My spy diary

Chapter 24: Getting promoted and getting rich (please recommend collecting and reading)

After having lunch outside at noon, Zhang Yi asked for leave on the grounds of installing a telephone at home.

Yang Wenxuan naturally agreed happily. It was really inconvenient not to have a phone.

After the world's first telephone came out in the United States in 1876, it quickly entered the country.

In 1881, British businessmen in Shanghai set up local telephone wires in the concession, and telephones appeared in China.

However, the annual rent for a phone is as high as 150 silver dollars, equivalent to more than 6000 kilograms of rice, which is not affordable for ordinary people.

Telephones were also opened in Jinling City in 1900, but the magnet phones of this year were dark and ugly in appearance, and the call quality was not guaranteed.

There is a folk song in Jinling City that says, "The roads are uneven, the lights are unclear, and the telephones are not working."

Just because of the telephone installation at this time, no matter the incoming line or the outside line, all are open wires. On a sunny day with no wind, you can barely make a call. Once the wind blows, either the call cannot be connected or the line is crossed, which is too inefficient.

In 1929, the Jinling Telephone Bureau actually laid the country's first long-distance line between Jinling and Shanghai. However, due to technical problems, calls in one place stopped all other places.

Moreover, long-distance calls must be registered first, and there are two types: urgent and regular. However, there is an unwritten rule: give way to business talk, military talk, air defense, minor officials to senior officials, and everyone must give way to the chairman of the committee.

Thirty-six years later, the Jinling Telephone Bureau claims to have spent millions to open two telephone branches and added more than 36 new telephones, but ordinary people still cannot afford it.

Because the installation fee of 150 French currency is still prohibitive for ordinary people.

Zhang Yi called the telephone office, and his business was scheduled for a month later. Finally, he had no choice but to show his identity as the Secret Service. The other party immediately said that he could come to the door to install it in the afternoon, haha!

Enjoying the benefits of power, Zhang Yi did not rush back to the secret service. Instead, he disguised himself and went to the house of gambler Sun Dazhuang.

In the familiar alley, there are only a few smokes, and every door is closed.

There used to be courtyards full of birds singing and flowers fragrant. The old cat could have stolen half a roasted fish from the Li family in the south of the alley, and then dragged it to the roof of the Zhang family in the west alley to taste it slowly. The elderly could bask in the sun in the alley and enjoy the daily life, and the children could They play hide and seek here, but because of the gunfire and death cases a few days ago, ordinary people are still cautious even though the situation has calmed down.

This also gave Zhang Yi an advantage as he was not afraid of being bumped into.

He entered Sun Dazhuang's slightly dilapidated house all the way, and saw that the door was wide open, and the blood stains in the yard had only been scrawled away. Except for a wild dog wandering in the distance, it was as quiet as a haunted house.

There is a small flowerbed under the elm tree in the east, with a few oleanders swaying lonely in the wind, as if mourning the departure of their owner.

Zhang Yi found a shovel from the backyard, observed the movement for a while, carefully looked at the soil in the flower bed, and dug directly in one direction.

After a few shovels, there was a "click" sound, and half of the ceramic shards were dug out, revealing an oil paper package.

He dragged the oil-paper package out, weighed it in his hand, and found it was heavy and made a splashing sound. He knew it was the ocean, and felt a burst of joy in his heart. He quickly filled up the hole, covered up the traces, and left quietly.

As soon as Zhang Yigang left, the wild dog came forward and sniffed suspiciously, wagging its tail, and started scratching there too.
With an unexpected fortune, Zhang Yi's empty wallet was filled again. He found a deserted place to take off his disguise, and Zhang Yi returned home with the money.

After a short wait, two telephone exchange installers came to the door. They were busy pulling out cables and testing machines. They declined Zhang Yi's invitation to have tea and left as if they were escaping with the 100 French currency after the discount.

When Zhang Yigang arrived at the Secret Service in the afternoon, he saw a tense atmosphere. After asking Liu Kui, who was rarely honest, he found out that Section Chief He Zhiyuan and Deputy Section Chief Wang Xinheng had arrived at the Operations Section together.

Wang Xinheng and Zhang Yi have met several times, but He Zhiyuan has only heard of his name but never met him.

I heard that this person was seriously injured while following Boss Dai on a mission in his early years, and he began to cultivate his moral character from then on. The affairs of the Action Section are basically presided over by Deputy Chief Wang Xinheng.

I don’t know why this person showed up at this moment.

"I guess the appointment of the team leader has been made." In the conference room, Liu Kui smiled mysteriously, a hint of excitement flashed in his eyes, and he seemed to have expectations. "Really?" Zhang Yi said, glancing at Yang Wenxuan in front of him, and saw that his face was as dark as water, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

After waiting in this atmosphere for a full moment, Secretary Liu next to Wang Xinke walked out with a serious look on his face.

"The section chief is here, be quiet and stand up."

The next moment, a middle-aged man wearing a long gown and gold-rimmed glasses walked out first, with a faint smile on his elegant face. Some people thought he was a vendor somewhere.

Wang Xinheng walked one step behind this person with a serious look on his face.

"Everyone, please sit down." He Zhiyuan pressed his hands and took the lead in sitting down in the main seat.

Wang Xinheng sat down one step behind, glanced at the people in the audience with sharp eyes, then nodded to He Zhiyuan and said seriously:
"Everyone, Section Chief He and I just met with the Chief. The boss is extremely dissatisfied with our recent work. I won't go into details. The most important task at the moment is to capture the Red Party and Japanese spies.

Speaking of Japanese spies, I would like to highlight the four operations teams. It was due to their efforts that the Japanese spies Ichiro Oyama and Ichiro Taniya were arrested, which severely shocked the Japanese spies and destroyed the prestige of the Japanese. Therefore, "

"Therefore, with the approval of the Chief of Staff, Yang Wenxuan, the acting leader of the fourth group, has been awarded the military rank of Major and will still serve as the leader of the fourth operation group."

As he spoke, he stood up and took an appointment document from the secretary.

When Yang Wenxuan heard this, even though he knew it was a job rank and not an official rank issued by the Quanxu Hall, he was still ecstatic. He suppressed his inner excitement and stepped forward, touched his feet and gave a standard salute.

Compared with positional military ranks, the granting time and seniority assessment of Quanxu military ranks are undoubtedly much stricter, but due to practical needs, positional military ranks are more popular.

Although the military rank is a symbol of the position, it is easier to obtain, generally higher than the official military rank, and there is no difference in collar badges and logos.

Moreover, it is not a general rank. Commanding agencies such as corps and divisions can appoint them first and then report them for approval. Boss Dai can make the decision in one fell swoop at the Secret Service, which is extremely convenient.

"Thank you, sir. Thank you, Section Chief He and Section Chief Wang. My subordinates must guard against arrogance and impetuosity, and strive to make new achievements."

"Okay, okay." Section Chief He, who looked like a Confucian businessman, also smiled and took the lead in applauding.

Looking at Yang Wenxuan standing up to salute the high-spirited Yang Wenxuan in the crowd, Liu Kui felt envious in his eyes, and he had already begun to dream about the day when he put on the military uniform of a major.

He thought to himself, Yang Wenxuan was appointed as the team leader, now it’s time for him as the future team leader, right?
In Liu Kui's eager anticipation, he heard Wang Xinheng announce again:
"Zhang Yi is specially appointed as the captain of the first team of the fourth action group and awarded the rank of lieutenant."

As soon as he said "Uh", Liu Kui was stunned on the spot, why not him?

I wonder if my little yellow croaker has gone to waste?

Or is it that Mrs. Tang’s words don’t work at all?
The "poor" Liu Kui thought he was hugging the lap of Hunan Gang boss Tang Heng, but little did he know that the Secret Service had long been dominated by Boss Dai.

Dai Chunfeng was originally an extremely smart and ambitious scoundrel. Ten years of wandering had trained him into a person who was speculative, adventurous, adventurous, observant, and able to figure things out and endure humiliation and heavy burdens. He flourished in the field of secret service skill.

Although at the beginning of the establishment of the Secret Service, Chang sent two and a half people to him, one was Deputy Director Zheng Mingyuan, one was Xu Renji, who was in charge of the Accountant of the Secret Service, and the other half was Tang Heng, who Liu Kui wanted to join. .

Tang Heng was originally the person Dai Chunfeng wanted to recruit into the Secret Service, so he could only be counted as half.

Boss Dai knew that these people were obviously sent by Chang to assist him in his work, but in fact they were "supervisory troops" placed around him. Therefore, he respected them on the surface but kept them at arm's length in reality, secretly recruiting them to develop his own power.

Zheng and Tang were Boss Dai's rivals, and they quickly stepped aside. One was thinking of finding another way out, and the other was dormant. Therefore, Liu Kui's speculation this time could only be said to be in vain.

Looking at Zhang Yi on the stage with a solemn salute, Liu Kui felt unspeakably sad.

He was secretly thinking, he had already given small yellow croakers to Yang Wenxuan, should he also give one to Zhang Yi?
(Well, the computer is broken, and the thousands of saved manuscripts I just coded are gone, and now I can’t connect to the Internet... ugh)
(End of this chapter)