He actually became an imperial envoy?
This is something Meng Shaoyuan had never thought of before.
"The webmasters of Lixingshe's various stations were, in the past, the ministers of the border areas. They had great power, but it was impossible not to be restrained." Ma Guitu said slowly:
"Xiao Meng, you happened to be passing through Tianjin this time. Director Dai is asking you to take a look at the work of Tianjin Station. I know that you have not been a member of Lixingshe for a long time, so you may not be able to understand what it means, but we understand.
Now that we understand, if we still don't report to you, then Director Dai will definitely be dissatisfied. Logically speaking, I should report to you this afternoon and tomorrow morning, actually, I should report to Director Dai, but I didn't do that. Why?
I think it would be too cumbersome to report like this. Where are there so many big cases waiting for you to solve every day? It's nothing more than trivial things, so I might as well make a simple report with you during meal time. "
Ma Guitu seems to be smiling all day long, talking funny, and treating others warmly, but he is also a seasoned person, and everything he says is on point.
Ma Guitu glanced at him: "For example, we exchanged information with the Japanese. We can't leave any evidence in the files, but do the higher-ups know about it? Yes, at least they have heard about it. Director Dai is not that easy to deceive.
Why do I tell you so frankly? Firstly, there is no need to hide this, and secondly, this will not cause harm to Lixingshe. Third, instead of letting you discover it, I might as well tell you everything. Let me tell you this, after finishing this meal, I will take you to see how this information is exchanged. "
Done.
Meng Shaoyuan has never seen how two intelligence agencies that should be hostile in principle exchange information.
When he found Rite in Nanjing, he said one word: Catch!
Did you also say to him: "Hey, how do you sell this information?"
"Thirty dollars and a half."
"Do you think twenty-five dollars is enough?"
Doesn't this look like a wet market?
On the stage, those girls had finished dancing, and another girl came up to sing.
After almost eating, Ma Guitu and Meng Shaoyuan got up and left. No one asked them to pay. On the contrary, the waiter diligently brought them coats and said repeatedly, "Boss Ma, please go away."
When they arrived at the lobby, the manager Zhao Daosheng happened to be there. When he saw Ma coming out, he hurried forward: "Oh, Boss Ma, Boss Ma, are you leaving now?"
"Let's go." Ma Guitu said slowly: "Take Boss Zhu to Nanshi to have some fun. I don't know if the prices there have gone up. Nowadays, everything has gone up. How can we as civil servants earn such little wages?" It’s enough.”
Zhao Daosheng was so smart. When he heard this, he said: "Boss Ma, please wait a moment."
He left in a hurry.
Ma Guitu smiled: "Thank you, boss, wait a moment."
Within a few minutes, Zhao Daosheng came back, holding a stack of money in his hand, and stuffed it into the hand of the horse returning home: "Take this, if you don't have enough money, send someone to tell me, and I will send it to you."
Ma Guitu didn't even say thank you, but stuffed the money into his pocket: "That's it. Congratulations, boss, let's go."
Meng Shaoyuan finally knew why the Dahua Hotel, known as the most upscale hotel in Tianjin, was operating well but closed not long after the Double Twelve Incident.
No matter how good the business is, how can it withstand such blackmail?
Before, with Shaoshuai Zhang's relationship, none of them had to be afraid.
What now?
Marshal Zhang fell.
If the big tree falls, we must try to blackmail them.
A car was already waiting outside. Ma Guitu and Meng Shaoyuan sat in the back row together: "Xiao Meng, people outside scold us and hate us. That makes sense. You said that Zhao Daosheng, on the surface, he treats me I was smiling, but in my heart I had already scolded all the eighteen generations of my ancestors.
But I don’t take the money, someone else does. Alas, doing business is not easy, but it is even more difficult for us. You said that people come to Tianjin Station often, and some of them are important people, such as you. You have to entertain, and you have to entertain well, but how are you going to pay for it? It is written in the public account:
"Today we entertain Meng Shaoyuan, an important official in Nanjing, stay in an expensive hotel, eat an expensive meal, and drink wine in Nanjing after the meal." Are you talking right? So we have to figure it out ourselves. Just think of those businessmen as filial piety to us when they see us battling wits and courage with the Japanese all day long. "
Meng Shaoyuan nodded slightly.
If important officials are not entertained to their satisfaction, they will definitely cause you trouble in the future.
"Let me tell you something. Last year, I had a deputy station manager. He was new. His surname was Lu. Lu Xingqi used to work on the front line. He didn't understand the official business. He was upright and the most respectable person. What I’m not used to is the banquet, and he just drank a glass of wine and left, making everyone feel embarrassed.”
Ma Guitu said slowly: "In a few days, Section Chief Xu of the Accounting Section of the Nanjing Headquarters, ah, Xu Renji, you must know him. He brought someone to Tianjin to review the accounts. I happened to be away, and Lu Xingqi received him and strictly abided by the regulations. Arrangements Chief Xu lived in a small hotel. There was no food or wine in the small hotel, and there were not many dishes from You Xingzi. After the meal, everyone went back to their homes.
Chief Xu said nothing. He inspected the work in Tianjin for two days and brought back a pile of account books. When I came back, I heard that it was broken and there would be trouble.
Sure enough, the funding we applied for could not be approved, and the problem was with Xu Renji. They have good reasons. If this account in the ledger is wrong or there is something wrong with that account, it will take a year and a half to find out.
Okay, let’s go to Nanjing in person and apologize face to face. You don't even know how much effort I put in to satisfy Chief Xu. He was satisfied, and the funds were approved before I even returned to Tianjin. "
Meng Shaoyuan couldn't laugh or cry when he heard this.
Not only did Xu Renji know him, but he was also very familiar with him, and he could get the expenses he reimbursed on the same day. Thinking about it, I usually pay more filial piety to him, otherwise I would have the same result.
These "ministers" outside may seem to be prosperous, but in fact, their lives are also difficult.
"Where's Deputy Station Chief Lu?"
"He is very stubborn. He thinks that he has done nothing wrong and that he should abide by the rules when doing things." Ma Guitu sighed: "Later, he was isolated at Tianjin Station. Actually, I also know that this person is good and he is a good spy. , but he is the deputy station director now, so he has to consider the whole station when doing things, right? It happened that a floating corpse case occurred in Tianjin, and I asked him to assist the police in the investigation. "
A dignified deputy webmaster of Lixingshe went to investigate some floating corpse case?
This is entirely a matter for the police.
"Speaking of this case of floating corpses, it is also an evil thing." Ma Guilu became more energetic: "Every May, floating corpses will always appear in Dazhiguhaihena..."
On May 1, 1936, Tianjin people experienced an ordinary day. In the early morning, many people habitually walk along the banks of the Dazhigu Haihe River.
However, on this day, they suddenly found several corpses floating in the river.
The panicked people quickly reported the incident to the police, and people from the Dazhigu Life Saving Association recovered the body.
To everyone's surprise, every day after that, there would be many floating corpses in this section of the Haihe River. From the 1st to the 8th, a total of 67 bodies were found.
Tianjin police began to investigate the matter. After identification, it was found that most of the deceased were men between 20 and 40 years old. Their identities could not be proven, and no one came to claim the bodies.
What’s even weirder is that these corpses actually had three causes of death:
One type was drowned recently and the body was well preserved; the other type was drowned a long time ago and sank to the bottom of the water, but now it has floated up and the body has rotted; the other type was not drowned at all, but was thrown in after death. In the Haihe River.
Even as the police investigated, bodies continued to appear every day, and the police found a total of about 300 bodies.
A year later, in May of this year, a large number of floating corpses appeared again!
Ma Guitu frowned: "It is said that these people died from eating white flour. Isn't that right? So many people can die from eating white flour? I went to the scene and saw that most of the dead were dressed as migrant workers..."
Meng Shaoyuan sighed in his heart when he heard this.
I knew about the Tianjin floating corpse case, and it was only a long time before I solved the mystery.
He organized the words in his mind: "Stationmaster Ma, you entertained me so well, I will give you a fortune. I just came back from Manchuria. By coincidence, I learned about the floating corpse case in Tianjin in Manchuria. …”
"What, you know?" Ma Guitu was startled.
Meng Shaoyuan nodded: "In Tianjin, the Japanese have the Hedongdong Bureau Barracks, and this year they built the Jindong Limingzhuang Barracks. A large number of Chinese laborers were recruited for the construction of these two barracks. After the barracks were completed, the Japanese They were afraid that the information in the barracks would be leaked, so they brutally killed the Chinese workers and threw them into the Haihe River, creating the Tianjin Haihe Floating Corpse Case. In order to cover up the facts, they also specifically found people who had died of drug abuse and threw them into the Haihe River to confuse the public."
Ma Guitu was completely stunned. After a long time, his voice trembled: "This... is this true?"
"Really, I heard it from a Japanese spy." Meng Shaoyuan made an excuse: "But you still need to find the specific evidence yourself."
yes.
Both barracks were built in February and completed at the end of April, which explains why the floating corpses appeared in May.
It goes without saying that Ma Guitu was deeply grateful to Meng Shaoyuan.
Meng Shaoyuan really gave himself a great fortune.
No matter whether evidence can be found or not, as long as this matter is quietly reported to the top, the top will have to look down upon the Tianjin Station's ability to do things.
"Shaoyuan." Ma Guitu called out and became affectionate: "If we really want to find out, I will definitely tell the superiors that you are the first contributor!"
"No need." Meng Shaoyuan smiled lightly: "It's better not to talk about me, Station Manager Ma, there are still many opportunities for us to cooperate in the future."
"Yes, yes." Ma Guitu nodded repeatedly: "Shaoyuan, no matter what happens today, we must have a good time!"
