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

Chapter Seventy-Four: Swallow Li San

"Don't call me 'sir,' I don't have a subordinate like you."

"Do you know who you just let go? That was a wanted criminal that my intelligence agency is currently pursuing."

"Because of your interference, the person has escaped, and the case has run dry. You can just wait to be punished."

Ye Shaohong didn't know whether the petty thief was involved in the case. The reason he said those words was just to scare the dark-skinned police chief and to warn him not to be as crude and arrogant as he had been when he acted on the streets in the future.

It's only because Ye Shaohong has a special status that he can keep him in check. If it were an ordinary citizen, wouldn't they be bullied to death by this dark-skinned police chief?

Look at what he said.

If someone doesn't do what he wants, he throws them into a dark prison.

In this chaotic era, ordinary people are helpless and vulnerable, and laws and regulations are often rendered meaningless. If someone is wrongly imprisoned, it is no different from death.

The family fortune painstakingly accumulated over generations will be completely extorted by those greedy little devils.

Even if they manage to survive, they will likely become a half-dead cripple, plunging the victim's entire family into an endless sea of ​​suffering.

Ye Shaohong was wronged and almost lost his life.

He empathized with them and deeply resented them.

That's why, before leaving, he gave the dark-skinned sheriff a few lukewarm words of reprimand, as a small punishment.

I also hope he can restrain himself a bit in the future.

Don't think that just because you hold some power, you can act arrogantly and threaten or frame others at will. Beware of karma; retribution will come!

After leaving Zhongshan Wharf, Ye Shaohong did not rush back home immediately. Instead, he led Uncle Ma and his son through various places and entered a restaurant.

We booked a secluded private room.

As soon as he sat down, Ye Shaohong turned around and looked at Ma Bo.

Ma Bo was a seasoned veteran with eyesight and knowledge far exceeding that of ordinary people. Upon seeing Ye Shaohong's appearance, he immediately instructed his eldest son to guard the door.

Once the door to the private room was closed, Uncle Ma reached into his pocket and took out the two money bags, as well as the things the thief had tossed aside before leaving, and handed them to Ye Shaohong.

Since he couldn't see what was inside the money bag, Ye Shaohong didn't rush to search it.

His gaze first fell on the object the thief had tossed aside. A single glance was enough to make Ye Shaohong's eyebrows twitch.

Because the thing the thief threw down before leaving was unusual; it wasn't a throwing dart at all.

It was a paper kite the size of a child's fist.

"Swallow Gate?"

"interesting!"

"I wonder if the thief who just escaped was Yunlong or Yunfei?"

Ye Shaohong couldn't make an accurate judgment, and in fact, he didn't want to waste his brainpower on this issue, since it was just a petty thief on the street.

Even if they have some skill in moving high and low, they still can't hurt him.

If this person is truly blind and still wants to cause him trouble, Ye Shaohong wouldn't mind sending this swallow thief to the Western Paradise ahead of time.

After admiring the swallow kite, Ye Shaohong reached for the two money bags.

Ma Bo provided explanations from the side.

Ye Shaohong easily distinguished the origins of the two money bags.

Ye Shaohong didn't rush to look through the money bag that Ma Bo had brought, or the letters inside. Instead, he picked up another money bag.

Open it and take a look.

There wasn't much inside.

Besides the twenty-odd silver dollars, there was also a small, exquisite camera.

The very small kind.

Its size was about the same as a modern matchbox.

A camera of this size would have been an extremely rare and precious item in the Republic of China era, its value exceeding that of gold of the same volume and weight. But that's not even the most important point.

Most importantly, in the Republic of China era, such small cameras were generally used for espionage.

In other words, the original owner of this money bag was also quite unusual.

Which faction's personnel are they?

The Nationalist government, the Communist Party, Japanese spies, Europe and America, or Mao Zedong in the north?

There are too few clues, and it's impossible to make an accurate judgment in a short period of time.

He picked up the pocket camera.

He carefully examined the documents and, after a moment, finally came to a new conclusion.

There was also a roll of film hidden inside the camera that had never been taken out.

That makes things even more interesting. "Let's put it away for now. No matter who the original owner of the miniature camera is, if he wants to get it back, someone will definitely contact me."

"Perhaps we can try to make contact then."

Having made his decision, Ye Shaohong stopped searching for the miniature camera. He put the camera back into his money bag before picking up the items that Ma Bo had brought.

Ye Shaohong had already seen the three large yellow croakers, each weighing a full pound.

So Ye Shaohong only glanced at it and didn't bother to check it. He also believed that Uncle Ma, who had taken care of him and his siblings since they were young, would not cheat him on the money.

He immediately picked up the letters his father and mother had written to him.

Unlike the brief text received in the telegram, this letter detailed his father's experience of the entire clan migrating to the mountain town.

He also mentioned the properties and shops he had purchased in the mountain town. In addition to these matters, his father also brought up the affairs of his eldest sister and youngest sister.

According to her father, the eldest sister met her sweetheart shortly after they moved to the mountain town, and the two are now tentatively getting to know each other.

And that person's identity was not simple either.

It turns out he's the son of a top figure in the Chongqing Brotherhood, and it's said that his family has some connection with Liu, the local tyrant of Sichuan Province.

Thanks to this person's help, the Ye family was able to quickly establish themselves in the unfamiliar mountain town.

If this marriage goes through, it would be a joyous occasion.

"Does your older sister have a boyfriend?"

Upon suddenly seeing this news, Ye Shaohong felt a mix of emotions: happiness, reluctance, and a tiny bit of anger.

"Who is he?" "Is he good enough for my older sister?"

"No, I need to make a trip to the mountain city when I have time. I must first examine this person's abilities and family background, and also confirm whether he is truly sincere towards my eldest sister."

"If it doesn't meet my requirements in the slightest, I'll just hum..."

He wouldn't go so far as to kill someone; Ye Shaohong wouldn't do something so despicable. But he could certainly give a warning or teach someone a lesson.

After describing the eldest sister, the letter turns to the younger sister, saying that she has already enrolled in school in the mountain city, but is not yet able to keep up with her studies due to her accent.

However, that girl was quite mischievous; in just a few days, she had already become friends with the hot girls in the mountain city.

What troubled her parents the most was that this girl was showing signs of becoming the leader of the group.

They're such a worry. Seeing this, Ye Shaohong smiled.

"Little sister is really something!"

"This is my sister, Ye Shaohong's sister. No wonder I raised her since she was a child."

At the very end of the letter was the most important matter between the father and son. The father first mentioned the grandfather's health condition, saying that the old man was in good spirits.

After arriving in the mountain city, they surprisingly reconnected with several of their companions from their youth who had ventured out into the world together.

Although it had been decades since they last met, the group got along very well.

The old man's spirits have also improved.

Finally, the father brought up the issue of the manuscript Ye Shaohong needed. He told Ye Shaohong that although the Ye family had moved away from their hometown, he had specifically left some people behind before leaving, giving them enough money to help Ye Shaohong gather intelligence and books in the Suzhou, Hangzhou, and Shanghai areas.

According to my father's calculations, these people should be back in about three to five days, and they will all travel to Jinling together.

The collected information, books, and so on were handed over to Ye Shaohong.

The father also hoped to see the day when the book "Wolf and Dog" was printed. He also instructed Ye Shaohong that after the book was printed and published, he should set aside a lot of copies to give to Uncle Ma so that Uncle Ma could take them back to the mountain city.

He and the old man wanted to see Ye Shaohong's groundbreaking masterpiece as soon as possible.