Chapter 66 The imp is difficult to deal with
Chapter 66 The imp is difficult to deal with
Foshan, Golden Tower
In the private room on the fifth floor, Qin Huai and others were discussing how to return to Kowloon.
“I don’t know what has driven the Kowloon Governor crazy. He refused to pay such a large sum of money and insisted on implementing strict regulations on ships.
Since strict ship controls were implemented a month ago, only a few ships are allowed to freely enter and exit Victoria Harbour.
It’s easy for us to get out of the island, but it’s difficult to get back in.”
Li Bingwu was a little worried, as things were different now.
When he left the island, he only spent two dollars to get on the ship leaving the port, but now if he wants to go back in, money is not the main issue. The main thing is that there is no ship to find.
Xiang Yihai also added, "Yeah, I don't know what those foreigners are after.
When we left Kowloon and came to Fujian and Guangdong for a tour, there was no such strict control over boats. As long as we had proof of identity, we could come and go freely.
Alas, I don’t know whether those foreigners still recognize the approval documents we issued for the troupe.”
Xiang Yihai was not in a hurry to return to Kowloon. After all, Fu Qi was killed by Qin Huai with a knife, and the source of trouble for his Xiang family was gone.
But there was no guarantee that those court lackeys would not find some clues and cause trouble for the Xiang family. After thinking it over carefully, Xiang Yihai decided to just go to Kowloon with Qin Huai and the others.
But now, after hearing Li Bingwu say that the situation in Victoria Harbour was tense, Xiang Yihai was also worried about where to find a boat that could carry such a large group of people.
They didn't even know whether those foreigners would recognize the original touring approval for their troupe.
While Qin Huai was listening to the information provided by Li Bingwu and Xiang Yihai, he asked Hailang,
"Is there any connection with Master Tan?"
"No, Master Tan hasn't been able to contact Master Chen for some time."
Qin Huai nodded, holding his chin with one hand and picking up the relationship diagram he had just drawn with the other hand, with a myriad of thoughts in his mind.
Foreigners, the Qing Dynasty, Dongli Foreign Company, Yisheng Foreign Company.
There are also warlords' private ships that are elusive.
"In the final analysis, all we need to do is find a ship that can freely enter and exit Victoria Harbour."
"This is the key. If there are only three or five of you, it would be fine, but our troupe has more than 20 or 30 people. It's hard to find a boat with so much space!"
For the first time, Xiang Yihai felt that his troupe was actually quite large. Li Bingwu comforted him,
“But without Brother Xiang’s identity document, we can’t go to the island.
We don’t have any connections in the Kowloon Police Department, so we have to rely on you in the end.”
"Then split up and travel more in the next few days to see if we can find a suitable ship."
In the end, it was Qin Huai who made the final decision and sent everyone out based on a few ink words on the white cloth.
Dongli Foreign Trade Co., Reception Room
"Oh, Mr. Xiang, it's not that I don't want to help you. It's just that business has been really busy recently, and our two small boats are not enough to carry our own goods.
There is really no place for you to take the boat."
Looking at the greasy-haired young man in front of him with a fake smile and a friendly look on his face, Xiang Yihai could only nod helplessly.
"Sorry to bother you, Manager Sun. I'll take my leave now."
Looking at Xiang Yihai's receding back, the young man with gold-rimmed glasses looked at him with some disdain.
"You old man, you still want to get something for nothing? No way!"
Xiang Yihai returned with failure, and Li Bingwu, who came to Yisheng Foreign Company, was not in a much better situation.
"You want the distribution rights for the secret medicine? And everyone on the ship has to give you 20 dollars? Why don't you just rob it?"
Li Bingwu was a little shocked when he saw the lean middle-aged man with his mouth wide open like a lion.
"Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures. That's a boat ticket to Kowloon! Boss Li, you can't possibly come up with this little money, right?"
The capable middle-aged man was not frightened by the angry Li Bingwu at all, and continued to extort money.
"Be careful, you may earn money but not spend it!"
After saying these harsh words, Li Bingwu got up and walked out, no longer paying attention to the capable middle-aged man who was talking nonsense behind him.
Guangzhou Port
Under the inky night, Qin Huai stood by the river, looking at the bustling dock and the large and small ships swaying at the berths, and an idea came to his mind.
Qin Huai strolled around, looking left and right, and soon he came to the side of a leader who looked like a supervisor.
Seeing that the supervisor noticed him, Qin Huai casually started a conversation.
"Since Kowloon implemented ship control, the number of ships going to Victoria Harbour has been decreasing."
When the supervisor saw Qin Huai coming up to talk to him politely, they also maintained a tacit understanding.
After all, you shouldn't hit someone who smiles at you. So he smiled and continued the conversation.
"Yes, it's really hard to get things done without money these days. Look, many merchant ships, seeing that they can't make money by going to Kowloon, have gone to the South China Sea." Qin Huai understood immediately and stuffed a dollar into the supervisor's hand.
Seeing Qin Huai being so smart, the supervisor smiled and gave some pointers.
“Although there are fewer ships in the open, there are still quite a few ships sailing to Kowloon privately.
See those ships in the west? They are Marshal Li’s ships.
Apart from anything else, I have earned at least this much just from helping major businesses transport smuggled goods this month!"
Qin Huai looked at the supervisor's gesture, and then looked at the draft depth of several armed merchant ships, which was really quite deep.
"Wow, this ship is really majestic. I really want to take a closer look at it."
"Go ahead, go ahead, be careful not to fall Helio."
Qin Huai smiled and said goodbye to the supervisor who turned a blind eye. He sighed that the money was well spent and walked towards the merchant ship.
With a direction, he acted more decisively. Qin Huai immediately mixed in with the group of laborers loading and unloading cargo, and quickly approached the merchant ships without stopping.
In the fully armed merchant ship, Qin Huai had just climbed onto the deck, and before he could enter the captain's room, he heard the voices of a foreigner and a woman talking inside.
"Miss Lucy, you have to make an appointment for me to meet the owner of the Golden Building.
This is a gift from God! You will definitely help me, right? "
Blank stood in front of the woman, his tone somewhat humble.
"Why don't you go in person? With the title of a special envoy, any merchant who wants to make money will not refuse you."
The woman seemed a little confused, and her words seemed to be questioning.
"I met him before when I was looking for secret medicine in Tianjin, and we had a very unpleasant experience.
So it’s not possible to come forward directly this time, so I can only ask Miss Lucy to do it.”
Blank was somewhat helpless and could only continue to beg the woman humbly.
"Why did McCall send a loser like you to help me?
If I have to do everything myself, what's the point of you?
Also, don't call me Lucy here, call me Mrs. Lee!"
The woman looked at the short and fat Blank with some disdain and spoke in a somewhat aggressive tone.
Qin Huai outside also frowned. Blank? Why is he here? Isn't he the Governor of Kowloon's man?
But this is a warlord's ship?
Just as Qin Huai was thinking, the voices of the two people inside gradually became louder.
"Who knew that guy would come to the South to develop business in person? He even openly put the secret medicine on the table with a clear price tag. Doesn't this make my previous efforts in vain?"
"You're talking like you've found some clues before? What a joke. What's your use?"
Blank was already a little angry when he thought about his own experience, and was further provoked by the woman's words.
He couldn't accept it for a moment, his face turned red and his tone became dangerous.
“But he only said that he would sell it publicly in Foshan. He doesn’t have any martial arts association to protect him in Kowloon!
If he dares to act so arrogantly again, don't blame me for being rude!
There are so many shark nets in Kowloon, just waiting for this bighead carp to show up!"
Seeing that Blank was a little crazy, the woman stopped attacking him.
"Okay, since you insist.
I'll go take a look tomorrow and see if I can come up with something for you."
Seeing that the matter had been settled, the woman did not delay any longer and went out to the dock.
After the two men finished their discussion, they left the captain's room one after another.
Qin Huai touched his chin, stood up and followed the woman, intending to test her methods tonight.
The fact that Blank treated her with such courtesy and begged her to do things humbly, and that she was called "Mrs. Li", probably meant that she had some relationship with the owners of these merchant ships.
After getting off the boat, Mrs. Li got into the luxurious carriage that had been waiting nearby, and the coachman drove the carriage away gradually.
The carriage turned many turns and drove for a long time before it finally entered a large mansion.
Qin Huai, who was slowly hanging behind, saw that he had reached his destination, and he flipped over and climbed onto the low wall of the mansion.
Before Qin Huai could catch up with the woman getting off the car, he heard a loud shout from the courtyard.
"who?!"
Two cold rays flashed and rushed straight towards Qin Huai!
(End of this chapter)