Chapter 194: Clever Use of Connections
Ye Tufei took Xiao Zhonghe and Dugu Yu and moved into the villa prepared for them by Nie Hengzi.
The 100,000 yen, Ye Tufei did not plan to use it as gambling money, doubling it in the casino. The casinos in Shanghai are all the property of the Qinghong Gang, and he, Ye Tufei, has also eaten the food of the Qinggang, so he can't make money from his own brothers.
But Nie Hengzi's request is not a joke, in a month, he will turn the 100,000 yuan into 300,000, half for one person, that is to say, a month later, Ye Tufei will repay Nie Hengzi 150,000 yen.
Nie Hengzi was not joking, and Ye Tufei didn't take this matter as child's play.
He had to find a way to make money, to make money for the Japanese.
Ye Tufei had already planned before he left, and he had only one goal, that is, Kenji Dohihara, the top figure in the Japanese spy industry.
In Ye Tufei's memories, Kenji Dohihara is an antiques fan, not so much that he is running around with China for the sake of Japan's national interests, but that he is looking for Chinese antiques everywhere.
The reason why antiques are precious is because they are rare in the world, and the terracotta warriors and horses of the Han Dynasty dug up when Ye Tufei came are the only ones in the world.
Ye Tufei believed that as long as Kenji Dohihara saw this treasure, all his goals could be easily achieved.
Ye Tufei's purpose is also very simple, first of all, to gain the trust of Kenji Dohihara, let this big spy become his backer, and use it as a channel to make money, in addition, Ye Tufei has to use some means to make Kenji Tohihara lose his trust in Takahashi Shin.
Even after accepting such a mission, Ye Tufei still did not give up the idea of killing Takahashi Shin.
However, going directly to Kenji Dohihara would only be self-defeating, Ye Tufei needed an intermediary, and this intermediary was Zhao Ming, whom he had rescued.
Zhao Ming's recent whereabouts were provided by the fishery and farmer's intelligence network, and most of the Wang puppet government had already gone to Nanjing at this time, but as a core member of Wang's puppet government, Zhao Ming still needed to stay in Shanghai for a while, because the establishment of the new government needed money everywhere, and he had to raise enough funds for the new government to start up.
Zhao Ming's life is very regular, he usually gets up around 10 a.m., jogs in his back garden for half an hour after waking up, and then goes to a coffee shop near Shikumen not far away to have breakfast.
This habit of life was very stressful for Zhao Ming's guards, because the military commanders, the Communist Party's hoe and traitor squads, and some social violence groups with unclear backgrounds all looked at Zhao Ming with blank eyes, hoping to get a chance to kill this big traitor under their own guns.
Fortunately, Zhao Ming accepted the experience of the last Hong Kong predicament, and worked his own safety, and for more than a year, he was safe and stable, leaving no chance for his opponent.
In other words, outsiders can't approach Zhao Ming at all.
Of course, Ye Tufei is an outsider, even if he once saved Zhao Ming's life, it is still very difficult to see Zhao Ming.
The fisherman once promised Ye Tufei that his subordinates in Shanghai would create opportunities for him to meet Zhao Ming, but the opportunity was not created casually, according to the fisherman, then he could not be in a hurry, and he had to wait patiently.
However, Ye Tufei didn't have that patience.
Whether it is the fisherman's plan or Peng Youming's task, it is not something that needs to be rushed. However, getting rid of Kenji Dohihara's trust in Takahashi Shin made Takahashi lose his backer from the Japanese, so he found an opportunity to kill Takahashi Shin, but this purpose couldn't wait, it seemed that waiting for one more day would make Ye Tufei suffer more.
Therefore, Ye Tufei did not simply wait for the opportunities created for him by people in fishery and agriculture, but acted on his own and found Zhao Ming.
Ye Tufei's way to find Zhao Ming was through Zhao Ming's guard captain.
The captain of the guard is surnamed Lian, with a single name and a square character, which is similar to Ye Tufei's age. When he was in Hong Kong, Lian Fang was impressed by Ye Tufei's scheming and ability, and Ye Tufei respected him very much, so in Lian Fang's heart, he had already regarded Ye Tufei as a friend and brother.
In order to ensure Zhao Ming's personal safety, Lian Fang installed a lot of his own people in the coffee shop in Shikumen, and if he usually had time, Lian Fang would often go to that coffee shop to sit down, first, to check the work of his subordinates, and secondly, the dim sum made by that coffee shop was really delicious.
After Ye Tufei got this information from the fishery and farmers, he went to the coffee shop at noon on the third day of his arrival in Shanghai.
The coffee shop has a very foreign name, called 'Ruosi', which is probably the transliteration of the English 'Rose', and the decoration of the shop is very distinctive, revealing a romantic atmosphere everywhere.
Ye Tufei asked for a glass of soda, found a seat by the window, took a book from the bookshelf in the store, and looked at it absentmindedly.
It was really Ye Tufei's fate, and after sitting for less than half an hour, he saw Lian Fang come in.
Ye Tufei pretended not to recognize Lian Fang, and just beckoned the waiter to settle the bill and pay the bill. This greeting made Lian Fang turn his head and glance at Ye Tufei, and then exclaimed, "Brother Ye, is it you?" Brother Ye! ”
Ye Tufei squinted his eyes and stared at Lian Fang for a few seconds, and responded with surprise: "You are ...... Are you a brother of Lian? Is it Mr. Zhao Ming's guard captain Lian Fang? ”
Lian Fang was overjoyed, hurriedly took a few steps forward, and grabbed Ye Tufei's hands: "Brother Ye, I didn't expect to meet you in Shanghai, it's so good!" By the way, are you leaving? Brother Ye, if you still have some time, how about we sit down and chat? ”
Of course, Ye Tufei was desperate, but he still had to make the appearance of a chance encounter, he looked at his pocket watch and said, "Well, okay, I still have some time." ”
The two sat on Ye Tufei's original table, and Lian Fang wanted to do the friendship of the landlord and ordered a cup of homemade coffee and some pastries for Ye Tufei.
From Hong Kong back then, he talked about today's China, and from Ye Tufei's Erlangshan to his livelihood in Shanghai. Ye Tufei sighed and told Lian Fang what he had said to Nie Hengzi again, but it was more detailed than the last time he told Nie Hengzi.
When Lian Fang heard this, he was embarrassed for a while, and indignant for a while.
"What kind of thing is this Takahashi Shin, his mother is a beast who will take revenge, a pug who steps on other people's corpses to ask for merit and reward from his master! And the Communist Party, this country has been harmed by this group of untrustworthy people! Brother Ye, Mr. Zhao has mentioned you many times, why don't you come over and help Mr. Zhao do things? It's much better than what you're doing now! ”
Ye Tufei shook his head and said, "Just because of Takahashi Shin, I fought with the Japanese for almost two years, and I followed Mr. Zhao, didn't I cause trouble for him?" Ye Tufei took a sip of coffee, only to feel bitter, and his voice became a little bitter with the feeling in his mouth: "It's better for me to stay in the public concession, hey, it's better to eat everywhere, less trouble is better than more trouble, that Takahashi Shin, I can't afford to mess with it, people have a backstage in Japan!" ”
Lian Fang was disdainful, took a sip, and said, "I've seen this Takahashi Shin, what do you think he can be a thing?" Unexpectedly flaunted his might in front of Mr. Zhao, let me tell you, Brother Ye, Mr. Zhao didn't take this Takahashi letter in his eyes at all, even the master behind him, Tu Feiyuan, was respectful when he saw Mr. Zhao. ”
Ye Tufei knew that Lian Fang was just a martial artist, and he didn't know anything about politics and interpersonal relationships, Lian Fang didn't understand that the so-called deference and respect were just a form of superficial etiquette for the Japanese, as for what was behind this form, only the Japanese themselves knew.
"Of course, Mr. Zhao is an important member of our new government, and I don't know how much higher his status is than Kenji Dohihara, and when he saw Mr. Zhao, of course he had to be respectful." Ye Tufei followed Lian Fang's words, he just borrowed Lian Fang to connect with Zhao Ming, and there was no need to teach Lian Fang a lesson at this time.
After chatting for more than half an hour, Ye Tufei shirked that he still had business to run, got up and said goodbye.
Lian Fang sent Ye Tufei to the door of the store, and when they were about to break up, Lian Fang asked Ye Tufei to leave him a contact information.
Ye Tufei took out the business card that had been prepared for the realization and handed it to Lian Fang.
Lian Fang took the business card, turned it over and looked at it a few times, and muttered: "Obviously a pillar of talent, but he can only be a small manager of a business house, it's too wronged!" ”
Ye Tufei smiled and said, "Actually, it's good to be a little Xiangli, eat well and sleep soundly, don't worry about it." ”
Lian Fang put away the business card and shook hands with Ye Tufei again, and then let Ye Tufei leave.
Based on Ye Tufei's understanding of Lian Fang, it is determined that Lian Fang will definitely report to Zhao Ming after he goes back, and Zhao Ming is a person who attaches great importance to the morality of the rivers and lakes, if he knows that Ye Tufei is in Shanghai, he will say that he will also meet Ye Tufei.
For Ye Tufei, after doing all this, all that remains is to wait.
Waiting is a torment without knowing the outcome, but when the result is already determined, waiting is a rare leisure.
Since it was rare, Ye Tufei certainly refused to waste it, he took Xiao Zhonghe and Dugu Yu and went to the Great World Underground Casino that he once managed.
Xiao Zhonghe and Duguyu are also people who have seen the world, and they have not been to the casino on such occasions, but because killers are rarely happy, so when they walked into the casino, they didn't see how excited the two were.
However, ten minutes later, it was different, Dugu Yu was guarding a table playing pai gow, and beads of sweat were already on his forehead, while Xiao Zhonghe played dice to bet on the size, and his originally fair face had already turned into Guan Gong, red to his neck.
Only Ye Tufei is still hanging out, he is interested in gambling, but he doesn't seem to be interested in gambling money, the reason why he wants to bring Xiao Zhonghe and Duguyu to the casino is to reconnect with the previous connections.
After two turns in the casino, he was really bumped into an old brother by Ye Tufei, and when the brother saw Ye Tufei, he was naturally very happy, and pulled Ye Tufei to the depths of the casino.
"Brother Fei, you're finally back, let's go, let's go inside to see Boss Ji."