The Spy

Chapter 293 Guess the Purpose
Both Suzuki and Kondo were previously Kitazawa's confidants, but Suzuki believed that he was closer to Kitazawa, and it was he who was eventually promoted to head of the intelligence team.

Kondo originally wanted to be the team leader of another group, preferring to be the head of a chicken rather than the tail of a phoenix, but unfortunately Kitazawa did not agree.

There were not many intelligence personnel in the Wuhan Special High Section, and Kitazawa had even fewer confidants. He needed a capable assistant to help in the intelligence group, but he promised Kondo that he would give him a team leader position after he made meritorious service in the future.

Because of this, Kondo always believed that he and Suzuki were at the same level. Whenever he had something to do, he would go directly to the section chief and never go through him.

No matter what kind of group it is, as long as there are interests involved, there will definitely be conflicts within it.

Only in the Red Party, everyone is dedicated to the public, for the country and for the nation. Therefore, no matter what their identities are or whether they have met before, they can cooperate sincerely and trust each other completely.

Traitors are not included.

Suzuki went out to inquire, but he did not show up himself. Instead, he found a Chinese person he knew and asked him to help ask.

The Party Affairs Investigation Department has arrested a lot of people, and coupled with the conflict with the Military Intelligence Department, there are no longer many secrets in the case.

The person he was looking for quickly found out the situation.

Kondo was indeed arrested, and not only Kondo was arrested, but also the two undercover agents he was in charge of and the traitor who instigated the rebellion.

These are things that are obvious to us, and it is not difficult to find out.

After obtaining accurate information, Suzuki hurried back to report to Kitazawa.

Kondo is completely finished. Suzuki knows the importance of Lu Siyuan. Fortunately, Kondo doesn't know about Bi Rongxian's existence, otherwise the section chief will be in big trouble this time.

Suzuki is Kitazawa's most trusted confidant and knows everything, which is also an important reason why he was able to become the head of the intelligence team.

"Damn it."

Sure enough, after listening to Suzuki's report, Kitazawa became furious. If Kondo was not in the hands of the Chinese, he would have killed him right now.

"Section Chief, our losses this time are really too great."

Suzuki whispered that he said this on purpose to make Kitazawa resent Kondo even more. Without Kondo, he would be the most important person around Kitazawa in the future.

"You're right."

Bei Ze's heart was bleeding. There were only seven undercover agents in the whole of Wuhan, and two of them were lost, leaving only one team.

Fortunately, Kondo didn't know about the existence of this group, otherwise he would have been wiped out.

The loss of Lu Siyuan was even more difficult for him to accept. He had paid a lot of money for Lu Siyuan. Once Lu Siyuan was lost, he had to find a way to recruit new spies in the Party Affairs Investigation Office as soon as possible.

Otherwise he wouldn't be able to complete his task as chief section chief.

This is the most important point.

Fortunately, he now has sufficient funding and enough money to do this, otherwise his position as acting section chief would immediately become unstable.

"Suzuki, go check the internal situation of the Party Affairs Investigation Department, especially the Intelligence Group, to see if there are any suitable people. We need to know their every move."

After a while, Kitazawa gave the order, and Suzuki looked up at him in surprise.

One has just been lost, and the Party Affairs Investigation Office is on alert right now. This is definitely not a good time to instigate rebellion.

Now we are getting half the result with twice the effort, and there is a danger of being discovered by the other party.

After all, Lu Siyuan’s lesson is there, and ordinary people would not dare to agree to them easily.

"This is an order. I give you seven days to complete it."

Kitazawa knew what he was thinking. If he had no other choice, he would not have done this. He could not report this matter to the chief section chief for the time being. He would report it after he succeeded in inciting the rebellion. In this way, his responsibility would be much lessened.

Otherwise, if the chief section chief considers him incompetent, it will not be as simple as dismissal.

He knew the chief's complete plan, and the chief would not keep him there, or in other words, the best outcome was for him to be kept in custody until the plan succeeded.

Given the chief's personality, he would most likely lose his life.

"Hay."

Suzuki didn't dare to refuse, and had no right to bargain. He received the task and left in a hurry.

Seven days is too short, and this task is not that easy. In fact, Lu Siyuan has leaked the situation of their intelligence group, but that is Lu Siyuan's personal knowledge and it is not detailed.

With that information, we can't act rashly.

He only has seven days and cannot afford to fail.

There was a festive atmosphere in the Party Affairs Investigation Department, and many people praised Tong Changming. This was not only a meritorious service, but more importantly, he surpassed their old rival, the Military Intelligence Department.

This is the result that makes them happiest.

The commendation from headquarters came very quickly. As soon as the case closing report was sent over, an internal notice was issued.

The Party Affairs Investigation Office does not belong to the military, they do not have military ranks, and promotion only requires approval from the department managed by the two Chens.

It is easier for them to get promoted.

Tong Changming was highly praised by Xu Laogui and received an additional monetary reward of one thousand French francs.

For the Party Affairs Investigation Office, a single reward of one thousand is indeed a lot.

This number shows how Xu Laogui feels. Others have received rewards, including Huang Bohan.

Their achievement was widely publicized by Xu Laogui, and many people in Nanjing knew about it.

Xu Laogui demanded that the captured traitors be dealt with on the spot, and the Japanese spies be escorted back to Nanjing and handed over to the headquarters.

Old Ghost Xu knew that Dai Yunong had gone to the old man to ask for people, but he had not agreed yet. These people would have to be given to him sooner or later, but he couldn't give them to the Military Intelligence Department so easily.

Japanese spies are in Wuhan and know the city best.

Even if Dai Yunong wanted to take the person away, he would hand him over to the Wuhan Station for handling.

He deliberately had people send them to Nanjing, so that after these people were given to Dai Yunong, the Military Intelligence Department would have to send them to Wuhan, which would waste a lot of time going back and forth.

As for the traitors, they will be executed directly without giving the Wuhan Station any chance.

In this way, only the Party Affairs Investigation Office knows what they have done, and Dai Yunong and Xu Qingyun don't want to know anything.

As long as it could cause trouble for the Military Intelligence Department, Xu Laogui never cared and never considered the impact of doing so on the entire counterintelligence work.

In his heart, Dai Yunong and the Red Party were both his enemies.

After reading the telegram, Tong Changming called the action team leader Zhu Yanbo to his office.

Zhu Yanbo was also someone he brought from Nanjing and was a close confidant.

"Yanbo, you will personally lead the people to escort the Japanese spy back to Nanjing. The director requires that we take the land route instead of the water route, and we don't need to go too fast."

It takes longer to travel by land, and any delay along the way can take several days.

This was Xu Laogui's order, and Tong Changming had no choice.

However, Xu Laogui's desire to hide the information and prevent the Military Intelligence Department from obtaining the confession was purely wishful thinking.

Tong Changming has already handed over this confession along with the gold bars to Xu Qingyun.

He can arrest people, but the confession must be sent over.

This is also Xu Qingyun’s request.

In the whole case, Tong Changming and Xu Qingyun were actually the beneficiaries, only Xu Laogui was like a fool who was fooled around.

"Yes."

Zhu Yanbo immediately accepted the order. It was a bit hard to travel back to Nanjing by land, but there was no deadline. He even took the initiative to tell them not to go fast, which would be more relaxing and they could also taste local delicacies on the way.

After get off work in the afternoon, Xu Qingyun returned to the dormitory.

In addition to the dormitory, he also has an official residence in Wuhan. After all, he is the webmaster, and this is his benefit.

But he had hardly ever been to that house.

The dormitory in the station is much smaller than the villa, with only two bedrooms and a study. However, the station is safe and convenient for work. Xu Qingyun is single, so there is no need for him to live outside.

The official residence originally belonged to Yu Wenyi. After Yu Wenyi left, it has basically remained vacant.

But nominally the ownership is under Xu Qingyun's name.

Tsuchihara had known about Xu Qingyun's situation for a long time, and it was basically impossible for him to enter Wuhan Station to assassinate him, so he set his sights on the official residence outside.

There is no one inside, so it is easier to operate. It doesn't matter whether Xu Qingyun has been there or not. As long as something appears inside, it can be considered as his.

After all, it's normal to keep secrets from others.

Who knows how long the code book has been hidden in the official residence? Besides, it is a place that no one would think of, and it is safer than other places.

Tu Yuan didn't know that even if Xu Qingyun returned to the dormitory on normal days, Leng Wenxuan would go in and check first.

He understood his abilities. He was not good at intelligence work and was even less qualified to be a secretary. The only thing he was qualified for was a bodyguard, and protecting Xu Qingyun's safety was his entire job.

"Stationmaster, please go to bed early. Call me if you need anything."

Leng Wenxuan said softly after the inspection that his residence was next door, and next to him was Zhao San's dormitory.

Zhao San had a house outside, and after becoming a secretary, he simply moved into the station.

"take a break."

Xu Qingyun nodded. When Leng Wenxuan left, Zhao San had just returned and was looking through the photos he had taken before.

He had been investigating the people who met Kitazawa in the French Concession, but today he suddenly received news that the person who had entered the room with Kitazawa before had automatically checked out at the appointed time, and there was no one inside.

Not only is there no room now, there was no room before. The people inside had already left and just paid the room fee in advance.

Even the people in the hotel didn't know exactly when they left.

This result gave Zhao San a bad feeling, but luckily he took photos of everyone entering and leaving the hotel that day, and after returning he immediately took the photos for comparison.

Finally he placed the photo of the old man in front of him.

"Acting Team Leader, are you busy?"

After a while, he came to Dai Jieying. Dai Jieying was single and also lived in the dormitory. There were no cases these days, so she could get off work on time.

"I'm fine, Secretary Zhao, please tell me."

Zhao San is now a secretary and no longer the leader of their intelligence team, so Dai Jieying was very polite.

"Look at this man and see if he is disguised."

Zhao San didn't know how to disguise himself, but Dai Jieying knew a little, and she was good at disguise. Whether it was the stationmaster or himself, when they went out hiding their identities, Dai Jieying helped them.

It is said that the webmaster is still learning disguise from Dai Jieying, but he is not as good as Dai Jieying.

Dai Jieying took the photo and looked at it carefully.

"Very similar. His skin color seems to be deliberately darkened, and his beard is also of abnormal color, as if it was dyed."

Dai Jieying looked at it for a while and immediately said that she had learned this kind of disguise after all. Tu Yuan’s disguise was not very sophisticated. Although it was just a black and white photo and the distance was far, she still saw some clues.

"Are you sure?"

Zhao San was stunned for a moment, and immediately asked, while Dai Jieying nodded: "Sure, it is indeed unnatural."

Normal skin and beard were a little different from the disguised ones. If someone was as proficient in this art as her grandfather, she wouldn't be able to see anything unusual even if they were face to face, let alone in photos. But this person's level was obviously average, and she discovered it.

"Thank you, Acting Team Leader. I will report to the stationmaster."

Zhao San understood what was going on. The person who met Bei Ze was most likely the person in the photo, but he disguised himself and deceived himself.

Zhao San was very annoyed at this time. He had already noticed that there was something wrong with the other party, so why didn't he track and monitor him?

In fact, it was useless for him to follow and monitor him, because Tuyuan left on the same day, and he was accompanied by many bodyguards. Besides, Tuyuan's identity was not ordinary, so not only him, but even Xu Qingyun could not easily take action against him.

Unless we have solid evidence, we can't do anything to anyone.

The assassination risk is also very high. Tsuchihara is not an ordinary person. If he is assassinated, Japan will take crazy revenge and may even trigger a war. The old man will never allow this to happen.

"Stationmaster, I found the person who met Kitazawa, but he has been gone for two days..."

Zhao San came to Xu Qingyun's dormitory and made a quick report, presenting the photos and his own analysis.

Xu Qingyun took the photo and looked carefully at the person inside.

As a trace expert, he is very sensitive to traces.

The person in the photo did seem to be in disguise. Xu Qingyun was analyzing and reasoning how to remove the disguise and reveal his true appearance.

When he checked in, he looked to be about fifty years old.

Tu Yuan did not disguise himself when he moved in. He had just arrived and no one knew he was in Wuhan. He disguised himself when he left, which was the easiest way to deceive others.

"Here is the key. Go to the confidential room and get the Japanese Special High Section materials."

Xu Qingyun suddenly said this, Zhao San was stunned and left in a hurry. As the stationmaster's secretary, Zhao San had many keys to the Wuhan Station office.

Including archives room and confidential room.

He could open the archive room at will, but the cabinets in the confidential room had another lock, and only the director of the confidential room and the stationmaster had the key.

So Xu Qingyun gave him the key, but it was the key to the cabinet of the Japanese Special High Police.

In addition to some internal documents, the confidential room mainly contains hostile information.

Including Japan's Special High Section, Army Intelligence Department, Navy Intelligence Department, etc.

Internally, there are the Party Affairs Investigation Office, various garrisons in Wuhan, and some information from the headquarters. These are all confidential documents and are kept in classified forms.

They don't even have special confidential documents here, so they have to be stored at the headquarters.

For example, the files of important members, including Xu Qingyun, Yan Ming, Zheng Jiming, Lu Gaowa and others, as well as the files of all members of the intelligence team.

These must be kept on file at headquarters.

Zhao San's file was also at the headquarters. Before he became a secretary, he was transferred to the intelligence group as team leader, and his file was transferred there at that time.

But unfortunately, due to the existence of the traitor, Zhao San's file had already been leaked.

Fortunately, Zhao San was not conspicuous before and basically did not participate in the operation. Only photos and some simple information were exposed.

He is now learning disguise from Dai Jieying, so he doesn't have to worry for the time being since they are in their territory.

The Special High Police's information was quickly brought over, and included a number of newspaper clippings and photos.

The Military Intelligence Department currently collects very little intelligence from the Special High Section, and what little intelligence they do know is all obtained from newspapers, which is not of high value.

For example, some achievements made by the Special High Section were reported in newspapers.

The Special High Police arrested many Red Party members in Japan, including these.

Most newspapers are in Japanese, with very few reports in Chinese, and these newspapers are not easy to obtain.

Xu Qingyun has backups in his hands. After the headquarters receives these, they will take photos and expand them before distributing them to each station.

Soon, Xu Qingyun looked at a photo.

This photo shows Tsuchihara, a Japanese celebrity of high rank who participated in the September 18 Incident and whose photo appeared in newspapers.

Although it was not much, it was still obtained by the Military Intelligence Department.

In this photo, Tsuchihara looks still very young. It is a photo of his early years. At that time, Tsuchihara himself probably didn't even think of keeping it secret.

Putting the two photos together, Xu Qingyun took out a magnifying glass and looked at them carefully.

The two people are not the same, but since it is certain that the other is in disguise, Xu Qingyun does not look at the overall appearance, but the details.

Same eyes, similar eyebrows.

The ear contours are the same and the face shape is similar.

Including the lips.

The only differences are the beard, hair and skin.

This photo was taken when Tsuchihara was in his thirties. Almost twenty years have passed. Let alone disguise, even if there was no disguise, it would be impossible to be exactly the same.

With so many similarities, Xu Qingyun basically determined his identity.

Did Tsuchihara come to Wuhan and meet with Kitazawa secretly?
"Stationmaster, do you suspect it was Tsuchihara?"

Seeing that Xu Qingyun had been comparing and not saying anything, Zhao San couldn't help but ask.

"It should be him."

Xu Qingyun nodded. He was very sensitive to details, and these subtle details allowed him to judge that it was Tu Yuan who came.

"It's really him."

Zhao San was stunned for a moment, then slapped his head in annoyance: "Should I have followed him at that time?"

"What are you following? Fortunately you didn't follow."

Xu Qingyun looked at him. Tsuchihara was not an ordinary person. He was the most famous spy chief in Japan and was surrounded by experts. Zhao San had not received professional agent training, so it would be easy for him to be detected if he was being followed.

He was alone, and if he was discovered by Tsuchihara, he would most likely die.

Not to mention him, even professionally trained agents would find it difficult to keep up with someone like Tuyuan. Xu Qingyun was indeed glad that Zhao San did not do so.

Zhao San is a good talent, no worse than Yan Ming. There is hope that he can become his right-hand man like Yan Ming in the future.

"Thank you for your concern, Station Master."

Zhao San immediately understood that Xu Qingyun was worried about his safety.

"Stationmaster, is Tsuchihara still in Wuhan? Do we have a chance to catch him?"

This is the chief of the Special High Section. Catching him is of great significance. Xu Qingyun shook his head: "He should be gone. Even if we are here, we can't arrest him."

The war has not started yet, and Tsuchihara has not done anything. He has no evidence, so arresting people will only put himself in a passive position.

However, Xu Qingyun did consider assassination. Even if the impact was huge, killing Tu Yuan was worth it.

Without Tsuchihara, the Japanese would not be able to do as well, at least in terms of intelligence.

He knew history and knew that the Japanese were not prepared and would not really go to war with them.

But if we kill Tsuchihara, he probably won’t be able to stay in the country any longer.

There is no way the Japanese would let him go. Under all kinds of pressure, given the old man's temper, it is very likely that he would hand him over.

"I understand."

Zhao San nodded. He actually didn't really understand that the stationmaster did have the intention to kill him, but unfortunately he lost the opportunity.

"You did a good job this time. At least we know who Kitazawa met."

Xu Qingyun praised him, but Zhao San was not proud. He thought for a moment and then said, "Stationmaster, why did Tu Yuan come to Wuhan in person? Is he targeting you?"

Zhao San knew very well that the Special High Police had always wanted to assassinate their station chief and had taken action in Nanjing. Once, the station chief was in danger and was chased for a long distance by the Special High Police killer.

If it weren’t for Team Leader Zheng’s desperate escape, their stationmaster might have been gone.

The stationmaster's confidant Zuo Jinfang in Nanjing was also seriously injured.

“I guess that’s the purpose.”

Xu Qingyun smiled and nodded. Zhao San was right. He saw this point.

There is nothing happening in Wuhan that is worthy of Tsuchihara's personal trip. It is not wartime now. When Japan attacked Wuhan, it was real wartime, and Tsuchihara might not have the courage to take the risk.

He came here specially and met Bei Ze again, there must be some conspiracy.

He is the only one in Wuhan who deserves Tu Yuan to do this.

"Stationmaster, you must be careful. Tuyuan is not an ordinary person. He is insidious and cunning."

Zhao San whispered that everything he had now was given by Xu Qingyun. If anything happened to Xu Qingyun, no matter who became the webmaster, they would not use him.

He's afraid he'll be beaten back to his original form.

Even worse than before. After all, he was the secretary of the previous webmaster, someone the new webmaster would never use.

"I know. Tell me, if Tu Yuan wants to target me, what method will he use?"

Xu Qingyun asked again. This was a test for Zhao San.

See if he can guess Tsuchihara’s real purpose.

Zhao San frowned and thought hard. After a while, he whispered, "There are only a few ways for Tuyuan to kill you. The first is to storm. Send more people to directly attack our Wuhan station. However, our station is heavily guarded. If there are too few people, there will be no chance. If there are too many people, we will know when they get close to us. You can hide first. If you get support from the police and the garrison in time, they will not be able to succeed unless they send hundreds of people at a time."

Of course, hundreds of people are impossible.

Whether they are special agents or regular armed forces, a few hundred people attacking China's military department is no different from declaring war.

"But Tsuchihara is not that reckless. The success rate is low, the damage to himself is great, and it is easy to be criticized. If he wants to do it, he will definitely use other methods."

"What method?" Xu Qingyun asked again.

"They have tried the honey trap before, but it has failed. My guess is that they either bribed our people with a large sum of money to have an insider assassinate you, or they used other methods, such as framing you. I haven't figured out the details yet."

Zhao San said honestly, and Xu Qingyun nodded approvingly. He was very smart to be able to say so much.

After all, Zhao San was just an ordinary team member before, with limited knowledge and experience. He had not experienced many things and could not understand them by relying on his imagination.

Even if he could think of it, he couldn't think of a specific method.

But it was not easy for him to think of framing someone.

Xu Qingyun also thought of this, and this is the most likely possibility.

Bribing their people to assassinate him seems easy, but it is actually the most difficult. Anyone who assassinates him in the station will not be able to get out alive, unless they know that they will not live long or their family is in urgent need of money, no one will do this.

They don't dare to take such money, and they are not stupid, so even if they take the money, it will not fall into their hands.

Tsuchihara would not do this, but one must be on guard against others. Xu Qingyun will strengthen internal surveillance and pay special attention to whether any family members have suddenly left the station recently.

Whether in Wuhan or other places, it’s always a good idea to pay attention.

As for framing others, it was indeed a despicable method used by the Japanese. They used it many times before occupying the Northeast.

If you want to frame him, the charges are usually not strong enough.

Corruption and the like had no effect on him, the old man would never punish him, not to mention that the amount of corruption he committed was nothing at all.

There is only one way to kill him with one blow, and that is to make the old man think he is a traitor.

A very serious betrayal.

For example, he defected to the Japanese. I guess Tsuchiya himself didn't believe it. He had captured so many Japanese spies and had long been a sworn enemy of the Japanese. It was stupid to frame him in this way.

Since surrendering to the Japanese was not an option, Tsuchihara only had one option left.

He joined the Red Party, or in other words, he is the Red Party.

Kitazawa instigated spies within them and the Party Affairs Investigation Office, giving Tsuchihara an opportunity, so Tsuchihara promoted him to acting section chief and personally came to Wuhan to let Kitazawa carry out this task.

If the Party Affairs Investigation Office cooperates and obtains evidence that he is a member of the Red Party, they will definitely take action.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend. Tu Yuan wants to use the Party Affairs Investigation Office.

Xu Qingyun did not expect the specific process. He was not a god, could not tell fortunes, and could not guess all the other party's thoughts.

But he had already guessed the general situation.

Knowing the other party's purpose, it would be difficult for their conspiracy to succeed. Besides, Tong Changming is their man, so Tu Yuan has no chance of success.

Xu Qingyun was in a good mood, not because he guessed the other party's intention.

But if the Japanese did this, once they found out, the first reaction of the people above them would be to frame someone if they said they were a member of the Red Party.

It's like he has an extra layer of protective clothing.

"Go back and rest first. Keep the matter in Wuhan strictly confidential and don't tell anyone."

Xu Qingyun instructed Zhao San that since he had guessed Tu Yuan's intention, Xu Qingyun was not worried at all. Conspiracies and tricks could only work in secret.

I'm not afraid of what you know, that's called an open conspiracy.

The next day, Xu Qingyun arranged for Yan Ming to pay attention to the situation of all members of the Wuhan station, with an emphasis on their families.

The main thing is whether someone leaves suddenly.

They don't have to do this kind of surveillance themselves, they can just bribe their neighbors, especially those who are well-informed.

No matter how much money is offered, if you can’t get it and it may even kill your whole family, no one is willing to do it.

Secondly, he gave Tong Changming a reminder.

The Wuhan Special High Police will most likely continue to incite his people to defect and make him pay attention, but it won’t last too long.

Tsuchihara came in person, but Kitazawa messed up in Wuhan and lost Lu Siyuan. If he wanted to carry out Tsuchihara's plan, he had to continue to recruit spies in the Party Affairs Investigation Office.

The eyeliner is not the most important thing. It is possible to succeed without it, but Kitazawa doesn't think so.

Especially since he is the acting section chief.

This agent actually gave Xu Qingyun an opportunity.

I originally wanted to keep Bei Ze for a while, but now I know that Tu Yuan has been to Wuhan and Bei Ze has a mission targeting him, so there is no need to keep Bei Ze any longer.

Lead him out and arrest him directly.

Bei Ze is the acting section chief and has no diplomatic identity. Now is a great opportunity for Xu Qingyun. As long as he comes out and gets the solid evidence that he is engaged in espionage, Bei Ze will be doomed.

The evidence is not difficult to find. Bi Rongxian was instigated by him. As long as Bi Rongxian meets Bei Ze, he can arrest him.

The meeting place is most likely at Xiaoyuan's place.

Xiaoyuan seldom goes out, but she does go out at all. When she goes out, she installs a bug in his house.

This bug needs to be clever so that Kitazawa can't find it.

Kitazawa was the head of the intelligence team before. It is very likely that he will do a thorough check after coming to Xiaoyuan's place after such a long absence.

Even if he didn't check, Xu Qingyun would not be careless about the arrangements that should have been made in advance.

Intelligence work must be rigorous.

Don't be impatient in luring Bei Ze. Let Bi Rongxian perform a few times first to gain Bei Ze's trust and make him believe that Bi Rongxian is completely on board and will not betray him.

Otherwise, it would be difficult to lure people like Kitazawa out of the Japanese Concession.

Far across the ocean, the United States.

Xu Jiaming stood on the boat and looked at the coastline in the distance, where there were many tall buildings.

This scene is a bit similar to that in Shanghai, but the buildings here are taller and more prosperous than those in Shanghai.

And this is just Los Angeles in the United States, not the largest city in the United States.

After a month of traveling across the ocean, he finally arrived in the United States.

"Second Master, we are here."

Xu Fuzhong was beside him and whispered that this was his second time here, while it was Xu Jiaming's first time.

When he came here for the first time, Xu Fuzhong was also shocked by the prosperity of the United States. Except for Shanghai and Tianjin, there was almost no place there that could compare with this place, and the prosperous areas of Shanghai and Tianjin all belonged to these foreign devils.

If you go to other places, it's like two different worlds compared to here.

"Yeah, here we are."

Xu Jiaming kept looking outside, and during his time in Shanghai, his thoughts kept changing.

He used to think that the more land he had, the more stable his life would be. But now it was a time of chaos, and land alone was not enough, so the Xu family recruited a lot of guards.

They have guns and can protect their property.

In addition to the land, there are factories. The Xu family’s factory is mainly a dyeing workshop. The dyeing workshop is indeed famous in Shandong, and their business is doing very well.

He and his elder brother did think so before. As the largest family in Haifeng, they were already satisfied.

The only drawback is that there are not many descendants. In order to avoid the family from falling into decline due to the division, he and his eldest brother have never separated.

Together we maintain the prosperity of the Xu family.

His son's business opened a new door for him. He never thought that money could be made in this way.

It’s so easy to make money, such a big profit.

In Chongqing, they were already shocked by Xu Qingyun's business, but compared with Shanghai, Chongqing was nothing, and making a fortune every day was nothing.

How much is a dou of gold? In Shanghai, they earn more than a dou of gold a day.

If calculated by weight rather than volume, a dou of rice weighs approximately 6250 grams.

At this time, one catty is sixteen taels, and each tael is just over thirty-one grams, so there is a saying that half a catty is equal to eight taels.

One large gold bar weighs ten taels, or more than three hundred grams, and one dou is twenty large gold bars.

One large gold bar was worth more than three hundred French francs, and twenty bars were only six or seven thousand French francs.

Xu's Company has four stores in Shanghai, and any one of them makes more money than this every day.

Not to mention they also have a wholesale business.

This way of making money made Xu Jiaming feel like he was dreaming for a while. If Xu Fuzhong had not seen more and kept explaining things to him, he really would not have believed that these were all true.

He didn't understand why his son could make so much money.

But he understood one thing: these were the money earned by his son and were the Xu family's property. He was old and had no ambition to strive for progress, so all he wanted was to help his son protect this property.

It's not that he knows nothing. If he really lets his son do things according to the current situation, the Haifeng Xu family will have a chance to become the Shandong Xu family, or even the Chinese Xu family.

(End of this chapter)