Rebirth in 1958: Getting rich starts from Nanluoguxiang

Pan Xiaoen and Mu Enming have already arrived at the dock in Shanghai. They are now dressed like fishermen from the coast. They can even produce a wrinkled letter of introduction. The handwriting on it has been soaked with sweat and is not very clear.

But people always felt pity for them when they saw their attire and honest smiles. In this way, Pan Xiaoen and his companions finally made their way into Shanghai.

The two of them came to Xiaodongmen in Nanshi and ordered a bowl of wonton noodles each at a snack bar. They ate slowly. Mu Enming pretended to go to the bathroom and asked the waiter where the toilet was. He also asked for two sheets of toilet paper before leaving.

He passed by an archway, which was an archway from the Qing Dynasty, mainly used to commend chaste women. Mu Enming blew his nose and wiped it on the archway. Just like that, a small paper roll was stuffed into the gap of the archway without anyone noticing.

Mu Enming finished his work in the toilet and returned to the snack bar feeling relaxed. Pan Xiaoen looked up at him, and Mu Enming nodded slightly. Pan Xiaowen smiled and pointed at the wonton noodles.

"Eat it quickly, or it'll get cold!"

After dinner, the two of them found a small hotel. It was the same routine again, using fake letters of introduction to stay. The small hotel was converted from a public-private partnership to a state-owned one, and the management was loose. The lady who issued the ticket didn't even look at the letter of introduction. She just threw them a bunch of keys and said lazily.

"It's a four-person room. It's 10 cents per night. There's a kettle in the room, so you can get your own hot water. The toilet is on the left side of the corridor."

Pan Xiaoen took out two cents with a smile, put it on the counter, and went to the room with Mu Enming.

This hotel was too remote and there were not many people staying there, so the room that was supposed to accommodate four people became the two of them. Mu Enming went out for a walk. There was never a shortage of food and drink in this place in Shanghai. Although he didn't have a receipt, he gave the waiter two more dollars, and the waiter sold him two smoked chickens, a bag of peanuts, and two bottles of wine.

He took it back to the hotel. Pan Xiaoen had already washed up, and the two of them began to chat in low voices while drinking with their heads touching.

"Sir..."

Pan Xiaoen quickly covered Mu Enming's mouth. He came to the door, listened carefully, and gently pulled out a pistol from his waist. He suddenly opened the door, looked out, and there was no one in the corridor. Only then did he feel relieved, closed the door and returned to the table.

"Don't call me that, it'll give you away easily. From now on, you'll call me Second Brother, and I'll call you Fifth Brother. Got it?"

Mu Enming nodded, and the two began to eat and drink.

"Brother, didn't they say that the leaders of Hongsawadi would arrive on the 28th? How come we're already in Shanghai?"

Pan Xiaoen chewed peanuts and took a sip of wine. The wine was not bad. The taste of Bamboo Leaf Green was clear and refreshing, but the aftertaste was a bit strong.

"Brother, our mission has never been to deal with the leaders of that tiny place. Their country hasn't even cleaned up its own mess yet, yet they come to the mainland to seek help. Two poor guys with a weak economic foundation, what can they do?"

“So what is our mission?”

"Our mission is Jiangnan Shipyard..."

"Jiangnan Shipyard? Didn't we bomb it in 1950? I've read the information and it says that 26 ships were bombed, forcing the Jiangnan Shipyard to close for a while."

Pan Xiaoen nodded. He was a bit of a drunkard and would talk too much if he drank a little more.

"Our superiors have ordered us not to allow any of the Jiangnan Shipyard's ships to go to sea. As for the bombing of the city hall building and the assassination of the Hongshawadi leader, they were just smokescreens to deceive the public."

Mu Enming was dumbfounded. He and his group had trained hard for two months just to act as a smokescreen for others?

Pan Xiaoen smiled and pointed at Mu Enming.

"To some extent, you are all my students and my people. The reason I planned to blow up the Jiangnan Shipyard in advance was to protect them..."

Pan Xiaoen began to sigh as he spoke.

"In our line of work, no one takes our lives seriously, so we have to cherish our own lives. The superiors knew that there was a spy from the mainland in Taiwan, so they leaked this information.

Think about it, what kind of operation would require a hundred people? Such a grandiose display, do they think we're all fools? In the eyes of the higher-ups, aside from you and me, everyone else is expendable cannon fodder. If they manage to complete the mission and escape, they're lucky. If they die here, it won't be a big loss to the higher-ups. At worst, they can just recruit more from the army..."

Mu Enming was not flattered after hearing this. Instead, he shuddered. Who knew when he would become cannon fodder?

Pan Xiaoen patted his shoulder and filled his glass with wine.

"Don't cry when reading books or worry about the ancients. For those of us in this line of work, isn't it about keeping our heads in our belts at all times? We live one day at a time."

Mu Enming took a big sip of wine and drank it so quickly that he choked and tears streamed down his face.

"Then why choose me?"

"First, you're from Zhejiang Province, making you suitable for camouflage in this Jiangnan area. Second, you're a top graduate of the last artillery class at the Baoding Military Academy, having previously served as an artillery battalion commander. You're familiar with all types of artillery and are very accurate, so we chose you."

Mu Enming was not a fool either. He thought about it for a moment and then called out in a low voice.

"What do you mean? We should blow up the Jiangnan Shipyard with artillery?"

He suddenly broke out in a cold sweat. This idea was too bold.

"This plan was not thought up by us, but by the leader of the undercover team in Shanghai. At Chicken Bone Reef at the mouth of the Yangtze River, there are three sets of the most advanced coastal artillery systems, belonging to the 3789th Unit of the Songhu Water Police District.

The Jiangnan Shipyard is under their artillery coverage. The undercover here will find a way to let us sneak into the Water Police District Force. The insiders inside will assist us and use coastal artillery to permanently destroy Jiangnan.

After completing this mission, we will return to Zhoushan. Once the unrest here has subsided a bit, we will bring our men to Shanghai to cause a big disturbance. After the mission is completed, the summit will reward us handsomely."

Mu Enming was stunned. This plan was too bold, but it was highly feasible. The weakest part of the mainland's defense was the sea. There had been no naval wars in the past ten years, so people were prone to slackness.

If we really get control of these sets of coastal artillery, we can completely destroy the Jiangnan Shipyard in less than ten shots, and immediately make the new country's shipbuilding industry regress to the pre-liberation period.

"Sir, can the undercover agent let us in?"

In his anxiety, he forgot Pan Xiaoen's instructions and blurted out the word "commander".

Pan Xiaoen did not correct him, but just spoke seriously.

"The undercover agents have been arranged. Don't worry, it's foolproof."