"Don't be anxious. Since it is such a grand plan, it probably won't be completed in a day or two. We need to find out the devil's plan before making any calculations."
Seeing that the fat man was a little anxious, Ma Xiaoguang quickly went over and patted him on the shoulder, comforting him.
"Sir, what you said makes sense. We need to know what kind of sorcery or method the devils used so we can prescribe the right medicine."
"Furthermore, the 'Jiuju Faction' has a large organization and a large number of people. Killing one Qingshan should not be of much use."
Brother Guishou also helped to comfort the fat man.
"What Brother Guishou said is right, but we can't just watch. We should quickly contact the Taoist people and let them use what they have learned to try to hold back the Neon Demon Tao."
"Inform Charlie and contact the brothers in the gang to find out how many demons are coming to Shanghai and what unusual behavior they have."
Ma Xiaoguang agreed with Brother Guishou's opinion, but immediately began to make arrangements for the next step.
"In addition, inform MISS Liu that the collection and analysis of the Neon People's military, political, and economic intelligence must be stepped up—well, forget it, I'll tell her in person."
Chief Ma touched his nose and said to everyone.
Everyone went about their business, and Chief Ma came to the report room.
The news room was tense.
MISS Liu and two female agents are copying and translating messages.
Seeing Chief Ma come in, the two female agents Du Kexin and Tan Qiuwen, who were acting as telegraph operators, looked at each other and smiled.
"Thank you for your hard work. There have been a lot of telegrams from various aspects recently..."
As soon as Chief Ma opened his mouth, he first gave a meaningless greeting.
The expectations of the two radio operators were suddenly reduced to negative numbers.
However, MISS Liu (Wu Qiuyi) didn't seem to care, and said with a smile: "In extraordinary times, everyone should work together and do their duty."
"By the way, there is a strange telegram here. The neon Maeda Construction Co., Ltd. has requested 'steel nails' from their country. I originally said that I would get them for you later."
MISS Liu said as he handed the translated message to Ma Xiaoguang.
"We have met just now and have a rough idea of the direction of action of these devils. It is even clearer now."
Ma Xiaoguang looked at the message and said, his eyes lit up.
As he spoke, he smiled apologetically at MISS Liu, turned around and hurried back to his office.
MISS Liu Danran smiled and continued translating messages.
The two female operators looked at each other with some disappointment, shook their heads, and continued to process the mountain of messages.
The next day.
Ma Xiaoguang and Fatty, who had changed into work clothes, came to Huangpu Pier and pretended to be truck drivers of "Songping Yangxing".
This is one of the four most important piers for Neon people in Shanghai.
Slightly different from other terminals, this terminal mainly transports civilian supplies.
Of course, they are important civilian supplies.
This wharf was purchased and built by the Neon Nanman Railway Co., Ltd. in 1908, and was rebuilt into a fixed wharf made of square wood in 1913.
The water depth at the front is 20 feet, and there are 11 warehouses and a coal yard behind the pier that can store 40,000 tons of raw coal.
The dock is now busy, with the whistles of ships, the roar of machines, and the shouts of workers all mixed together.
"The gang brothers found out that the 'Steel Nail' is in Warehouse No. 9."
The fat man whispered to Ma Xiaoguang.
Ma Xiaoguang nodded, but did not act immediately. He stared thoughtfully at the busy crowd in the dock area.
"What? Don't you want to get rid of these things?"
The fat man leaned over and asked.
"I'm wondering how many 'steel nails' there are. I'm afraid these steel nails are the same as the 'dragon nails' that the demons used in Bangzi Country. Maybe they are the same thing."
"Think about it, the Japanese have factories in China, or even in the Northeast. These steel nails are not a rare thing, so why do they have to be shipped from the mainland?"
"Besides, these are just lumps of iron. If we destroy a batch, they can make them again, and this will only alert the snake..."
Ma Xiaoguang looked at the fat man and said to him solemnly.
"Well, it seems you can't be impulsive...you have to think about the big picture."
The fat man responded and nodded in agreement.
The two of them did not stay at the dock any longer. They found the right moment and left quietly.
"We have to find a way to start with Maeda Construction and get the destination of these 'steel nails'. Shanghai must be just a transit station!"
On the way back in the pickup truck, Ma Xiaoguang said to the fat man while smoking Hardman.
This approach follows the idea of "thinking about the big picture" that Fatty just mentioned.
If the neon demons really want to use these special "steel nails" to make demons, they will definitely use Maeda Construction's channels to transport these "props" to their destination first.
"Then how do we start? How about you, old man, work harder, do it at night, and go directly to their president or president's office to pry the safe?"
The fat man drove the car and said to Chief Ma half-jokingly.
"This is too untechnical. I have asked MISS Liu to collect the other party's background information. We will go back and have a look before we can formulate a plan."
After Ma Xiaoguang said that, he took a long puff of cigarette to make himself more awake.
Albert Road Office.
"Maeda Architectural Co., Ltd. was split from the Asuka-gumi Architectural Design Office in 1919. It has developed for nearly twenty years and is now one of the top five neon builders..."
"Takayuki Maeda, president of Maeda Construction, is now in Shanghai and is fully responsible for the club's affairs in China. Their president is Maeda Munakata, who is old and has been in Neon China..."
Listening to MISS Liu's background information, Ma Xiaoguang gradually came up with an idea.
"Very good. With the other party's background information, we will have a place to start."
Ma Xiaoguang said to MISS Liu with approval.
"I believe you must have a way. There are always more ways than difficulties."
MISS Liu looked at Ma Xiaoguang and said with confidence.
Ma Xiaoguang smiled and said: "There are still some details, I feel like I need to think about them more. I will discuss them with everyone."
"Two controllers, please discuss it carefully. I'm going to process the message..."
MISS Liu smiled generously at Ma Xiaoguang and the fat man next to him who had been acting as a light bulb, and left the office.
"Master, the head of this family is becoming more and more worthy of his reputation. In fact, you shouldn't drag me into this situation today."
The fat man was standing aside, making faces and smiling strangely as he said to Ma Xiaoguang.
"The next step is to dig deeper into Takayuki Maeda to see what is going on with him."
Ma Xiaoguang quickly changed the subject and told the fat man, not letting him dwell on the gossip issue anymore.
"Understood, let's start now to monitor Takayuki Maeda in all aspects and dig out all relevant information about him."
"Be careful and don't miss any detail - even what dishes he eats for dinner, where he sleeps at night, and what color his underwear is."
"I understand, please just ask me, old man."
As the fat man answered, he packed up the materials in front of him and took the time to get to work...
