After Anthony left, Chen Qiang took 500 US dollars in cash and came to the club's front desk. He found an excuse to exchange the 500 US dollars in bank note.

Chen Qiang repeatedly confirmed it, and finally he was 100% sure that this was the bank note he donated.

According to Hu Shi, the $500 is used to buy hemostatic bandages, while Anthony sells whiskey, which is obviously inconsistent with what Hu Shi said.

It is possible that the embassy bought the hemostatic bandage with the promissory notes of $500, and the person who sold the hemostatic bandage used the money to buy whiskey from Anthony, so this bank note appeared in Anthony's hands.

Or maybe several merchants passed by, such as the merchant who sold hemostasis bandages, gave the bank notice to others, and the others gave the bank notice to Anthony. After all, this is a bank notice from the New York Reserve Credit Center, which can be used as US dollars and is normal for circulation on the market.

However, this possibility is full of doubts.

First of all, the time is not consistent. Chen Qiang ate hot pot in the embassy the day before yesterday and returned to New York by train yesterday. It was about 400 kilometers from Washington to New York. At the speed of the train at that time, it took almost a day to walk. So Chen Qiang returned to New York with the fastest speed.

According to Anthony, he received this bank promissory note this morning, which means that the bank promissory note came to New York almost at the same time as Chen Qiang. It is impossible to conduct many transactions in such a short time.

At that time, 500 US dollars was a big figure. In the United States, it was enough to buy a luxury car. Nowadays, ordinary people would not be able to buy a luxury car and pay the money and take it away directly after looking at the car. They had to consider several more models and then check and review online, and compare the three companies (except for the rich of course). So in the morning, this $500 business made several decisions in the morning, which was basically impossible.

And under normal circumstances, the merchant who sold hemostatic bandages received the payment for the goods should be invested in his own business. It is impossible to buy whiskey all such a large batch of payments, which is unreasonable. After all, the profit of hemostatic bandages is very meager and is not a luxury with high added value. If a merchant makes money, he will not be able to celebrate with two or three bottles of whiskey. Even if the merchant likes to drink, he will not buy whiskey worth 500 US dollars at once.

What's more, Anthony said that the one who bought whiskey was a Chinese. Chen Qiang had guessed that the Chinese was a person from the embassy.

Of course, there is also a possibility, that is, the people who sell hemostatic bandages are also Chinese, but in fact, it is impossible for Chinese to do hemostatic bandage business. Although hemostatic bandages do not have much technical content, they were also industrial products at that time, and this is not an industry that Chinese people in the United States can involve.

At that time, due to the existence of the Chinese Exclusion Act, Chinese people had a hard time in the United States. At most, Chinese people opened restaurants or grocery stores in the United States, and could not do some small business. Even the Song family and Kong family were unable to do business after World War II. Roosevelt flew out the Chinese Exclusion Act and started doing business in the United States.

The most important point is that this batch of whiskey was shipped directly to China!

In China at that time, there was no need for whiskey. Even if you transport whiskey to China, you would not be able to sell it without any way. No merchant would be so stupid that he would ship whiskey to China to sell it at this time.

The only possibility is that some people in China need such a batch of goods, so someone will purchase them in the United States.

During the war, ordinary people were unable to survive, so how could they drink imported whiskey? So, in addition to foreigners, those who need American whiskey were those high-ranking officials.

Thinking of what Anthony said, not long ago, Chen Qiang was even more sure that the high-quality whiskeys in China needed the whiskeys of Team US!

The whiskeys of the dignitaries were bought with the money donated by Chen Qiang, but Chen Qiang donated the money to support the domestic anti-Japanese war cause, and it was not for the dignitaries to drink whiskeys.

The last time I bought whiskey was the time I spent on the purchase of 25 million US dollars. I could tell with my butt that part of the 25 million US dollars loan was used to buy high-quality whiskey for domestic dignitaries to enjoy!

Not only whiskey, according to the information revealed by Anthony, there are cigars, chocolates, and the latest stockings. How can these be the supplies urgently needed by the domestic military and civilians? Go and send a cigar to the soldiers or a stocking to the victims?

"Damn it! Someone embezzled this batch of money! If I had known this, I would rather feed the money to the dog than to make these grandchildren cheap!" Chen Qiang angrily smashed his fist at the table. He didn't expect that such a thing would happen. Now that the country is in trouble, he uses the money to save the country to enjoy a luxurious life.

Then Chen Qiang thought of Hu Shi again.

"Does Hu Shi know about this? I have known Hu Shi for a while and I have some understanding of him. He shouldn't be chaotic about such big things! But he is the ambassador to the United States, and this time he is the embassy for purchasing supplies. Whether he knows it or not, it is inseparable from it!"

Chen Qiang had decided to return to Washington and confront Hu Shi with this promissory note.

...

Two days later, Chen Qiang took a day off from the tennis club and then took the train to Washington. In the evening, when he arrived at the embassy, ​​the staff in the embassy had already gotten off work.

"Chen Qiang, why are you back? Have you eaten? If you don't eat, I'll ask the cafeteria to make some for you." Hu Shi called Chen Qiang into the room, poured a cup of tea, and then said, "I just made it soak. Take a sip to quench your thirst."

Chen Qiang was not polite either, so he picked up the teacup and drank it all.

Hu Shi then asked, "Chen Qiang, you suddenly came back from New York. Did something happen?"

"Sir, I want to ask you, I donated $500 for the time I went on stage. Do you think you want to buy a hemostatic bandage? Have you bought it?" Chen Qiang asked.

"Don't worry, everything has been completed. After you gave me the bank notice, I sent someone to New York to purchase hemostatic bandages the next day, and now they have been loaded on the freighter." Hu Shi said.

Chen Qiang stared at Hu Shi's eyes and felt that Hu Shi didn't seem to be lying.

"Maybe Hu Shi was also kept in the dark." Thinking of this, Chen Qiang reached out and took out the 500 US dollar bank note from his arms and handed it to Hu Shi.

"Chen Qiang, are you going to donate again? I know your intention, but your money is not caused by the strong wind. If you are alone in New York, you have to spend money on food, clothing, housing and transportation. If you are alone in a foreign land, you should leave some money to stay with you." Hu Shi said.

"Sir, I'm not here to donate money this time. Please take a closer look at this bank note. Are you familiar with it?" Chen Qiang said.

Hu Shi walked under the desk lamp with the bank note, held the glasses on his nose, and looked at it carefully.

"It's the bank promissory note from the New York Reserve Credit Center again, it's still $500, the same as the one you brought last time. Hey? Why is there a stain on it? Is it oil? Isn't this the bank promissory note from the last time I ate hot pot and accidentally dripped chili oil with it!"

Hu Shi also recognized the bank promissory note. He raised his head and asked Chen Qiang: "This is the bank promissory note you gave me, why did it come back to you?"

"I got it from a businessman in New York." Chen Qiang paused, slowed down and continued: "But this businessman is not a hemostatic bandage, but a whiskey seller!"

"What!" Hu Shi was also a smart person, and his political sense was much more keen than Chen Qiang. He thought at the first time that the person in charge of purchasing supplies misappropriated the money and bought whiskey.

"How could this happen?" Hu Shi immediately calmed down after a brief panic.

Then Hu Shi said, "Chen Qiang, I'll check this matter immediately. You live here tonight. I will give you an explanation."

After hearing Hu Shi's words, Chen Qiang looked like he was eager to speak but stopped.

Hu Shi noticed this and asked, "Why, what else is there?"

"As far as I understand, this is not the first time. Someone has bought whiskey before, and it is all high-end goods. The time just matches the purchase of 25 million US dollars!" Chen Qiang said.

Hu Shi immediately took a breath: "I didn't expect that they actually reached into the house. This is money to save the country! They dare to move such money! It's really damn!"

...

The next day, several officials responsible for purchasing supplies were called into the room by Hu Shi, and Chen Qiang was also listening.

"Tell me, what's going on! Why did this bank promissory note appear in a wine seller? Don't tell me that whiskey is an urgently needed material in China!" Hu Shi took out the bank promissory note stained with chili oil.

A few people looked at me and I looked at you, and finally looked at the leader in charge of material procurement. This person’s surname is Wang and is a specialist sent to the country.

When the Commissioner Wang saw Chen Qiang coming to the door with a check, he knew that the victim came to the door and the matter would definitely not be hidden. So he immediately said, "Amistant Hu, this is actually the case. Some of my friends in China wanted me to transport some whiskey back. I didn't bring enough money at that time, so I used this bank bill. But don't worry, I will make up for the 500 US dollars immediately!"

Hu Shi didn't say anything, but Chen Qiang said, "Commissioner Wang, this excuse is too clumsy! It's not the first time that Commissioner Wang has done something like filling his personal bags! In addition to whiskey, Commissioner Wang should have also bought cigars. By chance, there are also the latest stockings!"

After hearing this, Commissioner Wang knew that the matter had been completely exposed. He smiled awkwardly, and then spoke to Hu Shi: "Ambassador Hu, I'll report this matter to you alone!"

However, Hu Shi's scholar's temper became completely inhumane. He shook his head with a serious face and said, "You must say anything to others. Let's say anything here!"

Commissioner Wang also knew that Hu Shi was just a stubborn nerd at heart. Now that this nerd is inspiring, he can't persuade him.

So Commissioner Wang gave up the idea of ​​reporting alone and confessed: "Ambassador Hu, I know that this money is used to save the country. Even if I, Wang, have no conscience, dare not use this money to fill my pockets. Besides, I am a small official with sesame and mung beans. If I dare to touch this kind of money, I think I have a long life!"

"What the hell is going on?" Hu Shi asked.

"Ambassador Hu, although I bought the things, these things were what others wanted." Commissioner Wang said.

"I've guessed this a long time ago. Even if you can transport it back, you can't sell it!" Hu Shi snorted coldly and asked, "Tell me, which big shot was instructed by you?"

"Amistantor Hu, the resources in China are scarce now, and the things I bought are even more in short supply in China. A cigar, a bottle of perfume, and a pair of stockings can all be sold at high prices. If you dare to sell these things at this time, you should be able to guess who it is." Commissioner Wang said.

"I want to hear you say it in person!" Hu Shi said sternly.

However, Commissioner Wang took out an envelope from his arms and handed it to Hu Shi, and then said, "Ambassador Hu, this is the telegram I received. You can see it yourself and you will understand it! I can't help it. I must abide by the orders from the top!"

Hu Shi received the telegram and looked over it one by one, but his expression became more and more helpless.

After a long time, Hu Shi finished reading the telegram and sat on the chair, with a hint of despair on his face.

"Sir, are you okay? Have a drink of water first." Chen Qiang immediately took Hu Shi's teacup.

"Chen Qiang, you can take a look too!" Hu Shi handed the telegram to Chen Qiang.

Chen Qiang took the telegram and read it quickly. The content was basically saying that Commissioner Wang would take out some money from the 25 million US dollar loan to purchase some supplies, followed by a list of supplies. After the purchase of supplies is completed, it will be transported to China, and the people from Xiangji Company will be responsible for receiving the goods.

Hu Shi next to him explained: "This Xiangji Company is the former Xiangji Business Company, which is the Kong family's industry. As for the Huangshan official residence where the telegram was sent, it is the residence of the commissioner in Chongqing!"

At this time, Chen Qiang had already understood that these four major families were making money from the national crisis!

The country is in a war period, and it is difficult to guarantee food. Things like cigar wine cannot be bought even if they have money. If these cigar wines are shipped to China, they will definitely be sold at a sky-high price. The Kong family, who is responsible for receiving goods, will definitely make a fortune.

Chen Qiang read some records from later generations and knew that the four major families monopolized various materials during the War of Resistance Against Japan and reselled them crazy inside and outside the Kuomintang-controlled area, making huge profits. But what Chen Qiang did not expect was that this kind of thing was encountered by himself and caught a current situation.

Looking at Hu Shi again, it seemed that he had become ten years older in an instant, and his old face was filled with despair!

Hu Shi worked hard to get the 25 million US dollars loan from the Americans. He originally planned to relieve domestic pressure, but he did not expect that the money would eventually be used by the senior management to make a fortune in the national crisis!

More importantly, the main messenger behind this turned out to be the Huangshan official residence!

The Chinese leader should have set an example and led all Chinese people to resist the invaders, but now he has set an example and made money from the four major families! Even the loans from the United States have to pluck the feathers!

Hu Shi originally planned to find out the mastermind behind the scenes and report to the Huangshan official residence. At least he had to let the mastermind spit out all the money, but he didn't expect that the real master behind the scenes was the one behind the Huangshan official residence!

Thinking of the commendation order sent by Chongqing before, Hu Shi suddenly felt like he was carrying it. The commendation order was more like praising Hu Shi for helping the four major families make a lot of money!

Hu Shi suddenly felt that the efforts he had worked hard these days were completely meaningless, and he ended up only making wedding dresses for others, and the loans he had worked hard to get became the capital for those high-ranking officials to resell supplies!

"Chen Qiang, do you think we are still saved in China?" Hu Shi suddenly asked, his tone full of pessimism and confusion.

"Of course! We will definitely drive away the Japanese! Sir, there are 40 million people in China, and I believe that most Chinese people still have conscience!" Chen Qiang looked full of confidence.

Then Chen Qiang returned the telegram in his hand to Hu Shi, and continued: "Some people are not interested in the War of Resistance, and some people will take this opportunity to make a fortune in the national crisis, but I believe that someone will definitely stop and lead the Chinese to win this war! As long as we are still fighting, we still have hope!"
Chapter completed!