Film and Television Beacon Fire: I Have an Equipment Column

Chapter 8 Doubt

During the Republic of China, the peak annual output of steel was only [-] tons, and the annual output of iron was only a few hundred thousand tons.

Let’s not say that it is not as good as the late Qing Dynasty. The output is even worse than that of the Han Dynasty.

The reason why I say this is just to illustrate one point: the Republic of China was an era that was extremely short of steel.

On weekdays, it would cost a lot of money to buy an iron pot and a kitchen knife.

If you want to buy a relatively large amount of steel, you need a more special way, and the price is not low.

This also resulted in Lu Feng never being able to replace the stones in his inventory with steel to achieve his goal of being strong and invulnerable.

He asked several blacksmith shops around him, and he could only keep a hundred pounds of raw and wrought iron in the shop.

As for steel, it weighs a few kilograms at most.

Not to mention the price, Lu Feng asked for tens or even hundreds of kilograms, and no one would sell it.

Otherwise, would the store’s business still be in business?

Even after searching around, Lu Feng couldn't get what he wanted.

As for those iron blocks that weighed several kilograms or more than ten kilograms, Lu Feng didn't even bother to ask for them.

Only 1 item can be placed in one slot of the equipment slot. If such a large piece of iron is put in, the effect is not as good as that of stone.

This will be changed in future generations. Hundreds of kilograms of steel can be produced for you by any scrap collection station, let alone a roadside blacksmith shop.

At the same time, Lu Feng also complained about his plug-in: You said you can't do more and just let me take Miss Qiu to Mount Fuji?

Complaints are complaints, Lu Feng still found a way to improve his strength.Now the stones in Lu Feng's inventory have been changed. Except for the pebbles that protect his head, he has replaced the rest with flat stone grinders and rectangular stone bars to achieve a more complete protective effect. , reduce the cover door.

But Lu Feng knew very well that due to weight restrictions, no matter how good the protection of stone was, it would definitely not be as good as steel.

Lu Feng once tried it privately in a deserted suburb. It was like a stone grinding on his body. It hit the side but only left a small crater.

But if it is hit on the front, it is likely to crack directly because the stress balance is destroyed.

This means that the item has expired.

That's it for the pistol bullets alone. If you switch to more powerful rifle bullets, you're afraid the stone will be broken into pieces with just one shot.

Therefore, Lu Feng made up his mind to build a perfect golden bell before he could find enough steel.

Try not to act rashly as much as possible.

A great man once said: "Fighting the enemy is to preserve yourself. Only by preserving yourself can you attack the enemy better."

And if you have to take action as a last resort, you must clean up all the traces just like the first time.

As long as I kill all the witnesses, then I will have perfect infiltration.

After settling on this concept, Lu Feng began to work seriously as an accountant at Mingshi Trading Company.

You must know that as a large multinational trading company, Ming's trading products also include products such as steel.

It's just that the quantity of steel purchased is not large, and the batches are also very small. Lu Feng has been working here for almost a week and has not seen a single steel transaction.

Lu Feng could only gather possible channels from colleagues and peers, hoping to collect a batch of steel as soon as possible.

At the very least, get an inventory first.

"Hello, Mr. Ming."

The sudden greeting interrupted Lu Feng's thoughts. He put down the cargo list in his hand and looked up.

Ming Lou, who looked like the hero of an idol drama, came to the company with the cold-faced handsome man Ming Cheng. After greeting everyone at the door, he walked towards the back.

When passing the accounting office door, Minglou waved his hand towards Lu Feng.

Lu Feng responded with a polite smile.

The one behind Minglou is, as expected, Mingcheng. He is also a master and extremely loyal to the Ming family.

After Lu Feng memorized Mingcheng's face, he continued to work on his work.

In the office inside, after Minglou sent Manager Liu out, he greeted Mingcheng to sit down.

"How's it going?"

"There is a problem with Ma Yu's identity. He claimed that the patrolman Zhang Shuisheng was his cousin, but I checked and found that Zhang Shuisheng has no relatives in the north at all.

The only intersection between the two was that on the day Ma Yu came to Shanghai, he asked Zhang Shuisheng to lead the way, and then deliberately established a relationship with Zhang Shuisheng. "

Mingcheng revealed Lu Feng's identity as soon as he opened his mouth.

"So, this person's identity is fake?" Minglou frowned.

That day he saw Lu Feng coming to his company for an interview. His fluent English and proficient accounting skills made him fall in love with talents and hired him.

But this does not mean that Minglou has no doubts about Lu Feng's identity.

In the current Republic of China, not many people have access to foreign language education, and even fewer can learn Lu Feng's level.

Such a person does not have any educational credentials, which is suspicious in itself.

So, Minglou asked Mingcheng to check Lu Feng's identity information, and the problem was discovered.

Mingcheng continued:

"His identity is definitely fake, and I also found out that he went to Shanghai Tongwen Academy before coming to our Mingshi Trading Company for an interview."

"Tongwenyuan?"

Minglou's expression became very serious.

"Yes, but he didn't go in. Instead, he walked around Tongwen Courtyard. It looked, well, like he was stepping on the spot."

"Step on?"

Minglou's complexion improved a lot.

Mingcheng nodded and said:
"Yes, according to the report of the manpower we arranged near Tongwen Yuan, this Ma Yu walked around Tongwen Yuan. The places he paused in the middle were places where the defense was relatively weak and where the view was relatively good."

"Could it be Japanese?"

Mingcheng thought for a while, shook his head and said:
"Unlike, if he is Japanese, he will not arrange an identity full of flaws."

"Yes, it's full of flaws. But is this what the Japanese want you to think?"

Minglou's words made Mingcheng hesitate.

"Don't worry about this for now, what has he been doing recently?"

"I've checked. From the moment he joined the company, Ma Yu has been working hard. He doesn't have any random hobbies. He goes home as soon as he gets off work. At most, he goes out for an outing in the suburbs."

After a pause, Mingcheng said again:
"But according to Manager Liu's reaction, Ma Yu is very interested in steel goods and often asks others about where to buy steel in large quantities."

"Buying steel?"

Hearing Mingcheng's words, Minglou had a trace of doubt in his eyes.

The Japanese are very concerned about all aspects of China's intelligence, but when it comes to steel, Japan is ahead of the Republic of China by dozens of streets.

If Ma Yu inquires about the origin of iron ore, it would be more in line with the characteristics of a Japanese spy.

But if you want to buy finished steel
Could it be someone from over there?

Minglou recalled the information about Lu Feng again.

"Highly educated, from the north, lives a very regular life, no bad habits"

Although Lu Feng's identity is highly suspicious and his work is rough, he doesn't look like a professionally trained underground worker.

But thinking about the increasingly severe counter-encirclement and suppression situation there, I had no choice but to send some new people to Shanghai to help collect supplies.
It seems to be an excusable thing?
The more he thought about it, the more the balance in Minglou's heart tilted in that direction.

"Let's do this. You go get a batch of steel, and then let someone reveal it to Ma Yu privately, and see what he does."

Mingcheng nodded and prepared to carry out the order.

"For this matter, don't use Xingshe's channels, just use our Ming family's lines."

Mingcheng paused, then nodded and said:
"Yes."

　Let me briefly say a few words about Minamada Yoko’s military rank.

　　In order to prepare for the war of aggression, the Japanese army at that time generally kept the military ranks of newly recruited soldiers very low, otherwise it would be easy for them to be unable to be promoted later.

　　The Japanese army carried out a large-scale promotion of military ranks after the capture of Nanjing. After the establishment of the Wang Puppet Government, in order to strengthen its rule, personnel in relevant agencies of the puppet government were promoted again in military rank.

　　So in my opinion, Minamada Yoko's rank before the war started was not high. Coupled with her status as a woman, it was inherently impossible for her to get a relatively high starting point in the army, so she was assigned the rank of second lieutenant.

　　There are many similar self-imagining plots later, and I probably won’t explain them one by one.

　　Thanks to book friends 20200403180246997 and yjgz Seaside for their recommendation votes.

　　


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