A Republic-era tycoon started as a secretary at Tianjin Railway Station

In the office of the station chief of the Bureau of Secrecy, Wu Jingzhong hung up the phone and looked up at Hong Zhong.

"Personnel matters are politics. The way you've handled this matter is still far from being finalized, but it's already cost me a lot of favors!"

In no time at all, my phone was practically burning with excitement!

Faced with Wu Jingzhong's seemingly accusatory tone, Hong Zhong showed no fear, instead chuckled:

"Hehe, doesn't that just mean this person is very valuable?"

"Hmph, stop trying to fool me. Why did you have to come to the military police headquarters to arrest someone? Haven't you caused me enough trouble already?"

Wu Jingzhong's tone was stern, as if he were criticizing him.

But Hong Zhong knew that if Wu Jingzhong really blamed him, he wouldn't have blocked those calls for him.

Of course, he also knew that he didn't have that kind of face; Wu Jingzhong only did it because of Da Huangyu and Franklin!

Therefore, Hong Zhong continued to explain in the face of criticism:

"Station Boss, only killing the chicken will truly scare those monkeys!"

Hong Zhong didn't say the second half of the sentence, but the meaning couldn't be clearer:

If we don't scare those monkeys, how will they dare to spend so much money?

"Do they really have that much money?"

"Of course, they've been reselling military supplies for so long, they'd better be willing to spend a lot of money to save their lives, right?"

Hearing Hong Zhong describe it so vividly, Wu Jingzhong could picture it in his mind, and his whole expression seemed to become much more comfortable.

He leaned back in his chair and said slowly, "Since you've already planned it all out, then let's get on with it!"

"yes!"

Seeing that he had passed Wu Jingzhong's test, Hong Zhong breathed a sigh of relief.

Honestly, it won't be easy to get past this old fox. Fortunately, we have the same goal right now: to make money!

When it comes to money, Wu Jingzhong can tolerate many things about himself.

"Knock knock knock!"

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

"Come in!"

The next second, Hong Zhong saw Li Ya walk in from outside with one hand in his pocket, looking like he was walking a fashion show!

"Station manager, you wanted to see me?"

"Li Ya, come, sit down!"

Upon seeing Li Ya enter, Wu Jingzhong put on a kind expression again.

"Station manager, I'll get back to work now!"

Seeing that the two had something important to say, Hong Zhong quickly said.

"Okay, go ahead!"

Hong Zhong bowed to Wu Jingzhong, and then nodded to Li Ya.

"I've called you here because I intend to entrust someone to you..."

After closing the door, Hong Zhong vaguely heard sounds coming from inside, but he didn't pay any attention to them.

He doesn't have the habit of inquiring about such information; sometimes, the less his secretary knows, the safer he is!

"Secretary Hong!"

However, when he stepped outside, he saw Chen Beifa standing at the office door waiting for him.

"What is it?"

"Han Tieshan... Han Tieshan is already in detention. When do you plan to interrogate him?"

Hong Zhong gestured for Chen Beifa to lower his voice before speaking:

"No need, just keep it closed for now!"

As he spoke, he put his arm around Chen Beifa's shoulder and led him away from the stationmaster's office.

"Go back to the military police headquarters now and do as I said before!"

"yes!"

Seeing that Hong Zhong said so, Chen Beifa quickly agreed.

After giving a brief explanation, Chen Beifa quickly left, and Hong Zhong followed him down the stairs.

"Secretary Hong!"

Unexpectedly, someone called me again as soon as I came down the stairs.

When did I become so busy?

Hong Zhong turned his head, only to see Lu Qiaoshan's forced smile.

"Director Lu? What's the matter?"

Hong Zhong approached Lu Qiaoshan and said.

"Let's talk, let's talk!"

Lu Qiaoshan smiled and invited Hong Zhong to his office.

Although Hong Zhong was completely confused, he still followed him in.

Lu Qiaoshan's office was not much different in size from Ma Kui's and Yu Zecheng's offices, but his office was more refined.

"What would you like to drink?"

"No need, Director Lu, you don't need to be so polite!"

Lu Qiaoshan really had no intention of pouring him tea, and instead sat down on the sofa with Hong Zhong.

Even sitting on the sofa, Lu Qiaoshan still didn't speak first, but continued to maintain his fake smile, which made Hong Zhong feel uneasy!

"You seem to be quite busy lately?"

After laughing a few times, Lu Qiaoshan finally spoke tentatively.

"Hey, it's just a task assigned by the station manager. You know, I rarely have the opportunity to perform tasks alone like this, so naturally I have to put in a lot of effort!"

Lu Qiaoshan is a man with a mind as complex as a honeycomb briquette; he never speaks directly but always tries to beat around the bush.

Therefore, when faced with Lu Qiaoshan's question, Hong Zhong naturally had to be careful when speaking, knowing clearly what he could and could not say.

"Understood, understood...hehehehe..."

Hearing Hong Zhong's lighthearted remark, Lu Qiaoshan continued to laugh.

"Is the matter you're handling the same one that Ma Kui did before?"

"Yes, after all, it was my suggestion to do this, so naturally I wanted to do it myself. Director Lu, you're not thinking I'm stealing your credit, are you?"

"No, no, no, you're overthinking it. How could that be?"

Lu Qiaoshan quickly waved his hand and explained, "Our intelligence department has so much work to do every day, how could I possibly have time for this?"

"So, what is this you're asking about?"

"Just out of curiosity!"

As he spoke, Lu Qiaoshan leaned forward and said:

"I heard you borrowed quite a few men from Captain Li's men?"

"That's true! It's all for work; after all, I don't have many people under my command!"

"I understand, but it seems you didn't consult Captain Li before doing this?"

"Captain Li wasn't there at the time, and I was in a hurry, so I asked Section Chief Song to convey the message!"

After hearing Hong Zhong's explanation, Lu Qiaoshan's smile deepened:

"Look, you didn't even inform Captain Li afterward. There's no guarantee he won't have some reservations about this!"

"Really? What should we do then?"

Hong Zhong said nervously.

"I can talk to Captain Li about this for you!"

"Really? Thank you so much, Director Lu!"

Hong Zhong cast a grateful glance at Lu Qiaoshan.

"It's okay, it's okay. There are just some things I don't know whether I should say or not."

"Since Director Lu has been so helpful, of course I'll speak my mind!"

"Look, Captain Li is now practically the number two person in our station!"

Director Yu is the station chief's student. With you putting in so much effort, how much of a show of dedication do you think the station chief will even notice?

Hong Zhong sighed, looking dejected.

"Oh, Director Lu, what can I do? I'm just a secretary; how can I possibly manage the affairs of my superiors?"

"You're young, educated, and capable. Just being a secretary is a waste of your talents. I think you're capable of taking Li Ya's position in the future!"

"Director Lu, you flatter me too much!"

"Absolutely not an exaggeration, absolutely not an exaggeration! As long as I can become the deputy station manager, with the strong support of both the station manager and me, which of these positions in the station can't you take?"

If Hong Zhong didn't know what Lu Qiaoshan was up to when he first came in, he now knows all too well!

Sure enough, Lu Qiaoshan was actually trying to win me over for the position of deputy station chief.

Faced with Lu Qiaoshan's attempt to win him over, Hong Zhong continued to feign a tearful expression of gratitude, saying:

"Director Lu, in terms of seniority and ability, I've always felt that you're the only one qualified for this deputy station chief position!"

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Upon hearing Hong Zhong's statement, Lu Qiaoshan's smile deepened, and this time it seemed much more genuine than his previous fake smile!