Chapter 17: Slippery

'Cheng Guo is dead.'

'That serious?'

'They were careless. They thought the Japanese spies were the Red Party. Basically, they had no weapons. They didn't expect that the Japanese spies had so many weapons. The firepower was fierce. A small team was almost instantly overrun.'

'Explosion?'

'No. Cheng Guo was killed by a Thompson. He was shot seven times.'

'That many?'

'The team leader said he was seriously injured. In fact, he died instantly.'

'Hm...'

Zhang Yong frowned.

The Japanese invaders were indeed ferocious.

They came and immediately crippled an action team from the Li Xing Club.

But, thinking about it, it was not surprising. The Japanese invaders were indeed very powerful at the moment.

They also had the support of the marines stationed in Hongkou. If the situation became unfavorable, they could immediately retreat back to Hongkou. There was also the Japanese concession. That was their base camp.

After all, the espionage industry is also proportional to national strength. Without sufficient national strength, the espionage industry is only a pushover.

The reason Lin Xiaoyan was so arrogant and dared to provoke the Lixing Club was also because she had enough backing. She knew that the Chinese wouldn't dare do anything to her. They wouldn't even dare torture her.

If it weren't for the fact that they had found the radio and the codebook, she would have probably been released on the spot.

An era of oppression...

The car swayed and bumped violently.

There was a roadblock ahead. They had to wait for it to clear.

After a while, trucks loaded with stone passed by. They were belching black smoke.

I don't know what brand of truck it was. It definitely wasn't a Dodge. The famous Dodge didn't enter China until the 1940s.

'Where did the stone come from?'

'Guangde, I guess.'

'That's so far away?'

'What do you mean?'

'You're right...'

Zhang Yong didn't really care.

Finally, they can pass. They arrive safely in the warehouse district. There are already a large number of soldiers here.

Frankly, Zhang Yong has a very bad impression of the national army of this era. It's just an impression from appearances. The uniforms are all crumpled. Or they are loose-fitting. There is no military spirit at all.

Of course, there are a few legendary German-equipped divisions. But so far, Zhang Yong has not seen any.

Li Xianzhou's 21st Division has earth-yellow uniforms. It looks like it is simply a later puppet army.

And the name Li Xianzhou also conjured up many other things:

the great victory at Laiwu...

tens of thousands of pigs...

'Commander Li!'

Of course, they greeted him formally.

The others were deputy division commanders and major generals. They were also super seniors from the first Huangpu Military Academy class.

In Li Xianzhou's presence, Cao Mengqi, who was from the ninth class, was the younger brother of the younger brothers. If he had been assigned to the army, he would now be at most a deputy company commander.

'You go in!'

Li Xianzhou waved his hand. Then he disappeared.

I guess he felt that the Lixing Club was too arrogant. He didn't even send the team leader, but just two low-level soldiers.

When they saw Kong Zhiliang,

Kong now looked a little haggard.

It seems that no matter who is targeted for investigation, they will gradually collapse without even starting the investigation.

The military had surrounded the warehouse district tightly. No one inside could leave until the investigation results were released.

'Jin Lin?'

Cao Mengqi suddenly frowned.

Zhang Yong had long since seen that there was someone else beside Kong Zhiliang.

If he was not wrong, it should be from the Central Intelligence Agency. No. It was from the Party Affairs Investigation Department. This time, they finally had to send someone.

Just saying that the Kong family had face, the Central Intelligence Agency would not dare not to. At least someone had to be sent to the scene.

'Captain Cao, long time no see, I've missed you very much.'

'Get away from me!'

Cao Mengqi drew his gun directly. The police cadet behind him also hastily drew his gun.

They didn't know what was going on yet. Seeing the captain draw his gun, naturally they also drew theirs. Zhang Yong did not stop him either. It seemed that this was the correct way to open it.

When the people of the military united met the people of the Chinese united front, could they still drink and laugh together?

Believe it or not, if you turn your back, Boss Dai will just lock you in a small dark room.

'Haha. Captain Cao is really being formal.' Jin Lin laughed, "Since Captain Cao is here, we'll withdraw. I hope Captain Cao will do your best to catch the robbers soon.'

'Get lost!" Cao Mengqi really wasn't good at acting. He didn't bother acting either. His emotions were clearly visible on his face.

'Haha. Goodbye.' Jin Lin led his men away. The guy only brought two people with him, which was obviously just for show.

Sure enough, the Zhongtong are all slippery. However, sometimes being too slippery is not good.

If you are too slippery, when the moment of crisis comes, naturally others will also be slippery. Once the all-out war broke out, the Zhongtong could no longer be slippery. And then they collapsed.

'Head Steward Kong, tell us the basic situation,' Zhang Yong brought the topic back to the table.

'Sigh...' Kong Zhiliang sighed.

The first time he was robbed, it could be considered negligence. The second time he was robbed, there was really no excuse.

Even if he is a member of the Kong family, he is expected to be severely punished within the family.

'What was stolen this time?'

'It was still opium. About 5,000 catties.'

'How much is opium worth on the market now?'

'The opium we stored is all high-quality foreign opium. It was pulled back from India. The price per catty is more than 100 taels of silver. More than 8,000 catties is more than 8 million taels of silver.'

'People die for money, birds die for food. So much money really makes people crazy.'

'Sigh...'

'Are all the warehouses storing opium?'

'No. Only warehouses 3 and 7. The others are not.'

'So the robbers targeted these two warehouses? None of the other warehouses were affected?'

'No.'

'Okay.'

It can be confirmed that there is definitely an insider.

The robbers must have obtained precise information before they repeatedly struck.

Eight hundred thousand taels of silver is indeed very crazy.

However, Zhang Yong judged that it was definitely not a simple robbery.

Opium is contraband. In the Songhu area, without a powerful background, it is simply impossible to sell the stolen goods.

If it is not possible to sell the goods smoothly, then what is the point of robbing it? Smoke it yourself?

More than 8,000 kilograms of opium...

'What do you think?' Cao Mengqi asked quietly.

'I only know how to tell who is Japanese,' Zhang Yong shook his head, 'I don't know anything else.'

'Then first rule out whether it was done by the Japanese,' Cao Mengqi said. "I suspect it was done by the Japanese right now. No one in the country has the guts to do this.'

After a pause, he continued, "I don't think anyone else has such strong fighting capabilities either. It was done as if there were no one around.'

Zhang Yong nodded. He indicated that he had the same thoughts.

Indeed, the biggest suspect was the Japanese invaders. They had channels to sell the stolen goods. They also had enough fighting power.

As long as the opium entered the Japanese concession and was resold, the profits would be theirs.

For the various Japanese secret services, such a large sum of money could make up for the lack of funding.

Like Helix, almost all spy agencies need to develop their own sources of funding. If they rely solely on funding, they can't even afford to feed a dog.

The Japanese have the motive and the means, it's got to be them!

The problem is, how do we find the Japanese invaders?

Wait!

I suddenly remembered something...

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