At about six o'clock in the morning on September 10, in the No. 76 canteen, Zhao Jingdong met Liu Zezhi, who was eating breakfast: "Zezhi, you are also here, who is this for?" In addition to the shredded chicken noodle soup and mung bean rock candy lily lotus seed porridge I ate, there were also four dry overnight straw oven baked cakes and a plate of black pickles on the table.

"Lao Zhao, why did you get up so early? Let's sit down and eat together. This is for the prisoners who are interrogated, and after eating, I will go to change to Asano-kun. ”

Zhao Jingdong also asked for a bowl of noodles, picked up the cold porridge on the table and drank it first, and then asked for two bowls, and then replied: "I said that, this time early, it doesn't look like it was prepared for Director Li." What wakes up early? I didn't close my eyes for two nights in a row. Do you have something to do this morning? Can you do me a favor? ”

Liu Zezhi smiled bitterly: "For Director Li?" What do you think? I don't want to mix it up? Alas, a batch of illusory gold has made it impossible for everyone to stop. Doing you a favor? I don't know who to ask for help, I've been interrogating with Ni Xin for almost a day, Lao Ni made four headlights, and didn't let the interrogated person sleep, the interrogated person couldn't sleep, and the interrogator suffered a lot of crimes, my eyes still hurt so much, so much effort, but nothing was gained. How are you? Is there a catch? ”

Zhao Jingdong shook his head: "No, I didn't even catch a suspect." Yesterday, I promised Mianguanjun of Zhengjin Bank that I would give them a letter today: when can their construction team be stationed, so I will come back and report to Director Li for instructions. No wonder they are in a hurry, you and Ni Xin have made it a miasma, the walls and floors of all the rooms have been destroyed, and Mianguanjun arrived at the scene yesterday afternoon, and his face has not been good-looking. ”

"Lao Ni, you don't know, you're too serious. This Zhengjin Bank is too, what's the hurry? If it's too late, it's delayed for two days. ”

Zhao Jingdong said with a smile: "You don't know this, they also have difficulties, the opening date has been set a long time ago, and they have been advertised in newspapers and radio for a long time." More importantly, the Ministry of Finance in Tokyo, Japan, will also send people. ”

Liu Zezhi finished eating, picked up the baked cakes and pickles, and said, "You eat, I'll go." ”

When he came to the interrogation room, Han Ruitian, who had been interrogated continuously for nearly 20 hours, had red eyes, the corners of his mouth were full of blisters, and the whole person lost a lot of weight overnight. Liu Zezhi put the baked cakes and pickles on the table and said, "According to your requirements, I will prepare breakfast for you." ”

Han Ruitian, who was anxious in his heart, glanced at the so-called breakfast, felt sick to his stomach, and said, "I don't want to eat it." ”

Liu Zezhi didn't bother to talk nonsense with him, took it out early and handed it to the guards, came back and sat down, and motioned to Asano to leave with one click. Without waiting for Asano to go out with one click, Han Ruitian said, "Okay, I'll admit it." If you have anything to ask, ask again, and I will surely satisfy you this time. ”

Hearing this, Asano sat back with one click. Liu Zezhi asked: "On July 16, you went to the vault of the HSBC Bank in Shanghai to inspect it, did you indeed see 150 gold bricks in the vault?" ”

"HSBC held a banquet at noon, and the hospitality was very thoughtful, and after eating, I went to the vault and only glanced at it from a distance."

Asano hurriedly recorded with one click, and Liu Zezhi asked again: "Very thoughtful?" So what's the drink? What else did they do besides setting up a feast? ”

Han Ruitian replied honestly: "They also gave me a set of HSBC commemorative gold coins. "Bribery is not a big deal in the Nanjing government, but for some reason No. 76 is eyeing HSBC, looking at the situation, the matter is definitely not small, Han Ruitian is also an old fritter who has been in the sea for a long time, I wanted to grit my teeth, keep my mouth shut, and wait for Zhou Fohai to speak, maybe I can get away with it. Who knew that the bastards of No. 76 didn't give any face at all, and resorted to such despicable means as fatigue interrogation. Now Han Ruitian, life is better than death.

"A set? How many? How much does each piece weigh? Is it pure gold? ”

"Four of nine pure gold, three in all, one ounce each."

"You are just the Nanjing Ministry of Finance to inspect the security and fire protection of the vaults of various banks, why is HSBC so thoughtful to you? Why do you want to give you a gift of pure gold that weighs almost 100 grams? Liu Zezhi secretly said that Zhou Chengbin accepted the Golden Cicada plan on July 7, and then he was on the run for several days, but he was able to start the action on July 16th.

Han Ruitian replied: "Several of the fire extinguishers they used were expired and found out by me, and there were also obstacles on the fire escape. ”

Asano scoffed with a button: "How much money can it cost to replace a few fire extinguishers?" Even if it's a punishment, how much can he be punished? There are obstacles on the fire escape, how much effort does it take to move them? Is it necessary to pay heavy bribes? I advise you to be honest, don't toast and don't eat and drink! Did you take other people's money, go through the motions hastily, and reproduce business? ”

At that time, Han Ruitian thought that he was from the Ministry of Finance, and with Zhou Fohai as his backer, HSBC took this opportunity to bribe and get in touch in advance, so that it would be easier to do things in the future. Naturally, he couldn't say this, so he could only reply: "It's my dereliction of duty that I shouldn't have accepted such a valuable gift." However, I still fulfilled my duty, in addition to checking security and fire protection, I also did what our director asked me to do: at that time there were indeed 150 gold bricks in the treasury, and the gold bricks of that size weighed 37.5 kilograms, which could never be wrong. ”

Liu Zezhi asked again: "Have you verified the weight of the gold bricks at that time?" Are you sure it's not hollow? Is it the pure gold of the four nines and not a substitute for other metals? ”

Han Ruitian said in his heart Even if I don't take other people's money, I am not qualified to verify these, he didn't dare to defend himself, and replied: "No, I just visually measured the number." ”

Liu Zezhi asked again: "Have you still contacted people from HSBC in the future?" ”

"Nope."

"Has anyone asked you about your trip to HSBC? Who have you told about this? Where's that set of gold coins? ”

"After I returned to Nanjing, I reported to our director and did not tell anyone else about it. The set of gold coins is still in my house, and I am willing to hand it over. ”

Liu Zezhi ordered Han Ruitian to sign and press the handprint, and then glanced at Asano with one click, picked up the things on the table, and got up to leave. Han Ruitian asked timidly, "You guys are going...... When can I be let go? I've said everything I need to say. ”

Asano clicked: "What's the noise? When it's time to let you go, nature will let you go! Wait here. ”

The two walked out of the basement, and Liu Zezhi said: "Asano-kun, go to the courtyard to smoke a cigarette, breathe, discuss it, and then report to the director." ”

Asano said with one click: "Liu Sang, what do you think is going on?" ”

Liu Zezhi lit a cigarette, handed Asano a key one, and said: "I think the thing is like this: HSBC must have this batch of gold, Japan and Britain continue to friction, the British want to transport the gold back to China, before July 16, that is, before the surname Han went, it was transferred out of the vault, and the surname Han saw it fake." But at that time, this batch of gold was still in Shanghai, so the British wanted to mislead the Ministry of Finance that the gold was still in the vault. ”

Asano agreed, and continued: "It makes sense, I remember that under General Ono's order, Zhao Jingdong's comprehensive deployment was on August 1st, right?" That is, the gold was no longer in the vault at that time. What fire extinguishers are expired, there are obstacles in the fire escape, etc., are all deliberately sold flaws, in order to have the opportunity to pay bribes. We were misled by the surname Han and focused all our attention on monitoring the vaults, and the British took advantage of this opportunity, and somehow used some means, to quietly transfer the gold away. ”

Liu Zezhi praised Asano with one click: "Asano-kun, it's not me who praises you to your face, looking at it from a small place, Yamaki-kun seems to be more meticulous and smart than you, but once he catches up with the big thing, he can't compare with you." Hey, then you say this batch of gold is still in Shanghai? ”

"You're also only smart, just like Ryusan. Do you think, if we were still in Shanghai, the British would have moved and let us find out that this batch of gold was missing? Of course, it was shipped away, and the British decided to apply for closure. I remember that the HSBC branch applied to the Ministry of Finance for closure on September 1. ”

Liu Zezhi nodded frequently: "Yes, why didn't I think of it?" Is this the reason, so the gold has been shipped out of Shanghai before September 1st? Asano-kun, how do you say they were transferred? ”

Asano smiled a little proudly: "You treat me as Zhuge Liang, you can pinch and calculate, how can I know this?" However, I guess there should be the help of the Shanghai Station of the Military Command. Forget it, don't bother with this, report to Director Li. ”

After listening to Liu Zezhi and Asano's one-click reports, Li Shiqun asked, "What does Director Ni think?" ”

Asano replied with one click: "Director Ni didn't go back to the dormitory until three o'clock in the morning today, and he didn't have time to discuss with him, so his subordinates went to him." ”

"No need. Secretary Liu, Captain Zhao is at General Ono's, can you see if he has come back? Let him come to me. Asano-kun, if you call the Nanjing Municipal Police Station, you will say that General Ono meant, copied Han Ruitian's house, sent the set of gold coins over, and the records, plus Han Ruitian, were all handed over to General Ono, and he sent them down. ”

Half an hour later, Zhao Jingdong rushed back: "Director Li, are you looking for me?" Just as he had something to report to you, his subordinates were rushed back from General Ono, and Yoshiichi Mianguan of Zhengjin Bank was urging again, saying that the construction team must be stationed today, and he also sued Director Ni in front of General Ono, saying that Director Ni was reckless and acted arbitrarily, and if Zhengjin Bank could not open as scheduled, Director Ni must be held responsible. ”

"What did General Ono say?"

Zhao Jingdong secretly smiled and replied: "Director Ni is performing official duties, and besides, how can he sue Director Ni in front of General Ono?" The general said that you are in charge, but the general asked me to tell Director Ni in private, and take the time to find an opportunity to apologize to Mianguanyi, and forget about it perfunctorily. Director, didn't you see what Ni Xin and Liu Zezhi had made that building look like, it was about to become a ruin, no wonder Mianguanyi was unhappy. ”

Li Shiqun glanced at Zhao Jingdong, couldn't help but smile, and asked again: "Did you find anything at the various checkpoints?" ”

"Not either."

Li Shiqun hesitated again and again, and finally decided: "Alas, the British are not good people. It seems that nine times out of ten, this batch of gold is no longer in Shanghai. Remove all the checkpoints, half of the personnel, and hand over the rest to Asano, turn into a secret sentry, continue to monitor the building and its vicinity, and see how it progresses in three days. However, the monitoring of various wharves and stations must not be relaxed, and the inventory of transport vehicles entering and leaving Shanghai must also be stepped up. By the way, you look at this. ”

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