Dreaming back to 1949, the great powers were there to deceive us

The two were still chatting when Zhuge Lin rushed in and said anxiously,

"Chairman, an urgent telegram has arrived from the Magic City. The real estate market has collapsed!"

Hu Zhenhua grabbed the telegram and quickly read it!

The real estate crash was caused by the wives of officials selling off their properties. They must have sensed something and wanted to recover their losses by selling off their properties. In just one hour, housing prices in Shanghai fell by 50%.

This is just the beginning, more terrifying declines are yet to come!

Hu Zhenhua rubbed his brows, feeling quite regretful. This meant that his $100 million intelligence fee had become a pipe dream.

What a pity! What a pity!

If the crash had happened two hours later, we would have been able to get the money.

Hu Zhenhua said worriedly,

"Although real estate has fallen, it will eventually recover. I'm more worried about the banknote market. I don't know how much they've overissued."

Lao Hu turned his gaze to Carter.

"My friend, the consulate must be prepared to come to the aid of Huaqi Foreign Company at any time."

Carter said nonchalantly,

"Just half a month ago, we injected 5 million RMB into major foreign banks. They have sufficient capital reserves!"

Hu Zhenhua nodded, but he laughed in his heart.

Most of the capital injection had already gone into Tongan's pocket and had been withdrawn long ago.

Even if the funds transferred to the Magic City by the major foreign banks are included, the current amount is definitely no more than 1 million Mi Yuan.

In the past, this amount of money would have been enough, but in order to buy real estate at the bottom, the major ocean banks over-issued an unknown amount of banknotes, and coupled with the fact that traders have not yet transferred the funds, all these factors added up to an astronomical figure.

Not to mention anything else, the deposit for goods that Tong'an Group has entrusted to major foreign banks alone is as high as 3 million US dollars.

If nothing unexpected happens, the money will be wasted.

In this crisis, Tongan Group, like other foreign companies, is also a "victim" and we all share the same suffering!

When the real estate market was booming, the rich and powerful spent money like water, and no one knew how much money they had squandered.

For example, the credit manager of a foreign company, who indulges in partying every night.

What they spent was real money!

Hu Zhenhua thought for a moment and asked Zhuge Lin,

"How much funds can we mobilize at present? Also, how much cash reserves does Chongming Development Bank have?"

Zhuge Lin was well aware of Tongan's business and immediately replied,

"The group currently has approximately 3 million in cash. As for Chongming Development Bank, its capital reserves are definitely no more than 1 million!"

Hu Zhenhua jumped up and shouted,

"How is it possible? In just a few days, the bank has already loaned out 100 million or 200 million in cash?"

Zhuge Lin's expression said it all. He said helplessly,

"Chairman, you have no idea how popular the loan market has been lately. So many machines have been sold at the used market, and so many are being asked for by ordinary people. We've provided loans to cover all of this! And some of our subsidiaries have also taken out large loans to expand their businesses. The only reason the bank has 1 million left is because Zheng Xipo wanted to keep some for emergencies."

Hu Zhenhua looked at Carter and asked,

"My friend, do you know about this?"

Carter nodded slightly.

He certainly knew that there were many foreign employees in Chongming Development Bank, and they were naturally close to Carter.

Hu Zhenhua took a deep breath and continued to ask,

“Can the consulate inject more funds into the bank?”

Carter was silent. If there was no news of war, he would be very happy to invest, but now it is better to wait.

No matter how incompetent the authorities are, they are still an ally of the United States.

If the consulate injects capital into the bank at this time, what will the outside world think? They will think that the United States has abandoned the authorities!

Of course, there is another reason: the authorities were very dissatisfied with the loan issue and sent agents to assassinate borrowers many times. The bank organized personnel to escort them many times, which prevented more tragedies from happening.

This bombing may have also been a form of retaliation by the Secret Service.

After a long time, Carter finally spoke.

"Hu, are you raising funds to rescue the market?"

Hu Zhenhua waved his hands and said helplessly,

"I'd like to, but I don't have any money! Forget it, let's just wait and see how the Nationalist army performs! I'm so worried, I feel like they're a hopeless case!"

In fact, Carter feels the same way!

But he is more optimistic.

"The authorities boasted they could hold out for six months. According to the consulate's calculations, they can only hold out for two months at most, but that's enough!"

Hu Zhenhua's heart skipped a beat, but he pretended to be surprised.

"Carter, are you saying that if the authorities can hold on, the United States will intervene in this war?"

Carter realized his gaffe and quickly explained,

"That's absolutely not the case. It's just that some extremists have emerged in the United States. Their rhetoric is extremely inflammatory, and many lawmakers and citizens have been misled by them. If they gain the right to speak, our foreign policy will inevitably face adjustments."

Hu Zhenhua immediately understood who Carter was talking about.

There was a strange person in the U.S. Congress named McCarthy.

In 1946, McCarthy, a Republican candidate, was elected to the U.S. Senate through underhanded tactics, securing his seat in Congress. During his first few years in Congress, McCarthy was a mediocre politician who loved to show off. He desperately needed a controversial issue to attract voters and prepare for his re-election campaign. Against the backdrop of the Cold War, McCarthy sought to attract attention by portraying himself as a champion of the free world.

But McCarthy's influence was still limited at this time. His real rise came in early 1950 when McCarthy delivered a speech entitled "The Communist Party in the State Department" at the Republican Women's Club.

McCarthy's speech was like a bolt from the blue, causing an uproar across the United States.

Overnight, McCarthy became a national political star.

Having tasted the sweetness, he became more aggressive and pushed McCarthy to the climax!

McCarthy was equally extreme on the China issue, which led to several US governments adopting very rigid East Asian policies, and no one dared to take the initiative to propose contact with Red China.

It can be said that McCarthy played a great role in the deterioration of relations between the United States and China!

Carter turned to Hu Zhenhua and asked,

"Their company is so short of money, would you still offer a reward?"

Hu Zhenhua sighed.

"Let him live two more days!"

But his eyes were full of cunning.

Carter knew at a glance that Old Hu was holding back his fart! He might have come up with some wicked plan to deal with Wang Yu again.

However, Carter was too lazy to ask.

The dog bites the dog, a hairy mouth!

The two chatted for more than half an hour, and Lan Shian came in hurriedly with a small circuit board in his hand.

"Chairman, this was found in the wreckage of Mr. Carter's car. One of our brothers believes it might be a signal transmitter!"

Hu Zhenhua took the burnt circuit board and asked in confusion,

"What's the use? Can it send a telegram without anyone controlling it?"

Lan Shian immediately explained,

"It's not sending telegrams, it's sending signals, like giving directions to aircraft. The signals it sends, when received by special equipment, can determine the distance and direction of the signal source! The C47's precise bombing of us might be thanks to this little thing!"

Hu Zhenhua opened his mouth wide and shouted,

"Carter, your car has never been touched by outsiders, right? What's going on?"

Lan Shian immediately smoothed things over for Carter.

"Chairman, this isn't difficult to do. The transmitter isn't very large. We can build a simple mechanism in the middle of the road, trigger it when a car passes by, and then stick the transmitter under the car!"

"Is that so?"

Lan Shian nodded.

"There are many ways, what I just said is only the simplest one!"

Hu Zhenhua looked at Carter and said meaningfully,

"Carter, in Wang Yu's eyes, you are nothing more than an excuse to kill me! Wang Yu is so contemptuous of the United States Consul that he deserves death!"

Lao Hu's instigation worked, and the anger in Carter's chest rose.

Seeing that the time was ripe, Hu Zhenhua immediately said,

"Carter, it's rude not to reciprocate. I'm writing a letter. Could you please pass it to Wang Yu for me?"

The consul was not stupid either. He immediately understood Hu Zhenhua's intention. He wanted to confirm Wang Yu's location and then assassinate him!

This move was exactly what Carter wanted, so he didn't point it out and said lightly,

"It's better to resolve a feud than to create one. If you two can reconcile, it would be the greatest good!"

Hu Zhenhua sneered,

"Yeah!"

He ordered Zhuge Lin,

"Develop the photos of our wilderness survival. I want to show the old spy that I'm a competent stepfather!"

Carter secretly thought Hu Zhenhua was shameless.

The fight between the two of you actually involves the child!

The disaster will not affect my family!

Carter suddenly didn't want to deliver the letter anymore.

But when he saw Paul's urn, his heart hardened again!

Hu Zhenhua had already spread out the letter paper and wrote,

"My brother Wang Yu, I'm writing to you! Are you doing well? At this moment, in this situation, I miss you terribly! Our meeting at City Hall almost became a farewell. I'm so relieved that your bombing today spared women and children, and didn't harm your family! No matter how brutal your methods, I will never harm children. If you have any doubts, you can always take them away! I've offered a 2000 million RMB reward for your head! I wish you peace!"

Carter was speechless. You hired someone to kill someone and then wished him peace. Isn't this a contradiction?

Zhuge Lin had already developed the photos and handed them to Hu Zhenhua!

Old Hu picked up one and wrote on it: Hu Yunan!

Then he wrote on the second one: Hoovernan!

……

All eight of Wang Yu’s children had their surnames changed by Lao Hu!

This prank is not very harmful but extremely insulting!

Old Wang has been a strong man all his life, how could he endure such an insult? He might even vomit three liters of blood!

Hu Zhenhua happily sealed the letter and photo and handed them to Carter.

"My friend, thank you for your hard work!"

Carter took it expressionlessly and stuffed it into his briefcase!

Hu Zhenhua looked at Lan Shian and ordered,

"Send a team of capable men into the Magic City. Once you succeed, send me a telegram immediately. I'll set up a mourning hall to commemorate Old Wang. I'll also make more paper beauties for him and burn more gold ingots. He won't be lonely over there!"

Carter was too lazy to listen to Lao Hu's continued nonsense and stood up to say goodbye.

Hu Zhenhua suddenly remembered something and asked,

"Carter, do you think the radio will reveal my location? I heard there's a technology called directional detection."

In movies and TV dramas, you can often see little Japanese pigs driving box trucks and wandering around the streets.

The United States has more advanced electronic technology and must have similar technologies.

Carter nodded.

"Your worries are not without reason. Be careful!"

Hu Zhenhua pondered for a moment and shouted,

"I want to set up my own telecommunications team, right now!"

For a long time, Lianyun has been responsible for more than half of Tongan’s communication business. It saves us the trouble, but it does not make us feel at ease.

Lian Yun is from the Secret Service after all!

In fact, Umbrella Corporation also has its own telecommunications department.

If a special forces soldier doesn’t understand electronic technology, can he still be called a special forces soldier?

But electronic technology requires high-tech talents!

In this regard, Wang Zhi was at a loss. Recruiting from abroad would take time, and recruiting from domestic sources would worry about spies infiltrating.

Telecommunications is a core department, the company's ears! We cannot afford to be careless.

Carter knew why Hu Zhenhua held him back, he wanted support!

Without waiting for Lao Hu to speak, Carter said directly,

"I will coordinate with Jimla to withdraw some of the experts supporting the Secret Service to you."

Hu Zhenhua held his hand tightly.

"My friend, don't withdraw too many. A battle is about to begin, and they also need intelligence support. Can you mobilize more for me from other places?"

Carter was very pleased that Lao Hu was taking the overall situation into consideration. He patted the back of Lao Hu's hand.

"I try my best!"

After saying that, Carter turned and left.

After he walked away, Hu Zhenhua immediately asked,

"Have you cleaned up everything? The Americans will definitely come to investigate after something like this happens, so don't leave any traces behind!"

Lan Shian patted his chest and said,

"Don't worry, Wang Zhi has personally checked several times and found no traces. If the Americans can find anything suspicious, I'll just kill myself with a piece of tofu!"

Hu Zhenhua still felt uneasy and continued to ask,

"As for the bodies, have they been burned thoroughly? They were so thin, even a piece of bone left behind would arouse suspicion."

"Don't worry, our brothers have searched every inch!"

Hu Zhenhua finally let out a breath of foul air.

"Wulian Tianzun! Everyone, I apologize for offending you today. I will set up a temple here to worship you all. May you rest in peace!"

After muttering to himself for a while, Old Hu said,

"If we can find their families, please give them more compensation!"

Lan Shian shook his head slightly.

"The bodies were found in the Jiangmodu mass grave. Where can we find their families? They are all miserable people. Let's burn more gold ingots for them!"

"It can only be the!"

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