The Spy

Chapter 386 Expanding the scale
"Don't worry, I will definitely come often."

Xu Zhanjie smiled and said that his most proud student was now his strongest helper. In addition, the Xu family was quite powerful and wealthy, especially in Chongqing, which was known as Xu Half City. So why wouldn't he come?

The three of them had a very happy chat and even had a few drinks together at noon.

The two old men in the Xu family have average alcohol tolerance, but Xu Zhanjie is worse than them.

We didn't drink much, but we had a very enjoyable conversation.

After having a good meal and a good drink, Xu Zhanjie returned home satisfied.

"Director, I didn't expect District Chief Xu's house to be so big."

Liao Gongping was sitting in the passenger seat and turned around to speak to Xu Zhanjie who was closing his eyes in the back of the car.

When he first came to Xu's house, he thought it was very ordinary. District Chief Xu was obviously rich, so why did he let his family live in such an ordinary place?

After chatting with the Xu family, he realized that the entire street belonged to them.

The Xu family only lived in the best room, and the rest were distributed to other members of the Xu family.

Fortunately, he didn't say what he was thinking before, otherwise he would definitely find a hole to crawl into, which would be too embarrassing.

"That's nothing. You can't even imagine Qingyun's financial resources."

Xu Zhanjie snorted coldly. Liao Gongping has always been in the Intelligence Department. He was the office director when he was in the Intelligence Section. Now that he has been promoted to a department, he is still the office director.

He is considered Xu Zhanjie's confidant.

"That's right, you are really good, you taught a good student."

Liao Gongping smiled and flattered Xu Zhanjie as he delivered the goods. Xu Zhanjie was really happy. He didn't expect to have such a big unexpected gain during his trip to Tianjin.

Xu Qingyun is indeed an excellent student.

In fact, Xu Zhanjie did not have a comprehensive understanding of Xu Qingyun. He only knew that the pharmaceutical factory had a lot of real estate in Chongqing.

He had no idea how much money Xu Qingyun had or how many houses he owned in Chongqing.

He won't check these, and there's no need to.

As a student, Xu Qingyun was very qualified. He never forgot his teacher during the holidays and always gave him the most generous gifts.

After a while, Xu Zhanjie opened his eyes and looked out the window.

Chongqing is relatively safe at the moment, but the population has increased a lot, and many vacant lands are now being used to build houses. Most people in Nanjing have moved to Chongqing.

In Wuhan, only some officials, their families, and some low-level staff remain, and they have now come to Chongqing.

They need to find a place and build a new office space themselves.

Xu Zhanjie doesn't have to worry about this at all.

Even with purchasing, the Xu family would help him and would definitely give them the best furniture and the best decorators.

The Xu family came to Chongqing early and are more familiar with the place. They also have strong connections, so these things can be done easily.

Especially Xu Qingyun's cousin, who is now the director of the Chongqing Police Department.

How many years has this been?

Xu Zhanjie still remembers that three years ago, Xu Qingyun asked him for help to arrange a deputy director position for Xu Qingshi in Nanjing.

In a little over three years, Xu Qingshi had become the director of the General Administration.

This promotion speed is no worse than Xu Qingyun's.

I have to say that Xu Qingyun does have a good vision. He sees many things very clearly and has made plans early on. Now he has reaped huge rewards.

Although the Xu family does not have many members, they are all very outstanding. If they can expand their family, they will definitely become a famous family in the country in the future.

Xu Zhanjie has this confidence.

Thinking about the Xu family, he thought of his own children and nephews. There were indeed more of them than the Xu family, but none of them lived up to their expectations. Apart from eating, drinking and having fun, they could do nothing else.

Compared with the Xu Qingyun brothers, they are not even close.

"Director."

Chongqing Police Department, the secretary walked into Xu Qingshi’s office.

"Director Liao from the Military Intelligence Department is here and wants to see you."

Liao Gongping did come. Xu Zhanjie drank some wine at noon, so he sent Xu Zhanjie home to rest and went to the General Administration himself.

There are a lot of things to do with the Military Control Commission, and he is responsible for handling many of them.

"Please."

Xu Qingshi was slightly startled, and immediately replied, although Liao Gongping was only the director of the Intelligence Department's office and his rank was lower than his, he was a member of the Military Control Commission and no one dared to provoke him wherever he went.

They had demonstrated their strength during the Military Intelligence Bureau period, and now that they have been promoted to the Military Control Commission, they have even greater power.

In terms of rank, he could be on the same level as Xu Zhanjie, but in terms of power, Xu Zhanjie could deal with him as long as he could find some evidence against him, but he had no way to deal with Xu Zhanjie.

"Director Xu, I'm sorry for interrupting you."

Xu Qingshi went to greet him in person. When Liao Gongping saw Xu Qingyun, his eyes lit up and he took the initiative to walk over quickly.

"You are too polite, Director Liao. Please come in."

Xu Qingshi made a gesture to invite him, but Liao Gongping stepped back slightly and said, "You go first."

He didn't dare to be arrogant in front of Xu Qingshi. If he were in another department, even if he went to Nanjing, the director would have to serve him well.

But Xu Qingshi is not someone else, he and Xu Qingyun are like brothers.

Liao Gongping knew best Xu Qingyun's position in the Military Control Commission.

It's not just Xu Zhanjie. Xu Zhanjie is a high-ranking official, but compared with the Military Control Commission, he may not be as good as his students.

Xu Qingyun has very strong connections in all aspects, and has surpassed his teacher completely.

"You're welcome. Let's go in together."

Xu Qingshi was stunned for a moment, then took Liao Gongping's hand and went into the office together.

The secretary went to make tea, and Xu Qingyun took the initiative to ask: "Director Liao, Qingyun is from your intelligence department. If you have any instructions, just tell me directly."

"You are too kind. District Chief Xu is the pride of our Intelligence Department."

Liao Gongping replied hurriedly, even a little panicked. He understood that he was no match for Xu Qingyun. Not to mention now, Xu Qingyun used to be the deputy chief of the Intelligence Department, his leader.

If Xu Qingyun misunderstood him, and he relied on his status as a member of the Military Control Commission to bully Xu Qingshi, he would be in trouble soon.

"I came here this time just for some trivial matters..."

Liao Gongping took the initiative to state his purpose. First of all, this was where the Military Control Commission's headquarters was located, and the police station was going to set up a new branch there. These matters were not actually decided by Xu Qingshi, and required the approval of the department.

The police department has also arrived, but the director and deputy director have not arrived yet.

Secondly, their rickshaw company. Xu Zhanjie moved the rickshaw company to Chongqing early this time. Unlike the time in Nanjing, their rickshaw company has already started here.

But Chongqing, Nanjing and Wuhan are different.

This area is mountainous, so it's harder for the drivers to pull the cart, and the price is higher.

Xu Zhanjie was not satisfied with the current scale of the rickshaw company and wanted to expand. Chongqing was not Nanjing, and even in Nanjing, he did not keep his promise and expanded anyway.

It just hasn’t expanded much.

Now that we are in Chongqing, so many people have suddenly come here, and it is a good time for expansion.

Xu Zhanjie didn't think much about it and expanded the rickshaw company to 1,500 vehicles.

As for the money, Xu Qingyun had already given him a good start. He didn't need to invest the capital himself, and could just take out a loan. The rickshaw company was not under the jurisdiction of the police station, but they had to give a heads-up first. Liao Gongping would not give up the process just because they were close.

It would be troublesome if Xu Qingyun thought that he didn't take Xu Qingyun seriously.

As office director, Liao Gongping has always been flexible and knows what needs to be done.

"These are all small matters you mentioned. I will arrange them for you right away."

After listening to what Liao Gongping said, Xu Qingshi replied with a smile, it was indeed a small matter. In fact, the department had long had the idea of ​​opening a branch. Originally, there were only three branches in Chongqing, but Chongqing was not the capital at that time. Now that so many people have poured in, it is inevitable to add more branches.

The director has asked him to recruit new police officers, and some will also be brought in from Wuhan.

By adding branches, more people can be assigned to the positions, especially directors and deputy directors.

This is a good opportunity for the senior executives in the department to make money.

"Okay, thank you, Director Xu."

Liao Gongping stood up and said goodbye. The Xu family would help them find someone, but he would have to take over everything, including what the workers should do. It was all his job.

Except for Boss Dai's office, it is his job to decorate other offices and allocate furniture.

Only Boss Dai's office has already made arrangements, and Secretary Qi will come over personally to take care of it when the time comes.

It is a consensus among everyone that Wuhan is difficult to defend.

Now we are just waiting to see how long Wuhan can hold out. The Kuomintang is now withdrawing its troops and recruiting soldiers from all over, using China's huge strategic depth to stop the Japanese.

Except for Xu Qingyun, no one in China knows how long it can be stopped, or whether it can be stopped.

Many people are even confused inside.

Under such circumstances, many surrenderists naturally emerged. In particular, the Japanese would pretend to give some power to some of the surrendered people so that they could live a good life.

Including some important officials in the Fruit Party.

Shanghai, Special High Section.

"Captain, you are back."

Xu Xiaoer came in from outside carrying a bag. His clothes were a little out of place with the other people in the office.

The team members were all wearing ordinary shirts and pants issued by the Special High Section, all black. Only Xu Xiaoer was wearing a white shirt and tie. If it wasn't so hot, he would have worn a suit.

This outfit is not cheap.

His main job is business, and his clothes are his face, so he has to dress better. He is the only special one in the detective team.

"What's going on with the team?"

After putting down the bag, Xu Xiaoer asked casually. Xiao Fan was very smart. He went to pour tea for Xu Xiaoer and whispered.

"Some Central Bureau of Investigation agents have been captured in Nanjing, Suzhou, Hangzhou and other places. Not all of them have been captured. Some have surrendered. The section chief wants twelve more people. Our team can be divided into four."

There are only more than twenty people in the detective team, which is too few.

When Kamei learned that Chinese agents had been arrested in other places, he immediately applied and asked them for a batch of them.

Shanghai is the most important. These Chinese agents are of little use in the hands of others, so it is better to hand them over to the Special High Section.

As for those captured by the Special High Police themselves, that is even simpler. Kamei can get them with just one phone call.

"New people have joined us, that's a good thing."

Xu Xiaoer responded with a smile. Originally he only had seven or eight men, but with the addition of these four, there were at least a dozen of them now, making him look like a team leader.

However, their team's main job is not to investigate cases, investigating cases is purely auxiliary.

"Yes, it's a good thing. Captain Cao has already gone to the train station to pick us up. It depends on who is lucky enough to be assigned to our team."

Xiao Fan lowered his head and replied that their team was recognized as the best team.

They are not bragging, but the consensus of the other two teams. The other two teams are running outside every day, working hard and sometimes even not having enough to eat. Unlike them, they often stay in the office and are bored.

Xu Xiaoer treats his subordinates well, unlike the other two captains. He walks with Captain Cao and thinks about how to make money every day.

There is no one in the detective team who doesn't envy them.

Xiao Fan knew very well that they were able to receive such treatment because of their captain. Not only him, but everyone in the team admired and respected their captain. If Xu Xiaoer asked them to go east, they would never go west.

Make them stand and never sit down.

"Let's see how Captain Cao arranges it."

Xu Xiaoer waved his hands. After all, he was just the team leader and had no authority to arrange people.

However, Xiao Fan's words made him understand that people from the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics were arrested in several places again.

Nowadays, most of their detective team are composed of people from the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics, so how come there are still people being arrested?

What on earth is the Central Bureau of Investigation doing?
If these people surrender after being captured, they will definitely help the Japanese harm their compatriots. The matter of the detective brigade's enhancement of its strength also needs to be reported, so as not to let them find any clues.

Xu Xiaoer knew very well that the people who understood him best were his own people.

Especially with so many agents from the Central Bureau of Investigation, some of them already know people from the Shanghai branch of the Central Bureau of Investigation. Don't let them arrest people in Shanghai again. By then, who knows to what extent the detective brigade will be expanded.

At the train station, Cao Xiangwen stood behind Takeda with his head down and a fawning look on his face.

He said he was picking someone up, but in fact it was Takeda who brought him here.

The Detective Brigade is a group of dogs controlled by the Special High Police, who will watch them at all times to prevent the dogs from hurting their owners.

Except Xu Xiaoer.

Xu Xiaoer can help them make money, unlike these dogs who only know how to eat.

"Team Leader Takeda."

The train arrived at the station soon and two Japanese got off. Behind them were a dozen Chinese. Their clothes were torn and some were injured.

There are four people who walk with a limp.

"Captain Harada, thank you for sending the people to us."

Takeda raised his hand with a smile. The captain on the opposite side was a captain, and his rank was not as high as his. He waited for the other party to salute first before returning the salute.

"You're welcome. I'll leave the person to you and we'll be back soon."

Harada shook his head and said that he was just responsible for sending people here. These Chinese people were scared by them and were like waste.

Two people are enough to escort them here.

"Don't be so anxious. Shanghai is so prosperous. Don't you want to take a look?"

Takeda laughed and said that the two men did not belong to the Special Higher Police, they were from the Military Police.

This time, many Central Bureau of Investigation agents were arrested by the gendarmerie.

Harada seemed hesitant, as they were not given a specific date.

"Come on, I'll find you a suitable person and take you out for some fun."

Seeing his look, Takeda smiled and pulled them away. Harada did not object. He had been to Shanghai before, but that was a battle, so he did not stay in Shanghai for long and left.

I haven't even been into the concession.

I have heard for a long time that the Shanghai Concession is the most prosperous place in the East. Now that I have this opportunity, I might as well go and take a look.

"Captain Takeda, please wait for me. I'll be there soon."

Xu Xiaoer was doing accounts in the office when the phone suddenly rang. It was Takeda calling. When he heard Takeda calling him, he stood up without hanging up the phone.

(End of this chapter)