The Bourne Counterattack

Chapter 469: Direct to Jinling

A breath of spring blows by.

The earth began to revive, the withered grass gradually turned green, and the dead branches sprouted new buds, but the cold wind in February was still somewhat biting.

But it doesn't matter anymore.

Spring has come, will it ever go back?

The Wang Puppet regime now focused on the political action of "returning to the capital", and all its efforts were put into this, so its aggressiveness became much less.

It is said that Wang has gone to Nanjing, and most of the Wang Puppet Central Committee members followed him. The remaining small number originally used Shanghai as their base and were unwilling to go to Nanjing, or in other words, they worked in Nanjing and ate, drank and enjoyed themselves in Shanghai.

Anyway, transportation between the two places is very convenient. You can get there in a few hours by taking a train. Unlike ordinary people, they can take a special train at any time without paying any money.

……

Pinglu made an appointment with Xu Baichuan to meet at the Queen's Cafe in Jing'an Temple.

After making sure that there were no spies following him, Xu Baichuan walked into the cafe and sat down behind the booth where Pinglu was sitting.

"Why did you make an appointment suddenly? Didn't you say that we could contact each other by phone if there was anything?" Xu Baichuan asked. Pinglu had a special identity, and every time he met her, the risk of being exposed would increase, even though he would disguise himself and change his identity every time they met.

"Ding suddenly asked me to accompany him to Jinling and live there for a long time." Pinglu picked up a cup of coffee and pretended to drink it to conceal the action of speaking.

"why?"

"He is going to take up a post in Jinling and will be there most of the time, so we have to go there," Pinglu explained.

"He gave up No. 76?"

"I don't know. Maybe he wants to start a new business in Jinling. In Shanghai, Lin Shiqun has money and connections. He feels that there is no need for him to fight to the death with him. It is better for him to go to Jinling. In name, he is still the director of No. 76, and Jinling will be the center of power in the future. If he changes to another place, Lin Shiqun may not be able to gain the upper hand." Pinglu said.

"This is a good idea. No wonder he and Lin fell out but there was no drastic action. It seems that he has other intentions." Xu Baichuan nodded.

"Tang Huimin is in Nanjing and has a closer relationship with him, so he has control over the spy organization in Nanjing. He knows his own shortcomings. Without a real spy under his command, he cannot compete with Lin."

"You see it very clearly. It seems that changing your assassination mission is the right thing to do. Killing Ding alone will not solve the fundamental problem. Even if Ding and Lin are eliminated, it will still be the same. As long as the Japanese want to support such an agent organization, they will always find shameless people to work for them." Xu Baichuan said, "You can go to Nanjing with him, but you don't have to confine yourself there. You can stay there during the weekdays and return to Shanghai on weekends."

"I'm worried, if I have an emergency, how can I convey it in Jinling?" Pinglu is not afraid of hard work, but information is time-sensitive. She can't always wait until she returns to Shanghai to hand it over. What's the point of outdated information?
"I will report this problem and give you a solution." Xu Baichuan said after thinking for a while.

"I mentioned Tang Yijun's matter. Ding's idea was to give Xiong Jiangong and Jianjun a brigade organization, some military funds and weapons, and let them recruit soldiers on their own. As for the garrison, he can coordinate and station them in Taicang."

"The bear's lair is in Taicang. It seems that Ding is quite concerned about him. Is he trying to win over an armed force?"

"It should be, but Xiong Jiangong has close relations with the Japanese, so I'm afraid he may not obey Ding." Pinglu said.

"Okay, I get it. You just need to be careful and don't reveal any flaws in front of Ding. He is too sensitive and suspicious and won't trust outsiders easily." Xu Baichuan reminded.

……

As soon as Xu Baichuan left the Queen's Café, he requested to meet with Cheng Mo.

Of course Cheng Mo couldn't go to see him right away, he had to find a time.

In the evening, Cheng Mo first drove home from get off work, then went out and called a rickshaw to go to Xu Baichuan's tea shop in Shiliupu.

"What's going on? Fourth brother is so anxious to see me, and it has to be today?" Led by the waiter, Cheng Mo came to Xu Baichuan's meeting room on the second floor.

"The mermaid made an urgent appointment to meet with me and told me some information. I have to report to you as soon as possible." Xu Baichuan explained as he made a cup of tea for Cheng Mo.

"Then there's no need to be so anxious?"

"Although the matter is not urgent, you have to get the news as soon as possible so that you can make a decision." Xu Baichuan said.

"Come on, what's the matter? I have to go home for dinner."

"Ding Mo-chun asked the mermaid to go to Jinling with him."

"What do you mean? He plans to keep the mermaid in Jinling and hide her in a golden house?" Cheng Mo couldn't help but frowned when he heard this. He knew that the one in the Ding family was also a jealous woman, but she was not a strong woman like Cheng Bijun, so she didn't dare to make trouble with Ding Mocun.

"That should be what he means. He completely regards the mermaid as his own exclusive treasure." Xu Baichuan nodded.

"How did Fourth Brother respond?"

"I said you can go to Jinling, but you can't stay there forever. Otherwise, we won't know the situation over there, unless we build a line of intelligence transmission in Jinling."

"What do you think, Fourth Brother?"

"In the long run, once the Wang Puppet regime returns to Nanjing, we really need such a line. In this way, we can also grasp some of the situation of the Wang Puppet regime's power center in Shanghai, but the problem is how to select and arrange the personnel on this line."

"The staffing problem is easy to solve. Just ask the bureau headquarters for people. For this kind of thing, I believe Boss Dai will not refuse to send someone over." Cheng Mo said.

"The problem of people is easy to solve, but what about the transportation line? Who will be responsible for this transportation line?"

Cheng Mo glanced at Xu Baichuan.

Xu Baichuan waved his hands quickly and said, "Sixth Brother, don't look at me. I can't do it."

"Fourth brother, how can a man say he is incompetent?" Cheng Mo chuckled, "Since you were the one who contacted the mermaids before, it's better for the capable ones to do more work next time."

"You've been setting a trap for me from the very beginning, haven't you?" Xu Baichuan smiled bitterly.

"No, Fourth Brother, you misunderstood me. I think that you can also open a branch of the tea shop in Jinling. That way, if you go to Jinling often, no one will suspect you." Cheng Mo gave him advice.

"You know the business of my tea shop. At best, it just breaks even. It doesn't make much money at all." Xu Baichuan said, "It's also opening a branch. A branch that loses money must have a problem after checking."

"You can do some small advertisements, find someone to distribute them on the street, and then find someone to write some articles about drinking tea for health in the newspaper. Find someone to package you as a health master, and then give you free classes. Once you have this reputation, package the tea you sell, add some exquisite small gifts to give away, set the price higher, and you will definitely make money."

"Tea is just an ordinary thing, how expensive can it be?"

"Okay, I'll give you a plan later. If you follow it, I guarantee that you will be able to open branches not only in Jinling, but also across the country!"

"That's daring."

(End of this chapter)