The First Volume: The Hollow Spirit Chapter 70: The Reward of Nanjing

  "Brothers, this is the reward our superiors have given us. With these, we will be able to capture the Communist Party more quickly, and no longer need the assistance of the Garrison Command!" The rewards from Nanjing had finally arrived, although others were not very enthusiastic because the amount of money was too little, but Shi Ankang was very excited.

  Ordinary members get 100 yuan, group leaders get 200 yuan, deputy group leaders get 300 yuan, and group leaders get 500 yuan. Ordinary members just get a little more than their monthly salary. Originally, everyone thought that the top would reward even more money, but this is a Communist underground organization of two small groups, with one head of the Communist small group. And it was captured in a short period of time, no matter how you look at it, it's a great achievement.

  As for the reaction of the people inside the stock, Shi An Guo only had one reaction, resentful that they were not made of steel! The war was not over yet, and various materials were in short supply on the Nanjing side. A large amount of materials and silver coins were transferred to the front line. If it weren't for this time's great achievement, the top would not have agreed to Shi An Guo's request. In addition to money, there were also investigations into the stock's various material needs.

  One jeep, one truck, two motorcycles. With these, the Shanghai Investigation Team's actions are at least three times faster than before, and they no longer need to borrow cars from the Garrison Command. They can act quickly on their own. In addition to vehicles, there were also ten Hanyang-made rifles and a Brno ZB-2 light machine gun. Ten Hanyang-made rifles aren't much, but with or without a light machine gun is like heaven and earth!

  Local small warlords or hundreds of bandits, many people don't even know what a light machine gun is. Usually, they fight with bravery and numbers, but if they really encounter a light machine gun, no matter how many people there are, no matter how brave and fearless the desperados are, they will all be shot to pieces in an instant. With the heavy firepower of light machine guns, the Communist Party's handguns are useless no matter how many there are. As for hand grenades, since none were issued, they can only continue to make their own.

  He patted the motorcycle seat with his hand, and Tie Tou suddenly remembered something important. He immediately turned around and said to Shi An Guo: "Shi Gu Zhang, our stock has a big problem! No one knows how to drive a car!" This is not a small issue, cars and motorcycles need someone to drive them, but no one in the stock knows how to drive, they can only ride bicycles.

  "No wonder he's got an iron head, indeed stupid enough, we wouldn't recruit anyone else, just need four drivers who can drive." Having the chance, Maozi certainly wanted to strike Iron Head hard.

  "Hire someone, and you have to pay them every month. Besides, it's not easy to find someone who can drive, and even if you do, how can you guarantee their loyalty?!" Tie Tou couldn't just be scolded for nothing. He immediately counterattacked. These days, cars are scarce, and people who know how to drive are even scarcer. The training costs are also frighteningly high. There aren't enough hands in the company to begin with, and no one wants to waste their time learning to drive when they could be making more money elsewhere.

  "Alright, stop arguing. The top has given us four driver quotas, and they are directly recruited from the army, because at this time only people in the army know how to drive. Let you guys go learn to drive, none of you will study seriously!" Shi Ankou was also helpless. When needing drivers, he could only recruit from the army, but the result still had to go through the Garrison Command, which gave Commander Xiong an opportunity to arrange his own people.

  "It's just a driver. Loyalty can be cultivated slowly, as long as you don't get involved with the Communist Party. As for other things, as long as we offer a higher price, we can definitely buy them over. Old Stone, it seems I'll have to learn how to drive soon too, hopefully without running into a foreign instructor." Wang Ya Zu was very proactive this time, proactively wanting to learn how to drive and make more money. Having already earned some, he continued to earn even more. With the money in hand, he wanted to find an opportunity to learn another skill, at least being able to drive himself, which would be convenient for many things. Of course, there was also a chance to use the Jeep from the stock as his own private car.

  "There are only four driver positions, just drivers. Lao Le, this matter is troubling you. Alright, move all the guns and bullets into the warehouse, then hold a meeting!" Shi An'guo's command was given, and the crowd in the courtyard immediately sprang into action. Everyone understood one principle: in the investigation team, if you don't catch anyone, you won't have food to eat.

  "Alright, everyone is here now. The rewards above have been received and seen by all. This is the result of your hard work. As long as everyone is willing to work hard, Shanghai's underground organizations will definitely be completely eliminated. Everyone will also receive more rewards and promotions. Does everyone understand?"

  Shi An Guo's words were all superficial, but he also hit the key point, which is to catch people, receive rewards, and get promoted. The reason is so simple, and everyone present responded in unison: "Yes."

  "Very well. According to reliable intelligence from Nanjing, the Communist Party, after a series of failures, still regards Shanghai as the contact point with the Comintern."

  Many Communist Party leaders and personnel sent by the Comintern have their activity locations in the concession. Therefore, the superior ordered to find ways to strengthen surveillance of suspected Communists within the concession, while contacting the concession police station for cooperation to capture the Communists. The director personally promised that if we can crack two more major Communist cases, the Shanghai Investigation Division will expand its personnel.

  The expanded personnel, new people coming in of course have to listen to their seniors, and the investigation team's strength has increased significantly, which is beneficial for everyone. The larger the force, the easier it is to get a significant share of benefits from other forces, and the morale of the entire army is boosted again. The two group leaders and ordinary members are all very excited. However, the two deputy group leaders, Leixin is calm, while Wang Yaowu starts to get a headache.

  Dealing with foreigners, of course, fell directly on Wang Ya-zu's head. Wang Ya-zu was quite familiar with the people in the French Concession, and had some connections with Farberson. When Antony returned, things would be easier to handle. However, the Public Concession side was a bit troublesome. The British Consul, Lampson, was not familiar with Wang Ya-zu, although they had some connection before, but there was no common interest. Moreover, Lampson had also made it clear: "The concession does not want to cooperate with anyone other than Yang."

  The other party is the KMT Central Organization Department's special envoy stationed in Shanghai, and everyone's nominal superior. It's just that the other party prefers to act alone, and Shi An'guo has always thought that his superior, apart from being good at having fun and doing superficial things, only gets garbage intelligence. If it weren't for the fact that he has connections with the top, and his style is problematic in peacetime, Shi An'guo would even think that man is a Communist sleeper agent.

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  "In addition, everyone is also very clear about our current relationship with the Garrison Command. Commander Xiong was very angry about the Tianfu Hotel incident, and one of his most trusted deputies has already been sent to the front line. With Commander Xiong's temperament, he will definitely take revenge, so everyone must be careful, not only to prevent someone from stealing our secrets but also to prevent someone from leaking them!"

  Shi An Guo finished speaking and even patted the table, scanning the crowd with his eyes. Shi An Guo trusted Le Xin and Wang Yaozu, and also trusted Tie Tou and Mao Zi, because these four people were all in high positions and had their own interests. But for ordinary stock members, who could guarantee that no one would betray the stock for personal gain, or sell out the stock's intelligence due to not being valued within the stock?

  "I'd like to remind you all, the four drivers we've selected must be kept under close watch. We can't bully them, nor can we let them come into contact with confidential information. Commander Xiong's side will at most send people to the front lines to fight for their lives, whereas I, Shi Anguo, have always liked to go fishing in the Huangpu River."

  Shi An Guo can be said to have spoken harsh words, the meaning is not to remind everyone to beware of newcomers. But to supervise each other, where does Shi An Guo, a workaholic, have the leisure to go fishing in Huangpu River? If he really goes, it's for something else.

  The meeting ended like this. Everyone's morale was high, but in their hearts they were afraid, and at the same time they smelled a rat - if someone discovered that one of their own had betrayed them, it would be a great achievement to discover a traitor next to them and gain merit from it, which seemed easy.

  Poor Wang Yaowu was left alone again, and of course, he faced countless pairs of jealous and envious eyes. But how could anyone know about Wang Yaowu's troubles? Just as Shi An'guo had sat down, Wang Yaowu immediately spoke up: "Old Shi, don't say anything for now, I'm very clear about what you want to say, but you're overestimating me a bit too much. Letting me go compete with the British special envoy for business? I don't have that kind of ability. Besides, I'm not familiar with the British."

  "Aren't you familiar with the French? You can ask the French consul to introduce you. With the introduction of the French consul, I believe the British will look at you in a different light." Shi Ankou had already considered this for Wang Yaoyu.

  "You overestimate me, my relationship with Anthony is rock-solid, but unfortunately he's back in France, heaven knows when he'll return. He brought back so many treasures from China, and it'll take some time to sell them off in France, that guy wants to use the money he earns to buy a mansion. As for Father Bourdon, this Frenchman isn't easy to deal with, I don't have much interaction with him either, and as for the Japanese spy incident last time, I don't want to make a sound about it."

  "Yaozu, you're haggling again. In any case, this is my order: no matter what method you use, you must find a way to get in touch with the British. We must have quick intelligence from the International Settlement, especially from within the police station. I don't believe our superior at all; if he's really capable, why can't he catch even one genuine **, eliminate just one group of Communist suspects? That guy is too slick."

  "Alright, I obey the order!" Wang Ya Zu was very helpless, but orders must be obeyed. Gunsmoke Silent Volume 1 Empty Spirit Chapter 70 ?? Nanjing's Reward