The next afternoon, after Ma Xiaoguang and Fatty made some preparations, they took a taxi booked by phone and arrived at Fuxi Inner Road in Huajie.
This is the seat of the Shanghai Special Municipal Government, the national capital.
Standing in front of the majestic traditional Chinese-style government building, Ma Xiaoguang felt a little uneasy.
This government building was officially completed on the Double Tenth Day of the 22nd year of the Republic of China (1933). It is an important landmark building in the government's New Shanghai City plan.
The building is four stories high, with the entrance on the first floor, a cross-shaped hall, and four front and east doors.
The building has two large escalators and two elevators, both of which can reach the fourth floor.
The ground floor houses the reception room, safe, reception room, canteen and kitchen.
The second floor is the auditorium, library, and conference room.
The middle part of the third floor houses the offices of the mayor and senior staff, with offices of various departments on both sides;
The fourth floor is the public rest room, storage room, archives room and telephone switchboard room.
Different from the traditional Chinese-style appearance, the facilities of this building were quite modern at the time.
Most of the rooms in the building were equipped with fans. It is said that there were nearly 120 fans. This was a very modern facility at the time and could be considered a luxury equipment.
There are fans as well as heaters. The building has installed hot water pipes over 9,000 square meters, ensuring that when the outdoor temperature is 0 degrees, the indoor temperature can reach 22 degrees.
In addition, each building also has toilets, washrooms and fire-fighting equipment.
Ma Xiaoguang feels it is difficult to evaluate the government's governance level, but from an aesthetic point of view, it is still very good.
But when he thought that this beautiful building would fall into the hands of the enemy in less than a year, Ma Xiaoguang felt a little angry.
The fat man followed closely. Looking at Ma Xiaoguang's uncertain expression, he knew that he had thought of something unpleasant.
The fat man didn't talk much, and kept a cold expression on his face, as if he didn't want to let strangers in.
"Resources Committee, Feng Shaofeng?"
The concierge asked as he checked Ma Xiaoguang's ID carefully.
"Yes, both of us are from the Resources Committee. This is Yang Yang, Section Member Yang..."
The somewhat unhappy look on his face before entering the door was different. Ma Xiaoguang now had a warm smile on his face and introduced the fat man enthusiastically.
The fat man also handed over his pizza with a smile on his face.
Fatty was very satisfied with the new alias Chief Ma gave him. It was simple and easy to remember - at least much better than Yang Dingfeng from the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
The two checked and registered quickly. They thanked the concierge for their troubles and took the stairs directly to the third floor instead of taking the elevator.
The department they went to was the secretariat.
The Secretary-General of the Secretariat is Yu Hongjun. After Mayor Wu, Secretary-General Yu is acting as the presiding officer of the Shanghai Stock Exchange.
Of course, these are high-level changes, and grassroots staff are not allowed to hear about them.
Ma Xiaoguang only met Secretary-General Yu face to face and didn't even have a chance to talk.
The two receptionists were Chen Yuming, a section chief of the Secretariat.
"Both of you are imperial envoys. It is our honor to come to Shanghai to guide our work."
Chief Chen's words were quite polite, but made people feel a bit distant.
"Don't dare, don't dare. Brother Yang and I were ordered to come to Shanghai to collect relevant traffic and industrial data... These are just errands sent by the higher-ups!"
Ma Xiaoguang replied quickly, while the fat man laughed and said nothing. He was not good at key words.
"Don't worry, you two, we will fully cooperate with the work. If you want to check any information or documents, please contact Xiao Cui."
Chen Yuming said with a professional smile on his face.
Ma Xiaoguang and Fatty looked at each other and had to admire Chief Chen. He was indeed a veteran in officialdom, so this guy took them aside.
However, Ma Xiaoguang has seen too many office routines like this in his past and future lives, and coming here in the name of the Resources Committee was an excuse.
The purpose of the two is very simple. It would be nice if they could sneak in. There is no need to become the focus of everyone.
Originally, Ma Xiaoguang was prepared to come in and do cleaning work, but he didn't expect MISS Liu's contact and arrangement efficiency to be astonishing!
Actually, the Resource Committee was directly connected to this place, which will be beneficial to the next step of work, because the target this time is also the Secretariat.
Therefore, he and the fat man accepted Section Chief Chen's arrangement with a sincere and hearty smile, and greeted the clerk Xiao Cui enthusiastically.
Xiao Cui's name is Cui Lin. He is from the south and the prime minister of the north. He is quite tall and straight-backed. He looks more like a soldier than these two.
Xiao Cui took the two of them to a small office next to the archives room on the fourth floor, took out the key and opened the door.
Xiao Cui said enthusiastically to the two of them: "You two are imperial envoys, so naturally you need special care. This office is convenient for various departments to access files."
"The Chinese New Year has just passed, so no one will bother you. If you two want anything, I'll have it prepared and delivered!"
Ma Xiaoguang looked at it and saw that the office was not too big. Although it could fit two desks, all the items were readily available, and he nodded immediately.
"Excuse me, Mr. Cui. At first glance, it seems that there is nothing missing. We will just use it temporarily and don't need to be so outspoken."
Ma Xiaoguang said to Xiao Cui nonchalantly.
"You two are welcome. If you have any questions, just ask me. There is an internal phone line here. You can call my extension directly... You can also dial an external line, but you need to transfer it to the switchboard."
Xiao Cui introduced the various facilities of the office to the two of them in detail, and gave each of them a pass and office key.
"This pass can be used everywhere except the third floor... If you have any further instructions, just call me. You two are busy first!"
After tirelessly introducing them one by one, Xiao Cui politely closed the door and said goodbye.
"This guy is pretty good, he's a smart guy!"
The fat man sat down on the chair and unbuttoned the style buckle around his neck.
I can't understand it, the office heater is so hot that it makes people feel feverish all over.
"Some people are born to do this. This Brother Cui is...the Shanghai market is so arrogant. I'm afraid many places in Jinling don't have this kind of conditions, at least the Resources Committee doesn't have them."
Ma Xiaoguang also took off his coat, sat opposite the fat man, and kept sighing.
"This resource committee sounds amazing. I think she is just a little wife..."
After the outsiders left, Fatty showed his true colors and started complaining mode.
"Come on, we are in the best situation now. Yesterday I thought I was going to be asked to clean the toilet!"
Ma Xiaoguang lowered his voice and whispered to the fat man.
"The head of the family is still very powerful. It's only been half a day...it's not easy!"
Speaking of the head of the family, the fat man put on a look of respect.
Ma Xiaoguang smiled knowingly, and then said to the fat man: "Okay, don't be poor, get ready to start working, and look around everywhere."
After taking the pass, Ma Xiaoguang locked the office, and the two of them wandered around the building separately.
how so?
This is all thanks to the secret of Ma Xiaoguang's "Great Prophecy".
There is no need to check too many suspicious persons. The government’s French Secretary Geng Jizhi is a big mole!
It just so happened that he was Wei Shengqiu's cousin, so everything was just lice on the bald head - it was obvious.
Ma Xiaoguang and Fatty are not police officers. They don't need to find evidence. What they want is clues.
The other is to verify how seriously and how deeply the Shanghai Municipal Government has been infiltrated. Only these will have a substantial role and help in the future war of resistance.
Ma Xiaoguang walked down from the fourth floor and took the stairs to look everywhere.
For a moment, he suddenly had the same feeling as when he had just graduated from college, working in some units and sweeping buildings.
Ma Xiaoguang didn't stay too much in each office, and it was not convenient to take out a small notebook to take notes as usual.
But after special training, he was still able to remember the details he saw.
In which office is someone taking advantage of others, in which office is someone saying weird things, in which office is someone doing private work...
Everything enters the eyes and is recorded in the heart.
In the words of Smiling Tiger, an agent is sometimes a "human flesh recorder".
Fortunately, from the fourth floor down, "Human Flesh Recorder" Ma Xiaoguang found no suspicious clues for the time being.
He wandered to the first floor again. Since he had the pass, no one made things difficult for him or questioned him too much this time.
Walking past the offices one by one, we arrived next to the vault.
"Be more careful!"
I saw a gentle man in a suit urging another young man in a Chinese tunic suit to hurriedly walk from the elevator toward the vault with a large bag of documents in his arms.
The two came to the door of the vault and put down the heavy documents with a bang.
"Secretary Geng, are you delivering the documents yourself again?"
The vault keeper greeted warmly.
"These are important documents! I have to come in person, open the door, and put the things in myself."
The man called Secretary Geng said slightly impatiently.
When Ma Xiaoguang heard the words "Secretary Geng", his heart was excited and he quickly ducked into a blind corner in the corridor.
Finally, we caught our target this time, and it was him - Geng Jizhi!
The vault manager hesitated for a moment, then opened the large iron door of the vault and let Geng Jizhi walk in with the documents in his arms.
"I'll put the files away, you wait for me here!"
Geng Jizhi calmly ordered the young man in Mao suit.
Then, Geng Jizhi walked into the vault holding the heavy pile of documents.
The administrator stood guard at the door, staring at the young man in Mao suit.
After about twenty minutes, Geng Jizhi walked out of the vault empty-handed.
"Just leave these things to us..."
The administrator said flatteringly.
"Forget it, it's not easy for you either, it's hard work!"
Geng Jizhi casually told the administrator that they were tired, called the young man in Mao suit, and the two left the vault.
The two people who left the vault did not return to the office, but walked out of the building.
After muttering a few words on the steps of the building, Geng Jizhi returned to the first floor and got in the elevator as if nothing had happened...
The young man looked around warily for a while, then walked a few steps quickly with his head lowered. Suddenly, the young man jumped onto a rickshaw on the side of the road.
The rickshaw driver's steps were like flying, and he quickly pulled the rickshaw away.
