Chapter 449: The British Commission

'You, come here!'

Zhang Yong waved directly at Mei Lu.

What a mysterious woman. This time, I must find out the bottom line.

People must find out the bottom line.

The identity must be found out.

Mei Lu walked over gracefully.

Everyone around looked on. Very curious.

Zhang Yong?

Mei Lu?

What is this situation?

Zhang Yong waited until she was almost at his side, then suddenly reached out and pulled her into his arms.

He struck a direct and rude pose.

Since you're going to be my woman, you need to let everyone know.

Hiding it from the world is not my style. Remember, I didn't force you. You did it willingly.

The result...

Mei Lu didn't struggle.

Instead, she blushed, lowered her head, and nestled into his arms.

Zhang Yong: ?

Did I guess wrong?

Did she really do it willingly? She didn't even resist?

In front of all those people, she didn't resist? Was it just instinctive shyness?

Weird...

What does she do for a living?

Why does she have to be near me? Is she up to something?

What about the others?

The two of them...

Oh, Zhang Yong really did hug her!

In front of so many people, he just hugged her into his arms?

Ahhh...

So many people's eyes were sparkling...

'Who are you?'

'I'm an interpreter at the British Consulate.'

'Why do you like me?'

'A foreigner tried to do something inappropriate with me. I'd rather give you to me.'

'Using me as a shield?'

'Do you want it or not?'

'Don't move!'

Zhang Yong bowed his head and kissed her lips.

Do you want it or not? Just kidding. How could I not want it. I'll mark you as mine now.

So sweet...

It's like the smell of tulips.

Beautiful. Generous. Elegant. With a faint sweet fragrance. It's so addictive.

Next to them...

Everyone is watching quietly.

There's no need to ask what's going on anymore. They're kissing. Still don't get it?

You can only secretly envy and resent.

I guess the only drawback of Captain Zhang is that he's greedy for money and lust.

Oh, that's two drawbacks...

Tiger Ba: ...

shakes his head secretly.

His brows are knitted.

This is a bit difficult! This Zhang Yong is obsessed with money and beauty.

How can someone who wants to do great things be obsessed with the charms of women?

Absolutely not.

Well, we must find a way to make him give up women.

Otherwise, surrounded by beautiful women every day, sooner or later he will be drained of his energy. Even if he has great abilities, he won't be able to exert them.

Tong Tiangong's eyes sparkled.

Yu Hongzhi's eyes also sparkled.

Zhang Yong?

So lustful?

That's easy!

As long as we cater to his desires, we can get this guy to go down.

If we send out a few beauties to seduce him, he'll fall for it. And then he'll be done for. Beauty is a curse, and beauty is a killer. He doesn't understand?

He's young and impetuous, and doesn't know the horrors of beauty. That's why he dares to mess around.

Good, good, good, we have a way to deal with Zhang Yong.

After a long time.

Their lips parted.

Mei Lu's cheeks were flushed, her eyes were dazed, but she was conscious and said in a low voice, 'Thank you.'

'Why?' Zhang Yong asked, knowing the answer.

'You've saved me a lot of trouble.'

'But the British won't attack you. The Japanese will kill you.'

'Haven't you already thought of that?'

'I...'

Zhang Yong had to shut up.

He was no match for Mei Lu in a battle of wits.

She was a woman who could move freely in front of the British, and that was definitely real skill.

It was true that the Japanese might have designs on her. That was why she wanted to change jobs. She might even leave Pingjin.

It wasn't safe here anymore.

'You should go to Hankou!' Zhang Yong thought.

Go to Jinling?

Go to Songhu?

Neither was safe. There were a lot of Japanese invaders there too.

Hankou was still okay...

But then he thought of Zhao Lijun again. It was over. He couldn't go to Hankou either.

After a moment's thought, he changed his mind and said,

'Why don't you go to Chengdu?'

'What would I do in Chengdu?'

'Nothing. I'll support you.'

'No way. I like working.'

'We'll talk about that when you get to Chengdu. Take the two of them with you. I don't want the Japanese to get a hold of my weak points.'

'Don't the Japanese have weak points? Miss Aoi does!'

'Forget it. I'm not good at bullying women. Especially not innocent women like her. Sorry.'

'She's not innocent. You've been tricked.'

'What?'

'She just has a bit of a one-sided intellectual development. She's very good at maths. Especially cryptography.'

'Oh?'

Zhang Yong's eyes flashed.

Cryptography? Maths?

Could it be that Aoi, that Aoi, is a genius at cryptography?

You've got to be kidding...

No way.

But then he quickly thought of the blind man Ah Bing in Assassination and the maths genius Chen Yiyi...

They all seemed to be seriously handicapped in some way. But in some ways they were also particularly good.

But...

In the end Zhang Yong shook his head.

Even if that Aoi did have special abilities, it would be useless for him to recruit her!

Would he ask her to decipher the Japanese government's own telegrams?

She was Japanese.

No matter how stupid she was, she would never forget her origins.

'You bring her to me. I'll help guide you,' said Mei Lu. "When the time comes, have her decipher any telegrams you receive.'

'She's Japanese,'

'How would she know if it doesn't say "Japanese' on the telegram?'

'This...'

Zhang Yong frowned.

This May Lu had a pre-planned strategy.

Their plan was to take Aoi away with them. As a protective charm.

However, Zhang Yong still felt rather absurd.

Forget it, let's get down to business.

He turned to Dickens and said, 'You can go now.'

'Goodbye!' Dickens waved at him and said, 'We will meet again.'

'I suggest you return to your country as soon as possible.'

'The Japanese are not going to expel me back to my country. I am not afraid of them.'

'Please!'

Zhang Yong didn't want to waste any more time with the man.

You can say you're not afraid. You can rely on the remaining power of the British Empire.

The British Empire did still have some remaining power. However, in the next few years, the British Empire would suffer a crushing defeat in the Pacific War.

More than 100,000 British troops stationed in Singapore had surrendered...

Was there a large battleship called the Prince of Wales that had also been sunk?

It seems so...

The British troops in India and Burma also suffered badly.

As a result, China had to send an expeditionary force to the rescue. But they were defeated. There were heavy casualties.

The expeditionary force was set up for the first time, and it was definitely set up to fail.

'I'm leaving too!' Mei Lu said goodbye.

'Good!' Zhang Yong nodded.

She followed the people from the British Consulate, and for the time being, she was safe.

As long as she didn't leave the British Consulate easily, the Japanese wouldn't dare attack it.

Zhang Yong saw them off to the door of the Furama Palace.

Suddenly, the British Minister waved towards Mei Lu, inviting her to come over to him.

Zhang Yong: ?

What's going on?

This old guy, trying to hit on my girl?

Hmph!

Suddenly, anger welled up in him.

Then he saw Mei Lu nod, then turn her head and walk towards Zhang Yong.

Immediately afterwards, the British convoy drove off. Leaving Mei Lu all alone.

Zhang Yong: ?

Frowned. Are the British so petty?

He fired her as soon as he turned his back?

Damn...

Seeing that Meilu is coming over,

Zhang Yong said in a low voice, 'It's okay, I'll support you!'

Meilu looked at him with confusion.

Zhang Yong said, "Did you fire her?'

'Fire her? No," Meilu shook her head and said, 'Minister Anderson has something to entrust me with.'

'Entrust you?'

'To be precise, it's entrusting you. I'll be the middleman.'

'What is it?'

'It's still about the Kailuan coal mine. Let's go inside and talk.'

'Good!'

Zhang Yong led Mei Lu back to the Furong Palace.

They sat down.

Red wine was prepared.

Candles were lit.

First, a candlelit dinner...

No,

breakfast. A candlelit breakfast...

Mei Lu sat down slowly and said, 'This matter is actually not difficult...'

'Go ahead,' Zhang Yong began to get frisky.

Mei Lu bit her lip and whispered, 'There are so many people watching, behave yourself...'

'What's there to be afraid of?' Zhang Yong was really shameless.

'Wait until I've finished,' Mei Lu said angrily, 'I've already married you, are you worried I'm going to run away?'

'What's going on at the Kailuan coal mine?'

'The Japanese want to forcibly occupy the Kailuan coal mine. They want to drive the British out.'

'And?'

'The British of course disagreed. But the Japanese were powerful, and they had more and more troops stationed in North China. Many people also infiltrated the Kailuan coal mine to cause damage, causing accidents in the mine every other day. Production was seriously affected.'

'What do you want me to do?'

'Catch the Japanese. Catch all the Japanese disguised as labourers.'

'What's in it for me?'

'As long as you can ensure the safety of the Kailuan coal mine, the British are willing to pay you 500 pounds a month.'

'That much?'

Zhang Yong's smile was half-hearted. His eyes were full of mockery.

Five hundred pounds. That's a lot. The British still think that's a lot of money!

As if I've never seen five hundred pounds before.

'Every month!'

'I'm not doing it.'

'You can set up an office at the Kailuan Coal Mine. Your sole responsibility will be to capture saboteurs.'

'What about funding?'

'Of course you'll have to find your own funding. The British will only pay you five hundred pounds a month.'

'What can you do with five hundred pounds? You're joking.'

'You need to think long-term.'

'What?'

'If you set up an office there, you can do a lot of things in the future.'

'What things?'

Zhang Yong shrugged. He didn't think so.

In fact, he already had an idea in mind. In fact, he could really do a lot of things.

One of the most important things was that after the Eighth Route Army entered North China, he could obtain a considerable amount of weapons and ammunition from the Kailuan Coal Mine.

In fact, it was less than three years before the Eighth Route Army entered North China.

What day is it today?

Look at the time. 1 November 1935.

The Eighth Route Army will enter North China in large numbers at the end of 1937 or the beginning of 1938.

Jidong will also undergo huge changes.

Kaiyuan Coal Mine happens to be located in Jidong. It is about 100 kilometres from Tianjin.

This distance is not far, but it is not close either.

Before the British and Japanese officially go to war, it is indeed possible to use the British to do many things.

It didn't seem like a bad idea to plant a pawn here.

The point was that Mei Lu didn't have to go to Rongcheng.

She stayed at the Kailuan Coal Mine. Honestly, she worked as the director of the office.

During the day, she did official business. At night, she did personal business.

Heh heh.

It was so satisfying...

Mei Xiao could come and be her secretary. When there was work to do, the secretary would do it. When there wasn't... she wouldn't think about it. Stop. Stop.