Chapter 638: The atmosphere was very awkward for a while

'Five hundred pounds of explosives?'

'Yes! He said there were five hundred pounds of explosives!'

'Oh...'

'He also said that once it was detonated, it would kill at least a few hundred people.'

'Oh...'

'These dogs! They really have wolf hearts and dog lungs!'

'Did he say where he buried it?'

'Not yet.'

'Then keep going. Just keep beating him up until he dies.'

'Okay, okay!'

Shi Hu immediately went to go.

Zhang Yong then understood that Shi Hu had a hot temper.

As soon as he heard about the 500 kg of explosives, he became extremely nervous. He was so anxious that his head was about to burst open.

He didn't even consider the possibility that the information might be false. In order to save his life, Noguchitosaburo would of course say anything. Zhang Yong himself was capable of such bluffing tactics. Therefore, this piece of information had only about 10% credibility and could basically be ignored.

After Shi Hu went in, he didn't come out for a long time.

All that could be heard was Noguchitosaburo's low, guttural grunting.

Wait.

Finally...

Shi Bingdao returned.

This time, he brought back a total of ten people.

However, Zhang Yong did not recognise any of them. None of the people he saw at the coffin shop last time showed up.

He was puzzled.

Shi Bingdao said, 'We replaced them. The previous group went to Jinling to find work.'

'Really?' Zhang Yong was a little surprised.

A small coffin shop is actually still an employment agency?

If they can't find a job in Shanghai, they will be referred to Jinling?

Awesome!

Never mind. It doesn't matter if we know each other or not. From now on, we're all acquaintances.

His gaze swept over the ten men. He didn't notice anything special. The ten men were of all heights and weights. You couldn't tell anything from their appearance.

Only their eyes seemed cold. Even a little gloomy. This meant they were not ordinary people.

Shi Bingdao had just witnessed many unforgettable scenes. Of course he knew that ordinary people could not bear it.

The point was that Zhang Yong was currently mentally unstable.

To be precise, this guy's emotions are very erratic. He's grumpy.

He's quick to violence.

'They can all work. And they're willing to work,' Shi Bingdao said.

'My name is Zhang Yong. I'm the one who's hired you,' Zhang Yong got straight to the point and laid out the conditions, 'One silver dollar a day. There are rewards for good work. Is that acceptable?'

The ten men didn't look at each other. Instead, there was a moment of silence. Then each nodded.

One silver dollar a day. That's thirty a month.

That was a pretty good income.

That was the basic income. It didn't count as a reward.

Zhang Yong did some quick calculations. 300 taels of silver a month for ten people, that was not bad.

And there were also the men from the 19th Route Army to count in. It was about right.

When it came to making money, Zhang Yong still had some confidence. He might not be able to get his hands on other things, but he could definitely get his hands on money.

As long as the Japanese spies didn't die out, there was no need to worry about running out of money.

After the Japanese invaded China on all fronts, it became even easier to get money. Just rob the Japanese directly.

You can rob banks and consulates.

The Japanese looted wealth from China. We'll just take it back.

'What are your names?'

'Zhang San.'

'Wang Wu.'

'Zhao Si.'

'Long Qi.'

'He Jiu.'

Everyone reported their names.

Obviously, these were all pseudonyms. I'm afraid not many people knew their real names.

Zhang Yong said it didn't matter. A pseudonym was fine.

We're all outlaws, who doesn't have a secret?

It's just a name anyway. If you're called Wang Wu, you just need to know how to answer.

'Get to work!'

Zhang Yong pointed at the wall of the secret room.

Zhang San and the others immediately came up, swung their sledgehammers and started pounding on the wall.

Even though they had just met, they were still working very hard. In fact, they did have strength. Soon the wall was broken open.

A rifle slipped out of it.

Gold ingots slipped out of it.

No one gasped.

Although there was some surprise. But they kept quiet.

They had seen it all before. Nothing shocked them.

Zhang Yong picked up the submachine gun. He picked up the gold bars. He waved his hands. He signalled to keep smashing.

'Boom...'

'Clatter...'

'Clatter...'

The wall was completely smashed open.

Everything inside was pried out.

There were indeed weapons and ammunition. There were also gold ingots. And there were also a lot of silver taels.

In fact, the most there was were ocean dollars. And they were all loose. After the wall was broken open, they spilled all over the floor.

Zhang Yong turned his head and looked at Ino-ta.

Ino-ta's cheeks were twitching uncontrollably. They were turning red.

Obviously, the situation was even more serious than Zhang Yong had said. There were really a lot of ocean dollars. Tens of thousands of them.

However, Noguchi only gave him two ocean dollars a month. It was pitiful. He was not treated as a human being at all.

His anger was beyond words!

It was indescribable.

If a foreigner had bullied him, he might not have been so angry. But Nogaya was Japanese too! He was angry that a Japanese had bullied a Japanese.

'Go and bring Nogaya back!'

'Yes!'

Ino-chan bent down as usual to say yes.

Suddenly, he felt that something was wrong. Zhang Yong was Chinese. Chinese people didn't seem to behave like that.

It turned out that Zhang Yong didn't mind. He even enjoyed it a little.

A Japanese bowing to him!

He felt a little giddy.

He felt a sense of accomplishment...

'Go!'

'Yes!'

Ino-ta turned around and left.

Soon after, he came back carrying Nogaya.

Nogaya was covered in wounds and was dying. It seemed like he was using his last breath. His eyes were full of blood.

If everyone had 100 lives, he had already lost 99.99.

Seeing his hidden supplies unearthed, Nogaya felt his heart sink.

This Zhang Yong really is someone not to be trifled with. How did he manage to discover such a secret space?

Damn it...

Baka...

But what was most detestable was Ino-ta.

This damned traitor!

"Bah!'

He suddenly spat at Ino-ta.

Ino-ta seemed to have been prepared for this. He sidestepped. Then he began to slap Nogaya again.

With super strength.

Super fierce.

He was just waiting for revenge!

You told me to give you only two silver dollars a month!

You told me to give you only two silver dollars a month!

Who do you look down on?

I'll kill you!

Hagah!

'Don't kill him,' Zhang Yong called out lightly.

'Yes!' Ino-ta bent over and agreed.

The main one is obedient.

He is very smart. He knows this is the only way to survive.

If he goes back to the Japanese, he will definitely die. He doesn't know how he will die.

The Japanese would never forgive him.

No one would show mercy to a traitor.

So he always kept in mind that the only way to survive was to cling to Zhang Yong's thighs.

'I'm going to blow you all up...'

'I'm going to blow you all up...'

Tsuchimaro Noguchi repeated.

His eyes were full of malice. Zhang Yong then believed that it was true.

But...

he didn't care.

If he was going to blow up, so be it. It was no big deal.

Is the dynamite buried under the pawnshop?

Doesn't matter.

He's not afraid at all.

If it's really that unlucky, so be it.

'You don't believe me?'

'I do.'

'But you're indifferent.'

'No! I'm very nervous. I'm anxious. I'm in a hurry...'

'Hagya!'

Tsuchimikado Noburo scolds angrily.

He finds that his 500 kg of dynamite is completely useless against Zhang Yong.

This guy, he doesn't care at all.

Damn it.

The other party is truly scum!

He doesn't care about other people's lives at all! It seems that he doesn't cherish his own life either.

I'm most afraid of encountering such a fool.

Weird...

Since when did Zhang Yong become such a fool?

Didn't the previous intelligence say that this Zhang Yong is very precious about his life? He would not easily take risks. There is no chance at all of assassinating this guy.

'You have no idea how powerful 500 kg of explosives is,'

'Can it blow Chiang Kai-shek into the sky?'

'What?'

Noguchi was suddenly stunned.

What kind of words are these? The tone of voice...

Damn it!

The other party doesn't care about Chiang Kai-shek's life or death!

Ahhh, bastard!

Aren't you from the Special Branch of the Restoration Society?

How can you completely disregard the safety of your leader! That's your Wei Zuo...

Ahhh...

I can't think of it...

I can't think of it at all...

This Zhang Yong, what kind of freak is he.

Zhang Yong turned his head and looked at Shi Bingdao, pursing his lips, 'Do you want these things?'

'I have already sent someone to drive here,' Shi Bingdao replied.

They are all Japanese spy assets.

They are all the wealth of China plundered by Japanese spies. Of course we want them.

They are spoils of war!

'That's good. I'll leave it to you to deal with it,' Zhang Yong nodded.

He turned his head and looked at He Jiu. Yes, his name is He Jiu. He said to him, 'Go and bring Jin Sanyan in.'

'Okay,' He Jiu agreed. Then he turned and left.

Yogaya Tsuchimikado's eyes involuntarily flickered.

Jin Sanyan?

Damn it!

Zhang Yong actually captured Jin Sanyan?

It's over...

Jin Sanyan knows too much.

That damned traitor Ino-ta only knows bits and pieces of information. He doesn't know the core inside story.

But Jin San Yan knew. Jin San Yan's status was actually quite high. If Jin San Yan was tortured by Zhang Yong, there was no point in him continuing to hold out. Jin San Yan basically knew everything Nogaya had done.

It's over...

I hope it's not true...

I hope Zhang Yong is just blackmailing me...

In fact, Zhang Yong had not captured Jin San Yan at all. Jin San Yan was still at sea.

However, as Jin San-yan was escorted in, Noguchi Tosaburo collapsed.

It was indeed Jin San-yan.

It was indeed the genuine pirate leader Jin San-yan.

It was completely over...

Jin San-yan also saw Noguchi Tosaburo.

He was secretly desperate inside.

Damn it. He was finished.

This Zhang Yong is terrifying.

He and Noguchi fell into his hands together, and he couldn't imagine the consequences.

'I can let you go,'

Zhang Yong said, as they were despairing.

Nogaya was unmoved.

Jin Sanyan also did not react.

Such an opening remark was meaningless. It was childish.

They were both veteran agents. No one would believe this was real. Because it was impossible.

How could they let go of someone they had finally caught?

'Unless you want to die,'

Zhang Yong continued.

He waved his hand. Pushing the two of them together.

The two Japanese spies sat back to back. Instinctively, they reached out to each other, trying to pull some kind of trick.

They wanted to help each other and untie the ropes.

Unfortunately, they discovered that they were tied too tightly. There was no way to untie them.

They were helpless.

Damn Zhang Yong...

'I'm working independently now. There are no cells. So there's nowhere to put you.' Zhang Yong said bluntly, 'And I don't have enough people to guard you. So, as long as you meet my conditions, you can go back.'

'Forget it. We're not three-year-olds,' Nogaya responded with a sneer, "how could we possibly believe your nonsense.'

'Just hear me out on the conditions," Zhang Yong said calmly and seriously, 'I want all your assets. Hand over all your assets. Then you can go back. I will keep my word. Otherwise, tell me to have a son with no anus in the future.'

Nogaya Tuzaburo and Jin Sanyan looked at each other.

Was the oath so vicious?

It seems believable?

'Hmph, in the end you'll say we didn't hand over all our assets, and you'll still be able to bully us,' Jin San Yan said slowly.

'You, the pirate leader of Chongming Island. I know you're very rich. In that case, 100,000 taels of silver.' Zhang Yong held up one finger, 'As long as you hand over 100,000 taels of silver, I'll let you go back.'

'100,000! You're dreaming!' Jin San Yan exclaimed exaggeratedly.

'Or, tell me about Project 226. Or Project Thunderstorm.' Zhang Yong changed the subject, "Or, tell me about the other Japanese spies. Use them in exchange.'

'You..." Jin Sanye stopped short.

Obviously, he was beginning to struggle with his conscience. He had already begun to agonise over his choice.

Should he pay the money?

Or give information?

Or give up someone?

'You, too, 100,000 taels of silver!' Zhang Yong pointed at Noguchi Tuzaburo, 'The ones I've seized don't count.'

'I didn't. Just kill me.' Noguchi Tuzaburo was stubborn.

'Kill yourself.' Zhang Yong casually threw a dagger at the other person.

Noguchi: ? ? ?

Jin San Yan: ? ? ?

What?

Kill myself?

Give the dagger to Noguchi to kill himself?

Damn it...

Noguchi was suddenly cornered.

Kill myself?

Do I want to kill myself?

Damn it...

I haven't thought about it!

If 100,000 taels of silver would be enough to go back, he definitely couldn't commit suicide!

Who wants to commit suicide?

As long as you are alive, there is still a chance to turn the tables.

It seems that Japanese spies at their level all deeply believe that they will never admit defeat until the end.

For example, right now.

Even if Zhang Yong catches him, it is not the end.

As long as he finds a way to escape and go back, there is still a chance to make a comeback. If he dies, then it's over.

'You too,'

Zhang Yong also threw a dagger at Jin Sanjian.

Then he took out a dagger himself and cut all the ropes off the two of them.

He wasn't afraid of them fighting to the death.

Unless they wanted to die.

Obviously, these two guys didn't want to die.

Sure enough, the two Japanese spies took the daggers and looked at each other. They never had the courage to commit suicide. They didn't even have the courage to look Zhang Yong in the eye.

They didn't dare to resist either.

There were dark muzzles all around them.

There were a lot of submachine guns being pulled out of the confined space.

It wasn't just two per person. It could have been three per person. There was also plenty of ammunition. That's why Shi Bingdao had arranged for the car to come.

Without a vehicle, it would have been impossible to carry away so many weapons and ammunition, as well as the ingots.

Carrying ingots is actually very troublesome.

Each ingot weighs 30 grams. 10,000 ingots is 300 kilograms. That's 600 catties!

The underground party had no way of getting trucks or the like. But there were carts. There were rickshaws. The prerequisite was that secrecy was required. So, one had to use one's own people.

Five minutes...

ten minutes...

The atmosphere turned cold.

The two Japanese spies did not commit suicide.

They were holding daggers in their hands. They were motionless.

The atmosphere was very awkward for a while.

Zhang Yong reached out his hand.

Both of them obediently returned the daggers.

At that moment, they finally understood that they no longer had any other choice.

Zhang Yong's conditions were the only option.