The Spy

Chapter 369 The Merchant is Wrong
Having been a section chief for such a long time, Kamei has come to understand that it is not possible to be without confidants.

Especially in the intelligence department, the intelligence team leader must be of the same mind as himself, otherwise it will be difficult to accomplish anything.

Takeda is now his confidant, but his rank is a bit low. However, this is a good opportunity. Not to mention destroying the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics district branch, as long as he can capture more Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics agents, especially high-level Chinese agents, Kamei can help him get promoted to a higher rank, so that Takeda can officially take over as the head of the intelligence team.

Kamei was not in a hurry, and Takeda was even less anxious. He took people outside to continue monitoring.

The two men went to find the team leader, but unfortunately the team leader did not agree to let them change jobs. The work had been arranged for them in advance, and these jobs would be helpful for their tasks in the future.

That being said, the two of them couldn't figure out how a hard labor job could help.
Even if they are dissatisfied, they dare not speak out.

Wuhan, Xu Xiaoer came back with more money.

The seven days given to him have expired, and this time his results are better than last time.

With the experience from last time, Xu Xiaoer had a clear understanding of the situation in this small town. This time, with plenty of time, he even went to the surrounding towns and collected more business leads.

Just to inquire about these situations, Xu Xiaoer spent nearly a hundred dollars.

But the money was worth it. After seven days, he brought back more than four hundred dollars, once again exceeding the task target.

Not only that, some customers even want to do business with him for a long time.

Xu Xiaoer agreed, but he understood that there would be no way out in Wuhan in the future. If there was a chance, he could continue to do it in Shanghai.

His future path will definitely be in Shanghai.

"Very good! In half a month, I will turn this money into a thousand dollars."

Sure enough, Zhao San gave him another task, which was still to make money, turning more than four hundred yuan into one thousand.

More than double.

"Yes, sir."

Xu Xiaoer had no objection. Doubling the revenue would just be a bit harder for him, but finding more customers was not impossible.

The hardest part of making money is at the beginning. As long as you find the right method and have capital, making money is not difficult.

This time he was given fifteen days, which was enough time. He had absolute confidence that he could complete the task before the time was up.

What interested him most at this time was not the business, but the things that Zhao San taught him.

He had never thought that there were so many skills that could be useful for their intelligence work.

At this time, Zhao San had already begun to teach him how to identify footprints that were deliberately concealed.

The so-called deliberate concealment means deliberately wearing shoes that do not fit your feet. For example, if you have small feet, you deliberately wear large-sized shoes to conceal yourself.

Ordinary people cannot see such footprints, but they are just showing off their skills in front of them.

Xu Qingyun, Zhao San, and Yan Ming could all see it.

Xu Xiaoer will be the fourth.

Xu Xiaoer learned these things very quickly, including disguise.

After learning camouflage from Zhao San, Xu Xiaoer realized that the so-called camouflage in the past was almost the same as playing house, with things like wearing sunglasses and scarves, masks, wearing clothes backwards, and deliberately raising shoes.

Those are just kid's stuff.

Especially wearing sunglasses, scarf and windbreaker is purely to expose yourself intentionally. Sunglasses can be used, but it depends on the occasion.

Sunglasses, windbreaker, scarf.

Dressing up serves no purpose other than looking flirty and attracting attention.

They are lurking, and these are taboos. Even if they want to disguise themselves, they cannot do so in this way. They will be exposed immediately if they are questioned.

Zhao San learned how to disguise from Dai Jieying, and he learned it the best.

In front of Xu Xiaoer, he disguised himself and immediately turned into a man in his forties.

If you don't look closely, you can't see it at all.

Zhao San improved upon the disguise method that Dai Jieying taught him.

For example, the wrinkles on the forehead are easily discovered to be unnatural if you look closely. Zhao San deliberately added other things to the forehead, such as broken hair or dirt caused by sweat, and then paired it with tattered clothes, making him look like a hard-working old farmer.

Without touching his forehead with your hands, and washing it thoroughly, you can't see anything unusual.

Another thing is the accent. Zhao San not only has an accent, but also has some ventriloquism skills. He can imitate anything very well.

Everything he showed made Xu Xiaoer astonished.

Originally, Xu Xiaoer passively accepted orders and had to participate in special training. Now, Xu Xiaoer has begun to take the initiative to learn more. Although these skills may not seem very sophisticated, they are all extremely useful.

After learning it, you will be able to protect yourself better in the future.

Xu Xiaoer, like Zhao San, is afraid of death.

Since you are afraid of death, you need more skills to save your life.

Wuhan, Military Intelligence Headquarters.

Secretary Qi came to the office with the telegram and said, "Boss, there's a call from Shanghai."

"Give me."

Telegrams from Shanghai have always been at the forefront. Every time there is a new telegram, Secretary Qi will deliver it to Boss Dai as soon as possible.

"The Central Bureau of Investigation has been exposed again?"

After reading the telegram, Boss Dai frowned. These troublesome guys were exposed all day long.

Xu Qingyun called and said that the Central Bureau of Investigation was an anti-Japanese team after all, so even if there were conflicts, they should be saved if possible, and it would also leave a good impression on the old man and report Xu Laogui at the same time.

After thinking for a while, Boss Dai shook his head slightly: "Call Xu Qingyun back and observe their development first. If there are only one or two, ignore them."

The exposure of several low-level members of the action team will have limited impact on Xu Laogui. Even if he wants to report it, an important person must appear.

This is the only way to deal the greatest blow to Xu Laogui.

Boss Dai doesn't care whether it is anti-Japanese or not. He only cares about his own interests and whether he can deal the biggest blow to his competitors.

"Yes."

Secretary Qi nodded his head and accepted the order. Boss Dai's reaction was within his expectations. Xu Qingyun was still too young and had not lost his passion.

The Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics is their enemy, an enemy more hateful than the Japanese.

If he could strike a blow to the Central Bureau of Investigation or cause losses to it, Boss Dai would be so happy that he would not hesitate to stop it.
If you really want to stop it, it needs to bring enough benefits to yourself.

It is obvious that Boss Dai is not satisfied with the current results.

Xu Qingyun soon received a call back from headquarters.

He could also guess Boss Dai’s reaction, but this matter had to be reported.

Boss Dai really wanted to find a better way to attack the Central Bureau of Investigation.

There is nothing wrong with what he did. He is just that kind of person. If it is really for the sake of national justice, there is no possibility for them to rescue people.

Boss Dai can do this, but Xu Qingyun can't.

As for the useless people in the Central Bureau of Investigation, now that they have been exposed, they will have to bear the consequences themselves, but this result must be within the scope that Xu Qingyun can control.

Simply put, they must not be allowed to come into any harm.

"Send a telegram to Takeda and find a way to close the net in advance. As long as these people surrender, Takeda will have absolute control over them."

Xu Qingyun gave instructions to Yan Ming, who was stunned for a moment but finally nodded.

In Yan Ming's impression, the district chief is not such a person. He will do his best to protect any anti-Japanese force.

For example, the soldiers who defended the Sihang Warehouse to the death.

Their substitutes are still being detained in the concession. If the district chief had not spent a large amount of money to transfer them to Singapore in advance, their final fate would probably not have been much better.

After Yan Ming left, Xu Qingyun came to the window. At present, he could not do anything to disobey Boss Dai's orders.

However, it was definitely not Xu Qingyun's wish to directly let the Special High Police arrest people, or let them arrest more people.

No matter who they are, even if they are trash, they have their value.

He knew best what the Japanese would do in the future. No matter where they were, they would use the Chinese to target the Chinese.

For example, the so-called security corps and the future pseudo-government.

The Japanese attach great importance to intelligence. Whether it is the army, navy, or even their Ministry of Foreign Affairs, they all have their own intelligence departments.

The same is true at the local level. Shanghai is so big that there will definitely be intelligence agencies composed of Chinese people in the future.

Not to mention Shanghai, similar detective teams will also be set up in some other places.

Mainly collects various types of intelligence.

These intelligence agencies, big and small, do pose certain threats to the Chinese. Of course, there are also some inferior ones who need not be worried at all. Instead, they will become a help.

Shanghai is not included.

Takeda has now gained Kamei's trust, and the Japanese will not completely trust the Chinese.

Sooner or later they will set up an intelligence department composed of Chinese people. Xu Qingyun is really making good use of waste now by letting these two unlucky guys join the game first.

They are now under strict guard by the Japanese, and there is no possibility of escape unless Takeda lets them go.

Knowing that they were Central Bureau of Investigation agents, even if they were low-level ones, Kamei added more manpower.

They are not important, but the big fish behind is important.

Now there are more than twenty people monitoring them, and precautions have been taken at the front and back doors, including their workplaces, on the roads, etc.

In this situation, it is really impossible to let them escape silently.

Xu Qingyun glanced at the calendar and saw that it was already mid-April.

The battle in Shandong has come to an end, and Zhao San has completed half of Xu Xiaoer’s training. Next, let’s see if Xu Xiaoer can give him a surprise.

In Wuhan, Xu Xiaoer has been living a fulfilling life recently.

This special training was completely beyond his expectations. Not only was it not boring at all, but it was very interesting.

And there was no physical training, which was what he feared the most.

He was indeed average in physical training, and his failure to hold back a grade was not just a problem with his marksmanship, but he also failed many assessments.

Otherwise he would have graduated long ago.

But he will definitely be able to graduate this time. In fact, he has graduated since he left the training class. Deputy Director Yu will help him complete all the procedures in due time, but not now.

His file is still in the training class and is confidential.

All student files in the training class are kept highly confidential.

"The meal is ready, let's eat."

Xu Xiaoer brought the food to the living room, and Zhao San had even less time during this period.

Apart from teaching every day, I have to wait for food and drinks. Xu Xiaoer is a good cook, and this kid has the talent to be a cook.

Before, he would secretly watch how Xu Xiaoer did his business, but now he never goes out.

He hasn't had such a leisurely day for a long time since he followed the district head at Wuhan Station.

"it is good."

Zhao San got out of bed and came to the table. Xu Xiaoer had fried four side dishes, including fish and meat.

Xu Xiaoer can make money, so they have no shortage of money. Plus with Xu Xiaoer's cooking skills, they eat every meal very well.

Xu Xiaoer also opened a bottle of wine and poured a glass for Zhao San.

Xu Qingyun did not limit the amount of alcohol they drink. It was okay to drink less. Zhao San's task was to train Xu Xiaoer so that he could be of great use. Xu Qingyun would not care what they did as long as it did not violate discipline.

"Today I found something was wrong with a merchant."

Xu Xiaoer also poured himself a glass of wine, toasted Zhao San and said casually.

"What's wrong?"

Zhao San asked after finishing his drink.

"He's from the north and wants to buy wood, but Wuhan doesn't produce that much good wood. If he wants these things, wouldn't it be better to go to the northeast?"

Xu Xiaoer said casually that he spent half a day doing business every day and was now very familiar with the merchants who came and went.

Xu Xiaoer knew exactly what goods they wanted or what goods they wanted to sell.

It’s not that Wuhan doesn’t produce wood, but there isn’t much good wood. As a crossroads of nine provinces, even if there are mountains, the good stuff has long been cut down.

"wood?"

Zhao San narrowed his eyes. Xu Xiaoer was right. If he wanted good wood, the Northeast and Yunnan-Guizhou areas were the most suitable. He was from the north, so it was most convenient for him to buy wood from the Northeast.

It is true that Northeast China was occupied by the Japanese, but business did not stop.

Many merchants here go to the Northeast to purchase goods, or merchants from the Northeast sell things here.

Not to mention the Northeast, the same is true in Shanghai.

As long as it is not restricted by the Japanese, it can be bought and sold freely.

There is nothing you can do about the restrictions, but it does not stop those who are determined to do so. The more restrictions there are, the higher the profits will be. This is smuggling.

Xu Qingyun had already opened a smuggling company a long time ago, but it was not so convenient on the Japanese side now, so he mostly used other channels.

"Where does he live now?"

Zhao San asked again, and Xu Xiaoer told him the place.

Zhao Sanben was in Wuhan and was very familiar with the place. He didn't say anything after listening. He would know if there was anything wrong with this person by finding out for himself.

He is not afraid even if there is a problem, as this place is not far from the city.

You can request support from within the city at any time.

If there is really a problem, Zhao San will never act rashly. Relying on the two of them to arrest people would be an international joke.

Neither of them is an expert in action, they are just there to deliver food.

The next morning, Zhao San disguised himself and went out, and soon arrived at the inn where the timber merchant lived as Xu Xiaoer had mentioned.

There are no good hotels in the town, and coach houses are the most common.

Most of the traveling merchants stayed in such inns.

The dormitory beds in the inn are very cheap, even ordinary people can afford to live there, but the environment is a bit bad, and the smell of stinky feet is unbearable for most people.

The timber merchant lived in the inn, but he did not live in a dormitory. He lived in a single room.

The price of a single room is a bit higher, but the environment is much better than that of a dormitory room.

Zhao San didn't go to meet anyone, he just took a walk and chatted with some fellow villagers.

He was able to disguise himself and spoke Wuhan dialect, so he had no problem communicating with people here. No one doubted his identity at all and really thought he was from the village. Zhao San could even tell about the situation of the village and the people in it.

"Review your lessons by yourself this afternoon. I'll go back to the city."

After lunch, Zhao San suddenly said that the anomaly Xu Xiaoer mentioned turned out to be a bigger problem after he inquired about it.

This person is a major suspect and is most likely a Japanese spy.

If it was a Japanese spy, he and Xu Xiaoer would not be able to deal with it, and they would have to ask people from the headquarters to come for support.

(End of this chapter)