Chapter 3088
Shao Tianhu is an expert at leading troops in battles, but he has never done any tracking and surveillance work before, and he is not familiar with the local environment in Sanya. He is worried about losing track of people in the dark and is also afraid of being noticed by the other party if he follows too closely. I could only muster up my energy and follow cautiously.
However, the other party probably didn't expect that he would be followed. He didn't even look back along the way, and he probably didn't notice Shao Tianhu's existence.
Along the way, we followed the man in black to a closed shop in the city. The man stepped forward and knocked on the door. After a while, someone opened the door and let him in.
Shao Tianhu waited patiently in the dark for a while, and judged that the other party would probably not come out, so he pretended to be a passerby and passed by the store. He looked carefully at the sign outside the store, remembered the approximate location of the place, and then returned to the office. .
However, he thought that the other party might still be watching outside the office, so he did not go through the main door this time. Instead, he went around to the backyard of the office and found the back door that Li Gui had mentioned before in a small alley.
After knocking on the door, it wasn't long before someone opened the door with a lamp in hand.
"Master Shao, how is the situation?" Old Liao opened the door and welcomed him in, then asked impatiently.
Seeing that Li Gui had come back, Shao Tianhu did not rush to respond to Lao Liao's question, but first asked Li Guidao: "Did you find anything after you went out earlier?"
Li Gui nodded and responded: "It is true that someone followed me quietly behind me. If adults hadn't pointed it out in advance, I probably wouldn't have noticed it... According to your instructions, I walked around the city twice and then came back. Don’t dare to alert the snake.”
Shao Tianhu nodded and continued to ask: "Has anyone come to the door after I left?"
Lao Liao quickly responded: "No one has come, and we have never been out. We have been waiting here for your return."
Next to him, Lao Wang coughed dryly and said: "Master Shao has been out working for a long time, why not go inside first, drink hot tea, sit and talk."
Lao Liao turned around, nodded repeatedly and said: "Yes, yes, sir, please come in first... Li Gui, go to my room, take out the box of Longjing tea from the cabinet, and make a pot of hot tea for me." < br>
Since the opening of the Sing Tao office in Sanya, it seems that it has never encountered such a situation as it is today. These people were all used to living a peaceful life. They had never experienced being followed and monitored. They were all a little panicked at the moment, and subconsciously regarded Shao Tianhu, who had just taken office, as a life-saving straw.
This is actually the first time Shao Tianhu has encountered such a thing, but the dangerous situations he has experienced in the military are far more dangerous than this. In addition, this is Sanya, the capital city, and is guarded by various security forces. He knows very well that Xiaoxiao will not be able to defeat it. It was a big wave, so even though he was new here, he was much calmer than the old employees in the office.
After Shao Tianhu entered the room and sat down, he did not talk about what happened after he went out, but first asked the three of them a question.
"Someone was outside monitoring the office today and followed Young Master Tan and Li Gui, but they didn't take the same approach to me. Why do you think this is?"
Li Gui immediately responded: "Perhaps the other party is short of manpower, so we can only choose one of the two. Choose a random person between me and Master Shao to follow."
Lao Wang shook his head and said: "No, no, the other party only knows that you are from the office, but they don't know Mr. Shao who just arrived in Sanya today. They probably thought that he was just a person who came here to do business, and did not take him seriously at all. as a goal.”
Shao Tianhu nodded and said: "Yes, I have the same idea as Lao Wang. So before this matter becomes clearer, don't spread the news about me. If the other party knows my identity, it will not be so convenient. Yes." The three of them responded quickly. As long as they don't spread the news about the change of person in charge of the Xingdao Office, the outside world will not notice Shao Tianhu's existence in a short period of time.
Shao Tianhu then gave an overview of what happened after he left the office today. Finally, when he mentioned the whereabouts of the man in black, he asked the three of them: "Do you know about Puji Trading Company on Xinglong Street?"
Lao Liao and Lao Wang looked at each other in confusion. The two of them usually rarely go out, and most of the purchasing tasks are left to Li Gui and the cook. The name of this business is very unfamiliar to them.
Li Gui did not disappoint Shao Tianhu, and immediately responded: "This Puji Trading Company specializes in goods from the Folangji and Mughal countries. The canvas they sell is somewhat famous in the local area."
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When Shao Tianhu heard this answer, he immediately had more speculations about the truth of the matter.
Folangji is the traditional name for Spain and Portugal by the Han people. Although Portugal has become independent from the Spanish rule and has become one of the important allies of Haihan, many people are still accustomed to using the term "Flangji" in the Ming Dynasty. as a synonym for Portugal.
Goa, the most important Portuguese colony in the Indian Ocean, was located on the west coast of the Mughal Kingdom. One of the specialties of the Mughal Kingdom was canvas, which was also one of the main goods trafficked by Portuguese merchants to Haihan for sale.
In order to confirm his speculation, Shao Tianhu continued to ask: "Does this Puji Trading Company have anything to do with the Portuguese?"
Li Gui responded: "I heard that the owner of the trading house is the son-in-law of the Portuguese ambassador... Sir, isn't the Portuguese behind this matter?"
Shao Tianhu sneered: "If it was the Portuguese who instigated it, then everything would make sense."
Shao Tianhu has been active in the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Java all year round. Of course, he is very aware of the local conflict of interests between Haihan and Portugal.
In particular, the Strait of Malacca, which Portugal has always regarded as a forbidden area, has now been broken through step by step by Haihan, gradually compressing Portugal's sphere of influence to the areas surrounding Malacca City.
The mission Shao Tianhu performed before coming to Sanya was an important step in this process. The instructions he received came directly from Roger, so of course he knew the attitude of the top management of Star Island towards the Portuguese.
Of course, the Portuguese were also very aware of Haihan's intentions, but due to their limited strength, they did not dare to break up with Haihan directly. After all, continuing to maintain alliance relations still has more advantages than disadvantages for both parties, so both sides are currently unwilling to take the initiative to pierce this layer of paper.
The more resources Heihan invests in Xingdao, the less likely Portugal is to make a comeback there. The publicity activities held by Tan Tianming in Sanya will definitely arouse domestic public opinion in Haihan to attach great importance to the development of Xingdao. This is certainly not good news for Portugal.
In this way, it seems to make sense if the Portuguese try to do something to influence this trend, such as strengthening the surveillance of Xingdao personnel stationed in Sanya.
Shao Tianhu didn't think the Portuguese would dare to take action against Tan Tianming or the employees of the office, but even if they were just tracking and monitoring, it was beyond the scope of what he could tolerate.
(End of chapter)