Espionage, codenamed Ant, moving expert

Goto thought for a long time but couldn't come up with a good solution. He said to Chen Zhengdao:

"Mr. Chen, how many more days until the sewer renovation is completed?"

"According to the construction schedule, at most three days, General Terauchi has already asked me to find surveyors to prepare for a detailed survey of the terrain around the Japanese concession."

As soon as the sewer renovation was completed, workers were immediately transferred over to begin construction.

Once construction begins, there is no turning back.

Colonel Goto, I hope you can understand my difficulties.

I can postpone the completion of the sewer renovation project by a week at most. The reason is obvious: during last night's battle, many unfinished areas were shelled and need repair.

Try communicating with your superiors again to see if you can exert some effort domestically to persuade General Terauchi to abandon his idea of ​​expanding the concession.

If the general agrees, I'm confident I can persuade him to focus solely on renovating the shantytowns.

This is the best solution I can think of. As for your suggestion to stop the renovation work, that's simply impossible.

If I dare to stop, the Terauchi General will shoot me immediately and then find someone else to continue.

When that time comes, it will be difficult for the Navy to find someone as easy to talk to as me.

Instead of wasting time here with me, we should contact our superiors as soon as possible and make a decision quickly.

After listening, Goto found it very reasonable, stood up, bowed to Chen Zheng, and said:

"Thank you for your honesty, Mr. Chen. I will send you back now. Please make sure to delay for a week. I will be very grateful."

The speedboat carrying Chen Zheng hadn't even reached the shore yet when they could see the dock packed with people in the distance.

As soon as his feet touched the dock, Nantian practically jogged over:

"Chen Sang, you're back. General Terauchi has come with a large contingent to personally welcome you and ensure your safety."

After saying that, he pointed behind him, and sure enough, he was sitting on a chair not far away in the temple.

At first, Feng Deshun was blocked from entering the commercial street. Facing the ferocious Japanese soldiers, he was anxious and resentful, but dared not act recklessly.

After receiving Chen Zheng's message, he completely changed.

The man who had been somewhat timid just moments before suddenly stood tall and straightened his back, facing the Japanese pirate squad leader, and loudly rebuked him:

"You, report to your superiors. I know about Boss Chen's news. Go to Sanmu Trading Company immediately."

The squad leader only had a few people under his command. He only knew that his superiors had ordered the road to be blocked and no one was allowed to pass. He didn't care about anything else.

Seeing the Dragon Kingdom people, who had been so respectful just moments before, suddenly change their attitude and show disrespect to the Imperial Warriors, he was immediately enraged.

He raised his rifle and pointed it at Feng Deshun:

"You, step back! If you dare move forward again, you'll be dead!"

The Japanese pirates drew their guns, and surprisingly, Feng Deshun also pulled out a pistol and pointed it at them.

The others on both sides saw this and almost simultaneously pointed their guns at each other, with some even loading bullets.

Just then, the convoy from inside the temple arrived. Upon seeing it, Feng Deshun abandoned the Japanese pirate squad leader and rushed over to report that Chen Zheng had been taken away by a naval speedboat.

At the same time, they filed a complaint against the Japanese pirate squad leader, saying that he was abusing his authority and preventing them from entering the commercial street, which wasted time.

When the temple learned that Chen Zheng was alright, they were very happy and had someone call the squad leader over so that he could bow and apologize to Feng Deshun.

The No. 76 agents who followed Feng Deshun were stunned. When did their director get on the good side of the garrison commander and actually stand up for him?

The convoy inside the temple did not go to the Miki Trading Company; instead, it turned around and headed straight for the dock.

At the same time, he called the Navy and ordered them to immediately send Chen Zheng to the nearest dock, or else he would immediately report back to the country.

At the same time, martial law was imposed on all wharves in Shanghai, and the navy would no longer be able to obtain supplies in Shanghai.

Feng Deshun felt incredibly pleased as he watched the Japanese pirate squad leader bow and apologize to him. After finishing, he immediately followed the temple's convoy to the dock.

Upon receiving the news, Nantian immediately withdrew the Japanese pirate troops surrounding the Miki Trading Company and rushed to the dock.

The news that Chen Zheng was still alive quickly spread throughout Shanghai.

Chen Zheng nodded to Nan Tian as a greeting, then headed straight for the temple; he still had to maintain appearances.

"General, I am truly ashamed that I have the honor and ability to be personally received by the highest-ranking official in Shanghai."

The words "supreme commander" pleased Terauchi greatly, and he stood up and said with a smile:

"Mr. Chen, I'm so glad you're alright. Shanghai's reform and opening-up efforts can't do without you!"

After a few brief pleasantries, Chen Zheng got into a car inside the temple and left from the dock.

Unable to reach the dock, Feng Deshun watched Chen Zheng get into the temple's car from afar and tried to squeeze to the side of the road to greet Chen Zheng and make his presence known.

He was stopped by Japanese soldiers again, and upon closer inspection, he recognized them as the Japanese pirate squad leader who had bowed and apologized to him earlier.

He pushed forward, and the squad leader didn't seem to want to stop him.

As the car approached, Feng Deshun deliberately squeezed towards the squad leader, guessing that the squad leader wouldn't dare to stop him.

Unexpectedly, the squad leader suddenly raised his gun and smashed the butt of the gun hard against his forehead.

Feng Deshun tilted his head, and the butt of the gun slammed into his shoulder. He screamed in pain and fell to the ground.

The Japanese pirate's rifle butt slammed down on him again. If it weren't for his quick reflexes, grabbing him by the back of the neck and pulling him back, Feng Deshun would have been seriously injured.

Those Japanese pirates are so damn vengeful!

After creating some distance, they watched helplessly as the convoy inside the temple drove past.

Farther.

Unwilling to give up, Feng Deshun took out his walkie-talkie and began making a call:

"Boss Chen, Boss Chen, I was just protecting you at the dock. I saw you leave in Commander Terauchi's car. I know you're busy, so I'll visit you another day."

Chen Zheng heard this and initially didn't want to pay attention to him, but suddenly an idea struck him. When Feng Deshun called a second time, he took the walkie-talkie out of his spatial storage.

The people inside the temple were startled to suddenly hear a voice coming from a walkie-talkie.

Chen Zheng pretended to take out a walkie-talkie from his waist and said:

"Commander, this thing is called a walkie-talkie, a new product from the United States. It can be used to make contact within a five-kilometer radius."

Let me demonstrate for you. Director Feng, this is Chen Zheng. Thank you for delivering the message so promptly. I'll treat you to drinks another day.

As soon as he finished speaking, Feng Deshun's voice came through the walkie-talkie:

"Boss Chen, you're too kind. We're practically family. I'll wait for your reply."

"Okay, Director Feng. General Terauchi is here. Let's leave it at that."

The temple staff paid no attention to Feng Deshun, but became very interested in the walkie-talkie.

"Mr. Chen, you said this thing can make real-time calls within a five-kilometer radius."

"Yes, if it's an open area, the distance will be even greater."

General, you are in charge of Shanghai's defense. Actually, this walkie-talkie is very useful. We could easily purchase a batch from American businessmen.

With walkie-talkies, if something like last night were to happen again, mobilizing troops would be as easy and efficient as controlling an limb.

The only drawback is that it cannot be used in underground spaces such as sewers, as there is no signal.

Last night, I was riding home in Nantian's car when I was attacked by a group of thugs. They seemed to recognize the car.

At first, they didn't shoot at the cars, they only focused on shooting at the trucks.

Nantian's driver was a good man. He let me get out of the car first, and then he drove a little further so that I could escape.

Who knew that after shooting at the truck, those guys immediately opened fire on the cars. I escaped by crawling through the sewers. I wonder how the driver is?