Chapter 494: The Way Out

Silence...

After a long while...

Toiihara Kenji finally spoke, 'You arrested Shigehide Mogawa?'

'No!' Zhang Yong calmly replied, 'He gave me his phone number voluntarily.'

'Voluntarily?'

'I said I was going to Beiping. He gave it to me.'

'You...'

Toiihara Kenji took a deep breath.

Calm down.

Calm down.

The other party is just a small fry.

Even Dai Li, the head of the Fuxing Society's secret service, is beneath him.

Who the hell is Dai Li?

Sixth class at Huangpu Military Academy. He's insignificant. He's not even on the Japanese army's radar for intelligence gathering.

The Japanese army's files only include the first five classes.

Then there's the Baoding Military Academy. And the Yunnan Military Academy.

After the sixth class at Huangpu Military Academy, the most he can be now is a battalion commander, with no influence on the overall situation.

Even if Dai Li was the head of the secret service division of the Fuxing Society, it's nothing special. It's just an extra file.

However, it was the secret service division of the Fuxing Society that produced a freak. This freak is Zhang Yong. He gave Toiihara Kenji a big headache.

He wanted to get rid of him. No chance.

Zhang Yong didn't fall for the traps that were set for him.

This guy's main tactic is to do whatever he wants and mess around.

No one knows what he's going to do next.

For example, right now. What on earth is he up to?

Going to Beiping?

Damn it...

This meddler.

He must not be allowed to go to Beiping.

Otherwise, something unexpected and bad might happen in Beiping.

'Toiihara, you want to take the people inside Zhu Yuan away. I'll give you a price: one million silver taels.'

'We should probably talk face to face.'

'Okay. You name the time. I'll name the place.'

'No. I'll name the place. You name the time.'

'I choose the location.'

'I choose the location.'

The two men froze. Neither would budge.

Zhang Yong certainly wouldn't let Toihara choose the location. Otherwise, it would be a deadly trap.

He didn't want to take any chances now.

Safety first.

'Fine, you choose the location,' Toihara finally relented.

'Baolin Temple,' Zhang Yong said immediately.

'You...' Toihara almost choked. Fortunately, he quickly calmed down.

After all, he was an old-timer in the spy business and an excellent China expert. He knew more about China than 99.99% of experts.

He did feel a bit troubled when dealing with a rascal like Zhang Yong. However, he didn't find him difficult to deal with.

How old was Zhang Yong? At most, he was in his twenties.

A young guy in his twenties, even if he had some magical abilities, could not possibly beat an old fox like him.

Baolin Temple. He can go. But he decides when.

'You name the time!'

'I haven't thought about it yet.'

'I'll go to Beiping first. You take your time.'

'Wait...'

Toi-Houara cried out.

However, Zhang Yong had already hung up.

Okay, let's really set off for Beiping. Pick up Yang Lichu.

It's not safe on the road.

He'll be very upset if something happens to Yang Lichu.

Yang Lichu was the woman she had kissed, and she had long since declared her sovereignty. How could she fall into the hands of another man?

He immediately came to see Zhang Yunqing.

Zhang Yunqing is Zhang Kexia's nephew and brought his troops to block Zhuyuan.

The soldiers he brought were officially announced to be a regiment. In fact, they were not satisfied with the arrangement. There were only about 800 soldiers. However, they had reinforced the two mountain cannons.

The role of these two cannons was to deter. In fact, they did not carry any shells.

Not a single shell.

Therefore, they cannot really fight, they can only scare.

Once a real fight breaks out, they can only bombard Zhuyuan with mortars.

However, this matter involves too many people. They need to wait for the 29th Army headquarters to make a decision. Even Zhang Kexia does not dare to make a decision.

'Colonel Zhang!'

'Shaolong, we were family 500 years ago, so don't be polite.'

'Okay. Colonel Zhang, I'll leave this to you. I need to leave for a while.'

'Where are you going?'

'To go to Beiping to pick someone up.'

'Good!'

Zhang Yunqing agreed.

Zhang Yong only took three small units with him. About 50 people.

That was about it. More would be useless.

If the enemy's combat effectiveness could eliminate all three of their units, it would be almost impossible.

The monitoring range of 400 meters in radius could detect danger at any time.

Even if the regular Japanese army were to go out, he was not afraid.

Call Li Boqi.

'You have to start at the beginning and finish at the end.'

'But I can't get on the ship!'

Zhang Yong said honestly.

The target had been located. But there was no way to rescue it.

What should be done?

Zhang Yong didn't know either.

He wasn't that clever. It could only be put aside for the time being.

Hopefully, things would turn around after being put aside...

'You stay in Tianjin!'

'But...'

'Have you forgotten Luo Bailong?'

'He...'

Zhang Yong remembered.

There was such a person. He was recommended by Jia Tengying, the former Hankou stationmaster.

He had come to Tianjin with Zhang Yong. But then he had never been seen again. If Li Boqi had not mentioned it, Zhang Yong would have forgotten about this person. At that time, he felt that this person was mysterious. Like a shadow hidden in the darkness.

'Yang Lichu will arrive safely in Tianjin.'

'I understand.'

Zhang Yong immediately changed his tone.

Since Yang Lichu was in no danger, he would leave it alone.

This was what Li Boqi had promised. If anything happened, it would be a slap in Li Boqi's face.

Hang up the phone.

Continue with his own business.

Come and see Yan Ruizhi. See if he has found the Jin Fan thief.

Yan Ruizhi has a residence in the British concession. But there is no phone. This woman has three dens. Some of the residences Zhang Yong is not even aware of.

Everyone has secrets. She has particularly many secrets.

Fortunately. When Zhang Yong arrived, she was about to go out. When she saw Zhang Yong, she waved.

'Did you find him?'

'Let's go and see him together. It's easier to talk face to face.'

'Where is he?'

'He's near the pier. I've already arranged to meet him.'

'Good!'

The two of them went to the pier.

There were no fancy places like cafes here. Just big bowls of tea.

When the sweaty feet were parched with thirst, they would come in and buy a large bowl of tea for five cents to drink. The tea leaves were all picked from the young leaves of the trees in the mountains, and were almost cost-free. But they quenched the thirst very well.

Zhang Yong actually thought of a problem, and that was that the lowest denomination of legal tender was always one yuan. There were no cents or fractions.

What if you need to use cents or fractions of a yuan? The market will regulate itself. The market will use other currencies to exchange with the legal tender. Eventually, a balance will be reached.

However, as the legal tender rapidly depreciates, the purchasing power of the one-yuan legal tender will soon be equivalent to one cent, which will slowly eliminate other currencies.

Is this a stroke of luck?

There is a nearby steamed bun shop. It actually sells large steamed buns. There are actually very few steamed buns with fillings, because no one can afford them.

The bakery has seats inside. Zhang Yong and Yang Lichu sat inside and waited.

Zhang Yong silently monitored the surroundings.

Within a radius of 400 metres, there were still three small red dots.

Haha. There are really a lot of Japanese spies. I caught a few that day. There are still some left. The Japanese spies really won't give up!

Unfortunately, there is no time to get rid of them for now.

What a pity.

Soon after, a burly man came over to them.

Zhang Yong looked him up and down.

The other person looked white and clean, unlike the people who hang around the docks. Everyone else's skin is a bronze colour. It's so smooth that water beads on it.

'You...'

'Gan Xiaoning.'

'The Jin Fan thief?'

'You flatter me.'

The visitor sat down with great aplomb.

It seems that he is very satisfied with his nickname. He is unabashedly full of pride.

'The Sea King,' Zhang Yong said bluntly.

'I saw it. It's just outside. About ten miles from the pier,' Gan Xiaoning replied.

'There are people on the ship. You help me set it on fire...'

'I know there are hostages on the ship. I'll help you rescue them directly.'

'That's great. What's the catch?'

'Let my brothers work with you. Join the Special Branch of the Restoration Society.'

'Are you serious?'

'Of course. I have more than 30 brothers, and I want to find a way out for them.'

'It may not be a way out. What we do is very dangerous.'

'Isn't what we're doing dangerous?'

'Okay!'

Zhang Yong nodded.

Since that was the case, he would not refuse.

Because he did need some power on the surface.

Before, when they were on the Bund, he had discussed with Zhou Yang the eradication of the sea bandits.

There were also Japanese spies hiding among the sea bandits. And there were some Japanese invaders who were very rich. In that case, they should all be killed.

'Can you ensure the safety of the hostages?'

'Do you have weapons?'

'Yes. What weapons do you need?'

'Shotguns. And bullets.'

'Good!'

Zhang Yong immediately took out three shotguns. There were also more than 100 rounds of ammunition.

He happened to need to empty the weapons in his space. He decided to empty all the shotguns. Only the Browning pistol and the Big Eye Looper were left.

In terms of sheer power, the Big Eye Looper was very good.

Mostly, the revolver also used a 10-round magazine. There was no particular advantage in magazine capacity.

'Good!'

'I will return the hostage! You must keep your promise.'

Gan Xiaoning left quickly.