The information from the Intelligence Department was delivered in a timely manner. Ning Zhiheng informed Yi Huaan and his order reached Mu Yu's hands two hours later.

Luo Xingchao, who hurried back to the No. 76 agent headquarters, immediately called Cui Yuanfeng and Bi Wenxiang over as soon as he returned to the office.

He first asked Cui Yuanfeng: "What are Wu Shicai doing these two days?"

Cui Yuanfeng has always been responsible for developing spies within the agent headquarters. Under the banner of the Japanese and relying on Luo Xingchao's current identity, this work went smoothly. Almost all the powerful cadres in No. 76 have spies he bought and arranged. As the captain of the operation team, Wu Shicai and Li Zhiqun's direct confidant are naturally no exception.

Moreover, Luo Xingchao specifically explained these days that he must have been keeping a close eye on Wu Shicai's movements, so when he heard Luo Xingchao's inquiry, he immediately replied: "This guy has been very active during this period. He has swallowed up all Sheng Zhiyuan's property and is looking for someone to take over and cash. Sheng Zhiyuan's family has also been arrested and locked up in a casino in western Shanghai torture. It seems that Sheng Shiyuan has done something wrong in the middle and hidden most of the assets. Wu Shicai wants to get the money back.

Also, his subordinates were fighting Qiufeng everywhere, arresting several merchants from West Shanghai and extorting money. I think he was forced to get angry with the money, but his deficit this time was so big, it wouldn't be that easy to make up for it."

Luo Xingchao quickly asked, "Do you know that you have arrested those merchants?"

"There are three in total, Wang Hongyun from Anfengyuan Trading Bank, Pang Xingwen from Shunjia Department Store, and Wang Chang, the owner of Huajinxiang Cotton Mill, are all merchants with some wealth in Shanghai. Now the merchants in Shanghai are scared to death, fearing that Wu Shicai will come to visit."

Luo Xingchao was a little disappointed when he heard this. Cui Yuanfeng's surveillance of Wu Shicai was already in place, but there was no Wei Hongde's name here. He asked again: "I have only caught these three people? Did your spy Chang Shan mention the name Wei Hongde?"

Chang Shan is the eyeliner bought by Cui Yuanfeng. This person is a follower next to Wu Shicai. Although he is not a close confidant, he cannot hide many things from him.

"Wei Hongde?" Cui Yuanfeng and Bi Wenxiang looked at each other. They have worked in Shanghai for so many years and are naturally familiar with this famous Shanghai real estate tycoon.

Luo Xingchao then introduced the situation and whispered: "The information department has already reported that Wei Hongde, the real estate tycoon in the concession, was kidnapped at noon the day before yesterday. The kidnappers asked for a sky-high price of 300,000 US dollars as soon as they opened their mouths. They judged that Wei Hongde was likely to fall into Wu Shicai's hands and ordered us to find Wei Hongde's specific whereabouts before tomorrow night. They were going to prepare for rescue."

Bi Wenxiang asked in confusion: "Is there any connection between Wei Hongde and the Intelligence Department?"

Luo Xingchao nodded: "It is hard to say that the Intelligence Department has been operating in Shanghai for so long, so there must be a lot of relationships in the concession, and maybe it is involved with Wei Hongde."

"Wei Hongde is the leading rich man on the beach. Hua Dong from the Public Concession Industry Department. He is rich and powerful. It is said that he has the background of a British consul. Wu Shicai dares to attack him. Is he so careless?"

Luo Xingchao said: "He dares to do anything to make up for the deficit. I guess he has suffered too much this time. No matter how rich the merchants in Shanghai and western China have, they will not be able to provide the money for the time being, so it is very likely to choose a rich man like Wei Hongde."

Bi Wenxiang couldn't help but be shocked: "300,000 US dollars! Wu Shicai is really a lion's mouth. I think he is not only making up for the loss, but also making a big profit."

Cui Yuanfeng said: "Chang Shan has never mentioned Wei Hongde, but he is not a confidant of Wu Shicai. He may not know all of them. I will ask him clearly."

Luo Xingchao immediately said, "No need to delay. Before tomorrow night, there must be a result. By the way, there is another detail. When Wei Hongde was kidnapped, the kidnappers dispatched two cars and finally drove Wei Hongde's car back to the city. This is the latest pure white American Buick model, which is valuable and there are not many cars in Shanghai. You can also start from this aspect and see if you can find out Wei Hongde's whereabouts."

This is an important clue!

Cui Yuanfeng nodded quickly and agreed, "Don't worry, a living person is easy to hide, but the car has obvious characteristics and big goals, so I can definitely find it."

"Baili car repair shop!" Bi Wenxiang seemed to remember something and couldn't help but say.

Seeing that the other two people looked at him, Bi Wenxiang quickly explained.

It turns out that in recent times, there have been cases of losing cars in Shanghai. Many car owners have called the police station, because all of these car owners are wealthy businessmen or politicians with prominent status. They have been putting pressure on the police station. The police station was forced to do so, so they had to make great efforts to investigate carefully. They are also local tyrants, and they have some means and have really found some clues.

They discovered that the loss of these cars was done by local Qing Gang personnel, and even confirmed that some suspicious people were experts who usually slipped doors and locks, but these personnel also had a special identity, that is, the operation personnel of the No. 76 Agent Headquarters, and in fact, they were Wu Shicai's subordinates.

They also investigated that Wu Shicai opened a car repair shop in western Shanghai, called Baili Car Repair Shop. He was doing a car repair business on the surface, but in fact he made a special way for these stolen cars to be redesigned and painted, and finally sent them to the surrounding areas of Shanghai to make a move. This kind of business is profitable and profitable. It is another way for Wu Shicai to make ill-gotten fortunes.

Although the police station has investigated some situations, now in Shanghai, the power of the No. 76 Agent Headquarters is dominant, especially Wu Shicai and his gang are very arrogant. It can be said that except for the eastern city controlled by the Japanese, police in other regions are unwilling to offend the No. 76 Agent Headquarters. Moreover, the current director of the police department of the Nanjing pseudo-government is Li Zhiqun, the director of the No. 76 Agent Headquarters, so the police station naturally dared not pursue the investigation. These cases were delayed and finally left unresolved.

But these rumors were still spread. Wu Shicai's subordinates were all disciples of the Qing Gang. These people have been in the market all year round and have more or less problems with this and that. In this way, it is difficult to ensure confidentiality work, and the news finally reached Bi Wenxiang.

At first, Bi Wenxiang didn't care. Wu Shicai used all means to get money. He knew that the incident of stealing rats and dogs was also expected. Now that he heard about Wei Hongde's car, he suddenly remembered this incident.

"This guy is good at making money, and he really won't miss any chance to make money." Luo Xingchao couldn't help but sigh. Wu Shicai really deserved his name. He was obsessed with money all his life, and his greedy nature has penetrated into the cracks of his bones.

Cui Yuanfeng was also very happy. In this way, his investigation will have direction and targeted it, which will save a lot of time. The possibility of finding Wei Hongde before tomorrow night will greatly increase.

But Bi Wenxiang was not finished yet, and he continued to report to Luo Xingchaohui: "There is another thing. Inspector Hua of the Public Concession, Cha Yutang, disappeared, and several of his subordinates were missing together.

However, Cha Yutang's disappearance is a bit strange. The consulates of Britain and the United States suppressed the news. There was no news about this in major newspapers and newspapers. The new Inspector General Hua has already taken office. It happened that he also disappeared the day before yesterday, just the same day as Wei Hongde was kidnapped. Do you think there will be any connection between the two?"

"No!" Luo Xingchao said decisively. He had just received a definite reply from Yi Huaan, so he naturally knew the inside story.

So he carefully explained some of the situation to the two assistants, and then said: "This time the situation is very dangerous. Cha Yutang did have some secret materials in his hands, which poses a great threat to the Intelligence Department. Fortunately, we found out Feng Sinian's identity in time. The Intelligence Department warned Phillips. Finally, the Intelligence Department took action and Phillips cooperated to resolve the crisis. We made a lot of contributions in this matter. Shangfeng was very satisfied with our performance!"

"It's great, finally the hard work was not in vain!" Cui Yuanfeng and Bi Wenxiang were overjoyed. They had been investigating this matter for more than two months. Now that such a satisfactory result is naturally very encouraged and excited.

"Okay, everything is explained clearly. Time is tight, you can take action!"

In the Gu Mansion in the French Concession in Shanghai, Ji Hongyi sat at Gu Xuan's lower head. The one sitting opposite him was Wei Hongde's wife and his eldest son Wei Xilin.

Wei Hongde is old and now most of the business in his family is handed over to his eldest son Wei Xilin. This time something happened to his father. As the eldest son in the family, Wei Xilin naturally took on the responsibility of saving his father. He has been running around to raise funds in the past two days. Today he received a call from Ji Hongyi and rushed to Gu Mansion.

As soon as Wei Xilin sat down, he couldn't wait to ask: "Mr. Ji, you still have a way to exchange such a large dollar so quickly. I really don't know how to thank you!"

Ji Hongyi waved his hand and said in a deep voice: "Young Master Wei, you are polite. Mr. Wei and my master have been friends for many years. If something happened to him, we naturally have to do it. The money is here, so you can count it!"

After saying that, he lifted a suitcase from his feet, placed it on the table, gently unbuttoned the leather buckle, opened the lid, pushed it to the front of the Wei family and his son, and said, "Mrs. Wei, Mr. Wei, check it out, a total of 150,000 US dollars."

The Wei family had previously transferred fiat and Japanese yen worth $150,000 to the company account under Ji Hongyi's name, and the currency exchange was successfully completed.

Of course, the Wei family and his son would not really check it. Wei Xilin directly covered the suitcase and said gratefully: "It's great. I have heard that Mr. Ji's reputation is not only Mr. Gu's right-hand man, but also the leader in the Shanghai business world. Today I'm so grateful for your help. By the way, I don't know how your investigation has been going on in the past few days. Who are the kidnappers? Can I send my father back safely?"

When Gu Xuan heard this, he was worried that the kidnappers would ignore the rules of the world and even tear the tickets after taking the money, so he also asked, "Yes, Hongyi, what have I found in the past two days?"

Of course, Ji Hongyi would not say much. Although he and Ning Zhiheng had already judged that it was done by Wu Shicai, the gangster leader of No. 76, after all, it has not been verified yet, and Ji Hongyi did not want the Wei family to know too much, otherwise it would be difficult for him to intervene.

So he spoke, "The other party has not left many clues, and the time is too short. I have not investigated any substantial situation. At present, I can only judge that it is not the work of the forces in the concession. I guess it is mostly the underworld forces in the city."

Wei Xilin nodded immediately and agreed with Ji Hongyi's opinion. He was also a smart person and had his own judgment on this matter. He said: "Yes, Mr. Ji said it well. My father has been in the concession for many years. The people in the concession gave some face. Moreover, the place they asked for payment was Lanjiaqiao in the west of Shanghai. I think it should be done by the Qing Gang disciples in the city."

Mrs. Wei took the opportunity and said quickly: "Mr. Gu, this time the kidnappers specifically asked Xi Lin to pay the money by himself. I am really worried. Shanghai and western China are famous 'bad land'. Bandits are rampant, the public security situation is chaotic, and there are all kinds of evil people. If the kidnappers take the money and refuse to let Xi Lin down, then our Wei family will be completely finished."

When Gu Xuan heard this, he also felt something was right. If he really met a kidnapper who did not talk about morality in the world, the so-called money was fascinating. If he bought such a large amount of money easily, it would be difficult to guarantee that he would not have the desire to be greedy. If he attacked Wei Xilin again and then extorted money, the Wei family would be even worse and he would never be able to turn over again.

Wei Xilin himself was also quite worried that another important reason for their mother and son to come here this time was that he would ask Gu Xuan to take action, which could not only ensure Wei Xilin's safety, but also successfully redeem Wei Hongde.

Gu Xuan looked at Ji Hongyi. Although he had the final say in the Subei Gang, in fact, the power in his hands was no longer as strong as that of Ji Hongyi's control. Moreover, he knew that Ji Hongyi had a group of trusted disciples who could beat and kill, and this matter would still be on this disciple.

He spoke out and said, "Hongyi, I think it's better for you to take someone to secretly protect Mr. Wei to Shanghai to pay the money."

"Don't worry, leave this matter to me." Ji Hongyi nodded and agreed when he saw his master's words.

Then he looked at Wei Xilin, looked up and down carefully, and said, "After all, the city is not our territory, especially in the western Shanghai area, it is indeed too risky, and any accident may happen. I mean, for safety reasons, Mr. Wei, don't come forward. I am similar to you. If Mrs. Wei and Mr. Wei trust me, then I will pay the money instead of Mr. Wei. What do you think?"

The Wei family and his son were overjoyed when they heard this. They did not expect that Ji Hongyi was willing to take action in person. In this way, things would be safer. Wei Xilin quickly stood up and bowed to Ji Hongyi: "Thank you so much for Mr. Ji, so I'll ask you everything. It's not that I'm afraid of death and dare not go to West Shanghai, but I only know how to hold a pen and have no power to tie a chicken. If I really encounter an emergency, I can only wait for death."

Gu Xuan looked at Ji Hongyi's promise and knew that he had always done things safely and meticulously, so he would naturally have his own arrangements. He didn't have to worry about safety. So he nodded with satisfaction and said, "Okay, that's it. Ji Hongyi, be more careful and make more arrangements."
Chapter completed!