The Anti-Japanese War Begins with the Northeast Army

Chapter 395: The Japs Steal Medicine
"Brother, do you know anyone from the Chamber of Commerce in the city? Find a way to get some firecrackers for us..."

As Jiang Cheng walked towards the office of the quarantine area under the guidance of Zhang Fushan, he showed a slightly rogue smirk, "Starting from the first patient who is cured and discharged, we will set off firecrackers at the gate, and then each of those who are cured and leave the quarantine area will be rewarded with 5 kilograms of rice!"

This?
Zhang Tinglan blinked in surprise and exchanged glances with his equally surprised staff.

I know that he is going to show off to the Japanese in a big way: You are plotting and scheming, but we have our own ways to deal with them.

But if this is the case, how much money will have to be invested?

I don't know the Jiang family, especially the strength of this Jilin governor.
What he is calculating now is the total bill: just the amount spent in Changchun on purchasing supplies, accommodating patients, finding various medical personnel, etc., the total amount is almost the same as Changchun's annual fiscal revenue.

Then we have to set off firecrackers and distribute rice...how much does this cost?

Zhang Tinglan thought about it again and again, and decided to suggest to Jiang Cheng that he should not "put on a brave face", but this "fat guy" just sat down, leaning back in the high-backed chair and crossing his legs: "Do you think I am wasting this money?"

This brother-in-law has always been taciturn and speaks each word in a broken voice.

But after all, it was such a big matter, so he, who was very frugal with words, still expressed his ideas.

Jiang Cheng lowered his eyebrows and smiled: "Brother, you don't need to care about these two small coins——"

"Of course, I understand what you mean, brother. Every penny should be spent wisely!"

"I think all this money is spent on the cutting edge... it's all necessary! Okay, let's not discuss this anymore. What I'm discussing now is how to get the money back from the Japanese with interest!"

After General Jiang said "both the principal and interest", everyone present, including the usually indifferent Zhang Tinglan, showed obvious joy.

"You don't think I'm going to let this go, do you?"

Jiang Cheng, who was originally smiling, suddenly became serious. "If it is just as we reported to the Marshal's Office, just to maintain order, in fact, our troops have guns and cannons, what can't we do?"

"I asked my uncle and his men to come to Changchun from Xinmin just to fight the Japanese."

At this point, Jiang Cheng looked back at Zhang Tinglan and said, "Okay, everyone, sit down. Before Pingchuan comes back to ask for credit, let's discuss our next move!"

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In the two isolation areas, that very night, after the penicillin injections were completed, the exhausted medical staff all breathed a sigh of relief.

Following Jiang Cheng's order, Zhang Fushan distributed the reward money that had been prepared in advance.

Before, Yan Ziwen, Yang Yucheng and others used "high rewards" to lure people here, and now it's time to pay off the rewards.

The work finally came to an end, and the commander-in-chief ordered the medical staff to take turns to rest so that everyone could relax.

"Oh, it really makes me exhausted, but it should be over after all."

"That's right! But you know what, our commander-in-chief is really capable and can actually make a special medicine."

"Yeah, that's really amazing... Not only is the warlord good at fighting, he's also good at making medicine."

"Being able to do it isn't the most amazing thing. The key is that this medicine is really effective. Didn't you see that almost everyone who received the injection today has shown significant improvement?"

Several medical staff who received the reward left the quarantine area, discussing the past two days with smiles on their faces. Some praised their warlord for his greatness, while others said he was so generous and happy to give money.
Others even flattered him, saying how lucky we in Jilin were, that God had sent them such a kind official, and that they would have a good life in the future.

However, just as these people were leaving, a doctor was allowed to enter the warehouse after the soldiers on duty checked his credentials.

"I want to collect three doses of medicine."

The doctor spoke calmly to the warehouse manager, and the young officer looked up at him. Considering that he had the signature of Commander Zhang Fushan and was a doctor in the isolation area, he had no doubts about him.

"Why, weren't all the injections completed today?"

The officer turned around and took out three penicillin bottles from the metal cabinet and handed them to him. "I heard that some people have gone home to rest."

The doctor casually said that three patients' medicines were slow to take effect and needed additional injections, then he took the medicine and left.

However, after he left the warehouse, he did not go to the tent where the patients were placed, but sneaked back to the medical staff's lounge and changed his clothes.

Looking around again and making sure no one was noticing him, he swaggered out of the quarantine area.

He first had a bowl of noodles at a nearby noodle shop, then called a rickshaw for a ride around the area. But then the kid actually jogged back to the Japanese territory.

"Heh, Jiang Cheng boy, you never thought you'd die, did you?"

Facing the gradually rising lights in the isolation area, the doctor actually spoke something in Japanese.

He was arranged by Hiroshi Suzuki and entered the isolation area along with the first batch of doctors selected by the announcement.

I have been working hard here, even harder than some lazy people, and I always rush to the front line to do any dirty or tiring work...

With his superb medical skills and hard-working spirit, he quickly won the trust of Zhang Fushan, the commander-in-chief.

After successfully tricking out this special medicine, the Japanese doctor named Masaru Kinoshita rushed to the Guangjitang Pharmacy in the Japanese territory as quickly as possible.

However, his series of actions were spotted by Jiang Cheng's men who had been arranged in advance.

As soon as they passed a small street in the Japanese territory, the three of them went out of the dark alley, followed him under the cover of darkness, and then found an opportunity to knock the guy unconscious and threw him into the car that had been prepared in advance.

While they were arresting people here, Gao Wensheng and Li Shitou's troops finally arrived in Changchun after a forced march.

Jiang Cheng went out to greet him personally. The old uncle, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, looked back at his nephew who had grown up to be a provincial governor, with mixed feelings on his face.

After exchanging pleasantries, Gao Wensheng hugged his nephew and walked all the way to the Governor's Mansion, saying, "I was so worried. I heard that an epidemic had broken out here, and my brother even asked people to mobilize a large amount of food to Changchun—"

"It's just that the railway is blocked recently, and the baggage is moving slowly. I'm afraid it will take another two or three days."

After Gao Wensheng sat down, he explained some official business clearly, and then looked at Jiang Chengye who was running over with a smile on his face, "Oh, Chengye has grown so big?"

After chatting about the children for a while, Li Shitou interrupted and asked, "Master, why did you place so many soldiers at home?"

Jiang Cheng roughly explained the situation in the city and arranged two quarantine areas. One was his military camp, which mainly housed soldiers with typhoid fever and miners from Liufangzi;
The isolation area opposite the Japanese territory was where patients from Changchun were accommodated.

(End of this chapter)