With the development of this military-industrial revival plan, encirclement and suppression by hostile forces at home and abroad will be inevitable, and this may be another bloody battle.

But for the sake of the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, Chen Tianhua can only face it bravely.

After solving the problem of funding sources, the only remaining thing is the smelting process technology. This requires first knowing the material and the person before carrying out bribery or 'kidnapping'.

Shanghai, this international metropolis in the Far East, is itself a paradise for adventurers and an international intelligence trading center. Spies from all over the world are lurking here, and countless pieces of intelligence are traded and sold every day.

Regarding this task of identifying objects and people, Chen Tianhua naturally handed it over to Xu Yunyuan's investigation department.

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In the thirty-first year of Guangxu's reign, it was the first ten days of the tenth month of the lunar calendar.

Wukang Road, Shanghai.

In late autumn and early winter, the plane trees on both sides of Wukang Road still have scattered withered leaves hanging on the bare trees, while most of the fallen leaves are spread on this small road.

Lane 112, Wukang Road, Fukaisen Mansion.

Inside the tall walls entwined with moss and vines, there are four three-story English country villas built with gray mud walls and red bricks.

Outside the villa is a spacious lawn, swimming pool, pavilion corridor, and a very quiet and private environment.

This mansion was originally built by the British businessman Fu Kaisen. Now he has decided to return to the British Isles and plans to sell the mansion before leaving Shanghai. After hearing the news, Chen Tianhua immediately invested in buying it.

Today, this is not only the Shanghai office of the Meiguang Autonomous Region, but also the headquarters of the Shanghai Station of the Investigation Section.

Villas No. 1 and 2 here are used for office receptions and meetings, and the other villas No. 3 and 4 are dormitories. Mingzhen and Qianfeng also live here.

Two days ago, Chen Tianhua and Xu Yunyuan secretly went to Shanghai. In addition to visiting Sheng Xuanhuai, Li Jingfang, the two Xi brothers of the declaration office, and others, their other task was to implement a metallurgical engineer named Huo Shan.

This Huo Shan is a Chinese from Nanyang. He is about forty years old. He studied in England in his early years and learned metallurgical machinery expertise. He later worked as an engineer at Nanyang British Metallurgical Steel Company for many years.

A few years ago, he was employed by the Guangdong Manufacturing Bureau of the Qing government. He suddenly resigned a year ago and came to Shanghai. He is currently working as a mechanical engineer in the Ministry of Industry of the Public Settlement.

Mingzhen and others from the Shanghai Station of the Investigation Section conducted a detailed background investigation on Huo Shan and found that he came to Shanghai from Guangdong with an unclear purpose and appeared to be very mysterious.

Old friend Ian is now a counselor at the British Consulate General in Shanghai, and his wife Aina is a doctor in the public concession hospital.

When Mingzhen and Yu Feng were in Meishan, they had a good relationship with the Ian couple. When they came to Shanghai, they had frequent contacts. This provided convenience for entering the Ministry of Industry and secretly investigating Huoshan.

After investigation and analysis, Xu Yunyuan and the others were shocked to find that this person was probably a member of the Tongmenghui and was in Shanghai to communicate with the Liberation Society.

Hearing the words Guangfuhui, Chen Tianhua suddenly thought of a person, Mr. Cai Heqing, whom he had not seen for several years.

It is known from later historical data that Cai Heqing was actually one of the founders of the China Restoration Society, and its headquarters was secretly located in Shanghai.

It's just that he didn't appear in public three years ago, and I don't know if he is still in Shanghai.

Chen Tianhua believed that if Huo Shan was a member of the Tongmenghui, he should be a patriot with ideals. No matter what faction he belonged to, he would have the same idea of ​​strengthening the country, enriching the people, and resisting foreign humiliation.

When he came to Shanghai this time, he just wanted to talk to Huo Shan through the Liberation Meeting and persuade him to help Hanyang Iron and Steel Plant smelt tungsten steel first.

Yu Feng and the others connected to a secret contact point of the Guangfu Society through a specific channel, sent their request, and are now waiting for the other party's response.

Chen Tianhua went to Li Jingfang in the afternoon and discussed sensitive topics such as railways and mining in detail, and returned to Fukaisen Mansion before dinner.

Xu Yunyuan has been busy pouring tea and water for him.

Due to the special nature of the work in the mansion, except for guards, cooks, gardeners, and rough women who do some chores and clean the house, there are basically no servants in the inner room, and maids are here to wait on them.

She and Chen Tianhua stayed on the third floor of Villa No. 4, and Mingzhen and Yu Feng lived on the second floor.

The only ones who came with me this time were Fei Ge and five other personal bodyguards. They lived on the first floor of Villa No. 4, and it was inconvenient to go upstairs frequently.

Since the investigation section was established in the Governor's Office residence, Xu Yunyuan and Chen Tianhua had many more opportunities and time to be together than usual. It was natural for them to sleep together like a couple at night.

In the past five months, her whole person seemed to have changed. She had become plump and plump, and she talked more.

It seems that both men and women need the nourishment of love. Without moisture, the flowers and plants will turn yellow and wither, not to mention people?

Dinner was in the restaurant on the first floor of Villa No. 4. Everyone ate together, holding plates and using chopsticks, like a buffet in later generations.

After a while, Chen Tianhua finished his dinner, and Feige personally brought up the small wooden basin of hot water and a cup of mouthwash.

Also seen is rinsing the mouth and washing the face.

This life is like the life of landlords. Once you get used to it, it can wear down people's will.

"I went to the study room..."

Chen Tianhua said something habitually.

This mansion is not a mansion, and there is no study room for Chen Tianhua. The so-called study room he refers to is an office shared by him and Xu Yunyuan on the third floor of Villa No. 1, where they can occasionally come to Shanghai to handle official business alone.

He said something, stood up and walked out of the restaurant, heading to Building 1.

As soon as he walked up to the third floor and opened the office door, Chen Tianhua felt that there seemed to be something strange inside the room.

Well, there is actually a strange aroma floating in this stuffy air.

This kind of fragrance is not that of Xu Yunyuan or Mingzhen. The French perfume worn by Yu Feng and the others should be very specific, a mixed natural spice containing osmanthus.

Women who use this kind of spice are very rare. Anyway, Chen Tianhua has never encountered one in his life.

It should be brewed with a special formula used by the people, not the foreign perfume used by fashionable ladies in Shanghai.

Damn it, someone sneaked into this office?!

Moreover, she had just left, and it was probably a woman who took advantage of the time when everyone went to villas three and four for dinner.

She didn't alert anyone in the mansion. She must have climbed over the wall and was a woman with some Qinggong skills.

Who is he?

After a series of deductions, the words Guangfu Hui soon appeared in Chen Tianhua's mind without hesitation.

Darling, Amitabha finally appears.

He thought silently in his mind.
Chapter completed!