Movie Variety Show: Starting from a New World

With the capture of Lu Shaohua and Bai Baoshan, Wei Shang's work on this side finally came to an end, and the commendation from Beiping followed.

Although Wei Shang wasn't promoted to a higher position, he did take a small step forward and became the executive deputy director of Dongguang.

In addition to supervising intelligence and Mingzhu, he also assigned security to Wei Shang for oversight. Previously, Wei Shang instructed Shi Yong to do things indirectly, but now he has become Shi Yong's direct supervisor.

However, just as Wei Shang was riding high, Mingzhu was facing her final test.

As 97 approached and the date of Mingzhu's return drew closer, things on Mingzhu's side became increasingly strange.

Knowing that the pearl would be returned soon, how could John Bull allow the handover to proceed smoothly? So he began a series of maneuvers involving the pearl.

“Seventeen, this is the unusual behavior of the Mingzhu government recently,” Lian Cuihua said, handing a file folder to Wei Shang.

After Wei Shang took it, he immediately began to examine it carefully.

Firstly, the conduct of certain social groups in Mingzhu has been further relaxed.

However, this wasn't a difficult problem for Wei Shang at all. Because the overpass would keep things under control, the other large and small gangs in Mingzhu developed very slowly and lacked momentum!

Wei Shang glanced at it briefly and didn't take it to heart at all.

The second page, however, truly moved Wei Shang. "Uncle Lian, is everything written here true?" Wei Shang asked, his face somewhat grim.

“That’s right, it’s definitely true. According to the intelligence I’ve gathered, there are not only people involved, but also the routes of the operation!” Lian Cuihua said.

"These white pigs are really good at scheming!" A cold glint flashed in Wei Shang's eyes.

"Actually, this is nothing. It's understandable that they were acting in their own national interests. But those locals who cooperated are even more hateful. For a little bit of profit, they forgot their roots and ancestors! What's the difference between them and the traitors from before?" Lian Cuihua said with resentment.

Although Lian Cuihua was a hoodlum, he didn't become a traitor when the Japanese were in power. He never expected that now that the country is strong, there would still be people doing such things.

“In recent years, this has affected almost all of Mingzhu’s grassroots organizations. Some people have really forgotten who they are after a few good days!” Wei Shang said.

"What are you planning to do? Should we inform your father about these things and let him make a decision? After all, too many people have been involved in these past few years, not only at the bottom, but also at the middle and upper levels! Especially their political department, although it has been disbanded, it has already infiltrated various departments of the police force. Do they want to eradicate them all? Or should they eradicate them slowly in the future? I'm afraid that in the meantime, they might recruit a lot of people, which would be difficult to handle. And the other departments are all using the same tactics!" Lian Cuihua said with some concern.

“We really need to inform my father about this. After all, this is a huge project that we can’t do on our own. We need my father’s orders!” Wei Shang said helplessly, gritting his teeth.

“Alright, take these documents back with you and let your father confirm how to proceed with this matter! But it has to be done as soon as possible, otherwise I’m afraid it will be difficult if they find out and adjust the plan!” Lian Cuihua said.

"Uncle Lian, how did you get this thing? Even the locals can't decide on this, so it must be a local plan, right?" Wei Shang asked curiously.

"Haha, although this was planned by them, unfortunately the intelligence department of the United States found out about it. For some reason, the United States wanted to obtain such intelligence, so they bribed a British agent. When the two sides were trading in Mingzhu, Lian Hu ran into them, so he asked a master thief he kept at home to make a copy of the document. At the time, he was just curious about what the two were secretly trading. He never expected that such a big scandal would emerge in the past few years!" Lian Cuihua said with a loud laugh.

"Where did they make their deal that my second uncle ran into?" Wei Shang asked, his face full of curiosity.

"Don't even mention you, I never expected it either! They actually traded at the Jockey Club! Ever since your second uncle came to Mingzhu, he's been a huge fan of horse racing, and he goes to the Jockey Club to watch the games whenever he has free time. And the two of them did the transaction right there in public, exchanging money for goods." Lian Cuihua said with a loud laugh.

Wei Shang wasn't surprised to hear this. In crowded places, it's actually easier to trade things, especially things like exchanging documents, which can be done with just two suitcases.

"Second Uncle doesn't think the two of them are trading counterfeit money, does he?" Wei Shang asked curiously.

“That’s right. Your second uncle initially thought they were trading the circuit boards for US dollars. After all, if they could really get their hands on them, it would be a huge source of income! That’s why he had them stolen. But there were no circuit boards inside, only these documents. However, all of these are copies. I had someone send the originals back. The intelligence agencies of the U.S. are really troublesome!” Lian Cuihua said.

"Okay, then I'll go back and discuss this with my dad to see what to do about it!" Wei Shang packed his things into his briefcase and left Mingzhu. After arriving in the special zone, he took a plane back to Beiping.

"Heh, all John Bull can do is resort to these low-down tricks!" Zhao Cheng commented after seeing the documents Wei Shang brought back.

After all, John Bull did something similar several times in later generations, but to no avail; Mingzhu remained our Mingzhu.

"Send these materials to your Uncle Wang, and he'll know what to do. You don't need to worry about the rest, but you must take action first regarding the gangs! Especially the East Star Society. Their main force is in Windmill Country, and Pearl is just a branch. But this Camel dares to be John Bull's dog, so there's no need to keep him around. Get rid of him as soon as possible!" Zhao Cheng said.

"Father, should we clear them out? Won't that cause social unrest? After all, there are quite a few Dongxing people in Mingzhu!" Wei Shang asked curiously.

“You’re getting too caught up in appearances. If you’ve already purged all the top brass of Tung Sing, why bother purging the lower-level members? But you can’t let the Sky Bridge Society handle this alone. You can find a few other large gangs to do it together, and leave the territory to them!” Zhao Cheng said with a smile.

"What about other aspects? Especially the police force, which is the only armed force in Mingzhu!" Wei Shang asked.

“Hehe, you don’t need to worry about the police force. I believe Fatty Wong and Raymond will handle it. Besides, the time for Mingzhu’s return is approaching, so we can legitimately send people over to pave the way! When the time comes, let Fatty Wong be the first Commissioner of Police. You give him the list, and he will naturally know what to do!” Zhao Cheng said.