Chapter 599: This is an enemy of the people!

The group once again entered the dock.

Zhang Yong silently looked around. Familiar yet strange.

Familiar because the dock was still the same as yesterday. None of the buildings had changed.

Warehouses, storage yards, loading areas, trestles...

None of it had changed.

It is strange because the mess that I saw yesterday has completely disappeared.

Everywhere is clean and tidy. The rubbish on the ground is gone. Even the floating objects on the river seem to have been salvaged.

It is very clean.

It is as if the future generations are preparing for a cultural or hygiene campaign.

If I am not careful, I feel like I have become the big leader who is here to inspect. Everyone else has tidied everything up.

Everyone at the dock has obviously been reorganized.

Yesterday, they were all wearing ragged, dirty clothes. Now they're all wearing clean clothes.

No matter how many patches they have, they've all been starched and ironed.

Many of them clearly don't fit. Maybe they were lent to them temporarily. Or maybe they were issued to them.

Once the fuss dies down, they'll be taken back. And used again next time.

Yesterday, most of the civilian workers I saw didn't wear shoes. Even in the dead of winter. It was freezing. They were still barefoot. But now, they're all wearing cloth shoes.

Most of them obviously don't fit either. They must have been handed out on an ad hoc basis.

As soon as they left, they were immediately collected back.

Haha.

So busy.

So much work to do.

Of course, I'm not talking about Zhang Yong himself. I'm talking about Xuan Tiewu.

This guy is quick to respond. He realised something was wrong and immediately made changes. He probably spent the whole night working.

Liang Wenxiu probably waited until the changes were almost complete before he came to invite himself.

'What a big change,' said Gu Bafeng, half-jokingly. "I almost thought I'd come to the wrong place.'

'Everyone else is also being sincere!" Zhang Yong replied casually.

He secretly admired Xuan Tiewu's ability to change with the wind. He's a few steps more agile than Boss Dai!

No wonder this guy was able to smile in the end. His face-changing skills are truly top-notch.

With this kind of manipulation and a bit of trickery, the wife and the committee chairperson might even think he's trustworthy and can be reused.

They are both masters.

It is not easy for Chu Zuo to deal with such a cunning opponent!

Xuan Tiewu is a first-year graduate of the Whampoa Military Academy, while Boss Dai is a sixth-year graduate. This difference in seniority alone puts Boss Dai at a disadvantage.

'Please!'

'Please!'

Liang Wenxiu is very enthusiastic and attentive.

Zhang Yong doesn't know what it is, but suddenly he remembers a name. It's Yang Yizhi.

Where did Guo Qiyun go? Will he be placed under house arrest?

After thinking about it, he decided to ask, 'Lieutenant Liang, can you get Captain Guo here?'

'You mean Guo Qiyun?' Liang Wenxiu's eyes narrowed.

'Yes. I think he's pretty good. He can help me deal with the Japanese spies.' Zhang Yong was not being polite.

'Of course,' Liang Wenxiu said, 'I'll send someone to pass on the order right now.'

'Good,' Zhang Yong nodded. He was a little worried inside.

He hoped that Guo Qiyun was okay.

Continuing further inside,

the wharf was full of soldiers. They were armed and ready.

In addition to the Security Command, there were also the Garrison Command. The uniforms were all the same.

They were all equipped with domestically produced Type 79 rifles. They were neither new nor old. There were no new guns. From this perspective, Xuan Tiewu was far from the likes of Hu Zongnan, Tang Enbo, and Yu Jishi. Those were the real military leaders. They were in command of the most elite troops in the National Army.

'Captain Zhang, where are the Japanese spies?'

'Don't worry.'

Zhang Yong raised his binoculars and looked at a merchant ship in the distance.

The merchant ship was slowly approaching the shore. Judging from the draught of the ship's side, it should be fully loaded.

I wonder what kind of cargo it's carrying? Such a large ship?

"Whose ship is it?'

'Wanfeng Freight.'

'What's the boss's name?'

'Xu Sheng. Based in Shanghai.'

'Xu Sheng...'

Zhang Yong's expression was slightly surprised. But no outsider could tell.

It turned out to be a Wanfeng Freight ship. What a coincidence.

Xu Sheng is a Japanese spy!

Previously, Zhang Yong had thought that Wanfeng Freight only had land transport, but he had been wrong. It turns out that others have shipping.

This is such a large cargo ship, with a displacement of over 1,500 tons!

If there were ten such cargo ships, they could transport tens of thousands of tons of supplies at once!

In the China of that time, this was an extremely exaggerated transport capacity.

Unfortunately, it was under the command of the Japanese spies.

There was no doubt that once the war broke out, it would become an accomplice of the Japanese invaders.

Suddenly, I was slow to realise things. Xu Sheng's Wanfeng Freight Transport went from Shanghai to Hangzhou. Wen Zhenping's Haichang Shipping went along the Yangtze River route. And Zhang Benzheng in the north had a monopoly on shipping in the Bohai Bay.

Was this considered the layout of the Japanese spies? Before the war began, preparations were secretly made. The three combined to cover almost the entire coast of China. It is estimated that in Guangzhou, there are also Japanese spies conducting maritime operations.

'Does Wanfeng Freight have routes to Guangzhou?'

'Yes. There are even routes to Southeast Asia. According to what they say, their cargo ships can go as far as Singapore. They do business with the British in Singapore.'

'That's amazing?'

'That's what they say.'

'Oh...'

Zhang Yong nodded thoughtfully.

He felt secretly moved. He had been cheated again. Cheated by Xu Sheng. And he had only just realised it.

At the time, Xu Sheng had been blackmailed into handing over 500,000 taels of silver over a period of ten years. That's 4,000 taels a month, and Xu Sheng had said that it was very difficult for him. Zhang Yong had believed him.

Now it seemed that there was nothing difficult about 4,000 taels a month. It was a piece of cake, right?

Other people's Wanfeng Freight, shipping was the mainstay...

Wait!

Suddenly, another thought came to mind.

How many ships does Wanfeng Freight have? How many can it mobilise at most?

In the later stages of the Battle of Shanghai, the Japanese invaders concentrated more than 100,000 troops and landed at Jinshanwei in Hangzhou Bay. Did any Wanfeng Freight ships take part?

Anyway, more than 100,000 people need to be transported. There's also weapons and ammunition. The number of ships needed is definitely not small.

Apart from the ships in the Japanese invaders' home country, they must have requisitioned some other merchant ships locally. Did the Japanese invaders secretly gain control of more transport ships through Xu Sheng?

Frowning.

The Japanese are indeed meticulous.

They have considered all of this. Once the war starts, the transport capacity will basically be solved.

The map shows that there are three Japanese people on the ship.

Looking through the binoculars, they are all dressed as Chinese. Obviously they are Japanese spies.

There are also several weapons symbols on the ship. This indicates that there are weapons on board.

Switch the map to economy mode.

Fascinated.

The map shows that there are actually three gold symbols on the ship.

Happy.

Confused.

What is this ship transporting? It's hiding so much gold?

Good. It's all mine now!

No matter whose gold it is, as long as I find it, it's mine. Unless you can produce proof.

'Lieutenant Liang.'

'I want to board the ship for inspection.'

'Yes.'

'Please get rid of everyone on board.'

'Yes.'

Liang Wenxiu arranged for it to be done.

Soon after, everyone on the merchant ship was expelled from the ship.

Zhang Yong then led his team onto the merchant ship.

Just then, Guo Qiyun arrived.

'Captain Zhang, you wanted to see me?'

'I want to arrest a Japanese spy. But I'm worried about being ambushed. So please help keep watch.'

'Understood,'

Guo Qiyun replied cheerfully.

Zhang Yong was relieved to see that he wasn't injured and didn't look unusual.

He boarded the ship.

He started at the bow and checked in order.

First, they went to the side of the first weapon hiding place. They found that it was a utility room.

The utility room was full of all kinds of axes, ropes and the like. Some of the ropes were almost as thick as an arm. They were probably broken cables. But they didn't want to throw them away. So they concentrated here. Maybe they were going to be sold together, or disposed of?

The weapon symbol was just below the miscellaneous items.

'Captain Zhang...'

'Move all the miscellaneous items.'

'Yes!'

The crowd immediately got to work.

It was only after a while that some things were cleared away.

Finally, something was found. Underneath the messy cables, there was a wooden box pressed against it. The box was pried open. Inside were neatly stacked revolvers.

Liang Wenxiu's face sank slightly.

There were weapons on board?

None of these weapons have been reported.

Count them.

There are twelve revolvers in total.

After identification. It is determined that they are all produced by the Fengtian Arsenal. The bullets are also.

Zhang Yong didn't think much of them.

Although the Fengtian Arsenal produced very high-quality weapons, there was still a difference between them and the original imported ones. This was especially true of the bullets. The quality difference was huge.

If it wasn't an emergency, Zhang Yong would never use such bullets. He was worried that they would blow up.

Continuing onwards,

the location where the gold was hidden was in front of them.

They found a very hidden partition. It was invisible from the outside.

'Captain Zhang...'

Liang Wenxiu looked around in confusion.

Frankly, he had found nothing. He couldn't understand why Zhang Yong had come here.

It was just like the utility room. Who would have thought that there were so many submachine guns hidden under the abandoned cable? Had Zhang Yong known the information long ago? Otherwise, who would have bothered to carry those cables? It was exhausting. Well...

It is still the same now. The surroundings are empty.

Where is anything?

Zhang Yong was seen reaching up and carefully feeling around the gap.

Finally, he feels a thin silk thread. Is it like fishing twine? He pulls it carefully.

Soon afterwards, the twine pulls up a hemp rope. The hemp rope is slightly thicker. He continues to pull. Eventually, a hemp rope the thickness of a little finger is pulled up. He continues to pull, feeling the weight. It's at the end. Zhang Yong tries. Unfortunately. He can't pull it up himself. He can pull it. But he doesn't have enough strength to pull it up.

'Qin Lishan!'

'Here!'

'You come!'

'Yes.'

'Be careful. Don't pull the rope too hard.'

'Yes.'

Qin Lishan climbed up and slowly pulled with all his strength.

Soon, to the expectant gaze of the crowd, a large, sturdy rattan box appeared.

Zhang Yong waved his hand, asking the others to come up and help.

Working together, the group finally managed to carry the rattan box out.

It landed.

It was heavy.

Zhang Yong was secretly surprised. Could it be a crate full of gold?

Then he would be rich.

If it was a crate full of gold, he could buy several planes.

He personally prised open the box.

The result...

Surprise...

He saw a radio.

A radio...

Radio...

His subconscious felt that something was wrong.

A radio?

Why would there be a radio inside?

What a coincidence?

Could it be what Li Jingqian needed?

Damn it...

I've inadvertently intercepted the radio the Red Party was transporting.

I hope it's not...

It definitely isn't...

I really didn't do it on purpose.

Take a deep breath.

Try to calm down.

Have someone bring out the radio. Study the nameplate on it carefully.

It's a US-made radio. It's from Motorola. A very familiar name. The power is 10W. Two batteries are included.

The radio is very new. I judge that it hasn't been used yet. The power is also relatively large.

The underground party is capable!

They were able to get their hands on such a powerful radio. It's just that it's so big and heavy.

Next to the radio, I also found seven gold bars. And some silver banknotes. All issued by the Citibank. A total of 1,500 silver dollars.

I'm finished...

Not only did I intercept the underground party's radio, but I may have also intercepted their tight finances.

The underground party is so poor. It was hard to raise a little money. And then it ended up in my hands.

What is this called?

This is being an enemy of the people!

For this reason alone, after the founding of the People's Republic, he would definitely be shot.

However...

Now that it's come to this, can he still put it back?

So many people are watching him!

Liang Wenxiu is here too!

Even if he is shot, there is no turning back now.

Fortunately, the radio and the money are in his own hands, and he can return them later if he has the chance.

It was an accident...

It was an accident...

Those bigwigs are magnanimous and won't hold it against you...

Continue...

Look for the second hiding place.

This time, the Red Party shouldn't have anything to do with it. You can search without worry.

And sure enough, they found a rattan box.

Open it.

Surprised.

Inside is another radio.

Look closely, and it's exactly the same as the previous one.

Both are made by Motorola. The power is 10W. The main parts are also exactly the same.

The radio is very new. It has obviously just left the factory. It hasn't been used yet.

The only difference is that next to the radio, in addition to the gold bars and silver bills, there are also two Colt M1911 pistols. And five boxes of ammunition.

Zhang Yong: ?

What's going on?

Why is there another radio? And pistols?

Is this the underground party's backup transport?

Anyway, these Colt M1911 pistols are really good! The underground party has people who know their stuff...

It's over...

Not only did he intercept the underground party's plan number one, he also intercepted the backup plan.

He immediately 'seized' two radios from the underground party.

If the underground party learns about this, they might violate discipline and send assassins to get rid of him.

This was rash...

Unexpectedly, he came for the gold bars. As a result, he has stirred up a hornet's nest.

This is bad...

What should he do?

What should he do?

Waiting online...

Very anxious...

Stunned. No way out. He had no choice but to continue searching for the third gold cache.

This hiding place was also a mixture. There was also a weapon symbol. However, Zhang Yong felt that there should be no more radios.

There should be no more surprises this time.

The underground party could not be that wealthy. At the same time, they were working on three radios.

The result...

was another similar false compartment. It could not be seen from the outside. Only by pulling the rope could the contents be taken out.

Vaguely, he began to have a bad feeling again.

Could it be that the underground party had a third backup plan? Was there another radio inside?

Confused...

Should I dig it out?

'Captain Zhang?' Liang Wenxiu asked curiously.

'There's something in there. Dig it out.' Zhang Yong finally decided to take action.

Keeping the radio and other things in his own hands. It's better than falling into someone else's hands. If it falls into someone else's hands, it's really gone.

No radio...

No radio...

I prayed in secret.

Raising the binoculars, I observed the crew members from afar.

This is a cargo ship. Not a passenger ship. So there are no passengers on board. Only the crew. Only the crew can bring rattan boxes on board.

In theory, such a big target should be difficult to conceal. How did the underground party manage it?

And there are two rattan boxes. Could it be that there are two underground party members?

Nonsense.

I hope I won't find a third one...

But it's no use. Eventually, I find a similar rattan box.

Open the rattan box. Inside is another identical radio. There are also some gold bars and silver banknotes. And five Browning M1935 pistols.

Speechless.

The underground party seems to have made a mistake!

They actually put all three radios on the same boat. What a low-level mistake.

All the eggs in the same basket...

Fortunately, it was dug up by ourselves. If it was found by Ye Wansheng...

Suddenly, I felt something.

Look up.

Haha. Speak of the devil and he doth appear.

Ye Wansheng is here.

This guy is worthy of being a member of the Party's investigation department.

He was born in the year of the dog. His nose is very sensitive. He actually sniffed his way here. It seems that these three radios are indeed related to the Red Party.

Fortunately, these three radios now belong to the Zhang family.

No one can do anything with them.

Whatever falls into the hands of Zhang Yong, no one can take it away, not even the king of heaven!