Espionage, codenamed Ant, moving expert

The new station manager was very quick; he arrived in Shanghai in less than three days.

As soon as he got off the plane, he went straight to the Sanmu Trading Company, catching Tang Asheng off guard.

Tang Asheng was surprised to find that the new stationmaster was a woman in her early twenties, dressed in a men's Zhongshan suit, with short hair and a dashing appearance.

I almost mistook him for a man.

Two middle-aged people, a man and a woman, accompanied him.

The man had long arms and large hands covered in calluses. His eyes were always darting around, and he looked at people as if he were ready to strike at any moment.

The woman, dressed as a servant, appeared harmless and always kept a two-meter distance from the new stationmaster.

At first, Tang Asheng thought it was a customer coming in and gestured for his waiter to go and serve him, but the middle-aged man pushed him aside.

"Where is your manager? Call him out."

Tang Asheng quickly stepped forward, bent over, and said:

"I am the head manager of this business. What are your orders, distinguished guests?"

He didn't talk to the middle-aged man, but faced the new stationmaster directly. Tang Asheng could tell who was in charge among the three of them.

The new station manager was named Song Ruoqing. He paused for a moment when Tang Asheng told him he was the head manager.

"Are you Chen Zheng?"

"My surname is Tang, and my given name is Asheng. Manager Chen has transferred the business to me!"

"I've already given it to you. When was that?"

"Yesterday afternoon, they said they needed money urgently and offered a much cheaper price. I guess I got a good deal. I wonder what kind of business you do for my small account?"

"Business isn't urgent. Could you tell me where Manager Chen went?"

"Manager Chen is naturally at the Chen Mansion. You can call a rickshaw, and the driver will know it."

Song Ruoqing turned and left, not forgetting to give an instruction:

"Uncle Fu, here's a reward."

The middle-aged man, called Uncle Fu, put two silver dollars in Tang Asheng's hand and turned to leave.

Tang Asheng tossed the silver dollar around, muttering to himself with a smirk:

"It seems the boss was right, the new station manager is from Chongshang Company."

The day after their last conversation, Chen Zheng called Tang Asheng over again.

After Li Ya returned to the mountain city, he sent a telegram to Chen Zheng. This was the last time he used a coded telegram before stepping down as station chief.

It briefly described the new station manager's situation.

His family background was similar to the Li family's, but the two families didn't get along.

The Song family learned that Li Ya had made an extraordinary contribution in Shanghai in just a few days and would be promoted to major general upon his return.

He's not qualified enough to be a division commander, but no one can say anything if he's a brigade commander.

In chaotic times, whoever has more guns speaks with more authority.

The Song family didn't want to be surpassed by the Li family, so they were tempted to go to Shanghai to gain experience.

Unfortunately, the men all had important matters to attend to and could not get away, so they sent Song Ruoqing over.

Although Song Ruoqing is a woman, she manages one-third of the Song family's business and is greatly favored by the head of the Song family.

On the one hand, he wanted to make some military achievements, and on the other hand, he also had the idea of ​​opening up business opportunities in Shanghai.

Judging from the fact that the new stationmaster went straight to the trading company as his first stop, he was more interested in opening up business opportunities than in making meritorious contributions.

Thanks to Li Ya's reminder, Chen Zheng placed the business under Tang Asheng's name a day in advance, thus thwarting Song Ruoqing's idea.

It's not entirely true that Li Ya was a great person.

It was purely to trip up the Song family.

Li Ya has made great contributions not long after arriving in Shanghai. If Song Ruoqing fails to make progress for a long time, it will make it seem that the younger generation of the Song family is not as good as the younger generation of the Li family.

These are all conjectures by Chen Zheng and Tang Asheng, and they need to be verified step by step.

After Song Ruoqing left, Tang Asheng immediately contacted Chen Zheng via walkie-talkie.

Chen was playing mahjong at Boss Du's house when he felt his walkie-talkie vibrate. He asked Lu Shao to watch his cards for a while while he went to the toilet.

In reality, it was about entering the space and contacting Tang Asheng.

Knowing that the new station manager's first stop was the trading company, Chen Zheng revealed a sneer. He had guessed right!

The business is just starting to look promising, and someone wants to take advantage of it all. Sorry, I won't allow it.

After chatting, they went back and continued playing cards, clamoring that Boss Du, who had won the most money, should treat them to drinks that night, and they wouldn't leave until they were drunk, since he had won the most.

Boss Du readily agreed. Brother Chen was practically his money-making machine, so he dared not neglect him. Who would he win money from if he didn't come back next time?

Zhang Fugui brought news this morning that the Peace Hotel staff who survived the explosion have been secretly executed by the Japanese invaders.

Because they couldn't get any useful information out of them, and were certain that they were all innocent people.

The Japanese pirates didn't care who was innocent or worthless; they all went to be buried with the Tokugawa shogun.

The Japanese pirates were also very fast; the ashes of Tokugawa and others had already been loaded onto ships and transported to Japan.

Shanghai has temporarily calmed down.

Only Chen Zheng knew that, in places unseen, undercurrents were surging.

The arrogant Japanese people who usually swaggered around the streets were gone, but many new faces entered various industries in Shanghai.

These people could fool the Military Intelligence Bureau, but they couldn't fool the various gangs in Shanghai.

Chen Zheng played mahjong all afternoon and lost more than 20,000 yuan. The news he heard was worth two million yuan.

Boss Du usually appears very calm and collected, but he's actually quite a gossipmonger and talks about everything.

Chen Zheng decided that from now on, if he wanted any information, he would first play a game of mahjong with Boss Du.

They traveled back and forth to enjoy the wealth of the province.

For example, the secret execution of the workers at the Peace Hotel, as Boss Du just mentioned.

Chen Zheng already knew in the morning, but he still had to pretend to be surprised, which really tested his acting skills.

He also learned a major piece of news: Doi was planning a department to integrate the Ume Agency, the Special Higher Police, and the Seventy-first Division.

With the addition of Boss Zhang, the Bamboo Agency was established, personally led by Doi, with the determination to eradicate all underground organizations lurking in Shanghai.

Zhang Fugui hadn't even heard about this news; Boss Du just casually mentioned it at the mahjong table.

Chen Zheng was shocked for a minute.

To him, no matter how the organization of the Japanese pirates changed, their core principles remained the same.

As long as they remain in Shanghai, they will not escape Chen Zheng's crackdown.

Seeing that Boss Du knew a lot, Chen Zheng asked a question:

"Five... Brother Du, I heard that a high-ranking Japanese pirate jumped from the fifth floor and actually survived. He's incredibly lucky."

"The Eight Cakes... It's true. A Japanese lieutenant general named Ishii, I think he was from Unit 731, jumped from the fifth floor and became paralyzed. He could only move his neck."

Upon hearing that Ishii was not dead, Chen Zheng began to plot how to kill him.

Later, upon hearing that it had become paralyzed, Chen Zheng abandoned the idea of ​​killing it.

To let Ishii live a life worse than death is the greatest punishment God can give him.

They played until dark. Boss Du arranged a dinner party, and the walkie-talkie rang again. Chen Zheng used the excuse of going to the restroom to enter the space, where he heard Tang Asheng's voice:

"Boss, upon hearing the reply, the new stationmaster went to the Chen residence, but you weren't there. He then came to the trading company, and his face looked extremely grim."

"So what if she looks bad? It's not like I invited her here."

If you like to launch surprise attacks, you have to be prepared to be humiliated. If you don't give her a couple of days of silence, she'll really think she's a princess and that everyone has to listen to her.

The business is now yours; it has nothing to do with me or Shanghai Railway Station.

If you want to do business, follow the rules.

If you want to resort to force, I'm not without my methods.

"Boss, I'll listen to you, but my name is still on the roster, they'll know if they check."

"Don't worry, I not only crossed out your name, but also the names of several other people. You are now under my sole command, and the others must step aside."