Chapter 230: Escape from the Poverty Life
While sailing on the Akita Maru Sea, Xiang Chu and Gan Rong plunged into the library.
On the one hand, the two of them increased their knowledge, and on the other hand, they tried their best to avoid revealing their true identity when talking to others.
There are many habits that cannot be changed all at once, so you must be cautious when integrating for the first time.
Xiang Chu also specifically asked Gan Rong to pretend to have an unintentional contact with Hase Ichiro and learned that he had only complimented Fujiwara Nobita a few times while on guard duty, and the two only knew each other's names.
Hase Ichiro was extremely grateful to Xiang Chu for helping him.
After two days of study, Xiang Chu and Gan Rong were confident that they could play their respective roles better.
The Akita Maru sailed for more than 40 hours and arrived in Osaka at 2 pm on the third day.
Osaka is the economic and cultural center of Japan's Kansai region and the country's largest cargo port.
In 1925, Osaka City merged with several nearby towns and villages, becoming Japan's largest city in terms of area and population.
Xiang Chu and Gan Rong walked out of the cruise terminal accompanied by Hase Ichiro.
Osaka Port conducts almost no checks on people arriving by cruise ship, but is particularly strict on people traveling abroad by cruise ship.
Regardless of whether they are soldiers or police officers, all suitcases must be opened, and not only will prohibited items be confiscated on the spot, but serious offenders will also be arrested on the spot by the police.
With the personnel in this condition, the inspection of cargo ships leaving the port is even stricter, and the police will check every box and bag. It is impossible for prohibited items such as medicines and firearms to be shipped out.
Xiang Chu pretended to be worried and said, "Hase-kun! It seems that the inspection is too strict. I'm afraid we won't be able to bring guns to protect ourselves when we return to China."
After saying this, he showed Hase Ichiro the pocket pistol in his armpit.
"My Lord! I have a gun too."
Hase Ichiro changed his name to him, showed him the gun on his waist, and said with a smile, "Sir! Junko's elder brother, who is also my classmate, Matsuda Motoo, is the chief of the police station here. I will introduce you to him now. From now on, you will have no problem entering and leaving Osaka Port."
"Okay! Thank you very much."
Xiang Chu smiled and nodded, deliberately lowering his voice and said,
"Hase-kun! If we can get some rare goods that China doesn't have, we can all make a fortune."
People from Osaka are born with business minds, and even though Hase Ichiro is a policeman, he also has this gene.
When he heard Xiang Chu say "we", he immediately smiled and said:
"Sir! If I can make a fortune following you, Hase will truly be blessed by Amaterasu."
Xiang Chu laughed and said, "No problem! Let's get rich together in the future."
Hase Ichiro excitedly took Xiang Chu and the other man to the port police station.
He met his classmate, a fat policeman, in the director's office.
Ichiro Hase stepped forward and shook his hands tightly, and introduced him: "Sir! This is Motoo Matsuda, my classmate from elementary school to police academy, and the current chief of the police station. Motoo! This is the lord of the Fujiwara family, and Mr. Nobi from the 'Nine Chrysanthemums Sect'."
Matsuda Motoo was stunned and said in a trembling voice:
"Ichiro! How do you know these two big men?"
Hase Ichiro pulled him aside, told him the story, and explained his purpose.
Finally, he patted his pocket and whispered:
"Honxiong! Lord Fujiwara is not only a wealthy businessman, but also a kind man. After hearing about my difficulties on the cruise ship, he immediately gave me 10,000 yuan, so that I can have the money to bury my father in style and marry your sister, Miss Junko."
Matsuda Motoo exclaimed: "You really have 10,000 yuan?!"
"You still don't believe it?!"
Ichiro Hase specially took out 10,000 yuan to show off.
As a true Osaka native, he is absolutely obsessed with money.
Matsuda Motoo smiled so hard that his eyes narrowed into slits. He quickly approached Xiang Chu and bowed, saying:
"Fujiwara-kun! Please bring Matsuda along to make a fortune."
"good, very good!"
Xiang Chu nodded with satisfaction, took out 10,000 yen and put it in his pocket, and said,
"I will have some goods shipped out of port to Dalian, China in a few days. Please take care of it."
"no problem!"
Matsuda Motoo said with a smile, paused, and lowered his voice,
"But it's better to ask Far East Freight and Trading Company to transport your goods. It's safer this way."
Xiang Chu knew that this was their internal way to make money, and he nodded immediately:
"No problem! I have dealings with the Far East Freight and Trading Company."
Matsuda Motoo was overjoyed after receiving the large sum of money. He took out his business card and said respectfully:
"Sir! This is my business card. Please come to me next time."
"Of course! We will get rich together. Haha!"
Xiang Chu took the business card, put it into his exquisite wallet, and laughed.
The matter was easily settled, and Xiang Chu, Hase Ichiro and others walked out of the police station with satisfaction.
Hase Ichiro was in a hurry to go home, bowed deeply to Xiang Chu, and said gratefully:
"Fujiwara-kun! Hase went ahead and thank you again for your support."
Xiang Chu waved his hand and said, "Hase-kun! You are too polite. Go home."
"Hello!"
Hase Ichiro bowed again and turned to join the crowd leaving the port.
Gan Rong smiled and said, "Fujiwara-kun! I didn't expect that the joints would be opened up in one go."
"Well! Money is a really good thing."
Xiang Chu nodded with satisfaction, pointed at the Far East Freight and Trading Company and said,
"Let's go! Let's see what kind of freight company Matsuda recommended."
Gan Rong asked with a smile: "Fujiwara-kun! What goods do we want to buy?"
Xiang Chu listed them all: "We have to get some of the medical equipment and medicines, canned food, soap, sugar, bedding, guns and ammunition, etc."
Gan Rong frowned and smiled bitterly, "These are all strategic materials, almost all contraband, especially guns and ammunition. Can we get them?"
"In fact, the easiest thing to get is guns and ammunition."
Xiang Chu smiled mysteriously, the two years he spent in Japan were not in vain.
"Yes! I believe in your ability."
As a subordinate and comrade, Gan Rong chose to absolutely trust Xiang Chu.
He followed Xiang Chu into the Far East Freight and Trading Company, and immediately a thin middle-aged man wearing glasses and not so decent clothes came forward.
Needless to say, this man was just an old employee of a trading company and his life was not very well off.
The middle-aged man bowed and said, "Gentlemen! Do you need Matsuda to help you?"
Xiang Chu smiled and asked, "Mr. Matsuda! Do you know Mr. Matsuda from the Port Police Station?"
The middle-aged man nodded and said with a smile, "Sir! My name is Saburo Matsuda, and Benxiong is my nephew. Was he the one who introduced you here?"
This is really a good thing. Xiang Chu was really impressed and said with a smile:
"Exactly!"
After he finished speaking, he took out his business card and handed it to Matsuda Saburo, and introduced it specifically:
"This is Master Nobi of the 'Nine Chrysanthemum Sect', my retainer."
"Ah?! You are a descendant of the Fujiwara family? This is the master of the 'Nine Chrysanthemum School'? I'm sorry! I'm sorry! Please come into the office and have a chat."
Saburo Matsuda was stunned and quickly bowed and pointed to the office at the side of the hall.
"it is good!"
Xiang Chu nodded with satisfaction and walked into the office.
Gan Rong hurried to catch up and felt that things were going smoothly.
At this moment, the office phone rang.
Saburo Matsuda quickly picked up the phone and said with a smile:
"Benxiong! The lord and the master are here. Thank you for taking care of uncle's business."
Xiang Chu heard a voice coming from the phone: "Uncle! The master rewarded me and your future son-in-law with 10,000 yuan each. You must receive him well."
"sure!"
Saburo Matsuda said excitedly.
Xiang Chu took out paper and pen and made a long list of supplies.
After Matsuda Saburo finished the call, he handed him the list of supplies and said with a smile:
"Matsuda-kun! My lord and Nobi-kun have to go to Tokyo to visit an important person. We don't plan to go to the various merchants to select the materials ourselves. Please help me prepare. I will return tomorrow afternoon and inspect and load the goods then."
After reading the list of supplies, Saburo Matsuda couldn't help but frown.
Needless to say, there are a lot of contraband here, and he is in a difficult situation.
Xiang Chu took out 2 yen, stuffed it into his hand, and said with a smile:
"These materials can earn ten times the profit in China. This is a reward for you. Don't worry! As long as they leave the port safely, I can ensure that the goods flow smoothly in China."
These 2 yen were a huge sum of money for the poor Saburo Matsuda.
He thought that the man in front of him was a descendant of the Fujiwara family, and that he had the help of the master of the Nine Chrysanthemum School, who was so generous, so he gritted his teeth and nodded, "Okay! Matsuda will definitely help you prepare everything, but what about the deposit for the goods?"
Xiang Chu took out his passbook, wrote the password on a piece of paper, and instructed:
"Nobi-kun! Go to the nearby Specie Bank and withdraw 100 million yen right now."
"Hello!"
Gan Rong hurriedly took the order and ran out of the office with the passbook and the note.
Saburo Matsuda was stunned. This gentleman spent a million at one time, enough to fill up an entire cargo ship. His commission was also very considerable, and he was able to get rid of his poor life from then on.
He said with great excitement: "Sir! Thank you so much, Matsuda."