Era: Starting from divorce from female college student

Chapter 165: The Lone Wolf in the Vest Yard
February 8, 1959, the first day of the Lunar New Year.

The opening cannon that morning was fired by Zhao Mancang himself.

The crackling sound of firecrackers adds a lot of festive atmosphere to this New Year.

Before Lin Huijun left the house, Zhao Mancang left his home first.

The first day of the Lunar New Year seemed a bit long to Zhao Mancang.

He stayed in the courtyard of No. 35 Dongguanying Hutong for the whole morning, but no one came. After having a quick lunch, he went to Guozi Lane.

After drinking some wine with Wei Huayong, I went back to Dongguanying Hutong to sleep in the afternoon.

When he woke up, it was already dark outside, so he got up and went to Zhongguancun South Street.

People like Luo Yinshui are really dedicated. They didn't leave even during the Chinese New Year.

But is it useful to just guard it like this?

It's useless. They can never see Zhao Mancang. Even at this time, they didn't know that Zhao Mancang often went home.

There are three days of holiday during the Spring Festival. After the third day, people go back to work on the fourth day.

On the third day of junior high school, Lin Wan brought Lin Huijun and some food to Heizhima Hutong to stay temporarily.

Her younger brother Lin Kai and his father Lin Guohua were driven to Zhongguancun South Street.

Dahei and Xiaohei were also separated. Dahei was left on Zhongguancun South Street, while Xiaohei was brought to Heizhima Hutong by Lin Huijun.

"What did you say? You want to buy another house near the Grain Bureau? Are you crazy? Where did you get so much money? Even if you have money, you wouldn't spend it like this."

No. 36, Heizhima Hutong, the Lin family’s backyard.

When Zhang Dongyue heard her daughter Lin Wan say that she wanted to buy another house near the Grain Bureau, her eyes widened in shock, and her expression was very interesting.

Lin Shuxian was the same. She didn't understand why her sister wanted to buy a house. And where did her sister get so much money?

"Mom, the boss paid quite a bit of compensation before, so don't worry about the money. I will give birth to the child and raise him well."

Lin Wan gave a brief explanation and stopped explaining.

For some things, it’s not about what she says, but what she does.

Zhao Mancang told her that he would not be able to appear in front of everyone openly until the middle of next year, so now she could only know about it.

The more people who know, the greater the risk of leakage.

So even though her mother asked again and again, she did not reveal the news that Zhao Mancang was still alive.

The looks of Zhang Dongyue and Lin Shuxian, mother and daughter, became even more complicated. The latter asked curiously, how much compensation was paid?

"I can't tell you about this. Anyway, don't worry about it. The leaders above know about this, and they definitely won't let me do whatever I want."

After a pause, Lin Wan shook her head and said:

"Originally, the Grain Bureau wanted to arrange a house for me, but they couldn't arrange one near the bureau, so I had to give up."

In August last year, housing supply in Beijing was very tight.

By now, the area around the third ring road outside the city is very crowded, not to mention the city itself.

Anyway, all the houses that can be used have been used, so there is no way there are any vacant houses.

If you want to buy a suitable house near the Grain Bureau, you have to pay a high price and be lucky enough.

Regarding this, Zhao Mancang considers himself very lucky.

Because in the early morning of the third day of the Lunar New Year, he came to the pigeon market near Guang'anmen, looking for middlemen and capitalists.

Since Zhao Mancang returned to the mainland on January 31st, until the 10th, the third day of the Chinese New Year, a total of ten days had passed, and there had been no rain or snow at all.

Only then did Zhao Mancang remember that the drought, the culprit that swept across the country, had begun to show signs.

When drought strikes, the capital will gradually increase its control over food, which also means that more and more capitalists will want to make a profit.

The reason why many people left the capital and wanted to go out was not just because of drought, but more because of human factors.

After all, the frustration of having money in your pocket but never being able to spend it will always drive people to become restless, and then under certain catalysts, it will soon be ignited.

Therefore, Zhao Mancang found Zheng Haidong, a capitalist who wanted to make a profit in the Pigeon Market near Guang'anmen.

Zheng Haidong used to be the owner of the Eight Big Restaurants in Beijing. However, now all these restaurants are public-private partnerships, and he, the owner, has become a complete figurehead.

Although he was able to receive dividends every year, Zheng Haidong's life was completely over.

There was no future for him at all. In just a few years, he looked much older and more decadent.

Therefore, with strict material control and renting instead of selling, Zheng Haidong could no longer bear it. He wanted to leave the capital and did not want to "swallow his anger" here and eventually grow old quickly with nothing to do.

He is only 51 years old this year and still has a lot of time left in his life to go out and explore the world.

Therefore, Zhao Mancang spent 1,500 yuan to buy the house of capitalist Zheng Haidong in Courtyard No. 7, Denglai Hutong.

Courtyard No. 7, Denglai Hutong is a small courtyard with one entrance and one span, covering an area of ​​only 400 square meters.

So it is called a small courtyard with one entrance and one span, in fact it is really a compact quadrangle courtyard, very mini.

But no matter how mini it is, it still meets the requirements of a courtyard house that is "small but complete".

After acquiring this courtyard house, Zhao Mancang immediately started looking for someone to renovate it.

A bathroom is a must, otherwise, this yard would be a waste of money.

And the delivery room must be ready.

Zhao Mancang had very high expectations for this, after all, the child in Lin Wan's belly was his first child in this world.

From the moment she became pregnant, she became Zhao Mancang's family.

Zhao Mancang would certainly not be stingy when it came to his family members, especially since Lin Wan treated him very well and obeyed him in everything, so of course he loved her even more.

After the third day of the New Year, the Spring Festival is almost over.

These days there is no such thing as a seven-day Spring Festival holiday or a holiday from the Spring Festival to the Lantern Festival.

Therefore, on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, many factories resumed work and production.

Zhao Mancang has been keeping an eye on the renovation work at Courtyard No. 7, Denglai Hutong, while also participating in training.

Zuo Changsheng and Pan Chengdong had already left the capital on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year to carry out their mission.

Zhao Mancang was still wondering when he would go out on the mission, until the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, when he received a letter from Xie Zhenfa.

"Are you in such a hurry to get out?"

When Zhao Mancang received the letter, he was quite surprised, but after opening it, he found that it was not the case.

So he had to run quickly to No. 17 Caoyuan Hutong. As soon as he entered the door, he saw three strangers. Xie Zhenfa's housekeeper was stopping the three people.

"Comrade Li, you've arrived at just the right time. These three people claim to be your relatives. Could you please help me deal with them?"

When the butler saw Zhao Mancang, he felt as if he had been pardoned. After handing the man to Zhao Mancang, the butler stepped aside and watched the show secretly.

Poor relatives from the countryside moving to the city has always happened since ancient times. As for today's incident, something is definitely going to happen.

Zhao Mancang looked at the three people in front of him with a strange expression. Before he could speak, Yang Guichun, the middle-aged and elderly man among the three opposite him, spoke excitedly:

"Chang'an, are you really Chang'an? I am your Uncle Chun, do you still remember me? When you were little, I held you in my arms."

"I don't know you. You'd better go back quickly and don't come here again."

Hearing what the other party said, Zhao Mancang almost couldn't help himself.

My goodness, didn't he just create a persona of 'Li Changan' for himself, and then just went back to Nanmazhuang Village, but he didn't expect that relatives would come to recognize him?
It's so funny.

It can't be such a coincidence that there really was such a fugitive Li Changan in Nanmazhuang Village back then, right?
"Changan, I know you left the capital with your parents when you were still young, but you are back now, aren't you?"

Yang Guichun was in tears, and it was obvious that he had mistaken Zhao Mancang for the real 'Li Changan'. As they were chatting, he even took Zhao Mancang's arm and pointed at the young female comrade beside him and said:
"She is Yang Suqing. Your father and I made an agreement that when you two grow up, we will let you get married."

"You and your father haven't returned to Nanmazhuang Village in all these years. We thought you were the one who had the chance. But God has opened his eyes and you've all returned, Chang'an. It's a pity for your parents."

Baby kiss?
Zhao Mancang was even more stunned when he saw the other party's sincere words.

According to Yang Guichun's words and Yang Suqing's situation, it seems that all this is really possible.

Because Yang Suqing in front of him looked very young, but her skin color was not the rosy white like Lin Wan's, but another kind of wheat-colored white.

This is obviously the normal skin color of a village girl caused by years of hard work, but it is not completely wheat-colored, because she looks much whiter than Zhao Mancang.

Yang Suqing's facial features are also very delicate, with two large braids and plenty of hair.

Although she was wearing simple and somewhat pale clothes, her figure looked pretty good.

Well, it’s winter now, so it’s hard to tell what her figure is like, but she’s definitely not skinny.

Logically speaking, such lesbians will never have trouble finding a husband in rural areas.

But if you want to marry into the city, it will be much more difficult.

Why did Yang Guichun send his daughter, whom he had raised for more than ten years, to his home?

It’s because Zhao Mancang is generous and he’s a city dweller, so of course he should send it over.

Although Yang Guichun has not yet found out whether Zhao Mancang is married or what his character is like, it can be seen from Zhao Mancang's actions in Nanmazhuang Village that he is definitely a filial person.

A filial person will not have a bad character.

It is a bit hasty, but if we don't hurry up, we won't even be able to eat hot shit.

why?
On the afternoon of New Year's Eve, Zhao Mancang appeared in Nanmazhuang Village as "Li Changan", which directly caused the entire village to explode, and several nearby villages soon learned about it.

Many people could see that Zhao Mancang was riding a bicycle and carrying a lot of things. He also distributed five kilograms of sweet potatoes and half a kilogram of meat to every household in Nanmazhuang Village.

This was 1959, and there were already quite a few gifts like this.

So, after three days of fermentation during the Spring Festival, many people wanted to go to the city to find "Li Changan" to recognize their relatives.

More wolves but less meat!
In Yang Guichun's opinion, it is better to become relatives than to recognize them, so as to maximize the benefits.

What's more, his daughter Yang Suqing is already nineteen years old, but she still can't get married.

Because she herself was very arrogant and looked down on people from the countryside, the city people introduced by the matchmaker were either lame or mentally ill. In short, there was not a single normal person.

Li Changan was obviously a normal city dweller. He was tall and thin, and looked a little handsome, which met Yang Suqing's requirements for a spouse.

"I'm sorry, I've let it go. You guys can go back. I don't know you, and this is all in the past."

Zhao Mancang originally wanted to say that he was already married, but he didn't say it when it came to his lips.

Because one lie requires more lies to cover it up.

Li Changan's identity is the result of Zhao Mancang's lie.

If he had not been greedy for the three-in-one-span courtyard house in Caoyuan Hutong, then so many problems would not have happened.

He was too arrogant.

Therefore, the best way now is to end the relationship with Li Changan and let Li Changan's identity be limited to a "single dog", so there won't be so many problems.

"Changan, you can't do this. We've come all the way here, and you don't even have a glass of water?"

Just as Yang Guichun was stunned, another old man next to him, Zhang Aniu, started talking.

Zhang Aniu was the accountant of the Gaogezhuang production team and also from Nanmazhuang Village. He had also met Zhao Mancang that day.

"Accountant Zhang, it's not that I don't want to entertain you. I was on leave and have to go back to work. I bought this house just before the New Year."

The other party is the accountant of the production team, and Zhao Mancang has to rely on him, otherwise when the street office sends someone to check the information, it would be really funny if they find that there is no such person.

As the saying goes, a passing goose leaves a shadow, and a passing person leaves a trace.

Zhang Aniu definitely knew whether Zhao Mancang was from Nanmazhuang Village.

In the past, there was indeed a family with the surname Li in Nanmazhuang Village, because the surname Li was so common. Not to mention that the royal family of the Tang Dynasty more than a thousand years ago had the surname Li, there were also many celebrities with the surname Li before that, such as Laozi Li Er, Li Si, Li Bing, Li Bai, Li Chun, etc.

Before liberation, many villages in the north were inhabited by people with different surnames, and Li was a common surname, so it was normal that there happened to be someone with the surname Li in Nanmazhuang Village.

However, if I remember correctly, there should not have been a little boy like Li Changan in the Li family?

After all, Zhang Aniu is old and not too sure about this matter.

After a pause, Zhao Mancang continued:

"Wait for me first!"

He walked past Zhang Aniu, Yang Guichun and Yang Suqing, pulled the housekeeper of Xie's house aside, briefly explained the situation, then took out money and food coupons and asked him to help prepare some food and meat.

Of course the butler would not disagree, so he got the matter done smoothly.

Zhao Mancang's trick was to use money to avoid disaster. There was no other way. Zhang Aniu and the other three had already come. If they returned empty-handed, who knows what would happen.

Especially Zhang Aniu, he is the accountant of the production team and he is old. If he makes a slight change in his mouth, the vest of "Li Changan" carefully prepared by Zhao Mancang will probably be ruined, and the house that he bought for 4,900 yuan will probably be wasted.

Although he has 260,000 RMB and a lot of gold, US dollars and other assets, he does not feel sorry for the 4,900 RMB.

But this is his money after all, and he certainly doesn't want it to be destroyed if it is not necessary.

Soon, the housekeeper brought food and meat. Zhao Mancang simply divided them into two portions and handed them to Zhang Aniu and Yang Guichun.

"Accountant Zhang, Comrades Yang, I'm so sorry for the poor hospitality. Please forgive me. I left Nanmazhuang Village when I was very young, and my mother told me that I even changed my name. So, I'm not familiar with many people in the village."

"If I have offended you, please bear with me. These gifts are my apology."

Regardless of whether Zhang Aniu and the others were willing to take these, Zhao Mancang just forced them on them.

However, Zhang Aniu took the gifts with a smile, but Yang Guichun pushed them away.

The two people's completely different attitudes illustrate one thing, that is, Yang Guichun wants more.

But how could Zhao Mancang agree?

So after he stuffed the gifts into the three of them, he ordered them to leave.

He left first, using the excuse that he still had to go to work, leaving Yang Guichun and the others stranded there.

Zhang Aniu knew when to quit, so he turned around and followed Zhao Mancang out of Xie's house.

Seeing this, Yang Guichun was dumbfounded and had to turn around and leave with his daughter.

The scene before him was something he had never expected. Not only was No. 17 Caoyuan Hutong not Zhao Mancang's home yet, but also because Zhao Mancang would be so disrespectful to people from the countryside like them.

Is it because I am too impatient?
No matter how Yang Guichun reflects on it, Zhao Mancang is already thinking about how to prevent such incidents.

Zhao Mancang never expected that "a poor relative from the countryside would come to the city to visit him" would happen to him. It was simply outrageous. It was outrageous to the extreme.

If he wanted to deter people like Yang Guichun from bothering him, he'd have to avoid showing up in Caoyuan Hutong. The next morning, on the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, February 15th, the Xizhimen Pigeon Market took place.

The pigeon market was a little lively today, with quite a few people coming, but most of them were there to exchange for food.

There are really not many capitalists in Pigeon City. After more than a week, Zhao Mancang finally found a middleman, Yuan Yushan, who could purchase more grain.

Yuan Yushan should be considered a new face in Pigeon City. At the beginning, he readily agreed to all the requests put forward by Zhao Mancang.

It wasn't until the transaction was conducted in the grove that things went wrong.

"Comrade, please come with me. Our leader wants to see you."

"Oh, what if I don't want to see your leader?"

Zhao Mancang looked at the other person with a smile, the dim kerosene light shining on his face. He was already very angry at this time, but there was no sign of it on his face.

Zhao Mancang thought that Yuan Yushan in front of him was a real big capitalist and a real middleman, but he didn't expect that he was actually conducting a sting operation?
Excessive!

It is said that if you stand by the river often, you will get your feet wet. This truth summed up by the ancients has indeed come true.

"Haha, comrade, this is not up to you. Do you still think you can resist?"

Yuan Yushan said this with a forced smile, just like a smiling tiger.

The dozen or so 'porters' standing behind him stared at Zhao Mancang fiercely.

In this situation, if Zhao Mancang was an ordinary person, he would really be controlled by the other party, but could he be an ordinary person?
Therefore, when facing threats, Zhao Mancang’s principle is to strike first!

These people are not Qi Zhengze and Pei Yimin, so Zhao Mancang can completely suppress them with powerful force.

As expected, under his thunderous sweep, except for Yuan Yushan who was still standing, the others all fell to the ground wearing masks of pain in less than five minutes.

"Comrade, do you think I can resist now?"

Zhao Mancang responded to the other party's words with a smile, and at this time Yuan Yushan forced out an ugly smile and nodded repeatedly.

This time they admitted defeat.

However, they really wanted to buy food, not cause trouble.

As for meeting their so-called leader, it was not a sting operation, but an attempt to use force to force Zhao Mancang to reveal who was behind him and then get a lower price.

Simply put, Yuan Yushan's leaders were very greedy. They thought the price of grain at nine cents per pound was too high and did not want Zhao Mancang, the "middleman", to make a profit from the difference.

After learning from Yuan Yushan that it was not a sting operation or a case of black-eating-black, but a rejection of his middleman's profit from the price difference, Zhao Mancang was so angry that he laughed.

"Now I regret it. I'm asking for 10 cents per pound of grain for this batch. You should pay me enough gold according to this price. If you need more grain, that's fine. Leave a mark at Xizhimen Pigeon Market. If I see it, I'll contact you."

Since Yuan Yushan and his leader are so greedy, let them bleed and learn a lesson.

There are a total of one million kilograms of grain in the grove. At the price of one cent per kilogram, that would be 100,000 yuan.

Zhao Mancang only accepts gold, so 100,000 yuan is equivalent to 32,894.74 grams of gold.

Yuan Yushan was so sad that he could not even cry, but he had no choice but to do as he was told.

After taking away more than 30,000 grams of gold, Zhao Mancang turned around and left. As for the one million kilograms of grain in the grove, he left it to them to transport on their own.

Whether other problems will arise in the middle is not something Zhao Mancang should consider.

At 6:05 in the morning, Yuan Yushan and dozens of people finally transported the one million kilograms of grain back to a nearby warehouse. Their leader Ma Jiugong called Yuan Yushan over and asked about the details.

"What? He defeated all nineteen of you by himself? Who on earth is this monster that's so powerful?"

"One cent per pound? That's too expensive! Are you saying these grains are really good? The wheat grains are plump and full?"

After Ma Jiugong finished listening, his expression suddenly became very interesting and his eyes widened.

The price of one cent per pound is actually very worthwhile.

It’s incredible!
The only thing that made Ma Jiugong very unhappy was that the other party actually wanted to settle the bill with gold, but did not want RMB at all, which made him puzzled.

In recent times, Ma Jiugong has also acquired a lot of gold. He originally planned to use the gold in his hands to exchange for RMB and slowly launder it.

But now it seems that it is better to save the gold first, otherwise I don’t know how to stabilize the line of Zhao Mancang in the future.

Unlike Li Erzhu and other vagrant soldiers, Ma Jiugong is obviously the big boss in the black market.

Relying on his strong relationship with the grain company, Ma Jiugong has made a fortune from reselling grain.

As a result, he gathered a large number of people under his command.

"Yushan, we're going to increase our gold purchases from now on. Contact that grain merchant named Li right now. We'll buy up whatever grain he has."

Ma Jiugongru instructed Yuan Yushan.

The latter was extremely surprised. He didn't expect that his leader would be so courageous.

Not long after Yuan Yushan returned to Pigeon City and left his mark at the agreed location, Zhao Mancang saw it.

"Hey, these people are really interesting. They don't want food that costs nine cents a pound, but insist on food that costs ten cents a pound. Why are people so cheap?"

If Yuan Yushan heard Zhao Mancang's shameless words, he would definitely complain: If you weren't so powerful, who the hell would be willing to accept a price of one cent per pound of food?
So, two days later, Zhao Mancang sold all the remaining 3 million kilograms of grain in the system space at once.

There were a total of five million jin of grain. Except for the one million jin sold to Wu Zhigui at a price of nine cents per jin, the remaining four million jin were sold at a price of ten cents per jin.

So Zhao Mancang directly exchanged these 5 million kilograms of grain for 161,118 grams of gold, which is 5,684 ounces, and the US dollar amount is 198,974 yuan.

The purpose of returning to the capital has been preliminarily achieved. The only thing left is Denglai Hutong arranged for Lin Wan, which will take some time to renovate.

As for the experience value, Zhao Mancang has also compared it. This thing can only be increased the fastest in Hong Kong and Kowloon. In Beijing, one is restricted and cannot increase it quickly at all.

In the blink of an eye, it is already February 22nd, which is the Lantern Festival.

By this day, Qiu Shigui, Mi Shouyang, Yuan Zuliang, Tie Wanzhong and others had already left the capital, and only one team of the other six returned.

Mo Changzhi and Liu Sanshui just came back yesterday. They just found out that there was one more person, Zhao Mancang, in the 108th Department, and the latter did not team up with the others.

Regarding this matter, Mo Changzhi and Liu Sanshui competed with Zhao Mancang respectively. The result is obvious, of course Mo Changzhi and the others admitted defeat.

He was completely unable to defeat Zhao Mancang, and was also badly beaten by Zhao Mancang in terms of disguise.

Therefore, the two of them no longer questioned Zhao Mancang's decision to act alone.

To be honest, although acting alone gives you a high degree of freedom, the risk factor also increases exponentially.

However, Zhao Mancang can definitely be called a hexagonal warrior, so neither Wei Huayong nor anyone else would say anything.

What's more, the 108th Department was originally composed of two people in a team and six people in a brigade, and they often acted in groups of two or three. Therefore, there was no big problem for Zhao Mancang to act alone.

No. 17, Caoyuan Hutong, Zhao Mancang came here today to take over this house.

Xie Zhenfa and his men had already left the capital overnight last night, and were considered to have escaped.

Zhao Mancang didn’t know whether the money was actually paid out, but he had already taken over the house smoothly.

It happened to be the Lantern Festival today, so Zhao Mancang set off firecrackers after a simple cleaning.

The crackling sound of firecrackers adds a bit of festive atmosphere, but after the Lantern Festival, the Spring Festival is completely over.

So, those little brats didn't seem that happy.

The next day, Zhao Mancang asked someone to come and make some modifications to the yard, mainly to the bathroom.

Zhao Mancang was very unhappy that there was no bathroom in the courtyard house.

Although Zhao Mancang may not live in the house at No. 17 Caoyuan Hutong permanently, since he has already bought it, he will definitely build a bathroom for it.

What's more, this courtyard is so big that there is no problem in adding a few more bathrooms.

Just dig a larger septic tank in the yard. In this way, you probably won’t need to clean the septic tank for several years.

After arranging people to help with the modification, Zhao Mancang no longer cared about this matter.

However, on the 24th, Zhao Mancang was called to the office by Wei Huayong.

"Mancang, you've been in our 108th Department for a while now. Logically, we shouldn't assign you any tasks since you've just joined, but..."

The two words "but" after Wei Huayong made Zhao Mancang clearly understand that the task had come and he had to accept it.

"Leader, I know, and I'm prepared."

From the moment he chose to return to the capital, to his chance meeting of Zuo Changsheng, Pan Chengdong and Zhang Jinfu, to his decision to join the 108th Department, Zhao Mancang knew that one day a mission would arrive.

If Lin Wan was willing to live with him in Hong Kong and Kowloon, then he certainly wouldn't need to care about the 108 departments, let alone take on any tasks.

But Lin Wan didn't want to leave the capital.

Secondly, Zhao Mancang still wants to do his part for the land under his feet.

When encountering problems, don't avoid them. Just like those capitalists like Xie Zhenfa, they only think about making profits instead of helping others.

Zhao Mancang has lived two lives, and his goal has not changed until now, that is to have a wife, children, and a warm bed, and if possible, to lie down.

But in fact?
As long as those KGB people are still watching him, it will be impossible for Zhao Mancang to really lie down.

Especially if the whole family moves to Hong Kong and Kowloon, the KGB will definitely follow them like a shadow, and then Zhao Mancang and his family will have no chance of living a peaceful life.

On the contrary, the current situation is the best. Lin Wan seems to have attracted all the attention of the KGB and is in danger, but in fact she is not dangerous at all.

After Denglai Hutong is renovated, Lin Wan and Lin Huijun can move in. It will be convenient for her to go to and from get off work, and she won’t have to worry so much.

As long as Zhao Mancang does not show up, everyone will think that he has sacrificed his life and is buried forever in the primeval forest of Moscow.

"Okay, let me briefly tell you the objectives of this mission."

Wei Huayong smiled happily when he heard this. He admired Zhao Mancang's attitude very much. It seemed that the rumors about Zhao Mancang's rebelliousness could not be fully believed.

This time the mission requires Zhao Mancang to track down a man code-named Lone Wolf.

It is still impossible to confirm whether the lone wolf is a man or a woman, but according to intelligence, what can be confirmed is that this person has gone to Mindanao Island in Southeast Asia.

As for why we are looking for the lone wolf, this story has to start from the victory of the Anti-Japanese War.

It was 1945, when Sam flew a bomber over the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and dropped two "violent atomic bombs".

The little boy and the fat man were both very violent and tore open the wounds of the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, leaving them riddled with holes.

So Kimura had to raise the white flag.

However, even after raising the white flag, Kimura did not completely give up resistance. Instead, he buried a large amount of gold, antiques, minerals, oil and other materials on the spot or threw them into Tokyo Bay or other places.

In short, Kimura did not leave much war legacy to Sam.

Lone Wolf knew the location of some "treasure maps" of war fortunes in South China and Southeast Asia, but he disappeared after four or five years.

It was only in recent years that it began to emerge.

Through the decrypted intelligence, Wei Huayong and his team currently only know the two pieces of information, Lone Wolf and Mindanao Island, and the other information has not yet been deciphered.

After hearing Wei Huayong's words, Zhao Mancang opened his mouth in surprise and said:
"Leader, can I have a copy of the code for the telegram we received?"

"You want to decipher it yourself? Do you know how to decipher telegraph codes?"

When Wei Huayong heard this, his eyes widened. Zhao Mancang quickly shook his head, saying that he didn't know how to do it, but was just curious and wanted to take a look.

"Okay, no problem, I can give it to you. If you have any latest news, remember to tell us."

Although a little disappointed, Wei Huayong still agreed to Zhao Mancang's request.

As everyone knows, telegram ciphertext is extremely critical and highly confidential, and cannot be easily leaked.

However, as the specific executor of this mission, Zhao Mancang certainly has the right to request to view the ciphertext of the telegram.

Although he didn't know how to translate these ciphertexts, what if?
So Wei Huayong is still quite looking forward to it, hoping that Zhao Mancang can bring him a surprise, just like the time with Kimura before the Spring Festival.

"Without further delay, we'll depart tomorrow morning. I've already prepared your plane ticket. Once you arrive in Mindanao, please contact our local China Resources office. They'll arrange accommodation for you."

"Boss, since I'm going on a secret mission, I won't contact them. Once I have the results, I'll contact the liaison office in Hong Kong and Kowloon directly to prevent the secret from being leaked."

After hearing what Zhao Mancang said, Wei Huayong was silent for a moment before nodding.

"Okay, then I wish you a successful mission and a safe return."

The rule of the 108th Department is that you must complete the task, rather than just sit there and wait for death.

One warning, two talks, and the third time direct persuasion to quit. There is no fourth chance.

Even though Zhao Mancang had just joined the 108th Department for less than a month, rules were rules and could not be broken.

Everything else was fine, except the fact that they had to set off tomorrow morning, which caught Zhao Mancang off guard.

That night, Zhao Mancang blocked Lin Wan's way home from get off work, and in the bustling crowd, he took her away from the pursuit of Luo Yinshui and others.

"Wan'er, let me cut to the chase. I'm leaving the capital tomorrow morning. For the next while, please take care of yourself and eat more nutritious food. I've left plenty of rice, flour, grain, and oil for you. You can just take the key and open it yourself. Here's the exact location."

In the bustling crowd, Zhao Mancang walked and talked with Lin Wan.

Because only in crowded places can people like Luo Yinshui avoid discovering Zhao Mancang and Lin Wan, and only in this way can Lin Wan be the safest.

Regarding the house at No. 7, Denglai Hutong, Zhao Mancang took Lin Wan there once after he bought it on the 10th.

He had already given her the keys at that time.

Now what was given to her was the key to the kitchen cellar. Without this key, of course she could not open the cellar, and there was no way to get the things inside.

Zhao Mancang did not leave any valuable items, just rice, flour, grain and oil. The decoration masters would not enter the warehouse. They did not know that there was a cellar in the kitchen, and it was even more impossible for them to know that there was grain and other things in the cellar.

After explaining everything clearly, Zhao Mancang left first.

Lin Wan looked at his leaving back with worried eyes, but she could not help at all and could only go back to Heizhima Hutong first.

Not far behind her, Zhao Mancang looked back at her again, then looked at Luo Yinshui and others in the distance, then turned around and disappeared in the crowd.

He can't do anything to these people now, but he believes that it won't be long before these people will be in trouble.

At No. 35, Dongguanying Hutong, after Zhao Mancang returned home, he had a simple meal and fell asleep.

After the Spring Festival, Lin Wan moved to Heizhima Hutong, which made it impossible for Zhao Mancang to find her anymore. The couple had not slept together for some time.

These are actually nothing. After all, she is pregnant now, and there are flies like Luo Yinshui around. Zhao Mancang and Lin Wan can't sleep well either, so it's good to separate.

What's more, in recent times, Zhao Mancang has successfully sold all the 5 million kilograms of grain. The only trouble is that the 260,000 yuan has not decreased, but has increased a little.

It did cost him some money to buy the two courtyard houses, but he also exchanged some of the grain he sold in retail, which was the grain he collected in Pigeon Market last year, into RMB.

So with the inflow and outflow, the RMB deposits have not decreased at all.

Since they are setting off tomorrow morning and will have to carry out the mission later, Zhao Mancang naturally needs to get a good rest.

Lone Wolf and Mindanao, treasure map, gold, etc. I wonder if this mission will be difficult?

(End of this chapter)