Siheyuan: Security Office of Wude

Hong Qi showed a satisfied look: "Not bad, Qi Laogui, you have a good eye for picking girls. I will accept these two."

Mo Laoqi was overjoyed, and then winked at the two girls.

The two girls must have been "educated" by Mo Laoqi before being sent to Hong Qi. Otherwise, if they had done something wrong and offended Hong Qi, Mo Laoqi would have been implicated.

The two girls said at the same time: "Thank you, Mr. Hong"

"Yes, come and have dinner with me."

Two girls came over and sat next to Hong Qi. Hong Qi held a beautiful woman in one hand, which really gave him the feeling of a rich boss.

But he is now in a gang after all, so it's okay if he doesn't touch drugs, after all, Baimiankun himself doesn't smoke, but it's meaningless to not touch alcohol or women and make himself look like a saint. This is more in line with his current "personality"

Mo Laoqi showed an expression that all men understand: "Then I won't disturb Master Hong. Master Hong, please enjoy your meal." He then carefully retreated, even closing the door quietly, because he didn't want to disturb Hong Qi's interest.

The communication between Bai Wanli and the puppet is not permanent at all times, but requires both parties to actively open it. Watching your puppet eat people from a first-person perspective? It always feels a bit strange. Bai Wanli is not in the mood to care about it. After dinner, he asked Hong Qi to arrange a car to take him to the villa.

After arriving at the villa, Bai Wanli took out the safe he found at Lu Chengliang's place.

Because the password was impossible to guess, Bai Wanli simply took the simplest and most brutal method and used hydraulic pliers to cut open the entire safe.

Under the violent destruction of the hydraulic pliers, the safe was overwhelmed and a huge gap was cut open. Bai Wanli took out the things inside from the gap.

There was a thick stack of documents. Bai Wanli flipped through them. They were all various land deeds and house deeds. Bai Wanli was too lazy to count how many there were. Anyway, these were all his now.

What was left was a small booklet sealed with cowhide. When Bai Wanli opened it, his eyes lit up immediately.

He knew that someone like Lu Chengliang would definitely have this kind of thing!

Ledger!

Chapter 254 Missile Crisis

Why do corrupt officials throughout history, both in China and abroad, like to keep accounts so much?

That's because they have done too many immoral things, and they also know how dangerous what they do is, and they may be liquidated or betrayed at any time.

Leaving the account books behind is a way out for these corrupt officials

When being investigated by superiors and about to be liquidated, he took the initiative to hand over the account books and report others, hoping to make up for his crime and perhaps save his life.

When you are in danger of being betrayed, tell your accomplices that you still have the account books. Others do not know where your account books and evidence are hidden, and they dare not easily abandon them before they are found and destroyed, so as not to implicate themselves.

Moreover, these corrupt officials... to put it in a nice way, they are egoistic, but to put it bluntly, they are actually selfish. A selfish person is very unlikely to trust others.

Leaving evidence of others' crimes is a way for them to reassure themselves. Almost no corrupt official is an exception.

Bai Wanli looked through the account book

Lu Chengliang himself was the inspector general of the Kowloon District, a senior police officer. Most of the people he dealt with were also police officers. All the inspectors in Hong Kong Island, including the chief inspector, were listed in the account book, including the names of some British officials.

Unlike the police officers, who mostly traded money for sex, the names of the British officials were followed by records like "X year X month X day, traded XX people"

It looks like human trafficking, or slave trading?

Bai Wanli narrowed his eyes and said, "This bunch of white people are really stubborn, but it's not surprising."

After the end of World War II, the Russians and the Lighthouse teamed up to destroy the old world rules set by the British Empire and the Gallic Roosters. It seemed that the large-scale slave trade could no longer be carried out, but this was only on the surface.

In fact, even in the 21st century, the slave trade has not completely disappeared.

In the 21st century, Lighthouse has become the world's largest consumer of drugs, and Europe is surpassing Lighthouse in terms of human trafficking. Young women directly mark the price, and you can even buy ten and get one free. It's simply magical.

The 21st century was like that, let alone now.

Shortly after the end of World War II, the two empires launched the Cold War, the traditional colonial system collapsed, and the world was in chaos.

As for the situation in the Walled City, there are countless gamblers hacked to death by debt collectors and drug addicts who die from over-drinking. With such chaos, no one would notice even if dozens more people disappeared.

It is entirely possible that Lu Chengliang cooperated with the people in the Walled City and selected suitable targets to sell to the officials of the British Empire. Those officials would keep them for themselves or resell them to Europe to make money.

but……

You like to trade slaves, don't you? You can't change your bad habits, right? I'll send you a big treasure!

Bai Wanli still had some puppets left, but he hadn't chosen a target to pinch. This time, he discovered that there was a slave trade between Lv Chengliang and the Sun Never Sets. Bai Wanli took advantage of the situation and prepared to give the Sun Never Sets a big surprise.

Although Bai Wanli's mission is only to destroy the lighthouse, the strength of the lighthouse is also inseparable from the support of these allies, or actively sucking blood from the allies. After World War II, the British Empire and the lighthouse became conjugate father and son, and their relationship became closer.

If Xiao Ri Zi is the bridgehead of Lighthouse against the Russians in East Asia, then the British Sun is the vanguard of Lighthouse against the Russians in Europe. Sabotaging the British Sun can also weaken the influence of Lighthouse in Europe.

Besides, who can forget the great virtue of the sun never sets?

Bai Wanli quickly made a new puppet and informed the other puppets of the plan in his mind. Lu Chengliang would naturally take care of the follow-up matters.

After finishing this matter, Bai Wanli had nothing else to do.

Although there is a TV in the villa, there is no game console or computer, so the fun of watching TV is really limited.

Bai Wanli also thought about going out shopping and buying some local specialties for Zhu Qingan, but even though he was wearing a mask, the more people he met, the more likely someone would remember him, which was contrary to his original intention of wearing a mask.

Moreover, although Hong Kong Island is now stronger than the mainland in terms of civilian industry and economic development, it is not worth mentioning compared with the mainland with its great industrial development in the 21st century. Hong Kong Island’s current specialties and industrial products seem to be nothing special to Bai Wanli, who has unlimited supplies in the warehouse. Moreover, it is difficult to explain the source of the things bought from Hong Kong Island to Zhu Qingan, so Bai Wanli finally gave up.

Bai Wanli, who had nothing to do in Hong Kong Island for the time being, did not stay in Hong Kong Island any longer. He asked Hong Qi to arrange a boat and went directly north to Sijiu City.

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Bai Wanli was not sure whether the puppet that served as his substitute had revealed any flaws in his return. After all, he could not ask others about this matter.

But even if some people noticed something unusual, they soon stopped caring about it, because in October 1962, a bombshell news spread around the world.

Cuban Missile Crisis!

This crisis was one of the most important historical events during the entire Cold War. Simply put, the Russians put mushroom eggs directly behind the lighthouse in Cuba.

Lighthouse asked the Russians to remove the mushroom eggs, otherwise they would invade Cuba, but the Russians refused to withdraw

The two sides were at loggerheads, refusing to give in to each other. For the Lighthouse, the mushroom eggs deployed in Cuba would directly threaten the security of its homeland. Although the Lighthouse had deployed the world's most rigorous air defense network to deal with the Russian fighters and missiles, the interception rate of any air defense system could not be 100%.

The military experts of the Lighthouse are not some genius general named Yu. If any of the mushroom eggs of the Russians penetrate the air defense system, it will cause a devastating blow to the big city of the Lighthouse. After all, they themselves know the power of mushroom eggs.

As for the Russians, the Lighthouse has already placed a large number of mushroom eggs in Europe, directly threatening their hinterland. The Russians must have an equal threat in order to not fall behind in the Cold War.

The Lighthouse and the Russians, one wants to eliminate the threat from the other, and the other wants to pose an equal threat to the other. The demands of both sides are completely zero-sum games, and neither side is willing to give in. The atmosphere of the Cold War gradually heats up during this period. The wording in the public broadcasts of both Lighthouse and the Russians becomes more and more intense. The moment closest to World War III in human history is just around the corner.

Once World War III begins, China will definitely not be immune, so even domestic newspapers have begun reporting on this matter.

Most ordinary people may not even know how to read, or they have to be frugal to support their families and have no spare money to buy newspapers. It is understandable that they do not know this.

But Bai Wanli, Zhu Qingan, and most of the people in the Security Department have military experience.

Once World War III begins, large-scale conscription is inevitable. People with military experience like them cannot be completely unconcerned about this matter. Recently, many people in the Security Department have been discussing

Even Zhu Qing'an said to Bai Wanli at home with a worried look on his face: "Wanli, is there really going to be a war?"

Chapter 255 Missile crisis resolved, Fulin Tea Restaurant

Zhu Qing'an is pregnant now. Even after giving birth, the baby in the cradle cannot leave her as a mother. So even if a war breaks out, it will not be her turn to go to the battlefield.

What she is worried about now is whether Bai Wanli will return to the army and encounter danger if the war really starts.

Bai Wanli quickly hugged Zhu Qing'an's body, and felt that her hands were very cold and her pulse was faster than usual. Knowing that she was frightened, he quickly comforted her softly: "Qing'an, don't worry, they won't fight. Although Dengta and Maozi have used very fierce words recently, neither side is ready for a full-scale war. The consequences of going to war with a big country are highly uncontrollable. Neither side may be able to bear the cost. This war will not be fought after all."

"Trust me, it'll be fine"

"Believe me, Qing'an"

Zhu Qingan leaned in Bai Wanli's arms, rubbing her head against Bai Wanli's neck, seeking comfort like a little animal.

"Wanli, I know I shouldn't say this, but I really don't want you to go to the battlefield again... The child can't live without a father, and neither the child nor I can live without you..."

"I know, Qing'an, I will not leave you and the child. Even if people call me a coward, I will always be with you and the child."

Bai Wanli and Zhu Qingan really shouldn't say these things. If people hear them when the wind blows, it will definitely cause quite a stir. But they are just at home now. They are not heroes, but just a couple.

Zhu Qing'an was pregnant. As the baby in her belly grew bigger, she was really soft-hearted and sentimental recently. Her mood changed a lot. When she heard the news that there might be a war, she was really scared.

Although it has only been a dozen years since the end of World War II, there was only a dozen years between World War I and World War II. Human beings never learn lessons. Who says that World War III will not break out now?

Bai Wanli felt sorry for his wife and said that he would never leave her and the children. He explained to her the reasons why the lighthouse and the Maozi could not fight in the end.

Moreover, Bai Wanli knew that what he said would be regarded as consolation by Zhu Qingan, and the effect would be greatly reduced. Therefore, when he made those analyses, he always used the excuse that he heard it from his uncles or former military leaders to enhance the credibility.

With Bai Wanli's comfort, Zhu Qing'an's heartbeat and pulse gradually returned to normal, but his hands were still as cold as before.

Bai Wanli helped Zhu Qing'an to the bed, covered her with a quilt, filled a hot water bottle, and made her a cup of malted milk. Then he stayed by her side, continued to say comforting words, and kissed her forehead gently from time to time.

The tense international situation lasted for more than half a month. Finally, on October 10, Lighthouse Radio publicly released a reply letter to Su Baozong, stating that the Russians had agreed to withdraw all the mushroom eggs in Cuba. Lighthouse won face.

The Lighthouse also withdrew some of its mushroom eggs afterwards, reducing the threat to the Russian hinterland. The Russians won the game.

Both sides declared victory to their own countries, and the Cuban Missile Crisis that shocked the world ended.

After the news was announced, everyone around the world who was paying attention to the matter breathed a sigh of relief, even Bai Wanli

As a time traveler, Bai Wanli certainly knows that in real history the Cold War did not evolve into a hot war, but this is not the real world. Who knows whether Bai Wanli's arrival will trigger any butterfly effect and eventually become the fuse for the outbreak of World War III?

In order to destroy the lighthouse, a large-scale war will inevitably occur in the future, but China is not ready yet. The oil and weapons that Bai Wanli managed to provide to the country have not yet played a sufficient effect. Even China’s first mushroom egg will not explode until two years later.

Today, the national strength of the Lighthouse is still very strong. The oil crisis of the 1970s has not yet arrived, and the war on the monkey side has not yet evolved into a bottomless abyss that can drag down the entire Lighthouse.

The Russians' strength has not yet reached the peak of the 1970s, and the possibility of winning a direct battle against the Lighthouse is almost non-existent.

Starting a war now would do more harm than good to the world, China, and even Bai Wanli personally.

In order to prevent the Third World War from coming early, Bai Wanli's puppets are now only active in a small area within Hong Kong Island. Otherwise, if he sends a puppet to the lighthouse and crashes a plane into the building, it is possible that the Third World War will be directly triggered at this special time.

Fortunately, this did not happen in the end

After learning that the two empires had reached a reconciliation and the war had not broken out, Zhu Qingan, who had been worried all along, finally relaxed.

Except for the fact that Yao Ling heard that Zhu Qing'an was frightened by the news of the war and gave her a lot of unpalatable pregnancy-preserving medicine, Bai Wanli's life returned to normal.

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Crack, crackle, crackle!

In Kowloon, Hong Kong Island, after a loud burst of firecrackers, a tea restaurant named Fulin officially opened.

The boss held a megaphone and shouted, "Today we are opening our Fulin Tea Restaurant! Free lemon tea when you enter the store! All barbecued pork and pineapple buns! Buy one get one free! Come in and try it!"