When he came to Nanjing this time, Zhou Wen wanted Zhang Xiaoping to take a good rest at home, but his junior brother must come to Nanjing with him. Although he said he wanted to follow Zhou Wen to relax, Zhou Wen knew that this was because his junior brother was worried about him.
Because over the years, Zhang Xiaoping has been equivalent to Zhou Wen's adjutant, secretary and bodyguard, and he and Zhou Wen are almost inseparable. When Zhou Wen is inconvenient, he takes care of many things.
Especially in Jinling, the political center of the Republic of China, where fish and dragons intersect, and various forces and relationships are complicated. Zhou Wen is against a wealthy family like the Kong family, so he needs a helper who is good at observing words and emotions and is very alert.
What's more, apart from Zhang Xiaoping himself, the only other people who came with Zhou Wen this time were Ti Jing, Zuo Mingqing and Zhou Mingyuan.
Ti Jing has a kind and honest personality, and is very qualified to be a loyal guard. In other matters, he lacks a bit of cleverness, and is not suitable for the role of acting according to circumstances and communicating in series.
As for Zuo Mingqing and Zhou Mingyuan, it was purely because Zhou Wen brought them to Jinling to broaden their horizons. It was also a reward for their outstanding performance in the Great Wall War. It is not of much use now.
Moreover, Zhang Xiaoping knew many secrets in the mercenary group, as well as Zhou Wen's intentions and plans.
As early as when Zhou Wen led the mercenary group to repair in Duolun, he had already sent a secret message to Zhao Ying, Zhao Yi and Zhao Shun, who had been managing Zhou Wen's property in Shanghai, to sneak into Nanjing and closely monitor the Kong family.
As mentioned before, Zhou Wen has long planned to go to Shanghai to hunt for gold. Whether it is establishing a transportation company or a defense and security company, he is progressing step by step, the most important of which is the initial market research.
Therefore, Zhou Wen allowed the three Zhao Ying siblings to stay in Shanghai and gave them sufficient funds. He also asked Mr. Du to help and borrowed some connections from the Qinggang to carry out attacks on various large and small forces from Shanghai to Wuhan and even to Yichang.
Investigation and mapping.
At least we must know which forces can be won over and which forces must be suppressed or even eradicated. At the same time, we must also develop some informants at major ports and docks along the Yangtze River.
In Jinling City, Zhao Ying had purchased a number of inconspicuous houses in different urban areas as secret strongholds as early as last year under Zhou Wen's instruction. This was Zhou Wen's arrangement just in case.
On the third day after Zhou Wen arrived in Nanjing, Miaohua and Zhao Xiaojin entered Nanjing by train with several brothers, and had already lurked under Zhao Ying's arrangement to prevent Zhou Wen from conflicting with Principal Wan.
subsequent preventive measures.
You know, before coming to Nanjing, Zhou Wen didn't know how much the principal would value him. If he really wanted to protect the Kong family and even detained him, he would need a force hidden in the dark.
Come to take care of yourself.
Zhang Xiaoping knew all these situations, and he was also very familiar with the city of Nanjing and the Zhao Ying siblings. This time, he was the one responsible for contacting Zhao Ying and Miaohua and passing on information.
Moreover, their information transmission does not require the hassle of handing out notes or making phone calls. They just need to find a secluded place to communicate directly using an intercom, which is safe, private and convenient.
Zhang Xiaoping, on the other hand, has not recovered from his serious injury. He has to go to the toilet more often, but others will not think there is anything unusual.
During the few days Zhou Wen was in Nanjing, others saw him either going out to catch up with friends and drinking, or taking a few of his men to follow Liu Ruolan around to eat and drink, but they didn't know that most of the Kong family's movements were known to Zhang Xiaoping.
Heart.
Therefore, he even knew clearly that the Kong family sent Kong Linglin to Shanghai on the night Zhou Wen arrived. Zhao Yi, known as the number one killer in Jinmen, followed him all the way. As long as Zhou Wen gave the order, Kong Linglin would be there in minutes.
Just burp farts.
Of course Zhou Wen knew that in order to prevent the principal from killing someone himself, he would definitely send someone to follow and monitor him. With his super perception, he also discovered several suspicious characters, but he didn't take it seriously. Just when he really needed to take action,
There are witnesses who can avoid suspicion.
And with Zhao Yi's method, the preservation will not leave traces that can be traced.
But Zhou Wen is not just so reckless. If he does it now, even if there is no evidence, even a pig will know that he did it. There is no need to rush.
Besides, even if Kong Linglin goes abroad, he believes that he will always find opportunities in the future. Is overseas far away? Hehe!
As for the dozens of police officers on duty at the door of Kong's house, Zhou Wen didn't take it seriously at all. Not to mention dozens of police officers, there were hundreds of thousands of troops protecting you. If you really have to force yourself to do something,
Those people are nothing more than chickens and dogs, and they have many ways to kill you.
However, Zhou Wen would not just let the Kong family drag him on. He didn't have so much time to waste here.
At this time, Liu Ruoxi came to send a message, saying that his father, Liu Qizhen, the head of the Liu family, wanted to meet Zhou Wen and invite Zhou Wen and his brothers to a banquet at home, scheduled for Sunday this week.
Zhou Wen calculated the time and found that it had been five days since he arrived in Nanjing. Sunday was May 14th, which was three days later.
The last time Zhou Wen was in Nanjing, he had visited the Liu family many times, but at that time he came as a friend of Liu Ruoshui and Liu Ruolan. Although he had never met Liu Qizhen, he had met and talked with Liu Qixing, the second uncle of the Liu family, many times.
Very happy, after all, when Zhou Wen needed it most, he attracted the funds of the three major families to invest in it, which can be regarded as helping Zhou Wen stand up.
But this time Zhou Wen came to Nanjing and never visited the Liu family.
Although the relationship between Zhou Wen and Liu Ruolan has been fully disclosed, Zhou Wen is still not 100% sure about what role the Liu family played in the Kong family's conspiracy.
After all, after the third uncle of the Liu family took Liu Ruolan away, he caused some trouble for Zhou Wen, which gave the Kong family an opportunity. Whether the Liu family did it intentionally or not, they always did something wrong.
So after Zhou Wen came to Nanjing, he met Liu Ruolan almost every day, but he never went to the Liu family once.
Zhou Wen wanted to express an attitude. It is one thing to fall in love with your daughter, but it is another thing to have a relationship with your Liu family. They cannot be confused.
You must know that Zhou Wen now has a powerful army, countless industries, and is an anti-Japanese hero who has already gained a reputation among high-level officials. Even the principal cannot dismiss him casually, and must do his best to win over him.
He also dared to openly confront the Kong family, just to force the Kong family to bow their heads and submit.
This kind of person has become a big person, and naturally he has to behave like a big shot, including clear grudges. I, Zhou Wen, do not blame the Liu family for their actions or intentions, but that does not mean that you can pretend that nothing happened.
His attitude is actually a signal to the Liu family, and I, Zhou, also need an attitude from the Liu family.