The Bravest

While Lin Jie was still in the hotel room, teaching Liu Ruyan, Liu Ziming left the hotel and returned to his own jurisdiction instead of going back to the police station.

After casually entering and exiting several shops on the street, Liu Ziming sent his two bodyguards away and went into a teahouse himself.

Ten minutes later, when Liu Ziming came out again, he was dressed like a businessman instead of in a suit and tie, and he was carrying a bag.

Liu Ziming entered a private room and knocked out a customer, then stole the outfit.

After Liu Ziming walked around the street alone, he finally entered an alley and knocked on the door of a courtyard using a secret code.

"The third brother is back, come in!" The person inside let Liu Ziming into the yard and immediately closed the door again.

Liu Ziming was taken to a room in the backyard and waited, and soon Zhang Wu arrived.

"Third brother, how was the talk?"

"Stationmaster, Lin Jie's behavior is very strange. I can't judge."

Liu Ziming recounted the entire meeting in detail, not only his conversation with Lin Jie, but also every word that Liu Ruyan said, not daring to reveal a single word.

"This Lin Jie is not easy to deal with. He should have asked you to help him explore the way from the beginning. First, he wanted to test your credibility, and at the same time, he used you to test Gangcun's intentions."

Zhang Wu has not taken any action for a long time. The main task of the Shanghai Station now is to raise supplies and instigate traitors to rebel.

This time, they planned to buy up the goods shipped by Gangcun, and their target would naturally not be the cotton cloth to deceive people.

"Stationmaster, Lin Jie may be suspicious of my identity. This is the second time he has hinted to me that being alone makes people worried."

Liu Ziming reminded Zhang Wu that he must consider whether or not to take action.

"Lin Jie has been within our scope of investigation, but we have not had any contact with him because we think that he might be on our side. Of course, we do not rule out the possibility that he might be on the Communist side. It is more likely that he has connections with both sides."

"Webmaster, do you think it is possible that Lin Jie actually wants to take action himself?" Liu Ziming said worriedly.

"It's very likely. The current situation is troublesome. We can guard against Gangcun's back-up plan, but if Lin Jie intervenes, we may not be able to handle it."

"Stationmaster, why don't we just stay still and follow from a distance. Wait for Lin Jie to move first." Liu Ziming suggested.

"Haha, Lin Jie should think so too!" Zhang Wu shook his head. Damn it, everyone wants to be the oriole, then who will be the mantis?

"Stationmaster, if everyone is watching like this, isn't it an easy deal for Gangcun and Huang Tianfu? In my opinion, we should just kill Huang Tianfu. He is still thinking of clinging to the Japanese."

Liu Ziming gets angry whenever he talks about Huang Tianfu. This man used to be quite a man of integrity, but after the concession was lost, he completely changed.

"No, if the incident gets out of hand, the Japanese will conduct a large-scale search of us, which will affect our efforts to subvert the country."

"How about I confront Lin Jie? He's not a completely bad person. I'm confident that even if he refuses to cooperate, he won't betray me." Liu Ziming is ready to go all out.

"No, it's too risky."

"Then what do you say we should do?" Liu Ziming was at a loss.

"let me think again…"

While Lin Jie and Liu Ziming were both suspicious and testing each other, Huang Tianfu and Gangcun were having a great time in the Sakura Pavilion.

"Old Huang, do you think this bait of mine can catch big fish?" Gangcun asked Huang Tianfu proudly while hugging a beautiful woman.

"Gangcun-kun, whether or not you can catch a big fish is not important. What's important is how much money Gangcun-kun can make from this batch of goods."

"Hahaha, Old Huang is right. Making money is the most important thing. Everything else is just by-product. It seems that Old Huang has learned the true teachings from Lin Jie."

It seems that Gangcun is praising Huang Tianfu, but in fact, he is using words to stir up trouble.

No matter how much Gangcun believed in Lin Jie, he did not want to see Lin Jie join forces with other Chinese. Lin Jie's power would be too great and would affect his control.

"Haha, it's mainly because of Gangcun-kun's good teaching. Whether it's Lin Jie or me, we are all working under Gangcun-kun's leadership."

Huang Tianfu naturally understood Gangcun's intention. Although he wanted to replace Lin Jie, he was unwilling to have a head-on conflict with Lin Jie. Just like Lin Jie, Huang Tianfu was unwilling to do anything that had no benefits.

"Hahaha, Old Huang, you really learned a lot from Lin Jie. Even your flattery skills are exactly the same."

Gangcun didn't care about all this and continued to add fuel to the fire. There are only so many Chinese people. If they all united, the Japanese would have no chance.

Whether it is war or business, it is actually the same. What the Japanese like to see most is the Chinese fighting among themselves.

"Haha, it's just as Gangcun-kun said. I have learned everything that Lin Jie knows, but he is young after all, and his experience is definitely not as rich as mine. So, Gangcun-kun can completely let me handle more business."

Since Gangcun was adding fuel to the fire and wanted to see a fight between him and Lin Jie, Huang Tianfu could only act as Gangcun wished and look like he wanted to replace Lin Jie.

"Well, words are not enough. You, Old Huang, need to make achievements. I am not partial to people. As long as they are capable, I will make use of them!"

Gangcun was very satisfied with Huang Tianfu's attitude. He succeeded in provoking a fight between the Chinese people as he wished, and the corners of his mouth could not help but slightly rise, feeling secretly proud.

"Don't worry, Gangcun-kun, I will do my best to fulfill your request."

"Okay, that's all for today. Go back and prepare yourself! If you're lucky, you might catch a big fish. Don't let your net get leaked when that happens."

……

In a private room in the hotel, Lin Jie asked Liu Ruyan if there was any way he could take over this batch of goods.

"Ah, you're asking me? I don't understand!" Liu Ruyan looked at Lin Jie in confusion. She had never been on a mission independently and had always been following Lin Jie.

"Think about it! If you were to eat these, what would you do?"

Since Liu Ruyan wants to be a strong woman and have her own power, she will have to face some things alone sooner or later. She can't always follow Lin Jie. If that's the case, she might as well just be a vase beside Lin Jie.

Liu Ruyan also understood this, so she fell into deep thought. If it were her, what would she do? Lin Jie sipped his tea slowly beside her and did not disturb her thinking.

After a while, Liu Ruyan still couldn't think of a good solution. "Lin Jie, how many people do you have with Huang Tianfu?"

"Why are you asking this? Have you figured out a solution?"

"No, I just thought that Gangcun and the others would definitely be prepared, and Liu Ziming might also take action. Can we be the one who takes advantage of the situation?"

"No, Liu Ziming probably wants to be the jackal too!"

"Lin Jie, what do you think? Can we be the praying mantis first, lure out Liu Ziming, the yellow bird, and then be the second yellow bird?"

Liu Ruyan suddenly had an idea: why can't we send out in two groups?

"Well, the idea is right. And you just asked, what do the people I planted next to Huang Tianfu think?"

"Oh, I was just thinking that there is no chance of robbing them openly, so if I can steal them, I'll just have to take the high-value ones. Those cotton cloths are too conspicuous, so I might as well just leave them alone."

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