In VIP Room No. 211, Datong Freight Company Manager Min Liwei was in high spirits, bathed in melodious music and enjoying beautiful wine.
Unexpectedly, he was disturbed by a sudden knock on the door, so he asked impatiently, "Who is it?"
"I'm sorry to bother you, Manager Min. A young man named Li came outside and said he has something important to ask you. Look..."
After all, Min Liwei was a frequent visitor to Paramount, so he naturally recognized Su Yuxiu's voice, and since Mr. Li could let her introduce him in person, he must be a well-established master.
Thinking of this, Min Liwei straightened his clothes, and then said: "In that case, please trouble Miss Su to invite Mr. Li in!"
Before he finished speaking, the door slowly opened, and then Li Qiang opened the door and walked in.
"Who is your Excellency?" Min Liwei asked while carefully looking at Li Qiang standing in front of him.
Li Qiang sat on the sofa opposite him very unceremoniously, crossed his legs and replied: "Manager Min, you just need to know my surname is Li. I am doing this for your own good, understand? After all, there are some things you
The less you know, the safer you are, don’t you think?”
"Ming... understand, I understand!" Min Liwei, who had been working hard in Shanghai for so many years, could naturally hear the implication of Li Qiang's words, so he nodded quickly and said, "I'm just a manager of a small freight company.
, I wonder what Mr. Li wants to see me for?"
"It's nothing, I just want to make a deal with you!" Li Qiang said straight to the point without going around in circles.
"What deal?"
"I want you to help me exchange the military notes in my hand into oceans..."
"What did you say?" Before Li Qiang could finish his words, Min Liwei stared at him as if he wanted to eat someone and said, "You want to trade military tickets with me for oceans?! You..."
To be honest, it's not surprising that Min Liwei was so excited. After all, who doesn't know that the Japanese military stamps are in the concession, which is just a piece of waste paper? But the young man with unknown origin in front of him made such a point as soon as he opened his mouth.
A request that any normal person would refuse without hesitation, but it made him somewhat undecided.
Li Qiang continued to strike while the iron was hot, "Don't worry! Manager Min, I only exchange it with you once a month, and the amount won't be too big. Just treat it as a friend!"
What he said made Min Liwei a little bit dumbfounded. Weird things happen every year. He came to my house today! Why did he listen to this guy's words and exchange them with real money for those worthless military tickets?
, but you still took advantage of it?
However, Min Liwei's thoughts completely changed 180 degrees after he saw the announcement that Li Qiang took out from his arms.
"This...this is..."
"Manager Min, I believe you are a smart person. You should know what this announcement means, right?"
"Where did you get it?"
Before he finished speaking, Li Qiang sneered, "Manager Min, I think I should have reminded you that the less you know about some things, the safer you are, right? Don't you think you asked too many questions?
"
"Master Li, don't get me wrong, I just want to confirm the authenticity of this announcement, that's all!"
"In that case, just pretend that we have never met before and say goodbye!"
After that, Li Qiang stood up and wanted to leave, but before he took a few steps, he was stopped by Min Liwei, "Oh my, Mr. Li has something to say, you have something to say! I believe you...can't you believe me?"
"
To be honest, the series of words and attitudes after Li Qiang came in were enough for Min Liwei to make an accurate judgment on the authenticity of the announcement. So after persuading Li Qiang to sit down on the sofa, he immediately
He couldn't wait to ask: "Master Li, since you want to make a deal with me, you must have already figured out how to deal with it. Am I right?"
"Manager Min is indeed a first-class businessman in Shanghai, and his brain is quick! Yes, I have indeed thought of a way to deal with it, but I don't know if Manager Min is willing to cooperate!"
With that said, Li Qiang took the initiative to extend his right hand to Min Liwei.
Min Liwei, who knew he had no other choice, felt very unhappy, but in the end he could only choose to accept Li Qiang's proposal, stretched out his hand, and shook hands with him symbolically.
"In this way, the transaction between us can be considered to have a good start, then..." Li Qiang waved to Min Liwei with a mysterious look on his face, and after he got closer, he lowered his voice and said the next thing.
The solution was told to him.
"Director Liang? Mr. Li, isn't your method a little too risky?"
"As the saying goes, the greater the risk, the greater the reward! Furthermore, as far as I know, Liang Zhongchun even dreamed of having a secret and reliable smuggling route! You can just take advantage of this, once you
If your Chase has taken the same route as Liang Zhongchun, do you still need to worry about the Japanese’s imminent imposition of a compulsory military vote?”
"That's true, but Mr. Li, you seem to have made a mistake. What we at Datong are doing is serious business! Where did the smuggling route come from?"
"Really? Then I would like to ask Manager Min, the 20 boxes of tobacco that entered the port at 11pm on the 10th last month, and the 2,000 kilograms of rice that left the port at midnight on the 26th, have nothing to do with Chase?"
"This..." After hearing what Li Qiang said, Min Liwei immediately became confused, and his whole body began to tremble unconsciously. When he looked at Li Qiang, his eyes looked like he was looking at a monster, "Li...
Mr. Li, how do you know this kind of thing so clearly?"
Li Qiang smiled calmly without thinking, "Manager Min, as the old saying goes, 'If you don't want others to know, you have to do it yourself.' Once something is done, no matter how careful you are, it will definitely leave clues. You
Is that right?"
Min Liwei never thought that his biggest secret would be revealed clearly by the young man in front of him, so he had no choice but to worry about it, nodded heavily, and agreed: "Then... just follow Mr. Li.
It’s done!”
…
After coming out of Paramount, Li Qiang found a phone booth and dialed a phone number.
It was not long before the call was connected, and then a slightly hoarse voice came from the other side of the phone, "Hello, this is Donghua Photo Studio."
"Hello, have Mr. Wang's photos been developed?"
"Sorry, sir, which Mr. Wang are you referring to?"
"Wang Chengdong!"
After a short silence, a magnetic voice came over the phone, "Mr. Wang, your photos have been developed and you can pick them up at any time."
"Then tomorrow at ten o'clock in the morning, no problem?"
"No problem at all."
"Let me remind you, don't miss the time, I have to catch the cruise ship to Hong Kong!"
"Don't worry, Mr. Wang, I guarantee with the sign of our Donghua Studio that it will never delay your trip."
