What does the establishment of Qinglian Bank mean? Everyone in Shanghai knows what it means. The major shareholders announced in the newspaper are all famous gangsters in Shanghai. From then on, there were only two Youth Gangs in Shanghai. One was to defect to the Japanese, and the other was the Youth League. Wang Yan's already high status suddenly rose, and his power in Shanghai was not even much worse than when Du Yong was at his peak.
Wang Yan's goal is of course to marginalize those people and directly control their power, but in public, he certainly cannot directly interfere in other people's internal affairs. This is the bottom line. Easily provoking them will cause trouble.
Of course it's not that Wang Yan is afraid of those people, he is afraid of the Japanese. As he told the Chongqing Report, the workers can be re-led. Countless actual battles in the past have proven that the Red Party is very capable of mobilizing workers and peasants. From Wuhan, to Hunan, Jiangxi, to Shanghai, etc., the Red Party showed its strong vitality, and the mobilized workers and peasants army also showed its combat effectiveness.
It doesn't matter that Wang Yan can arm a regiment of troops himself. Although it can be regarded as the pinnacle of Shanghai's private armed forces, and businessmen and gangsters are terrified, the Japanese don't take it seriously at all and can be destroyed overnight. Moreover, Wang Yan has never organized so many people to do anything. At best, it seems that he has 1,800 people under his command.
But it would be different if Wang Yan completely unified these Youth Gangs who had not surrendered to the Japanese. In particular, he did not dare to offend the two parties. Even if he found people from the two parties, he would not take action. Seeing the two parties cannibalizing the power of the Green Gang, and there is also a Red Party that started an armed uprising, the situation would be different.
Because the Qinggang is so important, over the years, the Qinggang has spread its tentacles across all walks of life, and has penetrated Shanghai and surrounding areas very seriously. It can basically be said that it has reached the point where it cannot be separated. The beggars, newspaper sellers, rickshaw pullers, shopkeepers, businessmen, and migrant workers on the street, from all walks of life, are all filled with the tentacles of the Youth Gang. To a certain extent, they are the bridge between the ruling class and the ruled class.
If Wang Yan really achieved that level, he would have to die if he didn't vote for the Japanese, and someone else would be killed. It would be okay if the Kuomintang Party ruled. After all, Chiang Kai-shek and Zhongzheng were both disciples of the Youth Gang and were of the same generation as Wang Yan. At the same time, there were many people in high positions who were inextricably linked to the Youth Gang. Taking into account the conduct of the Kuomintang itself, Wang Yan would have He has really become the de facto leader of the Youth Gang, which is actually a great thing.
Assessing the situation, these four words seem very simple, but in fact very few can do it, because we still have to fight against the greed and desire in our hearts...
After deciding on the matter of Qinglian Bank, Wang Yan stepped aside and took charge of the business. The bank's temporary headquarters has been set in a three-story western-style building on Xiafei Road. At the same time, it is also negotiating with the public board of directors to buy a building on the Bund for its headquarters, and then buy an adjacent building and demolish it. , build a 'golden building' on that land. This is a job of honor, and for a group of people who have a good reputation and come out to hang out, it is natural that it cannot be bad.
Recruitment of personnel has also begun. Except for some positions recommended by the elder brothers, the rest are basically recruited from the society. The composition of the personnel is very complex, including personnel from both parties, as well as those sent by Japanese special forces.
Wang Yan ignored it, he just appointed the accountant. As for internal personnel, except for a few manager positions, he paid no attention to it. This is not the modern society of the future, and there is no point in playing trivial games for power within banks. As long as he takes care of the people outside, no matter who is in the bank, they are his.
As for the lurking Japanese special forces and members of the Kuomintang, he has no intention of doing anything with this bank. At best, he will use this bank to operate his business working capital. He will not do anything else.
The main purpose is to bind those gangster leaders through banks and poach them step by step. How can eight million be enough? There will always be various things happening later that require them to add more money. At the same time, business turnover must also go through Qinglian Bank, so that he can control those people's business lines and slowly annex them all.
This was already half a month after the Youth League was announced. Tian Biao looked at Wang Yan opposite him with complicated eyes, who was eating vegetables and drinking leisurely. Calculating carefully, he had known Wang Yan for almost four months, and it was here that he Within four months, he watched Wang Yan become a detective and become a tycoon, and then forcefully integrated the Green Gang. Although there were many internal conflicts, Wang Yan, as the leader, undoubtedly achieved a triple jump in status.
It's hard to say in the Japanese-occupied areas. In the public concession and the French concession, Wang Yan can speak better than the foreigners. It was also through this rise that Wang Yan's relationship with the British and Americans in the public concessions also improved. I heard that he had negotiated several big business deals. He truly became the highest-status Chinese in the concession. Whether it is power, influence or financial resources, no one can match it.
And all of this was facilitated by them.
He said: "Inspector Wang, shouldn't you thank us?"
"This is the chain reaction of you killing Zhang Xiaolin. After Zhang Xiaolin's death, it will definitely cause turmoil in the Youth Gang, and I am the person in the right position. What I should be grateful for is my experience in the past many years. It is the past experience that has made me successful. You are now me, not your military commander. Besides, Zhang Xiaolin died, and you did not get benefits. Wang Tianfeng got his wish and was promoted to colonel. You also crossed the gap between lieutenant and colonel and became a major. How can you thank Wang? ?”
In fact, colonels and majors are nothing special, especially those from the Kuomintang. The main reason is that the military ranks of the Kuomintang are very confusing and cannot match the positions. It's okay at this point, I can figure it out. When the Anti-Japanese War ended and the army was reorganized, it was called chaos. Some of the troops' top officers are even lieutenant generals, and their subordinates are also lieutenant generals. Generals are not worth much, let alone school officers.
"Oh? The commendation order came out yesterday, and you know it today?"
"Don't look at me like that. How to get promoted? It was decided the day after Zhang Xiaolin died. It's been damned if I don't know after such a long time. As for channels, I've been doing business for so many years, how could it be possible? Don’t have any connections? Don’t worry, it’s not someone from your military command who told me this. Your commendation orders are subject to a certain process. Although they are kept secretly, there must be someone to handle them. You are fighting all the way from a private to the battlefield. Until now, haven't you understood the conduct of those figures within your party-state?
Besides, the Central Committee is your old rival. They also have an intelligence station in Shanghai, and they also have officers in the rear who want to make a lot of money. You have been competing for so many years. How can they not be aware of any troubles? There are so many places where information is revealed. Do you know what secrets are? If you are not qualified to know, it is a secret to you. This may not be the case for others. It just so happens that I know a lot of things that you think are secrets. Isn't that why you keep coming over to see me? Relax, there is no need to be so nervous. "
Although he was shown his superiority, Tian Biao had to admit that Wang Yan was telling the truth. He might not understand other departments, but as far as within the military command was concerned, he still had knowledge. And as far as he knew, Wang Yan even had some contacts with Mao Qiwu, and Mao Qiwu was Dai Yunong's secretary...
Before he could continue speaking, Wang Yan looked out the window and said, "It's time for you to leave. If you want to find me again in the future, find someone else. You'd better leave Shanghai for a while."
Tian Biao frowned and followed Wang Yan's gaze in confusion. He saw a bejeweled woman wearing a cheongsam with her hair tied up coming down from the back row and standing there adjusting her clothes.
It was Wang Manchun. Tian Biao couldn't help but sigh. In the past, when he came to see Wang Yan during dinner, he always confirmed that there were no Japanese special surveillance around. In fact, Wang Yan never concealed his whereabouts, and the Japanese special surveillance was useless. Moreover, Wang Yan saw more people every day. Although he might be investigated, it was enough to cover his identity, so he came here openly. But unfortunately, he didn't expect to bump into Wang Manchun.
This is a cruel woman, even more cruel than the Japanese. When their military commander suffered losses before, Wang Manchun participated in the whole process and even led the team to arrest many people himself.
Of course he didn't expect Wang Yan to help him hide it, because Wang Yan had already said at the beginning that he would not sabotage their actions or help them, so it was really time for him to leave.
Immediately, he stood up and cupped his hands towards Wang Yan: "Goodbye!"
After finishing speaking, he turned around and left without any hesitation. When he was at the door, he met Wang Manchun face to face and looked into each other's eyes. He nodded politely, passed Wang Manchun and left the hotel.
Wang Manchun stood at the door of the hotel, frowning and looking at Tian Biao's back in the distance.
Wang Yan has had a good reputation for many years, so after they first discovered that there was no way to monitor Wang Yan at close range, they stopped making fuss about Wang Yan. And the reason why they monitored Wang Yan's home was actually only for confidential information from the French, and they did not have much suspicion about Wang Yan personally. Because he has a very clear path to fortune and has never disappeared. Moreover, he is also a cultured and knowledgeable person, and will not be easily bewitched or seduced by others. The only doubts are just because the Japanese doubt everything.
He knew that the person he met just now was the small boss of a trading company. He had met Wang Yan several times before, but he had never met her in person. As a result, she felt that there was something wrong with that person when they first met him. This was her professional habit as a spy.
But she didn't think any more, she just gestured to her subordinates in the car, telling them to follow them and have a look. Then she twisted her hips and carried the fragrance, and entered the hotel and went straight to sit in the corner by the window. Wang Yan left.
She once asked, what if the food tastes great but the hotel doesn’t have such a location? Wang Yan only said two words at that time, not to go. The answers were concise and clear, fully expressing the importance they attached to their own safety.
She came to sit across from Wang Yan and let the waiter clean up the bowls and chopsticks in front of her and replace them with new ones. When the waiter left, she held up her chopsticks in the air, as if she didn't know what to do with the table full of food. What should I eat first? He looked back and forth at the delicacies on the table and asked casually: "Who was that person just now?"
"Operation Captain of the Military Command Shanghai Intelligence Station, Tian Biao, a newly promoted major. I'm afraid he won't appear in Shanghai in the future. He's a very interesting person." Wang Yan shook his head sadly.
Wang Manchun paused when he was about to pick up the food, then continued to pick up the food and put it in his mouth, chewing it gently and looked up at Wang Yan: "Why didn't you tell me before?"
"As I said, I will not cooperate with them or hinder them. If you hadn't bumped into me, there would be no need for me to cause trouble for myself, right?" Wang Yan sighed and said, "Come to think of it, I know him It was also an accident. Lin Hongyuan sold me to the Special High School before. I remember it was at the Fude Restaurant on Xiafei Road. I told Lin Hongyuan... At that time, the Tian Biao just happened to be communicating with their people. I was When I saw the gun cocoon on his hand, I found something wrong with him. As you know, of course I wouldn't point it out. Maybe he reported the matter to his superiors after he returned, and then they killed Lin Hongyuan to try to have a relationship with me. .
Wasn't there a joint operation between the Loyalty and Salvation Army and the Red Party guerrillas before? He also robbed the prison. Before that, he asked me to find out about the Japanese defense situation around Shanghai. But I didn’t tell them. Later he told me that the information was provided to them by the Red Party. I didn’t even expect that they would go to rob the prison.
Later he came to see me again, for nothing else but to maintain the relationship. You know that I also do business on the black market, and I also have business dealings with the upper echelons of the military. I have no choice but to take care of monsters and monsters along the way. This is inevitable. He told me that he had not been promoted, and there were many complaints in his words. Seeing others climbing up the ranks relying on their backers and connections, he, who had worked his way up from the ranks of the ranks and had worked so hard, was not allowed to be promoted, so it was normal to have some complaints.
It just so happened that at that time I unintentionally ruined the good deeds of the Japanese. I found out the captain of my team and tied up the old man he worshiped. In order to attract people, Zhang Xiaolin treated me to a meal with wine. I remembered that Zhang Xiaolin had been assassinated before, so I mentioned it to them. He said that as long as Zhang Xiaolin is sanctioned, they will definitely have no problem getting promoted and getting rich, and then..."
"Then Zhang Xiaolin died, and you became the biggest winner. He came to ask for credit and rewards from you?"
"Smart." Wang Yan raised his eyebrows: "That's right. I haven't even said a few words yet, and you're here. Man Chun, we have known each other for a long time. As the saying goes, love grows with time. , I think the relationship between us is quite deep. I will tell you the truth about this matter, but you can't just turn around and sell me out. If the Japanese know the inside story, although I really have nothing Yes, but once the Japanese become suspicious, I will not have a good life."
"Don't worry, I don't know you yet? You're not as courageous as a woman like me, but you're still very bold. If you have a conscience, you can still tell me the truth..." Wang Manchun rolled his eyes and hummed: "Things have already happened. I'm just telling the Japanese, apart from making them suspicious of you, what's the use? I just sent two people to follow Tian Biao. They are the military commander's operations captain after all. They have probably lost track of him a long time ago. Don’t worry, just pretend it didn’t happen, I don’t know anything.”
"Hey, that's right. It's worth my hard work these past few months. You can watch my performance tonight."
"Annoying..." Wang Manchun said coquettishly, "Has there been any information about the French recently?"
"Calm and calm..."
After the two had a meal and flirted, they returned to the small garden house on Ju Laida Road and had a good time. Tian Biao also made a long circle to get rid of the agents sent by Wang Manchun and returned to the teahouse on Xiafei Road.
In the same private room, Wang Tianfeng was sitting there drinking tea and listening to Tian Biao's report sitting opposite.
Tian Biao has been with Wang Tianfeng for a long time. He is very aware of how ruthless this officer is. He is very cruel to Japan and not bad to his own people, so he said it very uneasily. After all, he has been targeted by Wang Manchun and will not be able to move freely in Shanghai from now on. Wang Yan was extremely important. After all, he was someone who was involved with their immediate boss. If it were another person to contact him, no one would know what the situation would be.
But what he didn't expect was that Wang Tianfeng was very calm. No matter what he said about leaks from higher-ups, whether Wang Yan might have contact with Zhongtong, or whether he was exposed, Wang Tianfeng was very calm.
After Tian Biao finished speaking, with his flattered expression, Wang Tianfeng poured him a cup of tea himself and pushed it in front of him: "Don't be so nervous, I can still eat you? This exposure is not yours. The mistake was just that Wang Manchun accidentally broke the rules of looking for Wang Yan in the past. Men want women, and women want men. What's more, Wang Manchun also works for the Japanese. We want to get information from Wang Yan, and she does the same. It's normal. As for the leakage of information from the upper level , with Wang Yan's network, it is indeed not difficult for him to find out about these things. You should not be surprised at what kind of virtue those people are.
But Wang Yan is right. You are being targeted by Wang Manchun and you really shouldn't continue to be active in Shanghai. You have been with me for so many years, and you have worked hard and made many achievements. This time you have been promoted to major. I must find a way to find a future for you. what do you think? Should he return to Chongqing or continue fighting elsewhere? "
Tian Biao stood up and saluted: "It's up to you."
"Sit down." Wang Tianfeng waved his hand, thought for a moment, sighed and said: "I will find a way for you to return to Chongqing. After working for so many years, you can return to the rear and be stable, get married and have children. Just in time, you and Wang I still have some friendship with Yan, so I will contact Wang Yan when I return to Chongqing and ask him to get some freight for you, and you will have no worries about food and drink in this life."
Wang Tianfeng is paranoid and crazy, but he always has a bit of humanity. After all these years, what else can’t you understand? There is no one above him, so he is just doing dirty work and has not been rewarded. Don't say he is a colonel today, even if he becomes a major general tomorrow, it will be the same. Tian Biao couldn't stay in Shanghai anyway. There were so many people enjoying it behind him, so it wouldn't be a big deal for him to send Tian Biao back.
As for himself, he lives to prepare for death.
Tian Biao's eyes widened. He couldn't believe that these words could come out of Wang Tianfeng's mouth. However, after the surprise, he still stood up and saluted: "Thank you, sir, for considering your subordinates."
Wang Tianfeng waved his hand, remained silent for a while, and said, "You go and clean up. I'll report your situation to my superiors. Everything else is out of your control. I'll leave tonight."
"yes!"
Seeing Tian Biao leaving, Wang Tianfeng drank all the tea, left the teahouse, and went to the headquarters of Juntong Shanghai Station. In addition to reporting on Tian Biao's situation, he also had some matters of his own to arrange...
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