Spy Wars: Red Shopkeeper

Chapter 106 Adulteration
Just do it!

The Iron Blood Assassination Group never drags its feet in doing things.

Chen Mo got in the car, pulled out his gun, and gestured out the window: "Killing is easy, just fire two shots like that. The important thing is not to get caught. This is a spur-of-the-moment move. I'll choose the route and take care of the retreat. You only have one chance to strike. There are military police at every intersection in the city now, so you have to be able to do it."

Gu Yansheng's answer was to reach out and say, "Gun."

Chen Mo chuckled and took out another handful from his belt and handed it over.

Gu Yansheng touched the gun and thought of a question, "I have never fired a gun before, what should I do if I can't hit the target?"

"It's okay, I'll fix it."

So confident.

"Then I'll be fine."

The next step was to disguise themselves and change cars. This was No. 76's specialty. Liu San was responsible for jumping the car and driving, while Gu Yansheng and Chen Mo were in the back seat.

They set the route. Chen Mo had Gu Yansheng point his gun at the bottom edge of the window. At a certain moment, when they were about to reach the checkpoint, he suddenly said, "That's them! Three, two, one, shoot!"

Chen Mo fired first, bang bang bang. Seeing this, Gu Yansheng raised his gun without hesitation, aimed at a big-headed soldier and emptied the magazine, bang bang bang bang.

The good news is that the bullets are used up and the first shot should have hit the target. The bad news is that no one knows where the other bullets have gone.

Chen Mo also fulfilled his promise and didn't count on Gu Yansheng at all. He shot at Gu Yansheng's target again.

Liu San, who was driving, did not ask any questions. He just drove his car. When the time came, the car made a sharp turn and drove in the direction it came from again until it changed cars and drove towards the concession.

The entire operation was quite short, with only the few seconds of shooting being processed in ultra-slow motion, and the rest of the process was at normal speed.

"Did I beat him to death?" Gu Yansheng asked hopefully.

"Beat him to death." Chen Mo nodded affirmatively.

"That's good." Gu Yansheng breathed a sigh of relief and smiled, his expression quite nostalgic.

Liu San, who was driving in front, tried to hold back his laughter. The bullets flew into the sky. His shooting skills were terrible, but he didn't even hesitate to say that.

It’s my own car, and I have Liu San’s ID number 76, so even if I encounter a checkpoint, there won’t be any problem.

There were no surprises along the way.

Once we reach the concession, we are completely safe.

Still by the river, Chen Mo smiled and said, "Director Gu should be able to be honest with us now, right?"

"Not yet."

Chen Mo was stunned and confused. "You've already killed people, and you still can't? Do you think you can go back?"

Gu Yansheng shook his head: "It's not my problem. I can't be referring to you. As far as I know, the district chief of the Military Control Commission's Shanghai District is now in the International Settlement, right under the nose of the secret service headquarters, probably only a few blocks away from here.
If I join, and your district chief gets arrested and betrays you and him, then it won't matter much whether I join or not."

"So that's what you're worried about."

Chen Mo chuckled: "Don't worry about that. We don't belong to the Shanghai District, but directly belong to the Chongqing headquarters. The full name of our group is the Shanghai Anti-Japanese Action Group of the Military Control Commission. The Iron-Blooded Assassination Group is just an external name. It is used all over the country. The people will know it is us as soon as they hear it, which helps to build morale.

The Iron Blood Assassination Group does have contact with the Shanghai District, but it is limited to telegrams. The content of the contact is mostly about assassination targets and intelligence related to important figures of the puppet government. We do not interfere in their affairs, and they have no control over our assassinations.

We don't see each other, so Liu San and I are both safe."

"That's no problem." Gu Yansheng nodded and smiled, "Tell me what you want me to do."

Speaking of business, Chen Mo said seriously: "From the end of the Battle of Shanghai to now, since the establishment of this new government, we feel that the Japanese economic strategy towards Shanghai has changed a lot. They used to strictly control, pressure, and imprison people.

Now the purpose of issuing this kind of military notes, collecting opium taxes, developing the economy, etc. has become to make money.

They seize our Chinese money and use our blood and sweat to support the invasion, in order to achieve the goal of fighting to support the war.

Matters in the enemy-occupied areas are under the jurisdiction of our army, and we will certainly not let the Japanese continue to enjoy themselves so comfortably.

Therefore, in order to quickly obtain intelligence behind enemy lines, my department was commissioned by Director Dai to develop some core talents who can obtain Japanese military policies, so I was specially sent to contact you.

We want you to serve your country.

Now, on behalf of the Military Control Commission Headquarters and Director Dai, I formally invite you. In this time of shattered mountains and rivers, are you willing to join the Military Control Commission, shed your blood and sacrifice your life for the nation's revolutionary cause, and fight for your whole life, even if it means death, without regrets?

Gu Yansheng straightened his expression, smoothed his suit, and nodded, "I'm willing to join."

"Once you become a military commander, you must never quit. If you break this oath, the family law will be merciless."

"clear."

"Well, welcome."

Chen Mo's expression softened, and he smiled as he extended his hand to shake it. He then said, "Director Dai values ​​you very much. Before we considered recruiting you, we sent a telegram to Director Dai, and Director Dai instructed that as long as you are willing to serve the Party and the country, all past events will be forgiven.

He has also appointed you as a major staff officer in the Shanghai Economic Intelligence Group. Your file will be in the Military Intelligence Bureau's archives and under his personal control. This means that from today on, you are a soldier with a real status in the Party-State, and you will receive a monthly salary."

"Director Dai's name is well-known. I've heard it many times. The officials of the puppet government hate him to death, but there's nothing they can do. I appreciate his appreciation for his attention, but what is this Economic Intelligence Group? Who else is there?"

"There are only two people at the moment. Director Dai is also the team leader, and you are the staff officer. This means we have to assign you a position. We can't just put an economic talent like you in our Iron Blood Assassination Group.

Later on, I may arrange a dedicated radio station for you, but this will have to wait until I go back and tell Director Dai the news, and he will decide.

I believe he will be very happy to know that you have joined. He told me that once there is news, I must tell him immediately. He is waiting."

"Oh~" Gu Yansheng nodded in understanding and said with a smile, "Please convey my regards to him."

"Will do."

Seeing this, Chen Mo said, "Director Dai has instructed that if you are willing to join, I would like to ask you about your views on the current Japanese puppet strategy and what countermeasures you have."

Gu Yansheng thought for a moment and said, "The Japanese's goal is actually to use war to support war. Drugs and military notes are all for money. If we want to target them, the means must of course be to target money. It's actually not difficult."

Chen Mo's eyes lit up: "Tell me, how do you target me?"

Gu Yansheng smiled: "Take military notes for example. The Japanese took money from the citizens of SH and spent it in the Kuomintang-controlled areas.

So if you turn around and spend the money in Shanghai first, that would be interesting.”

"Let me be clear, I don't understand economics."

"Isn't the Japanese army promoting military notes now?"

"Correct."

"Have you seen military notes?" Gu Yansheng pulled his wallet out of his pocket and took out a one-dollar note to show him: "Does it look like a Japanese yen?" Chen Mo nodded: "Yes, but it has the words 'military notes' on it."

"That's right. The Japanese used yen to convert military notes. The only difference is that these four words were added, and the words "Bank of Japan Exchange Notes" were crossed out in red.

The Japanese are now promoting military notes in urban areas. Although citizens are not very willing, they have no choice but to accept them. Many people have never seen Japanese yen before, and many disputes have arisen.

So, can we take advantage of this and forge a batch of military notes, circulate them in the urban area of ​​SH, and destroy the credit of the military notes?
If the Japanese accept it, they will know it is fake. If the Japanese do not accept it, the citizens will boycott the military notes.

The biggest problem with new money is that you can't expect people who use it to be able to immediately tell the authenticity, especially when the money is issued by a foreign country.

So, even if it is a little crude, it doesn't matter.

Once the transaction is completed, you will have a large amount of recovered military notes in your hands. These are real military notes. You can then find a foreign company and exchange them for gold and US dollars from the Japanese according to the strategy set by the Japanese themselves. The whole thing will become a closed loop.

If they don't change, the credibility of military bills will be destroyed, and foreign companies will boycott them, right? "

"Great!" Chen Mo's eyes lit up. "If they release it, we can also release it. We can also make a fortune from the Japanese? Haha, this is a great idea."

Gu Yansheng nodded and smiled: "I can fish in troubled waters and buy some supplies. Anything is fine."

"I'll report right away. Chongqing should be able to generate some money."

Of course there is a way. As for official money printing, it is just a matter of craftsmanship. It can definitely be produced.

But it doesn't matter if the craftsmanship is not so good. If a Chinese person is put in the United States and wants to tell whether a US dollar bill is counterfeit, this difficulty is the problem faced by SH citizens now.

It’s not a problem if some people can recognize it, as long as a large number of people can’t recognize it, this thing can be accomplished.

"But we must act quickly. The sooner the adulteration is carried out, the better the effect will be." Gu Yansheng reminded.

"Okay, I understand. Do you have any suggestions?"

"Not for now, but..." Gu Yansheng looked at Chen Mo: "Are you the Chen Mo who was Du Yuesheng's disciple?"

Chen Mo smiled and said, "You've heard of my name?"

Gu Yansheng raised his eyebrows and said, "I'll call you when there's something good to offer you later. Don't worry about the drugs. You'll get something good for yourself later."

"Isn't Sheng Wenyi in charge of this matter?"

Chen Mo really wanted to ask about this matter. The loss of drug profits had a great impact on him. The money he earned was the fund for the Iron Blood Assassination Group's activities in Shanghai. Secondly, several smoking dens in the urban area of ​​SH were removed, resulting in fewer places for them to hide. Those were all used as safe houses.

"This matter is not that simple. I can't say for sure now. It's not the final conclusion yet. The Japanese are recovering the drug profits in downtown SH. This is 100% successful.

However, the success of a single event does not represent overall success. Sometimes, when losses in other areas are too great, they have to give up some of their interests and maintain other interests to reach a new balance.

Considering the recent chaos in Shanghai, Chen Mo could probably understand what Gu Yansheng meant by balance.

"Shanghai is definitely not in balance right now."

"Yes."

"Then I understand. Let's do this for now. If there's anything urgent in the future, I'll have Liu San contact you. You can also contact him if you have any urgent matters. As for the rest, I'll tell you after Director Dai's reply arrives."

Gu Yansheng glanced at Liu San, who had dragged him into the game, and nodded, "Okay."

"There's one more thing." Chen Mo thought of something: "Isn't the mayor of Shanghai District being targeted now? Li Shiqun of the Secret Service Headquarters is planning to forcibly capture this person and threaten the Municipal Council. If they don't hand him over to them, they will kill people, and they will kill people from the Municipal Council. They will start in the next two days.

There are more than 20 people watching him day and night. It won't be easy for us to rescue him in a short time. You are an outsider, do you think there is any way to rescue him?"

Gu Yansheng had actually thought about this matter when he read it in the newspaper, so he directly gave a solution.

"I'm not good at saving me, but I'm very good at keeping him in the concession."

"Stay? Okay, how do you want to stay?"

"You ask him to bring a knife and stab a British person, or an American, or a French person, in public. But it has to be published in the newspapers and it has to be done in public."

Chen Mo's eyes widened in shock: "Why do this? Now he relies on the British to protect him."

Gu Yansheng smiled slightly. "The premise of the transfer is that he broke the law in downtown SH. But if he also broke the law in the International Settlement, how can he be transferred? There is no other way but to hide in jail. Foreigners also need to save face."

What a talent! Chen Mo was speechless at his train of thought, but if he was really in a desperate situation, being locked up in the concession prison was definitely better than falling into the hands of the secret service headquarters.

"I'll teach you another method."

Gu Yansheng continued to give him advice: "You must want to release this person whenever possible. After all, he is the district chief, an important figure.

Then find one of your men to take the blame. As long as you can create a scene that makes it look like the district chief was the one who stabbed him, and the Municipal Council also believes that it was the district chief who did it, then just find a lawyer to help your district chief sue and delay time. That's all. It's not a problem to keep him in the police station or detention center for a year or two.

The environment is not too bad.

You can give some money to the prison guards or the police, eat better, and you can always get by.

When you have prepared how to rescue him, his men will admit that he was the stabbed one, produce the key evidence, and then find a big lawyer to overturn the verdict, and that guy will be released.

It's just a matter of hurting someone, not killing him. If you give him some money privately, would the Municipal Council be unwilling to let go of this hot potato?
As for the key evidence, for example, half a day or a day before the operation, if the hand was sprained, broken or fractured, the foreign director of the French Concession would be asked for treatment, and records would be left to confirm that the hand was weak and it would be impossible to carry out the stabbing operation for ten days or half a month.

Alternatively, the knife could be specially made, a good one, the kind that leaves a purchase record, and your subordinate could buy it that day and do something, like tip the salesperson $100 or smash the glass of his counter, leaving a strong impression on him, and then stab someone else.

At that time, he will be the key witness to prove who the owner of the knife is, and he can also prove that the owner of the knife has violent tendencies.

Also, you can create a conflict between this subordinate and the person who was stabbed in advance, providing a reasonable motive for the lawyer."

When it comes to this kind of thing, Gu Yansheng can talk endlessly and has many options for them to choose from.

Chen Mo and Liu San were both annoyed by what they heard. They used to think that lawyers in the concession were all bad people.

But now the lawyer is on my side, and why does it feel like the lawyer is so cute?

After checking the testimony with Liu San, we can leave.

Before saying goodbye, Gu Yansheng still wanted to consolidate his status in the Military Control Commission.

"By the way, you just asked me if I was a traitor because I served in the puppet government. I have never been one. On the night when the Military Control Commission was exposed, I received the news and asked someone to notify the Municipal Council to prevent people from the secret service headquarters from entering the concession. If you check, you should know that at that time, the British troops in the concession suddenly stepped up their searches, and it was difficult to bring guns into the concession. I don't know how effective it was, but I did what I could."

Chen Mo was stunned when he heard this, and looked at Gu Yansheng with a strange look.

Liu San said, "So it was you who did it. Li Shiqun was furious at the time. Why did the British suddenly strengthen their defenses? Otherwise, many people in the concession would have been arrested that night. Team leader, this is indeed true."

"I know." Chen Mo looked at Gu Yansheng and nodded, then said solemnly, "Thank you, you saved a lot of people."

"Thank you, no need. Don't try to kill me next time. I almost died at the hands of the Iron Blood Assassination Group twice."

(End of this chapter)