Chapter 424: A Chance Encounter with Ishikawa
Ning Zhiheng looked at the shrewd-looking man in front of him, nodded slightly, then looked at Chimoto Youren, and said, "I will call you if there is something!" ”
Chimoto Youren immediately understood what Ning Zhiheng meant, and quickly bowed down and retreated.
"Hirao-kun, please be seated!" Ning Zhiheng motioned for Hirao Dazhi to sit opposite him.
"Hey!" Hirao Dazhi agreed with a smile, and sat respectfully on the sofa opposite Ning Zhiheng, "I heard Ikemoto-kun say, Mr. Fujiwara wants to buy a property here?" I don't know what specific requirements you have, as long as it is the real estate information in the overseas Chinese area, I am very clear, and I will be able to give you a satisfactory result. ”
Ning Zhiheng nodded, he leaned lightly on the back of the sofa, and said lightly: "The area doesn't need to be too big, but it must be an independent courtyard gate, preferably a courtyard like a villa!" ”
When Hirao Dazhi heard Ning Zhiheng's request, he couldn't help but be ecstatic in his heart, that guy from Chimoto really didn't lie to him, this big customer wanted to buy a villa with an independent courtyard, which was a big deal for him, but the commission was extremely generous!
He took a closer look at the delicate and elegant young man opposite, with a Kansai accent, should have a Kyoto accent, and his surname was Fujiwara, and he was so generous.
Could it be a descendant of the Fujiwara family? No, the Japanese who immigrated to China are ordinary people living in the middle and lower classes, and the real children of nobles with noble status generally do not emigrate abroad.
Don't look at the well-dressed Japanese businessmen sitting in the hall outside, but their status in China is just a few commoners with a bit of family background, and if you really want to meet a real nobleman, I am afraid that you have to bow your head and bow your waist, and be respectful.
Thinking of the person opposite, who may be the son of the famous Kyoto Fujiwara family in the upper class of Japanese society, Hirao Daichi's heart was hot, but his back was even more bent.
"Mr. Fujiwara, your demands are not high at all, and of course you can't live with those civilians in your capacity." Hirao Daichi said respectfully, his brain turned quickly, and he went through the information he knew, "In fact, at present, in the overseas Chinese area, most of the villas in such independent courtyards already have owners, and they are generally high-ranking officers in the army, and some powerful figures in the Japanese business community. ”
Seeing Ning Zhiheng's somewhat disappointed eyes, his words changed sharply, and then said: "But you came very coincidentally, there are just a few such villas in the overseas Chinese area now, I don't know what you mean~"
"And this kind of thing?" Ning Zhiheng asked in surprise, in fact, he also knew that the current influx of Japanese expatriates was in large numbers, but the downtown area of Shanghai was almost full of holes, and it was still in the process of recovering nervously, and the house must be tense, he just tried to ask, if there was no such a suitable location, he could only retreat to the next best thing, and buy an apartment.
Taichi Hirao quickly explained: "Specifically, although most of the overseas Chinese areas before the war were Japanese nationals, there were still some Chinese living in them, and there were some powerful businessmen among them, and later when the war broke out, these rich Chinese businessmen fled the overseas Chinese area and did not dare to come back, and the properties they bought were empty." Now that we have won, these assets have been confiscated and are public property, and I heard that they are being liquidated and will be sold soon, so if you are interested, I will go to work immediately. ”
"Very good, you can do this as soon as possible, money is not an issue." Ning Zhiheng said.
When Hirao Dachi heard these confident words, he suddenly perked up and quickly nodded in agreement.
"One more thing," Ning Zhiheng continued, "Do you know Mr. Kuroki Yueichi?" ”
"Mr. Takeichi Kuroki?" Hirao Daichi was stunned for a moment, thought about it carefully, and shook his head, after all, he was just a broker and didn't know much about the literary class, "I don't know, are you looking for this gentleman?" ”
His reaction was quick, this Mr. Fujiwara had just arrived in Shanghai, and the person he asked should be his old friend.
Ning Zhiheng saw that Hirao Dazhi's mind was spinning quickly, and said with a smile: "You are very shrewd, this Mr. Kuroki Yueichi is my division commander, and he is also a very famous scholar in China, I separated from him on the eve of the war, now you can help me inquire about it, see if he has returned to Shanghai, and if there is any news about him, tell me quickly." ”
The reason why Ning Zhiheng wanted to look for Kuroki Yueichi was to add a layer of protection to himself, and having a famous person like Kuroki Yueichi proved for himself that his safety in the Japanese occupation zone would be another little more guaranteed.
Besides, Hei Muyue was really good to Ning Zhiheng, and when he was leaving, he specially gave Ning Zhiheng a sum of money, and Ning Zhiheng also wanted to see this division commander again.
Hirao Dazhi specializes in these things, and finding people is also his forte, and when he heard Ning Zhiheng's command, he immediately nodded and agreed.
"In addition, Mr. Kuroki Yueichi used to have a large library in the overseas Chinese area, but it was blown into ruins by artillery fire during the war, and I plan to build another library for him, you go and inquire about the most famous architects in the overseas Chinese area, I need to choose them one by one."
This is the courage of the children of the nobility of Kyoto, the gifts given to people are such a big hand, no money, it is directly a library, how much money does it cost! Ning Zhiheng's words completely convinced Hirao Dazhi.
He stood up, bowed and said, "Hey! Mr. Fujiwara is very enthusiastic about his teacher, and I have written down all of what you said, and I will give you an answer as soon as possible. ”
Ning Zhiheng took out a small stack of banknotes and put them in front of Hirao Dazhi, and said solemnly: "I have a very tight schedule this time, but I need to do a lot of things, Hirao-kun, thank you for your hard work!" When it's done, I'll give you double the commission. ”
"Hey! I will do my best to fulfill your request, so please rest assured. Hirao Dazhi bowed down again and replied, and gently took the banknotes, which turned out to be brand new dollars, he only felt his heart pounding, this time he met a real big man, which of those civilian businessmen would directly use dollars as a reward.
Hirao Daichi respectfully exited the room, and quickly went downstairs, he came to the counter, and whispered to Ikemoto Youren: "Ikemoto-kun, thank you this time, after the matter is done, I will be thankful." ”
Ikemoto Ujin glanced at Hirao Daichi in surprise and replied softly, "What I said is not wrong, right?" ”
Hirao Daichi nodded lightly and said with emotion: "It should be a child of the Fujiwara family in Kyoto, and the handwriting is amazing, I will do something immediately, thank you so much this time!" ”
After saying this, he nodded slightly, and left the hall quickly, Ikemoto Youren's eyelids jumped, the noble children of the Fujiwara family? I was so negligent!
After Ning Zhiheng watched Hirao Dazhi leave the room, he turned around and began to carefully inspect the entire room.
Although it is unlikely, the Kasuga Hotel is the most upscale hotel in the Japanese occupation zone, and in case it is targeted by the spy department, it is not impossible to install some eavesdropping devices, in fact, in the various industries opened by Ning Zhiheng, many such eavesdropping devices are placed.
Ning Zhiheng was a great expert in searching for traces, and he quickly checked the entire house, and finally found nothing, so he was relieved.
He rearranged his room, set up the warning mark, turned and walked out the door, to the hotel lobby, and walked to a separate seat in the lounge area.
At this time, the waiter Chimoto Youren saw Ning Zhiheng go downstairs, hurriedly delivered a drink to Ning Zhiheng's table, and then respectfully retreated.
Ning Zhiheng nodded slightly, and took a newspaper to watch, this is a newspaper founded by the Japanese in the Shanghai occupation area, and it is full of articles advocating Japan's invasion of China, but there are many commercial advertisements in a supplement, he probably looked at it, and there is no valuable information.
At this time, not far from Ning Zhiheng, there were a few Japanese people sitting, his ear power was far beyond ordinary people, and he could clearly hear two of the middle-aged men talking in a low voice.
He listened carefully, it was nothing more than two merchants in the cloth business exchanging some information, he shook his head, thinking of going out again to observe the situation in the occupied area, and got up to go out.
Just as he was about to walk out of the hall, he saw the door of the hall being pushed open, and several men entered, led by a Japanese officer, and beside him were two men in suits.
"Fujiwara-kun!"
"Ishikawa-kun!"
The two of them greeted each other, both recognized each other at the same time, and they couldn't help but show surprise on their faces, and immediately reached out to shake each other, which was very affectionate.
It turned out that the young officer who had just walked in was none other than Ning Zhiheng's old acquaintance Ishikawa Takeshi.
When Ning Zhiheng first went to the Japanese army headquarters to meet Junpei Uehara, he became acquainted with Ishikawa Takeshi, an officer on duty at the time.
Later, the two of them were specially invited to go out for a few drinks, and they got along very well, and the relationship between them was very good.
"Ishikawa-kun, it's only been a long time since Ishikawa-kun, and I've been promoted!" Ning Zhiheng pointed to Ishikawa Takeshi's epaulettes and asked in surprise, at this time, Ishikawa Takeshi was wearing the rank of Shaozo on his shoulder.
"Haha, Fujiwara-kun is not also high-spirited, you can see that you have been doing well during this time!" Ishikawa Takeshi also saw that Ning Zhiheng was different today, obviously very different from the past.
After the two of them exchanged pleasantries, Ishikawa Takeshi said to Ning Zhiheng: "Fujiwara-kun, please wait for me, let's meet again after a long absence, let's go have a drink together." ”
He knew the relationship between Ning Zhiheng and General Junpei Uehara, the head of the intelligence department of the military department, so he had always been a deliberate friend, and Ning Zhiheng's disguised identity was a side branch of the Fujiwara family, and he was also a side branch of the Ishikawa family.