The Spy

Chapter 367: Making money is an ability

"I understand. I'll go right away."

Time was limited, Xu Xiaoer did not dare to delay and left in a hurry with the money.

Wuhan is a thoroughfare connecting nine provinces. The place chosen by Zhao San is a major transportation route with many businessmen coming and going. A lot of business can even be done in the town.

Watching him leave, Zhao San disguised himself, then went to another place with a good view and silently observed Xu Xiaoer's performance.

Before Xu Qingyun left, he asked him to record what Xu Xiaoer did every day.

Being valued so much by the district chief and being kept for personal training, Zhao San understood that Xu Xiaoer had caught the district chief's eye and that there would definitely be important tasks entrusted to Xu Xiaoer in the future.

I have to say that Xu Xiaoer has a good business sense.

He went out with the money, but did not rush to sell things. Instead, he observed the needs of the town. It was not easy to increase the assets by 50% within three days, and he only had the morning time every day.

If you don’t use the right method, you may lose money, not to mention making money.

At noon, Zhao San returned to his residence.

Xu Xiaoer came back soon, still holding the box, but there was a little less money in the box.

"Sir, I'm back. I'm going to cook."

Xu Xiaoer was very conscientious and took the initiative to make lunch. He was holding a skewer of meat in his hand. The meat was plump and looked very appetizing.

Unlike later generations, children in later generations like to eat lean meat and don’t like to eat fatty meat.

In this era, fatty meat is the best delicacy. We haven’t seen oil for many years, so being able to eat more oily meat is a great enjoyment.

The ancients said, it is better to eat lean food that is fat than to eat fat food that is lean. This is the reason.

"Yes, the food today is delicious."

Zhao San ate a lot for lunch. Although Xu Xiaoer's skills were not as good as the chef's, his cooking was not bad and the food was very delicious.

"Thank you for the compliment, sir. I'll go wash the dishes."

Xu Xiaoer grinned, and Zhao San's smile became even wider. The district chief was not wrong about the man. This Xu Xiaoer had a kind of cleverness that he admired.

And can talk.

Xu Xiaoer could not go out in the afternoon, so Zhao San began to give him formal special training.

The first thing is camouflage, the second is to look at the details, then there are footprints, etc. The whole plan must be completed within one month.

As for the basic things, Xu Xiaoer had already learned them in school and didn't need Zhao San to teach him.

In the process of teaching these, Zhao San would mix in various dialects and teach Xu Xiaoer the skills of speaking dialects.

Xu Xiaoer was even more confused about this kind of training.

The disguise is not bad. They are intelligence personnel and have learned camouflage in school. For example, their clothes are specially made and can be worn on both sides. At the critical moment, they can change their appearance by just changing them.

But the disguise that Zhao San taught him was far beyond what he learned in school.

He could understand the details and the footprints, but he didn't expect that so many things could be revealed from the footprints?
Every shape, the depth of the shoe print, and even the stripes, actually represents so much meaning.

"Sir, can footprints really reveal so much?"

After listening to Zhao San's brief talk, Xu Xiaoer couldn't help but ask. In his heart, footprints are indeed important. For example, the same footprints can distinguish whether it is the same person.

But I never thought that footprints could also reveal time, walking speed, and even gender.

"This is nothing. Some people can tell from the footprints whether he has suffered any injuries, his age, height, weight, and even some special habits."

Zhao San said with a smile that he didn't believe it at first, but believed it after understanding it.

Their district chief is so powerful that Zhao San hasn't even reached the third level of Xu Qingyun's power.

Thirty percent may not sound like a lot, but that is compared with Xu Qingyun. Compared with others, Zhao San is already the best in the contemporary world.

It’s more than enough to teach Xu Xiaoer.

"Age, height, weight?"

Xu Xiaoer was completely stunned. How could it be possible? These were footprints, not files, let alone photos.

Can you tell so many things just from one footprint?

"Let's learn first."

Zhao San didn't say much. After a day's teaching, Xu Xiaoer took the initiative to cook and went to bed early at night.

In Shanghai, Xu Qingyun got off the boat.

The twenty people borrowed from Wuhan Station will arrive in batches. It will be too conspicuous for so many people to go to Shanghai together. It will be much safer after they disperse.

After arriving in Shanghai, they will be screened first.

It mainly depends on the time.

The time they set out for Shanghai is strictly fixed, whether by water or land, there is a time limit. If they fail to arrive within this time, they must be questioned in detail.

The second thing is to see if there are any injuries on the body, including internal injuries and so on.

On their way here, they had to pass through enemy-occupied areas, and even by water, they would be frequently inspected by the Japanese. The foreign ships were better, but Xu Qingyun would pay attention to any possible loopholes.

Safety is of utmost importance and cannot be taken lightly.

These people will work in the district office in the future, although not with Xu Qingyun, but if they are infiltrated by the Japanese, it will be a huge disaster for the Shanghai district.

The old guy Kamei is now sharpening his knife and pointing it at them.

"District Chief."

After returning to the district office, Fang Laibao immediately went to his office. While Xu Qingyun was away, Fang Laibao was in charge of the work in the Shanghai district.

Fang Laibao is a meticulous person, and Xu Qingyun feels at ease with him in charge.

"How's the verification going?"

Xu Qingyun asked directly. When he was in Linli, he sent a telegram to Shanghai, asking them to carefully verify the undercover personnel.

There are so many people in the Shanghai area, it is impossible for all of them to be together.

Especially the intelligence team and the action team, they are all scattered and lurking.

The horizontal lines have no connection, and only the upper lines know their situation, and these upper lines also have a single line of contact with the upper lines.

In addition, there are daily protective measures to verify that they are safe.

Very few people know about the protective measures. Currently, only Fang Laibao and Yan Ming, including Zhao San, don’t know.

Fang Laibao is the person in charge and Yan Ming is the executor.

"We have checked half of it and found some minor problems."

Fang Laibao said softly, no one is perfect, Xu Qingyun made a lot of adjustments at the Shanghai station, many of whom were people who were transferred to the Shanghai station later.

But no matter where they were transferred from, they were previously members of the Military Intelligence Department's operations team.

I have some Fruit Party traits in me.

Fortunately, Xu Qingyun had given them all special training, which had changed a lot. When they were lurking, they were able to strictly follow the regulations, except for some people's minor faults that could not be successfully corrected.

“What are those little problems?”

Xu Qingyun asked, since Fang Laibao said it was a minor problem, then it was not a violation of the regulations.

This is not a big deal. If anyone dares to violate discipline during the undercover period, Xu Qingyun will definitely impose severe punishment.

Not punishing is irresponsible to others.

"There is a member of the third group of the Operations Department who likes to sleep in..."

Fang Laibao repeated the problems he had found, and they were indeed not serious problems. For example, the team members who slept late usually got up very late but were not late.

His current undercover work does not require him to get up early, so he sleeps until 8 o'clock almost every day, then leaves in a hurry without eating breakfast. In addition, some people like to look at women more. Men are lustful by nature, and it is normal to look at beautiful women more. This team member did not do anything too much, but he often couldn't take his eyes off women.

There are some other minor problems, which would be nothing at other sites if Xu Qingyun hadn't been so strict.

"The one who likes to argue with others should be transferred."

After listening to Fang Laibao's report, Xu Qingyun immediately replied that during the preliminary inspection, Yan Ming discovered that one of the team members had a strong personality and liked to argue with others.

This team member is a female and works in the General Affairs Department.

Although you are not on the front line, people's hearts are unpredictable now. If you like to argue with others, you will easily provoke hostility. Not to mention if there are conflicts, some people will frame you even when there are no conflicts. It is more likely that you will be reported if there are conflicts.

This is a hidden danger.

"Yes."

Fang Laibao took the order. In fact, when he found out these things, he understood that given the district chief's character of not being able to tolerate any grain of sand in his eyes, a group of people would definitely have to be transferred this time.

In the end, three were transferred away.

These are not big problems. They will be transferred back to the headquarters directly. As for how the headquarters will arrange them in the future, Xu Qingyun will not ask.

However, before leaving, their salaries and bonuses will not be reduced at all.

They will also be given some extra money.

They did not make any mistakes, but the lurking work was much more rigorous than their previous jobs, and if they did not do well, they would be fired.

Just then a group of people came in to fill in the gaps, and Xu Qingyun had enough manpower on hand, so he didn't have to worry about this.

In Wuhan, three days passed quickly.

At noon, Xu Xiaoer returned to his residence with a box containing more than 160 yuan.

In three days, and he could only use the mornings, Xu Xiaoer not only completed the task, but also exceeded the target by more than ten pieces.

"Well done, you don't have to pay me, this is your capital. I'll give you seven days to double it."

Zhao San has been secretly observing him these days and knows how he did it. There is indeed no violation. To be able to make so much money in such a short time, Xu Xiaoer must have something.

Making money is also a skill, and a very useful skill at that.

For many people, if they can earn so much money, why bother working?

"Yes, sir."

Xu Xiaoer did not ask. It was not easy to earn more than 60 yuan in three days. However, he had a premonition about this request.

Fortunately, this time the time is longer, seven days, and it is only doubled.

With the first success, Xu Xiaoer was confident that he could do it.

For anything, the hardest part is always starting from zero to one, and it will get much easier afterwards.

After class in the afternoon, Zhao San left directly, leaving Xu Xiaoer alone in the town.

After returning to Wuhan Station, Zhao San borrowed the radio to send a message.

He was originally from Wuhan Station and had many acquaintances here, so it was no problem to borrow a radio without having to return to the headquarters.

At the beginning, Zhao San was in charge of assessment at Wuhan Station, and his impartiality in enforcing the law made him popular.

In Shanghai, Xu Qingyun received a report from Zhao San.

At the beginning of the telegram, Zhao San praised Xu Xiaoer, saying that the boy was a bit slick, but he was indeed capable and learned things very quickly, and was a good seedling.

All of Zhao San's flattering words, such as "the district chief has a keen eye for talent," were automatically filtered out by Xu Qingyun.

In three days, in a small town, it is not easy to earn fifty dollars with a capital of one hundred dollars.

Xu Xiaoer knew from the beginning that it was difficult and there was no possibility of using the buying and selling method.

If he were given some time and bought some things to sell, it wouldn't be that difficult for him to make fifty dollars, but unfortunately he didn't have enough time.

This doesn't bother him.

On the first day, Xu Xiaoer started spending money and asking for detailed information about the town, especially the merchants currently living in the town.

The town is not big, so it doesn't cost much to find out these things.

If he were in Wuhan, he might not have enough money to get information.

If people want these things nowadays, they basically look for brokers, but in later generations there are various service companies, which are called information service fees.

Through inquiring, Xu Xiaoer learned that there are more than 20 merchants in the town, more than half of whom are people who transport goods from north to south, and they will not stay in Wuhan for too long.

Fifteen of them are here to purchase.

They wanted a wide variety of things.

After learning what they wanted, Xu Xiaoer came to their door the next day and told them that he had the goods they wanted and that his price was lower than that of others.

From a business perspective, the fact that he had goods at a lower price immediately attracted the attention of these customers, and they all asked him for the goods.

Xu Xiaoer wrote down what they wanted, confiscated any deposit, and said that he would ship the goods to them tomorrow and they would pay for the goods upon delivery.

After separating from these people, Xu Xiaoer borrowed a car from Zhao San and immediately returned to the city.

Xu Xiaoer is not from Wuhan, but these things in Wuhan are not difficult for him. He found someone who was well-informed and immediately found these suppliers.

He gathered together the goods that all the merchants wanted and looked for the one that wanted the largest quantity.

Through his mouth, I successfully negotiated the price down a bit.

Finally, Xu Xiaoer successfully negotiated with the three companies, gave them a deposit, and asked them to deliver the goods to the town tomorrow morning.

By the third day, he had made a net profit of nearly a hundred dollars while receiving and shipping goods.

Due to limited time, Xu Xiaoer did not ask for everything from them. He only asked for the largest number of items. Even so, he successfully completed the task.

After deducting the money spent on getting the information, he finally made sixty-four dollars.

After Xu Qingyun understood, he smiled and nodded.

This is a good opportunity for doing business. This kind of thing is common in later generations. With the transparency of the Internet, it is difficult to take advantage of such information gap.

But it was the thirties.

Almost a hundred years apart.

People doing business these days don’t tend to say too much to others; the most important thing is price.

The fact that Xu Xiaoer can ask about the price actually shows his ability.

He is equivalent to a middleman, a large-scale eater and a small-scale shipper. This kind of person has existed since ancient times.

There were no such people in the town, so he found an opportunity.

However, Xu Xiaoer is not an ordinary person as he can find out what is needed and get things done in such a short time.

A good seedling should be cultivated well, especially since Xu Qingyun knows his character.

Making money is also a skill that is useful in many places.

As long as you can make money, or help others make money and bring benefits to others, then you are the boss.

Xu Xiaoer was trained by Zhao San, and Xu Qingyun was relieved and did not ask any more questions.

Something happened in Shanghai again.

After Kamei captured two Central Bureau of Investigation agents, his confidence increased greatly. He believed that his method was effective and mobilized more people to search for clues about Chinese agents.

After receiving a report from Takeda, he targeted two more people.

These two people do not belong to the Shanghai Station, but they are very likely agents. Based on the information sent back by Takeda, Xu Qingyun judged that they were not part of the Red Party. There were not many options left, and the most likely one was the Central Bureau of Investigation.

(End of this chapter)