After explaining this matter, Li Zhiqun remembered Luo Xingchao's intention and asked, "Xingchao, do you have anything to do here?" ”

Luo Xingchao asked: "I heard that there are many people in the financial sector who want to come to bail those bank personnel by name, but the director has not seen them?" ”

When Li Zhiqun heard that Luo Xingchao was here for this matter, he joked: "What, someone has come to you?" How many benefits have been received? ”

The words are obviously ridiculed, the people of No. 76, first arrest people for extortion, and then collect money to catch people, that is a common thing, this is also an important source of wealth for these high-level cadres, everyone knows each other, and Li Zhiqun has never scolded his subordinates for this kind of thing.

However, of course, the situation is different this time, Li Zhiqun wants to take these bank employees as hostages and force Chongqing to comply, and the plan is very big, and he will not release them for a few dollars.

Luo Xingchao shook his head and smiled: "They came to beg me, it is better to beg Captain Wu, director, I think so, our Litai Bank has just been established, everything is still in its infancy, and we will definitely have to deal with them in the future, so these people in the financial industry still have to give some face, and it seems too blunt to refuse it, even if they don't agree to their requests, they always want to see them." ”

Luo Xingchao's words made Li Zhiqun react immediately, he is now a member of the financial world, this identity can't be changed for a while, and there is something wrong with thinking about things.

In the future, the exchange between your own bank and other banks, exchange and other businesses will definitely be inevitable, and you can't always bring a gun to talk about business! It's a bit too much.

He couldn't help patting his head, and said with a somewhat self-deprecating smile: "If you don't say it, you almost forgot, I'm half a banker, and this bank association also has my share, haha, okay, just see you!" ”

Luo Xingchao saw that the goal was achieved, and his heart was a little relieved, he was able to order Li Zhiqun a little, as for whether these bankers could say that Li Zhiqun could be moved to release people, it was their own business, and that's all they could help.

At this time, Li Zhiqun instructed Wu Shicai again: "Okay, there is nothing for you to do here, you can't relax now, you must continue to step up your actions against them, the central bank's office on Xinzha Road, I will be an eyesore when I look at it, you should do it as soon as possible!" ”

"Yes!" Wu Shicai was receiving the order, turned his head and nodded to Luo Xingchao, and retreated.

Li Zhiqun waited for Wu Shicai to leave, and then asked Luo Xingchao: "Xingchao, let me ask, have you gone to see President Fujiwara during this time?" ”

Luo Xingchao was stunned for a moment, and said suspiciously: "That's not true, you know, I'm still a member of the Shadow Agency, and I'm too close to President Fujiwara, I'm afraid that there will be some obstacles!" ”

"You, alas! Too much to worry about! Li Zhiqun couldn't help but be a little annoyed, he nodded Luo Xingchao with his hand, "Xingchao, you are usually shrewd, why can't you figure this thing out?" The Shadow Zuo Agency is far away in Nanjing, where can General Shadow Zuo and Qingqing Dazuo take care of us in everything? Leaving you and me in Shanghai, don't you still have to look at President Fujiwara's face to act, he can value you, this is a rare opportunity, you, sometimes too cautious, think too much! ”

Li Zhiqun was frightened by the last incident, Fujiwara Club dispatched military police to kill people and rob goods, and finally General Kagezo made a special trip to Shanghai to explain to Fujiwara Tomohito that the smuggling business was forced to withdraw from Shanghai and move to Hangzhou, which was the end of the matter.

He knew very well that in Shanghai, it was Fujiwara Tomohito who had the final say, and even Hiroki Kagesa behind him couldn't help much, so he tried his best to please Fujiwara Tomohito, but because he had no way, he wanted to meet Luo Xingchao through Luo Xingchao, but Luo Xingchao was cautious and let go of this opportunity, which really made him regret.

When Luo Xingchao heard this, he had no choice but to nod and say, "What the director said is that I am indeed too worried, and I will go to see Mr. Fujiwara when I find a time." ”

"That's right, also, I heard that President Fujiwara likes Chinese antique calligraphy and painting the most, and I have prepared a few treasures for you, all of which are good things that I specially asked people to get from Nanjing, bring them with you when you go, and say hello to President Fujiwara for me by the way!"

Seeing Li Zhiqun's eagerness, he had already done his homework in advance, Luo Xingchao had no choice but to nod and agree, although he didn't let himself meet frequently, but he came to the door with a gift, and others couldn't see anything, deliberately avoiding estrangement, but making others look suspicious.

Li Zhiqun then instructed: "We have too many enemies now, and the opponent is not only Zhou Fushan's faction, the most important thing is Wen Hao, isn't he just climbing to President Fujiwara, so he has the confidence to compete with me and covet my position?" Even if we can't get up to President Fujiwara, at least don't let him target us, you have to be more careful about this matter, don't be negligent! ”

That night, thousands of miles away in Hong Kong, in the study of Yue's Mansion, Yue Sheng and his two henchmen, Wan Mulin and Si Guangyuan, sat opposite each other.

Yue Sheng had just received an urgent telegram from the headquarters of the Chongqing Military Command Bureau, asking him to send people to Shanghai as soon as possible to try to contact Li Zhiqun, negotiate peace, and promote reconciliation.

This made Yue Sheng really a little embarrassed, although he still had some old relations in Shanghai, but he had no intersection with the Japanese and the Nanjing government, especially Li Zhiqun at the headquarters of the No. 76 agent, not only did the two sides not have a friendship, but even had a deep grudge.

The last time Wan Mulin returned to Shanghai, he was arrested by Li Zhiqun, how many connections he found, how much money he spent, but Li Zhiqun did not release him, and finally handed Wan Mulin into the hands of the Shadow Zuo Agency, and almost lost his life in it, and when he was sent back to Hong Kong, Wan Mulin almost had half of his life left, and it took him a long time to recover, for which Yue Sheng had a deep grudge against Li Zhiqun.

Fortunately, the bureau also explained very clearly in the telegram, and even the specific candidates were specified, so he hurriedly called his two henchmen over, and at this time he first asked Si Guangyuan: "In the past few months, there has been a dangerous situation in Shanghai, do you know about this matter?" ”

Since Wan Mulin was arrested in Shanghai, just in case, Yue Sheng no longer arranged for Wan Mulin to go back to Shanghai to take care of his own industry, and let Si Guangyuan deal with it, and in the past few months, Si Guangyuan has also returned to Shanghai twice, so Yue Sheng wants to ask about the development of things.

Si Guangyuan nodded when he heard this, and said: "It is indeed very chaotic, it is not the establishment of the Central Reserve Bank, the Nanjing government is eager to implement the matter of the Central Reserve Currency, and the Chongqing side refuses to give in, as a result, the 76th and the Chongqing agents fought with blood, and there were countless casualties, and now everyone in the financial world is in danger, and they don't even dare to go out of their homes." ”

Then, he gave a detailed description of some of the information he learned to Yue Sheng.

Yue Sheng sighed and said helplessly: "Alas, now that the matter has come to me, Li Zhiqun has taken 200 employees of the Central Bank as hostages to force Chongqing to make concessions, and the military command has asked us to come forward to promote reconciliation between the two sides, but I don't even dare to go back to Shanghai, how can I promote this matter?" ”

Yue Sheng knew that his identity was special, and he would never dare to take risks himself, he knew very well that as soon as his feet set foot on the land of Shanghai, the Japanese would definitely detain him and force himself to be used by them, and never think about getting out in the future.

"However, this time, the military commander explained carefully, and asked the two of you to rush to Shanghai immediately to deal with the matter."

Speaking of this, he looked at Wan Mulin: "Mulin, this time you have to work hard again." ”

Wan Mulin was fearless, without the slightest intention of retreating, and immediately nodded and said, "Brother Yue Sheng, don't worry, I will definitely handle this matter!" ”

"Good!"

Yue Sheng thought for a while, and then instructed: "But don't worry, you don't have to deal with the Japanese when you go back to Shanghai this time, your task is to connect with Chen Hongchi, the head of the Shanghai Station of the Military Command, and be responsible for liaison with the Shanghai Station of the Military Command, so that there will be no problems in terms of safety." ”

Yue Sheng looked at Si Guangyuan again and said: "The focus of this mission is to reach a reconciliation with Li Zhiqun and persuade him to agree to a ceasefire, which is also the most difficult point, the last time you rescued Mu Lin, you went through the door of the Japanese magnate Fujiwara Tomohito, this time you also took the medicine according to the prescription, let him come forward to persuade Li Zhiqun, do you think it will work?" ”

Si Guangyuan thought for a moment, nodded and said: "This is indeed a good way, Fujiwara Tomohito has a pivotal position in the Japanese class, I saw him call Kinesa Yuki with my own eyes, just a fluttering sentence, Shadow Zaka Yuki obediently let go of Brother Mulin, the power is monstrous, if he can speak, Li Zhiqun dare not listen, but ......"

"But what?" Yue Sheng hurriedly asked.

"This Fujiwara Tomohito's appetite is very big, last time in order to see him, I spent a lot of money to ask Su Yue to be an introducer, and also sent antiques, calligraphy and paintings, as well as the two best properties in the French Concession, then I asked Fujiwara Tomohito to speak, this is just to rescue Brother Mu Lin alone, but this time, not only to let Li Zhiqun stop, but also to rescue the two hundred bank clerks, this money is by no means a small amount, I estimate that our properties in Shanghai have to be handed over, the loss is too great!"

Si Guangyuan's words made Yue Sheng stunned, he realized that he was a little negligent, in his opinion, Wan Mulin's life is much more valuable than the lives of those two hundred bank employees, but in the eyes of Japanese magnates like Fujiwara Tomohito, Wan Mucun is no different from those bank employees, the price of saving one person is definitely different from saving two hundred people, with Fujiwara Tomohito's appetite, how much does it cost?

After he left Shanghai, he naturally did not have as much money as before, but now he cannot afford such a big loss, and he must make it clear to the military commanders.

Yue Sheng thought about it again and again, and finally gritted his teeth and said: "We will pay for this cost first, this time we will give him all the industries in Shanghai, and we will also do this, anyway, sooner or later, we will have to make a move." ”

Yue Sheng left a lot of properties in Shanghai, but looking at the current situation, it is difficult to say whether he can return to Shanghai in the future, and the fact that the Japanese will take back the concession is almost a foregone conclusion, and at that time, it will be difficult to preserve these industries under his own name, so it is better to simply take this opportunity to get rid of it, and then take money from the military commander.

The three of them discussed carefully for a long time, discussed some details, and the next day, Wan Mulin and Si Guangyuan set off for Shanghai.