"Brother Li, we have found a house, a Western-style garden house, No. 8 Xiangshan Road.
The transportation is very convenient, only two hundred meters from the intersection of Xiangshan Road and Gaoyou Road. "
On the third day after arriving in the Magic City, Li Wensheng checked out of the room early in the morning, had breakfast, and went to Jinqiao Lane to find the male Zuoban.
Zuo Ban was not worried at all whether he could find a house within one day.
Zuo Ban was under the Qing Gang's banner and was doing the job of making inquiries.
Even though your status as a spy in Shanghai is not high, it is not easy to do so. You need to know a lot of people at the bottom, such as rickshaw drivers, dock workers, beggars, etc. You have to know everyone.
Therefore, Bao Wenqiu is very well-informed, and sometimes they already know things that the intelligence agency has not discovered yet.
During the previous year at the Magic City Military Command Station, he had approached Zuo Ban to handle many trivial matters.
Zuoban said it would be done in a few days, so it was done in a few days, and there was never any delay.
This time, Zuo Ban didn't waste any time. As soon as he came, Zuo Ban started talking about the house.
Zuo Ban poured tea for Li Wensheng and continued, "That house is not for rent, only for sale. The family is eager to sell the house and go abroad."
"It's okay, as I said before, you can rent or buy.
I won’t drink the tea. I’m in a hurry. You can take me there now. "
The price of houses is not low. Although the French Concession is not stable, it is very safe compared to other places. After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, many wealthy people went to the French Concession, which pushed up the housing prices.
Li Wensheng looked at the three thousand French currency and gave it to him without counter-offering.
When he was looking for a house, he mainly looked at the convenience of transportation.
After arriving at Xiangshan Road, he asked Zuo Ban to take him for a walk around the house.
The surrounding transportation is very convenient. On the left, less than 200 meters away, is the intersection of Xiangshan Road and Gaoyou Road. On the right, less than 300 meters away, is a small branch of Xiangshan Road.
Moreover, behind this bungalow is a large area of old-fashioned houses with dense alleys. If you want to escape, it will be difficult to find them if you go inside.
Three thousand French currency. Li Wensheng didn't have that much French currency, so he gave him US dollars.
The landlord was in a hurry to go abroad. When he saw Li Wensheng directly giving him money and US dollars, he immediately took Li Wensheng with him to the French Concession Public Affairs Bureau to complete the formalities.
The landlord put money in to expedite the procedure and completed it on the spot.
After returning home, he handed the keys to Li Wensheng, packed up some valuables, and left with his family, leaving all the furniture to Li Wensheng.
In the living room on the first floor of the bungalow, Li Wensheng glanced around, took out a dollar and handed it to Zuo Ban.
"Find two servants and a cook, with clean hands and feet."
This time Zuo Ban did not refuse and directly took the money, "Brother Li, don't worry, I will definitely choose the person I find for you carefully."
Li Wensheng smiled, patted Zuo Ban on the shoulder, sat down on the sofa, "Find him as soon as possible."
"Tomorrow, Brother Li, I will bring someone over at eight o'clock tomorrow morning."
After Zuo Ban left, Li Wensheng went out, waved to the rickshaw squatting diagonally across the road, got into the car, and said, "Qiao Le Dance Hall."
After walking around the bungalow and completing the formalities, it was already six o'clock in the evening. When we arrived at the Qiao Le Ballroom, it was already past seven o'clock.
It was past seven o'clock in the Qiao Le Ballroom, which was not the busiest time yet, but it was already bustling with entertainment. In the middle of the ballroom, more than a dozen people were already dancing, and the surrounding seats were almost half full.
After Li Wensheng came in, he glanced around a few times and immediately lowered his head slightly.
"Why is he here? Doesn't he only go to Xianles?"
Meeting an acquaintance here, Li Wensheng felt that he was really unlucky, so he quickly lowered his head and walked to an empty seat beside him to sit down.
Before the waiter came, he secretly observed the surroundings and found Ma Laosan sitting in the corner, so he quickly got up and walked towards Ma Laosan.
Arriving at Ma Laosan's table, as soon as Li Wensheng sat down, Ma Laosan put his briefcase on the table and pushed it over.
"Captain Li, there are a total of four thousand three hundred dollars. I took away forty-three dollars and the rest are here."
Li Wensheng picked up the briefcase and said, "Let's go. I'll see you again later."
Ma Laosan was very happy. Li Wensheng's words meant that he would still have goods to sell in a while.
Although he could only divide forty-three out of four thousand three, he would rather do more of this kind of work.
Western medicine is very popular, and as soon as it is taken out, several buyers come to the door. He selects the buyers, and can also make the buyers owe him favors.
It's easy, there's no risk, you can earn favors, and forty-three dollars is a lot, and you can exchange it for a small yellow croaker.
"Captain Li, Captain Li." Ma Laosan quickly called out in a low voice to Li Wensheng, who had just stood up.
"What, is something wrong?"
Ma Laosan stood up, stretched out his head, and whispered, "Well, Captain Li, Xuzhou is short of medicine during the war, and the price of medicine is high.
But the battle in Xuzhou will be over soon, and drug prices will drop by then.
If it is in stock, it can be shipped as soon as possible. "
Li Wensheng's eyes flashed and he sat down, "How do you know that the war in Xuzhou is about to stop?"
The war in Xuzhou had been going on for several months. On his way to the magical capital, newspapers in many places were reporting on the war situation, but neither the newspapers in the Guo Party area nor the enemy-occupied areas reported that the war situation was clear. The war was in turmoil, with both sides suffering heavy casualties.
Ma Laosan smiled and sat down, "Captain Li, you must not have been back in Magic City for more than a week, otherwise you wouldn't have asked me this."
Li Wensheng frowned, "Stop talking nonsense and speak quickly."
"Yes, yes." Ma Laosan suppressed his smile and whispered, "A week ago, an information dealer came to the city. This person was a new face, and no one had seen it before, but the first piece of information he sold, But it calmed many people.
Captain Li, do you know what information he is selling? "
Li Wensheng said nothing, but looked directly at Ma Laosan. Seeing this, Ma Laosan didn't dare to show off and continued talking quickly.
“The information that person was selling was military intelligence from the Third War Zone of the Kuomintang.
Captain Li, you have stayed in the magic city and dealt with those intelligence dealers. You also know that there were intelligence dealers who sold military intelligence in the past.
But what he was selling were all insignificant layout plans, but the information this man was selling actually related to the entire Third War Zone.
I don’t know who bought this information, but everyone thinks it was bought by people from the island country. After all, only people from the island country are interested in the fruit party’s information.
The next day, news came out on the market that there were only eight words in the military intelligence about the third theater, and the route to withdraw from Xuzhou was quickly determined.
This matter has already spread, and now many people know that Guo Jun is going to retreat. "
Li Wensheng thought for a moment and stood up, "I will prepare the Western medicine as soon as possible. I will find you when the goods arrive."
"Okay, okay, Captain Li, then I'll wait for your good news." Ma Laosan said with a smile.
Not sure if Li Wensheng was unlucky, he stood up and took two steps towards the door. From the corner of his eye, he saw several people at the bar starting to get up.
Upon seeing this, Li Wensheng quickly quickened his pace and walked towards the door.
