Chapter 504: Three Big Fish

The train was held up at Langfang Station.

Inside and outside the station, there were heavily armed soldiers everywhere.

Zhang Yong looked outside. He saw that it was a colonel leading the troops. Obviously, something big was going on.

Some soldiers were even carrying machine guns on their backs, which meant they were elite troops.

However, that wasn't the point.

The point was...

Zhang Yong saw Chen Gongpeng.

This guy, he actually appeared mysteriously at Langfang Station.

I thought he had already gone back to Beiping.

It seems that something really big is going on. That's why Chen Gongpeng is here.

Oh, I forgot. Chen Gongpeng carries a radio with him. Through the radio, he can receive instructions from his superiors at any time and appear wherever needed.

An idea came to mind...

Should I get myself a radio too?

Be able to communicate at any time? Keep abreast of the situation?

But then, Zhang Yong gave up on the idea.

What's the point of having a radio?

It's like tying yourself down. Restricting yourself.

Without a radio, you can do whatever you want. No one will question your actions.

But if you have a radio and don't follow its orders, that's insubordination. A very serious crime. Even the head of the department probably wouldn't accept it.

After all, everyone else is watching!

If everyone does the same, won't the Fuxing Society fall apart?

Just look at Li Yunlong. How free he was when there was no radio. But with the radio, he's in trouble. He can only follow orders.

Quietly, he removes Su Yuxi's tag. Re-tagging Chen Gongpeng.

The beauty is tempting. But business is important.

By the way, when will the number of tags be increased?

Suddenly, a message flashes through his mind.

Huh?

The number of tags has increased?

From five to ten? Damn! Why didn't you tell me earlier...

I had already removed Su Yuxi's label.

But I didn't dare say anything.

I could only wait until I met Su Yuxi again to re-label her.

Without making a sound,

I continued to observe the movements on the platform outside.

I noticed that there were only military personnel, but no police. This indicated that this was a relatively sensitive matter.

It was only handled by the military.

Or rather, it involved a secret within the 29th Army that could not be revealed to outsiders.

That must be the reason Chen Gongpeng was sent here.

This Wuyuan Pistol Regiment is probably the 29th Army's unit responsible for handling various emergencies. It's a part-time job. They shouldn't be that professional.

What Chen Gongpeng showed before was that individual soldiers are very strong. But they don't know anything about special agents.

They probably don't know anything about professional skills such as makeup, disguise, tracking, and lurking.

They are all good at fighting.

But they are not suitable for special agents.

Did Chen Gongpeng come here for the three little red dots? Most likely.

There are more than a thousand people on this train, and these three hidden Japanese soldiers are the most suspicious.

He silently monitors the movements of the three red dots.

He notices that they are all walking towards him.

Haha. What are they going to do? Leave their suitcases behind?

Perfect.

If they don't want their suitcases, they won't have any weapons on them.

And they're even walking towards him of their own accord. They're practically inviting death. Zhang Yong doesn't believe in coincidences like this.

But then again, it's not that surprising.

The three Japanese invaders obviously didn't know that their identities had been revealed.

They should have had very complete identification. There were no flaws. As long as they were uncoupled from the weapons in the suitcases, they were not in danger.

On the chaotic train, it seems not strange that there are three unclaimed suitcases.

Unless someone accurately identifies them.

It is estimated that the three Japanese invaders also had corresponding plans in place and would not be easily identified.

Sure enough, as the three Japanese invaders walked, they took off their fur coats and casually placed them in the corner, and the clothes inside gradually turned inside out.

When they arrived in the front carriage, it was as if they had changed.

Impressive. Very skilled.

It was even better than the masters in modern spy dramas.

He gave Cao Mengqi a wink.

Cao Mengqi immediately understood. Then he made secret arrangements.

Soon after, three Japanese soldiers stumbled and crowded over to Zhang Yong's side.

They were very calm.

They also acted very anxious.

One of the Japanese soldiers nodded at Zhang Yong when he saw him.

'Hey, buddy, do you know what's going on?' Zhang Yong greeted the other man.

'I was just about to ask!' The Japanese soldier immediately struck up a conversation with him, 'Do you know what's going on? Why did the train suddenly stop?'

'I don't know either. Come, sit down. Let's sit down and talk.'

'Okay!'

The Japanese soldier really sat down.

The other two Japanese soldiers also sat down. It was obvious that they felt they had found cover from the crowd.

Zhang Yong did not look like an ordinary person either.

Before carrying out the secret escort mission, Zhang Yong and the others had changed into civilian clothes.

They were not wearing Zhongshan suits.

They were all dressed in ordinary people's clothing. Zhang Yong was slightly richer.

He was dressed like a rich young man. The others looked like his family members, or entourage or bodyguards.

The three Japanese soldiers didn't feel surprised when they saw Cao Mengqi carrying a gun.

The escort of a rich young man!

Of course he needs to carry a gun!

It's just as well, if the soldiers come up to search later, they can probably avoid inspection by using Zhang Yong's identity.

Zhang Yong is a rich young man, and there are people around him carrying guns, so I'm sure the soldiers won't be too strict.

Of course, they will act very cooperatively.

There is indeed nothing suspicious about them. There are no contraband items.

Their identification documents are also foolproof. No matter how you check, there is a basis for it.

'What are your names?' Zhang Yong asked with a smile.

He couldn't refuse when someone came to him of their own accord.

Besides, the three men's suitcases were also his target. Now that they were here, it was only natural to make some extra money, right?

You must know that they are secretly escorting them this time and have not revealed their identities. They paid for their own tickets. He definitely has to get back the money for the tickets for more than 30 people!

You must never lose money.

Even if you lose a dollar, it will break your heart...

'This is my eldest brother, Yi Juhai.'

'This is my second brother, Yi Zhonghai.'

'I am the third brother, Yi Honghai.'

The Japanese spy talked eloquently.

He acted very friendly. He was all smiles.

Zhang Yong also wore a smile.

His intuition told him that these were three big fish.

Why? The camouflage was definitely not ordinary.

Many Japanese spies had disguised themselves as Chinese for many years, but they never managed to blend in so well.

In contrast, the three guys in front of him were completely inconspicuous.

'Where are you going?'

'Tianjin.'

'Oh, you're from Tianjin?'

'No. We're changing trains from Tianjin to the south.'

'What do you do?'

'We run a small business. We transport foreign goods from the south to sell in the north. Foreign goods are cheaper in the south. Most foreign trading companies in the north are monopolised by the Japanese. The prices are high.'

'Oh, that's right...'

Zhang Yong nodded sincerely.

The other person was right. Indeed. The northern market had been seriously affected by the Japanese invaders.

The Japanese were looking for ways to squeeze out the other powers. They wanted to monopolise North China. The French had already been squeezed out and had no presence there. The Germans were almost non-existent. Only the British were left. Thanks to the Kailuan coal mine, the British were still quite influential. Then there were the Americans, who were a latecomer.

In the north, the Americans were also trying hard to open up the market. But they were severely squeezed out by the Japanese. Things were not going well.

In the south, the Americans were in the ascendant. But in northern China, the Japanese were firmly in control. It was said that the American and Japanese chambers of commerce had negotiated several times, but the talks had ended in discord.

'Everyone, get off the train!'

'Everyone, get off the train!'

At this time, someone shouted from outside the train.

It was the soldiers preparing to inspect the train. They demanded that all passengers get off.

'Leave your luggage on the train!'

'Everyone, leave your luggage on the train!'

Then another order came.

So the frightened passengers began to get off the train.

It took a long time.

It was almost an hour and a half before almost everyone had got off.

Zhang Yong, of course, stayed at the end.

Since Chen Gongpeng was here, it would be fine.

'Excuse me, would you mind if I stepped away for a moment?' Zhang Yong said to the Japanese soldier, "I'm going to get my luggage.'

'Oh, go ahead, go!" the Japanese soldier responded immediately.

Zhang Yong nodded. He took a few cadets with him. They went to the area near where the three Japanese soldiers had been sitting.

Haha. The three suitcases were all placed near the seats. But none of them were next to their own seats.

If you were to say whose suitcases they were, there seems to be no evidence.

They could be on this side, or they could be on that side.

Perfect. They are unclaimed. Haha. Zhang Yong then removed all three suitcases. He returned to the side of the three Japanese invaders.

The three Japanese invaders watched his movements and secretly looked at each other.

This is...

It feels very strange.

Zhang Yong took away their suitcases!

However, at this moment, they could not bring themselves to point this out. They could not say that the suitcase belonged to them.

But the thought of the contents of the suitcase falling into Zhang Yong's hands was too much to bear. They could not help themselves. One Japanese soldier asked, intentionally or unintentionally, 'Is your suitcase placed so far away?'

'This is not my suitcase,' Zhang Yong casually said, 'I can smell the blood on it.'

'What blood?' The Japanese soldiers were secretly surprised.

'There's a bloody smell coming from the suitcase,' Zhang Yong replied slowly. 'I need to inspect it.'

'Who are you?'

'My name is Qiu Tianlai.'

'Well...'

The Japanese soldiers looked at each other.

We were asking what you do. Not what your name is.

It didn't make sense.

It was a complete misunderstanding.

'Bang!'

Cao Mengqi opened the suitcase.

Zhang Yong's eyes lit up. What a find. It's full of gold!

Not gold bars. Not gold ingots. It's all kinds of goldware. Cups, plates, chopsticks, all made of gold.

It's dazzling.

It's full.

His face is expressionless. It's as if he's not seeing gold at all.

There's nothing he can do. He's numb.

He's not impressed by gold these days.

Back in Shanghai, he was overjoyed to find a few gold bars. Now...

People really do grow.

He closed it.

He looked up at the three Japanese invaders.

On purpose.

He wanted to see what expression they had on their faces.

Sure enough, he noticed that the three Japanese invaders were no longer as composed as before. Maybe their hearts were bleeding inside?

After all, he was cutting into their flesh right in front of their faces!

This is their suitcase. It's the gold they looted. But they dare not admit it.

How pent-up do you think they really are?

Haha.

Keep it pent-up.

There's more behind.

When he lifted the goldware, he found two pistols underneath.

Unfortunately, they weren't Browning pistols. They were Tokarev pistols. They looked brand new.

'Huh?'

'There are also guns?'

Zhang Yong pretended to be very surprised.

He carefully lifted the two pistols. He found that the magazines were empty. There were no bullets in the chambers either.

Huh. What the hell were these three Japanese invaders up to?

Just guns, no bullets?

Are they trying to scare people with empty guns?

But never mind. You don't have any bullets. I do.

Immediately, I take out a bullet and, in front of the three Japanese invaders, press it into the magazine one by one.

It's full. I insert the magazine back in. Then I pull the trigger guard. It's loaded.

The three Japanese invaders gradually look more and more unpleasant.

Who the hell is this guy?

He seems to be very familiar with firearms? And he's carrying bullets with him?

They want to say something, but they hold back.

'Boom!'

Another suitcase was opened.

Inside were all kinds of jewellery. There were emeralds, jade and the like.

A cursory glance revealed several white jade Guanyin statues alone. The largest of these was almost a foot tall.

It looked very precious. But Zhang Yong was not interested.

He only wanted cash.

Anything that needed to be transformed, he was too lazy to swallow.

'Boom!'

A third suitcase was opened.

Inside were all kinds of pearls, corals, and the like. It seemed very valuable too.

Unfortunately, Zhang Yong still didn't care.

Not cash.

No need to change.

Take out all the pistols at the bottom of the suitcase.

They were all brand new Tokarev pistols. Very new. The chambers seemed to have hardly been fired.

Oddly enough, none of them had bullets.

Could it be that the bullets were hidden on their person?

Haha, it's 1935, and the Japanese have already learned to separate bullets?

The three Japanese soldiers gradually felt that something was not right.

Why did Zhang Yong look as if he had known that there were weapons in the suitcase?

They didn't even bother to search. They just reached down and took out all the pistols.

It felt very strange.

It was even a bit scary.

One Japanese soldier slowly asked, 'Who the hell are you people?'

'My name is Qiu Tianlai,' Zhang Yong calmly replied.

Don't ask. Even if you ask, I won't tell.

I am Qiu Tianlai.

Even if you know me as Zhang Yong, I am still Qiu Tianlai.

As long as I insist on not admitting it, I will definitely not be Zhang Yong!

The Japanese invader was about to speak when he suddenly shut up.

However, Zhang Yong continued to reach down and fished out a stack of strange things.

It looked like documents. But on closer inspection, they weren't.

Finally, he took them out and read them carefully. It turned out to be a blank letter of appointment.

Not one. A stack. There were more than 30 of them.

There were no names written on them. However, there was a signature in the bottom left corner, and a large red seal. It was square.

After carefully studying the text on it, it seemed to be the Cha-Ji Political Affairs Committee?

Yes, that was indeed what it said.

Haha. It really was three big fish. They were carrying blank letters of appointment with them.

They had brought them from Beiping. This indicated that they were taking them back. Why were they taking them back? Were they not needed? Or were there too many of them?

Could it be that a batch of letters of appointment had already been issued and had names written in?

This is interesting.

This trip really wasn't a waste.

He placed a letter of appointment in front of the three Japanese invaders and deliberately asked, 'Take a look, what is this?'

'We don't know,' the Japanese invader called Yi Honghai replied.

The corner of his mouth twitched quietly.

At the same time, he was secretly nervous.

At first, they thought Zhang Yong was an ordinary person and that they could easily get away with it. But now it seems that they may have guessed wrong.

Zhang Yong has actually moved all three of their suitcases over. Can you call that a coincidence? Or is it a coincidence?

If it is a coincidence, there is still room for manoeuvre. If it is not a coincidence, then...

They prayed secretly, hoping that it was a coincidence.

'It seems to be a letter of appointment,'

Zhang Yong answered to himself. He looked at the three Japanese invaders intentionally or unintentionally.

The three Japanese soldiers were secretly alarmed. They began to worry that they had given themselves away. Although they appeared calm on the surface, their hearts were racing.

'It must have been the Japanese,'

Zhang Yong added. Then he looked away again.

The three Japanese soldiers let out a sigh of relief. They were about to speak when they suddenly shut up and quietly stepped back.

It turned out that Chen Gongpeng had led his men up.