"...I apologize to you for this..." The middle-aged man reflected on it and felt that he had indeed interfered a little too much. Although there was no subjective distrust, it did imply this meaning objectively.
The middle-aged man said this, which made the young man a little at a loss. What he meant was that the other party didn't really believe in his ability, so he didn't expect such a big reaction after he said it.
"Let's stop talking about it, keep the business attitude, and don't make others suspicious." The two of them started to explain, but they still insisted on each other's opinions, thinking that they were wrong. The young and middle-aged people mentioned it, and the two stopped.
an argumentative move.
"I have squeezed out a sum of funds here to hand over. The amount has been counted and marked. You can count it and hand it over on my behalf. It has been converted into foreign currency. Please give your superiors careful consideration of my suggestion."
When the middle-aged man heard this, he didn't say much. After taking it, he opened it and counted it carefully. It was not because he didn't trust it, but because it involved money and other things. This was a necessary procedure.
"Are you going to pass it by and hand over so much?" After counting the items twice, the middle-aged man looked up and couldn't help but speak.
Hearing this, the young and middle-aged people said: "It is true that I handed over a little more, but it does not affect the operation of the business. I have kept enough. The amount was smaller before, mainly because there were many relationships, doors, and channels in the early stage that needed to be opened up and spent.
Sales are not low.
But now the business is on the right track. Only maintenance costs are left for this part of the expenses, and most of them are already included in the transaction. If you want to continue to expand the business, it is no longer a problem that can be solved with money. In other words, this amount of money can no longer afford it.
How effective is it.
Another reason is that speculation in Shanghai has been booming recently. It is not just silver. Stocks and all kinds of things may become the targets of speculation for some people. Naturally, this also includes various transactions in the black market. With this, I
Those who sell information make a lot of money."
After hearing this, the middle-aged man was relieved to accept the funds. He was still worried... Sigh... The middle-aged man sighed inwardly. Only then did he realize that he had fallen into the misunderstanding of distrust again.
The two chatted for a while, exchanged some messages, and finally pretended to have reached a deal before they separated.
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"...Crack..." There was a sound of firewood exploding, and in a living room completely decorated in Western style, two Westerners sat opposite each other in front of the swaying fireplace.
"I really don't understand, what kind of fireplace do you have to light in this weather?"
One of them couldn't stand it anymore, so he stood up and took off his coat, revealing a white shirt soaked with sweat. It was translucent when wet with sweat, and the slightly brownish-black chest hair inside was clearly visible.
"There is a gun hidden in the back of the waist, but it is not loaded. I persisted for a long time. I have a certain amount of patience, but my language is vulgar, my actual education and culture are limited, and my clothes are only on the side of my hand, which shows that I am very wary of this place or daily life..."
"...Okay, okay...Stop talking, is that why you always like to light the fireplace wherever you go?" The brown-haired man spoke irritably and curiously.
"That's not true. I have lived in my family's castle since I was a child, and I have become accustomed to a life where the fireplace is always burning..."
The man with blond hair spoke calmly. After speaking, he slowly poured half of the wine in the decanter into a goblet, shook it gently a few times, and took two sips with an intoxicated look on his face.
"...Haha...you grew up in an old house in the country, right? Why are you bragging about a castle? You're a country bumpkin."
"...You did investigate me..." The blond man didn't panic at all and replied calmly, but the twitching corners of his mouth still revealed the unhappiness in his heart.
"What a waste of investigation! Your drinking habits have exposed you completely, and this wine..."
The brown-haired man picked up the wine bottle on one side, with a look of disgust on his face, and said: "This thing is the entry-level wine for the upper class, but it is only popular among the new rich. The nobles who live in the castle don't drink it at all. They pretend to be in front of me. You can also get a bottle."
Here comes the wine!"
"How do you know?" The blond man's guard was a bit broken and he muttered. By the time he realized it, it was already too late.
"I pretended too." The brown-haired man was silent for a while before he said this.
This made the blond man almost spit out the wine in his mouth. Seeing that he was silent, I thought he was a down-and-out nobleman! Is this the result?
"Okay, let's not mention this. When I came to Shanghai, I have provided you with all the information. How do you think about it? Are you considering taking this side?"
The brown-haired man took a sip of wine and then spoke first.
Hearing this, the blond man frowned slightly and replied: "The Japanese are very ambitious, and they will definitely make big moves in the future, but you should know that the people behind me are trading with them, and may even be happier about it."
The brown-haired man was silent, but soon he smiled slightly and said: "But this does not affect your choice, right? We are engaged in intelligence work, and we are not visible to the public. What choices we make will actually affect us.
Those things won't have much impact.
Even as intelligence workers, what we need is to plan for the future. In Chinese terms, it is called preparing for a rainy day. War is an act of destruction and requires a lot of resources.
I don't think that Japan can have so much money to purchase materials to maintain the war. The reason for launching foreign wars is often due to internal economic problems. This is especially obvious for the Japanese.
The economy is in trouble, and the funds that can be allocated are naturally limited. I don't think that attacking and plundering China will bring them the funds to pay the war bills. Even if there is, most of the plundered resources and raw materials will depress them.
import demand.
This is not in your interests, right? The best situation is that the Chinese can withstand the Japanese attack to a certain extent, continue to consume the Japanese resources, prevent the Japanese from obtaining resources, and let the Japanese continue to find your back.
Buying from people until Japan is completely empty, this should best meet the needs of the people behind you, right?"
The blond man's eyelids twitched, but his face remained calm. He smiled lightly and said, "Your thoughts changed too quickly. Let me think about it, who have you met recently?"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! The brown-haired man just smiled and responded without saying anything. He took a big sip of wine, picked up his coat and draped it over his body, and said hello casually.
, and walked quickly to the door.
Looking at the closed door, the blond man frowned. It was obvious that in the headless confrontation just now, he did not take any advantage, and had even been seen through.
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"Brother Wen, you guessed it right. We were indeed being targeted. The blind man Zhong and his gang, who had clashed with us during the day, led people to the reed shed."
Beside a haystack, a few figures could be vaguely seen nesting there under the moonlight, and a heavy breathing could be heard. They must have been running around a lot just now.
A little further away from the group of people, on the edge of a river beach, a few rows of slightly messy sheds were built there, some of which had their roofs blown off by the wind.
But now, under the moonlight, many figures can be vaguely seen, quietly approaching.
"Do you want to do something?" A voice sounded softly from the side of the haystack.
He Changwen touched the gun in his hand, suppressed the restlessness in his heart, and did not make an arbitrary decision immediately.
That's right, those nesting beside the haystack are He Changwen and his party who are responsible for exploring the surrounding areas of Shanghai. Because the scope of the exploration is too wide, the progress has fallen a lot. Only the vicinity of Chuansha has been explored so far. It can be said that east and south of the Huangpu River,
Basically haven't done much research yet.
This progress was achieved after they took action. The progress was too slow. They bought an old awning to support it and shook it by themselves before they could barely catch up. What Lin Mo said about the high intensity of the mission was true. He Changwen is now
I was forced to be able to hold a good boat.
In the afternoon, a few people took a boat from Yangjing, Tangqiao and other places in Shanghai to explore all the way to Sichuan and Sha. As a result, they got into trouble with a group of gangsters during the reconnaissance in a large village along the river that turned back a little from Sichuan and Sha.
Some conflicts.
The other party randomly found trouble, slapped the person in the face, and the brothers in the fourth team subconsciously dodged and avoided it. However, the other party only pushed him a few times, talked trash and left.
He Changwen sensed something was wrong. The other party's actions might be a test, but the Japanese obviously did not like these gangsters. According to the information they had obtained before, a group of forces engaged in domestic and foreign smuggling and trafficking were active here.
Internal and external smuggling and trafficking are those who are responsible for transportation from the inside out and from the outside in. Here, they use ships to travel to and from the sea, loading and unloading various goods on smuggling ships, mainly to avoid customs
, terminal inspection and various eyeliners, etc.
This group of people is quite powerful. They have more than a dozen boats under their command. Although they are basically wooden motor boats, wooden sails, or even ordinary sailing boats, they are all dispatched and can carry hundreds of tons or more of cargo at a time.
It can be considered a big force among them.
This kind of people basically have many connections with various foreign forces in Shanghai. He Changwen concluded that they are either in league with the Japanese, or they are basically supported by the Japanese.
These people are really willing to spend a lot of money to deal with them. The goods these people take are basically shady. Their effect on the Japanese is not comparable to that of gangs in urban areas.
The leader of this group is a man named Zhong Tingxiong, nicknamed Zhong Blind Man. It is said that one eye was injured by a bomb during the war, leaving a circle of scars around the eye. He usually wears an eyepatch, and the characteristics are quite obvious.
According to rumors, he was once a company commander or something in a warlord's army in Beiyang. After being defeated and dispersed, he gathered a group of people. They first ran around and looted, and after amassing a sum of money, they started smuggling.
Trafficking.
After He Changwen realized that something was wrong, he did not choose to evacuate directly. Although this was the area where the other party was mainly active, its scope of activities covered the east and south banks of the Huangpu River. Because the waterways in these areas are crisscrossed, they are most suitable for carrying out various smuggling and trafficking activities secretly.
.
If this trouble cannot be solved, there is a high probability that they will not be able to conduct investigations with peace of mind, and there is even a high probability that they may be plotted by the other party who is more familiar with the local situation.
Of course, I just speculated and suspected that there was something wrong with the other party. Another purpose of staying here is to confirm this. The other party is not weak. It may not only threaten their investigation, but may even have an impact on subsequent actions.
, so confirmation is also necessary.
So in the evening, a few people chose to leave the village by land, and came to this place which was not far from where they hid the boat. The villagers set up a shed that was unused to watch the fields, and pretended to stay here for the night to test the other party's reaction.
If the other party has a problem, they will definitely pay attention to their actions, and they will definitely take action after dark.
Of course, the few of them would not just stay there, pretending to fall asleep normally, then put on temporary false targets, quietly pass through the field ridge, and touch the edge of the old haystack left over from last year.
The terrain here is slightly higher, the view is wide, and there are shelters. The straw is probably saved for repairing the reed sheds this year. They secretly tore off a lot of cushions, not to block the moisture. The drought and heat here are serious, and the high ground here
Once it's dry, it's mainly used as a cushion to make it more comfortable, and it can also be used as a concealing cover.
The other party was very patient and waited until midnight before sneaking in. If He Changwen hadn't learned a lesson and forced himself to be patient, he might not have been able to waste it earlier.