Just when the investigation of the "Laverette Society" by the serious crime team was at an impasse, Dai Bingtian, who was in charge of monitoring Xu Qianxiang, brought Ling Zhan an unexpected piece of news. As a result, the investigation work of Ling Zhan and the Serious Crime Team also had a new direction.

"Lingju, the target seems to have suddenly taken an interest in antiques in recent days. ”

"What did you find?"

"The target has already made two trips to the 'Yayi Pawnshop' on Shigu Street in a week. ”

"Do you know what he's interested in?"

"I don't know. Dai Bingtian shook his head and said: "I'm afraid of startling the snake, so when I went to the 'Yayi Pawnshop', I just asked the boss if he had received any new gadgets in the past two days, but the other party said no." It is said that it is just those on the shelves, and if there is a fancy one, the price is negotiable. ”

After speaking, Dai Bingtian took out his mobile phone and pointed to the antique photos he took on the shelves of "Yayi Pawnshop" for Ling Zhan and the others to see.

Indeed, looking at the photos taken by Dai Bingtian, I did not find anything related to the "Laverette Society". However, everyone felt a little strange about Xu Qianxiang's behavior of running this pawn shop twice in a week. Although I don't know much about Xu Qianxiang's personal preferences, I have never heard that he has a hobby of antiques.

And Dai Bingtian, who lives in the same community as Xu Qianxiang and is now working under Xu Qianxiang, has also not heard that Xu Qianxiang likes antiques before. Otherwise, he wouldn't have reported this matter to Ling Zhan.

After all, according to the information currently available, Xu Qianxiang should be a person who belongs to the line of "Uncle Sam's Tears". In other words, the purpose of his visit to the pawnshop should not be to be interested in the so-called ritual utensils of the "Laverette Society" itself. The only possibility should be that people who are interested in the ritual of the "Laverfay" ritual utensils.

"It's not just people, so we can't be careful. Xun Jianguo reminded Ling Zhan: "What if this is just a deliberate attempt by the target to test us?"

"What Uncle Xun said is not unreasonable. Ling Zhan nodded and said, "Since the previous job transfer time was too sensitive, it is very likely to arouse the alertness of the target, so it cannot be ruled out that he wanted to test whether we were spying on him." ”

"Even so, why did the target choose only 'Yayi Pawnshop'?"

Yes, you must know that there are no less than dozens of large and small pawn shops in the General City. And "Yayi Pawnshop" is not the closest to Xu Qianxiang's residential community, nor is it on the way Xu Qianxiang commutes to work.

"Otherwise, let's start with the pawnshop owner, and if we can find a breakthrough in the boss, we may be able to solve this puzzle. ”

"It's fine. It's up to you and Xiao Qi to be in charge, and first quietly investigate the situation of the owner of the 'Yayi Pawnshop' from the outside. ”

"Yes, Team Ling. ”

Because in the previous investigation, Jia Wei and the others had already sorted out the pawn shops, jewelry shops, and antique shops in the general city, so Jia Wei and others had already mastered the information about this "Yayi pawn shop" and its boss. So I called it out again and looked at it carefully, and after taking it to heart, I set out to carry out a field investigation on the periphery.

At this point, only Xun Jianguo and Ling Zhan are left in the Serious Crime Team Office.

"I don't think it's going to be a result of this investigation. ”

"Uncle Xun means that it is impossible for the target to choose a problematic pawn shop, thus leaving a flaw for us?"

"yes. If the target's purpose is simply to test us, then he can't choose a pawnshop in question. ”

"What if the target wasn't trying to test us, but was really involved with that pawnshop?"

"If our previous suspicions were correct, the target should not have intersected with pawn shops, or jewelry shops, or the like. Unless....... ”

"In addition to the boss of the ** line, he is also their person?"

"It doesn't seem likely. Xun Jianguo smiled and said: "How can the target be so naïve as to go to meet his accomplices in person? Moreover, he went there twice in a row." Even if there is really important information to communicate, ...... communication is so developed nowadays. ”

Seeing that Xun Jianguo suddenly stopped when he said this, Ling Zhan couldn't help but say in his heart: "What if that pawn shop is one of their liaison stations?"

"The information transmission channels that were popular in the early part of the last century can indeed make up for the shortcomings of being easily monitored when using today's advanced communication equipment. It's just that it's a bit too risky. ”

"Since it is possible to listen to communication equipment, of course, it will also monitor the behavior of the target himself. I don't think it's possible for the target not to think of that. ”

The two of you analyzed it sentence by sentence, and finally felt that Xu Qianxiang's behavior of going to the "Yayi Pawnshop" twice in a row within a week was most likely to be a test to see if he was being monitored. However, it cannot be 100% ruled out that the "Yayi Pawnshop" is a secret liaison station arranged by the CIA in the General's City.

"Due to the sensitive nature of the transfer time, it is highly likely that some vigilant targets are eager to get in touch with the upline. So, even if the 'Elegant Pawnshop' is only a target to test us, it is possible that he will have other actions in the future. ”

"Not bad. Ling Zhan played with the signature pen in his hand, pondered for a moment, and said, "I'm afraid I won't be able to complete this task by relying on Xiao Dai alone. ”

"Yes, after all, the target of some vigilance is Xiao Dai's top boss, and he can find a reason to take him away at any time, including others. ”

"Where there is a good in everything, there must be a disadvantage. It seems that it is necessary to arrange another person to assist Koyo. ”

"Hehe, that's quite a problem. ”

Ling Zhan put down the pen in his hand, leaned back in his chair, and thought for a long time without thinking of a suitable candidate. It's not that people are hard to find, but it's too difficult to send them to Xu Qianxiang without arousing his suspicions.

"It's no wonder that the Forest Bureau wanted to introduce a girlfriend to the target in the first place, and I really couldn't think of a better way to do it. ”

"Can we think differently?" Xun Jianguo habitually tapped the table with his right index finger lightly and regularly and asked Ling Zhan: "Does the target really have a love affair with a female classmate who has settled abroad? If we can expose this lie, is it equivalent to finding a breakthrough?"

After being reminded by Xun Jianguo, Ling Zhan immediately thought of the case of Niu Tao, a demobilized soldier being investigated by the National Security Bureau, who was impersonated by Lu Xidong. Since someone can pretend to be Niu Tao in Africa to call Niu Tao's family regularly and send money to the family on a monthly basis, the female classmate Xu Qianxiang loves is also likely to be impersonated.

Indeed, this possibility cannot be ruled out. However, this is not an easy thing to do. ”

"It's a little harder, but it's still relatively easy than monitoring a target. Xun Jianguo explained slowly: "If our suspicion of the target is correct, we will inevitably investigate this link in the future." It's just in advance. ”

"Hmm. Ling Zhan pondered for a moment again and said, "Wait until I find an opportunity to discuss with the Forestry Bureau before making a decision." ”