Chapter 587: The Japanese are invited
Zhang Yong saw Luo Bailong.
Previously, Zhang Yong had not paid much attention to the other party.
Luo was arranged to come by Jia Tengying. At the time, it was said that he would escort Zhang Yong and the others to Tianjin.
In fact, this was indeed the case. After arriving in Tianjin, Luo Bailong disappeared without a trace.
After arriving in Tianjin, Zhang Yong did not see him for several months.
Unexpectedly, he has now appeared.
It seems that Luo Bailong is following someone. He did not notice Zhang Yong's presence.
'Jia Tengying...'
Zhang Yong nodded thoughtfully.
This Luo Bailong is so mysterious. I'm afraid Jia Tengying is not that simple either.
These veterans of the military intelligence, including Li Boqi, all have secrets.
Yu Lexing also has secrets.
Yang Shanfang also has secrets.
And of course, the Chief has secrets too. The Chief is also very mysterious.
Sometimes, the Chief suddenly disappears for a few days, and you don't know where he went or what he did.
Everyone is pretending to be a pig while eating a tiger.
Only I'm a little white rabbit.
Oh dear...
What is Luo Bailong doing?
Zhang Yong doesn't want to know. And he doesn't want to know.
He has a lot on his plate right now. There are also a lot of tasks that haven't been completed.
If he had a game panel, the list of unfinished tasks would probably take up an entire screen.
Sigh, really...
A life of hardship, and having to take care of everything on your own...
'Captain!'
Someone suddenly whispered.
Zhang Yong looked up. He saw a group of ragged people.
Oh, they were refugees who had escaped from the outside world and made it into the city. He didn't know how things were going with Li Boqi's construction.
Li Boqi had previously planned to absorb some of the refugees as workers, settling them while also helping them support their families. This plan should have already begun. But exactly how effective it is, Zhang Yong doesn't know.
Suddenly, Zhang Yong saw Fang Huaizhou in the crowd.
He was indeed developing the backbone of the Red Party among the refugees. This is the easiest.
Well, just talk to him.
Zhang Yong then walked over. He came to Fang Huaizhou's side.
'Long time no see.'
'How have you been?'
'What are you doing here?'
'I have my work to do.'
'Li Boqi is recruiting refugees to build the Tianjin Station of the Special Services Department of the Restoration Society. You should know about it, right?'
'Yes. I'm just about to take them there.'
'Then there shouldn't be a problem.'
Zhang Yong nodded.
He waved his hand. He let Fang Huaizhou lead the way.
Fang Huaizhou seemed quite relaxed. Maybe he didn't have much to do.
At this moment in time, the Tianjin Red Party is not yet very active. It is not comparable to the situation in Beiping.
However, soon, two years later, the Red Party will become active.
With the Eighth Route Army entering North China, the tasks of the Red Party underground organisation will become very heavy and arduous.
It will need to gather intelligence...
It will need to get weapons and ammunition...
It will need to get medicine...
It will need to transfer professional talent...
It will need to open up underground transport lines...
It will also need to counter espionage.
At that time, the Japanese invaders will also send many spies into the base areas.
The so-called advance teams, disguised as Chinese, are also very cunning. They speak Chinese very well, and it is hard for outsiders to tell the difference.
In short, the future holds a heavy responsibility.
Right now, it is not even the beginning.
It can only be described as lying low.
Suddenly, a red dot cuts into the edge of the map.
Zhang Yong's mind twitches.
This red dot is marked. Looks like Hirotaka Noguchi?
Yes. It's him. The archaeology professor. He works for the Kwai organisation. He was at the harbour last time. What's he up to now?
Waving his hand. Pointing at a target.
Wu Liuqi takes a few men and goes up. A quiet ambush.
Soon, Hirotaka Noguchi is captured alive.
Faced with professional secret agents, how can an archaeology professor like him resist?
Zhang Yong appears without a sound.
Hirotaka Noguchi, who was originally nervous, immediately calms down.
Oh, it's Zhang Yong!
It's all right.
We're old acquaintances, so it's easy to talk.
Zhang Yong is actually not a rogue. As long as you pay. It's easy to talk.
But if you don't have the money...
Then be nice.
Usually nothing serious happens.
And if something serious does happen, don't be afraid. You're going to die soon, so what's there to be afraid of?
"Professor Noguchi, how have you been?'
'Captain Zhang, didn't you say you were leaving Tianjin?'
'Something came up, so I couldn't go.'
'Do you know how many people you've killed?'
'What do you mean?'
'They were overjoyed when they thought you'd really left. But then a few days later you were back. They were devastated.'
'And then what happened?'
'Then Lord Doiihara sent them all back to their home country and replaced them with a new group.'
'I see. You seem very busy. What are you doing?'
'I...'
'Professor, be honest.'
'Okay. I'm contacting the others in the Aoi Agency.'
'Including Keisuke Yamada?'
'Who?'
'Keisuke Yamada. The owner of the souvenir shop. It's not far from here.'
'No. He's not one of us.'
'No?'
'I have no need to lie to you. Lying will get you beaten.'
'Er...'
Zhang Yong was rarely angry.
The old man, who lived so transparently and understood so much, didn't need to be beaten.
I really am a civilized person.
Really...
The Kuai Agency really has no one left. They actually had to get Noguchi Hirotaka out and about. After all, his expertise is in appraising antiques, not fieldwork...
Wait a minute.
Something's not right.
Noguchi Kintaro is still in the big jail at the headquarters of the Fuxing Society's Special Services Department in Jingshan Alley, Jinling. He hasn't been released yet. So, who's in charge of the Kuai Agency now? Could it be that the head of the Kuai Agency's Special Services Department has been replaced?
Oh, it's possible. Since Kintaro Nogaya has been arrested, he won't be able to go back anytime soon. And even if he did, he wouldn't be able to continue as the head of the secret service. So Toihara Kenji will definitely replace him. I wonder who it is now?
"Your new boss didn't let you continue with the appraisal work? Sending someone out to do fieldwork seems like a mismatch!'
'No. He's my younger brother. He wants to punish me.'
'Your younger brother?'
'Yes. My younger brother. Hirofumi Noguchi.'
'Thank you!'
Zhang Yong nodded.
It was rare for Noguchi Hirotaka to be so honest. He told the truth.
It turned out that the head of the secret service agency of the Kwai Organ had really been replaced. He was replaced by a man named Noguchi Hirofumi. He was Noguchi Hirotaka's younger brother.
'What rank is your younger brother?'
'Lieutenant Colonel.'
'Oh. When will he be promoted to Major General?'
'Kill you.'
'What?'
'Killing you will get you three promotions.'
'Isn't that Lieutenant General?'
'At his level, he can only be promoted to colonel at most.'
'Who issued the reward? He didn't keep his word. Even if you get three promotions, even if the emperor himself comes, you'll still be a lieutenant colonel!'
'That's impossible.'
Noguchi Hirotaka shook his head repeatedly.
Zhang Yong of course knew it was impossible. The final right to interpret lies with the higher-ups.
The higher-ups say how many ranks you get promoted.
If you're a soldier, it's no problem to get three promotions in a row. But a lieutenant colonel is impossible. At most, you'll be promoted to colonel.
If you want to leapfrog the rank of major general and enter the ranks of lieutenant general, you can only dream of having a chance.
At this time, the Japanese army's rank promotion was still very strict. There was only a 10% chance of a major general being promoted to lieutenant general.
'Don't you guys from the Kuaiji Agency want to stop operating in Jiangnan?'
'There are people in Jiangnan too. My younger brother is in Jiangnan.'
'You really don't know Keisuke Yamada?'
'No. He definitely isn't someone from our Kuaiji Agency.'
'Fine. You can go!'
Zhang Yong waved his hand. Release Noguchi Hirotaka.
Keisuke Yamada is not a member of the Aoi Agency. So he's working alone? Or is there another organisation?
Frown.
Where is this guy hiding his money?
Alas, the system map still lacks a little information. If only the location of the money could be revealed...
Please...
Heavenly spirits, earthly spirits...
Suddenly, he noticed that the map had really changed. It seems that you can switch modes?
Switch from military mode to economic mode?
After a moment's thought, he selects the switch. The map does indeed change slightly.
There are no longer any small dots. Only vague triangular stars.
The triangles are of different colours...
Economic mode...
What does that mean?
Does it have something to do with money? That's what he's most concerned about.
He notices that one of the triangular stars is near him. It's about 50 metres away.
He tries to walk over to it and find its location.
He discovers that it's a section of broken wall. It's very old. But it's still quite sturdy. He looks more closely.
After a while, he finally noticed that one of the red bricks in the middle seemed to be removable. He could pull it out. So he tried.
But he couldn't do it. His fingers were too big. They couldn't fit into the gap, so he had to use a special tool.
He immediately asked someone to find tweezers, a bayonet, or something like that. He tried from every angle. After spending a lot of effort, he finally dug the brick out.
Inside was an aluminium lunchbox. It was the kind that Japanese soldiers carried with them.
He took out the lunchbox. It was quite heavy.
He opened it.
Zhang Yong's eyes lit up.
Yes!
Yes!
Yes!
Finally, he had found something.
Inside were five gold bars! All of them were big!
The gold bars were tightly packed with cotton wool. That was why they didn't make a sound when moved.
Gold bars!
Haha!
Gold bars!
So this was what the economy mode was showing.
Suddenly, a thought occurred to him. He took out the gold bars. He put in some banknotes. As a result, the map did not show any changes.
He continued to change. He exchanged the banknotes for coins. He filled a box with coins. As a result, the map still did not show any changes.
Oh?
Only gold bars are displayed?
Shit, this standard is a bit high! The system doesn't even look at silver dollars...
However, Zhang Yong was already very satisfied.
It was already very remarkable to discover the gold bars. This system is definitely his own master...
Back at the police station.
It was evening. The lights were just being switched on. The smoke from the chimneys was curling up into the sky.
The police station used to provide only lunch. But after Zhang Yong arrived, the food budget was increased.
First it was increased to one dollar per person per month, and then to two dollars per person per month. But the meals had to be provided twice a day. This significantly increased everyone's motivation to work. At least, he knew that he would be provided with two meals.
The money saved could be used to support their families. Overall, the burden was eased considerably. It was as if the extra dollar had been earned for nothing.
'Captain Zhang!'
Someone suddenly called out. It was a woman's voice.
Zhang Yong tilted his head to look. Oh. It was Shen Ming and the others.
In addition to Shen Ming, there were other girls. However, he couldn't remember the names of the other girls...
Alas, what a fucking memory. Sooner or later, he would grow old before his time...
'It's you guys!'
'Captain Zhang, no, Chief, Li Zhan, told us to report to you.'
'Good. Have you eaten?'
'We just finished.'
'That's fine. Wait here for a moment. I'll talk to you after I finish eating.'
'Okay,'
Shen Ming answered with restraint.
She was very nervous. After all, her life had been full of ups and downs, like a dream.
If it wasn't for Zhang Yong, who rescued them, their fate would have been very miserable. They couldn't live, and they couldn't die.
Now, Zhang Yong has arranged for them to work in the police station. They are both apprehensive and worried.
They are worried that they won't do a good job and will be a burden.
'There are beautiful women here. If any of you are interested, work hard!' After entering the canteen, Zhang Yong smiled and flirted with the people around him.
There is an unspoken rule in the military that you are not allowed to fall in love. However, everyone has a love of beauty. It is all a matter of nature.
Instead of having people sneaking around, causing trouble, it is better to let go.
Sometimes, the more you forbid something, the more mysterious it becomes. The more people want to do the opposite. Letting go, on the other hand, makes you not want to do it.
Because there is no thrill of eating forbidden fruit. It just feels like any other thing.
Eating.
The meals have indeed become much richer.
After all, the money spent was all in legal tender. The purchasing power was guaranteed.
This was how things were in the north. In the south, with the gradual introduction of legal tender, the general public were no longer allowed to use legal tender.
Banks also forcibly recalled legal tender. Only money was taken in, but not paid out.
All the legal tender in the private sector was gradually concentrated and ended up in the hands of various banks.
In fact, it fell into the hands of a few big families.
When the legal tender was devalued like crazy, the few big families reaped the wealth of the people like crazy by hoarding the current taiyang.
So...
You have to find a way to hoard the current taiyang yourself.
You can't put it in your pocket. So where? Where is the safest place to put the taiyang?
Frown...
No idea.
This matter must be kept secret.
He can't do it alone. He needs to find someone else to work with.
Suddenly he thought of Wang Zhulin...
This guy, Wang Zhulin, buried so many ocean dollars underground. Maybe he could learn from him?
Well, on second thought, he shook his head.
Burying them underground was not a long-term solution. What if they were stolen?
So, he remembered what Li Boqi had repeatedly told him. He still needed to form his own secret little group. He would claim to be an informant.
He thought about the damaged goods...
He hoped that Little Dumb could do something.
Eat up.
Come out.
He noticed that Shen Ming and the others were still there.
'Everyone!'
'Come to my office!'
Zhang Yong waved his hand.
What?
Avoid suspicion?
That doesn't exist.
He doesn't need to avoid anything.
Anyway, whether he does it or not, others will think he has done it.
'Yes!'
He led a group of women into the office.
Fortunately, the office was large and spacious enough. It could easily accommodate more than 20 girls.
They sat down.
They instinctively want to put their legs up on the desk. Then they realise that would be rude. It doesn't matter if there are only men here. Girls have to behave themselves.
'What do you want to do?'
'Us?'
'Yes. What are you good at?'
'We don't know!'
'Well...'
OK, that was a bit of a broad question. It's hard to answer.
But never mind. Let's rephrase.
'Do you want to do logistics? Or do you want to be on the front line?'
'Logistics involves doing some auxiliary work. Such as secretarial work, writing, managing the warehouse, weapons, stationery supplies, and so on.'
'Frontline work means going out on the streets with the other patrol officers,'
Zhang Yong said bluntly.
Seeing that they didn't respond, he felt that he had wasted his breath.
They were all delicate girls, not indestructible Barbies, and it was too much to ask them to go out on the frontlines.
In fact, they all remained silent. No one was like the women in some TV dramas who would also compete to go to the front line. At this time, not many women came out to work. There were already few policewomen. How could they go to the front line?
There was a generation gap in thinking!
If you're not careful, you'll put the thinking of a later generation into action.
OK, arrange all the logistics.
Leave the specifics to Liu Huaihong.
Suddenly, another red dot entered the edge of the map. It even came all the way to the front door of the police station.
Soon after, Zhang Yong received a report. It said that a Japanese man was looking for him. He had something important to tell him. He also said that he had been sent by the Japanese Consulate.
Zhang Yong waved his hand. He told the people below to bring the Japanese man up.
Soon, a gentle Japanese man appeared in front of Zhang Yong.
'You're looking for me?'
'Chief Zhang, our Consul General would like to see you,'
'Consul General?'
Zhang Yong thought for a moment. Oh. It was Shigeaki Akiyama.
I guess the Japanese who were beaten up today went back to complain. They want Shigeaki Akiyama to put pressure on them.
However, those Japanese invaders don't know who Zhang Yong is. Shigeaki Akiyama does. He also knows that provoking Zhang Yong will not end well.
There is no choice but to meet him first to sound him out and then make plans.
Never mind. Go meet Shigeaki Akiyama.
Remind him about the 5,000 US dollars incident.