"Don't worry, I know what I should do. The empire's mission will not be delayed. As for the process, that is my business."
"Okay..." Lu Shaoting nodded, asked a question that had been hidden in his mind for a long time, and said, "I have a question, can you help me clarify it?"
"Tell me! As long as you can know, I will try my best to answer." Lan Jinzhu nodded, hearing the threat in the other party's words.
Although she knew that the other party's threat would not have much impact on her, she did not want to refuse and cause some trouble for herself...
"I understand this. Don't worry, it won't involve you..." After Lu Shaoting finished speaking, there was some anxiety in his eyes.
Lan Jinzhu heard that Lu Shaoting wanted to know some super-level content, but since it didn't involve him, it wouldn't be a bad idea to disclose it appropriately.
Lan Jinzhu nodded slightly, and Lu Shaoting breathed a sigh of relief and asked softly: "Miss Lan, I want to know, what is the attitude of the superiors towards me?
What I mean is the attitude towards this organization. Why have a large number of key personnel been transferred away before I even come here? Many intelligence lines have been stripped away? And..."
"No need to explain so much..." Lan Jinzhu waved his hand and said: "As you feel, the superiors have indeed made the idea to cancel you.
And it has already been implemented, otherwise most of the backbone members would not have been transferred and valuable intelligence lines would have been stripped away.
It has even begun to squeeze your residual value. Using you as a springboard, like me, is taking advantage of the final value.
However, this matter should be put on hold for the time being. If my prediction is correct, the person who was originally going to take over part of your work should be the company that had the accident some time ago."
"That trading company? It's impossible, right? How could it be them?" Lu Shaoting didn't believe it. How could it be a trading company that would take over their work?
Seeing this, Lan Jinzhu said calmly: "Isn't it obvious? Even if there are other reasons, sending such a large amount of funds is obviously helping him to rise to power."
"You can't say that by helping them to rise to power, it's to replace us, right?"
After hearing this, Lan Jinzhu smiled slightly, sat down and said calmly: "Don't deceive yourself. If something happens to them, it means they are not as good as you.
Think about where you started? It was transportation, which is your core. But today is different from the past, and its importance is no longer as important as it used to be.
The nominal unification of the Nanjing government has basically ended the warlord war, especially in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. One of your important activities has basically come to a standstill.
At the same time, thanks to the end of the warlord war and the transfer of funds, there are more and more efficient options. Haven't you noticed? Over the years, except for some special circumstances, the funds in your hands have basically not changed much?
These two items alone have made the transportation you are proud of become a threat, but as time goes by, your organization is becoming more and more bloated.
I know you cannot avoid this. After all, the longer the activity lasts, the more interactions and aspects you need to deal with will become more and more.
However, the higher-ups will not pay attention to these. The increasingly bloated institutions are consuming more and more funds, but they are still ineffective, and no one is willing to tolerate them.
But commercial banks are different. They can make a lot of profits through their operations. Not only are they self-sufficient, they even have a lot of surplus.
At the same time, when it comes to doing business! You can extend your tentacles to every corner, not even limited to China. This is a much greater advantage than you.
Of course, after all these years, progress has been so slow at this time, and there must be problems with the commercial bank, otherwise you would have been withdrawn long ago.
To be honest, you are much worse than your boss who often doesn't come here. I'm afraid people would have noticed something wrong long ago, otherwise they would let you handle everything?"
After Lu Shaoting heard this, he felt mixed emotions in his heart. He could not have imagined that despite all his efforts, the final result would be like this.
"After the cancellation, what will happen to us people?"
"Do you still need to ask? Just transfer back! If you are lucky if you have a good job, keep going up, otherwise you will go to the idle department for the rest of your life.
Of course, this is limited to you. As for the Chinese, they know a lot and will dispose of the ones that have no much use value. There are still a lot of use values, so let’s squeeze them dry first and then dispose of them.”
Lan Jinzhu said it so straightforwardly, which made Lu Shaoting feel a little uncomfortable. A trace of sadness arose in his heart, but as soon as it appeared, he extinguished it immediately.
Lu Shaoting thought about it carefully and felt that this arrangement for him was not bad. It would even be better if he could arrange to return to China. Thinking of this, Lu Shaoting actually felt a little bit of hope in his heart.
Seeing that Lu Shaoting did not react abnormally in the end, Lan Jinzhu felt relieved, opened the door, and started working as a secretary as usual. However, not long after, Yang Haicheng arrived again, which made her feel very heavy.
Lin Mo saw Yang Haicheng's actions, but he couldn't figure out what Yang Haicheng was doing.
However, Lin Mo knew that Yang Haicheng was definitely not doing any useless work. He should have discovered something and ordered his team members to pay close attention to Yang Haicheng.
Lan Jinzhu was a little unbearable and expressed her rejection to Yang Haicheng in a vague way. Yang Haicheng went back to the room disappointed, and soon left the restaurant with a face full of fighting spirit.
The news quickly reached Lin Mo. Lin Mo cleaned up, went out, and finally met Yang Haicheng in a hotel private room.
"Haicheng, judging from your actions this morning, did you discover something?"
"Big discovery..." Yang Haicheng gave up and waited for a while, then said mysteriously: "Big discovery, brother, the store opened today, and I heard something unusual from the explosion of firecrackers.
There may be a secret passage at the bottom of that street, and I suspect that there may be something else going on under the restaurant. It's a pity that it's not convenient to set off cannons in the restaurant, otherwise I should be sure."
"It's amazing, Haicheng. Now I can identify the location by listening to the sound... No, I can identify the hole by listening to the sound..."
Lin Mo teased Yang Haicheng a few words, and then said seriously: "Could it be a sewer or something like that?"
"It's unlikely..." Yang Haicheng shook his head and explained: "Let's call that secret passage a secret passage for now! I went down and had people set off firecrackers for more than ten minutes.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! It is certain that the secret passage is perpendicular to the street, passing through the breakfast shop and leading to the back, which is a rice shop. From what I heard, it is probably at that location.
And the secret passage space should not be small.
If it is a sewer, it is almost a main road. It is usually excavated along the street, and there are basically records.
It’s unlikely that it was an old sewer, because according to the shop owner, that property was passed down from ancestors. I think it might have been before the Qing Dynasty..."
Yang Haicheng told Lin Mo everything about the situation at that time and his speculations.
"Hmm..." Lin Mo nodded, thought for a moment, and said, "I trust your judgment, and I will arrange an investigation when I get back.
It shouldn’t be a big problem. The fact that the rice shop bought the breakfast shop at a high price is quite suspicious. If you check it carefully, you should be able to find something."
Yang Haicheng nodded, talked about today's experience in the restaurant, and asked: "Brother, what should I do next? The so-called senior official is coming, and the man surnamed Lan also started to draw a line with me.
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Lin Mo thought for a moment and said: "Keep going, and get even worse, and pester Lan Jinzhu endlessly.
Although it's still unclear why Lan Jinzhu provoked you, you can't let her get her wish now and continue to pester them to cause trouble for them.
You have to step up your efforts to win over the restaurant employees. When the old guy arrives, just confront him directly.
At that time, I will disturb the people in the restaurant, divert their attention, and provide cover for our actions.
As for your safety, there is no need to worry. You made so much noise in the morning, and everyone is paying attention. As long as you don't leave the restaurant, they will take action.
But you better not push too hard today. Tomorrow afternoon, I should bring someone in and help you then.
As for the aftermath, don’t worry, no matter how powerful the old man is, after this incident, we are sure to suppress him.”
"Brother, don't worry! I promise to make the restaurant miserable."
"Okay, be careful..." Lin Mo gave Yang Haicheng a few words, discussed some details, and then the two of them separated.
After leaving, Yang Haicheng went to buy gifts as usual, but they were more ordinary, and he also bought more gifts for the restaurant employees.
Lin Mo went to find Shi Baocun. They took shifts today and stayed in a high-end hotel. Lin Mo found his room with ease.
"Captain Lin, why are you here?"
"I have something to do with you, how is it? Are you getting used to it?"
“It’s almost there. It felt a bit strange when I first came in, but after staying there for two days, I found that it was just like that!”
"Okay..." Lin Mo nodded and said, "Since it's almost done, let me give you a task..."
Lin Mo told several people the news brought by Yang Haicheng.
"I need you to check that rice shop to see if there is any problem. Remember, you will have to go into the restaurant to cover up."
"Understood..." Several people responded and went to prepare. Lin Mo went downstairs and left, returned to the yard, reported the situation to Liu Zhenshan, and then approached Sun Xinhui.
Sun Xinhui made a call, and Lin Mo left. When he returned to his base not far from the restaurant, there were already two middle-aged people in their thirties waiting for him.
Lin Mo came in, and the two of them hurriedly laughed with each other. Although their faces were full of vicissitudes of life, there was still a trace of scorn on their bodies.
The two are Sun Xinhui's fair-weather brothers. They live nearby and have been hanging out in this area since they were teenagers. They basically know everything about the place.
After some interrogation, the harvest was unexpectedly great. Not only the affairs of the restaurant, but also the affairs of Mi Pu were explained clearly. Lin Mo basically confirmed that Mi Pu was most likely a spy.
Lin Mo left and asked a team member to bring these gains to Shi Baocun, reducing his workload and the time he spent in the surrounding area.
When he came back, Lin Mo asked: "You know so much about restaurants, have you had any renovations after the restaurant was built?"
"No...there is..." The two of them spoke at the same time, but their words were different, and the two started arguing about this.
It turns out that in the middle of the back of the restaurant, there was a recess during construction, but it was later built up. One person thought this was a renovation, and the other thought that what was inside was a renovation, so they started arguing.
In the middle, the manager's office seems to be located in the middle of the second half of the building! Lin Mo had a rough guess.
"Okay, okay, stop arguing..." Lin Mo stopped the argument between the two and asked: "Do you know the concave place and how deep it is?"
"I know..." One of them hurriedly spoke first, saying: "Back then, when the building was half-finished, we went to get the steel bars, and there happened to be someone there, so we hid in that alcove.
At that time, the two of us were standing side by side and there was still quite a lot of space. Calculating, the dent was less than half a foot!"
It's less than half a foot, so it's about 1.5 meters. This space is not small. Lin Mo guessed what the other party did.
The two people in front of me can be regarded as serious hooligans. When they were young, they were idle and did a lot of petty theft.
When the restaurant was being built, these two guys were working the hardest. The restaurant was made of good materials and was made of reinforced concrete, so it was natural for them to keep an eye on it.
From time to time, I would sneak in and carry a few steel bars and half bags of cement. I was involved in the whole process from the construction of the restaurant to its completion.
The foundation of the restaurant was dug very deep, and it was raised a lot when the building was built. It was more than enough to dig a basement underneath.
From the beginning, Lin Mo felt that something was wrong. The fourth floor of the restaurant was not considered hidden. Although ordinary employees of the restaurant could not come and go freely, the residents did not stop them.
I didn't expect that there is space under the restaurant, mainly the first floor of the restaurant, which is a public space. Now that I think about it, I'm afraid it was intentional.
Moreover, after the foundation of the restaurant was laid, it was backfilled and there was no basement. I am afraid that no outsiders knew about it.
As for how it was dug out later, Lin Mo speculated that it had something to do with the rice shop. After all, rice was put in sacks, and by putting the soil inside and transporting it away, it could be hidden from outsiders' eyes.
Lin Mo concluded that the passage from the restaurant to the underground was related to the recess. After all, it was built a year after the restaurant was built, so it should have been reserved in advance.
However, this alcove is not big, and it is definitely not practical to use stairs. Then there is only an elevator. Do you want to book a room with that person and listen secretly to see if there is any movement?
Lin Mo shook his head and denied the idea. First of all, the other party must have arranged it, and the news would not spread so easily.
Secondly, there are no rumors about this in the restaurant. The number of activations should not be many, so the chance of encountering it is probably not high.
Finally, there is no guarantee that the restaurant will not pay special attention to these rooms. If so, it may arouse the other party's alert. Lin Mo does not want to take advantage of small things.
Lin Mo still roughly adhered to the original plan, but he had to send more manpower and also deal with the rice shop while operating in the restaurant.
As for the underground, just wait until these two places are resolved before going down. It is underground anyway, so as long as you don't make too much noise, it will be difficult for outsiders to notice.
After thinking about this clearly, he interrogated the two of them again, and after confirming that there was nothing in his stomach, he gave them money and sent them away.
Two hours later, Shi Baocun arrived and introduced the in-depth investigation and details that the two men had not noticed at ordinary times. Lin Mo basically confirmed that the other party was a spy.
There were three to four people in the rice shop. As for why there was no definite number of people, that was the main reason for suspicion, because there was one person whose traces were too mysterious.