Espionage: I became sworn brothers with Zheng Yaoxian at the beginning, and became the Seventh Broth

Chapter 138 Late Night Gift Delivery

The spring night was warm under the rising sun, and from then on, the emperor no longer held morning court.

Compared to a monarch, Ye Shaohong was far inferior, but he was still a man who held real power.

He could be considered an official, even if it was just a minor one.

He was still a darling of his superiors, so even if Ye Shaohong didn't ask for leave and occasionally slacked off or lingered in bed, no one would bother him.

Ye Shaohong slept until after 10 a.m.

When he pushed open the door and walked out, looking refreshed, Uncle Ma and his son, along with the poor mother and daughter they had brought home, had already tidied up the courtyard.

They were chatting idly by the well while washing ingredients for lunch. It seemed that with the mother and daughter moving in, Uncle Ma and his son wouldn't need to go out to buy food anymore.

It did feel somewhat like home.

"Young Master, you're up?"

"Are you hungry? There's food left for you and Miss Yu in the kitchen. You can go and have a bite if you're hungry."

Uncle Ma chuckled, his wrinkles almost disappearing, clearly pleased that Ye Shaohong had completed his transformation from boy to man.

"No need for now. It's already this late. If we eat breakfast now, how will we eat lunch?"

"Uncle Ma, could you please have someone boil some water for me?"

As he opened his mouth to respond, Ye Shaohong was also swinging his fists and arms, trying to loosen his slightly stiff body. This was his daily routine every morning.

But today's situation was different. After throwing a few simple punches, Ye Shaohong felt a tingling sensation in his shoulder.

He then remembered that he was still injured.

Ye Shaohong's expression immediately changed.

its not right.

The gunshot wound he suffered the day before yesterday, although the location of the wound wasn't serious, as it didn't hit the bone or artery, the bullet still passed through the muscle under his shoulder.

The injury was not serious; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to execute Zheng Haopeng while injured.

He was then given bandage treatment.

However, in just two short days since he was injured, his wound has already shown signs of healing.

I climbed over the wall of Huichuntang Pharmacy late last night, and after waking up this morning, I was busy moving around non-stop. Although my arm is still a little uncomfortable, it doesn't affect my mobility much anymore. "What's going on?"

"Exceptional recovery ability?"

"I transmigrated and was reborn, but I didn't awaken any cheat abilities, right? Could it be that I'm missing something?"

"I do have a cheat code, but it's not obvious. It improves my body without me even realizing it?"

After having this guess, Ye Shaohong did not show it. While Ma Bo was asking the poor mother and daughter to boil water for him, Ye Shaohong slowly walked to the sandbag hanging on the side of the courtyard.

He raised his leg and kicked out.

Ye Shaohong raised an eyebrow slightly as he watched the sandbag sway.

"Is it an illusion?"

“When I used to kick a 100-pound sandbag, it didn’t sway this much.” “I don’t have enough equipment at home, and my injuries haven’t fully healed yet, so I can’t see any specific effects. It seems I need to find an opportunity to test it out properly.”

Ye Shaohong didn't pay much attention to issues that couldn't be confirmed yet; he simply noticed the suspicious point and kept it in mind for the time being.

After the poor mother and daughter had prepared hot water for him, Ye Shaohong had them bring the hot water and bathtub into his room.

Yu Manli is still asleep inside.

It was also because his fighting strength was too strong, and Yu Manli had suffered too much torture in Nancheng Prison, making her body too weak.

That's why we're in this situation now.

Therefore, Ye Shaohong was also considering not to arrange anything for Yu Manli for the time being, but to find an experienced traditional Chinese medicine doctor to help her recuperate.

Now that Yu Manli is with him, regardless of whether they have feelings for each other, Ye Shaohong still needs to take care of her.

And so, the family got busy.

Yu Manli didn't come out of her room until lunch was ready, and you could clearly see a hint of shyness on her face.

When facing Ye Shaohong, Yu Manli's eyes showed not only reproach but also a touch of tenderness.

Ma Bo had been secretly observing from the sidelines.

Seeing this scene, he smiled happily again, and at the same time, he brought up the matter of preparing to set off back to Shancheng with Ye Shaohong.

Ye Shaohong had been thinking about this too. Since he had nothing to do today, he decided to go to the street to buy some gifts for his grandfather, parents, elder sister, and younger sister.

We should also prepare some new clothes, jewelry, rouge, and other things for young ladies for Yu Manli.

So after lunch, instead of going to work at the Bureau of Survey and Statistics, he took Yu Manli and the others with him and left home. While passing a phone booth on the street, Ye Shaohong made a few calls to the Bureau of Survey and Statistics.

He first asked Zheng Yaoxian for leave, and then had someone call Li Yunlong over to inquire about the situation in the group.

Has anything unexpected happened?

The outcome was calm.

If there was anything unexpected, it was that Zhuang Yifan returned with his men.

He had already raided the home of the deputy director of the Nancheng Police Station. The loot was certainly not as much as that of Liu Fei, the director, but it was still quite substantial.

After all the calculations, it amounted to approximately 30,000 silver dollars.

Moreover, this person had a unique characteristic: he had a shrew in his family, so he did not take any concubines, and he was not interested in jewelry, jade, or antique ornaments.

Aside from a house and two shops, the remaining 30,000 silver dollars were all readily available cash, including US dollars, British pounds, gold bars, silver dollars, and over 1,000 Japanese yen.

"JPY?"

"This thing isn't very valuable for investment. Few people in Jinling City use it. How come the deputy director has one in his home?"

"Interrogate him. Even if you beat him to death, you must find out the truth about this matter."

After hanging up the call with Li Yunlong, Ye Shaohong thought about it again, but still couldn't come up with a suitable idea.

So I'll just leave this issue to myself for now.

On the contrary, the 30,000 silver dollars seized from the house, as well as the valuables that Zhuang Yifan delivered to the house a few days ago, need to be dealt with as soon as possible.

With the departure of Uncle Ma and his son, his rented courtyard was left unguarded. If Ye Shaohong went to work and his house was burgled by thieves who stole all his money, it would be a real joke.

"Well, I'm free tonight, so I might as well go visit Director Xu and Section Chief Zheng."

"Have you understood all these finishing touches?"

Once he made up his mind, Ye Shaohong stopped overthinking and started working on the street with Yu Manli, Ma Bo, and the others.

They spent the entire afternoon exploring almost all the bustling areas of Jinling City. In addition to the gifts they prepared for their grandfather, parents, elder sister, and younger sister, Ye Shaohong also bought Yu Manli several sets of clothes and daily necessities.

Ye Shaohong didn't even overlook the Ma family, father and son, or the poor mother and daughter.

Everyone bought some things, more or less.

They didn't go home that night, but instead had a feast at a restaurant outside, as a way of celebrating together.

When it got dark, Ye Shaohong called the Bureau of Survey and Statistics again. He first had someone send him a car, and then asked if Director Xu Baichuan and Section Chief Zheng Yaoxian had finished get off work and where their home addresses were.

After finding out the details, Ye Shaohong got busy that evening.

He drove a vehicle temporarily borrowed from the Bureau of Survey and Statistics, carrying carefully packed antiques, jade artifacts, and jewelry, and began his visit.

Xu Baichuan had a penchant for pretentious refinement, and he also had a domineering wife at home, so the gifts Ye Shaohong gave him were not many, including US dollars, British pounds, gold bars, or silver dollars.

They gave away a lot of antiques, jade artifacts, and jewelry.

Several of the treasures caught Xu Baichuan's eye, and he couldn't help but praise Ye Shaohong repeatedly.

His wife was also astonished by Ye Shaohong's extravagant spending.

He kept praising her and even asked about Ye Shaohong's marriage, wanting to introduce him to a beautiful woman from his own clan.

Ye Shaohong dared not accept this.

Xu Baichuan is already cunning enough, yet he was still subdued by this lady. If Ye Shaohong also recruits her clansmen, coupled with the difference in their positions, will he have any chance of survival in the future?

Ye Shaohong could only invoke his father's name, claiming that he couldn't make the decision on this matter either.

Xu Baichuan had read Ye Shaohong's information and was roughly aware of the prestige and influence of the Ye family patriarch, so he certainly couldn't afford to offend him easily.

Therefore, Xu Baichuan, unusually, became tough in front of his wife.

He sternly reprimanded her for continuing to speak, and then proceeded to introduce his niece to Ye Shaohong's wife.

Xu Baichuan's rebuke surprised Madam Xu.

However, this woman was also clever. Regardless of who had a higher or lower status between the two of them at home, that was a matter behind closed doors. In front of outsiders, Madam Xu still gave Xu Baichuan a lot of face.

After exchanging a few more words under some pretext, Mrs. Xu took her jewelry and left.

Xu Baichuan then talked with Ye Shaohong for more than half an hour.

He mentioned the success of today's fishing plan. After yesterday's encirclement and suppression, the second operation, after careful planning, was successfully carried out in an ambush at a restaurant, where three Japanese spies who were preparing to assassinate the fake Ye Shaohong were killed.

The only pity was that the Japanese spies were much more cautious this time. Of the five people who were supposed to carry out the assassination mission, two of them managed to escape.

It can be said that it was not a complete success.

Then Xu Baichuan asked Ye Shaohong about the health of the Ye family patriarch.

When Xu Baichuan heard that the entire Ye family had moved from their ancestral home in Fenghua, Zhejiang Province, to a mountain city in the rear, he was very surprised.

He asked Ye Shaohong why the Ye family made this choice.

Ye Shaohong didn't hide anything; he told Xu Baichuan frankly that he wasn't optimistic about the upcoming Sino-Japanese War.

Shanghai and Nanjing could both fall.

The same applies to Fenghua in Zhejiang Province.

Since they wanted to evacuate from the rear, they might as well be more decisive, which is why the Ye family chose to move the entire clan to the mountain city.

Xu Baichuan immediately fell silent after hearing this.

Clearly, Xu Baichuan had taken Ye Shaohong's words to heart. If Xu Baichuan hadn't paid much attention to Ye Shaohong's opinions at first, then this frenzied assassination attempt by Japanese spies had made Xu Baichuan much more cautious about Ye Shaohong.

The fact that Japanese spies could be so brazen can only mean one thing.

Ye Shaohong's book must have revealed some of their hidden secrets, and perhaps he really guessed the Japanese military's thoughts.

In this situation, the Ye family's choice may seem overly cautious, but it is actually a good one.

"Looks like we need to prepare an escape route in advance!"