During the Anti-Japanese War, the landlord's stupid son defied fate

Zhao Gang pondered the entire journey, sighing inwardly: "I never imagined the reserves of the West Mountain Mine and the East Mountain Mine would be so high!" The combined mineral reserves of these two mountains exceeded 1.6 million energy points, which translates to 1.6 billion tons!

These are just the mines that have been explored and developed so far. What about those that have not yet been discovered?

This number is really unimaginable.

When they stepped into their restaurant, it was already 3:30 in the afternoon.

Shopkeeper Zhang finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw them return safely.

He smiled and asked, "Young Master, did you have a good time this time?"

Zhao Gang replied cheerfully, "Well, yes, the scenery in this provincial capital is indeed breathtakingly beautiful, and we had a lot of fun." After saying that, Zhao Gang's face was filled with a satisfied smile.

"Well, that's good. How long will you stay here before you return? I can make some arrangements so that you can have a basic understanding of your store." Shopkeeper Zhang said.

"Well, no rush. We're all tired today. I'll take everyone back to rest first. Remember to cook a good meal tonight. We'll talk about going back tomorrow."

After Zhao Gang finished speaking, he turned and walked into his room. The other five people followed him in, leaving only Manager Zhang standing there in amazement.

Shopkeeper Zhang couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly: "Ah! The young master is still so unreliable!"

He sighed helplessly and turned to do other things.

Zhao Gang didn't know that just when he returned to his room, two people in the restaurant had already quietly left.

One of these two people is Koizumi's subordinate, and the other is from the Zhang family.

Not long after, the news that Zhao Gang had returned to his restaurant was spread.

Koizumi was very excited when he heard the news. He immediately made a decision: "Let's do it tonight!"

"Okay, Team Leader Koizumi. I'll arrange for twenty people to go there right away."

"Well, do it cleanly and use explosives when appropriate." Koizumi nodded with satisfaction.

Soon the Japanese began to take action and prepared to contact their operatives in the city.

The Japanese were very cautious and did not put the action team and the intelligence team together, which enabled them to better hide their identities and avoid being wiped out.

When the Japanese gave orders and started to act, Li, the housekeeper in Zhang's mansion, also received the news.

He reacted quickly, changed into appropriate clothes, and then hurriedly left Zhang's house with some of his men.

As the steward of the Zhang family, he had to follow certain standards when doing things outside, so as not to lose face and be blamed by Mr. Zhang.

Steward Li brought his men to the Zhao Family Restaurant and walked straight towards the shopkeeper. He said in a serious tone, "I want to see your young master. I'm the steward of the Zhang Mansion. I need to see him for something."

The shopkeeper certainly knew which family Zhang Mansion was referring to, but he didn't understand why the other party came specifically to look for his young master.

After all, there are some conflicts between the Zhang family and them. Could it be because of these conflicts?

"Butler Li, please wait in the private room. I'll go and inform our young master."

Shopkeeper Zhang spoke politely to Butler Li.

Then he ordered the waiter to find Zhao Gang quickly and tell him that a distinguished guest was waiting for him in the private room.

After listening to the waiter's report, Zhao Gang pondered for a moment and then walked out of the room with the waiter.

When he arrived at the private room, he saw Butler Li sitting there alone drinking tea.

The shopkeeper had already prepared a pot of fragrant tea, as well as melon seeds and snacks.

Zhao Gang closed the door gently and walked to sit in front of Butler Li.

He poured himself a cup of tea, took a sip, then put it down and asked calmly, "I wonder what this Butler Li wants to talk to me about?"

Butler Li stared at the young Zhao Gang in front of him, and from his calm and composed speech and behavior, he realized that this man was no ordinary person.

So, he said, "You are the young master of this restaurant. I am here today because my master, Director Zhang of the Finance Department, has asked me to tell you something."

"Regardless of whether you took the missing money from our house or not, you are the primary suspect because you are the only one who has had a conflict with my family recently."

"Also, the Sakura people who followed my young master died. We suspect you were responsible. Of course, we don't need any evidence to prove it."

"If you don't want your whole family to be killed, you'd better hand over all your family's wealth. The six stores in the provincial capital will all belong to us. In addition, your family needs to pay 6 million yuan, or sell all the land and houses in your hometown and give us all the money."

"In that case, we'll let your family go. Otherwise, if we report it to the police or tell the Japanese, what do you think will happen to you?"

"Young people should act rationally. This is the best outcome for your family."

"I hope you can give me a quick answer. I don't have much time. I still have to go back and report."

Zhao Gang looked at what he had said and felt very angry.

"I don't know why this old man said that. We don't have any deep hatred. There is no need for me to take any action against your Zhang Mansion."

"I only spent 5 to get that thing done. Do you think I should risk causing trouble for you and continue to stir up hatred?"

"Of course I know your house was robbed, but our family shouldn't be held responsible for this. Besides, we can't afford it."

"Do you think a small landowner like us can have so much money?"

"Go back and tell Director Zhang that people can be greedy, but they can't be insatiable. He's not the only official in the entire provincial capital. Besides, our Zhao family also knows some big bosses."

"We can use money to find connections. Even if we give all the money to the other party, we won't give it to you robbers."

"Since you came to see me today, I will pretend that I have never seen you. Let's both take a step back. Even if this incident never happened, the matter between me and your young master is over. I hope you don't need to continue to entangle it. After all, I am the one who suffered the loss, not you."

After Zhao Gang finished speaking, he took a sip of tea, then stood up and left.

Butler Li was holding his breath, but he did not show it on the spot. Instead, he suppressed his anger, drank his tea, turned around and left, and hurried back to Zhang's house to report the situation to the master.

On the other hand, Zhao Gang did not care about the departure of Butler Li. He thought that the other party would not be so cruel. After all, whether in the provincial capital or in the county, he had enough confidence and strength and was not afraid of anyone.

After returning to the Zhang Mansion, Butler Li reported to Mr. Zhang everything that happened in the restaurant.

Mr. Zhang nodded slightly after hearing this and said calmly, "Well, don't worry too much. After tomorrow, I will start contacting others to discuss countermeasures. Let's see what the Zhao family is capable of that dares to go against me."

Then, Master Zhang showed a smug smile on his face and continued, "Go, prepare a sumptuous dinner. Eat well tonight. I am in an especially good mood today."

Butler Li responded respectfully, "Yes, sir, I understand."

He then withdrew and began to make arrangements for tonight's dinner.

For them, they must enjoy the delicious feast tonight. After all, once the plan is successfully implemented, the financial difficulties faced by the Zhang family will be alleviated to a certain extent.