Genius Agent

Chapter 19 Early Acquaintance

After washing up, Su Yuncheng went to the newspaper office.

"Editor-in-chief, these are the newspapers we bought today." Huang Chuanming delivered the newspapers he had collected from the market to Su Yuncheng's office.

"Have we got our sales figures for today?" Su Yuncheng asked casually.

"not yet."

Huang Chuanming was slightly worried because Su Yuncheng had asked the printing factory to print two thousand more copies before he left work yesterday.

The Shincho Daily usually prints 8,000 copies a day, but very few of them sell out, and most of the time there are only a hundred or so left over.

We printed a full 10,000 copies this time. If sales don't improve, there will be even more newspapers left over, and we'll definitely lose money.

【Ring ring ring】

As soon as Huang Chuanming finished speaking, the phone on the table rang, and Su Yuncheng picked up the receiver casually.

"All sold out? Okay, we'll reprint immediately."

The call was from the printing plant's sales department. Their newspapers had sold out at many newsstands, and newsboys were also asking for more. Their newspapers were selling particularly well today.

The printing plant suggested printing an additional 2,000 copies, which should sell out by the morning.

Newspapers are printed very quickly, and they are sent out as they are printed, so it does not affect sales.

"Editor-in-chief, all 10,000 copies have sold out?"

Huang Chuanming asked in surprise. He couldn't hear the voice on the other end of the phone, but he could hear Su Yuncheng's words clearly.

"That's right, I had them print another two thousand copies," Su Yuncheng replied with a smile.

"Very good."

Huang Chuanming was very happy; their newspaper had been established for six months, and today was the first time their sales had exceeded 10,000.

And sales could be at least a thousand more units higher.

The printing factory knows the market best. Since they suggested printing an additional 2,000 copies, it means they can sell at least another 1,600 copies.

The editor-in-chief is really clever; knowing that today's newspaper would sell well, he printed two thousand extra copies in advance.

If we print 8,000 copies like before, they would probably have sold out long ago. Printing more now would definitely be a waste of time and affect sales.

"Share this good news with everyone, keep up the good work, and I'll ask the boss for credit."

Su Yuncheng said calmly that the reason for the surge in newspaper sales was that they had obtained firsthand news of the tram hitting and killing someone.

Without such compelling news, sales will definitely decline.

However, having done it once, it will be much easier to stabilize sales at over 10,000 units.

So, yesterday's five dollars were well spent.

"Yes, editor-in-chief."

Huang Chuanming left the office happily, while in the Special Higher Division, Mizuno looked at the documents in front of him with a furrowed brow.

Yesterday, Mizuno invited Fujita to dinner, but Fujita ultimately refused to lend him the man.

However, the two were classmates after all. Fujita told Mizuno that one of his students' biggest dreams was to become a professional special agent.

Although Tongwen Academy was an intelligence agency, it mainly collected information on humanities and geography.

The Special Higher Police (SPD) is responsible for operations such as arrests, counter-espionage, subversion, and assassinations; their work is completely different.

Jun Matsumoto, 24 years old, graduated from Dobun Academy last year.

Matsumoto Jun was one of the worst students in school. He was able to graduate only because his teachers took pity on him. He was a bit dull and not at all clever.

However, Matsumoto Jun also has advantages. First of all, he is very tall, standing at 1.65 meters.

His height is already quite tall for a Japanese person, and secondly, he speaks Chinese very well. When he communicates with Chinese people, no one can tell that he is Japanese.

These two advantages make him more suitable for covert operations.

The school assigned Matsumoto Jun a Chinese identity, then abandoned him and never paid him any more attention; he was the kind of person who was dispensable.

Matsumoto Jun's biggest dream is to become a real secret agent, a top-notch secret agent.

His most desired place was a specialized counter-espionage intelligence agency like the Special Higher Police.

Fujita gave his information to Mizuno, and that was all.

Mizuno understood that Fujita was afraid of being misunderstood by Muto Tomoo and did not want to offend him.

But is this person suitable?

Mizuno was a little undecided.

At noon, the final sales figures for the newspaper were released: of the two thousand additional copies printed, seventeen hundred had already been sold.

Based on past experience, it is highly likely that the last three hundred portions will be sold out by the afternoon.

Newspaper sales are primarily in the morning, followed by the late morning, with very little sales in the afternoon.

"Editor-in-chief, the boss is calling back."

A little after three o'clock, Huang Chuanming arrived at Su Yuncheng's office with a telegram from Mutō Tomohō.

The newspaper's radio station is not open 24 hours a day; it is only on for half an hour each morning and afternoon.

The radio station was mainly in contact with Tomoo Muto and was a tool for Muto to control the newspaper.

"Give it to me."

Su Yuncheng took the telegram, while Huang Chuanming left the office, closing the door behind him.

In the morning, they sent a telegram reporting the good news that the newspaper sales had exceeded 10,000 copies. In the afternoon, Muto Tomohiro replied by first praising Su Yuncheng.

And the entire newspaper staff were rewarded.

Ten thousand copies was a threshold, and Muto Tomoo was equally pleased to have surpassed it.

Tomoo Muto gave his opinion on how to handle He Wenyuan.

Su Yuncheng sighed slightly; He Wenyuan was in for trouble.

Muto Tomohiro told him to keep He Wenyuan around so that he could find an opportunity to sabotage the Special Higher Police in the future.

If he were fired directly, He Wenyuan would at most lose his job.

If we keep that disgusting Special Higher Police officer around, he'll be in serious trouble, even if he doesn't die.

This was He Wenyuan's own choice, and Su Yuncheng had no sympathy for those who betrayed him and acted treacherously.

He Wenyuan should be glad that they are not a legitimate intelligence agency.

Otherwise, such behavior would be enough to put him to death.

Su Yuncheng was most concerned about Huang Chuanming. Sure enough, Muto Tomohiro specifically instructed that Huang Chuanming's professional skills could be appropriately enhanced.

Huang Chuanming was just Su Yuncheng's assistant before, but now he has truly been taken seriously by Muto Tomohiro.

"Chuanming, distribute the rewards. I'm going out for a bit."

After burning the telegram, Su Yuncheng went outside. Upon hearing his words, everyone in the large office beamed with joy.

Each of them will receive a reward if newspaper sales exceed 10,000 copies.

"Thank you, editor-in-chief."

Everyone in the main office expressed their gratitude, with Xiao Hu and Xiao Wang smiling the brightest.

They were involved in yesterday's news, and apart from the editor-in-chief and Huang Chuanming, their reward this time will definitely be the highest.

"Editor-in-Chief Su, what brings you here?"

As Captain Wu stepped out of the police station, he encountered Su Yuncheng walking towards him.

"I've come to see Chief Inspector Lu about something."

Su Yuncheng replied with a smile, while Captain Wu was taken aback: "You know our Chief Inspector Lu?"

"We met in our early years, but I went there first."

Su Yuncheng smiled and didn't say anything more, while Captain Wu watched him enter the Xiafei Road Police Station.

Avenue Joffre was bustling, and the police station there was very large, ranking among the top police stations in the French Concession in terms of scale and facilities.

Lu Mingxuan is thirty-two years old, ten years older than Su Yuncheng, and has been a police officer for a long time.

Ten years ago, Lu Mingxuan was ambushed, but it was Old Master Su who saved his life.

He was always very grateful to Grandpa Su.

Su Yuncheng did know him, and their relationship was quite special, but few people knew about it.

After returning to Shanghai, Su Yuncheng only saw Lu Mingxuan once, and that was at home. Not only did the police not know that they were close, but even the people at the newspaper did not know that they were close.

"Yuncheng, what brings you here?"

Lu Mingxuan was a little surprised to see Su Yuncheng, but he was more happy. Su Yuncheng could sense his true emotions.