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

Chapter 169 Tonight's Romance

Zhuang Yifan didn't make the request verbally, but his attitude was already clear in his words.

Ye Shaohong was deeply moved after hearing this.

He thought about it and finally agreed.

It wasn't that Ye Shaohong was easy to talk to, but rather that Zhuang Yifan earned Ye Shaohong's trust through his actions.

Ye Shaohong reciprocated by giving Zhuang Yifan a chance as well.

"Thank you, Team Leader!"

Zhuang Yifan solemnly saluted Ye Shaohong, then turned and left.

A few minutes later, the roar of a car engine could be heard outside the window.

Ye Shaohong stood at the window, watching Zhuang Yifan direct his field agents as he jumped onto the military truck with a gun in hand.

Watching them roar away into the distance.

Ye Shaohong turned around and went back to his desk, picking up Dongfang Hui's interrogation record again.

He wasn't looking at Dongfang Hui's statement.

Instead, they wanted to deduce Zhuang Yifan's interrogation methods based on this transcript.

This was the question he hadn't asked earlier.

"This interrogation transcript looks very fragmented. There is very little information at the beginning, and the words are all in a disjointed manner. It wasn't until the very last moment that Dongfang Hui confessed."

According to Zhuang Yifan, he did not sleep for two days and two nights.

"Doesn't that mean he tortured Dongfang Hui for two whole days and two nights?"

"That kid's got a heart of stone!"

That's what he said, but Ye Shaohong wouldn't try to dissuade or stop them. In Ye Shaohong's view, no matter how outrageous their methods were, these beasts who didn't stay in their own country and instead dreamed of seizing other countries' territories and slaughtering their people were not wrong.

Ye Shaohong didn't ask questions because he didn't want to hurt Zhuang Yifan.

"Forget it, everyone has secrets, why should I pry into them?"

Ye Shaohong did not find the answer he was looking for in this interrogation record, so he gave up the idea of ​​continuing to pursue it and buried himself in his official duties.

Time always flies when you're focused on your work.

Before long, it was evening.

Before Zhuang Yifan's field agents returned, Li Yunlong knocked on Ye Shaohong's door.

"Team leader, it's almost time to leave work, shall we go together?"

Li Yunlong performed quite well today. Today is his promotion banquet, but instead of entertaining guests at the restaurant entrance, he waited specifically for Ye Shaohong at Villa No. 1 of Honggong Temple.

Faced with this attitude, Ye Shaohong could no longer refuse, so he told Li Yunlong to go downstairs and wait for him.

Then Ye Shaohong quickly dealt with the remaining official business at hand, and put the remaining official documents away in the cabinet.

After taking off his military uniform and changing into civilian clothes, Ye Shaohong leisurely went downstairs.

After leaving Villa No. 1 at Honggongci with Li Yunlong, they took a rickshaw to Hongbinlou.

Upon arriving at the location, Ye Shaohong discovered that Li Yunlong hadn't invited many people today. Besides him, his direct superior, there were only a few colleagues he was on good terms with. The rest were his field agents.

Besides them, there were a few other people who looked unfamiliar, but exuded a江湖 (jianghu, a term referring to the world of martial arts and chivalry) vibe.

These people must be from the martial arts world.

As Ye Shaohong and Li Yunlong entered, the guests who had been waiting inside immediately stood up. Most of these people from the Bureau of Statistics and Surveys knew Ye Shaohong.

Therefore, they all addressed him as Team Leader Ye.

As for those few江湖人士 (jianghu figures), despite their usual reputations on the streets and in their respective fields, at this moment, they were all as docile as quails.

When they saw everyone greeting Ye Shaohong, the young man, their faces first showed surprise.

Then he quickly put on a smile.

They dared not approach Ye Shaohong, nor did they dare to greet him like the officers from the Statistics Bureau. They could only stand there, bowing obsequiously, displaying extreme fawning.

Ye Shaohong naturally saw them, but he had no intention of going over to chat with them.

"Li Yunlong does have some tricks up his sleeve."

"Having only recently joined the Special Service Department, he actually managed to contact the local criminal gangs in Jinling City by relying on his old connections in the underworld. These people can actually become his helpers."

After nodding knowingly, Ye Shaohong, led by Li Yunlong, arrived at the main seat.

Next comes Li Yunlong's monologue.

He brought up his past.

He talked about his experience of learning martial arts from a master at Yanzimen, and then about his past dissolute years. Finally, the topic shifted to Ye Shaohong.

Ye Shaohong was said to be his mentor and Li Yunlong's lucky star. Without Ye Shaohong's guidance, he might still be wandering the streets as a petty thief.

When he got emotional, a few tears even rolled down Li Yunlong's cheeks.

Ye Shaohong couldn't judge whether it was true or false, but he did see the attitude. So after Li Yunlong finished speaking, he gave Li Yunlong face and stood up to say a few words of congratulations.

He also admonished the field agents to train hard and obey orders, saying that as long as they were willing to take on responsibilities, they would have a good future and development.

Li Yunlong is their best role model.

Ye Shaohong did not linger at the banquet. After staying for more than half an hour, he made an excuse to leave.

Li Yunlong originally wanted to take him home, but Ye Shaohong refused.

He told Li Yunlong to treat the guests well.

In fact, Ye Shaohong was also wary of Li Yunlong. The courtyard he rented didn't look very big, and there was nothing special about it from the outside.

Only Ye Shaohong himself knew just how much wealth was hidden in that small courtyard.

If Li Yunlong, that thief, found out about this, it would be fine if he didn't have any evil intentions, but if he really did, Ye Shaohong wasn't confident he could stop him.

Thinking of this, Ye Shaohong had other ideas.

I think we should find some time to liquidate all the assets he has and deposit them into Citibank.

During the Republic of China era, Citibank was already the safest bank in the country with the largest number of branches. As for the state-owned banks of the Republic of China, let's not even mention them.

They were all front men for the four major families to seize wealth from the people.

Ye Shaohong had no intention of handing over the wealth he had painstakingly accumulated to the four major families.

Lost in thought about these trivial matters, Ye Shaohong unknowingly returned home.

Upon entering the courtyard and the main house, Ye Shaohong immediately saw Yu Manli, who was tallying the accounts of the rouge shop under the lamplight.

Ye Shaohong was incredibly envious of her slender figure.

Most importantly, Yu Manli was wearing black stockings that she had just asked someone to buy from a department store in Shanghai. The black stockings of this era were not as exquisite and delicate as those of later generations, nor as sheer and thin.

Yet, Ye Shaohong was still incredibly moved by it.

His eyes narrowed at that moment, and a thought surged into Ye Shaohong's mind...