However, Minsheng Steamship Company has always been in a leading position among mountain-city shipping companies.
After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, Minsheng Steamship Company shouldered important and urgent tasks such as military transportation, inward relocation of materials, and population evacuation.
At the end of 1938, Jiangcheng fell and the Japanese invaders further invaded Yichang. There were 30,000 personnel and 90,000 tons of materials and equipment waiting to be transported into Sichuan in Yichang.
Under normal circumstances, it would take one year to transport these 90,000 tons of supplies, but Minsheng Steamship Company, under the leadership of its founder, Mr. Lu, worked together to complete this feat in 40 days before the dry season.
Later, he was responsible for transporting the Sichuan Army's anti-Japanese troops out of Sichuan, as well as transporting weapons and ammunition.
At the same time, the Minsheng Steamship Company also transported a large amount of military rations and salt.
While making great contributions, he also paid heavy sacrifices. The ships were followed and bombed by Japanese aircraft, causing them to sink and destroy many ships. The crew members on board were also not spared.
Generally speaking, Mr. Lu is a patriotic industrialist who made great contributions to the fight against Japan and national salvation.
Now it will be easier to come to investigate the "Civil Rights" issue.
Sure enough, after Zhu Yue revealed his identity, Minsheng Steamship Company immediately arranged for someone to provide them with information without reporting it to Mr. Lu.
But now you can board the ship with your ticket.
The ticket is not real-name, so you have no way of knowing who is on the boat.
The information provided by the Minsheng Steamship Company was that they had indeed collided with the Shancheng Rubber Factory cargo ship, and the return time to Shancheng was actually half an hour earlier.
Due to the collision, some passengers fell and were injured, and they were rushed back to seek medical treatment.
For this matter, the "Civil Rights" passenger ship was criticized in a notice, and the bonuses of the captain and others were confiscated. It was the Chinese New Year at that time, and everyone in the company was impressed.
Now it can be concluded that Beard must be on board.
Wearing a beard on a boat shouldn't be a disguise. After all, it may be necessary for normal work and life. If you cover up, you will attract attention.
To this end, we were looking for the staff on the Civil Rights that day to see if any of them had an impression of beards. After all, beards are a very important memory feature.
Although there are many people with beards.
As expected, Minsheng Steamship Company cooperated very well with the work of the Intelligence Section and immediately began to contact the ship's staff and asked them all to return to the company for questioning.
Fortunately, the Civil Rights was undergoing routine maintenance yesterday and the crew was on holiday.
"Good luck." Long Hao heard this and thought it was good news.
If the crew is not here, it will take some time for them to go out and come back.
"I hope this good luck can continue." Zhu Yue said.
The Minsheng Steamship Company very thoughtfully arranged a reception room for Zhu Yue and others to use as a temporary inquiry room. Regarding the crew members of the Minsheng Steamship Company, Zhu Yue and others did not intend to bring them back to the Intelligence Department for questioning. After all, they were all patriots.
, and their financial status is innocent, just ask within the company.
The Minsheng Steamship Company had the same intention, so it took the initiative to arrange an inquiry room for them. After all, it was not very nice for the crew to enter and exit the Military Command Bureau.
Soon the crew members rushed to the company one after another to start asking questions.
But many crew members have no impression, after all, there are many passengers on the ship.
There were hundreds of passengers on board the ship that day, how could I remember them all in my mind?
The inquiry process was not very smooth, and the good luck they expected did not seem to last.
The captain came last and apologized to several people after he came in.
"Sorry, I went to the shipyard today and came back a little late." The captain was nearly fifty years old and looked very stable and experienced.
Zhu Yue replied: "You're not disturbing your work, are you?"
"I'm not working during the holidays. I just encountered some problems at the shipyard. I'll go over and discuss it together. I only know how to drive a ship but not build a ship, so I'm just helping out." The captain was more talkative.
After a few words of greeting, Zhu Yue began to ask.
The captain said helplessly: "I mostly stay in the control room and rarely have contact with passengers. I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to provide help."
Song Shutang and others were disappointed when they heard that the last captain who arrived was unable to provide help.
But the captain changed the topic and said: "But one person may remember it."
"who?"
"A half-year-old kid is selling some food, tobacco, alcohol, newspapers and other items on the boat."
"Not from Minsheng Company?"
"no."
The "Civil Rights" is equipped with food, tobacco, alcohol and other items for sale.
But the half-grown child the captain was talking about was not from Minsheng Company.
The captain saw the doubts of several people and took the initiative to explain: "This child has a hard life. His father and his brother went out to Sichuan to fight against the Japanese. I sent them to the front line before. I didn't even return to the mountain city before I sailed. The news of his father and brother's death
He actually came back one step ahead of me.
His mother and sister are left at home. His mother is not in good health and his sister is still young. He can only become the mainstay of the family and shoulder the responsibility of supporting the family. However, he is only a child and a half, and can not do much and all he uses
If your body is your capital, it will be difficult for you to end well in the future."
"Later you allowed him to board the ship and start a small business?" Zhu Yue asked.
The captain sighed and said: "I'm not afraid of your jokes. Maybe it's because his father and brother are both on my ship and go to the front line, which always makes me a little bit intolerable to him. I originally wanted him to join the company as an apprentice.
It doesn't matter whether you follow a running ship, go to a shipyard, or a company-owned factory to learn.
However, the company system is relatively strict. He is too young and illiterate, and does not meet the requirements for being an apprentice. It would take too long to enter the factory for training and study. He also has a family to take care of, so we simply let him board the ship and buy some.
thing."
"Does the company not care?" Zhu Yue asked.
"Actually, there are always private sales on the ship. After all, the price will be cheaper than ours. This kind of thing happens again and again, so I just make it convenient for him." The captain is considered a "self-interested person", and the crew also knows it but thinks of his life experience.
Encountered, but also turned a blind eye.
Besides, the captain acquiesces, do you still want to snitch behind your back?
"This is your Intelligence Section's inquiry, otherwise I wouldn't expose myself." The captain now took the initiative to talk about this matter, which can be regarded as admitting that he violated the company's system management regulations, but the Intelligence Section's investigation is obviously more important.
He knows what is light and what is important.
"Captain Du, please rest assured that we will not make any noise about this matter. He can still make a living on the ship in the future. We admire your kind gesture even more, but what I am curious about is, why can this person have an impression of a beard?" Zhu Yue asked
.
"This guy is very clever and smart. He often leaves me things that he can't sell when we get off the ship. Of course I don't want him, but he just puts them down and runs away. Several times he asked me to catch him chatting, and I found that he was very knowledgeable about the passengers on the ship.
Who bought his things several times, who took the boat many times but never bought his things once, who was more generous and who liked to negotiate the price, he told the truth clearly."
Hearing the captain's description, Long Hao couldn't help but take a look at Song Shutang.
Isn’t this Song Shutang’s skill?
Song Shutang thinks it's normal. Many people have this ability, so it's not unusual.
Only the captain knew about this matter, and the other crew members didn't know either, so they didn't mention it before.
Zhu Yue was delighted and asked, "Where is he?"
"I'll take you there." The captain was very enthusiastic, mainly because he was familiar with the child.
When I left the Minsheng Steamship Company with the captain, I chose to walk instead of taking a rickshaw. I took shortcuts through small roads, but it still took a long time.
Finally, in a shanty town, the captain said: "It's that house in front."
The accommodation conditions are really poor.
At this moment, half of the older children walked out of the door. They looked about fifteen years old.
When he saw the captain, he immediately stepped forward and shouted: "Uncle Du."
"Come, these guys have something to ask you, and you have to answer it well."
"they are?"
"Don't worry about who they are, just answer the questions."
"good."
Zhu Yue showed what he thought was a kind smile and asked, "What's your name?"
"Celebrating Song."
"Can you remember what the passengers on the ship looked like?"
"able."
"Can you remember it on the eighth day of the lunar month this year?" Although he can remember it, it has been too long, and Zhu Yue is also a little worried.
But who knew that Qingge did not hesitate, nodded and said: "Remember, we also collided with the ship."
When Zhu Yue heard Qing Ge, he immediately realized that it was a ship collision, and Zhu Yue was even more looking forward to it.
"Do you remember that there were people with beards on the boat?"
"There are several people with beards."
"Around thirty years old, with average height and build."
"I don't know who you are talking about specifically." It can be seen that Qingge remembers such a person, but there seems to be more than one person who fits the description, so it is not clear who Zhu Yue is talking about.
Song Shutang said: "If I gave you a photo, would you recognize it?"
"Recognize it."
"Don't follow the boat these days. We will give you wages every day. Don't go anywhere at home. Don't let anyone know about this matter. Otherwise, you will be in danger. We will come back to you when we get the photos.
"Song Shutang said.
Captain Du didn't know that behind him was the Shancheng Arsenal.
Thought he was a spy.
He immediately said to Qingge: "Remember, otherwise, you can't tell anyone if it's dangerous."
"Remember." Qingge was really smart and immediately nodded in agreement.
