As night falls, even though the death of the traitor Fu Xiaoan has caused a sensation in Shanghai and spread throughout the country, the lights and neon lights of Paramount remain as before, blending into the night sky on time without any influence, as if everything that happened has nothing to do with it.
It was still a scene of lively singing, dancing, and feasting.
In the VIP room on the second floor, Qian Huyi, who is about to take office, is sitting on a large and comfortable sofa, enjoying the top-quality cigars in his hand, and his eyes are looking at the stage downstairs from time to time, with an impatient look on his face.
Although Qian Huyi was already over fifty years old at this time, he had an almost pathological obsession with beauty. Otherwise, he wouldn't have immediately jumped into the spotlight as soon as he heard someone mentioned that a new star in Paramount had recently arrived who was both beautiful and talented.
He emerged from the crowd of women at the Wheeldon Club and rushed over to take a look at her beauty.
"Report!"
However, as soon as Adjutant Liu said two words, Qian Huyi, who was already impatient with waiting, started to scold him, "What report are you reporting? How many times have I told you to call me master when you come out!"
Are you afraid that those anti-Japanese elements don’t know that I am an official?”
"Yes, yes, you are right, sir. Chief Ming wants to see you."
"Which section chief is this?"
"It's that Section Chief Ming from the General Affairs Department!"
"Mingqiang? How did this kid know that I'm here?" Qian Huyi said with a suspicious look on his face. As he spoke, he glanced at Adjutant Liu intentionally or unintentionally.
"Old... Master, don't look at me! I will never reveal your whereabouts to outsiders no matter what!"
"Why are you panicking? Did I say it was you?" Qian Huyi snorted and said angrily, "Tell him to come in! I want to see what tricks this kid wants to play on me!"
Not long after, Li Qiang walked in with a beautifully crafted brocade box under his arm, which instantly caught Qian Huyi's eyes.
"Chief Ming, what are you..."
"Oh, I heard that Commander Qian likes cigars, so I asked someone to bring some authentic South American cigars. I hope Commander Qian will accept them."
"Chief Ming is very good at choosing what he likes! It's just that Mr. Qian likes cigars, but to be honest, in this week alone, I have collected hundreds of boxes, either from North America or South America.
It’s enough for me to smoke until the next life. I’m afraid I won’t be able to enjoy your box of cigars!”
What Qian Huyi said was nothing more than telling Li Qiang that there are many people who would like to give themselves gifts and flatter themselves, and you are not the least of them. If you want to ask me for anything, you must be sincere enough! Don't
Come and fool me with those ordinary things!
Li Qiang naturally heard the implication of Qian Huyi's words, so he put the brocade box in front of Qian Huyi with a smile, patted it gently with his hand, and said: "Commander Qian, this box of cigars is as good as yours."
It’s different from ordinary cigars on the market.”
"Why is it different?"
"Have you ever heard of stuffed cigars?"
"With fillings? What kind of fillings?"
"Stuffed with lentils."
"Haha, at this age, this is the first time I've heard of stuffed cigars, and they're stuffed with lentils. Then I'll have to experience it." As he said that, Qian Huyi reached out and picked up the cigar box.
.
However, as soon as he took advantage of it, Qian Huyi felt his hand feel heavy. Then he turned his eyes and said to the subordinates on the side: "Look, what are you looking at? Have you never seen a cigar filled with lentils? Go, go, get them all out.
, no one is allowed to come in and hear it without my order, right?"
Although the subordinates were also curious about what the lentil-filled cigar looked like, and they all stretched their necks to get a closer look, Qian Huyi spoke at this moment. Everyone had no choice but to suppress their curiosity and be obedient.
The ground retreated.
So soon, only Li Qiang and Qian Huyi were left in the private room.
"Tell me, what do you want from me?"
"Actually, it's nothing important. I just happened to hear that Commander, you came to Paramount, so I came here to see you."
"Meet you specially? I thought you had been avoiding me!" Qian Huyi said as he pretended to be calm and opened the cigar box. After seeing the contents inside, he nodded with satisfaction.
"How could it be possible? I have already guessed that after arriving in Shanghai, Commander, you will be very busy, and you will definitely not want to be disturbed by trivial matters, so I did not dare to pay a visit rashly."
"Yes, I was really busy some time ago! I was either drinking tea with the minister or socializing with the industrial and commercial representatives, which made me exhausted both physically and mentally!" At this point, Qian Huyi suddenly changed the subject and said
He patted the cigar box with his hand and said, "But even so, what I am most concerned about is the location of the headquarters. Chief Ming, you are spending so much money, are you here to apologize?"
Li Qiang didn't want to, but he smiled and said, "On the contrary, I am here to tell you the good news, Commander."
"Really?!" As soon as he said this, Qian Huyi's eyes widened with excitement and he said overjoyed.
"Of course it's true. Jiming Temple has agreed that we will set up our headquarters in Hangzhou. Not only that, but the specific office location will be chosen by you, Commander."
"That's great! Chief Ming, I didn't expect you to give me such a big surprise without saying anything!" However, midway through his words, Qian Huyi frowned again, "No, since you have already told me
Done, then this box of cigars..."
"Oh, it's like this. Didn't Adjutant Liu propose 50,000 yuan from the preparation funds and give it to Beizhi to take care of it? In fact, to be honest with you, Commander, before that, Beizhi had already taken care of it."
"Then what are you..." Having said this, Qian Huyi suddenly understood. With Li Qiang's coming and going in and out like this, the special funds originally used to prepare for the suppression of the general were lost without anyone noticing.
It went into his own pocket.
Thinking of this, Qian Huyi suddenly smiled like a flower, and said with emotion: "Oh my, Chief Ming, I didn't expect you to have such a skill, no wonder Fujita... Well, no wonder even the Japanese favor you.
That’s great! It’s too humiliating for such a person to go and do general affairs. Well, my secretariat happens to be short of a secretary-general, so why don’t you come and do it?”
"Commander Qian, you praise me too much. How can I be a secretary? It would be great if I could understand the affairs of the general affairs department. I just hope that Commander Qian can take care of me more in the future and don't despise your humble position for being careless and careless.
good."
Hearing this, Qian Huyi waved his hand quickly, "Hey, Section Chief Ming, don't belittle yourself so much. I've heard a little bit about your abilities. To tell you the truth, you, the General Affairs Section Chief, were my commander back then.
Ordered in front of Chairman Wang."
"Really? I really appreciate your promotion and cultivation for such a humble position, Commander." After saying that, Li Qiang actually stood up and bowed respectfully to Qian Huyi.
"Oh, Chief Ming, what are you doing? From now on, we are all a family. These frivolous gifts can be avoided if you can!" Although Qian Huyi said this, he still said it very calmly.
Received a great gift from Li Qiang.
"How can that be done? A superior is a superior. As a subordinate, I can't break the rules no matter what, right?"
"Yes, that's true! Then it's up to you." Having said this, Qian Huyi paused for a moment before continuing, "By the way, Chief Ming, I remember that you have a genius who can decipher codes.
,what do you say that is……"
"When you reply to the commander, you should be talking about Li Ningyu, Major Li, right?"
"Yes, that's her! In fact, I have always wanted her to work for my commander since I first heard about her success in deciphering military secret messages and helping Chairman Wang escape an assassination attempt. But I sent Adjutant Liu to a few
Every time, she gave me a stern rebuff. Later, I heard that she became your subordinate, so..."
Speaking of which, I'm afraid everyone can guess why Qian Huyi ordered Li Qiang's general in front of Wang Jingwei. It turned out that the drunkard didn't care about drinking.
However, even so, Li Qiang not only did not show any anger, but instead put on a flattered look and said: "I see, Commander Qian, I understand what you mean. Don't worry, I'll leave this matter to my humble position."
That's good, I will definitely handle this matter beautifully and properly!"
"Very good! Then I'll wait for your good news!" After saying that, Qian Huyi said as if he suddenly remembered something, "Ah, by the way, the office location of the East China Suppression Headquarters is up to you.
Come and choose! This is a very lucrative job!"
Hearing this, Li Qiang immediately beamed with joy, nodded quickly and said: "Bizhi understands that since ancient times, how can real estate not be profitable? Don't worry, Beizhi will definitely choose an excellent office location for you as soon as possible!"
Just as he was talking, a piece of cheerful music suddenly came from the window, followed by a tsunami of applause from the audience, and a graceful singer with beautiful face slowly climbed onto the stage surrounded by a group of backup dancers.
the stage.
"Rose is the most delicate, rose is the most gorgeous, blooming on the branches for a long time, rose, rose, I love you..."
Although it can be seen that the singer on the stage does not have much stage experience, she does not have stage fright. Her singing voice is as smooth as an oriole and her dance is as light as a flying swallow, which makes the audience mesmerized.
Of course, this also includes the lustful hungry ghost Qian Huyi.
At this time, he was completely captured by the beauty of the singer, and he was as if he was possessed by a demon. He just looked at her silly smile, and did not even notice that Li Qiang left the room midway.
It wasn't until Li Qiang came back that Qian Huyi suddenly came back to his senses and asked uncertainly: "Chief Ming, did you just go out?"
Li Qiang did not hide anything and replied truthfully: "Yes, I just met Commander. You seemed to be very interested in the singer, so I took it upon myself to go backstage to find out about that woman."
"Oh my, Chief Ming, you really deserve to be my general affairs chief! Tell me, what have you learned?"
"The woman's surname was He, and her original name was Jianzhu. It is said that she was originally a wealthy daughter. She lived with her mother in Shanghai due to the war. However, not long after, all the money she had had was spent, and her mother became seriously ill again. In order to make money for her mother
After seeing a doctor, she came to Paramount to work as a singer. Unfortunately, the old lady still fell seriously ill and passed away. For her mother's funeral, she borrowed a lot of money, so she had to continue performing on stage to make money to pay off her debts."
Hearing this, Qian Huyi couldn't help but sigh, and said with emotion: "Oh, what a good girl, troubled times are harmful to people!"
However, while Qian Huyi was still sighing, a very discordant voice suddenly came from downstairs.
"Okay! You sang so well! Come here, this is a reward from Mr. Huang!" As he said that, the man took off the white jade finger ring from his hand without saying a word and threw it on the stage.
The subordinates around him also followed the same example, some threw hats, some threw oceans, and even more exaggeratedly, some took off their clothes and threw them on the stage, which immediately frightened everyone present.
Jump.
Qian Huyi, who was in the private room upstairs, was even more furious when he saw this, "That's unreasonable! Where did you come from, this country bumpkin? Do you think this is a theater? A good performance was disrupted by such a few bastards. Damn it!"
Bad luck!"
However, before he finished speaking, Li Qiang's voice rang out, "Commander, look! That guy is chasing the bamboo shearing girl backstage!"
"What did you say?" Qian Huyi didn't listen. Fortunately, after hearing what Li Qiang said, he immediately walked to the window in three steps and two steps at a time. As expected, he saw a group of rogue-looking guys doing that Mr. Huang's.
Under the leadership of the leader, he went to the backstage to find someone despite the waiter's obstruction. He immediately became furious and said angrily, "Damn, you are making trouble right under my nose. I'm really impatient! Go and call Liu."
Adjutant, come down with me and take a look!"
Just when a group of people left the private room and came to the door of the backstage, they heard that Mr. Huang shouting at the top of his voice: "I don't care about these fucking bullshit rules! I spent my fucking money, why are you doing this?"
Can’t go backstage? I’m warning you not to make me angry, Mr. Huang. If you make me angry, believe it or not, I will smash your bird shop?”
Before he finished speaking, Qian Huyi's voice rang out, "Where is this country bumpkin from, dares to run wild here? Are you tired of living?"
"How brave! How dare you talk to our Mr. Huang like this! I think you are the one who is impatient, right? Old man!"
Hearing this, Qian Huyi smiled and said, "Master Huang? How come I have never heard of such a famous figure in Shanghai?"
"That's because you are ignorant, old man. You haven't even heard of the name Huang Jinbiao and Huang Ye from our Qing Gang, and you still have the nerve to hang out in Shanghai?"
Before he finished speaking, Qian Huyi burst out laughing, "It turned out to be just a gangster from the Qing Gang who has been making trouble for a long time. No wonder I haven't even heard of it!"
These words obviously stung the hearts of the gangsters headed by Huang Jinbiao. In anger, he took out a pistol from his waist, blushed and shouted at Qian Huyi: "You old man, you can't live."
Are you impatient? You dare to talk to me like this? Believe it or not, I was shot dead..."
However, before he finished speaking, there was only a "pop" sound, and Adjutant Liu slapped Huang Jinbiao hard on the face...