The First Volume: The Hollow Spirit Chapter 36: The One Who Returned Ahead of Time

  Ten of the police station's most elite officers were called over within half an hour, and Wang Ya-zu had them wait in a usually unused break room on the entire compound. None of these ten police officers carried guns; if Wang Ya-zu had let them carry guns, the police chief would have definitely become suspicious. The relationship between the police station and the Garrison Command was not ordinary; as soon as there were major movements from the investigation team, the police station would definitely notify the Garrison Command.

  To go to the Communist Party's stronghold and capture people, of course, guns are needed. In Shanghai, as long as you have some connections, you can buy guns. After the last failed attack, although five people were lost, a batch of military supplies was also obtained for their own use. Ten rifles, with ten rounds of ammunition per person, no problem at all. It's just that now is not the time to give the guns to those ten policemen.

  Shi An Guo was finally happy, all the hard work he had been doing was for this moment, his only pleasure and excitement was catching **. Now that there was a lead, and it was a chance to one-up the Public Security Bureau and make Commander Xiong lose face, it was a two-for-one deal that made him very happy. Just as Shi An Guo was about to gather everyone for a meeting, his office phone rang.

  After Shi An Guo finished the phone call, the first thing he did was to think. After thinking for a while, he called Wang Yao Zu into his office and asked him to sit down, but didn't say a word. Seeing that Shi An Guo wasn't speaking, Wang Yao Zu didn't ask any questions either, so he simply picked up today's newspaper on Shi An Guo's desk and started reading it. No matter how much trash news there was in the paper, there would always be one or two useful pieces of information.

  "It seems I've made a mistake, it seems I shouldn't have let you handle the Frenchman's affairs." Shi Anguo rubbed his head, seemingly troubled. Wang Yaoyu was naturally also no longer in the mood to read the newspaper after being spoken to by Shi Anguo like this. With great difficulty, the transaction had been completed, but that batch of military supplies still hadn't been sold off, and even if they were exchanged for money, it wouldn't be enough; if at this time Shi Anguo found out about the military supplies, then the trouble would be big indeed.

  "This time you've done a great job, and soon you'll be able to make another great contribution to the party and the country. Originally, I had hoped that you would take on a heavy responsibility in this action. But just now, the French Consulate called, and that foreigner named Antoni asked you to go over there immediately, because the consul of the French Concession, Faber, has already returned to Shanghai ahead of schedule. There's no way around it, you have to go see those foreigners, those annoying foreigners."

  This is Shi An Guo's worry, Shi An Guo obviously wants Wang Yao Zu to take the position of vanguard captain in the upcoming action. But now Wang Yao Zu has to leave and go to the French concession consulate, it's unknown when he can come back, Shi An Guo can only exclude Wang Yao Zu from the action. Upon hearing this news, Wang Yao Zu was very happy, he had an excuse not to risk his life, in the end, Shi An Guo would also have his credit, which is better than nothing.

  At this time, Wang Ya-zu had to hide his inner thoughts, even if Shi An-guo guessed his inner thoughts, he had to hide them, which would be beneficial for him. Therefore, Wang Ya-zu opened his mouth and said to Shi An-guo: "I'm so unlucky, I was about to get the credit, but something like this happened. Those foreigners are not easy to deal with, especially that French Consul, Faber, a real Frenchman, arrogant beyond measure, looking down on Chinese people like a plucked chicken. Anthony is much easier to deal with, just thinking about having to deal with such a damned foreigner really gives me a headache."

  Wang Ya Zu said, as he spoke, his head really started to hurt. The reason why Anthony was easy to deal with was not only because Anthony knew Wang Ya Zu, but more importantly, it was because of Anthony's greed. As long as Wang Ya Zu tied his interests with Anthony's, and considering the recent events, it would be easy to handle and utilize Anthony. But Farberson was different, he was a thoroughbred, extremely arrogant foreigner who looked down on Chinese people. In the position of consul, Farberson's greed was completely different from Anthony's. He had his own interests to consider, his own calculations, and small gains were hard to move him. Wang Ya Zu also temporarily couldn't grasp what Farberson coveted?!

  "Alright, those are your problems. Originally, you should be happy that you don't have to work so hard anymore. Of course, I won't deny your contributions, but as we were talking, you started to worry. However, all of this has nothing to do with me, I only care about the results. As long as it doesn't harm the interests of our country and party, and can placate those foreigners, that's all I want. Alright, go quickly."

  Shi An Guo ordered Wang Yao Zu to leave like this, and Wang Yao Zu originally wanted to say more nonsense, but in the end he could only leave like this. When Wang Yao Zu left the office, Tie Tou and Mao Zi were ordering their respective team members to get ready. They were preparing to catch the Communist Party, but where they would go, when they would set off, everything was a secret, and it wouldn't be announced for the time being.

  As soon as Wang Yaozu was about to leave for the French concession consulate, Tie Tou and Mao Zi didn't show any reaction. They were all busy with their own affairs, let alone having one less person competing for merit was a good thing. The two simply politely wished Wang Yaozu a smooth journey and dealing well with those foreigners. Wang Yaozu left in such an atmosphere, and the insiders in the small building were all busy preparing to receive the merits they would soon obtain.

  The ammunition arrived in Shanghai ahead of schedule, and unexpectedly, Fawkes also returned to Shanghai a day early. Fortunately, he didn't arrive until after the transaction was completed; otherwise, things would have been complicated. If Fawkes had known about this beforehand, heaven knows how many more twists and turns there would have been. Wang Ya-zu sat in the rickshaw, leaning against the seat to avoid the sun, uninterested in looking at the scenery or passersby on either side, constantly thinking about how to deal with Fawkes. At this time, Anthony was Wang Ya-zu's greatest help.

  The French consulate was in front of him, and Wang Ya-zu got off the rickshaw. The driver left immediately. This time, Wang Ya-zu did not encounter any difficulties. In recent days, Wang Ya-zu had entered and exited the French Consulate several times. Many people at the gate of the consulate, as well as inside, recognized Wang Ya-zu and knew his special relationship with Antoine, so they were very polite to him. Of course, there were also many French people who looked down on Wang Ya-zu, thinking that all Chinese people were the same, coming to beg for scraps from them.

  Anthony had specifically arranged for it, and as soon as Wang Ya-zu entered the consulate, a staff member of the consulate immediately led Wang Ya-zu to the most important office inside the consulate, which was the consul's office. Faberson and Anthony were in the office discussing matters. As soon as they heard the knock on the door outside, a voice in French responded: "Entrez!"

  When Wang Ya-zu arrived, Anthony visibly relaxed a lot. Looking at this strange Chinese man, Faberson's eyes showed contempt and didn't think much of Wang Ya-zu. At this time, the first thing Wang Ya-zu did was to relax himself completely, very naturally using French etiquette to greet Faberson and Anthony, then sat down on the sofa beside them.

  For Wang Ya-zu's easy-going and natural manner, Fabberson was somewhat surprised. Because most of the Chinese he had met before were timid and reserved, but in this Shanghai, there were also Chinese who made him suffer a loss. And those Chinese who made him suffer a loss were mostly like Wang Ya-zu, natural and self-assured, with an air of confidence.

  "King, you've finally arrived. You're the most cunning spy I've ever met in Shanghai. With your help, we can avenge that dead French soldier and God will forgive our sins. He'll also help us defeat those Japanese heathens, those murderers!" Antoine had been waiting for Wang Yaozu to assist him in playing his role perfectly in front of Father Francis.

  "Is the murderer Japanese? Antoine, my friend, it seems you've been hiding important clues from me from the start. Why did you conclude that the murderer must be Japanese? If the murderer is indeed Japanese, things will get complicated. The outcome of the case will be difficult to announce publicly. If your French government insists on retaliating against the Japanese concession, then some special measures will have to be taken. It seems there are many Japanese spies active in your French concession; they would make excellent targets. But before that, Antoine, can you now tell me the most crucial clue of the entire case? I've received a tip that you and that French soldier went drinking in the Japanese concession that night, but it was he who left first. And why did you lead people to search the Japanese consulate with such obvious intent?"

  Wang Ya Zu and Anthony had a script, which had been prepared for half a month. Today, they finally waited for the audience. Wang Ya Zu was worried about the reaction of the audience after watching it. At this time, Faberson was a good audience, not saying anything temporarily, just looking at it seriously and listening to it. The Smokeless First Volume Empty Spirit Chapter 36 The Person Who Returned Early