The First Volume: The Hollow Spirit Chapter 58: Embezzling Public Funds for Food and Drink

  When Shi An Guo said he would use public funds to treat everyone, they had a big feast, and after investigation, the crowd suddenly gained strength in their legs, pedaling hard on their bicycles, all wanting to return to the office as soon as possible, putting down what they should put down, and then enjoying good food and drink.

  However, the boss is quite cunning and immediately thought of a more critical issue, which is where to eat at such a late hour. The large restaurants had already closed their doors, even if they were open, there wouldn't be many ingredients left, and the cooks would have gone to sleep long ago. Among all the staff in the restaurant, the ones that cannot be offended are the cooks, especially the head chef. Offending them is equivalent to destroying one's own signboard.

  "Vice-branch head Wang, at this point, where else can our brothers eat and drink to their heart's content?!" The people in the branch actually all understood that Shi An'guo was stingy, and the only one who could make Shi An'guo generous was Wang Ya'zu. So Maozi, still not very happy, asked while looking for trouble.

  "Keep your voice down, don't remind Old Shi about it. Maozi, how could you forget that place? It's the only kind of place that's most lively at this time. And it's the only kind of place where even in the middle of the night, there are still cooks stir-frying dishes and storing large amounts of ingredients they need. Because they all sleep during the day." Wang Yaizu slowed down his pace and explained to Maozi.

  Wang Yaoyu slowed down, but Le Yuxin didn't slow down his bicycle speed, still keeping the same speed as Shi An'guo. It seemed that he was excited, and Shi An'guo's riding speed was also very fast, seemingly happy. Anyway, this time they also caught the escaped Communist Party leader.

  "It turned out to be that place, but would Wang Zhong agree? Vice President Wang, this matter is a bit uncertain!" Maozi immediately thought of the place Wang Yaoyu had mentioned. Although everyone was very tired, most of the men in the stock would suddenly become very spirited as soon as they knew where they were going, and some would even go take a bath first.

  "Lao Shi Tou has promised to do something, he will definitely fulfill it. Otherwise, who can still believe his words? However, Lao Shi Tou also has a bottom line, being meticulous about big things and sloppy about small things, he will eventually agree, but he will only help us pay for the wine and dishes. As for other expenses, of course, brothers have to take out their own wallets, that little money brothers can still afford it, and are willing to take it out."

  Although it was both a handgun and a grenade, the crowd returned at a speed much faster than when they set out. It wasn't until everyone returned to the small building of the investigation team that Shi An Guo thought, it's so late, where should he go to invite people from the stock market to eat and drink? As a result, Shi An Guo and Le Yun Xin talked for a bit, and Shi An Guo immediately discovered that he had stepped into a small trap set by Wang Yao Zu.

  "Yaozu, did you plan this from the start and have me use public funds to treat the shareholders to a drink? At this time, only brothels are still open, and only the cooks in brothels haven't gone to sleep!" Shi Anguo's first reaction was to pull Wang Yaozu over for a scolding.

  "I never opposed you going to the brothel, because most people in the stock haven't gotten married yet. You don't want to get married, and I don't want to be a matchmaker either. If you want to find women, spend your own money. But this time, you deliberately made me agree to use public funds to take everyone in the stock to the brothel. Isn't that going too far? If this gets reported or if the Garrison Command finds out and it gets back to Nanjing, what are we going to do? Ya Zu, you've gone too far!"

  Shi An's face turned even darker, and he was naturally angry at Wang Ya's clever trick. The anger in Shi An's heart had not dissipated yet. However, Wang Ya remained calm as ever.

  "The stock market is long, the people from the garrison command and the police station are now very busy and chaotic. It's not easy to get rid of the tail behind. With the Russians here, we can go to the brothel opened by the Green Gang, which not only treats us well but also has no one gossiping. In fact, my little cleverness is just like Sun Wukong, no matter how hard I try, I still can't get out of the Buddha's palm. Everything is for the morale of our comrades, as long as they are happy, we can continue to sacrifice ourselves for the party and the country. Moreover, we're just going to have a good meal, and then disperse after finishing. Besides, in these days, we've made so many achievements, and the higher-ups will also turn a blind eye to some things. If any journalist dares to write nonsense, they'll be arrested as sympathizers of the Communist Party or suspected Communists!"

  Wang Yaozu smiled and faced Shi Ankou, who was still angry. But at this time, Le Yuxin touched Shi Ankou's hand, and after being touched by Le Yuxin, Shi Ankou, although a little strange, also barely suppressed his anger. What had been promised could only be fulfilled, and Shi Ankou did not have the habit of playing petty cleverness.

  "Let the Russians choose a place, we just go to have a meal, I only pay for the meal, after finishing eating, what you want to do is your business. But if this gets into the news, Yaozu, you'd better be prepared to take the blame!"

  Shi An Guo finally compromised. In fact, Shi An Guo was not afraid of the Public Security Command knowing about this kind of thing. Even if the Public Security Command knew and made a fuss all the way to Nanjing, what could they do? The achievements of the Shanghai Investigation Department were there for all to see, and Commander Xiong was from another faction. At most, the Nanjing side would just reprimand him a few times and make some superficial gestures.

  Investigating the stock market, Shi An Guo felt helpless. When they caught the Communist Party, everyone was only superficially happy. Now that they have to use public funds to drink and make merry, everyone is genuinely delighted. What's going on?! Shi An Guo glanced at Le Yu Xin, who was also deep in thought at this time. Shi An Guo believed that Le Yu Xin was also worried about the future of the party and the country.

  Maozi started making phone calls, first ordering food. Maozi's grandfather was in a brothel, so safety wasn't an issue, and it was relatively confidential. Next, they had the injured people treat their wounds first, bandaging them up. Tie Tou and Maozi were both slightly injured, and there was antiseptic and clean gauze available, Wang Ya Zu even lent a hand, helping the others treat their minor injuries. For some minor injuries, the frequently injured crowd could handle them in the fastest and simplest way.

  The brothel at this time, there were no more customers wandering outside, those who wanted to go in had already gone in. Either they were still eating and drinking, or they had already taken the women to bed. Some brothels even closed their doors directly, only allowing people to leave but not enter, fearing trouble.

  Maozi has some status within the Green Gang, but what's most important is his special identity. There are also many people in the Green Gang who hope to turn from black to white, and once they become officials, it's like a carp jumping over the dragon gate. The three big shots of Shanghai all have official positions. The people in the brothel had long been prepared because the guests who came were quite special, and the big brothels had all received such guests before, so the outside of the brothel was very calm, and even when they went inside, it was still very quiet. Everyone remained like this until they reached the private room.

  Two large tables, each with ten people, the dishes will be served immediately, and the wine is placed on the side. Because Maozi had instructed beforehand, the old madam and the Green Gang brothers who were watching the scene quickly retreated, the women were all ready, but because Shi Ankui was there, they temporarily stayed in their respective rooms. Looking at Lao Shitou's serious appearance, even Wang Yaoyu didn't dare to call the women in.

  The dishes are served! The wine has been poured, although a bit awkwardly. Everyone eats and drinks, and only when they're full do they have the energy to move on. The madam had already given the signal earlier, so the girls in the brothel were all ready and waiting for them to finish eating. After taking care of Shi An Guo, everyone could choose a woman to take back to their room and have some fun. To this end, starting with Tie Tou and Mao Zi, each person toasted Shi An Guo with a cup of wine. Even though Shi An Guo only took a small sip in return each time, it still added up to three or four cups.

  When they had eaten enough, Shi Ankou finally got up to leave. He wasn't going straight home to rest, but was heading back to the office to deal with some documents that needed his attention, which was also why he only drank a little wine. The people in the stockroom were used to Shi Ankou's crazy work ethic, although they admired him, it didn't rub off on anyone else.

  Shi An Guo left, and Le Yu Xin also wanted to go back. Le Yu Xin was a family man, with a mature and beautiful wife, and a son. Everyone in the company knew that Le Yu Xin was family-oriented, and under the mixed feelings of admiration and jealousy, no one intentionally tried to keep him from leaving, so when he had eaten enough, he also wanted to leave.

  But who would have thought that Wang Yaoyu, who was originally supposed to stay and continue his romantic escapades, also decided to leave. Of course, everyone had to try to persuade him to stay, after all, it was Wang Yaoyu who gave them the opportunity to use public funds to drink and have fun at the brothel.

  "I'm too tired, I almost met King Yama. To be honest, I just want to go home and have a good rest. Besides, it's easy to find women, just make a phone call and they'll come to your house right away, you can play however you want. Everyone enjoy yourselves, I'm leaving first, next time I'll invite everyone to eat a good meal!"

  Wang Yaozu left like this, and when he walked out of the brothel, Wang Yaozu deliberately looked around, all the way back home, Wang Yaozu was very careful, even entering his own door was still very cautious. If this night passed peacefully, then it would indeed be peaceful, Wang Yaozu naturally hoped that everything was just his own overthinking. Smoke and Fire Volume 1 Chapter 58: Empty Spirit