The First Volume The Empty Spirit Chapter 66 Bringing People to See Goods

  "Vice Director Wang, if you're here to formally pay a visit and exchange pleasantries, then please finish the three cups of tea and leave. To be honest, we don't particularly welcome Vice Director Wang here." Zhang Deputy said as he poured Wang Yaowu's third cup of tea, but Wang Yaowu didn't touch it.

  The man's roar and the woman's gasps grew more intense inside the room, but Vice Officer Zhang showed no reaction, only staring at Wang Yaowu. However, Wang Yaowu refused to make a move, instead staring back at Zhang. Although Yang Shizhang, a rough-looking officer, seemed to have a higher status than Zhang on the surface, Wang Yaowu believed that Zhang was the one who could take charge, and Yang's behavior was just for show.

  Doing big business with foreigners isn't something that can be done by just anyone who happens to have money, it's the same principle as doing business with the big shots of Shanghai's underworld. Without a clear identity, no matter how much money you have, you won't be able to buy the goods you need, which is why these two Northeastern Army guests had to swagger into Shanghai. But because of this, their target was too big and they immediately attracted close attention, so they had to think of ways to make the people watching them relax their guard.

  "Vice Director Wang, the tea is getting cold. When the tea gets cold, it's also time to see off guests. If you still don't leave, Vice Director Wang, then I can only invite you out. The people from the Garrison Command will be coming over soon."

  Wang Yaoyu arrived quite early, and the high-ranking officials from the police bureau and the garrison command had not yet arrived. The policemen on guard at the entrance and the soldiers of the garrison command could only stand outside. No one could stop Wang Yaoyu, but after a while, Director Zhang of the garrison command would definitely appear.

  "Yang Shizhang is just a figurehead, he's in the open, you're in secret. But even so, the Garrison Command will be keeping an eye on you, it's not easy for you to get into the British and French consulates now. The big shots of Shanghai won't offend the Garrison Command for your sake, since it's a waste of effort, why doesn't Vice Zhang believe me just this once, come out with me and meet someone?"

  Wang Yaoyu picked up the teacup, turned it over and put it back on the tea tray, then placed it in front of himself again. He wanted Deputy Zhang to refill his cup with hot tea, but Deputy Zhang's hands were already withdrawn.

  "Deputy Director Wang, what do you really want to do? Do you want to take us in as suspected Communist Party members and make a mistake? Shouldn't it be the party's traitors who are taken away instead? That way, Deputy Director Wang, you can achieve great merit and get promoted and rich!"

  Zhang Deputy sneered, staring directly at Wang Yaowu, who didn't show any weakness and stared back. Both sides wanted to find what they wanted from each other's eyes, so they glared at each other for ten minutes, until Wang Yaowu finally spoke up.

  "Since it's a waste of time, why can't Deputy Zhang trust me just once? Given the identities of Deputy Zhang and Commander Yang, in this situation where the Northeast Army needs to enter the pass so urgently, even if I wanted to capture both of them, those above wouldn't approve. If something goes wrong, they could even kill me to appease the two of you. In Shanghai, I'm just a small fry after all. But fortunately, there are some big shots who believe in me, from both the legitimate and illegitimate worlds. Please note, Deputy Zhang, if time continues to drag on, people from the Garrison Command will arrive."

  "Alright, I'll accompany Deputy Director Wang out for a walk then? I'm sure Deputy Director Wang won't disappoint me. Sorry, I'll go give them a heads up first." Deputy Zhang finally stood up and directly entered the room, and Wang Yaowu immediately heard a woman's scream. The police outside didn't move, and Wang Yaowu judged that Deputy Zhang had directly entered Commander Yang's room. Later, Deputy Zhang changed into casual clothes and came back out, asking Wang Yaowu to lead the way in front of him.

  Vice Officer Zhang wanted to go out, and the police and soldiers outside couldn't stop him. Moreover, Vice Officer Zhang also knocked on the door of the next room, where his Northeastern military officers who came with him from the Northeast were staying, as well as General Zhang's bodyguards. The soldiers from the Garrison Command really couldn't stop them, so four people followed him, refusing to leave Vice Officer Zhang's side.

  Four tails, indeed very troublesome. Deputy Zhang gave Wang Ya-zu a wink, and Wang Ya-zu roughly understood the meaning. Then Deputy Zhang directly used the familiar hand language within the Northeast Army to give orders to the guard next to him, and Wang Ya-zu turned into a relatively secluded alley. There are many people in Shanghai, so there are many houses, and when there are many houses, there are also many alleys. In the second month after Wang Ya-zu came to Shanghai, he specially used his spare time to familiarize himself with the main roads of Shanghai, as well as the numerous small alleys that branched off.

  As soon as they turned into the alley, Deputy Zhang took action. Deputy Zhang himself was also a skilled fighter and must have had some ability to become Deputy Commander Zhang's deputy. However, Commander Zhang's bodyguards were different. Wang Yaowu only knocked out one of them, while Deputy Zhang personally knocked out another. The bodyguard who had been knocked out by Wang Yaowu managed to knock out two more. Wang Yaowu looked at the four soldiers lying on the ground and helplessly squatted down to remove the bullets from their guns, as well as the gun straps. This way, even if someone took away the rifles, without bullets or gun straps, they would be nothing but scrap metal.

  "When we return, Deputy Zhang should give them some small compensation. Otherwise, the following days will not be easy to act. As soldiers who eat rations, they are just a group of ordinary soldiers who mix and eat." After cleaning up, Wang Ya Zu stood up and turned around to say this to Deputy Zhang.

  "Haha, it seems that Vice Captain Wang is very meticulous and kind. That's right, when we were soldiers, we just ate mixed rice. It's their bad luck, as long as Vice Captain Wang can give me enough surprises, I'll be happy to reward them with some small money when I get back."

  Wang Ya Zu and Zhang Fu Guan continued on their way, this time not taking the small alleys. The three of them were all dressed in casual clothes, and when they reached the main street, Wang Ya Zu led them directly onto a trolley bus. After getting off at the station, they hailed three rickshaws. After repeatedly confirming that there was no one tailing them, Wang Ya Zu led Zhang Fu Guan into the mansion of Ba Ye. The guards were very vigilant, and so was Zhang Fu Guan, as they walked around inside the mansion where people were practicing martial arts. Both of them had crawled out from piles of dead bodies, and they could clearly feel the killing intent.

  "Yaozu, you're so free today, and you've even brought friends over. Welcome! I don't know who these two are?" Ba Ye was also someone who had crawled out of a pile of dead bodies and had seen many people, so he was very wary of Zhang Deputy Officer and the guard standing beside him.

  "Vice Officer Zhang, the red man beside Northeastern General Zhang. Vice Officer Zhang, this is one of Shanghai's Green Gang elder brothers, Eighth Master. You just saw his men earlier. Eighth Master has many businesses and connections in Shanghai, he can get his hands on many things." Wang Ya Zu formally introduced the two to each other.

  "Nice to meet you!", "Nice to meet you!"

  "Eight Master, let's skip the pleasantries, Deputy Zhang doesn't have much time to spare. We've finally shaken off those tails behind us. I hope Eight Master can take us to a warehouse to inspect the goods right away. Deputy Zhang, Eight Master has enough French equipment for three thousand men, complete with weapons and ammunition. I'm sure Deputy Zhang will be very interested."

  Vice Officer Zhang was indeed interested, if it were true as Wang Ya Zu said, then the weapons and equipment of three thousand people would be a significant military deal. What's important is that Vice Officer Zhang hoped to use this opportunity to open up a channel to Shanghai, the Northeast Army itself had too many difficulties, and its relationship with Little Japan and Old Mao was not good either. It was necessary to purchase the needed materials from Shanghai. As for the relationship between the Central Army and local armies, everyone could see that the Central Army was clearly suppressing all local armies.

  "Very interesting. I believe Wang Fu Guan and Ba Ye will not disappoint us." Wang Fu Guan glanced at the guard beside him, then nodded in agreement.

  "Alright, I'll have someone prepare the car right away. The nearest warehouse is just a 10-minute drive from here. Please wait for a moment!" As soon as he heard this, he knew it was a big client. What's more, Zhang Shaojie was a famous warlord throughout the country. If this road could be opened up, many future business deals would become much easier to conduct.

  The sedan at the Eighth Master's house was almost ready, and everyone got in together. The car windows were temporarily closed to avoid being discovered on the road. Sometimes, when doing some business or meeting people, it's necessary to be mysterious like this.

  The original place for storing grain, except for a small portion of grain, was filled with equipment and ammunition for 500 people. The granary is originally moisture-proof, which can be used to store military supplies, guns and ammunition are afraid of fire and water.

  Unpacking and inspection! Deputy Zhang very skillfully opened the two boxes by himself, one of which was filled with bullets. Deputy Zhang carefully disassembled the bullets on one side to check the gunpowder inside.

  Rifles are not to be mentioned, ordinary people look at guns and pull the trigger, fire a shot or two, Zhang's deputy officer's guard is very powerful, and with two or three shots, the French rifle was disassembled, carefully checking every part.

  Ba Ye looked at Wang Yaozu, implying that he had found such a troublesome buyer. In the past, Ba Ye's customers were all begging him to sell guns to them.

  Wang Yaoyu also took a look at the eighth master and spread out his hands. That means to say, big buyers are like this, no matter how you say it, the other party is an officer of the Northeast Army, with high requirements for guns and ammunition. But now they can swallow all the goods at once. The current situation is not that they come to us, but we ask them.