There was no talk all night, and early the next morning, Chen Bijun led people to inspect the four-province border camp at No. 100 Dongjie Road and the Hangzhou District of Agent 76 headquarters in accordance with the original schedule. However, after the inspection, there was no
Instead of going to Xiyuelai Hotel as planned, he went directly to Hangzhou Hotel and met with representatives from the industrial and commercial circles in advance.
This caught Li Qiang off guard, but immediately afterwards, before Li Qiang could make any adjustments to such a turn of events, Chen Bijun suddenly terminated all subsequent trips without warning and left for Jianqiao Airport that afternoon.
I took a flight south to Guangzhou.
Now not only Li Qiang, but all the officials in Hangzhou, large and small, were confused and disoriented by her. It was not until evening that Li Shiqun came forward to issue the notice that Chen Bijun had prepared in advance.
"What exactly is going on? Why did Hao Duandu suddenly change his itinerary and leave right away?"
It's no wonder that Li Qiang was so upset. After all, once Chen Bijun left, the assassination operation would naturally be unable to continue, and his plan of killing two birds with one stone by finding the traitor and then passing the blame on Gao Guanwu would naturally be aborted.
Seeing this, Haitang quickly comforted her and said, "As the saying goes, it's not as good as God. Maybe that old woman really didn't deserve to die!"
Until now, Li Qiang could only use this reason to comfort himself, but he still sighed heavily, "Oh, no wonder there has been no movement from Nan Zao Yunzi. Thinking about it now, maybe she already knew about the old woman
He was able to change his itinerary, so he was so calm. It seems that it is not easy to find this traitor!"
"Then what are we going to do now?" Haitang on the side couldn't help but frown and asked.
"What else can we do? We can only cancel the operation first. As for the investigation of traitors, we can only consider it in the long term."
So Li Qiang had to return to Suzhou with a very depressed mood. However, as soon as he entered the house, someone immediately came to visit him. It was not someone else. It was the Section Chief Zhu who Li Qiang had asked to come from the Land Bureau.
Zhu Youcai.
"You're so talented. You're here in such a hurry. What's wrong?"
"The director has been promoted. As a subordinate, I naturally want to be the first to come and congratulate you!"
Before he finished speaking, Li Qiang frowned, "What Gaosheng? Why don't I know? Who did you listen to?"
"Secretary Shen! Just now, she called all of us over and announced the latest personnel appointment in public. You are now the official director of the Recruitment and Reorganization Committee!" Zhu Youcai blurted out without thinking.
"What about the original Director Tang?"
"It is said that he was asked to take up the important position of the Military Commissar, but at the same time he was relieved of all previous duties and responsibilities. He was almost promoted openly and secretly."
Hearing this, Li Qiang suddenly nodded. It seemed that although Wang Jingwei didn't say anything, he was still worried about the previous incident in his heart, otherwise he wouldn't have taken action against Tang Shengming so quickly.
As the saying goes, "Once you become powerful, you will be admired by thousands of people, but once you fall into decline, you will be despised by everyone." Although Tang Shengming is not so depressed that he is despised by others, he is inevitably on the social blacklist of many people. After all, no matter who he is,
The traitors who fell into the water, or the lackeys who helped the Japanese invade their own country, did not expect to end up as human beings, so naturally it was best to draw a clear line with them impatiently.
As a result, the Tang Mansion, which originally had dignitaries coming and going almost every night, suddenly became deserted and deserted. It is estimated that even Mrs. Tang may not have enough cards to play cards.
So much so that when the housekeeper of the Tang Mansion saw Li Qiang coming to visit him, he couldn't help being surprised, and then he hurriedly invited him in with great enthusiasm.
"I thought you would never come to my place again!" Tang Shengming said half-jokingly when he saw Li Qiang.
"I also thought, Director, that you would just become depressed!"
However, Tang Shengming curled his lips indifferently, "What does this mean? Originally, I had no interest in becoming an official. If it hadn't been for Li Shiqun's repeated requests, I wouldn't have gone to Hangzhou to become that useless commander.
! It’s not like now when you have no official position and are light-hearted, you can do whatever you want! You don’t have to be busy with social activities every day, and you can spend time with your wife and children when you have nothing to do. Why should you be depressed? "
"I didn't expect you, Director, to be so open-minded. It seems that you are overly concerned about your position."
"Hi! I'm no longer a director, so don't keep calling me a director. Again, if you can come, it means that I have made you a friend in vain."
"I feel ashamed of my humble position. I don't know what my master... I know, sir, what are your plans for the future?" Li Qiang asked again.
"Plan? What else are there to plan? It's nothing more than eating, drinking, and having fun. After working hard for most of your life, it's time to enjoy it, right? But don't worry, I will still leave it to you to take care of the contact with Chongqing.
, there won’t be any change on this point, and even if I want to change it, the staff won’t agree, right?”
Seeing that Tang Shengming had spoken so clearly, Li Qiang said no more.
But just when he was about to stand up and leave, Tang Shengming suddenly said coldly, "Ah Qiang, before I leave, I have one more thing to say to you. You have the ability, but with the experience in this officialdom, you still have
This is just a first glimpse of the door. If you encounter any problems in the future, feel free to come to me. I dare not say anything else, but I can help you analyze and come up with ideas."
"That's great!" Li Qiang's eyes couldn't help but light up after hearing this, and then he asked impatiently, "Since you said so, sir, I won't be polite. To tell you the truth, there is one right now.
I would like sir to give you some pointers on the problems that trouble me very much."
However, Tang Shengming just chuckled after hearing this, and blurted out directly: "You are referring to the issue of how to take sides between Zhou Fohai and Li Shiqun, right?"
It has to be said that Tang Shengming still has two skills, and he already guessed what Li Qiang was going to say before he opened his mouth.
So Li Qiang didn't hide anything and nodded in agreement.
Tang Shengming then said slowly: "As the old saying goes: the county magistrate is not as good as the current manager. Besides, your official position and secretary were personally appointed by Li Shiqun. Do you think he will tolerate his subordinates' elbows turning outwards? Of course.
, you don’t need to make your position too obvious, as long as it can be justified. After all, you have helped Zhou Fohai so much. Even if Li Shiqun loses power in the future, he will not embarrass you too much. But I can
I don’t want you to be a fence-sitter, this kind of person is the most disliked by both parties! Do you understand?”
"I understand, thank you sir."
"Go for it!"
After receiving Tang Shengming's advice, Li Qiang already had some concerns in his mind when he came out of the Tang Mansion. He then prepared a generous gift and went to Li Shiqun's residence.
"Oh brother Aqiang, I didn't tell you, come on, why are you bringing things?" Even though he said so, Ye Jiqing was actually a money-grubbing person. After seeing the exquisite jewelry that Li Qiang brought,
After wearing the jewelry, I couldn't help but let my eyes shine, full of greed.
"I know that the reason why I am able to become this director is all due to your cultivation, Madam. It is no exaggeration to say that without Madam's kind words for me, I would not be where I am today. I have nothing to repay, I can only prepare some small gifts.
, I just want to express my feelings, and I hope Madam will accept it and don’t dislike it!"
At this time, Ye Jiqing was already smiling from ear to ear, "I don't dislike it, I don't dislike it, Brother Aqiang, I'll tell you from the bottom of my heart, there aren't many people like you these days who are so grateful for their kindness!
It’s my fault that you got married so early, otherwise I would have arranged a first-class marriage for you no matter what!”
"Thanks to Madam for your love, I am very frightened. I am afraid that I will not be able to bear it."
"Forget it, let's not talk about this. I am happy today, so I will ask the kitchen to prepare the food and wine. After eating, you can play laps with me for a couple of times. How about that?"
Faced with Ye Jiqing's warm hospitality, Li Qiang was naturally happy to do what was good. "Madam has a destiny, so it's better to be respectful than obey it."
"Okay, come here, prepare some food!"
…
After three rounds of wine and five dishes, Ye Jiqing couldn't wait to order people to put away the bowls and chopsticks, and then set up the card table.
Not long after, two card gamers and Shen Gengmei, who had been called over by Ye Jiqing personally, walked in.
"Secretary Shen? Why are you here?" Li Qiang naturally knew Ye Jiqing's intention, but he still asked knowingly.
Shen Gengmei blushed immediately after hearing this and whispered back: "Director, I..."
However, before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Ye Jiqing who was standing aside, "Hey, this is not in your office. There is no need to be restrained. Just be casual!"
As soon as these words came out, Shen Gengmei's face turned even redder, but Li Qiang on the side nodded in agreement and replied openly: "What Madam said, I will call you Miss Shen in private.
"
However, before he finished speaking, Shen Gengmei didn't know where the courage came from, and said in a voice like a mosquito: "It's okay to call me... Gengmei..."
"Okay then, Miss Gengmei."
"Hey! That's right!" Ye Jiqing said with a smile, "Come, come, play cards, Gengmei, just stay by and take good care of me."
"Yes!" After saying that, Shen Gengmei took the initiative to sit next to Li Qiang and carefully served the card game.
Unexpectedly, Li Qiang did not show any resistance to this, which made her feel at ease a lot, and even made her feel a little secretly happy in her heart.
Little did he know that at this time, Li Qiang had already focused all his attention on the game, but he had no time to pay attention to her.
Because the two matchmakers Ye Jiqing called personally were not ordinary people. One of them was Wu Shibao's wife She Aizhen, and the other was Li Qiang's old acquaintance, Guan Lu, the deputy editor of "Qingxiang Daily".
In terms of efficiency in collecting and stealing information, being at the poker table is far more efficient and safer than sneaking into archives and confidential rooms. Often a casual remark may contain precious information worth thousands of dollars.
It was precisely because of this that Li Qiang asked Haitang to practice his card-playing skills hard, but he never expected that before it was Haitang's turn, he would instead let himself seize such an opportunity.
The opportunity was rare, so Li Qiang would not give up easily, so he paid attention to the conversations between several people while playing cards, for fear of missing every word that came out of their mouths.
"Sister Qing, have you heard? The Japanese are killing people in the concession!" Wu Shibao's wife She Aizhen was the first to start the conversation and said excitedly.
In contrast, Ye Jiqing looked disapproving, "How new! When will the Japanese stop killing people?"
"Hey, Sister Qing, you didn't understand what I meant. I heard that the Japanese killed almost all foreigners this time, and most of them were British and Americans."
Ye Jiqing couldn't help but chuckle after hearing this, "Oh, I'm afraid they never dreamed that they would be like today, right?"
"Who says it's not the case! To be honest, I get angry when I think of the condescending attitude of those foreigners. I never expected that the Japanese would give me such an attitude." She Aizhen said bitterly.
Ye Jiqing naturally knew She Aizhen's temper. After playing a card casually, he asked very cooperatively: "Why?"
"I heard that the illegal hoarding of daily necessities, mainly coal, rice, gasoline and the like, has caused difficulties in the supply of supplies throughout Shanghai."
"Hmph, it's an old trick to catch thieves. No need to ask, all those supplies must have gone into the pockets of the Japanese."
"That's right!" She Aizhen said and glanced at Li Qiang, who was sitting opposite her, intentionally or unintentionally.
Ye Jiqing quickly gave her a reassuring look, "We are all our own people. If you have anything to say, it doesn't matter."
She Aizhen nodded and continued: "Sister Qing, don't worry, Old Wu has already negotiated with the Japanese about the special donation, and there is absolutely no problem."
"Tell Lao Wu that we will find a way to get two more special offerings when the time comes. One will be sent to brother A Qiang's house, and the other will be sent to Tang Mansion."
As soon as these words came out, Li Qiang was immediately surprised, happy, and grateful at the same time.
However, before Li Qiang could speak, She Aizhen on the side said with some embarrassment: "Sister Qing, it's not my intention to shirk it, I just suddenly added two special offers. The Japanese..."
"Isn't this simple? If it doesn't work, just deduct it from my share!" Ye Jiqing said casually.
"Okay then, I'll try my best."
Only then did Li Qiang finally have the opportunity to speak: "Madam, I'm..."
"Okay! Brother Aqiang, don't say anything. I have made up my mind and this matter is settled." Before Li Qiang could finish speaking, Ye Jiqing raised his hand to interrupt him, "Actually, I did this
It is also selfish, just to let others see that as long as they follow our family wholeheartedly, there will be countless benefits."
After saying that, he pushed the card suddenly and said excitedly: "What a fool!"
