The Bourne Counterattack

Chapter 449 You understand me

"Child, don't be greedy, after Laba it will be the New Year..."

It's Laba Festival again.

Before I got home, I could smell the sweet fragrance of Laba porridge.

While drinking Laba porridge, Cheng Mo asked Nie Xiaoyu: "Xiaoyu, the New Year is coming soon, do you want to go home?"

"I..." Nie Xiaoyu was stunned. What's the point of going back to her home? Her family despised her and the neighbors around her were pointing fingers at her.

If she goes back, she will probably feel even worse.

"It doesn't matter if you don't go back. Just stay up with us to celebrate the New Year." Cheng Mo said again.

"If the gentleman and the lady need me to stay, I will stay." Nie Xiaoyu said in a low voice.

"We..." Su Moer was about to speak when Cheng Mo stopped her. "Of course, I'm busy with work, and Moer is pregnant and can't take care of herself. If you're gone at home, I really don't know what to do."

"Then I'll stay."

"Well, okay, you were supposed to go home during the Spring Festival holiday, but now you stay. I'll double your salary during the New Year period," said Cheng Mo.

"Thank you, sir." Nie Xiaoyu said excitedly, and suddenly realized that it was inappropriate to thank only Cheng Mo, so she quickly bowed to Su Moer and said, "Thank you, madam too."

"You are serious about your work and have a clever mind. Mo'er and I both like you. From now on, we will treat this place as your home."

"Yes, sir, I will definitely work hard and serve my wife well to repay you and your wife's kindness." After saying this, Nie Xiaoyu knelt down and kowtowed to Cheng Mo and Su Moer.

"Xiaoyu, get up. This isn't the way of doing things in our family." Cheng Mo quickly reached out and pulled Nie Xiaoyu up from the ground.

"Have some porridge, Xiaoyu. The Laba porridge you cooked is really good. It warms the stomach and is sweet but not greasy. It tastes really good."

……

On the ninth day of the twelfth lunar month, while at work, Cheng Mo received a call from Tony Cayce's secretary from Jardine Matheson, asking him to come over.

Cheng Mo didn't know what was going on, but this was a call from Tony Kaiziwei, asking him to go to Jardine Matheson, so of course he had to go.

After explaining the situation, he drove to Jardine Matheson in person.

He was an acquaintance of Jardine Matheson, so he naturally did not need to inform anyone before entering and went straight to Tony Cayce's office on the third floor.

At the door, he straightened his clothes a little and knocked.

"Come in!" A voice with a pure London accent floated out from inside. It was the voice of Tony Kayziwei.

Cheng Mo pushed the door and walked in.

Tony Ketchum was alone in the office, writing on a document with his usual quill pen.

A lit cigar rested on the shelf, a wisp of smoke rising slowly.

"Cheng, you're here, wine or coffee?"

"Coffee." Cheng Mo bent down slightly. Tony Kaiziwei pressed the bell on the table. The secretary came in. He ordered someone to bring a cup of coffee to Cheng Mo.

"Thank you." Cheng Mo thanked him and walked straight to the sofa and sat down.

It can be seen that Tony Kaiziwei still has some official business to deal with and needs to wait for a while. The fact that he can enter his office and wait is enough to show the close relationship between the two.

Ordinary people can only wait outside, and may not even get the chance to see him.

A moment later, a tall female secretary came in with a cup of hot coffee and placed it on the coffee table in front of Cheng Mo. Cheng Mo picked it up, took a sip, put it down, and then waited there quietly without saying a word, as if he didn't exist.

"Sorry, there are several documents that need my signature right away. I'm sorry to have kept you waiting." About a quarter of an hour later, Tony Kayziwei finally finished the work at hand, stood up and walked over, greeting with a smile.

"Mr. Dong has an indescribable charm when he is working. I believe many girls will be fascinated by him when they see him!"

"Cheng, your words are becoming more and more disgusting. Did Miss Su teach you this?"

"She wouldn't say those words. These are what I say from the bottom of my heart." Cheng Mo said hurriedly. There are some things that you can say without feeling embarrassed, but it is others who will feel embarrassed.

"I've called you here to tell you something," Tony Kay said. "When the Police Department reported to the Municipal Council, they mentioned a case, which was the murder case at Gengtai on the night of January 1. Director Akagi said in his report that you played a key role in solving this case and requested that you be rewarded."

"Director Akagi asked for a reward for me?" Cheng Mo was stunned. Did the sun rise from the west?
"Surprised?"

"A little bit." Cheng Mo nodded.

"They arrested a man and said that it was the clue provided by you. You have a share of the credit, and that's true," said Tony Kaiziwei.

"I also caught a 'little jerk' by chance. He didn't want to stay in jail, so he said he had clues about this case, so I transferred him over." Cheng Mo said, "I didn't expect that it would really help them."

"Why don't you investigate the case yourself?" asked Tony Kitzwei.

"Since the case has been handed over to Director Akagi, if I have clues and deliberately conceal them, and even conduct private investigations in order to gain credit, wouldn't that be directly opposing Director Akagi!" Cheng Mo said with a grin.

Tony Kazewei also laughed.

It is understandable that Cheng Mo does not want to confront Akagi Shinji directly. The Japanese took over the case. If someone secretly sabotages it and the case cannot be solved, who will be blamed in the end?

It is completely understandable that Cheng Mo doesn't want to be involved in this scandal.

"They have arrested a man. The case has made a breakthrough. It has been basically confirmed that the assassin of Mr. Yu Yefeng was an action brigade under the Military Control Commission's Shanghai District 1. The captain is also named Chen Mo, but it is not the same name as yours."

"Ah?" Cheng Mo was shocked. He didn't know much about the personnel of the Military Control Commission's Shanghai District 1. At most, he knew some of the high-level ones. He didn't know anything about those below the middle level, not to mention that it was impossible for them to show him the roster.

But such a situation was really beyond his expectations.

"Mr. Tony, you are not doubting me, are you?"

"How is that possible? There are many Chinese people with the same name. Moreover, Director Akagi and Inspector Miyamoto have confirmed that this Chen Mo is different from you. They also showed him your photo and asked him to identify you, but he didn't recognize you."

"Mr. Tony, don't scare me. You know best who I am. As for my contact with the Military Control Commission, it was done under your authorization. How could I be the captain of the Military Control Commission's action team?" Cheng Mo said hurriedly, stroking his chest.

"Cheng, don't worry, I believe you." Tony Kai came over and patted Cheng Mo's left shoulder gently.

"thank you for your trust."

"If it were you, how could you give such an important clue to Akagi? Also, how could Akagi capture a key figure of theirs with the people you captured? This is no different from suicide!" said Tony Kaiziwei.

"Your analysis is absolutely correct."

"Cheng, what do you think the case should do next?"

"Mr. Tony, do you think it's inappropriate to let Director Akagi continue the investigation in this way? It will cause retaliation and backlash from the Military Control Commission because they will target the Concession Police Station?" Cheng Mo and Tony Kaiziwei already had a tacit understanding and immediately understood what he wanted to say.

"If the Japanese solve this case, won't all similar cases in the future be handed over to them?" asked Tony Kaiziwei.

"Yes, then they can legitimately interfere with the police affairs in my concession." Cheng Mo nodded.

"Cheng, you understand me."

(End of this chapter)