"Secretary Bai?! It seems that Commander Zhang is planning to ask Bai Xiaonian to go out into this muddy water for him." After saying this, Li Qiang immediately became energetic, and immediately grabbed the phone in front of him,
"Hello? Secretary-General Yu? It's me. Could you please tell me that I have a very urgent matter to report to Mr. Zhou! Okay, I'll be waiting..."
Ten minutes later, Acheng drove Li Qiang as quickly as possible to the door of the residence of Commander Zhang, who had just taken office.
"Secretary Bai's car is still there! It looks like we should catch up." The sharp-eyed Cheng recognized the car parked in the yard at a glance and let out a sigh of relief.
"Well, I'll leave it to you at the Mei Agency. Seize the opportunity, neither too early nor too late."
"Know."
Hearing this, Li Qiang nodded, jumped out of the car and walked straight in.
In the study, Commander Zhang was giving Bai Xiaonian his final instructions before boarding the ship. The butler knocked on the door and walked in.
"Sir, there is a section chief named Ming outside who wants to see you."
"Chief Ming? Which Chief Ming?"
However, before he finished speaking, Bai Xiaonian reminded him softly from the side: "Commander, I guess he is the Ming section chief of the General Affairs Section."
"Head of the General Affairs Section? Why did he come to see me so late? He's gone!"
"Wait a minute!" The butler was just about to take the order and leave when he was stopped by Bai Xiaonian, "Commander, as far as I know, this section chief Ming has an unusual background. I heard that when he was in Shanghai, he not only fought fiercely with the Japanese, but also
I have interacted with many important military and political officials, and was even personally interviewed by Chairman Wang. In my humble opinion, even if I cannot use this kind of person, I must not offend him. You see..."
Commander Zhang thought for a moment after hearing this, and then he said to the housekeeper: "Well, what Secretary Bai said makes sense, go and invite him in!"
"yes!"
"It wasn't long before Li Qiang walked in under the leadership of the housekeeper.
"Ming Qiang, my humble duty, pay my respects to the Commander!" As soon as he entered the door, Li Qiang stood at attention. After speaking, he turned to Bai Xiaonian and said, "Hey! Secretary Bai, are you here?"
"There happened to be a few urgent documents that needed the commander's signature, so I sent them to him." Bai Xiaonian smiled, and then asked calmly, "Where are you, Chief Ming? I'm here late at night. Could it be the headquarters?"
Did something happen to the warehouse?"
"Well..."
"Chief Ming, if you have anything to say, just say it. We are all our own people and there is nothing to worry about," Commander Zhang said.
"Well, it's like this. Just when I was checking the warehouse inventory as usual, I found that a can of mustard gas was missing. So I immediately launched an internal investigation and found that it was Colonel Morita who sent someone to take it away!
But the strange thing is that although Colonel Morita sent someone to take away the poison gas, he did not show the receipt, nor did he register it afterward. His humble position felt that something was fishy, so he immediately came over to report to you, Commander. Here are the details
Please take a look at the investigation report and the warehouse manager’s testimony!”
"Mustard gas?" It's a good thing that Commander Zhang didn't listen. After hearing what Li Qiang said and seeing the iron-clad evidence, his eyes suddenly widened and he said in confusion, "Is it possible...he took it?"
Have you brought anything on board? No! This matter must be confirmed immediately!"
However, just when Commander Zhang was about to pick up the phone, Li Qiang and Bai Xiaonian stopped him almost in unison, "Commander, wait a minute!"
As soon as these words came out, Commander Zhang couldn't help but be stunned, while Bai Xiaonian said quickly: "Commander, this matter is of great importance. Before you have conclusive evidence, you should not take action lightly, so as not to alert the enemy!"
"Secretary Bai is right, Commander. I know the character of the Japanese very well. They are famous for their love of face. If they protect their own shortcomings out of face, there is nothing we can do against them."
After hearing this, Commander Zhang calmed down, "Well, you are right, I was too impulsive just now. But I can't just watch, right? The evidence won't jump out on its own."
Bai Xiaonian has been with Commander Zhang for many years, and naturally he immediately heard the implication of Commander Zhang's words, so he rolled his eyes and thought about it, "Commander, didn't you just plan to let me board the ship in your name to supervise this ship?"
A business seminar? Why not take this opportunity to send another well-trained senior agent on board with me to investigate secretly?"
Commander Zhang was waiting for Bai Xiaonian's words. After hearing this, he clapped his hands suddenly, "That's right! Have I forgotten such an important thing? But you are going to board the ship tomorrow morning, where can I find it?"
What kind of well-trained senior agents?"
Before he finished speaking, Bai Xiaonian chuckled and said, "Commander, I am not talking about you. You are really trying to find someone else by riding a donkey! With Section Chief Ming here, do you still need to find someone else?"
"Who are you talking about? Section Chief Ming?" Commander Zhang looked at Li Qiang subconsciously after hearing this, "Secretary Bai, are you kidding?"
"Of course not. Chief Mingke's resume is not as rich as usual! I think back to when I went to Hankou to track down supplies, the Sakura train incident, deciphering the military commander's assassination secret message, arresting the poisonous scorpion, and then the military's investigation of the Black Dragon Society half a year ago, Mingke
They are all quite active! Isn’t this considered well-trained?”
Even though he was acting, Commander Zhang was unconsciously surprised when he heard Bai Xiaonian recount part of Li Qiang's experience like a treasure trove. At the same time, he finally understood why Bai Xiaonian insisted on seeing him by himself.
.
"Secretary Bai, what you said has completely exposed my background! In fact, I'm not as good as you said, I'm just lucky."
"Chief Ming is so humble. Even if it's luck, it's also part of ability. I didn't expect that my subordinates would have such a hidden master as Chief Ming. No wonder I found out the ins and outs of the poison gas incident so quickly! Look at it this way.
Come on, you really are the right candidate for the task of collecting Morita’s evidence."
"this……"
"Don't worry, Section Chief Ming, I only ask you to do your best, and I don't have to ask you to find out any results. I don't ask for merit, but I ask for no faults. Then you won't have so many worries, right?
"
"Since you have said so, Commander Zhang, it would be disrespectful for me to continue to decline. Don't worry, I have done my best!"
"good!"
…
There was no talking all night, and early the next morning, at dawn, Li Qiang and Bai Xiaonian rushed all night to Qianjiang Customs.
After waiting for a full two hours, the ship Morita was riding finally appeared in sight.
At this time, Jin Shenghuo on the ship was in his room and opened a bottle of champagne in a good mood. He poured four glasses in sequence and handed one glass to Wu Zhiguo and Gu Xiaomeng who were also in the room, and then picked up his own glass.
Tasted it.
"It's a pity that Sister Yu is still asleep and can't drink this cup of celebration wine." Gu Xiaomeng held the cup and said a little absentmindedly.
Jin Shenghuo couldn't help but chuckle after hearing this, "Do you think this glass of wine was poured for Li Ningyu? Just wait, the ship is about to enter the port, and the real owner of this glass of wine is about to arrive."
"Woo--Woo--"
As two long whistles sounded, the ship slowly docked, and Jin Shenghuo and others also walked onto the deck and looked at the dock.
However, Jin Shenghuo never expected that it was not Commander Zhang who came, but Bai Xiaonian and Li Qiang. He immediately frowned in disappointment and said to himself: "How could it be them?"
Then he turned to look at Wu Zhiguo and said to him in a slightly questioning tone: "What exactly did you send in yesterday's message?"
Wu Zhiguo, however, had no intention of answering him at all. He threw away the cigarette butt in his hand and left without looking back.
Gu Xiaomeng asked curiously: "I know Section Chief Ming, who is that one in white clothes?"
"Commander Zhang's confidential secretary, Bai Xiaonian. It seems that Commander Zhang was unwilling to tread dangerous ground and pushed his godson out. But why did Section Chief Ming come with him? When did the two of them get together?
Together?"
"I can't believe that there are things in this world that even Director Jin can't figure out?" Gu Xiaomeng joked, "But it seems that you need to prepare an extra cup."
Jin Shenghuo couldn't help but snorted after hearing this, "Let's go and greet them. The boat is getting more and more lively now."
…
"Come on, Secretary Bai, Section Chief Ming, please!" In the room, Jin Shenghuo enthusiastically poured a glass of champagne for each of them.
However, Secretary Bai just took a shallow sip and said deliberately: "The King of Champagne, Don Perignon, produced the best grape harvest in the ten years of the Republic of China. It is said that only a hundred boxes of gold were shipped from Europe to the United States that year.
Director, I always knew you had good wine, but I didn’t expect it to be so good?"
Jin Shenghuo said meaningfully: "Europe's top wine tasting masters are nothing more than this. Unlike some people who just pour it into their mouths, they are like cows chewing peonies!"
"Cough! Cough cough cough..."
Before he finished speaking, Li Qiang, who had just taken a large mouthful of champagne, choked so much that he started coughing so violently that he even shed tears.
Jin Shenghuo quickly suppressed his laughter and handed over the handkerchief, "Oh, brother Ming, I'm not talking about you! You said you were... Oh, wipe it!"
However, before he finished speaking, Wu Zhiguo, who was standing behind the sofa, snorted, then suddenly poured the expensive champagne in his hand on the ground, grabbed a bottle of cheap whiskey, and drank it in big gulps.
"Hehehe..." Seeing that the atmosphere in the room became a little awkward, Bai Xiaonian laughed twice and said, "Director Jin, you are ridiculous, you are incompetent, and you are just such an idle person who is not worth mentioning."
I can't compare to your ability, Director Jin. By the way, Director Jin, you have been on the water for so many days, have you run out of food?"
As he spoke, he handed over a large box of beautifully packaged imported cigars.
As soon as Jin Shenghuo saw the box of cigars, his eyes immediately lit up. He took it over with surprise and joy and said, "Oh, it's a shame, but it's so disrespectful! Thank you very much, Brother Bai!"
Bai Xiaonian took out another box of the latest Mingjiaxiang beauty set and turned to Gu Xiaomeng and said: "Miss Gu, the water is wet and it is inconvenient to wash. This one should be suitable for use. I just don't know what brand Second Lieutenant Gu usually uses.
, so I followed Section Chief Ming’s advice and bought this, and asked Miss Gu to make do with it for now.”
"Secretary Bai, this is not a compromise. I heard that this is the most popular beauty product among the British and American elites in the Shanghai Concession. But I am surprised that you are Commander Zhang's confidential secretary, how can you act thoughtfully?"
Yes, he looks like the commander’s orderly?”
"Xiao Meng!" As soon as these words came out, Jin Shenghuo said quickly as a reminder.
But Secretary Bai didn't seem to care, and replied with a smile: "This is just another point, a small advantage that is not worth mentioning."
"Secretary Bai, you are too humble. This is not a small advantage!" Jin Shenghuo said.
Secretary Bai shook his head repeatedly without thinking, "No, I'm not being modest. My advantages are nothing compared to Chief Ming. I only serve Commander Zhang. Chief Ming serves the entire Suppression Headquarters!"
"Hey! Secretary Bai, that's enough. This is just my job as the chief of the general affairs section. It's nothing. Come on, come on, drink, drink."
As Li Qiang spoke, he took the initiative to raise his glass. Everyone was so considerate that they raised their glasses and took a sip.
However, just when the atmosphere relaxed a little, Gu Xiaomeng suddenly turned his gun and pointed it at Wu Zhiguo, "But Brigade Wu, there is something I can't figure out no matter how hard I think about it. Your soldiers searched me so hard that I almost jumped into the water.
How come Secretary Bai was able to bring this box of soft stuff to the ship unharmed? It must be because of Secretary Bai’s insignificant ability, right?”
As soon as these words came out, Wu Zhiguo simply turned his face away from the window, as if he didn't bother to answer Gu Xiaomeng's question, while Bai Xiaonian smiled and said nothing, shaking his head slightly.
Just when the atmosphere was about to cool down again, Jin Shenghuo took the initiative and said: "Okay, okay, no more jokes. Brother Bai, can I ask the Commander..."
"Oh, it's like this. The commander is busy with official duties. He has to go to Nanjing for a meeting today and has no time to spare. That's why he sent me to supervise the ship in his name."
"I see, Section Chief Na Ming..."
Before he finished speaking, Li Qiang on the side said according to the pre-arranged words: "Oh, that's it, Director Jin, I was originally here at the customs to handle matters related to the transportation of supply materials between the General Suppression and Customs. I was just about to
When I returned to Hangzhou, I met Secretary Bai, so I simply took a smooth sailing boat and went back with you."
"Is that so? Alas!" Hearing this Jin Shenghuo couldn't help but sigh, "Then you are really unlucky!"
As soon as these words came out, Bai Xiaonian and Li Qiang were both stunned.
Jin Shenghuo simply said to Bai Xiaonian straight to the point: "Brother Bai, to tell you the truth, I have tried every possible means to invite you here this time. It is these brothers who need you to save their lives!"