HCB Chapter 145 Identity Confirmed
Chapter 145 Identity Confirmed
There is a Master Lu Barber Shop diagonally opposite the Xiong Ji Noodle House, which is just downstairs from the room where the spies were monitoring the Xiong Ji Noodle House.
Master Lu, a middle-aged man in his forties wearing work clothes, is shaving Tanaka Daiei with a razor.
"Master Lu, do you usually eat at home or out?" Tanaka Daiei chatted casually with Master Lu.
As barber Lu shaved Tanaka Daiei, he smiled and said, "I usually eat breakfast and dinner at home. When I'm busy at noon, I just grab a bite outside!"
"Have you ever had noodles at Xiongji Noodle House across the street?" asked Tanaka Daiei.
Master Lu said, "Of course. After all, we've been neighbors for nearly ten years. I have to take care of business. Boss Xiong has been getting his hair cut here all the time!"
"How do the noodles made at Boss Xiong's noodle shop taste? If they're delicious, I'll go have a bowl at noon later!" said Tanaka Daiei.
Master Lu is a kind-hearted man. He smiled and said, "I think it's great. His noodle shop is doing very well, and it's all about the neighbors. If the food isn't delicious, the neighbors won't come to his shop often to support him!"
"That's true!"
The two chatted for several minutes, with Tanaka Daiei asking about Xiong Ji Noodle House and Xiong Danian.
This puzzled Master Lu, so he asked, "Why are the guests so interested in Boss Xiong?"
Tanaka Daiei was very experienced in dealing with this kind of situation and had a plan in mind. He said, "I have two cousins who have been missing for many years. A few days ago, an acquaintance told me that they had appeared in this area before, and it seemed that they were at Xiongji Noodle House. So I came here to look for them and see if I can find them!"
"By the way, Master Lu, you've been running a barber shop on this street for quite some time, right? Could you help me see if you've seen the women in these two photos?"
After saying that, Tanaka Daiei took out photos of Liu Huilan and Chen Xiangling from his pocket and handed them to Master Lu.
Master Lu was also a kind-hearted person. He didn't suspect anything. He took the photos and looked at them. The first one was a photo of Liu Huilan. He didn't recognize her and shook his head. He looked at the second photo and his eyes fixed: "Hey, this - isn't this Mrs. Xiong?"
Tanaka immediately asked, "Master Lu, have you seen her? Is the Mrs. Xiong you're talking about the wife of Boss Xiong?"
Master Lu looked at the photo carefully again and said, "Yes, it's Boss Xiong's wife. However, this photo seems to have been drawn and then photographed. I can't say for sure it's Mrs. Xiong, but she's at least 80% similar!"
Tanaka Daiei suppressed his ecstasy and said, "I just glanced at the door of Xiong's Noodle Shop and didn't see Mrs. Xiong inside. Logically, she's the boss's wife and should be helping out in the noodle shop!"
Master Lu shook his head and smiled, saying, "There's a twenty-year age difference between the couple. Boss Xiong is worried that others might miss his young wife, so he doesn't dare let her show up in public. Speaking of which, Boss Xiong is a prime example of a man who keeps a beautiful woman hidden in his house!"
"Has Mrs. Xiong always let Mr. Xiong stay at home? Has she never gone out to work?" asked Tanaka Daiei.
Master Lu said, "I'm not sure about that. I asked Boss Xiong when he came to get a haircut, but he didn't want to say much, so I didn't ask any more questions! But speaking of it, ever since Boss Xiong married his wife, she hasn't been to the noodle shop very often. Every time she comes, she doesn't stay long before leaving!"
After leaving Master Lu's barber shop, Tanaka Daiei did not hang around nearby. These days, there are really few people hanging around on the streets. Everyone is busy making a living. Anyone who hangs around is either rich or noble, or someone with suspicious behavior.
As a spy, Tanaka Daiei was of course aware of this, and he went straight back to the room at the surveillance point.
"You guys come here!"
Tanaka Daiei said to the spies, "From now on, you will split into three groups, two people in each group. While one group is monitoring, the other two groups will rest. If you find Xiong Danian going out, the other two groups will immediately go downstairs and follow him. But be sure not to let him notice that you are being followed. I want you to find his residence or whereabouts!"
"I've prepared a car, a rickshaw, and a bicycle downstairs for you to use as transportation!"
After eight o'clock that evening, the noodle shop closed quickly. After Xiong Danian calculated the income and expenditure for the day, he also left the noodle shop. The waiters and the cook stayed in the shop, closed the door and went to wash up.
The two groups of spies monitoring the noodle shop immediately began to follow Xiong Danian.
The two groups of agents divided the work. While the first group was following Xiong Danian from behind, the second group took a detour to the intersection ahead and waited. When Xiong Danian reached the second intersection, the second group took over the tracking, and the first group took a detour to the next intersection and waited. During this period, they changed clothes and transportation from time to time.
By tracking and monitoring in this way, Xiong Danian was actually able to hide it at the beginning.
But Xiong Danian was an experienced old intelligence agent with a strong sense of danger. When he got off a rickshaw and paid the fare, he suddenly saw another rickshaw parked not far behind, and the driver pulling the rickshaw seemed somewhat familiar.
After thinking carefully in his mind, Xiong Danian quickly remembered that he had seen this man at an intersection, but the man was not dressed as a rickshaw driver at that time.
At this moment, Xiong Danian felt the danger and realized that he was being followed. The person following him was undoubtedly a spy, most likely a Special High Technology Bureau spy.
"Have I been exposed? What went wrong?"
While Xiong Danian was confused, he felt that something was very wrong. Since the spies had started following him, they must have doubts about his identity. Xiong's Noodle House should also be under the surveillance of the spies and has become a dangerous place!
At this time, we must not go back to No. 162, Huanghuali, Yuyuan Road. If the spies find out there and obtain the information stored there, all members of the organization in Songhu will be at risk of being arrested, which will bring disaster to the organization in Songhu.
After buying a pack of cigarettes at a nearby grocery store, Xiong Danian confirmed his judgment after further observation that he was indeed being followed by spies.
When things got to this point, Xiong Danian's brain started working at high speed, and he immediately made an escape plan in his mind.
He couldn't escape the spies' sight now. If he got rid of them and escaped, the spies would definitely attack the waiters and cooks who stayed in the noodle shop.
"Since the spies are only following us now, it means they are at the stage of suspecting me and the noodle shop. If they had confirmed my identity, they would have arrested me long ago!"
"There's still time. I can't lose my composure!"
After walking such a long way from the noodle shop, if he went back without doing anything, it would arouse greater suspicion from the spies. So Xiong Danian decided to go see a movie, because the cinema was not far from here!