Quartermasters can also fight the devils

As soon as Zhang Wenwu arrived at the casino's private room, he took out the thousand yuan French currency he had just received from Kojima Kenzo, and said to the waiter generously: "I will exchange them all for chips. I am in a good mood today, so I must have a good time."

Seeing Zhang Wenwu's heroic look, Chen Mingzhang also became excited. When he was about to exchange five hundred yuan of French currency chips, Zhang Wenwu said to Hu San: "Brother Hu, go to Chunfeng Tower and call all the girls that Master Chen is proud of. Come over and play with Master Chen for a while. I will pay for it."

Chen Mingzhang was even more excited now. Having a girl accompany him to gamble for money made him even more excited. He didn't expect that Brother Zhang cared so much about him, which touched him again.

"Mr. Chen, I was able to make money this time thanks to your introduction. I will pay for the girl tonight. This is also a way to thank you, Mr. Chen. We must have a good time tonight to celebrate." Zhang Wenwu said with a smile, putting his arm around Chen Mingzhang's shoulder.

"Brother Zhang, you are so polite, so polite." Chen Mingzhang rubbed his hands happily, his eyes fixed on the door of the private room, wondering why Hu San hadn't called the girl from Chunfeng Tower over yet.

Zhang Wenwu couldn't help but comfort Chen Mingzhang when he saw his expression: "Mr. Chen, don't worry. Brother Hu just left the house. It will probably take a while. Let's play first. Then we can let those girls see our strength, haha."

Chen Mingzhang was a little embarrassed. He was indeed a little anxious and wanted to make a fool of himself in front of Brother Zhang. But Brother Zhang was right. He must let those girls see his strength. Thinking of this, Chen Mingzhang resolutely exchanged all the French currency on him for chips. A total of 1,200 French currency was exchanged for chips and placed in front of him. It was more than Zhang Wenwu's chips. Chen Mingzhang looked at the chips in front of him and couldn't help but feel heroic.

After playing a few games, Hu San came in with five girls. All of the girls were wearing cheongsams, and their clothes were fashionable and gorgeous. The tight cheongsams outlined charming figures, which made Chen Mingzhang's eyes widen, and he looked like a pig.

When Zhang Wenwu saw Chen Mingzhang like this, he said loudly to Chen Mingzhang: "Mr. Chen, you are a big shot from Shanghai. Pick a few beauties to play with you, haha." Then he introduced the five girls: "This is a big shot from Shanghai. If you are lucky enough to be chosen by Mr. Chen, you will be very lucky."

After hearing Zhang Wenwu's words, the five girls all gathered around Chen Mingzhang with shining eyes, chattering and praising him.

"Oh, Mr. Chen, you look extraordinary at first glance. So you are from the big city of Shanghai, haha."

"Mr. Chen is obviously from a wealthy family and is very rich."

"Mr. Chen is so handsome. Oh, this big gold watch must have cost a lot of money."

Being flattered by five beauties who were shaking their arms, Chen Mingzhang was completely overwhelmed. It felt as if he had become one of the tycoons in Shanghai. It felt so good.

While Chen Mingzhang was having a great time with girls around him, Kenzo Kojima had already taken the night bus to Shanghai. Sitting in the car sent by Chief Ono to pick him up, Kojima tightened the briefcase in his hands and a smug smile appeared on his face.

About thirty minutes later, the car arrived at the entrance of the Naval Club. Kenzo Kojima got out of the car and adjusted his clothes. After confirming that everything was fine, he walked into the club's door. Chief Ono had almost harsh requirements on his subordinates' dress.

In a guest room on the third floor of the club, Kenzo Kojima stood straight with his legs but bowed respectfully as he reported on his situation over the past two days, and emphasized on his contact and transaction with Zhang Wenwu. After finishing, he respectfully took out the "pass" from his briefcase and handed it to Ono Akira.

"Well, very good, Kojima-kun. Your action this time was outstanding. You are worthy of being an elite intelligence officer of the Imperial Japanese Army. You have lived up to the empire's expectations of you." Ono Akira looked at the "pass" in his hand and praised with a happy expression on his face.

Hearing Ono Akira's praise, Kojima Kenzo was very happy. You know, Ono rarely praises others, so he quickly said: "Thank you for your guidance, which allows me to have the honor of serving the Empire of Japan."

"Haha, Kojima-kun, this is the result of your own efforts. After this matter is over, I will recommend credit for you to Deputy Director Sakamoto." Ono Akira patted Kojima Kenzo's shoulder with satisfaction and encouraged him.

Kojima Kenzo said excitedly, trembling all over, "Thank you for your care, Chief of Staff. I am willing to die for the Empire of Japan."

Ono Akira nodded, looked at Kojima Kenzo with a smile and asked, "What are you going to do next?"

Kenzo Kojima knew that the chief was considering him, so he thought for a moment and said inquiringly: "Your Excellency the Chief, I think that we can transport some ordinary goods to Zhenjiang this time. First, we can see if this pass is really useful. The Chinese army checkpoints will not check our goods. If this pass is ineffective, we will not suffer any loss. Second, we can test whether Zhang Wenwu is sincerely cooperating with us." Kenzo Kojima expressed his thoughts, and then waited for Ono Akira's instructions with anticipation.

"Well, Kojima-kun, you have thought about it well, and your approach is indeed very good under normal circumstances. But sometimes, we need to take people by surprise." After listening to Kenzo Kojima's plan, Ono Akira nodded in affirmation, but then he proposed some different ideas.

"Unexpectedly? Sir, what do you mean..." Kenzo Kojima did not understand what Ono Akira meant. He could not figure out what his superior was thinking.

Ono Akira waved to Kojima Kenzo, motioning him to sit down, and then he said, "Kojima-kun, under normal circumstances, your plan is feasible. Through a few transactions of ordinary materials, you can slowly corrupt this Chinese officer named Zhang Wenwu, and then after we catch him, we can pull him into the camp that serves the empire to provide us with the intelligence we need. But sometimes we have to change our thinking, and if we do well, we can speed up the process."

Kojima Kenzo understood a little bit what Ono meant, but he still didn't understand it completely, so he continued to ask: "Mr. Chief, what you mean by speeding up and taking people by surprise, this is..."

Ono Akira was very satisfied with Kojima Kenzo's attitude. If you don't know, then you don't know. If you don't know but pretend to know, that would be very bad and would cause big problems.

"Let me ask you, if you were Zhang Wenwu, what would you think if you knew that I was going to do contraband smuggling business with you for the first time?" Ono Akira said patiently.

"If I were Zhang Wenwu, I would definitely think that in the first transaction, when both parties are not very confident, the other party will definitely transport relatively regular goods to verify whether their pass is useful and safe. And I will also greet the checkpoints below, because I know that this batch of goods will definitely not be large-scale contraband, so I will not investigate what these specific goods are." Kojima Kenzo answered after thinking.

"Yes, this is the normal thinking of most people. Therefore, we can unexpectedly transport the items we need to the clinic in Zhenjiang through this first transaction." Ono Akira said, shaking his fist fiercely.

"I see. This time we will transport the clinic's medicines and equipment together with the radios we need." Kojima Kenzo now understood Ono's intention. It was indeed a brilliant idea. Zhang Wenwu would definitely greet the checkpoints below because this was the first transportation cooperation and he would definitely take it very seriously. It looked dangerous, but it was actually the safest one.

"Medicines are legitimate goods. This time, we must not only transport the radio station, but also the weapons and ammunition assigned to you. We need to speed up the rescue of Miyamoto Jiro, and we can take advantage of this opportunity. In addition, in order to confuse Zhang Wenwu, you also need to transport in some high-quality opium. Not only that, but you must also sell it to Zhang Wenwu at a low price. Do you understand?" Ono Akira was very satisfied with Kojima Kenzo's reaction speed. It seemed that Kojima Kenzo basically understood his ideas.

Kenzo Kojima understood that Chief Ono wanted to speed up the rescue of Jiro Miyamoto. This time, all the necessary materials were transported to the clinic at once. This seemed very dangerous, but in fact it was easier to control than transporting them in batches. As for the opium, it was done for Zhang Wenwu to see. He wanted him to think that what we were transporting was opium, and reselling it to him at a low price would also be able to corrupt and win him over faster and increase his trust. It must be said that the chief's strategy was indeed brilliant.

"Your Excellency, the Chief of the Agency is very smart." Kojima Kenzo stood up and bowed in admiration. He had to admit that the Chief of the Agency's plan was too bold and full of adventure. Once Zhang Wenwu sent someone to check the cargo, there would be big problems. After all, the radio stations and weapons and ammunition transported could easily scare Zhang Wenwu. For his own safety, he might report it to his superiors, causing the plan to fail. But this kind of adventure could really make people obsessed.

After another half night of hard work, Chen Mingzhang slowly opened his eyes in his room in Chunfeng Building at around 2:00 p.m. the next day. Fortunately, Kojima-sama returned to Shanghai last night, so he didn't have to accompany him for dinner today and could have a good sleep. Looking at the two girls who were still sleeping beside him, Chen Mingzhang felt satisfied. Brother Zhang was very considerate, but then he thought about how he had lost all his money last night in order to pretend to be a rich man. He didn't care about the loss of the money. He mainly wanted to amuse the beauties around him and bet blindly according to their wishes. It would be strange if he didn't lose.

But now, I really don't have a penny. If Brother Zhang asks me to play cards tonight, what should I do? I haven't paid back the "high money" I pawned, and I have nothing to pawn. The reward from the Japanese hasn't been paid yet. It seems that I can only ask my father for money, but what reason can I think of to ask for money? It's a headache.

At this time, Hu San was chatting with Zhang Wenwu in Mr. Xue Si's private room.

"Officer Zhang, this is the IOU that Chen Mingzhang pawned last time. In addition, Chen Mingzhang lost all his money yesterday, hahaha." Hu San was in a good mood and handed the IOU of Chen Mingzhang to Zhang Wenwu. He was happier to see Chen Mingzhang lose money than to win money himself, and he had long wanted to teach this loser a lesson.

Zhang Wenwu also took the IOU handed over by Hu San with a smile, and after reading the content on it, he found that it was indeed the IOU written by Kong Lina's family to Chen Mingzhang's family. After putting the IOU in his pocket, he said to Master Xue Si: "Master Xue Si, I will pay back the money pledged by this IOU in full. Thank you so much, Master Xue Si this time." Zhang Wenwu felt that the money must be returned to Master Xue Si. Besides, he was not worried about not having money. The Japanese still had a balance of one thousand French francs to pay him. Moreover, the Japanese would definitely want to do business with him again, and he would raise the price next time. Therefore, he was not worried about the money at all.

Mr. Xue Si frowned and said unhappily, "Deputy Director Zhang, you look down on me, Xue Si, by saying this. There is no need to talk about this little thing. The money was lost by Chen Mingzhang anyway, so I didn't lose anything. Deputy Director Zhang doesn't need to worry about me."

After hearing what Fourth Master Xue said, Zhang Wenwu could only smile bitterly. Since Fourth Master Xue had said this, he could only see if there was any business he could take care of in the future, and then he would ask Fourth Master Xue to make more money.