Quartermasters can also fight the devils

Chen Mingzhang and Hu San were staring at each other in the hotel room. After returning last night, Chen Mingzhang called his father. Chen Mingzhang's father, Chen Fangan, was sleeping soundly at the time. After hearing the phone ringing at the bedside, he answered the phone with his eyes closed very unhappily. As a result, when Chen Mingzhang's voice came out from the other end of the phone, he was immediately awakened from his sleepiness.

Chen Fangan has only one precious son, Chen Mingzhang, and he dotes on him very much. Although he knows what kind of person his son is, he is his own son, his own blood.

Chen Fangan finally put his heart at ease after listening to Chen Mingzhang's intermittent explanation. At first, he thought something had happened to his beloved son, which scared him. But after listening to Chen Mingzhang's explanation, he couldn't help but feel mixed emotions. His beloved son had finally grown up a lot. He knew to say good things to his family to show his loyalty to the Japanese. His son did the right thing. It only cost some money. As long as the Japanese could think that the people in his family were useful, why would they be afraid of not having money? This money must be given, and more must be given, so as to show his loyalty. As for whether his son was deceiving him, he really didn't think about it, because in his impression, with his son's previous personality, it was impossible for him to come up with such a reason to ask him for money. Basically, the reasons he found for asking for money in the past were a bit irrelevant.

After hanging up the phone with Chen Mingzhang, Chen Fangan did not delay and went downstairs in his pajamas to find the sleeping housekeeper. He told him to withdraw 40,000 yuan in French francs as soon as the bank opened tomorrow, and then take a train directly to Chen Mingzhang's hotel room in Zhenjiang. He also gave the housekeeper Chen Mingzhang's address and phone number.

Chen Mingzhang and Hu San are now waiting in the room for the housekeeper to send money. If the money does not arrive, they dare not go out. If they go out and are seen by those Japanese and reported to Kojima Taijun, Kojima Taijun will definitely ask them to report the situation to him themselves, and then they will be completely blind.

The two of them had finished their cigarettes, and they hadn't eaten a single bite of food since last night. Looking at the clock on the wall of the room, it was already one in the afternoon. Perhaps because they were too nervous, the two of them hadn't felt sleepy at all.

"Mr. Chen, how long do you think it will take for the butler to send the money over? I'm really hungry." Hu San was also a little unbearable with hunger. He thought to himself that there was nothing he could do. He was mainly afraid that Chen Mingzhang, this loser, was unreliable. He could only suffer with him and he had to keep an eye on him all the time.

Chen Mingzhang looked at the wall clock, did a quick calculation in his mind and said, "It should be soon. The housekeeper arrived at the bank at eight in the morning. It takes some time for the bank to count the money. The train from Shanghai to Zhenjiang takes four hours. I estimate that it should be here in another two hours." He was also hungry, but there was nothing he could do but wait here.

This time, Chen Mingzhang experienced what it meant to "days pass like years". He would look at the wall clock whenever he had nothing to do, and always wondered if the clock was broken as why it was running so slowly.

Finally, when the two were too hungry to talk, the phone in the room rang. Chen Mingzhang walked briskly to the phone, quickly picked up the phone and listened. Then he said, "Let him come up," and hung up.

Chen Mingzhang turned to look at Hu San who was expectant and said, "The housekeeper is here. I asked him to come upstairs to find me. He's finally here."

Hu San also looked very happy. He glanced at the wall clock and saw that it was already four o'clock in the afternoon.

After giving the money to Chen Mingzhang, the butler left the hotel. The butler had to rush back to Shanghai to report to Chen Fangan, and he was also responsible for handling many matters of the Chen family, so he could not stay in Zhenjiang for too long.

Chen Mingzhang looked at the 40,000 yuan in French currency in his briefcase and couldn't help but feel relieved. He had explained to Kojima Taijun and Brother Zhang, and saved his face. Seeing Hu San's tired face, Chen Mingzhang took out 500 yuan in French currency from his bag and handed it to Hu San, saying gratefully: "Thanks to Brother Hu this time, you keep these 500 yuan in French currency, we have to wait for Brother Zhang to come over later."

Hu San took the money handed over by Chen Mingzhang and thanked him: "Thank you for your care, Mr. Chen. We are brothers. These are what I should do. But Mr. Chen, shouldn't you call Brother Zhang and tell him to come over after work? I'm afraid he will wait for us at the casino." Hu San reminded Chen Mingzhang that you should contact Chief Zhang as soon as possible. If you don't tell him, how will he know that we will meet at the hotel later.

Chen Mingzhang also slapped his dizzy head. He had not rested all night. His mind was already a mess, and now it was completely useless. Hearing Hu San's reminder, he quickly called Zhang Wenwu and said that the matter had been settled and they would have dinner together at the hotel in the evening. Zhang Wenwu sounded very excited on the other end of the phone and praised Chen Mingzhang for his strong ability to do things.

After hanging up the phone, at Hu San's reminder, Chen Mingzhang called Xiaodao Jianzo's room and reported that the matter had been settled and that he had invited Brother Zhang to have dinner together in the evening. Xiaodao Jianzo also praised Chen Mingzhang happily on the other end of the phone.

The praise from Zhang Wenwu and Kojima Kenzo made Chen Mingzhang immediately forget about the goods being stolen. He had hypnotized himself into thinking that he had done the job well and that there would be a celebration banquet in the evening.

At six o'clock in the evening, Zhang Wenwu arrived at the entrance of Zhenjiang Hotel very punctually. When he saw Chen Mingzhang and Hu San waiting for him at the entrance, he couldn't help but ask curiously: "Mr. Chen, Brother Hu, what's wrong with you two? Why do you look so haggard and tired?"

When Chen Mingzhang heard Zhang Wenwu's question, he suddenly felt like crying. He hadn't slept for the whole day and night, and hadn't even eaten a bite of food. How could he not be tired and haggard? He especially wanted to talk to his dear brother Zhang. If it weren't for his good luck, he would have lost his life last night. But he couldn't let Brother Zhang know about this. He was so uncomfortable holding it in.

When Hu San saw Chen Mingzhang's expression of grievance and tears, he quickly said, "Brother Zhang, we are fine. It's just that we traded opium too late yesterday and didn't get enough rest. Master Chen was also busy all the time. We just need to rest a little."

Zhang Wenwu said with a distressed look on his face: "Ah, Master Chen, you have worked so hard. I said I waited for you in the casino for a long time last night but didn't see you guys come over. It turns out you were busy with the opium trade. I won't say anything else. Master Chen, have a good rest tonight."

Chen Mingzhang looked grateful and kept saying, "Thank you, Brother Zhang, for your concern. Thank you, Brother Zhang, for your concern. This is what we should do."

The three of them walked into the restaurant on the first floor while chatting. Kenzo Kojima still had that unchanging smile on his face, which made Zhang Wenwu unwilling to comment. There was nothing new in it.

As soon as he sat down, Zhang Wenwu asked Kojima Kenzo directly: "Mr. Kojima, I heard that the opium transaction has been completed, haha."

Kojima Kenzo's heart twitched: Here it comes, this greedy and shameless Zhang Wenwu doesn't even bother to be polite, he doesn't care about his "eating manners". Although Kojima Kenzo has come into contact with Zhang Wenwu several times, Zhang Wenwu can deepen his impression of his greed and shamelessness every time.

Xiaodao Jiansan knew what Zhang Wenwu meant, and immediately took out the briefcase that Chen Mingzhang gave him and said, "Yes, this time, thanks to Deputy Director Zhang's matchmaking, Chen Sang was able to complete the transaction smoothly. This briefcase contains the thank-you gift promised to Deputy Director Zhang. This is 50% of the profit after deducting the cost. Please count it, Deputy Director Zhang." After saying that, he put the briefcase on the table. He wanted to see if Zhang Wenwu would take the briefcase away like last time. Well, this was Xiaodao Jiansan's evil taste, because this bag belonged to Chen Mingzhang. It was so interesting to use other people's things to provide yourself with fun.

Sure enough, Zhang Wenwu didn't hesitate to take the briefcase and put it beside him without opening it to see if there was any money in it. Obviously, he would not return the briefcase.

Chen Mingzhang didn't feel anything. It was just a briefcase, so he just gave it to Brother Zhang. He had several more at home. Besides, Brother Zhang had already got it, so he couldn't ask for it back. That would be too embarrassing. He just regarded it as a gift to Brother Zhang. As for whether Brother Zhang would return the briefcase if he asked, well, probably not. Didn't he see that Brother Zhang even took away Kojima Taijun's briefcase?

Kenzo Kojima had an expression of "as expected". He really couldn't understand how a person could cultivate shamelessness and greed to such a level, and integrate them together without any rejection.

"Well, Mr. Kojima, when will you have business next time? Don't you have many businessman friends?" Zhang Wenwu asked Kojima Kenzo while drinking with Chen Mingzhang.

Kojima Kenzo showed a smug look in his eyes. Zhang Wenwu had tasted the sweetness and began to actively cooperate with him. It seemed that his money was not wasted. However, now was not the best time for in-depth cooperation. As a very experienced intelligence officer, Kojima Kenzo knew how to bind the other party to his side step by step. So he took a bite of the food and said, "Deputy Director Zhang, there must be business. This time I came here in a hurry. I will go back to Shanghai again tomorrow. At that time, I will find a few more business friends to ask. There must be business to do."

Zhang Wenwu was filled with contempt. This Japanese guy was actually trying to keep him in suspense and playing hard to get. All right, buddy, I'll keep him company.

"Oh? That's great, Mr. Kojima, you must negotiate some more big deals when you return to Shanghai this time, hahaha." Zhang Wenwu looked at Kenzo Kojima with shining eyes.

Kojima Kenzo was very satisfied. He had successfully aroused Zhang Wenwu's desire for money, so he said quickly, "Don't worry, Deputy Director Zhang. I will definitely negotiate a few big deals and come back to cooperate with you."

Zhang Wenwu was even happier when he heard Kojima Kenzo's assurance. He suddenly turned his head and asked Chen Mingzhang, "Mr. Chen, what time is the last train to Shanghai tonight?"

Chen Mingzhang was not able to react to his question. You two were just chatting about business, but suddenly you asked me what time the last train to Shanghai would leave. What does this mean? You want to go to Shanghai? I never heard you say that.

Chen Mingzhang thought for a moment and said uncertainly, "It seems that there is an express train at nine o'clock."

Zhang Wenwu looked at his watch, frowned, and said seriously, "Then we have to eat quickly. It's already seven o'clock. Don't delay Mr. Xiaodao from catching the train."

Chen Mingzhang and Hu San were confused when they heard Zhang Wenwu's words. What did Brother Zhang say? Is Kojima Taijun going to catch a train back to Shanghai? I haven't heard of that.

At first, Kenzo Kojima didn't understand when he had to catch the train. He had clearly said that he would return to Shanghai tomorrow. Wait, Kenzo Kojima suddenly realized that Zhang Wenwu, this shameless bastard, was urging him to return to Shanghai and find big business clients for him. This bastard was so shameless. He must be crazy about money. He couldn't wait even all night.

"Deputy Director Zhang, maybe I didn't express myself clearly just now. I won't be back in Shanghai until tomorrow, so I won't delay your meal time." Kenzo Kojima said with a smile, gritting his teeth.