Chapter 248: This Money is Hot

"Brother Shan, you are returning to the Secret Service Bureau, sigh, I said why you suddenly returned to the old house, it turns out it was responding to this."

"Say it earlier."

"Brother, I would have handled it neatly for you in advance."

Lu Yuxi hurriedly folded back, bent his waist, and flattered.

"Did you think I returned to Jinhai to play?"

"Not bragging."

"Half a year, at most half a year, the position of Jinhai Station Deputy Station Chief will be mine."

Lu Qiaoshan crossed his legs and said with a cold and arrogant face.

He wasn't bragging.

With Yu Zecheng's identity, plus Old Shopkeeper Qiu, Huang Zhong, and his wife, these pots of shit poured on his head, Yu Zecheng's Deputy Station Chief position couldn't be sat firmly.

With the war becoming white-hot, Jinhai is also a transit base for grain and materials, and the competition with the Red forces will inevitably intensify.

Li Ya will also be reused.

By then, the first to be investigated will be Yu Zecheng.

In other words, even if the Station Chief can protect Yu Zecheng.

Yu Zecheng also can't fight Li Ya.

Therefore, Lu Qiaoshan was very certain that as long as Li Ya jumped fiercely, Wu Jingzhong would highly likely support him to be Deputy Station Chief.

This is also a means to protect Yu Zecheng.

Old Wu is still very partial to this student.

"Deputy Station Chief!"

"Brother Shan, you want to be Deputy Station Chief?"

Lu Yuxi's voice trembled.

"What do you think?"

"To tell you the truth, this return to Jinhai was invited by Station Chief Wu."

"Do you know why the Secret Service Bureau Intelligence Section Chief position has always been vacant?"

Lu Qiaoshan's face sank, and he started to put on airs directly.

"Spe... specifically left for you, Brother Shan?" Lu Yuxi asked in a small voice.

"Hmph."

"It seems you aren't stupid."

"Xizi."

"Don't think that being a deputy captain is so remarkable; in Jinhai, you can't play it."

"And your Brother Shan is still your Brother Shan."

"Otherwise, I'll go to the Garrison Command meeting another day and chat with your Section Chief Bai."

Lu Qiaoshan tapped the table hard with his fingers and glared at Lu Yuxi coldly.

"Yes, yes."

"In Jinhai, who doesn't know you, Brother Shan?"

"I was brought out by you, Brother Shan."

"Back then, if it weren't for you, Brother Shan, where would Xizi be today?"

Lu Yuxi nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, accompanying with a smile.

"You just need to have a number in your heart."

"Back then at the Secret Service Bureau, you sold your brother in front of Li Ya and Wu Jingzhong; I can understand."

"In the future, if you still want to mix in Jinhai, you must have work in your eyes and a number in your heart."

"Brother Shan can let you come up."

"Can also let you go down in minutes!"

Lu Qiaoshan reached out and dusted his shoulders, sneering.

"Understood, understood."

"Brother, we are brothers."

"Your business is Xizi's business, say it, what is it, Xizi will definitely handle it neatly for you."

Lu Yuxi didn't dare to pull anymore, and hurriedly asked.

"Go and inquire about the market, who is selling penicillin, buy as much as you can."

"In one sentence, I want to know the batch number of the medicine."

Lu Qiaoshan instructed.

"This is simple, we have informants in the black market, I will let them check immediately." Lu Yuxi accepted the order.

"Section Chief Lu, checked, no monitoring equipment."

Soon, the staff member walked over with the equipment.

"Good, I know."

"Go back."

Lu Qiaoshan nodded and waved his hand.

"Brother Shan, then, then I'll go first, you rest early." Lu Yuxi bowed and left quickly.

"Dog thing."

"Still can't suppress you!"

Lu Qiaoshan cursed at his back in a low voice.

Coming back to his senses, he quickly picked up the phone and dialed Sheng Xiang's number:

"Hey, a batch of penicillin might have just flowed into the black market."

"Go ask that scalper from the Party-Affairs Bureau."

"See if you can get the number."

"Buy what, do you have money."

"Only buy the number, don't buy the medicine; this thing isn't something we can afford to speculate on right now."

"Go inquire now."

Hanging up the phone, he dialed Hong Zhiyou's number again:

"Hey, Zhiyou, do you have any news on your side?"

"Not yet, right?"

"Good, notify me the first time you have news."

Hong Zhiyou put down the phone and took the child from Chen Qiuping's hands to coax him.

He had already contacted Adjutant Sun beside Fu Zuoyi.

The war was intense right now.

The organization's apparatus had moved with the strategic abandonment of Yancheng and had temporarily lost contact with the local organization.

Therefore, even Yu Zecheng couldn't contact manpower for a while.

After all, Li Ya's group had over a hundred people, all of whom were garrison troops sent by Hu Zongnan, each one well-equipped and elite among elites.

To rob medicine was equivalent to fighting a small sniper battle.

Right now, only Adjutant Sun could handle it.

As for whether he found elite soldiers or secretly contacted the guerrillas under his jurisdiction, that was not something Hong Zhiyou could speculate.

Regardless, being able to lurk beside Fu Zuoyi was definitely not an ordinary person.

Out of safety considerations.

He couldn't call Adjutant Sun.

Could only wait patiently.

He stayed up until ten-thirty at night.

Hong Zhiyou finally coaxed the little divine beast to sleep.

"Zhiyou, you must be exhausted, go rest." Chen Qiuping took the baby and said with heartache.

"No."

"You rest early too." Hong Zhiyou said.

"Sigh."

"It's all my fault, I got used to holding her."

"Now this baby sleeps, she has to be held and rocked, it's no good without rocking for an hour."

Chen Qiuping said with a self-blaming smile.

"Children, they are all like this." Hong Zhiyou said.

He turned off the light.

Sat on the balcony and smoked for a while.

If luck was good, Adjutant Sun should have succeeded long ago; at this time, if Li Ya drove fast, he should be arriving in Jinhai soon.

Such a big thing as losing medicine.

He must be crazy and would report to the Station Chief the first time.

Waiting until 12 o'clock, there was still no movement.

Hong Zhiyou couldn't endure it anymore and went to bed to rest.

11 o'clock in the morning.

Li Ya rushed back to the station.

Last night was simply a nightmare for him.

First, the medicine was robbed, and he had an unpleasantness with Zhou Li and others.

Even more unlucky, the car died halfway.

He curled up in the car and slept for a night, and only escaped after taking a nearby villager's ox cart into the city.

Tossed and turned for a long time.

Only then did he rush back to Jinhai.

Entering the station, Li Ya couldn't care about his messy hair and dust all over his body, and walked quickly toward the Station Chief's office.

"Section Chief Li, back from Xi'an so fast?"

Facing him, Yu Zecheng had just finished a meeting and greeted him.

Li Ya had a livid face and didn't pay attention to him.

Arriving at the Station Chief's office, he was too lazy to knock on the door and pushed it open directly.

Hong Zhiyou was talking to Wu Jingzhong.

Clang!

The door opened heavily, and both were startled.

"Section Chief Li, this is..." Hong Zhiyou pretended to be surprised.

"Station Chief."

"Apologies, this transport mission... failed." Li Ya licked his lips and said very unwillingly.

"What happened?" Wu Jingzhong was shocked.

"Didn't the train stop running?"

"Adjutant Zhou and I discussed taking the mountain road, fearing Fu Zuoyi's people would intercept it, so I specifically picked a hidden transport line used by the Red forces before."

"As a result, halfway there, it was robbed by bandits."

Li Ya said with a depressed face.

"Bandits?"

"Robbed!"

"Zhou Li had over a hundred people, each with guns, and still got robbed by bandits? I'm afraid I've seen a ghost."

Wu Jingzhong said incredulously.

"I wanted to fight."

"But the bandits had cannons, I was afraid of destroying the medicine."

"Besides, these people are all grandsons; as soon as the bandits shouted, they dropped their guns and ran."

"Station Chief, this Zhou guy hasn't been right with me all the way."

"When we got to Hu Zongnan's, who knows what he'll say."

"You have to help me."

Li Ya was really panicked.

Medicine worth over a hundred thousand dollars.

Now the war at the front is intense, and the value of medicine is immeasurable.

Hu Zongnan would have to skin him alive.

"Sigh."

"Li Ya, Li Ya, how could you take the Red forces' transport line?"

"Are you afraid people don't think you're Red enough?"

"The Whampoa clique was already at odds with Boss Dai, and they were dead enemies during the Secret Service period; how do you expect me to go find Hu Zongnan to plead for mercy?"

Wu Jingzhong scolded angrily.

"Sigh, I didn't expect..." Li Ya pouted and couldn't continue.

"Teacher."

"Now is not the time to pursue responsibility; the top priority is to stabilize Hu Zongnan's people, discuss how to bear this matter together, and how to finish the task to Commander Hu."

"Otherwise, if it all presses on Section Chief Li's head alone, something big will happen."

Hong Zhiyou proposed.

"Li Ya."

"Where are Zhou Li and the others?"

"Where did they run to? Hurry up and find them back." Wu Jingzhong said.

"At this time, I'm afraid they have already arrived in Xi'an." Li Ya said.

"I have no way."

"You go back first, wait for news from Hu Zongnan's side."

"Lost the medicine, his subordinates handled it poorly, maybe they won't dare to make it public."

"If they don't make it public, consider yourself lucky."

"If they make a scene, then find Jiang Jianfeng."

Wu Jingzhong said.

He could actually speak at Hu Zongnan's place.

Just didn't want to.

Just happened to use this matter to probe Jiang Jianfeng's bottom line.

If Jiang Jianfeng still wanted to protect Li Ya at all costs.

That meant the next step might be to transfer or replace his Station Chief position.

Wu Jingzhong had to let Lu Qiaoshan come back.

Continue to tear and fight with Li Ya.

"Fine, then I'll go first."

"Teacher, it all depends on you."

Li Ya walked out with his hands in his pockets.

"Zhiyou, is Fu Zuoyi's adjutant reliable? Won't he be exposed?" After Li Ya left, Wu Jingzhong asked in a low voice.

"Not afraid even if exposed."

"He only knows my code name."

"The phone call was made in a public booth; besides passing the wind, I didn't say a single other piece of information."

"Even if he is caught, he won't be able to supply me."

Hong Zhiyou answered in a low voice.

"Hmm." Wu Jingzhong pointed at him.

He was still at ease with Zhiyou handling things.

"Teacher, can Li Ya survive this hurdle?" Hong Zhiyou asked.

"I think it's hanging."

"Hu Zongnan is blowing various achievements every day on the surface, but from the situation we understand on our intelligence line, he has been losing battles one after another at Qinghuabian and other places."

"They want to attack comprehensively and bloom at multiple points."

"The Red forces don't fight him at all, five fingers gathered together, specifically picking his weaknesses to hit."

"He is now exhausted."

"Unfamiliar with the terrain, can't run faster than others, and can't find anyone when wanting a decisive battle."

"Mobile Corps Commander warfare... how does this look like it's unsolvable?"

Wu Jingzhong frowned and said.

"This battle is not easy to fight." Hong Zhiyou nodded and said.

"Hu Zongnan is frustrated and angry, he will definitely find a vent, find various reasons to facilitate shirking responsibility in the future."

"Li Ya can't shake off this pot."

"Delaying military intelligence."

"If it's found out that he resold something, that's a matter of losing his head."

Wu Jingzhong said.

"Let's see."

"If Jiang Jianfeng wants to protect him, we'll be in trouble."

"If Jiang Jianfeng doesn't protect him, Li Ya can only be discarded."

"I'd rather Mao Renfeng send a Mao Wanli than another person from the Iron-Blooded Youth Corps."

"Mao Wanli comes, it's nothing more than wanting money."

"The Iron-Blooded Youth Corps wants this chair of mine!"

Wu Jingzhong held up his index finger and said angrily.

"Teacher's words are very true."

"Jiang Jianfeng just became the Second Section Chief of the Sanqing Corps some time ago; the Generalissimo is determined to let him expand the Sanqing Corps and cultivate it into an intelligence team loyal only to Jiang Jianfeng."

"Once this piece of fat meat in Jinhai is swallowed, it will be of great benefit to expanding his influence."

"And someone like Li Ya, who has seniority, merit, and means, is indeed the most suitable candidate."

"It's necessary to be on guard."

"It would be best to play Tai Chi for another year or two."

"Buy us time."

Hong Zhiyou said.

In another year or two, it will be liberated; by then, let Jiang Jianfeng and Li Ya play slowly at the Jinhai Station.

"Hmm."

"I've decided, if Li Ya can still live this time, bring Lu Qiaoshan back."

"Have you picked the gift on your side?"

"If it's convenient, go visit Ke Shufen today."

Wu Jingzhong instructed.

"Teacher, are you going?" Hong Zhiyou asked.

"I won't go."

"People come to grab money, and I still send it to the door to stick to a stinky butt, it will only make people think I'm easy to bully."

"This money is given to her, but it must make her hold it with fear and trembling, and make it hot to hold."

"Do you understand what I mean?"

Wu Jingzhong said coldly.

"Understood."

"While I give her money, I will also arrange some small programs."

"I'll leave Tang Zong to you, Teacher."

Hong Zhiyou said.

"Just find a passerby to blow wind at Tang Zong's side."

"Small person, after all."

"Addicted to reporting, who knows, he might already be preparing Zheng Jiemin's black material."

"You must communicate well with Cole and invite Zheng Jiemin to Qingdao."

Wu Jingzhong said.

"I'm worried that Zheng Jiemin won't take the bait." Hong Zhiyou said.

"Zheng Jiemin has been very high-profile recently."

"He Yingqin is very dissatisfied with him; he will transfer Zheng Jiemin."

"As long as he goes."

"Qingdao Naval Base."

"Don't forget, Boss Dai's folding of sand and sinking of sand started here."

"By then, Tang Zong's secret report will blow wind, and Zheng Jiemin's days won't be good."

"You make his wife have a bad time."

"This piece of land in Jinhai, it will be hard for him to eat his fill."

Wu Jingzhong said.

"Teacher, with you planning and strategizing, Jinhai looks as stable as Taishan." Hong Zhiyou offered a rainbow fart as he had done for two years.

"Stable as Taishan is hard."

"Just meeting moves with moves."

He smiled, waved his hand, and signaled Hong Zhiyou to handle the business.

Hong Zhiyou drove straight to the Marine Corps.

Since Philson replaced General Butler as the commander, the Marine Corps' demeanor was obviously much looser and more scattered.

In broad daylight.

He actually saw a woman coming out of the barracks.

Really speechless.

"Hong, my dear friend, come and taste, New Zealand wine sent to me by General Milai from headquarters."

"His own winery."

"In terms of making wine, selling wine, and tasting wine, you are the most professional."

"Come and taste."

As soon as he entered the barracks, Philson, who was flushed with drink, greeted him warmly.

Hong Zhiyou tasted a few sips, and naturally praised it.

Then, he stated the matter he requested.

Philson agreed very readily: "Brother, just this little thing, you just give General Cole a phone call, no need for me to come out."

As he spoke, he turned and went in to make a call.

Soon he walked back and said: "Commander Cole has already agreed, next Wednesday he invites your Ministry of National Defense to visit and exchange at the naval base, and specifically named that he hopes General Zheng Jiemin will lead the team."

"Perfect."

"Thanks, General."

Hong Zhiyou bowed and saluted.

"Hong, don't be like this, we are friends."

"Friends are meant to help each other and earn lots of money."

Philson put his arm around his shoulder and walked out drunk.

"General, please stay."

"You drink slowly, I have something to do and will leave first."

Hong Zhiyou knew he would drink endlessly, so he quickly slipped away.

He went straight to Ke Shufen's luxury mansion by the Haihe River.

"Madam, Secretary Hong from the Jinhai Station is here." The guard reported in a low voice.

"Is that the Jinhai expert whom Shen Zui praises endlessly?"

"Call him in."

"I want to see how expert he really is."

Ke Shufen sneered.

Hong Zhiyou walked in slowly, neither humble nor arrogant, and bowed slightly: "Madam."

"Where is Wu Jingzhong?"

"Why didn't he come?" Ke Shufen asked.

"Station Chief Wu went to a meeting; once he has time, he will definitely come to pay respects to you, Madam." Hong Zhiyou said.

"Fine."

"I know, you can go back." Ke Shufen pouted in dissatisfaction.

"Madam."

"Jinhai is humid in spring, easy to get infected with wind-cold."

"Station Chief Wu entrusted me to bring you some medicinal materials for cold prevention and dampness removal, please accept them."

Hong Zhiyou took out the box and placed it on the table.

"Medicinal materials?"

"Wu Jingzhong doesn't want me to be well."

She sneered and reached out to pick it open.

Just opened a corner, and saw a coral tree as red as blood, a foot high.

"I accept this heart of Jingzhong."

"Thank Station Chief Wu for me."

Ke Shufen immediately changed her face and smiled happily.

"Madam."

"Jinhai has things to play."

"I heard you like listening to operas; Master Mei happens to be free and will open a show in Jinhai soon, I've already got the tickets for you."

Hong Zhiyou handed over the ticket stub.

"Didn't hear that Master Mei was going to sing?" Ke Shufen was an old fan.

"Maybe he suddenly wanted to open a show?"

"Madam is here."

"That is the honor of our Jinhai city, who dares not give face, Master Mei naturally is no exception."

Hong Zhiyou smiled.

Actually, Master Mei had this plan to sing in the first place.

Hong Zhiyou just let Yong Jianqiu blow some wind, and this matter was settled.

"Hmm."

"Not bad, you are still a bit interesting." Ke Shufen's mood improved a lot.

"By the way."

"Does Madam usually like playing mahjong?"

"Several business and military wives at the Naval Club admire you very much." 【248-3

"If you have some leisure time, Madam, and are willing to give Zhiyou this small bit of face, you can go over there and sit for a while when you're free."

"Have some tea, play a few rounds, just to pass the time."

Hong Zhiyou said with a gentle smile.

Ke Shufen loved hearing this all too much.

It was clearly Hong Zhiyou acting as the bridge, giving her an opportunity to rake in money.

Yet it turned out to be her giving Hong Zhiyou face.

With such a sweet tongue, who wouldn't like him?

"Since you're the one who suggested it, I naturally must give you this bit of face."

"It's just that my card skills have always been poor."

"Whether the stakes they play are high or low, or how their skills are—you know that your Commandant Zheng is as clean as a whistle; I don't have that much money to spend."

Ke Shufen laughed.

"They play for very high stakes."

"A single round can be in the hundreds, or even thousands of US dollars."

"But their skills really aren't much."

"With your noble air and good luck, Madam, once you sit down there, you'll surely sweep the board."

Hong Zhiyou smiled even more brilliantly.

"Fine, then I'll listen to little Hong and play a few rounds with them."

"Just arrange the time."

Upon hearing this, Ke Shufen felt instantly at ease.

"Alright."

"I'll go arrange it right now."

"As for meals, Madam..." Hong Zhiyou asked.

"Don't trouble yourselves with that; I'll arrange it myself," Ke Shufen said.

"Very well."

"Madam, here is my number—one for the office, one for home."

"I am at your beck and call twenty-four hours a day."

"See you later."

Hong Zhiyou said.

"Mm, go on and get busy," Ke Shufen waved her hand.

Once Hong Zhiyou left, she couldn't wait to open the box.

Inside, besides a stalk of red coral,

there were quite a few antiques, calligraphy, and paintings.

And a stack of US banknotes.

There were a full five thousand dollars.

Thinking about it, this must be the gambling capital.

Hmm.

The young man certainly knows how to handle things.

But a stalk of red coral and a few ink paintings are far from enough.

Ke Shufen gave a cold smile and put them away.

Hong Zhiyou left the residence and returned to the car.

"Did you figure it out?"

He looked at Lin Tian, who was sitting in the passenger seat, slouching with a cigarette in his mouth.

"I've finished scouting."

"Don't look at those few bird-brained guards; you can come and go easily. As long as you give the word, I can get the stuff back tonight." Lin Tian had already scouted the surroundings of the residence while Hong Zhiyou was visiting.

"Not yet; let her enjoy herself for two days first."

"The Station Chief and I share the same sentiment: giving things to people is fine, but if anyone wants to forcefully dig into our pockets, there's no way in hell."

"Besides, this woman is very arrogant. Find an opportunity later to provoke her, then retaliate; make her feel fear so that she has no choice but to beg the Station Chief."

"Specifically, like this..."

Hong Zhiyou leaned into his ear and gave him instructions.

"Don't worry."

"I'll make this trip to Jinhai the nightmare of her life!"

Lin Tian sneered grimly.

(End of chapter)