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

Chapter 147 Li Yunlong in Action

Xiao Zhengguo is hospitalized again?

Upon hearing this news, Ye Shaohong was a little stunned. Hadn't he already been discharged from the hospital yesterday during the execution at Yuhuatai?

Although he still uses crutches and looks a bit dejected, he has improved after all.

How come this unfortunate kid is back in jail again in just one day?

"Tell me what happened!"

"Was he shot again?"

Ye Shaohong was curious, but without thinking much about it, he casually asked a question.

"He was indeed shot." "But this time is different from the last; this time he was shot in the buttocks!"

Zhuang Yifan tried to hold back, but in the end he couldn't help it and burst out laughing as soon as he finished speaking.

"butt?"

"This... Xiao Zhengguo is really unlucky."

Ye Shaohong wanted to laugh, but he couldn't. No matter what, Xiao Zhengguo didn't need to attend yesterday's execution at Yuhuatai.

It was Ye Shaohong who personally selected Xiao Zhengguo to take his place and participate in the operation.

Now that someone else is in trouble, and he's taking the blame for them, if Ye Shaohong were to join in the fun like Zhuang Yifan, that would really be going too far.

Thinking of this, Ye Shaohong immediately stood up.

He wanted to visit Xiao Zhengguo at the medical room.

But just as he took that step, he gave up. It wasn't that Ye Shaohong was indecisive; he suddenly realized that it wasn't appropriate for him to go.

Xiao Zhengguo was injured twice because of Ye Shaohong. Even if there were reasons for it, it is an indisputable fact. Under such circumstances, it is unlikely that Xiao Zhengguo would feel good if Ye Shaohong visited him in the hospital.

Ye Shaohong should also consider other people's thoughts.

"Forget it, I won't go."

He sat back down in his chair, reached out and opened the drawer beside him, and took out the envelope that Zhao Jianzhi had just given him.

After opening it, he counted out five hundred and fifty dollars and tossed it in front of Zhuang Yifan.

"Take it!"

"Go out and buy some cigarettes, alcohol, canned goods, fruit, and cooked food, and go check on Captain Xiao Zhengguo for me."

"Give him this five hundred dollars and say it's a gift from me." Zhuang Yifan's eyes widened as he looked at the thick stack of colorful banknotes on the table. He opened his mouth wide and swallowed hard.

Five hundred dollars?

"Team leader, you've really gone all out."

"If I had known your reward would be so generous, I would have volunteered for yesterday's mission."

This isn't just Zhuang Yifan exaggerating; Ye Shaohong really gave him too much.

It was early 1937, and the Second Battle of Shanghai had not yet officially begun, so the value of the US dollar had not yet reached its peak during World War II.

Even so, one US dollar can still be exchanged for four silver dollars.

In present-day Nanjing, one silver dollar can buy 30 jin of rice or seven or eight jin of pork.

Five hundred US dollars is two thousand dollars! You could buy a house or land with that money.

"Okay."

"If you want to participate, I'll arrange for you to participate in any more dangerous missions like this in the future."

"But let me make this clear first. Captain Xiao was injured again while still recovering from his injuries. He took the blame for me, which is why I gave him such a generous reward."

“Under other circumstances, the reward wouldn’t be this generous.”

Ye Shaohong smiled. Since there was no urgent official business at the moment, he was willing to joke around with his close subordinates.

"what?"

"That's it."

"Team leader, you should give this opportunity to make a name for yourself to Yunlong and Zhengguo. My little body can't handle it."

Zhuang Yifan's face stiffened, and he immediately regretted it. "You're still small-statured?"

Looking at Zhuang Yifan's towering physique of 1.89 meters and his muscular build, Ye Shaohong couldn't help but roll his eyes.

After exchanging a few more words, Zhuang Yifan picked up the US dollars on the table and left happily.

Even though Ye Shaohong didn't say anything, Zhuang Yifan wasn't stupid.

The money on this table is definitely more than five hundred dollars.

Even if we followed Ye Shaohong's instructions and bought cigarettes, alcohol, canned goods, cooked food, and fruit, there would still be plenty left over.

This is the reward the team leader gave him for his hard work.

It's a pretty good job, actually.

After Zhuang Yifan left, Ye Shaohong fell into deep thought.

He was thinking about a question.

Am I incompatible with Xiao Zhengguo? We've only known each other for two or three days, and Xiao Zhengguo has already been injured twice. The odds seem a bit too high.

But Ye Shaohong was actually quite reluctant to let Xiao Zhengguo go.

Regardless of Xiao Zhengguo's abilities, Ye Shaohong cannot easily give up on the numerous characters and events that can be involved behind him.

Most importantly, he has not yet received news of "Lion" Yu Shunnian's escape.

He had to keep Xiao Zhengguo by his side.

"I wonder if Lu Hanqing has passed the message out."

"I can't go and ask about the situation yet."

"We can only wait for news."

Thinking of this, Ye Shaohong considered going to Zheng Yaoxian's office again, hoping to get some information from him. But after thinking it over, he gave up.

Because Ye Shaohong was not sure whether his probing actions could be kept secret from Zheng Yaoxian.

If Zheng Yaoxian found out that he had once sneaked into Huichuntang Pharmacy late at night, Zheng Yaoxian might actually take action against him in order to protect himself.

Ye Shaohong didn't want to easily try the methods of Guizi Liu.

Time flew by, and soon it was afternoon.

As the sun was about to set, Ye Shaohong was packing up to go home after get off work when there was another knock on his office door.

The person who came in this time was Li Yunlong.

He wasn't wearing a military uniform, but rather a dark brown linen jacket with a short front opening.

As soon as he entered the room, Li Yunlong's eyes darted around, secretly observing Ye Shaohong's office. His cunning and treacherous demeanor made Ye Shaohong frown.

"Weren't you out on a mission? Why are you back all of a sudden?"

Ye Shaohong wasn't intentionally making things difficult for Li Yunlong. He simply looked down on Li Yunlong, was wary of him, and had even long been prepared to eliminate him at any time.

But Ye Shaohong had to admit that Li Yunlong did have some ability and methods.

After joining Ye Shaohong's command, Li Yunlong made many contributions during this period, and Ye Shaohong valued him highly.

That's why, when Ye Shaohong discovered a suspected Japanese spy at the Yuhuatai execution ground yesterday, he arranged for Li Yunlong to follow and investigate him.

They were thinking, could they follow the clues and uncover one or two more spy teams?

But Li Yunlong was found in just one day. Could it be that something else happened?

Thinking of this, Ye Shaohong's expression became even more solemn.

He also stopped what he was doing.

He stared intently at Li Yunlong, waiting for his reply.