After receiving Mr. Du's affirmative reply, Dai Lilong no longer had any scruples and told the whole story about his intentions and plans for coming to Shanghai this time.
It turns out that the current Lixingshe Secret Service is still in its infancy and has not even officially opened its doors. However, it is urgent to establish an intelligence system in Shanghai.
You must know that Shanghai during this period was not only the largest city in Asia, but also the largest intelligence collection center and transfer station in the entire Far East. The earlier you make arrangements, the earlier you will benefit.
But now the Secret Service is in dire straits, and even a fixed source of funding has not yet been secured. The modest initial funding was allocated by Lixingshe, which is also the main reason why it is temporarily affiliated to Lixingshe.
This time when he came to Shanghai, Dai Lilong received a special fund from the principal, but if he wanted to gain a foothold in Shanghai, a metropolis where land is at a premium, tens of thousands of dollars in funding would be a drop in the bucket.
Dai Lilong's first step is to find a place to stay in Shanghai, and if possible, set up a few safe houses. Otherwise, he will lead dozens of subordinates and live in hotels and eat out in restaurants every day, not to mention establishing an intelligence station.
If you don't do anything, you can't last even a few days with these tens of thousands of dollars.
In the Shanghai Concession, the influx of citizens who took refuge during the Anti-Japanese War in Songhu and a large number of foreigners affected by the economic depression have made real estate now incredibly expensive. It is estimated that tens of thousands of yuan is enough to buy an independent bungalow as a base camp, and the area is still small.
It won't be very big, and if you want to buy a few secluded places to make safe houses, it won't be enough.
Therefore, Mr. Du's first consideration is to help Dai Lilong solve the house problem first, and he can't use the property in his own name. That would be too public. After all, this is a secret front, and it should have some cover and defense.
You still have to have it. But you can’t buy properties that you don’t know the details of. You have to find a safe and reliable seller.
Suddenly, Mr. Du turned to look at Su Jixian and said: "Jixian, didn't you say the day before yesterday that the officer surnamed Zhou you knew had several houses to deal with? Where is the house? Is the origin clear?"
Su Jixian said with a smile: "Yes, that Colonel Zhou also handed over the land deeds to me and entrusted me to handle it on his behalf. The most valuable one is a three-story villa on Yuyuan Road in the public concession, with a garden.
The other two are both Sanjin residential houses, one is in Lotus Lane and the other is in Tangren Lane."
"As for the origin, he also said that he got it from a warlord named Shi. It is estimated that the means he obtained are not on the stage, otherwise he would not let me help him deal with it."
When Dai Lilong heard this, his expression changed, and he nervously interjected and asked: "Is the person named Zhou called Zhou Wen? And is the person named Shi that he mentioned called Shi Yousan?"
Mr. Du looked at Dai Lilong in surprise, while Su Jixian was stunned for a moment, and then said: "I only know that man's surname Zhou. Although he is only about twenty years old, he is a good man who fought against the Japanese. As for the man named Shi
It seems to be called Shiyousan."
Dai Lilong asked again: "Is that unit named Zhou called the Shanxi Anti-Japanese Volunteer Army of the Central Party Headquarters?"
Su Jixian said: "It's called a volunteer army. He is still the commander-in-chief. Several of his brothers were injured before, and it was the concession hospital that I helped contact. Oh, by the way, he asked me to help him contact the purchaser not long ago.
A wetsuit."
Dai Lilong stood up as soon as he slapped his thigh, and murmured: "Yes, it's him. He really can't find anything after wearing iron shoes!" After saying that, he walked around the room, raising his head and thinking continuously.
Both Mr. Du and Su Jixian were confused by his actions. Mr. Du asked: "Is it an enemy?"
Dai Lilong then sat down, picked up the wine glass and drank it in one gulp, sighing and saying: "Enemy? Hehe! There is no enemy of this person alive in the world."
As soon as these words came out, Mr. Du and Su Jixian were both shocked. From Dai Lilong's mouth, they could hear the deep fear in the tone of this principal's confidant, who was considered a hot new dignitary nowadays.
Dai Lilong smiled and said to Su Jixian: "Jixian, you are so lucky to have a relationship with this person. I don't know why, brother, I still need to rely on you to introduce him."
Su Jixian said hesitantly: "Brother Lilong, are we talking about the same person? This person named Zhou is really only twenty years old. How can such a young officer be so famous?"
Mr. Du also looked at Dai Lilong with a questioning look. Dai Lilong took another sip of wine and said softly: "Today, these words came out of my mouth and entered your ears, but you can't let other people know about it."
Already."
Seeing Mr. Du and Su Jixian nodding in agreement, Dai Lilong sighed and said: "This person is a child of a wealthy family in Shanxi. He was kidnapped by the warlord's friends and was kidnapped to Henan. In just half a year, he started a gang.
An incredible team. They turned the tide in the Central Plains War. A few dozen young men annihilated a total of six to seven hundred elite Northwest Army cavalry and saved the principal from danger.
Later, the lone army went deep behind enemy lines and discovered the secret of the Northwest Army's plan to ambush our army, saving the crisis on the Western Front of the Chinese People's Army. The principal personally praised him as Zhao Zilong in the army.
Later, he served as the vanguard of our army going south. In a few days, he traveled thousands of miles and outsmarted the enemy's rear town of Xuchang City. As a result, hundreds of thousands of enemy troops on the southern front were cut off, laying the foundation for the victory of the Central Plains War in one fell swoop."
At this point, he lowered his voice and said: "At this time, he slaughtered Shi Shouxin's cousin, Shi Shouxin's family, all young and old, who had offended him for some reason.
This is probably how the house deed came to be."
After that, he added: "He was only 17 years old at that time."
Mr. Du and Su Jixian were both secretly surprised. What kind of person is he? He has made extraordinary achievements at the age of 17, and he is ruthless and decisive in revenge.
But he was deeply attracted by the young man's legendary story. Su Jixian quickly filled up the wine for Dai Lilong, and then asked: "What happened next?"
Dai Lilong was like a storyteller now. He picked up the wine glass and took a sip, and then said: "It was even more amazing later. At a young age, I regarded fame as rubbish. I left aside the great achievements and took a sip with my hands.
When my brother retired from the army and returned to his hometown in Shanxi, the principal couldn't even keep him."
"Hey, at this time, another blind person came to our door. They are the Party Affairs Investigation Section of the Central Party Headquarters who have always regarded us as enemies in the same industry. These idiots took a fancy to this young man and his powerful men and wanted to recruit others. As a result,
After being rejected, he actually resorted to dirty tricks and kidnapped his younger brother, an underage child."
"In the end, he killed dozens of people on the spot, and almost chased them all the way to Nanjing. Hey! If the principal hadn't ordered to stop it, I'm afraid the whole family of the leader would have been slaughtered."