Chapter 769: Nothing today, listening to music in the brothel

"Boss Xu, thank you, thank you!'

'It's only right. Please.'

'Boss Xu, you're busy. You don't need to look after us. Please.'

'Please.'

Xu Sheng smiled and left.

Inside, he cursed Zhang Yong's ancestors a hundred thousand times.

That son of a bitch!

I'll eat you alive!

I'll eat you alive!

I have to pay 30 silver dollars!

You're treating your own men to dinner, why should I pay?

Aaaaaah!

I'm so angry!

He's had enough of this vampire!

He really wanted someone to get rid of Zhang Yong. Chop up this son of a bitch and feed him to the dogs. Unfortunately, he never managed to do it.

There were so many people who wanted to get rid of Zhang Yong, but none of them succeeded.

There were so many Japanese secret services, but they were all victimised by Zhang Yong. No one was able to harm him.

Therefore, Xu Sheng dared not take any rash actions. If his identity was exposed, he would suffer great losses.

Frankly speaking, Xu Sheng really enjoyed his current identity. He was rich. Affluent. Lavish. Comfortable. He was living the high life. He didn't want to be arrested.

What would happen if he was arrested? Prison! Torture!

Which of the Japanese spies who fell into Zhang Yong's hands was left intact?

Unless you are willing to surrender...

otherwise, don't even think about it.

'If I get caught, I'll surrender immediately...'

'Immediately...'

Suddenly, a horrible thought flashed through Xu Sheng's mind.

He froze. For a moment, his entire body stiffened.

What's going on?

Why did such a horrible thought pop into my head?

Is this fear?

Am I afraid of Zhang Yong?

Baka!

No way!

Absolutely not!

I am a warrior of the Great Japanese Empire...

'Boss Xu!'

'Hey, hey, hey...'

Xu Sheng hurriedly came back to his senses.

Suddenly, he felt cold sweat all over the back of his spine.

Damn...

I was actually scared.

Zhang Yong had actually just called him.

He held up four fingers.

To remind the other person to pay the monthly protection fee of 4,000 silver dollars on time.

As a result...

Xu Sheng suddenly misunderstood.

He hastily took out a stack of US dollars from his bosom and handed them to Zhang Yong.

Zhang Yong: ?

What's going on?

I didn't ask you for money. Really...

But you insisted on giving it to me. I'll just accept it then.

He looked down. Huh? US dollars?

This guy is carrying US dollars on his person?

Just making a gesture and US dollars are given away?

No...

Why didn't I realise before that Boss Xu is so cooperative?

Although you are a Japanese spy, you have behaved so well and are so willing to cooperate. I don't seem to have any hatred for you at all.

I despise myself. I have actually been bribed with 400 US dollars...

Quickly put the US dollars away.

When putting them into the space with me, the system seems to have automatically counted the number.

It happens to be 400 US dollars.

Huh?

Four fingers?

400 US dollars?

Oh, Boss Xu has misunderstood.

He thought he knew that he had 400 US dollars on him. So, he asked him to hand it over.

A misunderstanding...

Really...

Boss Xu, it really was a misunderstanding.

I really didn't ask you for 400 US dollars. You gave it to me voluntarily. You gave it to me voluntarily...

'Boss Xu, please be careful on the road.'

'Thank you. Thank you...'

Xu Sheng laughed nervously. He once again said goodbye and left.

He would never dare to say anything about what was possible or not.

He just wanted to run as fast as he could. Then go back and make money. And use the money to buy his life.

His intuition told him that the only practical way to deal with someone like Zhang Yong was to pay him. You could buy your safety.

Pay the 4,000 yuan protection fee every month on time...

Pay tribute every now and then...

That was what he had to do.

By the way, he should carry more US dollars with him in the future. As soon as Zhang Yong gave the signal, he would pay immediately.

As long as he did this, he should be safe.

'This guy...'

'is he scared?'

Zhang Yong shook his head. He felt that his thoughts were ridiculous.

I'm not a demon. I'm not a monster. How could I scare someone? I'm so kind, innocent, and harmless...

Really, I don't want the 400 dollars. He gave it to me voluntarily.

Honestly...

Unfortunately, the system doesn't allow for additional points. If it did, he would definitely add all of his skill points to his appearance.

That way, his biggest shortcoming would be fixed.

'Team leader!'

'Yes?'

'Everything is ready.'

'Oh...'

Zhang Yong brought his thoughts back to the present.

He mustered his energy. He was ready to feast.

This was a treat from Xu Sheng. He had been given an extra 50 taels.

Zhang Yong's original budget was 30 taels. But since it was a treat, he decided to be generous.

50 taels!

That's almost 50 people.

One tael per person, that's very generous.

One fish stall couldn't serve so many people at the same time, so they found two. They were combined.

'Eat as much as you like!'

'Eat as much as you like!'

Zhang Yong is very generous. It's not like he's paying out of his own pocket.

Not only did someone else pay for the meal, they also gave away 400 US dollars when they left.

Heh heh...

Life is pretty good.

In fact, there's no need to be a high-ranking official, this is pretty good.

I think the last time I came to the riverside was also in the summer? It's summer again. The seasons have come full circle.

I feel a bit emotional. It's been over a year since I came to this world.

It seems like I haven't done anything? I haven't earned much money? I haven't achieved anything.

Sigh, what a nobody...

But it's good to be a nobody. It's down to earth.

Everyone else is happy too. It's quite relaxing following a leader like Zhang Yong. There's no pressure.

You can do whatever you like, except drink.

The black guy who likes to smoke is more than satisfied tonight. There's San Paotai, Lao Dao, and Haode Men, all in abundance.

Unlimited supply. As long as you can handle it.

Forget about smoking being harmful to health. You're risking your life. Who cares about that?

After seeing so many corpses during the day, many people's minds have changed. Even those who can't smoke have learned to do so. Smoking really helps to relieve anxiety and fear.

Only Zhang Yong and Lin Nansheng are exceptions. Huang Chu is also a heavy smoker.

The smoke is everywhere.

Zhang Yong and Lin Nansheng are sitting at the far end.

The river breeze can disperse the smoke, so as not to bother them.

They don't say a word.

They close their eyes to relax. They enjoy the coolness of the river breeze.

It's rare to have some peace and quiet!

Suddenly, a red dot appears on the edge of the map. Judging from the location, it seems to be on the river.

Huh?

Could it be Wen Zhenping?

Zhang Yong curiously turns his head. He raises the binoculars.

In the dark, it's not very clear. But what he sees is not a transport ship.

It's...

a painted boat?

Looking closely, yes, it is indeed a painted boat.

The kind that cruises the Qinhuai River. There are young ladies dressed up singing and dancing on it.

Who the hell is this? They sure know how to enjoy themselves.

To take a Qinhuai River boat and sail it out to the Yangtze River. They really know how to enjoy themselves!

Could it be the son or daughter of the Kong family?

It was their brother and sister who fired their guns so recklessly on the Qinhuai River last time, scaring a lot of people.

That's when Wu Yuanfu (Sakamoto Kazuo) fled...

Anyway, I haven't heard anything about Sakamoto Kazuo for a long time. Could it be that this guy was killed by his own kind?

It seems that plot lines like 'The Bourne Identity' only exist in movies.

It is actually very difficult for a renegade agent to seek revenge.

Because countless people from your own kind will pounce on you. You can kill ten, twenty. But you definitely can't kill fifty. You can't kill a hundred.

The end result is only death.

And all secret services will never tolerate defection.

They will do everything they can to kill Sakamoto.

From this perspective, if I have the chance, I should help Sakamoto so that he can continue to kill his own kind.

The dead will all be Japanese invaders. The more brutal the killing, the better.

As the boat gradually approached, Zhang Yong finally saw clearly. It turned out to be Tang Shengming.

No wonder. I thought who could be so elegant.

It's him.

He really is rich and has nothing to do!

Today is a free day, so he's going to a brothel to listen to music...

I'm so jealous...

I immediately marked Tang Shengming on the map. I'd forgotten to do so on the previous few occasions.

Holding the binoculars, I continued to observe. I carefully identified which red dot it was.

As it turned out...

I discovered that the girls on the boat were all very beautiful.

Especially the one in the lead, absolutely stunning. She must be quite famous.

I can't help but keep looking through the binoculars at the pretty girl.

I think she's probably the headliner of a brothel.

She really is pretty. A national beauty. Graceful and dignified.

But the red dot isn't hers. It's the girl behind her playing the pipa. I think it's a pipa.

This girl is also quite pretty. And young.

It turns out to be another beautiful female spy. I guess she's from the Special High Tech Department. Maybe she's new? Only the Special High Tech Department has so many beautiful women. The Japanese military department doesn't. The Japanese military department is full of animals.

'Lin Xiaozi, look, who is that woman?' Zhang Yong handed Lin Nansheng the binoculars.

'Yes,' Lin Nansheng took the binoculars and looked carefully.

Finally, he shook his head. It means he doesn't know her.

Zhang Yong pursed his lips, indicating that he should pass the binoculars to the others.

They took turns to identify her. In the end, no one knew her. They were all rookies. Who would recognise her?

They all shook their heads.

Zhang Yong then took back the binoculars.

Alas, they were all young men who had never had a girlfriend! They probably hadn't even grown any hair yet...

When the boat came near Zhang Yong, Tang Shengming actually saw him too.

So the boat gradually drew closer.

'Shaolong,'

Tang Shengming got off the boat.

This guy really has no airs. He's really easygoing.

No wonder he has friends everywhere.

'Third young master.'

Zhang Yong went up to greet Tang Shengming.

There's no need to go ashore. If there's anything to discuss, let's go up to the boat.

He wanted to take a closer look at the female Japanese spy.

A beautiful spy! It doesn't hurt to take a second look.

Remember, it'll be good for future dealings. He represented Sailor Moon...

No, he represents the moon in its fight against Sailor Moon. Hehe.

The boat moored at the shore.

Zhang Yong boarded.

He just learned that the beauty was indeed a paparazzi from the Qinhuai River. She was from Fenglai Building. Her name was Xia Fan. It means 'a fairy comes down to earth'.

As soon as he heard the name, Zhang Yong knew her. Xia Fan, I've heard of her. She is indeed very famous.

The name seems to have a hint of Zen about it. That's why there are so many people willing to get involved with her. It is said that she sells her art but not her body. But Zhang Yong doesn't believe it.

If it were him, Zhang Yong, he would definitely sell his body but not his art. There's nothing he can do about it, he has no talent.

As for Xia Fan, Zhang Yong doesn't care after a few glances. She's pretty. He likes her. But she's too far away. It's not practical. This female Japanese spy in front of him is more practical.

It seems that he has a special talent for ruining all kinds of female Japanese spies. Could it be mind control?

'Shaolong, you're so carefree here.'

'Why is that?'

'You don't know, it's chaos over there.'

'What kind of chaos?'

'Everyone's fighting over the credit. They all say it's their credit. No one's willing to concede.'

'Oh. They should. After destroying so many Japanese invaders, it is indeed a great achievement.'

'But aren't you the biggest contributor?'

'Me? No, no. I didn't do anything.'

Zhang Yong was very humble.

He just wanted to keep a low profile now. He just wanted this matter to pass quickly.

Later in the night, he would go back to Huangshi Road to take a look. He wanted to see if the golden sign was still there. It would be best if no one was there.

If the people handling the funeral affairs hadn't left yet, it would always be a nuisance.

'You, really...'

'You drink. Drink.'

Zhang Yong lifted his teacup.

He didn't drink alcohol, just tea.

You'll still have to work in the middle of the night. Drinking will delay things.

There could be a rattan chest of gold hidden over there! How could he miss it?

Suddenly, he turned his head to look at the girl playing the pipa.

'This girl is so pretty.'

'Oh, her name is Cui Ying.'

'Oh, Cui Yingying. What a beautiful name.'

'You're joking, sir. My name is Cui Ying. It's not Cui Yingying.'

'I know, Miss Cui Yingying.'

'...'

Zhang Yong said, turning to Tang Shengming, 'I'm really exhausted tonight.'

Tang Shengming smiled and said, 'They say you're the busiest person in the Secret Service, and it's true.'

'I've been busy all day, but I haven't achieved anything. Sigh.'

'You, speak more politely.'

'Oh, I forgot. Don't mind me, ladies. I'm just so vulgar. If you don't like what I say, just close your eyes.'

'Master Zhang speaks so amusingly.'

'Haha.'

Zhang Yong played dumb.

I speak with wit? First I've heard of it.

But the beauty's compliment is indeed nice to hear.

Ignore them.

Continue to speak with Tang Shengming in a way that's not really a conversation.

'You think it's strange? I just discovered that two groups of Japanese spies were fighting with each other.'

'Oh? Japanese spies? They were fighting among themselves? Why?'

'I don't know. I also found it very strange. So I didn't stop them. In the end, they were all swearing at each other, calling each other army idiots and navy idiots, but I didn't understand what they meant, and I didn't hear anything else.'

'Idiot is Japanese, which means asshole.'

'Then what the hell are army idiot and navy idiot?'

'Maybe they were swearing at each other.'

'Really?'

Zhang Yong's brows were knitted together. It seemed that he couldn't figure it out.

Suddenly, he had a sudden realisation.

'I understand.'

'What?'

'That day, I arrested a Japanese spy and went to the food street. As a result, I inadvertently arrested a few more Japanese spies. Those Japanese spies admitted that they were Japanese naval forces.'

'Really?'

'It seems that there was a guy called Sakuragi Hanamichi in the Japanese naval forces who appeared in the Shanghai Public Concession.'

'Oh...'

Tang Sheng was obviously very curious.

Zhang Yong deliberately said this to Cui Yingying. Haha. Let her be full of doubts.

She must have known about the conflict between the idiots in the Japanese navy and the idiots in the Japanese army. She probably also knew something about the revenge of the idiots in the navy.

Incidentally, the character Hanamichi Sakuragi (Eng: Hanamichi Sakuragi) was ignored.

This convinced the idiots in the Japanese army that there was indeed such a person as Hanamichi Sakuragi in the idiots in the navy.

They could be 100% sure that the idiots in the Japanese army would never go to the idiots in the navy to ask for confirmation. They would never dare to ask Hanamichi Sakuragi.

They would just believe what they were told.

'What does the Japanese navy want?'

'To kill people. They want revenge. They have a long list of people to take revenge on.'

'Is that so?'

'Yes. Several Japanese were recently killed in the Shanghai public concession. Among them were the Mohri family. They are descendants of the lord of the Choshu clan. They are one of the representatives of the Japanese army. They were assassinated in their home. It was a miserable death.'

'Really?'

'There must be more inside information. I will tell you when I find out.'

'Okay.'

Tang Shengming nodded.

Zhang Yong then took his leave and disembarked the ship. I want to play. But there's no time to play.

Saying too much can be a mistake.

The information just mentioned was enough for the female Japanese spy named Cui Yingying to ponder carefully.

Chatting about love and sex.

I discovered that Xia Fan is really understanding.

He mainly knows how to respond.

He can always make you feel just right, like you're in the spring breeze.

I admire him.

This is a professional!

He can provide you with the emotional value that suits you best.

But Cui Yingying seems to be a bit distracted. She's hugging her lute and I wonder what she's thinking.

I'm suspicious.

Could she be a novice female spy?

So unable to control her emotions?

Haha, if only she were a rookie. Eat it up with ease and pleasure. Just like Fang Muyu.

Back on shore. Checking the time. Almost time.

Ready to return to Huangshi Road. Continuing to clean up the battlefield. Then 'accidentally' found the rattan box...

As it turned out, there was another accident...

I saw a black car rushing over. Someone jumped out.

It was a young man in military uniform. He had the rank of captain. As soon as he got out, he yelled, 'Who is Zhang Yong, who is Zhang Yong...'

Zhang Yong: ...

Oh, did I get the name wrong?

So popular!

He had barely sat down and his seat hadn't even warmed up when trouble came knocking again.

Damn, I want overtime pay!

What time is it? What kind of trivial matter is it this time?

Aaaaaa...

But there was no choice but to go.

As calmly as possible, he asked, 'I'm Zhang Yong. What's the matter?'

'Come back to the Presidential Palace with me right now!'