Chapter 649: Waiting for the fish to take the bait
After a speechless night, the next day, Li Qiang did not rush to Shulu for the second time to ask for Dai Li. Instead, he took Haitang to the antique market on Zhongxing Road in Jiaochangkou for a whole day, and did not return home until late in the evening.
.
But even though they walked around all day, the two of them didn't buy anything. Not only that, the two of them had the same itinerary in the next few days. Within a few days, they became familiar with each other in the market, and they had even arrived.
It's like a nod of acquaintance.
The reason for this was not because Li Qiang was delaying on purpose, but because he had to do it as a last resort, because after so many days, the secret messages he sent were like mud and cattle drowning in the sea, without any response.
Two days later, just when Li Qiang was about to lose his patience, he finally received a very brief call back, as short as only four words: Don't come home after this.
This moment confused the two of them, "What's going on with Wugui? Is there any other mission? Or..."
"It will be dangerous if you go back!" Haitang said.
"Well, I think so too." Li Qiang said solemnly,
"But... what danger is there? Could it be that we have been exposed?"
"This possibility cannot be ruled out, but it is also possible that it is not us who are exposed, but Big Brother..."
"If that's the case, the eldest brother must be afraid of causing us harm, so..."
"If that's the case, then we should rush back. Otherwise, if we stay here for too long, wouldn't it confirm their suspicions?" Li Qiang said solemnly.
"That's true, but now we are thousands of miles apart, how can we confirm what happened?"
"Of course we can't do it alone, but one person can do it."
"Who?"
"Who else could it be? Of course it's our boss Dai!"
Hearing this, Haitang couldn't help but patted her forehead, "Look at me, why did I forget this? The military commander has many eyes and ears, and the information is naturally much better than ours. It shouldn't be too late, why don't we do it early tomorrow morning..."
However, before he finished speaking, Li Qiang waved his hands repeatedly, "Haitang, I know you are in a hurry, but I am more anxious than you. But at this time, you have to stay calm, otherwise it will be counterproductive! What's more, the big fish hasn't taken the bait yet.
If we rashly go to see Boss Dai at this time, wouldn’t the trap we had worked so hard to set up before be in vain?”
"That's right..." Having said this, Haitang couldn't help but sigh and frowned with a sad face.
The two sat and discussed like this until early in the morning before going to bed. They slept until noon the next day, when they were awakened by a knock on the door.
"Who is it?" Li Qiang, who was already in a bad mood, couldn't help but get angry when someone knocked on the door and asked angrily.
However, the other party did not answer, but started tapping rhythmically in a different way.
Li Qiang immediately sat up from the bed after hearing this, because the person typed a string of Asker codes: One of you, open the door!
So Li Qiang hurriedly got dressed and got out of bed, and opened the door immediately.
Standing outside the door was a young man about his own age. Although he looked ordinary, he was extremely cautious and checked the surroundings three times before stepping into the room.
As soon as he entered the door, the man took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Li Qiang, "Here, Mr. Zhou gave it to you."
After receiving the letter, Li Qiang opened the envelope in front of the man and read the contents carefully.
Li Qiang still recognized Zhou Fohai's handwriting. Although it was unclear how this letter was sent from Shanghai to Chongqing, it was undoubtedly his handwritten letter, and the content of the letter was also very simple, asking why Li Qiang had been so late recently.
If you are delayed in taking action, have you encountered any difficulties or something?
"I'm not doing well in my work. I'm sorry that I made Mr. Zhou worry so much." After reading the letter, Li Qiang said with a look of shame on his face.
But the man seemed to already know the content of the letter, and said in a serious voice: "Mr. Zhou is a very filial person, so he values his family very seriously. If something goes wrong in this matter, what will happen?"
I think you should be aware of the consequences."
"Clear! Clear!" Li Qiang nodded quickly in response, and then asked as if he suddenly remembered something, "What do you call this man?"
The man didn't hide anything and blurted out directly: "Lao Wenchi, from the Military Command Department."
"It turns out to be Chief Lao, disrespectful and disrespectful."
Lao Wenchi waved his hand, "Let's forget about the polite words and let's get down to business. What kind of trouble have you encountered? Why are you not doing business during this period and going to the antique market every day?"
Li Qiang was waiting for this question, so he sighed first, and then slowly said: "Alas! Chief Lao doesn't know something..."
So Li Qiang told how he was humiliated by Dai Li when he first met him, and was even kicked out of Shulu in public; how he tried his best to establish a relationship with the Kong family and Mrs. Chiang, and then again
I got the opportunity to meet Dai Li; as well as the greedy and rude request made by Dai Li, I told Na Lao Wenchi one by one with added embarrassment.
And Lao Wenchi listened very carefully, so he naturally came to the conclusion: Although there were obvious exaggerations in some places and the suspicion of seeking credit for misfortune, it was still basically consistent with the facts.
Thinking of this, Lao Wenchi's face looked better, but then he frowned again and asked with a puzzled face: "But even so, why did you go to the antique market?"
"Sir Lao, you don't know something about this. Dai Li kept talking about being honest and honest all day long in front of Chiang Kai-shek. He kept saying that he hated people giving him money, and he established a position that was incompatible with corruption and bribery.
Chastity Arch, but in fact he is a silent talker in private, and the sincerity he talks about is just asking for money from us in disguise!"
After hearing this, Lao Wenchi couldn't help but said bitterly: "Huh! This is what I hate the most! He talks about benevolence and morality, but he is full of men stealing and women prostitutes. He wants to be a bitch and build a memorial arch. It's so hypocritical! It's so hypocritical!
With a spy chief around, he deserves to have so many people dissatisfied with Chiang Kai-shek!"
After scolding him fiercely, he became quite angry, but the problem was still not solved, so Lao Wenchi could only calm down and continued: "Brother Aqiang, even if you want to do it in the name of antique calligraphy and painting,
, it’s just a gift, but you don’t have to go to the antique market every day!”
Li Qiang took the opportunity to pour out his bitterness, "I don't want to either. Sir Lao, I'm not afraid of your jokes. I'm not familiar with the place here. I don't have any connections. I originally wanted to spend a lot of money to buy a few coins in the market."
I just sent a decent piece over and that was it, but Na Zeng thought that the water inside was really too deep, and he taught us a solid lesson on the first day!"
With that said, Li Qiang turned back to his room and brought out a brocade box. The box looked very exquisite, but the contents inside couldn't be more fake.
"Ru kiln brush washer? How much did you cheat?" Lao Wenchi asked while slowly picking up the tea that Haitang had just brought.
"Ten thousand French coins."
"How much... cough cough cough... how much?" Lao Wenchi didn't listen, but it was okay. When he heard Li Qiang's quotation, he almost spit out the tea, which made him cough violently.
"Ten thousand French coins!"
"It's no wonder. To put it bluntly, this thing is probably not worth as much as this box!" At this point, Lao Wenchi paused, and then he said tentatively, "It won't work like this, or else
In this way, if you can trust me, brother, just leave this matter to me and I will handle it for you, how about it?"
"That's a great love, I can't ask for it more!" As he said that, he turned to look at Haitang, who immediately recalled it and went back to the inner room to take the check from Kong Xiangxi.
Li Qiang took the check and handed it to Lao Wenchi, "Then I'll leave this matter to Chief Lao. Don't worry, I'll give you a big thank you after it's done."
"Isn't this...not appropriate?"
"Why is it inappropriate? We can't let your work go in vain, right? I think even if Mr. Zhou knew about it, he wouldn't blame you."
"No, no, no, Brother Aqiang, you misunderstood. That's not what I meant. I meant that with such a large expense, I'm afraid even Mr. Zhou will..."
"Hey! Sir Lao, you don't have to worry about this. After all, you and I are doing all this for Mr. Zhou, for the party and the country, and when we work for the party and the country, how can we care about personal gains and losses?"
Lao Wenchi naturally knew in his heart that the party-state Li Qiang talked about was not the party-state in Chongqing, but the party-state in Nanjing. After listening to Li Qiang's impassioned speech, he felt a little admiration for Li Qiang and sincerely
Said: "Well said, I never thought that Brother Aqiang would have such a realm and awareness at such a young age, which is beyond the reach of me."
"Sir, you are too polite. In that case, I will wait for your good news."
"rest assured!"
After speaking, Lao Wenchi stood up and left with the check.
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Then the next day, early in the morning, Lao Wenchi sent someone to knock on Li Qiang's door with a lot of antiques, calligraphy and paintings in large and small packages.
"I didn't expect this Lao Wenchi to be so capable and extremely efficient!" Li Qiang couldn't help but say as he looked at the treasures in the room that were almost piled up into a mountain.
However, before he finished speaking, Haitang on the side spat and said angrily: "Hey! What kind of bullshit ability? Let me see, he just used the bribes he has accepted over the years to borrow flowers and offer them to Buddha. What a shame for him.
Yesterday, I still had the nerve to scold Boss Dai, which was just like a thief shouting "Catch the thief!"
Li Qiang curled his lips and said with disapproval: "Never mind it! I don't care where these things come from, as long as they are good things! Well, don't you always say that you are an expert in appraising antiques, calligraphy and paintings?
Is it? The next step is up to you. Come on, help me pick out a few good ones, and I’ll send them to Boss Dai right away! So as not to delay the business!"
"oh."
In a short time, Haitang selected three top-quality antiques, calligraphy and paintings, while Li Qiang took his things and went straight to Shulu without saying a word.
When they came to Shulu again, the guard at the door was much more polite to Li Qiang, and he went to Dai Li's special reception room on the second floor without any obstruction.
Before he could warm up his butt, Dai Li hurried over after receiving the news.
"Oh, Ah Qiang, you're finally here. You've kept me waiting these past few days!" Dai Li couldn't hide his excitement as soon as he entered the door.
Of course Li Qiang knew in his heart that the reason why Dai Li was so excited was not only because of the success of the plan, but also maybe it had something to do with the treasures in his hands. After all, a large part of what he told Lao Wenchi was true.
"Tell me, which big fish did you catch?"
"Laowenchi of the Military Command Department."
"How did you know his identity?"
"He took the initiative to report his family name. As for the authenticity, my subordinates have not yet verified it..."
Just as he was speaking, Dai Li raised his hand to interrupt him, and then grabbed the phone in front of him, "Hey, it's me, help me pick up the director's secretary's office... Is it Lao Mao? It's me, put down what you are doing immediately.
, come to Shulu, be careful not to attract too much attention."
After hanging up the phone, less than ten minutes later, Mao Renfeng walked in sweating profusely. He saw Li Qiang in the room first and was stunned for a moment, but he soon returned to normal.
, respectfully stood up to Dai Li and said respectfully: "Boss, you called me?"
Dai Li nodded, did not go around in circles, and asked directly: "Is there a person named Lao Wenchi in the military command department?"
"Laowenchi?" After Mao Renfeng heard the name, she began to search quickly in her brain, and replied with all the treasures in almost the blink of an eye, "Yes."
"Where did this person come from, and what is his official position?" Dai Li asked again.
"This person originally served in the Central Cadre School. Later, Xiao Jiang and Kang Ze fought. This person resolutely followed Xiao Jiang. Later, on Xiao Jiang's recommendation, he went to the Military Command Department and served as the intelligence director of the Japanese political and security department in the Second Hall."
"Second hall?" It's okay that Dai Li didn't listen. After hearing this, his heart was filled with anger. He slapped the table angrily and shouted loudly, "Okay, it's hard to guard against house thieves day and night. He Zheng Jiemin
What do you do for food? And your censorship department can’t even detect a single mole, so what use do you have?”
Seeing Dai Li getting so angry, Mao Renfeng was secretly happy, but he kept pleading for Zheng Jiemin, "Boss, calm down, don't get angry! To be honest, that Lao Wenchi
It was arranged by Deputy Commander Xiong, and he had no intention of having anything to do with us, so..."
Hearing this, Dai Li's face looked better, but he was still breathing heavily.
Mao Renfeng paused for a moment when he saw this, and then continued to ask cautiously: "You mean, there is something wrong with that Laowenchi?"
At this time, Dai Li was furious and had no mood to explain to Mao Renfeng, so he winked at Li Qiang, who immediately understood and said respectfully to Mao Renfeng: "Director Mao, this is what happened.
…”
To be honest, when he first heard that there was something wrong with Lao Wenchi, Mao Renfeng's surprised reaction was mostly fake, and he wasn't actually that surprised. But when Li Qiang revealed his identity and admitted that he was the rumored
After becoming the "God of Wealth" who had made great contributions to military unification, Mao Renfeng was completely shocked.
