"You are talking about Boss Gong's eldest son. Unfortunately, he was executed by Chen Tianhua and others this time. However, there are still a group of key members of the clan who have survived." Xiao Xuan replied with a hint of regret.

"It's a pity. Is there anyone in the Gong clan who is more loyal and reliable?" Nie Jiugui sighed with some distress.

"Yes, of course. Their liquidation is not entirely related to involvement. They were just involved in the activities at that time, and they arrested and beheaded someone who reported or suspected someone."

"Well, you can take care of this matter!" Nie Jiugui waved his hand.

"In addition, my subordinates suggested that the Japanese side should report as soon as possible that they have many secret agents lurking in Meishan Town, and that a few people from the Gong family should come out and arrange to go to Huzhou Prefecture and Changxing County Government to find a job.

A part-time official position will build up some confidence in the Gong family." Xiao Xuan added.

"You are right, let's do what you want!" Nie Jiugui nodded and said in a deep voice:

"These few things must be implemented promptly and a multi-pronged approach should be adopted."

"As you command, my lord, I will make arrangements."

"Um…"

Nie Jiugui closed his eyes and waved his hand, and Xiao Xuan walked out of the Xiyuan side room knowingly.

…

Yunsi West Road, Fucheng, Hangzhou.

Admiral's Office of Zhejiang Province.

Li Cunzhi was promoted to the rank of Admiral of Zhejiang Province and a second-grade military attache. He was ordered to control all military affairs in Zhejiang Province.

Although he is a military attache of the second rank, compared with Nie Jiugui, who is also a governor of the second rank, his authority and status cannot be compared.

Since the Song Dynasty, every feudal dynasty has valued civility over military affairs.

The Qing Dynasty basically followed the Ming Dynasty's official system, and also respected civilian officials and restrained military attachés. The nine major governors in the country, plus the governors, were all civilian officials.

As the admiral of Zhejiang Province, he controls the military affairs of the entire province, which means that even the patrol camp is under the jurisdiction of the admiral.

But that's not the case.

At present, the Qing government is implementing the New Deal and intends to implement a constitutional monarchy. The court has classified the new army as the National Defense Force, which will be unified and controlled by the Central Army Department of the Qing government.

The patrol battalion is classified as a local armed force, responsible for the security of the area under its jurisdiction, suppressing bandits, quelling rebellion and other matters, which is equivalent to the armed police force in later generations.

The provincial patrol battalions are actually under the control of the governor. Apart from the governor, only he has the power to mobilize the patrol battalions.

Therefore, Li Cunzhi's position as the governor of Zhejiang Province was actually just a false position, and the real power was still the first town commander of the New Army, the general. This was the real Li family army.

Therefore, when Li Cunzhi was promoted to admiral, he seemed to be very low-key. The admiral's office was slightly expanded based on the original press office, repainted, and then the plaque was replaced by the admiral's office.

The New Army's First Town Headquarters was in the suburbs, and Li Cunzhi actually also worked in the Admiral's Mansion.

According to regulations, the New Army belongs to the National Defense Force, and military camps are stationed in the suburbs. There can only be one guard camp stationed in the city.

However, fortunately, he is now the admiral and has the right to adjust the city defense, so these are no longer problems.

At this time, Li Cunzhi was sitting at attention in the main hall of the Admiral's Mansion, listening to the report from Zhang Chuan, the chief of the Intelligence Department.

There was no expression on his face, while Zhang Chuan was a little uneasy, "Admiral, I have really tried my best, but it's a pity that the governor's office is now run like an iron barrel, and I really can't find any loopholes. But after listening to the tip,

, there is someone in the governor’s Yamen who has close ties with the Taihu Gang.”

Li Cunzhi nodded and said:

"You don't have to have any ideas, just try your best. It's reasonable that you can't find any real evidence when you go down. You must place more informants in the governor's office and try to understand the specific content of their contact with the Taihu Gang, including the recent ones.

What's going on?"

"I understand."

Zhang Chuan lowered his head and agreed. When he saw Li Cunzhi wave his hand, he stepped out knowingly.

"The Intelligence Department is simply a bunch of idiots, losers, and losers!" Li Cunzhi said mercilessly to Zhang Chuan's leaving figure.

Sun Yong, who was looking at each other coldly next to him, saw this and quickly defended Zhang Chuan:

"Admiral, please calm down. The governor's office has also established an intelligence system, and the Japanese side has sent consultants and instructors for special training, including training for the Taihu Gang. The consultants and instructors sent by the Japanese side are all retired military officers in name, but in fact many of them are

Active military personnel."

"Therefore, the efficiency of our intelligence agency in identifying and transmitting intelligence is very low, and its value is greatly reduced. By the time we know it, it is already too late."

"As for the construction of the intelligence system, we also have to hire a few German experts to help train the new army." Li Cunzhi frowned.

"Admiral, please rest assured, my subordinates are handling the matter."

"That's good." Li Cunzhi nodded in agreement. He had always been very satisfied with Sun Yong's cleverness and ability to do things.

This confidant, who had been supported by the deacon all the way, could understand his intentions very well, which made him very relieved.

Regarding the assassination of Chen Tianhua, the town intelligence office was indeed slow to respond, but Zhang Chuan and the others also had their own difficulties!

…

As the saying goes, it is inappropriate to come back and not reciprocate.

Since the Japanese side and the governor's office carried out an assassination campaign against Chen Tianhua, the New Army should have responded in kind, otherwise it would have been too much of an insult.

The governor's office is a government department of the imperial court, so you can't do anything without real evidence. Otherwise, if Old Buddha in Zijin City blames you, it will not end well.

Chen Tianhua decided to target Zhengyuan Co., Ltd. for revenge first.

With his background as a later-generation senior agent, planning some assassination activities would be a piece of cake.

During this period, a comprehensive counterattack against Zhengyuan Co., Ltd. must be launched. Chen Tianhua must stay in Fucheng, Hangzhou for a while to avoid being noticed.

He enjoys self-cultivation and spends time interacting with business leaders such as Chen Zongyu from Fengzhong Bank, chatting and looking forward to future development.

Anyway, the Meiguang Autonomous Region is under construction, and the staffing is basically in place. Everything is done step by step. There is nothing particularly big and there is no need to be the boss.

While Chen Tianhua was busy spending time with his wife and son in Hangzhou, eating, drinking, having fun, and chatting about business, an important shareholder of Zhengyuan Co., Ltd., the general office of the Black Dragon Society in Jiangnan, lost control of his speedboat and hit a rocky shore on the way to Xiaoshan.

Start a fire and burn.

Six bodyguards and the shareholder himself went to see Lord Hades on the spot.

According to eyewitness accounts, the speedboat was traveling at high speed on the canal when it suddenly turned inexplicably toward the river bank.

After a strict inspection, the Japanese Concession Police Bureau found that the speedboat motor had not been tampered with in any way. In other words, this was an accident caused by improper operation by the speedboat driver.

What’s funny is that the speedboat driver himself is an Asian and a member of the Black Dragon Society.

In this case, the conspiracy theory seems to be invalid.

But was it really an accident?

The other main members of the Japanese Shogen Co., Ltd. all have great doubts about this.
Chapter completed!