After Anthony left, Chen Qiang took the $500 cash, went to the club's front desk, and found an excuse to exchange the $500 cashier's check.

Chen Qiang confirmed it repeatedly, and finally was 100% sure that this was the cashier's check he had donated.

According to Hu Shi, the $500 was used to buy hemostatic bandages, and Anthony was selling whiskey, which obviously did not match what Hu Shi said.

It is possible that the embassy man took the $500 cashier's note to buy the hemostatic bandage, and the person who sold the hemostatic bandage used the money to buy whiskey from Anthony, so this cashier's check will appear in Anthony's hand.

Or maybe there were several merchants in between, such as the merchant who sold the hemostatic bandage and gave the cashier's check to someone else, who in turn gave the cashier's check to Anthony. After all, this is a cashier's check of the New York Reserve Credit Center, which can be used as US dollars, and it is normal to circulate in the market.

However, this possibility is fraught with doubts.

The first is the mismatch in terms of timing. Chen Qiang ate hot pot in the embassy the day before yesterday and returned to New York by train yesterday. It was about 400 kilometers from Washington to New York, and at the speed of a train at the time, it would take almost a day. So Chen Qiang can be regarded as returning to New York as quickly as possible.

According to Anthony, he received this cashier's check this morning, which means that the cashier's check came to New York almost at the same time as Chen Qiang. It is impossible to make many transactions in such a short period of time.

$500 was a lot of money at the time, and it was enough to buy a luxury car in the United States at the time. In the present, ordinary people go to buy a luxury car, and it is impossible to pay for the car directly, how can you consider a few models, and then go to the Internet to check and evaluate, and shop around (except for local tyrants, of course). So to say that in one morning's work, this $500 business, there are several decisions in one morning, which is basically impossible.

And under normal circumstances, the merchant who sells hemostatic bandages gets the payment, and he should invest in his own business, and it is impossible to buy whiskey for such a large amount of money, which is unreasonable. After all, hemostatic bandages have a very small profit and are not a luxury with high added value. Once the merchant has made money, he can just buy two or three bottles of whiskey to celebrate, and even if the merchant likes to drink, he will not buy $500 of whiskey at once.

What's more, Anthony said that the person who bought the whiskey was a Chinese, and Chen Qiang had already guessed that the Chinese was the person from the embassy.

Of course, there is also a possibility, that is, the person who sells hemostatic bandages is also Chinese, but in fact, it is impossible for Chinese to do hemostatic bandage business. Although the hemostatic bandage did not have much technical content, it was also an industrial product at that time, and it was not an industry that Chinese people in the United States could be involved in.

At that time, due to the existence of the Chinese Exclusion Act, the life of Chinese in the United States was not easy, and the Chinese in the United States at most opened a restaurant, or opened a grocery store, and did some small business, but it was impossible to do business. Even the Song family and the Kong family began to do business in the United States after World War II when Roosevelt flew out of the Chinese Exclusion Act.

The most important point is that this batch of whisky is shipped directly to China!

In China at the time, there was no need for such a thing as whiskey. Even if you ship whisky to China, you can't sell it if you don't have a way to do it. No merchant would be foolish enough to ship whisky to China at this time.

The only possibility is that there are people in China who need such a batch of goods, so there are people who buy them in the United States.

In times of war, it is difficult for ordinary people to even survive, so how can they drink imported whiskey! Therefore, in addition to foreigners, those who need American whiskey are those dignitaries.

Thinking of what Anthony said, he sold a batch of high-quality whiskey not long ago, Chen Qiang is even more sure that it is those dignitaries in China who need the American team whiskey!

The whiskey of the dignitaries was bought with the money donated by Chen Qiang, but Chen Qiang donated this money to support the cause of the anti-Japanese war in China, not for the dignitaries to drink whiskey.

The last time I bought whisky happened to be the time when I used the $25 million to purchase supplies, and I knew that part of the $25 million loan was used to buy high-quality whisky for domestic dignitaries to enjoy!

Not only whiskey, but also cigars, chocolates, and the latest stockings, according to the information revealed by Anthony, how can any of these materials be urgently needed by the military and civilians in China? To give a cigar to the soldiers, or a pair of stockings to the victims?

"Damn! Someone embezzled the money! If I had known this, I would rather feed the money to the dogs than cheapen these grandchildren! Chen Qiang angrily slammed his fist on the table, he didn't expect to encounter this kind of thing, and now that the country is in crisis, he is using the money to save the country to enjoy a luxurious life.

Then Chen Qiang remembered Hu Shi again.

"Does Hu Shi know about this? I've known Hu Shi for a while, and I know him a little, so he shouldn't make a mistake in this kind of big thing! However, he is the ambassador to the United States, and the embassy is responsible for the procurement of materials this time, whether he knows it or not, he can't get out of it! ”

Chen Qiang has decided to return to Washington and confront Hu with this promissory note.

……

Two days later, Chen Qiang took a day off from the tennis club and took the train to Washington, D.C., where he arrived in the evening with the embassy staff.

"Chen Qiang, why are you back again? Have you eaten? If you don't eat it, I'll ask the cafeteria to make some for you. Hu Shi beckoned Chen Qiang into the room, then poured a cup of tea, and continued: "I just brewed it, take a sip to quench your thirst." ”

Chen Qiang was not polite, and directly picked up the teacup and drank it all.

Only then did Hu Shi ask: "Chen Qiang, did something happen when you suddenly came back from New York?" ”

"Sir, I want to ask you, the $500 I donated last time, you said you wanted to buy a hemostatic bandage, have you already bought it?" Chen Qiang asked.

"You can rest assured, everything has been done, after you give me the cashier's check, the next day I will send someone to New York to purchase hemostatic bandages, and now they have been loaded onto the freighter." Hu Shi opened his mouth and said.

Chen Qiang stared at Hu Shi's eyes and felt that Hu Shi didn't look like he was lying.

"Maybe Hu Shi was also kept in the dark." Thinking of this, Chen Qiang reached out and took out the $500 cashier's check from his arms and handed it to Hu Shi.

"Chen Qiang, do you want to donate again? I know your intentions, but your money is not blown by the wind, you are alone in New York, food, clothing, housing and transportation have to spend money, alone in a foreign land as a stranger, you better keep some money to be around. Hu Shi said.

"Sir, I'm not here to donate money this time, can you take a closer look at this cashier's check, are you familiar with it?" Chen Qiang said.

Hu Shi took the cashier's check and walked under the lamp, helped the glasses on his nose, and looked at it seriously.

"It's a cashier's check from the New York Reserve Credit Center again, it's still $500, the same as the last time you got it. Hey? Why is there a stain on it? Is it oil? Isn't this the cashier's check that I accidentally dripped with chili oil last time I ate hot pot! ”

Hu Shi also recognized this cashier's check, he raised his head and asked Chen Qiang: "This is the cashier's check you gave me, why did it go back to you?" ”

"I got it from a businessman in New York." Chen Qiang paused, slowed down his speech and continued: "But this merchant is not a hemostatic bandage, but a whiskey seller!" ”

"What!" Hu Shi is also a smart person, and his political sense is much sharper than Chen Qiang's, and he immediately thought that the person in charge of purchasing materials had embezzled the money to buy whiskey.

"This, how can this be?" After Hu Shi panicked for a short time, he immediately calmed down again.

Then Hu Shi opened his mouth and said: "Chen Qiang, I'll investigate this matter immediately, you live here tonight, and I'll give you an explanation." ”

After listening to Hu Shi's words, Chen Qiang looked like he wanted to speak and stopped.

Hu Shi noticed this, so he asked, "What, is there something else?" ”

"As far as I know, this is not the first time, there have been people who have bought whiskey before, and they are all high-end goods, and the time coincides with the purchase of 25 million US dollars!" Chen Qiang said.

Hu Shi suddenly gasped: "Unexpectedly, they actually put their hands inside, this is money to save the country!" They dare to touch this kind of money! What a damn one! ”

……

The next day, several officials in charge of purchasing supplies were called into the room by Hu Shi, and Chen Qiang was also listening.

"Tell me what the hell is going on! Why did this cashier's check appear with a merchant selling liquor, don't tell me that whiskey is a much-needed commodity in the country! Hu Shi directly took out the cashier's check stained with chili oil.

A few people, you look at me, I look at you, and finally look at the leader in charge of material procurement, this person's surname is Wang, and he is a commissioner sent from China.

When Commissioner Wang saw Chen Qiang coming to the door with a check, he knew that it was the owner who came to the door, and he would definitely not be able to hide the matter, so he immediately said: "Ambassador Hu, in fact, some of my friends in China wanted me to transport some whiskey back, and I didn't have enough money with me at that time, so I used this cashier's check." But don't worry, I'll make up the $500 right away! ”

Hu Shi didn't speak, but Chen Qiang said, "Commissioner Wang, this excuse is too clumsy!" It's not the first time that Commissioner Wang has done this kind of thing! In addition to whiskey, Commissioner Wang should have bought cigars, coincidences, and the latest stockings! ”

Hearing this, Commissioner Wang knew that the matter had been completely revealed, he smiled awkwardly, and then said to Hu Shi: "Ambassador Hu, I will report this matter to you separately!" ”

However, Hu Shi's scholar's temper came up, and he was completely unkind, he shook his head with a serious face, and said: "There is nothing to say to people, if you have anything to say, just say it here!" ”

Commissioner Wang also knows that Hu Shi is a stubborn nerd in his bones, and now this nerd is energetic, and he can't persuade him.

So Commissioner Wang gave up the idea of reporting alone, but confessed: "Ambassador Hu, I know that this money is used to save the country, and even if I have no conscience, I don't dare to use this kind of money to enrich my own pockets." Besides, I'm a petty official with sesame mung beans, and if I dare to touch this kind of money, I think my life is long! ”

"What the hell is going on here?" Hu Shi asked.

"Ambassador Hu, although I bought the things, these things were asked by others." Commissioner Wang spoke.

"I've guessed this a long time ago, whiskey, cigars, stockings, even if you can ship them back, you can't sell them!" Hu Shi snorted coldly, and then asked, "Tell me, which big man instructed you?" ”

"Ambassador Hu, now that there is a shortage of resources in China, these things I buy are even more in demand in China, a cigar, a bottle of perfume, a pair of stockings, all of which can be sold at a high price. Those who dare to sell these things at this time, you should be able to guess who it is. Commissioner Wang said.

"I want to hear it from you!" Hu Shi said sharply.

Commissioner Wang took out an envelope from his arms, handed it to Hu Shi, and then said: "Ambassador Hu, this is the telegram I received, you can see it all for yourself!" I also can't help myself, I must obey the orders of the peak! ”

Hu Shi took the telegram and looked at it line by line, but his expression became more and more helpless.

After a long time, Hu Shi finished reading the telegram, and then sat down on the chair, with a bit of despair on his face.

"Are you alright, sir! Drink saliva first. Chen Qiang immediately took Hu Shi's teacup.

"Chen Qiang, take a look too!" Hu Shi handed the telegram to Chen Qiang.

Chen Qiang took the telegram and read it hastily, the content was basically saying that Commissioner Wang should take out some money from the $25 million loan to purchase some materials, with a list of materials attached to it. After the materials are purchased, they will be shipped to China, and the people of Xiang Kee will be responsible for receiving the goods.

Next to him, Hu Shi explained: "This Xiang Ji Company is the former Xiang Ji Commercial Company, which is the property of the Confucian family, and as for the Huangshan Mansion that sent telegrams, it is the residence of the commission in Chongqing!" ”

At this time, Chen Qiang had already understood that this was the four major families making a fortune!

The country is in a period of war, food is difficult to guarantee, and things like cigars and wine, even more money can't buy, if these cigars and wines are shipped to China, they will definitely be sold at a sky-high price, and the Kong family, who is responsible for receiving the goods, will inevitably make a lot of money.

Chen Qiang has read some records of later generations, and knows that the four major families monopolized all kinds of materials during the Anti-Japanese War, carried out crazy reselling inside and outside the national control area, and made huge profits from it, but what Chen Qiang didn't expect was that this kind of thing was encountered by himself, and he was arrested.

Looking at Hu Shi again, it seems that he has aged ten years in an instant, and his old face is full of despair!

Hu Shi worked hard to get the $25 million loan from the Americans, which was intended to relieve the pressure at home, but he didn't expect that the money would eventually be used by the top management to make a fortune!

What's more, the main messenger behind this turned out to be the official residence of Huangshan!

That Chinese leader should have led by example and led all Chinese to resist the invaders, but now he is leading by example, leading the four major families to make a fortune! Even the borrowing of the United States has to be plucked by geese!

Hu Shi originally planned to find out who was behind the scenes, and then report to the Huangshan Mansion, at least he had to let the mastermind behind the scenes spit out all the money, but he didn't expect that the real behind-the-scenes boss in this matter was the one in the Huangshan Mansion!

Thinking of the commendation order sent by Chongqing before, Hu Shi suddenly had a feeling that he was on his back, and the commendation order was more like praising Hu Shi for helping the four families make a lot of money!

Hu Shi suddenly felt that his exhaustive efforts these days were completely meaningless, and in the end he only made wedding dresses for others, and the loans he worked hard to come to became the capital for those high-ranking officials and nobles to resell materials!

"Chen Qiang, do you think we can still save China?" Hu Shi suddenly asked, his tone full of pessimism and confusion.

"Of course! We will definitely drive out the Japanese! Sir, there are 40,000 people in China, and I believe that the vast majority of Chinese still have a conscience! Chen Qiang looked full of confidence.

Chen Qiang then returned the telegram in his hand to Hu Shi, and at the same time continued: "Some people are not thinking about the war of resistance, and some people will take this opportunity to make a fortune, but I believe that someone will definitely stand up and lead the Chinese to win this war!" As long as we are fighting, we still have hope! ”

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