The Bravest

Chapter 242 A Clueless Mission

Lin Jie did not take a negative attitude towards the instructions issued by the Military Control Commission. After thinking about it for a few days, Lin Jie believed that he should start with Gangcun.

One of Okamura's characteristics is greed for money. Don't think that all Japanese are brainwashed. In addition to the vast majority who have been brainwashed by militarism and turned into beasts of a crazy and inhumane war machine, there are also some people who simply take advantage of the war to make a fortune.

For example, the famous elite Osaka Division of the Japanese Army had no strong desire to fight and was quicker than anyone else to collect spoils. In Shanghai, Gangcun was one such representative. Not only was he greedy, he also won over a group of officers of the Japanese gendarmerie commander, and even some people from the military joined in.

Although the group of people represented by Gangcun did not hold high military ranks, due to their large number, they formed a huge network among the middle and lower-level officers, and even dragged the gendarmerie officer Hechuan into the water with them.

Lin Jie's method is to use money to pave the way. He does not expect to rescue the people inside, but to make the lives of some powerful people better, or to help them contact their families, which is also considered to have completed the mission of the Military Control Commission.

Of course, what Lin Jie did was not completely thankless. After all, building good relationships with some British and Americans might bring him unexpected benefits when he evacuates in the future.

What Lin Jie has to do now is to convince Gangcun to give him a legal identity so that he can enter the concentration camp where foreigners are detained, which the Japanese call the enemy expatriates concentrated living area.

"Wulian, you said that without the money, will Gangcun agree to my idea?" Lin Jie explained the plan to Ye Wulian in detail, but he was still afraid that he could not persuade Gangcun.

"Xiao Jie, whether your idea will work or not depends mainly on letting Gangcun see that it is profitable. Otherwise, we should ask the Military Control Commission to cooperate and create a fake middleman."

Ye Wulian rejected Lin Jie's plan to persuade Gangcun first and then make the deal. She thought that they should create a middleman with sincerity and then talk to Gangcun through Lin Jie.

"In that case, too many people will be involved and we will be at great risk of being exposed. It would be better for us to pay for it ourselves." Lin Jie did not want to expand the scope of the matter. Anyway, Boss Dai had not given any strict orders, so it did not matter whether it succeeded or not.

"Well, your consideration is right, but do we have so much money?" Ye Wulian certainly knew the safety of the control range, but this could not be done without funds.

"Hey, Gangcun's appetite is getting bigger and bigger. He used to be tempted by three or five gold bars, but now he can't!"

Lin Jie also knew that nothing could be accomplished without money, but he also had to consider the issue of safety. If it was not profitable, Gangcun would not only not agree with Lin Jie's approach, but would also immediately doubt Lin Jie's motives, which was very dangerous.

"Why don't you tell Gangcun a little bit and ask for his opinion directly. I'll ask Lao Zhou to apply for funding directly from Boss Dai. If there's funding, we'll do it. If there's no funding, then you can tell Gangcun that the deal has not been concluded and give up on it."

Ye Wulian thought of a compromise, and Lin Jie thought about it and decided that it had to be feasible.

"You mean, I'll hint to Gangcun that there's a middleman who's willing to pay me to do a deal with Gangcun, so I can test Gangcun's attitude. Then you can ask Boss Dai for funding, or ask the families of the detained British and American people for money. If the money comes, we'll do it. If not, we won't do it. Is that what you mean?"

"Yes, in Gangcun's eyes, you are timid when you have no money, and bold when you have money. You are at most a broker. There are many such people in the current Wang Puppet Government. Gangcun should not be too suspicious."

"Yeah, that makes sense. It's not like they don't know where the smuggled materials will end up. As long as it's not a direct transaction, they won't care so much."

Lin Jie agreed with Ye Wulian's analysis. He basically had no direct access to military intelligence now, and Gangcun's monitoring of him was actually ineffective. Lin Jie was originally helping Gangcun with the reselling, and Gangcun would turn a blind eye to Lin Jie's own business occasionally.

"Well, especially now that the situation in Japan is not good, the Gangcun people know that the war can't be sustained, and they will definitely speed up the pace of making money. There is nothing they dare not do."

During the year that Ye Wulian took care of the child, she was forced to reduce her participation in intelligence gathering work. Staying at home all day actually strengthened her intelligence analysis capabilities, especially her overall view.

"It's hateful that so much wealth has fallen into the hands of the Japanese. This is all the hard-earned money of us Chinese people!"

Lin Jie sighed helplessly, thinking about those people who shouted for Sino-Japanese friendship decades later, Lin Jie wanted to find their ancestors and kill them to prevent a bunch of people who forgot their roots from coming and going.

"Okay, there's nothing we can do about it. Don't think too much." Ye Wulian looked at Lin Jie gritting his teeth and suddenly felt that Lin Jie could still be saved.

Ye Wulian thought that Lin Jie was a good person except that he was a bit lustful. "How can we save him? We must make him follow the Kuomintang. If that doesn't work, we can break his legs and make him retire and do business?" Ye Wulian was shocked by her own idea.

"What's the matter? Wu Lian, what are you thinking about?"

Lin Jie noticed that Ye Wulian's face suddenly changed and looked a little ferocious, so he quickly woke her up. He never thought that his wife wanted to break his legs.

"Oh, nothing? Let's go to bed early!" Lin Jie's words brought Ye Wulian back to her senses from her fantasy.

She even wondered if she was influenced by the Military Control Commission's unscrupulous way of doing things. Lin Jie hadn't done anything, so why did they think of punishing him?

"Are you okay?" Lin Jie looked at Ye Wulian, whose face looked unsightly, with concern.

"It's okay. Maybe I didn't sleep well last night because of my son's noise. I'm a little tired."

"Oh, then go and get some rest quickly, or you'll wake up and not be able to sleep again." Lin Jie turned off the bedside lamp and closed his eyes, thinking alone about the details of how to convince Gangcun.

"Hubby, why aren't you sleeping?" Lin Jie usually falls asleep while holding Ye Wulian in his arms. Now that he is lying there motionless, Ye Wulian knows that he is not asleep.

"Oh, you go to sleep first. I'll think about what I missed. Gangcun is a very suspicious person. I have to think carefully about every word I say to him. You go to sleep!" Lin Jie turned sideways and let Ye Wulian lean on his arms to make her feel at ease. This has become a habit for many years.

"Husband, have you been very tired these years?"

"No, don't you see that I am full of energy every day? I am more than capable of handling you. Don't worry, I am in good health."

"I mean, are you feeling very tired? I just noticed that you have some gray hair."

"No, I didn't notice it." Lin Jie couldn't believe that he had white hair. He was only 30 years old. In this era, apart from those who were born with premature graying, few people had white hair at such a young age.

"Really, there are a few white hairs on the temples."

Ye Wulian reached out and stroked Lin Jie's face. She suddenly felt a little sorry for her man. If she hadn't brought Lin Jie into the Military Control Commission, with Lin Jie's tactful way of handling things, he could have made it easy in Shanghai.

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