The nature of the work of the intelligence department is special. It often requires unscrupulous means to achieve the goal, so it is usually granted special powers. This American businessman who donated a garden villa to the U.S. Navy intelligence department is probably a smuggler. His activities may have a certain intelligence value.
, so he got the protection of the intelligence department. Han Lin could guess the inside story, but it was inconvenient to ask.
"Mr. Smith is very popular in the Shanghai stock market!" Han Lin said.
He glanced briefly at the gate and noticed that someone was monitoring the garden villa. Their fundamental purpose was of course to follow Smith.
It is estimated that Smith also knew that he was being followed, which shows that the activities of intelligence agencies from various countries in the Shanghai stock market have become normalized and everyone is tacitly aware of this.
"I know there are people outside following me. Half of my open informants are also following intelligence officials from other countries. These obvious actions are just a smoke screen and are routine operations. The real agents and agents of each intelligence department
The internal lines of development are top secrets of the department, and special means are used to communicate to avoid being discovered by the enemy."
"To put it another way, those who can openly contact me are not necessarily intelligence personnel. Sometimes, we will deliberately contact some people to interfere with the enemy's judgment. The closer I am to you, they may not take it seriously.
You are listed as a key investigation target." Smith said nonchalantly.
"So, my several meetings with you were also monitored by the intelligence agencies of some countries, and even I became the target of their investigation?" Han Lin asked.
He agreed with Smith's statement. As an intelligence officer, you should be suspicious of everything, but you should not become suspicious. The more openly you meet, the more likely you are not to be noticed. On the contrary, the more cautious you are in secret meetings, the more likely you are to be attacked.
to close surveillance.
"You are right. People who have contact with me will definitely be noticed and investigated privately, but whether or not to take measures depends on your value. The intelligence department will not be so boring and waste manpower and material resources casually.
and energy, and will keep a close eye on you for a long time.”
"This time you come to Shanghai, I will make arrangements for you to increase your security. It will be thought that you are secretly doing smuggling while serving the US intelligence agency. You and Perez were at the dance party at the Ministry of Industry and Commerce Bureau."
When we meet, you can talk about importing supplies from the United States and hide your identity."
"Perez is not a member of the intelligence department. At most, he is an informant who relies on the intelligence department to engage in smuggling and speculation. However, he is a member of the European and American Ocean Shipping Association. The businessmen who participate in this association are all of the same nature. The intelligence agencies of various countries
We all know it," Smith said.
After Smith left, Han Lin called his eldest brother Han Wei and the Lu family respectively, and temporarily borrowed four nursing homes to work in the villa. When he really wanted to show off his talents, he found that there was a serious shortage of manpower. He felt that he should advance
Hold a special training class.
In the evening, he was going to attend a dance held by the Ministry of Industry and Commerce Bureau. Smith would ask someone to send invitations over there. Institutions such as the Ministry of Industry and Commerce Bureau and the consulate liked to hold social activities such as cocktail parties and dances, especially the Ministry of Industry and Commerce Bureau, which held one every now and then.
The purpose is to publicize to the overseas Chinese in Shanghai that the concession area is prosperous and the Ministry of Industry and Industry Bureau should receive applause.
"Yingying, I'm here in Shanghai. Yes, I'm looking at a house on Petain Road right now! What? You want to come over, well, I'll wait for you here!"
Han Lin called Tang Ying. There was a high probability that he would meet her at the dance tonight. The relationship between the two could be called friends, so it would be more polite to say hello.
More importantly, if his high-end club wants to open up the social circle in Shanghai in a short period of time, it also needs Tang Ying's appearance. This is a reflection of status.
About half an hour later, the Tang family's car drove through the gate.
"You work in Jinling and came to the French Concession to buy a garden villa. I'm afraid it's not for living, right? Is it your wedding room?" Tang Ying got off the car and asked with a smile to Han Lin, who was standing under the steps smoking.
In the French Concession, where land is at a premium, there are gardens, lawns, and woods. The price of a five-story European-style garden villa with such a spacious area is absolutely astonishing, and most people can't even imagine it.
The first thing Tang Ying thought of was that Han Lin bought this villa to use it as a wedding room for himself. Although the Han family also has a mansion in the French Concession, it is currently occupied by his eldest brother Han Wei and his wife.
They are two brothers, so it is not convenient for them to live together.
"You said you were smart, but you were wrong this time. My future wife is still in college and hasn't even gone through the process of getting engaged. How can I talk about getting married? Let's talk about it in two years! Such a big house only accommodates two people.
Personally, even if I hire a servant, it won't add much to my popularity. I won't feel the warmth of a family. The luxurious decoration and expensive furnishings will only bring me a cold and uncomfortable feeling. I will buy a smaller two-story building for my future residence.
A bungalow is enough."
"I came to Shanghai this time because the Military Police Headquarters doesn't have much work to do. I feel like my days are relatively free, so I plan to set up a multinational trading company in Shanghai. This villa is not for living. I want to have a high-end private residence.
The club is regarded as the company's exclusive venue for socializing, and it also holds regular social activities to integrate into the business circle of the concession area as soon as possible."
"I don't have much experience in the decoration and management of this kind of foreign-related event venue, so I would like to ask you to give me some guidance. If you can accept the invitation and come here often, I think this high-end club will soon open up."
You can become famous in Shanghai!" Han Lin said.
The marriage between the Han family and the Lu family is not news in the Shanghai business circle. Tang Ying must have known about it, so he did not shy away from this topic.
"Are you so confident in me?" Tang Ying looked at the garden villa and asked with a half-smile.
"Of course, I have 100% confidence in you. You can use this place as a blank slate to design the social place you want according to your ideas. The first ladies in the Republic of China must be the first in the hierarchy.
High-end club activities." Han Lin said with a smile.
"If you want to trick me into designing and decorating the club for you and focusing on the construction, you don't need to flatter me like this, but I want to remind you that if you want to decorate the club according to my ideas, it will cost a lot. When the time comes, you can
Don't feel bad." Tang Ying said.
Of course she agreed, and she said it very straightforwardly. If she wanted to decorate the place to her satisfaction, it would definitely cost a lot of money.
"This is not the Palace of Versailles or Buckingham Palace. It is a club for socializing. Please be careful when you spend money! I didn't spend any money on my own affairs at home, it was all my wife's book. If you don't spend it,
You have money, but if you can’t get a wife, you have to compensate me!” Han Lin said jokingly.