You were allowed to marry into No. 76 family, and you were promoted to director?

Chapter 430 Location
"This Lai Er is blind as a bat. Don't worry, Section Chief Zhao, I will make Lai Er regret being born."

Upon hearing this, Lai Er, who was kneeling on the ground, made a series of whimpering sounds. If it weren't for the Special Higher Police agents holding him down, he probably would have crawled to Xie Biran's side and clung to his leg, crying out for justice.

Zhao Xuan scoffed, looking at Xie Biran with disdain, and said coldly:
"Whether it's a misunderstanding or not, do you need to teach me? Do you think I'm brainless and incapable of making judgments?"

Seeing Zhao Xuan talking about everything under the sun, Xie Biran was practically grinding his teeth to powder. Before he could say anything nice, Zhao Xuan spoke again:
“I don’t care where you 76 collect protection money, but it’s one thing for you to collect protection money, but you’ve actually come to collect it from my Special Higher Police. If this is still a misunderstanding, then starting today, you 76 will pay our Special Higher Police 100,000 silver dollars a day in protection money, and then I will treat today’s matter as a misunderstanding. How about it? Can you do that?”

Yamayu Kazuo and Aizawa Keiko looked at Zhao Xuan in surprise, but they couldn't stop smiling.

They both understood what Zhao Xuan meant.

Because the 76th Division charged Guanghua Bookstore protection money, the prices of the items subscribed to by the Special Higher Police (THP) increased. Isn't this a disguised way of charging the THP protection money?

Zhang Sanjin silently took a step back; he dared not get involved in such matters.

Seeing Zhang Sanjin's underhanded actions, Xie Biran felt a chill run down his spine, staring dumbfounded at Zhao Xuan:

"Section Chief Zhao, are you... joking with me?"

"You were the one who joked with me first!"

At this point, Zhao Xuan quickly stood up, drew his pistol, and pulled the trigger.

The gunshot rang out, and the bullet pierced Lai Er's forehead.

Watching his subordinate being executed in front of him, the agents of the 76th Special Agent Unit outside Guanghua Bookstore naturally also witnessed this scene.

Xie was undoubtedly horrified, and the agents of the 76th Special Forces who witnessed this scene also felt a sense of shared sorrow.

Only then did they realize that in front of the Japanese, they were not even as good as dogs, and could be slaughtered at will!
“I killed this man. Assistant Lin, hand over the protection money he collected from you to Deputy Section Chief Xie.”

Lin Jieru nodded, somewhat bewildered, and then forcefully stuffed her wallet into Xie Biran's hand.

Aizawa Keiko and Yamayu Kazuo watched silently as Zhao Xuan continued with a half-smile:

“I’ve paid you every penny of the protection money your 76th Division collected. I also expect you to pay every penny of the protection money our Special Higher Police collected. It’s 100,000 silver dollars a day. If you’re short even a penny, we’ll take one of your 76th Division’s lives as compensation.”

At this point, Zhao Xuan looked towards the door and glanced at the 76th Division agents who had come with Xie Biran and Zhang Sanjin. The agents were so frightened that they fell silent.

After looking away, Zhao Xuan put his gun back in its holster, and then his tone softened:

"Did everyone hear that clearly? One hundred thousand silver dollars, every penny less is a life. So, it seems I, Zhao Xuan, am quite particular about what I do. One hundred thousand silver dollars for a life, I've given more than enough!"

"Deputy Section Chief Xie, this matter is settled."

At this moment, Master Niu felt incredibly happy.

It turns out that the feeling of being arrogant, domineering, and bullying others is so intoxicating.

Master Niu even thought that it would be great if he could play Zhao Xuan for a few more days.

Now he finally understands just how happy the little tiger was.

Xie Biran glared at Zhao Xuan through gritted teeth, his eyes blazing with fury.

Although he was furious, he dared not utter a word in rebuttal. Xie Biran, his fists clenched so tightly they cracked, suddenly knelt on the ground with a thud, then kowtowed three times. His face was flushed, his eyes bloodshot, and he looked at Zhao Xuan, tears streaming down his face, and said:

"Section Chief Zhao, Section Chief Lan Ze, please, give my 76th Division a way out! Please, for the sake of the people, give me some mercy!"

Zhang Sanjin turned his head away, unwilling to see this scene. Xie Biran had not only lost face himself today, but also made No. 76 lose face.

When Ding Moqun returned, Zhang Sanjin had no idea how to explain it to the director.

Despite Xie Biran's desperate pleas, Zhao Xuan remained unmoved, simply sitting back in his chair and looking at Lan Zehui beside him:
"Section Chief, the matter is resolved. Shouldn't we collect the 100,000 silver dollars in protection money?"

Aizawa Keiko shook her head. Seeing this, Xie Biran felt a surge of hope. He was so grateful to Aizawa Keiko. It turned out that not everyone in the Special Higher Police was a bad person!

Zhang Sanjin, who was standing not far from Xie Biran, could only sigh silently. Given the relationship between Zhao Xuan and Lan Zehuizi, how could Lan Zehuizi possibly refuse Zhao Xuan's request?

Sure enough, the next second Aizawa Keiko spoke up:
“Ah Xuan, 100,000 silver dollars a day is too much. Even the 76th Division probably can’t afford it. Isn’t doing this just bullying them? Here’s what we’ve decided: from now on, the 76th Division will pay 3 million silver dollars a month in protection fees to the Special Higher Police.”

"If they can't pay in full, then we'll do as you said, 100,000 silver dollars per person. I want to see just how tough the 76th Division is!"

Zhang Sanjin gasped. What the hell was different from what Zhao Xuan had said?

They just changed "every day" to "every month"!
However, before Xie Biyan could react, Zhao Xuan said with a smile:

"The section chief is merciful. If there are 31 days in that month, it's equivalent to waiving the 100,000 silver dollars protection fee for your No. 76."

Yamayu Kazuo almost burst out laughing, and quickly coughed twice to cover it up.

And Lan Zehuizi was seriously cooperating with Zhao Xuan:

“Ah Xuan, there’s an old saying in the Dragon Kingdom: ‘Leave a way out for others so you can meet again in the future.’ So, when we should be kind, we should still be kind.”

Pfft!

Xie Biran's eyes rolled back and he fainted. Lan Zehui and Zhao Xuan glanced at him disdainfully, then looked at Zhang Sanjin together:
"Third Fatty, this matter was caused by Deputy Section Chief Xie, but a mistake is a mistake, and you have to admit it. That's settled. If you don't pay the protection fee by the deadline, our Special Higher Police Section is very meticulous in its work."

Aizawa Keiko smiled and nodded:
"Alright, the matter is settled. Assistant Lin, take your money back. Consider it interest. It's getting late, let's go home."

Yamayuu Kazuo's face turned red as he stood up and ordered the action team to protect Zhao Xuan and Aizawa Keiko as they evacuated.

Even after leaving Guanghua Bookstore, Lin Jieru's head was still buzzing.

In the nano-earphones, Zhao Xuan only told Master Niu to do things as he saw fit, but he didn't expect Master Niu to perform beyond expectations.

Inside the bookstore, Zhang Sanjin stared blankly as the Special Higher Police officers left, only snapping out of his daze after a long while.

Seeing Xie Biran lying unconscious on the ground, Zhang Sanjin felt an urge to pull out his gun and shoot him.

But Xie still had to take the blame for this. Zhang Sanjin suppressed his anger, called in two agents from the 76th Division, had Lai Er's body dragged away and disposed of, and then walked to the counter:
What did they say on the phone just now?

Sun Jianzhong swallowed hard and replied in alarm:

"Tell me that your 76th Division was attacked, suffering heavy casualties. One prisoner was also rescued from the dungeon. You need to go back and provide support immediately."

Zhang Sanjin's heart skipped a beat. He lost all interest in cursing Sun Jianzhong. He quickly ordered his subordinates to drag Xie Biran into the car, and then led everyone to rush towards No. 76.

As for the protection fee of three million silver dollars per month, Zhang Sanjin no longer cares about protection fees. If Chen Jiguang is rescued from the dungeon, Zhang Sanjin is afraid he will also be finished.

Halfway there, Xie Biran had already woken up, but after hearing Zhang Sanjin recount what had happened inside No. 76, Xie Biran seemed to have left his body.

When they arrived at number 76, Xie was the first to get off the bus and rush inside.

As soon as Xie entered the gate, he saw stretchers covered with white sheets in the front yard, containing a total of thirty corpses.

In addition to the six gatekeepers and the sixteen officers from the Action Section, there were also eight guards in the dungeon.

Li Xiao was also squatting in the courtyard, lost in thought. If he hadn't been quick-witted, he probably would have been physically executed by the guerrilla team in the dungeon today.

After Zhang Sanjin entered, Yang Huamei, the head of the medical office, came up with a pale face and reported:

"Third Master, the diagnosis has been made. None of our colleagues who encountered the enemy survived."

Zhang Sanjin closed his eyes in pain and waved his hand to indicate that he understood.

Xie Biran was now completely powerless and slumped to the ground.

Yuan Fang from the Action Section also stepped forward at this moment:

"Third Master, it's confirmed. The people rescued from the dungeon are Chen Jiguang and Li Sibao. Am I right?"

Li Sibao, who was squatting on the ground, quickly got up and nodded to Zhang Sanjin. Zhang Sanjin's lips twitched, and he raised his hand to his chest, his face instantly contorting in pain.

The entire No. 76 compound was filled with dead bodies; everyone else stood in the courtyard, yet it was eerily silent.

Yuan Fang sighed helplessly as he looked at all of this. Fortunately, he listened to his section chief the most.

When Miao Xue left, she personally instructed him that if No. 76 encountered any trouble, he should stay as far away as possible and never try to be a hero.

Yuan Fang kept it in mind. Today, as soon as he heard the gunshots, he led all of Miao Xue's trusted confidants into the head of the intelligence department's office.

However, precisely because of this, only Yuan Fang and Miao Xue's trusted confidants remained unharmed on the intelligence side.

After standing in the courtyard for a long time, Zhang Sanjin finally collapsed to the ground.

Chen Jiguang was rescued, and the large batch of supplies that Ding Moqun coveted was gone. Most importantly, Chen Jiguang, the patriotic overseas Chinese president of the Nanyang Overseas Chinese Association, deserves such great credit!

Why did Ding Moqun keep his capture of Chen Jiguang a secret, not even telling the Japanese?

To put it bluntly, Ding Moqun wanted both credit and money.

Now he has lost both his money and his lover. Zhang Sanjin has no idea how he will explain things to Ding Moqun when he returns.

Xie Biran finally calmed down. He could no longer care about the protection fee of three million silver dollars a month. Now he just wanted to bring Chen Jiguang back.

If he could capture Chen Jiguang, he could make amends. But if even Chen Jiguang was gone, Xie would know that when Ding Moqun returned, he would definitely shoot him dead.

Moreover, with Lai Er, who caused this series of accidents, dead, Xie would have nowhere to vent his anger.

Xie, his face contorted in a ferocious expression, turned his head to look at Zhang Sanjin:
"Third Master, this is a diversionary tactic; the Special Higher Police are cooperating with the enemy."

Before Xie Biran could finish speaking, Zhang Sanjin slapped him across the face:
"Enough! You think you're not going to die fast enough? You think you can just talk about the Special Higher Police? You only have two days. If you can't find Chen Jiguang within two days, you might as well find yourself a better burial plot!"

Shanghai, Hankou Road, Guanghua Bookstore.

Sun Jianzhong still feels like he's dreaming.

The dominance of No. 76 that had plagued him for so many days was inexplicably resolved.

After carefully reviewing the matter, Sun Jianzhong finally determined that Lin Jieru was behind it all.

Perhaps Lin Jieru had already begun planning this when she first came to Guanghua Bookstore today.

I heard that Lin Jieru has become Chen Guang's apprentice. Now it seems that Lin Jieru has learned a lot from Chen Guang.

However, it's possible that this was Chen Guang's idea for Lin Jieru.

But regardless of who it is, the credit will definitely go to Lin Jieru and Chen Guang.

Sun Jianzhong can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Just as Sun Jianzhong was planning to find some time to pick up Wang Shuyu, the phone on the counter rang.

Sun Jianzhong was in a good mood, and you could tell he was smiling when he answered the phone.
"This is Guanghua Bookstore. Would you like to subscribe to a newspaper or a magazine?"

Having just habitually asked that question, Sun Jianzhong froze. Several seconds later, he incredulously lowered his voice, almost growling, and asked:

"Really?"

"Okay, okay! Haha!"

After hanging up the phone, Sun Jianzhong's face was beaming with smiles.

Today is truly a day of double happiness. Not only has the crisis at Guanghua Bookstore been resolved, but Chen Jiguang has also been rescued.

Although he didn't know how Chen Guang found out that Chen Jiguang was still being secretly imprisoned in Dungeon No. 76, he was certain that He Daping, the captain of the guerrilla team, would never play such a joke on him.

In other words, Chen Guang and his apprentice Lin Jieru solved a problem that had troubled the underground Communist Party in Shanghai for a long time with just a little effort!

Sun Jianzhong was filled with emotion and even considered finding an opportunity to send Wang Shuyu to Chenguang as well.

Sun Jianzhong was well aware of Lin Jieru's abilities. From the organization's approval to becoming Chenguang's downstream contact person, it had only been a short time, yet Lin Jieru had made significant progress.

If Wang Shuyu and Chen Guang were to team up, with Wang Shuyu's intelligence, she would definitely make much more progress than Lin Jieru.

However, after a second thought, Sun Jianzhong gave up. He felt that the organization would not agree to let Wang Shuyu in.

Lin Jieru alone already increased the risk of Chen Guang's exposure; if Wang Shuyu were added, Sun Jianzhong would just shake his head with a smile.

It's fine as it is now. As long as Chenguang is in Shanghai, even if he can't contact him all the time, Sun Jianzhong feels quite at ease.

Next came the task of compiling and reporting achievements. Under the pretext of cleaning the bookstore, Sun Jianzhong quickly closed the shop and returned to the back room to compile Lin Jieru and Chen Guang's achievements.

Sun Jianzhong may not be the smartest person to serve as the head of the underground party in Shanghai, but he is definitely experienced, fair and selfless. He has never made a mistake when it comes to reporting credits.

Miao's Restaurant, Zhoushan Road.

Seeing Zhao Xuan return, Wang Shuyu finally felt relieved.

"Your return means the bookstore's predicament is over, and your return at this time also means that Mr. Chen was indeed imprisoned at No. 76, so Mr. Chen has now been rescued?"

Wang Shuyu could think of all this just by looking at herself, and Zhao Xuan felt quite admiration for this beautiful and intelligent woman.

"It was quite a coincidence, but thankfully I didn't let them down."

Wang Shuyu's eyes gleamed. If before, Wang Shuyu felt more gratitude than admiration for Chenguang, now, Chenguang had become a kind of faith in her heart.

It seems that no matter how difficult the problem is, it can be easily solved in Chenguang's hands.

After Zhao Xuan sat down, Wang Shuyu took a document from behind the wheelchair and handed it to him.

"This was just delivered by Xiao Liuzi. All the intelligence you mentioned is here."

"However, there is too much and too complicated information. I took a look, and although I can see some clues using the method you taught me, I can't do anything more than that. It requires a lot of calculations. I tried it, and finally determined that I definitely won't be able to analyze the location of those national treasures in less than three to five days."

Looking at the documents in his hand, Zhao Xuan instructed Edith to quickly scan and record them, moving on to the big data analysis phase.

However, Zhao Xuan still pretended to be flipping through the documents, and his understanding of Wang Shuyu's abilities reached a new level.

Given the sheer volume of documents, and considering it was Wang Shuyu's first time working with big data analysis, the fact that she was able to compile and analyze the intelligence within just three to five days speaks volumes about her exceptional talent.

"It's already commendable that you can understand and apply this method on your first encounter with it. However, if resources allow, a dedicated computing department should be set up for this kind of thing, since one person's brainpower is always limited."

Wang Shuyu stared intently at Zhao Xuan:

"So, Comrade Chenguang, since you've promised to give me results by noon tomorrow, it means you're confident that you can find all the clues and pinpoint the location of the national treasures hidden by the Zhenxingqi Society overnight!"

"In that case, the gap between us is truly as high as the sky and as thick as the earth."

Zhao Xuan didn't answer the question. He was using cheat codes, while Wang Shuyu was calculating it with her own abilities. How could they compare?

Putting Edith aside, even in terms of computation alone, Zhao Xuan had to admit that he was indeed inferior to Wang Shuyu.

Silence fell over the room, and Wang Shuyu didn't say anything more.

Wang Shuyu was momentarily mesmerized as she watched Zhao Xuan intently analyzing the intelligence.

Edith finally obtained the calculation result after more than ten minutes.

Even Edith takes about ten minutes to complete, but Wang Shuyu can do it in three to five days. This shows just how exceptional Wang Shuyu's intelligence is.

(Sir, the funds flowing out of the pancake stall in the south of the city, as well as the movement of multiple batches of cotton and wooden boxes, and the abnormal sales records of items such as joss paper, have been analyzed to conclude that these items all ended up in the International Cemetery!)
(End of this chapter)