Chapter 205

"Old Ma isn't that easy to fool.

"And, if he goes to Xiangdao, I still won't be able to get this money."

Liu Yuzhu frowned and said.

"Ma Hansan won't be able to leave Beiping!

"Wealth is sought in danger; if you don't fight for it, how would you know?"

You won't be able to leave Beiping either... Hong Zhiyou smiled and persuaded.

This world has always been the law of the jungle.

He likes making friends.

But such immense wealth is right before his eyes, and it's the people's fat and blood; if he doesn't take it, he feels he'd be letting down his conscience.

"Fine, I'll try.

"But if this succeeds, I'll rely on you from now on." Liu Yuzhu kissed him coquettishly.

"Of course." Hong Zhiyou nodded.

"Remember, after you return from inspecting Xiangdao, let the person Ma Hansan sends say this..."

Hong Zhiyou leaned into her ear and taught her everything.

"Will this work?

"Old Ma is a shrewd person; if I talk about a relationship with the Red faction, wouldn't that scare him to death?"

Liu Yuzhu frowned and said.

"No.

"Compared to Xie Ruolin and the Xiang family, he would rather choose the Red faction and the Viceroy.

"Only by saying this will he feel at ease transferring a batch over.

"Just trust me."

Hong Zhiyou raised his eyebrows and smiled.

"Fine, then I'll try.

"I'm going back to Beiping now."

Liu Yuzhu said.

"No.

"I haven't had enough of sister yet.

"Spend the night here, leave tomorrow morning."

Hong Zhiyou hugged her slender waist, burying himself in her hair, murmuring in a daze.

He planted a hook in Li Ya's side.

If Liu Yuzhu leaves now, many things will be hard to handle.

"You men, when is it ever enough?

"We women are truly miserable, having to struggle for a living, and still having to find ways to please you stinky men."

Liu Yuzhu pouted and hummed.

"Miserable?

"Who was it just now saying they finally understood life...

"Are you going to deny it after lifting the quilt?

"Look at you, like a lotus flower emerging from water; am I the miserable one? My hands and feet are soft, and my head is still dizzy."

Hong Zhiyou stood up, spread his hands, and smiled lazily.

"You're no good."

Liu Yuzhu winked at him playfully while helping him put on his shirt and tie.

"I'll come back tonight to deal with you, you little slut."

Hong Zhiyou raised his hand and slapped her perky buttocks.

"Fine.

"Then I'll stay for one night."

Liu Yuzhu smiled coquettishly.

She originally wanted to kiss Hong Zhiyou goodbye, but Hong Zhiyou raised his hand to block it:

"Brush your teeth.

"Be careful of illness entering through the mouth."

"You!

"I've never seen anyone worse than you in the whole world, taking all the advantage and still looking down on people." Liu Yuzhu's pretty face flushed, and she hammered him in anger.

"I'm off, if you need anything, you can find the waiter.

"I'll dine with you tonight."

Hong Zhiyou tucked his left hand into his pocket and walked away dashingly.

Watching the little bastard go down the stairs, Liu Yuzhu returned to the room and dialed a number:

"Hello, it's me.

"Can you help me check someone, named Hong Zhiyou, a secretary at the Jinhai station.

"Hmm, investigate his connections and assets in Xiangdao, especially his relationship with the Red faction, gangs, and Xie Ruolin of the Confidentiality Bureau.

"Yes, especially his assets and connections."

"Give me the answer before seven tonight.

"Thanks, next time I come to Yuezhou, I'll accompany you for a meal.

"Annoying.

"Let's talk when we meet.

"Fine, hanging up."

Five o'clock in the afternoon.

Li Ya returned to his room.

After pondering for a few seconds, he dialed the landline of the Mei villa:

"Yingxue, are you home?

"Good, I'm coming over, I have something to find you about."

Soon.

Li Ya drove to the villa on Changde Road.

Mei Shaozheng and Mei Yingxue were drinking tea in the garden.

"Mr. Mei.

"Yingxue."

Li Ya greeted with a smile.

"Li Ya is here, you two chat, I'll go instruct the kitchen to prepare dinner." Mei Shao nodded slightly and got up to leave.

"Why did you come?"

Mei Yingxue held his hand and sat down in the pavilion.

"Something went wrong with last night's matter." Li Ya said.

"Something went wrong?

"Was the intelligence wrong?" Mei Yingxue asked with a frown.

"No.

"The intelligence provided by uncle was very accurate, it was my subordinates who failed to execute it effectively, and it was intercepted by Ma Hansan.

"The trouble now is that Ma Hansan insists that those were military supplies for Sun Lianzhong, accusing me of deliberately sabotaging the war zone's strategic plan, and is going to report me to the Military Court.

"And he called your uncle, wanting me to compensate him ten thousand dollars.

"I... just bought a house, you know."

Li Ya said, feeling very embarrassed.

"Is Ma Hansan crazy for money, even blackmailing people from the Confidentiality Bureau.

"No, I have to go find uncle."

Mei Yingxue said angrily.

She was truly angry; she originally wanted to use Li Ya to take Yu Zecheng down.

Didn't expect Ma Hansan to kill the plan halfway; not only was the matter ruined, but she also had to pay a huge sum of money. Who could endure this?

"It's useless.

"Ma Hansan and the station master have always been at odds.

"Yingxue, can you and uncle lend me some?

"Ma Hansan's deadline is tonight.

"If it's not resolved, I'll be in big trouble if this blows up."

Li Ya held her hand and requested.

"Brother Ya, don't worry, I'll discuss it with my father; if we can lend it, we definitely will.

"We're family, after all."

Mei Yingxue smiled gently, turned around, and walked into the house with a face full of frost.

"Hmm!

"Starting to look like a future wife." A happy smile appeared on the corner of Li Ya's mouth.

Mei Yingxue returned to the room with a gloomy face.

"Xue'er, what's wrong?" Seeing her expression was off, Mei Shao asked quickly.

"Li Ya, this useless piece of trash who can't succeed in anything but fails in everything.

"The goods weren't retrieved, Yu Zecheng wasn't bitten.

"Instead, he was blackmailed by Ma Hansan. Now Ma Hansan suspects him of communicating with the Red faction and sabotaging the transport of strategic supplies in the war zone, wanting him to compensate for the ten thousand dollar loss before twelve o'clock tonight, otherwise he'll go to Jingling to report him tomorrow.

"Dad, honestly, this person is both rustic and a pushover.

"I want to vomit every minute I spend with him."

Mei Yingxue complained with disgust.

"Alright, Yingxue, don't say angry things.

"Man proposes, God disposes.

"Li Ya has ability, and he has Jiang Jianfeng behind him. If it weren't for bad luck, this person would have been the deputy station master long ago.

"Still have to give him some opportunities.

"Without him, it's very hard to get rid of Hong Zhiyou."

Mei Shao comforted with a smile.

"He wants ten thousand dollars, will you give it?

"I don't have it anyway."

Mei Yingxue sat on the sofa, hugging her chest and pouting.

"Ten thousand dollars.

"I can take it out easily, but it's indeed not cost-effective.

"How about this.

"Didn't he just sell his house?

"Tell him to redeem it, and I'll scrape together some more for him."

Mei Shao said with worldly wisdom.

"Will he agree?" Mei Yingxue said.

"That depends on how you say it; with your ability, I shouldn't need to teach you this, right?" Mei Shao laughed.

"Understood."

Mei Yingxue pouted and walked out.

Arriving at the courtyard, she took a slight breath, and her face was once again filled with a spring-like, beautiful smile.

"Brother Ya."

She leaned against Li Ya, her head resting on his shoulder, and said softly:

"Father is also tight on cash recently.

"All his money is invested in US bonds and stocks, and it can't be withdrawn for a while.

"I can scrape together a little over a thousand dollars.

"But that's not enough.

"Why don't you return the wedding house? Wouldn't that be enough for us to scrape together?"

"But that house was prepared for you..." Li Ya was just about to speak, but Mei Yingxue's jade finger gently pressed against his lips:

"Brother Ya.

"I like you, not the house.

"As long as I can be with you, even if we live in a cowshed or are homeless on the street, it's happy and blissful, isn't it?

"Besides, isn't the foreign-style house you have now also very good?

"When you recover, turn back to take down Yu Zecheng, and sit in the deputy station master's position, won't we be able to live in the best big villa just like uncle?

"I believe in you, and I can wait."

Mei Yingxue's eyes were full of stars, all adoration.

"Having a wife like this, what more could a husband ask for?

"Yingxue.

"With these words from you, I'm relieved.

"I'm going to return the house now.

"But there might be a gap of about three thousand dollars, I'm relying on you."

Li Ya kissed her and got up to walk away quickly.

"Three thousand!

"Abominable!"

Mei Yingxue took out a silk scarf to wipe her face, got up and returned to the house, arrogantly extending her hand:

"Your son-in-law wants three thousand dollars, pay up."

"Three thousand.

"That's fine, anyway, sooner or later I can get it back from him."

Mei Shao opened the drawer with a pained heart, took out three thousand dollars, and handed it to his daughter.

Mei Yingxue didn't even look and put it into her bag.

Eight o'clock at night.

Mei Yingxue washed until she was fragrant, changed into beautiful, fashionable clothes, and sat in front of the dressing table applying powder and lipstick.

Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday night, she would go to the British Club to date James and enjoy their hot time together.

It's also thanks to James coming.

Otherwise, day after day, she would be depressed to death.

Thinking of James's romance, she couldn't wait.

"Going to find that foreign devil again?" Mei Shao hummed with dissatisfaction from the side.

"Dad.

"What do you know, foreigners are popular.

"Even the Generalissimo has to cling to them.

"Wait until I find you a foreign son-in-law, driving a jeep and smoking a cigar, taking you for a spin on the street; who in all of Jinhai City won't envy you?"

Mei Yingxue smiled like a peach blossom.

"It's more like losing face."

Mei Shao couldn't win against her and walked upstairs grumbling.

"Don't forget to send the money to Li Ya."

"Understood."

Eight-thirty at night.

Hong Zhiyou stood at the phone booth at the street corner.

Soon the phone rang.

He picked it up: "Good, I understand."

Then he hung up quickly, looked at his watch, bit his cigarette, turned the street corner quickly, came to Li Ya's residence, and knocked on the doorbell.

"Secretary Hong." Li Ya greeted.

"Did you scrape the money together?" Hong Zhiyou asked.

"Still short over two thousand dollars, why don't you put in a good word for me?" Li Ya took a box containing over seven thousand dollars scraped together from everywhere.

"Fine.

"Liu Yuzhu hasn't left yet, she's at the British Hotel.

"Why don't you come with me.

"See if we can talk about it."

Hong Zhiyou said.

"Good."

Li Ya, aiming to save money, agreed readily.

The two got into the car and headed straight for the British Hotel.

Hong Zhiyou secretly glanced at his watch.

Just now Lin Tian was tailing, and Mei Yingxue had just gone out not long ago.

Arriving at the club.

He said to Li Ya: "Captain Li, wait in the lobby for a moment, I'll go up and greet Liu Yuzhu first."

"Good."

Li Ya nodded.

He picked up a newspaper and started reading with his legs crossed.

Tall foreign devils were coming and going from time to time.

Li Ya knew that Britain and France had recently sent an international observation group to Jinhai; first, to visit the US Marines, and second, to inspect the defenses of Jinhai Port and the 94th Army.

This observation group might even go to visit Yancheng.

The purpose was to understand the real war situation in the country, in order to make...

Of course, there were several such observation groups.

Shanghai, Jingling, Beiping all had them.

Just as he was reading the newspaper, the bright headlights outside shone on the glass wall; Li Ya narrowed his eyes slightly, and his gaze suddenly froze on that car.

Studebaker car.

This kind of car that Chennault had sat in was very tight on the market, and even in Jinhai, it was rarely seen.

The license plate... is Yingxue's car.

Why did she come here?

Soon, Li Ya saw Mei Yingxue, dressed beautifully, carrying a bag, walking in with a flourish.

Even though she was wearing a hat and the collar of her trench coat was standing very high.

But the snow-white was still there.

As well as the familiar round earrings.

Even the perfume scent carried over by the north wind was so familiar.

It's Yingxue.

Li Ya hurriedly raised the newspaper to cover his face.

Tick tock tick tock.

Mei Yingxue pulled up her collar, looked around sneakily, and went straight into the hotel stairs.

Why did Yingxue come here?

Li Ya, besides being curious, felt a bit panicked in his heart.

He didn't call out to stop her openly.

The concept that Yingxue had been instilling in him most these days was freedom, private space.

This was also the point he felt most comfortable with.

He was busy with missions every day and didn't have that much time to be lovey-dovey.

Besides, Yingxue is a devout Catholic.

She has strict religious requirements for matters between men and women.

She hadn't even crossed the line with him yet.

How could she do that kind of filthy thing behind his back?

Thinking was thinking, but Li Ya's body stood up very honestly.

He sneaked and followed into the third floor.

Just arrived at the stairs.

He saw Mei Yingxue enter one of the rooms.

Li Ya wanted to walk inside.

Immediately, there were foreign bodyguards in suits in the hallway, drawing their pistols from their waists and aiming at him with both hands.

"What are you doing?"

Among these people, a local youth with a middle-parted traitor hairstyle asked.

"Took the wrong hallway." Li Ya raised his hands, signaling he had no threat.

"Didn't you see the sign at the entrance of the hallway?

"The third floor is forbidden for outsiders to step into.

"This is the place where the British-French International Observation Mission is staying; is this a place you can just barge into?"

The middle-parted youth said with disdain.

"Sorry, sorry!" Li Ya is not a reckless person, smiling and nodding to apologize.

"Get out quickly." The middle-parted youth cursed.

Li Ya turned and walked downstairs quickly.

As a Chinese person, being driven around and scolded by foreign dogs on his own turf.

His always proud self-esteem was like being stepped into a pile of dog shit at this moment, incomparably humiliated.

Thinking of those superiors in Jingling who were regarded as gods, they were also just as subservient.

He couldn't help but tremble with anger, secretly clenching his fists.

Son of a bitch foreign devils.

This life of living under others' breath and looking at the faces of foreign masters, when will it ever end!

It was also at this moment.

He suddenly felt that he and Yingxue had become estranged.

Li Ya didn't stay in the lobby.

He stood outside, letting the biting north wind blow, his heart in a mess.

Yingxue went to the third floor late at night.

What did she go to do?

Is she an international student meeting friends?

Or...

Li Ya didn't dare to think anymore.

"Captain Li, why are you standing outside, be careful of catching a cold." Just as he was feeling depressed, Hong Zhiyou walked over and patted his shoulder.

Seeing Li Ya's look like he was mourning, Hong Zhiyou knew the plan had succeeded.

Li Ya must have seen Mei Yingxue.

Hmm, this is just an introduction, not enough to make Li Ya take the risk of killing; need to brew it some more.

"Nothing.

"How did the talk with Secretary Liu go?" Li Ya asked with a smile.

"Regrettably, it didn't work out.

"Ma Hansan won't budge a cent; you still have to find a way to scrape together the remaining three thousand dollars.

"But I've already extended the deadline for you a bit, before twelve o'clock tomorrow noon."

Hong Zhiyou said.

"Thanks." Li Ya smiled.

"Sigh, I'm a bit hungry, I happen to be dining with Secretary Liu, together?" Hong Zhiyou said.

"Brother.

"Can you accompany me, I want to talk.

"I know there's a place nearby that has good pork intestine noodles, I'll treat you."

Li Ya thought for a moment and suddenly said.

"Fine.

"I'll go to the front desk and call Secretary Liu."

Hong Zhiyou returned to the lobby, finished the call, and got into the car.

Sure enough.

Li Ya found that pork intestine noodle shop on the road Mei Yingxue mentioned.

"Boss, two bowls of pork intestine noodles." Li Ya shouted.

"Captain Li, you like eating this too?" Hong Zhiyou asked with a smile.

"No.

"To tell you the truth, first time eating it.

"I always feel this thing is very dirty, but I can't help it when someone says it tastes good.

"You know, I've always found it hard to refuse good food.

"Since you're here too, consider it giving me some courage."

Li Ya smiled.

After the noodles were on the table.

Li Ya couldn't wait to pick up a chopstick full, eating the noodles and pork intestine together.

Just ate a mouthful.

He chewed carefully, tasted carefully.

His complexion changed instantly, his eyes flashed with fierce light, and his whole face tightened.

"Captain Li, wha, what's wrong?

"Is the taste bad or..."

Hong Zhiyou saw his expression was off.

Before the words were finished, Li Ya turned and rushed out, squatting on the side of the road, wowing, and vomiting wildly.

"Not...

"My pork intestine is handled very cleanly, freshly braised, an old brand, no smell at all."

The boss stood on the side and explained busily.

"It's fine."

Hong Zhiyou smiled and walked quickly to Li Ya's side: "Captain Li, what's wrong with you?"

"The taste, the taste is wrong." Li Ya said through gritted teeth.

"What taste is wrong?" Hong Zhiyou asked.

"The taste is wrong..."

Li Ya shook his head and muttered hatefully.

Wow!

Vomited again.

Until even the bile was vomited dry, he straightened up: "Brother, can you give me a cigarette?"

Hong Zhiyou lit one and handed it to him.

Li Ya coughed while smoking.

"Captain Li, I'll send you home." Hong Zhiyou said.

"Go home for what?

"The taste of the pork intestine noodles is good.

"Boss, give me another bowl."

Li Ya flicked the cigarette butt and returned to the shop.

Added a lot of chili.

Eating until he was sweating profusely, many things became clear instantly, extremely comfortable.

"Secretary Hong, I'll give you the money tomorrow morning, I'm off first."

Seeing that there wasn't much left in Hong Zhiyou's bowl, Li Ya finished it in a few mouthfuls and got up nimbly.

"Fine, see you tomorrow."

Hong Zhiyou smiled.

Li Ya got into the car and sucked his cheeks.

He was very sure.

The taste in Yingxue's mouth last night wasn't the taste of pork intestine.

It was more like the taste when he was developing photos.

Meeting a foreigner in private late at night.

Heh.

This kind of unique scent, does she think he's a fool?

And.

Recalling various things, Mei Yingxue doesn't seem like an ordinary woman.

She and Mei Shao could actually get secret intelligence from Ma Hansan's subordinates.

Assuming that path was really a smuggling route for Yu Zecheng or the Red faction, the level of confidentiality must be very high.

Where did the Mei father and daughter get the intelligence?

Also, these days Mei Yingxue, in the name of being his girlfriend, frequently entered high-end places like the Business Voucher Club, the Military Dependents Association, and clubs.

Most of the people she contacted were municipal officials, military officers, etc.

At first, Li Ya thought she wanted to be a lieutenant colonel's wife and get a familiar face.

Now thinking carefully.

This doesn't look like what a normal woman would do at all.

What on earth does she want to do?

Right now, there is one more thing he urgently needs to verify.

Thinking of this, he drove quickly toward No. 1 Changde Road.

He must see the station master and ask about one thing clearly.

As long as he unties this point, Li Ya can figure out what this father and daughter are trying to do!

(End of chapter)