"If the Japanese army really takes over Shanghai, I still have an American passport and my identity as an American special correspondent to protect myself." Lu Ming still didn't want to accept these passports.
If that day comes, he will never use a Japanese passport to survive. He would rather end his life with a shot.
"Lu Sang, you have an American passport, but what about the people around you and the people in your family? Do they all have American passports? In fact, you should really follow Muto-kun's advice and take your family to live in the United States. China
The days of peace will not last long," said Kenta.
"I will not leave. If the flames of war are ignited in Shanghai, there is only one thing I have to do, and I will fight to the end with all my strength." Lu Ming said firmly.
"Resisting is right, but we need to pay attention to strategy. I have been fighting against domestic militarism, and now I live in the shadow of assassinations every day. There are also a group of people like me in our country who are also fighting against militarism.
Fight for peace and freedom for the people. Unfortunately, there are too few people like us. Not only do we have no effect, but we are regarded as traitors." Qiantian said angrily.
While he was talking, a ball suddenly rolled to Lu Ming's feet, and a little boy who looked seven or eight years old ran over, his face covered with sweat, and he looked at Lu Ming a little shyly.
Lu Ming bent down to pick up the ball, took out a piece of chocolate from his pocket, and motioned for the child to come over.
The little boy moved over step by step and stared at the chocolate in Lu Ming's hand, with a confused look on his face. It seemed that he didn't know what it was.
Lu Ming stood up and threw the ball out, then walked to the little boy, opened his hand, put the chocolate in his palm, and said softly: "This is candy, take it and eat it."
The little boy took the chocolate and looked at it. The packaging was so exquisite, it must be something delicious, so he ran away screaming happily.
Lu Ming suddenly became enlightened as he looked at the child going away. That's right, child, isn't the spy he will train in the future his child?
He does not need and does not want to use Japanese passports for his family to tarnish the reputation of his ancestors, but doesn't he want to establish a spy school to train spies? Those spies will definitely need these passports. With these passports, they can easily enter Japan and lurk.
"Okay, Mr. Qiantian, I accept your kindness, but I have a lot of family members. Can you do more, even if it costs money?" Lu Ming's attitude suddenly changed.
"You...this is..." Qiantian was a little unable to react.
One minute ago, Lu Ming was still refusing these passports. He was trying his best to persuade him. Unexpectedly, this guy made a 180-degree turn and opened his mouth wide. He thought this was not enough.
This turn is too sharp.
"This...that's it. I've figured it out. No matter what, save your life first." Lu Ming said with a smile.
"That's right, no matter what the situation, life must be the first principle. This is my lesson. But this kind of blank passport is really difficult to get. How many more do you want?" Qian Tian was confused.
"The more, the merrier. In this way, Mr. Qian Tian, you can think of a way and I will spend the money to buy it." Lu Ming said bluntly.
"You might be able to get some if you spend money, but the price is not cheap." Qiantian said with a smile.
"As long as there is a price and you can buy it, that's fine." Lu Ming rubbed his hands and said happily.
"It's a joke, as long as you are willing to spend money, there is nothing you can't buy. But if you really want to buy these passports now, they will cost about five hundred dollars each. It will be cheaper if you buy more." Kenta said as he thought.
"Then buy as much as you can. Buy as much as you can. I'll get you 10,000 US dollars in a moment. If it's not enough, I'll get it back to you. I have a lot of US dollars." Lu Ming said.
There are tens of thousands in Lu Ming's US dollar account now, including the salary Frank paid him and the royalties he received from the newspaper for publishing "Shanghai Observation".
The U.S. dollar at that time was called the U.S. dollar. It was not just called U.S. dollars, but it could actually be exchanged with gold. The gold content of one U.S. dollar at that time was about 1.5 grams. That is to say, one thousand U.S. dollars was equivalent to 1,500 grams of gold, which was equal to three cities.
One pound of gold, ten thousand dollars, is thirty pounds of gold, fifteen kilograms.
"You want to buy so much? You can only buy it from the Consul General." Qiantian thought for a while and said.
"Does your Consul General also sell passports?" Lu Ming asked in surprise.
"Look at what you said, who can't make money if they have money? In the past, you could get a copy if you needed it without spending money at all. Now that the control is strict, you only need to spend money to buy it. Do you think Japanese people are all honest? Indeed,
On the surface it looks like this, but in fact corruption is everywhere, people at the bottom are selling their children and daughters, and the top people are living and drinking every day." Qiantian said with a sneer.
"U.S. dollars are enough, right? If I want pounds, I have to exchange it." Lu Ming asked.
"Of course the U.S. dollar is fine, but it's not the best. The British pound isn't the best either," Kenta said with a smile.
"The U.S. dollar and the pound are not the best, so what is the best?" Lu Ming didn't understand.
"Gold, only gold never changes color. In this economic crisis, the US dollar and the British pound, which were previously strong, have also depreciated. If you have gold, the price will be cheaper," said Kenta.
"I have gold, isn't it just gold bars?" Lu Ming suddenly remembered that there was a box of gold bars on the sofa in his room.
"Uh, Lu Sang, do you have gold bars? I didn't expect that." Qiantian was shocked.
"I have, twenty large yellow croakers, all 500 grams, minted by the Mint of the Republic of China." Lu Ming said with a smile.
"Then buy it with gold. Not only will the price be cheaper, but you can also buy more." Qiantian said with a smile.
"Let's go to my place now. I'll give you the gold, and I'll leave the rest to you." Lu Ming didn't expect to be able to accomplish this, and was secretly happy.
"Don't worry." Qian Tian was also relaxed. If Lu Ming wanted a passport without spending any money, he would really be in trouble.
The two walked out of the park and drove to Wanguo Apartment.
Qiantian didn't get out of the car. After Lu Ming got up, he took out the box of gold bars from the compartment of the sofa, carried it downstairs, and then got into Qiantian's car.
"Let's buy the gold first. If it's not enough, I'll give you US dollars." Lu Ming opened the box and showed it to Qian Tian.
"Good guy!" Qiantian's eyes widened.
The Kenta family is also a famous family in Japan, but he has never seen so many gold bars.
"Lu Sang, you are tempting me. I really want to take these gold bars and run to South America to live a better life." Qian Tian joked.
"Kenta-kun, actually this box of gold bars isn't worth much, it's only ten thousand dollars at most. If you need money, just tell me, ten thousand dollars, I can give it to you at any time." Lu Ming said with a smile.
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"Just kidding, just kidding." Qian Tian laughed, and then his face changed: "Lu Sang, maybe one day, I can't stay in the consulate anymore and can't go back to the country. I might really need your help."
"Where do you want to go? To Europe?" Lu Ming asked.
"Europe is fine, preferably the United States. In that case, I really need a lot of money." Qiantian said seriously.
"No problem, you can go to the United States or the United Kingdom, Brazil or Argentina is no problem, the passport is no problem, and the money is no problem." Lu Ming patted him on the shoulder and smiled.
"Well, I know you are capable of doing it." Qiantian nodded.
"Please take care of the passport." Lu Ming walked out of the car and said.
"Don't worry, money can make all the difference, and this applies to us Japanese too. I'll give you news in a few days." Kenta waved his hand and drove away.
Luming didn't feel bad at all when he gave away a box of gold. These gold bars were of no use to him. They took up space and he was worried about being stolen by thieves.
It is definitely worthwhile to use these gold bars to open up a path of espionage. As long as one of them completes the spy mission, the cost of these gold bars will be doubled.
Lu Ming thought about the saying of "buying people's hearts" again, and felt that his deal was such a good deal. If Qiantian hadn't decided to give it to him, he would never have thought of this trick. This was a blessing from heaven.
Sure enough, God's calculations are worse than those of people.
He stood there and thought for a while, thinking that in the future he would train dozens of agents, each of whom would enter the island country with a passport issued by the Japanese Consulate General. It would be a good sight.