Spy Wars: Red Shopkeeper

Chapter 224 Recording
Shanghai.

With Fu Xiao'an's help, and Gu Yansheng's arrangement to have a meal with Chen Gongbo so that everyone could get to know each other and build relationships, the problem of the travelers would be completely solved.

It took several days to gather 400 people, divided into two groups: one from government departments and the other from the police station.

Register the list, then assign each of the former Chongqing government officials who have come to Shanghai to be in charge of an important city in the Japanese-occupied zone, allocate the number of Kuomintang representatives that must be retrieved, gather their team members, and then they can get to work.

For the former high-ranking officials of the Chongqing government who defected, this was also a chance for a publicly funded trip.

As for those who don't want to go because they find it troublesome or are afraid of being assassinated, that's beyond their control. What kind of person would dare to refuse a task jointly issued by Minister Zhou and Chen Gongbo?

Gu Yansheng was drinking tea in the teahouse.

At present, the rear cities occupied by the Japanese are mainly coastal cities, such as Shanghai, Guangdong, Fujian, and Tianjin.

Since they couldn't go to the Nationalist-controlled areas, and these cities were the most convenient for recruiting people in the Japanese-occupied areas, the number of representative positions allocated to these cities was very concentrated.

It's estimated that these people who go to recruit are unwilling to recruit in small counties; they prefer to recruit in economically developed cities. Therefore, the organization should be instructed to focus more on recruiting in these large cities.

Secretary Ma Shiqi came over and whispered, "Director, the ship returning from Wuhan has arrived."

Gu Yansheng raised an eyebrow; CC's people had arrived.

She put down her teacup, looked at him, and asked, "Have we reached Shanghai territory, or have we already docked at the pier?"

"It has already stopped at Wusongkou Wharf."

"Okay, I understand." Gu Yansheng thought for a moment and said, "There's a passenger on the ship who brought money. Find someone to pick him up."

"Your Jiangbei gang should have some well-known restaurants, right?"

"Yes," Ma Shiqi nodded. "We have some that we run ourselves."

Gu Yansheng nodded, "Don't show yourself. Let your subordinates handle it. After all, they're from that side. We should avoid direct contact."

"Ok."

"Just let me know once you've booked a private room, and I'll send someone over."

"Okay, I'll make the arrangements now."

"Wait a moment."

Gu Yansheng stopped him, thought for a moment, and said, "Could you get a tape recorder?"

Ma Shiqi immediately understood what Gu Yansheng was going to do. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Finding a tape recorder is easy, the problem is where to put it. I can find a private room with a cabinet and put the tape recorder inside. It definitely won't be noticeable from the outside, but if they accidentally open the cabinet, it won't look good."

Gu Yansheng thought about it and agreed; if he wanted to design Ding Mocun, he had to make sure everything was foolproof.

After all, it's just leaving a handle, not a life-or-death struggle, so it would be embarrassing if it were discovered.

"A large private room, separated by curtains, do you have any of those?" Gu Yansheng thought for a moment, recalling what he remembered.

"You mean the boudoir of a brothel girl? There are dishes on a small round table, separated by a curtain, and behind it is a bed. Restaurants don't have this kind of thing, at least not where I know of. How about I find you a brothel? We have this."

"Let's skip the brothel, it's too noisy and crowded." Gu Yansheng waved his hand. "How about this, let's skip the restaurant, just a quiet, ordinary house. You take the people to the hotel first, set up the house, and then bring over the ordered dishes from the restaurant. We'll eat and drink in the house tonight."

They were eating and drinking lavishly in the main hall, while we recorded the conversation from behind a curtain in the back room. Our own people watched, and once they finished eating, we saw them off. They didn't have a chance to open the cabinet.

"That's fine, there are plenty of houses."

"Okay, that's settled then. Have you found the middleman/merchant to play?"

"We've already found someone. Don't worry, he's one of our own. He knows the prices, and no matter what he brings, we can explain it clearly."

"Okay, you go ahead and take care of it. I'll go find Ding Mocun. Give me a call when you're done."

"Ok."

With Ma Shiqi gone, Gu Yansheng also had to go find Ding Mocun.

With a quick press of the accelerator, we arrived at No. 76.

The gatekeeper smiled and opened the gate to let Gu Yansheng in. For Gu Yansheng, coming to No. 76 was even more convenient than going home.

People at number 76 are quite busy coming and going.

Chiang Kai-shek couldn't stand the Wang Jingwei faction's blatant lies in Shanghai. Recently, the assassination attempts by the Military Intelligence Bureau (MIB) have reached a new climax, with fierce fighting between the MIB and the 76th Division, resulting in casualties on both sides.

The assassination of a high-ranking member of the Wang Jingwei faction at Hanjin Lane is still fresh in their minds. Li Shiqun is under immense pressure and is desperately trying to find the Military Intelligence Bureau.

Every day, the 76th team of people and vehicles would come and go in front of Gu Yansheng's teahouse, keeping them very busy.

Go upstairs to find Ding Mocun.

He knocked on the door. "Director Ding."

"Oh, Brother Gu is here. Please come in." Ding Mocun got up from his chair and came out, asking as soon as he appeared, "Any news?"

Gu Yansheng looked over in surprise, "Wow, Director Ding, you're quite the fortune teller, you even know that?"

Ding Mocun smiled. "Judging by the days, I think it's about time. Is it really here?"

"We've arrived." Gu Yansheng sat on the sofa, crossed his legs, and leaned closer, saying, "The goods have been unloaded at Wusongkou, and I've sent someone to pick them up. I've found a member of the Green Gang to act as a middleman; he'll handle all business negotiations from now on. In case anything goes wrong and the Japanese find out, they'll relentlessly pursue us."

Gu Yansheng smiled and said, "Just throw him in prison and he'll disappear from the world."

Ding Mocun slapped his thigh and laughed heartily, "This is a great idea; the Japanese would never come up with it even if they racked their brains."

After saying that, he sighed, "That's merciful enough. If it were me, I would have ended it all." Ding Mocun slit his throat and said, "That would have been the end of it all."

Gu Yansheng scoffed and shook his head. "Killing people is a low-class act. These are all introductions from acquaintances. If I kill them, how strained will the relationships become?"

"Okay, whatever you say. So when shall we meet?"

"Let's have dinner together tonight. You, the middleman, and him, I'll just stay in the inner room and not see him. I'll just listen to what he has to say."

Gu Yansheng also spoke frankly, "They know about your existence, and I think I still have to be careful. In case they want to do something, we can still guard against it if I don't show myself. To be honest, CC's people caused trouble on their first delivery of medicine, and I still can't completely trust them."

This matter is Ding Mocun's problem. After thinking for a moment, he nodded, "Alright, you don't need to show your face. It'll be the same if I show my face."

After saying that, he glanced at his watch. It was only three o'clock. "Only three o'clock? That's still early. What time are we going? Five o'clock?"

"More or less." Gu Yansheng glanced at his watch. "Mr. Wang and Minister Zhou have gone to Japan, which is a relief. I'll go chat with Wu Sibao later. How have you been lately? I hear you're working closely with the Military Intelligence Bureau. When Minister Zhou returns, will you have any results to show?"

Speaking of this, Ding Mocun looked displeased. "Don't ask me about this. Li Shiqun is in charge of it. I'm too lazy to get involved. Why would I want to put the blame on myself? I'm not crazy."

"What's wrong? Are you having another argument?" Gu Yansheng asked curiously. "No, you're having an argument over arresting a Kuomintang agent?"

Ding Mocun snorted coldly, his face darkening as he recalled the incident. "You have no idea what he did. In order to impress Mr. Wang and the others, he complained to Qingqi, using the excuse of a large-scale crackdown on the Military Intelligence Bureau, and took away all the people under my command."

"Thanks to the Japanese backing me up, I'm practically all alone now, as the department head."

Gu Yansheng chuckled, indifferent to those who always stir up trouble, and said, "Isn't that a bit of an exaggeration? Could Li Shiqun really drain you of all your resources? Would he really not give you any face at all?"

"Face?" Ding Mocun immediately got angry. "Face is for external matters! He's not even giving me anything in return!"
All the team members would be under his command.

He is indeed my man, but now Qingqi has the authority to command. He directly declared to all the captains that everyone must obey his orders. If anyone dares to shirk their duties or do a sloppy job, he will have the military police use torture on them!
Listen to this; it's clearly meant for my people.

Now my people have no choice but to obey his orders. I even have to report to his deputy director, Li, when I want to hire someone. I'm practically his subordinate now.

Once, I used some of my own people, about ten of them. When he found out, he slapped the team leader in front of everyone.

He hit my man right in front of me!

Gu Yansheng frowned. "This is a bit too much."

Ding Mocun's face darkened. "Even when beating a dog, you have to consider its owner. Did he ever think about giving me any face by doing this? He's a complete bastard! A worthless scoundrel!"

Besides using the Japanese to pressure me, what else can he do?
If it weren't for the Japanese backing him up, I would have killed him!

"Arrogant! Let him be arrogant for a few more days, let's see how long he can keep jumping around!"

(End of this chapter)