Lin Xiaotang frowned when he heard the news that Shi Dan was attacked. In his opinion, Zhuang Chongxian really couldn't help but take action. But after thinking about it carefully, Lin Xiaotang felt that this possibility was unlikely. Zhuang Chongxian was mature. Jing, is it possible that he would do such a thankless thing?

For the sake of Jiangsu territory, Li Shiqun spent all his money to win over Wang Jingwei, and even offended Wang's fierce wife Chen Bijun. This made Lin Xiaotang clearly feel that Li Shiqun's intentions were not trivial.

When I talked with Li Rentao before, I also learned that the so-called Jiangsu territory actually not only refers to the areas in Jiangsu Province, but also includes southern Jiangsu and Suzhou and Hangzhou in Zhejiang. As we all know, the land in northern Jiangsu is barren and the industry and commerce are not developed. , but southern Jiangsu is just the opposite. It is not only a land of plenty, but also rich people, including the neighboring areas of Suzhou and Hangzhou in Zhejiang. This large area not only has a strong economic foundation, but can also absorb the hungry people in northern Jiangsu. Northern Jiangsu has always been a Where elite soldiers are sent, with the financial resources of southern Jiangsu and the manpower of northern Jiangsu, a decent team can be raised in a short time. When the time comes, if you advance, you can compete for the world, and if you retreat, you will be able to do it yourself. Save.

Wait, Lin Xiaotang suddenly had an idea in his mind. He seemed to know who the mastermind behind the Shi Dan incident was. Li Shiqun's series of actions clearly regarded Jiangsu as his own territory. The war between China and Japan is currently tense, and the Pacific The war is also developing in an in-depth direction. A few days ago, news came from Europe that the German army had been defeated under the city of Moscow, and the momentum of the offensive had been curbed. Next, the Soviet-German battlefield will also become a protracted war. Now Under this situation, the number of Japanese occupying troops in the occupied areas has been greatly reduced, and most of them are recruits brought from the mainland, North Korea, and Taiwan. Troops of this quality can barely maintain daily security, but they will be involved in front-line battles again. It's just too much.

This opportunity is what Li Shiqun is happy to see. In the entire occupied area, the armed forces he controls can even compete with the Japanese. Lin Xiaotang can see this, Chongqing can see it, and the Japanese can also see it. Gotta come out.

Danger is approaching step by step, and the Japanese will not sit idly by.

Maybe the Shi Dan incident is a microcosm of the game between the Japanese and Li Shiqun, Lin Xiaotang couldn't help but think so.

Datou rushed in from outside the door. These days, he, Ke Xing, and Fatty Shen have been staying at the construction site, supervising the project of the hot spring hotel. In less than half a month, they lost seven or eight pounds. , the man was also tanned, but he was in good spirits.

It was about two o'clock in the afternoon, and the weather was still a bit hot. There were no customers in the bar on the second floor. As soon as Da Tou came in, he grabbed the cold beer from Lin Xiaotang's hand and drank it all in one gulp. Then he drank comfortably. A burp.

"Where are Lao Shen and Ke Xing?" Ma Qixiang asked lazily on the sofa.

"Still busy down there." Datou reached out and snatched Ma Qixiang's beer again, "Ke Xing is a good guy. If he doesn't do anything else, he is very good at supervising projects."

Lin Xiaotang smiled and said, "The Ke family in Nanyang started out in civil engineering. This is the origin of family education. Xiaopi also said that he may not be able to do what we do, but once he comes to Shanghai, he will definitely be useful. In the future , let him be your deputy, and leave all our brothers' properties to you two to take care of. I don't ask much, just an increase of five or six percentage points every year."

Ma Qixiang smiled and nodded in agreement.

"Who?" Lin Xiaotang suddenly shouted, his head trembled, and half of the beer in his hand was spilled. Ma Qixiang jumped up from the sofa, jumped to the bar, stretched out his hand and pulled out a person from behind the curtain.

The man raised his head tremblingly, but it was Chang Qianqian, the girl he had taken in not long ago.

The people in Hero know the rules of Lin Xiaotang and the other bosses. Usually when they are chatting and talking about things, they especially don’t like others standing nearby. This is also an unwritten rule within Hero, and in the bar in the afternoon It was closed, and the waiters either didn't come to work or were resting in the staff dormitory. How could Chang Qianqian hide at the bar counter?

Chang Qianqian had a pitiful expression, "I'm sorry, boss, I didn't mean to do it. I just wanted to come over early to clean up..."

Lin Xiaotang looked at her coldly, "Don't you know the rules of a hero? Didn't Ah Mao or the manager tell you when you came in?"

Chang Qianqian's body seemed to be trembling a little, "Tell me, Brother Mao and the manager both told me, I have no other intention, I just saw that all the bosses are here, and I am afraid that there is no one around to serve."

Lin Xiaotang looked at Chang Qianqian. The girl had an innocent expression on her face and tears welling up in her eyes. She looked frightened, but Lin Xiaotang subconsciously felt that she didn't feel any fear at all.

Lin Xiaotang turned around, but his eyes met with Ma Qixiang's. Ma Qixiang blinked, let go of Chang Qianqian's arm, smiled and patted her shoulder, "Don't be afraid, I suddenly found someone hiding in the bar. Who is it?" You will be shocked. Boss Lin doesn’t mean any harm, it’s just because you don’t understand the rules. Okay, wipe your tears and go back to rest. I have to go to work in the afternoon.”

Chang Qianqian choked and apologized, then turned and left. Until her back disappeared at the door of the bar, Lin Xiaotang turned back, a trace of worry flashed in her eyes.

"Lao Qi, you..." Datou was about to speak, but was forced to stop by Lin Xiaotang's eyes.

"We need to hurry up on the future projects. The construction will be completed at the end of next month, and the opening will be on time at the beginning of the month." Lin Xiaotang suddenly said this, and everyone was stunned for a while, while Ma Qixiang strolled to the counter. , groped around the bar lightly, and after a while, he came back with a gloomy expression and nodded silently.

Lin Xiaotang gave him a thumbs up with a cold face, "Where can we go to have fun at night?"

Ma Qixiang understood, "I will treat guests to Dongfeng Restaurant's Fangshan Banquet. Big Tou, Fatty, and all the brothers will go there. After that, I will go to a friend of mine who has just opened a good Western-style dance hall. Although it is not big, it is better than the environment." Elegance, especially women’s quality.”

While saying these nonsense words, the two of them were writing and drawing on the table while soaking in beer.

Lin Xiaotang wrote: "Check this woman and Ah Mao, go there yourself."

Ma Qixiang returned: "Old-fashioned bugs may be found elsewhere."

"Leave it to Shang Zhensheng. Don't touch the bugs found. Send someone reliable to keep an eye on it."

"clear."

…

Nanzo Yunzi received the information sent back by Tokiwa Chiyo and nodded approvingly. Although the assassination of Shi Dan did not go smoothly, he had successfully connected with Xia Zhiping. The order issued by Shangfeng was to avoid causing Li Shiqun's influence. The group's rebound will gradually reduce his strength, and through Nan Zao Yunzi's investigation, Li Shiqun is passionately pursuing Yuan Jianfeng's wife Xia Zhiping, so getting close to her may not be a killer move in the future.

Now, Tokiwa Chiyo, who was sent as an undercover hero, has also gained something. For the first time, she eavesdropped on some conversations among Lin Xiaotang's inner circle. Although they were just a few words, the meaning was different. After all, this was the first time someone had come into contact with this powerful figure in Shanghai. The core secrets of tycoons.

"Our affairs, Nanyang Ke family, little fart." Nanzo Yunzi muttered these key words and tried his best to analyze the meaning contained in them. "Our affairs", needless to ask, must be some shady things. It is rumored that Lin Xiaotang is the largest smuggler in Shanghai, and the interests between him and the puppet government are intertwined. Zhou Fohai, Zhuang Chongxian, the Ma family and other powerful people all have intersections and interests. It will be difficult and difficult to find out.

It seems that we can start to check on the two aspects of "Little Fart" and "Nanyang Ke Family", maybe there will be some unexpected surprises.

Thinking of this, Nanzo Yunzi couldn't help but feel a little proud. The guards outside the door came to report. Yazawa Shinichi and Yuan Jianfeng invited Nanzo Yunzi to come over and interrogate the captured American together.

The prison of the Special High School was set up secretly, and only the most critical prisoners were detained here, while the others were kept in the prison of the gendarmerie.

When Minamizo Yunzi arrived, Yazawa Shinichi and Yuan Jianfeng had been interrogating him for some time. Yazawa Shinichi did not want to let Minamizo Yunzi come over. Although Minamizo Yunzi's official rank was lower than him, he was also nominally his subordinate. , but Nanzou Yunzi played a huge role in the Battle of Songhu and provided the Japanese army with a large amount of confidential information about the national army. As a result, he was appreciated by the Japanese army's intelligence chief Kenji Doihara and became a Japanese soldier on par with Kawashima Yoshiko. The two female spies, to a certain extent, can be regarded as Yazawa Shinichi's predecessor, so Yazawa Shinichi did not dare to neglect her. In order to show respect, he still sent someone to invite Minami Yunko over.

The prison cell was not small, but it was damp and dark. From time to time, the sound of water dripping could be heard. When Nanzo Yunzi came in, a Japanese soldier was pulling out the bamboo sticks one by one from Declan's fingers. Declan had no consciousness at all. It turned out that he had fainted.

Minamizo Yunzi turned his head in disgust, took out a handkerchief and put it on his nose. Yazawa Shinichi was covered in sweat and walked over with a leather whip, "Lieutenant Minamizo, this guy is the hardest. He has been there all morning. Well, I didn’t say a word of value.”

Declan was sitting on the ground. His upper body was in a torn shirt, his hands were hung on the rack behind him, and his lower body was only a pair of shorts. There were two scabbed wounds on both knees, but they were already gone. Some cracked.

Nanzo Yunzi said nothing. The musty smell and bloody smell in the air made her a little unbearable. She had no better way to deal with Declan's stubbornness and perseverance. As for using a honey trap, she felt sick just thinking about it.

Angrily, Yazawa Shinichi dipped his whip in some salt water, and signaled his men to splash cold water on Declan to wake him up. Then he whipped it up. Where the whip fell, his clothes were torn, leaving shocking wounds. Declan's lips were bleeding, and he only occasionally let out a dull groan.

His reaction angered Shinichi Yazawa even more, so he whipped him even harder.

Declan's clothes were beaten to pieces and gradually separated from his body. His legs were spread flat and he sat flat on the ground, with the position between his legs facing Nanzo Yunzi.

Nanzo Yunzi's mind felt as if a bomb had been detonated in an instant. The blood all over her body immediately rushed to her head. Her eyes became red. Her fists gradually became more and more clenched, but they became increasingly uncontrollable. .

A scream sounded in the prison cell without any warning. The sound was sharp and shrill, scaring everyone so much that they almost jumped. Yazawa Shinichi turned around in panic.

Nan Zao Yunzi had already ran up like a sharp arrow, holding a long knife taken from the wall in his hand.

She ran up to Declan, and without any explanation, she swung her knife and looked at Declan's lower body.
Chapter completed!