Chapter 27: Character Establishment

As soon as the grenade was thrown, Zhang Yong immediately rushed out.

At the moment the grenade was thrown, he felt a little bit of regret. He felt that he had acted recklessly.

What if he attracted suspicion...

However, the grenade had already been thrown, and there was no chance to regret it.

Now, all he had to do was act as if nothing had happened. He just had to watch the fun. After all, it was the Central Intelligence Agency who had died. Boss Dai wouldn't care.

Indeed...

'Boom!'

The sound of an explosion. Everyone immediately turned around.

Li Boqi let out a sigh of relief when he saw that it was someone from the Party Affairs Investigation Department who had been blown up. At the same time, he was also watching the fun.

A few police academy students subconsciously drew their guns. Then they put them away again.

Oh, they're not on our side. They're over there. They deserved to die.

On their first day at the Lixingshe, they were told that the Party Affairs Investigation Office was their sworn enemy. They were absolutely not allowed to have any contact with them. Otherwise, the family law would be merciless.

Zhang Yong stood at the entrance to the cruise ship with a Browning pistol in his hand, looking at Li Boqi 'confused'.

'You come down. Come down!' Li Boqi waved at him.

Zhang Yong quickly came down.

As he walked, he curiously looked back at the scene of the explosion.

The underground party traitor should be dead. The grenade was so close. If it didn't kill him, it would really be a blessing from the gods.

He returned to Li Boqi's side. He asked casually, 'What happened?'

'Who cares!' Li Boqi shrugged, unconcealed his indifference, 'It was an ambush by the Red Party!'

'Oh...' Zhang Yong wanted to say something but stopped. Then it was very quiet.

There was no need to speak anymore. They watched.

They saw Ye Wansheng struggle to his feet, swaying unsteadily and looking dazed.

His pistol was gone. It had gone flying somewhere.

Apparently, the explosion of the grenade had also injured him. His mind was blank with shock. But he was lucky to be alive. He was definitely injured, however. If he wasn't taken to hospital quickly, the consequences would be unimaginable.

As expected, the subordinates he brought with him were all terrified. They hastily helped him up and called a car to take him to the hospital.

When they got in the car, Ye Wansheng had already passed out.

'Let's go too!'

'Yes.'

Zhang Yong couldn't wait to leave.

It wasn't the right place to stay long.

This was the first time he had secretly intervened, and his heart was never really at peace.

Get in the car.

Leave.

Fumio Kishida and the four Japanese imposters posing as cleaners were all handed over to the police. Nothing happened to the Lili Xing Society.

Catching that clever thief was not something that could be accomplished in a short period of time.

With the Lili Xing Society gone, the scene was also unsealed. The police station was not interested in catching the Red Party.

As a result, everyone who had previously been trapped on the pier was free to come and go. Naturally, the underground party member who had been hiding among them was also able to leave safely.

Back at the base.

It seems that the mood has changed.

Upon enquiry, they learn that Director Tang has returned. Also present are the men from the intelligence department.

Li Boqi goes to see Director Tang. Zhang Yong comes to greet Cao Mengqi.

Cao Mengqi has not gone to the hospital. But he needs to rest. He cannot engage in strenuous activity for the time being.

Speaking of the Japanese invaders, this guy hates them with a passion.

'Bang!'

'Bang!'

Cao Mengqi, who is bored out of his mind, is practising shooting.

He has fired hundreds of rounds this morning. The Lixing Society is rich and powerful, so it doesn't lack for bullets.

'Did it go well?'

'Not bad. We caught all the Japanese.'

'The Japanese did it again?'

'Fortunately, the Japanese did it. Otherwise, how could we have come back so quickly.'

'These Japanese are arrogant. They dare to do anything! Robbing the Ministry of Finance warehouse, and now stealing the Ministry of Finance's legal tender, using the Ministry of Finance as a cash cow!'

'I guess so! I'll practice too!'

Zhang Yong took out his Browning pistol and began training with all his concentration.

Vaguely, he felt that his marksmanship had improved again. Although it was not obvious, it was indeed improving steadily. This was a good thing.

In such a chaotic era, military strength was definitely the most important thing.

At all times, one must be able to defend oneself. Otherwise, one's life would be at the mercy of others.

In addition to personal strength, one also needed manpower, material resources and financial resources.

One needed a large number of people.

One needed a lot of equipment.

And you need money.

A large group of people means a small group of interests. You need to stick together. The law does not punish the masses. Even if you make a mistake, Boss Dai has to weigh the consequences of taking action against you.

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More equipment means more weapons and ammunition, and more other equipment. Cars, radios, and so on.

As for having a lot of money, there's no need to explain this. Money can move mountains.

He himself is a typical example. He was completely defeated by two large bills. If it were two suitcases of US dollars for himself, he would go to heaven...

For later generations of time travellers, this is common knowledge.

It so happened that those police academy students were the most likely to form cliques. It was easiest to form small groups with interests in common with themselves.

'Zhang Yong! The team leader told you to go to Director Tang's office!'

'Got it!'

Zhang Yong put away his pistol. He walked quickly to Director Tang's office.

He knocked on the door. He called out, 'Report!' Everything was carried out according to the prescribed procedures.

'Come in!'

came the voice of Li Boqi.

Zhang Yong then pushed the door open.

He found four people inside. Three were standing. One was sitting.

The one sitting was naturally Director Tang. One of the early three giants of the Military United Front. Previously, he was the director of the Lixingshe office in Songhu.

Cao Mengqi said he might not come back. But in the end, he did.

To say it was an accident would be wrong...

Attention.

Salute one by one.

Everyone else is a big shot. He's the new guy.

Director Tang stood up.

He held out his hand.

Zhang Yong: ?

What's this for?

'Come, let's shake hands!' Director Tang stepped out from behind his desk and said with a smile, 'You're young and promising, with a bright future. Not bad. Not bad.'

'Director Tang is too kind. I only know how to catch Japanese spies. I don't know anything else,' Zhang Yong said honestly.

Let's get this out of the way first. I'm not going to catch the Red Party.

Apart from Japanese spies, there are also their accomplices, and I don't want to get involved. In fact, I can't get involved.

'It's great that you can catch Japanese spies. In the future, you will specialize in catching Japanese spies!' Director Tang's smile seemed very friendly, 'I heard from your team leader Li that the reward for catching a Japanese spy is one dollar. This reward is a bit unacceptable. It's too little. In that case, I'll make a change. If you catch a Japanese spy, I will personally reward you with ten dollars!

'Thank you, sir, for your trust!' Zhang Yong was of course full of energy.

Ten dollars for each Japanese spy.

If you catch a hundred, you'll get a thousand dollars. The money prospects are endless!

If you can make a little extra money in the process, that would be great. It would be like Meng Chaowei, and that would be awesome.

Otherwise, what can you do on your regular salary of two dollars a month?

If you work so hard for just two dollars, you'll be as good as the communists. The communists believe in their cause, but do you communists believe in anything? Nonsense...

'How many Japanese spies have you captured so far?'

'Director Tang, I haven't counted yet.'

'Li Boqi.'

'Director Tang, I've counted. Including the four today, there are nine in total.'

'Good!'

Director Tang went back behind his desk, pulled open the drawer and took out two big yellow notes.

Each note was 50 in value, so two notes made 100.

'Here, 100 big yellow notes in total. I won't even open them. You can just take them. The extra 10 yuan is for your next catch.'

'Thank you, Director Tang!'

Zhang Yong was also polite. He reached out and took them.

This was his persona. He liked big yellow notes. Money made him feel good.

'Okay, you can go now!'

'Yes!'

Zhang Yong took the big note and left.

Behind him, Director Tang sat down and looked at the two men other than Li Boqi.

'What's your impression?'

'It doesn't look like a disguise. It feels like he doesn't have much faith. Or maybe faith is just about money.'

'What about you?'

'I can be sure that he's not a member of the Red Party.'

'Why?'

'With such outstanding special abilities, how would the Red Party let him go undercover.'

'You're right.'

Director Tang nodded.

After a moment's thought, he looked up at Li Boqi.

'Let him lead a small team! Catch a few more Japanese! We'll look good too!'

'The Japanese attacked the Ministry of Finance twice in a row. Minister Kong is very unhappy, and he must have told the Commissioner. The Commissioner is also very unhappy. The Japanese are pushing their luck, and they've even gone so far as to touch our money bags. We can't let them get away with it without showing them who's boss.'

'Arrest more people! Dig deeper! And execute some more in public!'

'Let's see if the Japanese dare to continue acting recklessly!'