Quartermasters can also fight the devils

Zhang Wenwu and Liu Qiqian went to the western restaurant where they first met. They chatted about many topics. During the chat, Zhang Wenwu's humor and eccentricity made Liu Qiqian laugh continuously. She felt that she had a very comfortable meal and she seemed to have never been so relaxed.

After dinner, Zhang Wenwu did not send Liu Qiqian back to the investigation office. He had to hurry to Hongyun Casino to "fleece the sheep". As soon as he entered the door of the private room, he saw Chen Mingzhang and Hu Sanzheng sitting on chairs drinking tea with anxious looks on their faces.

"Oh, Brother Zhang, you came a little late today. We have been waiting for you for a long time." As soon as Chen Mingzhang saw Zhang Wenwu coming in, he immediately walked over and said sadly.

"Ah, I went out to dinner with a good friend tonight, so I came a little late. But, Mr. Chen, what are you waiting for me for?" Zhang Wenwu said pretending to be embarrassed. At the same time, he was curious about why Chen Mingzhang was waiting for him. Was there any news from the island?

Seeing that Zhang Wenwu was indeed busy with something, Chen Mingzhang did not ask the reason for his lateness, but started talking about business: "Brother Zhang, Kojima Taijun called me this afternoon and asked me to inform you that the goods will arrive in Zhenjiang tomorrow night. If all goes well, you can go to him to get the balance payment the day after tomorrow." He did not go to the table to play for money because he was afraid that he would forget about this matter once he started playing for money, so he kept waiting for Zhang Wenwu here.

"Oh? It's so fast. Mr. Kojima is really quick. I thought it would take some time to prepare the goods, but I didn't expect that all the goods would be prepared in just two or three days." Zhang Wenwu was also curious. The goods were prepared too quickly. It seemed that this batch of items to be shipped to Zhenjiang had been prepared long ago.

"Well, it's really fast, Brother Zhang, let's get to the table." Chen Mingzhang was obviously not concerned about the goods to be shipped to Zhenjiang. After finishing his business, he anxiously pulled Zhang Wenwu to the table and started playing with money.

Zhang Wenwu was speechless. This Chen Mingzhang was too idle. He wanted to know more about the situation, but it seemed that there was no chance. Fortunately, Hu San had been following him so that he would not be delayed. He shook his head inwardly. Since this Mr. Chen was so anxious to send the money, he would help him speed up.

The next morning, Kojima Kenzo looked at the truck full of supplies provided by Chen Mingzhang's father and said to the newly assigned radio operator Nakamura Nada, "Nakamura-kun, you and I will ride in the car in front. Our security personnel will be in charge of the truck. In addition, for our convenience, the chief has specially assigned this car to us. From now on, I will leave all matters related to telecommunications and contacting the chief to Nakamura-kun."

After hearing what Kojima Kenzo said, Nakamura Nada immediately stood at attention and bowed, saying, "Please rest assured, Team Leader. I will swear to ensure smooth communication with the head of the agency."

Kenzo Kojima nodded in satisfaction, then called on Nakamura to get into the car in front and start heading towards Zhenjiang.

Inside the Japanese Naval Club in Shanghai, Ono Akimasa looked at a middle-aged man standing in front of him and said, "Mr. Sakamoto, how are your arrangements going? Is there any problem with the progress?"

"Sir, the progress on my side is still relatively slow, and I estimate that my team will need more funds to complete this mission. Please forgive me." Sakamoto said with a deep bow.

"Well, Sakamoto-kun, I know this task is very difficult. You have done a great job. There is no problem with funding. Remember, anything that can be solved with money is not a problem. Don't be afraid to spend money." Ono Akira patted Sakamoto's shoulder and motioned for him to straighten up.

Sakamoto immediately said excitedly: "Please rest assured, Mr. Chief, my team will not let you down and will complete the mission to the death."

Ono Akira smiled at Sakamoto and said, "I believe you, Sakamoto-kun."

Chen Mingzhang was called up from the phoenix bed in Chunfeng Tower by Hu San. He was washing up reluctantly at this time. Hu San urged him, "Mr. Chen, we have to rush back to the hotel. You can go back to your room to rest. Otherwise, if Lady Kojima comes back and you are not in the hotel, it will be very bad." Hu San felt that he was too depressed. He was almost becoming Chen Mingzhang's housekeeper now, and he even had to urge him to get up. He didn't know what was in Chen Mingzhang's head. He didn't take such an important matter seriously.

Chen Mingzhang also knew that what Hu San said was right. Kojima Taijun would be back any time today. If he was not there, it would not be good. The main thing was that he had not yet asked Kojima Taijun for the reward. The most important thing was to get the money. Thinking of this, he quickened the speed of washing up, and then went out of the gate of Chunfeng Tower with Hu San, called a rickshaw and rushed to the hotel.

Zhang Wenwu also did not rest for too long. He got up and washed at noon, then went back to the headquarters of the 102nd Division. He had to find Liao Qian quickly to discuss and analyze what items the Japanese would bring in this time, to see if he could determine the Japanese's purpose from the items brought in. The Japanese prepared the goods too quickly this time, which made him feel that something was not right.

In the office of the Political Department, after listening to Zhang Wenwu's report, Liao Qian fell into deep thought. After thinking for a while, he said: "Deputy Director Zhang, according to my judgment, the Japanese should be mainly testing this time. They are likely to transport some normal items for testing. After all, this is your first cooperation. I estimate that this time they are most likely to transport some medical supplies they will use to open their clinic." Liao Qian still felt that under normal circumstances, the Japanese should be the same as he had expected.

After hearing what Liao Qian said, Zhang Wenwu felt that he might be a little too sensitive. He also felt so at the beginning, but the Japanese prepared the goods so quickly that he really had to think too much.

"Well, Director Liao, you have received professional training in this area. Maybe I'm overthinking it. Haha." Zhang Wenwu thought about it and it was indeed as Liao Qian analyzed. Perhaps, it was because they were all normal supplies such as medical items, and the Japanese were originally going to open a clinic, the goods might have been prepared in advance, so they were transported to Zhenjiang so quickly.

Liao Qian smiled and handed Zhang Wenwu a cigarette, saying with concern: "Deputy Director Zhang, you have worked hard during this period." He saw that Zhang Wenwu's dark circles seemed to be heavier, and knew that this was all caused by accompanying Chen Mingzhang to gamble for money every night.

Zhang Wenwu took the cigarette and took two puffs, then smiled at Liao Qian, stood up and prepared to go back to the casino room to rest for a while. He would probably have to continue gambling with Chen Mingzhang late at night.

Chen Mingzhang leaned on the big bed in his room of Zhenjiang Hotel, smoking and chatting with Hu San to pass the time. After returning to the hotel from Chunfeng Building, Chen Mingzhang took a short nap. After waking up, he pulled Hu San to chat with him. He now needed to wait for Kojima Taijun in the room.

"Mr. Chen, how much goods do you think Lady Kojima will bring this time? Do you think you can give us some of the goods to sell so we can make some money?" Hu San asked after exhaling a puff of smoke.

Chen Mingzhang shook his head and said, "It's uncertain. If we sell it, we will cooperate with Brother Zhang. We can only talk to Brother Zhang when the time comes, take some of the goods from Brother Zhang, and then sell it ourselves." He felt that the Japanese would never give the goods to him and Hu San to deal with. Let alone the sale of those contraband goods, it was not something he and Hu San could handle. Only Brother Zhang could safely handle these goods. He could only rely on Brother Zhang to sell these contraband goods. He had to have Brother Zhang to cover him. Otherwise, if they were caught by the police, who would protect them? As for whether Brother Zhang would give him some goods to sell, he believed that with Brother Zhang's righteous character, it would be no problem if he asked.

"That's true. However, if the goods are handed over to Brother Zhang, we can indeed take some out to sell. By the way, these goods should be kept at the clinic. With so much goods, I guess both of us will have to help move them at night, and it may be very late when we go to the casino." Hu San also agreed with Chen Mingzhang's opinion, and then continued to inquire according to his words.

Suddenly, Chen Mingzhang stood up from the bed and looked at Hu San. Hu San was confused, but he was thinking, did this idiot realize that I was trying to find out information? It shouldn't be possible, with his brain, it's impossible for him to think of it. But he asked with a little surprise: "What's wrong? Mr. Chen, are you feeling unwell or..."

"Brother Hu, it's a good thing you reminded me, otherwise I almost missed something big." Chen Mingzhang said as he hurriedly put on his shoes.

Hu San was stunned. Why did he remind you? What did he remind you of? So he quickly asked, "Mr. Chen, what's the matter that's so urgent?"

Chen Mingzhang put on his shoes and said to Hu San anxiously, "I forgot an important thing that Kojima Taijun specifically told me. If it weren't for Brother Hu's reminder just now, I would definitely be scolded by Kojima Taijun."

When Hu San heard that the island was involved, he hurried forward to calm Chen Mingzhang down and asked, "It's okay. It's not too late to think about it now. What exactly happened?"

After hearing Hu San's comfort, Chen Mingzhang looked at the time, then calmed down and told Hu San about the matter.

Yesterday, Kojima Kenzo finally found Chen Mingzhang and gave him many instructions for ten minutes. He repeatedly told Chen Mingzhang to inform Zhang Wenwu that the goods would be shipped to Zhenjiang today and to remember to inform Zhang Wenwu. He also told him another thing, that is, there were a lot of goods shipped this time, and he wanted him to arrange for the coolies to move the goods to the clinic. He notified Zhang Wenwu of everything yesterday, but when he started gambling, the matter of finding a mover completely disappeared from his mind. If Hu San hadn't mentioned that they might move the goods in the evening, he wouldn't have remembered it.

Hu San also looked at Chen Mingzhang in amazement. He thought for a long time but couldn't find a suitable word to describe this Mr. Chen. The word "waste" was already an overestimation of his status.

"Mr. Chen, I will go find some laborers to help carry the things right away. You wait for news from Lady Kojima at the hotel." Hu San looked at the time. It was almost five o'clock in the afternoon. He had to hurry and get this done.

Chen Mingzhang also nodded repeatedly and urged: "Then I'll trouble you, Brother Hu. When you find the person, just go to the clinic and wait. I will bring Taijun Kojima with me then." He also knew that he couldn't leave the hotel now, so he had to ask Hu San to help with this matter.

Hu San didn't waste any words. He agreed and left Zhenjiang Hotel. He cursed Chen Mingzhang in his heart. At the same time, he was going to report to Officer Zhang to see if there was anything he wanted to tell him. As for finding coolies, it was too easy for him. He could just call the train station or the dock and they would arrange for reliable people to come over at any time. Xue Siye's gang was also involved there.