The nature of the work of the intelligence department is special, and many times it is necessary to use unscrupulous means to achieve the goal, so it is usually granted special powers, this American businessman who donated a garden villa to the US Navy intelligence department is estimated to be a smuggler, and his activities may have a certain intelligence value, so he has been sheltered by the intelligence department.

"Mr. Smith is in Shanghai, but he is very concerned!" Han Lin said.

He glanced at the gate a few times and noticed that someone was watching the garden house, the fundamental purpose of which was, of course, to follow Smith.

It is estimated that Smith also knows that he is being followed, which shows that the activities of intelligence agencies of various countries in Shanghai have become normalized, and everyone knows this.

"I know that there are people out there, and that the semi-open informants under me are also following intelligence officers from other countries, and these obvious actions are just a smokescreen, which is a routine operation. The real agents of each intelligence department and the inside line of development are the top secrets of the department, and they all use special means to communicate and avoid being discovered by the enemy. ”

"In other words, the people who can openly contact me are not necessarily intelligence officers, and sometimes, we will deliberately take the initiative to contact some people to interfere with the enemy's judgment, and the closer I have contact with you, maybe they will not list you as a key target for investigation." Smith said unconcernedly.

"So, the several times I met with you, I was also monitored by the intelligence services of some countries, and even I became the target of their investigation?" Han Lin asked.

He agrees with Smith's statement that as an intelligence officer, you have to be suspicious of everything, but you can't be suspicious, the more generous the meeting, the more likely it is to go unnoticed, and conversely, the more careful the secret meeting, the more likely it is to be closely monitored.

"You're right, people who have contact with me will definitely be noticed and investigated privately, but whether you take measures or not depends on your value. The intelligence services will not be so boring, casually expending manpower, material resources and energy, and keeping a close eye on you for a long time. ”

"This time you come to Shanghai, I will make an arrangement for you to increase your safety factor, and people will think that you are secretly doing smuggling business while serving the US intelligence department, and when you and Perez meet at the ball of the Ministry of Industry Bureau, you can talk about importing materials from the United States by the way to cover up your identity."

"Perez is not a member of the intelligence department, at most he is an informant who relies on the intelligence department to engage in smuggling and speculation, but he is a member of the European and American Ocean Shipping Association, and the businessmen who participate in this association are all of a similar nature, and the intelligence departments of various countries know it." Smith said.

After Smith left, Han Lin called his eldest brother Han Li and the Lu family respectively, and temporarily borrowed four nursing homes to be on duty in the villa.

In the evening, if you want to attend a dance party of the Ministry of Industry Bureau, Smith will have people make a special trip to send the invitation card, and the Ministry of Industry Bureau and consulates and other institutions like to hold cocktail parties, dance parties and other social activities, especially the Ministry of Industry Bureau, which will hold a dance every once in a while, the main purpose is to publicize to the expatriates of various countries in Shanghai that the concession area is prosperous, and the Ministry of Industry Bureau should get applause.

"Yingying, I'm here in Shanghai, yes, I'm looking at the house on Petain Road at the moment! What? You're coming, well, I'm waiting for you here! ”

Han Lin called Tang Ying, there is a high probability that she will be able to meet her at tonight's dance, the relationship between the two can be called friends, and it is polite to say hello.

More importantly, his senior club wants to open the social circle of Shanghai in a short period of time, and also needs Tang Ying's appearance, which is a reflection of status.

About half an hour later, the Tang family's car drove into the gate.

"You work in Jinling, and you came to the French Concession to buy a garden villa, I'm afraid it's not for living, right? Is it your wedding room? After Tang Ying got out of the car, she asked with a smile to Han Lin, who was standing at the bottom of the steps smoking.

In the French Concession area, where every inch of land is valuable, there are gardens, lawns and woods, and the price of such a spacious five-story European-style garden villa is absolutely amazing, and ordinary people dare not think about it.

Tang Ying's first thought was that Han Lin's purpose in buying this villa was to make a wedding room for him, although the Han family also had a mansion in the French Concession, but it was currently lived by his eldest brother Han Li and his wife, and then two brothers, it was not convenient to live together.

"Say you're smart, but this time you guessed wrong, my future wife is still in college, and she hasn't even gone through the engagement process, how can you say that you are getting married? Let's talk about it in two years! Such a big house only lives two people, even if you invite a maid, you can't add much popularity, you can't feel the warmth of the family, the luxurious decoration and expensive furnishings, bring yourself, only cold and uncomfortable, my future residence, buy a small two-story house is enough. ”

"I came to Shanghai this time because the Gendarmerie Command did not have much work to do, and I felt that my days were relatively leisurely, so I planned to set up a multinational trading company in Shanghai. This villa is not for living, I want to run a high-end private club, which is an exclusive venue for corporate socializing, and also holds regular social events, so as to integrate into the business circle of the concession area as soon as possible. ”

"I don't have much experience in this kind of foreign-related activity venue, decoration and management, so I want to ask you to give me guidance, if I can accept the invitation to sit here often, I think this high-end club will soon be able to make a name for itself in Shanghai!" Han Lin said.

The marriage between the Han family and the Lu family is not news in the business circles of Shanghai, and Tang Ying must know about it, so he does not shy away from this topic.

"You're so confident in me?" Tang Ying looked at the garden villa and asked with a smile.

"Of course, I have 100% confidence in you, you can follow your ideas, treat this place as a blank sheet of paper, and design the social place you want, and the first lady in our Republic of China period will be in the first-level high-level club." Han Lin said with a smile.

"If you want to lie to me to design and decorate the club for you, you don't have to tout me so much, but I want to remind you that if you want to decorate the club according to my ideas, it will require a high fee, and you don't have to feel distressed at that time." Tang Ying said.

She naturally agreed, and said it very bluntly, if you want to decorate it to become a place she is satisfied with, it will definitely cost a lot of money.

"It's not Versailles, it's not Buckingham Palace, it's a club for socializing, you can spend your money at ease! I didn't spend the family's money on my own affairs, it was all my wife's money, if you spent no money and couldn't marry a wife, you have to compensate me! Han Lin said jokingly.

(End of chapter)