Agents of the Republic of China

In the twinkling of an eye, it was the 27th of the twelfth lunar month in the 28th year of the Republic of China. The atmosphere in the concession was already full of Chinese New Year. Every household was busy cleaning, grinding rice noodles, and making dumplings. The streets and alleys were filled with the sound of firecrackers one after another.

But under the festive atmosphere of welcoming the Spring Festival, Zhang Xiaolin made a move.

Zhang Xiaolin's subordinates were going to smash the Heroes Nightclub first, but when they arrived, they realized that the nightclub had been smashed into a bad shape, and there was no way to start. Instead, they had a fierce battle with Fatty Shen and Ma Qixiang's subordinates.

Then there is Lin Xiaotang's Kehua Hotel. Previously, Lin Xiaotang recruited twenty veterans living in Shanghai through his connections. Lin Xiaotang personally tested their skills. It should be said that all of them are of good quality, so I will hand them over to Huoyan. The training was originally intended to be used as the hotel's guards, but I didn't expect it to come in handy just a few days after I went to work.

Twenty veterans actually beat fifty or sixty local hooligans to the point of crying for their fathers and mothers, looking for their teeth all over the place, it was simply destructive and effortless.This surprised Lin Xiaotang. He immediately ordered Huoyan to find some veterans like this. Anyway, he has money in his hands now. Duan Baihu's belongings are worth more than 200 million US dollars, and when Ke Hua took over , Wan Molin also sent a large gift money, which is enough to support him for a while, and with the current bargaining with the upper echelons of the military command, Lin Xiaotang is very confident that he can get a considerable amount of support from Wang Tianmu and Dai Li, and Yun Gong, who is far away in Chongqing, can he also use some brains on him?

Taking safety into consideration, Huoyan selected two veterans with the most outstanding skills and marksmanship, one named Guo Zhui and the other named Lin Huaibu, as Lin Xiaotang's personal bodyguards.Both of them were members of the former 72nd Army Secret Service Regiment. After the fall of Nanjing, the troops were dispersed, and the two fled to Shanghai, wandering around the rivers and lakes, living a life of hunger and fullness.Being recruited by Lin Xiaotang this time, his salary and food are guaranteed, so he is naturally full of energy.Lin Xiaotang also purchased a batch of munitions through Fatty Shen. Although they were not the latest and most powerful, they were more than enough for self-defense.

But this time, Zhang Xiaolin made up his mind to eradicate Fatty Shen, Lin Xiaotang and others from Shanghai Beach. In addition to sending people to harass a few people every day, he also sent killers to snipe Lin Xiaotang and the three of them. In just two days , several people were assassinated more than twice, but fortunately everyone was more careful, and finally escaped danger, only a few of his subordinates were injured.

Faced with such a situation, Wan Molin was helpless, so he had to seek help from Du Yuesheng who was far away in Hong Kong, and at the same time arranged for Fatty Shen, Lin Xiaotang and others to hide quietly and wait for the opportunity.Lin Xiaotang is also very aware of the current situation. Zhang Xiaolin has been operating in Shanghai for more than [-] years, and his strength is far beyond that of a fledgling rookie. It is absolutely unwise to fight head-on. up.

For a while, there was turmoil in the concession, and various forces were watching the development of the situation, but there were already rumors in private that the weather in Shanghai was about to change, and the concession was about to change to a new owner.Regarding this point, Zhang Xiaolin didn't shy away from anything at all, and started giving orders as the No. 1 gang in Shanghai. Fatty Shen and Ma Qixiang had special identities. Wan Molin's persuasion to kill the order was ineffective, so he had to hide in Wuxi sadly. In this way, the rumor that Zhang Xiaolin was going to replace Huang Jinrong and Du Yuesheng was further confirmed.

Lin Xiaotang originally planned to take this opportunity to go to Nanjing to temporarily gain the limelight, and also take this opportunity to implement his big plan, but after thinking about it, he decided to postpone the plan to go to Nanjing.The reason is that the Shanghai Concession is now his rear area, and the power and family he has just cultivated are all here. If there is no peace here, it will be even more difficult for him to move forward in Nanjing, because Nanjing is the old nest of the Japanese, and Li Shiqun also lives there. Within the radiating range of Zhang Xiaolin and Zhang Xiaolin's influence, if the Shanghai matter cannot be resolved satisfactorily, it will definitely affect his development in Nanjing. This is beyond doubt.

Fatty Shen and Ma Qixiang had already dismissed most of their subordinates, leaving only some absolutely reliable ones by their side. On Lin Xiaotang's side, no one left at all. His subordinates were all veterans with no family concerns. Facing such a challenge, the brave men who climbed out of the dead are naturally full of fighting spirit, so they would rather follow him.Lin Xiaotang simply let everyone out, relying on the secret language contact method taught to him by the ghost, and contacted regularly every day to learn about external news.

The businesses of Santos, Yingxiong and Ke Hua have all stopped for the time being, and all of them have been entrusted to Wan Molin and Datou to take care of them temporarily. For this alone, everyone has lost most of their income. Therefore, everyone’s heart is on fire , wishing to have a face-to-face fight with Zhang Xiaolin, and resolve the matter as soon as possible, at least Lin Xiaotang persuaded him to come down.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the situation outside finally stabilized due to the arrival of the Spring Festival. Although everyone felt resentful, under Lin Xiaotang's persuasion, they bought some food and wine to prepare for a simple Chinese New Year.

At this time, Huoyan, who had been inquiring about news outside, brought an unexpected guest.

Lin Xiaotang couldn't help being taken aback when he saw the person coming, "Mr. Hong?"

Seeing Lin Xiaotang, Hong Chawei took off his hat and wiped the sweat from his forehead, "Mr. Lin, it was really hard to find you!"

The courtyard where Lin Xiaotang and the others are located is Wan Molin's private property. It is hidden in the civilian area of ​​the public concession and is located in the Jewish community, so few people usually come here, and it is relatively safe.on the street.The sound of firecrackers can be heard endlessly, the sky is gradually getting dark, and fireworks cut through the dark sky from time to time. The excitement of the festival finally dilutes the haze of the past few days.

Lin Xiaotang watched Hong Chawei frowned and tasted the tea, and couldn't help but smile, "I'm neglecting you, Mr. Hong, the conditions are really simple."

Hong Chawei drank the tea in one gulp, and spit out two unchewed tea leaves, "Time is running out, so I won't go around in circles, Mr. Lin, let me just tell you why I'm here!"

Lin Xiaotang was very surprised. He had met Hong Chawei twice, the first time was in Nanjing, and the second time was when he was with the British military officer David. His intuition told Lin Xiaotang that he must be engaged in some kind of secret work. Maybe it's his colleagues in the United States. Maybe it's not a bad thing for him to find himself.

Lin Xiaotang put down the teacup and reached out to stop Hong Chawei, "Let me guess, is Mr. Hong's intention for cooperation?"

This time it was Hong Chawei's turn to be surprised. In fact, he could have contacted Lin Xiaotang in advance. For this reason, if you extend a helping hand to Lin Xiaotang and others at this time, it will undoubtedly get twice the result with half the effort.But I didn't expect Lin Xiaotang to guess his purpose before opening his mouth, which made Hong Chawei feel a little disappointed.

Hong Chawei is well versed in the way of life of the Chinese people. Hearing Lin Xiaotang's words, he immediately changed his strategy and stated the purpose of his trip straight to the point.Lin Xiaotang guessed right, Hong Chawei is indeed an intelligence officer from the United States. He is currently working at the Military Attaché of the United States Consulate in Shanghai, responsible for all levels of intelligence collection on the Sino-Japanese battlefield. His intention is very simple, he wants Lin Xiaotang to work for the United States .

The reason why Hong Chawei had such an idea was due to the first meeting between the two.Lin Xiaotang's skill, wit and courage left a deep impression on him. Most importantly, he discovered in Lin Xiaotang a quality that an excellent agent must possess—calmness.

In addition to this battle with Zhang Xiaolin and No. 76, the United States is also aware of it, and the reason why it refuses to intervene is because the United States does not want to have conflicts with the Japanese in Asia, and the reason is that the focus of the world is now on Europe , a war no less than the last world war is imminent.The British and French countries also have this idea.

But when someone informed Hong Chawei of the contents of the documents carried by Gao Tao, the countries of Britain, the United States and France suddenly realized that they had been tricked by the Japanese, because what these two people were carrying was a series of documents secretly signed between the Wang puppet government and Japan. If the traitorous treaty is really implemented, it will be nothing less than a disaster for the Anglo-American and French countries, and all their interests in China will be replaced by the Japanese in an instant.

For this reason, the Americans stepped up intelligence gathering on Japan, and Hong Chawei is the actual person in charge of this work.After the Gaotao incident, Hong Chawei keenly discovered that the successful retreat was due to the existence of a key figure, and since then Lin Xiaotang gradually surfaced because of Wan Molin's promotion. Hong Chawei was pleased to find that it turned out that This key person is his old acquaintance and savior.

Therefore, when Zhang Xiaolin launched revenge against Lin Xiaotang, Hong Chawei knew that his chance had come, and he couldn't wait to draw Lin Xiaotang to his side.

Lin Xiaotang chewed Hong Chawei's words carefully, and quickly found what he wanted.American?This business can be considered, after all, where their strength lies, the Japanese are in front, and their current interests can be said to be the same. Even if there are differences in the future, Lin Xiaotang thought to himself that he was sure to firmly hold the initiative. In his own hands, because the ghost's wealth is in his mind, but there are a lot of American flaws and weaknesses in it.

"Then how does Mr. Hong plan to help me tide over the current difficulties? After all, I am now a person on the blacklist. All the gangs in Shanghai and the lackeys of No. 76 are trying to put me to death. I am a precarious person. To you Saying it is not of much use value!" Lin Xiaotang teased.

Hong Chawei smiled easily, "For the current predicament, I believe this is just a temporary difficulty for Mr. Lin. To be honest, I have no practical plan for how to help you. But I can assure you that we The resources you have can be provided to you at any time, isn't that enough?"

Although Lin Xiaotang hated Hong Chawei's American-style self-confidence, he had to admit that under the current situation, he urgently needed such a powerful ally to join.

Lin Xiaotang bowed his head and thought for a moment, stood up, and stretched out his hand to Hong Chawei, "Happy cooperation!"

Two hours later, Honchawi left with a satisfied smile.

Lin Xiaotang immediately called Huoyan, Guo Zhui and Lin Huaibu. "You three, do a few things for me immediately!"