When Li Junhao was looking at the visitor, the two guests were also looking at him.
Among the two, although Sheng Zhongyi was eight years older, it was Sheng Aiyi who spoke first, and she spoke fluent English, which was very impressive, but her tone was not very good, "Sir Pan Sen, I am Sheng Aiyi. This time I am speaking specially. I’m begging you to be noble and let my fourth brother go!”
Seeing Li Junhao's somewhat shocked expression, Sheng Zhongyi hurriedly said: "Mr. Pan Sen, please forgive me. My seventh sister is too anxious, mainly about our fourth brother's affairs."
Li Junhao did not feel dissatisfied and extended his hand to invite you, but said in Chinese: "Mr. Sheng, Mrs. Zhuang, please sit down. Since you are here, please speak slowly if you have anything to say. There is still time."
I don't know what the Sheng brothers and sisters thought of when they heard the words "there is still time". Their expressions changed immediately. They looked at each other and sat down immediately without saying anything more.
Speaking of which, Li Junhao was relatively tolerant of these famous figures during the Republic of China. In this time of war, except for those traitorous warlords and the like, those who could leave their names in history were all outstanding, and he was willing to give him the minimum respect. Of course, if the other party doesn't understand etiquette, it's a different story.
When they saw Li Junhao making tea skillfully, the two of them realized that what the other person just said was standard Chinese, without even the strange accent of foreigners speaking Chinese!
Only then did they remember that they had heard that Mr. Pan Sen was a China expert and could speak fluent Chinese. However, they had never had any contact with him and thought he spoke Chinese like other foreigners. They did not expect that he did not speak Chinese at all. accent, or rather a very standard northern Chinese accent.
The tea this time was this year's Mingqian Longjing, and it tasted good. Although the Sheng brothers and sisters were anxious, they felt much calmer after taking it with both hands and tasting it.
After putting down the tea cup, Sheng Zhongyicai said again: "Mr. Pan Sen, thank you for your hospitality! We brothers and sisters are here this time all because of our fourth brother who made a mistake... Although he made a huge mistake, after all, he is We can't ignore our family! So we can only come to plead with you..."
Sheng Aiyi also followed up and said: "Mr. Pan Sen, I was too anxious just now and spoke impulsively. Please forgive me... Although my fourth brother is a playboy, he is not a traitor! He was just deceived by that Li Ming. I cooperated with him and joined the Central China Hongji Shantang. I was mainly responsible for the financial aspects and did not directly operate the tobacco and soil trafficking..."
Li Junhao listened to the two people's words and smiled without saying a word. Sheng Laowu's words were quite reliable, but Miss Qi was purely making excuses for her fourth brother. Seeing that both of them had finished speaking, he said: "Mrs. Zhuang, I have heard that you sued all three brothers over the family property, and you also won the first battle over female inheritance rights in the Republic of China. It’s a lawsuit, but women are not inferior to men...but what you just said was too childish!"
Although he said it very tactfully, the two brothers and sisters blushed a little after hearing this.
Sheng Aiyi knew that what she just said was eager to excuse her fourth brother, and she was telling lies. And the other party actually knew about her lawsuit against her three brothers and two nephews. This was not easy, because it was already ten years ago. That was two years ago.
Sheng Zhongyi was even more embarrassed. He was also one of the defendants in the original incident, so there was really no glory in it. Moreover, his sister's words were too obvious to shirk responsibility. How could she convince others? He had no choice but to use his trump card, so he said: "Mr. Pan Sen, we are willing to pay the price..."
Um? Why are these words so familiar! He looked into the other person's eyes, his expression became serious, and asked: "Mr. Sheng, I want to make sure, where did you get the information that you can get people out of me if you pay a price?"
Sheng Zhongyi choked and felt that he had said the wrong thing. Seeing the other party's extremely serious expression, he knew that the other party attached great importance to this question, so he could only answer: "Before coming here, I met Lieutenant Colonel Buxton..."
"Ha..." Li Junhao laughed angrily. Is this Dutchman so unreliable?
"I'm sorry, Mr. Pan Sen, we were too anxious, so we asked many friends for help..." Sheng Zhongyi apologized.
"Yes!" Li Junhao teased, "The Sheng family is really amazing, we have friends all over the world!"
The meaning of his words was very obvious, making both of them feel dissatisfied. However, in order to save the fourth brother, they could only grit their teeth and admit it. Especially Sheng Aiyi, who was a little unconvinced and said: "Mr. Pan Sen, I am not If you want to compare with the Anglo-Dutch East India Company, just to save my fourth brother, can't you just be a bit more generous?"
Li Junhao looked at the anxious expressions of the two people in front of him and said in a cold voice: "Then do you know what the price paid by the Anglo-Dutch East India Company was?"
At this time, the two siblings were stunned. They learned the news through a friend who worked at the Dutch Consulate, but they didn't know the specific details, and of course they couldn't tell them.
"I can tell you that the Anglo-Dutch East India Company donated a large number of weapons and ammunition to the Concession Civilian Self-Defense Corps, which can equip a division of troops..." Li Junhao said, "What's more important is that they promised not to transport cigarettes to the Concession. Shanghai, and handed over the seven chief criminals to the Criminal Court for trial, which means that they handed over the lives of these seven people! Where do you think Sheng Enyi ranks among the criminals arrested in Hongji Shantang? "
Hearing this, the Sheng brothers and sisters were dumbfounded. Sheng Enyi's status in Hongji Shantang was second only to Li Ming, and Li Ming had not been arrested, so he was the first offender. What should we do? As for the weapons and ammunition for a division, they don't have them, but they have money, so it's not a big problem!
After a moment of silence, Sheng Aiyi said: "Mr. Pan Sen, my fourth brother is rich, can you let him get some more money?"
Li Junhao smiled and said: "Once he is convicted, the concession has the right to seize and confiscate all his properties. Now the money or assets can be said to be no longer his!"
ah? The two of them were surprised again. Is it so cruel?
Looking at the expressions of the two of them, Li Junhao decided to give them a "chance" and said: "Hongji Shantang is a criminal organization with serious crimes, and its first and main criminal must be severely punished! And now, your fourth brother is the only one arrested The first offender..." Let them understand the rest by themselves!
When the Sheng brothers and sisters were sent out of the headquarters with gifts, they all looked very depressed. They didn't expect that the trump cards they prepared were useless, so what else could they do?
In the car, Sheng Zhongyi suddenly said: "The real chief criminal of Hongji Shantang is not the fourth brother..."
(End of chapter)
