Spy game? Stop guessing, I really am an undercover agent!

Chapter 86 We'll Do the Dirty Work

"Please rest assured, it is our responsibility if something goes wrong. If we catch the person, you will be the one to deserve the credit."

Chen Yang looked at Zuo Mingquan with amusement.

"Director Zuo, I don't really like beating around the bush."

"Although I am not very old, my experience cannot compare with that of a senior like you."

"However, in terms of intelligence, I am sure I am no less than you."

"Giving me credit for nothing is not something someone like you would do."

"Why don't you just be clear? What exactly do you want me to do?"

Zuo Mingquan was taken aback, somewhat surprised. This Commander Chen didn't seem like a novice.

Some things aren't so easily fooled.
Zuo Mingquan's small eyes darted around and he quickly said, "No, it's nothing, it's just the truth."

Chen Yang took out his cigarette case, opened it, took out a cigarette, and lit it in front of Zuo Mingquan.

A cloud of blue smoke rose up, and Chen Yang stared at Zuo Mingquan through the smoke, saying, "Xiang Zhuang's sword dance was aimed at Liu Bang."

"Director Zuo is quite bold, actually trying to mess with the black market in Shanghai."

"Aren't you afraid of being shot in the dark if you go out in broad daylight?"

Zuo Mingquan's expression changed slightly, but he still said, "Director Chen, I didn't say that."

"I just want to arrest someone."

"Really?" Chen Yang's eyes clearly showed disbelief.
Zuo Mingquan suddenly changed the subject: "Director Chen, please don't overthink it. How could I dare to play any tricks on you?"

"Let me tell you the truth, we're really having a tough time."

"As you know, Nanjing is just an empty shell with little money. The one ton of gold that the new government used to issue currency now only has a little over one hundred kilograms."

"This amount of money isn't even enough to cover three months' salaries for the entire government, let alone support us in setting up a new office."

"I'm not afraid to tell you, we even had to find a way to raise the travel expenses for everyone on our own."

"Alright, Director Zuo, you don't need to plead poverty here." Chen Yang took a drag of his cigarette and stubbed it out. "Although this is a unit under the Ministry of Finance..."

“But everything is recorded and there are procedures in place, and I have no authority to allocate supplies to you for emergency purposes.”

"I don't intend to interfere with what you do under the name of the Jinling Special Service Committee."

"However, the waters of Shanghai run deep. You can't touch the docks, the black market, or any of those things,"

"If you really have the guts, I can show you a way."

"The risks are a bit high, but once you've got it sorted out, I guarantee you'll be able to establish yourselves in the Shanghai Stock Exchange."

Upon hearing these words, a ray of light seemed to appear in Zuo Mingquan's cloudy eyes.

"Please enlighten me, Director Chen."

Chen Yang calmly said, "The biggest power in Shanghai is the Green Gang. If you're going to fight, you have to fight the fiercest, the biggest tiger."

"If you take care of him, are you still worried about not being able to establish yourself in Shanghai?"

Zuo Mingquan's eyes widened, and he said with emotion, "Director Chen means Zhang Xiaolin?"

Chen Yang looked at Zuo Mingquan and suddenly laughed: "Director Zuo, are you scared?"

Zuo Mingquan couldn't help but swallow and said, "It's not that I'm afraid, it's just that I feel it's unnecessary."

“Vice Chairman Zhang is a big shot in Shanghai. The new government has even invited him to serve as the Vice Chairman of Zhejiang Province. It seems inappropriate to touch him.”

"So even Director Zuo has moments of fear," Chen Yang said sarcastically. "He's just a vice chairman of Zhejiang Province, not the Zhejiang Provincial Pacification Commissioner."

"He's just a figurehead; he has no real military power." "You came all the way from Nanjing with so many men, and you're still afraid of him?"

"Director Zuo, your superior is Advisor Yingzuo. If something really happens, do you think he would just sit idly by?"

"Besides, there's me too. Doesn't Director Zuo trust me?"

Zuo Mingquan was speechless for a moment. After thinking for a while, he said timidly, "Director Chen, I'm just afraid that things will get out of hand."

"Make a big fuss? How big can it be? Can you turn the whole of Shanghai upside down?" Chen Yang said disdainfully. "Old people in Shanghai often say, if you want to eat hairy crabs, then don't be afraid of getting pricked."

"If you don't take action, are you just going to wait for someone to crack open the crab shell, peel the meat, and feed it to you?"

"There's no such thing as a free lunch."

"Director Zuo, all the entertainment venues south of the city hall, including opium dens and brothels, belong to Zhang Xiaolin."

"You'll have plenty of opportunities if you want to take action. If you don't dare to, you'll be eating chaff and wild vegetables, and don't come here to complain about being poor in the future."

"That's all I have to say. You may leave now."

Zuo Mingquan opened his mouth, but ultimately didn't say anything. He bowed slightly to Chen Yang, turned around, and walked out.

As the footsteps faded into the distance, Chen Yang looked up and muttered, "How interesting. You think you can use me as a pawn? You're still too green."

Downstairs, inside the Dodge.

The driver was none other than Zhang Zixian, the one who delivered the appointment letter to Chen Yang.

Seeing Zuo Mingquan get into the car with a worried look on his face, Zhang Zixian quickly asked, "Fourth Uncle, how did the talk go?"

Zuo Mingquan took out a cigarette, lit it, took a deep drag, and said after a long while, "This officer isn't so easy to fool."

“We want to use him to cross the bridge, but he wants to use us as weapons.”

"He wants to use us to deal with Zhang Xiaolin."

Ah, how to deal with Zhang Xiaolin? Zhang Zixian couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

Zuo Mingquan's original goal was simple: to have Chen Yang inquire about the black market and then, under the pretext of trading with the special envoy, to extort some money from him.

Although their office was poor, they still had guns, and with their connections in Nanjing, they were confident they could deal with these black market operators.

It can be said that this Jinling Special Service Committee was almost identical to Li Qun and others in the later No. 76. They couldn't do much real work, but they were very adept at kidnapping, extortion, bullying, and other such methods.

But Chen Yang saw through his intentions at a glance and warned him not to mess with the black market or the docks.

He then sent them to confront Zhang Xiaolin, promising that he would cover for them if anything went wrong if they dared to make a move.

Zuo Mingquan didn't know where Chen Yang got his confidence from; how could a mere director of the Economic Department dare to challenge the Vice Chairman of Zhejiang Province?

After a long silence in the carriage, Zhang Zixian wiped the sweat from his forehead and asked in a low voice, "Fourth Uncle, what are your plans?"

Zuo Mingquan took a deep drag on his cigarette and casually tossed the butt out the window: "What do we do? Do we even have a choice?"

"Commander Chen wants to be a good guy, so naturally we'll have to do the dirty work."

"Never mind, whether it's fishy or rotten, we have to touch it anyway. In any case, someone will take the blame if something goes wrong."

Zhang Zixian swallowed hard and said, "But we still need to arrest that special envoy."

Zuo Mingquan suddenly laughed: "Xiao Bao, are you out of your mind? Do you really think you're some kind of elite?"

"Do you have any leads on how to arrest the special envoy? Leave this thankless task to the Special Higher Police."

"Let's remember this: Chinese people don't fight Chinese people."

(End of this chapter)