Spy Wars: I have space, but I choose to work alone

Ma Liang bowed and said to Mrs. Zhang:

"Thank you, Mrs. Zhang. Well, I didn't have any inspiration recently, so I went to the countryside to collect inspiration. Well, I'll treat Mrs. Zhang and her family to dinner tonight at Jufu Restaurant."

When Mrs. Zhang heard that Ma Liang had gone to the countryside to collect folk songs, she immediately spat in her heart. But when she saw that Ma Liang, a grown man, looked cowardly all day long, she couldn't help but feel a sense of superiority.

"What do you mean by going to the countryside to collect folk songs? It's obvious that they were frightened by the gunfire in Shanghai some time ago, so they ran to the countryside to hide! You are so tall, but you are not as brave as a woman like me."

However, after hearing that Wu Wonang was somewhat worldly-wise, he knew to treat his entire family to dinner at the upscale Jufu Restaurant.

Mrs. Zhang pretended to be reserved, but her eyes were full of smiles, and she kept saying:

"We are all neighbors, we should just help each other out. No need to treat us to a meal!..."

If a young man is really honest, he will take it seriously. But how can an agent like Ma Liang not understand things? Ma Liang immediately interrupted Mrs. Zhang and said manly:

"See you at Jufulou tonight at six o'clock! Mrs. Zhang and her whole family must be present!"

After saying that, he pushed open the door and walked into the house he hadn't lived in for more than two months and started to do some simple cleaning.

Not long after Ma Liang entered, there was a knock on the door, followed by the cheerful voices of Mrs. Zhang's two children:

"Uncle Wu, open the door quickly! We've got something to bring you!"

Ma Liang, who appeared at the side of the door at some point, put away the loaded MP38 in his hand, and opened the door with a smile.

When she saw Ma Liang, the older girl put her hands behind her back with a mischievous and mysterious look on her face.

The younger boy, wearing overalls, also followed his sister's example and put his hands behind his back, trying to keep a straight face and act mysterious, but his chubby face was full of smiles.

This rare and heartwarming moment was so intense that even the cold-blooded agent Ma Liang couldn't bear to interrupt it. He lowered his head and waited for the lovely brother and sister to surprise him.

"Dangdangdang~~~"

The elder sister took out a piece of exquisitely framed red paper from behind her like she was presenting a treasure, while the younger brother held a small jar of paste in his hand.

"Mom said Uncle Wu just came back from the countryside, and there must be no portrait of Grandpa Yasha hanging in the house, so she asked me to bring one to Uncle Wu."

When Ma Liang saw it, he exclaimed in his heart, what a great guy.

Ma Liang had also seen the old woman worshiping the Yaksha at first. At that time, the Yaksha was just a humanoid creature with a ghost face, like a slightly larger pendant in the hands of the King of Hell in the statue of the King of Hell.

Now the Yaksha statue that the brother and sister sent over was so exquisite and complicated that the Yaksha’s ghost face took up two-thirds of the space, and the statue of the King of Hell was squeezed into the corner.

Seeing that Ma Liang hadn't said anything, the elder sister took the initiative to explain:

"Uncle Wu, now everyone in Shanghai has a picture of Yaksha Grandpa on their door. It works wonders! You don't have one at home, so be careful that the Japanese invaders can't get into your house."

Ma Liang was speechless. He had accidentally become a door god.

He smiled helplessly, hugged the little boy, and laughed with the brother and sister to put up the Yaksha door god statue.

Mrs. Zhang, who had been watching this scene from a distance, also smiled and sighed in her heart:

"Mr. Wu is a good man, but he is a bit cowardly!"

After pasting the Yaksha statue, Ma Liang magically took out a handful of fruit hard candies unique to this era from his trouser pocket, and the two siblings were so happy that they were grinning.

After personally sending the lovely brother and sister back, Ma Liang continued to clean up.

Soon, he saw that it was already past five o'clock. Ma Liang tidied himself in front of the mirror and changed his clothes.

They came to Jufu Restaurant, ordered a high-quality banquet for 5 dollars, and then went to the door of the restaurant to wait for Mrs. Zhang and her family.

As Ma Liang expected, Mrs. Zhang and her family soon arrived in their best attire, with Zhang Yiping even wearing a police uniform.

With Ma Liang's deliberate flattery, the atmosphere at the banquet was very harmonious.

Finally, after Ma Liang gave Officer Zhang's two children a "red envelope" totaling fifty yuan, the relationship between Ma Liang and Officer Zhang Yiping's family was taken to a higher level. The group walked home talking and laughing, attracting the attention of the neighbors.

Although Zhang Yiping is not a bad person, it is inevitable that police officers will take bribes in this era.

In fact, Zhang Yiping played the role of collecting protection fees near his home, maintaining the relative safety of nearby neighbors in this chaotic world.

Or there is a single man like Ma Liang who lives alone and doesn't seem to have any background.

In Shanghai, countless gang members, fake police, and white-collar gangs will target you, and troubles like extortion are inevitable.

This is also an important reason why Ma Liang would spend his energy to maintain his relationship with Zhang Yiping, a small police chief. Many times, even if you don't look for trouble, trouble will come to you.

With the help of the fake policeman Zhang Yiping, Ma Liang can save himself a lot of trouble!

While Ma Liang was busy maintaining his disguised identity, the Japanese troops on the Ezhou front were not idle.

In the situation where the Japanese army was temporarily unable to launch a large-scale offensive on the ground, in order to undermine the morale of the National Army, it used its air superiority to organize bombers to frequently carry out air strikes on Ezhou.

Thanks to Ma Liang’s last experience of sneaking into the Japanese arsenal and stealing some munitions, he also directly blew up the large arsenal.

In addition to a large number of army weapons, that large arsenal also contained a large number of aircraft parts, aerial bombs, and aviation fuel that had just been unloaded from the ship.

Therefore, the intensity of the Japanese air raids on Ezhou was not as strong as before, and the Japanese army's sustained offensive capability was affected to a certain extent.

Inside the Wangjiadun Airport in Ezhou, in a semi-underground building guarded by the National Army’s military police.

More than a dozen people were working intensively, the sound of the radio ticking could be heard incessantly, and a huge Ezhou air situation warning map was placed in the center.

Several capable young staff officers are constantly adjusting the number and positions of various types of aircraft models on the map based on the notes in their hands.

The atmosphere is mysterious and tense!

A lieutenant colonel of the Military Intelligence Bureau was giving a speech to several air combat professionals assigned by the Air Force Department:

"Welcome to the Second Logistics Section of the Air Force. You can only enter here with the guarantee of your superiors and your entire family's lives! I believe in your loyalty, but I still want to emphasize a few points. Don't ask what you shouldn't ask, don't say what you shouldn't say, and all eating, drinking, defecating and urinating can only be solved here!"

"If there is a leak, you and your superior's entire family will be implicated!"

At this moment, a female telegraph operator, holding up the telegram she had just translated, shouted loudly:

"Report, level one air situation!"

Instantly, everyone in the space looked at her. A young staff officer walked over and took the note. His face changed drastically and he shouted:

"The Japanese army took off from Wuhu Airport in Jinling, with 38 bombers, covered by 70 Mitsubishi Type 96 fighters, and flew straight to Yichang!"