Genius Agent

Chapter 56 There's Really a Problem

"Okay, let's do it in the lobby."

The magistrate nodded, glanced around, and then found a seat by the window.

The opportunity Su Yuncheng mentioned should be right here. He mainly focuses on the other customers in the restaurant; whether there are private rooms or not doesn't matter to him.

"Chief, I'm going out for a bit."

Secretary Qi said in a low voice that the waiter's behavior was abnormal and he needed to find out what was going on.

This time they brought twelve people from Nanjing, but they were all highly skilled in action. It was best to leave the task of investigating people to Shen Mozhou and Chen Yansheng.

"Waiter, who are those two tables of guests?"

When ordering, the supervisor casually asked if Xiao Wei was serving him. Xiao Wei paused for a moment, then immediately shook his head: "I'm sorry, the guest's identity is a private matter."

The magistrate was asking about two tables of people dining in the restaurant: one table had three people, and the other had two people, all of whom were men.

Both tables were occupied by foreigners, and the distance between them meant that the person sitting at the table couldn't hear what they were saying, especially since they were speaking in a foreign language.

"Take it."

Secretary Qi returned, and the director gave him a look. Even though Secretary Qi hadn't been there, he immediately understood what the director meant.

Secretary Qi took out two silver dollars and stuffed them into Xiao Wei's hand. Xiao Wei was stunned for a moment and didn't dare to take them.

"Take it."

The director said calmly, "This is a kickback for the waiters, to buy the identities of those two tables of guests."

After hesitating for a moment, Xiao Wei took the money and said in a low voice, "The people at the table on the east side are French businessmen... and the people at the west side are arms dealers from the German company Bofors..."

"German arms dealers?"

The magistrate's eyes lit up. Could this be the opportunity Su Yuncheng was talking about?

However, they wanted Japanese weapons, mainly anti-aircraft weapons and aircraft, as German and Japanese weapons were incompatible and unusable.

The comrade-in-arms had a misunderstanding. He thought that Su Yuncheng was calculating how to help him solve the warship problem. If that were the case, it would be a great achievement and a stroke of good fortune.

"Thanks."

The section chief didn't say much; he was considering whether he should take the initiative to get to know the other party.

Just now at the teahouse, the headmaster had tea and snacks, but he wasn't full. He then ordered steak and a bottle of red wine, which were quite expensive.

Secretary Qi had been secretly keeping an eye on the waiter.

While they were eating, the table of German arms dealers left, and the magistrate, who had just gotten up, sat down again.

Since the people are leaving, it means they are not his destined opportunity. He will wait and see how accurate Su Yuncheng's calculations are this time.

Only if he could calculate accurately would he dare to bring Su Yuncheng to the old man in the future.

"Secretary Qi, we've found out. The waiter's surname is Wei, he's from Shandong, and he started working at this restaurant a year ago. He speaks French, and the boss treats him well."

Shen Mozhou quickly identified the waiter and called Secretary Qi over to report to her privately.

"Surname Wei?"

Secretary Qi's eyes suddenly lit up. Su Yuncheng had said that the Director was destined to meet Wei today. Although Wei and Wei are not the same character, they are homophones.

He knew very well that in divination, homophones had the same effect.

At Wei Yu Tea House and Luo Wei Hotel, a waiter surnamed Wei has arrived and is behaving strangely.

Is Su Yuncheng really that powerful? But what is the identity of this Wei guy that Su Yuncheng could figure out?

"After you leave, have some men keep an eye on him and see what he does."

Secretary Qi whispered the instructions, and Shen Mozhou, who didn't believe in fortune telling, agreed without much thought.

Shen Mozhou was a little confused as to why Secretary Qi wanted to investigate a waiter.

"Looks like this won't work, let's go."

After finishing the meal, the section chief sighed. Both tables of foreign guests had left, and there was no one else in the private room. The section chief was somewhat disappointed.

He had already concluded that Su Yuncheng was deliberately fooling him and that there was no real opportunity between them.

"Sir, I had someone ask around, and the waiter's surname is Wei."

Once outside, Secretary Qi whispered something, and the department head immediately looked at him.

"Wei?"

His thoughts were the same as Secretary Qi's: another Wei, did that foreshadow something for him?

"He seems to know you," Secretary Qi said again.

"You know me?" The section chief was slightly taken aback, and his eyebrows twitched.

"I've already arranged for Shen Mozhou to keep an eye on him," Secretary Qi said in a low voice. The department head thought for a moment, then nodded, "Okay, let's go back first."

Shen Mozhou, along with Chen Yansheng and two other skilled operatives, stayed behind to secretly monitor the waiters.

He initially thought that Secretary Qi was just being paranoid, but to his surprise, not long after the director and his team left, the waiter asked for leave, changed his clothes, and left.

Shen Mozhou immediately led his men to follow, but he noticed the waiter's unusual behavior and didn't dare to get too close.

The waiter seemed very wary and was making counter-surveillance movements.

How could a waiter know these things?

Could it be that Su Yuncheng is truly a fortune teller, and that Xiao Wei is indeed the one destined for success?

Shen Mozhou didn't dare to think too much and personally led Chen Yansheng to follow at a distance, while the other two stayed behind to provide support at any time.

"Director, Secretary Qi."

More than an hour later, Shen Mozhou returned. The Chief had already returned to his residence and was resting.

If he doesn't find anything today, he'll return to Nanjing tomorrow. As for this trip to Shanghai, he'll just treat it as a way to relax.

At least Su Yuncheng is indeed a descendant of Old Master Su. In the future, we can tell the old man about Su Yuncheng's affairs as a source of amusement.

"How is it?"

Secretary Qi took the initiative to ask, and Shen Mozhou seemed a little excited. Secretary Qi understood that there might really be something wrong with that waiter.

"Secretary Qi, after you and the Director left, that waiter asked for leave and went out. I followed him the whole way, but he was very vigilant and made counter-following moves. Later, I saw him go to the Japanese quarter, so I didn't dare to follow him anymore."

Shen Mozhou immediately replied that the Japanese quarter was mostly inhabited by Japanese people, and he did not dare to follow them in rashly.

However, the current findings are sufficient to confirm that this waiter has a serious problem.

"Japanese settlement, Japanese spies?"

Qi Limin's eyes widened. Was this the opportunity for the Chief? If he really was a Japanese spy, then it really made sense.

The intelligence agency primarily targeted Japan as its external enemy and the warlords as its internal enemy.

Over the years, they have fought openly and covertly against Japanese spies, suffered many losses, and captured a few Japanese spies, but they have not yet captured a single Japanese spy who was still lurking.

Even if they weren't infiltrating their ranks, catching one in the French Concession would be a major achievement.

Moreover, this can be attributed to the Director himself.

"That's right, he's back. Chen Yansheng is watching him. Should we investigate his true identity?"

Shen Mozhou asked directly, and the section chief glared at him: "No need to investigate. Since there's a problem, make a secret arrest."

Secretary Qi also looked at the director. The waiter was Chinese, so in other places they could be arrested directly. They weren't afraid of the Japanese coming to their door.

They are arresting their own citizens.

However, the waiter was an employee of a foreign restaurant, and it was located in the French Concession. If the foreigners found out, it would cause trouble, so they arrested him secretly.

"Yes, but we don't have a place for interrogation."

"After we caught them, we sent them to Shanghai Railway Station for interrogation."

The sergeant immediately stood up; he was now very interested and eagerly anticipating what surprise the waiter might give him.

At this point, he had begun to believe in Su Yuncheng's divination skills, but he had misunderstood the situation. He thought the opportunity was not related to the warship, but rather to the Japanese.