Chapter 543

鈥淏uying a house, okay, I’ll help you find one, don’t worry, I promise to make you and your siblings happy.鈥� Regarding the matter of buying a house, Cheng Hua, the older sister, promised right away.

She would take full responsibility for this matter.

Cheng Mo was not at home every day when he went to work, and Xiaoyu was just a little girl, so it was obviously impossible for her to take care of a pregnant woman with a big belly who could give birth at any time.

The most suitable place at this time is to go to the hospital to stay for childbirth.

If this were a poor family, it would be fine if they didn’t have the means, but with their family’s means, they could easily stay in the hospital for a year or half a year.

Therefore, even the mother-in-law and two older sisters thought this was the best choice, and Su Mo’er then moved to the special maternity ward of Jiren Hospital.

Xiao Yu went over during the day to take care of her, and returned in the evening to look after the house, while Cheng Mo went to accompany his wife after work in the evening.

As for communication with Chongqing, there is still a backup radio at my sister Cheng Hua’s place, so we can use that to get in touch.

No one else can be trusted, but one can definitely trust one’s own sister.

鈥淴iao Mo, I want to ask Ouyang to come over and take care of Xiao Mo during her postpartum period. What do you think?鈥�

“Ouyang is Su Xuan’s adoptive mother, and Su Xuan is my daughter’s sworn sister. In terms of relationship, she is also our elder. Is it appropriate to let her take care of Xiao Mo during her postpartum period?鈥�

鈥淲hat’s not to like?鈥� Cheng Hua said, 鈥極uyang only adopted Su Xuan for a while, she’s not her biological mother. Besides, Ouyang is meticulous and hardworking, and she’s family. If you find someone from outside, won’t you want to know more about them before you feel at ease?鈥� 鈥極kay, you talk to her, the salary is negotiable, and we won’t treat her badly.鈥� Cheng Mo nodded after considering it.

鈥淚’ve found a house for you. I’ve seen a few and narrowed it down. Go and have a look sometime, and if you like it, we’ll settle on it. I’ll pay for it,鈥� Cheng Huaba said with authority.

鈥淎s long as my sister thinks it’s good, it doesn’t matter if the house is big or not. What’s important is that there are more rooms. In the future, if there are many people in the family and it’s not big enough, I don’t want to move back and forth.鈥� Cheng Mo said.

鈥漈he Yuyuan Road side is close to the Huxi Gang District, which may be slightly lacking in terms of safety, but the advantage is that it is closer to the Laozha Police Station where you work. The house on Wukang Road is better, it is also closer to the Su family, and the French Concession is relatively safer.鈥�

鈥淪ister, forget about Wukang Road, just take Yuyuan Road,鈥� Cheng Mo said. The French Concession was quicker and more thorough in its compromise with the Japanese and No. 76, so the activities of the spies from No. 76 were even more rampant in the French Concession. And the French Concession was not within his sphere of influence, so he was uneasy about putting the safety of himself and his family in the hands of others.

Although Yuyuan Road is close to Huxi and neighbors No. 76, it is a place under the control of the Shanghai Municipal Council Police Department. In the event of an emergency, he can immediately send reinforcements, which is not as convenient in the French Concession.

“You’re right, let’s go with Yuyuan Road. There aren’t many houses available there that are willing to sell, especially ones that meet your requirements. I went to take a look, and only Villa 1016 meets your requirements, but the owner’s asking price is not low.鈥�

鈥淗ow much?鈥�

鈥漁ne million,鈥� Cheng Hua said.

鈥滺ow much can we afford?鈥� Cheng Mo asked again.

鈥滻’ll pay up to 800,000,鈥� Cheng Hua said. 鈥業f I pay more, I’ll have to take money out of the stock market, which isn’t very cost-effective. In that case, we’ll at least make 300,000 less.鈥�

鈥漀o, let’s just take out a loan and buy it.鈥�

鈥滱 loan isn’t a bad idea. It’ll only take a month or so, and I’ll be able to earn the money back, plus interest,鈥� Cheng Hua said, 鈥淏ut those banks won’t lend us money easily. We need collateral.鈥�

鈥淣o need, let’s get a loan from a Japanese bank,鈥� Cheng Mo said. 鈥淭hey are worried about not being able to tie up with me, and I’m giving them the opportunity.鈥�

鈥淵ou’ve thought it through. Once you get involved with them, it’ll be hard to distance yourself from them,鈥� Cheng Hua said.

“My task from Chongqing is to deepen relations with the Japanese side and take the opportunity to gain their trust in order to obtain more top-secret intelligence,鈥� Cheng Mo explained, 鈥淚n a certain sense, this can also be considered a form of loyalty.鈥� 鈥淥kay, I’ll go talk to them. Which Japanese bank do you want to get a loan from?鈥�

鈥淛ust the Masayoshi Bank.鈥�

鈥淕ood.鈥�

鈥淚f we can negotiate the loan, how long will it take to get the house?鈥� Cheng Mo asked.

“It will take at least three days. As long as the loan is approved, the price is negotiated, the contract can be signed, and the house deed can be filed, then you can take possession of the house.鈥�

鈥淥kay, just give me a call, and I’ll arrange for someone to move in and clean up.”

After several days of rain, the sky finally cleared, but the hottest time of the year was also approaching.

Su Mo’er had been in the hospital for a week, but there was no sign of labor. Normally, women don’t give birth at a fixed time, and it’s not uncommon for it to be delayed by a few days.

Cheng Mo has had a hard time these past few days. The 7th of July is approaching. Since the Battle of Shanghai, the Japanese army has occupied all of Shanghai except the concession. Every time the 7th of July or August 13th comes around, Shanghai is on edge.

The former is the day the war broke out, and the latter is the starting point of the Shanghai resistance. On these two days, the underground party and patriotic organizations and compatriots in Shanghai will definitely organize actions to retaliate against the Japanese and their collaborators.

On these days, the military and police in the city are on high alert. The situation is different in the concession, where people are afraid of something out of control happening.

Especially students with impulsive personalities who are easily incited and irrational. If they get into a conflict with the Japanese and puppet agents, it is these young children who will suffer.

There are some things that Cheng Mo can control, and some things that he cannot. For example, regarding the actions of the Shanghai district of the military and political alliance, Chen Gongshu is not someone who is willing to listen to others.

He had a talented team of people under him, and they were all experts. When it came to killing traitors, they were ruthless.

鈥淶hang Shoubai, principal of the Shanghai Third-Level Radio School, was shot dead by Blue Shirt Society members at the school on June 29. The identity of the assailant is unknown, and he is still at large!鈥�

“Liu Xihou, director and special commissioner of the Jinling Tax Administration Bureau, was shot and seriously injured at his residence in the Shanghai French Concession on June 30. He was later rescued and survived!鈥�

鈥淲u Youshan, manager of Fengchang Company, was shot dead while walking near his apartment in the evening of July 1st. After the murderer was arrested, he killed himself.鈥�

鈥滺uang Quanlin, member of the 76th Special Operations Headquarters Purification Committee, was killed by the Blue Shirt Society hitmen who ambushed him at the Chongqing Road bus station at noon on June 28th.鈥�

鈥滾iang Bohua, 76th foreign affairs…鈥�

鈥淭hat’s enough. There’s no need to go into each case. How many of these cases have clues? Report them. If there are no clues, or if there are no traces left at the scene, file them directly.鈥� Cheng Mo listened to the report and felt that it was meaningless. After all, it was either the Military or the Central Intelligence Agency, or some other anti-communist organization. Apart from those caught in the act, how many of these cases can be solved? These kinds of cases should be left to the people of No. 76 to worry about. As long as they don’t target innocent ordinary people, he doesn’t care.

In fact, the British also had this attitude. They would just go through the motions, and then there would be no consequences.

The police officers at the Board of Works Bureau were paid so little that they would only do it if they were crazy.