binnovel Chapter 149 Let me be a traitor?
Chapter 149 Let me be a traitor?
"Oh, no need. I was thinking about something and took the wrong road!" Chen Xiangling suppressed her panic and said, and walked forward without hesitation.
The strange man at the counter couldn't tell whether Chen Xiangling's words were true or not for a moment.
At a window on the second floor across the street, a spy saw Chen Xiangling turn around and walk into the noodle shop, but suddenly pull her foot back out. This aroused his suspicion, and he immediately said to the people around him, "There's something fishy about this woman. Take a few people and follow her! Do you know what to do?"
"Know!"
Chen Xiangling's heart was beating so fast that it felt like it was about to jump out of her chest. She quickened her pace and walked forward along the street.
"Lao Xiong isn't here. If the owner had changed, Lao Xiong wouldn't have told me. The waiter and the cook are missing too. It seems like something really happened to Lao Xiong and the noodle shop. The man in the noodle shop must be a spy!"
At this time, Chen Xiangling was extremely confused and prayed that the spies in the noodle shop did not notice her abnormality.
But things did not develop in the direction she hoped. The hurried and chaotic footsteps behind her made her heart rise to her throat. She turned her head slightly and looked behind her with the corner of her eyes, and found that four men in suits were following her.
"It's over, I'm being targeted by spies!" Chen Xiangling felt cold all over and her heart was about to sink to the bottom.
Instinct made her speed up her pace involuntarily, and her steps became light and flustered.
The spy team leader who led the team to catch up saw Chen Xiangling's panic and immediately concluded that the woman was most likely an underground party member who came to check the situation in the noodle shop, and might be Chen Xiangling. However, they were all monitoring on the second floor diagonally opposite and did not see her appearance, so they could not be sure whether she was Chen Xiangling.
"Speed up and catch up with her. There's something fishy about this woman. Catch her. Someone drive the car over here, quickly!" The spy team leader whispered to his men around him.
One of the agents turned and left quickly.
Hearing the footsteps getting closer and closer behind her, Chen Xiangling became very panicked. She looked up and saw that she was not far from the intersection. If she did not take action at this time, she would be caught up by the spies before she reached the intersection.
After weighing the pros and cons, Chen Xiangling had made a decision. She quietly took out the pistol hidden on her body, suddenly turned around and shot one of the spies.
The sound of a gunshot instantly stunned the pedestrians on the street and the shop assistants and shop owners in nearby shops.
The spy who was shot fell down on the spot, and the other spies were so scared that they all looked for cover to hide.
After firing a shot, Chen Xiangling immediately hid at the door of a nearby shop. As soon as she hid, she heard gunshots behind her and several bullets hit the wall beside her.
She immediately raised her hand and fired another shot behind her, then ran forward. After a few steps, she immediately hid at the door of another shop. At this time, gunshots were heard from behind her, and two or three bullets hit the wall beside her again, and broken brick fragments flew everywhere.
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Yihua Foreign Trade Co.
Manager Jefferson placed a cup of coffee in front of Zhang Yunhe and asked, "Have you checked the warehouse for the arms shipment from Annan?"
Zhang Yunhe nodded and said, "I've checked them out. They're all second-hand goods. I'm afraid they won't sell for much!"
Jefferson walked over to his desk and sat down. "Although they're all second-hand items, they're still in good condition. I've checked them out, and the guns are about 80% new. The artillery, while a bit older, has barely been used!"
Zhang Yunhe smiled bitterly and said, "Those cannons are from the last century, and their wheels are all wooden. I'm afraid it will be difficult to sell them, but I will try my best to sell them to some old customers!"
"What I'm worried about now is that the Japanese won't allow our merchant ships to use the Yangtze River waterway. If that happens, our goods won't be able to reach the Jiangzhou-controlled area!"
Jefferson puffed on his cigar and said, "This is indeed a rather troublesome matter. If the water route is really impossible, can you think of a way to go by land?"
After thinking for a while, Zhang Yunhe said, "I have a suggestion. Let's set up a transit station in Yuezhou Bay or Beihai Bay. In the future, our goods will not be shipped directly to Songhu, but will be landed in Beihai Bay or Yuezhou Bay. Those areas are not under the control of the Japanese army yet, so there is no need to worry about the safety of the goods!"
Jefferson frowned and said, "I've also considered going directly to Guangxi from Beihai Bay or by land from Annan, but on the one hand, the transportation is inconvenient, and on the other hand, we don't have any customers there!"
Zhang Yunhe said, "Our customers are mostly in the Jiangzhou controlled area. They come here to discuss business with us. Once the deal is done, as long as they pay, we can immediately send a telegram to have the warehouse staff over there ship the goods!"
"As long as the goods are not here, there is no need to worry about them being seized by the Japanese army!"
After listening to this, Jefferson thought for a moment and said, "Okay, then you'll take care of this. Send someone over there to build the warehouse as soon as possible, and make sure the person you send is reliable!"
"Okay, leave it to me!"
After coming out of Jefferson's office, Zhang Yunhe left the foreign company directly.
As soon as he walked out of the door of the foreign company, a voice came from the side: "Brother Zhang!"
Zhang Yunhe turned his head and saw that the man was in his thirties. His name was Jin Liang and he used to be a comprador for Jardine Matheson. He was one of the better compradors, but he didn't know why he hadn't heard from him in the past six months.
"Brother Jin, it seems like I haven't seen you for half a year. Why are you here?" Zhang Yunhe asked.
Jin Liang was wearing a suit and woolen coat, a vest underneath, a bow tie, and his hair was slicked back. He smiled and said, "I came all the way here to see you. Let's go to a teahouse and have a cup of tea together."
"Okay, I'll make the arrangements!"
A quarter of an hour later, the two of them sat by the window on the second floor of a teahouse.
"Brother Jin, is there something you want to talk to me about?" Zhang Yunhe asked.
Zhang Yunhe asked, "Brother Zhang, do you want to work in the government?"
"Huh? Brother Jin has a way?" Zhang Yunhe asked in surprise.
Jin Liang smiled and said, "To be honest, I'm currently working at the Municipal Government's Economic Strategy Research Committee as the Director of the Materials Preparation Office. Arranging someone there is a piece of cake!"
"If you have this idea, I will arrange it for you. After you go in, you will be considered a government official. The salary may not be very high, but the hidden benefits are very substantial. At least in the Chinese area, those Japanese soldiers will not deliberately make things difficult for you!"
Zhang Yunhe's heart moved, and he asked, "Then what can I do after I take up the position?"
Jin Liang smiled and said, "Of course you can use your expertise. You're a comprador for a foreign company, and you have extensive connections. You can get supplies that others can't. To put it bluntly, our department is actually responsible for preparing supplies for the Japanese army!"
"And once you take up your position, it won't affect your work at the foreign company. You can still work part-time there, but you need to focus your main energy on the work of the Materials Preparation Office!"
After hearing this, Zhang Yunhe understood clearly that Jin Liang wanted him to be a traitor.