Quartermasters can also fight the devils

Lei Dong frowned, lowered his head to smoke, and stared at the ground in a daze.

Zhang Wenwu's eyes were still on the book in his hand, flipping through it. He had already flipped through the record book three times, but still couldn't find anything he could resell.

Zhang Wenwu didn't notice Lei Dong's expression, and the room returned to silence, with only the occasional helpless sigh from Zhang Wenwu.

Lei Dong lit another cigarette for himself, his brows still furrowed, and his eyes occasionally glanced at Zhang Wenwu. When the cigarette was finished, he seemed to have made a decision, threw the cigarette butt on the ground, extinguished it with his foot, stood up, walked to the door, looked outside, and then closed the door.

"Deputy Director Zhang, if what you said is true, I really know that there are some valuable things, but because they are rather special, I did not record them in the booklet," Lei Dong came to Zhang Wenwu and said in a low voice.

When Lei Dong closed the door, Zhang Wenwu noticed something was wrong and wanted to ask why he suddenly closed the door in broad daylight. But seeing Lei Dong's cautious look, he didn't say anything.

Hearing Lei Dong's words, Zhang Wenwu sat up straight and involuntarily leaned towards Lei Dong.

"What is it? Tell me," Zhang Wenwu asked.

Lei Dong hesitated for a moment, and whispered in Zhang Wenwu's ear: "Deputy Director Zhang, I know there are some valuable things. But they are quite sensitive and special, so..."

"What is it?" Zhang Wenwu automatically filtered out Lei Dong's last words and continued to ask

"Uh...well...it's opium." Lei Dong's voice became even quieter.

Zhang Wenwu was stunned and asked again to confirm: "Opium? Are you sure?"

It's no wonder that Zhang Wenwu was surprised. Although opium is a strictly prohibited item on the market, there are still many gangs that do illegal things in private. They not only transport opium privately, but also open opium dens in their own territories and earn quite high profits.

But this is a regular army. And it is one of the central government's direct troops. Let alone the existence of opium, even if people who smoke opium want to join the army, the army will not recruit them.

Zhang Wenwu lit up another cigarette and digested the explosive news Lei Dong had given him. At the same time, he asked, "Lei Dong, tell me, what's going on?"

This matter must be clarified, and the whole story of this batch of opium must be understood. If it is too hot, it must be reported to Chief of Staff Zhao Dong for instructions immediately, otherwise if something goes wrong, he, the newly appointed deputy director, will probably be punished.

Lei Dong also knew that the matter was of great importance. If something really happened, he would be the one most likely to be blamed. He might even be shot. So he quickly introduced the matter to Zhang Wenwu in detail.

After Lei Dong's explanation, Zhang Wenwu also learned about the situation of this batch of opium. It turned out that this batch of opium was brought by the local miscellaneous division that had come from Hubei before, and it belonged to the officer in charge of military supplies in the previous army. Since most of the officers and soldiers of the miscellaneous division in Hubei had the habit of smoking opium, the officer in charge of military supplies, in line with the idea of ​​"keeping the fat water in the fields of outsiders", started selling opium in the army himself.

As a result, unexpectedly, on the second day after the troops moved here, the newly established division headquarters, with the cooperation of the brother troops sent by the 18th Army, disarmed and dismissed all the unqualified soldiers who smoked opium in the army. At the same time, they checked the army's accounts and found that the former quartermaster officer was seriously corrupt. So it was natural for them to shut down the quartermaster department and make room for the people who were sent in later.

Those officers thought that at most they would be punished and then forced to retire, so they didn't say much, thinking that after the punishment was completed, they would find a way to get the opium they brought. With money, you can be happy anywhere. But what they didn't expect was that after they were escorted out, they were shot directly in the military camp in the suburbs, in front of the officers and soldiers who were left behind. They didn't even have time to "seek justice" or "complain".

After these officers were shot, the leading officer in charge of the execution loudly announced the crimes of this person. Such crimes as embezzlement of military pay, reselling of military supplies, etc. In short, it was to tell the officers and soldiers who were left behind that all their previous unsatisfactory situations were caused by these people. It had nothing to do with the new unit. The new unit's superiors also made decisions for them and dealt with the scum who had been sucking their "soldiers' blood". By the way, they also won over the hearts of the soldiers.

As for why Lei Dong was not implicated, well, it was very simple, because this guy cooperated very well and became a tainted witness. After all, Lei Dong, a former member of the army, testified in person, which was very convincing. Moreover, this guy did not embezzle any money, and he was a relatively principled person.

After figuring out the cause of the matter, Zhang Wenwu felt relieved.

This batch of opium really appeared at the right time, and even saved him the capital. As long as he operated well, he could still make a lot of money. Then he would use a small part of the money to manage the upper and lower levels, and use most of it to buy urgently needed medicines and increase the purchase of meat for the troops. He would improve the military supply reserves of the troops and lay a foundation for better fighting against the Japanese in the future.

As for whether opium is a contraband item or whether it can poison people, Zhang Wenwu really has no psychological burden. Instead of letting others earn and squander the money of those heavy smokers, it is better to get it for himself and at least use it to fight the Japanese invaders.

Well, Zhang Wenwu thinks this reason is acceptable. People sometimes have to comfort themselves.