You were asked to keep a low profile and lie low, so you became the chief of a special high-tech dep

It seems that I can only sneak out at night to send a telegram to the Ministry of National Defense.

Liu Mei thought this in her heart and started to busy herself with hotel affairs again.

According to the plan, Li Qun boldly changed the approach of entering each village one by one, and instead brought his men directly to Zhaoqing County.

He ordered He Tianfeng to investigate the former county magistrate of the Nationalist government and the specific circumstances of his team members, and to arrest any former county government staff members they found.

So He Tianfeng dispatched all the spies to the grassroots, and Zhaoqing County immediately fell into chaos.

After several hours of investigation, the situation became generally clear.

The county-level official had fled long ago and disappeared without a trace. The only person found was the deputy director of the police station, Jiang Ping, but he did not follow him because of his old age.

Unexpectedly, although the Japanese attacked, they only stayed in the county town for a few days. Due to the tense war situation, they left again.

So, relying on his original status, he gathered forty or fifty of his former subordinates and lived the life of a king in Zhaoqing County.

But when he heard that the Japanese and the people from No. 76 suddenly came to the county town today, he wanted to run away in a hurry, but was caught by the agents from No. 76.

"Go! Our secretary general wants to see you!" He Tianfeng looked at Jiang Ping and ordered.

Jiang Ping dared not resist and could only be taken to the county government lobby by He Tianfeng.

"Don't be afraid! I'm just asking you, are you in charge of the county town now?"

Li Qun looked at Jiang Ping and asked.

"Report to the Secretary General! How dare I manage the county town privately? I just want to make a living and earn a little money. Please investigate!"

Jiang Ping was so scared that he turned around and trembled, watching Li Qun desperately defending himself.

When Li Qun heard this, he couldn't help but feel happy. A deputy director was qualified to be the county magistrate. He didn't need any talent. As long as he could extort money and food from the people for the Japanese and catch anti-Japanese elements, that would be enough.

"I don't need to investigate. I'm here just to ask you, are you willing to serve the Imperial Japanese Army as the county magistrate of Zhaoqing County?"

Li Qun asked openly.

Hearing this, Jiang Ping couldn't help but stand there in shock!

Being the county magistrate? Damn it, is it because I am old, my ears are not working well, or I heard it wrongly? How can such a good thing happen in the world? Isn't this pie in the sky?

Therefore, Jiang Ping could only ask again tremblingly:

"Secretary General! What did you just say? I didn't hear it clearly!"

"Let me ask you, are you willing to serve the Japanese as the county magistrate of Zhaoqing?"

Li Qun spoke again.

"Ah? There is such a thing? What are the conditions?" Jiang Ping asked in disbelief.

Li Qun patiently explained it to Jiang Ping again, and then said:

"In fact, this is a piece of cake for you. You don't have to put in any effort at all. You can just sit here and eat delicious food and drink spicy drinks."

"Report to the Secretary General! Although I, Jiang Ping, am old, I am still willing to serve the Imperial Japanese Army and guarantee to complete all tasks assigned by the Secretary General."

After Jiang Ping was sure that he was not dreaming, he expressed his determination to Li Qun.

Upon hearing this, Li Qun looked at Xiongchuan Dahui, who just nodded without saying anything.

He knew that these people were all unreliable and were just temporary tools. When they were no longer needed, he could kill them or kick them at will. Now they were just being used.

Seeing that Xiongchuan Daihui was indifferent, Li Qun spoke again:

"Well, then! Now I ask you, are there any anti-Japanese elements in the county? This is fundamentally related to whether your position as county magistrate is stable. You can't tolerate them."

"I know! However, I really don't know the specific situation of the anti-Japanese elements. Secretary-General, please give me some time. I will definitely thoroughly investigate the anti-Japanese elements in Zhaoqing County."

Jiang Ping assured again.

"In that case, you should take Captain He Tianfeng with you to the county town to look for any traces of anti-Japanese elements. If there are any, arrest them now. If not, these people will be your focus in the future. Then, confiscate the public grain in the county town. Captain He Tianfeng will explain the specific methods to you."

Li Qun looked at Jiang Ping and made arrangements.

"Yes, yes, yes! Everything will be arranged by Captain He!" Jiang Ping nodded and bowed to Li Qun. Then he followed He Tianfeng and left the county government office.

Jiang Ping took He Tianfeng around the county town, but they didn't catch any anti-Japanese elements. He Tianfeng couldn't help wondering what was going on. If they couldn't catch any anti-Japanese elements in the countryside and towns, it would be understandable, but if they couldn't catch any anti-Japanese elements in the county town, it would be a bit unreasonable.

Shouldn't the anti-Japanese elements all be hiding in the county town?

However, since he hadn't caught anyone, there was nothing he could do. As long as Li Qun didn't hold him accountable, he would just let it go and conduct a thorough investigation when he had time later.

So He Tianfeng asked Jiang Ping to lead the team to collect grain and taxes from every household.

"Director Jiang! Didn't we just pay the tax? Why are you here to collect taxes and grain again?"

Tao Siran, the cloth shop owner, asked angrily:

"I have no choice. I just became the county magistrate of the Japanese and I received the task of collecting grain and money."

"What? You became the county magistrate of the Japanese? How come we didn't know?" Tao Siran asked in shock.

"Don't say you don't know. Even I am still dreaming about it. However, I have a mission to accomplish and I dare not not do it!"

Tao Siran looked embarrassed. While he was talking, his eyes were secretly looking at He Tianfeng.

"Tao Siran is the newly appointed county magistrate of the Imperial Japanese Army. He is collecting grain and taxes on behalf of the Empire of Japan. No one is allowed to disobey, otherwise they will be shot on the spot."

He Tianfeng looked at Tao Siran and said without any negotiation.

Upon hearing this, Tao Siran suppressed his anger and looked at Jiang Ping and asked:

"But, Director Jiang! No! County Magistrate Jiang! We have already paid, you know that, you can't ask us to pay twice, right?"

When He Tianfeng heard this, he realized that the situation was the same as that in Liancheng Town, so he cursed without hesitation:

"Stop talking nonsense! This is the Great Japanese Empire collecting grain and taxes. It has nothing to do with the past. Don't quibble. Hand over the grain and taxes immediately. Otherwise, you will be treated as resisting payment."

"No! Sir! It's not easy for us either. Can you delay it by half a month or forty? You should at least give us a break, right?"

Tao Siran looked at He Tianfeng and explained again.