Agents of the Republic of China

The charity ball was extravagant and boring. Lin Xiaotang lost interest when he heard the eloquent speeches of the guests and the master of ceremonies on the stage, and couldn't help dozing off.Zhuang Chong, who was next to him, saw his tired look first, and suddenly felt ridiculous, "You boy, after Miss Dong's family left, she became more and more unscrupulous. I heard that you have been staying in nightclubs every day recently. You should be careful about these gossips. To the ears of the Dong family!"

Ever since Zhou Fohai and Li Shiqun secretly exchanged a song and jointly expelled Dingmo Village, Zhuang Chongxian and Lin Xiaotang, as the only two allies, are now getting closer and closer.But Lin Xiaotang has always been wary of Zhuang Chongxian. This person seems harmless to humans and animals, but he doesn't know if he is pretending to be a pig and eat a tiger. In addition, because Zhang Xiaolin was calculated by Zhuang Chongxian, Lin Xiaotang is now Dealing with Zhuang Chongxian, although he looked intimate, he was always on high alert.

"My Director Zhuang," Lin Xiaotang said haha, "don't make fun of me. Things haven't been going well recently. It's not like you don't know that my wife has run away, and the business has been suppressed by some people. Wake up, I'm planning to go to Mount Putuo to burn incense and ask about my future, are you interested?"

The meaning of business is not going well, Lin Xiaotang refers to the matter of material control, and as expected, Zhou Fohai, under the bewitching of Li Shiqun, took down Ma Qiwen, who was in charge of the material control plan, and relegated him to the logistics department. Immediately asked for long-term sick leave and went home to enjoy the blessings.Fortunately, Lin Xiaotang had reminded him at the time that all the accounts and materials had been compiled seamlessly, and all the evidence that needed to be destroyed had also been taken care of, so Li Zhouren, who was determined to kill them all, didn't catch him.

Zhuang Chong blinked his eyes first, "Really? How did I hear that you have taken a new path and kept things from me about getting rich?"

Lin Xiaotang smiled mischievously, "We are talking, but there is no result yet. Don't worry, if there is such a good thing, there will definitely be a copy from the Military Intelligence Department. Besides, the troubles in Shanghai Beach can still be hidden from your eyes and ears. As for the incident in Cang, the troops from the Military Intelligence Department should have arrived at the scene first, but they just held back and didn’t move, watching No. 76 and Class [-] being beaten to pieces.”

Zhuang Chong laughed dryly first, "You're still ruthless enough, you dare to plan even extra high school."

Lin Xiaotang shrugged his shoulders, "You are really flattering me. I'm not afraid to tell you the truth. It's not that I dare to take the extra-high class, but that the people who want to cooperate with me are brave!"

Zhuang Chong was taken aback for a moment, "Who did you find and how much business do you want to do?"

Lin Xiaotang smiled mysteriously, stretched out a finger, and pointed to the north.

The wine in Zhuang Chongxian's hand almost spilled, "Mongols? Russians? Or ***?"

Lin Xiaotang was choked by the wine and coughed immediately, "Brother, your imagination must have been enriched! It's not that far away, come closer!"

Zhuang Chong thought for a long time before hesitatingly said a name, "Guan, Kwantung Army!"

Lin Xiaotang immediately made a posture of silence, and the expression on his face was unpredictable, which made Zhuang Chongxian even more nervous. This kid actually got involved in the Kwantung Army without a word. The absolute elite of the Kwantung Army with several 10 horses as business partners, then this business is a cornucopia, no need to ask.

Zhuang Chongxian's eyes showed a rare look of awe and envy, which made Lin Xiaotang very satisfied. For Zhuang Chongxian, if he didn't use his absolute strength to intimidate him, he would definitely not be under others for a long time. At such an old age , There is still such a strong desire for power, Lin Xiaotang shook his head secretly in his heart.

The reception was jointly organized by the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and the Shanghai General Chamber of Commerce. Therefore, many Japanese companies were also present, and Japanese kept ringing in every corner.Zhuang Chongxian had studied in Japan, and of course he is proficient in Japanese, so he chatted with a few Japanese within a short time.Although the Military Intelligence Department has been quite unsuccessful in recent years, Zhuang Chongxian and Zong Fei are good at doing business. They have established a lot of properties in Nanjing and Shanghai. Based on this, they have ensured the normal operation of the entire organization. You must know that the funds and funds of the puppet government alone cannot guarantee the livelihood of Zhuang Chongxian's objective number of subordinates. Doing intelligence work is very expensive, which is why he is very keen on cooperating with Lin Xiaotang.

Lin Xiaotang drank the red wine in his hand a little bored, put the wine glass on the table, and was about to find a chance to leave, but found a familiar figure flashing past in the crowd, Lin Xiaotang was stunned for a moment, and then stepped forward to catch up.

But he disappeared in an instant, Lin Xiaotang simply went up the stairs, stood beside the banister on the second floor and looked at the countryside. I looked for it again in the hall, but when I thought of Dong Jiayi's weeping eyes when he was parting, Lin Xiaotang immediately dismissed the idea.

Passing through the crowd, Lin Xiaotang walked towards the gate, but when he passed by the sofa next to the hall, he was stopped by a person, Lin Xiaotang turned to look, but it was General Sasaki of the Gendarmerie.

Sasaki was wearing a black dress and a bow tie today. With carefully groomed hair and beard, he looked less sinister and more elegant than usual, but his thin and tall figure was particularly attractive in the crowd Attention.

As the person in charge of security work in all areas of Shanghai except the foreign concessions, Sasaki was also invited to tonight's reception, but judging from his appearance, he was indeed as uninterested in such an occasion as Lin Xiaotang.The appearance of Lin Xiaotang just made him ask the pestering of several businessmen, he left in a hurry, and then dragged Lin Xiaotang to an inconspicuous corner of the reception.

Sasaki heaved a sigh of relief, and took out a handkerchief to wipe the sweat from his forehead. Lin Xiaotang felt a little funny. A well-known intelligence agency chief in Shanghai had to wait in such an embarrassing way, which made people a little surprised.

"Lin Jun, are you leaving?" Sasaki asked after lighting the cigarette that Lin Xiaotang handed over.

"That's right!" Lin Xiaotang made no secret of his discomfit for this kind of occasion, "If I stay any longer, I will suffocate."

"Oh?" Sasaki looked a little curious, "This is a paradise for businessmen looking for opportunities, why do you hate it so much?"

Lin Xiaotang silently lowered his jaw, "You may have misunderstood, I am a businessman, but I believe in the principle of supremacy of strength. I may meet many high-ranking officials here, but if I don't have strength, it will only bring discomfort to others. Conversely, if you have strong strength, no matter where you are in the world, big business will come to you.”

Sasaki suddenly laughed, "Mr. Lin, you are really an interesting person, but this is somewhat similar to the style of our soldiers. Everything speaks with strength."

Lin Xiaotang smiled and nodded, "The shopping mall is like a battlefield!"

Sasaki obviously appreciated Lin Xiaotang's so-called theories very much, but he seemed to remember something, approached Lin Xiaotang and lowered his voice, "When will the cooperation Mr. Lin mentioned last time start?"

Lin Xiaotang opened his hands, "You can do it at any time, but before that, I have to figure out what kind of work you need me to do, Your Excellency Sasaki, and what aspects does our cooperation involve?"

Sasaki's eyes rolled, and he didn't know how to answer Lin Xiaotang's question for a while. He has been in the army for 20 years, including ten years in China. As he grows older, he finds himself getting more and more Longing to return to his hometown, he could not see any hope in this long-term war. Every morning when he opened his eyes, he longed to see the familiar faces of his relatives.For this reason, he did not hesitate to manage up and down, hoping to return to his hometown in a decent way.

Therefore, what Sasaki desperately lacks now is money. The appearance of Lin Xiaotang gave him a glimmer of hope.

There are many ways for the gendarmerie itself to make money. Sasaki has been in China for a long time, and he has also learned about some ways for officials to make money, but he cannot do these things. Once he is discovered, he will be tried by a military court and punished by deprivation of military membership. At that time, even if he returns to China, he and his family will no longer have the courage to raise their heads.

Sasaki even envied Otani Kazuya a little bit, Otani Kazuya was different from him, he didn't care about the honor of the so-called soldier, and he also had enough ability and money to maintain the current situation, the reason was because he was cooperating with Lin Xiaotang.Ever since, an idea slowly emerged in Sasaki's heart.

Lin Xiaotang looked at Sasaki's silence, and his concerns about Sasaki were clear in his heart. Before, after meeting Sasaki, Lin Xiaotang had a deep understanding of Sasaki through Otani Kazuya and Tachibana Haruka, and his background in the army. The position and personal character were analyzed in detail, and some of Sasaki's secret inner thoughts gradually surfaced through Tachibana and these analyses. Lin Xiaotang asked himself that he could already guess [-] to [-]% of his inner thoughts.

Lin Xiaotang exhaled a puff of smoke, as if he was talking to himself, "Now, all the imperial armies of the empire stationed in Shanghai actually secretly have their own partners and business channels, such as the cooperation between Otani Kazuya's division and me, No. 76 The cooperation with the Marine Corps, the cooperation between the Military Intelligence Department and the May Agency, and the Navy Staff... ".

Sasaki sighed helplessly, but still didn't speak.

Lin Xiaotang continued: "My previous proposal to Sasaki actually included two aspects. Of course, the content of cooperation in these two aspects absolutely needs to be kept secret. I understand the position of the gendarmerie, so, regarding this point, You can rest assured."

Sasaki's eyes lit up.

"First, it's about the cooperation between the gendarmerie and Longsheng. Most of Longsheng's current business is in the public concession and the French concession. You don't need to worry about this part. It's mainly our industries outside the concession that require your full efforts. Maintenance and support, of course, I will give half of the annual profit as a share of shares, and give it all to the gendarmerie.”

Sasaki swallowed sharply. The scale of Longsheng is well known in Shanghai. Although these industries in Hongkou and other areas are not many, they are enough to satisfy Sasaki's appetite and the needs of the gendarmerie.

Lin Xiaotang looked at Sasaki, and the smile on his face became stronger, "Second, it is about my personal cooperation with Sasaki. I believe you are also aware that Shanghai is the financial and economic center of Asia, and the smuggling by sea has continued to this day. Among them, The Imperial Navy accounts for the largest share, followed by the Army and No. 76. To be honest, since Nanjing has weakened the share of the material control business controlled by Longsheng, I am now unable to make ends meet, so I plan to use it in smuggling. Some brains, but I don’t know if your Excellency is interested?”