When the wine was almost gone, Li Pinzhang said that there was something going on at the yamen and that he had to go back tonight.

Chen Qimei was very surprised. It turned out that she had agreed to stay in Hongxiu, and she wanted to have a good chat with him, but she didn't expect the change to happen so quickly.

He vaguely felt that Li Pinzhang's expression had changed greatly since he went downstairs and met the man named Zhang Chuan.

Chen Qimei studied as a police officer in Japan and has extraordinary interrogation, psychological and observation abilities.

Of course, Li Pinzhang was a distinguished guest, and he said that Chen Qimei could not stay if he had something to do. The two parties expressed their gratitude to each other, sent them to the door, and watched them leave, leaving behind Chen Qimei and Luan Rong who looked puzzled.

…

When Xu Yunyuan returned to the Military Investigation Department's office, it was already dark. She sat in front of her large desk, which was piled with cases, and stretched out her hand to rub her aching waist, which was caused by galloping on horseback in the snow.

There was a gentle knock on the door outside. Xu Yunyuan quickly gathered herself, patted her cheeks, and after confirming that there was nothing strange about herself, she said calmly:

"Come in!"

The door opened quietly, and Silver Fox Mingzhen appeared in front of her. Her eye circles were slightly dark, obviously she had stayed up for several nights without rest.

"Sister Yun, we have received news from White Fox in Shanghai that Mr. Li San is getting very close to Chen Qimei and has accepted a private banquet at the Red Sleeve Book Apartment. What may surprise you is that our number two figure here also attended."

"What? Our number two here?"

Xu Yunyuan is not surprised that Li Pinzhang and Chen Qimei are getting closer, because both of them have their own agendas and want to win over each other for their own use. But when she heard about our number two, she was very surprised, "You mean Li Xinghong went to Shanghai recently?

Go to a private meeting with the Third Young Master, and also attend Chen Qimei’s private banquet?”

Mingzhen nodded and said, "Yes, it's absolutely true."

"This pickpocket has been hooking up with Mr. Li San for a long time, and they have secretly communicated with each other, huh..." Xu Yunyuan glanced at Mingzhen, her body trembled involuntarily, and she cursed angrily.

"It was reported that the eldest young master and Chief of Staff Ji returned to Hangzhou on the Blood Wolf yesterday. They are expected to arrive in the autonomous region in the next two days. Do I need to talk to him about these things when we meet?" Mingzhen asked.

"Of course I have to say it, but you don't want to emphasize that Li Xinghong went to Shanghai specifically to meet Young Master Li. Instead, he mentioned that Young Master Li attended Chen Qimei's private banquet. The eldest young master will definitely ask who is in the entourage. If you don't

Report to Li Xing

Hong, such understatement works well. Our eldest young master is very sensitive. He will think about some things by himself. If you emphasize it when reporting, it will not be effective. He thinks we are just watching Li Xinghong and taking the opportunity to make dirty materials?!"

"I understand, but this report is not from you personally, Sister Yun... Oh, I understand!" Mingzhen's eyes flashed, and then she smiled knowingly.

Xu Yunyuan glanced at Mingzhen and said with a dumb smile:

"Look at how smart you are, do you and I still need to act? I'm going to Shanghai on business tomorrow morning, and I won't be able to see the young master when he comes back."

"Oh...I understand, but Sister Yun, the Chinese New Year will be here soon. Will you come back this time? Besides, it's safe on the road. Who will accompany you?" Mingzhen felt very surprised. Today is only half a month away from the Chinese New Year.

, so I asked urgently.

I understand that this sentence is just her mantra. Sometimes, she may not really understand.

"I will definitely come back before the end of the year. There are many things at the end of the year. I want to find someone to stop the Huasheng Textile General Factory. I will try to visit the directors one by one before the end of the year. I must not let Young Master Li San acquire this company first.

." Xu Yunyuan said decisively.

Regarding Li Cunzhi's attempt to support Li Pinzhang and prepare him to establish a power group in Shanghai, Xu Yunyuan's Military Investigation Department had long known the whole story.

Maybe Chen Tianhua is doing something because of his bad face, but Xu Yunyuan will not consider this. She must defend all the interests and gains and losses belonging to her husband.

Shanghai is the city that Chen Tianhua plans to focus on next. The focus is to invest in entities such as Sheng Xuanhuai's Steamship Merchants Company, Commercial Bank and Huasheng Tongwei General Factory. He is also planning to get involved in Sheng Xuanhuai's Nanyang Public School and other educational circles.

A few years ago, due to Sheng Xuanhuai's father Ding You, the Steamship Merchants Company accidentally fell into the hands of Yuan Shikai. In recent years, he has been working hard to fight back and prepare to regain control of the Steamship Merchants Company, which requires strong external force.

Sheng Xuanhuai had just been appointed by the imperial court as the right minister of the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications. From a second-rank official, he slowly came out of Ding You's bad luck. He was in great need of external forces to help him regain his strength.

Now, Li Pinzhang suddenly deployed in Shanghai, and Xu Yunyuan, a military official, could not control it, but she did have the ability in other aspects.

Not to mention her intelligence network over the years in Shanghai, the British, French and American concession authorities, Shanghai's printing industry, Shanghai's financial and banking industry, and Shanghai's textile and silk industry are all inextricably linked to Xu Yunyuan.

Not to mention the distant past, the Xu family in Suzhou plays a very important role in the textile industry in East and South China, while the Xi family in Zhujiajiao, Shanghai, is her mother's descendant and has controlled Shanghai's financial, banking and newspaper industries for many years, specifically in English.

Represented by HSBC Bank and the Declaration Office.

Therefore, Xu Yunyuan’s power in all walks of life in Shanghai must not be underestimated.

Her emergency dispatch this time was to secretly prevent Li Pinzhang from trying to get involved in real enterprises in Shanghai, so that he could not gain a foothold in Shanghai.

…

Fukaisen Mansion, Wukang Road, Shanghai.

The white fox Yu Feng was like an ant on a hot pot, circling around the room, anxiously waiting for the secret order from the headquarters of the Investigation Division.

Since she took over the command of monitoring Mr. Li San's activities in Shanghai, she urgently adjusted her work plan and assigned a team of capable personnel to take charge of this task.

After Li Sangong arrived in Shanghai, his activities were very ordinary. Taking advantage of his reputation as the commander of the new army stationed in Shanghai by the Ministry of War, he frequently contacted various concession authorities, consulates of various countries, foreign banks, etc., and also paid visits to domestic civil and commercial giants.

The New Army in Shanghai represented the Qing Dynasty and exercised sovereignty in the special place of Shanghai. It was mainly responsible for the security and stability of the area.

Although the New Army stationed in Shanghai only has a team of nearly 2,000 people, it is a mixture of land and water. It has a naval battalion and four Japanese-made gunboats stationed in the Huangpu River. The army is well-equipped.

Not to mention Jianghu bandits, Shanghai gangs have to obey his orders, and even the troops stationed in various countries in the concession have to respect his military orders, because he is exercising sovereignty. After all, this is the territory of the Qing Dynasty.

Therefore, the young and handsome Li Pinzhang suddenly became a man of the hour in the world of foreign affairs. He was the new favorite in various romantic places on the beach, and many ladies and courtesans rushed to embrace him.

Of course, Li Pinzhang has not only become a figure pursued by reporters in various newspapers, but is also the focus of domestic and foreign intelligence agencies.

Yu Feng discovered that there were two groups around Li Pinzhang. Their backgrounds were very sensitive. One was the New Army Intelligence Department of Zhejiang Province, and the other was the Staff Department of the Ministry of War.
Chapter completed!