The First Volume: The Hollow Spirit Chapter 31: A Rock or a Jade

  In Shi An Guo's desk drawer, of course, there was a gun. His medicine was also inside, Wang Yaozu stood up to help Old Shi pour a glass of water, and Old Shi forgot his medication time again. He only remembered to take the medicine when he felt uncomfortable.

  After taking the medicine, Shi An Guo felt much better. From joining the Allied Forces to overthrow the Qing government, to participating in the Northern Expedition to overthrow the warlords, and then to suppressing ***, Shi An Guo had a body full of illnesses. Now every day he must take medicine, if he doesn't take medicine his body will feel uncomfortable. But Shi An Guo almost always forgets to take his medicine on time, once he starts working he forgets everything.

  "A soldier from the French consulate was killed, and Counsellor Antoine of the French concession even led troops to harass the Japanese consulate. The Shanghai Municipal Government officials were so frightened that they couldn't sleep. The Garrison Command was also alerted, and even Nanjing found out about it. As a result, our Commander-in-Chief somehow managed to persuade Nanjing to have our Central Investigation Bureau assist the French Consulate in investigating the killing of their soldier."

  Shi An Guo's face doesn't look good now. Whether it's the French or Japanese, Shi An Guo dislikes and detests them all. Shi An Guo has shed sweat and blood, suffered injuries and illnesses, all for the sake of the country and nation becoming rich and powerful one day. But now, foreigners still roam China's land with impunity. Just because a foreigner died, the whole of Shanghai is in an uproar. On this Shanghai beach, people die every day, some are killed, others starve to death, but do those high-ranking officials who indulge in luxury and pleasure take any care or action?

  What made Shi An Guo even angrier was that something that should have been handled by the Shanghai Police Bureau, the Songhu Garrison Command, or at most the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, had instead fallen to the completely unrelated head of the Shanghai Investigation Division. This was not just a political compromise within the Nationalist Party; there must be other secrets involved. And it absolutely wouldn't be without an exchange of interests.

  "Because you know my relationship with Anthony, so you want me to take care of this matter as an acquaintance. In the entire Shanghai Investigation Division, I'm probably the only one who can handle it properly. However, Old Stone, you also know my habits, and this time, the reputation of the entire Shanghai Investigation Division depends on me alone. Anthony has a bit in common with me, which is greed. So, you should understand what I mean? This matter also has a great deal to do with the Shanghai Municipal Government, if you go out there and ask them for it, they'll agree no matter how much you ask."

  What a great opportunity, a chance to create something with one's own hands, how can it be missed. Who would have thought that the French soldier was taken down by Wang Ya Zu and Antoni joining forces. The dead French soldier didn't usually have any friends, due to his noble birth, he looked down on others in the consulate who were of higher position but commoner birth. And as for taking down Antoni, it's better if fewer people know, such a huge benefit is naturally monopolized by one person, and Antoni also has very good connections within the consulate, to say something unpleasant, many people rely on Antoni to get rich.

  Wang Yaozu now feels very interesting and meaningful. Two murderers, one instigator, one mastermind; one killer, one accomplice. Now it's the other way around, helping the person they killed to investigate the case, all the results of the overall analysis will go through their hands, this is really too much fun. Everything is under their control, everything can be guided in a direction that benefits themselves, and the benefits that can be obtained in between, Wang Yaozu himself cannot even count, what's in front of him is just the first one.

  "Yaozu, don't be too greedy. I know about your relationship with Anthony and your character. You're only keeping a good relationship with him to use each other. This is clear to me. There's no need to say why you want to use me. Recently, it seems like you have a big business deal with Anthony, although I don't know what it is yet. My bottom line now is to turn a blind eye. You must handle this well for me. The country is still weak and the war is ongoing. At this time, we absolutely cannot give the great powers an excuse again. The best outcome would be to let them fight among themselves."

  Wang Ya Zu felt helpless, but fortunately, Shi An Guo did not know that this time he was trading in military equipment, enough to equip three thousand people. However, Wang Ya Zu judged in his heart that Shi An Guo should have already understood the connection between him and Ba Ye, and Ba Ye's collection of valuable antiques should also be known to Shi An Guo. Fortunately, smuggling antiques to foreigners was too common these days.

  "So, Old Stone, since I've been assigned a special task, then the matter of catching him is temporarily not my concern, right? It's already a headache to deal with just Anthony. Those little Japanese people are also not easy to handle, if they let me go find **'s clues again, I really can't do it!"

  If you can't hit the big one, then hit the small one. Wang Yaowu now has a very pitiful and helpless expression, even looking at Shi Ankui with some pleading eyes. Unfortunately, in front of Wang Yaowu is a stone that is not very smelly but also very hard.

  "One thing at a time. You took the gold bars, now you have to take responsibility. You made a deal with that Frenchman, now you have to help the government handle this incident. There's no room for negotiation. Let me make one thing clear: once the gold bars are divided, don't even think about returning them. And as is your habit, once you've swallowed something, you won't spit it out again, right?"

  Wang Yaozu had nothing to say, Shi Ankou had already told Wang Yaozu his bottom line, the meaning was very clear, and continuing to talk would be nonsense, and even trigger Shi Ankou's bottom line, which would inevitably lead to a barrage of scolding, or even provoke Shi Ankou.

  "Alright, Old Stone, you prepare the documents this afternoon. I'll go over there tomorrow, anyway, there's nothing much to hand over here. However, Old Stone, don't blame me if I squeeze those officials at the city government too hard, Wang Yaizu never does anything for free. Of course, that's them voluntarily wanting to give me things."

  Wang Yaozu stood up and was about to leave, but Shi Ankou didn't say another word. He lowered his head and started processing documents, Wang Qianjun looked back at him, then opened the door and left.

  Out of the office door, both groups were working hard to make a last-ditch effort. Wang Yaoyu believed that his proposal had been passed down, but as soon as everyone thought about spending money, and thinking that the money wasn't being spent for their own enjoyment, everyone felt a bit uncomfortable in their hearts, so they all wanted to try again. This year was chaotic, with wars on one side still undecided, and on this side, another wave of intense crackdowns, the money earned today might be gone tomorrow, or even lost their lives before they could spend it, so many people just thought about making more money while paying out less.

  Wang Yaoyu sat back at his desk, glanced at Le Yuxin who was writing a report beside him, and couldn't help but say: "Brother Le, Old Shi is trying to drive me crazy now. He's making me deal with the death of that French soldier at the French consulate, and on top of that, I still have to continue investigating here. Does he think I'm Sun Wukong or something, expecting me to pull off 72 transformations?!"

  When asked by Wang Yaozu, Le Yu raised his head to look at Wang Yaozu, took a sip of tea before answering: "Yaozu, do you know? Old Shi actually values you highly. Because you have talent and also because of your style. So he wants to temper you, only by grinding away the superficial stubbornness can the precious jade shine. This is Old Shi's expectation for you. In my opinion, Yaozu, if you just work a bit harder, you'll be able to do it."

  "No way, I don't want to be like Old Stone. Now I just drift along, looking for opportunities to collect debts that others owed me in the past. The way you two live is really too tiring for me. What's wrong with living a carefree life and occasionally seeking some excitement? Actually, compared to Old Stone, I'm the one who's really stubborn, and will never become refined."

  "Yaozu, whether it's a stone or jade is destined by heaven. The He Shi Bi, a beautiful jade for thousands of years, had to go through three dynasties before being discovered as a precious gem. Everything has its own fate. You don't need to be too anxious now, you're still young, just let things unfold naturally."

  Wang Yaozu nodded, calm on the surface but still churning inside. His heart was repeatedly asking itself: was he a rock or jade, an insect or dragon? But these were questions Wang Yaozu himself had no answers to.

  To quickly change the mood, Wang Ya Zu stood up and directly said to Tie Tou and Mao Zi: "I have to deal with the death of that foreigner at the French consulate tomorrow, so some things must be sped up. I hope we can finalize everything tonight, otherwise I really won't have time tomorrow." Smokeless First Volume Empty Spirit Chapter 31 Stone or Jade