Quartermasters can also fight the devils

"Captain Zhang, Chen Mingzhang is out of money now. What do you think we should do next?" Hu San saw that the time was almost right and that loser Chen Mingzhang should probably wake up, so he decided to ask for instructions on what to do next.

Zhang Wenwu said to Fourth Master Xue with a wicked smile, "Mr. Chen is a rich young man in Shanghai, how can he be without money, right, Fourth Master Xue, your gang should be able to collect the debts in Shanghai."

Fourth Master Xue immediately understood what Zhang Wenwu meant and laughed out loud on the spot: "Haha, no problem, Chief Zhang, don't worry. I have a good relationship with Mr. Du in Shanghai. It's very easy to collect some debts in Shanghai. Besides, it's only natural to pay back debts. If his son owes money, his father has the responsibility to pay it back, right?"

Hu San understood now that they were taking advantage of Chen Mingzhang, and he deserved it. His whole family had to serve the Japanese as dogs. As Chen Mingzhang's "good brother", he had to observe a second of silence for Chen Mingzhang.

Chen Mingzhang had just gotten up from his room in Chunfeng Tower and was about to wash up when he saw Hu San coming to his room in high spirits. He asked jokingly, "Mr. Chen, were you happy last night? Brother Zhang was really nice and arranged a beauty for me, haha."

Chen Mingzhang wiped his face with a towel and said without turning his head: "That's right, Brother Zhang is really very particular." He also felt that Zhang Wenwu had done a very good job. He had thought of everything that could be thought of, and there was nothing to say about it. But when he thought about his lack of money, he couldn't help but sigh.

Hu Sanyi saw that Chen Mingzhang looked unhappy and sighed as he washed himself, so he asked, "Mr. Chen, what's wrong with you? Were you tired last night? Or are you dissatisfied? Why are you sighing as soon as you get up?"

Chen Mingzhang did not answer Hu San's question immediately. Instead, he sat down next to Hu San after washing up, picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea. Then he said in a depressed mood: "To be honest with you, Brother Hu, my luck has not been very good these days. Last night, I lost all my money at the gambling table because of those little goblins' blind bets. If Brother Zhang invites me to play with him tonight, I will be embarrassed."

Chen Mingzhang did not hide the fact that he had no money. He had thought about it while washing up just now. It would be useless to hide it. Hu San would know the truth when he sat at the gambling table in the evening. It would be better to tell him the truth now and see if he could find a way to get money. As for borrowing money from Hu San, Chen Mingzhang really couldn't bring himself to ask. Besides, how much money could Hu San have?

Seeing Hu San's embarrassed look, Chen Mingzhang knew what he was thinking, so he said directly: "Brother Hu, I know you don't have much money, please help me find out where I can get the money, otherwise I will be too embarrassed to go to Brother Zhang."

When Hu San heard that Chen Mingzhang had no intention of borrowing money from him, his expression immediately improved. After thinking for a while, he said to Chen Mingzhang: "Mr. Chen, this matter is not easy to handle. The place where you can get money quickly is the "high money" in the casino. You have already taken it two days ago. Now you haven't paid back the "high money". It is impossible to ask them for money again." Hu San also said with a frown.

When Chen Mingzhang heard that Hu San had no other solution, he couldn't help but feel extremely disappointed. He thought, he still had to ask his father for money, otherwise when Kojima Taijun came back, he would have no money to pay for Kojima Taijun's food and accommodation.

Chen Mingzhang looked up and saw Hu San's hesitant look. He was moved. Could Hu San have a solution? So he quickly asked, "Brother Hu, do you have a solution? Tell me quickly."

Hu Sanyi gritted his teeth and said, "Mr. Chen, I have thought of a way. Only through Brother Zhang can we get the money quickly."

When Chen Mingzhang heard this, he immediately became discouraged and said, "I just don't want Brother Zhang to know that I have no money. If I tell him, what's the point?"

"Mr. Chen, you are not asking Brother Zhang to borrow money. Instead, you are borrowing money from the casino in Brother Zhang's name." Hu San knew that Chen Mingzhang had misunderstood, so he quickly corrected him.

Chen Mingzhang didn't understand. Wouldn't this still let Brother Zhang know that he had no money? But Hu San seemed to have a way to prevent Brother Zhang from thinking that he had no money. He could only stare at Hu San, waiting for his explanation.

Hu San knew from Chen Mingzhang's expression that this loser would not ask him, so he could only explain himself: "Mr. Chen, didn't you open a clinic in cooperation with the Japanese? You can use the excuse that the clinic is short of money now and borrow money from the casino's "high money". You also met Liu Tou, who is in charge of the "high money" of the casino last time. He knows the relationship between you and Brother Zhang and should not doubt it. Moreover, the casino is quite respectful to Brother Zhang. When the time comes, you can ask for a loan in your personal name. I don't think it will be a big problem, but you just need to write an IOU in person. In this way, Brother Zhang doesn't have to show up, and he naturally doesn't know about it. It's just borrowing his reputation. After a while, when the clinic has income, you can pay the money back."

Chen Mingzhang's eyes became brighter and brighter as Hu San explained. He thought to himself: This Hu San is really a talented person. This idea of ​​"borrowing power" is really great. As for writing an IOU, there is no problem at all. Even if Brother Zhang has a great reputation, it is impossible for the casino to lend him money without asking for anything.

Thinking of this, Chen Mingzhang made a decision and urged Hu San to go to the nearby casino with him to settle the loan issue before Brother Zhang arrived.

In the casino, Liu Tou looked at Hu San and Chen Mingzhang in front of him and said with embarrassment: "Brother Hu, you are giving me another problem."

"Captain Liu, I don't want to trouble Brother Zhang to come over for this matter. How about I ask Brother Zhang to come over? You also know that Brother Zhang is probably busy with military affairs right now. If I disturb his business, I'm afraid Fourth Master Xue will blame me then." Hu San said with the power of the tiger. Chen Mingzhang was really impressed by all these words. Of course, if he hadn't seen that Hu San's legs were shaking all the time, he would have admired him even more.

Chen Mingzhang was also very nervous. To put it bluntly, this was done under the name of Brother Zhang. If the casino wanted to verify it and ask Brother Zhang, he would be embarrassed.

Liu Tou was obviously frightened by Hu San's words, and hurriedly said that there was no need to bother calling Officer Zhang over. However, he just said it, and did not call anyone to handle the loan documents.

Seeing that it was almost done, Hu San said directly: "Liu Tou, since you said there is no need to call Brother Zhang over, then you should do it quickly. What's the point of just standing there?"

Liu Tou hesitated for a long time before muttering, "Brother Hu, I really can't make the decision on this matter. How about I take you to see Fourth Master Xue? That way I can get things done. Do you think it's okay?"

When Chen Mingzhang heard that he was going to meet his boss, Mr. Xue Si, he immediately started shaking all over. If this was Mr. Xue Si, he would be able to contact Zhang Wenwu easily, and now he would be exposed.

But he didn't expect that Hu San would directly say with a firm tone: "Okay, it won't be difficult for you. Take us to see Fourth Master Xue. I believe that given the relationship between Brother Zhang and Fourth Master Xue, there is nothing you can say, hum."

Chen Mingzhang was confusedly dragged by Hu San and followed Liu Tou to see Mr. Xue Si. When he went upstairs, he asked Hu San in a worried voice: "Brother Hu, is this okay? Let's forget it."

Hu San pulled Chen Mingzhang and replied in a trembling voice: "Mr. Chen, there is no other way. We can only go to see Fourth Master Xue and tell him. If we said we would not meet Fourth Master Xue, then everything would be exposed. We can only bet that Fourth Master Xue will not contact Brother Zhang."

Chen Mingzhang then realized that it was indeed what Hu San said. If he had refused to lend money when he heard that he was going to meet Brother Xue, then Liu would immediately know that he was borrowing money in the name of Brother Zhang. It would not take long for Brother Zhang to know about this. How could he face Brother Zhang? Not to mention himself, even the Japanese who wanted to continue doing business with Brother Zhang would be ruined, and he would be in big trouble. Thinking of this, Chen Mingzhang could only bite the bullet and go to see Brother Xue. At the same time, he prayed to all the gods in his heart, praying that Brother Xue would not look for Zhang Wenwu to testify.

In the private room of Mr. Xue Si on the second floor, Chen Mingzhang and Hu San were standing in front of Mr. Xue Si, and Liu Tou was talking to Mr. Xue Si, who was lying on the bed and smoking opium.

"Who among you wants to borrow some 'high money'?" Fourth Master Xue asked slowly, lying lazily on the Luohan bed and handing the pipe in his hand to a beautiful woman serving beside him.

Hu San pulled the dazed Chen Mingzhang with his hand, and Chen Mingzhang reacted and said nervously: "Yes...it's me, Fourth Master Xue." Hu San really wanted to close his eyes, thinking: Why are you shaking? I'm pretending to be shaking, why are you trying to imitate me?

"Are you Commander Zhang's brother?" Fourth Master Xue asked Chen Mingzhang with sharp eyes.

Fourth Master Xue had been in the underworld his whole life, so his eyes were still very fierce. This frightened Chen Mingzhang so much that he almost fell to his knees. Fortunately, Hu San beside him was quick enough to support him from behind, but his legs were shaking constantly.

Seeing Chen Mingzhang was so frightened, Hu Sanyi knew that if the play was to continue, he had to do it himself, so he said to Master Xue Si with a trembling voice: "Master Xue Si, Master Chen and I are both brothers of Officer Zhang. You can ask Liu Tou about this. He also saw him last time and can testify."

Fourth Master Xue looked at Liu Tou, who nodded and said, "Reporting to Fourth Master Xue, last time they did have Officer Zhang as a guarantor, using an IOU as collateral to borrow three thousand yuan of French currency from me. Master Qin was there at the time."

Fourth Master Xue nodded and said to Liu Tou, "Well, you did a good job. We must give Commander Zhang enough face, okay?" Liu Tou immediately agreed when he heard it.

"Then, does Commander Zhang know about this?" Mr. Xue Si looked at Hu San and Chen Mingzhang and asked in a softer tone.

Hu San heard this and immediately brought up the same argument he had made with Liu Tou. After hearing this, Xue Siye was silent for a while before saying, "You have a point. There is no need to bother Commander Zhang with military affairs for this kind of thing." After hearing what Xue Siye said, Chen Mingzhang was immediately overjoyed. It seemed that Brother Zhang had a lot of reputation here. He could handle such a big thing by using his name.

"Mr. Chen, right? Today, I'm making an exception to help Commander Zhang. But you have to write a receipt. There are still rules to follow. Also, I warn you, even if you run back to Shanghai, you still have to pay back the money with interest. I dare to give you money, so I'm not afraid that you will run away. Do you understand?" Fourth Master Xue yawned and said casually, "Liu, go and do the 'high-money' business for Mr. Chen. You have to give Commander Zhang face, but you can't break the rules. He has to leave some usable documents. Do you understand?" After saying this, Fourth Master Xue waved impatiently at Chen Mingzhang and Hu San to ask them to leave, and he continued to take the ordered opium and started smoking.

Liu led Hu San and Chen Mingzhang to the account office on the first floor and asked Master Qin to write the loan document. At the same time, he discussed the loan conditions with Chen Mingzhang. Finally, both parties signed the loan document. To be on the safe side, it was stated in the loan document that if Chen Mingzhang did not pay back the money, his father or family would pay it back.

Chen Mingzhang was holding a black briefcase in his hand, which contained the "high money" of 5,000 French francs that he had just borrowed from the casino. He was so excited. He didn't have to worry about money during this period, and he wouldn't lose face in front of Brother Zhang. As for paying back the money, he didn't really care. If he won it back, he would have money. If it didn't work out, would his father still ignore him? It wasn't like his family couldn't pay back the thousands of French francs.

Looking at Hu San who was constantly wiping the sweat off his forehead, Chen Mingzhang was indeed deeply moved. Without Hu San's help, he would not have been able to borrow money from the casino. Thinking of this, he quickly took out three hundred yuan of French currency from his briefcase and gave it to Hu San, thanking him for his help.

Hu San was not polite and accepted the three hundred yuan in French currency. He sighed in his heart: This is really what I deserve. I didn't tire myself out by doing something with a loser like you. But he said gratefully: "Mr. Chen, you are too polite. Now that we have so much capital, we will definitely win back all the money. I believe in Mr. Chen's strength."