You were allowed to marry into No. 76 family, and you were promoted to director?

Chapter 332 Cooperation
It's impossible for Ding Moqun not to be tempted. Once he is tempted, it makes sense that he sent Zhang Sanjin to monitor the people of Zhenxingqi Society.

The reason why the people of Zhenxingqi Society are in such a hurry to buy weapons is to pick up the organization members who possess the list of the Female Ai Project!
But where did Ding Moqun get the location of the Zhenxingqishe stronghold?

After thinking for a moment, Zhao Xuan looked at Dao Ya and Dao Yan and said:
"I'll figure this out as soon as possible. It's getting late, let's get some rest."

Dao Ya pouted; what she disliked most was her sister mentioning the word "rest" when she was in this house.

Are you going there to rest?

Sure enough, Daoya, who had already washed up and was lying in bed, stared blankly at the ceiling with her big, resentful eyes.

Dao Ya didn't understand. Why did men and women have to make so much noise when they slept together? Couldn't they just sleep peacefully?
With her head buried under the covers, Dao Ya didn't know when she fell asleep. However, when she woke up the next day, breakfast was laid out on the dining table, and her sister and brother-in-law were no longer home.

At this time, Zhao Xuan, who had already started working in the Special Higher Police Section, had his own office for the first time.

He's a captain now, on par with several section chiefs, so it's perfectly reasonable for him to have his own office.

Upon entering his desk, Zhao Xuan's first action was to have Edith perform a full-body scan to confirm the absence of listening devices. Zhao Xuan was still somewhat unaccustomed to this.

This shows that not only Keiko Aizawa trusts him, but Yua Murakami also trusts him very much.

Which intelligence advisor doesn't have a few listening devices in their office?

Zhao Xuan smiled and shook his head, then sat down at his desk and began to make tea.

dong dong~
There was a knock on the door. Zhao Xuan turned his head to look and saw Lan Zehuizi push the door open and enter.

"Ah Xuan, how's the new office? Do you like it? Just let me know if you need anything, and I'll arrange for someone to set it up."

Zhao Xuan stood up, looked around, and smiled:
"I really like it. It has an elegant style. And, Huizi, you bought these plants, right?"

Lan Zehui was overjoyed; Zhao Xuan actually knew that she was the one who bought it.

"I think June Snow is perfect for this office."

Zhao Xuan nodded slightly. He believed that Lan Zehui knew the meaning and symbolism of this flower, but he didn't reveal it to her.
"I think it looks pretty good too."

Aizawa Keiko could no longer hide her smile, and after nodding repeatedly, she said:

"By the way, Ah Xuan, come to the conference room in ten minutes. There's something very important we need to discuss."

In dialysis mode, Zhao Xuan already knew the content to be discussed at the meeting.

Zhao Xuan didn't want to say anything more. All he could say was that the Japanese were truly persistent and unwilling to give up on certain things!
A Japanese virus expert was originally going to Harbin, but upon hearing that Saburo Kagasawa was in Shanghai, he decided to go to Shanghai first to meet with him.

This time, Hu Taoze also brought a virus sample with him.

Since further research has been impossible within Japan, Kurumizawa needs more Maruta (a type of Japanese military unit) to verify and continue breakthroughs in the application and research of this virus.

As it happens, Saburo Karasawa is an expert in this field and also his classmate, which is why Masashi Kurumizawa chose to come to Shanghai first.

The next meeting will discuss whether the Special Higher Police should take the lead in protecting Kurumizawa Masashi.

If you want to, how do you snatch this task from Doi-Yuan?

The war has now ended in Central China, and many missions have been halted. Most of the Special Higher Police officers are currently idle.

Apart from the radio truck going out for a drive every day, the Special Higher Police officers usually spend their time in the office drinking tea and making a few field trips.

But this way, the credit comes too slowly. Aizawa Keiko felt that some credit should be fought for.

"Okay, no problem. I'll tidy up the bookshelf first. There are some books that I still prefer to arrange according to my usual habits."

Lan Zehui smiled noncommittally and followed Zhao Xuan to the bookshelf to lend a hand.

Ten minutes later, in the Special Higher Police meeting room.

Zhao Xuan pretended to be listening attentively to what Lan Zehuizi had asked, but at this moment, Zhao Xuan had already connected his vision with the nanobugs.

In the director's office at number 76, through scanning, Zhao Xuan had already identified the file bag containing the "Female Ai Project" that Ding Moqun had locked in the safe.

This suggests that Ding Moqun did indeed obtain this intelligence, and that the pangolin was very likely infiltrating the Kuomintang's Military Intelligence Bureau.

Of course, Zhao Xuan didn't think that the pangolin had to be inside the Military Intelligence Bureau. It could be outside. The one inside the Military Intelligence Bureau was just a pawn of his.

(Edith sent a coded telegram to Shancheng, informing my junior sister Ding Moqun that she had indeed obtained intelligence on Project Ai. This telegram was to be read and then destroyed immediately.)
"Ah Xuan, what do you think about this?"

Just as she was talking to Edith, Aizawa Keiko's voice rang out.

Regaining his composure, Zhao Xuan looked around at everyone present and shook his head:

"Section Chief, we have absolutely no idea what kind of virus sample Kurumizawa brought. What if it's the same kind that Saburo Karasawa and Hei Kasahara brought?"

"I was lucky last time, but who can say for sure about luck? I think we should keep our distance from this kind of 'biologist'."

As soon as Zhao Xuan finished speaking, Yamao Kazuo excitedly slammed his fist on the table and said:

“That’s right, Section Chief, Zhao is absolutely right. I still feel terrified when I think about what those two idiots, Saburo Kagasawa and Hei Kasahara, did last time.”

"We can't rush to protect them; in fact, we should decline if possible and absolutely not get involved."

Even Yua Murakami nodded in agreement:
"Section Chief, I agree with what Zhao Sang and Shan Xiong said. Our lab still has that virus. If it weren't for Zhao Sang's help, we wouldn't even be able to seal it. So, not only should we not take on such a mission, but we should also avoid contact with any forces that are doing this mission."

"There is an old saying in China: the more you do, the more mistakes you make; the more mistakes you make, the more you do; if you do nothing, you make no mistakes. The Special Higher Police is already developing rapidly. We should discard any factors that are not conducive to the development of the Special Higher Police."

Aizawa Keiko sighed. She had originally wanted to get more credit for Zhao Xuan, but now it seemed that she really couldn't take the task of protecting Kurumizawa Masashi from Doiyuu.

"Alright, since everyone agrees, let's drop this issue."

"The second thing I want to tell you today is that we have received accurate intelligence. It seems that the Chongqing Military Intelligence Bureau is currently investigating a mole codenamed Pangolin."

"And this pangolin, as far as I know, was a mole that Ding Moqun planted in the Chongqing Military Intelligence Bureau back then."

"What does everyone want to say about this?"

Zhao Xuan's heart skipped a beat. Lan Zehui actually knew this information!

Zhao Xuan quickly switched on dialysis mode and confirmed that Lan Zehuizi had obtained this information from Watanabe Kyoko.

Therefore, it is clear that the mole planted by Kyoko Watanabe within the Military Intelligence Bureau was even more important, and must have held a very high position. Otherwise, it would have been impossible for Watanabe's people to know about this kind of secret internal investigation.

The Military Intelligence Bureau is truly riddled with problems!
Intelligence Section Chief Osamu Kishimoto laughed:

"Section Chief, could we use this incident to win over Pangolin? After all, judging from Pangolin's repeated actions, his methods are quite sophisticated, and his hiding place is relatively safe. If we can control such a pawn, it will definitely be more effective than if it were in Ding Moqun's hands."

Yoshiaki Saki continued, following up on what Osamu Kishimoto had said:
“Kishimoto-kun is absolutely right. Zhao-san, when you were at No. 76, did you ever hear about this pangolin? Did you know his specific identity?”

Zhao Xuan chuckled inwardly. If I knew who the pangolin was, would he still be so arrogant?
Zhao Xuan simply couldn't go to Shancheng; otherwise, he could have wiped out all the spies planted there by the Wang Jingwei regime and the Japanese in one go.

"I've heard of the code name 'pangolin,' but it's absolutely Ding Moqun's lifeline. How could he possibly tell anyone?"

"Saki-kun, that's a rather poorly worded question!"

Currently, within the Special Higher Police, it is Sasaki Yoshiaki who still harbors great hostility towards Zhao Xuan.

Anyway, Yoshiaki Saki doesn't understand why Keiko Aizawa values ​​a Chinese man so much.

They just completed a few tasks, as if they were all useless and couldn't complete any tasks without Zhao Xuan.

What's most hateful is Kishimoto Osamu, who has now actually changed his attitude towards Zhao Xuan.

Looking at the Special Higher Police as a whole, Saki Yoshiaki has fewer and fewer allies. If this continues, Saki Yoshiaki won't even know whether the Special Higher Police belongs to Aizawa or Zhao.
For Yoshiaki Saki, who is of pure blood, this is absolutely the most unacceptable thing.

"Oh? It seems Zhao Sang is quite unsuccessful as Ding Moqun's nephew-in-law. Even his uncle doesn't trust you. So, Zhao Sang, what does Ding Moqun suspect about you?"

Zhao Xuan looked at Saki Yoshiaki with a forced smile. "Very well, you've been targeting me all along, haven't you? Little Saki, you've already found your way to death."

Aizawa Keiko's face also turned unusually gloomy. After Saki Yoshiaki finished speaking, Aizawa Keiko slammed her hand on the conference table:
"Baka! Yoshiaki Saki, what exactly do you mean?"

Yoshiaki Saki took a deep breath, looked at Keiko Aizawa, and said calmly:

"Section Chief, we were just continuing the conversation here. I didn't mean to target Zhao Sang."

"Of course, it's a real failure that Zhao Sang didn't know about pangolins."

Seeing that Aizawa Keiko was about to scold Saki Yoshiaki again, Zhao Xuan, who was sitting next to her, quickly reached out from under the conference table and nudged Aizawa Keiko's calf, signaling her to calm down.

Aizawa Keiko swallowed the words that were on the tip of her tongue, and glared at Saki Yoshiaki with a fierce glint in her beautiful eyes.

Zhao Xuan also said with a smile at this moment:

“What you say makes sense, that’s why I couldn’t stay at No. 76 anymore. I went to the Special Higher Police and was fortunate enough to be appreciated by the chief. I’ve already been promoted to captain. If I remember correctly, you’re a captain too, right, Saki? Keep it up. You don’t want to be overtaken by me in rank one day, do you?”

Why bring up something you shouldn't talk about? Zhao Xuan's words almost made Sasaki Yoshiaki furious.

It was precisely because Zhao Xuan was promoted so quickly that Saki Yoshiaki's opinions grew stronger and stronger.

Anyone with eyes can see that in all the previous missions, Lan Zehuizi had been deliberately promoting Zhao Xuan.

With so much credit being poured into Zhao Xuan's mouth, it would be difficult for him not to be promoted. Saki Yoshiaki felt that with Aizawa Keiko's help, even a dog tied up there would be a captain by now.

Kishimoto Osamu looked at his old friend and sighed helplessly. Sasaki Yoshiaki was still too straightforward, lacked foresight, and was too confident in himself.

Putting everything else aside, just consider the last mission to capture Mao Sanlin. No matter who was in charge, they would never have been able to catch Mao Sanlin, but Zhao Xuan managed to do it.

Kishimoto admired Zhao Xuan's strategic planning, which allowed him to accurately analyze seemingly unrelated information and extract the most valuable and insightful details.

On this point alone, Kishimoto realized that he was no match for Zhao Xuan in terms of intelligence analysis.

Kishimoto Osamu was convinced that someone like that could serve as an intelligence advisor for the Special Higher Police.

Besides, it's obvious to anyone with eyes that Lan Zehui not only values ​​Zhao Xuan, but also likes him to the point of obsession.

Osamu Kishimoto couldn't understand why Yoshiaki Saki couldn't see this point.

On the surface, you're going against Zhao Xuan and have offended him, but in reality, you've also offended Lan Zehuizi.

Aizawa Keiko is the section chief, their direct superior.

Having offended his superior, Osamu Kishimoto could already see that Yoshiaki Saki's career was over. Perhaps one day, Keiko Aizawa would find an opportunity to take Saki's position away from him.

You're so stubborn, buddy!

After hearing Zhao Xuan's words, Lan Zehui felt relieved and silently decided that at least by the end of next month, she would find a way to get her family to put in a good effort to get Zhao Xuan promoted to the rank of major.

However, to be promoted to major, one needs to make a lot of contributions. Ai Zehui was lost in thought, wondering what kind of contribution would be appropriate for Zhao Xuan.
No, I have to ask my mother tonight.

Although Watanabe Kyoko has not yet decided to use her political resources to help Zhao Xuan, that doesn't stop Aizawa Keiko from using her own political resources!

Therefore, Kyoko Watanabe should be able to tell her a way to help Zhao Xuan earn enough merit to be promoted to major.

"Since we're talking about pangolins, everyone thinks we should try to win them over. But in my opinion, the pangolin's future is nearing its end. Even if we mislead the Military Intelligence Bureau and get them to arrest a fake pangolin to complete their mission, what's next?"

Murakami Yua looked at Zhao Xuan curiously, and Kishimoto Osamu pondered for a moment before saying:
"Next, we need to find out the pangolin's identity, but as Zhao Sang said, Ding Moqun doesn't even trust Zhao Sang and won't tell anyone about the pangolin's identity."

"So how can we expect Ding Moqun to tell us the pangolin's identity?"

"Let's hope that in the end, we've put in the effort, even sacrificed the life of a warrior, only to end up with nothing."

Keiko Aizawa also came to her senses at this moment. After listening to Osamu Kishimoto's words, Keiko looked at Zhao Xuan beside her:

"Since Ding Moqun is not trustworthy, we can't just stand by and do nothing. Let's do Ding Moqun a favor for Ah Xuan's sake."

"Ah Xuan, you'll handle this matter. Tell Ding Moqun that the Military Intelligence Bureau is investigating pangolins."

Now, Aizawa Keiko no longer cared about the pangolin; she just wanted to end the meeting as soon as possible and then go to her mother for advice.

Shanghai, the French Concession Governor's Mansion.

Daoya brought over the first batch of cyanuric chloride produced.

After having the receiver inspected, Smith hurried back to his office.

"Miss Daoya, doing business with you is so worry-free. The cyanuric chloride you provide is of extremely high purity and there are absolutely no problems."

"I have already had the gold delivered to Mr. Sakata, who came with you."

Daoya smiled and nodded:

“Okay, Mr. Smith, I’m happy to do business with you. We exchange money for goods on the spot, and there’s never any delay. I hope our friendship lasts forever.”

Smith burst out laughing:
“Beautiful Miss Daoya, I love your suggestion. Yes, our friendship will last forever.”

After exchanging pleasantries, Smith walked to his desk, sat down, took a box from a locked drawer, and then pushed the box towards Daoya.
"Miss Daoya, this is a watch I asked a friend to bring back from Switzerland. It's a women's model, I'm sure you'll like it. As a friend, isn't it only right to give a gift?"

Daoya didn't mince words; she immediately opened the box, took out the watch, and put it on, then waved her wrist at Smith:

"Mr. Smith, is it good?"

“This watch suits Miss Daoya very well.”

Dao Ya smiled and asked:

"Alright, Mr. Smith, is there something special that you insisted on having me come here today? Or is there something you want from my friend?"

“Miss Daoya, we are both open and honest people, so let’s speak frankly.”

At this point, Smith took out a document from the drawer he had just opened and handed it to Daoya with both hands.

Dao Ya took it with great curiosity, and after reading it, her smile widened even more:

"I need a large quantity of penicillin, Smith. How did you know I have a source for it?"

Smith said rather subtly:

"I've already had someone check the batch of penicillin you sold me last time. Of course, it's not that I don't trust Miss Daoya."

"After investigating, I discovered that the batch of penicillin was actually shipped out from within Shanghai, circled around at sea, and then returned. This round trip made it an imported drug."

"Miss Daoya."

Daoya waved her hand:
“Smith, aren’t we friends? Just call me Xiaoya.”

Smith's face was beaming with smiles:

"Xiaoya, I'm not saying I want to get to the bottom of things, but I want to explore a new cooperation model with you. The prices of imported drugs have always been high, and penicillin is one of the best among them."

"Furthermore, according to my investigation, the price of imported penicillin will continue to rise. So what I want to do with you is this: you provide a stable supply of goods, and I provide a stable distribution channel. As for the profits, after paying you the market price, I will split the remaining profits from the distribution channel 30/70, you 30 and I 70. How about that?"

Daoya never expected that Smith would have this idea.

In truth, Daoya had absolutely no reason to refuse Smith's proposal.

Moreover, with Smith's involvement, the money Daoya earns can be directly deposited into HSBC through Smith, reducing the risk of exposure along the way.

It can be said that this is a business deal with no downsides and only benefits.

From this, Daoya could deduce that the money Smith earned through these channels was definitely a considerable sum.

Moreover, this kind of business, where Smith pays for his goods at the market price, is much safer than selling on the black market, and the price difference won't be too significant.

Not to mention, Smith gets 30% of the money he earns from the channels, which means that Daoya gets that 30% for free.

Daoya was worried because penicillin production was increasing day by day, and with so much penicillin entering the market, the Japanese would definitely investigate if they weren't blind.

This kind of thing can't stand any investigation, so Daoya has already stockpiled a batch of goods, waiting for the right opportunity to release them.

It's fair to say that Smith's proposal today was like a pillow being handed to someone who was about to fall asleep.

“Smith, it’s hard for me to refuse your offer, but as friends, let’s talk frankly. I need to know how much stock your channels can handle, right?”

Smith shrugged and smiled:

"Of course!"

“My channels can deliver goods to all parts of Europe. I believe Ms. Daoya is aware of how huge the European market is. Therefore, in the early stages, the more goods the better. In the middle stages, we will strictly control the quantity to ensure that the price is not driven down.”

"And the channel fee I can get is 10% of the total value of the goods."

Daoya almost hiccuped. Yicheng, I didn't realize Smith was so ruthless!

Seeing that Daoya's expression was somewhat complicated, Smith smiled and said:
"They need penicillin, and we happen to have some on hand. If we don't eat and drink our fill now, are we going to wait until the war is over? To be honest, Xiaoya, after the war, I'm going to retire, and I can't live without money!"

"War profits are always the easiest to make at any time, don't you think?"

Dao Ya nodded happily:
"Smith, you're truly a good friend. Don't worry, as long as your supply chain is stable, I'll give you as much stock as you want!"

"Of course, I won't take a single penny of the distribution fee, Mr. Smith. As a friend, haven't I been quite sincere?"

Smith swallowed hard. He wasn't taking a single penny of the distribution fee. He couldn't even imagine how much wealth he would have when he returned to his homeland after retiring from his position as governor.

Moreover, he dared not accept this asset; it was too much.

As a governor sent abroad, Smith had to have all his assets notarized upon his return. If he had too much money, even Smith couldn't completely smooth things over. In the end, his retirement money would be divided up by other nobles in no time, and he would have to spend his old age in prison.

So, Smith wanted to make money, but he didn't dare to make too much.

"No, no, no, Xiaoya, we shouldn't be so calculating between friends. I'll give you 30% of the commission if I say I'll, unless you look down on me as a friend!"

Well, Dao Ya doesn't know what to say. She's not even willing to let you earn more money.

"Alright, I'll take your 30%."

Hearing this, Smith laughed genuinely, then asked somewhat awkwardly:
"Xiaoya, can I ask you for a favor? Once we make some money, I'll provide you with some funds. Could you help me set up some businesses outside of Shanghai, preferably factories or something? Is that alright?"

(End of this chapter)