"Well, the analysis is good." After listening to Li Qiang's analysis, Zhou Fohai said with great satisfaction, "According to your observation, what is that guy's attitude towards Li Shiqun?"
"I just complain a little more, but on the surface, I'm still quite friendly."
"That's good. After you go back, you can pay more attention to this situation and report to me every half month."
"yes!"
"Where is Li Shiqun? Has he done anything recently?"
"It's nothing special. I heard that he originally planned to ask Cai Hongtian, director of the JS Provincial Department of Civil Affairs, to serve as chairman of the Qingxiang Committee Administrative Design Committee and concurrently as Suzhou District Qingxiang Supervision Commissioner. Unexpectedly, Cai refused to take up the position.
This made Li Shiqun very embarrassed, so he had no choice but to find Zhang Beisheng to fill the gap. From then on, there was a gap between the two. Li Shiqun also said more than once that this matter was no joke, and sooner or later he would have to settle it with him.
General ledger."
"It's not surprising. Cai Hongtian is a close associate of Gao Guanwu, a high-ranking official in ZJ Province. He is also a retained member of the 'reform government', so his resistance is naturally deep. But now Li Shiqun not only has the support of the Japanese, he also publicly supported Chairman Wang not long ago.
Even I have to give him three points. He is a small high-ranking official, and he openly challenges Li Shiqun at this time. Although it is courageous, it is extremely unwise. Maybe he will become him.
The object of establishing authority. You must take this as a warning!"
"Yes, I humbly remember your teacher's teachings."
…
After coming out of the lounge, the banquet had almost come to an end. However, Li Qiang looked around for a while, but he never saw Haitang and Matsuoka Yui.
Just when he was wondering, he saw Haitang walking out of the bathroom, so he quickly stepped forward and asked, "Are you alone? Where is Wang Shu? Is he still in there?"
After hearing this, Haitang couldn't help but roll her eyes at him, and said angrily: "She just went upstairs with that Fujita, and she wants us not to wait for her, but to send her back in person after the meeting."
"Okay then!" Li Qiang shrugged, "In that case, let's go back first."
The absence of Matsuoka Yui gave the two a chance to be alone, so Li Qiang took the opportunity to tell everything that happened in the lounge as briefly as possible on the way back.
"You said that Zhou Fohai's family was really interesting. The father was greedy and lustful, the mother was fierce and jealous, the son was dedicated to resisting Japan, and the daughter was very scheming. It really complied with the old saying: If you are not a family, you don't belong to the same family!
"Haitang couldn't help but sigh after hearing this.
"Don't say it, your summary is quite appropriate." Having said this, Li Qiang lowered his head and glanced at his watch, and then continued with great interest, "It's still early, do you want to go shopping on Nanjing Road?"
"Okay!" After saying that, Haitang immediately took Li Qiang's arm with a smile on her face and walked excitedly towards Nanjing Road...
Li Qiang lived relatively relaxedly in the next few days. Apart from entertaining Takeshi Fujita, who came here at least once a day, he had nothing else to do.
In contrast, Minglou was very busy during this period. As the economic columns written by Matsuoka Yui for the newspaper were published one after another, it soon caused a huge response in the financial world. The well-founded and penetrating analysis
It has also been highly praised by countless experts and scholars in the financial field. Some people even praised her without hesitation and claimed that these articles of hers have undoubtedly given a timely boost to the already precarious financial world.
However, no one expected that in just a few days, all major banks in Shanghai would inexplicably experience varying degrees of runs.
In just a few days, the foreign exchange reserves in the bank's vaults quickly bottomed out as Minglou expected. Wang Jingwei was so frightened that he rushed from Nanjing to Shanghai overnight and gave three public speeches in a row before he could barely control himself.
solved the situation.
But even so, the entire Shanghai economy inevitably became lifeless after such a huge shock.
Not only that, Wang Jingwei worked hard to get the China Reserve Bonds, but they depreciated almost twice in value overnight, which made Wang Jingwei so angry that his old disease relapsed and he was admitted to the hospital.
At this point, even Li Qiang had to admit that Minglou's skill of "killing people without a knife" was simply superb, and it was hard not to admire him.
However, compared to these, Li Qiang was more concerned about Jin Dingxun's progress.
After he agreed to help smoothen the relationship, Li Qiang made two special visits, but each time he used "everything goes well, please be patient" as an excuse and delayed giving a clear answer.
In this way, time passed day by day, and just when Li Qiang's patience was about to be worn out, he was called to the Zhou Mansion by Zhou Fohai early that morning.
"Mr. Zhou!"
"He's here?" When Zhou Fohai saw Li Qiang coming in, he put down the documents in his hand and asked, "So many things have happened recently, how is Minglou doing? Can he still bear it?"
"Thank you for your concern, Mr. Zhou. Brother, his current physical condition is not bad, but he is busy day and night, and the old headache seems to have returned. He has insomnia all night and cannot sleep well."
"That's really hard work for him. I really don't know what those Japanese consultants do for a living. When such a big mess happened, they didn't even see any signs in advance. If you ask me, any one of these guys is a mess.
What a loser! Shanghai’s economy, which had finally made some progress, was destroyed in the hands of these bastards!”
The more Zhou Fohai talked, the angrier he became, and in the end he almost cursed her.
Upon seeing this, Li Qiang hurriedly advised: "Mr. Zhou, calm down, be careful. It will cause serious harm to your body. It's not worth getting sick because of those guys. Chairman Wang is already lying in the hospital. If you fall down again, then we will
These subordinates have no backbone."
Hearing what Li Qiang said, Zhou Fohai's face looked better, "That's right. Sitting in this seat, my body is no longer mine."
Speaking of this, Zhou Fohai suddenly changed the subject, "Do you know why I called you here today?"
"You are stupid because of your humble position. Please give me a clear explanation, Mr. Zhou."
"I called you here to tell you the good news. After so many days of mediation by Mr. Jin, we finally convinced the Japanese through Xingya Yuan and agreed to release Wan Molin."
Unexpectedly, Li Qiang not only did not show any joy on his face after hearing this, but instead asked nervously: "May I ask Mr. Zhou, has the person been released?"
"Not yet. After all, he has been a major suspect before. Even if he needs to be released, necessary procedures are indispensable."
Li Qiang then patted his chest and comforted himself: "That's good, that's good!"
This confused Zhou Fohai, "A Qiang, what are you doing? Why do you seem to not want to release that man named Wan?"
"No, no, no, Mr. Zhou, you misunderstood. It's not that I don't want to release the man named Wan, but I don't want to release him directly. After all, we have done so many things, and the ultimate goal is not to let the Japanese release that man.
Wan, but to rescue your mother and father-in-law’s family!”
Hearing this, Zhou Fohai slapped his forehead and said in hindsight: "Oh, look, I've been so troubled by all the bad things these days that I've even forgotten such an important thing. What do you mean?
You're right, people's hearts are at the mercy of others, and you must be on guard against others. No one knows whether Dai Li, that insidious villain, will keep his promise."
Just as he was talking, Zhou Fohai suddenly sneezed loudly and unexpectedly, which startled Li Qiang.
Zhou Fohai wiped his nose with a handkerchief and apologized: "I'm sorry, maybe I caught a cold last night."
However, as soon as he finished speaking, there was a knock on the door.
"Come in!"
Before he finished speaking, the housekeeper Ah Fu opened the door and walked in. He walked quickly to Zhou Fohai's side and leaned down to whisper a few words softly.
Zhou Fohai refused to listen. After hearing this, his face immediately became solemn and he confirmed: "Is the news reliable?"
"The news coming out of Du's house must be correct."
"I understand, go ahead!" Zhou Fohai pondered for a moment, and then said to Ah Fu.
When the master spoke, Ah Fu, as a servant, naturally did not dare not listen, so he hurriedly exited the room knowingly.
But then, the room fell into a deathly silence. Zhou Fohai sat there quietly, his face uncertain, not knowing what he was thinking. Although Li Qiang was curious, he did not dare to ask more questions. He could only act like a statue.
Standing there like a statue.
I don't know how long it took before Zhou Fohai finally took the initiative to speak and broke the strange silence, "Du Yuesheng is going to Chongqing."
"What...what?" Li Qiang was shocked as soon as he said this, "Isn't this...impossible?"
"I can't believe it, but the source of this news is very reliable. It definitely won't be based on rumors, let alone groundless rumors. But even so, I must send someone over immediately to verify it. As for the candidate, I don't think there is anyone better than A Qiang.
It's more appropriate, but this trip must be extremely dangerous, I wonder if you are willing?"
"Mr. Zhou, I just went to verify the authenticity of the news. How can it be dangerous?"
"Because once the news is confirmed to be true, the next step is to do everything you can to follow Du Yuesheng to Chongqing to ensure that Dai Li fulfills his promise."
"Ah?" Hearing this, Li Qiang was so shocked that he opened his mouth wide, and he even couldn't believe his ears.
Zhou Fohai couldn't help but frowned when he saw this, "Why, you don't want to?"
"Of course I am willing. It is our duty as subordinates to share the worries of our superiors. We dare not resign from our humble position. I just have an unkind request. I hope you can agree."
"explain!"
Li Qiang first looked around cautiously, then took two steps forward and whispered to Zhou Fohai.
After hearing this, Zhou Fohai readily agreed, and then took out something from the safe behind him and handed it to Li Qiang, "Take this with you too. If you have a chance when you get to Hong Kong, check to see if it's true."
It’s fake, remember to keep it properly and keep it strictly confidential, you know?”
"Yes! In my humble position, I will do my best to share Mr. Zhou's worries."
It was night, in the study room of Ming Mansion.
"What did you say? Go to Hong Kong? Why do you suddenly want to go to Hong Kong?" As soon as he heard that Li Qiang was going to Hong Kong, Minglou asked with a look of confusion.
Li Qiang shrugged helplessly, "This is Zhou Fohai's intention, what can I do?"
However, how could such words be deceived by Ming Lou, "So you went to Hong Kong for a reason that even I can't tell you?"
"The eldest brother is the eldest brother. He can see through the little brother's thoughts at a glance. Yes, that's it."
"You really can't say?"
"I really can't say it!"
"Okay then!" Seeing Li Qiang's resolute attitude, Minglou did not continue to insist, but continued to ask, "How long will it take to go?"
"I don't know, it could be as short as a week or as long as half a month!" Li Qiang replied.
"What to do with those two women?"
"I will take Haitang with me when I leave, so that going to Hong Kong on the pretext of a wedding trip will not arouse too many people's suspicions. As for the other one, I have to ask Brother Lao to help me send her back to Suzhou Mingzhai!"
"You kid, you are really going to cause trouble for me!" Minglou said angrily, "When are you leaving?"
"Just a day or two!"
"Yes, I understand. Oh, by the way, when we get to Hong Kong, send a message to Secretary Hong for me, telling him that we can start preparing for the matter."
"Which thing?"
"That's it. He'll understand it once you tell him."
"Brother, are you too vindictive? No wonder Acheng always says that you..."
"What did you say about me?"
"It's nothing! Well...if nothing happens, I'll go back to the room first!" After saying that, he ran out as if running away.
Minglou looked at his panicked appearance and couldn't help but smile and shook his head.
After two days of careful preparation, Minglou personally drove Li Qiang and Haitang to the customs wharf early on the third day.
"Be careful on the road and call home when you get there."
"I know, I know! Brother, I find that you and my eldest sister are really more and more alike. You have been saying this all the time, and my ears are getting calloused."
"Of course, we are siblings, so we don't have ghosts!" Minglou said with a proud look on his face.
Just as he was talking, Matsuoka Yui timidly walked over and said to the two of them with complicated emotions: "Brother Aqiang, Sister Haitang, I...I really don't know what to say, this...this is mine."
Please be sure to accept this little thought, and... I wish... I wish you a happy wedding trip!"
"Thank you." This time, Haitang did not subconsciously reject Matsuoka Yui's gift as usual, but accepted it happily, just like a victorious general accepting his spoils.
At this moment, the cruise ship's whistle sounded, as if urging relatives and friends to leave.
"Let's go!" After saying that, Li Qiang took Haitang up the gangway. But as everyone knew, the moment the two of them boarded the cruise ship, a new mission had already begun.
