Chapter 86: The gunshot at MGM

It was the one who almost got hit by the car before.

It turns out to be a smart kid.

At a young age, he already knows how to pay back his debt with his own labour. And he's not afraid of people.

Very good. Zhang Yong happens to need this.

Li Boqi had previously asked him to gather a group of kids to serve as his eyes and ears.

'What's your name?'

'Doubao.'

'Doubao?'

'Doubao. Douzi means beans, and baozi means treasure.'

'Oh...'

Zhang Yong nodded.

The other person had emphasised it very seriously. It meant that the name was important.

'Can you read?'

'I can recognise more than 180 characters.'

'Good. That's amazing.'

'If someone teaches me, I can recognise even more characters.'

'Someone will teach you.'

'Will you teach me?'

'Sure!'

Zhang Yong nodded.

I'll teach you one character a day. You'll learn more than 300 characters in a year.

In three years, you'll know 1,000 characters. That's enough for everyday use.

As for how to teach, I haven't thought of a good idea yet.

Maybe I can ask someone else to teach you...

Suddenly, I thought of Li Jingzhi. She can teach you. She'll never go back to school. But she can find a place and secretly teach a group of dolls.

'Where are you from?

'Mizhi,'

'Where?'

'Northwest, Mizhi, the hometown of Li Zicheng.'

'You know Li Zicheng?'

'I listen to stories.'

'Oh...'

Zhang Yong waved his hand. He called Dou Bao over.

It was rare to meet a child with an education. This was important. Because in the future, some tasks would require an education.

At the very least, you have to remember the names of the shops on both sides of the street, right?

If you can't even remember the names of the shops, let alone the street signs, how can you do surveillance?

And there are all kinds of complicated alleys, you have to know the names...

He pulled out a silver dollar. He counted it. There were seven in total.

Dou Bao's eyes immediately sparkled.

He hurried up to him.

'You can work for me. I'll give you a silver dollar a month. Are you willing?'

'Yes. Yes.'

'Good. You can also find a few more friends. Like you, they will also get a silver dollar a month. If you do a good job when I tell you to do something, I will give you another reward.'

'I will definitely do a good job.'

'This is for you. You should station someone near Si Ma Lu. If I have something to do, I will go there to find you.'

'Great. We have a lot of people. There are at least dozens of us.'

'Then I will give you a little more.'

Zhang Yong took out another handful of silver dollars.

There was nothing else, just money. If you work for me, you will never be shortchanged.

'Thank you!'

'Now, you can take us to Li Lelin.'

'He went to the MGM Cabaret.'

'Are you sure?'

'I saw him go in with my own eyes.'

'Good!'

Zhang Yong nodded and handed the dollar to Dou Bao.

Dou Bao then very enthusiastically led them to the MGM Cabaret. It was around 9 o'clock in the evening. The nightlife had just begun.

Cabarets like MGM and Paramount were backed by Americans. Therefore, they were very safe in Shanghai. No one dared to cause trouble.

Those wealthy and powerful people who like to find pleasure generally only choose these two places.

A place like Merry-Go-Round is completely incomparable.

It is impossible to go in with a large group. There are bodyguards hired by the Americans outside.

You can only go in alone. And the number of people cannot be large. Otherwise, once the attention of the bodyguards is drawn, there is no way to act inside.

And...

'Staff Officer Zhang, no guns.'

'Why?'

'If you use a gun, there will be trouble. The Americans will protest.'

'Understood,'

Zhang Yong nodded.

No matter how powerful the police headquarters was, it would not dare to upset the British and Americans.

Right now, the authorities were bent on seeking the help of the British and Americans to mediate the conflict with the Japanese. At this time, offending the Americans would easily set a bad example.

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To pin all hopes on foreigners, alas...

It was finally decided that two people would go in. They were Zhang Yong and Zhou Yang.

After finding the target inside, they would figure out what to do next. The best approach would be to lure the target outside and then capture him.

They made preparations.

They went in separately.

There weren't many people inside. But there were a lot of red dots.

They saw many Japanese people strutting around here, oblivious to everyone else. The people they talked to were also often foreigners.

In fact, the Japanese had very close relations with the British and Americans.

Many of the Japanese war resources were bought from the Americans. For example, scrap iron and steel.

There was also Southeast Asia, controlled by the French and British. And the Philippines, controlled by the Americans. All of these places had abundant resources, which were constantly being transported to Japan. This was ultimately transformed into the military power that the Japanese invaders used to invade China.

Therefore, how could Chiang Kai-shek easily get the British and Americans to intervene when they wanted to?

The profits they received from the Japanese each year were also quite substantial. How could they easily give up such a piece of fat meat?

He walked silently inside.

He found more than 30 Japanese people.

But I never found Li Lelin. He was obviously not in a public place.

This is a problem.

If this guy hides, it will be hard to find.

Inside, it was a scene of revelry and debauchery, bustling with activity. There were at least 500 or 600 people. It would be hard to find a hidden Chinese person!

But no matter how hard it is, we have to search slowly.

If you want to see someone alive, you have to see their corpse.

'Pop!'

'Pop!'

At that moment, there was a sudden gunshot.

Zhang Yong frowned. He hurriedly crouched down.

Zhou Yang's reaction speed was also very fast. He quickly got down on the ground. At the same time, he drew his gun.

'Pop!'

'Pop!'

There were more gunshots.

Zhang Yong hurriedly got down on the ground. At the same time, he looked around.

His first reaction was that he had encountered someone from the Party Affairs Investigation Department. The other party wanted to ambush him here.

In other words, he wanted Ye Wansheng dead. Ye Wansheng also wanted him dead. If there was a chance, he would never miss it. Could it be that he had been ambushed? Later, he found out that it wasn't.

The two sides in the firefight were people he didn't know.

They were all strangers. His judgment was that they were bandits. People who didn't care about their lives.

In fact, neither the Central Bureau nor the Military Bureau could fight inside MGM. They would be held directly accountable by their superiors.

'Who are they?'

Zhang Yong asked Zhou Yang quietly.

Zhou Yang was also lying on the ground nervously.

'I don't know,'

Zhou Yang shook his head. He waved Zhang Yong to retreat.

Once the gunshots started, things got serious. Military police would arrive soon. It would be troublesome to explain things then.

'Let's go!'

Zhang Yong decisively retreated.

Stay away from the trouble.

Sure enough, the police patrolling nearby arrived first. But they were unarmed.

'Pop!'

'Bang!'

Inside, the gunfire continued.

It was unclear who was fighting with whom. The commotion was loud.

Zhang Yong watched from afar.

Suddenly, he saw a familiar figure. It was Skinny Monkey.

It was the one who had been arrested earlier. This guy was here too. So, without making a sound, he moved closer. He stopped him.

'You...'

Skinny Monkey was so nervous. His face turned pale.

He thought someone was blocking him. Then he realised it was Zhang Yong and he felt relieved.

'What's going on inside?'

'Liang Fei and the people from Jiutou Mountain are fighting.'

'Which Liang Fei?'

'The most famous one. Also known as Liang Shangfei.'

'The disciple of Diao San?'

'What? You know about Master San?'

'Who are the people from Jiutou Mountain?'

'They are a group of bandits. They came from elsewhere and came to Shanghai to make a name for themselves. There are nine bosses.'

'How many are inside now?'

'Five bosses, I don't know their names. They are all called Boss Rolling.'

'Why are they fighting?'

'Boss Rolling stole something from the Japanese, and Liang Fei is responsible for retrieving it. So they fought.'

'Oh...'

Zhang Yong's face was expressionless.

This Shanghai is really chaotic!

I guess it will eventually come to my head.