Chapter 1053 Fishermen on the River

It is not a secret that the two unifications smuggle prohibited items to make profits, and there are even multiple channels, especially now that supplies are in short supply.

Smuggling can indeed help some people, although the ones who make profits are those who are struggling to make money.

However, secretly flirting with Wang Puppet and spying on each other's intelligence was tacitly approved by the superiors. As for making some private exchanges, it was even more common.

But these things are impossible for ordinary people to know.

The National Government was originally composed of compromises between various forces. On the surface, the various local emperors and old men were harmonious, but underneath they were full of contradictions.

The military chiefs in Sichuan Province are also secretly competing with the old man.

He Guoguang was just expelled from Yudu by them.

How could the Central Commander-in-Chief, a direct secret agent in the hands of the old man, collude with the military leaders of Sichuan Province?

This Xu Tailai has committed a big taboo.

Xu Tailai would take the initiative to hand over such a handle to the military commander. No matter how stupid he is, he can't be so stupid, right?

With Xu Tailai's ability, if a batch of medicines really wanted to come in through secret channels, he could definitely do it. There was no need to beat around the bush and ask Han Yun to go to Luo Yao.

It was obvious that what Han Yun said was a huge lie. In other words, she was just a megaphone and had no idea of ​​the stakes involved.

…

"Did she really say that?" After listening to Gong Hui's report, Luo Yao also felt that it was a bit ridiculous to lie without finding a decent reason.

There are so many loopholes in this excuse, who are you kidding?

"I think she really doesn't know the inside story. She is simply someone else's marionette." Gong Hui said, "She doesn't have that much ability, but she insists on getting involved. I really don't know how to write."

"She is just a chess piece, she can't help herself." Luo Yao nodded, "Guess, who asked her to come to me?"

"I guess it was Mrs. Aoki who set up the trap, but what's the point of her setting up this trap?" Gong Hui asked.

"Mrs. Aoki has been in Hong Kong and South Asia. It is possible that she is not familiar with our domestic situation. However, as a mature intelligence worker, she will never fail to conduct intelligence analysis and investigation before taking action. Do you believe it?"

"I don't believe it." Gong Hui nodded, "Could it be that she made her own decision?"

"Since Han Liangze dared to let her come, how could he not tell him about the grievances between the Central Commander-in-Chief and the Military Commander-in-Chief? If she is so naive, who would dare to trust her to come to the mountain city alone?" Luo Yaodao said.

"Then what does she mean?"

"Maybe there is only one purpose, which is to give us a piece of news." Luo Yao said.

"What?"

"Zhongtong recently sent a batch of medicines into the mountain city. It's probably not just medicines. I hope we can stop them." Luo Yao said slowly.

"ah?"

"Is she using you?" Gong Hui was surprised.

"It's not her, it's Mrs. Aoki behind her." Luo Yao said, "This way, I am even more sure that Mrs. Aoki is already in the mountain city."

Gong Hui nodded.

The Wang Puppet and the Japanese special agencies were not of the same mind. Even the Japanese army had its own interests and demands.

Someone among these puppets colluded with the Central Government and sent a batch of things to the people in the mountain city. However, the Japanese special agencies did not want these things to fall into the hands of the Central Government, but if they could not destroy it with their power in the mountain city, they would kill them with a borrowed knife.

This is indeed a good plan.

But in this case, Zhongtong will definitely know that Han Yun is responsible. After the incident is exposed, how can she survive?

If Han Yun is captured or killed, it means that the line between Zhongtong and Wang Puppet will be severed.

This Han Yun was actually a double spy. In other words, her father, his cheap cousin, also had two boats, no, three boats, the Central Commander, Wang Puppet and the Japanese.

Just like a domestic slave with three surnames.

"Brother Yao, what are your plans?" It was also the first time for Gong Hui to face such a complicated situation, and her brain was a bit exhausted. She was smart, but when there were too many threads, she couldn't handle them smoothly.

"Did she leave her contact information?" Luo Yao asked.

"Leave it. If we are willing to help, we will arrange for someone to send her an empty envelope. Otherwise, we will not send it." Gong Hui said, "She will receive the empty envelope and will meet at the same time and place the next day. .”

"Where's the time?"

"Before the day after tomorrow."

"Then send someone to deliver an empty envelope to her. I want to see what tricks she wants to play." Luo Yao said.

"Are you going in person?"

"No, you better go. Wen Xueren has discovered a Japanese navy contact signal in the past two days and is staring at it, unable to leave." Luo Yao said.

"good."

…

This is an antique shop. The owner of the shop is young, about forty years old. It is said that gold in troubled times and antiques in prosperous times.

In these troubled times, antiques are the least valuable, but some people still like them. Therefore, even if antique shops are not as good as those in the prosperous times, as long as there is no war, life is still very nourishing.

This antique shop changed hands three years ago. The original owner moved away with his family. When the current owner took over, almost no one cared about the shop.

Who would want to patronize an antique store that doesn’t have many genuine items?

After the new owner took over, he filled the store with a batch of new goods, which really caused a stir in the mountain city antique industry.

At least I managed to prop up this store and get rid of its previous reputation of "specializing in counterfeit goods". After that, the business was booming for a while and then gradually calmed down.

In addition to searching for and selling antiques, antique shops also offer consignment business. The consignors are all people who are not short of money. If you are short of money, just go to the pawn shop.

Antique shops also accept sales. Unlike pawn shops, antique sales are one-time transactions. Unlike pawn shops, it is stipulated that people can redeem the treasure. If the treasure is lost or damaged, the pawn shop must compensate.

It's different in an antique store. You sell and I buy, and you get both money and goods.

But generally antique shops have a good relationship with pawn shops. Once the time passes, the things in the pawn shop become dead. These things need to be sold in order to exchange for working capital. Antique shops are their big customers for things like antiques, calligraphy and paintings.

At the same time, those who can open antique shops are all experts in the industry. Pawn shops also need help in spotting any items that they are unsure about. Therefore, the two industries are different on the surface, but they are actually one. There are grievances between them. Entanglement cannot be explained clearly in just one or two sentences.

The antique store opens at nine in the morning and closes at four in the afternoon. Many people pass by the door every day, but not many go in.

Antiques in troubled times are cheap, but they are not a business that ordinary people can get involved in. The water here is too deep.

There are not many people in the antique shop. There are only three people in total including the owner and the assistants. One of the assistants is a little older. He was left by the original boss and continued to follow the new boss. Later, the boss hired a young man who almost became the new boss's confidant.

It is basically normal for the boss and the young man to go out and the old man to look after the house. The things in the store are all ordinary goods. If the treasures are placed in the store, it will not be missed.

"Madam, which painting do you like? I took it off for you?" In the afternoon, the clerk was dozing off at the counter. Suddenly his body trembled. When he opened his eyes, he found that a woman wearing a black and red skirt had entered the store. Judging from the young woman's bun, she should have combed her hair after getting married. He quickly wiped the saliva from the corner of his mouth with his sleeves, walked out and asked respectfully.

"Do you have Tang Bohu's "Autumn Wind Fan"?"

The clerk was asked about Tang Bohu's original works, which were priceless. How could he have them in a small shop like his?

However, the clerk has seen all kinds of customers. Many of them don't understand antique calligraphy and painting, and some are even nouveau riche. They suddenly want to buy a few calligraphy and paintings to decorate their appearance. When someone tells them, they buy them excitedly. Generally speaking, if there are more people like this, counterfeiting will become more popular.

"Madam, any one of Tang Bohu's original works is priceless, and the shop doesn't have it," the waiter said.

"Then which painting is the most precious in your home?"

"The most precious painting in the shop is a landscape painting painted by Huang Gongwang in the early years of the Yuan Dynasty, but it is not in the shop at this time, but at my boss's home." said the waiter.

"Where is your boss?" the woman asked.

"My boss is fishing in the thatched hut by the river at the moment. Is your wife interested in this painting?" the waiter asked.

"I want to see it."

"Then you can come tomorrow, okay? I'll tell the owner to bring the painting to the store and wait there?"

"No, you tell me his location and I'll go find him?" The woman in the black dress shook her head and said directly.

"this……"

"You'll know after you take a look at this." The woman in the black skirt took out a piece of paper from her pocket and handed it to the guy.

The clerk opened it and looked at it, his face was stunned, and he hurriedly said: "Ma'am, take it out earlier, I'll tell you."

"Then it's not too late for you to say it now." The woman in the black dress put away the paper and smiled slightly.

"My boss is here..."

"Thank you."

Half an hour later, the woman in the black skirt came to the riverside that the waiter mentioned. In a simple hut built with thatched grass, a cyan figure was sitting in the hut, holding a fishing rod and staring at the calm river.

The road leading to the thatched cottage was not easy, so the woman spent a lot of effort to walk behind the angler.

"You are quite leisurely. How can you still have the leisure to fish here every day?" The woman walked up behind the Tsing Yi fisherman and said without looking at his face.

"Junior sister, are you here?"

"If I don't come, we will have very little power left in the mountain city." The woman said.

"There is no way, and I didn't expect that this guy named Luo Yao could escape disaster!" The Tsing Yi fisherman sighed.

"That's because you are too incompetent." The woman scolded coldly.

"Junior sister, as far as I know, didn't you also arrange a killing situation, but in the end, no one participated at all?"

"I had expected it. If he was so easily fooled, he wouldn't be called the Fox of Military Command!" the woman retorted.

"So, you are not qualified to teach me a lesson." As the Qingyi fisherman spoke, the gourd floating on the river suddenly started to move, and then was dragged downwards with a strong force, "Haha, the fish finally took the bait!"

He was pulled back violently.

A big black fish was dragged out of the water, struggling to escape from the hook, but it had eaten too deep and had already been swallowed into its stomach, unable to break free.

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