In the early morning, birds chirped incessantly in the woods outside the villa halfway up the mountain.

In a pavilion nearby, an old man was sitting on a stone bench drinking porridge, with a few plates of pickles on the stone table.

Yu Shuinong stood beside him, bent over, reporting on the failure of the Blue Shirts Society's Jinling Station's rescue operation against Liu Yun last night.

"...The Japanese pirates are well prepared. The people at Jinling Station know where Liu Yun is being held, but they simply have no good way to rescue her. Last night's operation failed, resulting in the loss of nine elite soldiers. If the others hadn't retreated in time, they would have been completely wiped out. Teacher, please advise us on what to do next!"

The old man drank the porridge and ate the pickles slowly, without any hurry.

A few minutes later, after finishing a bowl of porridge, the old man put down his chopsticks and the waiter next to him immediately handed him a napkin.

The old man took the napkin, wiped his mouth and asked, "How is Commander Chen doing?"

Yu Shuinong quickly replied, "I don't see anything unusual, but the Japs have blatantly sent people to contact Commander Chen in broad daylight. So far, Commander Chen hasn't seen the people sent by the Japs, but he hasn't driven them away, let alone arrested them."

The old man threw his napkin on the stone table and said, "Can't you see that Commander Chen is buying time for you?"

"The students have noticed it, but I'm afraid that we can't rescue Miss Chen using conventional means. I have an idea, but I don't know if it is feasible," Yu Shuinong said carefully.

The old man raised his hand: "Tell me about it!"

"Yes!" Yu Shuinong responded, then hesitated for a moment before gritting his teeth and saying, "I want to ask Higanbana for help. This man's methods are unpredictable. Since he was able to sneak into the lady's... boudoir... he should also be able to sneak into the Jinling Nanshan Villa and rescue Liu Yun. However, Higanbana doesn't listen to my instructions now. If I give him the order to rescue someone, I don't know if he will accept it."

A staff member brought a cup of tea. The old man took it, opened the lid, blew off the foam, thought for a moment, and said, "You can give it a try. No matter who you are, everyone has their own preferences. No matter who you are, everyone has a price. If he doesn't agree, it means your price is not enough!"

"Teacher, do you mean to agree that students should ask Higanbana for help?" Yu Shuinong asked with wide eyes.

He originally thought that it would take some time to convince the old man to agree to this matter. After all, the fact that Higanbana had sneaked into the lady's boudoir was too bold. The old man must hate that guy to death and might not agree to this matter.

I didn't expect the old man to agree so easily and even gave me a solution.

The old man took a sip of tea, looked up at Yu Shuinong, and asked, "Do you think I would not use him because of that incident? I can still distinguish between personal grudges and the future of the country!"

"Commander Chen is a person of great importance and cannot afford to make any mistakes. You must reassure him as soon as possible!"

"I understand! It's just a matter of what price to offer him... Please draw a bottom line for us," said Yu Shuinong.

The old man pondered for a few seconds before making a decision. "As for honors... you have the right to promise anything up to the Blue Sky and White Sun Medal. His rank was captain before, right? You can promise to promote him to major if the operation is successful this time. As for the money involved in the mystery case, anything under 100,000 is up to you!"

After listening to this, Yu Shuinong bent down and said, "Yes, if the teacher has nothing else to tell you, I will take my leave first!"

The old man waved his hand, and Yu Shuinong immediately turned and left.

After returning to the Blue Shirts Society headquarters, Yu Shuinong immediately called the chief secretary Wu Fengchao.

"Yuzuo, are you looking for me?" Wu Fengchao quickly rushed to the office.

Yu Shuinong said to him: "Send a message to the Higanbana team and ask Higanbana to call me personally."

"Ah? Let him call you personally? Isn't he in Shanghai? How can he call your office from Shanghai?" Wu Fengchao asked with some confusion.

Yu Shuinong sneered, "Humph, who told you that the red spider lily must be in Shanghai? Who told you that if the red spider lily is in Shanghai, it can't call my office?"

"How is this possible? There is no telephone line between the Japanese-occupied area and ours. How could he call in?" Wu Fengchao was so shocked that his eyes almost popped out.

Yu Shuinong waved his hand. He didn't want to say anything more to Wu Fengchao. "Go send the message!"

"There are still 12 hours until the next message to the Higanbana team. This message can only be sent at 9 o'clock tonight!"

In an apartment building in the Shanghai Concession.

Ai Cao lay on Zhang Yunhe like a puddle of mud, breathing slightly, his whole body soaked with sweat.

Compared with Liu Huilan and Azhen, Zhang Yunhe thinks Ai Cao is much bolder and more proactive. This girl is a hot pepper. She is the type who dares to love and hate. Once she falls in love, she will be devoted to it.

In just these few days, he has fully felt her uniqueness.

Zhang Yunhe patted her smooth back and said, "Bring the cigarettes and lighter from the bedside table."

Ai Cao really had no strength left and didn't want to move at all, but after hearing what Zhang Yunhe said, he struggled to get up, took the cigarette and lighter, put a cigarette in his mouth, and lit it with the lighter.

Zhang Yunhe smoked a cigarette and enjoyed the woman's service. This feeling can be described in three words - it's so cool.

After lighting the cigarette, Ai Cao continued to lie on him, thought for a moment and said, "Brother, the decoration of the floor has been progressing very quickly these days. I estimate that it will be completed in another 5 days, and we can open for business in 10 days at most!"

"So fast?" Zhang Yunhe said.

"Of course. Sister Xiaomai and I take turns watching the carpenters work in the shop every day. They don't dare to slack off! It's just that those gang members come to cause trouble from time to time and clamor for protection money. It's so annoying. Some of them are even scoundrels and try to take advantage of others!"

Zhang Yunhe said after hearing this: "Don't worry, I will ask someone to tell them, and no one will dare to cause trouble in the teahouse again."

After coming out of the apartment, Zhang Yunhe got in the car and used a virtual dial to call Zhang Yaolin's home.

The call was quickly connected. "Hello, Zhang Gongguan"

"Let Zhang Yaolin answer the phone!"

When the person who answered the phone heard Zhang Yunhe calling out Zhang Yaolin's order in a rather loud tone, he did not dare to be negligent and quickly went to report to Zhang Yaolin.

Zhang Yaolin's voice soon came from the phone: "Hello, this is Zhang Yaolin"

"Boss Zhang, how dare you send people to Ziyunxuan Teahouse to collect protection fees? Do you fucking want to die?" Zhang Yunhe asked in a grim tone.

Hearing this voice, Zhang Yaolin on the other end of the phone couldn't help but feel a chill running from the soles of his feet to the top of his head. "Who the hell are you? How dare you scare your master Zhang?"

"Hehe, think about how Ji Yun and Wu Liubao died, and you'll know who I am. Immediately chop off the paws of those bastards who've been hanging around Ziyunxuan Teahouse and extorting money these days. Otherwise, I'll chop off your dog heads and hang them on top of the Grand Clock Tower!"

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