Chapter Forty-Four New Mission Arrived
Zhao Zhi brought Ye Kong and a few others back to Shanghai, but they didn't go home directly because Zhao Zhi had a new job, introduced by Han Te. The warehouse office of Han Te was filled with smoke, making Luo Ying dizzy and almost fainting. All of Zhao Zhi's people were here, Meng San, Yu Da Zhi, Mo Lun, and the newly joined Ye Kong, none of them were missing. Wearing Western suits, Yu Da Zhi and a few others looked like they had gained some spirit and style, even the little devil Luo Ying was forced by Zhao Zhi to wear a British-style suit.
Lu Ying couldn't help but pout, "This suit is no good at all. It's like my old clothes, I can sit or lie down whenever I want." Lu Ying tugged at the front of her suit, looking uncomfortable, and turned to Zhao Zhi with a forced smile, "Zhao Ye, why don't I just change back into my old clothes? This suit is making me feel so stiff and rigid."
"Silly boy, do you know how much this outfit of yours cost? It's enough for me to drink for a month!" Meng San chuckled and rubbed Luo Ying's head. On the first day they arrived in Shanghai, Zhao Zhi brought everyone to live in the best hotel in Shanghai and even found a tailor to custom-make clothes for them. Not to mention the cost of the custom-made clothes, but also the tips that Zhao Zhi gave to the waiters made Meng San and the others gasp in amazement.
Luoying and the others were joking, but Zhao Zhi didn't have time to pay attention. He was discussing with Hunter the remuneration and follow-up issues for this task. This job wasn't simple - the Japanese had already occupied most of Shanxi Province, and three American missionaries had fallen into their hands. Later, the three missionaries were rescued by local anti-Japanese forces from the Japanese army. After contacting Hunter, he decided to hire Zhao Zhi to pick up the three missionaries and bring them back to Shanghai or Tianjin, then put them on an ocean liner.
The last time the three missionaries were heard from was a week ago, when they had been taken by anti-Japanese guerrillas to Linshui County near Taiyuan. Zhao Zhi's mission was to find the three missionaries in Linshui and bring them back safely. However, since Han Fuju abandoned Shandong, the entire province has fallen into Japanese hands, and Henan is also crawling with Japanese soldiers. To get from Shanghai to Shanxi, Zhao Zhi would have to pass through the Japanese defense zone, making this mission extremely perilous.
However, the conditions offered by Hunt were still very favorable. All the weapons and equipment would be provided by the US military, as long as Zhao Zhi could name them, Hunt would try his best to get them. Not to mention that there was still an American warship floating on the Huangpu River, which had a lot of weapons on board. Zhao Zhi hesitated for a moment, and with the dozen or so thugs brought by Yu Dazhi, he only had 20 people in his hands, and except for Ye Kong, none of these people had ever held a gun before. It was obviously not wise to take such a group to fight thousands of miles away in Shanxi.
"How much time do I have to prepare? My men still need to get familiar with the weapons, it takes time" Zhao Zhi said, fiddling with the three-edged dagger in his hand, which was specially customized by Han Te at a factory in Shanghai before he left.
"For four days, I can only give you four days. The Japanese army's offensive in Shanxi is very fierce, and the target of those missionaries is too big. I'm afraid that if we drag on for too long, something unexpected will happen." In fact, Hante hadn't told the truth - he had exchanged weapons to get these missionaries back. This time, Zhao Zhi was also going to deliver a batch of weapons and ammunition to the local anti-Japanese armed forces. Obviously, it would be embarrassing for Hante to mention this now, as this mission was already extremely dangerous, and bringing such a large quantity of weapons would be like talking nonsense to a fool.
"Out with it, what else do you want? I won't be listening after a while." Zhao Zhi couldn't help but tease Han Te, who was hesitating. There's no free lunch in this world, and as a mercenary in his past life, Zhao Zhi knew this principle well.
"Also, you need to transport a batch of weapons and ammunition over there, this was agreed upon with the other party beforehand. I can lend 20 people, all of whom are skilled marksmen." Han Te finally finished explaining everything, and his suppressed emotions suddenly dissipated. He didn't care if Zhao Zhi didn't agree, anyway, it was impossible to complete such a task. At least he had done his part, if not for the fact that one of the missionaries had some connections with the upper echelons in America, he wouldn't have bothered getting involved in this matter.
"Ammunition? How much? Did the other side specify what type of weapon they want?" After a moment of silence, Zhao Zhi's eyes lit up with an idea. If you want to organize mercenaries, someone has to have guns. People can be found slowly, but equipment is a big problem. Just having money isn't enough to buy good weapons, you also need connections. Especially since Zhao Zhi was particularly fond of foreign firearms and equipment, which made it even harder to obtain. If he could really get in touch with the American connection through Hunter, then the mercenaries' future weapon supply would be secured.
"That's not all, just said to give them 200 rifles and 20,000 bullets, 3 mortars and 60 shells." Hunter was a bit puzzled, looking at Zhao Zhi's meaning that he wanted to take on this task. Didn't he know how dangerous this mission was? Hunter looked at Zhao Zhi with some concern, this old cunning veteran agent had obviously taken Zhao Zhi as his true good friend, he was worried about Zhao Zhi.
"Hanter, how about this? I've taken on the task, but I have some different opinions to share with you." Zhao Zhi leaned against the sofa and lit a cigar. "I'll take care of getting the weapons to the other party, guaranteeing they'll get them. But can you ensure that the weapons and equipment you promised to deliver will be provided according to my requirements?" Seeing Hanter looked somewhat perplexed, Zhao Zhi chuckled and continued explaining: "We'll swap these two batches of weapons, just between you and me, your superiors won't know about it. You're aware that I'm organizing a mercenary unit, so I need weapons, especially the most advanced ones from the US."
"Zhao, you're a swindler, the worst guy I've ever seen." Hant finally understood what Zhao Zhi meant. Didn't he just want to secretly embezzle this batch of weapons? But Zhao Zhi took away the weapons, so how could they give weapons to the other party? Those several missionaries were still in their hands.
"Now Shanxi and Henan are not short of Japanese troops, I'll get a batch of Japanese-style weapons for the other side, so it's also convenient for them to replenish ammunition locally, very convenient, isn't it?" Zhao Zhi spread his hands and made a strange face at Hantie. Zhao Zhi's idea was to seize the Japanese army's weapons and equipment in exchange for the missionaries, which could eliminate the Japanese army, complete the task, and also support the anti-Japanese armed forces, a multi-beneficial thing, how could Zhao Zhi give it up.
