Hundreds of coolies lined up to be searched before boarding the Yoshino Maru to transport cargo. This was an essential procedure to prevent hostile forces from taking the opportunity to cause sabotage.
Director Liu: "Captain Jiang, let the people below check the quantity of supplies. It's such a cold day. Let's find a place to have a cup of hot tea to keep warm."
The coolies had already begun to unload the ship, and Jiang Xinyu said, "I'll take a look around again."
Director Liu smiled dryly and said, "Okay, Captain Jiang, please just call me if you need anything."
Jiang Xinyu: "Okay."
He turned back to Zheng Guangrong and said: "Every piece of goods must be checked and registered, and you will keep an eye on it personally from beginning to end!"
"Yes!" Zheng Guangrong hurried over with people.
"Captain Jiang!" Hanglaokan greeted from afar and walked over quickly.
Looking at the coolies going back and forth between the cargo ship and the warehouse, Jiang Xinyu said: "Lao Kan, are these all your people?"
Hang Laokan: "That's right. That's all that's good about the dock. There's nothing else. There are as many people as you need to work... Captain Jiang, for such a large formation, are these all military supplies?"
Jiang Xinyu glanced at him and said, "A smart person should pretend that he doesn't know anything!"
Hang Laokan said with a smile: "Yes, yes, actually I am just guessing..."
There was still a lot of snow that had not been cleared away on the dock. A coolie accidentally slipped and the wooden box on his shoulder fell to the ground, and a light machine gun assembled inside fell out.
Hang Laokan clicked his tongue and said: "Is this him? If he carries a box of grenades, he will go directly to see the Lord of Hell!"
Jiang Xinyu lit a cigarette, took two deep puffs, and said: "Grenade has a safety device and cannot explode directly... However, if the gun is broken, it is not a trivial matter!"
Hang Laokan immediately walked over quickly and said to Lao Wu, who was in charge of supervising the work at the scene: "These are deadly things. Let them pay more attention and don't cause trouble for me!"
Lao Wu quickly helped the coolie put the machine gun back, got a hammer and nailed the wooden box again, and then shouted to the coolies: "Everyone, be careful, handle it with care. If there is an accident, don't blame me for being rude."
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Three hours later, all materials were checked and stored in storage.
Warehouse No. 1 is the largest warehouse at Baihe Terminal. The goods moved in only occupy a corner. The warehouse looks very empty. Warehouse No. 3 is not used at all.
Jiang Xinyu walked around inside with his hands behind his back. Zheng Guangrong walked in and said, "Captain, is the number wrong?"
"oh?"
"There are five more Type 95 tanks on the supply list. You saw them too, but not a single one..."
The U.S. Army second lieutenant and Chen Lizhi had been at the scene. Jiang Xinyu said: "Staff Chen, ask the Americans what is going on?"
Chen Lizhi communicated with the U.S. Army second lieutenant for a while, then the second lieutenant turned and walked out.
Jiang Xinyu: "What did he say?"
Chen Lizhi: "He doesn't know very well. He has to report to Major Anderson."
Ten minutes later, Anderson walked into the warehouse and said: "Captain Jiang, I'm very sorry, I made an oversight in my work. There were originally five Type 95 tanks, but the Yoshino Maru's loading capacity was limited, so we had to change them to the next batch.
Ship it."
Jiang Xinyu's heart moved and he said: "The next batch? So, there will be supplies coming to Yanjin one after another?"
Anderson laughed and said: "Of course, otherwise there would be no need for such a large warehouse!"
Jiang Xinyu suddenly realized that no wonder he had rented the two largest warehouses at Baihe Wharf, and this batch of military supplies was only part of them!
"Major Anderson, luckily we checked the numbers, otherwise I wouldn't be able to afford five tanks!" Jiang Xinyu said with a smile, casually flipping through the list of supplies copied by Zheng Guangrong.
There are not only ordinary light and heavy weapons, but also various types of artillery, all disassembled and stacked in wooden boxes.
Jiang Xinyu estimated in his mind that according to the weapons and equipment on the list, if the two warehouses are full, at least two organizers can be equipped!
Anderson: "When loading the ship, we forgot to check off these non-existent supplies. Captain Jiang, please don't mind."
Jiang Xinyu smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, everyone is careless sometimes."
After completing the handover procedures, Anderson returned to the US frigate. Ten minutes later, the frigate left the White River Pier.
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Two days later.
After Jiang Xinyu had dinner, he went to the study and turned on the radio, tuned to the shortwave frequency provided by Liu Deli, and waited quietly.
He has been listening to calls on this band for a week, but there has been no sound.
After a burst of rustling electricity, a voice finally came from the radio: "The Big Dipper is calling the bee sting, the Big Dipper is calling the bee sting... Please take notes, 5424,8651,5663,0185,4573,8412,3223,8832,1853,
15031,054, completed, repeat this call after two hours."
Ten minutes later, Jiang Xinyu compared the codebook and translated the content: Bee sting, at seven o'clock tomorrow night, go to the Yongtai Teahouse on Hexi Street to meet, the specific password is the hardcover version of Zeng Wenzheng's family letter.
Jiang Xinyu read it again, took a match, lit the letter and threw it in the ashtray.
The doorbell rang outside the "Du" courtyard door.
Turning off the radio, Jiang Xinyu quickly came to the yard and asked as he walked: "Who is it?"
"It's me." Wu Jingrong's voice came from outside the courtyard door.
Jiang Xinyu opened the courtyard door and said in surprise: "Deputy Station Master Wu, you are a rare visitor, please come in quickly."
Wu Jingrong walked in and said, "Captain Jiang, I'm an uninvited guest, so don't bother me?"
Jiang Xinyu smiled and said: "You are joking. I usually don't invite you here, so how can I disturb you."
Entering the living room, Jiang Xinyu was making tea, while Wu Jingrong looked around with his hands behind his back and said: "Speaking of it, we can be considered neighbors. After so long, we should have come over to have a look."
Jiang Xinyu put the tea bowl on the coffee table and said: "What you said is really offending me. Ordinarily I should go to visit you, but I am busy with official duties and have no time... Deputy Station Master, please sit down."
Wu Jingrong sat on the sofa and said, "Isn't it too deserted for Captain Jiang to live alone in such a big house?"
"Fortunately, I've been away from home for a long time and I'm used to it. Deputy Station Manager, do you have anything to do with me?"
"It's nothing. I went out for a walk after eating. I walked over to you before I knew it."
"Oh...Deputy webmaster, you have tea." Jiang Xinyu pushed the tea bowl over.
Wu Jingrong picked up the tea bowl, took a sip, and praised: "Oh, good tea!... Actually, it's okay to say it's okay."
"You say."
"That's what happened. A few days ago, when my niece came to the house, my wife was very nosy and insisted on asking me to help find a job. It was as if I, the deputy commander of the military command, had great abilities."
Jiang Xinyu chatted and said: "We are all family members, so we should help..."