After work, the customs officers are basically scattered in the Jianghai Customs, quietly, the afterglow is evenly sprinkled, and the wooden floor laid in the corridor is like a golden pool.

Outside the office of the Taxation Division, Zhao Tianqing said with painful eyes: "Today, three of us went to inspect the goods together, and the inspection was a merchant ship of the Saito Society. Originally, I was very wrong when I saw the draft of this merchant ship, but I didn't care. The Saito Kaisha customs declaration said that the goods were rayon, but it was strange when they were weighed. I discussed with another colleague that I would need to do a careful examination, and the results were ...... Results ......"

Speaking of this, Zhao Tianqing's eyes were already red.

He took a deep breath before he could continue: "We ripped some rayon apart, and who knew that what was exposed inside was opium! The whole merchant ship, only the top layer was covered with rayon, in fact, all the merchant ships were transporting opium!"

Ye Weizhou's eyes widened, and he couldn't react for a while.

Zhao Tianqing raised his hand and wiped it fiercely on his face with the back of his hand.

He gritted his teeth and looked at Ye Weizhou: "At that time, my colleagues and I saw it, and we saw the opium underneath. My colleague told me that there was no need to report it, and that the authorities would not pay attention to it at all. ”

Ye Weizhou involuntarily stretched out his hand and gently held Zhao Tianqing's trembling palm.

“…… I don't believe it," Zhao Tianqing continued, "I don't believe it. How could I ignore such a large amount of opium? When I got back, I went to report it. As a result, they told me to stay at home for the rest of the day and come back after a few days of rest. They said that I was stupid and only wanted to make meritorious contributions, and I asked my colleague to testify, but he also called me nonsense. ”

Ye Weizhou didn't know what to say for a while.

Zhao Tianqing looked at her: "Weizhou, those are indeed opium, I have seen with my own eyes, that merchant ship is full of opium!"

Ye Weizhou nodded vigorously and squeezed his palm: "I believe what you say, I believe it." ”

She frowned: "I've also seen some abnormalities in the Saito Kaisha newspaper these days. They shipped a lot of rayon to Shanghai, but the market was limited, how could it be sold within the estimated time......?

Sure enough, the Saito Kaisha in Japan hides an ulterior secret.

The tax rate on rayon is relatively low, but opium is prohibited from being transported and sold. However, the price of rayon is not very high, and it is not as good as opium. In today's Shanghai, opium is still selling well, and there are still people in the upper class who smoke it, and many of them can also get a lot of silver.

Saito Kaisha concealed the goods and disguised opium as rayon in order to make a profit.

According to Zhao Tianqing, they simply covered the opium with a layer of rayon, and the method of concealment was not complicated, and they did not seem to be afraid of being discovered.

Ye Weizhou thought that most of them had already dredged up and down. As most people in the customs know, behind the Saito Kaisha in Japan is the Japanese military.

"Weizhou," Zhao Tianqing's lips turned blue, "What should I do?"

Ye Weizhou frowned and grabbed his palm: "If you force yourself to forget, pretend to really forget, then every year after that, there will definitely be a thorn in your heart." We spent four years at the tax college and learned a lot, and it was not in vain. ”

She looked at Zhao Tianqing's eyes very seriously: "The customs has tax stamps and rules, and if Saito Club violates it, it should be punished." ”

Ye Weizhou was able to remember Zhong An's indifferent expression for ten years, which is enough to prove that he is extremely stubborn in his character. Once she decides what she wants to do, she has to do it well.

Now, she decided that if she wanted to report the concealment of goods by the Saito Company in Japan, she must report it successfully.

Since Zhao Tianqing reported it, and the authorities shelved and ignored it on the grounds that he had no supporting evidence, then Ye Weizhou found evidence for him.

Most of the tax bills submitted by Saito Club were still in the office of the Tax Collection Division, and Ye Weizhou and Zhao Tianqing turned around and rummaged through them together, preparing to collect them as evidence.

While they were rummaging, a fresh-faced customs officer looked at the door for a while.

Ye Weizhou and Zhao Tianqing were unmoved and continued to rummage. The clerk watched for a moment, and then left. But not long after, the two of them were looking for input, when suddenly, they heard two taps on the office door.

Ye Weizhou casually turned his head to look over.

Ryosuke Tanaka, who was wearing a crow green robe, stood outside the door, and his eyes made contact with Ye Weizhou for a moment. He bowed: "Long time no see, Miss Ye, Mr. Zhao." ”

Zhao Tianqing looked at him vigilantly.

The tears that flowed at night on Chinese New Year's Eve last year, Ye Weizhou did not forget. She didn't hate Ryosuke Tanaka, and even felt guilty about him. It's just that the current situation is more special, she frowned and asked him, "Hasn't Mr. Tanaka gone back yet?"

Ryosuke Tanaka said "um" and walked towards the office: "I haven't gone back yet." I heard a movement here just now, so I came over to take a look. ”

Ye Weizhou's face did not change, and said: "My work has not been solved yet, so I will stay for a while." ”

Ryosuke Tanaka had already reached her, his eyes wandering over the slightly messy report on the table due to rummaging.

He didn't say anything about this, but just looked at Zhao Tianqing over there, and said in very unskilled Chinese: "Mr. Zhao, since the customs has given you a holiday, it is better to enjoy your vacation, some things, don't do, don't say, it will be better." ”

Three or two inches of golden sunlight fell on the side of his face, and the other half was hidden in the shadows. When speaking, Ryosuke Tanaka squinted his eyes slightly, and his tone was cold.

After he finished speaking, Zhao Tianqing twisted his eyebrows strangely and looked at Ye Weizhou.

Ye Weizhou rubbed his eyebrows helplessly: "Mr. Tanaka, your Chinese is too bad, let me translate it for you." ”

Ryosuke Tanaka was stunned for a moment, and took a small step back, a little embarrassed.

He cleared his throat and returned to Japanese: "I have also heard about Mr. Zhao." Miss Ye, this matter is not trivial, and it is absolutely not to be rash. Saito Kaisha has some power, and if you keep chasing it, you will definitely get into trouble. ”

Ye Weizhou responded: "I will remember what you say." After speaking, he lowered his head and rummaged through the report.

Ryosuke Tanaka knew she didn't take those words to heart. He was anxious for a moment, and stepped forward to grab Ye Weizhou's wrist. Ye Weizhou raised his eyes and looked, and the eyes of the two people touched and intertwined.

Ye Weizhou's eyebrows and eyes are lighter, and Tingting is like a magnolia that grows up from careful service indoors. But she is never afraid of the wind and waves, she is far more determined and stubborn than she seems.

Regarding this, when I first met her, Ryosuke Tanaka already felt it.

What if this happened to you...... Ryosuke Tanaka's heart suddenly crawled into an idea: If he was Ye Weizhou, what would he do when he encountered this situation?

He suddenly remembered the extremely cold winter when he was a child. He was only five years old and was lying in the attic with his sister. There was a lot of snow outside, and there was silence all around, and he seemed to be able to hear the sound of snow falling.

His parents hadn't come home yet, and he didn't dare to sleep alone, so he turned over several times in a row.

In order to dispel the loneliness, his sister began to tell him a story about the attack on Fushimi Castle in July hundreds of years ago. At that time, there were only about 2,000 soldiers in the city, but tens of thousands came to attack.

Young Ryosuke Tanaka didn't understand: "Why didn't they run away?"

At that time, my sister said softly and gently, "Ryosuke, this is bushido! Father must have told you that a true samurai must fight bravely even if he is surrounded by enemies." Isn't that right?"

Ryosuke Tanaka nodded.

"At that time, the defenders of the city knew very well that it was a suicidal act to meet the enemy, but as long as they could contain the enemy and give the lord time to repel the enemy, it would be loyalty and bravery. ”

Listening to what his sister said, Ryosuke Tanaka couldn't help but clench his little fists: "Sister, if it were me, I wouldn't run away." ”

——

Zhao Tianqing, who was next to him, looked at the two of them a few more times in a very strange way: "What is this for?

Ryosuke Tanaka didn't understand this Chinese, but his eyes did redden.

After a pause, Ryosuke Tanaka slowly lowered his gaze, trying to adjust his chaotic emotions. Then, he let go of Ye Weizhou's wrist, and his voice was a little hoarse: "That...... Be careful. ”

Ye Weizhou finally raised the corners of his mouth and smiled. She looked at him and nodded between smiles, "I'll be careful." Mr. Tanaka. ”

She found another report, handed it to Zhao Tianqing next to her, continued to rummage, and said without raising her head: "Goodbye, Mr. Tanaka." ”

“…… Goodbye, Miss Yip. ”

After Ryosuke Tanaka left, Zhao Tianqing couldn't hold back his curiosity and asked, "Weizhou, what did he say?"

Ye Weizhou pouted: "Let's be careful, there's nothing else." ”

"In this way," Zhao Tianqing responded, and squeezed out a cold snort from his nose, "It's obviously Japanese, and he actually wears our nation's long robes." ”

Hearing him say this, Ye Weizhou suddenly remembered that Ryosuke Tanaka was not wearing a suit today.

After a pause, Zhao Tianqing squeezed out a second cold snort: "...... It's just a matter of dressing, and it's actually better than me. ”

Ye Weizhou smiled, took out another report, and stuffed it into his palm.

——

When Ryosuke Tanaka went downstairs, Kyoji Teraoka was sitting in a car waiting for him. Sitting side by side with Kenji Teraoka, there is also his sister Yuko Tanaka.

Yuko's mind is delicate, and she quickly notices that Ryosuke Tanaka's face is not very good. When he sat down in the passenger seat, he asked him, "Ryosuke, what happened?"

Ryosuke Tanaka didn't speak, but Teraoka Kagiji said it for him: "Ryosuke's friend found out about the smuggling of Saito Kaisha and was going to report it. A customs officer from the Estimation Division found out and came to inform me, and it just so happened that Ryosuke was next to me at the time. He had just seen that friend. ”

When Yuko heard this, she was also worried.

Terooka Kyoji asked Ryosuke Tanaka, "Didn't you make sense?"

Ryosuke Tanaka shook his head, raised his hand and pressed his eyebrows: "Go back." I don't really want to talk about this today. ”

Teraoka Kyoji wanted to ask something more, but his palm was pinched by Yuko next to him. Helpless, he had no choice but to say to the driver: "Drive, go home." ”

As the car was moving, Ryosuke Tanaka rolled down the window a little and let the biting cool breeze blow on his face.