Chapter 256: 2 Places and 1 Shoulder
Chapter 256: Two Places to Take on
As soon as Li Ya left, Wu Jingzhong narrowed his eyes, sneered and sighed:
"Sheng Xiang, ah Sheng Xiang, you were given an opportunity but it didn't work. You can't blame anyone else for that."
"You are a bit too impatient. It's impossible to make money right after taking office." Hong Zhiyou also shook his head and laughed.
"This is called being eager for quick success and instant benefits, and this is the nature of a mean person.
“The position of Luqiao Mountain is probably stable.
"Zheng Jieming has high hopes for him. We have to help him fire the first shot."
Wu Jingzhong sat down on the sofa, holding a teacup.
"Teacher, I think we should make something of the story of Neiji Okamura.
"Nowadays, Chinese people hate traitors and devils to the core.
"If the photo of Captain Li and Gangcun together is leaked, the students will burn down his house."
Hong Zhiyou thought for a moment and said.
“Well, that’s a good idea.
“But it’s difficult to do.
“First of all, this matter concerns the reputation of the old man and the government. If it is leaked in Jinhai, I will definitely be held accountable.
“It’s very troublesome.”
Wu Jingzhong frowned.
“Teacher, the leak of Captain Li’s photo may not be a bad thing for you.
“There are many stops along the way to Xuzhou.
“Why did it happen to be leaked at Jinhai Station, or was it someone from Jianfeng who was exposed?
"The current situation is volatile and the chairman is probably sitting on pins and needles, with no peace for a moment.
“When people’s minds are unstable, they are bound to be suspicious.
“There are many people who are eyeing Jinhai and want to discredit Jianfeng.
"Teacher, you just need to insist that your confidentiality work is fine, and it is the red ticket spy lurking in the car, or there is a problem at other stations.
"Someone wants to frame me, and Chairman and Jianfeng will believe it.
"The key is that this also puts Jianfeng and the chairman at a disadvantage, so they will treat you as someone on the same line and may get closer to you."
Hong Zhiyou analyzed.
“You still have to be cautious.
"Since we are trying to do Zheng Jiemin and Lu Qiaoshan a favor, the fact that Okamura Neiji is going to Xuzhou must be leaked by Lu Qiaoshan.
"Doesn't Zheng Jieming still have to get in the car?
"Let them discuss it."
Wu Jingzhong thought about it, but still felt it was not safe enough.
At his age, he is too lazy to figure out the chairman's thoughts. He just wants to live a peaceful life for a few years, and then go home and wait for Ruirui to give birth to a grandson to hug.
"also.
"Then leave it to Lu Qiaoshan and Zheng Jieming to handle." Hong Zhiyou said.
The original drama is about Yu Zecheng trying to investigate this matter.
In fact, the effect of Lu Qiaoshan’s attack is the same.
Because Sheng Xiang also knew Xie Ruolin and his gang of profiteers, he could also get information about Okamura Yasuji.
With Lu Qiaoshan's personality, there is no way he would miss this opportunity.
In this way, Lao Yu is not only safe, but can also save the intelligence fee of a gold bar.
……
The lobby of the Security Bureau.
A military vehicle drove in.
Anderson took off his sunglasses and walked up the steps carrying his handbag.
Li Ya was already waiting.
"Hello, I'm Li Ya from the Action Team."
He greeted her in the broken English he had learned when pursuing Mei Yingxue.
"I know you, Li Ya, the operations team leader."
Anderson sneered and walked in.
Li Ya couldn't help but be stunned.
This foreigner must be fake, he actually speaks authentic Jinhai dialect.
"Stationmaster Wu asked me to connect with you." Li Ya said as he walked.
"Ok.
“I’ve brought the price list, you guys talk first.
"Give me a reply when you're done talking."
Anderson knew that Chinese people were slow in doing things, so he sat on the sofa in Li Ya's office and handed over the materials.
Li Ya opened it and took a look, and couldn't help but frowned.
Damn, it’s all in English, I can’t understand it.
"Just a moment."
Li Ya gave an instruction and turned to go to the stationmaster's office.
Anderson was in no hurry either.
He didn't look for Hong Zhiyou either.
As he got to know Chinese culture better, he knew that during work hours and in crowded places he should try to keep a distance from Hong Zhiyou.
After all, Hong is engaged in confidential work.
There is no need to bring criticism and trouble to Hong.
Li Ya walked quickly to the stationmaster's office:
"Stationmaster, Secretary Hong, the Americans brought their list of goods and the manifest of the bribed people."
He handed the list to Wu Jingzhong.
Wu Jingzhong picked it up, glared at him, and handed it to Hong Zhiyou:
"look."
"The price is so high? Teacher, how much did Sheng Xiang report to the station?" Hong Zhiyou frowned.
"Forty-six thousand five hundred and thirty-three...US dollars." Li Ya has a good memory.
“The U.S. side actually received $32,000.
"Sheng Xiang made a double-edged calculation."
Hong Zhi has the Tao.
"What a good trick. You made more than 10,000 US dollars in one transaction!" Li Ya sneered.
"Then what are you waiting for?" Wu Jingzhong raised his eyebrows and looked at him coldly.
"Yes!"
Li Ya quickly returned to the action team, waved his hand and led everyone to the Intelligence Department.
Inside the office.
Sheng Xiang was giving a lecture to several department heads of the Intelligence Department:
“I don’t care who you followed in the past.
"From today on, the Intelligence Department is called Sheng. You must follow my rules. If anyone doesn't want to do this, you can submit your resignation letter now."
"Director Sheng is so impressive, come with us!" Li Ya walked in with his hands in his pockets and led his men.
With a wave of his hand, several clerks came forward and arrested Sheng Xiang.
"Captain Li, what do you mean?
"I'm the Chief of Intelligence!"
Sheng Xiang panicked.
"What's the meaning?
"We'll know once we get to the interrogation room."
Li Ya sneered.
"take away!"
When they arrived at the interrogation room, before the torture began, Sheng Xiang stopped as soon as he saw the list.
"That's it?
"You are not worthy of being the head of the intelligence department, ugh!"
Li Ya spat at him and went to the stationmaster's office with the confession materials:
"Stationmaster, Sheng Township is recruiting."
“This bastard deserves to die for being so greedy!
"Li Ya, report this to the headquarters inspection office immediately and deal with it severely." Wu Jingzhong said angrily.
"Yes!"
Just as Li Ya was about to take a step forward, Hong Zhiyou quickly stopped him: "Captain Li, wait a minute."
"Teacher, Captain Li, don't be anxious.
“I have two opinions.
“It is certainly hateful to embezzle public property.
“But if Shengxiang is handed over to the headquarters inspection office, once it falls into the hands of Mao Renfeng, wouldn’t that be giving him an advantage?
"If this gets out, it will have a bad impact on our Jinhai Station.
“Besides, Sheng Xiang once followed Secretary-General Kuang.
"Secretary General Kuang has a very close relationship with Jianfeng. We should give more consideration to the Buddha than to the monk. It would be disgraceful if the matter got blown up.
"The key is, what if Mao Renfeng wants to make trouble and send people to Jinhai Station to conduct an internal investigation?
“Who can guarantee that our accounts are clean?
"Captain Li, don't you think so?"
After Hong Zhiyou finished speaking, he looked at Li Ya with a smile.
Li Ya felt frightened when he looked at him.
During the time he was in charge of the Intelligence Department, he purchased a lot of goods and also did some secret accounting.
Once the headquarters and the Second Department start investigating, many accounts will be untenable.
“Who’s unclean?
“Just report it to the inspection office and let them check it out.
"I want to see what kind of monsters dare to cause trouble under my nose."
Wu Jingzhong refused to give in.
Li Ya felt even more panicked. Who knew that in order to investigate Sheng Township, the stationmaster had to go to the headquarters to make trouble?
Thinking of this, he reached out and touched his nose and said:
"Stationmaster, I think Secretary Hong is right. If this matter is brought to the headquarters, it will damage the reputation of our Jinhai Station.
“Sheng Xiang is an old man from Luojiawan, and he made contributions during the Military Control Commission period.
“We can’t just kill them with one blow.
"Besides, he was sent by Commander Zheng, but before he could even get comfortable in his position, he was handed over to Mao Renfeng for justice. Commander Zheng thought that the Jinhai Station was targeting him.
"Why not just punish him within the station, fire him, fine him or something."
Li Ya took the initiative to excuse Sheng Xiang.
"What about the people sent by Zheng Jieming?
“Can the people he sends be corrupt and abuse the power?
"With my temper, I would have executed Sheng Xiang on the spot. What can he do to me?"
Wu Jingzhong was still angry.
“Yes, yes.
"Teacher, let's listen to Captain Li and impose internal punishment." Hong Zhiyou said in a good voice.
“Lock him up first.
“It depends on my mood. I’ll make a decision tomorrow.
"damn thing!"
Wu Jingzhong cursed angrily.
"Row.
"Teacher, I'll go down first."
Li Ya knew that Old Wu had always been kind, and once his anger subsided, Shengxiang would be saved.
Ha ha.
Clean up, clean up.
The Intelligence Department is mine again... Li Ya put his hands in his pockets, feeling extremely happy.
"Oh, right.
“Secretary Hong, your old classmate is still in my office.
"It just so happens that Sheng Xiang has also been recruited. You can communicate with him."
When he reached the door, Li Ya turned around and gave another instruction.
"Okay, Captain Lee."
Hong Zhiyou went to the action team, handed over Sheng Xiang's confession materials, and then sent Anderson out of the station.
"Hong, there is a batch of inexpensive and high-quality Japanese equipment, which are surplus products left over from the Japanese military factories. General MacArthur has ordered that they must be processed within a month.
"Take a look here. If you need anything, I'll pack it all for you."
Anderson leaned against the car, put his sunglasses on his nose, and said in a deep voice.
"Is it really cheap, or is it a rip-off?" Hong Zhiyou asked.
"All good stuff." Tanks, mortars, submachine guns, helmets, and so on.
"If General Randall hadn't been in a hurry to ship the goods, this good thing wouldn't have happened to you.
"Half price for everything."
Anderson gestured.
“Too expensive.
“Now it is the Central Army that has your sophisticated American-made weapons.
"People like Fu Zuoyi and Li Zongren did lack weapons and medicine, but the Ministry of National Defense did not allocate funds to them. It was useless to have good intentions but no money.
“For those who lack equipment and have money, the only thing they have is red tickets.
“But no matter how powerful your observation team is, you can bring in some medical supplies, but you can’t bring in tanks and artillery.
“Won’t I still have to spend money to destroy the transportation lines in the end?
“When you come and go, you make money again, and I lose money.
"Fifty percent, I can't afford to lose it."
Hong Zhiyou refused with a smile.
He speaks from the heart.
He didn't make any money from selling medicine, but he only earned publicity from selling arms. Who can stand this?
"How about this, if it doesn't work you can go to Southeast Asia. They are in turmoil there, and there are fierce separatist struggles." Hong Zhiyou helped him with the plan.
“It collapsed, and there were too few people over there who could take out gold and dollars.
“In exchange for mineral resources, the arms companies might be interested.
"But people like Filson and General Randall only care about cash. Besides, there is a lot of munitions in this batch. Those bullet-sized places can only consume a few bullets if there are only a few people fighting.
“The big troops and the big consumption still have to be you.
"You have to help with this. This is what the general wants."
Anderson pulled him and said anxiously.
General MacArthur always keeps his word. In order to cooperate with the Tokyo Trial and completely put an end to the Japanese Nazi militarist fantasies, these military supplies must be destroyed by the end of the month.
Randall is getting really anxious now.
If this can't be poured out, won't it become molten iron?
This is not the destruction of equipment, it is the destruction of green US dollars.
When Hong Zhiyou saw his behavior, he already knew that the other party was in a hurry to find a buyer.
Then you have to handle it well.
“Anderson, I can’t buy it at 50% off.
“You also know that the National Government has your assistance, and now no one is willing to spend money to buy military supplies except for red notes.
"If you're really in a hurry to take action..."
Anderson interrupted Hong Zhi before he finished speaking: "Hong, I'm not in a hurry to make a move. It's just that you are my best brother. I want to give priority to you and don't want to see you miss out on a huge fortune."
Haha, you are really a good brother of mine.
Damn foreign devils.
"never mind.
“After much thought, I still feel the risk is too great.
“You should find someone else to do this kind of head-losing job.
"You know, I have a child now, so I have to think more about things. We are brothers, so you have to understand."
Hong Zhiyou shrugged, indicating that he could do nothing to help.
He turned and walked back into the station.
Anderson took two quick steps and said, "Hong, Hong, OK, I can't pretend like you can. Let's not talk about business, let's just talk about helping the gangsters in an emergency, okay?
“You are timely rain.
“You are my brother, my big brother!
"If I fail to complete the deal, I will be thrown into the sea by those guys to feed the fish."
He followed Hong Zhiyou, gesticulating and chattering.
"Wouldn't it be over if you had said so earlier?
"We are brothers. I even defuse landmines to save you. How can I not help you?"
Hong Zhi nodded at him intentionally or unintentionally.
Anderson is an expert on China.
There are advantages and disadvantages.
The advantage is that you understand the ways of the world.
The downside is that people have become slick, especially in today's official and business circles, where they are inevitably blinded by greed and have lost some of their former sincerity.
Hong Zhiyou has always adhered to the "one-nine" theory when it comes to making friends and doing business.
But I’m afraid Anderson doesn’t even want to give him this “one”.
So, the occasional knock is totally necessary.
"Yes.
“Hong, I will never forget that it was you who gave me a second life.
"Well, you name a price and I'll go talk to the general."
Anderson put away his mercenary smile and his eyes became more sincere.
“One discount!
“The most I can give is 10% off!
“If it can be sold, I’ll take care of it.
"cannot……"
Hong Zhiyou spread his hands apologetically, leaving no room for negotiation.
“One discount!
"Hong, you..." Anderson was speechless.
“Let’s talk.
"If you sell the devil's stuff, you'll make a profit."
“If we don’t sell it, it will just become a pile of scrap metal.
"The sooner you sell, the sooner you earn. Tell General Filson that if you're late, more and more people will want to share the spoils.
“By then, I’m afraid we won’t be able to sell them even at a 10% discount.”
After Hong Zhiyou finished speaking, he ignored him and walked into the station.
"flood……"
Anderson shook his head and got into the car depressed.
Return to camp.
Anderson told Felson about Hong Zhiyou's request.
"He's going to give a red ticket?" Filson asked, frowning, holding a cigar in his mouth.
"He's right. We only have red notes now, and we're in urgent need of military equipment," Anderson said.
"One percent, give it to him!
"We'll give you all the guns and cannons, but we'll only sell you one-third of the shells and bullets."
Filson pondered for a moment.
"General, I, I don't understand." Anderson was confused.
"Fool!
"What good are guns without bullets?
"When they are done fighting and are in urgent need of bullets, we will raise the price of bullets three to five times. There is no other place to produce this kind of Japanese bullets.
"They can either use their weapons as scrap metal or accept our terms.
“Moreover, bullets are easy to store and take up little space.
“Isn’t Randall worried about being difficult to handle?
"We pay him for the guns and ask him to give us the bullets as gifts, so we still make the biggest profit.
"Anderson, do you understand?"
Filson poured a glass of red wine, shook it lightly and smiled.
"General, you are wise as the sea. I admire you." Anderson flattered him.
“It’s okay to read more books.
“Doing business is like marching to war. You keep reading Water Margin, which is a book for losers and not suitable for us high-minded Americans.
“You have to watch this.”
Filson opened a drawer and threw a book over.
Anderson took a look and asked, "The Art of War?"
"That's right.
“This is the essence of their thousands of years of culture.
"Read it and you'll find this place will be better than before.
"Go talk to Hong, I'll wait for your good news."
Felson pointed to his temple, picked up the ordnance list and threw it to Anderson.
"Yes, General." Anderson gladly accepted the order and put the copy of "The Art of War" into his pocket.
……
The next day.
Wu Jingzhong came to the station.
He summoned Hong, Li and Yu immediately.
"Three of you, I have two things to ask you.
“How do we deal with the first Shengxiang?
"Li Ya, you were the one who arrested and interrogated the man, so you speak first."
Wu Jingzhong sat in the middle of the sofa and pointed at Li Ya.
“Stationmaster.
"I still hold to my opinion from yesterday. Shengxiang's secret dealings are our station's internal affairs and will not be reported to the headquarters.
“Or else remove the intelligence chief.
“Wasn’t he the head of the archives section?
"Let him go back to the Archives Department."
Li Ya suggested.
"Zecheng, you are the deputy station chief, what do you think?" Wu Jingzhong asked.
“I heard that Captain Li is cleaning up the Intelligence Department and even changed the desks?
“It seems that he still wants to take on the role of Director of Intelligence.
"Well, Sheng Xiang is not a clean man, and we might not be able to trust him to be in charge of intelligence.
"Then let's follow Captain Li's advice."
Yu Zecheng looked at Li Ya and said with a smile.
"Deputy Station Master Yu, look at what you said.
"I really don't want to be in charge of both jobs, but the Intelligence Department is the eyes of our station. If I don't shine some light, I'm afraid some dirt won't be visible." Li Ya smiled without giving in.
"alright.
"Since everyone agrees, for the sake of Secretary-General Kuang, we will not hand it over to the headquarters inspection office for the time being. We will deduct one year's salary and still use it in the archives office staff."
Wu Jingzhong made the decision.
"Webmaster, what about the second thing?" Yu Zecheng asked.
“The second thing is that Lu Qiaoshan will return to Jinhai Station to serve as the director of the Intelligence Department. The official appointment will be made in three days.
"Captain Li, thank you for your hard work.
"Clean up the office again."
Wu Jingzhong ordered.
"Stationmaster, what did you say?
"Lu Qiaoshan is coming back to be the Director of Intelligence?"
Li Ya couldn't believe his ears.
He tried very hard and was nearly shot by Hu Zongnan, but he finally managed to trip Lu Qiaoshan.
I didn’t expect that someone would come back to the station directly?
Who is Lu Qiaoshan?
He is an old fox from the Nanchang Investigation Office.
From the two recordings, it can be seen that there is a deep blood feud between the two of them. If they come back to fight, there will definitely be bloodshed.
"That's right.
“Not only is he coming back as the Director of Intelligence.
“I also serve as the director of the Inspection Department of the Security Command, shouldering two responsibilities.
"This is a level of power that is rarely seen in the intelligence system."
Wu Jingzhong sighed with a look of unfounded worry.
"Zecheng, go and book the hotel private room in advance so that we can welcome Lu Qiaoshan." He instructed again.
Two things at once!
Li Ya suddenly felt a dull pain in his chest and pursed his lips tightly:
"A traitor like Lu Qiaoshan can be so highly valued.
"I am deeply worried about the future of the party and the country!"
……
(End of this chapter)