Chapter 902 Knock on the mountain and shake the tiger
With the secret help of the Juntong Shanghai Station, the cigarette business on No. 76 expanded a lot, and even directly affected Gangcun Taiyi's interests.
Originally, the cigarette business was monopolized by Gangcun Taiyi, but under pressure from Qingchuan Qiheng, he was forced to let Li Shiqun participate.
This situation has already made Taichi Gangcun very angry, and now that things have changed, Taichi Gangcun will naturally not give up.
But the current situation was complicated. Without knowing Qingchuan Qiheng's inner bottom line, Okamura Taiyi did not dare to attack Li Shiqun rashly, so he found two partners to discuss countermeasures.
These two partners were both majors in the Japanese army. They served in the garrison in Shanghai and had considerable power.
When they heard that the tobacco business was affected and their profits were damaged, they immediately became unwilling.
"It's this Li Shiqun again who dares to steal business from us. He is simply reckless."
The person who spoke was named Kazuka Aoda. He was one of the few rational figures among the Japanese military officers. He was the type who did not want to expand the war by occupying the enemy.
As a rationalist like him, naturally he was not welcomed by his superiors, so he has been serving in the rear.
It is precisely because of his rationality that this person decided that the current war is very dangerous, so he takes money very seriously.
After Taichi Okamura arrived in Shanghai, the two quickly hooked up and reached a cooperation agreement.
"It seems that this person named Li is paying less and less attention to us."
Another Japanese officer also spoke, his tone full of anger.
Then he changed the subject and said, "If it doesn't work, send someone to kill him."
Because of past events, the Japanese officer felt that Qingchuan Qiheng had been supporting Li Shiqun and they could not publicly embarrass this traitor.
And the opium business couldn't be openly discussed, so he had some murderous intentions.
"no!"
Taichi Okamura immediately rejected the proposal, and then explained: "We don't know General Qingchuan's attitude, so we can't take action against Li Shiqun."
After a pause, he added: "Besides, whether Li Shiqun's cigarette business is affiliated with General Qingchuan, who can say for sure."
This is also the reason why Okamura Taichi dare not take action without permission. After all, if Qingchuan Qiheng has a certain share in the tobacco business, if he takes action rashly, he will undoubtedly be asking for trouble.
"General Qingchuan will take a stake here!"
Kazuka Aoda raised this question. After all, he is a rational person and believes that radicals like Harukawa Kizusune only think about the future of the Japanese Empire and rarely consider their own interests.
"That's impossible to say."
Taichi Okamura immediately retorted, and then said with disdain: "Many people say they are good, but in fact, they say one thing and do another.
You forgot, when I first caused trouble for Li Shiqun, it was who came to us to put pressure on me."
Taichi Okamura didn't believe in Qingchuan Qiheng's character, so he thought there must be something wrong with it.
Moreover, he believed that even if Qingchuan Qiheng was not involved, he must have received a large bribe from Li Shiqun, so he supported No. 76 without principle.
Yes, in Okamura Taiyi's eyes, he supported the Chinese but had no principles, so he was very dissatisfied with Qingchuan Qiheng and did not like to see Li Shiqun.
Coupled with conflicts of interest, the conflicts between several people are deep.
If it weren't for the unequal status of the two parties and the huge differences, I'm afraid Okamura Taichi would have plotted against Qingchuan Qiheng long ago.
"Then what are we going to do?"
Qingtian Hejia asked again, with a bit of irritation in his tone. After all, this person was very sensible and knew that a senior officer was not something they could handle.
But this person is rational, and when faced with a large amount of money, he is still very reluctant to give up. Even if the other person is Qingchuan Qiheng, he will not give up casually.
"What should we do? If anyone dares to disrupt our business and prevent us from making money, we will kill him."
Before Taichi Okamura could speak, another Japanese officer spoke first, with a hint of murderous intent in his tone.
"You're not afraid of offending General Qingchuan!"
Qingtian Hejia frowned. As a rational task, he had the most scruples.
"There is nothing to be afraid of. Anyway, we are not dealing with General Qingchuan, we are just dealing with a Chinese."
The Japanese officer spoke again, acting very arrogantly, but even so, he did not dare to say anything to deal with Qingchuan Qiheng.
"Taking care of Li Shiqun is not an easy task."
At this time, Taichi Okamura spoke. After all, he knew Li Shiqun's ability and also knew the other person's cautious character, so he thought more.
"It's not easy. As long as I send a small team to attack Li Shiqun openly, will he still be able to escape?"
"no!"
As soon as this suggestion was put forward, Okamura Taichi and Qingtian Hejia unanimously opposed it.
Just listen to Gangcun Taiyi's serious explanation: "Didn't we send troops to openly attack Li Shiqun to tell General Qingchuan that it was us?"
Taichi Okamura did not dare to do this. After all, in the opium business, if there were really Qingchuan Qiheng's elements, they would undoubtedly seek their own death by openly assassinating Li Shiqun.
Even if there is no opium business, Qingchuan Qiheng still looks after Li Shiqun, so if he wants to assassinate this person, he must keep it secret.
"Then what do you think we should do?"
Li Shiqun was extremely arrogant in Shanghai. Even these Japanese officers knew that this person was very difficult to deal with.
Therefore, except for sending troops to attack head-on, other assassination methods are unlikely to succeed.
"Li Shiqun is difficult to deal with, but what about the people around him?"
Taichi Okamura put forward a new idea, which was also the method he came up with, that is, not to target Li Shiqun directly, but to attack the people around him.
This move is also to learn from Li Shiqun. After all, he once kidnapped Zhao Fuhai's two children and made the other party unable to tell the story of their suffering.
"you mean?"
Qingtian Hejia seemed to understand something, but he didn't fully understand it, so he asked.
"Li Shiqun is not personally responsible for the tobacco business, so we can take action on this point."
Taichi Okamura stated his plan, and then said very harshly: "Whoever dares to help him with this business, we will kill him, in order to knock the mountain and shake the tiger."
As soon as Okamura Taichi finished speaking, Qingtian Kazuka nodded and said in agreement: "Yes, this is a good idea."
Another Japanese officer also echoed: "Without the help of these minions, let's see how Li Shiqun can still steal business."
After saying this, the three people laughed twice in unison.
After finishing laughing, Gangcun Taiyi spoke again: "The person in charge of the cigarette business is Han Jincai from No. 76, who is also Li Shiqun's chief steward.
We will attack him and teach Li Shiqun a lesson to let him know what he should do and what he should not do."
They are all in the cigarette business. Taiyi Gangcun can be said to be well aware of the situation at No. 76, so he naturally knows the situation.
Moreover, Han Jincai left a deep impression on Okamura Taichi, so he decided to operate on him.
"Leave this matter to me."
Qingtian Hejia immediately took over the matter. After all, he was a garrison officer and had many people under his command.
The other two people knew about Qingtian Hejia's situation, so they did not refute. The three of them communicated for a while and then went their separate ways.