sjar Chapter 1221 Baiyun's Request
Chapter 1221 Baiyun's Request
Hearing Bai Yun's words, Li Shaoyi felt a warmth in his heart. This was the first time he had seen the higher-ups care about the lives of their men. The Nanjing Nationalist government had never really cared about the lives of frontline personnel; even those with impressive battle records were merely tools to them. If sacrificing more of these tools could bring about victory, they showed absolutely no mercy.
According to their thinking, "One general's success is built on the bones of ten thousand." On the road to success, there will inevitably be all sorts of sacrifices. If one cannot even bear that, then there is no possibility of becoming a great general.
Baiyun was different; from the very beginning, he valued life highly. Even if it meant risking his own life, he wouldn't let his brothers take too much danger. The final step was naturally to have his brothers scout ahead, but they had to narrow down the search area to the minimum possible to reduce the risk of their capture.
"That works, but not today. We'll have to wait at least two days. There are a lot more spies on the streets these days. Next time we go to investigate, I'll have to choose a really good spot."
While eating, Li Shaoyi pointed with his spoon at the people in the distance. Bai Yun looked up and, sure enough, there were many more spies on the street. Before, there were only two or three on a street, but now there were at least twice as many, and they weren't even trying to hide it anymore.
The Japanese knew that no matter how fast a car drove from their office, even if it wore out its tires, it wouldn't be able to reach the detector's location immediately. So they simply established multiple Chinese intelligence organizations, recruiting a large number of unemployed people and scattering them throughout the streets of the concession. If something happened, they would immediately call these people, instructing them to contact the concession police station as soon as possible to seal off the area and then slowly conduct a search.
It has to be said, this method was quite effective. If Li Shaoyi hadn't put the machine into his own system space, the people in this area probably wouldn't have been able to escape. Leaving the stuff behind is one thing, but the Japanese are very efficient at getting things done. They might as well take everyone they find in the entire building back; they have plenty of prisons anyway.
The Japanese spies searched for a long time but found nothing upstairs. The police are also watching nearby. They don't care if the Japanese arrest some resistance fighters, but they absolutely cannot allow the Japanese to cripple the entire concession's economy. You can arrest suspects, but you must find out where the suspicion lies. If you can't find it, then you can't arrest them.
"Is there any progress on the other matter?"
Miss Baiyun recalled the telegram from a few days ago. She hadn't been involved in the matter; she had only provided information. The rest was handled by Li Shaoyi's men.
"There's been considerable progress; the location has been basically confirmed. Those Western devils are quite bold. Unlike the Japanese, they have no vigilance whatsoever. To put it bluntly, they've been ruling the area for so long that they think we can't touch their wealth. They've always been on guard against the Japanese, but they don't seem to be on guard against us."
What Li Shaoyi said was true. These Westerners in Huangpu have been kings for decades. No matter how well the Chinese here are doing, they never dare to confront them directly. Even some of the leading figures in Huangpu's business community are just front men cultivated by them. So it's easier for us to do things if they focus their attention on the Japanese.
"As the provider of intelligence, am I entitled to a share of it?"
Miss Baiyun said with great interest, which surprised Li Shaoyi. In his impression, this girl should not understand social economics, so how could she propose to share the profits at this time?
“No problem. According to the rules of the underworld, if you provide information, and my operation is successful, at least 10% to 15% should be yours.”
Although he didn't know what this girl was up to, Li Shaoyi was a man of principle. She had obtained the information for him through intercepted telegrams; he couldn't simply swallow it all. If he did, he wouldn't understand the rules of the underworld.
“I don’t need that much. I’m just hoping you can give me 10 silver dollars. My uncle is in the 4th Regiment of the 60th Division. Those people are all from our hometown, and most of them are relatives. When my father wrote to me, he said that our family owes the villagers a huge debt of gratitude. So many people followed my uncle to fight, but in the end, our family fell into poverty. I want to use this money…”
Hearing Bai Yun's words, Li Shaoyi finally understood what was going on. Many officers in the Nationalist government were recruited from their hometowns, trusting their own people. However, they never expected that once on the battlefield, they wouldn't be able to return home. Some officers never even went back to their hometowns, because they felt guilty towards their fellow villagers and didn't know how to face them.
"And your uncle..."
"My uncle has already sacrificed his life for the country outside Nanjing."
Miss Baiyun's voice was choked with emotion, so Li Shaoyi didn't ask any further questions.
"Don't worry, even if this hadn't happened, I would have sent someone to deliver the money back to your hometown. You probably don't know how to distribute it, so why don't you write a detailed letter and I'll have someone give it to your father so he can make the distribution? You're just a little girl, you really don't know how to deal with this."
Li Shaoyi thought for a moment and said that he was now very wealthy, but he didn't have a way to spend his money. Once he found a way, especially the families of those who died in battle, he would definitely take good care of them.
"No, no, let's wait until you succeed. You have such a big operation on your side, and you don't know how much money you'll spend every day. I can't help you much, but I can't cause you so much trouble either."
In Baiyun's mind, 10 silver dollars was no small sum. Although Li Shaoyi was a warlord, he had so many troops under his command, and they needed to eat and drink every day. Their expenses had already been considerable in the past few days, so they would wait until Li Shaoyi succeeded before making any further moves. This was, in a way, money they could consider their own.
Faced with the girl's persistence, Li Shaoyi didn't know what to say. You really have no idea how much 10% of this treasure trove is worth; you've been given 10 silver dollars to get rid of it.