Spy Wars: Red Shopkeeper

Chapter 7 Report
On the other hand, the editor-in-chief of the Daily News called the military police headquarters directly.

The on-duty military police captain could not ignore the importance of this news for both moral and logical reasons. The anonymity added some credibility to the leak of the news. To put it another way, even if it was false, it was just a matter of making a trip.

"gather!"

As for other newspapers, there is no difference between them and intelligence stations. Each of them has a financial backer. When they are given information, it is for public and private use. Their own task is to find out the truth of the matter.

Several groups of people disguised themselves and conducted reconnaissance, following the Japanese closely, with their target being the French Concession Police Station.

Gu Yansheng didn't care much about the development of the situation in the police station. As long as a newspaper could publish this news in tomorrow's edition, his goal would be achieved.

At present, it is most important to continue to sort out your identity.

Danwen Law Firm is indeed very popular in the concession.

Gu Yansheng followed Miss Mai Rui to do things, and he could feel from the speed that whether it was the service window of the Household Registration Department of the Municipal Council or the level of acquaintanceship with the local rental houses and real estate agents, they were at least warm and friendly.

When the tenant heard that the house was being rented to a lawyer from Danwen Law Firm, he could get a discount on the rent.

However, even if there is a discount, in order to maintain his status, the lawyer cannot expect to rent a cheap house. It is a matter of face, and it is impossible for him to live in a small attic that costs two dollars.

"Two hundred dollars a month? That's too expensive."

The agent initially introduced a detached villa to Gu Yansheng. When he heard the price, Gu Yansheng felt that this face was not necessary.

200 yuan, and it’s not even in a prime location. A prime location would cost more than 500 yuan. When I think about the three small yellow croakers that the organization handed over to them as capital, which would be only 120 yuan at most if converted into yuan, how can they live in this house?
In the end, Gu Yansheng chose an apartment worth 80 yuan, with two bedrooms and a living room. It was similar to the layout of current commercial housing and had a ready-made telephone, which maintained the status of the law firm.

In today's concessions, those who can own an independent house and do not share or rent it out are considered high-income people.

Probably only groups such as businessmen, government employees, lawyers, and doctors can maintain it.

However, lawyers are also divided into different levels.

While doing business and chatting along the way, Gu Yansheng also clearly understood why lawyers are doing so badly nowadays.

Originally, lawyers were needed all over Shanghai and the whole country. Those who were successful had fine clothes and delicious food, and those who were not successful had at least something to eat. But now that there is a war, it’s all over. The gun no longer listens to lawyers.

Apart from the concessions, there are only a few limited places in the country where lawyers can still be of some use.

As a result, the concession was unable to digest the large number of lawyers Shanghai already had.

This then leads to internal competition, which causes low prices for cases. People then change careers, and those who can't change careers can just sell at whatever price they want. It's so tragic.

Three hours later, everything was done. Gu Yansheng invited Miss Mai Rui to dinner and then returned to his apartment building.

I looked around the room, asked a maid to clean it, replaced the bed and everything with new ones, turned on the lights, and there was a sense of peace and tranquility.

It’s my first day in Shanghai. After all the trouble, I finally found a place to stay.

The good citizen certificate in the occupied area allowed him to travel freely in the occupied area, and the household registration book in the International Settlement also allowed him to receive protection from the British and American consuls in the International Settlement.

The most important thing is the lawyer's license.

Gu Yansheng took out a business card holder that he had hurriedly made from his small leather bag. Inside it were 100 newly made business cards.

The paper used for business cards nowadays feels hard, but people who use business cards are either rich or noble, so the material feels okay.

The content was simple: the letterhead of the law firm, the name of lawyer Gu Yansheng, and the contact information, which was the law firm's phone number.

"With this thing, it won't be so strange to come across cases at the police station."

Now that he has an identity, the next step is that Gu Yansheng needs a client to ask him to handle the case.

He didn't know how Lu Bowen and He Yun were doing in the police station, so he had to hurry because the client had to show up tomorrow.

Ding-ling-ling. Ding-ling-ling.

The sudden ringing of the phone startled Gu Yansheng. He had just moved in, and there was a phone call?
Gu Yansheng picked up the phone and the voice of the beautiful receptionist Susan came from the other end of the line.

"Is this Lawyer Gu's house?"

"Miss Susan, do you have my phone number?"

"I asked Mai Rui for your number." "Um, okay, what's the matter?"

Susan complained, "Did you forget something? If you don't come soon I'll have to leave work."

Gu Yansheng suddenly realized that it was his mistake. He actually forgot about his dear interview partners. He thought that those five people might still be sitting there with their eyes wide open.

I feel a little bit sorry for it.

"I didn't forget."

Gu Yansheng didn't want to lose face, and said with a smile: "Beautiful Miss Susan, this is the content of tonight's interview, and there is only one criterion for passing. Whoever waits until the end is the one I want.

Beautiful Miss Susan, can you do me a favor? The assistant is a very important candidate. I will treat you to afternoon tea tomorrow."

"Then I'll have to feast on you!"

"my pleasure."

The next morning, Gu Yansheng got up and went out for breakfast. There was already a newspaper boy selling his wares on the curb.

"Selling newspapers, selling newspapers, the French have been bribed by the Japanese, the French Concession is no longer safe, selling newspapers, selling newspapers, big news, the French Concession succumbs to the tyranny of the Japanese."

"Have some."

"Good boss."

Business was good. Seeing that many people were buying newspapers from the newsboy, Gu Yansheng squeezed over and bought one.

Wow! This is a big headline: the French Concession secretly transferred law enforcement power to the Japanese.

Wow! This large picture shows a reporter capturing someone secretly arresting someone in an alley next to the Mailan Police Station. It is important to note that although the arresting officer was wearing casual clothes, his shoes were the standard leather shoes of the Japanese army.

The key point is that the person arrested was also a disguised reporter. After reporting his identity, facing the camera outside, the Japanese left that precious image. It was a fierce yet somewhat wrong face.

"Tsk, it's really photogenic."

Gu Yansheng smiled and admired, then went to the newsstand to have another look. Without exception, every newspaper he had called had published the news. Except for the newspaper that praised the newspaper in public but criticized it in reality, playing both sides, the rest of the newspapers were all directly cursing.

Regardless of whether this is true or not, there is no harm in scolding the Japanese first. As for the French, they have no shame and scolded them even more harshly.

It was Gu Yansheng's behavior of just looking but not buying that made the newsstand owner look down on him. If he hadn't seen that he was wearing a well-ironed suit, he would have scolded him.

I have already bought one, so Gu Yansheng won’t buy the rest. Don’t treat copper coins as silver. Save the money for the organization.

After having breakfast and listening to the reactions of the people in the teahouse about this incident, I went to the law firm to work.

As soon as I entered the door, I met Susan's meaningful eyes. There was a smile on her lips, but her eyes were angry.

"You should have told me in advance."

"I told you in advance that it was a business matter. How could I have any reason to treat you to a meal?" Gu Yansheng walked forward with a thick-skinned smile and looked straight at him.

Susan laughed immediately: "Gu, you are really not as reserved as the average Chinese."

"Then I am indeed not an ordinary person."

"Mr. Wolf has arrived. He asked me to inform you that when you get there, please look for him. He will introduce you to the other partners of the law firm."

"Thank you."

"Your assistant is already waiting for you at the office door. He arrived quite early."

This made Gu Yansheng, who had already started to head to the office, turn around and praise: "Ms. Susan, if I become the boss, I will definitely let you be my secretary. You are so professional."

Turning a corner in the corridor is Gu Yansheng's office. Gu Yansheng has already seen the assistant at the office door.

He looked to be in his 40s and was actually the oldest of the five people yesterday. His suit was a little worn, and he was carrying a bag and waiting quietly.

For the current stage of legal development in China, older age does not necessarily mean more experience. People are born with pigtails, and when they grow up, they start reforms. The collision between the old society and new ideas is called pioneering in the upper class and decadent in the lower class.

(End of this chapter)