funbook-pk Chapter 1120 My wife is so smart!
Chapter 1120 My wife is so smart!
As she spoke, Yu Xiuning looked up at Chen Ming, her tone tinged with worry: "What if the headquarters is also short of funds and refuses to allocate funds? We'll have to find another way to deal with this arms deal."
We can't let money cause us to miss such a great opportunity.
Chen Ming casually picked up some melon seeds from the table, sat down on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed), and the shells fell to the ground with a "crunch, crunch." As he cracked them open, he said nonchalantly, "What's the plan?"
"If all else fails, how about borrowing some money from the business owners in those chambers of commerce? They've always been favored by us; we've helped them fend off a lot of trouble from the Japanese and their collaborators. Borrowing some money from them shouldn't be a problem."
"Borrow?" Yu Xiuning glanced at him, her tone full of disapproval, and paused in her embroidery needle. "You don't have to return it after borrowing it?"
Our station is already short of funds. We have to pay for the brothers' food, drink and other expenses, as well as the maintenance of the intelligence network. If we can't pay back the money, do you think those businessmen will just let it go?
They might even expose our secrets.
She put down her needlework, her expression grave: "I think we should consider this carefully."
If all else fails, then abandon this batch of weapons.
"Our relationship with the Military Police Headquarters is crucial for our foothold in Japanese-occupied territory. If we take the goods but can't pay, and offend Kokura, cutting off our intelligence supply, we'll be in big trouble. We won't even have time to cry then."
"That won't do!" Chen Ming exclaimed anxiously, slamming the sunflower seeds in his hand onto the table and raising his voice several decibels. "Right now, the Nationalist brothers on the front lines are fighting desperately against the Japanese. Although we are behind enemy lines and cannot go to the battlefield, it is only right that we support them with some weapons and equipment!"
Besides, this was a task personally assigned by Boss Dai. Successfully completing it would be a major achievement, and he certainly wouldn't put the entire financial burden on us.
Yu Xiuning sighed, her eyes filled with weariness and a hint of reminiscence: "But money isn't something you can just have whenever you want."
Have you forgotten that back in Shenyang, when we were buying a batch of weapons for our own use, you almost pawned all my dowry jewelry? In the end, we barely managed to scrape together enough money by risking our lives to intercept a batch of traitors' ill-gotten gains?
That was incredibly dangerous; we almost got discovered by the Japanese.
"That's different!" Chen Ming chuckled, a hint of pride on his face. "Now that we're in Tianjin, our network is much wider than before, and we know a diverse range of people, so we can always come up with a solution."
If all else fails, I'll go find Mr. Li, the owner of the pawnshop; he owes me a favor.
Last time his men were harassed by spies, I had my team rescue them.
Yu Xiuning put down her needlework, stared intently at Chen Ming, and said in a serious tone, "Don't mess around with this."
Don't you know who Boss Li is? The underground party members are poorer than us, where would they get the money to buy us weapons?
If we go to him to borrow money, wouldn't we be causing him trouble? It might even expose his identity, which would be detrimental to him.
She paused for a moment, as if making up her mind, then lowered her voice and said, "How about this? If Boss Dai tells us to solve the funding problem ourselves, I have an idea for you."
"What idea?" Chen Ming's eyes lit up, and he immediately leaned forward, looking at Yu Xiuning with anticipation, forgetting even his sunflower seeds.
"Among our targets for eliminating traitors, isn't Director Zhang of that fake police station one of them?" Yu Xiuning glanced at the door to make sure it was closed tightly before lowering her voice, her tone laced with cunning.
"He's notoriously greedy; he'll do anything to make money."
We can cooperate with him and have him pay for this batch of weapons.
"Cooperating with that traitor?" Chen Ming was startled, his brows furrowed tightly, and his voice trembled slightly: "Wife, are you out of your mind! Director Zhang is a lackey of the Japanese. If Boss Dai finds out that we are cooperating with a traitor, he'll skin us alive!"
And what if he tells the Japanese about this, exposing our relationship with the military police headquarters? We'd be completely finished then!
"Who told you to tell him the truth?" Yu Xiuning rolled her eyes at him, her tone firm: "Find a seemingly honest businessman and say that this batch of weapons came from the black market in Manchukuo, that it's clean and cheap."
And, can you please let me finish?"
Yu Xiuning confidently analyzed, "The equipment of the fake police station is not much better than ours; it's all old stuff, and his policemen have complained about it several times."
If he can get his hands on this new batch of weapons, he can both enhance his own strength and make money by reselling them.
He has the money, but no connections to buy such good weapons.
"We have the connections, but we don't have enough money." Yu Xiuning paused, her eyes sharpening. "More importantly, we can take advantage of this cooperation to complete the assassination mission Boss Dai gave us—killing two birds with one stone."
Chen Ming was taken aback, then suddenly realized what he meant. He made a throat-slitting gesture with his hand, his eyes filled with a ruthless glint: "You mean, while we've built up a relationship with him through our cooperation, we'll kill him once he pays the money?"
Yu Xiuning nodded slowly, her tone serious: "That's right. In this way, we've got the weapons, solved the funding problem, completed the mission of eliminating traitors, and won't leave any future troubles."
However, this matter must be handled cleanly and efficiently, without the slightest mistake.
Chen Ming smiled and nodded vigorously: "Okay, you're the smartest, wife!"
That's a great idea! I'll find a reliable person later and talk to him first, to sound him out.
He paused, his expression becoming cautious: "However, this has to be done secretly. We absolutely cannot let anyone else know, especially not the other people in the station. If word gets out and the higher-ups find out, not only will we lose the weapons, but we'll also lose our lives."
"Of course." Yu Xiuning rolled her eyes at him, picked up her needle and thread and continued embroidering, her tone tinged with helplessness: "How many times have I told you to be more steady in your work, not so impulsive and impatient."
You just can't seem to get rid of this habit.
"I know, I know!" Chen Ming waved his hand, his face showing a bit of impatience, but he knew in his heart that Yu Xiuning was doing it for his own good: "I'm just anxious, this batch of weapons and the matter of eliminating traitors are both on my shoulders, and I'm not at ease."
He picked up the sunflower seeds on the table again, but lost his appetite for eating them. He fiddled with them in his hand, remained silent for a moment, and then suddenly spoke up: "By the way, that Wang Fugui, after all, is one of our Military Intelligence Bureau's men. Do you think we should try to save him?"
Yu Xiuning pondered for a moment, her eyes filled with a mixture of hesitation and determination: "Let's not act rashly for now. Wang Fugui is being held captive at Maochuan Mansion, which is heavily guarded and heavily protected. We can't rescue him..."
She sighed, her tone heavy: "Besides, we don't know if Wang Fugui has confessed or not. If he has, then he's a traitor, and we're not here to save him, but to eliminate a villain!"