The Bourne Counterattack

Chapter 555 Change
"Brother, I'm having dinner with Xiweisi Zao tonight." After Cheng Mo came in, he went to the living room, and Wen Qiu poured him a glass of water.

"What?" Wen Qiu was not angry. He knew that although Cheng Mo had a history of acting on his own, he also knew that he was a principled person.

Even if he did something on his own, he would never hide it, and his loyalty would never be doubted.

"I didn't have time to report. It was Xiweisizo who sent someone to pick me up. I went home to change clothes." Cheng Mo said, "Besides, I couldn't refuse my senior brother. If I had refused at that time, it would be equivalent to losing an opportunity."

"Are you still thinking about that plan?"

"Yes, this is an opportunity. I just saved Nishiojizo's life. If I can interact with him and even get his support, then as long as he is the commander of the expeditionary force, once there is a change in Shanghai, I can take the initiative." Cheng Mo said excitedly.

Wen Qiu pondered for a moment and said, "Are you sure you can do it?"

"No, there is no absolute certainty in such matters, but we can work towards this direction. Once successful, the benefits will be huge!" Cheng Mo said, "Brother, this is the time for us to make contributions to the Party."

"You said that it was enough for you to complete the tasks assigned by your superiors, why did you have to make such a fuss?"

"Brother, this is not a hassle. This is our mission and responsibility. Don't you and I want to keep Shanghai, this prosperous metropolis?" Cheng Mo said, "It should return to the hands of us Chinese intact."

"Are you thinking too far?"

"He who does not plan for everything is not qualified to plan for his whole life. If we have to wait for our superiors to arrange all our affairs, we will not be able to do many things. Besides, our superiors know the situation here better than we do. Once the situation changes, we have to respond instead of waiting for orders from our superiors." Cheng Mo said.

"I have reported your idea to my superiors. There is a lot of debate over your proposal. Most of them disagree with you doing this, so as not to affect the war situation."

"So there are still people who agree with this?"

"Yes, they are all daring and reckless people. However, the matter has not been concluded yet, otherwise, the superiors would have sent a telegram to reject your proposal long ago." Wen Qiu said.

"Then add fuel to the fire and report what happened between me and Xiwei Temple." Cheng Mo said, "If there is a chance, I would like to talk to the higher-ups, either in Shanghai or in Hong Kong."

“Can you still go to Hong Kong?”

"Yes, I can find an opportunity to go to Hong Kong for a meeting or movie promotion. I can stay there for a few days. It's not a big problem." Cheng Mo said.

"Okay, I'll report it for you, and you wait for notification."

"There is one more thing, senior brother. I didn't tell you. I was actually the one who killed Sanura Saburo." Cheng Mo said.

"What did you say? You killed him. How could you have the time and opportunity? Are you saying that you arranged the assassination?" Wen Qiu immediately understood what was going on.

"Liu Guoxing's operation team has not withdrawn from Hongkou. I have been waiting for the right opportunity to do something big. This time I have caught up."

"In such a short time, you can..."

"Because it's the 7th, I had asked them to be ready and listen to my orders at any time. I didn't expect that they would catch up. Killing Miura Saburo is equivalent to provoking the internal conflicts of the Japanese Expeditionary Force in China. Let's see how Nishiojizo will deal with it." Cheng Mo said, "Now it seems that although this old guy has been stripped of his power, he is still very experienced in doing things. He searched for evidence and threw it all to Itagaki, asking Itagaki to investigate Miura Saburo's case, but he stayed out of it."

"Itagaki is the chief of staff and is in charge of the military police. It is only natural for him to investigate. If Miura Saburo hadn't died, the case would have been much easier. Although what happened was serious, if Miura hadn't died, then big things could have been made small, small things could have been forgotten, and personal grudges could have been written off. But that's not the case now. Miura Saburo's assassination attempt failed and he was assassinated immediately afterwards. Nishioji Zo had no motive to kill. He had already captured the man and won, so why bother with another act and get himself into trouble? He was not familiar with the situation in Shanghai. If he arranged for the assassination and it was discovered, he would not be able to escape the responsibility. Therefore, the people who conspired with Miura must have been afraid that he would speak, so they killed him to silence him..." Wen Qiu said as he analyzed.

"Yes, whoever did it will definitely be suspicious of each other and no one will trust anyone else. This internal strife among the enemies is a good thing for us."

"You kid, have you reported this to your boss, Dai?" "Of course, I drafted a telegram to Chongqing that night, but I haven't received a reply yet. I guess there will be a telegram tonight."

"Assassinating a military police commander, a lieutenant general at that. I'm afraid your position will have to be moved."

"This is meaningless. I am raising all my funds myself now, and Chongqing doesn't pay me a penny." Cheng Mo said.

"why?"

"Firstly, by cutting off economic ties with Chongqing, the enemy won't be able to catch me. Secondly, my cheap brother-in-law doesn't treat me as an outsider." Cheng Mo said with a wry smile.

"Is your sister still in touch with Dai Yunong?"

"There is a connection for sure, but I don't think there is any relationship in that aspect. It's not realistic. Anyway, I won't give that guy any chances. He's having a good time in Chongqing and left my sister in Shanghai. He's using us to death. How can I let my sister have anything to do with him again?" Cheng Mo said, "They are not officially married. At most, it's just a casual relationship, and it's an immoral one."

"It's best to break off this relationship." Wen Qiu nodded.

"The relationship is broken, but I feel my sister still has some feelings for him. After all, without him, we wouldn't be where we are today."

"Well, you grasp it. You are you, and your sister is your sister."

"Sister-in-law is about to give birth, right?" Cheng Mo asked.

"The due date is at the end of next month."

"It's almost two months later than us. Have you contacted the hospital?" Cheng Mo said, "Well, I'll arrange for you to stay in the ward where Mo'er is..."

"No, the ward you're staying in is too expensive. We can't afford it."

"Why can't you afford to stay here? I'll pay for all of sister-in-law's hospital expenses." Cheng Mo said, "Brother, you and sister-in-law are both my employees. I give you this welfare package, and no one can find fault with it."

"If you have this money, why not use it to buy supplies and guns and ammunition for the base?" Wen Qiu couldn't help but said with some displeasure.

"Brother, that's true. However, if we don't spend the money we earn, it will be a reason for suspicion in the eyes of outsiders. You are a manager of a taxi company, and your wife is about to give birth. If you squeeze into a ward with ordinary people, how will others look at you?"

“I don’t care what other people think.”

"Brother, you don't have to care about the eyes of the world, but in the eyes of people in our industry, you are abnormal. Normal people have money but insist on making their wives and children suffer. They are either stingy or have other purposes. When no one pays attention to you, people won't care about this, but once people pay attention to you, these behaviors of yours will be dug out and analyzed." Cheng Mo said.

"So, your sister-in-law really has to stay in this single room."

"Of course. You have to do things that suit your current status. Even if you have to live frugally at home, you must not let anyone see any flaws outside."

Although it sounds like fallacy, it does make sense if you think about it carefully. You can be strict with yourself in the base, because you are surrounded by your own people, everyone is the same, and no one will doubt you.

But this is an activity lurking in the heart of the enemy. If you strictly demand yourself with such requirements, there will be many loopholes. It's not that he doesn't understand this principle, he just doesn't want to spend money indiscriminately. He wants to use every penny on the cause of anti-Japanese war and national liberation.

(End of this chapter)