Lost and Spy

Chapter 197
He actually became an imperial envoy?
This was something Meng Shaoyuan had never thought of before.

"The stationmasters of the various stations of the Lixing Society, in the past, were the ministers of the frontier, with great power, but it is impossible not to be restrained." Ma Guitu said slowly:
"Xiao Meng, you happened to be passing through Tianjin this time. Director Dai is here to let you take a look at the work at Tianjin Station. I know you haven't joined the Lixing Society for a long time, so you may not be able to understand the meaning of the above, but we understand.

Now that we understand, Director Dai will definitely be dissatisfied if we don't report to you.It stands to reason that this afternoon and tomorrow morning, I should report to you, hi, actually report to Director Dai, but I didn't do that, why?
I think it's too cumbersome to report like this, where are there so many big cases waiting for you to solve every day?It's nothing more than trivial matters, so, simply, I will make a brief report with you during the meal time. "

Ma Guitu seems to be smiling all day long, speaks funny, and treats people warmly, but he is also an old stick, and every sentence he says is on point.

Ma Guitu glanced at him: "For example, we can't leave any evidence in the files about the exchange of information between us and the Japanese, but do they know about it? Yes, at least they have heard the rumors. Director Wei Dai is not so easy to deceive.

Why am I telling you so frankly?Firstly, there is no need to conceal this, and secondly, this will not cause harm to Lixingshe.Third, instead of letting you find out, I might as well tell you all about it.Let me tell you this, after eating this meal, I will take you to see how this information is exchanged. "

into ah.

Meng Shaoyuan had really never seen how the two intelligence agencies, which should be hostile in principle, exchanged information.

When he was in Nanjing, he discovered Rite, one word: Catch!

Could it be that he still said to him: "Hey, how do you sell this information?"

"Five servings for 30 yuan."

"Do you think 25 yuan is worth it?"

Isn't this like a vegetable market?

On the stage, those girls finished dancing, and another girl came up to sing.

They were almost done eating, Ma Guitu took Meng Shaoyuan up and left, and no one asked them to pay the bill. On the contrary, the waiter graciously brought them coats and said in one voice, "Boss Ma, please go."

When we arrived at the hall, the manager Zhao Daosheng happened to be there. When he saw the horse coming out, he hurried forward: "Oh, boss Ma, I wish you boss, are you leaving now?"

"Let's go." Ma Guitu said slowly: "Take Boss Zhu to play in Nanshi, and I don't know if the price has increased there. Now, everything has increased. What is the salary of us civil servants? Enough."

Zhao Daosheng is so smart, upon hearing this, he said, "Boss Ma, wait a moment."

He left in a hurry.

The horse returned with a smile: "I wish the boss, wait a moment."

In a few minutes, Zhao Daosheng came back, holding a stack of money in his hand, and stuffed it into Ma Guitu's hand: "You take this, it's not enough. You send someone to speak, and I'll send it to you."

On the way home, the horse didn't even say thank you, and stuffed the money into his pocket: "That's it. I wish the boss, let's go."

Meng Shaoyuan finally understood why the Dahua Hotel, known as the most upscale hotel in Tianjin, was open well, but it closed not long after the Double Twelve Incident.

No matter how good the business is, how can it stand up to such extortion?

Before, with the relationship of Young Marshal Zhang, none of them need be afraid.

What now?
Young Marshal Zhang has fallen.

The big tree fell, so I must try to blackmail them.

A car was already waiting outside. Ma Guitu sat in the back row with Meng Shaoyuan: "Xiao Meng, it makes sense for people outside to scold us and hate us. You said that Zhao Daosheng treated me superficially. He was grinning, but he had scolded all eighteen generations of my ancestors in his heart.

But if I don't take the money, someone else will.Hey, doing business is not easy, but it is even more difficult for us.You said that people often come to Tianjin Station, and some of them are important people, such as you.You have to entertain, and you have to entertain well, but how do you pay for it?On the public account it is written:

'Today I entertain Meng Shaoyuan, an important official in Nanjing, live in an expensive hotel, eat expensive meals, and drink flower wine in Nanshi after the meal'.Are you eloquent?So we have to figure it out ourselves.Just be those businessmen, see us fighting wits and courage with the Japanese all day long, and honor us. "

Meng Shaoyuan nodded slightly.

If they are satisfied with the entertainment of important officials, they will definitely cause trouble for you in the future.

"Let me tell you something. Last year, I had a deputy station manager, a newcomer, surnamed Lu, Lu Xingqi. He used to work in the front line. He didn't know the way in the officialdom. He was upright and the most important thing. What I'm not used to is the banquet, and he just drank a glass of wine and left after holding a reception banquet for him, which made everyone very embarrassed."

Ma Guitu said slowly: "In a few days, Chief Xu of the Accounting Department of the Nanjing Headquarters, ah, Xu Renji, you must know him. He brought someone to Tianjin to audit the accounts. It happened that I was away, and Lu Xingqi received him. He strictly abides by the regulations. Arrangements Section Chief Xu lives in a small hotel, and there is no wine for meals in the small restaurant, and you can't see many dishes from You Xingzi. After the meal, they go back to their respective homes.

Section Chief Xu didn't say anything, checked the work in Tianjin for two days, and brought back a pile of ledgers.When I came back, I heard that it was broken, and there was going to be trouble.

Sure enough, the funding we applied for couldn't be approved, so Xu Renji was stuck.They have a good reason. This account is wrong in the account book, and there is a problem with that account. It will take a year or so to find out.

Come on, let's go to Nanjing in person and make amends in person.You don't even know how much effort I spent to satisfy Chief Xu.He was satisfied, and the funding was approved before I returned to Tianjin. "

Meng Shaoyuan couldn't laugh or cry.

Not only did Xu Renji know him, but he was very familiar with him, and he could get the expenses reimbursed by himself on the same day.Think about it, it's usually because I respect him a lot, otherwise I would have the same result.

These "ministers" outside seem to have a lot of glory, but in fact they have a hard time.

"Where is the deputy station chief Lu?"

"I am very stubborn. I think I have done nothing wrong, and I believe that I should obey the rules when doing things." Ma Guitu sighed: "I was isolated at Tianjin Station later. Actually, I also know that this person is good, and he is a good hand as a spy. , but he is the deputy station master now, so he must consider the whole station when doing things, right? It happened that there was a floating corpse case in Tianjin, and I asked him to assist the police in the investigation."

A dignified deputy head of the Lixing Club, what kind of floating corpse case is he going to investigate?

It's all about the police.

"Speaking of this case of floating corpses, it's also an evil door." Ma Guitu came to his spirits: "Every May, in Dazhigu Haihe, there will always be floating corpses..."

On May 1936, 5, Tianjin people ushered in an ordinary day.In the early morning, many people habitually walk along the banks of the Dazhigu Haihe River.

However, on this day, they suddenly found several corpses floating in the river.

The panicked people hurriedly reported to the police, and people from the Dazhigu Lifesaving Association salvaged the body.

To everyone's surprise, there will be many floating corpses in this section of the Haihe River every day after that.From the 1st to the 8th, a total of 67 bodies were found.

The Tianjin police began to investigate the matter.After identification, it was found that most of the dead were males aged 20 to 40, who could not prove their identities, and no one came to claim the bodies.

What's even more strange is that these corpses actually had three causes of death:
One was drowned recently, and the body was well preserved; In the Haihe River.

During the police investigation, corpses still appeared every day, and the police found about 300 corpses in total.

A year later, that is, in May of this year, a large number of floating corpses appeared again!
Ma Guitu frowned: "It is said that these people all died from eating flour (drugs), but that's not true. Eating flour can kill so many people? I went to the scene and saw that most of the dead were dressed as migrant workers... ..."

Hearing this, Meng Shaoyuan sighed inwardly.

I knew about the case of the floating corpse in Tianjin, and it took a long time to solve the mystery.

He organized the words in his mind: "Master Ma, you have treated me so well, I will give you a fortune. I just came back from Manchuria, and by coincidence, I found out about the floating corpse case in Tianjin in Manchuria." ..."

"What, you know?" Ma Guitu was startled.

Meng Shaoyuan nodded: "In Tianjin, the Japanese have the Hedong Bureau Barracks, and this year they built the Jindong Limingzhuang Barracks. A large number of Chinese laborers were recruited for the construction of these two barracks. After the barracks were completed, the Japanese Fearing that the information in the barracks would be leaked, they brutally killed Chinese laborers and threw them into the Haihe River, creating the Tianjin Haihe floating corpse case. In order to cover up the facts, they also specifically found people who died of drug addiction and threw them into the Haihe River to confuse the public."

Ma Guitu was completely stunned when he heard it. After a long time, his voice trembled: "This... is this true?"

"Really, I heard it from a Japanese spy." Meng Shaoyuan made an excuse: "But you need to find the specific evidence yourself."

Yes.

The two barracks were built in February and completed at the end of April, which explains why the floating corpses appeared in May.

Needless to say, Ma Guitu felt grateful to Meng Shaoyuan.

Meng Shaoyuan really gave himself a fortune.

Regardless of whether evidence can be found, as long as this matter is quietly reported to the higher authorities, Shangfeng will have to look at Tianjin Station's ability to handle affairs differently.

"Shaoyuan." Ma Guitu called out and became affectionate: "If we really want to find out, I will definitely tell the higher-ups that you are the first to do it!"

"No need." Meng Shaoyuan smiled lightly: "Let's not talk about me, Station Master Ma, there are still many opportunities for us to cooperate in the future."

"Yes, yes." Ma Guitu nodded again and again: "Shao Yuan, no matter what today, we must have a good drink!"

(End of this chapter)