When Liu Changchuan entered the door, he pretended to slip and fell directly onto Richard. Richard hurriedly reached out to stop him and supported Liu Changchuan.
"Ah, thank you, thank you sir." Liu Changchuan thanked him hurriedly in English.
"It's okay. I didn't expect sir to know English. It's rare." Richard smiled and nodded. Not many people in the Republic of China can speak English, even in the public concessions.
"If you don't help me, sir, I will definitely get hurt. Waiter, I'll buy this gentleman's coffee." Liu Changchuan called the waiter and said.
Richard didn't refuse, it was just a few cups of coffee and not much money.
Liu Changchuan pretended to look around and stared straight at Richard. Richard frowned and said dissatisfiedly: "Sir, you are very rude."
"Sorry, you look familiar to me. I think I met you in the cafeteria of Tiansheng Hotel?" Liu Changchuan pretended to be embarrassed.
Richard took a deep look at Liu Changchuan, nodded and said, "I am staying at Tiansheng Hotel, sir, is he also staying at Tiansheng Hotel?"
But he had doubts about Liu Changchuan in his heart. Is it really such a coincidence that this man stayed in the same hotel as him and met him by chance in a coffee shop?
"Yes, I got the goods from Mr. Wilson of Lihe Bank. Their bank had sulfa, which was very profitable due to the war. I just wanted to come over and see if other banks had any goods." Liu Changchuan said. Finally, he sighed secretly.
"Oh, you know Mr. Wilson?"
Richard asked with a smile and then breathed a sigh of relief. He was afraid that the person in front of him had other motives. If Wilson knew someone, it would be unnecessary, which meant that this person was a speculator.
"We know each other. In the past few months, I have been taking goods from him and then reselling them. Unfortunately, the supply of sulfonamides is very tight. I can't get the goods even once in several months." Liu Changchuan shook his head.
"Is the profit of sulfonamide very high?" Richard is not a businessman and doesn't know much about it. But he was very curious. He had been hearing the sound of sulfa in the concession for more than a year.
Liu Changchuan smiled and held out three fingers to Richard and said: "Three times the net profit, if you purchase goods of one thousand pounds, your net profit will be three thousand pounds."
Richard shook his head and cursed secretly that it was still these speculators who made money. They could make several times the profit by just reselling some goods, while he could only receive a meager salary.
Then the two of them sat down together to discuss business. Liu Changchuan didn't know much about business, but he could brag about it and fooled Richard into a daze.
"I wonder if Mr. Liu has any relationship with the Japanese in the Chinese community?"
Richard's sudden question confused Liu Changchuan. What do you mean?
"Mr. Richard, you also know that I am in the sulfonamide business, which is a controlled substance. I have to give them a portion of the profit. Of course, I can also risk selling it privately, but if I am caught, do you understand?" Liu Changchuan said ambiguously. .
Of course Richard understands. The Japanese are very strict about checking controlled substances. If it weren't for the deep backgrounds of several large foreign companies in the public concession and secretly selling sulfa, seamless steel pipes and other controlled materials, the Japanese would have checked you long ago. Don't think that foreigners They didn't dare check.
Richard clenched his fists and was a little embarrassed. He wanted to save someone from the Japanese. Maybe the speculator in front of him could help, but he was afraid that this person would have a big mouth and talk nonsense, which would be troublesome.
Liu Changchuan didn't know what Richard was thinking. Seeing that he couldn't come up with anything further, he decided to leave quickly and stay in a hotel in the future. There would be plenty of opportunities.
"Mr. Richard, I have to go to the French Concession. Let's talk again when we have the opportunity." After speaking, Liu Changchuan called the waiter to pay.
"Wait a minute, Mr. Liu, don't you want to make some money?" Richard gritted his teeth and stopped Liu Changchuan.
Liu Changchuan paused and sat down again, spreading his hands and replied: "I am a businessman, and the happiest thing is making money. Does Mr. Richard have business for me?"
"Sit down and let's talk slowly." Richard asked the waiter to come over and order two more cups of coffee.
Richard lit a cigar, licked his tongue and asked tentatively: "I wonder if Mr. Liu can help me fish out someone from the Japanese. Hey, a Russian relative of mine committed a felony last month. Unintentionally Injured an innocent man with a gun and now is in the gendarmerie.
Liu Changchuan also lit a cigarette and said with a smile: "Then your relative is really unlucky. I hope he doesn't hurt the Japanese. If the Japanese are injured, money can't solve it."
Liu Changchuan believed that the person Richard wanted to rescue must also be an espionage agent. He just didn't know which one he belonged to. It was possible that he belonged to Germany, Russia, or the United Kingdom and the United States.
"No, he hurt a German, it was just a misunderstanding." Richard knocked on the table lightly.
Liu Changchuan shook his head and said: "Mr. Richard, there must be something wrong with your relative. He hurts people. Normally, he will be imprisoned in the police station, not the gendarmerie. I can't help."
Richard smiled bitterly, you see, even a speculator knows who can be imprisoned in the gendarmerie for no reason, saving people is simply a dream.
"Ahem, unless Mr. Richard is very rich, very rich." Liu Changchuan added with a smile.
He had to help save people, and he finally got acquainted with Richard. It was just to save someone. Whoever he was, Xiaozhe Zhengji would definitely find a way. , maybe they will have a deal.
Richard stroked his beard, chuckled and asked, "Mr. Liu has rescued people in the gendarmerie before?"
"Hahaha, a person who distributes anti-Japanese leaflets needs several large gold bars, and someone who is arrested for no reason also needs several small gold bars. Of course, if the person who is arrested is a real anti-Japanese person, it is not impossible to save him."
"You have to pay more."
Richard laughed. He already understood what Liu Changchuan meant. Whether you can save someone depends on how much money you can pay. It doesn't matter what crime you are guilty of. Of course, unless you are some special people, the Japanese also Don't dare to let go.
Valsky might be able to fish it out, but will Valsky tell the Japanese the information he has?
No, no, the Japanese only knew that Varsky was a White Russian, suspected him of being an intelligence peddler, and would not think of him as a double agent.
Liu Changchuan doesn't want to care about the dirty things among the Japanese, British or Germans, and he has no ability to care about them. Whether you live or die has nothing to do with my country. All he wants to do is to gain the trust of the Japanese and obtain intelligence for the future. Do lay a good foundation.
When Liu Changchuan left the cafe, he held a deposit of 50 pounds in his hand. 50 pounds was a large amount during the Republic of China. 60 French currency was converted into one pound. Do the math. Now his monthly salary as a military commander is only 75 French currency.
Liu Changchuan didn't expect Richard to trust people so easily, and he wasn't afraid that he would run away. Is that Varsky really that important? Let Richard do whatever it takes.
