don't know the team leader.

"We found out who their team leader was, but he left a year ago and we haven't been able to find him."

Qu Ning proactively explained that this was an important clue and also involved a Japanese spy, which the intelligence department would definitely investigate.

This person had lived in Nanjing for many years. Morita had met him, and his identity was eventually discovered, but unfortunately, he had already left.

"Did the team leader leave with you?"

Su Yuncheng continued to ask, but Morita shook his head: "No, I don't know when he left."

Qu Ning stated again, "According to our investigation, the team leader should have left on the fourth day after they departed."

They identified the man, conducted a detailed investigation, and ultimately determined the time to leave.

When this team leader left, he sold everything he owned in Nanjing; it was clear he was never coming back.

"From this perspective, the sixth person must be in Nanjing. His identity must be very important, otherwise even the team leader wouldn't have been evacuated."

Su Yuncheng nodded slightly, and Qu Ning said with a wry smile, "That's what we thought at first too, but we just couldn't find him."

"Is it possible that the mission Hibiscus received from the beginning was different from the others?"

Su Yuncheng looked at Qu Ning, who immediately shook her head: "We've thought about this too, but if there really is a difference, the Japanese wouldn't have needed to bring other people with him and then evacuate together. We suspect that something happened to him after he arrived in Nanjing."

Qu Ning and his team had indeed considered this issue, and even investigated people who were arrested in Nanjing a year ago.

This includes people arrested by the police, the military, and even thugs.

If Furong was indeed arrested, it would be normal for these people to evacuate urgently. Furong had seen them before and knew that the six of them had come to Nanjing together.

But the final result disappointed them; there was nothing at all.

"How much did you spend that fifty yuan? Did you hand it over?"

Su Yuncheng asked again, and Qu Ning was a little surprised. Why was the person sent by the Chief of Staff focused on the funding of the Japanese spies?

"I only spent a little over two dollars, and handed over the rest."

Morita answered honestly, and Su Yuncheng immediately asked, "Where did you submit it, Nanjing or Shanghai?"

"In Nanjing, the team leader later contacted me and got all the funds back, leaving only the money for train tickets."

"Is it just you, or are all the others like this?" Su Yuncheng asked in detail.

"That's how it is. They all spent fifty yuan, not much, and gave the rest to the team leader in Nanjing."

Morita was very honest and, without Su Yuncheng asking, proactively explained everything.

This was something they knew about each other when they were in Shanghai, and Morita didn't hide it from them.

"I understand. Continue telling me about everyone you met and everything that happened in Nanjing."

"Yes."

Morita talked for more than half an hour, even recounting in detail how he took a rickshaw to the hotel, how long he stayed in the hotel room, when he discovered the signal, and how he went to contact the other party.

"Secretary Qi, Section Chief Qu, let's go back first."

Su Yuncheng stood up. The interrogation was over. He had some guesses in his mind, but whether they were true or not needed to be investigated.

"Mr. Dandelion, what are your thoughts?"

Back in the intelligence department's conference room, the three sat down casually, and Secretary Qi took the initiative to ask questions.

"Furong is in Nanjing. His mission before coming here was probably different from the others, but the Special Higher Police were not confident, so they arranged for six people to come as usual. If Furong's important mission cannot be completed, then he will go undercover like the other five."

Su Yuncheng voiced his guess, and Qu Ning's eyes widened; he had never considered this before.

"Furong's mission may have taken them by surprise. The results should be very good, and it requires money. The Japanese have limited funds, so they took over the funds of the other five people."

Five people collected a total of more than two hundred yuan in legal tender.

This amount of money is not small. The average person in Nanjing only earns a few yuan or a dozen yuan a month, and very few earn more than thirty yuan.

In some other places, fifty francs could even buy a cow.

Two hundred or so legal tender, according to the official exchange rate, was equivalent to two hundred silver dollars in the past. Although now no one is willing to exchange silver dollars for legal tender, if you want to exchange them, you need more legal tender to exchange for silver dollars.

However, in many places, the purchasing power of the legal tender is indeed not much different from that of the silver dollar.

Unlike the concessions in Shanghai, the use of silver dollars was not allowed in Nanjing; if discovered, it would cause serious trouble.

Do you have any evidence?

Qu Ning asked directly, "If that's the case, then it means their previous investigation was flawed."

The person is in Nanjing. Their failure to find him is the biggest dereliction of duty, and they cannot bear the consequences. They must be questioned.