The Bravest

The cargo ship escorted by Lin Jie arrived at the designated dock. After receiving the light signal for the connection, Lin Jie sent Song Qi to make contact first.

"Excuse me, Captain Zhang. I need to check it." Song Qi was not intimidated by Captain Zhang's aura. He calmly asked to check the authenticity and quantity of the gold bars.

Lieutenant Li said, "Captain Song, we haven't seen the goods yet. Aren't you going too far?"

"Captain Zhang, the goods are on the ship. I'm here. It shouldn't be too much to check the amount of the balance. Can I still rob it?"

"Captain Song, please do as you please!" Although Captain Zhang was unhappy, he could only pretend to be generous and agree to Song Qi's request after being confronted by Song Qi. If you don't dare to let others check your own territory, it will not sound good if it gets out.

"Captain Zhang is so generous." Song Qi flattered him first before going forward to check the box of gold bars.

Captain Zhang and Adjutant Li watched Song Qi count out the gold bars from the box one by one, biting them with his teeth from time to time. His serious look made the people in the Coast Guard present eyelids twitch, but the two brothers behind Song Qi remained expressionless.

"Captain Zhang, the number is correct. I will send someone to signal the director now." After checking, Song Qi repacked the gold bars and asked Captain Zhang for instructions. He must stay to watch the gold bars to prevent others from swapping them.

"Well, Lieutenant Li, please take Captain Song's brothers with you."

"Yes." Adjutant Li agreed and went out with the brothers standing behind Song Qi.

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Lin Jie and Michiko on the boat waited anxiously for more than twenty minutes before they received a signal from the dock, and then the lights on the dock came on.

"Okay, Song Qi, now that we've seen the balance, let's move over." Lin Jie turned around and gave an order, and the workers on the cargo ship started moving, slowly moving towards the dock.

When the boat stopped, they saw Song Qi's brothers standing on the dock and waving, so there should be nothing unusual. Lin Jie waved his hand, and a team got off the boat first, inadvertently occupying several advantageous positions, and then Lin Jie led the people off the boat.

"Brother, the buyer is Captain Zhang from the Coast Guard, and Captain Song is inside watching the payment for the goods." Song Qi's brother quickly walked to Lin Jie and whispered in Lin Jie's ear to explain the situation.

"Okay, I'll go see Captain Zhang, you go on board and report the situation to Section Chief Michiko." Lin Jie whispered, and then took a few people to follow Adjutant Li to visit Captain Zhang.

"Hahaha, Captain Zhang, I didn't expect the buyer to be you. We haven't seen each other for a long time." Lin Jie greeted Captain Zhang with a big laugh as he entered the door. They had dealt with each other before. They were not friends, but they were not strangers either.

"Director Lin is here in person, I will definitely not be rude." This time, Captain Zhang did not sit still like he did with Song Qi. He stood up and greeted Lin Jie when he came closer.

"Captain Zhang, I met a captain named Zhang on the road, and he tried to extort money from me. I wonder if he is someone of yours?"

"Haha, I'm sorry Director Lin, he is indeed my distant relative. I have already criticized him severely, but he is indeed unaware of it. This should not affect our transaction."

Captain Zhang just perfunctorily dealt with it with a fake smile, and only he knew whether he knew about it or not.

"No, I'm just asking by the way. It's getting late. How about Captain Zhang arrange for someone to unload the goods?"

Lin Jie didn't take this little thing to heart. The most important thing now was to complete the transaction as soon as possible. Since the buyer had sent out the army, Liu Yidao's backup plan would be useless. Everything would have to wait until he got back.

"Okay, Adjutant Li, go and arrange for people to unload the goods, and tell the brothers to be more polite and not to cause unpleasantness." Captain Zhang didn't want to waste any more words. In fact, tonight's transaction was beyond the expectations of both parties.

Lin Jie didn't expect the buyer to accept the goods so openly, and Zhang didn't expect that Lin Jie, who was sent by Gangcun to deliver the goods, would escort the goods in such a high-profile manner. Both parties were actually prepared to blackmail the other party.

"Captain Song, go and make the arrangements. Tell the brothers not to be too nervous and turn off all the safety devices. It's easy for the gun to go off accidentally." Facing the verbal threat from Captain Zhang, Lin Jie responded in the same way.

Half an hour later, Lieutenant Li came back in a hurry with a bad look on his face. He lowered his head and whispered in Captain Zhang's ear: "Captain, the medicine has not arrived yet."

"Well, Director Lin, did your goods leak something?" Captain Zhang questioned Lin Jie with a dark face. He was able to come out in person just for this batch of medicines, and he suppressed his anger and did not turn hostile on the spot because he still had a glimmer of hope.

"Don't blame me, Captain Zhang. After all, this is not a transaction on my territory. I am a little worried that I won't be able to get the payment back, so some of the goods are on another ship."

Lin Jie drank his tea leisurely. Captain Zhang was relieved, but also laughed at Lin Jie's trick. This guy was really cautious. He even got two boats. Fortunately, he didn't do it at sea.

"So what does Director Lin mean?"

"Captain Zhang, the payment will be on my ship first. The second ship will arrive within half an hour. Of course, Captain Zhang can also send a ship out to sea, and we will trade on the sea."

"Haha, Director Lin doesn't believe me, but I'm not as petty as Director Lin. You can check the payment again now, and then you can take it on board. But it's best to wait until the next batch of goods arrives before leaving."

"Okay, Captain Zhang is still generous. Unlike us, who are just running errands for others, we have to be more cautious."

Lin Jie put down the teacup, ignored Captain Zhang's contemptuous look, and checked the gold bars in the box again.

"Hahaha, sorry to have made you laugh, Captain Zhang. The amount of the payment is correct. Shall I notify the second ship to come over now?"

"Then I'll trouble you, Director Lin. Adjutant Li, please help me send it off. I won't be going out." Captain Zhang didn't want to bother with Lin Jie now, let alone send him off.

"Okay, bye." Lin Jie waved his hand, and a brother behind him stepped forward and picked up the box full of gold, walked in front of Lin Jie and walked out of the office.

Back at the dock, Lin Jie saw the two sides clearly standing in confrontation. Song Qi finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Lin Jie coming out and the brother walking in front of Lin Jie holding the box.

"Brother, how are you?"

"I'll bring the gold bars on board. Don't move yet. You can only leave after Secretary Liu comes and delivers the goods." Lin Jie responded in a low voice and went straight to the cargo ship. Song Qi and his brothers did not move, obviously covering Lin Jie's retreat.

After Lin Jie boarded the ship, Michiko immediately came to greet him, "Honey, are you okay?"

After learning that the buyer of the transaction was from the Coast Guard, Michiko became quite nervous. Although Lin Jie brought a lot of people, they were no match for the local tyrants.

Fortunately, the medicines are not there, otherwise it would be hard to say whether I could get the payment, and there is always the risk of violence. However, since the buyer has paid the money, it is not a big problem.

"It's okay. I've received the payment. I'll notify Secretary Liu to deliver the medicines." Lin Jie said as he took the box from his brother and walked into the cabin.

Fifteen minutes later, Liu Ruyan's motorboat docked at the pier. Song Qi led his men to unload the medicines for Adjutant Li to inspect in person.

Adjutant Li used the same attitude as when he checked Song Qi's gold, especially penicillin. Every box had to be opened and the packaging and labels of the small bottles inside had to be checked.

After more than half an hour, Lieutenant Li finally smiled. "Hahaha, they are all American products, and the quantity is correct. Captain Song, I still have to report to the regiment commander, so I won't see you off."

"Okay, I hope we can cooperate again next time. We'll leave first." Song Qi watched Adjutant Li wave his hand and ask the confronting troops to retreat, so he stopped talking.

After everyone retreated back to the boat, Lin Jie immediately ordered the boat to go back.

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