Zeng John was not interested in Qi Qingshan's curiosity about him. He was more concerned about Qi Qingshan's purpose in coming to see him, so he spoke as soon as he was sure it was safe:
"Captain Qi, I wonder if you have something to ask me this time?"
Qi Qingshan also understood the importance of the matter after hearing this, and immediately stopped his thoughts and said directly:
"I wonder if you are aware of the situation of the Portuguese garrison in Haojiang?"
Upon hearing this, Zeng John turned to look at Qi Qingshan in surprise. He didn't understand what the other party meant, but he understood the relationship between the two parties and there was no need to hide some things.
Nodded and said:
"We have some understanding of it. We have investigated the number of troops stationed, the location of the barracks, the firepower configuration, and the key points of defense."
Upon hearing this, Qi Qingshan remembered that their action this time was not a military action, and the other party must have collected some military intelligence, which was not what he needed this time.
So, he shook his head and said:
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"I'm not talking about these situations. We are not going to go to war with them. We have no use for this intelligence. What I want to know is the situation of some of the other side's main officers, such as their names, personalities, home addresses, social relationships, hobbies, financial conditions, etc."
Hearing this, Zeng John frowned slightly, somewhat confused as to what the other party was trying to do.
"We do have this information, but it's not particularly detailed. I don't know what you need it for, and I'm not sure if it can help you."
When Qi Qingshan heard Zeng Yuehan's words, he understood that the other party was indirectly asking him for the purpose of this information. He also knew in his heart that Fang Lang had asked him to ask them, and he had never thought of hiding his purpose from the other party, so he smiled and said directly:
“We want to open up a channel for goods to enter the mainland from Haojiang. Once the American blockade begins, we are worried that relying on the port city alone will not be enough.
Therefore, we are preparing to open up the Haojiang River as a backup channel, and when the time comes, we will need you to arrange for the connection work in the mainland."
Zeng Yuehan was stunned when he heard this, and looked at Qi Qingshan in confusion and said:
"What does the American blockade mean? The Americans are going to block the mainland?"
Seeing this, Qi Qingshan realized that Zeng John was still unaware of this information. But it was understandable that such important information would definitely not be told to just anyone in the mainland.
If I wasn't the boss's adjutant, I wouldn't have known this information. I secretly blamed myself for telling everything. Although I knew the other party was one of my own, since his superiors didn't let him know, it meant that this was not the information he should know.
He coughed slightly in embarrassment, picked up the chopsticks and picked up a piece of roast goose and put it into his mouth, and said vaguely:
"I can't tell you that. If you want to know, you have to ask your superiors. If they think you can know, they will tell you."
Hearing this, Zeng John also immediately became alert, knowing that he almost made a mistake. Comrade Gong had already told him that if there was any intelligence that needed to be passed on by him, he only needed to pass it on and not snoop.
This time, because the other party suddenly found me and asked for help, I relaxed a little, forgot my duties as an intelligence agent, and almost made a mistake of principle.
"I'm sorry! It's my fault. I almost made a mistake of principle. I will apologize to my superiors when I get back.
Regarding your needs, I will immediately convey them to my superiors, and if there is a result, I will send it to the Peninsula Hotel tonight."
His reaction made Qi Qingshan even more embarrassed, and he waved his hands repeatedly:
"Don't mind me, I don't mean anything else!"
Zeng John naturally understood what Qi Qingshan meant, and waved his hand with a smile:
"I understand! I'm not angry. It's just that I really shouldn't ask questions. This is a taboo in our line of work!"
Qi Qingshan was relieved to see that the other party didn't seem to be angry. However, he didn't think there was anything to hide about the information about the Portuguese officers stationed in Haojiang.
"As far as we know, your place is very close to Haojiang, and the personnel exchanges are very close. If anyone knows any evidence or private information about the Portuguese officers stationed in Haojiang, it would be great."
When Zeng John heard Qi Qingshan mention that he wanted the other party's handle, he understood that they did not want the other party's life, but wanted to control the other party and use him for their own purposes.
But although he is an intelligence officer, he was originally just an ordinary low-level police officer. There is a lot of intelligence that he cannot access for the time being.
However, Qi Qingshan's words gave him a warning. The distance between Hong Kong and Haojiang is very close, and many locals like to cross the sea to play a few games, so there are indeed many people who have close contacts with the other side, especially some gang members.
The Hong Kong City police need to come into contact with gang members frequently, so after hearing Qi Qingshan's words, he immediately remembered that many gang leaders had visited him in the past few days.
Among them, there is a gang that organizes people in Hong Kong and sends them to Macau for tourism. They seem to have a branch in Macau. Among the people in Hong Kong, they should be the ones who know Macau best.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel moved, and the fingers holding the chopsticks couldn't help but tighten.
"Speaking of people who have close contacts with Haojiang, I do know a few of them. However, they are not our people. They are all gang members. It may be difficult to keep the information obtained from them confidential?"
Hearing this, Qi Qingshan couldn't help but stop picking up food with his chopsticks, looked at Zeng Yuehan and said:
"Oh! Could they know some secret information?"
Zeng John simply put down his chopsticks and said seriously:
"I don't know if they know any secret intelligence, but they have a way to get the contraband ashore without being detected."
Upon hearing this, Qi Qingshan's eyes lit up and he quickly said:
"So, they have established connections in Haojiang! I wonder if it would be convenient for me to meet them."
"It's fine to meet them, but they may not be willing to share the intelligence they have."
Needless to say, these thugs must have established connections in Haojiang to be able to transport the contraband in unimpeded. As for whose connections they established, it didn't matter. As long as they could control this channel, Fang Lang and his team's subsequent plans would have no obstacles.
But it was obviously impossible to ask those hooligans to hand over their means of making a living. Although Zeng John had been promoted to inspector, it was impossible for him to ask them to hand over their means of making money with just one sentence.
But Qi Qingshan obviously didn't have as many concerns as Zeng Yuehan. He just smiled slightly, looking relaxed, picked up another piece of barbecued pork and stuffed it into his mouth, chewing it with relish while saying:
"It doesn't matter. Just tell me their names and locations, and I'll find a way to handle the rest."
As soon as these words came out, Zeng John immediately understood what the other party was going to do! Qi Qingshan's simple and direct military thinking scared him a lot, and he was a little worried that they would cause another big incident in the port city.
"Wait, don't be impatient, wait a minute, let me think about it and see if there is any other way!
The one who can control this channel must be their boss, but their boss is not a simple person. He has close relations with some big bosses of the Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong City, and also has relations with several British guys.
If you attack him directly, it might attract a lot of attention, which is not okay."
Qi Qingshan didn't expect it would be so troublesome. He was a gang member who had close ties with the boss of the Chamber of Commerce and had connections with the British.
However, he quickly realized that this guy often organized cross-sea tours for his clients, and these people might be his big clients. A stable and safe travel route is indeed liked by many big shots. If something happened to this guy, maybe some big shot would pay attention.
After all, no one knows whether these big shots left any handles in this guy's hands when they were playing in the past.
"Then see if there is any way to make this guy willingly tell us what he knows?"
Zeng Yuehan was lost in thought. After hearing Qi Qingshan's words, he hesitated for a long time before slowly speaking:
"It's not that there is no solution at all. However, we may need to rely on the power of Chief Chinese Detective Yao Mu."
Qi Qingshan knew who Yao Mu was. Not only had they met on Stanley Street, but later, this guy also made a special trip to the Peninsula Hotel to visit Fang Lang.
"This Yao Mu is not one of us. If we get him involved, there might be trouble."
Zeng John knew this very well, without Qi Qingshan telling him. This was also the reason why he hesitated again and again. He could have directly reported Fang Lang and his friends' needs, and they would have provided them with intelligence.
But he knew that the intelligence that the country could provide was not necessarily what they needed. Of course, if the intelligence officers in Haojiang were to conduct an in-depth investigation now, they would definitely be able to find out the intelligence they wanted, but it might not be in time.
That's why he thought of starting with the gangs in Hong Kong City.
"Yes! Yao Mu is not an easy person to deal with. If we are not careful, he might catch us. Unless we have a reasonable reason. Otherwise, it will be difficult to find him."
After hearing Zeng John's words, Qi Qingshan also began to fall into deep thought. For a moment, the box fell into silence.
Just when Zeng Yuehan was about to give up this idea, Qi Qingshan suddenly seemed to think of something, patted his thigh and said:
"I've thought of a way, but I'm not sure if it will work yet. I have to go back and ask my boss for permission before I can confirm.
Please apply to your superiors first and see if they can provide us with some information.
We will act on both sides at the same time and try to get the accurate intelligence we want."
Hearing this, Zeng John looked at Qi Qingshan in surprise again, but this time he did not ask any questions. He just nodded deeply and said:
"No problem. I will contact my superiors immediately and try to get the information to you as quickly as possible."
When Qi Qingshan returned to the Peninsula Hotel, it was already past three o'clock in the afternoon.
"So, your plan now is to have someone ask you for help in the name of Hong Yitang, and then you will ask Yao Mu to help solve this problem?"
Fang Lang sat on the sofa in front of the window of the Peninsula Hotel, smoking a cigar, looking at the sea view outside the window, and said to Qi Qingshan beside him.
"Yes, this way I can ask Yao Mu for help in the name of personal need. He should not refuse me this favor."
Qi Qingshan sat opposite Fang Lang on the sofa, looking at him with a hint of uneasiness in his eyes. Obviously, he hoped that Fang Lang would approve of his plan.
But Fang Lang did not speak immediately. Instead, he took a deep puff of the cigar, exhaled a smoke ring, and then slowly spoke:
"Do you think Yao Mu won't be able to find out the relationship between me and Hong Yitang?"
Hearing this, Qi Qingshan was obviously stunned. He had never thought about this question. His question was not difficult to answer. The Fang family had quite a few projects in Gangcheng, and it was not difficult for Yao Mu to know the relationship between the two.
If he asked Yao Mu for help in the name of Hong Yi Tang, he might not feel anything unusual. But he would definitely think that Fang Lang asked him to do so, and Yao Mu would definitely find a chance to ask for this favor back.
If you are not careful, you may be caught by the other party when transporting goods through the Haojiang route.
"this……"
Seeing that Qi Qingshan seemed to have reacted, Fang Lang did not blame him, but put out the cigar in the ashtray beside him, slowly stood up and said:
"Instead of asking him to come, we should find a way to get him to come to us. I tell you, if you do this... this..."
After hearing Fang Lang's plan, Qi Qingshan couldn't help but sigh that he was indeed not on the same level as his boss.
That night, Yao Mu was having dinner with his wife in his mansion when a subordinate hurried to Yao Mu's house.
"Sir, we just received a message that Bai Cunbao from Hongmen Dashengtang has arranged to have a midnight snack in Central tonight with Juanmao Kang from Zhongyi."
Hearing this, Yao Mu couldn't help but frowned, and said with a puzzled look:
"When did the two of them get together? Didn't Bai Cunbao take the Hongmen Dashengtang out of Gangcheng?"
Upon hearing this, the subordinate immediately reported what he had learned to Yao Mu:
"It seems that an overseas branch of the Hongmen encountered some problems in Macau and came to Bai Cunbao for help.
I didn't expect that old man Bai Cunbao would be so proactive. He immediately came forward to personally arrange a meeting with the loyal Juanmao Kang. "
The speaker may not mean it, but the listener may take it seriously. When Yao Mu heard his subordinates say that Bai Cunbao was very active, he immediately thought of a possibility and asked:
"Do you know that this is the branch of Hongmen?"
Seeing that Yao Mu seemed to be interested, the subordinate immediately became serious and thought about it carefully before saying:
"I can't remember which sect it was, but it seemed to be a Hongmen sect from Brazil."
Yao Mu, who was having dinner, stood up suddenly when he heard the word "Ba Xi". He scared his wife who was having dinner opposite him and his subordinate. They didn't understand what was going on and why Chief Inspector Yao reacted so strongly.
"Are you sure it's the Hongmen Hall in Brazil? Is it called the Brazilian Hongyi Hall?"
After hearing what Yao Mu said, the subordinate nodded repeatedly:
"Yes, yes, it seems to be called Brazil Hongyi Hall."
After receiving a positive answer, Yao Mu stood up and walked back and forth in the restaurant, muttering:
"Good Bai Cunbao, we agreed to advance and retreat together. If there is any news about General Fang, please inform me as soon as possible.
Now that the opportunity has come, you want to do it alone.
Fortunately, someone is watching you, otherwise, you would have succeeded this time."
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