Chapter 479: Obtaining Intelligence from the Japanese Envoy
Chapter 479: Obtaining Intelligence from the Japanese Envoy
Lease Azhen's fabric store.
Early in the morning, Zhang Yunhe woke up yawning and opened the door of the shop, and the bustling atmosphere of the stock market hit him in the face.
"A big, fragrant, steaming hot, lively meat bun—"
"Shaobing, Wu Dalang Shaobing, just one is enough to fill you up"
"Tofu pudding, white and tender tofu pudding, come and buy it!"
Zhang Yunhe stretched himself out of the shop and jokingly called out to the owner of Zhao Ji Baozi Shop across the street, "Old Zhao, are these buns of yours real buns?"
Every man understood what Zhang Yunhe meant. Boss Zhao joked, "My buns are absolutely juicy, fragrant, and soft!"
The vendor selling fried dough sticks nearby shouted, "Those buns were made using his wife's mold!"
The shop owners of several surrounding shops, vendors and pedestrians on the street all burst into laughter when they heard this.
Shopkeeper Zhao was so angry that he cursed: "You wicked thing, I'll go to your house in a few days and make a few cages using your wife as a mold!"
Neighbors were joking around in a harmless manner.
"Today is Saturday, Mr. Zhang is back to rest. Would you like some big meat buns?"
Zhang Yunhe responded, "Give me a tray. I have a big appetite and there are several mouths to feed at home. I can finish it all!"
"Okay, I'll send it to you right away!" Shopkeeper Zhao agreed quickly.
Zhang Yunhe then shouted to the fried dough stick vendor, "Give me ten fried dough sticks!"
"Okay, Mr. Zhang, I'll send them to your shop as soon as I'm done frying them!" The fried dough stick vendor responded immediately, but his hands didn't stop frying them and he was busy all the time.
The tofu pudding vendor called out, "Mr. Zhang, wouldn't you like some tofu pudding?"
"Wait till I get the big basin out!"
Zhang Yunhe turned around and went back to the kitchen in the backyard of the shop, took out a large porcelain bowl for soup and bought a large bowl of tofu pudding, which was enough for the whole family, including the servants.
During breakfast, Aunt Liang, the servant, said, "Mr. Zhang, things are getting more chaotic outside. You should be careful when you go out to do things. Just now, when I went to buy groceries, I saw some Japanese people beating people up on the street. Two strong men were beaten to the ground and didn't dare to fight back."
Zhang Yunhe, holding their three-month-old son, asked, "This is the French Concession. Don't the French police officers care?"
"Yes, I care about it, but I heard from onlookers that those Japanese ronin were released soon after being arrested and taken to the police station, and the people who were beaten didn't even have a place to complain and seek justice!" Aunt Liang said with a worried look on her face.
Ah Zhen couldn't help but curse, "Those little Japs deserve to die! There's not a single good person here! And those black dogs are really good at extortion. Don't even think about expecting them to catch the bad guys!"
After breakfast, Zhang Yunhe held his son and made himself a cup of tea. Just as he was about to lie down on the recliner to play with his son, he felt the Tiexue computer vibrating, indicating that someone was calling.
"Azhen, please watch the child. I'm going to the bathroom!" Zhang Yunhe put his son on the recliner and said to Azhen who was sitting at the counter counting money.
"Oh, okay!" Ah Zhen looked up and agreed.
Zhang Yunhe walked to the backyard and answered the virtual phone, "Hello?"
Ma Dazhi's voice came from the phone: "I am Lao Ma. I have a mission from the Blue Shirts Society headquarters. They have given a reward of 10,000 yuan."
"What mission?" Zhang Yunhe asked.
Ma Dazhi said on the phone: "General Chen's daughter was captured by the Japanese soldiers. According to the latest intelligence from the Blue Shirts Society, Miss Chen and a group of young women were sent to Shanghai. Songhu Station mobilized all its forces but there is no news at all!"
"I think Yu Shuinong was so anxious that he had no other choice but to come to us and ask us to find out Miss Chen's whereabouts. They said that as long as we find Miss Chen's whereabouts, Songhu Station will handle the rescue!"
After listening to Ma Dazhi's words, Zhang Yunhe asked, "What's Commander Chen's daughter's name? How old is she? Does she have any obvious physical characteristics?"
"Her name is Liu Yun, she's 19 years old. The telegram they sent didn't mention any obvious physiological characteristics. Do you want me to send a telegram to find out?" Ma Dazhi asked on the phone.
Zhang Yunhe said, "Of course we have to find out. We don't have a photo of Miss Chen, and we can't rescue everyone. In order to survive, if all those women say they are Miss Chen, how to tell who is Miss Chen is a big problem!"
"Understood!"
"By the way, shouldn't Commander Chen's daughter have the surname Chen? Why is she called Liu Yun?" Zhang Yunhe asked again.
Ma Dazhi said: "I was also puzzled at first, but then I remembered that Commander Chen's wife's surname seemed to be Liu. I guess Commander Chen's daughter is likely to take her mother's surname."
"If that's the case, then Commander Chen is quite open-minded! Okay, contact me immediately after you've learned about Liu Yun's appearance and physical characteristics!"
"it is good!"
After ending the call with Ma Dazhi, Zhang Yunhe looked at his watch. It was not yet eight o'clock in the morning.
An hour later, when it was almost nine o'clock, Zhang Yunhe came to the study, closed the door, and used virtual dialing to call the phone in Song Jing's villa.
The person who answered the phone seemed to be a servant, and he spoke in bird language: "Moshimoshi"
"Please put Commander Matsui on the phone!"
"Hi!" As if he could hear that Zhang Yunhe's tone was not that of an ordinary person, he quickly agreed respectfully.
Not long after, Matsui's voice came over: "Moshimoshi, I'm Matsui"
Zhang Yunhe said: "It's me!"
"Hello!" Matsui recognized Zhang Yunhe's voice.
"Did you know that a group of young women were sent here from Yuzhang these days?" Zhang Yunhe asked.
Matsui said on the phone, "A group of women were escorted here the night before yesterday. They were sent to Sakashita Yuzo, the owner of Umino House, for training. A special envoy will be sent from the mainland next month, and these beautiful young women are here to receive him!"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Yunhe cursed angrily, "Baga, you're going to make our women sacrifice themselves just to welcome your idiotic special envoy? Do you believe I'll chop your head off?"
"Hey, then, then I'll find another group of women?" Matsui asked nervously.
Zhang Yunhe said, "I don't care whether you're looking for a white woman, a black woman, or a Japanese woman, you are not allowed to use our women to entertain your special envoy!"
"Hi!"
Zhang Yunhe then asked, "What's the name of the special envoy? How many people are accompanying him? When will he arrive in Shanghai? Where will he stay?"
Matsui quickly replied, "His name is Miyamoto Ryuzo. The name and number of his entourage haven't been finalized yet, but it should be no less than 12. The plan is to depart on October 10th, arriving around the 7th or 12th. The expeditionary force headquarters has arranged for the envoy to stay at the East Asia Hotel."
"Sir, Miyamoto Ryuzo must not get into trouble here, otherwise I will be held accountable. Being transferred back to the country would be the least of my worries. I will most likely be dismissed and held accountable."
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