Spy Wars: Return of the Red Luan

Chapter 233 New Equipment for Cargo Reception at Sea

February 13, 1933 (the 22nd year of the Republic of China), Shanghai.

In the morning, Chen Jiehua received a telegram from Zhou Yongsu of Tianshu at home: 11 p.m., meet at Ningbo Port, disguise yourself.

I can understand going at night, but why go to Ningbo Port? And why emphasize the need for disguise? Basically, it means two things: it's inconvenient to come to Shanghai, and my Japanese identity is inappropriate.

Holy crap, did Old Zhou transport a whole ship full of goods?
Chen Jiehua found Zhao Yiyue and Jin Zhenji, and the three of them disguised themselves and drove to Ningbo in a car.

Before nightfall, the three scouted out the terrain around Ningbo Port. Once night fell, they parked their car in a secluded spot some distance away and then made their way to the port on foot.

As it approached 11 o'clock, the outline of a ship in the distance gradually became clear.

"It doesn't look like a cargo ship."

"Brother, it's a warship just like your flagship!"

"You can even tell it's a warship? Do you have the eyes of an eagle?"

"My dad said I'm a gyrfalcon."

"De Zhao, it really is a warship, a light cruiser, and it's not flying any flags."

As the warship gradually approached the shore, the agreed-upon signal lights emanated from the deck.

"The signal is correct, it's Lao Zhou, return the signal."

The warship lowered its gangway, and after the three men boarded, the warship retracted the gangway and left the port.

"The Brooklyn-class light cruisers of the Red Phoenix Fleet are very pleased to receive your inspection."

"Old Zhou, Old Zhou, come out quickly, stop causing trouble!"

"That's boring. You don't understand American humor at all."

"Old Zhou, I've missed you so much!"

When Chen Jiehua saw Zhou Yongsu come out, he gave her a simple hug. To hell with American humor, I'm Chinese, and I like Chinese style!
"Alright, alright, wipe up the cat pee. Aren't you afraid of being laughed at?"

"What's so funny? We're all on the same side."

Zhao Yiyue and Jin Zhenji leaned against the cabin door on either side, smiling as they watched the two men's friendship unfold. At that moment, friendship truly became a reality.

"You, Lao Zhou, really gave me a big surprise. I told you to prepare to buy airplanes, but you didn't hesitate and went straight for warships!"

"I finally understand why you were targeting certain World War I veterans during that incident."

"Haha, as expected of the devil's brain, you guessed it right away. The people on this cruiser are all our people. Most of the World War I veterans we rescued last time are top-notch sailors in the navy."

Zhou Yongsu's flagship entered the deep sea and joined the fleet. There were actually four more warships outside, the Red Phoenix Fleet, the real Red Phoenix Fleet.

"Old Zhou, this isn't a surprise, it's a real shock! Aren't you afraid of being exposed?"

"It's alright. These are all light cruisers that the U.S. Navy has decommissioned and phased out. They've all been registered with the U.S. I told them I bought them and converted them into cargo ships and cruise ships."

"Can this be sold openly and blatantly?"

"Why not? It's just that I don't have enough money. Most of my funds are invested in the stock market. If I had enough money, I could buy even bigger ones."

"You're really something else. There's nothing money can't solve. If one can't handle it, then two will."

"Haha, it's all thanks to your excellent teaching."

"Actually, I know why the U.S. Navy is willing to sell light cruisers. One reason is that they are indeed short of money, and it is only natural to sell old warships to raise funds; another reason is that cruisers will play a smaller and smaller role in naval warfare, and the future will be the era of aircraft carrier battle groups."

"I understand what you're saying, which is why I only bought five. I really intend to use them as a transport fleet so it will be easier to deliver weapons to Lao Liu later."

"You're really extravagant, buying a warship just to make sending weapons easier." "Oh, right, Lao Zhou, I forgot to introduce these two. Sorry, I was in such a good mood that I forgot about you two."

"No need for introductions, Zhao Yiyue, hello Comrade Dezhao!"

"Hello, Comrade Zhou."

"This is Comrade Kim Jong-hui of North Korea!"

"I know, this is the golden monkey you told me about!"

"What monkey! I am Kim Jeong-hee! I am a gyrfalcon from North Korea!"

"Alright, alright, hello Comrade Haidongqing."

"Hahaha~~"

"Old Zhou, have you seen Old Liu and Chen Lanfeng?"

"Not yet. I came here directly with the ocean current. After I put your things down, I'll head south to Kaohsiung Harbor. I've already arranged a time with Lao Liu."

"You guys come with me."

Inside the flagship's cargo hold, the three men stared wide-eyed at the sight of all kinds of firearms, long and short, all the latest models from America.

While Zhao Yiyue and Jin Zhenji were engrossed in examining various pistols and sniper rifles, Lao Zhou led Chen Jiehua to the second warehouse.

The warehouse was full of the latest pistols, semi-automatic rifles, light machine guns, submachine guns, mortars, and ammunition.

"Hurry up and install it."

"Ok?"

"Stop dawdling, just pretend for now. I'll keep an eye on them and won't bother you. I know you have special abilities."

Old Zhou is truly amazing! Are all engineering students this terrifying? He actually deduced that I have a special space!
Since that's the case, Chen Jiehua stopped being coy and quickly pretended that Old Zhou had overestimated the size of his space and had prepared too much for this small warehouse.

Chen Jiehua could only fill two cubic meters of space according to Lao Guan's needs, since the remaining cubic meter contained money and other miscellaneous items, and the latest eavesdropping device would be installed later, which was the main focus today.

When Lao Zhou came back in, he saw that two-thirds of the weapons were still unloaded. "Can't load them anymore?"

"It won't fit."

"It seems that Lucas's deduction back then was correct. Based on the volume of the missing penicillin, he deduced that you should have a special space of about two cubic meters."

"Lucas?!"

“Before you arranged for me to come to America, you said that Lucas was your loophole, so when I arrived in America, I paid special attention to Lucas and only sent him to meet his God after I had figured out the whole situation.”

"Oh, my apologies, my apologies."

Chen Jiehua was utterly shocked. It turned out that the first person to discover that he had a problem was not Tu Feiyuan, but Lucas. Was he really that smart?
Following this line of reasoning, could Mr. Gerhard Domark in Germany also deduce his own special spatial abilities?

These early vulnerabilities are truly appalling.

"Let's go. I'll take you to see the bugging devices. You can't fit all these weapons in, so I'll give them to Lao Liu and the others. After we finish delivering to Kaohsiung, we'll head straight back to America from the south."

In the third warehouse, Chen Jiehua saw the acoustic eavesdropping device and receiver. After Lao Zhou explained how to use it and the translation rules, Chen Jiehua put the three receivers and dozens of small eavesdropping devices into his space.

The rest were the latest American spy equipment, commonly used poisons, and all sorts of strange and unusual things that Lao Zhou had prepared specifically for Chen Jiehua.

At 3 a.m., they said their goodbyes. Old Zhou arranged for the flagship to dock again, where the three men were released. The fleet then headed south, crossed the Taiwan Strait, and arrived at Kaohsiung Port.

(End of this chapter)