Chapter 697: A show of suffering?

Wang Jichang turned around and tried to leave.

His heart was bleeding. Literally. It was over.

The biggest secret had been discovered by Zhang Yong. It would be disastrous from now on.

There would be endless consequences.

The repercussions were not over yet.

Using tungsten to disguise gold is one of the most top-secret techniques in their line of work.

Apart from Wang Jichang, there are less than five people who know this secret. Even Wang Jingwei himself is not privy to it.

This method was actually conceived by Chen Bijun. A special craftsman was commissioned to create it.

Hiding gold inside tungsten is no easy task. It is very costly. But they are not short of money.

As long as the secret can be kept, paying a little extra is nothing.

In fact, until now, their method had been extremely secure. There had never been a single problem with the transport of gold.

Even the most skilled thief would not be able to tell the difference between the weight of gold and tungsten.

However, it was precisely this secret that Zhang Yong had cracked.

Thinking of the Wang family's vault...

Wang Jichang shuddered.

He now had only one thought in his head, and that was to quickly remedy the situation.

Zhang Yong...

No, not just Zhang Yong. Everyone present. They must all be killed.

Silence them.

Keep the secret forever.

Otherwise, all the wealth the Wang family has worked so hard to accumulate will be gone. It will be very troublesome for them to continue transporting the gold out of the country.

In fact, the purpose of this plan is not just to transport it domestically. It is to find a way to transport it abroad.

If they use an intermediary, there is a risk of the secret being leaked. It will also be easy to come under surveillance.

The safest way is to smuggle it out directly. It is also the easiest way to avoid Chiang's attention.

'Son of a bitch...'

'He even brought a hammer with him...'

Wang Jichang kept grumbling.

This Zhang Yong is really sick! I don't know where he got the hammer from.

If not for the hammer, the tungsten blocks would not have been easily smashed. The gold hidden inside would not have been revealed. The secret would have been kept.

Obviously, Zhang Yong won't take the tungsten blocks back. He must have just thrown them away. After Zhang Yong leaves, Wang Jichang can take them back again.

Now it's all over...

Everything is over.

Wang Jichang dares not imagine what the consequences will be.

'Keep digging!'

Zhang Yong shouts excitedly.

It's as if he's drunk thirty jin of baijiu. His tail is sticking straight up in the air.

If a Japanese plane flew by at this moment, he could shoot it down with his tail. Overcome with excitement, he felt that the whole world belonged to him.

There was nothing he could do, he was just happy.

Those tungsten blocks were very heavy. There was also a lot of gold hidden inside.

Although, due to technical limitations, it was impossible to be as precise as in later generations. However, a tungsten block weighed at least 10 catties. There was about 7 catties of gold inside.

Both tungsten and gold have a high density. They are small in size but heavy in weight.

Therefore, a fist-sized piece of tungsten weighs more than ten catties. That is to say, it contains about ten catties of gold.

How many pieces of tungsten have been unearthed? Seventeen. That is more than 100 catties of gold.

No wonder Zhang Yong is so excited.

This is all calculated in catties. In this era, a catty seems to be more than 300 grams?

Anyway, if it were in the later era, a catty of gold would be worth more than 100,000 yuan. In this era, it can also be exchanged for thousands of taels of silver.

What's more, he had previously seized two heavy suitcases full of tungsten.

Luckily, he hadn't thrown them away. Otherwise, he would have lost a lot of money.

'Boss Wang!'

'Ah...'

Wang Jichang looked a little dazed.

Because he knew that there might be something else that had gone wrong.

He knew exactly how much tungsten was in this house. He now regretted it and wanted to explode.

'Boss Wang, it is true that I remembered it incorrectly,'

'This house really isn't yours. I was wrong. I'm sorry.'

At this time, Ai Ye came out and stabbed him.

Since he had offended Wang Jichang, he could only cling to Zhang Yong's thighs.

Zhang Yong was a cheap person. He did his best to undermine Wang Jichang. Naturally, she also actively followed suit.

She and Wang Jichang were originally business rivals, and naturally she was very happy to see the other person lose face. She didn't hide it either. She expressed it directly.

'I, I...'

Wang Jichang really wanted to say: This is my house.

All the gold in the house is mine. It's all mine. It's all mine...

However, in the end, he didn't dare to say it.

Otherwise, he would have to explain what the weapons and ammunition were for.

At that time, with Zhang Yong's greed and ruthlessness, he would definitely have taken the gold and sent him to prison as well...

No.

There was no chance of going to prison at all.

He will be charged with resisting arrest with a firearm. He will be killed. And then it will all be over.

Zhang Yong should not do too much of this kind of killing and robbery.

God knows how many Japanese spies have died at Zhang Yong's hands because of wealth and goods.

Now, no Japanese secret service agency can count how many people have been killed by Zhang Yong. Some people die without knowing how they died.

And the whereabouts of many Japanese spies are unknown. It is judged that they have been killed by Zhang Yong. But no one knows.

If you have money, you are almost certain to die if you are caught by Zhang Yong.

But if you don't have money and you are caught, you are 10000% certain to die...

So, in the end, it is better to have money.

Fortunately, I have money...

Wait!

What are you thinking about?

Wang Jichang subconsciously patted his head. Where did he get to?

Is he still worried about being captured by Zhang Yong?

It's okay...

Wang Jichang repeatedly comforted himself.

Even if Zhang Yong discovers the secret inside the tungsten block, he still poses no threat to Wang Jichang. He has Wang Jingwei behind him. He is the second-in-command of the Fruit Party.

Who says there can't be gold inside the tungsten block? I just like adding gold to the tungsten block. So what?

Which law have I broken? Ask the Ministry of Justice to explain?

The Minister of Justice is from our Wang family.

The last deputy head of the Ministry of Justice, who disobeyed the minister, was eliminated at the request of the Wang family, and they even tried to divert attention.

Everyone says Zhang Yong is very capable. He's actually just average.

It's been ten months since the train derailed and the deputy head of the Ministry of Justice was killed, and Zhang Yong hasn't found out who did it.

So there's absolutely no need to worry.

'Boss Wang, are you sure it's not your family's house?' Zhang Yong followed up, 'There's gold!'

'No...' Wang Jichang managed to get out two words with difficulty.

He felt like dying.

So much gold. It was killing him.

However, he absolutely could not admit it. Otherwise, there would be endless consequences.

'Okay then!' Zhang Yong nodded.

Then he said regretfully, 'I thought all this gold belonged to your Wang family...'

'I'm sorry. I have to go.' Wang Jichang wanted to cry but had no tears.

'Wait.' Zhang Yong held him back.

Go? Go where? Don't even think about running.

I love seeing your expression of tears and no tears.

Really. It's very enjoyable.

There's so much gold, but you just don't dare admit it.

Haha!

It's useless to admit it.

It's all mine!

It's all mine, Zhang Yong's!

'Team Leader Zhang, is there anything else?' Wang Jichang felt his voice change.

It turned out that more tungsten blocks had been dug up over there.

There were more than a dozen of them. They also contained gold. They were heavy.

Zhang Yong glanced at them. His expression did not change.

They were all his.

As long as they were dug up, they belonged to Zhang Yong.

No one, not even the emperor, could take them away.

'Boss Wang, you were saying,' Zhang Yong turned his head and looked at Ai Ye, "that she runs a gold shop?'

'Yes. Jin Fenghuang Gold," Wang Jichang said resentfully, 'has three shops in Hangzhou, one each in Shanghai and Nanjing. But business is not good. It may go bankrupt soon.'

'Who are you calling bankrupt?' Ai Ye suddenly stopped working. Her eyebrows stood upright.

'Isn't it true?'

'Your Wang family's gold shop is bankrupt, but I'm not!'

'Didn't you ask your sister for a loan to operate?'

'A loan is a loan. Bankruptcy is bankruptcy. Are you stupid? Don't confuse the two!'

'You don't need a loan if you're having difficulties operating?'

Zhang Yong: ...

Wait!

Guys, we're not in a business war!

What competition, borrowing and bankruptcy in your gold shop, put aside for a moment.

Now, I only have one question –

'Miss Ai, can you help me refine all the gold inside?'

'Yes.'

'Good. Then I'll leave it to you.'

'No problem.'

Ai Ye answered while glaring at Wang Jichang.

Before, I had the impression that she was gentle and quiet. I never would have thought that she would become such a combative hen when her sore spot was poked.

Oh, she doesn't seem to be married. Not quite a hen...

'10% of the cost.'

'I can give you 30%. Payable the year after next.'

'What?'

'10% this year, 20% next year, and 30% the year after next.'

'You sign a contract.'

'Fine. But I will only recognise your shop in Hangzhou. If a shop goes out of business, then I won't pay.'

'Okay,'

Ai Ye agreed.

Zhang Yong glanced at her. He was sure she wasn't confused.

She was playing mind games with him!

This woman.

Zhang Yong was actually telling her in a veiled way that by the year after next, your gold shop will no longer exist. The Japanese are coming.

But Ai Ye understood what he meant. And she also told him with her actions. I believe that there will be no problem in the following year. The Japanese will definitely not come. Hangzhou will not fall.

Then there is nothing I can do. This woman, she is going to jump into the fire herself.

She really won't turn back until she hits a wall.

Fine, let her go. Sooner or later, she will have to cry.

'Boss Wang!'

Zhang Yong suddenly called out again.

But it was Wang Jichang who wanted to quietly slip away again.

Unfortunately, Zhang Yong still wanted to keep him.

It's not over yet. What are you running for? If you run away, there'll be no audience, and I won't have anyone to show off to!

He reached out and picked up a heavy tungsten block and showed it to Wang Jichang.

'Boss Wang, you also have a gold shop. Help me drill a hole and see how much gold is inside this piece.'

'Team Leader Zhang, I'm really not good at drilling holes...'

'Just take a look!'

'I'll take a look! About 11 catties.'

Ai Ye interrupted.

Zhang Yong ignored her. He continued to badger Wang Jichang.

Don't run away. This is all your gold. It's mine now. You don't seem very happy about it.

You're the one who won't admit it. Why is that? Haha. What are you afraid of?

"Team Leader Zhang, I really have something to do...'

'What is it?'

'I need to go to Jinling. I've already bought the ticket. Look...'

Wang Jichang took out a train ticket.

Zhang Yong looked at it carefully. Indeed. There was still an hour to go.

It's a train from Hangzhou to Shanghai.

'I'll take you.'

'No, no. You're busy. You're busy.'

'It's fine. I'm going to the train station anyway. It's for your safety.'

'Thank you. Thank you.'

Wang Jichang wanted to kick Zhang Yong as far as he could. Preferably into the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Never to return.

You need protection from here to the train station? You've got to be kidding. I'm perfectly safe.

It's you, Zhang Yong, who is in the greatest danger.

'Boss Wang, you go first.'

'Okay, okay.'

Wang Jichang couldn't have asked for anything more. He hurriedly got into the car. Then he quickly drove off.

Zhang Yong waited until he was out of sight. Then he waved his hand. He followed with a small team. He left two teams here to continue cleaning up.

Of course, they were also guarding Ai Ye. Just in case she came after him again.

What he was about to do was still a bit dangerous. He couldn't bear the thought of her really being killed by a stray bullet.

He hadn't even had a chance to enjoy her yet. It would be a waste to let her die.

Get in the car.

Step on it.

Keep Wang Jichang at a distance of about 400 metres at all times.

His current map monitoring radius is 500 metres. This number is actually quite large, and the map is too small, so you may miss something if you're not careful.

Suddenly, three weapon symbols appear in front of Wang Jichang's car.

They are ambushed on both sides of the street.

'Pop!'

The sound of gunfire came.

It wasn't very loud. But it was gunfire.

Then, Wang Jichang's trajectory changed significantly. He crashed into the south side of the street.

Zhang Yong: ???

Was it an ambush for Wang Jichang?

Who?

Who was going to ambush Wang Jichang?

He continued driving without a care in the world. He didn't speed up. It wasn't his problem anyway.

If Wang Jichang died, so be it. He was a Japanese spy. It was a waste of a life.

Zhang Yong has never cared about people, only money...

However, after a few moments, the gunfire stopped, and Wang Jichang staggered towards him.

After a moment's thought, Zhang Yong decided to continue on his way.

If Wang Jichang wasn't dead...

He could still be blackmailed...

Soon after, Zhang Yong saw Wang Jichang.

He was running along the street in a sorry state. He had lost one shoe.

Behind him, three men with weapons were chasing him. But they were quite a distance away.

Instinctively, Zhang Yong wondered if it was a feint. Was Wang Jichang staging a feint?

The three killers behind him didn't seem to be very good!

Ambush. Gunfight. Wang Jichang wasn't even hurt.

The level was terrible.

There were too many flaws.

It's possible that Wang Jichang directed and acted in the assassination himself. He hired someone to assassinate himself. Then he used it to suppress his opponents. It makes him look very innocent.

Anyway, this kind of trick is simply too common in the Special Branch of the Fuxing Society.

The former head of the branch often did this.

He tried to win sympathy.

Then he cried everywhere. Then he took the opportunity to suppress his opponents.

Naturally, Zhang Yong also learned this trick. So, he is very vigilant against this trick. He can use it himself, but he doesn't like it when others use it.

Wang Jichang approached without making a sound.

'Help me!'

Wang Jichang shouted.

Zhang Yong waved his hand. He raised his machine pistol. Pointed it at Wang Jichang.

Without saying a word.

With a cold expression.

Trying to trick me? No way. Haha.

Wang Jichang's face suddenly turned pale. He subconsciously raised his hands.

'Don't get me wrong, don't get me wrong...'

'You want me to save you?'

'Help me. Help me!'

'Fifty thousand taels of silver!'

'What?'

'Fifty thousand taels of silver!'

'I'll give it to you! I'll give it to you!'

Wang Jichang hurriedly dug through his belongings.

He pulled out a gold pocket watch, a snuff bottle, and everything else he had. There were also a few bank notes. He held them in his hands.

'I'll give you all this. It's all yours! If it's not enough, I'll get more.'

'I don't want anything else. I just want fifty thousand taels of silver!'

'I know, I know. These are all collateral. I'll give you the silver notes back.'

'Good!'

Zhang Yong put away the revolver.

It seems that this was not an act. After all, 50,000 taels of silver!

If Wang Jichang was acting, he would not have gone to such great lengths. He was definitely scared. He was panicking.

It's strange, who wants to kill Wang Jichang?

It seems that this guy has a lot of enemies!

It's understandable. Nowadays, everyone, including the head of the department, has a hundred or so enemies.

The Wang family must have offended a lot of people.

Especially Wang Jichang, who was in charge of the wharf, dealt with all kinds of people, and there were many people who wanted him dead.

It's a shame that this guy is still so arrogant, driving around by himself.

You see, I, Zhang Yong, always go out with at least a dozen people. Fully armed. That's the only way I feel safe.

Three weapon symbols are catching up. Turn the corner.

Zhang Yong looks up.

Suddenly he sees an acquaintance.

Huh?

Is that him?

Long time no see.

Zhou Wanchang...

Who was it?

Oh dear. He remembers the other person's name perfectly well. But he can't think of the other person's details at once.

As a result, Zhou Wanchang notices that there are a lot of people in front of him. He immediately waves his hand to retreat.

The three of them quickly retreated behind the corner. Then they scattered.

Zhang Yong: ?

Running so fast?

Realised it was wrong and immediately fled?

Seems like an old hand...

Then it came back to him. Zhou Wanchan, the guy from the Dagger Society.

Previously, he had first encountered him on the Bund, when he came to sell him a machine gun. The second time was when he killed the leader of the Dagger Society. And asked Zhou Wanchan to become the leader.

As it turned out, Zhang Yong was naive. Although the Dagger Society was a lowly organisation, it was impossible to make Zhou Wanchan, a minor figure in an even lower organisation, the boss. Eventually, it seemed that Zhou Wanchan was expelled from the Dagger Society and his whereabouts were unknown.

Zhang Yong had thought that Zhou Wanchan was dead for a while. He never expected to meet him in Hangzhou. What's more, Zhou Wanchan had actually come to assassinate Wang Jichang.

So the situation has become even more complicated. The mastermind behind it is probably impossible to track down.

Zhou Wanchan is a member of the gang. Using someone from the gang to assassinate the target is the most common, but also the most difficult to trace.

It may have gone through several hands. Zhou Wanchan has no way of knowing who the mastermind is. He just did the job for the money.

Mark Zhou Wanchan on the map.

Hopefully, the next time they meet, the other party will not draw a gun on him.

It seems that he paid Zhou Wancan a sum of money. It's not like he completely screwed the other guy over. But who can tell with these gangsters?

But one thing is for sure.

Zhou Wancan's assassination skills seem to be very average. Wang Jichang didn't even lose a hair.

'The assassin has gone,' Zhang Yong said to Wang Jichang.

'Please take me to the train station,' Wang Jichang was still shaken.

'Okay,' Zhang Yong nodded.

He didn't mention the money.

This was a service included in the 50,000 taels.

In business, you have to pay a little extra. That's how you can last a long time...

Start the car.

Head to the train station.

Arrive without any problems. Nothing unusual on the way.

But when you get to the train station...

You find it so lively...

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