What is the concept that a base salary of $300 plus $3,000 in activity funds equals a monthly income of $3,300? Converted to the current ocean, at least a monthly salary of tens of thousands, it is estimated that no one will believe it!

A roadking car in Plymouth costs $645, a single-family house with a basement in California costs more than $4,000, a hamburger is twenty-five cents a piece, and ham and eggs are fifty cents a piece, and two dollars can be quite a sumptuous meal.

With one month's income, Han Lin can buy the most ordinary scooter in the United States, and with two months' income, he can buy a single-family residence in the United States.

Han Lin felt that it was normal for Smith to be straightforward, it was precisely because he had the value of being used that the US intelligence department could give himself such a generous reward, and if there was no such value, the intelligence department would not give him a penny.

The intelligence officer who can get this treatment is absolutely rare, and he embodies his own value to have such qualifications. Of course, this treatment is only in times of war, and there is a time limit.

"Although we Chinese usually speak more reservedly, I like the way you speak, and in the pursuit of efficient intelligence services, this kind of communication is obviously more comfortable for me." I think someone will want to communicate with me soon, but his way, is something I don't like. Han Lin said with a smile.

"Do you mean the Japanese consulate or the German consulate? I made a mistake, the German style of doing things is also straightforward, it seems that you have already concluded that as soon as I leave here, the Japanese consulate will soon ask you for news, judging by this, you have private contact with the Japanese side? Smith asked.

This is not to say that German intelligence officers do not talk in circles, but it is absolutely impossible for them to be like the intelligence officers of the Oriental countries, who are good at sandwiching their intentions in seemingly unnutritious tentative conversations.

For this, Smith was not used to this when he first arrived in China, and the way of dialogue was very tiring, and he needed to rack his brains to think about what the other party was talking about, what message he wanted to express! After several years of training, I gradually adapted to this way of dealing with each other.

Japan and China have a history of contact for hundreds of years, and the way the Japanese speak is very similar to the way the Chinese speak, which may be implicit.

"Mr. Smith, Japan is a country where all the people are spies, and they will not give up any opportunity to obtain intelligence, and I can actually contact the US Consulate in Shanghai and the German Consulate in Shanghai, and the value of intelligence is enough to attract their attention, not only the Jinling government needs to ring the alarm bell, but also your US government."

"For Japan, the strategic materials they need to wage war mainly come from trade with the United States, oil, rubber, scrap steel, etc., which is the lifeblood of the war. The change in the US Government's attitude toward Japan is the key that Japan cannot ignore, and in particular, the US Government's increasingly hardline attitude toward Japan has naturally become a high-value channel for them to obtain intelligence. Han Lin said.

"Well, I won't invite you to dinner tonight, I'm going to give them a chance to communicate with you." Smith said with a smile.

"This time I came to Shanghai, I will also secretly meet with partners of international intelligence channels, and if I get any information, I will inform you as soon as possible." Han Lin said.

"Han Lin, you should have your own more private residence in the Shanghai Concession area, a place like a club is not suitable for confidential conversations like ours." Smith suggested.

"Thank you for the reminder, I will start looking for a suitable house tomorrow, I hope to deal with this matter before returning to Jinling, after all, the house in the concession area is not so easy to find, if everything goes well, I will invite you to my new home next time I come to Shanghai." Han Lin said with a smile.

The Han family has a place to live in the concession area, and the eldest brother Han Li's family lives in it, but it is very inconvenient for his work and will also cause some unnecessary threats. Therefore, Han Lin also thought about finding a suitable house in the concession area, and with his income, whether he bought or rented a house, expenditure was not a problem.

Why is there an option to rent a house?

Because renting a house is a very common phenomenon in a place like the Shanghai Concession area, even a celebrity like Mr. Lu Xun, who has a monthly income of up to 600 oceans, does not dare to buy a house in Shanghai, because the housing prices are really outrageously high.

One acre of land in the southern area of the concession is as high as 150,000 oceans, and one acre of land on the Bund is close to 200,000 oceans, not counting the construction cost. Han Lin is rich, but he can take out hundreds of thousands of dollars to buy a house at one time, he still feels distressed, there are too many places to use money, and buying a house is far less cost-effective than renting.

Moreover, on the eve of the outbreak of the full-scale Anti-Japanese War, he was ready to let his parents and eldest brother's family move abroad as soon as possible, so as to avoid the threat of various forces.

Taking a step back, when the era of isolated islands began, there were many foreigners in the concession who felt threatened and left Shanghai to escape the war, and they were eager to sell their homes, such as high-end residences such as garden villas, and the price of high-end homes would fall sharply, and when the time came, it might only take one-fifth of the current house price to buy.

After Smith left, Han Lin didn't go anywhere, and he didn't inform his family, just walked around the club's construction site, and sure enough, when the sun was about to set, Kage Zuo Zhenzhao called him.

At seven o'clock in the evening, Han Lin came to the tavern where he had a drink with Kagezo Zhenzhao last time.

"Ying Zuojun, my guess is not wrong at all, just a few hours after I arrived in Shanghai, you knew that I was coming, the intelligence officer of the Great Japanese Empire, the work efficiency is very high!" He said with a smile.

"The professionalism and ability of the Imperial agents are indeed excellent, but they are far from being as efficient as you think, mainly because Smith from the US Consulate in Shanghai has met with you, if I don't know that you are here in Shanghai, it will be their dereliction of duty."

"Han Jun came to Shanghai this time, is it for business or private business? There won't be any more cases, right? Kagesa asked with a smile as he sat on the tatami mat and poured tea.

The last time there was an espionage case in the Second Security Regiment, he gave Han Lin an idea to solve the case, for which the inside line bought by the Second Security Regiment was shot, and their upline, the imperial agent Kobayashi Hirosuke disappeared, and he has not been found until now, and he has lost a lot of money.

Although it may not be the role played by Kagezo Zhenzhao, his words did have a negative impact on the intelligence work, and for this reason, Kazuki Takashima, the head of the special agency in Shanghai, complained to him for a while.

(End of chapter)