Quartermasters can also fight the devils

After waiting for less than three minutes, Hu San led a middle-aged man in a black short-sleeved shirt and a white-faced old man in a green long gown to Chen Mingzhang.

"Mr. Chen, this is Liu Tou, who is responsible for depositing the 'high money' in the casino, and Mr. Qin, the accountant. They are both people I am familiar with, so you can rest assured." Hu San pointed at the two men and introduced them to Chen Mingzhang.

Liu Tou also clasped his fists and said politely: "This is Mr. Chen, right? Hu San said that you forgot to bring money today, and wanted to play with some "high money" first, is that right?"

Chen Mingzhang nodded and asked, "Hu San is my brother, he is right, but I don't know what kind of pawn Liu will accept." He had to ask, because he had just searched himself carefully and found that the only valuable pawn items on him were a gold watch and an IOU.

A gold watch cannot be pawned. Zhang Wenwu will definitely ask about it when he finds out that he no longer has his gold watch. As for whether the IOU can be pawned, he had inquired at the casinos in Shanghai and found out that it cannot be pawned. He just doesn't know whether the casinos in Zhenjiang will accept it, so he can only give it a try.

Liu Tou introduced the acceptable collateral items to Chen Mingzhang according to the procedure, including the IOU. Chen Mingzhang was immediately happy to hear that the IOU could be used as collateral. After Liu Tou finished introducing the interest, Chen Mingzhang took out the IOU that Kong Lina's family had written to him from his pocket and handed it over.

Liu Tou took the IOU, looked at it and said nothing, then handed it directly to Master Qin behind him. This kind of written collateral needs to be checked by Master Qin. Chen Mingzhang also understood this process. Although he was worried whether the casino would recognize this IOU, there was no other way. He could only pick up the teacup and pretend to drink tea to cover up his inner worries.

After Master Qin looked at the IOU for a while, he handed it to Liu Tou respectfully and said, "Liu Tou, this IOU should be authentic. There are handprints and seals on it. It's just that it's a bit old. Moreover, we need to find out whether the debtor on this IOU is currently in Zhenjiang. The risk is a bit high."

Hearing what Master Qin said, Chen Mingzhang's heart skipped a beat. He knew that it would be difficult for the casino to approve this IOU. He couldn't help but curse Kong Lina and her parents in his heart. The Kong family was useless. They had no money and they hadn't even received the money yet. This crappy IOU was really a nuisance to him.

"Mr. Chen, Brother Hu, do you have any other collateral? This IOU... is a bit difficult to deal with." Liu Tou clasped his fists and said to Chen Mingzhang and Hu San with an embarrassed look on his face.

Chen Mingzhang didn't have anything left to pawn, but he still didn't want to give up, so he could only look to Hu San, hoping that Hu San could help him resolve the matter.

Seeing Chen Mingzhang's gaze, Hu San could only pretend to be embarrassed and said to Liu Tou: "Liu Tou, we have known each other for many years. Can you please give me a favor and use this IOU as collateral? I will give you the money in two days."

Liutou shook his head and said, "Brother Hu, we have known each other for many years, and you know the rules of my business. If there is a problem, will you take the blame or will I take the blame? It's not appropriate, so don't embarrass me."

When Hu San saw that Liu Tou rejected him, he wanted to persuade Chen Mingzhang to give up, but when he saw Chen Mingzhang's pitiful look, he plucked up the courage and said, "Liu Tou, I can guarantee this matter and will never implicate you." When Chen Mingzhang heard that Hu San actually guaranteed him, he was so moved that he called this brother a righteous man.

But Liu Tou showed disdain and said, "Brother Hu, it's not that I look down on you, but you really can't be the guarantor. Your wealth is not enough to be the guarantor. Unless you find someone who can talk to Fourth Master Xue to be the guarantor, Master Qin and I will definitely not dare to give the money without Fourth Master Xue's approval. I'm sorry." After Liu Tou finished speaking, he clasped his fists and prepared to leave. He didn't intend to waste any more time.

"Wait, Liu Tou, I'll call my brother over to act as a guarantor. He can talk to Fourth Master Xue." Hu San hurriedly stopped Liu Tou and Master Qin who were about to leave.

"Oh? Do you, Hu San, know someone who can talk to Mr. Xue Si?" Liu Tou stopped and asked a little puzzled.

"Hmph, Liutou, you are narrowing the road. Wait a moment, I will go and call my brother to get down from the gambling table. But I also have a condition. From now on, just think of it as me, Hu San, using this IOU as collateral with you, and you can't talk nonsense." Hu San said a little angrily, and added a condition of his own.

Liu Tou also looked at Chen Mingzhang very clearly, then nodded and said, "No problem, don't worry about me, I know."

Hu San didn't say anything more and walked towards Zhang Wenwu. This moved Chen Mingzhang so much that he kept thinking, I can't criticize my good brother Hu San anymore. He has been doing this for me, he is so kind.

After a while, Zhang Wenwu came over with a frown on his face and asked impatiently, "What's the situation? I'm here to vouch for Brother Hu."

As soon as Liu Tou saw Zhang Wenwu, his expression immediately changed to a smiling one, and he said with a smile: "Oh, it's Chief Zhang, no problem, no problem. I will handle the paperwork for Brother Hu right away." After that, he immediately asked Master Qin beside him to start writing the pawn documents on the spot.

As soon as Chen Mingzhang saw Zhang Wenwu show up, this Liu Tou immediately changed his expression. It seems that Brother Zhang has a lot of reputation in this casino. He must get along well with Brother Zhang so that he can benefit from Brother Zhang in the future.

After the document was written, Master Qin asked weakly, "Chief Zhang, according to the rules of the casino, the amount on this IOU can be exchanged for 2,000 yuan of "high money" in French currency. Do you think it's okay?"

"Hmph, I won't make it difficult for you. Just give 3,000 French francs to Brother Hu. Is that ok? Do you need me to ask Fourth Master Xue for instructions?" Zhang Wenwu said with a bad look on his face.

When Master Qin and Liu heard this, they quickly said that it was no problem and that they didn't need to bother Master Xue. Seeing that the matter had been dealt with, Zhang Wenwu said nothing and turned around to go back to the gambling table to play.

After writing the pledge document, Chen Mingzhang signed it and put his fingerprints on it. He took the three thousand French francs from Liu Tou and immediately called the waiter to exchange them for chips worth one thousand French francs for him. He then "generously" took out two hundred French francs and gave them to Hu San, as a reward for his hard work.

As soon as Zhang Wenwu saw Chen Mingzhang sitting at the gambling table, he immediately showed his joy and excitement, and called out to Chen Mingzhang to place a bet together.

The next day at noon, in the restaurant on the first floor of Zhenjiang Hotel, Kenzo Kojima looked across at Chen Mingzhang, who had two dark circles under his eyes, and was furious. Chen Mingzhang had spent half the night playing with Zhang Wenwu, but when he asked him when Zhang Wenwu would come to deliver the "pass" today, he couldn't answer. Didn't you do anything in the past half night? Trash.

Chen Mingzhang is in a state of bitterness now. He gambled for half the night and then went to Chunfenglou to have fun. He didn't rest for long. If he didn't know that he had to accompany Xiaodao Jianzo for dinner, he would still be sleeping. As for Xiaodao Jianzo asking him when Zhang Wenwu would come to deliver the "pass", he felt even more wronged. It was you and Brother Zhang who talked about it yesterday, and I didn't participate. Then I played cards by myself yesterday, so how could I remember this matter?

But he didn't dare to contradict Kenzo Kojima and could only bear it silently. He was now looking forward to Hu San coming over quickly. If Hu San was there, he would definitely be able to help him out.

Just as Chen Mingzhang was lowering his head and being scolded by Kojima Kenzo, Hu San finally arrived at the hotel restaurant. As soon as Hu San sat down, he felt something was wrong. Kojima Kenzo was obviously angry, while Chen Mingzhang hung her head like a bullied young wife.

"Mr. Chen, what's going on?" Hu San asked Chen Mingzhang in a low voice. He had to find out the whole story before he could respond.

"Hu Sang, do you know when Captain Zhang will come over today to give me the "pass"? " When Kojima Kenzo saw Hu San asking about Chen Mingzhang, he asked directly in a bad mood.

Ah, that's it. Isn't this a very easy question to answer? It looks like Chen Mingzhang was scolded so hard that he almost buried his head in his crotch.

"Taiko Kojima, Brother Zhang is usually busy in the 102nd Division headquarters during the day. He only has time to come out after he gets off duty at night. I estimate that he will have time to bring the things you want until dinner time." Hu San quickly explained to Kenzo Kojima. Although he did not specify the specific time, it was reasonable.

After listening to Hu San's words, Xiaodao Jianzo nodded with satisfaction. Hu San was right. Zhang Wenwu had to be on duty in the army during the day, and he would only have time to come after dinner. But when he saw Chen Mingzhang's look, he became angry again.

"By the way, Hu Sang, you are a local, do you know who Deputy Director Zhang has done business with in the past? His fees are not cheap, haha." Kojima Kenzo pretended to complain and asked Hu San.

Hu San's heart trembled. Commander Zhang had really anticipated this. The Japanese was still investigating Commander Zhang's background, trying to confirm that Commander Zhang was a corrupt officer who was taking bribes and committing crimes.

Hu San hesitated for a moment before he said carefully: "Taijun Kojima, Brother Zhang never told me about the business he did, and I didn't ask him about it. After all, it's a bit taboo. I only heard about it from other friends in the underworld. It seems that Brother Zhang gave some passes to the big boss Liu Zhengchuan of Wangyue Tower. Some people also said that he had done opium business with Mr. Xue Siye of Hongyun Casino, but I just heard about it. I don't know what it was like." These were all things Zhang Wenwu told Hu San to tell. Anyway, these things were true, and even if the Japanese went to inquire, they could prove that they were true. This could also maintain Zhang Wenwu's "corrupt" personality very well.

"Yo, Hu Sang, you did a great job. I was also worried that Deputy Director Zhang had no experience in business. Now it seems that my worries were unnecessary." Kenzo Kojima explained his thoughts with a smile.

Hu San immediately pretended to be enlightened and said, "Mrs. Kojima's considerations are indeed far-reaching. I will learn more from you in the future."