Five hundred and seventieth chapters test each other
As for the military commander, they soon received news that someone was exchanging gold for cash, which made Li Yunsheng a little confused.
The news came from Meng Dong. This man was an informant arranged by Li Yunsheng. He was placed in the concession before the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War. Now he is a gang boss.
Meng Dong was also involved in this large-scale use of counterfeit banknotes. After all, the casino he ran was very suitable for using these counterfeit banknotes.
However, the scale of use was not large, and Meng Dong was cautious, so it was not noticed by the Japanese, because a lot of counterfeit banknotes appeared in many casinos.
Originally, Li Yunsheng had already stopped, but the news about the gold surprised him. Moreover, the news from Meng Dong said that the holders of the gold seemed to be a few beards. The gold must have come from some shady ways and even contained blood.
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Meng Dong's opinion was, of course, to exchange counterfeit banknotes for gold, but Li Yunsheng felt that the situation was wrong, so he came to Xu Bing to discuss it.
"District Chief, the price of gold is rising steadily. It is really unfathomable that some people would exchange gold for cash."
Xu Bing immediately noticed the strangeness of this matter, because during war times, gold is the best store of value and is more reliable than any banknote.
"There are some doubts about this matter, especially the origins of these people, so I plan to check the background of these people!"
Li Yunsheng also felt that something was wrong, and it was even more strange that a few outsiders were able to keep this batch of gold in the chaotic Tianjin Concession.
Because the current concession is very chaotic and there are many desperadoes. These people can take risks for money. How can they not be tempted by the gold.
"District Chief, what does this matter have to do with us? Are you tempted by this gold?"
Xu Bing was very puzzled by Li Yunsheng's behavior. After all, he was just a man with a beard, and he had no worries with the military commander.
"If these people are really bearded, then it is not impossible to kill them and steal the gold. They are not good people anyway, and the gold is even stained with blood.
But if you think about it carefully, isn't it weird that a few outsiders can keep these things after publicly leaking gold in Tianjin? So I think there are people behind them, so they can keep these things!"
Li Yunsheng's tone was very confident, and he had a determined expression on his face, as if he was determined to investigate the matter.
Xu Bing is also a professional agent with strong sensitivity. He immediately said: "What do you mean, district chief, is this just a trap, or is it even aimed at us?"
Li Yunshang pointedly said: "It is possible. After all, we have just used counterfeit banknotes on a large scale, but now a few people have appeared and exchanged gold for cash. This is too coincidental.
Especially now, Tianjin is full of counterfeit banknotes. I don’t believe these people didn’t hear the news, but they never said they wouldn’t accept Japanese yen.”
As soon as Li Yunsheng finished speaking, Xu Bing nodded and said slowly: "Should we investigate and see what's going on here?"
"Send a few people to make contact with these people and find out their origins."
Li Yunsheng made a decision immediately and wanted to see if it was what he guessed.
After hearing Li Yunsheng's instructions, Xu Bing nodded and immediately went out to make arrangements.
At about one o'clock in the afternoon, three strong men were gambling in the Taihua Casino in the public concession. At this time, a boy came to them and whispered a few words. The three people left the casino and went to a nearby restaurant.
Under the guidance of the waiter, the three people arrived at a private room, where a young man was waiting for them.
"You three, please do it."
Seeing the three people coming in, the young man spoke first and made a gesture of invitation.
The three of them were not polite and immediately sat down opposite the young man. One of the leaders said: "Friend, if you have anything to say, just tell me!"
After hearing what the leader said, the young man smiled and then looked at the front-line boy.
The boy was also a very smart person, so he naturally understood what the young man meant, immediately turned around and went out, closing the door behind him.
At this time, the young man said: "My surname is Wang. I heard that three friends have a lot of gold and want to sell it, so they came to the door!"
The leader immediately asked: "Friend, since you have come to our door, you should know our prices and rules!"
Wang Xingyoun immediately said: "It's natural. If I didn't know, I wouldn't come here. However, the price of the three friends is 30% higher than the price on the market. Isn't this a bit excessive?"
The leader said disdainfully: "There is nothing you can't live with. Everyone is willing to fight and others are willing to suffer. If you want to do this business, then it is this price, otherwise don't waste everyone's time."
The leader's behavior was very savage, and his tone was also very rude. It was obvious at first glance that he was a reckless man.
"Friend, you are just talking like that. You have no sincerity in doing business at all!"
The young man's behavior was completely opposite to that of the leading man. He looked polite and reasonable, but his tone was neither humble nor arrogant. You could tell at a glance that he was someone who had seen the world.
"Don't say useless things. If I were not sincere, I would not stay in Tianjin.
Don't tell me what the price is. In these days of war and chaos, the price of gold changes every day. Who knows what it will be like in a few days?"
The leader's tone was still very rude, but the look in his eyes at the young man named Wang occasionally showed a sense of scrutiny.
These three people were naturally traitors under Wu Baozhong. They let out the news that they had gold in their hands, and they were still alive because of the support of the Japanese and traitors.
In fact, even now, there are several Japanese agents watching outside this restaurant, just in case.
However, these three people are very shrewd and have some tricks, so when they encounter trouble, they always resolve it alone, so no one notices it.
"Your Excellency, the future is the future, and the present is now, so if you really want to make a move, you might as well give up a little price."
Although the other party's attitude was savage, the young man named Wang still looked unconcerned and had a smile on his face.
The young man surnamed Wang is naturally a member of the military commander and an intelligence agent under the direct leadership of Xu Bing. He was once a student and received higher education. After receiving training as an agent, he became even more outstanding, so he was able to face this situation with ease.
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The reason why he started to bargain was to test the other party's attitude and see if he could determine who the other party was.
"Boy, the price of this batch of things is set by the master. I have no right to change it, so stop talking nonsense. Either trade with money or turn around and leave. Don't waste everyone's time."
The behavior of the young man named Wang made the leader very impatient. After all, his purpose was to find the source of a large number of counterfeit banknotes and see if he could get the whereabouts of the military commander. He did not really want to make a deal.
What's more, the performance of the young man surnamed Wang in bargaining made him think that the other party was an ordinary businessman, because before carrying out the mission, Wu Baozhong said that the military commanders must be eager to spend the counterfeit money, as long as they can exchange it for gold, they will not do it.
bargain.
This is also the reason why Wu Baozhong set the price so high. After all, if the price is normal, it will definitely attract a lot of people, and then the traitors will be in trouble.
Hearing what the leader said, the young man surnamed Wang frowned, and then sighed and said: "Okay, I accept this price, but if you want to trade, should my friend let me see the goods?"
The words of the young man named Wang surprised the leader, but his heart moved and he immediately winked at the people around him.
Seeing the leader's look, the person next to him took out a gold bar and handed it to the young man.
"The gold is of very good quality, no wonder you ask for such a high price!"
After carefully looking at the fineness of the gold and weighing it with his hands, the young man named Wang spoke with satisfaction.
After a pause, he continued: "How much gold does my friend have in his hands? Are they all gold bars like this?"
The leader immediately replied: "There are twenty kilograms in total, all of which are gold bars of this quality!"
"Okay, how do we trade?"
"Friend, all we want is cash, you know!"
Seeing the young man surnamed Wang agreeing, the leader narrowed his eyes and said, feeling a little nervous in his heart. After all, he was not a real agent.
"Of course it's a cash transaction, but the price of twenty kilograms of gold is too high, so in addition to legal currency, we will also use some foreign currencies. I don't know if this is okay!"
"What foreign currencies do you use? I made it clear in advance. We only accept US dollars and Japanese yen."
The leader's tone was very calm, but his eyes moved from time to time, which meant that his heart was not so calm.
"Of course there is no problem. We have a lot of US dollars in hand, plus a large amount of legal currency, which is enough for this transaction!"
The young man surnamed Wang had already seen the other person's eyes moving constantly, and he had some guesses in his mind, so he immediately answered.
The reason for using US dollars is to test the other party's reaction. After all, if the other party is sent by the Japanese, they will definitely not agree immediately, because their goal is to find counterfeit banknotes.
"Okay, it's settled, I don't know when we will trade!"
Although the leader nodded in agreement, he hesitated because he did not expect that the other party did not use Japanese yen. After all, Japanese yen is the least popular now, and ordinary buyers will use some Japanese yen.
The reason why he agreed was that the leader believed that this matter would be profitable and could even be exploited. After all, these traitors can do anything.
However, this was also decided by this person without authorization. After all, Wu Baozhong did not expect this situation, because except for fools, most people would not use 30% higher than the market price to buy this gold.
"Today at seven o'clock in the evening, we are trading in the woods ten miles away from the dock. What do you think?"
The young man surnamed Wang was talking nonsense because he had already seen that there was something wrong with the other party and had guessed some of the other party's origins, so he spoke like this. When the other party arrived at the dock, the military commanders would be able to take action accordingly.
The leader also had his own plan and immediately nodded in agreement. The two people, who had their own agendas, discussed for a few more words and then left one after another.