Chapter 251: I know you are a Japanese spy

Commander Chen of the Navy? He is no small potato.

But it seems that he has no deep impression. Because the navy was originally very weak.

In China at that time, the navy was actually dispensable.

After the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War, the navy didn't seem to have any famous battles. It seems that there were no achievements. Definitely not sunk any battleships.

Basically, all the Japanese navy battleships were sunk by the United States.

Yamato, Musashi, Shinano, Soryu, and so on. No matter how arrogant they were before, they all ended up at the bottom of the sea.

I wonder what the navy people are doing here?

If they are capable, why don't they go block the British and American battleships from entering the Yangtze River? And the Japanese battleships.

'I'll go say hello to him.' Dai Yice seemed to be familiar with Chen Shutong.

'Go ahead!' Zhang Yong nodded.

He didn't want to cause any trouble. But he also didn't refuse to get to know Chen Shutong.

More people, more ways.

Get to know one more person, and there's one more way to make money.

If there were also Japanese spies hiding in the navy, that would be even better. Catch them. Get rich!

Dai Yice went up to speak with Chen Shutong. A moment later, he waved to Zhang Yong.

'Shaolong!'

'Coming!'

Zhang Yong strode forward steadily.

He saw Chen Shutong wearing military uniform. But he didn't know the rank.

The ranks of the Navy were indicated by thick and thin bars on the cuffs. Zhang Yong in a later life could not figure it out. This life, he understood even less.

Judging from Chen Shutong's age, he was in his early twenties.

'Shutong, let me introduce you. His name is Zhang Yong. His style name is Shaolong. He is the most capable of catching Japanese spies in our Fuxing Society.'

'Captain Zhang.'

'Hello. I don't know how to address you?'

'You can just call him Shutong. He's a major. He's the adjutant of the Third Fleet Staff Department.'

'Lieutenant Chen.'

Of course Zhang Yong couldn't call the other person by their first name.

Since he was the adjutant, he would call him Lieutenant Chen. This was a position of great importance. Sometimes it carried a lot of power.

'Yice, what are you doing so far away?'

'Well, what else can we do? We're all hard workers. We catch Japanese spies all day long.'

'What Japanese spies?'

'The group that took over Uranus.'

'Oh?'

Chen Shutong seemed to be interested.

He badgered Dai Yice and asked him to explain in detail. Dai Yice had no choice but to start from the beginning.

Zhang Yong listened from the side and gradually understood that this Chen Shutong was also related to Chen Qingquan, the finance chief of the Fuxing Society. He should call Chen Qingquan his elder brother. Chen Qingquan and Chen Shutong were from the same generation.

His thoughts began to wander.

After the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japan, Boss Dai seemed to be seeking the throne of Commander-in-Chief of the Navy.

Did Chen Qingquan have any influence here?

Now that Boss Dai had established a connection with Commander Chen of the Navy, he would naturally get twice the result with half the effort in the future.

Unfortunately, he also had so many enemies. The CC system aside, Xuan Tiewu, Li Shizhen, Zheng Jiemin, Tang Zong, and Chen Cheng were all formidable opponents. In the end, they were buried by their joint efforts.

Of course, the most important reason was that the rapid expansion of the strength of the military and the intelligence services caused the president to feel uneasy...

'Shaolong, Shaolong...'

I suddenly heard Dai Yice call out. I brought my thoughts back to the present.

I noticed Chen Shutong watching me with interest. It seemed that he was contemplating me.

'What is it?'

'Shutong has invited us to the navy. Do you want to go?'

'Is that a good idea?'

'It won't take long. We'll go for a meal and come back.'

'I have no objection.'

Zhang Yong nodded. It meant it was OK.

After all, he wasn't the one who came up with the idea. And if anything went wrong, he wouldn't be the one to blame.

Dai Yice and Boss Dai must have had a personal relationship. Even if there was some kind of mistake, Boss Dai wouldn't really blame him.

To be honest, there were still a lot of people with connections in the Fuxing Society.

In fact, connections were common throughout the entire Guotai Party. Nephews, relatives, cousins, sworn brothers... the list goes on.

So the whole team got together. They went to the Third Fleet Headquarters of the Navy.

Zhenjiang is very close to Jiangyin. The Navy Headquarters is in Jiangyin. Zhenjiang is the Third Fleet.

Although the Navy does not have much money, it occupies a lot of land. This is because the land along the river is worthless. The Navy can buy as much as it wants. It doesn't cost much at all.

It's just that the buildings are not very impressive. They all look rather shabby. It's probably true that there is no money.

Chiang Kai-shek doesn't even have enough money to build an army. How could he have too much money to build a navy?

The Air Force is a special case. This is because the wife is also the Secretary-General of the Air Force.

Madam also knows how to get money. She also has control over the finances. The Commander-in-Chief dares not question her...

Kill the chicken. Prepare supper.

The most abundant ingredients are, of course, all kinds of river fish and sea fish.

Those who live by the mountains eat the mountains, and those who live by the water eat the water. The main meals of the navy are all kinds of fish. Cheap and in plenty. Good quality and low price.

Start the meal.

Drinking and chatting...

Suddenly someone came to report, and Chen Shutong nodded.

Soon, a red dot appeared at the edge of the map.

Zhang Yong looked up without a trace of emotion. He saw a familiar figure in the distance.

Huh?

Wen Zhenping? The boss of Haichang Shipping?

He actually came?

It seems that he is very familiar with the navy?

Well, if he wants to gather intelligence, I'm afraid he already knows everything about the navy.

No. We have to get to this guy.

The boss of Haichang Shipping must have a lot of money.

This guy is also the murderer of Du Xiaodie. There may be other secrets behind him.

'Lieutenant Chen!'

'Boss Wen!'

Sure enough, Chen Shutong and Wen Zhenping are very familiar with each other.

At Chen Shutong's invitation, Wen Zhenping quickly sat down to eat together. He happened to sit opposite Zhang Yong.

'Boss Wen, let me introduce you to an important person.'

'Who?'

'This one. Zhang Yong of the Fuxing Society. Captain Zhang. My courtesy name is Shaolong.'

'Captain Zhang. I've heard a lot about you. A lot.'

Wen Zhenping beamed.

Zhang Yong was also beaming, in high spirits.

Finally, he was going to be able to take down this big fish. He was in a good mood, of course. A conservative estimate: there must be at least 100,000 taels of silver.

He just had to figure out exactly how to extort this guy.

This guy spends most of his time on the water...

'It seems that Boss Wen rarely goes to Jinling,' Zhang Yong asked, intentionally or not.

'Jinling is full of important people, and there is no shortage of large goods,' Wen Zhenping responded with a smile, 'and I don't have any business to do either. I would also like to ask Captain Zhang to help me make some connections.'

'That's possible. I know the owner of Shengping Grain, so maybe you two can cooperate?'

'The owner of Shengping Grain is back?'

'Oh? What did Boss Wen hear?'

'Didn't you say that the whereabouts of Shengping Grain Store's owner, Wu Yuanfu, were unknown?'

'Oh. He's just temporarily left the country for a while.'

'I see.'

'While he's away, I'll take care of Shengping Grain Store's business for the time being.'

'Huh?'

Wen Zhenping was very surprised.

Chen Shutong was also a little incredulous. He looked at Dai Yice.

Dai Yice nodded.

Of course, Dai Yice knew the stakes involved.

Chen Shutong: ? ? ?

Zhang Yong said lightly, 'I apologise to you all, but Boss Wu did have urgent business and had to return to Nanyang. His wife and children are all in Nanyang. He left in a hurry and couldn't find a suitable replacement, so he entrusted me to take care of things for the time being. In fact, I don't have the ability to take over at all. At the moment, Shengping Lianghao is mainly under the charge of the chief accountant Li Liangcai.'

'I see. Boss Wu is going back to Nanyang?' Wen Zhenping seemed relieved.

'Yes. I've gone back. I'll be back after the New Year.'

'What about shipping?'

'Since you left, business has changed. Jinling's population and garrison have both increased significantly, and the amount of grain it needs to import from Hankou has skyrocketed. We may need your shipping fleet.'

'No problem. I'm happy to cooperate.'

'Then it's settled.'

Zhang Yong was a consummate liar.

He didn't care whether Wen Zhenping believed him or not. He just said it outright.

If Wen Zhenping fell for it, that would be great. There would be plenty of opportunities to rip him off in the future.

If he didn't fall for it, he wouldn't lose anything.

If he couldn't rip him off this time, there would be another time. As long as he was still rich, he would never give up.

'Boss Wen, here, have a chicken leg.'

Zhang Yong enthusiastically offered to serve the other person. Half of his body was already on the table.

The people around them wondered:

Something doesn't seem right.

But then again, it doesn't seem wrong.

Wen Zhenping hastily stands up with his rice bowl in his hands, 'Thank you!'

Zhang Yong continues with his work.

'Here, Boss Wen, have a goose leg.'

'Thank you!'

'Here, Boss Wen, have a piece of fried fish...'

'Thank you!'

'Here, Boss Wen...'

Chen Shutong: ?

Dai Yice: ?

The two of them look at each other.

What is Zhang Yong doing? Is he trying to curry favour with Wen Zhenping?

But it doesn't seem to be that obvious. The dishes are piled so high that they can't be stacked any higher.

Besides, what era is this, and why is someone still serving food?

Something feels wrong. But I can't put my finger on it.

Is it deliberate?

But why? What is Zhang Yong up to?

Wen Zhenping can't help but laugh and cry as he looks at the high pile of dishes in his rice bowl.

How can he eat this?

What on earth is this Zhang Yong up to?

He had to find an excuse to avoid it.

'Sorry, I need to go to the bathroom.'

'I'll go with you!'

Zhang Yong stood up and said enthusiastically.

Without waiting for anyone else to say anything, he had already gone out with Wen Zhenping.

Wen Zhenping: ???

He deliberately walked out.

Outside was an open area. There was no one else.

Wen Zhenping asked, 'Captain Zhang, if you have something to say, just say it...'

Zhang Yong nodded and said gently, 'Mr. Wen, you are Japanese, right? Which agency do you belong to?'

Wen Zhenping's expression did not change. 'Captain Zhang, I don't understand what you mean.'

Zhang Yong patted him on the shoulder and said calmly, 'Boss Wen, I came to you for money. I know you are a Japanese spy. I also know you killed Du Xiaodie. But I didn't report any of this. Why do you think I did it?'

Wen Zhenping's expression did not change. But he did not say anything.

He wanted to put up a fight.

He wanted to die without admitting it.

However, he soon understood. It was useless.

The other party even knew that he had killed Du Xiaodie. This meant that they had enough information.

If he did not admit it, the result would be being taken back to the Fuxing Society and tortured. Could he withstand the Fuxing Society's torture? Wen Zhenping did not know.

In the absence of a choice, perhaps he would stubbornly persist to the end.

But with a choice...

'What do you really want?'