The First Book The Empty Spirit Chapter 5 Escaped Alone

  Being able to anger Shi An Guo proves that there is a not-so-small leak, Wang Yaozu washed his face with clear water, and at the same time he was thinking, who exactly made the mistake, he didn't want the problem to be on him.

  Everyone who should be here has arrived, Shi Ankou sat in the first position on the long table, and Le Yuxin sat in the first position on the right hand of Shi Ankou. Wang Yaoyu sat in the first position on his left hand, and of course, the two group leaders sat beside Le Yuxin and Wang Yaoyu.

  Shi An Guo's face turned black, looking very unhappy. Wang Yao Zu let out a sigh of relief. The reason was that Shi An Guo wasn't staring at him. If Shi An Guo had been staring at him, it would have meant that he was the one who made the mistake. But since he wasn't staring at him, it meant that the person who made the mistake wasn't him. Since it wasn't his own mistake, what did it have to do with Wang Yao Zu?!

  "According to reliable intelligence, last night's operation allowed an important figure of the Communist bandits to escape. The escaped person is the leader of a group of Communist bandits, and I believe everyone understands what this represents? We let the most important person get away! And it was right in front of our eyes that he escaped, at the time when all the Communist bandits were on the dock!"

  The so-called reliable intelligence is the intelligence provided by the internal traitors of the underground party organization in Shanghai. After the KMT turned against them, there were no fewer traitors within the party. The appearance of a high-level traitor could expose a string of hidden underground members, allowing responsible party and national officials to rise through the ranks and get rich.

  Wang Yaowu gave Shi Ankui a cold glance, Shi Ankui had instructed his men to have nothing to do with Wang Yaowu, and the actions of last night were all arranged and planned by Shi Ankui himself without giving Wang Yaowu any prior notice. If anything went wrong, it was Shi Ankui's own problem. Now Shi Ankui seemed to want to shift the blame onto everyone else, making them share the responsibility together.

  "Old Stone, stop talking nonsense, let's talk about what to do? The embarrassing thing is that our entire Shanghai investigation team is embarrassed. If the superior finds out, everyone will be interrogated. What do you think we should do? Most importantly, can your source provide us with any intelligence on the escaped person's trail? Don't tell me you don't have any leads?"

  Wang Yaozu didn't want to listen to Shi Ankou's nonsense at all. He had already heard enough nonsense when attending meetings at the party department. Wang Yaozu, who hadn't slept enough, wanted to sleep a bit more. So it was better to get straight to the point, and the most important thing in this matter was the intelligence clue.

  "No leads! According to the rules, there are three columns of connections in a vertical direction, and horizontally, each group is not connected. The small group that was ambushed by us last night escaped with only one leader, and has lost contact with people from other groups. The current intelligence only knows that he escaped, and the escapee is a middle-aged man in his 40s."

  Wang Yaozu was very helpless and directly lay on the table, looking like he wanted to sleep. Wang Yaozu didn't give Shi Ankou any face, so Shi Ankou naturally wasn't happy. When Wang Yaozu lay on the table, Shi Ankou slapped the table heavily. Now Wang Yaozu wasn't happy either, staring at Shi Ankou.

  "Alright, let's unite as one! Now the most important thing is to catch that escaped person to make up for this mistake. Ya Zu, you also said it yourself earlier, losing face is something we all do together. If we don't handle this matter well, we'll have a hard time explaining it to Commander Xiong of the Shanghai Garrison Command."

  Le Youxin saw that the scene was somewhat chaotic and finally opened his mouth to dissuade. The people in the Investigation Department were all from the Chiang system, while Commander Xiong of the Garrison Command was not, so if the people in the Investigation Department made a mistake, someone would definitely take advantage of it.

  "In Shanghai, there are over a million people, with tens of thousands coming and going every day. Half of them are men, about 500,000. If we exclude children, the elderly, and the disabled, at least 100,000 would meet the criteria for being middle-aged men in their forties. Even if we get help from the Public Security Bureau to turn over the entire city, it's still hard to find him. Once things get out of hand, it will be reported, and everyone will have a harder time. For now, the only thing we can do is prevent Commander Xiong from finding out, and solve this matter ourselves."

  Wang Yaizu finished speaking and lay down on the table again. He himself was also very troubled by this calculation, it was like looking for a needle in the ocean. In such a situation, Wang Yaizu started to feel drowsy again, he really wanted to sleep.

  "Don't sleep anymore. Since you've analyzed it, then it's up to you to say what to do?! Once this matter is resolved, I'll help everyone ask for credit from above, medals and certificates I dare not guarantee, but silver coins are absolutely indispensable."

  Wang Yaozu didn't know if Shi Ankui was testing him or making things difficult for him, but in this situation, except for Le Yuxin, everyone else's eyes were fixed on Wang Yaozu. To avoid losing face, Wang Yaozu had no choice but to be forced into an impromptu performance.

  "Stone, you continue to sit in the middle of the military and help us boost morale. The most important thing is to find a way to contact your source of information and get more clues from him. There will always be clues. Others should not wander around the streets, this will arouse suspicion from the Garrison Command. Two groups take turns going out to gather some clues outside, even if we don't have the clues we want now, there should be clues for other things. That's all."

  Wang Yaoyu finished speaking, took a sip of tea, and relaxed. Then he leaned on the table, looking like he was about to fall asleep again. Shi Ankou, who was considering Wang Yaoyu's plan, wanted to slap the table again, but was stopped by Le Yunxin.

  "Old Stone, I'm not fully rested and don't have the energy to deal with those people outside. How can I help you find clues? This thing can't be rushed, that escaped person is probably hiding somewhere now, getting anxious won't do any good. Let me take a nap first."

  Everyone's eyes were now focused on Shi An Guo, waiting for him to make a decision. Wang Yao Zu had already closed his eyes. Wang Yao Zu could get along with many people, but he just didn't get along with Shi An Guo, as if it was their natural disposition.

  "Just do as Vice-Manager Wang said. Tell those you normally trust, there's a reward of 100 taels of silver, go and prepare! Disperse!" Shi An-guo left, the crowd hastily went down to prepare. Although it was still a bit hot now, fearing that Wang Yao-zu would catch a chill, Le Yu-xin still found a piece of clothing to help Wang Yao-zu put on, and also left a clean handkerchief on the table.

  Wang Yaozu slept in the conference room until noon, when he woke up with a growling stomach. He looked at his suit jacket with notes on it and the handkerchief on the table, and realized that only one person could have done this - Le Yunxin. Wang Yaozu smiled warmly, used the handkerchief to wipe away the saliva from the corner of his mouth, and then carefully put it away.

  "Why is only Le Da Ge you here? Let's have lunch together." Wang Yaozu came out of the conference room, and in the office, only Le Yunxin was there. Everyone else had gone out to eat, even Shi Ankou wasn't around.

  "No, I have brought lunch. Want to try my sister-in-law's cooking?"

  "Sister-in-law's craftsmanship is unquestionable, but Brother Le, you always eat so little, and sister-in-law also makes less. Next time I'll ask her to make an extra portion for me. Now I'm going out to eat first, and I'll take that handkerchief with me, wash it clean when I get back and return it to you."

  Wang Yaowu finished speaking and went out, the soldiers standing guard outside the door saluted Wang Yaowu. These soldiers responsible for guarding were actually quite pitiful, usually just managing the gate without any benefits to gain. When there was danger, it was these soldiers who were unlucky first. Last time, five people suspected of being Communist Party members attacked the Shanghai Investigation Division, and the four soldiers standing guard at the gate were the first to die.

  The Shanghai Investigation Section of the Central Organization Department of the Kuomintang was next to the Songhu Garrison Command. The original office location of the Shanghai Investigation Section was inside the Songhu Garrison Command, but later due to various reasons, simply put, it was a struggle between factions and power, the Shanghai Investigation Section moved out of the Songhu Garrison Command, and the power of the Investigation Section became more and more above that of the Songhu Garrison Command.

  This area is usually deserted and nobody dares to walk around here. If you're not careful, you'll be mistaken for a communist party member and taken away, it's already good if you can come out alive. But even so, there are still many shops doing business in this area, of course, they all have good backstage supporters.

  Wang Ya Zu came to a restaurant he usually ate at. In the past, they were called wine houses, but now it's popular to call them restaurants. However, no matter how many times the name changed, the dishes inside remained unchanged. As soon as Wang Ya Zu entered, he saw a group of people in the private room surrounding two tables eating, with the waiters carefully serving them, afraid that if they were even slightly neglectful, they would provoke someone who couldn't be provoked.

  "Why not order some wine? You guys usually have a drink or two, don't you? If you're short on cash, I'll cover it." Wang Yaoyu walked over and sat down at a table, noticing there was no wine, he thought of calling the waiter to bring a few bottles.

  "Vice Captain Wang is fine. No need for wine, we still have to go out later and I'm afraid drinking will cause trouble. Waiter, bring another bowl of chopsticks. If Vice Captain Wang wants to treat us, then let's order a few more dishes for the brothers. We'll have the energy to work after eating our fill."

  Wang Yaozu's identity in the stock is actually very special, and he is the only one who dares to defy Shi Anguo. It seems that many people think Wang Yaozu will be unlucky in the end. But as a result, Wang Yaozu has not had any trouble so far, which also makes many people wonder, and they deliberately get along well with Wang Yaozu.

  Wang Xuyao himself had also suffered a great loss, and as a result, he had gained some experience. He got along well with the ordinary members of the group and the leader, but all of this was just a superficial way to win people over. Gunsmoke Silent Chapter 1: Empty Spirit Chapter 5: Escaped