Chapter 561: Double Reed

Military Intelligence Bureau Second Division...

Fuxing Society Secret Service...

It seems there is no difference...

The people are still the same people.

The things are still the same things.

Change the title...

No, maybe the title doesn't even need to be changed.

The only advantage is that from now on, it can be called the Military Intelligence Bureau with a justified name.

Although, there is still a Central Bureau of Investigation mixed in...

'I also have benefits,' Li Boqi said seriously.

'What benefits?' Zhang Yong was immediately excited.

'I am the acting head of the Tianjin station, and I expect to be made permanent soon.'

'Really?'

'I personally trained the boy with the golden spoon, and Boss Dai will definitely love the person who helped him, and he will definitely give me some benefits!'

'Good, good, good!'

Zhang Yong did not hide his joy.

Li Boqi's promotion is definitely a good thing.

As long as he is in charge, I can do whatever I want and do evil. The two of them are in cahoots...

In short, it's great!

"My current salary is 120 taels of silver per month. After the promotion, it should be 150 taels.'

'We don't need to touch the salary.'

'But in the future, you may have some happy troubles. Boss Dai may need you even more.'

'Is there any difference from before?'

'Be careful of your arm going outwards.'

'I...'

Zhang Yong wanted to say something but stopped.

This time, he actually understood.

Li Boqi was telling him in an obscure way to handle his relationship with the Department of Empty Funding.

Although, Boss Dai also listened to Madam. However, in the current situation, the Special Services Department needs more money and will definitely compete with the Department of Empty Funding for resources.

It's very simple. Who should you give a seized batch of goods to?

The Ministry of Finance needs it. The Secret Service needs it too. What should he do? Who should he give it to first? How much should he give to each?

He frowned.

He soon had the answer.

Fifty-fifty. Each side gets 50%. No one gets more, no one gets less.

What if they can't split it equally?

Simple. He'll take the lion's share himself, and then split the rest equally.

For example, if there's $100,000, he'll take $80,000 first. The remaining $10,000 will be split equally. Take it or leave it. It's just $10,000.

If anyone doesn't like it, fine, I don't care about you.

If anyone doesn't like me, I don't want to serve them. I'll go work for someone else.

It doesn't matter who you work for.

If you can't stay here, you can stay somewhere else. If you can't stay anywhere, you can go to all eight directions...

'Report!'

Suddenly someone came in.

It was Chen Gongpeng.

'You...'

Zhang Yong was a little surprised.

Chen Gongpeng looked very haggard!

What happened?

Was he implicated?

That doesn't make sense!

He was responsible for catching people. It's not his responsibility if they ran away.

'What happened?'

Li Boqi asked. His tone was calm. But his eyebrows were knitted together.

Obviously, he was very protective of his subordinates. Chen Gongpeng was also one of his students. Seeing his student in such a state must have upset him.

'I've been relieved of my duties.'

'Why?'

'I didn't communicate with the 51st Division beforehand, and that caused a mistake.'

'No, what kind of mistake is this...'

'I and my subordinates have both been removed from our posts. We have now both left the 29th Army.'

'What?'

Zhang Yong was stunned.

Was the matter that serious?

This 51st Division, was it unreasonable? It was really good at shirking responsibility.

It was obvious that the mistake had been made by his own unit, but in the end it was Chen Gongpeng who had to bear the blame. It was outrageous. Had the 29th Army really fallen to such a state?

"Take your time. Who gave the order?'

'Commander Song and Deputy Commander Tong signed the order jointly.'

'And then they told you to come to me?'

'Yes.'

'I see. Gather your unit together.'

'What for?'

'From now on, you will follow my orders. You will be under the command of the Second Division of the Military Affairs Bureau. We will pay your salaries.'

'Huh?'

Chen Gongpeng was at a loss.

Zhang Yong was also puzzled. Later, he understood.

Damn, the big guy is the big guy. They were all playing tricks.

The deliberate removal of Chen Gongpeng and his men from the 29th Army was actually to facilitate things.

By asking Chen Gongpeng to come to Li Boqi, he was directly joining Li Boqi's ranks.

The 29th Army had many agreements with the Japanese invaders.

If Chen Gongpeng appeared as a member of the 29th Army, he would probably be subject to a lot of restrictions by the Japanese invaders.

However, if he appeared in a secret capacity, there would be no problem. They had been fired. They no longer had any connection with the 29th Army.

From then on, they were outlaws. Without parents. Wandering about. Doing whatever they could.

Like killing some Japanese soldiers or something.

What?

Chen Gongpeng is the one who killed people?

Yes, it was him. But he's turned against us, the 29th Army.

Right. Turned against. He's already left the 29th Army.

You guys can kill whoever you like. We don't care.

Japanese soldiers: !@#¥%...

Of course they couldn't admit that they couldn't even defeat Chen Gongpeng.

That would be too embarrassing. It would affect morale.

So, it was left unsettled.

It would naturally be good to be able to kill Chen Gongpeng.

The problem was...

'You will obey Shaolong's commands from now on.'

'Me?'

Zhang Yong was the first to express his surprise.

Him commanding Chen Gongpeng? No way. This is a bit difficult!

He was his senior. And previously held a higher position than him. This guy's rank was something like a lieutenant colonel?

Yes. Lieutenant colonel.

I think I'm only a captain? I think I'm a captain, right? I haven't worn a uniform for a long time, so I've forgotten.

'Good!'

Chen Gongpeng answered very quickly.

He couldn't have asked for more.

Not only did he not have the slightest complaint, he was worried that Zhang Yong would refuse.

Following Zhang Yong to catch Japanese spies was just too easy and too satisfying. There was nothing to think about. Just get down to the job and catch people. And the rewards were plentiful.

For example, Kawashima Yoshiko was caught. Matsui Yoshio was caught.

Although it was a surprise that these two guys escaped, Chen Gongpeng deeply believed that Zhang Yong would catch them again.

If he could catch them the first time, he could catch them the second and third times...

'Team leader...'

'What? Do you despise them? Look down on them?'

'No, no, no...'

Zhang Yong hurriedly corrected himself.

Despise? Look down on? How could he?

These guys are all super-capable fighters. He would be more than happy to take them with him to catch the Japanese spies!

Since Chen Gongpeng was so willing to cooperate, Zhang Yong did not refuse.

Finding Japanese spies was indeed his strong point. But catching people and fighting were very weak. He must be surrounded by a group of experts.

'Go receive the team!'

'Yes!'

'The full amount of benefits will be paid.'

'Yes.'

'Don't use an official name until the head of the department has officially confirmed it. Just make something up.'

'Qiu Tianlai?'

'Choose someone else.'

'Yes.'

Zhang Yong agreed.

Fine, then he would just make up an identity.

No one would take him seriously anyway. The Japanese invaders also knew that it was Zhang Yong who was causing trouble. But so what if you know?

Come and arrest me!

Come and beat me up!

Let's see who arrests who and who beats who...

'Go!'

'Yes!'

Soon, Zhang Yong saw the men that Chen Gongpeng had brought.

Sure enough, all the people Zhang Yong had met before were there. Among them was the machine gunner who had hit the Kumamoto family.

There were a bit too many people.

Before, there were more than 50 people. Now there were a full 100 people.

Doubt.

He turned to look at Chen Gongpeng.

Bringing out so many people at once? Are they all joining the Fuxing Society?

When the boss finds out, will he be happy? Or will he be happy? It seems like he should be happy. After all, the Fuxing Society's strength has increased.

'Are you owed wages?'

'Yes.'

'No. Your superiors are so ruthless...'

'This way, we can claim that we were unfairly treated, and that's why we turned against the 29th Army.'

'Don't you think this is a dangerous move?'

'As long as you're here, it's not dangerous.'

'Why?'

'You're rich.'

'I...'

Zhang Yong was at a loss for words.

He was in trouble. He was being targeted.

Not by the Japanese invaders. But by his own people.

They had all heard from somewhere that he was filthy rich and were trying to get a piece of the action.

But you've got it all wrong. I'm really poor!

I'm so poor that I only have a couple of hundred thousand dollars, a few tens of thousands of pounds, and a few hundred thousand silver notes...

No matter how poor a person is, they can only be this poor, right?

Right?

Without further ado, the money will be distributed immediately.

It's all in the form of silver dollars. One envelope for each person. That's 50 envelopes.

Zhang Yong did not get a detailed salary statement. He would have been too lazy to read it anyway. There were so many silver dollars seized from the Japanese invaders, he just buried them.

What if there isn't enough after the distribution? Simple, go arrest Japanese spies immediately!

With so many Japanese spies in Beiping, there's no need to worry about running out of silver dollars. You can rest assured...

'Your weapons...'

'We've brought them all out. We've also given you an extra base of ammunition.'

'Understood.'

Zhang Yong nodded.

It really was a double act.

The people were fired, but they still had their weapons, and extra ammunition was issued. With such a chaotic operation, I guess the Japanese would be suffocating with anger if they knew about it.

It was just window dressing. If it had been done in the name of the 29th Army, they could have protested or something.

But they have no status now, they are completely outlaws. The Japanese invaders can only deal with them themselves. But can they deal with them?

If Zhang Yong doesn't intervene, of course they can.

However, with Zhang Yong's intervention, the Japanese invaders can only cry out in vain.

'Where's the scope?'

'Brought it out.'

'The guns.'

'All here.'

Chen Gongpeng asked someone to bring the three Springfield M1903 rifles.

Zhang Yong nodded. It meant there were no more problems.

There were people and weapons. The only thing left was to find a place to capture the Japanese spy.

Oh, and they also needed to find a place where a hundred people could live alone.

The Prince Gong Mansion would be perfect.

It was old and rundown, but it had all the necessary facilities.

They could stay there for a while. It would be the perfect place to hide their identities. When it was time to carry out their mission, they could simply leave from the Prince Gong Mansion.

Everything was arranged.

They returned to see Li Boqi.

Li Boqi was satisfied.

'Report!'

Suddenly, someone else arrived.

He said that Wang Tianmu, the station manager of Beiping Station, had arrived. There was another important figure.

Zhang Yong immediately took his leave. He was stopped by Li Boqi.

'Since Wang Tianmu is here, you should get to know him. You may have to deal with him a lot in the future.'

'Yes,'

Zhang Yong nodded. He stood to one side.

Chen Gongpeng did not leave either. He and Wang Tianmu were old acquaintances.

'Stationmaster Li!'

'Station Chief Wang!'

Soon, Wang Tianmu arrived.

Wang Tianmu was not young. He was already in his forties.

At this age, he was basically equivalent to Li Boqi. Within the Special Services Department of the Fuxing Society, he could indeed be considered an 'old man'.

Other people like Yu Lexing, Mao Renfeng, and Shen Zui were all junior figures.

Even the three giants of the Military Alliance, Dai Li, Tang Zong, and Zheng Jiemin, were much younger than Wang Tianmu.

Since they were old men, they certainly had seniority.

After greeting Li Boqi, Wang Tianmu immediately stared at Zhang Yong and said unkindly, 'Zhang Shaolong, you've done a good job.'

'I'd like to hear the details,' Zhang Yong remained calm. He wasn't afraid at all.

This was his territory.

Even if there were ten Wang Tianmus, he could take them all on.

Then he could just pat his buttocks and leave.

'Why didn't you detain Kawashima Yoshiko and Matsui Yoshinori yourself? Why did you send them to the 51st Division?' Wang Tianmu was aggressive.

Zhang Yong: "Why didn't you give me a heads-up in advance and give me a phone number?'

'What do you mean?" Wang Tianmu's face was not good.

Zhang Yong spoke bluntly, "That way I could have handed the people over to you to guard. If anything happens, it will be your responsibility, Chief Wang.'

'How dare you," Wang Tianmu's face grew more and more gloomy.

Zhang Yong took a step back.

Gradually, he moved closer to Chen Gongpeng.

A gentleman does not stand near a dangerous wall.

He was worried that Wang Tianmu would attack him. The man opposite him was the leader of the four top assassins of the Military Alliance. He had to be on his guard.

'Did I say anything wrong?'

'You did the wrong thing.'

'You have been in Beiping for many years, and there are so many spies in the 29th Army, but you don't know about it. Shouldn't that be your fault?'

'How dare you accuse me?'

'Why shouldn't I?'

'You...'

'Shao Long, you go ahead and carry out your mission!'

'Yes.'

Li Boqi stepped in to smooth things over. Zhang Yong and Chen Gongpeng then turned and left.

Wang Tianmu waited until his back was turned before his face suddenly relaxed. He gave Li Boqi a thumbs-up. A sign of admiration. Not sure who it was meant for.

'No way,' Li Boqi shook his head, 'if you intimidate him like that, he won't buy it.'

'It's up to us to do what we can. Lend it to me for a few days.'

'Not even for a day.'

'I'll find a way.'

'Your ways may not work on him. On the contrary, they may cause misunderstandings. I'm telling you in advance, he really will do it. If someone gets killed, it won't look good for us.'

'Alas, how come you, Li, are having such good luck lately, while I'm having such bad luck?'

'You should behave yourself. Don't be so lawless.'

'I'm just poor, aren't I? The authorities have been late in paying me, and I can see that my brothers don't have enough to eat. I had no choice but to do a robbery...'

'Go arrest some Japanese spies then! You can kill as many as you like. But if you kill one of our own people, you won't get away with it.'

'I only killed some riffraff. Definitely not any good guys.'

'Don't get sent to Tiger Bridge again.'

'Just lend it to me for ten days.'

'In your dreams!'

'Hey, Lao Li, don't be so stingy, okay?'

'Don't even dream of it...'

...

'Achoo!'

'Achoo!'

Zhang Yong sneezed desperately.

He secretly hated Wang Tianmu. It must be this guy who said bad things about him behind his back.

Damn it, this son of a bitch, when did I offend him? Like Zhao Lijun, they are both mad dogs. They just come and bite. There really aren't many normal people in the military. In fact, Li Boqi is not normal either. I always feel that there is something wrong with this guy's brain...

Suddenly, the map prompted. A marked red dot cut in.

Zhang Yong suddenly perked up.

Number nine.

Akagi Takasumi.

This old devil has appeared again.

Good, good, good!

There is another target to take advantage of.