Li Yixin has not spoken since introducing Masao Yamashita, but has put on a listening appearance like Ye Xiaozhou. He was ostensibly not an important figure in this meeting, but only acted as a referralist and a bridge.

In fact, Li Yixin was still a little satisfied with Ye Xiaozhou's performance tonight, Deputy Director Ye must have greeted Ye Xiaozhou, so Ye Xiaozhou must know the details of this operation. But what Ye Xiaozhou will think and do after learning the details of this operation, and whether he will have some guesses about his identity, these are worthy of Li Yixin's special attention and caution in the future.

Just when Ye Xiaozhou and Li Yixin were thinking crankily in their hearts, they only heard Lu Ziyuan smile very satisfied with the conditions proposed by Masao Yamashita, and said: "Since Mr. Sun said so, then Lu Mou is relieved." Come on, come on, we just talk, and the dishes on this table are already cold. Please raise your glass, toast to our cooperation, and wish us both a happy cooperation in the future. ”

After speaking, Lu Ziyuan picked up the wine glass and signaled, of course Masao Yamashita, Li Yixin and Ye Xiaozhou did not dare to slack off, they also picked up the wine glass, everyone drank the wine in the cup, and then began to pick up chopsticks to pick up vegetables. And Ye Xiaozhou was very diligent at this time, and took the initiative to fill the wine glasses of the other three again, which was very consistent with his current identity.

After eating two chopsticks, Masao Yamashita said to Lu Ziyuan again: "Mr. Lu, actually, I still have one more thing I want to trouble you, see if you can help." ”

After hearing this, Lu Ziyuan felt a little drumming in his heart, and he didn't know what tricky things Yamashita Masao was going to propose, but now that he was acting to fool this representative of the Japanese, he had to do enough to do the play, otherwise he would lose all his efforts.

So he said very boldly, "Oh? Although Mr. Sun proposed it, since Lu has decided to cooperate with you, he will definitely do his best. ”

Yamashita Masao said: "As far as I know, Mr. Lu's Xinglong business was able to do tobacco business before, and he asked Shopkeeper He to transport tobacco to Stone Town more than once or twice, I think you should have a secret material transportation channel in your hands that can go all the way from Chongqing to Stone Town, right?" ”

Lu Ziyuan nodded, but did not answer, he wanted to see what this Yamashita Masao wanted to help him next.

Seeing Lu Ziyuan nodding in acknowledgement, Masao Yamashita continued: "Boss Li and I came to Chongqing this time, in addition to wanting to talk about cooperation with Mr. Lu, there is also a task, I want to purchase some bristles to go back. I don't think it's hard for you to get this kind of stuff here, but it's a bit of a hassle to get it to us. It just so happens that Mr. Lu has such a secret transportation channel, so this matter still needs Mr. Lu's strong support. ”

The matter raised by Masao Yamashita was reported by Li Yixin to Deputy Director Ye yesterday, so Lu Ziyuan had already been mentally prepared.

He agreed to what Deputy Director Ye had told him in advance: "Regarding such things as pig bristles, I still know that they are very important to the Japanese side. Since Mr. Sun has already proposed it, then Lu will definitely find a way to help Mr. Sun complete this task. It's just that recently, some of Lu's political enemies have been staring at Xinglong Firm and want to catch me, so this matter raised by Mr. Sun has to be handled carefully. ”

Yamashita Masao didn't expect Lu Ziyuan to find such an excuse to prevaricate, and he was a little unhappy in his heart, since this Lu fat man had talked so deeply with him, why would he still find an excuse to push back on the matter of bristles?

Thinking of this, Masao Yamashita couldn't help but look at Lu Ziyuan with some amusement and said, "Mr. Lu, what do you mean by this......?" ”

Of course, Masao Yamashita didn't say all the words that followed, but there was a faint doubt in his tone, but the other three people in this private room could hear it.

Lu Ziyuan didn't expect Yamashita Masao to be so sensitive, so he couldn't help but smile bitterly and explained: "Mr. Sun, it's not like I'm deliberately making excuses to push back, what I'm saying is the truth." If you don't believe it, you can go to the door of Xinglong Business by yourself tomorrow and you will understand that what Lu said is true. The middle thing is also difficult to explain, mainly because Lu offended some people in the Chongqing government, and the other party always wanted to find my smuggling handle, so there was such a thing. Lu meant that things like bristles could not be purchased and shipped out of Xinglong Firm, so they had to find another way to arrange them. As for the matter of the secret transportation channel, there is no problem, this channel Lu has been operating for a while, and it is usually the shopkeeper He who is handling it specifically, and when the time comes, I will ask the shopkeeper He to explain to Ye Xiaozhou and let Ye Xiaozhou take over, then there will be no problem. Mr. Sun can also think about it, we have already talked about this point between us, and even the internal documents have been given to you, will Lu still not care about helping to get such a thing as pig bristles? ”

For Lu Ziyuan's explanation, Yamashita Masao can accept it. From the analysis of what Lu Ziyuan said, Yamashita Masao had such a feeling that Lu Ziyuan estimated that there might really be some crisis on the side of the Chongqing government, so he moved the idea of cooperating with the Japanese Empire, and only then did he make a decision immediately after Li Yixin made a matchmaking and temptation.

As for what Lu Ziyuan said, he felt that the policies of 'peaceful nation-building' and 'curve saving the country' were suitable for today's China, so he thought of cooperating with the Japanese Empire. Such reasons and excuses seem to Yamashita Masao to be hypocritical.

As for the mentality of these Chongqing government officials, Yamashita Masao feels that he still has a very accurate grasp, these people are typical people who only make money and pay attention to their own interests, once their interests are touched, the desire to change the court will inevitably appear. And this is the real reason why Masao Yamashita thinks that Lu Ziyuan is willing to cooperate with the Japanese Empire!

After such an analysis, Masao Yamashita truly believed in Lu Ziyuan's sincerity in his willingness to cooperate with the Japanese Empire. He smiled and said to Lu Ziyuan: "Hahahaha, Mr. Lu misunderstood, I didn't question Mr. Lu's sincerity in cooperating with us." However, I would like to hear what Mr. Lu thinks about and arranges about the matter of bristles. ”

Lu Ziyuan's heart was also relieved at this time, he was afraid that what he had just said would arouse the suspicion of Masao Yamashita, a Japanese. Since the other party kept asking for details, he had to explain: "In fact, the purchase of pig bristles is very easy to do, and now because this kind of thing cannot be sold to your territory, the pig bristles are very unsalable now, and it is easy to buy them in Chongqing." Chongqing is the confluence of the Jialing River and the Yangtze River, and water transportation is relatively developed. I will arrange for the shopkeeper to purchase a batch of pig bristles and ship them to Fengdu. When the time comes, you will travel from Fengdu by land, and then buy an ox cart on the spot to pick up the goods in Fengdu. There is a mountain road behind, and I will let Shopkeeper He and Ye Xiaozhou explain the secret transportation channel, and the rest of the road will be carried out according to Ye Xiaozhou's arrangement. As long as they can get out of the mountains, they will reach the Line of Actual Control between the two sides. Beyond this Line of Actual Control, there is no problem. ”