The Spy

Chapter 154: The Wolf with Nothing
"Don't worry, young master. I will learn it right away if you need me." Xu Fuzhong immediately expressed his opinion

"No rush, you can study when you have time. You just arrived, so take a rest first."

Xu Qingyun smiled and shook his head. They came to help him take care of the business, and Xu Qingyun had already thought of the arrangements for the two of them.

One is inside and one is outside.

Xu Fuzhong can speak English, so he was sent abroad, while Ma Xiangshun was more stable, so he was kept in the country.

Then recruit another group of people to form the Xu family team.

"Young Master, the eldest and second masters talked to us before we came. Everything in Nanjing will be yours. We don't need to rest. If there is anything you need us to do, just tell us."

Ma Xiangshun took the initiative to say that they had indeed been called in for a talk before coming.

The Xu family is wealthy and powerful, but it also has hidden dangers. A lot of people were lost following Mr. Sun before, so now there are few male descendants. The entire Xu family has only two brothers, Xu Qingyun, in the young generation.

Both of them are developing in Nanjing.

It can be said that the two of them are the future of the Xu family.

Now Xu Qingyun's development is obviously better than Xu Qingshi. Although he is a spy, he mainly deals with external affairs rather than internal affairs.

Xu Qingyun has been catching Japanese, and this is what makes the two elders of the Xu family most gratified.

They are not country gentry who know nothing. The spies have great power. This time Xu Qingyun was able to help Xu Qingshi with the transfer, directly from Tianjin to Nanjing as deputy director, and even replaced the branch with more lucrative ones. This is enough to show Xu Qingyun's current power.

The Xu family doesn't care where Xu Qingshi works. They don't exploit the common people and don't care about that little bit of money.

What they want is Xu Qingshi's future development.

Nanjing is definitely stronger than Tianjin.

With Xu Qingyun's help, Xu Qingshi will have a better development in the future. The two of them are just the right size, one inside and one outside, supporting each other.

This time they not only sent two people, but also asked them to bring a lot of money.

"Master, Master, this is a bank draft, issued by Citibank in Tianjin. You can withdraw money in Nanjing and Shanghai."

While talking, Ma Xiangshun took out a bank draft and handed it to Xu Qingyun.

"Thirty thousand dollars?"

Seeing the amount, Xu Qingyun was slightly stunned. The money his family sent him was indeed a lot. He raided the homes of so many traitors, but only made 40,000 US dollars, and his family gave him 30,000 at a time.

The Xu family is very big, and thirty thousand is a lot, but it is not much for them.

Not to mention 30,000, there are even 100,000.

But I won’t give Xu Qingyun too much money at one time.

"Young Master, the master said that if you want to do business, you must have enough capital. No matter what business you do, the Xu family will back you up, so you don't have to be afraid."

The eldest master is Xu Qingshi's father, and the second master is Xu Qingyun's father.

The two brothers have always had a good relationship and have not separated until now.

"I see."

A warm feeling rose in Xu Qingyun's heart. This was the support of his family.

What my uncle said is very simple. If you want to do it, just do it. Don’t be afraid of losing money. If you lose money, you still have your family.

Xu Qingshi had no objection to this. The Xu family did not split up, they were like a whole.

Xu Erxi took them to their residence, which was a rented house where they would live temporarily.

The rented house is not small, enough for two people.

"Team Leader Xu, why are you here?"

The next morning, the people from the Assets Group of the General Affairs Department saw Xu Qingyun enter the office and stood up hurriedly.

Xu Qingyun had come to their place once during many previous operations, and the people inside recognized him.

"I came here to ask you, has Liao Wenting's company been disposed of?"

Xu Qingyun took the initiative to ask, Liao Wenting had opened a small rickshaw company before. After he was arrested, cash and other valuables were confiscated by Yan Ming, but the company and the rickshaws inside were not easy to deal with directly, so they were handed over to the department.

All these things are now in the General Affairs Department.

The asset group is responsible for these, including not only the company, but also various types of houses, including the safe houses needed by the intelligence group, etc.

They have just as much money.

"I'll check it out. Please wait a moment."

The visitor did not dare to neglect him. Although Xu Qingyun had just arrived in Nanjing, he was already a well-known figure in the department and was also Xu Zhanjie's student. No one dared to look down on him because of his young age.

"Team Leader Xu, the better cars have been sold, and there are still more than 30 bad cars and company license plates left."

There are many people who want better cars, so the general manager can make a lot of money by simply deducting a small amount from the sales.

These more than 30 bad cars either have various problems or are very old. Their selling prices are high, so naturally others are unwilling to buy them.

As for the company license, the price is too high. Since it is a small company, not many people want it.

"Don't sell the license plate, keep the remaining car for now."

Xu Qingyun nodded slightly. He came to ask the rickshaw company because the idea came to him yesterday.

After Xu Fuzhong and Ma Xiangshun arrived, he began to wonder what other business he could do besides luxury goods, preferably one that could help him with his work.

He soon thought of something: the rickshaw company.

Rickshaws are similar to taxis of later generations. They travel through the streets and alleys and see a lot of people.

If there is a rickshaw company, it means they have a lot more informants.

Liao Wenting's company has a license, but unfortunately it is not large in scale.

The size doesn’t matter, they are a military intelligence unit, they can expand the license plate and get more cars.

However, Xu Qingyun did not plan to do this business himself. The rickshaw company made money, just like the taxi companies in later generations. Without online car-hailing, they could be said to be making a lot of money.

A taxi license can even be worth the price of a local house.

The rickshaw companies are not as exaggerated, but they are not much different.

If a company is well run, it can recoup its investment in more than a year, and make a net profit after two years.

Unfortunately, Nanjing was not always peaceful. Two years later, this beautiful city would face eight years of suffering, and the company would no longer be able to survive.

"Okay, I'll talk to the team leader and keep it for now."

The people in the General Affairs Section didn't know why Team Leader Xu wanted to keep these things, but since Team Leader Xu had asked, they wouldn't be stupid enough to refuse.

Anyway, he is not the one who makes the decision, so let the team leader decide.

He could probably guess in his mind that it might be Team Leader Xu who wanted these things. The rickshaw company was indeed profitable and would be very profitable after it was well established.

“Open a rickshaw company?”

Xu Zhanjie looked at Xu Qingyun in surprise. After leaving the General Affairs Department, Xu Qingyun came here immediately.

"That's right. Rickshaw drivers are very smart people. They are on the streets every day and they are well-informed. With such a company, we can directly control a group of rickshaw drivers, which is equivalent to having an extra group of spies. We don't need a lot of rickshaws, 300 will be enough. 300 rickshaw drivers are equivalent to having 300 extra pairs of eyes for us."

Xu Qingyun did not plan to start his own company, so he let the Military Intelligence Department take the lead.

"What you said makes sense, but we have never started a company ourselves, so who should be in charge?"

Xu Zhanjie couldn't help but nod. What Xu Qingyun said was indeed correct, but they were an intelligence department and even more a military department, and they did not have their own industry.

"We don't have to be responsible ourselves. We can just find a manager and have them do what we tell them to do."

Xu Qingyun advised that if the Military Intelligence Department was really unwilling to take over the rickshaw company, then he would do it himself.

Anyway, I can work for two years and I won’t lose money.

Before the war comes, you can just sell the company, or sell all the cars, but it will be a waste of energy and a bit troublesome.

"The key is that we have never done this before, and three hundred cars will cost a lot of money. Can you agree?"

Xu Zhanjie frowned. He was very tempted by the suggestion of three hundred driver and three hundred spies.

As an intelligence officer, he must have more informants, and he knows this best.

"Teacher, the department will definitely not agree, and we can't hand it over to the department. I mean, our intelligence department will handle this company ourselves."

Xu Qingyun shook his head. It would be more troublesome if the director were to do this.

First of all, this is a property of the Military Intelligence Department, so it must be registered under the General Affairs Section. Given the temperament of the people in the General Affairs Section, this company will go bankrupt in less than half a year, let alone two years.

Anyone with a little power will try to get something out of it to fatten their own pockets.

It is different if the Intelligence Department does it themselves. The company is in their hands, and other departments in the department cannot work together. At that time, Xu Qingyun will manage the company more strictly, and other groups can only borrow the company's strength when they have tasks, to prevent them from reaching out to the company.

"We do it ourselves?"

Xu Zhanjie was stunned for a moment, then immediately shook his head: "Three hundred cars is not a small amount of money. We don't have that much money. It's impossible."

Xu Zhanjie knew best how much funding the Intelligence Department had. Normally, a few hundred dollars was considered high, and ordinary cases only had tens or hundreds of dollars, which included their food, drink, and daily necessities.

Three hundred cars, that's almost thirty thousand dollars.

"Teacher, you don't have to pay for your own business."

Xu Qingyun smiled and shook his head. Xu Zhanjie’s idea was not wrong. It was even what most people of this era thought.

But this is not the case.

John wanted to get something for nothing from him, but unfortunately his methods were too poor and his methods were much better than John's.

"How can we open the car without paying?" Xu Zhanjie looked puzzled.

"First, we will get the license plate and the remaining cars back. We will repair the thirty-odd cars and run them first. Then you can go and expand the license plate yourself. The bigger the better. Although we only need three hundred cars, the more cars on the license plate, the more money we can get."

Xu Qingyun spoke slowly, and Xu Zhanjie became more and more confused as he listened.

"After the license is expanded, we will go to the bank and use the license as collateral to ask them to lend us money. We don't need a lot, 6,000 yuan will be enough. I have asked about the market price. We only need a license for 1,000 vehicles, and we can get a minimum loan of 6,000 yuan."

"After we got the money, we approached rickshaw sellers and told them that we needed 300 rickshaws in installments. We eliminated the 30 or so old rickshaws at a low price, which was just enough to provide the company with operating funds."

"In the early stage, we gave them 20 yuan for each car and let them own the cars. We were just borrowing them. We gave them the remaining money in four installments, once every three months, and each time we gave them 25% of the payment."

"When the payment is settled, the ownership of these cars will belong to us. This way, they don't have to worry, and the twenty dollars they spent in the early stage is free money for them."

Xu Zhanjie was stunned. How could business be done this way?
It is equivalent to starting a company without spending a penny. In two years, you will definitely be able to earn back the money you spent on the cars, and even make a lot more.

"Will the car seller agree?"

"Let Yan Ming go and talk to them. It doesn't matter if they don't agree. We will find someone to punish them. If they don't want to go bankrupt, they must agree."

Xu Qingyun smiled and said that there were factories producing rickshaws in Nanjing, Shanghai and Suzhou. These factories had some power, but they were not arms dealers or big grain traders, so their power was limited.

Military Intelligence can definitely handle them.

If the Military Intelligence Department is not convenient to show up in person, there is still the police station. Just give the police station a hint and they will definitely be willing to do it.

What's more, Xu Qingshi is still in the police station.

"Okay, I'll report this to the director first. As long as he agrees, we'll do it."

Xu Zhanjie was very decisive. Xu Qingyun explained it very clearly, and explained every step, which made him feel that the matter was feasible. He didn't have to pay for it himself. The Intelligence Department had an additional industry, and they would be able to make more extra money in the future.

And this time they are doing it under the pretext of deploying spies, who will be of great use to the intelligence department.

Xu Zhanjie believed that Virgo would not object.

Sure enough, after Xu Zhanjie's report, the director was as surprised as he was.

He repeated Xu Qingyun's words twice and finally said them clearly.

Virgo is very smart and understands what he means. Simply put, it means using various channels and power to set up a company without spending a penny and use it for their own benefit.

"Go to the headquarters and take the stuff away. Try it first. If it doesn't work, there's no loss."

Virgo did not object. He wanted to see if this method was feasible. If it was, wouldn't he have many more ways to make money in the future?
It’s really nice not to have to pay for it yourself.

"Qi Wu, you said last time that the Xu family has a big business?"

After Xu Zhanjie left, the director suddenly called Secretary Qi over.

"Yes, they have two dyeing houses, seven cloth factories, and thousands of acres of fertile land."

Qi Wu had learned about the Xu family and knew their situation.

"No wonder, I didn't expect Xu Qingyun to be a talented businessman."

Chu Zuo nodded slightly. He was very optimistic about this method, and he had a sharper vision than Xu Zhanjie.

The most crucial point here is that the business belongs to the Military Intelligence Department.

Not an individual.

As an individual, there are some things that cannot be done so excessively, such as buying a car. If the other party does not agree to this payment method, the threat you can pose to them is limited.

As for the license, if you go alone, it will probably cost a lot of money.

But since Xu Zhanjie appeared and represented the Military Intelligence Department, everything became much simpler.

If they dare not give us face, the Military Intelligence Department can deal with them. And they don't need to import rickshaws, there are many domestically produced ones with good quality.

"Qingyun, it's done. The director agrees. I've called the General Affairs Department. Go and receive the things and do it right away."

Xu Zhanjie went back happily, as he was the biggest beneficiary of this company.

The company belongs to the Intelligence Department, which means he has another way to make money, a big one at that.

He even thought that if he could really do it well, he could expand the scale in the future and really produce a thousand cars, but he wouldn't have to pay for it anyway.

Xu Zhanjie's idea was a bit simple. The reason why Xu Qingyun ordered 300 rickshaws was because the rickshaw market in Nanjing was basically saturated.

The sudden addition of thousands of cars will have a huge impact on the market.

Besides, they did not simply add 300 more vehicles. This included the more than 100 vehicles that Liao Wenting had previously owned. In fact, there were only more than 100 extra vehicles, which had limited impact on the market.

"is teacher."

Xu Qingyun soon came to the General Affairs Department again. The people here had received orders to prepare everything.

The person who received Xu Qingyun was the same person as before, with an expression that said, "It is true."

Fortunately, they had already sold the good vehicles, so most people made some money and did not lose everything.

"Captain, the team leader is looking for you."

Near the Party Affairs Investigation Office, the team members received the call and immediately came to call Yan Ming.

Yan Ming was staring at Shi Qingbin. Shi Qingbin's travel patterns had been quite regular these past two days, and he went straight home after get off work. Yan Ming had already figured out his address, but had not taken any action yet.

They want to arrest people secretly and not let others know that they are the ones who have arrested them.

The Party Affairs Investigation Office didn't know who had arrested Shi Qingbin, so they had enough time to carry out this matter.

Once the physical evidence is provided, no one will be able to save him.

"Yes, team leader, I will go back now."

Yan Ming hung up the phone in a hurry and returned to the office, where he finally knew what the team leader asked him to do.

The team leader wanted to open a rickshaw company in the name of the Intelligence Department, without spending a penny.

After listening to what the team leader said, Yan Ming was completely impressed.

"You copied the place, and you know Liao Wenting best. Recruit some of their people back and reopen the business."

Xu Qingyun instructed that Liao Wenting's company was rented and was temporarily closed. Yan Ming could go over and open the door and the company would be able to resume operations.

"Yes, I'll make arrangements right away."

Yan Ming took the order and left. Shi Qingbin had to wait for an opportunity, and when the opportunity came, he would arrest the person.

It doesn't matter if he doesn't watch it personally.

"Team Leader, we are back."

In the afternoon, Fang Laibao and Zheng Jiming came to the office. After getting the confessions, they returned from Tianjin.

As for the two men, they will be temporarily detained at Tianjin Station.

They brought back the confessions and recordings of the two men.

"I'm glad you're back. How's everything going?"

Xu Qingyun smiled when he saw them. They had already caught the person. Since they came back, they must have brought back what he needed. No one could save Shi Qingbin this time.

Once he dies, my brother will not be absolutely safe, but at least he will be much better.

Especially since Shi Qingbin was targeting himself, not his brother.

He was investigating the wrong person.

This incident is just a reminder for others not to provoke him, as the cost of provoking him is unbearable.

“Here are the confessions and the recordings.”

Fang Laibao handed over a bag. The tapes of that time were not the small cassettes of later generations, and they were not as light as recorders.

Xu Qingyun read the confession first. There was no problem with it. Fang Laibao used to be the head of the interrogation team and knew how to get what they wanted from the interrogation.

The people from the Party Affairs Investigation Office confessed Shi Qingbin's "crimes" in their confession.

"Well done, you guys go and rest first."

After reading Xu Qingyun's confession and putting it aside, Fang Laibao returned to the office, but Zheng Jiming insisted on staying.

He was originally responsible for protecting Xu Qingyun, and after returning, he immediately became Xu Qingyun's number one bodyguard.

At Nanjing Railway Station, Ma Xiangshun and Xu Fuzhong boarded the train.

Xu Erxi came to see them off.

They took some US dollars and went to Shanghai to smooth over relations.

If you want to have connections in Shanghai, you must make sure everything is in place.

The two words "manage" have been the essence of the Chinese people since ancient times.

After comparing the two concessions, Xu Qingyun planned to open the company in the French Concession, where there are more luxury goods.

The directors of the French Concession Municipal Council and the Commissioner of Police were their main targets.

The second is the police station in their area.

Take care of all aspects before opening for business.

As for John, Xu Qingyun was not in a hurry at all. He would take the goods if they were available. If not, that would be fine. After the preliminary preparations were completed, he would ask Xu Fuzhong to hire an American manager so that they could purchase the goods and sell them themselves.

It’s okay that the price is a bit higher, John’s goods are not always available, it’s just this time.

But John did help him discover this good business opportunity.

Ma Xiangshun and Xu Fuzhong learned of Xu Qingyun's plan.

They didn't expect that the young master wanted to sell stockings and other items.

Both of them are worldly-wise people and know that these things do make money.

What’s more, the young master would go and make arrangements before doing business. This was what surprised them the most. They didn’t expect that the young master knew so much at such a young age.

Relationships are the most important. Without sufficient relationships, business cannot be done.

They are already very optimistic about this business.

The young master was generous and gave them $10,000 for the sake of business. Most of the $10,000 was used for management, and a small part was used to rent the company's office and warehouse.

With so much money thrown out, many people can be fed by them and a thorough relationship can be established.

Everything was normal in Nanjing, but there were turbulent waves in the dark.

Xu Qingyun stared at Shi Qingbin, preparing to attack him. The Japanese were also secretly watching him, wanting to assassinate him again.

In a safe house, Katsuyama looked at the Chinese man in front of him with a smile.

After several days of planning, they successfully set a trap and lured the person in front of them into taking the bait.

"Yao Sang, congratulations on making the right choice."

Shengshan looked at Yao Chang opposite him with a smile. The trap he set this time was not very clever. He took advantage of the fact that Yao Chang's family was short of money and he was eager to make money, and asked his relatives to bring him to do business and make money.

In order to make money, he borrowed money again, but his relatives cheated him and ran away after taking the money.

The creditor was also arranged by Shengshan.

The creditor came to collect the debt. Yao Chang had borrowed a loan with high interest and a very short term. Yao Chang's relatives took advantage of a batch of goods that were in a hurry to turn over, and they bought them and could sell them immediately to deceive him. They played a full trick. Shengshan made arrangements for the goods, and finally made Yao Chang believe it and borrowed a short-term loan with high interest.

This alone was nothing. The creditor had a conflict with Yao Chang and died in front of him.

In fact, it was Shengshan who secretly had someone poison him to death with a poison needle.

After the murder, Yao Chang panicked and just wanted to run away. He was a small figure in the Military Intelligence Department. Besides, he had indeed borrowed money, and the person died in front of him, so he couldn't explain himself clearly.

After doing all this, Shengshan had Yao Chang brought over and said that he would help him pay off all his debts, but he wanted him to do one thing.

Otherwise, they would expose the fact that he borrowed money and didn't pay it back, and even killed the creditor.

Yao Chang had no power or influence, and no background, so he had no choice but to agree.

"This is a camera. I'll teach you how to use it. Find an opportunity to take a picture of Xu Qingyun while you're at the sentry post."

Time is limited, Shengshan did not let Yao Chang do anything. He would return to Shanghai after completing this task. If Yao Chang, this chess piece, was not discovered, he would be handed over to other people.

He didn't care that much about Yao Chang.

"I'll give you another one after this is done."

After teaching how to use the camera, Shengshan took out a large gold bar and placed it on the table. Seeing the gold bar, Yao Chang's heart suddenly beat faster.

Thanks to my friend Nandehutu028 for the reward of 500 Qidian coins again, which guarantees the second chapter, a chapter of words.

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