The Bravest

The bloody case of the Central Bank of China was still going on. The newspapers of the Wang Puppet Government published a three-for-one plot, but it did not scare off the Military Control Commission. Two days later, a sales section chief of the Central Bank of China was hacked to death in a high-end ward. His body was bloody and the scene was very bloody. In the next month, senior employees of the Central Bank of China continued to be killed, and No. 76 did what he said. For every death of a Central Bank of China employee, the secret agents would take three Bank of China employees who were imprisoned in the cell and shoot them in public. The two sides went back and forth, and the entire financial industry in Shanghai was in danger. Many people would rather lose their jobs and hide at home and dare not go to work. The entire Shanghai market fell into chaos.

Under careful planning, a group of teenagers led by Lin Jie fished in troubled waters, pretending to be members of the Military Control Commission to raid several traitorous companies that had business dealings with the Central Bank, and took away a large amount of funds and valuables. These were done without the knowledge of Ye Wulian, after all, Ye Wulian was a member of the Military Control Commission. He also asked him to personally lead a team to find a few small money houses and banking institutions in the concession, fire a few shots at the door, throw a grenade, scare them, and report to No. 76 and the Japanese. Why lead the team in person? Last time Liu Sheng injured someone, Lin Jie criticized him severely in public, and was also afraid that they would become murderous spies after they got used to it, just as Ye Wulian worried. So Lin Jie led the team in person in the subsequent operations.

"Brother, we have found out about that grain store. It's not big and was opened not long ago. It was opened with the grain bought back by force using the Central Reserves Corporation coupons. Brother, why don't you get rid of him? He is a traitor anyway, so let him die." Liu Yidao said it as if it was very easy. The last sentence was what Lin Jie used to say in front of him.

Lin Jie slapped Yidao's head, who was half a head shorter than him, and said, "What are you doing? Have you ever thought about how to transport so much food back? Even the Japanese are not as powerful as you. Liu Sheng, what are your goals over there?"

"Brother, I found a clinic that no one is paying attention to. Hehe, now banks and money houses are either closed or heavily guarded. Even if you take action, you can't get anything good. So, I set my eyes on a clinic run by a Japanese. I've inquired about it. The medicine they sell is very expensive, and they basically treat Japanese and traitors. There are no spies guarding it, just two Japanese doctors, and a few ronin guarding it at night. I've even got the topographic map." Liu Sheng said, glancing at Liu Yidao proudly.

Lin Jie's eyes lit up, and he looked at the map carefully. The clinic was not on the main street, but at the entrance of a side alley. It would be easier to approach it stealthily before taking action, and to evacuate, he could just drive on the street to meet them.

"Liu Sheng, is the clinic door iron or wooden? Are the windows sealed? Is there a drug warehouse? Have you figured it out?" Lin Jie had to be cautious. If he couldn't get the drugs, then killing a few Japanese would be meaningless. It would be better not to do it. "Well, I'll go and observe tomorrow and you guys go back to the welfare home to help with the work tomorrow."

"Oh, go to work again." Liu Shenghe Yidao's face sank.

"Why, you're addicted to robbery, and you really want to be a spy, right?"

The next day, at 11 o'clock in the morning, Lin Jie dressed up as a 30-year-old Japanese wanderer and walked into the clinic drunk. When he saw a female nurse at the reception desk, Lin Jie exaggeratedly teased the nurse in Japanese mixed with his half-baked Chinese: "Yo, you Chinese girl? Japanese? She's very beautiful. Let's go drink."

Unexpectedly, the female nurse was not afraid at all and spoke in Japanese: "Sir, this is the clinic run by Captain Jingchuan of the Military Police Department. Please pay attention to the dignity of the Japanese." As expected, she has a background.

"Haha, just kidding. How could I not pay attention to my appearance? Is the doctor here? I have a headache. Please help me."

"Please register, please come here." After Lin Jie casually registered a Japanese name, Jun'ichi Watanabe, in Japanese, the female nurse led Lin Jie into the doctor's office and closed the door and left.

Lin Jie talked nonsense in front of this Japanese doctor. Sometimes he had a headache and couldn't sleep at night. Sometimes he said he had been shot by the Japanese Empire and the wound was still painful, so he needed sedatives and anti-inflammatory drugs.

"Sir, sedatives can be prescribed, but anti-inflammatory drugs must be prescribed with a certificate." The doctor said seriously.

"Bagayaloo, the warriors of the Black Dragon Society fought for the Empire of Japan. Do we need proof to prescribe medicine for injuries? You choose one of these two." Lin Jie slapped the samurai sword on his waist on the table and said, and then took out a stack of central bank notes and slapped them on the table. He yelled angrily. Lin Jie knew that Japanese hospitals might need proof to prescribe anti-inflammatory drugs, but this kind of clinic didn't need it. It was all embezzled by the people behind it, just to sell it at a high price.

The doctor saw the momentum and knew he had met someone who knew the business. He thought he wanted to buy the goods. "It's only sulfa powder and penicillin. The quantity is small and it's quite expensive."

"Hey, how many are there? Give me one of each first." Lin Jie just wanted to find out if the clinic had any anti-inflammatory drugs. This was the key.

"Not much. There are only more than sixty portions of medicine powder. I only accept gold bars and US dollars for ten boxes of penicillin." This should not be the first time the doctor has made a transaction, so he is very casual.

"Let's check the goods first. The prices of goods from Germany, the United States, and Japan may be different." Lin Jie is not a novice and has done a lot of transactions on the black market.

"We have them all. They're definitely better than the black market. The price is a little higher, but you can't bargain. It's safe here." The doctor said calmly. Medicines are more expensive than gold, but they are in short supply and there is no demand for them.

"Well, sure. I want them all. When can they be delivered?" Lin Jie wanted to test whether the goods were here.

"The money has arrived, but only half of it. You can pay the other half in three days." I don't know if what the doctor said is true or not, but half is good enough.

"Well, only half...give me one piece to check first." Lin Jie pretended to be dissatisfied but didn't want to give up.

Seeing Lin Jie's hesitation, the doctor decided to add fuel to the fire. If this order is successful, he can get 10% of the profit. The doctor pressed the doorbell and called the nurse in. "Go to the warehouse on the second floor to find Inoue-kun and ask for a dose of sulfa."

Lin Jie looked at the sulfa powder in his hand, sniffed it, picked up a little and put it in his mouth, slowly tasting it, "Hmm, not bad, American product, I'll come to get half tomorrow morning, and the other half in three days. I'll pay you when the goods arrive." Lin Jie smiled, wrapped the powder in his hand and put it in his pocket. Under the doctor's surprised eyes, he pushed the central bank notes on the table forward, "I didn't bring US dollars today, I will use US dollars for the transaction tomorrow. Sala Lala"

Lin Jie stood up and staggered out again. From behind he heard the curses of Baga Yalu.

Lin Jie returned to No. 76 and sat on a chair, leaning back, thinking slowly, "It's not easy. The main door is an iron gate, and there is an iron fence at the staircase leading to the second floor. There are obviously guards in the warehouse upstairs. This is clearly a den for selling stolen goods. Should I do it or ask the Military Control Commission for help?" Lin Jie couldn't make up his mind for a while. "It's no problem to take it down, but the problem is that we have to succeed in the shortest possible time, otherwise it will be troublesome if the military police arrive."

Lin Jie thought about it for a whole morning and decided to do it. It didn't matter how much the medicine was worth, he would need it. In this day and age, a shot of penicillin could save a life. Ten boxes, a hundred doses, he would go for it.

Lin Jie called in Ma Lao San, whom he hadn't seen for a long time. "Lao Ma, how's it going over there recently?"

"Chief, business is good, but the Japanese have taken too much, so we don't have much left, and there are too few goods now. Can the director still get the goods?" Ma Laosan knew what Lin Jie was asking. He was now in charge of black market shipments and also collected medicines, which were designated by Lin Jie. He also did some sneaking, which was the task assigned to him by his superiors. Lin Jie didn't seem to care much, as long as he didn't go too far. He had already tested Lin Jie's bottom line and didn't dare to cross the line.

"Hey, the current situation in Shanghai is not that easy. Can you spare a few people at night to help me transfer the gendarmerie to the west and use the Military Control Commission's methods?" Lin Jie didn't say what it was, he just asked if it was possible.

Ma Laosan thought about it and agreed, "Okay, but it will take at most five minutes." Ma Laosan didn't ask any questions. This was a tacit understanding between the two. Lin Jie gave him convenience, and he also wanted to do things for Lin Jie. His superior rejected his proposal to turn Lin Jie against him and asked him to keep the status quo. Ma Laosan always acted according to his superior's instructions.

"That's good. Find someone this afternoon and wait for my notification." Lin Jie waved his hand to let Ma Lao San go out, then picked up the phone and called Ye Wulian's workplace. "Wulian, I'm glad you're here. Aren't you in a hurry for me to accompany you to make a peony cheongsam? I'm free at noon. Don't leave after get off work now. I'll pick you up. Okay, well, just wait for me." Lin Jie put on his coat, walked out of the small office, said something to Liu Sheng outside, and left.

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At noon, downstairs of the company, Ye Wulian got into Lin Jie's car and asked in a low voice, "Why are you in such a hurry to go to the cheongsam shop? What happened?"

"Don't worry, we'll talk about it when we get there." Lin Jie consoled him, "We found a place where stolen drugs were sold. It's a clinic run by Japanese people. It's inconspicuous. I went to see it myself today."

The car soon arrived at the cheongsam shop opened by Lao Zhou. "Oh, Miss Ye, you are here. The peony fabric you ordered last time has arrived. Come in and take a look. Mr. Lin is free today to accompany you. It's a good opportunity to take a look together." Lao Zhou warmly welcomed the two of them in. They went directly to the reception room in the back hall.

"Xiao Jie, what's the matter? You shouldn't have come. Is there something urgent?" Lao Zhou asked directly.

"Lao Zhou, I found a Japanese secret drug den. I went to explore it myself today. There is sulfa powder and possibly penicillin. I think we can eat it. This is a rare opportunity."

"How is the security force?" Old Zhou certainly understood that this opportunity was rare.

"Look, this is a map, and also a rough layout of the interior. It's a two-story building, so there shouldn't be too many guards. The main door is an iron door, and there's an iron fence on the second floor." Lin Jie introduced it while pointing to the blueprint to show Lao Zhou, "We must act tonight. I've placed an order and the transaction will be completed tomorrow. If I don't show up tomorrow, it will alert the enemy, and it will be even more difficult in the future."

"How about this? We can do this..."

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At one o'clock in the morning, the street outside the clinic was so quiet that the chirping of insects could be heard. The moon was not very bright in the sky. Lao Zhou and Lin Jie hid in a dark place and whispered to each other, "It's almost time. Has the support from the outside arrived? It can take five minutes to the west. The military police will take at least half an hour to go back and forth. You lead the team to blast the door and attack from the front. In one minute, I will lead the team to blow open the door from the roof and go down to the warehouse on the second floor." At most, we will retreat according to the plan in fifteen minutes."

"The perimeter is in place, Xiao Jie, let me ask you one more thing, you don't have to go by yourself, let's get someone else." Lao Zhou was still worried, as Lin Jie's role was more important than a batch of medicines.

"Don't say anymore. Time is running out. I'm the only one who recognizes those medicines and can pick locks, so I can find them quickly. If I take the wrong ones, all our efforts will be in vain. Let's get started. I'll go. You'll start in five minutes." After saying that, Lin Jie, who was wearing makeup, took two Military Control Commission agents and climbed up to the roof of the small building along the rainwater pipe.

They quickly found the stairs to the rooftop, and as expected, there was also a locked iron fence. Lin Jie signaled the two to be on guard, and he took out a piece of wire similar to a hairpin from his pocket. With one hand, he held the iron lock tightly across the fence to prevent any collision and noise. With the other hand, he inserted the wire into the keyhole and moved slowly. In less than half a minute, Lin Jie opened the iron lock and gently took it off and placed it on the ground.

Lin Jie turned around and whispered "engine oil". An agent behind him handed over an oil bottle with a long spout that had been prepared earlier. Lin Jie carefully dripped engine oil on the hinges connecting the fence to the door frame. There were three hinges in total, and he filled them all with engine oil to reduce the noise when the door was opened. Any noise in the middle of the night would be very harsh.

Lin Jie glanced at his watch and waited for the time. After a minute, Lao Zhou was about to attack. The three of them looked at each other and began to check their guns again. Their movements were very slow for fear of making any sound.

When Lin Jie and his men were about to take action, the Special Intelligence Investigation Room of No. 76 Lin Jie was staging an empty city plan. A child with a voice very similar to Lin Jie was imitating Lin Jie's drunken speech, "Liu Sheng, I'm out of wine. I'm almost going home. Don't be so kind to invite me to drink. I'll let your sister-in-law scold me when I get home. Yidao, you're not drinking today, so you drive. Let's go, let's go." The child, who was wearing the clothes Lin Jie wore today, was a little shorter, but he was bent over. His drunken appearance, half supported and half dragged by Liu Sheng and Liu Yidao, could not be seen in the dark courtyard. Liu Sheng stuffed the drunk fake Lin Jie into the back seat of the car, "Brother, sit down. Hey, don't lie down. Brother, lie on my legs for a while and it will be more comfortable." Liu Sheng also got into the back seat, slammed the car door, and shouted "Yidao, drive."

The car slowly drove towards the gate. Liu Yidao honked the horn. The guard at the gate came out of the sentry box, glanced at Lin Jie who was leaning on Liu Sheng's legs in the back seat, and said with a smile, "Section Chief Lin is not on duty anymore. You guys are so lucky. You drink on duty and no one dares to stop you. Tsk tsk."

"Hey, Brother Zhang, you just said that because you saw our section chief was drunk. Okay, sorry to bother you so late. There's only one pack left. Take it. Don't complain about it. Let's go." Liu Yidao smiled and threw out a pack of cigarettes. He stepped on the accelerator and the car drove out of No. 76.

Meanwhile, in the west, outside a Central Bank office, in the dark, Ma Lao San, who had changed his makeup, looked at his watch and said to the five men around him, "Today, the Military Control Commission is doing business. Each of you will get four dollars. You don't have to fight to the death. Just drag it out for a few minutes. After the fight, each of you throw a grenade and run away. Be honest for a short time. We'll do business later. Let's do it."

At the same time as Liu Sheng and Ma Laosan started their cooperation, on the first floor of the clinic, Lao Zhou gave an order, and a demolitionist quickly rushed out from the shadows, quickly arrived at the door of the clinic, attached the latest bomb provided by the United States to the door lock, and then hid behind a wall on one side. With a bang, the iron door was blown open. Without waiting for Lao Zhou's order, three agents and the demolitionist quickly entered, and soon gunshots were heard in the clinic.