Arranging for Lin Jiangbei to be a special commissioner of the US Naval Intelligence Agency was not a big problem for Colonel Price. The only thing he was worried about was Lin Jiangbei's language ability.

If Lin Jiangbei can't speak English at all, or the English he speaks stutters out, making people feel wrong when they hear it, then this plan will definitely not work.

Colonel Price's concerns were immediately dispelled after seeing Lin Jiangbei himself. Because Lin Jiangbei can not only speak fluent English, but also standard American pronunciation, I don't know how many times more standard than Colonel Price's accent when he speaks with a thick Texas accent!

So Colonel Price immediately agreed to Lin Jiangbei's request, so Lin Jiangbei became a Chinese-American commissioner of the US Naval Intelligence Agency named Jackson Ren, and accompanied by Colonel Price, went to the old drunkard's apartment to conduct a scene investigation.

The old drunkard's apartment was not far from his tailor's shop, in an alley behind the Yongan Department Store, and was a detached Shikumen building. In addition to the Japanese in the Hongkou area, most of the foreign expatriates in the Shanghai area like the Japanese in the Hongkou area like the Japanese in the Hongkou area like to rent apartments and hotels, and it is still relatively rare for an old drunkard to rent a three-story shikumen building with a single courtyard directly behind Nanjing Road.

However, this is also in line with Lin Jiangbei's judgment of the old drunkard. Agents who engage in espionage generally try to avoid crowded places such as apartment buildings when renting housing. Of course, the apartment building rented by Araki Oi and Tanimura Natsukawa on Zhapu Road, which was rented entirely by Japanese, was a special exception.

Outside the old drunkard's apartment, in addition to two US Marine Corps soldiers guarding it, Shimamoto Hikonari, a senior Japanese inspector from the patrol room of the Public Concession Ministry of Industry, also led a few patrols to wait outside--he had received a notice from Colonel Price yesterday that the US military would send criminal investigation experts to investigate the scene today, so he rushed over with his men early in the morning.

Seeing Colonel Price leading a dark-skinned Oriental face surrounded by several US Marines, Shimamoto Hikonari hurriedly took two steps up and complained to Colonel Price in English: "Colonel Price, didn't you inform me yesterday that you would bring your US military criminal investigation experts to the scene at 10 o'clock in the morning to investigate?" Why didn't you come until eleven o'clock? ”

"Hehe," Colonel Price laughed, and said, "I'm sorry, Inspector Shimamoto, I have something to do temporarily, and I've delayed you for a while, so I've kept you waiting!" ”

In fact, at half past eight in the morning, Lin Jiangbei finished his makeup and rushed to the headquarters of the Fourth Expeditionary Force of the US Marine Corps accompanied by Zhang Shixue. It's just that after Colonel Price confirmed that Lin Jiangbei's English was not a problem, he took Lin Jiangbei to the U.S. Consulate General in Shanghai and asked the consulate to produce a U.S. passport for Lin Jiangbei, so there was a little delay in the middle.

scribbled and apologized to Shimamoto Hikosei, and Colonel Price had no intention of introducing Lin Jiangbei to Shimamoto Hikosei, leading Lin Jiangbei to the old drunkard's apartment.

"Colonel Price, please wait a minute~" Shimamoto Hikosei hurriedly stretched out his hand to stop Colonel Price, pointed at Lin Jiangbei and said, "This gentleman must be the criminal investigation expert you said yesterday, right?" Colonel Price, can you introduce me to it? ”

"You guessed right, he's Mr. Jackson Ren, a criminal investigation expert sent by our U.S. Department of the Navy." Colonel Price stopped and looked at Shimamoto impatiently and said.

Shimamoto Yancheng didn't seem to see the impatience on Colonel Price's face at all, and enthusiastically stretched out his hand to Lin Jiangbei, "Mr. Jackson, I am Senior Inspector Shimamoto Hikocheng of the Public Concession Ministry of Industry Bureau, and I am very happy to meet you today!" ”

Lin Jiangbei was surprised that Shimamoto Hikosei was not only very proficient in English, but also did not have a Japanese accent. Aside from agents and diplomats, Lin Jiangbei really couldn't think of any other Japanese who could speak English at the level of Hikonari Shimamoto.

Surprised in his heart, Lin Jiangbei hugged his arms to his chest, snorted with his nostrils facing the sky, looked at Shimamoto Hikocheng with slanted eyes, and said, "It's a pleasure to meet me today, how happy are you?" ”

How happy are you?

Shimamoto Hikosei was choked by Lin Jiangbei and was speechless for a while.

Eight grid tooth road!

When did Americans become so unconventional in their speech?

Lao Tzu is obviously just modestly expressing, where will he be really happy?

And the Jackson Ren in front of him obviously has an oriental face, whether he is Chinese, Korean or Japanese, he should understand that this is just Oriental etiquette, why do you have to ask directly?

After holding it for a long time, Shimamoto Hikoto said like constipation: "I drop, just like meeting old friends in another country (Meet old friends in another country)!" ”

"Fack! You Japanese are really a hypocritical people! The first time we met, you and I weren't even new friends, so how could you be as happy as my old friend? Lin Jiangbei glanced at Shimamoto Hikosei coldly, "Okay, whether you are really happy or falsely happy, since you have been happy, then please get out of the way and don't hinder my next crime scene investigation work, okay?" ”

Shimamoto Hikosei was embarrassed by Lin Jiangbei's words, he still wanted to speak, but he didn't want Colonel Price to wave his hand, and two tall marines immediately came up behind him, one of them held Shimamoto Hikonaru's arm, like dragging a little chicken, and dragged Shimamoto Hikonari aside. Then Colonel Price accompanied Lin Jiangbei and walked into the old drunkard's apartment.

Although Shimamoto Hikonari was full of resentment, he didn't dare to say anything more, and followed Colonel Price and Lin Jiangbei into the old drunkard's apartment.

As soon as he walked into the old drunkard's apartment, Lin Jiangbei's nose smelled a strong smell of dried bonito smoked from longan wood, and in addition to this smell, there was also a faint smell of bitter almonds like potassium cyanide in the air.

Of course, there are dozens of other flavors in the air in addition to these two flavors. Among them, there was a faint fragrance that Lin Jiangbei smelled very familiar, he thought about it carefully, and immediately determined the source of this fragrance, that is, the smell on the female shoe-shiner when he was shining shoes at the intersection of Broadway!

The shoe-shiner had ever been to the old drunkard's apartment? And judging by the concentration of this fragrance, the female shoe-shiner should not have come more than yesterday.

The old drunkard's apartment has been under strict guard since West Bryan found out that the old drunkard had been killed yesterday, and from this point of view, the shoe-shiner must have been here at least before West Brian arrived at the old drunkard's apartment!

Lin Jiangbei really didn't expect that as soon as he walked into the old drunkard's apartment, he found the first clue!