Chapter 63 63. Distress

Starting from Wednesday, Young Master Ding's good days are coming to an end, but he himself has not noticed the danger, because the gold market opened this morning, it reached 288 yuan per ounce, so his heart is still full of ecstasy of success. The receptionist of Swire Shipping put down the small mirror and lipstick in his hand, and smiled at him with scarlet lips. "I want an intermodal ticket to Naples, first class." Ding Shaomei also smiled slightly.The earliest sailing date was September 5th. By the time Earl Panavino left on this ship, the price of gold had already skyrocketed, and the information market had already been in his pocket.Someone came in behind him, turned around and walked out again.He discovered early this morning that someone was following him, evasive, including Chinese and North Koreans.Shouldn't they be bandits who specialize in kidnapping in the foreign concessions?He borrowed a small mirror from the receptionist. Reflecting his reflection, he noticed that the North Korean man he had met this morning was walking in, pretending to be looking at the shipping timetable. The back of his white linen suit was pushed up by the pistol handle inside; One, a small, bow-legged Japanese, had his eyes fixed on his back.

To follow him, they should also have a car waiting nearby, plus the driver, at least 3 people.He was not sure about fighting three alone, and he never carried a weapon. The recent success made me a little careless, walking around casually, but ignoring the hundreds of thousands of Japanese soldiers outside the small concession.Miyaguchi Kenji's reminder is not unreasonable. If Tokugawa Nobuo decides to give up the alliance with him, it is not impossible to get rid of him. In addition, the Japanese North China Command is also looking for him, so it is naturally possible to send People entered the concession to kidnap him. As long as their superiors continue to investigate and put pressure on the former commander's misdeeds, they may take risky measures; of course, his recent "atrocities" in the gold market may also trigger The envy and anger of the colleagues, especially the Chinese counterparts, is very likely to make them use the simplest method of destroying the body....

Those who have not experienced hardships will never achieve anything, he praised himself in his heart.Payment, ticket collection, change, he did not look back.No matter who they are, they will never do anything here. Since Taikoo Shipping Co., Ltd. has been in operation for decades, no group of gangsters dare to make trouble here, even though there are always large sums of cash and many valuable goods flowing here, because, here Responsible for security is a group of well-equipped retired naval officers. He called the Russian barbershop, where Fan Xiaoqing had his hair done in the morning.He himself came in a rickshaw, and had arranged for Fan Xiaoqing to pick him up. In this situation, it is not appropriate for her to take the risk.

"Xiao Ding, do you want to eat Russian food for lunch?" No, Fan Xiaoqing staggered in.Through the huge floor-to-ceiling windows, he saw a black Ford car blocked behind Fan Xiaoqing's car, and there were two people in the car. There was no way out, as soon as he stepped out of Taikoo Shipyard, he would be kidnapped or assassinated.Ding Shaomei took Fan Xiaoqing's hand, feeling sad in his heart. Fan Xiaoqing blinked her eyes playfully twice, smiled mischievously, broke free from his hand suddenly, and shouted loudly: "You never listen to me, why can't you eat Russian food, I just want to eat it, you If you don’t come with me, I don’t know how many people are willing to go.”

Arguing, angry, and angrily, Fan Xiaoqing went again. "Hurry up and go home, I don't want to see you again." Ding Shaomei added later. The Black Ford made way for Fan Xiaoqing's grown-up Bentley to turn around.Fan Xiaoqing threw the parasol on the back seat, closed the car door with a bang, started the engine, refueled, and put into gear. Push it far; she shifted again, and the wide wheels rubbed against the concrete floor to create two puffs of green smoke. When Bentley's chrome-plated front grille crashed into the floor-to-ceiling glass windows, Ding Shaomei kicked the stunned North Korean to the ground; Bentley spun on the smooth marble floor in the hall, the tail Knocked over the counter.Ding Shaomei quickly jumped into the front seat, the wheels creaked and screamed, knocked over the Japanese who rushed up, and roared away.Passing by the Black Ford, Fan Xiaoqing happily waved to the people inside.

"You have to wash my hair with me, and now my hair is full of broken glass." Fan Xiaoqing's mouth was full of coquettish anger. "Pull me back to the company first." Ding Shaomei leaned forward and pulled a sharp piece of broken glass from her butt, her hands were covered with blood. "No, wash your hair first, someone in the barber shop will bandage your butt, find a Russian girl to do it." Fan Xiaoqing drove straight back to the Russian barber shop. "I've been looking for you for more than an hour. You should come to the market to have a look." There was a leisurely voice on the phone, which didn't match the content of the call.

Ding Shaomei lay on the massage table, letting the Russian barber treat the wound on his buttocks, and shouted into the receiver: "What happened?" "I don't know why, but the transaction was suddenly suspended." Things got worse. When he rushed into the gold trading hall, he found today's daily newspapers were discarded everywhere on the floor. The trading had already resumed. All the brokers crowded around the blackboard like crazy, shouting deafeningly.He picked up a newspaper, and the headline on the front page was the news from the Associated Press: "Japan-Soviet Peace Talks Imminent", saying that the armed conflict on the border of Manchuria had completely ceased. Japanese Foreign Minister Arita made a secret visit to the Soviet Union. Nonviolation Treaty.

He looked at the blackboard, and the number of bids almost occupied the sky, but there were also many buyers, and the transaction was very lively.Apparently, investors were divided into two factions. One believed that the Japan-Soviet Agreement was likely to be signed, and the Union Bank Notes would be strong; He found that Bao Youxian's usually calm face also showed a bit of fear.He can understand Bao Youxian's distress. If the news is reliable, the prospect is indeed scary enough. For no other reason, the huge capital they have cobbled together will consume their personal capital in this loss. Besides, Ding Shaomei didn't take out a penny herself.

He patted Bao Youxian's shoulder, trying to comfort him, but at this moment, no one could comfort him.He knew very well in his heart that it was his arrogant second round of attack, which greatly exceeded the market's ability to bear it—the Japanese had transferred too much gold to deal with him, and the market was already swollen to the point of exploding. "Sell it." Bao Youxian almost begged. It is useless to sell, they have invested too much money and bought too much gold to raise the price. At this time, the market simply does not have such a large purchasing power.They can only hope that after the first round of blows, the price can be maintained at around 230 yuan, so that they can still save, because most of his goods are bought at more than 190 yuan.If the price falls back to 150 yuan, he will not only lose all the profits of the previous round, but also lose nearly half of the principal.

Brokers from the Yokohama Specie Bank appeared again, as did the rare brokers from the Nissho Kosho Bank and the traitorous United Reserve Bank of China, and they lined up neatly, like a funeral procession.The crowd suddenly burst into lamentation, it’s over, everything is over, the Japanese sold hundreds of thousands of ounces of goods above 200 yuan, now they have more reason to return the price to the original shape, and replenish their positions with delicious goods. "Mr. Ding." The four Japanese came again last time, bowing and smiling.He asked "what's the matter?"

"We've found out all about the commander's capital. He transferred you 28 million yuan in joint bank notes through HSBC, and the Imperial Japanese Government wants to take back the funds." The guy in the lead laughed more and more happily. Ding Shaomei also smiled, and said: "Your eyesight is good, there is such a thing." Several Japanese were overjoyed, and he continued: "However, the money is still in the commander's account now that it has arrived in Hong Kong , I don’t know. He just entrusted me to convert the money into British pounds and remit it to Hong Kong for him.” "So that's the case." The Japanese let out a sigh of relief as if they finally understood the truth. "Therefore, it is very unreasonable for your current commander to issue an order to arrest me. One day I will go to visit him and explain this matter clearly, so as not to pester me endlessly all day." His tone seemed to be affected What a grievance. "You have suffered greatly, we understand, and I also pay tribute to you on behalf of the commander." The Japanese leader was quite reasonable. "Don't dare to take it, don't send people to harass me, I will be grateful." Ding Shaomei found a turning point in the matter. "Although I have great sympathy, I still hope that you can pay back the money." The Japanese were determined. "Let me pay back the money for that damn bastard? It can't be done." Ding Shaomei pretended to be furious. "The new commander is reasonable. He will give you 5 days. Whether you recover the money or pay it yourself, please hand it over to us when the time comes, please!" The four guys bowed together, leave. "Damn it, do you want Mingbi to burn paper?" Ding Shaomei knew that the Japanese were bastards and unreasonable, but up to now, this was the first time he had encountered such unreasonable people. Bao Youxian asked puzzledly: "Did you really return the Commander's money?" "You think I'm a fool?" Ding Shaomei was annoyed.The money the Japanese soldiers used to sell drugs was originally obtained from the Chinese people, so how can they be returned to them?But it's not an option to stand firm, they will kill people. Let the Japanese stir up this, the time for the market to close in the morning came, and the price of gold fell to 205 yuan.This decline was too violent, and it fell nearly 30% in half a day. Therefore, it is very likely that it will stabilize in the afternoon and even rebound slightly. Now there is only so much hope.Ding Shaomei walked out of the hall and unexpectedly found Yunong guarding the door. "What's the matter?" He was so busy these days that he didn't have time to communicate with her. "Is there any special news recently?" Yu Nong is his lucky star, maybe she has a "remedy for saving the world" in her pocket, preferably the news that the Soviet army has aggressively attacked Manchukuo. "I have to talk to you." Yunong said solemnly. Back home in Yunong's car, Wu Niu jumped out, hugged him and shouted, "He kicked me, kicked me twice!" "Congratulations." He put his ear on her flat stomach, pretending to listen to the baby's movements.It is an unexpected blessing to have such a naive and cute girl to make you happy, although it is a little bit unsettling. Wu Niu said: "Take me to buy children's clothes in the afternoon. You can use them in your spare time. You should prepare them." "I'm too busy these days, can I wait for two days?" He coaxed her in a good-tempered manner.She is different from Yunong and Fan Xiaoqing, she should be loved more. "Well, it's boring to be bored at home all day. Otherwise, I'd better go play with the old man next door. He's quite fun." It's gone. Yunong interjected: "You can go there now, and bring him some mung bean cakes by the way, the old man will be happy." She hoped that she would leave to talk about business. When Wu Niu went out, Ding Shaomei asked, "Is it okay for her to go there?" "No matter how powerful Tokugawa Nobuo is, he is also a big man who has become famous, and he will not harm a silly boy for nothing." Yunong half-guessed, "I invite you to come home to have a calm talk." "Can't we still quarrel? If you are unhappy, you can beat me up to vent your anger. It is also a blessing to be punched by a beauty." Flirting can relieve psychological pressure. The failure of the gold market really hit him hard . Yunong spread her fingers, made a stop motion, and said: "Don't boast, you will be the one who will turn his face in a while. What I want to say is, please give up the intelligence market..."