Genius Agent

Chapter 126 Clues to Hidden Money

"Qian Hao, are you the mole?"

The team members shouted in disbelief, but Qian Hao kept his head down and didn't reply.

Unable to withstand the torture, he confessed everything. He knew he could never return to Shanghai Station. Now, he only hoped that the Special Higher Police could save him so that he could work for the Japanese in the future.

He was a professional agent carefully trained by the Special Service, understood the operation of the Special Service, and was capable and useful to the Japanese.

"Qian Hao, I'll bite you to death! You killed so many of our brothers..."

The team members had been screaming and trying to break free of the ropes, but it did nothing except aggravate their wounds.

Outside the interrogation room, Su Yuncheng whispered to Lu Mingxuan, "Brother Lu, this matter involves the Japanese, so I can't ask any more questions. After your interrogation is over, could you let me see your interrogation report?"

"Of course, no problem."

Lu Mingxuan immediately agreed. It was a small matter for him, as long as Su Yuncheng was willing to stay and help him.

"Okay, I'll go ask other people and see if I can find more news material."

Su Yuncheng did not return to the interrogation room. He had achieved his goal; Qian Hao was definitely finished.

If he were in another police station, he might have a chance to be rescued, but with Lu Mingxuan, the Special Service would never let him leave.

Lu Mingxuan might not make the decision, but Su Yuncheng is still there.

He had the biggest influence on Dylan.

Even if he could subtly influence Dillon, Qian Hao would have no way out.

The others were questioned separately. When Su Yuncheng arrived, Captain Wu had already taken statements from several people.

"Editor-in-Chief Su, you've arrived."

Upon seeing Su Yuncheng enter, Captain Wu hurriedly stood up. He had witnessed his chief inspector consistently siding with Su Yuncheng earlier that day.

Su Yuncheng came to the police station at the request of their chief inspector. He even felt that the chief inspector had something he needed Su Yuncheng's help with.

Whatever the reason, serving this man well will not do him any harm.

"Captain Wu, may I see the statements you've recorded?"

Su Yuncheng handed three silver dollars to Captain Wu, who immediately pushed the money back into Su Yuncheng's hand.

"Editor-in-Chief Su, please feel free to look around. You can have whatever you want, but you don't need these."

Previously, unaware of Su Yuncheng's relationship with the Chief Inspector, he accepted the money without hesitation. Now that he knows, he wouldn't dare ask for the money again.

"Captain Wu, take this. Take the brothers out for some tea."

Su Yuncheng insisted on putting the money in Captain Wu's hands. It wasn't his money, and he knew Captain Wu wouldn't dare to stop him, but a few silver dollars would get them to help him sincerely, which was definitely worth it.

"Editor-in-Chief Su..."

"You're welcome. This is the money the newspaper paid for the news."

Su Yuncheng interrupted him, and Captain Wu paused for a moment before withdrawing his hand: "Thank you, Editor-in-Chief Su. I'll make you a cup of tea, so you can take your time reading."

Captain Wu understood the implication in Su Yuncheng's words: what he was given was public funds, not Su Yuncheng's own money.

Su Yuncheng was only the editor-in-chief of the newspaper, not the boss, and he was well aware of that.

Su Yuncheng is righteous and thinks highly of him, so he wants to return the favor. He will cooperate with whatever Su Yuncheng's people need in the future.

"Thank you, Captain Wu."

Su Yuncheng pulled up a chair, picked up the confession, and slowly read it. Captain Wu was questioning ordinary people, and the process was quick, unlike Su Yuncheng who had used torture methods and wasted a lot of time.

The first document is the statement of Jiang Mushan's driver. He was one of the people who fled to the foreign concession with Jiang Mushan and was considered one of Jiang Mushan's confidants.

Captain Wu was the first to interrogate him, and he had his own ulterior motives.

Jiang Mushan embezzled hundreds of thousands of silver dollars. Where would he put the money he didn't spend?

It was impossible to keep everything at home. Lu Mingxuan had already thought of this and arranged for his trusted men to search the house. Captain Wu had inquired and found that they hadn't found much money.

There were no bank notes or other valuables.

If the driver knew where the money was, even if he didn't get the lion's share, he could still get a small share, right?

Unfortunately, the driver knew nothing about it. He said that Jiang Mushan had indeed treated him well, but never let him ask about money matters, and only gave him a settlement allowance.

He has already confessed about the money.

The amount was considerable, a thousand silver dollars, but it was insignificant compared to Jiang Mushan's hundreds of thousands of silver dollars.

Judging from the testimony, the driver, Jiang Mushan, was loyal to him and kept speaking well of Jiang Mushan.

A corrupt military officer is merely using this to win over the hearts and minds of his people.

Such a person can never truly care for their confidants; they can abandon their so-called confidants at any time when needed.

The testimonies of the other individuals were also fine; they were all ordinary citizens.

After reading it, Su Yuncheng stood up.

"Captain Wu, may I go see Fu Jiu?"

Fu Jiu is the name of Jiang Mushan's driver. His surname is Fu, and he was the ninth person born among his peers, so his name is Fu Jiu.

People with names like his are very common in China.

"Okay, I'll take you there."

Captain Wu no longer conducts in-person inquiries; instead, other patrol officers conduct the interrogations and record the information. Asking so many people and recording so much information is a complicated task.

Fu Jiu is Jiang Mushan's driver. His wounds have been bandaged, and he is being held in solitary confinement for the time being.

Captain Wu led Su Yuncheng outside the cell. Fu Jiu was sitting on the ground against the wall. He glanced at them, then turned away without saying a word.

"Is Jiang Mushan good to you?"

Su Yuncheng asked directly, sensing the hatred and desire for revenge in Fu Jiu's heart.

Fu Jiu is an orphan, and Jiang Mushan will check the backgrounds of those he selects, because only such people can be the most loyal to him in the future and truly become his loyal followers.

"Of course, my comrade is the best person to me in the world."

Fu Jiu immediately replied that he could say anything else, but he couldn't mention Jiang Mushan.

No matter what Jiang Mushan did or how greedy he was, he was the one who truly helped him and was good to him. Everything he had was given to him by Jiang Mushan.

"Do you know that he's embezzling the people's hard-earned money?" Su Yuncheng asked again.

"What does this have to do with me?"

Fu Jiu looked at Su Yuncheng: "If the officers aren't corrupt, then no one else will be. Aren't there plenty of people who are greedy? We don't eat or dress well in the army, so where does all that money go?"

Su Yuncheng had no way of answering his question.

Of course, the others are greedy, even more so; the entire KMT is a bunch of scoundrels.

A person who is not greedy cannot gain a foothold anywhere, because he is an outlier, and those who consider making money normal will ostracize him.

"Where did he put the money he embezzled?"

Su Yuncheng asked again, and Fu Jiu scoffed, "You just said he's a corrupt official. Do you think a corrupt official would tell others where he keeps his money?"

Fu Jiu was telling the truth, but Su Yuncheng still keenly sensed the difference in his emotions.

When Fu Jiu replied, his emotions fluctuated, but he wasn't lying; rather, it was a hint of speculation and doubt.

It seems that Fu Jiu really doesn't know where Jiang Mushan hid the embezzled money, but he must know something, perhaps a clue to where the money was hidden.

"You're right. A person like him would never let others know where his wealth is."

Su Yuncheng smiled. Captain Wu didn't think much of it; he believed that Fu Jiu was right and made sense.

If it were him, he would do the same and would never let anyone know.