Chapter 56 Return to Nanjing
Lin Xiaotang looked at the plants and trees outside the car window, feeling indescribable loneliness and desolation in her heart. She thought that when she escaped from here, it was full of smoke and ruins, and the whole world seemed to be made of gray and blood.
Two years later, he returned to his hometown of Nanjing, which made him feel like he was in another world.
Ma Qixiang noticed something was wrong with Lin Xiaotang's expression, and quickly took out the small wine bottle in his arms, "Xiao Qi, don't think so much, have a drink of wine and warm yourself up!"
The cold drink flowed down the throat straight to the chest and abdomen, followed by an unbearable burning feeling. There was Taihe Bridge in front of him, and Lin Xiaotang couldn't help but clenched his fists.
Previously, Lin Xiaotang registered a trading company called Longsheng in the French Concession. On the surface, it was a joint venture between China and Japan. Kazuya Otani, the officer of the Fourth Division, became a shareholder under Lin Xiaotang's coercion and inducement.
, but for safety reasons, the shareholder did not directly use his name, but registered it in the name of his friend. The Chinese shareholder is Lin Xiaotang, who is also the largest shareholder of the entire company. But there is also a hidden share, which
It is the shares owned by Hong Chawei and the forces behind him.
At the same time, Lin Xiaotang also submitted a registration application to the Commercial Affairs Bureau of the Nanjing puppet government to establish a branch of Longsheng in Nanjing. This is naturally a dream for the puppet government that is currently waiting for development, because Longsheng promised to invest in Nanjing.
Hundreds of thousands of dollars, engaged in trade and infrastructure construction.
Later, Lin Xiaotang sent Ma Qixiang to Nanjing in advance to carry out the company's preparatory work. Before he set off, Lin Xiaotang had an in-depth talk with him, revealed his identity, and solemnly asked Ma Qixiang to choose carefully. After all, this time he was going deep into the tiger's den to rebuild.
The risks faced by the military unification of Nanjing Station can be imagined.
But what surprised Lin Xiaotang was that Ma Qixiang agreed without even thinking. According to his words, his biggest wish now is to marry Dong Jiayi's cousin and have a beautiful woman. What he hates most is the treatment of Nanyang to him.
Disdainful, now that we have such an opportunity, we can be both a hero and an official. It’s really hard to find even a lantern.
In this way, Ma Qixiang set out for Nanjing with full confidence.
Not to mention, Ma Qixiang's social skills should not be underestimated. In less than a week, he completed all the procedures and bought a newly built six-story building on Ninghai Road as the location of Longsheng's Nanjing branch.
He also reported to Lin Xiaotang and asked him to formally go to Nanjing.
It was under this circumstance that Lin Xiaotang and his party came to Nanjing.
The area near Ninghai Road is currently the most prosperous area in Nanjing. It is adjacent to the former Nanjing Gongguan District on Yihe Road, so the damage is relatively light. In addition, many departments and agencies of the puppet government now work nearby, so it is
It has led to the prosperity of a series of surrounding commercial activities. The building chosen by Ma Qixiang is at the end of Ninghai Road, near the former office of the Ministry of National Defense of the National Government. Residential buildings are relatively sparse, making it an excellent place to stay quiet in the midst of chaos.
location.
Lin Xiaotang was a little tired from the long journey. As soon as he entered the office, he fell down on the sofa and stretched out gracefully. However, Ma Qixiang obviously did not intend to give him time to rest. He took a large stack of invitations and
Just send me a letter asking for instructions.
Lin Xiaotang didn't even look at it, so he just handed it over to Ma Qixiang and let him make the decision. But Ma Qixiang pulled out one of the invitations and indicated that Lin Xiaotang must attend the dinner. Because it was jointly organized by the Commercial Affairs Bureau and the Ministry of Finance of the puppet government, it was said that the top figures would also attend.
turn up.
Lin Xiaotang nodded. Then, he slapped his head and said, "Look at my memory, I forgot about this!"
Lin Xiaotang took out an envelope from his suit pocket and handed it to Ma Qixiang, "Congratulations, Lieutenant Colonel Ma!"
Ma Qixiang was stunned, took the envelope and opened it to take a look, his eyes suddenly lit up, "So fast!"
Lin Xiaotang was happy, "Of course, I did it for you personally. I am also a major general station commander now. Promoting you is not a piece of cake. What about Nanjing station chief's adjutant and director of the confidential office?"
Ma Qixiang stood up and gave a formal military salute, "Thank you, Sir Lin, for your cultivation!"
The two looked at each other and burst into laughter.
Lin Xiaotang waved his hand and said, "Don't be happy so early. This official is not that easy to be. Although you have gone to college, you are not from a major. During this period, if you have nothing to do in the evening, I will arrange the relevant work matters for you.
, and at the same time, we must understand the precautions clearly. Next, we will recruit troops. When the time comes, you will also have your own subordinates. This is not a gangster, this is a real war, understand?"
Ma Qixiang nodded solemnly.
According to Lin Xiaotang's vision, the future Nanjing Station will be divided into four agencies. The Confidential Office is directly responsible to the station manager. The other three departments are the Action Team, the Intelligence Department and the Telecommunications Department. As for the logistics department, in view of the current lack of manpower, it is
The confidential office is temporarily in charge.
In the afternoon, Lin Xiaotang met several people from the original Nanjing Station. Nanjing Station was not immune to the disaster two years ago. Except for a few senior officials who saw that the situation was not good and took advantage of the chaos to escape, all the grassroots personnel fell.
In the city of Nanjing, not one of them was left alive, either dead or scattered, and only these four people were left.
Looking at the four people in front of him, Lin Xiaotang was a little confused.
One of the old men seemed to be sixty or seventy years old. A little girl of fourteen or fifteen years old next to him was holding his arm tightly and looking at Lin Xiaotang with wary eyes. There were also two skinny men. According to them,
Introduction: He was originally a staff member of the Telecommunications Department of Nanjing Station. He was a college student who had just been assigned to Nanjing Station. He had just been trained but had not yet taken up the job. He was inexplicably made a prisoner of the Japanese and was sent to the train station to work as a laborer for a year.
I was lucky enough to escape with one life, but I was already barely alive, with only half a life left.
Lin Xiaotang sighed and asked Guo Zhui to take the two people from the Telecommunications Office down and put them in place. Nanjing Station currently lacks such professional talents. Although their bodies are no longer good, the knowledge in their heads is priceless.
These four people all survived the disaster and only contacted the Shanghai Station later. During this period, Wang Tianmu had already screened the four people and confirmed that they had not rebelled and surrendered to the enemy. Then he introduced the four people to Lin Xiaotang. After all, they were familiar with the Nanjing Station.
This work will be of great benefit to Lin Xiaotang's reconstruction work.
There are one old and one young left. The older one is named Shang Huaishi, who was the former deputy director of the Intelligence Department of Nanjing Station. The little girl is her granddaughter Shang Zhi. When Nanjing fell, they were the only two people left in the family.
He managed to escape with his life by hiding in the criss-crossing sewer network of Nanjing City. Shang Huaishi's appearance is also a trace of that time. In fact, he was only in his fifties.
Lin Xiaotang asked Ma Qixiang to take care of Shang Zhi temporarily. Nanjing Station was just being built and there was a shortage of people in all aspects, so he asked her to do what she could. After talking with Shang Huaishi, Lin Xiaotang couldn't help but be overjoyed.
Shang Huaishi is an old man from Nanjing Station. He has worked in various departments for a period of time and is quite familiar with various business processes. The most important thing is that when he was the deputy director of the Intelligence Department of Nanjing Station, he presided over it.
Several undercover personnel were dispatched to the puppet government and Japanese military agencies in China. Only Shang Huaishi and the former station director knew the detailed list. The former station director drowned in Yijiangmen when escaping from Nanjing. Therefore, the only one who knew the inside story of the undercover was
Shang Huaishi was left alone. Coincidentally, these situations were top secrets at the Nanjing Station, and they had not yet had time to report to the Military Command Headquarters and Shanghai.
Lin Xiaotang felt like he had found a treasure. He knew very well that as long as he could control these undercover agents, he would be able to control every daily move of the Japanese and puppet forces. Over time, if these undercover agents could continue to penetrate deeper, it would not be impossible to obtain some confidential information.
.
Lin Xiaotang immediately appointed Shang Huaishi as the acting director of the Intelligence Division, which surprised Shang Huaishi and burst into tears of gratitude to him. He had escaped from death, but in order to make a living, he had to contact the military commander, but he did not expect that the new arrival
His boss was so courageous that as soon as they met, he was assigned to be the intelligence supervisor.
Shang Huaishi has been doing intelligence work for many years, and his ability and experience are not false. In the subsequent conversation, he pointedly pointed out that there are three major difficulties in the reconstruction of Nanjing Station: personnel, funding, and equipment.
Lin Xiaotang couldn't help but smile bitterly, and asked Shang Huaishi if he had any solution. Shang Huaishi thought for a moment, "I can think of a solution for intelligence professionals. I dare not say too many. I can collect, process and telecommunications related to intelligence."
I recruited some professionals. After Wuhan, Nanjing and Xuzhou fell one after another, some personnel from the Central Command and the Military Command were scattered around. I was able to find some people through my original relationships. But in terms of action..."
Lin Xiaotang's eyes lit up, and he immediately decided to ask Shang Huaishi to support this work, and reassured him that funding was not a problem. He still had more than half of the money he got from Duan Baihu earlier, and the Dragon King would also send it in a few days.
Part of them, as well as Dai Li and Yun Gong, the two culprits behind the scenes, must find a way to take advantage of them.
At six o'clock in the evening, Ma Qixiang came to urge Lin Xiaotang, and the dinner time was almost here. Lin Xiaotang reluctantly got up from the sofa and washed his face. The in-depth talk with Shang Huaishi in the afternoon left him no time to rest well.
Thinking of having to entertain those traitors and take office at night, Lin Xiaotang suddenly felt his head grow bigger.
Shang Zhi obediently brought two plates of side dishes and rice porridge, which made Lin Xiaotang and Ma Qixiang, who had not had enough rice all day, move their index fingers, and they quickly ate them all. Perhaps it was the influence of those years of escape,
Chapter completed!