Chapter 393: I swear to God

Indeed, Chen Gongshu's face was very ugly.

He was definitely the top action master in the Fuxing Society. He was very careful when entering and leaving.

He had understood the situation around Tianjin Station. He didn't think there would be a problem. He never expected that such a big mistake was hidden right under his nose.

Not only did someone take photos, there was also a darkroom. They even developed the photos on the spot!

This is outrageous!

Zhang Yong grabbed the Japanese spy and brought him over. He tapped him on the face with the dagger.

He reached out and removed the rag from the other person's mouth. He wasn't afraid that the other person would bite his tongue and kill himself. It didn't matter. If he killed himself, so be it.

Right now, Tianjin is full of Japanese spies. This one is dead, so we'll just catch another one.

If we catch a hundred or so, someone will always talk.

'I never thought you were such a good photographer. I was wrong. I'm really sorry,' Zhang Yong said with a smile.

The Japanese spy kept his mouth shut. He didn't say a word. But he didn't bite his tongue and kill himself either.

Zhang Yong put the dagger back.

'Where's the money?'

'Baka!'

'I asked for the money, not baka!'

'Baka!'

The Japanese spy kept up his stubborn defence. He refused to admit defeat.

Zhang Yong then had him hung up. Only the tips of his toes touched the ground. Then he caught some spiders and put them on him.

As a result, Chen Gongshu sent someone to drag the Japanese spy out and torture him.

Zhang Yong was speechless.

Chen Gongshu had completely put the cart before the horse.

I had already thought of a way to use gentleness to overcome hardness, and you came along and messed it up!

However, Zhang Yong didn't say anything.

The other man is the station chief. He is the boss of the Tianjin station. The other man can do whatever he wants.

This Japanese spy doesn't look like he has any money. He just got a few tens of dollars from the search, so I guess that's all he has.

Never mind, just beat him to death.

Go catch another rich one.

'Tell me, where is Yang Junjian?' Chen Gongshu began the interrogation.

He had already received orders from the head of the department to cooperate fully with Zhang Yong and dig out Yang Junjian. Bring him back.

Dead or alive.

Since he had captured a Japanese spy, he would beat him to death.

His creed was to beat him until he confessed.

As a result...

the Japanese spy fainted from the beatings.

Forget it. Chen Gongshu was no match for him.

This guy is a typical master of operations. But when it comes to interrogation...

If you interrogate Yang Junjian directly like this, the other person definitely won't talk!

You have to ask about the money first...

Chen Gongshu was still whipping.

Even though the Japanese spy had already fainted, he didn't stop.

He paused, as if he wanted to say something.

Then suddenly Chen Gongshu swung the whip and said, 'I'll leave it to you.'

'Me?' Zhang Yong was stunned.

'I'll be in charge of the arrest. You do the interrogation!'

'Huh?'

Zhang Yong was at a loss.

Is Chen Gongshu just going to wash his hands of this?

Hey, the station chief is the station chief. He can do whatever he wants.

The problem is, this Japanese spy in front of him is useless!

After being given such a good thrashing by Chen Gongshu, he is either dead or disabled. He is of no value anymore.

If he is sent to the hospital, he will have to pay the medical fees himself.

He doesn't want to.

What should he do?

Continue to arrest.

There are so many Japanese spies in Novice Village, there is no way they can finish arresting them all...

Look at the time, it's a little past 6pm.

The night is vast. The lights are just beginning to turn on. He is hungry.

Okay, let's go eat and then continue the operation. We must get the boss out tonight.

Just as he was about to call the team into action, suddenly a red dot entered the map range.

Zhang Yong walked to the balcony and raised the binoculars.

Hey, it's actually a pretty Western-style Japanese spy. Wearing a grey suit. Wearing gold-rimmed glasses. And wearing at least three gold rings. He looks like a real man.

Judging from his route, it seems that he's coming this way?

Could he be here to meet the Japanese spy?

Maybe he's come to pick up the photos?

Okay, let's wait for him.

'There's a Japanese spy here. Everyone, take cover,' Zhang Yong ordered immediately.

Everyone immediately got to work.

Chen Gongshu and Yu Lexing walked quickly to the balcony and looked towards the west.

Zhang Yong gave them instructions on the target.

'It's Wang Jingxiao's assistant manager,' Chen Gongshu whispered, 'are you sure he's a Japanese spy?'

'Yes,' Zhang Yong replied curtly. "Who is Wang Jingxiao?'

'An old guy. Close to the Japanese. He was behind the He-Mei Agreement.'

'What does "assistant manager' mean?'

'It means personal assistant. Very close to Wang Jingxiao.'

'Oh. Is Wang Jingxiao rich?'

'Very rich!'

Chen Gongshu said bluntly.

Zhang Yong was suddenly excited.

Very rich?

How much is that?

100,000? A million? 10 million?

'Zhang Jingyao of Beiping and Wang Jingxiao of Tianjin are both famous,' Yu Lexing said. "Are they rich?'

'Well..." Zhang Yong's eyes suddenly shone like 100-watt incandescent lamps.

Are they on the same level as Zhang Xiaolin of Shanghai?

Ahhh, full of energy.

'However, after Zhang Jingyao was sanctioned, this Wang Jingxiao is very careful when going in and out, and is also secretly protected by the Japanese. It won't be easy for us to deal with him,' Yu Lexing added.

Zhang Yong looked at Chen Gongshu.

It seems that he and Wang Tianmu are experts at assassinations.

It was the two of them, plus one Bai Shiwei, who sanctioned Zhang Jingyao before. It seems that it was Bai Shiwei who shot him?

Two shots to the death?

I can't remember the details.

Anyway, when it comes to assassinations, it's definitely the forte of the Military Alliance.

Yu Lexing is an expert in training operatives, and he has trained quite a few assassins.

After the full-scale outbreak of the War of Resistance, it seems that the main method of struggle for the Military Alliance was assassination.

Today they assassinate this person, tomorrow they assassinate that person.

Either they are assassinating someone, or they are on their way to assassinate someone.

Kill the Japanese invaders. Kill the traitors.

Every day is a dance on the tip of a knife. It's so exciting.

The results were remarkable.

Zhang Xiaolin was also assassinated by them.

There were even more traitors who died at the hands of the military intelligence.

The Japanese were also assassinated quite a lot.

So, later, No. 76 went on a rampage, and the fighting between the two sides reached a fever pitch.

Even now, Chen Gongshu, the head of the Tianjin station, was mainly tasked with assassinations. The targets were various traitors.

Any traitor who came forward and openly declared that they were going to defect to the Japanese would immediately be added to the Fuxing Society's list of people to be punished. Then they would seek an opportunity to kill them.

Of course, the Japanese would secretly protect them as well. So the battle between the two sides in the dark was absolutely life and death.

Soon, the Japanese spy, Assistant Manager Xiangli, arrived nearby. He was very cautious. He didn't come in directly. Instead, he observed from a distance.

Zhang Yong looked around.

Oh no...

Is there a secret signal?

For example, a pot of flowers on the windowsill. Or a white towel hanging on the balcony.

If there is no signal, it means it's not safe.

Oh no...

What is the secret signal?

Over there, Chen Gongshu also immediately realised.

He hurriedly poured cold water over the Japanese spy to wake him up. He interrogated him about the secret signal. However, the Japanese spy just wouldn't answer.

In a rage, Chen Gongshu slapped the Japanese spy unconscious again.

There was nothing he could do. He could only take someone with him and go after them.

'Go!'

He acted immediately.

He took Yu Lexing and the others and went after them.

The Japanese spy, the assistant manager, realised that there was no password. He understood that something had gone wrong. He immediately waved his hand to call a rickshaw.

Luckily, there was a rickshaw waiting for passengers not far away. When he saw someone waving, the rickshaw puller immediately came over eagerly. The Japanese spy, the assistant manager, hurriedly got into the rickshaw. He ordered to leave as soon as possible.

However, Zhang Yong and the others arrived quickly. He himself could not run fast enough. But the others could!

Especially those fearless police academy students.

This time, Ouyang Sheng ran the fastest. This guy is literally a sprinter. He spread his feet and ran like crazy, quickly catching up to the Japanese spy. He pulled the other person off the rickshaw.

The others swarmed over and captured both the Japanese spy and the rickshaw puller.

Zhang Yong came up and handed the rickshaw man two silver dollars, saying, 'No one can be told about what happened today. Otherwise, Liu Heizi will destroy your whole family.'

The rickshaw man thought he was in deep trouble, but he didn't expect to get two silver dollars. How dare he take it? He just wanted to run away.

Zhang Yong told him to let go of him and said coldly, 'Take it. Otherwise, I'll shoot you. Remember, you know nothing. Nothing happened today.'

'Understood. Understood,' the rickshaw man hurriedly took the two silver dollars and sped off with the rickshaw.

He was both shocked and overjoyed. He thought he was finished, but instead he had made a fortune.

Two silver dollars!

He couldn't earn that in half a month.

This Liu Heizi is really a good person.

Although he spoke harshly, he is actually very kind at heart...

May he live a long life, have many children, blessings, a beautiful wife and concubines...

'Go!'

The crowd escorted the Japanese spies back.

Seeing their contact man arrested, the two spies were both speechless.

They had been exposed.

They had been caught.

This was the worst possible outcome.

Although they couldn't figure out how they had been exposed. However, they had indeed been exposed.

No one knew what would happen next. But it definitely wasn't going to be anything good. They couldn't help feeling forlorn.

Sure enough, Zhang Yong began to question them,

"Where is your money?'

'What?'

Both spies couldn't help but look up.

It seemed like they heard it. But then again, it seemed like they didn't. What did the other person ask? Money? They want money?

They arrested them not for information? It's for money?

"Money!'

Zhang Yong repeated emphatically.

He took the dagger and tapped it against the face of the Japanese spy manager.

'I know you are Wang Jingxiao's man. I also know you are Japanese. So, you have money.'

'I, I, I...'

'Want to say you don't? Do you want to know what your ears taste like?'

'What?'

'I'll cut off your ear and serve it to you on a plate.'

'I, don't...'

'10,000 taels of silver!'

'What?'

'Hand over 10,000 taels of silver and I'll let you go!'

'Really?'

The Japanese spy manager was overjoyed.

The words almost came out of his mouth. Then he felt something was wrong.

Shit!

It seems like I reacted too quickly. I've blown my cover.

Sure enough, Zhang Yong immediately realised that the price he had offered was too low. The other party didn't seem to take the 10,000 taels of silver seriously at all!

Damn, I've lost a lot of money.

I'm depressed. But I can't just change my offer.

Liu Heizi, the future boss of Shanghai, can't go back on his word.

I said 10,000, so it's 10,000.

But...

'He wants 50,000!'

Zhang Yong pointed at the Japanese spy.

He had wanted 100,000. But in the end, he said 50,000.

If he had asked for 100,000, the other party would have been unable to pay. That would have been tragic.

First, let's get the 50,000.

We can always catch another one next time!

I'm level 50, and I'm in a noob village, so I'm not worried about catching a Japanese spy.

For each catch, 10,000.

For two catches, 20,000.

For three catches, 30,000.

A steady stream...

'You keep your word,' the Japanese spy's assistant said in a deep voice.

'Of course!' Zhang Yong nodded, 'For 60,000 silver dollars, I will let you go immediately! If you break your promise, may you be damned!'

'Very well. I will make a phone call. Have someone send a cashier's cheque.'

'Don't try any tricks.'

'You can't go back on your word.'

'I have sworn to the heavens. Don't worry.'

'Then I will make the call.'

'Go!'

Zhang Yong waved his hand and let someone make the arrangements.

The Japanese spy assistant didn't play any tricks. He just called someone to send 60,000 silver notes.

'Once you receive the silver notes, you must release the person.'

'Release!'

Zhang Yong nodded.

I, Liu Heizi, have a good reputation. I keep my word.

As long as I receive the money, I will definitely release the person.

Soon after, someone really drove up. They parked downstairs.

The person driving was a middle-aged man. But he wasn't Japanese. He was carrying a briefcase. I guess there were silver notes inside.

'The silver notes are here!'

'Good!'

Zhang Yong had the middle-aged man escorted up.

The middle-aged man handed over the briefcase. It was opened. Inside were indeed thick silver notes.

Zhang Yong picked one up casually. It was from the Beiyang Commercial and Savings Bank. He frowned. He had never heard of this bank. It didn't seem to have survived to the present day.

No. The silver notes from this bank had to be sold quickly. Or exchanged for cash.

It would be a disaster if the bank collapsed one day.

'This banknote...'

'I'm telling you, this banknote has a bright future.'

'Why?'

'Because the Union Bank of China will be established soon.'

'Union Bank of China?'

'We Japanese are the main shareholders, and we have invested 5 billion yen...'

'That much?'

Zhang Yong was secretly amazed.

In this era, 5 billion yen was indeed a lot.

You must know that the monthly salary of a low-ranking Japanese soldier was only 10 yen. And that's after a 4-yen deduction for the reserve fund.

However, if you compare it to the cost of the battleship Yamato, it seems like a drop in the bucket.

The cost of the battleship Yamato was as high as 150 billion yen.

It seems that the Japanese are really determined to win the Pingjin area. With such a huge investment, how could they possibly give up?

Therefore, the Marco Polo Bridge Incident was bound to happen.

The Japanese invaders were not satisfied with the autonomy of Pingjin, but wanted to occupy it directly. Otherwise, the huge amount of money invested could not be recovered. It was a losing business. This was absolutely unacceptable to the Japanese invaders.

5 billion yen...

Zhang Yong secretly drooled.

It turned out that Pingjin was the real gold mine!

Digging up a few Japanese spies would immediately generate an income of 60,000 silver dollars.

It seemed that there was no rush to find Yang Junjian.

First, he would arrest a few Japanese spies for nothing, accumulate a little wealth, and then talk about it...