Spy Wars: Red Shopkeeper

Chapter 28 Joint
Getting up at seven in the morning is a bit early for a lawyer.

It's not about being lazy, but all big lawyers are late, that's called style.

It's like a car. You have to buy an expensive one. Those who come early and take a rickshaw are all small lawyers.

However, he had a mission this morning, so Gu Yansheng had to get up early and go out early.

In order to suit He Yun's current status as a housewife who had just arrived in Shanghai and had nothing to do, Gu Yansheng set the time for He Yun at 8 o'clock in the morning.

A woman was harassed by the police station as soon as she arrived in Shanghai. Last night, she suddenly had an idea to become a French citizen to obtain protection. It was such a good idea to inquire about naturalization so early, which is more in line with the psychology of the person being investigated.

Once the people at No. 67 are bored enough to verify it, the reasons left for them to think about it must be fully reasonable.

The innocence displayed by women can also provide He Yun with an additional layer of protection.

After taking a rickshaw, Gu Yansheng arrived at the entrance of the Central Department Store in the French Concession.

It was not possible to take a taxi directly to the destination, this was a matter of principle. Gu Yansheng got off the car, went into the mall, bought a big-brand wallet, and then walked to the destination.

I passed by and observed the Municipal Council. There was no teahouse nearby, so as a second choice, there was a coffee shop on the corner.

Gu Yansheng is not sure how to contact He Yun specifically now, it depends on the situation on the scene.

I looked at my watch and there were still twenty minutes left.

I took a newspaper and looked through it.

On the other side, He Yun also went out early.

She rented a house in Shangxianfang in the French Concession, which was a standard old-style alley house.

It is not facing the street, and the alley is narrow with houses on both sides.

There are some shops under the house, which are run by the poor themselves. There are haircuts, clothes sellers, and bicycle repair shops. Basically, they are doing business that meets the needs of the neighbors. They do business in the outer room and live in the inner room. They are two small rooms. They set up stalls on the ground at the door during the day and close the door at night. The concession is full of poor people seeking refuge, and the poor have their own way of living.

She rented there mainly because it was cheap. Before entering the police station, she gave all her gold bars to Gu Yansheng, so that after paying the rent, she and Lu Bowen had less than 300 French francs in total, and were very, very poor.

And these 300 French francs had to be used to support Lu Bowen's coffee consumption and the dignity of calling a rickshaw, which made her life even more difficult. So she had to walk all the way to travel.

Fortunately, I was used to walking around in Yan'an, so it wasn't a big problem.

She has no problem, but the two people behind her have big problems.

The two people who were following them complained bitterly.

When they were assigned tasks at the door of the police station, they thought it was a good job.

If there is a task of tracking both men and women, it is definitely to track the women, which is worry-free and safe.

As for women, more ordinary ones just buy some groceries in the morning, then go home to cook, and basically don’t go out all day.

Rich young ladies would sleep until dawn, and at most come out in the afternoon to have afternoon tea and play mahjong with friends. There would be nothing else to do.

Who knew that I would meet this woman, who is such a weirdo and can't sit still at all.

It was the first day I was released from the police station. It was quite late that day, and I was relatively safe and sound.

Early the next morning, the woman went out to find the agent and started looking at houses.

Originally they thought that this woman might be looking at houses under the guise of making a connection.

It's possible.

So they recorded very seriously the information of the real estate agent who chatted with the woman, which house she visited, whether she chatted with the owner of the house, how long she chatted, whether she went into the house and out of sight, how long she was out of sight, and who else she came into contact with in the meantime. All the information was recorded.

Then they found out that this woman was really good at looking. She rented a house and looked at more than ten alleys and more than thirty houses in one day. It's okay to look, but the key point is that this woman refused to call a taxi and walked the whole time, so they had to walk all the time. Their legs became thin at the end of the day.

The woman doesn't look tired at all.

This is not the biggest problem; the bigger problem lies in the records.

Logically, every person that the target comes into contact with should be recorded.

But the people this woman has come into contact with, not counting the gossipy women in the alley who she only chats with for a sentence or two, there are actually hundreds of them.

After the target returned to the hotel that night, they handed in their shift and reported the task to Wu Sibao, who immediately scolded them. "Over 100 people! Why didn't you just copy their household registration books? Where can I find so many people to investigate them? Do you have any useful information?"

"Then we're not sure who has the problem, so we can only copy everything. What should we do then? Should we investigate?"

"Check, of course we have to! We've already copied everything, so it would be a waste if we don't check. So, you guys should all work hard to check all these people's information and see if there's anything suspicious."

"Me? We?"

We followed you for a whole day, your legs are swollen?
Hey!
The next day the woman spent another day looking for a house.

Isn't this over?
But the good news is that at dinner time, the woman finally found a house she liked, and the owner of the house was there to testify. The owner happily sent her out, and it seemed that the contract had been signed.

Today they learned their lesson and just copied a dozen or so at random. They told Wu Sibao that the other party had found a house, so there were fewer today.

This clever move allowed them to get off work at 10pm and go home to celebrate with a drink.

Thinking that the house has been rented, they can finally rest tomorrow.

When it was daybreak, the woman went out again. She was indeed not looking for a house anymore, but was choosing furniture instead.

I visited all the furniture markets in the concession in one day.

Oh shit!

Are you really good at shopping?

I don't want to remember it anymore. There's no point in remembering it! If I had to remember all of them, I'd have to remember over 200 words a day.

After a lot of effort, they followed for another day, and it became three days. Their feet were already covered with blisters, but the woman looked fine.

The house has been rented and the furniture has been bought, so it’s time to take a day off today.

Who would have thought that this woman got up at 6 o'clock, bought groceries, cooked, and after breakfast, it was only 7:30 and she went out again.

When will this end?
He Yun cannot be blamed for this matter, and there is nothing she can do about it.

In order to find a reasonable reason for his disappearance for an hour and a half, he stated in his confession that he loved to save money.

The person at No. 67 knew exactly how much money he had.

Now, in order to suit her personality, she can only keep looking for houses, seeking the most cost-effective one.

Then, she also left behind her love of shopping.

Today she had to meet Gu Yansheng, otherwise she would have gone shopping in the mall.

The two people who were following him were tortured absent-mindedly in the back, with miserable faces.

He Yun's expression remained calm, but her eyes were always searching for Gu Yansheng. She didn't see Gu Yansheng until she arrived at the door of the Municipal Council.

It was not convenient for her to stay outside, so she went straight in and asked the staff how to become a French citizen.

The answer was no, so I just told her to get out.

I tried to argue with the staff, but they didn't even give her a chance to delay and directly called the security guard at the door to kick her out.

I had no choice but to leave in disappointment, without any chance of contact.

No, there is a chance, He Yun’s eyes lit up.

Lu Bowen guessed that Gu Yansheng would find an opportunity to come out and meet him, but Gu Yansheng never said it.

What Gu Yansheng said at the time was to go to the Municipal Council and then go home.

Come back home!

He Yun probably guessed how the contact would be made, so she walked home normally, greeted her neighbors, and returned to her room. He Yun closed her eyes and listened carefully.

Fifteen minutes later, the sound of stones falling suddenly came from the small courtyard connected to the kitchen. It was inconspicuous and would definitely not be noticed if you didn't listen carefully.

But He Yun opened her eyes and smiled, that’s right!
She randomly found a few clothes and towels, wet them with water, and went directly to the upstairs platform to dry the towels. She took the opportunity to look down and sure enough, in the alley behind her, Gu Yansheng inadvertently raised his head and gave her a fleeting smile.

(End of this chapter)