Chapter Ninety-Seven: Cooperation
Knowing that Lu Chengzhou bought Japanese goods from Yangcun and sold them in the British Concession, Kawasaki Hiroshi was very happy.
But at the same time, Kawasaki Hiroshi is also a little worried.
Happily, Lu Chengzhou did his best to complete the task he had assigned.
What worries me is that Lu Chengzhou's impression in the outside world is that he is "patriotic" or even "anti-Japanese".
Lu Chengzhou's arrest of Japanese ronins in the British Concession was widely reported in the newspapers.
Now, Lu Chengzhou is actually smuggling Japanese goods for profit, and the patriotic image that he has worked so hard to build up before will soon collapse.
Ostensibly patriotic, but in fact serving the Japanese secret services, this in itself is a pair of contradictions.
If it is not handled well, it will be like Zhu Bajie looking in the mirror, and he is not a person inside and out.
"I can introduce you to a person who can not only provide you with a stable supply of goods, but also provide you with the best price." Kawasaki Hiroshi rolled his eyes, thought about it, and said with a smile.
Lu Chengzhou likes money, which is a good thing for Kawasaki Hiroshi.
If Lu Chengzhou is upright and selfless and has no shortcomings, he is worried.
However, to make this kind of money, it is necessary to build on the basis of tasks.
The reason why Lu Chengzhou smuggled Japanese goods was to tie Chen Deming and Li Wanliang together to form a group of interests.
What Kawasaki Hiroshi wants to do is to provide them with a good environment.
Lu Chengzhou went to Yang Village, and there would be nothing wrong.
But if Lu Chengzhou is in Yang Village, talking to Japanese businessmen, or even being discovered, he has entered Yang Village to smuggle goods in Japan, Lu Chengzhou's identity will be exposed.
Even if Lu Chengzhou's identity in the military command will not be exposed, if his patriotic image is gone, it will be impossible to contact progressive students in the future.
"Thank you, Mr. Kawasaki." Lu Chengzhou said gratefully.
The smuggled goods on the Yang Village side are all controlled by the Japanese ronin.
Although Lu Chengzhou is proficient in Japanese, after the other party knew that he was Chinese, he did not give special treatment because of this.
Of course, Kawasaki Hiroshi may not have a good heart, and the person he introduced may be an agent serving the Japanese secret service.
"One thing to note is that your purpose is to get close to Chen Deming and Li Wanliang, not to make money by smuggling goods." Hiroshi Kawasaki admonished.
"At all times, I will keep my mission in mind." Lu Chengzhou said solemnly.
Kawasaki Hiroshi nodded with satisfaction, Lu Chengzhou's attitude was still in place.
"How do you report this to the military commander?" Hiroshi Kawasaki asked again.
After all, Lu Chengzhou is a direct communicator of the Haigu Station of the Military Command, and he has to receive a salary every month.
"I'll report that this is to collect information on Japanese smuggling." Lu Chengzhou said with a smile.
Even if the military commander knew, Liu Youjun and the headquarters would carry it for him.
I always thought that Lu Chengzhou's real task was to better lurk in the Japanese secret service.
Previously, Lu Chengzhou mainly provided Nozaki with information on the British Concession, but as the situation between China and Japan became more and more severe, Kawasaki Hiroshi needed him to provide more information.
This is exactly what Lu Chengzhou wanted, and Lu Chengzhou also hoped that he could obtain more information from the Japanese side.
The person introduced by Kawasaki Hiroshi to Lu Chengzhou, named Eiichi Takeyama, did secretly serve the Japanese secret services.
Eiichi Takeyama is ostensibly one of the Japanese ronin and one of the big smugglers of Japanese goods in Haigu.
In fact, he has been secretly providing information to the Japanese secret services.
These smugglers can provide a lot of economic information to the Japanese secret services.
It would have been impossible to smuggle Japanese goods to Haigu without the covert support of Japanese intelligence agencies.
"I will make an appointment with Eichi Wu Shan to the Japanese concession, and it will be more convenient for you to talk there." Hiroshi Kawasaki thought for a moment and said.
He hoped that Lu Chengzhou's impression to the outside world was patriotic and anti-Japanese.
The reason why he supported Lu Chengzhou's smuggling of Japanese goods this time was mainly to win over Chen Deming and Li Wanliang.
If Chen Deming and Li Wanliang can be brought over, the Yangcun Security Brigade will very likely be used by Japan in the future.
At the same time, Kawasaki Hiroshi also hopes that Lu Chengzhou will still maintain his original image.
After all, Lu Chengzhou is the target of Haigu's progressive student development, and Kawasaki Hiroshi also hopes that if Lu Chengzhou has the opportunity, he will take advantage of the situation to break into the Communist Party organization.
"I will also call Chen Deming and Li Wanliang when we arrive, and we will meet together. The affairs of Yang Village will be handed over to them in the future. Lu Chengzhou said immediately.
Kawasaki Hiroshi is so cautious, Lu Chengzhou naturally can't be careless.
Lu Chengzhou knew that he had to maintain a patriotic and anti-Japanese image.
If he engages in the smuggling of Japanese goods and is known to the outside world, he will definitely be labeled a "traitor".
This is unfavorable to both the military command and the Japanese secret services.
But in the bottom of Lu Chengzhou's heart, there was a trace of expectation, if he was regarded as a "traitor", he would not carry out the task of infiltrating the underground party organization.
In the evening, at the Yoshino Hotel in the Japanese Concession, Hiroshi Kawasaki, Lu Chengzhou, Eiichi Takeyama, Chen Deming and Li Wanliang met.
Eiichi Takeyama, like the average Japanese, was short, stocky, and shrewd.
When talking to Hiroshi Kawasaki, he was humble and courteous.
When talking to Lu Chengzhou, he was very polite on the surface, but there was always a hint of condescending arrogance in his eyes.
Eiichi Takeyama can actually speak Chinese, and he also knows Chen Deming and Li Wanliang.
After all, Chen Deming's troops were stationed in Yang Village, and Wu Shan Yingyi also sought refuge in the security brigade in order to deal with the harassment of students.
"People come here for one purpose, and that is to make money. In the future, please Wushanjun to provide the best source. Hiroshi Kawasaki raised his glass and said with a smile.
"In the future, Yang Village's side will trouble Mr. Wushan, Brother Chen and Brother Li." Lu Chengzhou also raised his glass and said sincerely.
"It's just a matter of raising your hands." Chen Deming said very politely.
Eiichi Takeyama is one of the few Japanese businessmen in Yang Village, and he usually has his eyes above the top, and he doesn't pay attention to the people of their security brigade at all.
There is also Hiroshi Kawasaki, it seems, more important than Eiichi Takeyama.
Chen Deming was afraid of the Japanese army's combat power from the bottom of his heart, and felt that the 29th Army was fighting with the Japanese army, which was simply a mantis arm as a car.
If you can make friends with Eichi Takeyama today, maybe, you will find a way back for yourself in the future.
Now that I have met Wu Shanying, no matter how small the fight is, it seems that it is unreasonable.
Lu Chengzhou discussed with Eichi Wushan to increase the variety of rayon, cloth, medicine, cosmetics and so on.
Rayon and cloth, Lu Chengzhou decided to hand it over to Zhang Zeyuan.
If Zhang Zeyuan can't eat, or doesn't dare to eat, he will find another trading house.
Lu Chengzhou controlled three streets in the British Concession, and he had no problem selling these goods.
Of course, the bigger the matter, the more people need to be involved.
In addition to Zhang Zeyuan, Lu Chengzhou plans to arrange one or two more firms.
In addition, medicines and cosmetics need to be found separately.
At the same time, in the police force, Lu Chengzhou needs a partner.