Chapter 331: Heroes are lonely

Lying down feels really good.

As it turns out, if you want to do something, you may encounter a lot of resistance.

But if you don't want to do anything, there's no resistance at all.

After returning to the office, Zhang Yong immediately lay down.

He didn't care about anything else.

He just focused on distributing holiday bonuses.

It wasn't even dawn yet, and he wasn't tired.

Looking at the piles of money, where was the sleepiness?

But not only was he not sleepy, no one else was sleepy either. Including those who had been woken up early in the morning.

'What's going on?'

'The holiday bonus has been distributed again!'

'Again?'

'Yes! Hurry up and collect it!'

'Come and collect your holiday bonus! Hurry up, it's not waiting for you! 50 taels of silver each!'

'What?'

'50 taels of silver?'

It was unbelievable. It was unbelievable. It was unbelievable.

The office soon became abuzz. Everyone scrambled to get up.

Even those who had wanted to sleep in were instantly awake.

They sprang up with a single jerk.

Fifty taels of silver!

That's equivalent to two years' salary!

Good grief, they had just received a sum the other day, and now this.

'Team Leader Zhang is handing it out!'

'Which Team Leader Zhang?'

'Which Team Leader Zhang? It's the former Captain Zhang!'

'Isn't he the captain?'

'You idiot! Have you ever seen the captain lead so many people?'

'I see...'

'Coming right away!'

'Coming right away!'

As soon as they heard that it was Zhang Yong who had made the announcement, everyone was excited.

If someone else had made the announcement, some people might have been sceptical. But as soon as they heard that it was Captain Zhang, there was absolutely no doubt.

As everyone knew, Captain Zhang was good at two things. One was catching Japanese spies. The other was making money. No one could match him.

He was also very generous.

When he makes money, everyone gets a share.

Everyone really does get a share.

Even if you're in the general affairs team or a handyman, you get a share.

Even the Nationalist soldiers who are simply responsible for security are very happy.

They get a share of the holiday expenses.

Last time, each of them got at least ten silver dollars. I guess they will get some this time too.

They don't have to do anything. All they do is stand guard, keep watch and patrol every day, and yet they get so many silver dollars, and they're not even unhappy about it?

The key point is that Zhang Yong also told them that if they behaved well, they could apply to take the assessment. If they passed the assessment, they could join the Fuxing Society and become field officers.

This was a big deal. Many soldiers were thrilled.

Who wouldn't want to join the Fuxing Society?

It had great power, good benefits and was prestigious!

Although it was true that there were dangers. But what was there that wasn't dangerous?

It all depended on the pay!

As long as the money was there, there was no danger.

'Sister!'

'Sister!'

Shen Dong'er, who had not yet finished her night shift, also hurried back and woke Li Jingzhi up.

Li Jingzhi was on the middle shift. She had finished work at 11 pm last night. She had to go to work at 3 pm this afternoon. She was half asleep when she was woken up and looked at Shen Dong'er with sleepy eyes.

'Sister, let's go collect the holiday bonus.'

'What holiday bonus?'

'The Mid-Autumn Festival bonus.'

'Didn't you already get it?'

'Again. He's brought back a lot of money. The big round table in the meeting room is full of it!'

'He...'

Li Jingzhi rubbed her eyes.

Who was he? Of course it was Zhang Yong.

She had been very tired lately. That was because she had been studying hard to learn all kinds of telecommunications knowledge.

In fact, apart from sleeping and eating, she spent all her time studying telecommunications technology. As she was originally a teacher, she had a good cultural foundation, so it wasn't difficult for her to master it.

She is already quite good at the basic skills of sending and receiving messages. Chen Mei has already started teaching her the basics of code breaking.

Not the kind of code breaking that involves looking up a code list. She has to figure it out for herself.

She has to figure out how to encrypt and how to decrypt. Although these are basic skills, they are also very difficult.

Many people might just give up. They might think they are not cut out for it. But Li Jingzhi is not one of them. She always has unwavering faith. She wants to master telecommunications knowledge.

She wants to find the Red Party.

She wants to aspire to the light.

She got up yawning. She washed up quickly. Then she went with Shen Dong'er to the meeting room.

Zhang Yong had moved the ocean directly to the meeting room. It was piled up on top of the meeting table. It was as high as a mountain. It was white and dazzling. Everyone who came in was dazzled.

'My, so much ocean! It's a rare sight!'

Everyone could see it. It was a morale booster. Of course, there was also an element of showing off.

In any case, Li Boqi didn't object. Kou Xingde didn't object either. He was the king of the mountain. He could do whatever he wanted.

He even stood directly on top of the conference table.

He was the king of the mountain for sure.

'Here, sign!'

'Take the money!'

'Do you want it in one envelope or in separate envelopes?'

'One envelope each. If you want it in separate envelopes, you'll get one basket each.'

Zhang Yong supervised from the side.

Of course, someone else was responsible for the actual distribution.

The office had a logistics team. There weren't actually many people. That was because there were only so many positions.

It seemed that there were no permanent staff in the logistics departments such as the kitchen. They were all temporary workers. Boss Dai was also very shrewd. Non-core departments were not included in the establishment.

Before, the Committee approved the addition of 300 positions, but in Boss Dai's hands, at least a thousand people could be added.

These 300 were permanent positions. There was funding allocated for them.

But around these 300 people, at least 500 temporary workers will be added.

Zhang Yong saw Li Jingzhi coming, so he jumped down from the top of the table and reached out to pull her over.

Li Jingzhi is not that shy anymore. She knows very well that Zhang Yong is covering for her. It is to give her absolute safety. So that she can focus on her research.

'What?' She lowered her head, her face slightly flushed.

'Did you help me collect my previous salary?' Zhang Yong asked.

'Yes. Team Leader Li told me to.'

'Oh. Then it's fine. Later, you can collect all my benefits for me.'

'You don't want them?'

'I'm the team leader, do I need to pay for anything?'

'You...'

Li Jingzhi was speechless.

This guy. He's really stingy.

And arrogant.

How dare he say something like that in public.

But not only did he dare to say it, he did dare to do it.

Although he didn't have the title of team leader, his power was no different from that of a team leader. In fact, he was even more powerful.

Apart from Li Boqi, who might criticize him, even Kou Xingde listened to him. Chen Mei also accommodated him in every way. At the Songhu office, he was practically walking on air. Where did he need to spend his own money?

Besides, all of these foreign currency notes were seized back by him. He was the biggest contributor.

'Then your family...'

'Secretary Mao will arrange it. I can't show up.'

'I understand,'

Li Jingzhi nodded.

Perhaps this was Zhang Yong's only source of suffering.

He had performed so well. He had already been marked for death by the Japanese. So even if he had a family, he could not return to them.

If the Japanese knew where his family was, it could cause them great trouble.

She felt sympathy for him.

He must also be suffering.

He could not be reunited with his family. Not even on traditional festivals.

Heroes are always lonely.

He was that hero.

In fact, what Li Jingzhi didn't know was that Secretary Mao had already revealed that Zhang Yong's family would be secretly relocated to the rear as soon as possible. It was no longer safe to stay in Jinling.

The Japanese invaders now hated Zhang Yong to such an extent that it could no longer be described in numerical terms.

Coupled with yesterday's series of battles, if the Japanese invaders learned where Zhang Yong's family was, they would definitely retaliate furiously.

Zhang Yong himself had also silently chosen to 'insulate' himself from his family.

He would not have any contact with them until the victory of the Anti-Japanese War.

There was no other way to protect them.

Otherwise, if he brought disaster upon them because he had travelled back in time, he would feel truly apologetic.

Perhaps this was the price he had to pay.

In his previous life, he had read many novels in which the protagonist's parents sacrificed themselves to the gods and had boundless magical powers. At the time, he had laughed at the orphanage. Now he finally understood.

In the midst of a cruel struggle, your family may have to pay a very tragic price.

The enemy's methods are always despicable.

You have succeeded. But your family may never...

Where will you send them?

Sichuan and Chongqing, they are the safest places.

Suddenly, Yang Zhi was seen hanging around outside. He wanted to come in, but was afraid to. Next to him was Zhong Yang.

They both knew what was going on. These two guys were up to something. But they were afraid to say anything. They were afraid of being criticised.

Zhang Yong also knew what was going on. So he went outside.

'Yang Zhi!'

'Yes!'

'Pass the word, you three teams, take turns taking leave.'

'Yes!'

'Half today. Half tomorrow. You can all go out and do whatever you like. But be careful when you're out. Don't get caught up in any Japanese reprisals.'

Zhang Yong instructed.

Yang Zhi, Zhong Yang and the others suddenly broke out into smiles.

This was what they had come to ask for. They wanted to take a holiday. They wanted to go out and do whatever they liked for a day. But they were worried about combat missions. They didn't dare say anything.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Yong approved it straight away.

Without saying anything, the team leader is really considerate.

They gave him a big tip, which of course they had to send back home.

At this time of year, remittances to Shanghai, Nanjing and Hangzhou were relatively fast. And they were also safe.

He announced the decision immediately.

The mood in the barracks was electric.

Li Jingzhi: ...

I'm so worried.

They're all off on their own, aren't they afraid something might happen?

Then she quietly smacked herself in the face. What a big mouth. What are you talking about? You're just being paranoid. Aren't there still half of them on duty?

Suddenly someone hurriedly came and said to Zhang Yong:

'Team leader, the team leader is looking for you!'

'I see.'

Zhang Yong slowly came to see Li Boqi.

He saw that Li Boqi had already changed into civilian clothes.

'Team leader, you...'

'I'm on holiday. I'm going home too. Don't bother to look for me if nothing happens.'

'No...'

Zhang Yong was dumbfounded.

Li Boqi, slacking off again! Come on!

I'm counting on you to be the station manager! You're slacking again!

No way!

'I have a wife and children,'

'You...'

Zhang Yong was defeated.

Does it seem like the leader is pitiful?

"You eat alone and your family goes hungry, so help me with the watch!'

'But...'

'Team Leader Kou listens to you, and so does Team Leader Chen. What's the problem?'

'There is no problem...'

Zhang Yong was full of resentment.

I have no problem. I'll do the watch.

I don't care if I don't get overtime pay. But you have to make progress!

At this critical juncture, you must at least make a good impression on the station chief. Even if you can't become the station chief, you can at least become the deputy station chief!

What do you mean by 'a bad job'?

Are you willing to be the head of the operations department at the Shanghai station?

Okay...

It seems to be fine.

As long as I can help myself, that's fine.

So he changed the subject, 'I understand.'

'Don't call if it's not important.'

'I'll remember.'

Li Boqi walked away with style.

Zhang Yong: ...

Should I be happy? Or should I be happy?

There's no tiger in the mountain, and I'm the king again. I hope nothing happens. Let me be at peace for three days.

Well, let me think about what to do in these three days.

You people with families have all gone home to enjoy the happiness of your families, leaving us single people to do something too!

Enrich our spare time...

How about a basketball game? A quiz?

He went through various forms of entertainment in his mind.

It seems like you can do it...

If you have the money, you can do anything. Just don't do anything too high-profile.

Otherwise, if the other units find out, they'll be jealous and report you behind your back.

Oh, and there's one more very important thing. You have to gently nudge Li Jingzhi tonight, so that she doesn't spend all day thinking about the creeper.

Haste makes waste, sister!

You need to start learning how to lurk in a low-key manner.

'Ring ring ring!'

'Ring ring ring!'

Suddenly, the phone rings.

It's Li Boqi's phone. He's in Li Boqi's office.

But Li Boqi has already gone off duty and gone home for the holiday.

Zhang Yong: ???

Fold your hands together. Chant Buddha's name. Please. Please don't be anything important.

Everyone's on holiday, so don't cause trouble!

Slowly pick up the phone.