In Aunt Ma's opinion, Lu Chengzhou is a very capable person, wearing a police uniform all day long, straddle a bicycle, and can talk to foreigners, how majestic.

If Lu Chengzhou didn't help, what else could Ma Hougu do?

"It's better to do the same thing." Lu Chengzhou smiled and said, isn't it just offending a health director, so he won't close the door because of this.

"The proprietor has decided to sell the pharmacy." Ma Hougu shook his head.

"Your boss has made up his mind?" Lu Chengzhou asked.

"Yes." Ma Hougu nodded.

"I've also been to see that pharmacy, it's a big store, and there are a few warehouses in the back, I'm afraid it's rare to find someone to take over in the short term, right?" Lu Chengzhou asked.

"Yes, the owner is disheartened and is ready to leave Haigu, no bank bills, no fiat currency, not even silver dollars, only US dollars or gold bars." Ma Hougu said again.

"It's harder to find someone to take over." Lu Chengzhou said.

"Yes, the owner is in a hurry, the price has dropped again and again, I heard that now for only two thousand dollars, or forty gold bars, you can buy this Chinese and Western pharmacy." Ma Hougu said with a sigh.

He really felt that the owner was at a loss, and no one was more familiar with the pharmacy than him, and such a price was indeed very cheap.

He stayed in the warehouse and knew the situation of the pharmacy very well, even if he sold the medicinal materials in the warehouse, it would cost more than two thousand dollars.

"Forty gold bars?" Lu Chengzhou muttered, and it suddenly occurred to him that he already had thirty gold bars.

A gold bar can be exchanged for about fifty dollars, and one dollar can be exchanged for four and a half silver dollars at the current exchange rate.

As for fiat currency, in the beginning, one fiat currency could be exchanged for one silver dollar, but now, fiat currency has begun to depreciate.

"yes, it's so cheap, it's like picking it up." Ma Hougu sighed, if he had money, he really wanted to take the pharmacy down.

Zeng Zilian generally doesn't talk much when eating, especially when there are outsiders, she is more likely not to speak.

She is Lu Chengzhou's subordinate, and when she is alone, she can communicate with Lu Chengzhou.

She has been with Lu Chengzhou for so long, and she also knows some of Lu Chengzhou's thoughts, and she has an understanding of Lu Chengzhou's personality and style.

When Lu Chengzhou talked about "forty gold bars" just now, she knew that Lu Chengzhou was interested in this pharmacy on Yiyi Street.

It's just that forty gold bars are not a decimal number, and without the support of the headquarters, they will definitely not be able to take it down.

Lu Chengzhou kept reaching out to the headquarters, and if he wanted to apply for another $2,000, it was estimated that the headquarters would not approve it.

"Uncle Ma, let's stay at home for the next two days, and I'll ask you if there is a suitable job." Lu Chengzhou finally said that in fact, he already had an idea in his heart to take this pharmacy down.

Whether it is a military commander or an underground party, medicinal materials and medicines will be needed.

Not to mention the Seventh Route Army of the Loyal National Salvation Army and the Eighth Route Army of the Communist Party of China, they are in great need of medicines, even if they are in the city, they may also use medicines.

In the actions of the military commanders, if there were any injured personnel, they either went to the French Concession or found a hospital or clinic in the British Concession for treatment.

It's just that he doesn't have that much money.

"I'd better go back." Ma Hougu felt embarrassed, the family lived in Lu Chengzhou's house, eating and living for nothing, how could he have a face.

"What are you going back for? Didn't Cheng Zhou say it just now? Stay here and wait for news. Aunt Ma said suddenly.

Her words became the final word, and Ma Hougu did not say anything more.

Lu Chengzhou went to the gendarmerie detachment in the afternoon, and at this time, Nozaki, Chen Shugong and others did not come back.

Not long after Lu Chengzhou left, Zeng Zilian called Ma Yuzhen upstairs to whisper, they are colleagues and friends, and it is normal to hide in the room and whisper.

It's just that Ma Hougu and Aunt Ma don't know that Zeng Zilian is not only Ma Yuzhen's colleague and friend, but also her superior.

According to Lu Chengzhou's request, Ma Yuzhen violated group discipline and must write a self-inspection letter.

"Purple Lotus Group, I didn't affect the action, I didn't cause any consequences, why do I have to review?" Ma Yuzhen has not been able to figure it out until now.

"Yuzhen, Mr. Huo is right, you haven't realized your mistake yet." Zeng Zilian sighed and said.

Just because there are no consequences does not mean that it is not a violation of discipline.

"I was in the car again, how could the enemy find out? Besides, if I do, they will be in a mess, and they won't find me. Ma Yuzhen was naturally unconvinced, she was just curious, she could criticize, she shouldn't make such a fuss.

"Why did Mr. Fire find you? We can find out, and so can the enemy. Underground work is not a child's play, and one violation of discipline by you is likely to cause bad consequences. If you are exposed, have you thought about the consequences? If the enemy follows you and gets here, what will happen to your family? Zeng Zilian said slowly.

When Zeng Zilian talked about the consequences, Ma Yuzhen's face had changed.

Yes, matches can find themselves, and the enemy may also find out, her identity is not only the intelligence officer of the military command, but also the traffic officer of the ants.

She has two lines on her body, and if she is discovered by the enemy, the consequences are really unimaginable.

"Mr. Huo's plan of action is thorough, and it can be said that it is not leaky, once the operation fails and your identity is exposed because of your personal violation of discipline, we may now have to chat in the cell. The enemy is brutal and cunning, and we must pay special attention to it. Zeng Zilian said slowly.

"Sister Zilian, you don't need to say it, I will write it." Ma Yuzhen said sincerely.

"Give it to me as soon as possible." Zeng Zilian finally showed a smile on her face, in fact, as long as Ma Yuzhen realized her mistake, it would be fine.

But Lu Chengzhou must Ma Yuzhen write a self-examination, and she has no choice.

Subsequently, Zeng Zilian also went out.

Lu Chengzhou asked her to meet Chen Bailu in the afternoon, and at the same time asked Chen Bailu to prepare for the assassination of Liu Tongyu.

But before going to the French Concession, Zeng Zilian first went to Lin Fan's house, Lin Fan worked at Jardine Matheson, and Zeng Zilian met Zou Jing.

"This telegram will be sent immediately." Zeng Zilian took out a telegram that had been translated a long time ago and said.

"Okay." Zou Jing looked quiet, and after seeing the call sign of the telegram, he didn't ask much.

As an experienced telegrapher, she could basically guess whose telegram it was from the call sign.

Some of the telegrams Zeng Zilian brought were sent to the headquarters by Haigu Station, while some were sent by her to the headquarters personally.

Many people at Haigu Station can contact the headquarters directly, as long as they have a code book, they don't need a radio station, they just need to hand over the telegram of the translation to her.

For example, Zeng Zilian, Zou Jing knows that she can contact the headquarters alone.

Every time Zeng Zilian sent a telegram, the headquarters replied quickly, and basically within an hour, he could receive a reply from the headquarters.