Spy Wars: I am the Captain of the Military Police

Zhou Zhengqing looked at the contract in his hand, then put it down. Zhou Zhengqing shook his head and said, "The profit is not much. At 20%, it's only 5,000 US dollars a month. It's not cost-effective."

Xu Zhongyi quickly moved closer.

"Captain Yingqi, it's a lot. This is a long-term business. You just need to send a few military police to show up while I'm transporting the goods."

Zhou Zhengqing curled his lips and shook his head, reached into his pocket, took out the check and raised it.

"Mr. Xu, is a mere business of five thousand dollars a month worth ten thousand dollars? Mr. Xu doesn't look like someone who would do such a small business. Just tell me the truth. I like to be straightforward."

Zhou Zhengqing knew that the contract he had put forward was just a test. A true cooperation would never be worth just this little money, and this was not the style of his "waiter" Xu Zhongyi.

"Hehe, Captain Yingqi, you are smart. The profit on the contract is the figure after paying taxes. You also know that Manchukuo imposes heavy taxes, especially for goods like ours coming from the interior.

It is the heaviest tax among the heaviest taxes. If, I mean if, we do not pay taxes, the profits will still be substantial.”

Zhou Zhengqing blinked: "Not paying taxes? How much can it be?"

Xu Zhongyi smiled reservedly and stretched out a finger.

"Xu Sang, if it's 10,000 a month..."

Before Zhou Zhengqing finished speaking, Xu Zhongyi said in surprise: "Captain Yingqi, it's not ten thousand, it's one hundred thousand."

Zhou Zhengqing's jaw dropped when he heard this. After paying taxes, there were only 5,000 US dollars, but without paying taxes, there would be 100,000! Is this paying taxes? This is robbery!

This is unlikely. Could it be that Xu Zhongyi is fooling me?

Thinking of this, Zhou Zhengqing asked with a straight face: "Xu Sang, there is something wrong with your calculation. Is the taxation in Manchukuo so heavy?"

Seeing Zhou Zhengqing's expression change, Xu Zhongyi quickly explained: "Captain Yingqi, it's true, you don't know, the taxes in Manchukuo are really heavy.

For example, my trading company has to pay customs duties, circulation taxes, and business taxes every time we ship goods.

If the cigarettes are transported, the tobacco will also have to pay opium tax and tobacco tax.

Transporting grain requires paying agricultural tax and livestock tax, not to mention temporary additional taxes of uncertain amounts. All these miscellaneous taxes add up to a huge chunk of the profit.

But if your gendarmerie joins us, we can not only be tax-free, but also transport some special goods, which will increase profits.”

"You mean smuggling?" Zhou Zhengqing knew that there were many smugglers in this era, but he didn't expect Xu Zhongyi also wanted to do this business.

Xu Zhongyi smiled and rubbed his hands, then said with a smile: "Captain Yingqi, this is all normal transportation of goods. As the saying goes, there is no private transportation without goods, and there is no transportation without private transportation. This is the situation."

After making an excuse, he continued, “Many businessmen with backgrounds in Manchukuo do this.

Places like the city government, security forces, and police department all have their own smugglers, and they are all making huge amounts of money.

I had no connections before, but now that I have you as my supporter, I am thinking about earning more and gaining some benefits for the Harbin Gendarmerie. I can't let others take all the benefits.

Think about it, the military police worked hard to maintain the public order in Harbin, but the benefits were taken away by the people in the city government and the police department. Isn’t it a big loss? "

"How do you want me to help you move the goods?" Zhou Zhengqing didn't ask what those special goods were. He could guess without asking that they must be materials under Japanese control, such as pig iron.

Seeing Zhou Zhengqing was about to give in, Xu Zhongyi quickly said, "Don't bother with this. Just give me a note saying that my company is doing the collection work for the gendarmerie. I'll take care of the rest."

Although Zhou Zhengqing heard Xu Zhongyi's confident words, he still felt uneasy: "Is what you said reliable? What if someone investigates?"

"Don't worry, no one will investigate. It's a very deep pool here." As he spoke, Xu Zhongyi pointed his finger at the coffee table, as if comparing it to a pool of deep water.

Zhou Zhengqing was satisfied. As long as things were safe, he had nothing to fear: "Xu Sang, I agree to take the goods away, but isn't it a bit too little for our military police to only take 20%?"

"Captain Yingqi, it's not that I don't want to give you more, but there are a lot of people here who need to be managed. Your 20% is already the biggest share. After all the rations are divided, even I will only earn hard-earned money. It's less than 10%."

Xu Zhongyi explained with an embarrassed look on his face, thought for a while, and as if he had made a great decision, he continued, "Captain Yingqi, do you think this will work?

On top of the 20% profit the military police took, I would try to squeeze in 10% from other sources.

Just as a token of my gratitude to Captain Yingqi, I will not record this amount in my account, but will give it directly to you."

Hearing this, Zhou Zhengqing smiled.

"Mr. Xu, I think this matter can be handled. You go to Vice Captain Nakamura to get a note. If you have any problems in the future, go to him directly. I won't interfere, and I don't know about these things like smuggling. Understand?"

Xu Zhongyi was stunned for a moment, but he reacted quickly. He cursed Zhou Zhengqing's shamelessness in his heart, but he kept saying yes to show that he understood.

Zhou Zhengqing did not feel the slightest bit of guilt for having cheated Nakamura Shunsuke. He collected the check contentedly and then handed the contract back to Xu Zhongyi.

"There's no need to sign this contract. I still trust you, Xu Sang. Also, when you divide the money, remember to send 20% to me and give the 10% to Vice Captain Nakamura."

Xu Zhongyi quickly half stood up and took it, saying, "Thank you Captain Yingqi for your trust." In his heart, he was thinking, "How greedy."

After stuffing the contract back into his briefcase, Xu Zhongyi organized his words and said, "Captain Yingqi, you are now considered a shareholder of the trading company. If the business does well in the future, you will also make more profits."

Zhou Zhengqing didn't understand what Xu Zhongyi wanted to say. He didn't know that the Military Control Commission had not reported the matter. He thought Xu Zhongyi came here just to cooperate and build relationships.

"Of course, Xu Sang, just say whatever you want to say. Is there anything else that's difficult?"

"There's no difficulty, it's just that... Mr. Xu repeated it twice with some hesitation.

Then he leaned closer, lowered his voice and asked carefully, "You said last time that business in this area will be difficult in the future. What did you mean?

Please explain it to me clearly so that I can prepare in advance and avoid affecting the business later."

Zhou Zhengqing frowned and asked back: "What did I say last time?"

Xu Zhongyi looked at Zhou Zhengqing in doubt and felt a little uneasy. After trying hard to recall, he whispered, "Didn't you say last time that a war was going to break out?"

At this moment, his heart was in his throat, because this issue was too sensitive, and he might directly order someone to arrest him.

But Chen Ming and Yu Xiuning were still waiting for him to bring back important information, so he had to take the risk and ask.