Spy Wars: Red Shopkeeper

Chapter 191 Robbed
Gu Yansheng couldn't understand this person.

When Yan Dongqing was the head of the inspection section at the customs, he only released the goods that had been given instructions (item number 76), and strictly inspected all other goods.
As for faith, Yan Dongqing was a squad leader in the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (CBIS) before, so faith could exist for him. Therefore, it is reasonable for him not to be greedy or take advantage of his work.

However, once someone is arrested by the 76th Division, betrays them, and becomes one of the 76th Division members, then their faith should cease to exist. Even if it does exist, if their heart is with the enemy while they are in the enemy's camp, they should still be greedy, take advantage of others, and blend in with the crowd.

So what's the point of diligently working for the Japanese?
The goods from No. 76 were released, while goods from other departments were strictly inspected to crack down on smuggling. Was the plan to get promoted in No. 76?
Gu Yansheng couldn't understand this person. He seemed to be a fake defector who was actually a Kuomintang agent who was afraid of being discovered for embezzlement and then being captured and killed by the Japanese. He didn't want to give others any leverage to attack him.

There's a joke about someone being too honest and upright under Chiang Kai-shek, which led to suspicion that they were a member of the Communist Party.

It's no wonder others have doubts; Gu Yansheng also has doubts about Yan Dongqing.

The only difference between Gu Yansheng and Chiang Kai-shek's side was that Gu Yansheng didn't care whether Yan Dongqing was a true member of the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (Zhongtong).

Yan Dongqing is currently the deputy head of the Legal Affairs Section and is stationed in the Economic Department.

Gu Yansheng arranged for him in this way for two reasons: first, to provide a place for him to stay, so that Ding Mocun would not send him to capture spies; and second, since it was still the era of military scrip, he needed an opportunity to abolish military scrip, and this person's seriousness might be of some use.

Later, the military scrip was abolished through other channels, and Gu Yansheng stopped caring about this person.

Gu Yansheng pressed a button on the table and called Liu Xiaolou in.

"Xiao Lou, how is Yan Dongqing doing lately?"

Liu Xiaolou thought for a moment and said, "Deputy Section Chief Yan doesn't come to the office often. He works in the Economic Department now, and he only shows up when the Legal Affairs Section has a meeting or when he's collecting money."

I heard from my colleagues in the Economic Department that Deputy Section Chief Yan is a very conscientious worker. The Economic Department is currently preparing for the establishment of the Central Bank, and he's been studying the relevant banking and financial regulations, offering many suggestions for the department's work.

"He's quite studious." Gu Yansheng chuckled. "How are his relationships with others?"

"He's great. He's very approachable, and many people enjoy chatting with him."

Gu Yansheng was a little surprised. "Why? Do you know the reason?"

"I know, because he came from the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (CBIS), and he knows a lot of news about the high-ranking officials in Chongqing. People like to ask about these things. There are many things that outsiders really don't know, and it's like listening to a story. So he's quite popular."

Gu Yansheng nodded and chuckled. Sure enough, that's true. The stories that Yan Dongqing, a squad leader, knew might not be high-level, and they weren't worth much within the 76th Division, but they were highly sought after in the Economic Department.

"Director, should I call him over?"

"No need, I was just asking. The Economic Department isn't very useful right now, so let it settle down a bit more. Okay, that's all."

Gu Yansheng thought for a moment about where he could arrange to place this person.

No matter how I think about it, forget it, there's nowhere else to put it, I'll just keep putting the incriminating materials that the Economic Department is collecting.

Luo Junqiang went to the Economic Department, right? Given time, they might be able to dig up some information about him.

Yan Dongqing might come in handy someday.

Corey went through it all; the remaining issues included the Narcotics Control Bureau.

Gu Yansheng also serves as the director of the Narcotics Control Bureau, but there's not much to care about in this position. Everything is handled in secret. The important thing is the few people in Shanghai's underground who control the channels.

They won't cause trouble as long as they can make money.

The Japanese army got one share, and he got one share. The only people working at the Narcotics Control Bureau right now are some accountants who keep accounts. There won't be any problems with the accounts on the surface because Gu Yansheng doesn't even handle them.

His share was given to him privately by the gang on a monthly basis, and the people who handled it were Zhang Xiaolin and Sassoon, who directly gave it to him. Gu Yansheng didn't pocket a single penny in the Narcotics Control Bureau's ledger.

The money belongs to whoever it is. The money is collected monthly and paid out on time. As for whoever wants to take the money when it passes through their hands, they can take it. If problems arise and it is discovered that they took it from someone else, that's fine.

After finishing his work in the department, Gu Yansheng still had to go over his business matters.

You don't need to worry about He Yun's legitimate business.

When the Green Gang members went out to conquer new territories, they caused infighting between the Japanese and local gangs, which deprived them of their livelihoods. The locals were either killed or defected to fight against the Japanese. This happened one city after another, and there was no time to rush things.

Chen Mo's arrangements in southern Anhui are complete, but he lacks manpower. The organization needs to find a reason to arrange some for him, and he also needs to undergo some tests.

It would be perfect to have him help transport medicine to the New Fourth Army.

Gu Yansheng called Qi Wuzhou from Jiuzhou Pharmacy.

"Boss Qi, this is Gu Yansheng. How's my medicine?"

It's been quite a while.

Qi Wuzhou was confident this time and chuckled on the phone: "Director Gu, you are truly amazing. I was just about to call you to report that the cargo ship from Germany has sent an updated telegram and is about to arrive at the port."

This is really good news. There are many kinds of medicines coming from Germany, including surgical instruments.

Gu Yansheng's spirits lifted. "When?"

"As you said, we need to sneak into Shanghai at night, around 1 a.m. You can arrange for the small boat to pick up the goods now, at the same old location." "Okay, I understand. See you tonight."

Gu Yansheng hung up the phone and returned to western Shanghai. He gave instructions to Ma Shiqi, telling him that since this was something he had done before, he would do it even better than the last time.

Let Ma Shiqi do the work; Gu Yansheng needs to urge Ding Mocun. A ship full of goods has been delivered to Wuhan for several days now, it should have arrived by now.

Drive to the Special Agent Headquarters to find Ding Mocun.

Ding Mocun was talking to his subordinates when he saw Gu Yansheng. Ding Mocun wanted to end the conversation first.

Gu Yansheng waved his hand and made coffee by himself. "You talk your thing, I'll drink my coffee."

Ding Mocun quickly gave instructions to his subordinates: "The troops sent to Nanchang must be elite soldiers. Since that place is now Japanese territory, we need to quickly find out the local situation."

The operation must be conducted discreetly and discreetly; displaying signs is absolutely forbidden.

"Yes, I'll head to Nanchang immediately."

"Okay, let's go."

The subordinate nodded to Gu Yansheng, greeted him, and hurriedly left.

Gu Yansheng took his coffee cup, sat down on the sofa, and crossed his legs. "So, how did things go?"

Ding Mocun closed the door and came back with a sigh.

Gu Yansheng's expression changed, and he pulled his leg back, asking seriously, "What's wrong? Did they really steal our stuff?"

With so many customs clearance documents still causing problems, Gu Yansheng couldn't think of any other possible cause besides CC stealing things.

"I don't know how to explain this either." Ding Mocun's expression was also somewhat gloomy.

"Tell the truth, what's so hard about it? Where's the ship? Has it arrived yet?"

"arrive."

"Where's the money? Has it been given?"

"No."

"Damn it, you smuggled my medicine, does the CC Department have no shame? I said it should have arrived a couple of days ago, but you haven't made a move. What's going on? Are you too scared to tell me?"

"Don't start cursing yet." Ding Mochun raised his hand to stop him. "Brother, this matter is not that simple. Let me tell you, it's not that CC is refusing to pay. The problem doesn't lie with them."

"What do you mean?"

"Didn't we ship our medicines in two separate routes? The first route was to Jiujiang, and the second route was to Hankou. When the goods arrived in Hankou, CC's people picked them up. When the goods arrived in Jiujiang, CC's people transported them away."

However, CC's goods in Jiujiang were intercepted en route.

"Intercepted?" Gu Yansheng was a little confused. "Snatched by the Japanese?"

Ding Mocun shook his head. "The Ninth War Zone, Xue Yue's men."

Gu Yansheng frowned. "Didn't he say that affixing the seal of the Central Party Headquarters would ensure everything would be foolproof? Aren't they still people from Chongqing? What do they have to do with us? Why won't they give us money?"

Ding Mocun sighed, "It's not that he won't give it to us. If he didn't, he wouldn't have brought it up. The fact that he did prove that he was sincere about giving it to us."

The key point is that the medicines were all sealed in boxes when we went out, and the people in charge of the transportation from the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (CBIS) never opened the boxes.

The goods have been stolen, so they don't know how much was in that batch. From their perspective, we can't say for sure how much it was.

Their current argument is that Xue Yue's men must have stolen the goods, since the area was under Xue Yue's control and they didn't kill any of the Central Bureau of Investigation's (Zhongtong) transport personnel; they simply took the goods.

However, Xue Yue denied stealing the medicine, and it's possible that Xue Yue genuinely didn't know about it and that it was his subordinates who did it.

It's hard to explain in a short time.

"If you can't explain it clearly, then investigate it thoroughly. Aren't they the CC Clique, the Central Party Headquarters? Can't they even figure out something this simple?"

"It's tough. Without evidence, they won't admit it, and if we want to investigate, we don't know how long it will take. They say they can investigate, but what about our business?"
We can either continue and settle the remaining amount in Hankou, or we'll have to wait until all the medicine is found.

But as you know, in this world, finding one isn't easy.

Ding Mocun frowned, looking distressed; no one had expected such a mishap.

Gu Yansheng frowned. Giving the medicine to others to fight the Japanese was not a bad thing; it could be considered a good deed. The key question was whether this was true or false.

Moreover, from a businessman's perspective, he would definitely lose his temper.

(End of this chapter)