Zujie guided him in front, and Smith and Zerom followed him into Zhong Yang's reception room. This was a Western-style room, with a copy of oil painting hanging from the fireplace, which depicts a girl with one hand on her chin, her beautiful eyes drooping slightly, and she was pondering there.

Two large sofas of the same style, with eight characters separated and placed in front of the fireplace. Opposite is a delicate piano table, with a few branches of wintersweet that have not yet been fully opened in the vase. Four deep-seated calligraphy and paintings hung on the wall inside, vivid and concise, and a leisurely stream of already brilliant paper.

There is a coffee table on one side of the wall, and there are short backrest chairs on both sides. A round table is placed in the center, surrounded by four round chairs. The floor is covered with carpets. The light comes in between two high and wide windowsills, and the whole room is bright enough. A wall clock in front of the right wall plays a light and gentle tone.

"We're meeting again, Mr. Smith, welcome you." After enthusiastically embracing each other with a friend, Zhong Yang greeted Smith and sat down.

In Smith's eyes, all the arrangements in front of him were completely unqualified for the nobles. But this did not make him feel contemptuous of the young Chinese in front of him. On the contrary, he became more and more curious. For real nobles, etiquette was just an embellishment, and strength was the foundation, and Zhong Yang was the kind of person with strength.

As a senior British intelligence leader in China, Smith may not be able to see Qi, but he is good at observing. The temperament and expression displayed by Zhong Yang are more concentric and heavy than before. The indifference implicitly indifferent and the determination behind the smile all shocked Smith.

The man in front of him was completely different from the Chinese people who Smith had dealt with in the past. There was no flattery or flattery, no hatred or fanaticism. Smith felt great pressure just sitting there in silence. But when he remembered the purpose of coming here, he secretly closed his mind and started talking with Zhong Yang with a warm smile.

First, they greeted each other's recent situation, and then talked about some irrelevant things. Seeing that Zhong Yang was still in a leisurely manner, Smith, who had something to ask for, had no choice but to start his own temptation: "Zhong Yang, if I remember correctly, Chen Ze and Liu Jinyang should have been your subordinates at the beginning, right?"

Zhong Yang was not surprised by Smith's temptation. He didn't know the first thing he had done, and it was not something that had to be concealed anyway. Putting down the teacup in his hand, he smiled calmly: "Chen Ze and Liu Jinyang are indispensable partners and friends for me, and I am also very happy with their achievements. Of course, I do not deny that I gave them the necessary help in the early stage, but I cannot deny their own talents and efforts. Am I right? Mr. Smith."

For spy leaders like Smith, Zhong Yang has not been able to deceive the other party's confidence. Besides, these things are not false, they are not explained clearly at the critical points. Many times, lying is easy to be exposed, but if you don't finish it, there is no such risk.

Smith naturally understood Zhong Yang's words. The other party was not afraid of the exposure of this matter, but he didn't want to say it casually. After all, the less trouble, the better. And the implicit meaning was also to warn Smith that there was no need for both sides to become enemies, and they could cooperate with each other and take their own needs.

"Haha, as you said, their efforts are worthy of praise." Smith smiled and agreed to Zhong Yang's proposal.

The other party came to him with kindness, and Zhong Yang naturally wanted to repay him: "I love the culture of our nation, and I have no intention of offending the majesty and interests of the Great Britain government. My enemies are always Japan and the Soviet Union. Especially the Soviet Union, this greedy polar bear has become red and is the enemy I must defeat."

This is a matter of attitude. Although I also want to expel all the great powers, things must always have priority and order. Anyway, when it comes to World War II, Britain will decline, and there is no need to make enemies with the still powerful British people now. Instead, the red Soviet Union is the most harmful to China. As for Japan, it is just a clown after all. If it weren't for some brainless people in the Northern Expedition, Japan would at least face all the warlords in the north if it wanted to destroy China!

They may not choose to believe them all, but it is true that both sides have common interests at the moment: "I will report this matter to the top leaders of our country's government. However, the current situation in Guangdong and Guangxi is not optimistic. And I want to know what you think about the revolutionary party."

The implicit meaning of Smith's words is actually to test which side Zhong Yang chooses. After all, the business group in Guangzhou is also a force organization supported by the UK, and the two sides have close relations. The actions of the military government coming in obviously affected the interests of the British, especially the British forces in Hong Kong to a certain extent. Under Smith's prediction, Sun Yixian's actions will inevitably fall into an unstable situation on the area south of the Yangtze River, which will have a negative impact on the industrial interests of the UK in the region.

Therefore, he must first look at the position chosen by Zhong Yang in order to determine where they stand. It is an enemy or a friend, and this is not something that can be vague.

"The so-called revolution was originally a trampling on the law. As for Sun Yixian's actions, I completely opposed it. I don't know what he did in the past, but these current behaviors completely conform to the image of the democratic revolutionary he promoted. Whether it is the organizational structure of the revolutionary party or the operating model of the Sun military government, I only saw the word "dictatorship". As for the Northern Expedition, it was even more unrealistic and unsympathetic to the people, I firmly opposed it!"

Two consecutive oppositions were enough to show his attitude towards the Revolutionary Party in front of Smith. But after all, he was an old man, and the other party would not choose to believe it just because of a few words.

"But as far as I know, you are still as a revolutionary party member, so I still have doubts about your attitude and position."

"I'm already working on the ** matter, and you will soon receive news from relevant parties. Moreover, I am also skeptical about whether you can stick to the bottom line in this matter." He smiled. Although he had the intention to cooperate, Zhong Yang and Smith still had a tit-for-tat confrontation with each other.

This is not a nonsense. It is questionable whether the British will make great moves for a little commercial benefit. Hong Kong has British troops, which is certain, but the problem is that they cannot dispatch troops to fight with the revolutionary party for Guangzhou. This will cause dissatisfaction among other powers. After all, other countries also have so many interests in China, and blatant interference in China's internal affairs will be subject to huge pressure.

After hearing such a sharp question, Smith also frowned: "Are you doubting the strength of the British Empire?"

Smith's anger did not make Zhong Yang feel pressured. On the contrary, he smiled relaxedly: "I am doubting your sincerity. How much can you do for the sake of Guangzhou's stability? I will not act randomly before this is confirmed."

It was not until this time that Smith woke up. The other party was no longer the little person who could have asked for him, but a superior with status and strength and outstanding vision. Before coming here, Smith actually wanted to stimulate Zhong Yang, push him to the stage to fight to the death with the revolutionary party, and obstruct the progress of the Northern Expedition. A split and stable China is a situation that is in line with the interests of the British Empire.

Zhong Yang didn't need to guess this trick at all. The British had not yet discussed it with Chen Jiongming before, and they had not yet obtained any results?

With his mind flowing, Smith has quickly adjusted his mindset. The other party is not the kind of person who wants him, but he has asks him. At this time, it is unrealistic to make demands on the other party first. It is better to show his sincerity first: "My friend, maybe you don't know the agreement signed by Dr. Sun and the Japanese."

Hearing this, Zhong Yang couldn't help but frown: "That's a rumor, not just a single post."

"It's not a rumor. I took over the intelligence work of the Embassy in Guangzhou. Our naval intelligence personnel did find Sun and the Japanese side contact, but they did not get a copy of the document. However, Japanese naval engineers started a reconnaissance activity on the Xisha Islands. I think they didn't like the beautiful scenery there."

In fact, the authenticity of this matter has long been judged in my heart. According to the information I found out from the United States, Sun Yixian and several American merchants were not satisfied with the contact between him and several American merchants, at least he did not get all the payment for the goods. Moreover, the order for the ban on the sale of weapons by the great powers to China also made it difficult for Sun Yixian to prepare a large amount of arms. He could be said to have no choice but to rely on Japan and the Soviet Union.

After Shank returned to the United States, he contacted all parties. Obviously, the US government knew that the purpose of Sun Yixian's public debt loan was mainly to raise funds for the Northern Expedition, which was tantamount to funding China's civil war. Moreover, the "Chinese government" referred to in the contract actually only controlled a province in Guangdong. Such a huge loan was not enough to be mortgaged by the industry of a province in Guangdong.

This is like using the "successful Northern Expedition" as collateral for Chinese industry. From the Americans' perspective, this is actually an extremely risky investment career. Whether the Northern Expedition can be successful is still an unknown number. Therefore, for several months in the United States, Shank naturally did not receive the support of the US business consortium, nor did he get the approval of the US State Department to sell it in the United States.

As for the funds raised by the pilgrims secretly later, they could not find out the specific situation. It must have been done by a mysterious organization. However, Zhong Yang did not intend to investigate this matter in detail, and everything was put on the current situation first.

After discussing these things, Smith led Zerom away from the beach villa and went to the consulate. However, Zhong Yang also tried to analyze the whole story with Zhou Hua and Gu Yuejun.

"Will this British man be lying to us? Sun Yixian and the Japanese are in contact with the Japanese about selling the rights and interests of Hainan Island, how could he tell us for no reason?" Gu Yuejun always had doubts about the agents of foreign powers in China, and the other party's motives were really suspicious.

"False intelligence can be ruled out first. If there is an intelligence department in the world that is more powerful than the CIA, then there is only their omniscient and omnipotent God. Besides, the other party has no need to deceive us." Zhou Hua was still relatively rational. After reading many of the information provided by Zhong Yang, he also began to admire the work of the CIA, which was a huge system covering the world, with touch senses almost everywhere in every corner of the world where humans exist.

Zhong Yang was also deeply thinking and closed his eyes slightly: "The most important thing is that the information that is very important to us is just irrelevant news for Smith. Zhou Hua, the focus of his next work is to send people to see what the Japanese want to do in the Xisha Islands. It is a key point in our future layout and cannot be missed!"

After receiving the new task, Zhou Hua was secretly happy. His originally sinister and cold expression also showed a strange smile: "I understand, I will send someone to follow up on the deal."

The affiliated islands around Hainan Island are all extremely important links of Zhong Yang's strategy of Southeast Asia, so how can others be involved? What's more, Sun Yixian not only sold resources to collateral this time, but also used the territory to sell them directly. If this matter is true and he doesn't sell the country, then no one will sell it.

On the other hand, Liu Jinyang was also in contact with Liao Zhongkai. The main thing that the two sides discussed was the issue of the sponsorship of the Sun Military Government by the Xinghua Chamber of Commerce. Although on the surface, Tianyu Technology has jointly reorganized the Tianxing Group with the Xinghua Chamber of Commerce, in fact, the internal administration and financial management of the two enterprises are separated, but there is an additional coordinated organizational structure between them.

Several top figures at the top knew about this situation. The political differences between Chen Ze and Liu Jinyang were no longer new in the upper class. There were examples of Chen Jiongming and Sun Yixian there, and everyone had long been accustomed to it.

"Mr. Zhongkai, you know my difficulties. Political donations alone are no longer a small amount, not to mention that Mr. Sun wants such a large amount of arms, I can't make any decision on this matter." In the past, Liu Jinyang mainly dealt with Hu Hanmin and others, and did not know this at all for Liao Zhongkai, so he would not just send things to the other party.

"Go to the Yangyang, there is a batch of arms in stock in Shijing Arsenal. As long as you can get it, the achievements of the Northern Expedition will be indispensable." As a leftist of the Kuomintang, the relationship between Liao Zhongkai and Hu Hanmin and other rightists was not good. If it weren't for raising military funds for the Northern Expedition this time, he would have really been difficult to find Liu Jinyang to talk about.

After all, the relationship between Hu Hanmin and Liu Jinyang is well-known, so it is difficult to win over the other party into his own camp. However, it is up to the human to do things, and he must work hard for the concept he adheres to in his heart.

"Mr. Zhongkai, I don't want it, but I really can't. I don't have the final say in the specific operation of Tianxing Group. The arsenal is a company jointly established by Tianyu Technology and the Guangzhou Provincial Government. It's useless to find me there." Liu Jinyang's words may not be all ruling, and the facts are indeed the case. However, Liu Jinyang will only talk to Hu Hanmin about political donations, and he does not want to have too much contact with leftists like Liao Zhongkai.

Factional struggles within the revolutionary party are not a joke. At present, the right is in an advantage because Sun Yixian himself tends to the right. Moreover, he has always had a close relationship with Hu Hanmin, and it is really not worth the loss to cooperate with the opposition rashly.

After chatting for a long time, seeing that it was difficult to tell the other party to change their minds, Liao Zhongkai had to get up and say goodbye and leave. Although he was unwilling to cooperate with the other party, it was still a necessary political attitude to deliver it to the door politely. After finally sending the plague god away, Liu Jinyang breathed a sigh of relief and sighed at the times.

What bothered him was not only the matter of stabbing each other within the revolutionary party, but also the matter of the ancient Chinese Society. He also suspected and wavered the blueprint of development outlined by Zhong Yang, but in the end, he still found that what Zhong Yang said was not wrong. The problems within the revolutionary party naturally decided that they could not bring hope to China. As Zhong Yang said, there was nothing wrong with developing military power, but the revolutionary party took the wrong measures under the manipulation of ambitious people.

Sun Yixian has never had two ways to raise military expenses: levy his own people and take China's rights and interests to the great powers to sell. It is difficult to explain clearly how much of his patriotism is, but through continuous in-depth contact and understanding, Liu Jinyang learned about Sun Yixian's many shameful means.

Liu Jinyang has heard from Zhong Yang more than once, and the means determine the result. No matter how noble the purpose is, it may not be possible, but using despicable means is destined to be wrong from the beginning. Using wrong methods will never get the correct answer.

But when he thought of the matter discussed at the ancient Chinese Club last time, he felt worried. In order to join the real core of the Sun clan, he had to stage a scene of rebelling with Zhong Yang. Zhong Yang also took this opportunity to remove his identity as a revolutionary party member. To do this, both of them had to take considerable risks. However, once it was completed, the benefits were also huge.

Through economic support, you can secretly cultivate your own power within the Revolutionary Party. It has nothing to do with morality. The Revolutionary Party will definitely grow into a towering tree in China in the next few decades. This involves the support of the Soviet Union and Japan, the recognition of Chinese political forces at home and abroad, the acquiescence of Western powers, and the public opinion in other regions except Guangdong.

Because he was not deeply harmed, he still had sympathy and hope for Sun Yixian and the Revolutionary Party itself. This is also due to Sun's propaganda ability, and he has always appeared on the political stage as a weak person, which has indeed deceived a lot of favorable feelings.

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