Quartermasters can also fight the devils

Kenzo Kojima sat upright outside an office of the Japanese Naval Club in Shanghai, waiting to be summoned by Chief Ono.

He returned to Shanghai from Zhenjiang on the morning train, and immediately came to meet his chief. Just now, Chief Ono's secretary Saburo Watanabe told him that Chief Ono was summoning someone else and asked him to wait here. He would inform him after Chief Ono finished talking to others.

Sitting here, Kojima Kenzo was sorting out the situation he was going to report to the Director in a while, to see if there was anything he needed to pay attention to or missed. But every time he thought of Zhang Wenwu's shameless expression last night, he felt a little helpless. Fortunately, he didn't say that he already had a client in Shanghai last night, otherwise he would suspect that the money-crazy Deputy Director Zhang would personally send him to the night train last night and force himself to come to Shanghai.

However, Zhang Wenwu's performance was exactly what he wanted to see, which proved that his corruption and solicitation were very effective. This time he came back to report to the head of the agency, largely because the degree of Zhang Wenwu's corruption was much better than he had expected. He was ready to start the next plan and came to ask for instructions from the head of the agency.

Just as Kenzo Kojima was thinking, the office door opened and a man who was very familiar to Kenzo Kojima walked out: Takashi Sakamoto.

Why did Sakamoto come to Shanghai? Shouldn't he be in the north? Did he come to report to Ono? Or did he come to accept the mission? Several thoughts flashed through Kojima Kenzo's mind. He had no choice but to pay attention. Sakamoto Takashi Koji was an old and excellent senior intelligence officer in the "Eagle Agency". He had a very powerful intelligence team under him and had completed many missions brilliantly.

When Kenzo Kojima was still thinking about Sakamoto Takashi, his secretary Saburo Watanabe came out and told him that he could go to see Ono, the director. Kenzo Kojima immediately stood up, tidied his clothes, and walked into the office.

"Your Excellency the Director." After entering the office, Kenzo Kojima immediately stood at attention and bowed to greet Ono Akira.

Ono Akira sat behind his desk, looked up at Kojima Kenzo in front of him, and said with a smile: "Kojima-kun, you're back just in time. I just happened to talk to you about something. Sit down and talk."

Kojima Kenzo sat upright on the sofa next to him. Ono Akira also came over and sat on the sofa opposite him. He took out a cigarette and handed it to Kojima Kenzo. Kojima Kenzo immediately stood up and took it respectfully, but did not dare to light it. Ono Akira ignored him and lit a cigarette and took a puff before asking, "Kojima-kun, tell me about the current progress and situation over there."

"Yes, Your Excellency the Chief." Kenzo Kojima immediately stood up and began to report respectfully. Ono Akira smoked a cigarette and listened quietly to Kenzo Kojima's report, nodding slightly from time to time.

"Very good, Kojima-kun, you have done a great job in setting up the Zhenjiang intelligence station. The progress of the entire plan has far exceeded our previous estimates. You have done a great job, and thank you for your hard work!" After listening to Kojima Kenzo's report, Ono Akira gave his affirmation with satisfaction.

After hearing Ono Akira's praise, Kojima Kenzo immediately said excitedly: "Your Excellency, this is what I should do."

Ono Akira smiled at Kojima Kenzo and continued, "You said that the Chinese officer is ready for use, right? What do you think of him?"

When Kojima Kenzo saw Ono Akira asking about Zhang Wenwu, he organized his words in his mind and said respectfully, "Yes, sir, the Chinese officer is called Zhang Wenwu, and he is the deputy director of the Quartermaster Department of the 102nd Division of the Central Army. This person has no military talent at all. Through the contact of his subordinates, it can be confirmed that he is a person who relies entirely on nepotism to sit in the Quartermaster Department. This person has the following characteristics: he likes gambling, and can be said to be addicted to drugs. He basically gambles in the casino every night. He loves money, is extremely greedy, shameless, and likes to take advantage of others."

"Yo, Kojima-kun, you did a great job. You can see so many characteristics of this Chinese officer, which shows that you have seriously tried to understand and contact him. Such a person is very useful to us. You must maintain a good relationship with him. He may bring us many unimaginable benefits. You can boldly do this matter according to your own way and judgment." Ono Akira happily praised Kojima Kenzo. He believed that the judgment of the elite intelligence agent trained by the Empire of Japan would not be a problem. At the same time, he agreed with his next action against Zhang Wenwu. This was a very good surprise for him.

Before the excited Kojima Kenzo could speak to express his loyalty, Ono Akira continued, "Also, when you come back this time, you can bring the radio's call frequency and code information to Nakamura-kun. We must establish communication within two days. This will greatly speed up the transmission of information for this operation. You don't have to keep running back and forth to Shanghai, and you can spend more energy and time on our target operation."

Kenzo Kojima immediately stated respectfully that he would take the train back to Zhenjiang tonight and ensure that the radio station's communications would be established within two days.

Ono Akira was very satisfied. He nodded and continued, "Kojima-kun, we have learned that Colonel Jiro Miyamoto is currently detained in Jinling Prison. This prison is between Jinling and Zhenjiang. It should be said that this prison is closer to Zhenjiang, so we decided to build the intelligence station for the operation in Zhenjiang. When you go back this time, find time to go to the prison as soon as possible, meet with Jiro Miyamoto in the name of visiting, and tell him to pretend to be sick when the time is right. You find a way to get him out of the prison and send him to Shanghai safely. Do you understand?"

"Please rest assured, Mr. Chief. I will complete the mission and escort Colonel Jiro Miyamoto back to Shanghai safely." Kenzo Kojima replied firmly.

Zhang Wenwu is now happily watching Lei Dong counting money in the office of the Quartermaster Department. This is the share of the business he got from Kenzo Kojima these two times. This money will be stored in the "small treasury" of the Quartermaster Department to purchase more meat and food to improve the physical fitness of officers and soldiers. Another part will be kept, and after Huo Guoguang of the Quartermaster Warehouse has found his way, he will go to the Quartermaster Warehouse to buy supplies.

Zhang Wenwu was thinking about how to get the remaining 10,000 yuan of French currency from Kenzo Kojima. He wanted to ask Master Xue Si to buy a large number of medical supplies after getting the money. As for the opium that Master Xue Si had robbed, it would probably take some time to sell it. After all, we have to pay attention to safety. It doesn't matter if it's a little late. We must not arouse the attention of the Japanese, otherwise it will delay the important matter.

"Deputy Director Zhang, I have counted three times, there can be no mistake, this bag contains one thousand yuan in French currency, and this bag contains twelve thousand yuan in French currency." Lei Dong reported to Zhang Wenwu with a smile, he was really happy, after Deputy Director Zhang came to the Quartermaster Department, the Quartermaster Department has never been short of money, and the food standards of the whole division have been greatly improved, which makes the officers in charge of the recruiting stations feel a lot more relaxed, they only need to hang up the food standards and menus for the recruits, and many people will want to join the army. All the troops below praised the Quartermaster Department again and again, and Chief of Staff Zhao Dong, who was in charge of the Quartermaster Department, was beaming every day.

Zhang Wenwu glanced at the excited Lei Dong and laughed in his heart: You are so happy, you are really useless. It seems that the problem of improving his vision needs to be solved as soon as possible.

"Okay, you see, your saliva is about to flow out. It's a disgrace to our Quartermaster Department. In addition, all this money should be put into the slush fund. Remember to ask boss Zhu Shiming of Dafeng Trading Company to send more meat, especially pork. When the time comes, all the troops below should come to collect the meat." Zhang Wenwu looked at Lei Dong with disdain and ordered.

Lei Dong immediately put all the money into the safe of the Quartermaster Department, took out the account book of the small treasury, and started recording it.

Zhang Wenwu picked up the leather briefcase from Kenzo Kojima and walked towards the Political Department. He was going to give the briefcase to Liao Qian. Why did he give it to Liao Qian? It was simple. Liao Qian was a writer and liked these things of writers. Moreover, the bag was fashionable and good-looking. Therefore, the briefcase was just what he liked.

Last night, Chen Mingzhang did not go to the casino to gamble for the first time. It was not that he did not want to, but his body could not take it anymore. He and Hu San did not sleep all day and night and only had one meal at night. They were also robbed and almost killed. They also walked more than 40 miles. It was unbearable to think about it.

Chen Mingzhang slept from the evening until noon the next day. He finally felt a little refreshed. He simply washed up and went downstairs to the restaurant for dinner.

He was no longer short of money. His father had sent him 40,000 French francs. He calculated the price of the opium based on what Hu San had said. If the goods were sold successfully, the profit should be at least 35,000 French francs. So he gave 12,500 French francs to Kojima Taijun as the 50% cost of the opium, and gave 12,000 French francs to Brother Zhang as a 50% commission of the profit. He had previously given Brother Hu 500 French francs as a hard work fee, and he had 15,000 French francs left. After paying the bill for dinner last night, he still had more than 14,000 French francs left. He planned to go to the casino in the evening to pay back the 5,000 French francs he had borrowed some time ago. That was borrowed in the name of Brother Zhang, so he had to pay it back as soon as possible.

As for the "high money" of 3,000 yuan in French francs borrowed with the IOU, the repayment date stipulated when the mortgage was made has already passed. If I want to pay it back myself, the interest is too high. Besides, the IOU is of no use to me. I can neither get the person nor the money. I am already satisfied if I can exchange it for 3,000 yuan in French francs. There is no need to redeem it.