Su Hongjie heard this and explained: "Shanghai is the commercial center of China, and can even be said to be the economic center of East Asia. It can be regarded as an international metropolis.
The situation here is very complicated. In addition to the forces of various countries in the concession, there are gang forces that spread to every corner of Shanghai.
The gangs are basically from the Qinghong Gang. Except for the famous Daxiangs, there are gang members of various factions. Some follow Daxiang, some rely on them, and some recruit people to work alone. Anyway, it is very chaotic.
Your target this time belongs to the territory of a small gang. It was formerly a small Cao Gang founded by a member of the Youth Gang in the local area. Later, when Shanghai's population increased dramatically and the urban area expanded to its vicinity, it came ashore to occupy the territory.
The territory was not big, but they had a lot of people, and they acted ruthlessly. Many of those who fought against them for the territory were killed or injured. Because the territory was not big, and they were a group of tough enemies, no one made any plans later.
Moreover, this group of people are members of the Youth Gang, and the leader has become a disciple. The old man has a high seniority in the gang, and the place is not part of the concession, so he has firmly controlled the place for many years.
After I received the order to assist from Nanjing during the day, I arranged for people to go over and keep an eye on the target. In the evening, I received a notification from Nanjing that a group of people had reinforced the target before dark.
After that, there were more people on the street, including many gang members. My investigators noticed something was wrong, so I asked them to withdraw."
Liu Zhenshan listened and asked again: "Old Su, do you mean that this small gang has connections with the Japanese?"
"I'm just saying it's possible. After all, it might just be a coincidence."
"It's not a coincidence..." Lin Mo shook his head and said, "Brother, you don't know that we seized a large number of firearms in Nanjing.
This is the source of transportation. More guns will be transported in recent years. At the same time, a large amount of money and other materials should be transferred here every year.
With such a large scale, given the power of the local gang, they would not have been unaware of it at all. If not for what happened this afternoon, there could be other reasons, but now it is basically certain that this gang has connections with the Japanese."
"That's right..." Liu Zhenshan also nodded and said, "I also interrogated and found out that this group of Japanese spies had also raised funds for smuggling large amounts of cigarettes for the Japanese intelligence agency, and they only stopped a few years ago.
There are very few gangs that don't touch tobacco. A large amount of tobacco passes through this gang's territory. If it doesn't have any connection with the Japanese, I won't believe it."
Hearing this, Su Hongjie smiled bitterly and said: "It seems that I still know too little about the situation, but it's okay, at least my handling this afternoon was correct."
Lin Mo listened, complimented him a bit, and then asked: "Brother, I see that you are very wary of Shanghai gangs. Isn't it just because of their power?"
"I still don't believe the teacher's praise for you, but I believe it today. Your sense of smell is really good..."
Su Hongjie praised Lin Mo a few words, thought for a moment and said truthfully: "In Shanghai Station, many people are gang members, and others are also related to gangs and form small groups among themselves.
Some of them went too far. Not only did they use the name of the intelligence department to make money everywhere, but the people sent by the headquarters either roped them in or directly ignored them. The Shanghai Station made them mess up.
I was sent here for this reason, but the power of gangs is too strong in Shanghai and has penetrated into all aspects of society. If they are pushed to the opposite side, it will be more troublesome. For now, the main thing is to win over.
I studied the situation and reported to the department. I will not have contact with the Shanghai Station for the time being. I will form a team of people independently and then see if I can balance out the gang forces in the Shanghai Station.
It’s just that it’s not easy either. I basically hit a wall at every turn in the beginning. Fortunately, the department later provided me with a large amount of funding, and I was able to barely get a foothold, but it was only limited to the periphery of Shanghai.”
Liu Zhenshan frowned when he heard this and couldn't help but ask: "Is the problem at Shanghai Station so big? Is it already controlled by others?"
"I can't even speak of control..." Su Hongjie shook his head and explained: "Most of the intelligence department personnel transferred here still obey the orders of the headquarters.
The members of the gang are not uniform either. Some cooperate and follow orders, while others are just outsiders. Only some of them dance happily and rely on their connections within the gang to do whatever they want.
It's just that although there are not many of them, they are supported by many Shanghai gangs. In order to avoid a stalemate in the relationship with the other party, they blocked our activities and even stood opposite us.
It is also because of many worries that these goods are allowed to jump up and down, making Shanghai Station a bit chaotic. Of course, it cannot be ruled out that there are people behind it."
"Making trouble?" Lin Mo grasped the key point keenly and asked: "Brother, are you Japanese? When we came here, we heard that there were Japanese moles in Shanghai Station. Do you know about it?"
"I must know! There is a senior member of the Shanghai Station who is a confidant of the boss. He is sent here to keep an eye on the Shanghai Station. We are in contact. If you want to know any news, or ask the Shanghai Station to cooperate, I can contact you."
Su Hongjie explained, and then continued: "The Japanese are causing trouble, or fueling the flames. This is my guess, because the person the department asked me to help arrest before was mixed with that group of people.
However, that guy didn't know what was going on inside. He was just asked by the Japanese to disguise himself among them, so I can only speculate.
As for the moles in Shanghai Station, let me start from the beginning! It all started when the department issued an order to Shanghai Station, asking them to be on guard against the Japanese.
At first, Shanghai Station didn’t pay much attention to it. Until some time ago, after several team leaders and captain-level people died in accidents one after another, some senior officials at Shanghai Station felt that something was wrong.
Later, through the guidance of an expert, I found out that he had been murdered. The order given to his previous department pointed to the Japanese, and some evidence was indeed found during the subsequent investigation.
After that, everyone in the Shanghai Station was in danger, and several retaliatory actions were planned, but all failed without exception. At that time, the Shanghai Station had already developed suspicions internally.
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You know, after what happened before, there is basically no pattern in the travel situation of senior executives at Shanghai Station. If there wasn't an insider, how could we have found this opportunity?"
"So that's it..." After murmuring, Lin Mo thought for a moment and said to Su Hongjie: "Brother, the activities of the Shanghai Station should be semi-public, right? In other words, they are basically public in front of intelligence agencies."
"Absolutely! At least it's almost the same in front of Japanese intelligence agencies. What's wrong?" Su Hongjie was a little confused as to why Lin Mo asked this.
When Lin Mo saw this, he smiled and said: "Brother, this is an opportunity for you! The Shanghai Station has been exposed. From the current point of view, they cannot meet the needs of the Intelligence Department.
Especially when it comes to dealing with Japanese spies, the situation in Shanghai is special. There are many concessions and the garrison was withdrawn after 128. However, Japan still has garrison. We do not have a home field advantage.
At this time, I felt that there should be a force hidden in the darkness of Shanghai, so that we would not be controlled by others and at a disadvantage in the battle with Japanese spies.
And this candidate is naturally your senior brother who has not had much contact with Shanghai Station, has not been leaked by the mole, and has been running the business for a long time!"
Su Hongjie listened, thought for a while, and said with a wry smile: "You are right, but my current activity area is just outside Shanghai, and there is no layout even in the core area of the city. Do you know why?
I'm short of money! Although the office has allocated me a lot of operational funds, which may be quite a lot in other places, but in Shanghai, it's really too little.
Not to mention other things, just buy some property to protect your identity. Do you know how expensive it is?
In terms of land price alone, in the more prosperous areas of Shanghai, the price per mu exceeds 10,000 yuan. The average price per mu of public concessions is tens of thousands, and is running towards 100,000 yuan per mu. In the more prosperous areas, the average price is in the hundreds of thousands. Recently, it has been rising rapidly.
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This is just the price of land. I can’t spend money to buy land and build a house. The price of the property must be taken into account if it is ready. If it weren’t for this reason, wouldn’t I be wandering around in the suburbs?”
Lin Mo listened, thought about it carefully, and said, "Senior brother, the funds in the office are quite abundant now. As long as you persuade the higher-ups to provide you with the funds to initially establish a foothold in Shanghai, it will not be a problem.
As for the rest, you have to handle it yourself. The Japanese spies are quite wealthy, so we should be able to provide a lot of funds to deal with them."
After hearing this, Su Hongjie was moved and replied to Lin Mo that he would consider it. Lin Mo also knew that this matter was not urgent and planned to go back and vaccinate his senior brother first.
After saying this, the three of them had a meal and studied their actions. Unfortunately, there was too little information, so they had to make a decision after conducting investigations tomorrow. They chatted for a while and then went to the room to rest.
The warehouse here is for passengers and goods in the front. There is an inn in the front and a warehouse in the back. The second floor of the inn is a single room and the first floor is a Datong shop, which provides accommodation and inventory for passing caravans.
Early the next morning, after everyone got up, they dispersed by boat from Wusong District to a stronghold near the Huangpu River in the middle of Yinhang District. They met with the communication personnel, contacted Nanjing, and received orders to wait for the opportunity.
The target targeted by Lin Mo and others also belongs to the Yinhang District, but it is located near Qianqiao Bang, Weijia Lane, and Yinhang Road near the river in Nanjing, and is nearby the urban area of Shanghai.
The other place, that is, the workshop, is located in the Jiangyang Road area of Jiangwan District, which is already considered a suburb. Su Hongjie had already arranged for personnel to investigate last night.
After everyone's research, they felt that there was a gang on Yin Xing Road. Su Hongjie's men tried not to get involved, so as not to expose their existence. After all, this gang might not be touched this time.
Finally, Lin Mo and Liu Zhenshan planned to go over to see the situation first, and also brought Yi Wenbin with them. After all, the two of them were gangsters, and they had a strong sense of gangsterism, so they could easily cope with the situation.
As for the workshop, Xiao Rui was arranged to take several team members to investigate first with the assistance of Su Hongjie's people.
After the arrangements were completed, the action team members changed into their costumes and then headed to their destinations. Since they didn't have a car, they either took the 11 bus or took a rickshaw.
When they arrived near Yinxing Road, they asked Liu Daxiang and Liu Daxiang to search outside. Lin Mo and Liu Zhenshan went in on their own.
As soon as he came in, Lin Mo felt something strange. People looked at him from time to time on the street, especially Lin Mo's two unfamiliar faces. Many eyes glanced at the two people, and some people even followed them.
However, the two of them ignored it and just walked and watched. They even had breakfast on the roadside before wandering towards the city.
Lin Mo and the others' target was located beside a river in Qianqiao Bang, with several connected restaurants and inns, several warehouses converted from private houses, and a small dock.
When Lin Mo and the two "passed by", everything was as usual. Of course, they had to exclude the tail behind them and the people around them first.
After he followed him into the city, he followed him for a while before walking away. He also used tricks in the process, pretending to leave to test the reaction of the two of them.
After confirming that the tail was gone, Lin Mo said to Liu Zhenshan: "Brother Liu, have you noticed the disguised people around there?"
"I saw it..." Liu Zhenshan nodded and said with a smile: "The Japanese really don't like us! They found these crooked melons and cracked dates and wanted to ambush us.
Judging from the behavior of those people, some of them should be ronin who came from Japan, and some of them should be soldiers. They look older and don't look like they are in active service. They may be escorts recruited by Japanese businessmen."
"Brother Liu, are you so familiar with them?"
"Are you not familiar with it? I have taken on cases committed by this kind of people before, and I can recognize them even with my eyes closed."
While they were talking, Lin Mo and the two entered the Cantonese-style morning teahouse and asked for a private room. Lin Mo took out a map of Shanghai and put it on the table.
"Brother Liu, if you say they want to retreat, how will they retreat? Along the Huangpu River, or through this urban area?"
Upon hearing this, Liu Zhenshan studied the map carefully and said: "The Japanese power is concentrated in the Zhabei and Hongkou areas, but the Japanese also have power in the eastern area of the public concession.
If we talk about the shortest way, it must be across this urban area and escape directly to Hongkou, but this is our territory, and the streets here are crisscrossed, there are many residents, and there are too many uncontrollable factors.
If it were my choice, I would take the Jianggong Road and Puxi Road on the riverside and retreat directly into the eastern part of the public concession. As long as there are people in the concession and it is not under our jurisdiction, it will be safe to enter.
And just now I saw a lot of new ruts around the target, including trucks and cars. They should be theirs. In addition, Jungong Road and Puxi Road are the main roads. If you really want to leave, walking on this road is not slow.
Do you want this group of people to withdraw, then ambush them in the middle and kill them?"
"I have this idea!" Lin Mo nodded and continued: "But we need to investigate further."
When Liu Zhenshan heard this, he didn't say anything more. Just as the food was being served, Lin Mo put away the map, left the morning teahouse, returned to Yinxing Road, found Yi Wenbin and the two of them to explain, and then turned back.
As for Yi Wenbin, they went in confidently. Unfortunately, after wandering around for less than an hour, they walked out depressed and walked around in a circle before meeting up with Lin Mo and the others.
This is not surprising. After all, this is an effective area. There won’t be many strangers. If you stay there and wander around, over time, no matter how similar you are in disguise, you will be suspected.
The performance of the two of them was already very good, even beyond the expectations of Lin Mo and Lin Mo. After all, the two of them only walked around for less than 20 minutes before they had to leave first.