Chapter Thirty-Nine: False Identity

  The fifth day after Mid-Autumn Festival, Hong Kong.

  This afternoon, a young master wearing a white suit, a white top hat and white leather shoes walked down from the ocean liner. Behind him was a follower wearing a black shirt, a black melon-shaped hat and black cloth shoes, carrying a suitcase. Such eye-catching attire attracted everyone's attention, but these two people acted as if no one was around them, relaxed and contented.

  It was Ye Tufei and Guo Zhonglin.

  The reason for this swagger is related to the identity borrowed by Ye Tufei. Now, he is no longer Ye Tufei, his legitimate identity is the deputy manager of the Shanghai branch of the American "Flower" Bank, and the young son of Shanghai industrialist Nie Fengyuan, Nie Hengzi. Coincidentally, Nie Hengzi is the sixth in the Nie family, which also makes it convenient for Guo Zhonglin to address Ye Tufei habitually.

  "Sixth Master, I think the roads in Chongqing are not easy to walk on, they're all ups and downs, unlike ours..." Guo Zhonglin's suitcase seemed very heavy, he was slanting his body, panting heavily just to barely keep up with Ye Tu Fei.

  "Call me Young Master Liu!" Ye Tufei didn't even turn his head, and went straight forward.

  Out of the dock, Ye Tufei still didn't stop his footsteps. Guo Zhonglin was anxious and used all his strength to catch up with Ye Tufei, saying: "Sixth Master, where is our contact?"

  Ye Tu Fei still didn't stop, he just replied with a shout: "Ahead!"

  In front? Guo Zhonglin looked forward again and again, but there were only pedestrians. Just now, when chasing after Ye Tufei, he had used up all his strength, and this time he lost hope again. Guo Zhonglin couldn't hold on anymore, so he threw the suitcase to the ground and sat down with a thud.

  Ye Tu Fei walked a few steps, didn't hear the heavy breathing of Guo Zhonglin beside him, so he had to stop and wait. At this time, the car that came to greet them finally arrived.

  "Mr. Nie, sorry, we..."

  Ye Tufei gave the newcomer a cold glance, snorted in his nose, and didn't bother to respond. He shouted at Guo Zhonglin instead: "Are you done resting? If you're done, let's keep going! Our lives are tough, and we can't even find someone to pick us up in this big Hong Kong! Ugh."

  This is scolding the person who came to greet him.

  With the personality of Ye Tufei, he would never do this, but now he is not Ye Tufei, he is Nie Hengzi. Nie Hengzi is so superficial and vain, he is very dissatisfied with the Chongqing side that received him. Firstly, they did not park the car at the entrance of the dock, making him walk a long way. Secondly, there was only one driver who came to pick him up, which is too humiliating.

  The driver hastily apologized to Nie Liu Ye, saying nearly a basket of good words before appeasing Nie Hengzi's anger. After getting on the car, the driver gave Ye Tu Fei a cigarette, lit it, and then started the car.

  Ye Tufei doesn't usually smoke cigarettes, only when he can't get cigars will he occasionally have one or two cigarettes to satisfy his cravings. Nie Hengzi smokes and smokes quite heavily. Since Ye Tufei is playing the role of Nie Hengzi, he naturally has to inherit Nie's habits.

  The car drove up to the gate of a villa, and the driver got out first to open the door for Ye Tufei. He held the top of the car door and asked Ye Tufei to get out. "Mr. Nie Liu, please take a rest first. My master has something important to attend to and can't come to keep you company. However, he has arranged a welcome banquet and dance party for you tonight. I'll come to pick you up at 5 o'clock this afternoon."

  "Your family's old master is really arrogant! What could be more important than his business?" Ye Tu Fei imitated Nie Heng Zi's tone.

  The driver's father-in-law, Yang Ruocai, was originally the boss of a Shanghai foreign firm. Before the outbreak of the Battle of Shanghai, he had transferred his assets and business to inland areas, and later moved to Hong Kong. Yang Ruocai's business is inseparable from the Nie family, and it can even be said that they "mixed" with the Nie family to make a living.

  After the Battle of Shanghai, the situation for Chinese businessmen became increasingly difficult. Without a strong backing, it was hard not to be bullied and extorted by the Japanese. Some businessmen even went bankrupt as a result. Yang's foresight was truly admirable, and Nie Feng felt a deep appreciation for him. However, this social change was of little consequence to the Nie family, as their backing came from American financial groups. This was also the main reason why Nie Heng did not inherit the family business but instead took on a humble role at the Shanghai branch of the "Flower Flag" Bank.

  "My master, he...he was invited by Old Guo to attend a meeting and really can't get away!" The driver hesitated for half a day before finally telling the truth.

  "Old man Guo? Which Old man Guo? What line of work is he in?"

  "Boss Guo is not a businessman, he's from the Chongqing side." The driver leaned forward and whispered something in Ye Tufei's ear.

  Ye Tufei was shocked in his heart, the fake identity that he had carefully crafted actually led him to mistakenly bump into Jun Tong's arms. He was startled for a moment, but Ye Tufei still calmly responded, "Oh, is that so? Alright, I'll take a nap first, wait for you to come pick me up!"

  Ye Tufei's judgment of Yang Ruocai was correct. Yang Ruocai had joined the Military-Unity many years ago, when the organization was still called the Blue Shirt Society and had not yet been established as a formal bureau. With his seniority and strong abilities, his rank would naturally be high. Before the Battle of Shanghai, Yang Ruocai followed orders from above to transfer all of his business assets to Hong Kong, where he took up the post of head of the Military-Unity's Hong Kong station.

  Even so, Ye Tufei still decided to continue pretending to be Nie Hengzi. He thought that pretending to be Nie Hengzi should be foolproof, because when he was in Shanghai, Master Nie was his good friend and brother, and he was very familiar with Nie Hengzi and the Nie family. For this action, he sacrificed Nie Hengzi's trust in him and specially went to Shanghai to help Nie Hengzi get the opportunity to go to Hong Kong on a business trip from the "Flower Flag" Bank, then invited him to stay at the Rainbow Bridge Japanese Army Headquarters for one or two months.

  Ye Tufei didn't know that such a meticulous plan still made Yang Ruocai suspicious. Although Yang Ruocai had never met Nie Family's Sixth Young Master, he had heard something about the character of this future heir of the Nie Family. Given Nie Hengzi's temperament, coming to Hong Kong for business was absolutely not his wish, especially in such chaotic times.

  So Yang Ruocai keenly realized that either someone was using Nie Heng's name as a pretext, or it was another extremely important matter for the Nie family.

  Under suspicion, Yang Ruoxu secretly contacted Nie Fengyuan in Shanghai, but Nie Fengyuan seemed unclear about Nie Hengzi's trip to Hong Kong.

  Yang Rucai finally understood that this time Nie Heng came, eight out of ten was a fake. After reaching this conclusion, Yang Rucai thought of the negotiating representative who was controlled by their side and could not move in Tongluowan at the first time.

  It was a matter of great importance, so Yang Rucai did not dare to take the liberty of making his own decision. He immediately made a report to the special envoy with the code name "Yu Nong". The two men agreed that others would first meet this Nie Hengzi whose authenticity was unknown, while Yang Rucai secretly observed from behind the scenes. After further confirmation of the visitor's identity, they would make a decision.

  The driver was an important pawn arranged on purpose, his code name was 'Teacup', as the name suggests, he was best at receiving guests from all sides.

  After sending Ye Tufei to the villa, "Teacup" immediately made a detailed report to Yang Ruocai about every detail of his contact with Ye Tufei.

  After listening to Cha Bei's report, Yang Rucai was in a dilemma. From Cha Bei's report, the newcomer was almost exactly like Nie Hengzi's temperament, and he almost suspected that he was being overly suspicious.

  That night's welcoming banquet was very luxurious, and Yang Rucai had invited many local celebrities from Hong Kong. When everyone found out that the one sitting in the main seat tonight was actually the famous Nie family's sixth young master, flattering voices and bootlicking sounds continued until the end of the banquet without stopping.

  Ye Tufei seemed very happy and showed extremely strong interest in Yang Ruocai's proposal for a dance party. Dancing was one of Nie Hengzi's specialties that made him famous on Shanghai Beach, and Yang Ruocai hoped to use this to determine whether this Nie Hengzi was true or false.

  Ye Tu Fei was not good at dancing, but he knew that if he wanted to pretend to be Nie Heng Zi, he couldn't avoid this hurdle. For this reason, he spent three whole days intensively practicing his dance skills. However, dancing also requires innate talent. Although Ye Tu Fei's brain was exceptionally well-developed, when it came to music, he was completely clueless. Three steps or four steps often left him bewildered.

  Ye Tufei, who can't dance, must actively participate in the dance party, otherwise it's voluntarily exposing his identity. Having participated in the dance party, he absolutely cannot dance, otherwise, it's also voluntarily exposing himself.

  This paradox seems unsolvable, but for Ye Tufei, it's a piece of cake.

  When resting in the villa, Ye Tufei instructed Guo Zhonglin in this way, and Guo Zhonglin nodded while listening. Finally, he gave a thumbs up to Ye Tufei and said: "Sixth Master, your move is also too ruthless!"

  When Ye Tufei attended Yang Ruocai's welcome dinner, Guo Zhonglin, as a follower, couldn't go on stage. When "Teacup" came to pick up Ye Tufei for the banquet, he didn't make any arrangements for Guo Zhonglin either, giving him ample time to complete Ye Tufei's "handover". At the same time, when "Teacup" came to pick up Ye Tufei, Ye Tufei casually asked about tonight's general arrangement. "Teacup" didn't think much of it and told Ye Tufei that Boss Yang had booked two venues: Wangjiang Wine House and Dream Paris. This gave Guo Zhonglin the exact address to complete Ye Tufei's "handover".

  Ye Tu Fei's 'accident' was very simple: find a rickshaw driver, before I enter the dance hall, bump into me and knock me down, best if you can crush my foot.

  Guo Zhonglin finished beautifully. Ye Tufei was knocked to the ground with his four limbs in the air, and by the time everyone reacted, the yellow tricycle had already escaped. Yang Ruocai seemed a bit at a loss for what to do about this sudden event. Ye Tufei waved his hand at Yang Ruocai, indicating that he didn't need any help getting up, but as he struggled to get halfway to his feet, he let out a pained cry and fell back down to the ground. Some of the distinguished guests invited by Yang Ruocai couldn't bear to watch anymore, and regardless of Ye Tufei's attitude, they all went forward together to help him up.

  "Good nephew, it was I who made the arrangements improperly, and caused you distress." Yang Ruocai expressed his apologies.

  Ye Tu Fei pushed away the helping hands, struggled to stand up on his own and said: "It's just an accident! How can we blame Boss Yang for this? I'm not seriously hurt, I don't want to ruin everyone's fun because of me. Let's continue with the dance party!"

  Yang Ruocai tentatively asked, "Xianzhong, can you still jump with this injury?"

  Ye Tu Fei scolded in anger: "I can't jump and I also can't watch! My feet are sore, but my eyes aren't sore!"

  Ye Tu Fei's humor dispelled everyone's embarrassment, Yang Ruocai supported Ye Tu Fei and walked into Meng Bali with a smile.