Chapter 4 Chapter Four

Meng Feiyang frowned, and replied while thinking: "The last time I saw Mr. Youchuan alive, he was alone in Zhang Naichi's office. After that, everyone went to the garden to watch the fireworks. If you go to Yau Chuan again, he will be dead. Besides, the way of his death is to first find the old-fashioned fuse box in the house, then break open the bottle and pour wine all over his body, and finally put his wet hands into the fuse box , It should be because of his determination to die—" He seemed to suddenly think of something, and looked at Tong Xiao, "By the way, Police Officer Tong, do you know why there is an old-fashioned fuse box in that room? I saw it from last night. I couldn't figure it out from the beginning, although 'Yiyuan' is an old bungalow, but I saw that all the interiors have been redecorated."

Tong Xiao nodded solemnly: "When West Bund Chemical rented 'Yi Yuan' as an office, it did make a comprehensive renovation of the whole house, especially the electrical system. After all, modern offices have very high requirements for electricity consumption. But it is said that 'Yi Yuan' Yuan's original circuit system is very good, and Li Weilian, the president of West Bund Chemical, advocates the old-fashioned style and likes to make things look like the old ones, so the old-fashioned ceramic fuse boxes are kept in several offices on the second floor. It's because that style is so elegant. Hehe, you said how elegant a fuse box can be, and it's considered an antique."

Meng Feiyang suddenly realized: "No wonder, this provides the technical conditions for You Chuan to commit suicide." Tong Xiao said meaningfully: "You can't draw conclusions based on technical conditions alone. Usually, if you decide to commit suicide, you need to find sufficient psychological conditions." "I understand what you mean." Meng Feiyang said, "Officer Tong wanted to ask me whether You Chuan had a motive for suicide, right? To be honest, it's really hard to say. From last night to now, I don't think so. Find out why Yukawa must give up his life."

"Haven't you noticed any unusual behaviors in him recently?" "... There are some abnormalities. On the one hand, after he came to China this time, he seems to be in poor health. I don't know if he is sick, and I haven't heard him talk about it; on the other hand, it is our company's recent one. There is a problem with the big business, and You Chuan is very worried about it. He came to China to handle this matter himself. Oh, I went to see Zhang Naichi from West Bund Chemical last night, and I also wanted to ask Mr. Zhang for help. Why, Mr. Zhang Didn't tell you the content of his conversation with Yukawa-kun?"

"I talked about it roughly, but Zhang Naichi was quite shocked last night, and he was a bit incoherent, so I couldn't talk about it in detail. So I have to ask you to explain the situation of this business as much as possible. Oh, the police will protect your legal business secrets. , you can rest assured about this." Trade secrets?Originally it was really a heavyweight business secret, but now, at least to Kosuke Yasukawa, it is nothing... Meng Feiyang suppressed the urge to ridicule, making himself look as serious as possible, showing a professional Literacy: "To put it simply, this business is that our company imports a batch of high-quality low-density polyethylene from abroad for Zhongsheng Petrochemical."

"What is low-density polyethylene?" "A relatively commonly used plastic raw material, mainly used to produce high-strength and large-format plastic films. The end user of this order from Zhongsheng Petrochemical is the Ministry of Agriculture. You know that this winter is very cold. This batch of low-density polyethylene particles is agricultural products. The Ministry commissioned Zhongsheng Petrochemical to import and use it to produce plastic film covering crop greenhouses." "So that's what happened. But," Tong Xiao pointed out the window, "Winter has already begun for more than a month, and there have been several cold waves in the north. Will your goods be delivered to the Ministry of Agriculture in time?"

"It must be too late to deal with the cold wave in the north. The plastic particles for the northern greenhouses should have arrived a few months ago. Our shipment is aimed at the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, where the temperature drops nearly a month later than in the north. The first cold wave came in two days, and our goods just arrived. The customs are speeding up customs clearance in the past two days. It only takes a few days to process it into plastic film, and it will take another day or two to send it to the surrounding villages. In theory, it takes time Just right."

"Oh, it's not a small business, is it?" "Yes, the total amount is not disclosed, but it is indeed a big business, and the profit is very lucrative." "Because it's a list of ministries and commissions, so the profit is particularly good?" "That's not true, mainly because the list of these low-density polyethylene particles is quite special. In fact, every winter, the rural areas north of the Yangtze River in China need a large number of plastic greenhouses to protect the crops through the winter. In contrast, the winter in the north is dry and cold. , and the winter in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River is cloudy and humid, and the varieties of crops are relatively fine, so the quality requirements for plastic films on greenhouses in this area are very high. The production of domestic plastic particles that meet the requirements is limited. In special cases like this winter, It needs to be imported from abroad. The price of imported products is much higher than that of domestic products, and the profit margin is correspondingly larger.”

Tong Xiao nodded vigorously, then shook his head again and again: "Since it's such a good business, what is the so-called trouble?" "The problem lies in the payment link. According to the practice of international trade, after the goods are shipped at the port of shipment, the shipping company will issue a bill of lading. We will hand over the bill of lading to our bank, and then they will transfer it to the buyer's bank. The buyer's bank will review the documents. Pay later, that's the whole process. The bill of lading for this shipment was sent to the buyer's bank a few weeks ago, but they always pick on the documents we provided, and refuse to pay for some insignificant literal problems, even punctuation The symbols are not ignored. We have changed the documents many times back and forth, but the bank just used the excuse of 'there are discrepancies between the documents and the contract' and couldn't make it through. As a result, it has been delayed until today, and the goods have all arrived at the Waigaoqiao Wharf. Haven't received the payment yet!"

"I don't really understand this... international trade." Tong Xiao stretched out his hand and scratched his hair, his fashionable hairstyle carefully propped up with mousse was devastated. Will you be paid on time?" Meng Feiyang replied calmly: "I didn't say that. However, the cases where the goods arrive at the port of destination and the buyer fails to pay for the goods are one of the few cases in international trade. In fact, there is no reason for banks to make things difficult. They are all Listen to the instructions of the buyer, which is Zhongsheng Petrochemical. Of course, it is far-fetched to say that Zhongsheng Petrochemical deliberately delayed payment. The severe winter is just around the corner, and the Ministry of Agriculture is anxiously waiting for this batch of goods to be used in plastic greenhouses. In case of delay , causing a large number of crops to be damaged by the cold wave, who will bear the responsibility!"

"Well, but you just mentioned that the goods have entered the customs clearance process, so Zhongsheng Petrochemical will definitely pay for it?" "If you don't pay, you can't pick up the goods. This is the final bottom line. Besides, the goods have arrived, and the cold wave is coming soon. I think Zhongsheng Petrochemical will definitely pay and pick up the goods immediately." "Then the problem is not solved?" "To be precise, victory is in sight - as long as the money does not arrive, you cannot breathe your last breath." Tong Xiao seemed to be thinking about something, and after a moment of silence, he asked again: "Then, why did Yasukawa Kosuke ask Zhang Naichi for help?" "The relationship between West Bund Chemical and Zhongsheng Petrochemical is very deep. Mr. You Chuan wants to ask Zhang Naichi to speak well to the person in charge of this list of Zhongsheng Petrochemical, and ask them to notify the bank to pay as soon as possible. In fact, I personally think it is a bit unnecessary to do so, because The goods arrived at the port the day before yesterday. As I said just now, as long as the customs inspection passes the inspection, Zhongsheng Petrochemical will always have to pay and pick up the goods. Even if you want to ask Mr. Zhang for help, you should look for it earlier. It is meaningless to wait until now. " "Did you tell Yuukawa?" "I said it, but he still insisted on looking for Zhang Naichi. Who would have thought that what happened later would happen." Meng Feiyang paused and added, "But no matter how he talked with Zhang Naichi last night, it was actually not Affects the overall situation. Although this list has twists and turns, it is almost at the end, so I don't think Yu Chuan-kun's death has anything to do with this list, so he can't even wait for the last two days, right?" "Well, I understand, I understand." Tong Xiao patted the folder as if he was relieved, his eyes flicked over the photo of Youchuan and his son, and then returned to Meng Feiyang's face, "My question is more direct, Ito Co., Ltd. The scale of the representative office of the club is not large, how could Zhongsheng Petrochemical entrust you with such an important order?" Meng Feiyang smiled. Police officer Tong Xiao is definitely not a layman in international trade as he claimed. His questions are very targeted, and all of them have clear intentions.However, Meng Feiyang still patiently explained: "The scale of a trading company is not necessarily directly related to the business volume. Some companies make a lot of small orders a year, and the added up amount may not be larger than the amount of other people's single order, and the profit is even greater. It is not directly proportional. Ito Co., Ltd. has been doing trade between Japan and China since the 1980s. Although the scale is small, it is doing relatively high-end business and has always maintained high profits. In recent years, market competition It is becoming more and more fierce, and the difficulty of Sino-Japanese trade is increasing, and the company's business is indeed shrinking. But with the customer resources accumulated over the past few decades, we can live well. So now we are not pursuing scale, but staring at Several long-term major customers, including Zhongsheng Petrochemical. The business is not limited to the scope of Sino-Japanese trade, this time the low-density polyethylene particles are imported from South America." "It sounds like Manager Meng knows Ito's business like the back of his hand. If something like Youchuan's happened, the pressure will be on you." It was another obvious temptation, and Meng Feiyang accepted it as a good intention: "Fortunately, after all, Ito has a head office in Japan, which is headed by Yasukawa Kosuke's son Shingoro. Besides, near the end of the year, the company is still pending on this business. Nothing else matters." "You Chuan's son is called Shingoro? Is that the man?" Tong Xiao lifted his chin towards the photo frame. "Yes, they look alike, don't they?" "Well, do you have his contact information? We are also responsible for reporting to the Exit-Entry Administration Bureau, and then they will contact the Japanese Consulate to notify the family members of the deceased."—So this is the so-called official channel.Tong Xiao pulled the satchel, and found a fountain pen and a crumpled notepad from inside, and he didn't record a single word until now. Meng Feiyang handed over the note with Yu Chuan Shingoro's mobile phone number: "This is his mobile phone number. I'm sorry I don't understand the rules here, I have already called Shingoro." "It's okay, what about you?" It's a private channel, so it should be notified." Meng Feiyang wanted to tell him about Shingoro's reaction, but seeing Tong Xiaoman's indifferent expression, he dismissed the idea.Tong Xiao stuffed the note into the folder, then threw the folder, pen and notepad into the satchel, and zipped it up contentedly: "That's about it."