Ning Zhiheng's words made Ji Hongyi stunned for a moment, he hesitated for a moment before asking softly, "Do you want to save people, or just money?" ”

Ning Zhiheng glanced at him, and said angrily: "Don't worry, I haven't reached the point where I can see the money, the premise is to rescue people, but this money is cheaper than the kidnappers, it is better to cheapen us, 300,000 US dollars, enough to buy our two teams." ”

Ji Hongyi's heart was relieved, of course everyone loves money, but he still has a bottom line, he was ordered by his master to run for the rescue of Wei Hongde, if the person is not rescued in the end, then it is not practical to hold this money.

Ning Zhiheng is the same, although he wants this money, but he is going to take it from the hands of the kidnappers, these kidnappers are naturally not good people, killing them is also to eliminate harm for the people, and they can earn 300,000 US dollars for nothing, so why not?

Ning Zhiheng then asked, "What have you investigated?" ”

Ji Hongyi has not been idle in the past two days, mobilizing the power in his hands to secretly find the traces of the kidnappers, and of course he has gained something with his ability.

"According to the description of the Wei family, the kidnappers drove two cars to stop Wei Hongde's car, and then got out of the car and kidnapped Wei Hongde with a gun, a total of eight people, each with a short gun, the kidnapper led by a local accent in Shanghai, I preliminarily judged that these people should be local Qinggang disciples."

"Hmm!" Ning Zhiheng nodded and agreed, this technique was done by experts.

Although cars are common in Shanghai, it is also because of Shanghai's developed economy and the large number of wealthy businessmen, so ordinary people are not able to buy them.

In particular, the Shanghai Youth Gang has always had a tradition of kidnapping and extorting wealthy businessmen, which everyone knows, and even Yue Sheng, the leader of the Youth Gang, was one of the backstage, and later Yue Sheng opened a bank, because the funds were not enough, he simply went into battle in person, and used this set of means to deal with the celebrities on the beach, these people had no choice but to inject capital into the bank, and deposit their deposits in Yue Sheng's bank, since then, Yue Sheng officially stepped into the financial world, got rid of the shackles of the previous leader of the Green Gang, Borrowing the power of capital, his strength grew rapidly, and finally he became the underground emperor of Shanghai.

It can be said that all the halls of the entire Qing Gang have been involved in this industry, and even Gu Xuan of the Northern Jiangsu Gang did this kind of thing back then, but now he just doesn't do it.

"Where do you think it is? French Concession? Or downtown? ”

"I think someone from the city did it! The French Concession has developed rapidly in recent years, and the people in each hall can get by, and they have always been quite peaceful, and the two major concessions are linked together, Wei Hongde is backed by the British consul, and no one in the concession dares to offend him, so I think the urban area is more likely.

I later visited some nearby citizens, and after the incident, someone saw Wei Hongde's car driving in the direction of Suzhou Bridge, and later I found a guard who was on duty at the Suzhou Qiaotou checkpoint at the time, and he also saw Wei Hongde's car entering the city. ”

Ning Zhiheng was also suspicious of the Qinggang disciples in the urban area, but Ji Hongyi was able to find the kidnapper's whereabouts so easily, which still surprised him, and he couldn't help but ask out loud: "The kidnapper didn't even abandon Wei Hongde's car?" They just crossed the Suzhou Bridge with a meat ticket so blatantly? ”

Ji Hongyi nodded and said: "I was very skeptical at first, but if I think about it, it can be explained, Wei Hongde is not an ordinary rich businessman, and the person who dares to fight his idea is by no means an ordinary person, either with a deep background, or forced to be red by money, or even both."

Moreover, Wei Hongde's car is notoriously luxurious, it is the latest model of the American Buick sedan, pure white, it cost 8,000 US dollars at the time, and the British consul was asked to buy it through diplomatic channels, which is also a rare luxury car in the concession, and the guard at the checkpoint can recognize Wei Hongde's car, and it is because of this that the kidnappers are reluctant to throw it away, which is understandable. ”

Eight thousand dollars! This is really not a small amount of wealth, and ordinary people can't accumulate it in a few lifetimes.

Ning Zhiheng pondered for a while, and said slowly: "These kidnappers' methods are too rough, and they dare to do this, it may be that they are reluctant to abandon this valuable luxury car, on the other hand, it also shows that they don't care too much about Wei Hongde's identity, and they do it without fear." ”

"You're right, I think so too, in the urban area, there are not many people who have this strength and this courage, and the most likely to commit the crime should be No. 76, they are backed by the Japanese, and they don't care about the power of Britain and the United States, especially the British, who are now very suppressed by Japan.

Moreover, since the establishment of No. 76, in order to squeeze money, it has become a habit to extort rich businessmen by unscrupulous means, and I am not surprised that they kidnapped Wei Hongde. ”

"Makes sense!" Ning Zhiheng agreed with Ji Hongyi's judgment that the spies of the No. 76 Agent Headquarters were bullying others and doing evil in the urban area, and they were unscrupulous in doing things, and there was no bottom line at all.

"It should be Wu Shicai's handiwork, kidnapping and ransom and other things are basically done by him, this guy is ruthless and bold, he dares to do anything for money, and only such a person will fight Wei Hongde's idea, I will ask people to investigate his recent activities and see if Wei Hongde is really in his hands?"

Ning Zhiheng decided to let Muyu do this, the Muyu team has developed very well within the No. 76 agent headquarters, and there are also eyeliners by Wu Shicai's side, so it should not be difficult to investigate these things.

Ji Hongyi also knew that the Intelligence Department had its own intelligence network in the urban area, and it was certainly more convenient to do these things than himself, so he said: "Then as soon as possible, the original agreed time was to pay the money for ransom tonight, but because the Wei family couldn't scrape together so many dollars for a while, the kidnappers gave a grace day, and agreed that it would be ten o'clock tomorrow night, and then it would be too late to attack Wei Hongde, and if I really want to send back a palm, I can't explain to the master when I go back." ”

Ning Zhiheng raised his hand to look at the time, nodded and said: "I'll figure out a way, you go back and wait for my news, if you find Wei Hongde's whereabouts before tomorrow night, then we will do it, rescue Wei Hongde, and collect the money, if you don't find it, then pay the money to ransom according to the kidnappers' requirements, rescue Wei Hongde first, ensure his personal safety, and then slowly find out, I don't believe that the money can still fly!" ”

Ning Zhiheng didn't take this matter too seriously, for the ability of the intelligence department, it was not difficult to win this huge amount of money, and he didn't want to really hurt Wei Hongde for this, after all, Wei Hongde was not a traitor businessman, he had no grievances in the past, and he sought his money, and it would be a bit too much to miss his life.

Ji Hongyi had a number in his heart, and hurriedly nodded to receive the order.

Ning Zhiheng waved his hand and asked him to go to Zuo Rou to collect the US dollars he needed, Ji Hongyi got up and saluted Ning Zhiheng and rushed to Zuo Rou's office.

Not long after, Ji Hongyi left the Tan Mansion with a suitcase, and Zuo Rou then walked out of the gate, came to Ning Zhiheng and sat down, and said softly: "A total of 150,000 US dollars, fortunately, I have always had some foreign currency on hand, otherwise it would be really tight." ”

Ning Zhiheng smiled slightly, and said jokingly: "I can't bear the child to trap the wolf, this money is spent, and it can be recovered soon, besides, this money can still be seen in the eyes of your big housekeeper Zuo?" ”

Zuo Rou also smiled when she heard this, since she was in charge of the finance of the Intelligence Section, the money she managed in her hands was incalculable, and her vision gradually improved, and these money were just a bunch of numbers in her eyes.

However, Zuo Rou still reminded: "In the past six months, we have been investing more and more in materials, and the money spent is like flowing water, and there are still some balances in previous years, and it is estimated that there is nothing left this year, you see, is it to control it?" ”

Ning Zhiheng knew what Zuo Rou meant, and when he reported to him before, he had already made the situation very clear.

Although the smuggling channels in Shanghai are extremely lucrative, the intelligence bureau also needs to spend a lot of money, such as the cost of dredging and maintaining the channel, the benefits of bribing the Japanese high-level officials, and the huge investment in the intelligence market.

Among them, the largest investment is in terms of materials, the materials transported back to the national control area, because half of them are sent to the front line in Changsha, these materials are basically sent for nothing, sometimes even if you get some money back, that is, to collect a cost, this is also the conditions agreed between Huang Xianzheng and the high-level of the Baoding department, and these materials must be given priority to replenish the high-level army.

Of course, there must be a part of it that is greedy for ink by these high-ranking officials, but the goose is plucked and seeks personal gain, the Kuomintang government is like this, Ning Zhiheng is powerless to return to the sky, he only hopes that half of these materials, even if a small half can be used on the anti-Japanese front, it will not be in vain for his efforts.

In this way, earn more and spend more, in fact, the funds in Zuo Rou's hands are not as much as imagined, and in the past six months, Ning Zhiheng has ordered to increase the supply of materials to the front line, medicines, steel, cars, gasoline and other scarce resources have been continuously sent to Changsha, and several times they have simply left the car with the goods, which is even the capital has been lost, so the gap in this area is too big, as for the rich family background of the intelligence department, it is a little unsupportable, so Zuo Rou had to remind Ning Zhiheng to make arrangements as soon as possible.

When Ning Zhiheng heard this, he immediately shook his head and said: "By no means, not only can it not be reduced, but the input of materials must be increased, there is top-secret information that the transportation channels of the Burmese side will soon be cut off, and our Shanghai side is the last supply line, in this way, we must increase the volume of transportation, and now not only to Changsha, but also to the fourth theater of Changguan Zhang, we will also be responsible, and we will be given priority to replenish, our burden is heavy again!" ”

Hearing Ning Zhiheng's words, Zuo Rou's face suddenly turned bitter, in this way, the next financial situation will be more tense, she couldn't help but say again: "You also know our current situation, there is still a balance in this year's income, but if it weren't for the one million you brought back from Chongqing last year, we really don't have much left, if we want to increase investment, we will have to use the reserves, and we must do what we can." ”

Looking at Zuo Rou's worried face, Ning Zhiheng sighed lightly, of course he knew these situations, if it weren't for this, how could he go to the idea of fighting the 300,000 US dollars, not because he was really a little nervous in his hands.

But the current situation does not allow him to retreat, after thinking for a while, he still insisted: "We have no choice, now the international situation is deteriorating, the Americans are standing by, the British themselves are difficult to protect, seeing that the transportation line in Myanmar is tight, we must support the front line at any cost, the original intention of establishing this material channel is not for this day!" ”

Speaking of this, he smiled at Zuo Rou, and said in a slow tone: "There must be a road before the car reaches the mountain, it's really not good, I'll pull down my face, and like No. 76, I will knock this big Shanghai up and down one by one, and casually charge him a million yuan, anyway, the Japanese are used to robbing things!" ”

Of course, this is a joke, but Zuo Rou was still amused by him, and said with a smile: "It's not to the point where you said, can you really be a kidnapper?" The jewels and gold in our warehouse alone can last for a while, but to be honest, we do have to think of some other ways. ”

"Don't worry, I will find a way in terms of funds, and I won't embarrass you, the big housekeeper!"