After the tea is brewed, the fragrance of tea wafts through the house.

The chief of staff took a sip and praised loudly: "Good tea!" ”

Yamada hurriedly placed another unopened tea bag in front of the chief of staff.

The chief of staff took the tea bag and immediately put it in his own.

In the headquarters of the army stationed in China, there are too many people with good tea, so it is necessary to hide.

"How many more of these teas?" The chief of staff asked Zhou Lin.

Zhou Lin shook his head vigorously: "This kind of superb product can't be bought with money." I managed to get some of them, and I didn't dare to drink them myself. ”

"Why don't you dare to drink it?" The chief of staff asked.

"I'm afraid I'll get addicted to it, and I won't drink it later." Zhou Lin said honestly.

The Chief of Staff nodded, he had felt this before.

After Yamada went to store the opened tea leaves, he returned to the coffee table: "I came to you today because I have something for you to do." ”

Zhou Lin shouted loudly: "Please give an order from the head of the organ!" ”

"Do you remember the time you went to Chongqing with Kobayashi-kun?" Yamada took a sip of tea.

"Remember! That time I went to do business with Wang Feng. Zhou Lin replied.

"What did the ship carry when it came back?" Yamada asked.

"It's a local ore, what's it called...... What ......"

After a long time, Zhou Lin still didn't know what it was, and his face was flushed with anxiety.

"It is called manganese, which is mainly used as a deoxidizer and desulfurizer in the process of ironmaking and steelmaking, and is used to make alloys. Manganese is also used in other industrial fields, such as chemical industry, light industry, building materials industry. ”

Yamada said it word by word, and it seems that he did his homework.

"At that time, the Americans said to tow a boat back to test the ingredients and see if it could be used." Zhou Lin tried his best to recall.

"Of course it works! And the quality is better than the Indian ones. The chief of staff replied.

Zhou Lin wondered how the chief of staff knew this.

Yamada explained, "His Excellency the Chief of Staff's family has an iron-making and steel-making plant. ”

Only then did Zhou Lin understand: "But there has been no news from the Americans for several months. ”

"Of course they won't come to you, they found a few big companies in Tokyo, Japan, and offered to let Japanese companies help get manganese out and ship it to the United States." said the chief of staff.

Zhou Lin shook his head: "There was no problem before the Wuhan battle, at that time Wang Feng had the ability to smuggle out the ore, but now it is not possible, after the Chinese military returned to Chongqing, Wang Feng will not be convenient." ”

"Where is Wang Feng's station?" The chief of staff asked.

"100 kilometers away from Chongqing, he is surrounded by the Central Army, he is very sad, and he called me last time to complain." Zhou Lin reported.

"It seems that smuggling is impossible!" The chief of staff was somewhat disappointed.

Yamada glanced at Zhou Lin: "I don't care what method you use, what means, you must get me 500 tons of manganese ore." ”

Zhou Lin was so anxious that he turned around and scratched his head, and suddenly he stopped.

"What the hell did you come up with? Speak it up and listen to it! Yamada asked.

Zhou Lin touched his pocket and put his hand down again.

Yamada saw Zhou Lin's expression: "You are allowed to smoke!" ”

Zhou Lin couldn't wait to take out a cigarette and light it and smoked it, taking most of the three puffs.

"The cigarette is also smoking, you should talk about your idea." Yamada urged.

"Director, remember the Miss Kong Er we met when we were in Wuhan." Zhou Lin took another long puff of cigarette, and his expression returned to naturalness.

"You mean to take advantage of her?" Yamada understood.

"That's right! We can ask Miss Kong Er to come forward and buy Wang Feng's ore, and then she will sell it to the American businessman I introduced. ”

"That's a good idea!" The chief of staff praised: "With Miss Kong Er coming forward, the people of Chongqing did not dare to intercept the ore, the ore was sold to the Americans, and the people of Chongqing did not dare to offend the Americans." They wouldn't have imagined that we were in charge of the business. ”

Yamada also agreed with this method, and he said to Zhou Lin: "This business is still left to you." Be sure to complete the task. ”

Zhou Lin began to shake his head again: "After I left Wuhan last time, Wuhan returned to the hands of the imperial army, and Miss Kong Er didn't expect Wuhan to be lost, so what was left to me was the number of Wuhan." ”

"You mean you can't contact Miss Kong Er now."

Zhou Lin nodded hurriedly: "She went to Chongqing!" It's impossible for me to go to Chongqing to find her. ”

"Why can't you go to Chongqing? I think it's best for you to go to Chongqing. The chief of staff suddenly interjected.

Zhou Lin's legs were weak, and he almost sat on the ground, his face pale.

"How is this like this?" The chief of staff asked.

Yamada smiled: "He was scared last time he went to Wuhan. ”

"You coward, how could you be born in the Holy Land of the Great Japanese Empire?" The chief of staff said with disdain.

Zhou Lin told the experience of several deaths and deaths during his trip to Wuhan.

"Only when you see the cruelty of war can you grow. You are the young minister of the empire, and you must have the courage not to be afraid of death. ”

"Yes! I'm not afraid of death! Zhou Lin immediately straightened his chest and said.

The chief of staff nodded: "This is like a soldier of the empire." It's up to you to go to Chongqing. ”

"Yes! I went to Chongqing. Zhou Lin had to agree.

Next, several people discussed the precautions for each link of the shipment.

Finally, the chief of staff left, and Zhou Lin looked at Yamada with a sad face.

"It's useless to see me, you yourself promised His Excellency the Chief of Staff." Yamada pointed to the teapot and said, "When are you not good to deliver tea?" But when His Excellency the Chief of Staff was there, it was delivered, and I lost half a catty of tea. ”

"I still have a pack for Uncle Ozaki and Captain Mei, or ......."

Yamada interrupted Zhou Lin's words: "What you promised to them must be given." Otherwise, your life will be miserable. I'm going to call and ask them to pick it up, I'm really worried about putting you in your hands. ”

Yamada already regarded Zhou Lin as an unstable person.

When Yamada went to make a phone call, Zhou Lin sat down and took the opportunity to drink the tea that had been brewed several times, not to mention, such tea was better than Yang Kun's tea.

After drinking tea and smoking again, Zhou Lin felt much more comfortable.

Xiao Lin came in and asked secretly, "Did you leave me some tea for me?" ”

Zhou Lin nodded slightly, Xiao Lin understood, he was happy, Zhou Lin didn't forget him.

Half an hour later, Ozaki and Mei arrived.

When Yamada pointed to Zhou Lin and said that Zhou Lin had made him lose a bag of superb tea, both of them had gloating expressions. Yamada relied on Zhou Lin in his hands, so he wanted to take an extra pack, but as a result, he asked the chief of staff to rob him.

However, they agreed with Yamada's comment that "Zhou Lin can't look at his face when he does things", and asked Hanama and Kobayashi to escort Zhou Lin back to the dock and take their share of the tea.

After the tea was delivered, Zhou Lin said: "As long as I am allowed to go to Macao, I promise to get another half a catty of excellent products for each of the three generals." ”

So, Zhou Lin was left behind again.