Overt and covert visits

Author: The bear skimming the treetops

Overt and covert visits

The matter of tracking down intelligence was no small matter, and Wang Weizhong decided to personally participate.

Fang Xin and Wang Weizhong left Lincheng Station by car, and Wang Weizhong took him to a safe house.

"See if this suit suits you?" Wang Weizhong rummaged through the cabinets and found a set of clothes and handed them to Fang Jinjin.

Fang now quickly changed his clothes. He roughly guessed what his senior brother meant. The clues to find the key must be carried out secretly and his true identity cannot be revealed.

Fang looked at himself in the mirror now, and he didn't dare to recognize him - he was wearing high-quality dark gray striped trousers, a snow-white shirt with a bow tie, and shiny leather shoes on his feet.

"After you leave this room, you will be Master Congkuo, and I will be your bodyguard!"

Wang Weizhong also changed his clothes, wearing a white shirt and black trousers. In addition, he has broad shoulders, thick arms, a strong body, a flat head, beard, and piercing eyes. He really looks like a bodyguard.

"Brother, do you mean we go to various banks first?"

Wang Weizhong nodded: "Yes, this key looks a lot like the key to a bank safe,"

Wang Weizhong has seen similar keys. The customer's key must match the key held by the bank. Only when both keys are inserted at the same time can the safe be opened. The security is extremely high.

Some banks only recognize the key but not the person. Anyone with the key can take away the items in the safe.

Next, Wang Weizhong took out two heavy small suitcases from the cabinet, patted the other party gently and said, "A suitcase with ten large yellow croakers is worthy of a young master like you, right?"

"You just have to work hard, senior brother, to act as a bodyguard!" Fang Jin smiled, a rare moment of humor for senior brother.

Since you want to go to the bank to check the safe and compare the keys, there must be a reasonable reason.

Nowadays, foreign affairs majors not only learn languages, but also have certain knowledge about international relations, foreign trade, law, etc.

Therefore, I still understand the current market situation of precious metals.

More than a decade ago, the excessive issuance of U.S. dollars led European countries to collectively sell U.S. dollars and demand exchange for gold, causing the value of the U.S. dollar to plummet. This in turn triggered a run on domestic people and led to the bankruptcy of many banks.

In order to stabilize the value of the U.S. dollar, the United States did not have enough gold reserves and used silver reserves to make up for it.

By increasing the international silver purchase price, it attracts global silver to flow into the country, increases the country's silver reserves, and strengthens the value of the U.S. dollar.

Under such operations, the international silver price rose from US$0.25 per ounce in 1932 to US$1.29 per ounce in 1934.

As for the silver standard implemented in the Republic of China, the main currency circulating in the market was the silver dollar, so it naturally suffered greatly.

From April 1934 to November 1935, China experienced a huge outflow of silver, and its silver reserves plummeted from approximately 602 million yuan to 288 million yuan.

As a result, precious metals are now very expensive and hard to find in the world.

Which bank wouldn't be jealous of gold now?

Therefore, with these ten large yellow croakers, it is easy to access the bank safe.

The two of them left the safe house and started looking for the nearest bank.

After the National Government was established in Nanjing, Lincheng's financial industry developed rapidly due to its close proximity and close connections with Nanjing and Shanghai.

There are 14 branches of Shangchu, Industrial Zhongnan and other banks alone, as well as 8 branches of foreign banks such as Macquarie, Dehua and Huabi.

At first, Fang was now full of confidence, thinking that he could find a safe that matched the key in his hand among these banks.

The bank staff were very polite to them. Not to mention the Chinese banks, several foreign banks also regarded them as gods of wealth, and the staff led them to check the safety and confidentiality of the safe.

Fang Jinjin and Wang Weizhong took the opportunity to compare the keys, but the two of them went into the night and visited all the banks. They did not find a safe bank key that was the same as the one they found at the Lakeside Village Hotel.

"Senior brother, are we missing anything?" Fang asked now.

Wang Weizhong thought for a while and then said: "We have looked at all the banks on the register. If there is anything missing, it should be a bank."

"Qianzhuang?" Fang was stunned now. The knowledge of bankers has not been taught in the police academy, and he has never been exposed to it himself. In his opinion, the bankers are all old people.

Wang Weizhong did not show any disdain. As a junior, he had just stepped out of school, so it was normal for him to be ignorant of many things in society. He had also come here in the same way.

A few decades ago, the capital of some paint shops, opium and tobacco shops, compradors of foreign banks, silk merchants, salt merchants, sand ship merchants, and yarn mill owners all invested in the money industry. The number, capital, and profits of banks all increased significantly.

With the increase, the development of the money industry has entered a "golden age".

However, due to the unstable foundation of the bank and the control of external capital, it began to decline ten years ago.

Especially last year, the National Government announced the implementation of the "legal currency policy", which blocked the bank's "clearance" business and negated the remittance system. The bank lost its function as a bridge for Western powers to penetrate into mainland China, and domestic banks no longer relied on the bank for fund transfers.

The liquidation caused the bank to lose its original advantage.

Moreover, the contradiction between the money industry and the National Government is getting bigger and bigger, further accelerating the decline of the money bank.

However, there are still some banks in Lincheng that are still struggling to survive, and have even gone underground.

Wang Weizhong does not have time to explain the specific situation of these banks in detail to Fang Ning now. The top priority is how to find out the source of the medicine key as soon as possible.

He said: "Some banks also have safe deposit box business. However, if you want to go to each bank one by one to compare, the workload is very cumbersome, and it is impossible to complete it in a short time with just the two of us."

The webmaster and Zhang Xinhua had repeatedly told Wang Weizhong to keep it secret, which meant that the possibility of them relying on outside help was very small, which made him very embarrassed.

Fang now knew this very well. An idea flashed in his mind and he suggested: "Brother, do you think this will work? Help me find someone who is both reliable and familiar with the bank. Don't reveal my true identity.

Just say I am your cousin and ask him to take me to find these banks. This way we can work separately to improve efficiency."

Wang Weizhong immediately fell silent. If this clue could not be traced to a result in a short time, there might be another accident, and then there would definitely be no way to communicate with Shangfeng.

Fang's current proposal is a solution, but he is not reassured.

Lincheng is home to hundreds of thousands of residents, with black and white religions and nine streams, and various forces intertwined and intertwined. It is a complex vortex of light and dark.

Although Fang now has a flexible mind, after all, he has no personal protection around him, so it is unrealistic to carry out tasks alone.

Fang now saw that Wang Weizhong was still not expressing his position, so he asked tentatively: "Brother, are you worried that I will lose the gold?"

Wang Weizhong showed a wry smile on his dark face and said: "I'm not worried about the gold. To tell you the truth, it's not real gold at all, it's just gold-plated lead."

Fang suddenly realized after hearing this. Thinking about it, although the economy of the Republic of China has not reached a stage of sharp decline, its financial and military expenditures are not rich. How could there be so much gold in a safe house of the Lincheng Station Action Team?

"In this case, senior brother, you don't have to worry anymore! Time is tight, and if we don't check it quickly, it will be too late."

Although the contents of the 530 safe were taken away, the key that should not be in the room gave Fang now a glimmer of light.

Wang Weizhong thought for a while and then said: "Okay, I'll do what you say! But I have to call the Dai brothers over to protect you."

As for the person he needed to find, Wang Weizhong quickly had a candidate in mind. This person was called Lu Dayong, a police sergeant from the urban district branch.

In Wang Weizhong's words, this person is like an old hound with a keen sense of smell that can roam in both light and dark places in Lincheng.

What's even more rare is that Lu Dayong is very loyal to him and only follows his own lead.

Usually, if there is any disturbance in Lincheng, he will report it directly to himself. The Japanese spy who broke off before was discovered by Lu Dayong first.

Fang has just arrived in the city, so he is relatively new to the city. As a cousin, he found a bank to deposit gold. This reason makes sense.

Wang Weizhong immediately found a public phone booth and called the urban police station, but was told that Lu Dayong went to patrol the streets and was not at the station.

He originally wanted to take Fang Now to see Lu Dayong and give instructions in person, but Fang Now felt that time was tight and there was no need to do so.

Fang now inquired about the area where Lu Dayong was on duty, and asked Wang Weizhong to write a note. He hurriedly left and took a small suitcase to find Lu Dayong.

At the Yuelai Hotel, Cao Tie walked around in the dark room, feeling increasingly uneasy.

It's getting dark now, but Boss Zheng hasn't come back yet, and he doesn't know how things will go.

Thinking of the gunshot wounds on his two comrades, Cao Tie became extremely anxious and wished he could take doctors and medicines with him, put on his wings and fly back.

The waiter brought the ordered food, but Cao Tie had no appetite at all for the delicious food.

He walked to the window, opened a corner of the curtain and looked downstairs. Each household was lighting up the lights one after another, which was completely different from the darkness in the mountains.

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door outside, and Cao Tie jumped behind the door and stretched his hand to his waist.

Three short and one long, shopkeeper Zheng is back.

"How's it going? Have you found the doctor?"

"The doctor has been found, but he is the only doctor in the clinic now and there is no way he can leave."

According to shopkeeper Zheng, there are not many doctors who can treat gunshot wounds, and there are even fewer people who dare to take on the work privately, because it risks losing their heads. Money is easy to make, but you also have to spend it with your life.

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The doctor that Shopkeeper Zheng mentioned was probably a doctor from a black clinic, and he was just trying to make some extra money by chance.

Cao Tie became anxious when he heard this. He could wait, but the injuries of the two wounded men could not wait. If this continued, something would happen.

"Shopkeeper Zheng, can you think of another way? You know many people in the city, so you will definitely be able to find a way, right?" Cao Tie grabbed Shopkeeper Zheng's hand and already regarded him as a life-saving straw.

Shopkeeper Zheng also had a troubled expression: "Comrade Cao Tie, I understand your mood very well, but I have tried my best. I have searched almost all the doctors in the city who can do this surgery, and I have taken great risks.

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As he said that, he took out his cigarette case, took out a cigarette and handed it to Cao Tie: "Have a cigarette, there is no such thing in the mountains."

Cao Tie was not a heavy smoker like the captain and instructor. There was not even enough food in the mountains, and smoking was a luxury. Ge Mingyong and the others could only stuff some dead leaves into the pipe pot to enjoy themselves.

Cao Tie conveniently placed the cigarette on the table: "How can I want to smoke now?"

Shopkeeper Zheng said: "That's right. You have to eat some of the food. These meals are specially prepared for you. In this way, you eat first, and I will think of something after I go out."
To be continued...