Spy Wars: Red Shopkeeper

Chapter 59 Eve
After holding a public opinion management meeting with the editors, Gu Yansheng returned to the Judicial Department.

He picked up the document that Xiaolou had given to Fu Xiaoan in the morning. Now, Fu Xiaoan's name was signed on it and stamped.

This is a huge sum of money, enough to repair two new courts and all the surrounding supporting facilities.

In fact, Gu Yansheng originally thought that Fu Xiaoan might block him, so he sent a document to Hase Inchuan at the same time, with the intention of using power to overwhelm power.

But I didn't expect that Fu Xiaoan is worthy of being called an unshakable person. He is not vague at all about what he must do. This time, Fu Xiaoan is in the atmosphere.

Gu Yansheng thought about it and thought, "Giving a rose to someone will leave a sweet fragrance on your hands." He picked up the document and went to the Secretary-General's office.

"Secretary General? Are you busy?"

"Hey, Yanshengna, come in and sit down."

Ling Xianwen walked out from behind his desk, smiling. "How are you? Are you getting used to working at the municipal government? I heard you lectured someone at the office yesterday."

Gu Yansheng stood in awe. "The Secretary-General is the Secretary-General. Nothing in this city government can escape your eyes. Yesterday I was rectifying the atmosphere in the department."

"Haha, a secretary's job is to run around and make contacts. Today is the third day. How's it going?"

Gu Yansheng handed over the document: "Look, it's been approved."

"Is it?"

When Ling Xianwen heard this, he took the document, but his face did not show much joy, and he even looked a little unhappy.

"What's wrong? Is there a problem?" Gu Yansheng has looked at the document, so there should be no problem?
Ling Xianwen shook his head, narrowed his eyes and sneered, "What a domineering Fu Xiaoan! Such a big deal, involving such a large sum of money, and he signed it without even discussing it with anyone. If this continues, won't he have the final say in the city government?"

Gu Yansheng paused and nodded. "If the Secretary-General hadn't told me, I wouldn't have realized it. It's true. I sent someone to deliver the documents to the mayor this morning, and not long after, he had someone approve the documents and send them back. It was just a matter of time."

Ling Xianwen snorted and slumped on the sofa, saying generously, "Forget it. Who can blame him for having such a powerful backer? He probably doesn't even consider the rest of us as human beings. If it weren't for your document, I would have caused him some trouble no matter what. Now that it's our own family, forget it. It's a good thing to approve. Have you thought about how to do it?"

"How would I know anything about this? Money and land are both involved. I'm not familiar with these things, so I thought I'd ask you for help. Could you help me deal with the communication with the Construction Bureau?" Gu Yansheng pleaded, "Secretary-General, this isn't me being lazy. It's really a matter with the Judicial Department, and Mr. Hase is pressing us hard."

Ling Xianwen pointed with a smile, "Okay, you, okay? I know you're busy, so I'll help you with this. I'll definitely choose a good location for your court and have them start construction as soon as possible."

"Thank you, Secretary General. That's fine. I won't bother you any more." Gu Yansheng stood up and said goodbye since he got the point.

It would be most appropriate to let the leader Ling Xianwen handle the money distribution here, as he will get what's his due anyway.

"Wait, you came here and took a ride for less than two minutes and then left. You're in such a hurry, so you come and ask me to work for you, right?"

Ling Xianwen stood up, opened his filing cabinet, and took out two bags of coffee beans. "I know you like coffee. These are gifts from others. Take them home and drink them."

Gu Yansheng won't refuse this, it's too distant.

In the afternoon, the editors delivered the first draft of the newspaper.

Gu Yansheng examined it and found that Liang Youwei's writing skills were indeed impeccable. It was definitely not an exaggeration to ask him to describe it from a neutral perspective.

The only part of Gu Yansheng's record in the concession that can be publicized so far is the court battle. Liang Youwei, as the defendant at the time, described this incident by describing his personal abilities and his remarks in court on the concession's assistance to refugees during the war.

This will allow readers who read the newspaper to form a basic impression of him, and allow the refugees rescued in the concession to have a certain degree of identification with him.

"Editor Liang has a solid foundation in writing and writes very well. Let's publish it as is."

Gu Yansheng made a special call to Liang Youwei to keep in touch with him and apply for editing, as they would definitely have to deal with each other in the future.

Once the newspaper is published, the plan to release the people can be carried out. However, it takes time to build a new court, and delays may lead to changes. Gu Yansheng thought about it and decided that he still needed to find an existing court for transition to speed up the progress of the whole matter.

While Shanghai is still relatively peaceful, we should release them as soon as possible.

At the same time, in the concession, Hongkou.

Li Shiqun and Ding Mocun's vehicle came out of Lieutenant Colonel Qingqi's residence. To be precise, the name of this house should be called the Shanghai Office of the Doiyuan Agency, but it looks like a villa and there is no sign at the door.

Lieutenant Colonel Haruki was the assistant to Japanese Army Lieutenant General Kenji Doizo, the head of the branch agency, Army Lieutenant Colonel Keiichi Haruki.

As Ding Mocun came with intelligence, the three consecutive days of conversation between the two sides must have been very enjoyable.

We exchanged intelligence and discussed demands two days ago, and today the Japanese directly fulfilled their promise without any delay.

"Brother Ding, Lieutenant Colonel Haruki has promised to set up a special agent headquarters for you and allocate 30 yen in funding every month. Hahahaha, it's different now that you're here. I've been asking for it for a long time, but Lieutenant Colonel Haruki wouldn't agree. Now that you're here, everything is ready. I can't wait to have a good time with you."

"Lieutenant Commander Haruki is indeed very kind, and Chief Doiyuan really took a liking to me, flying all the way from Japan. I am truly honored."

After a long chat with Kenji Doihara, Ding Moqun no longer had the evasive look he had when he fled Kunming in a hurry. He had regained the composure of a major general and sat calmly.

I didn't believe it before I came, but after I came, it was just as Li Shiqun said. The Japanese valued him a thousand times more than that guy named Jiang.

30 yen, 500 guns, 10 rounds of bullets, replenished every month. Just from these funds and materials, it can be seen that the Japanese welcome him sincerely.

"Shiqun, don't worry. From now on, as long as I have something to eat, I will never forget your kindness. Let's eat delicious food and drink spicy drinks together and travel around Shanghai."

Li Shiqun smiled faintly. "Then it's up to Brother Ding to perform. Intelligence is time-sensitive and can't be delayed any longer. We must fight quickly and decisively to maximize our results and completely wipe out the Shanghai Military Control Commission! We must avenge Brother Ding for Dai Yunong's plot."

The car returned to Daxilu.

Li Shiqun and Ding Mocun walked in quickly and gathered all the people to arrange the operation.

Both sides decided to launch arrest operations simultaneously in Nanjing, Shanghai and other places, and the targets of the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics and the Military Bureau of Investigation and Statistics were included.

"Where's Wu Sibao?" Li Shiqun didn't see him when he entered. His subordinate immediately replied cheerfully, "He's at the car dealership across the street. We just got a Buick back. Brother Sibao should be looking at repainting it right now."

"Call him back."

"Yes."

"what happened?"

Wu Sibao was called back with an unhappy look on his face, and he was deliberately showing it to Li Shiqun. The main reason was that he had lost a lot of money during this period. He not only did not get the 5000 yuan, but also had to pay out 2000 yuan.

After thinking about it, he decided to trust Gu Yansheng for once and wait for an opportunity to double his money. After all, he was the deputy director of the Judicial Department, so there would definitely be opportunities to make money in the future.

If I really don't give you the 2000, then the 5000 will be lost in vain. I can't bear to do that.

Now steal a car to pay off the debt.

"Sibao, call back everyone who has scattered. We have a mission, hurry up."

"Call them all back? You don't want to follow?" Wu Sibao was surprised.

"Don't follow them for now. Call them back. Let the small fish and shrimps jump around for a few more days. We want to eat the big fish today."

There has been no news of the suspect in the French Concession case, and the drugstore owner who was let go by Liaoshan is nowhere to be found. Li Shiqun has limited manpower and is at a loss as to what to do. He can only focus on the most important tasks first.

Compared to a long list of goals, a pharmacy owner is not someone who cannot give up.

As for the future, we’ll talk about it later. As long as the person is still in Shanghai, we can still find him.

Of course, if you can’t find it for a long time, that itself is an answer.

"Then it's all in vain," Wu Sibao complained.

"It won't be in vain. The Japanese have already promised Director Ding 30 yen a month. As long as you see results, will you still be short of money? Don't look so sad. It's really ugly."

"30?" Wu Sibao's eyes lit up instantly, and he swept away his dejected look. He patted Ding Mocun on the back vigorously, "Director Ding, it's great. It turns out that the old ones are the best."

Ding Mocun glanced at the arm inconspicuously and laughed heartily, "Sibao, life won't be so difficult in the future. I will definitely provide enough funds for the action team."

"Alright." Wu Sibao turned his head happily and said to his men, "Go tell them to come back quickly."

"Yes."

Watching his men leave, Li Shiqun asked, "Have these guys made any moves in the past two days?"

"Nothing happened," Wu Sibao blurted out, then added casually, "But I heard that three groups of them met at the entrance of the city government. I asked the security guard at the entrance, and it seems that they were taken away by Deputy Director Gu's Judicial Department."

"What did Gu Yansheng ask them to do? Isn't the case over?" Li Shiqun frowned in confusion.

"How should I know? Why don't I just ask him?"

"Which three groups of people?"

"A couple, a professor, and an assistant manager of a car dealership."

Li Shiqun had seen all the suspects in the file, and he had an impression of them as soon as Wu Sibao mentioned them.

"A couple, a professor, and an assistant manager—the case should be over. Why did Gu Yansheng ask them to do this?" Li Shiqun pondered for a moment, then asked, "Where did these three couples go and what did they do next?"

Wu Sibao said, "The woman in the couple went home, the man went to the Construction Bureau, the professor went back to school, and the assistant manager went to a brothel and then to a car dealership."

"Construction Bureau? What is he doing there?" Li Shiqun asked with a puzzled look on his face. It was normal for a professor to go to school, and it was not the first time for an assistant manager to go to a brothel, but why would this couple go to the Construction Bureau?
"Gu Yansheng must have asked him to go. Isn't that obvious?" Wu Sibao was even wondering what was so interesting about this matter. "He's just a mediocre businessman. How could he know anyone from the Construction Bureau?"

Li Shiqun raised his eyebrows, thought for a moment and said, "We can't think like that. To be cautious, we should check it out. What if this person is suspicious and deliberately uses our thinking to do the opposite? In fact, there is someone he wants to contact in the Construction Bureau. Then we will be deceived, right?

Ask someone at the Construction Bureau to find out what he was doing and who he met."

"Is it necessary?"

"Of course it's necessary. If these people are fine, then why did the pharmacy owner throw the tea set from the second floor?"

Li Shiqun still insisted on his opinion that there must be something wrong with someone among the people arrested that day.

"The most reasonable explanation is that the pharmacy owner sensed the risk, or saw someone, and decided to smash the tea set as a warning.

Don't forget, we hadn't tried to catch him yet. Theoretically, if he pretended not to know we were there, he could have walked down the stairs slowly and created a chance for himself to escape.

But if we lose this tea set, we will have no chance at all. This is risking his life to save others, but who are we saving? We are saving his accomplices."

Wu Sibao nodded after some thought. "Okay, then I'll ask someone to tell them whether they should call back the people following him or continue to keep an eye on him."

"Take it back."

Li Shiqun was also having a headache because he really didn't have enough manpower now.

However, this situation should be improved after this arrest operation, and for now we can only make some trade-offs.

I followed these people for a few days and they didn't run away. Even if I don't follow them in the short term, they probably won't run away.

"Prepare for action first."

(End of this chapter)