"Two entire squadrons, all failed?"
"Yes, Your Excellency General, all of them." Until now, Hu Jizhong still looked scared: "We were ambushed by the guerrillas and suffered heavy casualties. I had to fight to the death to escape."
"I see."
Major General Suzuki Hitoshi, the commander of the Japanese army in Yueyang, was thoughtful:
"I understand, Hu Sang, you have worked hard, go back and rest."
"Thank you, General."
Hu Jizhong breathed a sigh of relief and left.
"Your Excellency, Captain Bai Ze of the First Squadron is here."
"Let him in."
"Hai."
Bai Ze is the captain of the No. 1 Squadron. He was originally very hopeful to take up the post of captain of the Anyang Detective Team.
But then the Hu family came.
The position of captain of the detective team became Hu Jizhong's.
This also made Bai Ze very dissatisfied.
However, at that time, the Hu family had the support of Anan Weiji, and even Suzuki Renxing did not dare to do anything.
But now it's different.
Anan was transferred away.
Suzuki Renxing once hinted to Bai Ze, asking him to wait with peace of mind and "pay attention" to Hu Jizhong.
As soon as Bai Ze came in, Suzuki Renxing said: "Please report carefully the situation at that time."
Bai Ze was lucky to be able to escape death.
He told what happened exactly as it was, and then said: "General Suzuki, I repeatedly reminded him to be careful that this was a trap, but Hu Jizhong regarded our lives as worthless for the sake of his woman.
So many brothers died, and the rest were all prisoners. I couldn't escape during the chaos. "
"What, you were captured?"
"Yes, he was captured." Bai Ze was not prepared to hide anything: "General Suzuki, there was something very strange that I had to report to you.
The one who ambushed us was the Yueyang Guerrilla Brigade of the southward detachment. After we were captured, the guerrilla political commissar Lu and Hu Jiyi were very familiar with each other. "
"you sure?"
"I'm sure, I saw it with my own eyes." Bai Ze said with great certainty: "They shook hands enthusiastically, and then said a lot of words, but I couldn't hear what they said specifically."
"Very good, I understand." Suzuki Renxing nodded: "Continue to monitor Hu Jizhong. Every move he makes must be reported to me in time!"
"clear!"
Suzuki Hitoshi fell into deep thought.
Guerrillas, Hu Jizhong, Political Commissar Lu?
Interesting, really interesting.
…
Hu Jiyi punctually followed the address Mrs. Kino gave him and knocked on the door.
Maybe it was Mrs. Kino's housekeeper, but a young man opened the door.
Then, Hu Jiyi, Hu Yiwei and Najia Yezi met Mrs. Kino.
Not only Mrs. Kino and his housekeeper, but also another young man was there.
"Hello, ma'am."
Hu Jiyi spoke standard Japanese and said politely: "Please allow me to introduce to you, my sister Hu Yiwei, and my wife Najia Yezi."
"welcome."
Mrs. Kino also responded politely: "This is Mr. Aaron Kwok."
Aaron Kwok?
Hu Jiyi was startled, as if he had heard this name somewhere.
Isn't that the foreign wine merchant that his elder brother mentioned?
"Please take a seat."
Mrs. Kino invited them to sit down and chatted for a few words.
Hu Yiwei discovered that the young man named Aaron Kwok seemed to have been flirting with her.
Hu Yiwei has a husband, but the relationship is in name only. Hu Yiwei regards herself as single.
She needs to find a man who is better than her husband, so she has no objection to someone pursuing her.
What's more, this Aaron Kwok is not ugly.
Therefore, Hu Yiwei responded with an elegant smile.
Hu Jiyi suddenly asked: "Mr. Guo has just arrived in Yueyang not long ago, right?"
"Yes, we just arrived in Yueyang." "Aaron Kwok" Meng Shaoyuan nodded.
"My elder brother told me about you." Hu Jiyi said slowly: "I am a little curious. Mr. Guo is in the foreign wine business, and he is a foreign wine merchant, but what are you doing in Yueyang?
Not many people in Yueyang drink foreign wine, and even if they do, not many can afford it given the strength of those Chinese people. "
Your ancestors, you act like a Chinese, you really think of yourself as a Japanese, you talk "Chinese" in silence,
"Since Mr. Hu asked, I don't have to hide anything." Meng Shaoyuan smiled lightly: "I am indeed in the foreign wine business, but in the past two years, the foreign wine business has not been easy to do, so I had to change my career. "
"Oh, really?" Hu Jiyi became interested: "What is Mr. Guo's current main business?"
"Medicine, hardware, rubber."
Hu Jiyi's expression changed.
These are all contraband.
Hu Yiwei saw business opportunities from a businessman's perspective: "Mr. Guo has goods in hand?"
"Yes, and quite a few." Meng Shaoyuan said confidently: "No matter what is needed in the market, I can get it. Contraband? These contrabands are just money in my eyes."
Hu Yiwei likes this attitude: "Mr. Guo, where are your goods sold?"
"I will sell wherever I can make money." Meng Shaoyuan said nonchalantly: "Japanese, Chinese, Peiping, Shanghai, Changsha, and even Chongqing."
The Hu siblings didn't find it strange at all.
These smugglers dare to do anything.
Isn't this the case with the Hu family's business?
Hu Jiyi asked: "So, why did Mr. Guo come to Yueyang this time?"
"Open up new trade routes." Meng Shaoyuan said calmly: "Three battles in Changsha, although Changsha was still in the hands of the National Government, suffered huge losses. At this time, a successful businessman can see the opportunity to make huge profits. .
Hunan has always been a land of plenty and there will be no shortage of food. However, except for food, Changsha is short of everything.
I was able to stop a lot of goods, but I couldn't get them into Changsha without going through Yueyang. If the Japanese discover these contraband items, they will shoot me.
Therefore, I entered Yueyang and found Mrs. Kino, hoping to have a strong backer. Mrs. Kino recommended you to me. "
Mrs. Kino immediately said: "I can help Mr. Guo solve some problems through my influence, but I cannot intervene directly. After all, I am only a woman, and there are many things that it is not convenient for me to come forward."
Hu Jiyi can completely understand: "Thank you, Mrs. Kino. So, Mr. Guo, since it is cooperation, I think both parties should be candid. Tell me, what method are you going to use to cooperate?"
"I am a businessman, but I am not a black-hearted businessman." Meng Shaoyuan quickly said: "As we all know, the profits of this kind of business are extremely huge, so my distribution plan is like this.
Mrs. Kino accounts for 20%, and you, the Hu family, account for 30%. "
"So, what do we need to provide?" Hu Jiyi was still more cautious: "The risk of direct intervention may be too high."
"It's very simple, Mr. Hu, I need smooth access to Yueyang!"
