Chapter 794: Another bold idea

'Mr. Guan, please.'

'I'm not Mr. Guan. You have the wrong person.'

'Mr. Guan, I'll give you face, but if you won't give it to me, then I'll have to help you.'

'What do you want?'

'Cui Jianwei, you know him, right? He definitely knows you.'

'You arrested him?'

'Killed.'

'What?'

The middle-aged man's eyes were suspicious.

Killed? No way, he must have been captured alive.

Damn it. Who the hell was this person? How did they know his identity? Did Cui Jianwei confess?

The problem was that Cui Jianwei only knew his name. But he hadn't seen him.

He had always gone by the alias Tan Youwei! And there were several other identities.

'Who are you?'

'Mr. Guan really is forgetful. I'm very surprised.'

'What's so strange?'

'It's strange that you don't recognise me. Really strange.'

'Why should I recognise you?'

'Because you once sent someone to impersonate me and ask Maxim to publish negative news about Minister He...'

'You're Zhang Yong?'

'So, I find that very strange! You had someone impersonate me, but you don't recognise me. It doesn't make sense!'

'So it was you.'

The middle-aged man frowned. Then there was silence.

The other person was actually Zhang Yong. He really didn't expect it. He had been sloppy.

He really had never met Zhang Yong before. And it wasn't him who went to see Maxim. He had instructed his subordinate to do so.

At the time, someone said that this Zhang Yong was perfect for taking the blame. Because this guy had done all kinds of evil deeds. He was greedy for money. As long as there was money, he would dare to do anything. So he agreed. He didn't care. It didn't matter who he pretended to be. Since Zhang Yong was mentioned, he would just pretend to be Zhang Yong.

Unexpectedly, he has now got into a big mess. Zhang Yong has actually caught him.

What a narrow escape. What bad luck.

Which bastard said that Zhang Yong was money-grubbing, evil and would dare to do anything? Why didn't they say that this guy was so good at catching people?

"Let's go!'

'What do you want?'

'Turn back. We can't go to the concession.'

'I want to go.'

'I don't want to beat you up inside the concession.'

'You...'

Guan Renjie was speechless.

Now he remembered, the other party seemed to have a fearsome reputation?

Zhang Yong waved his hand.

Chen Hai and the other three got into the car. One drove. The other two held Guan Renjie between them.

Chen Hai sat in the passenger seat. Holding a gun.

Zhang Yong handed the suitcase to someone else. At the same time, he opened the boot of the Stepponk. No more legal tender was found.

A bit disappointed.

3.5 million francs! Where is it?

There was at most 100,000 francs in the suitcase. There might not even be 100,000. The rest was the big money.

Back.

Looking at Guan Renjie through the car window. His eyes are dark. Not saying a word.

'What do you want?'

'Where is the rest of the money?'

'I won't tell you...'

'Forget it then.'

Zhang Yong's expressionless.

Waves his hand. Lu Hai and the others bring the Japanese spy over.

The Japanese spy doesn't know that his identity has been revealed yet. He's still pretending to be trembling. Trying to look innocent.

'Name?'

'Er Shier...'

'Japanese name.'

'Me, me, what?'

'I know you're Japanese. Don't pretend.'

'I'm not...'

'You're not?'

Zhang Yong waved his hand.

Someone immediately dragged the Japanese spy to the side.

Then came an indescribable beating. Soon, the Japanese spy confessed.

'Mr. Guan, what do you think?'

'You...'

Guan Renjie was shocked.

But he saw that the Japanese spy was beaten to the point of unrecognizability.

The man was still alive. He could still speak. But his body no longer looked like a human body. He would have nightmares every night...

'Let's go!'

Zhang Yong waved his hand. He didn't pursue the matter further.

He led the team to a secluded place nearby. Coincidentally, there was an empty house here.

Was this the house of Du Yuesheng?

The police department's records indicated otherwise. It should be correct.

The map showed that there was no one inside.

So they entered.

They found that there wasn't much dust. They could borrow it.

'Mr Guan, please sit down.'

'What do you want to know?'

Guan Renjie finally made a wise choice.

There was no other way, the other party was too ruthless.

The easiest thing would be to shoot him. The worst thing was all kinds of torture.

'Why are you with him?'

'...'

Guan Renjie was silent.

Unexpectedly, the question was so tricky.

If it were anyone else, he might be able to muddle through. However, Zhang Yong already knew that the other party was a Japanese, so it was not good to muddle through.

In fact, he simply couldn't justify himself.

Deny it? Others would find out. The Japanese spy had confessed.

Admit it? That would be even more troublesome...

Collude with the Japanese spy in secret, each taking what they want. That's fine. However, once it becomes public, that would be troublesome.

Right now, the anti-Japanese tide is gradually rising across the country. People with insight are calling for a united front against Japan. This time, they are quietly cooperating with the Japanese in order to overthrow Chiang Kai-shek. They have reached some secret agreements with the Japanese. If these agreements were made public, Guangdong and Guangxi would immediately become the target of public anger.

'Where is the rest of the currency?' Zhang Yong changed his tone.

'It's in the concession,' Guan Renjie answered subconsciously. He didn't feel embarrassed.

Compared to answering the Japanese spy, paying is actually the most satisfying.

At this moment, money is really a matter of the past. Maybe I'm going to die, so what's the point of hiding it?

Since the other party mentioned it, just give it to them and win their favour.

It'll be more comfortable when I die.

Otherwise, if the other party makes you unable to live or die, that would be terrible.

'Take me to get it.'

'Okay.'

Guan Renjie hurriedly agreed.

Zhang Yong didn't expect the other party to be so cooperative. So he didn't make things difficult.

In retrospect, they were just spies. Not Japanese spies. Why be so stubborn? If they were caught, they would naturally be killed.

Their thinking may still be stuck in the past. They thought that the big shots would fight with each other, and maybe at some point there would be a ceasefire. They would become a family again.

In fact, this was the case with many previous incidents. The Central Plains War and so on. They fought with each other, and eventually negotiated a ceasefire. The people who died died in vain.

This was the case with the Second Guangdong Incident.

The An Incident at the End of the Year seems to be more or less the same?

Get in the car.

Enter the concession.

Guan Renjie guides the way dutifully.

Soon, near the Kang Le Yuan Western Restaurant, they find a private house. Open the door and go in. There is a compartment inside.

All the legal tender is hidden inside. It's full. The compartment is full.

Zhang Yong looks carefully, and it's all stacks of legal tender. Nothing else. Pure legal tender.

A bit disappointed...

I thought there would be some other stuff mixed in.

Like US dollars, British pounds, gold bars, or something. But no, there's nothing.

Sigh...

I can't be happy.

This is what happens when you know too much about the plot.

If he didn't know that the currency would become worthless, he would be happy now!

Millions of yuan, how could he not be happy?

His mouth is so wide from smiling, it makes the Dragon King look inferior.

Now...

'How much?'

'Two million nine hundred thousand.'

'Where did the six hundred thousand go?'

'We gave it away.'

'To whom?'

'Mainly to the Executive Yuan, the Ministry of Military Affairs, and some people in the Military Senate...'

'The Military Senate too?'

'Yes. We gave away a hundred thousand or so. But I wasn't the one who actually handed it over. It was someone else.'

'Did President Tang accept any?'

'No. And we couldn't have given it to him either. He's so high up, he wouldn't have cared about a measly sum like ours.'

'Oh...'

Zhang Yong did not pursue the matter.

If he continued to ask, he might uncover many secrets.

He did not want to know so many secrets.

Just get some money.

What's the point of asking so many secrets? The more secrets you know, the worse off you'll be in the future...

Go make the call.

He didn't like these fiat currencies. But some people did.

There were also things that could be reported to the Attendant's Office.

Call the Attendant's Office. Put Commander Qian on the phone.

Commander Qian seemed to be in the valet's office. Sure enough, soon afterwards, Commander Qian picked up the phone.

'Shaolong, what's up?'

'Commander, I've captured Guan Renjie.'

'Oh? Where is he?'

'In the Shanghai French Concession.'

'Has it attracted any attention from outsiders?'

'No. I caught him at the entrance to the concession. I didn't use a gun. Then I took him inside the concession to pick up the stolen goods. I found all the other French currency. I'm going to report to the Ministry of Finance and have someone come and take him back.'

'Good. You arrange it! Bring the man back. Send him to the garrison headquarters.'

'Yes.'

'After you hand him over to Zhou Yang, don't worry about the man. Keep busy with other things.'

'Yes.'

'I'll be here at the Presidential Palace. Call me anytime.'

'Understood.'

Zhang Yong hung up the phone. He let out a sigh of relief.

It could be considered a stroke of luck. Another task completed. The matter of Guan Renjie was now over.

After handing him over to the Garrison Command, Zhang Yong didn't need to worry about what would happen next.

There would definitely be an investigation. However, there were probably many secrets involved, and outsiders would never know. It was impossible to speculate on the whereabouts of Guan Renjie.

He called back to Longhua Airport. He asked for Zhang Ping. However, Zhang Ping was not there.

He called the office of the inspection team at Wusongkou Wharf. Again, Zhang Ping was not there.

Huh? Where did he go?

Oh. He remembered. It seems that Madam and Chen Naide came.

He guessed that Zhang Ping was at Longhua Airport. However, it might not be convenient for him to answer the phone. Martial law might have been declared there.

Should the Currency Department miss this batch of legal tender?

Should it hand it over to the headquarters at Jige Lane?

No. He just promised the Air Finance Department on the phone.

He had already obtained a batch of legal tender for the headquarters of the Chicken and Goose Lane. There is no need to hand it over immediately. It is a complete waste to keep adding icing to the cake.

However, 300,000 taels of silver were also obtained for the Air Finance Department from the warehouse at the Wusongkou Dock!

Now it's handing over 2.9 million French francs. Does that feel like icing on the cake?

After thinking about it, I realised for the first time that there are times when you don't know what to do with your wealth.

There was so much French francs, but no one wanted it. The main reason was that Zhang Yong himself didn't want it. He didn't even bother to hide it.

Maybe...

Suddenly, a terrible thought came to mind.

You don't have to store it in your personal space. You can hide some outside too!

At the moment, the fiat currency has not yet begun to depreciate significantly, and it can still be used as a dollar in general. Therefore, the dollar and so on should be stored first. Use it later. For now, use the fiat currency to make various expenditures. For example, 026 logistics base and so on.

It is the industry standard to take what you can.

When he first started, Li Boqi had already told him. Whether he took it or not, others would think he had already taken it.

Therefore, it is better to take what you can.

It so happens that he didn't report the exact amount of fiat currency just now. He can quietly cut some of it.

However, this matter requires Guan Renjie's cooperation.

'You just said, how many tens of thousands of fiat currency are there?' Zhang Yong asked meaningfully.

'Two million nine hundred thousand...' Guan Renjie answered.

'How many?'

'Two million ninety...'

'How many?'

Zhang Yong raised his tone.

Guan Renjie blinked. Then he reacted.

Quickly, he corrected himself, 'One million nine hundred thousand. It's one million nine hundred thousand. It could also be nine hundred thousand. Nine hundred thousand...'

'That's right. One million nine hundred thousand,' Zhang Yong nodded with satisfaction.

Very good. Young man. You're getting the hang of it.

One million. Not bad. Take it.

If I take two million, that's too much. This is the first time he's done something like this, and he's not yet brave enough to be that crazy.

'Remember. How much is it?'

'One million nine hundred thousand.'

'How much is it?'

'1.9 million.'

'Say it again.'

'1.9 million.'

'Good.'

Zhang Yong nodded in satisfaction.

The matter with Jiang and Guang is an internal conflict within the Chinese nation.

Since it is an internal conflict, we must not be ruthless, right? The stationmaster can let others go, so why must you be so ruthless?

After July next year, we will all unite against the Japanese invaders.

Li and Bai are very powerful against the Japanese invaders. So, forget it.

Wave your hand. Tell someone to untie Renjie.

It's not okay to let him go. After all, it was mentioned on the phone:

'I'll send you to the garrison headquarters.'

'I know.'

'Tell me everything. Save your life. You'll be out soon.'

'Are you comforting me?'

'You'll be out by July next year at the latest. If you're not, I'll come and release you myself. I swear to God I'll do it. Unless I'm dead.'

'July next year? Something's happened?'

'I've studied the I Ching for a while...'

'Oh? You know the I Ching? That's rare. As it happens, I'm quite knowledgeable about the I Ching too...'

'Hm...'

Zhang Yong's face was strange.

Shit, this is bad. He's met his match.

This guy in front of him is actually good at the I Ching? It seems like he only knows the name...

'Your I Ching may be different from mine...'

'How is it different?'

'Mine was passed down by Guiguzi, and it's more sinister...'

'I've also studied the school of Guiguzi! It's most famous for the saying, 'In the year of the tiger, all under heaven will be blessed...' '

'Well, that's my master's secret, I can't go into too much detail...'

'Really?'

Guan Renjie was doubtful.

But looking at Zhang Yong's inscrutable expression, he believed him even more.

'Anyway, find a way to save your lives. You will fail soon. There is no need to fight. By August at the latest, things will calm down.'

'You deduced that too?'

'Yes. I also deduced that an important figure in your Guangdong Army will turn against you.'

'Who?'

'I don't know. My abilities are limited, I cannot peer into the future.'

'Ah...'

Guan Renjie was full of regret.

Zhang Yong thought to himself, I'm not sure who it is either!

Combining his past life memories with the various information at hand, he was certain of his judgment.

What Chiang Kai-shek was best at was bribing important generals under the enemy's command. This had been tried and tested during the Central Plains War before, and had ultimately succeeded in dismantling the other side.

Most likely, the same would happen this time. Otherwise, Boss Dai would not have personally gone to Lingnan.

He said it was in Guangzhou. In fact, it might not be. He might be hiding in some other place in Lingnan.

The Air Force has also received feedback. There have been repeated cases of Lingnan-based pilots flying their planes and defecting to Nanchang, and then to Jinling and other places.

It can be seen that the Guangdong army is experiencing a loss of morale, and its ability to control the situation is limited. Sooner or later, there will be trouble within the ranks.

'If someone asks, where did the one million go?'

'The Japanese cheated us.'

'Good,'

Zhang Yong is very satisfied.

His superiors will definitely not dare to pursue the matter with the Japanese. And they cannot pursue it either.

Even if they were to pursue it, the first person they would think of would be Zhang Yong.

That would be the end of it.

He, Zhang Yong, was the best at dealing with Japanese spies.

The answer that came out in the end would definitely satisfy his superiors. And he himself would definitely be satisfied.

Suddenly...

another bold idea popped into his head...

That Prince Yongren...

It was time to put it to use.

He waved his hand. He told the others to step back.

Guan Renjie: ??

Zhang Yong was up to something.

"I'm going to give you a chance to earn some merit. Remember what I said.'

'Good.'

'You had dealings with a Japanese named Mori Usamaru.'

'What dealings?'

'You supported all his actions. And you sent him one million French francs as support.'

'Who is Mori Usamaru?'

'Never mind who he is. Just say that name during the interrogation. The time was half a month ago. The place you make up yourself.'

'Mori Usamaru?'

'Yes. You just need to say that name. Don't worry about anything else.'

'I understand.'

Guan Renjie was full of doubts. But he firmly remembered it.

Zhang Yong thoughtfully tapped the table. This was a completely impromptu idea. It was unclear whether it would be effective.

However, one thing was certain.

As long as Guan Renjie said Mohri Usamaru, the Japanese spies would soon find out.

There were no secrets on the side of the national government.

Once the Japanese spies found out, they would naturally investigate internally.

Even Lin Xiaoyan knows that Mori Usagi Maru is a man of Prince Yongren. So what happens next...

Mori Usagi Maru took 1 million French francs. What does he want to do?

Is he secretly planning a kidnapping and quietly stockpiling funds to help Prince Yongren seize power?

Haha, let the Japanese have their own headache.

'Remember?'

'Yes. Mori Usagi Maru.'

'Good.'

Zhang Yong sent Guan Renjie off.

At the same time, he summoned Lu Hai and the others, counted out one million French francs, and quietly sent them back to Logistics Base 026.

There were too many people at the scene. Eventually, some news would leak.

But, some news is not to be feared.

Do you have evidence?

Do you want to pursue it?

If you suspect me, next time there won't even be 1.9 million.

Haha, that's so cocky.

That one million French francs was taken by the Japanese spy. It was used to help the Japanese collaborator Prince Chichibu Yohito seize power!

That's what everyone says when the emperor comes.

Believe it or not, I believe it.

Suddenly, I remembered something else. I think I can still make something out of Mori Usamaru.

Order that Japanese spy to be brought in.

Since we've caught him, we have to use him for something.

Continue to add more spice to Prince Yongren.