Chapter 825: List

Arrived at the entrance to the concession.

Looked at the time, it was almost five o'clock.

Because it was summer, the sun was still high in the sky. It had not yet set.

It felt a little different from afar.

At the entrance to the concession, there were many Chinese constables standing upright. But they were not carrying guns.

He had never seen anything like it before.

He saw Li Yuanqing. The map had marked him out long ago. But Zhang Yong felt that Li Yuanqing was also unfamiliar.

Looking through the binoculars, they hardly recognised each other.

In the past, Li Yuanqing rarely wore his constable's uniform with any seriousness. He never wore a hat. But at this moment, he was meticulous. The top button of his uniform was buttoned. Even his hat was worn tightly. The strings were tied tightly, pressing two dimples on his cheeks.

Poor thing, it's summer! It's almost June in the Gregorian calendar!

It can't be said to be scorching. But it's definitely over 20 degrees.

Zhang Yong never buttoned the top collar button of his own Zhongshan suit.

No choice, it was too hot. Fortunately, the Zhongshan suit was never worn with a hat. Otherwise, it might be so hot that you could die on the spot. As it is, with a little strenuous exercise, you sweat all over, and your crotch gets wet.

I dare not go to the doctor. I'm afraid that the doctor will say that I'm weak just by looking at me.

It seems that I really have been a bit weak recently...

Approaching the entrance.

A police officer waves a red flag from a distance, indicating that he wants the car to stop.

At the same time, the police officer points the flag sideways. This indicates that the car should pull over.

This is a new thing. It has never happened before.

Zhang Yong has been in the world for more than a year. He has never seen a police officer so serious before.

In the past, they just waved their hands casually and made hand gestures.

Now they are so organised, it's the difference between a security guard and a regular army!

What's going on?

What's the big deal in the concession?

But it doesn't seem like there are many armed policemen. And there are no heavily armed French soldiers in the background.

Weird...

Stop the car.

Get out.

Give a sign to Kurimoto Aoi.

As a result, Kurimoto Aoi doesn't react at all. He is still standing meticulously.

He doesn't look away.

Meticulous.

Zhang Yong: ?

Shit, are these guys rehearsing?

Or...

Look around subconsciously.

Could it be that some big shot is coming?

Suddenly, Zhang Yong noticed that Li Yuanqing was actually wearing white gloves. Crap. What is this about? What is going on?

Curious...

He couldn't help but quietly approach Li Yuanqing.

As a result, even though he was still more than ten metres away, a patrolman waved a red flag.

Zhang Yong didn't know flag language. But from the other person's expression and movements, he could tell that this was a sign that he was not welcome to approach.

So he stopped. Just in case someone misunderstood. What if someone else pulled out a gun?

He looked around. He noticed that someone had arrived from behind him. Someone inside was also trying to leave. Everyone looked puzzled.

Obviously, no one knew what was going on inside the concession.

Today's inspection was particularly strict.

In the past, they hardly ever checked luggage. As long as you had a pass, you could go in.

To be honest, many times, even if you had a weapon hidden on you, you could easily bring it in. But today, it seemed that they were so strict that they wouldn't let even a fly through.

There's a problem...

There's definitely a problem...

Wei Fangquan approached with his pass.

A stack of passes. From all countries. Britain, the United States, Germany, Italy. One of them would definitely work.

Finally, Li Yuanqing saw Zhang Yong. Then he waved his hand.

'Let go!'

He said solemnly. His voice was loud.

The patrolmen then stepped aside, allowing Zhang Yong's convoy to pass smoothly.

'Thank you,'

Zhang Yong greeted Li Yuanqing.

Li Yuanqing said nothing again, his face solemn. It was as if he were a statue.

This guy! What's with the act?

No, I must find out what's going on in the concession.

They arrived at Ciji Hospital.

Very good. Liu Xi was there.

They went straight to Liu Xi's office.

'Who...'

'Me!'

'You?'

Liu Xi subconsciously looked up.

She realised it was Zhang Yong. Her nervous expression instantly melted away.

Zhang Yong, on the other hand, realised that something was wrong.

On the lap of the beautiful Liu Yi was a scalpel.

Although it was a scalpel, Zhang Yong had no doubt that it could kill.

No knife was sharper than a scalpel. It could save lives. But it could also kill.

With Liu Yi's knife skills, she could definitely kill someone with one stroke.

'Are you worried about someone taking revenge?'

'Yes.'

'The Mohri family?'

'No. The Shimazu family. They're here too.'

'I've captured Uesugi Saheibei.'

'Huh?'

Liu Xi was taken aback.

Zhang Yong enjoyed the look on her face.

Good, very good.

It seems that this Uesugi Saheibei is very valuable.

Even Liu Xi knows his name. He must be a very important person. Without 100,000 taels of silver, don't even think about going back.

'Give me a list.'

'What?'

'It's the list of people your boss wants you to assassinate. You hand it over to me. I'll capture them alive and sell them.'

'You...'

'I'm now Navy Captain Hidekazu Inoki.'

'You...'

Liu Xi was very conflicted.

If she handed over the list, would that be considered a betrayal?

But those on the list were the people she was supposed to get rid of in the first place! Could that be considered a betrayal?

They were all enemies of the Navy! They were the ones the Navy had designated to be killed.

Whoever kills them is killing them. As long as they are dead, it's fine.

'Can you kill them?

"I...'

Liu Xi was speechless.

She was an intelligence officer. However, she was not a professional killer.

Last time, when she assassinated the two people from the Mori family, she almost died. As it turned out, killing people was indeed too difficult for her.

If she wasn't careful, she would be the one who died. It was even possible that she would be captured by her enemies.

'We are not friends...'

Zhang Yong decided to use his silver tongue.

Although he didn't have the capital to use the 'handsome man strategy', he did have money, and money was a kind of handsome man strategy.

Young, handsome, and rich, he ticked two of the boxes.

'But when it comes to making money, our interests are the same,' Zhang Yong said, putting on a sincere face. "If something happens to you, I'll lose a very important drug smuggling channel. My profits will also decrease. I certainly won't be willing to accept that. So it's only reasonable that I help you get rid of obstacles, isn't it?'

'You have to keep it a secret..." Liu Xi was swayed.

'Of course. How could I not keep secrets?' Zhang Yong took advantage of the situation, "Don't worry, I'm the most secretive person.'

'Okay..." Liu Xi was finally convinced.

She took out a piece of paper.

The note was written with strange symbols.

It looked like the English names of medicines?

'The one at the top is Uesugi Saburoe.'

'Oh?'

'The next two are Shimazu Funaki and Date Muneki...'

'Wait.'

'What?'

'This Date Muneki, is he a descendant of Date Masamune?'

'Yes.'

Liu Xi was a little curious.

This Zhang Yong seemed to know quite a lot about Japan?

He even knew about Date Masamune. It should be noted that those were all characters from hundreds of years ago.

The average Chinese person would be lucky to know that there was a country called Fusang. Who would know anything about Date Masamune? Most likely, other Japanese spies confessed. Hmm, that must be it...

'Are they all army idiots?'

'Yes.'

'Is their family very rich?'

'Yes.'

'Okay, I'll take the list.'

'Good!'

Liu Xi nodded.

Zhang Yong suddenly came up and kissed her on the cheek.

A sudden attack.

'You...'

Liu Xi's cheeks suddenly turned red.

Zhang Yong reached out and grabbed her hand. He wouldn't let her fight back.

He was secretly curious. This female spy of hers seemed to be very incompetent, and she actually blushed?

Could it be that the spies of the Japanese navy were all temporarily captured?

"Bastard...'

Liu Xi cursed him in a low voice.

Zhang Yong pretended not to hear.

The primary condition for being greedy and lustful is to have a thick skin.

He walked away.

'Wait.'

Liu Xi called anxiously from behind.

It turned out that Zhang Yong had forgotten to take the delivery note. It had the address of the warehouse where the medicine was stored.

Although the Wusongkou Wharf was now Zhang Yong's world, without the specific warehouse number, it would be difficult for him to find the medicine.

It wouldn't be shown on the map.

He turned back. He came to get the delivery note. And he took the opportunity to surprise her again.

This time, he decisively kissed her on the lips. By the time Liu Xi reacted and tried to hit him, he had already run away.

Haha.

It worked.

Beautiful spies are beautiful.

Not only are they beautiful, they are also money trees. This list is worth a lot of money.

If you look closely, there are 19 names on it. Some are in Japanese, and some are in Chinese.

Strange...

Why is there Chinese?

Zhang Yong suddenly realised. Did he seem to have been tricked by Liu Xi?

Perhaps she had planned it long ago, wanting to use him to get rid of the people on the list. In the end, he was taken in without knowing it.

You have to understand that her brain is far more clever than yours.

You tried to use the handsome guy tactic on her. But she was using the handsome guy tactic on you without saying a word!

Oh...

It seems like you really have been fooled...

But it's okay.

If you're being tricked, then be tricked. You haven't lost anything anyway.

The ones being killed are Japanese. You're the one making money. And you get to take advantage of the beautiful spy...

No matter how you look at it, you haven't lost out...

That's good.

It was already dark when he left the Tzu Chi Hospital. First, he looked for somewhere to eat.

He didn't need to hurry with the delivery. It couldn't be lost.

It was thousands of boxes of medicine!

He noticed that the map showed that Li Yuanqing was about 300 metres away?

It looked like he was having dinner?

Good, he would eat there. And find out what was going on.

He had behaved so abnormally during the day, something must have happened in the concession. He had to find out what.

He approaches Li Yuanqing without making a sound. He finds that Li Yuanqing is indeed eating. And he is alone.

He is wearing civilian clothes.

He has already taken off his constable's uniform.

Otherwise, if he accidentally dies of the heat, he will not be able to see the founding of New China.

He enters the restaurant.

He sits directly across from Li Yuanqing.

Li Yuanqing seems to have expected him to appear a long time ago. He doesn't even lift his eyelids.

In fact, Li Yuanqing deliberately chose this place to eat alone. It was indeed an opportunity for Zhang Yong to find him. He knew Zhang Yong would come.

'What just happened?'

'The order came from the director of the Public Works Bureau, Bob. He asked all the patrolmen to step up patrols.'

'So you...'

'He is the director of the Public Works Bureau. He personally gave the order, so of course we dare not neglect it.'

'Oh...'

Zhang Yong nodded thoughtfully.

He had already guessed what Bob's intention was. It was a test of the waters.

Foreigners also had brains. They also understood the various unspoken rules. Since Bob wanted to climb up the ladder, he had to find out the situation first.

He gave direct orders. Then he watched the reactions of all sides. He knew how he should exert his influence.

He could observe who obeyed and who disobeyed.

Although he was the least conspicuous director in the Board of Works, he was still a director. His orders would have some effect.

First of all, as the Commissioner of Police, Kagezo Teizō would not dare not cooperate.

At least, he had to cooperate on the surface.

Otherwise, it would be like telling Bob clearly, 'I don't care about you.'

It seems that a cunning person like Kagezo certainly would not openly defy him. He would definitely pass on the order to the lower levels.

Then it would be passed on again...

And again...

By the time it reached Kurimoto, it would have become a huge order.

As a result, all the constables were afraid of being ignored. They were on their best behaviour and adopted the most standard posture. They didn't want to be taken care of by the big shot.

'What does Bob want to do?'

'He wants to be the director general.'

'What?'

'I'm responsible for paying the money and pushing him into power from behind.'

'You?'

'Yes. It's me.'

Zhang Yong admitted frankly. Of course, this news had to be told to Li Yuanqing.

Now was the time for Li Yuanqing to choose his 'side'. Choosing the right side would greatly benefit his future lurking. He could even become the Commissioner of Police!

If he was a supporter of Bob, and Bob became the Director-General and Li Yuanqing became the Commissioner of Police, that would be very reasonable!

Foreigners also have nepotism. And it's all laid out in the open.

Since Kurimoto Gen is a hardcore supporter of me, Bob, and I've become the general manager, what's wrong with letting Kurimoto Gen become the police chief?

"Why?'

'It'll make things easier.'

'What are you going to do?'

'You tell me. What if the Japanese completely take over the area outside the concession...'

'What?'

Kurimoto Gen frowned. He put down his chopsticks.

He looked at Zhang Yong suspiciously, trying to determine whether the other person was exaggerating.

Zhang Yong buried his head in his meal.

'When?'

'One or two years at the soonest, two or three at the latest.'

Zhang Yong didn't go into detail.

If he had, he would have been accused of spreading rumours.

After all, Li Yuanqing was on the Red side. He would most likely report the matter.

What happened after that would be strange.

He didn't even dare to say the exact date of the 2.26 Incident. Otherwise, he would really be arrested and dissected.

He buried his head in his meal.

I am hungry indeed.

After a while of gobbling, I finally feel almost full.

'The concession has been in an uproar recently.'

'Why?'

'Many Japanese have quietly left, and many have quietly arrived.'

'Armed?'

'I haven't noticed any.'

'Thank you!'

Zhang Yong nods thoughtfully.

The information provided by Li Yuanqing is not of great value. But it is definitely worth paying attention to.

The frequent movement of the Japanese indicates that they may be making internal adjustments. According to normal thinking, once internal adjustments are complete, they will definitely launch a new operation.

The question is...

What operation are the Japanese invaders planning?

'There's more...'

'What?'

'Graham is here too.'

'He's an arms dealer?'

'Yes. This guy is someone who steps forward to do someone else's job. The person behind him may be A, or it may be B. No one knows who the real mastermind is except for himself.'

'What's he doing here?'

'Supposedly, there's a shipment of arms and ammunition coming ashore.'

'Is it related to Jinling?'

'I don't know.'

Li Yuanqing shook his head.

Zhang Yong frowned inwardly. Things had become complicated.

What was going on?

"Goodbye.'

'Goodbye.'

Zhang Yong waved his hand. He led his team away.

He couldn't continue the conversation. He had already expressed what he wanted to say.

The rest was up to Li Yuanqing and his superiors to decide.

This is an internal matter on the Red side, and he must avoid it.

He leaves the restaurant.

He continues to wander around the concession area.

Liu Xi has provided the names of more than a dozen people, so he hopes to run into one or two...

Suddenly, a red dot appears at the edge of the map. There is a label. It is actually Hirofumi Noguchi. He raises the binoculars and discovers that it is indeed this guy.

Behind Hirofumi Noguchi, there are several young girls. They are all wearing black.

But strangely, there was no red dot on the map to indicate them. This means they are not Japanese. Could it be that they are from Korea again?

Anyway, there are indeed a lot of pretty girls over there...

And they are all in their original state. Not the ones that have been retouched in later generations...

Kim Soo-ju is one!

She is actually quite pretty too...

Stop.

Stop.

What are you thinking about?

What's there to think about with women. Liu Xi's list is worth a lot!

Suddenly, a flash of light...