Hattori Mina stood in front of the window and looked for a while, then said to herself: "It seems like it's going to rain..."
"Ring, ring, ring!" the phone rang.
"Hello?" Hattori Mina walked over quickly, reached out and picked up the phone.
"Mina, when will you arrive?" Hattori Hikoo's voice came on the phone.
"We will leave when Xinyu comes back."
"Where did he go?"
"I went to the detective team to arrange some work."
"Oh, it's going to rain. Close the doors and windows at home before coming."
"knew."
A few minutes after I put down the phone, the courtyard door rang and Jiang Xinyu walked in from outside.
Hattori Mina took out a suit from the cabinet and said, "Quickly change into it. My brother just called me to ask when we will arrive."
Jiang Xinyu glanced at the clock on the wall and said, "It's only ten o'clock, there's still enough time."
After changing clothes, before the two of them walked out of the door, Hattori Mina lowered her head and said, "Wait a minute, I haven't changed my shoes yet."
Jiang Xinyu: "No need, these shoes are just fine."
"I'm ready, I'll be ready soon!" Hattori Mina hurriedly took out another pair of leather shoes.
Jiang Xinyu sat on the sofa, watching Hattori Mina squat down to help him change his shoes, and said, "Should I do it myself?"
"We've been married for so long, aren't you used to it yet?" Hattori Mina said with a smile.
"Yeah, I feel like a rich man with a lot of money. I even have to be taken care of by someone to put on my clothes and shoes. I'm really not used to it..."
"Ring ring ring ring!" The phone rang suddenly.
Hattori Mina said while tying her shoelaces: "My brother must be worried."
Jiang Xinyu reached out and picked up the phone: "Hello, who is this?"
"Captain Jiang, it's me, Laokan." Hang Laokan's voice was on the phone.
"What's up?"
"Uh... if it's convenient for you, we can meet and talk."
"I have something to do today, let's do it tomorrow."
"Captain Jiang, the matter is very important... half an hour is enough."
Jiang Xinyu raised his wrist and glanced at his watch and said, "Where are you now?"
“Spring comes to the teahouse.”
"Chunlai Teahouse on Qiaodong Road?"
"Yes. I just called the detective team and told you to go home, so I came directly."
"...Okay, just wait for me for a while."
"Okay, okay."
After hanging up the phone, Jiang Xinyu stood up and said, "Mina, I'm going out to talk to a friend about something and I'll be back soon."
Hattori Mina: "How soon will it be?"
"Half an hour at most, don't worry, I won't miss anything."
"Then hurry up."
"knew."
Jiang Xinyu got up and left the house, driving to Chunlai Tea House.
When he arrived at Chunlai Tea House, Jiang Xinyu parked the car at the door and walked in. Hang Laokan greeted him with a smile on his face.
"Captain Jiang, please come this way."
Entering a private room, Jiang Xinyu said, "What's so urgent?"
Hang Laokan turned around and closed the door of the elegant room, poured a bowl of tea for Jiang Xinyu, and said: "Captain Jiang, what's going on is that someone wants two hundred bags of refined salt, and the price is so good that people can't refuse, so I thought
Let’s discuss it with you.”
Jiang Xinyu glanced at his watch and said, "Lao Kan, are you being careless and bragging to others that you have a way to buy refined salt?"
Hang Laokan: "Look at what you said, how could I be so blind? How dare I talk about this kind of thing everywhere."
"I also thought that you, Hang Laokan, were reliable, so I brought you to make money together. You should also know that I have never agreed to the White Monkey from Dagu, no matter how many times he came to me!"
"Don't believe what the white monkey says. No one on the pier knows that the old boy is a monkey even if he's black and hairy... Captain Jiang, believe me, even my parents don't know about our business!"
"In this case, why would someone ask you for so many goods?"
"I don't know this person. Early this morning, he took the initiative to find me."
"Thanks to you, you are still an old Jianghu working in the dock. We have never met him. How dare you do such a big business with him?"
"He said to pay first and then deliver the goods. We have no risk at all!"
Jiang Xinyu shook his head and said, "That won't work either. Xiaoye didn't come to me, which means he has no goods."
Hang Laokan lowered his voice and said, "Captain Jiang, do you know the price he gave?"
"What's the price?"
"three times!"
Jiang Xinyu's heart moved. The price of refined salt smuggled to the Northeast would be doubled at most, and the price would be tripled. The buyer would most likely be from the Jizhong Border Area!
"Lao Kan, I've told you a long time ago that I don't understand or participate in business matters, but I understand that some money can be made and some money can't be made. The stakes here, you
You should know better than me!"
"Yes, yes, I understand the truth... But, this money is so profitable. All we have to do is get the goods out of the dock. Their own ship will pick up the goods halfway. Even if something happens, they won't be able to trace us.
!”
Jiang Xinyu pretended to be hesitant and said: "The price is pretty good, but I'm just afraid Xiaoye doesn't have the goods..."
"The teahouse has a telephone number. Just call Section Chief Ono and ask if it's available. If the goods are available, you'll save on shipping costs and you'll make a lot of money!"
"When will the buyer want the goods?"
"tonight."
"Must be tonight?"
"Yes! I estimate that only tonight will he be able to transport the refined salt out of Yanjin!"
Jiang Xinyu knew that Hang Laokan's guess was basically correct, otherwise the buyer wouldn't be so anxious.
"Okay, just wait for me!"
Jiang Xinyu got up and left the private room, came to the counter and called Xiaoye.
Hang Laokan was waiting in the private room scratching his head. He was eager to complete this business because the buyer promised that if the goods were shipped smoothly, the two parties could cooperate in the future.
Ten minutes later, Jiang Xinyu opened the door and walked in.
Hang Laokan said impatiently: "How is it? Does Section Chief Ono have the goods?"
Jiang Xinyu picked up the tea bowl and took a sip, and said: "Two hundred bags are not enough, at most one hundred bags!"
"A hundred bags are fine too!"
"Do you have an accurate number?"
Hang Laokan chuckled and said: "The buyers said the more the merrier, but in fact they want a hundred bags."
Jiang Xinyu nodded and said: "Hang Laokan, you are even fooling me now!"
Hang Laokan kept smiling and said, "I also want to make more money, so don't be offended."
Jiang Xinyu stood up and said, "I still have something to do and I have to go back."
"When will the goods arrive?"
"Around six o'clock in the evening, license plate number 05-1."
"good."
Hanglaokan picked up a net with crabs from the corner and said, "The sea crabs that just got off the boat look good to me, so I will bring you some."
"Thanks."
"Who among us is following whom, please don't be polite to me..."
Jiang Xinyu left the teahouse, got in the car and turned on the accelerator to return home. He knew that Hattori Mina must be waiting impatiently.