Genius Agent

Chapter 38 So Familiar

Nanjing, headquarters of the Special Service.

Shen Mozhou arrived in Nanjing that evening and came to the ward's office the next morning.

He mainly reported on the matters concerning Hu Bang'an and Cao Yinshan.

As for Su Yuncheng, he has already come up with a way to make the Director interested in this person.

"The Shanghai station has already reported it. Cao Lijun did the right thing. At that time, it was impossible to save people. It's a pity about Hu Bang'an."

The director sighed. It had cost them a lot of money to help Hu Bang'an get promoted to deputy chief inspector, and now the Japanese had ruined the plan.

Fortunately, Hu Bang'an was an outstanding worker and helped them recruit three people, so all their investment wasn't wasted.

They needed to have people in the Shanghai concessions who had a certain status and position; ordinary people couldn't get things done.

"Yes, Chief."

Shen Mozhou didn't say much. He understood that the Shanghai station had been patched up, and killing people was indeed much easier than saving them. Besides, Hu Bang'an had been exposed, and even if he was rescued, it would be difficult for him to return to the police station as deputy chief inspector.

The International Settlement will no longer want him. The previous investigation and pressure on the Japanese were purely because Hu Bang'an was one of their people.

For a person in charge, the death of someone who is not valuable is nothing to them; they won't care too much.

"Chief, Cao Yinshan isn't helping, and Mr. Du doesn't have enough connections with the Japanese. What should we do next?"

Shen Mozhou continued, saying that besides Hu Bang'an's matter, he also went to Shanghai to help the director with a major task.

This is a very serious matter, as it involves warships.

The Kuomintang (KMT) built the warship Pinghai at the Jiangnan Shipyard. The keel was laid five years ago, but because it used blueprints provided by Japan, many parts were also imported from Japan. In recent years, the KMT has been held back by the Japanese.

The Ninghai, a sister ship of the Pinghai built in a Japanese shipyard, was delivered four years ago, while the Pinghai was launched last September.

The warship was launched, but it lacked weapon systems, and the Japanese refused to export the warship's weapons to China.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of National Defense tried many methods, but failed to get the warships equipped with weapons, which greatly displeased the old man.

"Let me think of another way."

The section chief rubbed his head. He didn't have much hope that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of National Defense could not accomplish this.

He arranged this on his own initiative; the old man was unaware of it.

If you succeed, it's a great achievement; if you fail, it's no big deal, and you won't suffer any loss either way.

Du Risheng's assessment that he was a shrewd and calculating person was absolutely correct.

"Chief, during my recent contact with Lu Mingxuan, I learned about someone..."

Shen Mozhou took the opportunity to mention Su Yuncheng, who had a good relationship with Cao Yinshan and was backed by Mutō Tomohō.

Tomoo Muto is a rising star in the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and he believes the Director-General will definitely be interested.

"Wait, you said his grandfather was a legendary figure in the martial arts world?"

Before Shen Mozhou could finish speaking, the director interrupted him.

"That's right. Back in the day, Mr. Su helped many people in Shanghai. He didn't belong to any faction; he was more like a lone wolf."

Shen Mozhou immediately said that he learned this information from Lu Mingxuan.

"Go on."

The magistrate seemed lost in thought. Shen Mozhou, unaware of his thoughts, continued, "Su Yuncheng is actually working for Mutō Tomohō..."

Shen Mozhou took the initiative to introduce Su Yuncheng's situation, and as for his situation during his studies in Japan, he needed the director to help him investigate.

He doesn't have that much authority.

"You want to use Su Yuncheng's connections to ask Muto Tomohiro to help you buy warship weapons?"

"That's right, Chief. Tomoo Muto has extensive connections in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. If we can get things done with the people in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, we have a very good chance of getting the weapons."

Shen Mozhou nodded. After thinking for a moment, the section chief said, "Since you believe there is hope, go back to Shanghai and try to make this happen."

Tomoo Muto holds a high rank in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, but not at the top level, so the Director-General didn't have high hopes for him.

However, it is still a possible path. As for Cao Yinshan, he refused Du Risheng's personal offer, so there is no point in sending anyone else.

"Yes, Chief. I'll be returning to Shanghai today. What's your opinion on Su Yuncheng's situation in Japan?"

"I'll arrange for someone to investigate for you. You can go back now," the section chief waved his hand.

"Yes, Chief."

Shen Mozhou left happily, having successfully completed all his business in Nanjing.

As for whether Su Yuncheng could help them buy warships and weapons, Shen Mozhou didn't have much hope either; this was just his excuse.

His real goal was to recruit Su Yuncheng as his student.

This way, he could plant a spy among the Japanese.

If Su Yuncheng obtains important intelligence, it will also be credited to him.

Shen Mozhou left, while the section chief tilted his head, lost in memories.

His surname is Su, he is skilled in martial arts, he taught Cao Yinshan kung fu, and he is a lone wolf. Why does he feel so familiar with him? It seems like he has heard of this person somewhere before.

Not long after, the censor's eyes suddenly lit up.

He had indeed heard of such a person, and from the old man, but several years had passed, and he hadn't realized it just now.

Before he became successful, the old man had partnered with someone in business in Shanghai.

The business lost some money, but the old man made a lot of friends in Shanghai at that time.

Including a legendary figure from the martial arts world, according to the old man's own assessment.

The clerk recalled that the old man said he regretted his past actions. If he had listened to Mr. Su back then, he wouldn't have lost money. Unfortunately, they were both caught up in the fantasy of getting rich and couldn't extricate themselves.

The old man met Mr. Su through Cao Yinshan. The old man said that Cao Yinshan had learned kung fu from Mr. Su.

Based on the age and what Shen Mozhou said, all of this matches up.

That grandfather named Su Yuncheng is very likely the "Mr. Su" that the old man knows.

After thinking for a while, the magistrate suppressed his temper.

It's not yet certain whether Su Yuncheng's grandfather is indeed that Mr. Su. After Shen Mozhou arrives in Shanghai, we'll have him confirm the situation before considering whether to mention this matter to the old man.

The director was very clever; he understood that all his power came from the old man.

He's more enthusiastic than anyone else about anything that can make the old man happy.

In Shanghai, Su Yuncheng returned to his apartment after a busy day.

Nothing happened that night, and Su Yuncheng was unable to continue dreaming about the future.

He really wanted to see those beautiful and dreamlike landscapes of the future, but unfortunately, he couldn't.

"Editor-in-chief, you've arrived."

Inside the newspaper office, Huang Chuanming always arrived earlier than Su Yuncheng, and upon seeing Su Yuncheng, he would immediately come over to greet him.

"Isn't today your day off? Why are you here?"

Su Yuncheng casually asked if they ran a daily newspaper, which was printed and distributed every day, and if the newspaper staff worked on a rotating shift system.

Each person is entitled to one day off per week. Today is Huang Chuanming's and another editor's day off.

"You know me, I'm all alone, and I just came here since I didn't have anything to do at home."

Huang Chuanming smiled. Su Yuncheng didn't call him out on his lie, but he could sense that although Huang Chuanming was lying, he was indeed willing to come to work.

Huang Chuanming was able to obtain useful information within the newspaper office.

Moreover, he can learn special agent skills from Su Yuncheng, which is what he cares about most right now.