Agents of the Republic of China

Lin Xiaotang looked at the plants and trees outside the car window, feeling indescribably lonely and desolate in his heart, remembering that when he escaped from here, the place was full of gunpowder smoke and ruined walls, the whole world seemed to be composed of gray and blood, and sometimes After two years, he returned to his hometown Nanjing again, which made him feel like a lifetime away.

Ma Qixiang noticed that something was wrong with Lin Xiaotang's face, and hurriedly took out the small wine pot in his arms, "Xiao Qi, don't think so much, have a sip of wine and warm yourself up!"

The cold wine flowed down the throat to the chest and abdomen, followed by an unbearable burning sensation.There is Taihe Bridge ahead, Lin Xiaotang couldn't help clenching his fists.

Before, Lin Xiaotang registered a trading company named Longsheng in the French Concession, which appeared to be a joint venture between China and Japan.Otani Kazuya, that is, the officer of the Fourth Division, became a shareholder under Lin Xiaotang's coercion and lure, but for the sake of safety, the shareholder did not directly use his name, but registered in his friend's name.The Chinese shareholder is Lin Xiaotang, who is also the largest shareholder of the entire company.But there is also a dark stock among them, which is the stock owned by Hong Chawei and the forces behind him.

At the same time, Lin Xiaotang also submitted a registration application to the Commercial Bureau of the Nanjing puppet government, applying for the establishment of a branch of Longsheng in Nanjing. This is naturally a wish for the puppet government that is currently waiting to be rebuilt, because Longsheng promised to invest in Nanjing. Hundreds of thousands of dollars, engaged in trade and infrastructure construction.

Later, Lin Xiaotang sent Ma Qixiang to Nanjing in advance to carry out the company's preparatory work.Before he set off, Lin Xiaotang had an in-depth conversation with him, confessed his identity, and solemnly asked Ma Qixiang to choose carefully. After all, this time he was going deep into the tiger's den to rebuild the Nanjing Station of the Army Command, and the risks he faced can be imagined.

But to Lin Xiaotang's surprise, Ma Qixiang agreed without even thinking about it. According to him, his biggest wish now is to marry Dong Jiayi's cousin and embrace her beauty. What he hates most is Nanyang's treatment of him. Contempt, now that I have such an opportunity, I can be a hero and an official. It's really hard to find with a lantern.

In this way, Ma Qixiang set off to Nanjing full of confidence.

Not to mention, Ma Qixiang's social skills should not be underestimated. In less than a week, he completed all the procedures and bought a newly built six-story building on Ninghai Road as Longsheng's branch in Nanjing.And reported to Lin Xiaotang, asking him to go to Nanjing officially.

It was under such circumstances that Lin Xiaotang and his party came to Nanjing.

The vicinity of Ninghai Road is currently the most prosperous area in Nanjing. It is adjacent to the former Nanjing mansion area of ​​Yihe Road, so the damage is relatively light. In addition, many departments and agencies of the pseudo-government are working nearby, so it is Driven the prosperity of a series of commercial activities around.The building Ma Qixiang chose was at the end of Ninghai Road, near the office of the former Ministry of Defense of the Nationalist Government. The residential buildings were relatively sparsely distributed, and it was an excellent place to find a quiet place amidst the hustle and bustle.

Lin Xiaotang was also a little tired from the exhaustion of the journey. As soon as he entered the office, he collapsed on the sofa and stretched his waist without grace, but Ma Qixiang obviously didn't intend to give him time to rest. Letters come to ask for instructions.

Lin Xiaotang didn't even look at it, so he just dumped it to Ma Qixiang and let him make up his own mind.But Ma Qixiang took out one of the invitation cards, indicating that Lin Xiaotang must attend the dinner.Because this is jointly organized by the Commercial Bureau of the pseudo-government and the Ministry of Finance, it is said that prominent figures will also be present.

Lin Xiaotang nodded.Immediately afterwards, he slapped his head, "Look at my memory, forget about this!"

Lin Xiaotang took out an envelope from his suit pocket and handed it to Ma Qixiang, "Congratulations, Lieutenant Colonel Ma!"

Ma Qixiang was taken aback, took the envelope and opened it to take a look, his eyes lit up immediately, "So fast!"

Lin Xiaotang laughed, "Needless to say, I'll do it for you personally. I'm also a major general and station chief now, so promoting you is not a piece of cake. How about deputy station chief of Nanjing Station and director of the confidential office?"

Ma Qixiang stood up vigorously, just a well-behaved military salute, "Senior Xie Lin cultivated!"

The two looked at each other and burst out laughing.

Lin Xiaotang waved his hand, "Don't be so happy, this official is not so easy to be an official. Although you have been to college, you are not from a major. During this time, if you have nothing to do at night, I will arrange the relevant work matters for you , At the same time, we must understand the precautions clearly. Next, we will recruit troops and buy horses. At that time, you will also have your own subordinates. This is not a gangster, this is a real battle, understand?"

Ma Qixiang nodded solemnly.

According to Lin Xiaotang's vision, the future Nanjing station will be divided into four departments. The confidential office is directly responsible to the station master. The other three departments are the action team, the intelligence department, and the telecommunications department. For the time being, the Confidentiality Room is in charge.

In the afternoon, Lin Xiaotang met a few people from Nanjing Station.The catastrophe two years ago, Nanjing Station was not spared, except for a few high-level personnel who saw the situation was not good and fled out in the chaos. There are only four people left in this fruit.

Looking at the four people in front of him, Lin Xiaotang was a little dazed.

One of the old men seemed to be in his 70s or [-]s, and a young girl of fourteen or fifteen was holding his arm tightly, looking at Lin Xiaotang with alert eyes.There are also two skinny men. According to their own introductions, they were originally staff members of the Telecommunications Department of Nanjing Station. They were college students who had just been assigned to Nanjing Station. Sent to the railway station as a laborer for a year, he escaped a life by chance, but he was already lingering, with only half his life left.

Lin Xiaotang sighed, and asked Guo Zhui to take the two people from the telecommunications office down and settle them down. At present, Nanjing Station lacks such professionals. Although their bodies are failing, the knowledge in their minds is invaluable.

These four people survived the catastrophe, and they contacted the Shanghai station later. During this period, Wang Tianmu had screened the four people and confirmed that they had not defected to the enemy, so he introduced the four people to Lin Xiaotang. After all, they were familiar with the Nanjing station. This will be of great benefit to Lin Xiaotang's reconstruction work.

The rest, one old and one young, was named Shang Huaishi, who was formerly the deputy director of the Intelligence Department of Nanjing Railway Station, and the little girl was her granddaughter Shang Zhi.When Nanjing fell, there were only the two of them left in the family, and they escaped their lives by hiding in the sewer pipes that criss-cross the city of Nanjing.The appearance of Shang Huaishi is also the trace left by that time, in fact, he is only in his 50s.

Lin Xiaotang asked Ma Qixiang to take care of Shangzhi for the time being. Nanjing Railway Station was first built and there was a shortage of people in all aspects, so she asked her to do what she could first.After talking with the monk Huai Shi, Lin Xiaotang couldn't help being overjoyed.

Shang Huaishi is an old man at Nanjing Station. He has worked in various departments for a period of time and is quite familiar with various business processes. The most important thing is that when he was the deputy director of the Nanjing Station Intelligence Department, he presided over. A number of undercover personnel were sent to the puppet government and Japanese military agencies in China. Only Shang Huaishi and the former station chief knew the detailed list.The former station master drowned in Yijiangmen when he escaped from Nanjing.Therefore, Shang Huaishi is the only one who knows the inside story of the undercover agent.Coincidentally, these situations belong to the top secret of the Nanjing station, and have not had time to report to the military command headquarters and Shanghai.

Lin Xiaotang is like a treasure. He knows very well that as long as he can master these undercover agents, he will be able to control every move of the Japanese and puppets. In time, if these hidden personnel can continue to go deep, it is not impossible to obtain some confidential information. .

Lin Xiaotang immediately appointed Shang Huaishi as the acting director of the intelligence department, which made Shang Huaishi grateful to him while being surprised.He had escaped from death and had to contact the military commander in order to make a living, but he did not expect the new boss to be so courageous. As soon as he met, he was arranged to be the director of intelligence.

Shang Huaishi has been doing intelligence work for many years, and his ability and experience are not in vain. In the subsequent conversation, he pointed out that there are currently three major difficulties in the reconstruction of Nanjing Station: personnel, funds, and equipment.

Lin Xiaotang couldn't help smiling wryly, and asked Shang Huaishi if he had a solution.Shang Huaishi thought for a moment, "I can think of a way for intelligence professionals, but I dare not say too much. I can recruit some professionals in intelligence-related collection, processing, and telecommunications. Wuhan, Nanjing, and Xuzhou fell one after another. Later, some members of the Central Command and the Military Command were scattered around, and I was able to find some people through the original relationship. But in terms of action... ".

Lin Xiaotang's eyes lit up, and he immediately made a decision to ask Shang Huaishi to support this work, and reassured him that funding is not a problem.There is still more than half of the money obtained from Duan Baihu earlier. In a few days, the Dragon King will also send some of it, as well as Dai Li and Yun Gong, the two big bosses behind the scenes. We must find a way to get more money from them.

At six o'clock in the evening, Ma Qixiang came to urge Lin Xiaotang, and it was almost time for the dinner.Lin Xiaotang reluctantly got up from the sofa and washed his face.The in-depth talk of the monk Huai Shi in the afternoon left him with no time to rest. Lin Xiaotang suddenly felt dizzy at the thought of meeting those traitors and taking office at night.

Shangzhi obediently brought two dishes of side dishes and rice porridge, which made Lin Xiaotang and Ma Qixiang, who hadn't eaten their teeth all day, twitch their index fingers, and they quickly swept them all away.Perhaps because of the influence of those years of fleeing, Shangzhi stood aside without saying a word, never daring to look at Lin Xiaotang in the eyes, even when Lin Xiaotang praised her craftsmanship, she was too timid to respond.