Chapter 441: Survival in Hong Kong (86)
"What?" Xiao Ju was shocked by Willy's news, she guessed that guns, ammunition, medical equipment, and even food, but she didn't expect it to be gold. From Willy's news, she could almost guess what organization the three ships and the people on board who prevented the Victory from reaching Shanghai.
"What I said is true! This money is related to the financial order of the new inland government and the establishment of national finances! Because it was too important to allow for a mistake, I went to the police station to see Chief Slee and asked him to send someone to help me! Willie thought that Xiaoju didn't believe it, and explained in an accentuated tone.
"So what now? We don't have enough fresh water and food on board, right? Xiao Ju asked with concern as he turned his gaze to the three ships that were clinging to the 'Victory' like dog skin plasters.
"Don't worry! In addition to gold, I also prepared a lot of dry goods of rice and various seafood. As for fresh water, I have a lot of people prepared just in case. Save points, drift on the sea for a month, and you won't be hungry and thirsty. Seeing Xiaoju ask about fresh water and food, it made Willy a little proud.
"So?" Xiao Ju naturally believed what Willy said, but she didn't want to have another experience of drifting on the sea for a month, so Willy's words didn't make her tight brow stretch.
"Why don't we send someone to attack them too?" Willy looked at Xiao Ju tentatively and asked. He has been thinking about this problem for two days, but if he wants the sneak attack to succeed, he thinks that it is only possible if Xiao Ju comes out in person! As for the others, they are just going to die.
"Send someone to sneak attack? In the past few days of fighting with the other party, haven't you seen that the people on the other side have done special training? Not to mention that Huang Biao's people can only be said to be able to swim in the water, even the police officers I brought with me at the police station don't understand underwater combat at all, and the last time they were able to stop the other party's people from diving into the bottom of the 'Victory', it was just because they had the first opportunity. Xiao Ju gave Willy a blank look.
"What if you go out yourself?" Willie asked with a smile.
"Unfortunately, I can't even swim! Just hold your breath in the water! And the time to hold your breath is limited! Xiao Ju spread her hands and said helplessly.
"If it's dark. How about you sneak into the other party's ship in a small boat and kill everyone on the other side's boat? Willie half-squinted at the three dogskin balms that were still unhurriedly following around the Victory in the distance. The title of dog skin paste was still known to him from Xiao Ju's mouth. When asked what these three words meant, Willy also felt that it was very appropriate to describe the three ships that could not be shaken off like a shadow.
"Mr. Wiley. Don't think about martial arts too much! I can't do it alone, killing all three ships in an instant! Those people have guns, and the result is that I will be resting in this sea from now on! Xiao Ju said half-seriously and half-jokingly.
"So? So what do we do now? If you are trapped at sea like this, you won't die of thirst and starvation, but you will be upset! Willie listened to Xiao Ju say that, and was not disappointed that it was fake, so he reached out his fluffy hand a little anxiously and grabbed his already messy yellow hair.
"It's a pity we don't even have a big offensive weapon! The other party is equipped with a small steel cannon! It's a good thing our ship is out of range, otherwise we would really be helpless! Xiao Ju looked at the shells that exploded near the 'Victory' from time to time, and then thought about the so-called first-class guns equipped with the ten people in the police station and the equipment that Huang Biao's gang had cold weapons accounting for most of them, and couldn't help but sigh.
"There's another way, we'll take that batch of gold with us tonight. Sneak away in a dinghy! The captain took Huang Biao and they continued to deal with the three dogskin creams. Xiao Ju lowered her head and thought for a while, and finally said her most helpless plan. Thinking of having to live another day of eating and sleeping on the sea, Xiaoju's heart was full of helplessness. Some experiences may seem like you can't avoid them if you want to.
"Good! Just leave tonight! Willie gritted his teeth, feeling that instead of being dragged to death at sea, it was better to use Xiaoju's method to escape. Maybe you can really arrive in Shanghai safely!
Willy and Xiaoju, who reached a consensus, soon began to act separately. As for Chang Qian, it was naturally Willy who decided how to do it. So in the middle of the night that day, Xiao Ju took ten police officers and quietly lowered ten dinghys from the 'Victory', five of which were loaded with food and fresh water, and five of them were boxes of gold. Except for Chrysanthemum and Willy. Chang Qian and Ah Bin shared a dinghy, while the other police officers were each in charge of a dinghy. In this way, Xiao Ju's group of twelve people quietly left the 'Victory' at night and sailed towards the vast sea.
I have to say that Xiao Ju and his group finally changed their luck, and after leaving the 'Victory', the sea was not only calm. is the route, and Willy, a half-understood person, relied on the route map given by the captain when he left the ship, and even let him command the fleet composed of small boats to sail into the correct route, and arrived at the Shanghai dock without danger all the way.
And the day Willie arrived at the Shanghai pier with the people, it had been six days since the day of departure from Hong Kong. The clerks of the new inland government and the people of the military department waiting at the docks in Shanghai were already in a hurry. I thought that Willy had an accident at sea and were about to give up after waiting another day, but Willy appeared at the dock with someone, which made those who answered them simply ecstatic.
Xiao Ju waited for Willie to hand over to the people who came to pick him up, and at the same time was hugged by the group of people and left the Shanghai dock, so he took Abin and followed Chang Qian to a street not far from Chang Mansion, and found a luxurious hotel to live in. As for why he chose to live in a luxurious hotel instead of a cheap inn: first, Willy gave Xiaoju a large amount of expenses in Shanghai when he left with someone, and second, everyone needs to have a comfortable place to relax.
Abin and the other eight police officers were very satisfied with Xiaoju's arrangement, and at the same time they were very curious about this inland city that seemed to be much more prosperous than Hong Kong.
After Xiaoju settled the police officers who came with her, each police officer paid a small amount of money for staying in Shanghai, and at the same time told everyone not to travel alone and not to cause trouble, and at the same time let Abin be responsible for managing the team while she was away. After the arrangements were made, Xiaoju and Chang Qian went to Chang Mansion to visit Chang Baogui. After all, she is Rosen's goddaughter, and she has to be called Uncle Chang Baogui according to the rules.
When Xiao Ju followed Chang Qian to the heavy dark red copper-edged door of Chang Mansion, Xiao Ju obviously felt that Chang Qian's breathing had become thicker, and her heartbeat had accelerated a lot, and at the same time, her right hand was raised and lowered several times, and finally the copper ring on the door was buttoned under Xiao Ju's encouraging eyes.
Chang Qian knocked on the door for a long time, but still no one came to open the door. Here, Xiao Ju found that the lawn in front of Chang Mansion had grown to the calf because it had not been mowed for a long time, not to mention that it was mixed with those crazy weeds. And those flowers and plants also grew scattered because no one took care of them. It seems that there should be something wrong with the Chang Mansion!
"Chang Qian, it seems that there is no one at home! Do you think we're going to look where he works? Xiao Ju looked at Chang Qian's face, which became more and more ugly as he knocked on the door for a long time, and couldn't help but remind him softly.
"Let's go to the foreign company and have a look!" Chang Qian put down his right hand that knocked on the door a little weakly, and most of the joy of approaching the door had long since disappeared because of this episode. Xiao Ju looked at Chang Qian, who was in a depressed mood, and didn't know how to comfort him. And Xiaoju has a hunch that if she really finds Chang Baogui, maybe Chang Qian's mood will be even lower.
In this way, Xiao Ju silently accompanied Chang Qian to take a rickshaw and turn a few streets, and came to a European-style building. Xiao Ju paid the fare, got off the rickshaw and walked to the front of the building, and looked at the very charming wooden sign hanging on the left, which was engraved with 'Prosperous Foreign Travel'.
"Is this your foreign business?" Xiao Ju turned her head and asked Chang Qian, who was standing beside her and was looking at the people who were coming in and out of the foreign store with a bit of a daz.
"It used to be! Now I don't know either! Let's go check it out first! Chang Qian thought of listening to classmates in the mainland who still had people in the mainland talking about a series of policy measures in the mainland after the new inland government came to power, and said in a somewhat uncertain tone.
Seeing Chang Qian's attitude, Xiao Ju didn't ask any more questions, and consciously followed Chang Qian silently and followed the flow of people into the gate of the foreign bank. Tong Guò lobby turned left into a long indoor corridor, came to an unmarked door and stood still, this time Chang Qian did not hesitate in front of the door of Chang Mansion, and quickly raised his hand and knocked on the door.
"Please come in!" The voice coming from the door made Xiao Ju feel familiar and unfamiliar, familiar is that the voice is known to be Chang Baogui as soon as she hears it! As for the strangeness, this voice is not as elegant and low as in the past, but with a bit of excitement and vitality, and the tone of the voice is obviously higher than the habit of speaking in the past.
When Chang Qian pushed open the door in response, all the qiē in the room immediately fell into Xiao Ju's eyes. Directly facing the door was a large desk, behind which was a large window. On both sides of the desk are two rows of data cabinets, and in front of the desk, there are a few chairs with backrests randomly placed. At this time, sitting behind the desk was Chang Baogui, who was dressed in a Mao suit.
ps:
There is also a shift in the evening
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