Chapter 8 Don't Work Overtime

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  "What's wrong? Don't tell me he's making such a big fuss just because we're trying to make some small money. Old Stone himself doesn't take any, but he also doesn't stop us from taking it. He's always been one-eyed about this kind of thing."

  Wang Yaozu watched as Maozi and the others from the second group came out of Shi An'guo's independent office with a dejected look on their faces. Wang Yaozu took the initiative to speak up and ask what had happened?

  "These two idiots! They went to the brothel to collect protection fees, collected money and still looked for women, resulting in a conflict with the police station. Fighting is just fighting, picking up chairs and beating those trash down doesn't count as anything! But these two idiots actually pulled out guns. Two people from the police station were shot and hospitalized, that cowardly police chief called to snitch! Loser." Ma Zi was also very angry at this time, but tried to suppress his voice.

  Wang Yaozu sighed helplessly, the brothel was a place where no matter how big the backstage was, it was useless. The police wanted money, the Green Gang wanted money, the Public Security Command's people wanted money, and the Investigation Department's people also wanted money. After taking the money, they still had to play with women, and there were absolutely no fewer disputes over women, Wang Yaozu had not been spared when he went to play, but this time even guns were used, it was really a bit outrageous.

  "Never mind, there are more people at the police station than us. It's better to get shot and injured than to lose a fight and lose face. If we do, it will be the entire Shanghai Investigation Division that loses face. I'm going in to see Old Stone now. You two, these days you have to rush to do all the hard work, if you get fired, the people you've offended will throw you into the Huangpu River the next day. Did you hear me clearly?"

  Wang Yaoyu said these words in a loud voice, obviously wanting Shi Ankui to hear them in the office. Some minor mistakes, if maintained, can have a good effect on buying people's hearts. Maozi is now grateful to Wang Yaoyu with a light fist bump, and Tietou also nodded towards Wang Yaoyu. There are some things that Tietou cannot do against Maozi, what happened in Maozi's second group today may happen in Tietou's first group tomorrow.

  "Old Stone, I'm back. It's almost time to get off work, what's up?" Wang Ya Zu knocked three times on the open door as usual and walked in directly, sitting down opposite Shi An Guo.

  "Get off work?! Tonight everyone has to work overtime. Everyone must stay behind and go through all the files in their hands. Until new clues are found, everyone will have to work overtime for a week!"

  Wang Ya Zu somewhat disgustedly turned his face to one side, spat out a mouthful of air and then turned his face back again, directly facing Shi An Guo. Shi An Guo was a workaholic, but in the entire investigation team, no one wanted to go crazy with him. At the age of 40, he didn't care about his wife and children at home, all day long he just knew how to catch communists.

  "Shi, you're not openly telling the Garrison Command that something big has happened here, and then having Commander Xiong send someone to investigate thoroughly, making everyone lose face? This matter can't be rushed."

  "So, Vice Director Wang, please tell me, where did you go this afternoon? What clues did you find? What arrangements did you make? In this Shanghai, you know many people from all walks of life, and the money they collect each month is more than my annual salary!"

  Wang Ya Zu could tell from Shi An Guo's expression that if he couldn't give him a satisfactory answer now, he would be in for a long streak of bad luck!

  "I went to the Zhu's bank to collect this month's dividend. I also asked Mr. Zhu to pay attention, whether in the next period of time, there is a middle-aged man over 40 years old who wants to withdraw all his deposits at once. Or someone else who wants to withdraw all their deposits at once. I told Mr. Zhu that if this matter is handled well, Stone Stock Long will be very happy."

  It was the bank, and it was the dividend. Shi An Guo got very angry after hearing this, and he was about to blow up. But upon hearing what came next, Shi An Guo immediately understood Wang Yao Zu's intention, and his butt, which had been lifted off the chair, sat back down again.

  "Why was it the Chiu bank? And not some other bank? Or a money shop? The Communist Party may have kept its money on its own from the very beginning."

  "Since the two parties fell out, the entire Shanghai Communist Party has been suppressed by us. Those people we caught before also said that for safety reasons, they often had to change their residence and hide from place to place. How could they possibly carry such a large sum of money on them? Since it's not possible to carry the money on them, the safest place would be a bank. Banks are divided into many types, foreign banks have too big of a target, foreigners also support our Nationalist Party. Small banks or money houses are not safe either, how many banks and money houses have gone bankrupt in recent years? Therefore, I am 50% sure. Besides, this is just a matter of a few words, it's better than doing nothing at all."

  This time, for the sake of one escaped person, the entire investigation department was in an uproar. The most important thing is the identity of the fugitive. The head of a small group escaped, and as long as he is given enough time, he can reorganize some people and rebuild his small group. In other words, the massacre that night at the Investigation Department was all for nothing. For the strong infectivity and persistence of the Communist Party, the Nationalist Party was in a headache from top to bottom. Can't catch them all, can't kill them all!

  After continuous propaganda, in the eyes of ordinary Shanghai citizens, the Communist Party is a group of poor devils who want to rob things and share wives. However, in reality, how can espionage be carried out without money? The Shanghai underground organization of the Communist Party has a considerable amount of funds in each small group, which is used for various activities.

  Wang Yaowu himself had analyzed that the Communist Party is an organization that is very good at concentrating wealth for use. The Communist Party already has its own base, and every time it occupies a place, the first thing to do is to overthrow the local tyrants and distribute land. Almost all landlords in China have a habit of making money by relying on rent and usury, then storing the money away, buying more land, and actually doing very little business, with very little annual expenditure. As a result, after overthrowing the local tyrants and distributing land, the wealth accumulated by their families over the years all fell into the hands of the Communist Party, which was then concentrated and redistributed for use.

  Apart from confiscation, the party fees of Communist Party members were also an important economic source for their underground parties. In the underground organizations of the Communist Party, each member had a cover identity and a certain income every month. A portion of the monthly income was used to pay party fees, and small amounts added up to large sums that could cover ordinary expenses.

  In short, the escaped person, whether for survival or to reorganize their group, needs money. Moreover, they need to carry a large sum of money on them, and every time they go out, there's an added risk.

  "So that's just a weak lead, but it's better than nothing. Let's consider the afternoon's matter settled, but someone has to stay behind and work overtime tonight!"

  Shi An'guo also mentioned overtime, and Wang Ya'zu stood up, with both hands on Shi An'guo's desk, staring at him.

  "Want me to work overtime?! There's no way, if we stay late to work overtime, Old Stone and the people from Group 2 can do it themselves. The people from Group 1 will leave, and I'll go with Le Da Ge too, that way it won't arouse suspicion from others. You know, if our place is still lit up at midnight and there's a lot of noise, the security commander will send someone to take a look. As long as they find you, Le Da Ge, or me, two out of three of us are here, they'll start guessing and speculating right away! In short, I need to rest tonight, after dinner I'm going to the bathhouse to soak up and scrub myself!"

  Shi An Guo pointed at the chair under Wang Yao Zu's buttocks, meaning to let Wang Yao Zu sit down. Wang Yao Zu quickly sat back onto the chair.

  "Why don't you, Ya Zu, try a bit harder and get rid of your bad habits? The party and the country need people like you." Shi An Guo was advising Wang Yao Zu with an elder's tone.

  "Firstly, I have a lot of time and don't need to work so hard. I've also experienced the bitterness of being overworked. If you've seen my file, Old Shi, you should be able to guess what happened back then. Having almost died, I now want to enjoy life properly. Secondly, with Old Shi as our team leader, we already have one workaholic, and that's enough. If I were to work as hard as you do, how would the people below us feel? Besides, if I were to repeatedly achieve great results and perform exceptionally well, where would your position in the team be then? In short, thank you for always taking care of me and being patient with me, Old Shi, but now I just want to live selfishly for myself."

  Wang Yaowu actually only mentioned two reasons, and there is a third reason he didn't mention. That is, he simply doesn't believe in the Three Principles of the People, nor does he believe in communism; his spirit is empty, and can only be for himself.

  "For the realization of the Three Principles of the People, for the party and the country. I, Shi Ankang, swear that I will absolutely not harm anyone who is useful to the party and the country, even if he threatens my position. The only ones I, Shi Ankang, despise are those who are useless. Ya Zu, don't you ever think of taking my place?"

  "Think! But not now, unless Old Stone is promoted. Le Da Ge won't deceive me, he doesn't care about this position, and the others in the company can't even think about competing with me, because I'm more capable than them, have more connections than them, and have more money than them! If someone from above comes to replace you, no matter who it is, I'll unite everyone to isolate him and drive him away. Actually, saying all this is also pointless, after all, I still say the same thing: some things can't be rushed, I won't work overtime tonight, nor do I hope Le Da Ge works overtime."

  Shi An Guo was helpless, and in the end he compromised with Wang Yao Zu, saying: "Tell those outside, tonight the second group will stay behind for overtime, everyone else can go home!"