Sitting in his own study, Wang Mo put down and looked at the general situation of the military and police forces of the various provinces that had been summarized for more than half an hour, and asked the director of the Secret Service Division, who came to report to him on the actions of the Secret Service Division, "What, hasn't Kimura Shinsuke been searched yet?" ”

The blue wolf immediately bowed down and pleaded guilty: "Please forgive the young marshal, when the Nanjing special service spy team carried out the round-up operation that day, because of Notaro and a group of Oriental spies desperately covering and delaying time, Kimura Shinsuke was able to escape through the secret passage." We have mobilized the men of the Nanjing Righteous League to secretly search the whole city, but no trace of Kimura Shinsuke has been found so far. ”

"It can't be that you have already escaped from Nanjing City, right?" Wang Mo asked.

"Absolutely not!" The blue wolf replied with great certainty, "The entire entrance and exit roads of Nanjing City, whether by land or by water, are under our strict surveillance, and even if Shinsuke Kimura is disguised, he will definitely not be able to evade our surveillance and sneak out of the city!" ”

Wang Mo believes this, the Secret Service Department can not only mobilize large and small gangster organizations in Nanjing City, but also have the right to temporarily mobilize the police force, and it is not difficult to monitor the main roads in and out of Nanjing City.

After a long groan, Wang Mo said: "Since you are still in Nanjing City, there must be a hiding place." If it were an ordinary house or inn, I'm afraid your people would have noticed his traces a long time ago. Perhaps a certain Nanjing official was bribed by the Japanese and hid him, and this official's position should not be too low. ”

The Wang family did not take charge of Nanjing for a long time, and in order to stabilize the situation, there was no large-scale rectification of officials at all levels of the autonomous government of the southern provinces, so it is not surprising that some people would be bought by the Japanese.

Hearing this, the blue wolf's eyes suddenly lit up, and he said, "That's right, what the young marshal said is extremely true. The Orientals must have Nanjing officials as their internal response, otherwise it would have been impossible for the Orientals' assassination team to carry firearms into the city of Nanjing under the strict search of the Nanjing city defense forces and police. This will be arranged to monitor and investigate the residences of officials at all levels in Nanjing! ”

"Remember, don't make too much of a fuss, even if you find traces of Shinsuke Kimura. Arrests can only be made in secret, preferably quietly, understand? Wang Mo told him that he didn't want to destroy the stability and harmony of the current inter-provincial autonomous government for the sake of just one Kimura Shinsuke.

"This" The blue wolf looked embarrassed, but seeing Wang Mo's unquestionable expression, he had to bow down and answer, "Yes, I understand!" ”

"What's going on in the north now. Is there any sign of the Beiyang Army moving south? Wang Mo asked again, what he really cared about was the movement of the Beiyang Army.

The blue wolf replied: "According to the information gathered from all sides, it seems that the Beiyang Army has not shown any signs of moving south in the near future. However, the Beiyang Army has recently organized two new army divisions and set up a flying brigade, both of which use British and Oriental arms. Moreover, there is intelligence that the English and Oriental are likely to sell a large number of artillery and advanced weapons to the Beiyang Army in the future. ”

"Oh?" Wang Mo was not worried at all. Instead, he laughed easily, "It seems that our President Yuan Da feels that he has the strong support of foreigners." You don't need to take risks when you're not completely sure. ”

Wang Mo was most worried that the Beiyang Army would take advantage of the fact that all the troops of the Wang family were very tired and weak at this time, although he could also arm a large number of troops in a short period of time to meet the battle with the help of industrial machine tools, and he might not be able to defeat the Beiyang Army, but in that case, the casualties would be too great, and perhaps most of China would be destroyed.

Yuan Shikai was afraid of the strong strength displayed by the Sichuan Army and the Yimeng Autonomous Alliance, and did not dare to take a risk. However, it gave Wang Mo time to reorganize the southern military and police forces. I'm afraid Yuan Shikai himself doesn't know what a favorable opportunity he missed, and this may be his only chance to destroy the power of the Wang family.

Although Wang Mo judged that Yuan Shikai was indeed busy expanding the strength of the Beiyang Army with the help of the strong support of the foreigners, and should not go south in a big way in a short time, he still ordered: "Order the special service personnel in the north to continue to closely monitor the various units of the Beiyang Army. As soon as there are signs of large-scale build-up and mobilization of the Beiyang Army, it must be reported to me immediately. ”

"Yes, obedience!" The blue wolf bowed down and answered.

Knock Knock - Knock Knock -

There was a sudden knock on the door.

"Come in." Wang Mo shouted softly outside the door of the study.

The door of the study was pushed open, and the adjutant Chen Shishi walked in and reported to Wang Mo: "Young master, Mrs. Liu and Gongzi Liu from Huiyuan Bank came to visit and said that they came on your orders. ”

"That's right, I specially sent a telegram to Hubei to let them come." Wang Mo nodded and said, "You take them to the living room to wait first, and I'll arrive later." ”

"Okay." Chen Shishi answered, and then turned around and left the study.

Subsequently, Wang Mo discussed several matters with the blue wolf about expanding the spy network of the Secret Service Division, and then went to the living room to meet the Liu mother and son of Huiyuan Bank.

In the living room of the palace, Chen Shishi brought Liu's mother and son over, and asked his subordinates to serve tea, told them to wait here, and then left.

After waiting for nearly half an hour, Wang Mo hadn't come yet, and Liu Chen's son-in-law's temperament came up again, and he said to Mrs. Liu very dissatisfied: "Mother, this surname Wang's shelf is too big." Without saying anything clearly, a telegram asked us to come from Hubei, and now he has been hanging us here for so long, is it really our Liu family that he came and went as soon as he called? ”

When Mrs. Liu heard her son's words, her face changed greatly, and she immediately scolded: "Chen'er, what nonsense are you talking about!" You are talking about Young Marshal Wang like this, are you trying to bring disaster to our Liu family? ”

Liu Chen pursed his lips and said disapprerovingly: "What kind of nonsense, is it possible that there is no freedom of speech in China?" Isn't Wang Mo just a warlord with a few soldiers under his command, what's the big deal, it's a big deal for us to go back to the United States. ”

Mrs. Liu looked at her son with hatred, and now she really regretted that she had let her son study law in the United States before, which caused her son to be too deeply influenced by the so-called democratic and liberal ideas of foreigners.

Not to mention that this is a chaotic era of reasoning with guns, even in the peaceful and prosperous United States, absolute democracy and freedom cannot exist, and the law is just a tool of the superior and the ruling class.

However, after all, he was his only son, and he was still counting on him to support the Liu family in the future, so Mrs. Liu had to say bitterly: "Chen'er, do you understand the status of the Wang family in the country now? The Sichuan army had just swept through almost all of southern China, and the power of the Wang family was enough to compete with Beiyang. Once the Beiyang Army is defeated in the future, then the Wang family will become the master of all of China. According to the old saying in the past, the Wang family is equivalent to the imperial family, Wang Dashuai is the new emperor of China, and Wang Shaoshuai is the crown prince. ”

"The Emperor?" Liu Chen was a little stunned, the legendary term "emperor" still had a great deterrent to him.

"Chen'er, after Young Marshal Wang comes, you must not talk nonsense, you must be respectful and polite to Young Marshal Wang!" Mrs. Liu warned her son that she was really worried that her ignorant son had annoyed Young Marshal Wang. Wang Shaoshuai's powerful backer is the only hope for the Liu family to develop and regain the American industry, and of course she does not dare to slack off in the slightest.

Although Liu Chen was still a little reluctant, he also knew that what his mother said was true, so he had to nod and respond: "I know." ”

As soon as Liu Chen's words fell, Wang Mo walked into the living room.

Seeing Wang Mo, Mrs. Liu hurriedly got up and saluted Wang Mo: "Liu Chen's family greets the young marshal." At the same time, he didn't forget to give his son a look, and motioned for Liu Chen to give Wang Mo a salute.

Maybe it was because of his mother's stern gaze, or maybe it was because of the shock of the "royal family" just now, Liu Chen didn't dare to play with the temper of the son-in-law after all, and got up after Mrs. Liu, bowed silently to the king and said, "I've seen the young marshal." ”

Wang Mo waved his hand slightly and said, "No need to be polite, please sit down." It's busy, so I've been delayed for a while, so don't be surprised. ”

"The young marshal is polite, how many people want to see the young marshal now but don't have the opportunity, we just waited for a while." Mrs. Liu is indeed very good at talking, and her slightly flattering but not overly words make people feel like a spring breeze.

Wang Mo also admired the shrewd and capable Mrs. Liu very much, and said with a slight smile: "Huiyuan Bank has developed well, your Liu family is worthy of being an expert in finance, and the business strategies and measures are very proper, I am very satisfied." ”

Receiving Wang Mo's praise, Mrs. Liu was also very happy, and said with a smile: "The Liu family does not dare to take credit, Huiyuan Bank has developed so rapidly, it is impossible without the support of the young marshal." ”

If it weren't for Wang Mo's transfer of the tax settlement and convergence of Sichuan and Hubei provinces, the right to pay salaries of various military and political departments, and the right to issue currency, Huiyuan Bank would not have been able to develop and grow in just one year, and its business spread throughout Sichuan and Hubei provinces, and quickly expanded to the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River.

Mrs. Liu can have this cognition, and her posture is so low, and the conversation is naturally very pleasant and harmonious.

During the conversation, Wang Mo carefully learned from Mrs. Liu about the business development and related information of Huiyuan Bank, and from time to time talked about the situation of the bank in the future for Mrs. Liu to learn from, but Mrs. Liu was extremely shocked

West of Nanjing, Xiaguan Wharf.

The economic and trade of the city of Nanjing does not seem to have been frustrated by the change of power at the top, but has become more and more prosperous, and the dock area is almost full of people from morning to night.

"Cigarettes, camel brand cigarettes—"

"Ya pear, sweet and crisp big Ya pear-sir, do you want Ya pear? No sweet, no money! ”

"Off--"

"Sir, do you want a rickshaw? Where is Mr. going, I am very familiar with the streets and alleys of Nanjing! ”

The cries of the hawkers, the trumpets of the coolies at the wharf, the sound of the rickshaw drivers soliciting passengers, and the chatter of pedestrians and passengers are a little more lively than the big bazaars in the city.

Woo-woo-woo

Several steamer whistles sounded, and another passenger ship docked at Shimonoseki Pier, and the guests on the passenger ship poured down.

At this time, a group of very conspicuous people stepped off the passenger ship, some of them were wearing traditional robes and coats, and some were very foreign suits and leather shoes, and they were very strange. (To be continued......)