The Bravest

Lin Jie and Michiko cooperated and used both soft and hard tactics to send away Captain Zhang, who was on patrol with the Coast Guard, and returned to the cabin to prepare to talk to Liu Ruyan on the walkie-talkie.

When Michiko saw that no one followed Lin Jie in, she took the opportunity to act coquettishly and take credit for it.

"Okay, Michiko, you are the best. You have done a great job this time. I will reward you well when we get back. I will talk to Secretary Liu first and ask them to catch up with us. Think about what you want and I will get it for you when I get back."

Lin Jie encouraged Michiko and then started to fiddle with the walkie-talkie. These walkie-talkies were the same ones that Michiko and her friends had used when Gangcun set up a trap for Zhang Wu. They were also borrowed by Lin Jie and he had not returned them to Gangcun until now.

"Secretary Liu, you can catch up now. When we arrive at the dock, you will wait outside. Pay attention to the blackout and keep in touch with Yidao."

"I understand. Husband, please be careful." Liu Ruyan's voice came clearly.

"Okay, that's it for now."

When Lin Jie heard Liu Rushi suddenly calling him husband on the walkie-talkie, he turned around and glanced at Michiko. He found that she was staring at him with her big eyes, so he quickly ended the call.

"Hmph, what right does a little secretary like Liu Ruyan have to call you husband?" Michiko waited for Lin Jie to end the call, then pouted and pretended to be angry.

"Haha, Michiko has always been the most sensible one, how come you have learned to be jealous! Have you thought about what reward you want?" Lin Jie first praised Michiko, and then began to change the subject.

"Huh, you're coaxing me again. Hubby, I don't want a reward. Can you spare some time to spend a day with me?"

"Okay, after this batch is out, I should have a few days off."

As long as his women don't get jealous, Lin Jie will generally agree to their reasonable requests, so Lin Jie readily agreed to Michiko's simple request.

"Honey, I want you to be with me all day long, even at night." Michiko whispered in Lin Jie's ear. She was already thirty years old, but her face still blushed like a girl when she talked about the night.

"Okay, your husband will serve you well then, and you don't have to beg for mercy." Lin Jie was amused by Michiko's appearance.

She is clearly a mature young woman, but she has the demeanor of a young girl. It is Michiko's ever-changing appearance that has made Lin Jie always fascinated by this Japanese female spy.

"Oh, why do you say that?" Michiko slapped Lin Jie angrily, then shyly buried her head in Lin Jie's chest, like a girl who had just fallen in love.

"Okay, let's get down to business. Song Qi and I will go ashore in a moment. You stay on the boat to protect our retreat. The machine guns and Xiao Chen's mortar must be ready at all times." Lin Jie stroked Michiko's hair a few times and whispered.

"Well, be careful and bring more people with you. We don't need many people on the ship."

……

Half an hour later, Lin Jie's cargo ship arrived at the sea one mile outside the trading dock designated by the buyer and stopped.

"Song Qi, send a signal!"

Lin Jie used a telescope to observe the pier with only a faint light for a while, but found nothing. In fact, at this age, there were very few ships entering and leaving the pier at night, so it was normal for Lin Jie to find nothing.

On the cargo ship, which had already covered its lights, Song Qi hung a large hurricane lantern high up, and then used a wooden board to rhythmically block and release the lights in the direction of the dock. On the dock in the distance, one could see the flickering lights.

After Song Qi finished a set of light signals, he did it again after a one-minute interval, and repeated it three times. Finally, Lin Jie saw the agreed signal on the other side through the telescope, once every one-minute interval, for three times in a row.

"Song Qi, it's OK. Let me go over and take a look at the rubber boat first."

"Brother, you just stay here to command. I'll go over there. You wait for my signal." Song Qi would definitely not let Lin Jie take risks. He had come along, and if he wanted his brother to do it personally, would he, Song Qi, still have the face to see people?

"Well, that's fine. I'll move the boat closer to the machine gun range so that we can provide cover if anything goes wrong." After Lin Jie finished speaking, he told the boatman to drive the boat closer, and stopped only when it was more than a hundred meters away from the dock.

"Be careful." Lin Jie patted Song Qi on the shoulder, then watched him and his two brothers get on the rubber boat and paddle towards the dock.

……

"Haha, Captain Song, your Director Lin is too cautious!" A soldier at the dock took Song Qi and the other two to the dock and teased in a familiar tone.

"Haha, this brother looks unfamiliar. What should I call him? Captain Li, can't you just sail over to pick up the goods? Why bother with all this?"

When Song Qi saw that the other person actually knew him, he jokingly tried to find out if he was from the Coast Guard. Nowadays, people wearing military uniforms are not necessarily soldiers.

"Hahaha, Captain Song, there's no need to be like this. Our commander's surname is Zhang, and you should have run into Captain Zhang just now. My surname is Li, and I'm Commander Zhang's adjutant. Here's my ID."

The officer smiled and took out an officer's ID and handed it over. Song Qi took it and looked through it carefully under the light of the flashlight. The ID was indeed authentic and the photo matched.

"Adjutant Li, I've really been enlightened today. You guys are here to receive the goods with your identities exposed. Do you no longer need to hide your identity when doing business like this?"

Song Qi handed the certificate back to Adjutant Li and couldn't help but ask another question out of curiosity.

"Hahaha, this is our territory. There's no need to hide it. Besides, isn't Captain Song also wearing a police uniform?"

Adjutant Li said nonchalantly that anyone who dared to engage in large-scale smuggling these days was very powerful. It was basically the same as doing normal business, except that they had to avoid the Japanese a little bit.

"Haha, that's true. Let's get started. The goods are on the ship, and I haven't seen the balance from Lieutenant Li yet!"

"It's not a good idea for Captain Song to check the balance before Director Lin comes!" Adjutant Li hesitated. If Lin Jie comes, he will definitely have to collect the balance in person. Song Qi's behavior is a bit of overstepping his authority.

"Haha, isn't Captain Zhang not here either? Our level is just right." Song Qi's meaning was very clear, that is, your level, Captain Zhang, is not high enough for Lin Jie to come out!

"Okay, Captain Zhang is inside, come with me." Adjutant Li stopped talking nonsense. Everyone came here to trade openly, and there was no need to delay making money for such a small matter of face.

Song Qi followed Adjutant Li into a small office on the dock, where they saw a middle-aged man in military uniform with the rank of colonel drinking tea on the sofa, with two guards standing behind him.

"Reporting to the commander, Director Lin has sent Captain Song here, and he wants to see the balance first." Adjutant Li stood at attention and explained the matter clearly in one concise sentence.

Song Qi looked at Adjutant Li's standard military posture and couldn't help thinking secretly: "This Li is indeed a soldier, but it's a pity that he is in the Imperial Army."

"Hahaha, everyone says Director Lin is a generous person, why did he become so nagging today? Well, Captain Song, let's take a look."

Captain Zhang teased Lin Jie, then raised his hand to signal. A guard behind him came forward, bent over the sofa, picked up a box and put it on the coffee table in front of Captain Zhang.

"Captain Song, take a look. The balance has been prepared long ago." As soon as Captain Zhang finished speaking, the guard opened the lid of the box, revealing a box full of gold bars.