Adjutant Liu's words were so shocking that he immediately stopped the manager surnamed Xu and didn't say anything for a long time.
"What about this and that? Just answer whatever I ask you?" Adjutant Liu obviously didn't have such a good temper towards outsiders, and his tone suddenly became colder, "Or... you are so unfamiliar with the business of being a manager.
Is it so bad that you don’t even know how many guest rooms there are in your home?”
"No, no, no, how could it be? I'm just..."
"Stop talking nonsense! If you know it, tell me quickly. Don't challenge my patience!"
"Yes, yes, to answer your question, we have a total of four rooms on the top floor."
As soon as these words came out, Adjutant Liu immediately frowned, "So few?"
"It's quite a few. Sir, you don't know something. Although there are only four rooms, each one is a suite. Both the interior decoration and the comfort level are the best in Macau."
Hearing this, Adjutant Liu's face looked better, "That's pretty much it! In that case, just wrap it up together with the lower layer. How much do you think it will cost?"
As soon as these words came out, Manager Xu was dumbfounded. It took him a long time to come back to his senses and confirm in disbelief: "First... sir, did I hear you right? You just said... to put the top
Are both layers covered?"
No wonder Manager Xu was so excited, after all, the room charges here are all divided according to the level of the floor. After all, the higher the floor, the better the view it can provide, and the higher the price will naturally be.
And this is why they arrange the rooms with the best decoration and supporting facilities on the top floor.
However, even though Manager Xu had been working here for almost ten years, this was the first time he met a customer who was willing to spend a lot of money on Li Qiang and others. He immediately became excited and danced, and even became a little incoherent.
"You...you're not joking, are you?"
"Do you think I'm joking with you again?"
"It doesn't look like it, it doesn't look like it at all." Manager Xu hurriedly explained. He was afraid that he might offend these gods of wealth by inadvertently and let the cooked duck fly away, so he hurriedly started to use his brain to proceed quickly.
After calculation, he quickly came up with the result, "Sir, this is it. This hotel is basically the highest standard hotel in Macau, and it is also the hotel with the best scenery. So if you want to cover the top two floors, it will take at least one day.
It’s also five hundred dollars.”
"What? Five hundred dollars a day? You really dare to ask for it! Believe it or not, I..."
After all, Adjutant Liu was from the army. Although he had become Dong Jianchang's adjutant, his monthly salary was only dozens of yuan more than that of an ordinary soldier.
Five hundred US dollars, to him, is basically an astronomical figure equivalent to several years of his salary.
What's more, this is only the price for one day, so it's no wonder he is so excited.
However, just when Li Qiang was about to step forward to comfort Adjutant Liu, Wu Fangzhi took the initiative to walk over, adjusted the glasses on the bridge of his nose, and asked with a strong accent: "Manager Xu, right?"
"Hey, yes. I wonder what this gentleman has to say?"
"I don't want to take it seriously, but there is something that puzzles me very much, and I would like to ask you a question."
"Sir, if you have anything to say, just ask. I will tell you everything I know."
"Okay." Wu Fangzhi nodded first after hearing this, then raised his finger and pointed at the price list hanging behind the hotel's front desk and said word by word: "I dare to ask Manager Xu, your price list clearly says, top floor luxury
The suite costs only 500 gudu per night, which is about 5 dollars when converted into U.S. dollars. But you are talking about 500 U.S. dollars. Why, it is difficult to imagine that the top two floors of your place together have 100 rooms.
And aren’t they all luxury suites?”
"This..." Wu Fangzhi's words immediately confused Manager Xu. He never thought that among the people in front of him, some of them knew the price list written in Portuguese, let alone Wu Fangzhi.
Even the exchange rate between Shigudu and U.S. dollars was clearly understood, and he suddenly felt like a goose being strangled by the neck. He just kept opening his mouth, but couldn't say a word of explanation.
Adjutant Liu didn't care about other things. He took two steps forward and grabbed the man's front. He cursed angrily: "You old boy, you made a bad sign with sheep's intestines written on it. Just talk to me here."
Are you going to treat them differently? I have never suffered such grievances in my life. If I don’t show you something today, my surname will not be Liu!"
As he said that, Adjutant Liu rounded his arms and raised his hands to hit him. Fortunately, Li Qiang spoke in time and stopped him.
"Calm down, Xiao Liu. Don't be impulsive!"
"But Master, this old boy also..."
"Okay, stop talking!" Li Qiang said, and Adjutant Liu naturally did not dare not listen. He could only obediently let go of the manager named Xu and retreated angrily behind Li Qiang.
"I'm so sorry, Manager Xu, the people under my command are not serious or serious. Did I scare you?"
"No, no, no..."
"What about the room fee?"
"Five... ah no, forty, just give me forty dollars a day! What do you think?" Facts have proved that some people just need to be dealt with. Just now, Manager Xu opened his mouth when Li Qiang and others were easy to talk to.
I was just frightened by Lieutenant Liu, so I obediently quoted the actual price.
Li Qiang was too lazy to argue with this kind of person, and even took a step back, "That's right! That's it, I'll give you fifty, but the condition is that this matter should be kept strictly confidential. If any news leaks out,
, don’t say fifty, you won’t get a penny, am I clear enough?”
"Clearly..." Manager Xu nodded quickly and said calmly.
"Then why are you still standing there? Why don't you take us up quickly?"
"Yes, yes, please come with me..."
There was not much time, so Manager Xu took everyone upstairs and downstairs and looked around every room. When Li Qiang nodded with satisfaction, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
After sending away Manager Xu, everyone sat down in the living room of the suite on the top floor facing the outer port area, and started chatting while observing the activities in the port area.
"Brother Wu, I didn't expect you to actually know Portuguese. If it hadn't been for you just now, I'm afraid we would have been treated as fat sheep and slaughtered by them." With that, Li Qiang drank a cup of wine that he had just woken up.
The good red wine was handed over, "Here, this glass is for you!"
"Mr. Li was so complimentary, I'm so frightened." Seeing this, Wu Fangzhi hurriedly stood up and took the cup with both hands.
"When you get here, stop calling me Mr. Li. You should call me Young Master Ming." Even though Li Qiang felt very awkward saying this, he had to do it.
"Yes, Mr. Ming!"
However, before he finished speaking, Adjutant Liu on the side immediately asked: "Master, what are we going to do next?"
"Don't worry, you can go to the department store to buy some high-power telescopes later and come back and observe them for two days first."
"Okay, then I'll buy it now." Adjutant Liu was truly the most capable adjutant around Dong Jianchang. Naturally, he also developed the same vigorous and resolute style of conduct as Dong Jianchang. He immediately stood up, said hello and walked out.
Li Qiang did not stop him, but just said worriedly, "Be careful on the road and try not to attract unnecessary attention. Of course, the most important thing is, I would rather return empty-handed than in a Japanese shop."
purchase."
"knew."
However, not long after Adjutant Liu left, Haitang belatedly walked in.
"How is it?" Li Qiang asked hurriedly as soon as he saw Haitang coming in.
Haitang smiled and said, "Don't worry, everything is going well, the fish have started to bite the hook."
Wu Fangzhi on the side was a little confused at this time. Although he didn't know what Li Qiang had just sent Haitang to do, and he couldn't figure out what the fish in the two people's words was referring to, but
But he didn't ask too much. After all, it's better to know less about some things.
Li Qiang seemed to be very satisfied with his reaction, and said to him with a smile: "Xiao Wu, you must be exhausted after a day of hard work. Take this opportunity to go back to the room and have a good rest, and join us in the evening."
I went out for a walk and heard that the nightlife here is very exciting, even compared to Shanghai and Hong Kong!"
Wu Fangzhi was not stupid either. He knew that Li Qiang had something to say to Haitang alone, so he got up and left in a sensible manner.
As expected, as soon as Wu Fangzhi left, Li Qiang immediately asked in a confused manner, "Governor-General's Palace or Ito Chamber of Commerce?"
"Ito Shokai."
"Sure enough, it seems that things are as I expected. The Japanese may have quietly reached out. The actual situation may even be worse than I expected. The top priority is to collect all the information related to this chamber of commerce as soon as possible and do some research.
Only when you know yourself and the enemy can you be invincible."
"That's true, but time is limited. Even if we take action immediately, I'm afraid it will be too late."
"Yes, it seems that we can only place our hope on that Pang Lun. After all, he is also the secretary of the Guangzhou Mayor's Office. He must have much more information than us."
"Well, you're right. As far as the current situation is concerned, that's all it can do."
"By the way, have you contacted the contact person Sixth Brother told you about?"
"Not yet." Haitang shook her head and replied.
"Why, could it be that the phone number is wrong?"
"That's not true. It's just that after I got through, the person on the other side said there was no such person."
"That's weird. Logically speaking, it shouldn't be. That's Guiziliu. How could such a situation happen?"
Just as he was talking, Manager Xu knocked on the door and walked in. He said to Li Qiang with a respectful face: "Master Ming, here comes a doctor named Ke, who says he is here to treat you."
, you see..."
A doctor named Ke?
As soon as these words came out, Li Qiang glanced at each other subconsciously, and the tacit understanding formed by their years of partnership was instantly reflected.
"Weren't you very seasick when you were on the boat? So I went to ask a doctor to come over and take a look at you."
Unexpectedly, before he finished speaking, Li Qiang's face suddenly darkened, and he instantly entered his role. He said angrily with a tigerish look on his face: "What are you looking at? I'm not sick! Send him away quickly!"
"
However, Haitang also had a stubborn temper and insisted without giving in: "Since I'm not sick, what's the point of letting the doctor take a look? I won't lose any of your flesh!"
"After all, I am also the young master of the Ming family. I have vomiting and diarrhea just after taking a boat, and I have to call a doctor. If Jiaju and the others find out about this, why don't they laugh me to death?"
"Then let me ask you, which one is more important, your body or your face?"
"Of course it's about face!" Li Qiang blurted out without even thinking about it, "A person lives for a face, and a Buddha fights for a stick of incense."
"you!"
Seeing that the two people were quarreling more and more fiercely, Manager Xu immediately acted as a good old man and stepped forward to persuade: "Oh, Master Ming, this... must be Mrs. Ming, right? Why are you two so good-natured and arguing?
Already?"
"Who are you?"
"Oh, look at me, I almost forgot to introduce myself. My surname is Xu, and I am the lobby manager here."
"I'm sorry, Manager Xu, my husband is like this, he wants to save face and suffer the consequences! I made you laugh."
"I understand, I understand, as a man, who can't be embarrassed?"
"Listen!"
However, as soon as Li Qiang's words were spoken, Manager Xu changed the topic, "But Master Ming, although this seasickness is not considered a disease, if it is not treated in time, it will put a huge burden on the body. It is necessary.
If not, I'll call Dr. Ke over to you, and I'll tell the public that another guest is sick, so I'll invite the doctor over to see you, how about that?"
This was what Li Qiang was waiting for, but he agreed reluctantly.
It was not long before a middle-aged man with a medium to thin build and a strong Cantonese accent walked in, carrying a medicine box on his back.
"Are you Dr. Ke?"
The man nodded, "Exactly. Let me introduce myself. My surname is Ke, and my last name is Lin."
"I wonder why Dr. Ke comes here uninvited?"
"Of course I'm here to see you."
"What disease do you see?" Li Qiang asked again.
"Heart disease."
"Oh? Then tell me, what's wrong with me?"
"You were originally going to meet with a person, but you couldn't get in touch with that person. Am I right?"
"That's wrong, I'm here to discuss business, not to meet anyone."
"You can't be wrong. I have been practicing medicine for many years and I will never misdiagnose the disease. Why don't I try to prescribe you a prescription first?"
Upon hearing this, Li Qiang quickly looked at Haitang, and then shrugged noncommittally, neither agreeing nor rejecting.
So Dr. Na Ke wrote a prescription with a flourish of his pen. When Li Qiang took the prescription and looked at it, he immediately confirmed the identity of the other party, because there was something hidden in the seemingly ordinary prescription.
A set of secret codes, and this was exactly the secret code Zheng Yao gave him to use before leaving.
