Lost and Spy

Chapter 23 Smuggling Business
Since Meng Shaoyuan came to this era, it has always been smooth sailing.

Whether it is the Matsumoto Jiro case or the Yang Xinli case, they are all handled with ease.

But this time it was a hit.

Not only did the case not progress, but instead suffered a humiliation.

There is no one who is arrogant and domineering than Xu Deshan.

"Captain Meng, calm down, calm down." As soon as Mu Dekai came out, he dragged Meng Shaoyuan forward: "Go, go, I invite you to take a bath."

"What? Take a bath?" Meng Shaoyuan was startled: "What kind of bath are you taking now?"

"Hey, Captain Meng, you said that from the south to the north, where is the place where people don't like to take a bath?" Mu Dekai smiled and said, "In the morning, the skin is covered with water, and in the afternoon, it is a great joy in life. We Nanjing people, There are four great pleasures, called visiting the south of the old city, going to the Chinese gate, eating firewood ravioli, and taking a bath in the urn hall. Go, go, I will treat you, I will treat you.”

Meng Shaoyuan had no choice, so he went with him.

In the area of ​​Chaotian Temple in Nanjing, there is an ancient street and alley, and the road runs from northwest to southeast.Starting from Hanximen in the north and reaching Luolang Lane in the south, it is an inconspicuous small street in the west of the city.

It is said that when the Ming city wall of Nanjing was first built, in order to solve the problem of bathing for military servicemen, some people built a series of bathhouses against the city wall, which were called "Tangzi Street".

Because the bathhouse was made of white stone and white city bricks with poor water permeability, people called it "Jade Street", and later it was simply called "Tangzi Street" for convenience.

All the famous bathhouses in Nanjing are here.

Like what urn hall, Sanqingchi, Sanshan bathroom, Daming Lake bathroom and so on and so on.

Mu Dekai took Meng Shaoyuan to the most famous Urn Hall.

The Wengtang is the oldest bathhouse in Nanjing, and it is difficult to find an older bathhouse in the whole of China.The reason why it is called Urn Hall is because the roof of the hall is like an upside-down large urn, with a skylight at the top for lighting, no matter how much water vapor is on the dome, it will not drip.

The jargon for selling chips at the door is called "Laojia". Mu Dekai bought the chips, and as soon as he entered, he heard the elongated voice of "Laotang" waiting for guests at the door:
"Old - bro, you two!"

"What do you mean?" Meng Shaoyuan was at a loss.

"Laojiao means guests." Mu Dekai said with a smile: "Don't look at this little bathhouse, there are many things that can be done. For example, the number, from one to ten, can't be called directly here, but called 'slippery' , Yue, Wang, Zhi, Zhong, Shen, Xin, Zhang, Love, Lift'. The clothes of the guests are called 'Dingfeng', and the gowns are called 'Da Peng'..."

Meng Shaoyuan listened and kept it firmly in his heart.

They took off their clothes and walked next to the hall. They took a fork that was almost two meters long, and put their clothes on the wall that was nearly three meters above the ground.

This is to prevent the loss of guests' clothes, which is safer than the locker box of Meng Shaoyuan's era.

When taking off his clothes, Meng Shaoyuan happened to see a delicate sachet hanging around Mu Dekai's waist, with the words "Xiu He" embroidered on it: "Old Mu, this woman's thing is worn by a big man. doing what?"

"The boss is from out of town." The man who ran the hall said with a smile: "This old friend must be a public servant, either a policeman or a soldier, or he was licking blood with a knife."

Huh?
Meng Shaoyuan was dumbfounded, how could he see it?Could it be that this running hall is also a micro-expression expert?

Mu Dekai also smiled: "The rules of some places in Nanjing, the danger of eating this bowl of rice, so ah, my wife at home, just embroider such a sachet to bring to men, the bread here is their hair, and the outside is embroidered. Putting their names on them, in the event of a bloody disaster, the sachet can block the disaster, which means seeking peace."

As it turned out, Meng Shaoyuan suddenly realized.

It's not bad, I caught up with the first pool of water, stripped naked, and took a dip in the bathtub, how comfortable it would be.

The feeling of being irritated by the insult just now calmed down all of a sudden.

"Captain Meng, don't take it to heart." Mu Dekai soaked in the water and enjoyed it with his eyes closed: "Xu Deshan is that kind of person, unless Director Dai comes in person, or else He really didn't pay attention to our little spies."

Meng Shaoyuan couldn't help but ask, "Old Mu, what kind of business do you think Hang Lung Trading is doing?"

"What business? On the surface, it's a flour business, but in fact..." Mu Dekai lowered his voice when he said this: "Casinos, halls, everything is open. The most profitable business is the smuggling business.

This guy has cooperated with many international companies, and earns a lot of money every year.What cigarettes, tap muslin, hardware, western medicine, rubber tires, what money he smuggles.

It's okay, do you know what Xu Deshan is smuggling?arms!Are these arms smuggled by ordinary people?So ah, every year, he spends a lot of ocean to honor the people who manage all aspects.What the Ministry of Finance, the Department of Transportation.

Hey, there is another sentence, that is, let's talk about it in private, don't spread it out.Once I was drinking with Lao Kong, and Lao Kong told me that Director Dai had long been jealous of this issue, and he always wanted to intervene, but he never found a chance. "

An idea suddenly appeared in Meng Shaoyuan's mind.

I gave Dai Li [-] oceans before, but Dai Li gave it to himself without looking at it.

Dai Li does not love money personally, but if Lixing Society wants to grow rapidly, there must be a huge demand for funds.

Song Ziwen of the Ministry of Finance established the General Taxation Police Corps, with equipment that is not inferior to the elite German mechanics of the National Army. What did they rely on?
money!

What money can't buy?

Whoever has a lot of money in his hand has the lead!

The smuggling industry has huge benefits, and it is impossible for Dai Li to remain indifferent.

You know, the future Dai Li built a huge smuggling empire!

Meng Shaoyuan knew what he should do: "Lao Mu, can you get the latest time and route of Xu Deshan's smuggling?"

"That's no problem." Mu Dekai suddenly came to his senses: "Captain Meng, what do you want to do? You can think clearly. If you want to touch Xu Deshan's goods, it will really turn your face. We are small For a small spy, it’s fine to suffer a little loss, there’s no need to offend him.”

"Who said I want to move his goods?" Meng Shaoyuan said calmly: "I just want to deal with Boss Xu, maybe I can give it to a friend. Lao Mu, don't soak it, hurry up and wash it. "I'll be waiting for you in the bathroom."

Mudekai couldn't help crying.

What the hell is this guy thinking about?

"Come on." Meng Shaoyuan started to drive him away.

"Success, success, I'll go, I'll go, who made you the captain?"

Mu Dekai muttered and crawled out of the bath: "Come here, give this old friend a touch, and then call three or six sons, a bowl of a thousand tacos."

(Old touch: rub back. Sanliuzi: wine. Thousands: noodles.)
As soon as Mu Dekai left, Meng Shaoyuan's comfortable whole body was soaked in the water.

It's so comfortable, so much fun.

(End of this chapter)