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Chapter 1912 Gold
Chapter 1912 Gold
"Lou Ling, my friend, you betrayed me!" Adams looked at Lou Ling, his voice filled with disappointment and anger as he rebuked him.
"Adams, I had no choice," Lou Ling said with a face full of shame and a mournful expression. "They would kill my whole family."
“Mr. Adams.” Hu Sishui looked at the unshaven foreigner in front of him. He took out a photo from his body and looked at it. The figure and appearance were indeed somewhat similar. However, the Adams in front of him was obviously much more haggard.
“Captain Hu, I’ve heard of your great name.” Adams looked at Hu Sishui and said, “As long as you don’t hand me over to the Japanese and can get me out of Shanghai, I’m willing to give you all my personal belongings.”
Hu Sishui waved his hand and ordered his men to take Lou Ling away.
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“Mr. Adams,” Hu Sishui shook his head, “If I kill you now, everything you have will be mine.”
He sat in his chair, crossed his legs, lit a cigarette, took a smug puff, and said, "You hid before the Japanese entered the International Settlement, which shows you're a smart man."
“Since you’re a smart man, Adams, you should know why I’ve come to see you,” Hu Sishui said.
Adams' eyes showed a blank look. "Captain Hu, the biggest asset I have right now is the money I have with me, which you Chinese call gold and silver. Apart from that, I don't think I have any other value to you."
"It seems Mr. Adams won't shed a tear until he sees the coffin," Hu Sishui sneered.
"Sidaopu! Sidaopu!" Adams hurriedly stopped him, saying, "Captain Hu, I really don't understand. It's not that I'm pretending not to understand; I really don't understand."
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"Captain Hu, please speak frankly. I will cooperate with whatever I can do." He said to Hu Sishui, "At this point, survival is the most important thing to me."
“Very good. There is an old Chinese saying that goes, ‘Those who understand the times are heroes.’” Hu Sishui clapped his hands and said, “I am very satisfied with Mr. Adams’ attitude now.”
He looked at Adams and said, "I've heard a rumor that before the Shanghai Customs withdrew, they transferred a batch of gold to Liru Bank overnight."
Hu Sishui's eyes turned sinister as he stared intently into Adams's eyes. "Where is that batch of gold now?"
Before Adams could speak, Hu Sishui said, "Don't try to lie, Mr. Adams. The fact that I was able to find this place and find you means that I have already investigated a lot of things. Only the dead can lie to me."
“Yes, before the Shanghai Customs withdrew four years ago, they transferred some of the gold that they couldn’t transport in time to the vault of Liru Bank for safekeeping,” Adams nodded and said.
"That batch of gold has never been taken away?!" Hu Sishui said.
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“Yes, there has been constant warfare, and transporting gold is too dangerous, so it has not been taken away.” Adams nodded and looked at Hu Sishui. “Captain Hu has indeed done research on this matter. This matter was already very secretive, and now it has been more than four years. I didn’t expect that Captain Hu would still remember it.”
"Is that batch of gold still at Liru Bank?" Hu Sishui asked immediately, his eyes gleaming with a hopeful, fervent light.
“Yes, it’s still in the vault of the Liru Bank,” Adams said.
"Besides this batch of gold that originally belonged to the Shanghai Customs, what else is in the vault of Liru Bank?" Hu Sishui asked.
"In addition, there is the bank's own gold, as well as jewelry, gold and jade artifacts, and securities deposited in bank vaults by some of its distinguished guests," Adams said.
Seeing Hu Sishui's fanatical expression, he couldn't help but show a look of utter shock. "Captain Hu, gold is very attractive, but I have to remind you that, according to the information I have, after the Japanese entered the International Settlement, they forcibly seized the Liru Bank and sealed the vault."
"In other words, everything in the vault of Liru Bank now belongs to the Japanese," he said to Hu Sishui.
He didn't believe Hu Sishui would dare to covet this batch of gold.
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"You don't need to worry about that," Hu Sishui waved his hand. "I heard that the batch of gold from Shanghai Customs was packed in special boxes, different from the others?"
“Indeed.” Adams nodded. “They used Shanghai Customs’ own metal boxes, painted green and stamped with Shanghai Customs’ seal, while our bags and boxes were orange.”
"That batch of gold has always been in the box, and the box hasn't been changed, has it?" Hu Sishui asked again.
“No, this batch of gold belongs to the Shanghai Customs. It is only temporarily stored in our bank. The British Empire is the most contract-abiding gentleman in the world. We have not touched anything belonging to the Shanghai Customs,” Adams said.
“Very good, sir.” Hu Sishui nodded in satisfaction and waved his hand. “Send the sir on his way.”
"Sidaopu! Sidaopu!" Adams cried out in terror, "Captain Hu, I promise I'll keep my mouth shut, I won't say anything, please don't kill me."
“Only the dead won’t leak secrets,” Hu Sishui said, shaking his head.
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“Captain Hu, you don’t need to kill me. Who would have thought you would dare to attack a bank vault heavily guarded by the Japanese? There’s no way this would be leaked.” Adams hurriedly said, “Four-dopu! Four-dopu! Okay, Captain Hu, I still have a use for you. You can have all my money.”
“Killing you would have made everything mine anyway.” Hu Sishui shook his head.
"I can help you manage your wealth. Once you hand your money over to me, it will definitely grow exponentially, no, tenfold, or even a hundredfold," Adams said, becoming more and more excited as he spoke.
Hu Sishui's face turned cold. With a wave of his hand, two of his men put ropes around Adams's neck and strangled him to death.
"Even on the verge of death, he still tried to swindle us out of our money." Hu Sishui glared hatefully at Adams's corpse and spat.
He thought Adams must be crazy. He was about to kill this foreigner, and this guy was begging for mercy by asking him to hand over all his money. Was this a begging for mercy?
"You'd better not let a single word of this slip out." Hu Sishui gave Lou Ling a deep look. "I'll have people watching you and your whole family, ready to take your whole family's lives at any time."
"No, no," Lou Ling said hastily.
After Hu Sishui and his men left, he returned to the room where he had "hide" Adams and saw that Adams had already "committed suicide" by hanging from the rafters. He couldn't help but shake his head.
Have a safe journey.
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Robert's Way.
The house that Hu Sishui secretly rented.
Looking at his talented subordinates gathered together, Hu Sishui nodded in satisfaction.
"Captain, was my intelligence correct?" Jia Fugui asked hurriedly.
“Not bad, Fu Gui’s intelligence this time was very accurate.” Hu Sishui nodded.
Jia Fugui reported a confidential intelligence to him, saying that when the Shanghai Customs urgently evacuated Shanghai four years ago, they deposited a batch of gold with Liru Bank for security reasons.
Four years have passed, and that batch of gold may still be in Liru Bank.
This intelligence immediately caught Hu Sishui's attention, and he had been secretly investigating to confirm its authenticity.
“It can now be confirmed that Shanghai Customs did indeed have a batch of gold stored in Liru Bank.” Hu Sishui gestured for his men to be quiet. “At least before the Japanese entered the International Settlement, that batch of gold was still in the vault of Liru Bank.”
"Captain, what are we waiting for? Let's just rob their vault!" one of the men shouted.
"Bullshit, the vault belongs to the Japanese now, and it's guarded by Japanese soldiers. How can we rob it?" someone immediately retorted. "Even if we could kill the Japanese soldiers, we still wouldn't be able to open the vault."
"Use bombs to kill the Japanese soldiers, then blow up the vault."
"Why don't you just say that if we bombed all the Japanese to death, all the money they stole from foreigners would be ours?"
"That won't work, we can't beat them."
The group of subordinates were making a ruckus, and the scene resembled a bustling market.
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"Alright, stop arguing." Hu Sishui felt like his head was about to explode. He slammed his hand on the table and scolded.
The scene fell silent immediately.
“Fugui, continue.” Hu Sishui glanced at Jia Fugui.
"Captain, the intelligence I've gathered is that the Japanese aren't comfortable with just keeping the gold in Liru Bank," Jia Fugui said. "It seems they're afraid of international protests and negative repercussions, so they've decided to secretly move the gold treasures to their own vault first, so there's no way to prove it."
“Little Zeng.” Hu Sishui looked at Zeng Zeru.
“Brother, I investigated according to Fu Gui’s information, and it’s true,” Zeng Zeru said. “The Japanese Yokohama Specie Bank’s Shanghai branch, whatever treasures the Japanese have, they all secretly transport to the Yokohama Specie Bank’s vault.”
He thought for a moment and said, "I reckon it will be in the next day or two, because the newspapers are already reporting on the Japanese looting the assets of Englishmen and Americans, and the Japanese will speed up the transfer of their assets."
"Very good." Hu Sishui nodded in satisfaction. "Keep a close eye on it and figure out the time and route."
"Don't worry, big brother, leave it to me," Zeng Zeru said, patting his chest.
"Listen up, everyone. This is a very important matter. Anyone who gets drunk and starts talking nonsense..." Hu Sishui said with a gloomy expression.
"Even without the captain saying anything, I, Jia Fugui, will be the first to not let him off the hook." Jia Fugui stood up and said, "Anyone who dares to ruin things, anyone who dares to prevent the captain from leading everyone to get rich, is everyone's enemy."
“Fu Gui is right. Anyone who dares to cause trouble will become everyone’s enemy.” Hu Sishui nodded in satisfaction.
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“Manila fell so quickly…” Cen Yufeng frowned and shook his head.
The Japanese dared to defy the world and launch a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. They not only did it, but also achieved brilliant results. They then directly declared war on Britain and the United States, which greatly surprised Cen Yufeng.
The Japanese army's invincible performance on the Southeast Asian battlefield shocked Cen Yufeng even more.
Seeing the newspaper headline, "The Japanese army officially entered Manila yesterday, and the Japanese army was welcomed by Filipino citizens oppressed by American colonizers," Cen Yufeng felt utterly disgusted.
He remembered that the newspapers had reported a couple of days ago that General MacArthur, the US commander in the Philippines, had vowed to strike the Japanese army hard and hold Manila firmly. But just a few days later, Manila fell.
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"Commander Cen," Qi Deming offered Cen Yufeng a cigarette, "to help you relax."
"Old Qi, didn't you just leave?" Cen Yufeng took the cigarette, glanced at Qi Deming, and asked seemingly casually.
"Yes, he left, but he remembered something and came back," Qi Deming said.
"What is it?" Cen Yufeng asked.
“After you left this morning, Commander Cen, Fu Liao came by. It seemed like he had something to report,” Qi Deming said.
"Fu Liao came by?" Cen Yufeng thought for a moment. He guessed that Fu Liao came to see him most likely to report on the progress of renting the house.
We have contacted all units except for one that is still out of contact.
However, the primary difficulty facing each unit right now is the housing issue.
This winter in Shanghai is exceptionally cold; if the housing problem isn't solved, serious issues will arise.
“Yes, Assistant Fu left when he saw that you weren’t here, Commander Cen.” Qi Deming nodded. “He said he would report back to you when you return, Commander Cen.”
As he spoke, Qi Deming took out his pocket watch to check the time and said, "It's getting late. I suddenly remembered that Assistant Fu hasn't returned yet, and I felt something was wrong, so I came to see you, sir."
“Okay, I understand.” Cen Yufeng nodded. “I will send someone to contact Fu Liao.”
To facilitate an emergency, Fu Liao and Zhou Hanwen had booked a long-stay private room at the Da Jiangnan Hotel. He guessed that Fu Liao had returned to the Da Jiangnan Hotel first after finishing his business.
"Alright, that's the matter." Qi Deming breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Commander Cen, I'll be going now."
"Go ahead, be careful on the road." Cen Yufeng nodded.
Cen Yufeng stood at the window, watching Qi Deming leave with a few men, quickly disappearing into the night.
He nodded slightly. Although Qi Deming was also in charge of a unit's work, he was not a particularly outstanding person before. To be precise, he was a person who worked quietly and did not like to make a fuss.
The damage to the Shanghai district brought Qi Deming, a previously unremarkable mid-level manager, into his spotlight thanks to his outstanding performance.
One was Fu Liao, and the other was Qi Deming. Both were capable and loyal to the Party and the country, and were pillars of the Party and the country.
It was precisely because of the outstanding performance of Fu Liao and Qi Deming that Cen Yufeng was quite confident in successfully rebuilding the Shanghai region, despite its many problems.
Cadres, especially capable middle-level cadres, are the most important cornerstone of the Shanghai region. To put it another way, Fu Liao and Qi Deming are now his right-hand men.
As long as there are people, as long as there are comrades who are not afraid of sacrifice and are determined to fight against Japan, there is hope!
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Cen Yufeng took a deep drag on his cigarette, and his mood improved considerably.
He picked up the newspaper and carefully read through it.
Cen Yufeng liked to read newspapers, especially those of the Japanese puppet regime. Putting aside the propaganda, falsehoods, and distortions in these newspapers, they were his primary source of intelligence on the movements of the Japanese puppet regime and traitors.
Cen Yufeng snorted coldly.
He saw in the newspaper that Cheng Qianfan, the deputy chief inspector of the central district of the French Concession Police Station, as a special envoy of the French Concession Police Station, recently visited the Shanghai Military Police Headquarters of Japan. He exchanged views with Lieutenant Colonel Umezumi of the Military Police Headquarters on the current situation and the security issues of common concern. The two sides had a very pleasant conversation.
"The Cheng family are traitors. If Lord Gu were alive, he would be ashamed to death!" Cen Yufeng sneered.
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