Chapter 315 Involvement
The next morning, Peng Dezhu took Yang Yifeng to the military police headquarters to visit Nobuze Tojo. The military police headquarters was on high alert. There was a Japanese in the guard post at the gate, and the leader was a warrant officer. Peng Dezhu and Yang Yifeng walked to a few meters away from the guard post, and were scolded and retreated. Peng Dezhu bowed and said to the Japanese: "Don't worry, let's find Nobuze Tojo Tojo, and I hope you can inform me." The Japanese officers leading the team at the gate were all Japanese who knew Chinese. After hearing Peng Dezhu's words, the warrant officer looked at Peng Dezhu strangely. Nobuze Tojo Tojo yesterday
As soon as he arrived, why did the Chinese come this morning? Although he had questions in his mind, given that Peng Dezhu could learn about Tojo Nobuze's arrival so soon, the Japanese Warrant Officer thought that this person must have a different relationship with Tojo Nobuze. After asking Peng Dezhu's name, he said that they would wait here, so he walked into the guard room next to him and called the military commander's office. After a while, the Japanese Warrant Officer came out and said to Peng Dezhu: "You have to wait a moment, and you have already informed you." Peng Dezhu said thank you, and stood at the door with Yang Yifeng and waiting.
After about a cup of tea, a black Ford sedan drove out of the headquarters. After stopping at the door, a Japanese Major got out of the car, talked with the Japanese Warrant Officer for a few words, and walked towards Peng Dezhu under the guidance of the Japanese Warrant Officer. The Japanese Major nodded to Peng Dezhu and said, "Is it Mr. Peng Dezhu?"
“It’s right down.”
"I am Inouemura of the Gendarmerie. General Tojo is recovering from his injuries in the Gendarmerie Hospital. I will take you there. Please get in the car!" As he said that, he made a gesture of inviting Peng Dezhu and Yang Yifeng. Peng Dezhu bowed and said thank you, and got on the car with Yang Yifeng under the guidance of Inouemura.
Under the leadership of Inoue Village, Peng Dezhu and Yang Yifeng arrived at the military police hospital. In a special care unit on the second floor, they met Tojo Nobuze who was recovering from the injury. Seeing Peng Dezhu suddenly visiting, Tojo Nobuze did not seem surprised, but said happily: "Oh! Tojo is very grateful for your concern!"
Peng Dezhu quickly walked to Tojo Nobuzawa's bed, looked at Tojo Nobuzawa with concern, and said, "General Tojo, how are your injuries? Have the doctor seen it?"
"Please sit down!" Tojo Nobuzawa Ken gave in to Peng Dezhu. Inouemura hurriedly moved a chair to the edge of Tojo Nobuzawa's bed, so that Peng Dezhu could have a close conversation with Tojo Nobuzawa. Seeing Peng Dezhu sitting down, Tojo Nobuzawa said: "I am concerned about Lau Dezhu Jun. I have had surgery yesterday and the bullet has been taken out. However, the doctor said that I will lie in the bed for about a month."
"Yes, raise it well. There is a saying in China that it is better to take a rest for a hundred days if you hurt your muscles and bones for a hundred days." Peng Dezhu looked careless.
In winter, Nobuzawa signaled Inouemura to pour tea for Peng Dezhu, and then said to Peng Dezhu: "What Dezhujun said is good, but he is a soldier. This kind of injury is inevitable. If you can go to the ground for a while, you must return to your post."
After taking the tea from Inoue Village, Peng Dezhu said: "What General Tojo said is very true, but although work is important, it still needs to be recuperated."
Peng Dezhu and Tojo Nobuze were chatting for more than an hour, and finally other Japanese officers came to visit Tojo Nobuze. Peng Dezhu then stood up and said goodbye. Tojo Nobuze immediately ordered Inouemura to send Peng Dezhu back in a car. After Peng Dezhu left the room, Ichiro Ono of the Gendarmerie Command walked into Tojo Nobuze's room.
"God of General, is it what you mentioned just now Peng Dezhu?"
Tojo Nobuzawa nodded, and his face had changed into a majestic look and said, "That's right, he is Peng Dezhu. Since you saw it just now, do you feel like he is from the Peng family you mentioned?"
Ichiro Ono frowned and hesitated for a while, saying, "I'm sorry, the general, my subordinates can't hold it for a while. However, judging from the actions of these two people, they seem to have received some military training."
Tojo Nobuzawa nodded again and said, "Well! That's right. This is why I asked you to come here today. When I met bandits yesterday, Peng Dezhu and his men showed very unusual behavior. ** Individuals, the combat power they formed was not something that ordinary business and travel guards could have. You arrange for people to monitor them and see if they have any abnormal movements."
"Hayi!" Ono Ichiro bowed and replied. Then, hesitated for a moment and said, "God General, since you have some doubts about them, why don't you let your subordinates arrest them for interrogation? I think you can definitely find clues."
When Tojo Nobuzawa heard this, he raised his head and stared at Onoichiro coldly, which made Onoichiro feel sharp on his back. Seeing that cold sweat appeared on Onoichiro's forehead, Tojo Nobuzawa said in a low voice: "Ono-kun, a samurai of the Great Japanese Empire, how can you have such an idea? Although I have some doubts about Peng Dezhu. However, he has saved me. How can I repay my grudges and arrest them without evidence! If the empire wants to completely occupy China, it must use the Chinese people to control the barbarians. Otherwise, China with a vast land and a huge population, how can the empire completely occupy it! Ono-kun, I hope you can remember that if you want to truly occupy China, you must buy people like Peng Dezhu. Do you understand?"
"Hay! I understand!" Ono Ichiro replied respectfully.
When Tojo Nobuzawa and Ichiro Ono discussed Peng Dezhu, Peng Dezhu, who returned home, also began to be on guard against Tojo Nobuzawa. He ordered Yang Yifeng and Liao Kun not to carry out any anti-Japanese activities in the next few months. Focusing on winning Tojo Nobuzawa's trust, all his energy will be devoted to opening a business. At the same time, in order to gain Tojo Nobuzawa's trust as soon as possible, Peng Dezhu is preparing to seek help from Tojo Nobuzawa for opening a business.
Half a month later, Dehe Commercial Bank opened under the attention of Peking people. The reason why the Dehe Commercial Bank opened was that on the day of its opening, not only did all the bigwigs from the business community in Peking, but even the Japanese military police headquarters dispatched the military police to do on-site security for Dehe Commercial Bank. Major General Tanaka Qiwu, the commander of the Japanese military police, came in person, and other Japanese men such as Ichiro Ono and the puppet army's minds and traitors, and the puppet army's minds were also present to support the opening of the business of Dehe Commercial Bank. For a time, Peng Dezhu, the boss of Dehe Commercial Bank, became a legendary star in the Japanese traitors. In the eyes of ordinary people and underground anti-Japanese armed forces, a big traitor appeared in Peiping again.
Xia Shengjun, president of the Peking Chamber of Commerce, did not expect that Dehe Business, who had helped him with his daughter, had gained some knowledge on the day of his opening. Although Xia Shengjun was named the president of the Chamber of Commerce, he was still extremely tired of the Japanese and traitors. He thought that a daughter who had long regarded Japanese traitors as the enemy and had the responsibility of fighting against Japan and saving the country would never have any involvement with Japanese traitors. However, this time he found that he seemed to be out of sight.
But Peng Dezhu, the boss of the Dehe business that his daughter introduced to him, was a big traitor who could not be greater. Could it be that his daughter's previous anger was destroyed after that arrest? Although Xia Shengjun did not want to see her daughter be with those classmates who talked about anti-Japanese war every day and who usually acted out in an extraordinary way, and was in danger. However, he did not want her daughter to make peace with the traitor, which made him unable to raise his head in the business world in Peking.
Xia Shengjun sat in his office, feeling worried about his daughter. Suddenly, a knock on the door came. Xia Shengjun sorted out his thoughts and said, "Come in!" Zhang Mingze, the manager below, walked in, held a letter in his hand, walked to Xia Shengjun's desk, and put the letter to Xia Shengjun and said, "Boss, Boss Chen, the boss of Dahua Spinning Mill, just now, sent someone over and said that they could not supply us in the future."
When Xia Shengjun heard this, his brows frowned again. This was the news that the fourth partner had sent contact and cooperation. Since the opening of Dehe Business Bank, the partners of the Beijing business community have begun to estrange themselves from him intentionally or unintentionally. Because everyone in the entire Peking business community knew about Xia Shengjun's previous help to Dehe Business Bank.
"I understand!" Xia Shengjun was so angry and helpless. He didn't even look at the letter from Boss Chen of Dahua Spinning Mill, and threw it directly on the table. Then he said to Zhang Mingze: "You sort out the goods in the warehouse and the funds we can use now. If there is no way, we can only choose to purchase goods from other places. Even if we lose money, we have to finish these orders in our hands. Otherwise, if we lose our credit, our business will be even more difficult."
"Okay!" After Zhang Mingze agreed, he did not go out. Instead, he stood in front of Xia Shengjun's desk with a look of wanting to speak but stopping.
"Is there anything else?"
Zhang Mingze hesitated for a long time before saying, "Manager Xiao from Tianjin Warehouse, Manager Zhang from Chengnan Warehouse, and Assistant Tang all handed me a resignation this morning."
"What? The three of them are going to resign!" What Xia Shengjun didn't want to see finally happened, and the internal personnel also suffered from disintegration.
Zhang Mingze nodded in embarrassment and said, "Yes. Boss, now not only Manager Xiao and others, but everyone else is also distorted. The company is not running anymore." Looking at Xia Shengjun's painful expression, Zhang Mingze hesitated for a moment and said, "Boss, there is a saying that my subordinates have been in my heart for a long time."
Xia Shengjun looked up at Zhang Mingze, thinking that he wanted to resign, so he said helplessly and angrily: "Tell me! If anyone wants to leave now, I, Xia Shengjun, will not be embarrassed!"
"Boss, you misunderstood. I don't think you will not leave. But..., my subordinates don't understand, why did you take this step this time? I know that the eldest lady is asking you to help Dehe Business, but why didn't you understand with the eldest lady in advance? What my subordinates can't imagine is why the eldest lady is involved with Dehe Business this time."
Xia Shengjun looked at Zhang Mingze and sighed deeply and said, "Hi! A mistake will lead to eternal regret! I haven't figured out Ping'er's actions this time. After asking her several times, she kept silent."
"Boss, I think you'd better talk to the young lady. If this continues, our company will be over." Zhang Mingze advised.
Xia Shengjun nodded and said, "Well! I will have a good talk with Ping'er. Now is the time of crisis in the company, and I hope Manager Zhang will be more worried."
"Boss, don't worry, I will! I'll go down first!" Zhang Mingze dismissed from the office after getting Xia Shengjun's nodding in agreement.
Chapter completed!