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Chapter 44: Informant

Cao Mengqi took the lead in a frontal attack.

Bang, bang, bang, the sound of continuous gunfire rang out. Two small red dots disappeared.

Not bad, two were killed on the first shot.

The other small red dots immediately began to move. Some moved forward. Some moved backward.

This was all to be expected. Wei Yong had already led his men to flank from behind.

No matter if the Japanese advance or retreat, they cannot escape.

'Boom!'

The sound of a grenade exploding is heard.

This is Cao Mengqi and the others directly using grenades to clear a path.

Since this is a strong assault, they will not be cautious. When they encounter an unknown situation, they will directly detonate the grenades.

Sure enough, after the grenade exploded, one red dot disappeared.

'Boom!'

Another grenade exploded.

Another red dot disappeared. Another one is dead.

'Bang!'

The assault continues.

Grenades continue to be thrown.

Cao Mengqi and the others are almost all former soldiers. They are best at fighting.

The only regret is that they did not bring their Thompson submachine guns. Fortunately, a dozen grenades are more than enough. After all, there are only seven opponents.

'Boom!'

They blow up everything as they sweep along. They are unstoppable.

However, an accident occurs. One red dot actually moves to the right.

Huh?

Is there a door on the right as well?

Zhang Yong frowned. He immediately went around the block.

He was determined not to let any of them escape.

He observed the movements of the small red dot and approached quietly.

He discovered that it was a Japanese soldier carrying a pistol who was climbing over the wall to escape. He had no intention of fighting. He was intent on escaping.

Oh, you want to run?

Zhang Yong hid in a corner and waited for the other person to rush past, with his back to him, before suddenly shooting.

He was new to the battlefield and had little confidence in frontal combat, so he had to hide behind someone and shoot from the hip.

'Bang!'

Two shots in a row. Both hit the target.

The target falls over. But the red dot on the map does not disappear. This means that the target is not dead.

His marksmanship is indeed a bit rubbish. He missed the vital spot by more than 20 metres.

'Bang!'

So he continues to shoot until the red dot disappears.

This is truly dead.

Looking around, he does not see anyone else, so he rushes up.

I found that the Japanese invader was holding a brand new Browning M1935 pistol.

Haha. A good gun. It's mine now.

Immediately put it away and eject the magazine. I found it was full. Put it in my space.

Continue to search the body.

I accidentally found a good stack of bank deposit slips.

Huh?

Fenghui Bank?

5,000 silver dollars each? There seem to be as many as ten?

OK. Collect them all too. Put them in the personal space.

Footsteps are heard behind him.

'Zhang Yong!'

'I'm fine!'

Zhang Yong turns around.

It's Cao Mengqi, who has come to his aid.

The battle over there is over. Counting. A total of six Japanese invaders have been killed.

Plus the one Zhang Yong killed. Seven Japanese invaders. All wiped out.

The foreign soil is just behind. All found.

'How are our casualties?'

'No casualties.'

'Search quickly. Take anything of value.'

'Yes!'

Everyone immediately scatters to loot.

The Japanese invaders' belongings. Anything that isn't nailed down is taken. They clean them out.

Zhu Yuan was right, Sanhe Trading Company has a lot of valuable things inside. There are many portable cameras alone. There are also watches, binoculars, and so on.

Without a doubt, take it all. Don't leave a single feather.

'Kerosene for sale...'

A long shout could be heard outside.

Zhang Yong hurried outside. He saw someone carrying two large buckets of kerosene pass by.

Perfect.

This must have been arranged by Zhu Yuan.

The timing was perfect.

He immediately drew his gun and stepped forward. He 'intercepted' the other person. Then he carried the two large buckets of kerosene inside. He dumped it on the tobacco and soil.

Although the amount of kerosene was not very much, it was enough to start a fire.

As long as it boils, the next thing will naturally be handled by someone else. The Japanese tried to put out the fire. It was difficult.

'Hoo!'

Sure enough, the fire quickly caught.

At this time, the loot was also almost completely plundered. Everyone carried some on their backs.

'Retreat!'

Zhang Yong waved his hand.

The group quickly retreated towards the Zhabei exit.

Sure enough, Zhu Yuan was already on duty here.

Seeing Zhang Yong and the others appear, he immediately waved his hand, allowing them to quickly pass by on the side.

It's done.

They successfully left the concession.

The rest was not much of their concern.

They found a place nearby to rest.

'What did everyone get?' Zhang Yong counted the seized goods.

'Show it all! No hiding!' Cao Mengqi yelled.

'We'll divide it equally,' Zhang Yong added.

Unequal sharing of the spoils could easily lead to internal strife.

He didn't want disputes to arise in this small group of ten or so people.

So everyone took out what they had.

There were more than 500 silver dollars and some banknotes.

The coins were worthless. The silver dollars were divided equally. Each person got more than 30. Everyone was satisfied.

'Don't mention money when we get back,'

'Don't show off your wealth. Don't flaunt it around. It makes other people jealous,'

Zhang Yong commanded again.

Everyone answered loudly in agreement.

Following Captain Zhang, they really made a lot of money.

No sooner had they done it than each person had made more than 30 silver dollars. It was like a dream.

Back at the base,

Zhang Yong immediately came to see Li Boqi. He reported a series of situations.

'I'm sorry...'

'It's all in the past.'

'Zhu Yuan said it might be some young women from the Mengde Society...'

'Don't worry about it. Even if you find them, you're no match for them.'

'Why?'

Zhang Yong was unconvinced.

I don't believe in this Mengde Society.

Who's afraid of whom...

'You couldn't even resist Pei Lan, let alone anyone else.'

'I...'

Zhang Yong blushed.

This...

You don't have to put it so bluntly.

I was just young and couldn't resist.

'Let's just pretend this never happened. There's no need to blackmail Meng Chaowei anymore. He's about as valuable as he'll ever be. Just let him sit in jail for a while!' Li Boqi waved his hands, "Maybe he'll feel like living again and tell us more.'

'I understand," Zhang Yong nodded.

His face still looked disgruntled.

He really wasn't convinced.

Before, he really couldn't hold back. He was starving. Starvation makes people desperate.

But now it's different. Now he's not that hungry. He can eat whenever he wants to go home. And he can even have two servings. The temptation from the outside world is not as strong.

'Let's get down to business,' Li Boqi said, "develop your informants.'

'What?" Zhang Yong didn't react.

'In our line of work, we need a lot of information. We need to use all kinds of people. How can one person collect all this information? You definitely need to develop a lot of informants,' Li Boqi patiently explained. "I'll give you a special informant fee to develop informants and get more intelligence.'

'How much?" Zhang Yong asked anxiously.

'Two silver dollars a month.'

'Ah? Only two silver dollars! What can I do with that?'

'Figure out what you can do with it yourself. It's two silver dollars every month, anyway. You won't get any more than that.'

'Okay...'

Zhang Yong nodded and agreed. He didn't really care much.

His main focus was actually on catching the Japanese spy. There didn't seem to be any need to develop informants.

At least, not for the time being.

'Ding-dong!'

Suddenly, the phone rang.

Li Boqi picked it up. He answered it. His face gradually grew serious.

Zhang Yong then quietly retreated.

It must be confidential. Better to get out of the way. No trouble.

However, Li Boqi waved him back.

He had to stand there. Far away.

It took a while before Li Boqi finished the call. His face was a little gloomy.

'Something's up,'

he waved Zhang Yong over.

Zhang Yong had to walk over.

Standing there, dry as a bone. I guess there's more work to do. Still not very pleasant work.

Li Boqi really doesn't hide his emotions in front of him. Just by looking at Li Boqi's face, you can tell that the task at hand is troublesome. Li Boqi himself doesn't want to do it. But he has to.

After a moment of hesitation, Li Boqi slowly said, 'Get ready, you're going to Hangzhou.'

Zhang Yong asked cautiously, 'Me?'

'Yes. You're going by yourself.'

'What for?'

'The derailment. Xuan Tiewu from the Hangzhou Garrison Command has specifically requested that you investigate.'

'Who is he?'

'He is also an old man of our Lixing Club. He is now the director of the Zhejiang Provincial Security Bureau and the commander of the Hangzhou Garrison. His qualifications are older than Boss Dai. He was in the first Huangpu class. Boss Dai was in the sixth class.'

'I go by myself?'

'Yes.'

'What if there is danger along the way...'

Zhang Yong made an excuse.

He didn't want to go.

He was not familiar with Hangzhou, and what was there for him to do there alone?

He was also afraid of death. The road was not safe.

What if I'm ambushed...

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