"You're back, why did you drink so much?" Anna hadn't slept yet and had been waiting at home. When she heard a knock on the door, she quickly got up and went to open the door.
Smelling the smell of alcohol all over Zhou Sen's body, he couldn't help but frown.
"I didn't drink much at the celebration banquet. Qian Yanbo and Bei Dao and I found another place to drink later." Zhou Sen explained.
"The wine at this celebration banquet is not enough for you, so you come out to drink alone?"
"We are not the protagonists. We slipped out early." Zhou Sen threw his coat on the chair, unbuttoned his chest, picked up the kettle on the table, and drank from the spout.
"I've boiled hot water for you. Let's take a shower quickly." Anna put Zhou Sen's coat away without asking any further questions. It smelled like alcohol and he would definitely not be able to wear it the next day. He had to wash it.
"Okay, you put those clothes down and I'll wash them myself."
Anna listened to him, put it away and walked out. Zhou Sen felt helpless and could only sigh.
Next, Zhou Sen's work at JMS became free. Yamamoto Toshio meant that he had to take a good rest after a hard trip to Taipinggou.
Zhou Sen knew that Yamamoto Satoshi deliberately removed him from the case, and he didn't care. Anyway, he was not very interested in this case.
He didn't need to work, so he just wandered around the streets every day and bought something he liked when he saw it.
I walked around the streets and alleys of JMS and gained quite a lot.
Finally, Krasnov came, bringing three trucks in total, but of course, he didn’t come empty.
Some goods were specially transported from Bingcheng.
It happened that the boss needed it, so he made this business trip, so that no one would notice that he came here on purpose.
This is also what Zhou Sen ordered. If you are too deliberate, it will easily attract the attention of others.
Our own transportation company, our own business, this person came to see the boss, Zhou Sen, who was also in the process of cleaning up.
Zhou Sen is now the boss of Krasnov, so the title naturally needs to be changed.
"Here are some changes of clothes and coffee that my wife asked me to bring you. She was afraid that you wouldn't be able to drink them here, and cigarettes..." Krasnov brought a lot of things to Zhou Sen, mainly white jade. Lan asked him to take it.
"Half of it is US dollars and half is gold bars." Finally, Krasnov took out a box and said solemnly.
Zhou Sen opened it, took a look, and nodded. These U.S. dollars and gold bars were for Qian Yanbo, Bei Dao Erlang and others.
Zhou Sen closed the box and said, "I won't let you eat anymore. Load your things and leave immediately. Don't drive directly to Bingcheng. Let Qin Lang send a car and shuttle. You can empty the car back."
"Boss, is it necessary to be so cautious?"
"It's better to be cautious. These things are worth a lot of money. If I ship them out all at once, I won't be able to sell them at a high price. If I ship them out slowly and I meet someone who knows the goods, I might be able to make my money back with just one item," Zhou Sen said.
"Understood, we will load the goods overnight and set off overnight." Krasnov nodded, indicating that he would follow Zhou Sen's instructions.
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"Kijima-kun means that Chief Nishihara and Chief Sato will not share their share with them." Zhou Sen brought U.S. dollars and gold bars and made an appointment with Kitajima Erlang and Qian Yanbo.
Kitajima Jiro actually proposed to toast Nishihara and Sato Shun without spending any money.
Indeed, the neglect at the celebration banquet made Bei Dao Erlang feel dissatisfied. What if he was still not satisfied with the money given to him?
But Zhou Sen couldn't say whether he would give them money or not. Kitajima Jiro's proposal was exactly what he wanted, and he wouldn't split it up. However, under Zhou Sen's suggestion, he used the two investments belonging to Nishihara and Sato Shun to build a grain processing factory. , Zhou Sen held 40% of the shares, Qian Yanbo and Sato Jun each held 30%, and it was named "Senji" Grain Processing Co., Ltd., with Qian Yanbo as the general manager.
At this time, the interests of the three people were completely tied together.
Of course, on the surface, Zhou Sen is the investor and Qian Yanbo is responsible for the management of this grain processing factory. In fact, Zhou Sen is only the major shareholder, and Qian Yanbo and Bei Dao are both shareholders.
Zhou Sen is rich and has invested in and built a factory in JMS, which is also engaged in grain processing. This is his family's old business and will not arouse any suspicion.
Thus, a small alliance was formed.
Nishihara and Yamamoto Satoshi, if they want to compete for credit, let them compete for it, whatever they like.
Three days later, news came from the police station in a small town below that a clinic selling Western medicine in the town had been stolen in the middle of the night.
The loss was not big, but what was stolen were some medicines for treating knife wounds and gunshot wounds. The sales of such medicines need to be recorded, and unknown people are not allowed to buy them. This is strictly regulated by the puppet Manchukuo authorities.
Others may not be too sensitive to this news. It's just that a small clinic lost some medicines, and the quantity was not large. It is probably that a thief thought the Western medicines were valuable and stole them to sell on the black market.
This is indeed possible in a big city like Bingcheng, but ordinary thieves will not do this. Once caught, they will be arrested as "anti-Manchu and anti-Japanese" elements, and they may lose their heads by then. of.
But in a small place, this is a big deal, so the local area immediately reported it to the JMS branch.
Yamamoto Satoshi has always been sensitive to details. After learning the news, he took people to the town called Sanlitun overnight.
When Zhou Sen got the news, it was already half a day later than him, and he only followed him the next morning.
Now even Bei Dao was dissatisfied with Yamamoto Satoshi. He was originally investigating this case, but later his superiors sent Zhou Sen to assist.
He was not happy at the time, but after getting along with Zhou Sen, he found that Zhou Sen was a nice person. Not only did he give him enough respect, he was also very generous and even gave him most of the credit.
Such a person, even if he is a Manchurian, can still be dealt with. He is much better than some officers who only know how to strive for credit and suffer hardships.
Seeing the progress of the case, I couldn't wait to come over to take credit. Even now, I didn't even know the news and took people there first.
This is too much. We have shown that we will not compete with you for this credit, but you are still so cautious. You are treating us as a thief.
If it weren't for the high level of the opponent and the fact that he was Japanese, Bei Dao Erlang would have gone crazy long ago and would have followed Zhou Sen to Sanlitun.
By the time we arrived in Sanlitun, it was already evening.
Zhou Sen and Bei Dao Erlang went to see Yamamoto Satoshi to learn about the relevant situation. Since they were here, they naturally had to ask.
It's not easy for Yamamoto Satoshi to hide it.
He briefly described the situation and said that two days ago, a clinic in the town called "Renhe" Hall went to the police station to report that his medicine cabinet had been stolen and some medicines and consumables were missing.
It is mainly used to treat trauma, focusing on anti-inflammatory sulfonamide powder, which is a controlled drug.
There are strict regulations on its use and sale, and there is only one clinic in town that stocks this medicine.
The boss didn't dare not report the missing medicine. If it was discovered, he would be the unlucky one.
The police from the town police station went to the clinic to check, but only took photos without sealing off the scene, and then allowed the clinic to continue operating.
The number of missing medicines was not very large, including about four bottles of physiological saline, gauze for bandages, alcohol for disinfection, etc. The most expensive was a pack of sulfonamide powder, as well as some hemostatic and antipyretic medicines.
The person who stole it was a man who knew medicine. He did not touch other medicines. All he took away were medicines for treating trauma and complications.
This means that this person is injured or his companion is injured and needs medicine. If there is no secret that cannot be hidden, he can come directly to the clinic and ask the doctor to treat him. Of course, it is also possible that he has no money and can only obtain it by stealing. drug.
What ordinary people can see, Yamamoto Satoshi saw more. After arriving, not only did he find the owner of the clinic and interrogate him for a whole morning, but he also brought the list of medical consultations from the clinic in the previous three days back to his residence.
Zhou Sen wanted to see the detailed transcript of the inquiry, but Yamamoto Satoshi did not give it to him, only part of it.
Although he did it very cleverly, Zhou Sen still saw that some issues in the transcript were incoherent and had obviously been intercepted.
He didn't want Zhou Sen to see the key issue.
Zhou Sen didn't mind either. The drug theft must have been caused by Ai Qingshan and A Le. They had already begun to take action, and he needed to cooperate.
His cooperation was to stimulate Yamamoto Satoshi and press forward step by step, making him feel a sense of urgency.
The more he tries to take the lead, the more his judgment will go wrong.
Zhou Sen then asked Jiro Kitajima to call the owner of the clinic and ask Yamamoto Satoshi's questions directly.
With Yamamoto Satoshi's paranoia, he would definitely call the clinic owner over for questioning. When the time comes, he would get the same words as what he asked, and he would definitely become suspicious.
Zhou Sen then began to non-stop investigate what people around the clinic had seen and heard, asking each house, every detail...
After Yamamoto Satoshi got the news, he immediately felt a little pressure and immediately arranged for people to expand the investigation, especially the strangers who appeared in the town recently.
This investigation really allowed him to find some clues. Two days before the clinic was stolen, a foreigner came to the town. In Northern Manchuria, foreigners are not uncommon. After all, the neighbors in the north are different from the ones he grew up with. Said they were foreigners.
Moreover, foreigners who can speak Chinese are not uncommon these days, but there have been fewer in recent years. Most of them have settled in big cities, but some like to move around. They are very common in small towns on the border.
Therefore, no one paid much attention to it. The main thing was that this foreigner was a stranger, and he appeared as a missionary. He was a young man.
Yamamoto Toshi took the facial profile Zhou Sen drew for Sato Jun and asked people who had seen the missionary.
They all say one word: like.
But this time, Zhou Sen was one step ahead of him and had already chased Bei Dao Erlang along the clues he was looking for.
Naturally, Zhou Sen had discovered the mark left by A Le and followed him all the way. Behind him, Yamamoto Toshi followed anxiously.
"Director Yamamoto, are you here too?" Staying overnight in an abandoned temple, Zhou Sen and others had just settled down when they heard noisy footsteps outside.
It was Yamamoto Satoshi who arrived with people.
"Zhou Sen-kun, although you are a step late, you finally caught up." Yamamoto Toshi said with a smile.
"Don't be afraid of being late for a good meal. Director Yamamoto always arrives in time." Zhou Sen chuckled and said disapprovingly, "However, I think we can slow down for a while. I always feel that clues come too easily, and they all disappear like this It’s already time, why did it suddenly appear?”
"Do you suspect fraud?"
"Director Yamamoto, if they deliberately used Duan Laosan to lure Chief Sato out last time, will they do it again this time?"
"Impossible. I have asked Sato-kun and Duan Laosan carefully. It was not a premeditated design at all. It was just an accident. They only showed up now. It should be that Yi Lao's injury has worsened, and that the Soviet spy Marko Vicky had to come out to show off. He was just a military doctor and obviously had no special training, so he left so many traces for us to catch. But that old guy was very powerful. He was able to lead us by the nose. He must be extraordinary. !" Yamamoto Toshi said decisively.
"Director Yamamoto, I think we should be more cautious. Since the other party is so powerful, how can we catch its tail so easily?" Zhou Sen said.
"If Mr. Zhou Sen is afraid, there is no need to follow." Yamamoto Toshiro snorted.
Zhou Sen smiled. He was not very timid to begin with and was known for being timid and cautious, so he did not argue.
Go back and sit down with Jiro Beijima.
"Jun Zhou Sen, you kindly reminded him just now that it was too much for him to say that to you." Bei Dao Erlang was also dissatisfied.
"Forget it, I never like to make grudges with others, and he is my superior officer. I have done my duty to remind him." Zhou Sen said.
Look at this, Yamamoto Satoshi will definitely take the lead tomorrow morning, and it's time to inform Ai Qingshan that they take action.
"You are still too generous." Bei Daojiro said sincerely.
"Go to sleep, I'll get up early tomorrow morning." Zhou Sen responded with a smile and found a comfortable position to lie down.
Bei Dao Erlang arranged for his men to be on guard, and he also walked to the side, got into the tent and lay down.
When he woke up early the next morning, Yamamoto Toshi had indeed taken the first step with his men, and slipped away quietly.
Bei Dao Erlang was stunned. This was too much and was simply shameless.
"Zhou Sen-kun, I can understand your mood now." Bei Dao Erlang glanced at Zhou Sen with some sympathy.
"Kitashima-kun, we probably won't be able to catch up, so don't rush. Anyway, I haven't thought about what to do. Let's have breakfast first. Only after eating will we have the strength to rush on." Zhou Sen shook his head, and Yamamoto Toshi did the same. Playing into his own hands.
"Zhou Senjun, are you just giving up?"
"Mr. Bei Dao, there is an old saying in China. He woke up early and worked all night. Even if he is one step ahead of us, he may not be able to gain anything. On the contrary, we will be full of food and drink and have strength. , This is called sharpening the knife and chopping firewood." Zhou Sen said with a smile.
"Yes, sharpening the knife will not waste time chopping wood."
Zhou Sen was just delaying time deliberately so that he could distance himself from Yamamoto Satoshi and his party and give Ai Qingshan and the others enough time to solve the problem.
