Chapter 234: Trap and Kill Takarayasu Hideyoshi

With his silver tongue, what's there to fear about handling a foreign girl?

Seeing Xia Lin off, Chen Yongren changed his appearance again and found Zhang Dingqi.

Recently, the Hua Gang has been developing quite well.

The main reason is that Chen Yongren sponsored a batch of American weapons.

The Hua Gang's firepower is strong; ordinary gangs can't resist it.

After all, who has ever seen a gang wielding an American machine gun to seize territory?

The Hua Gang's original two docks have expanded to four; business is booming, earning at least 50,000 taels a day.

The Chinese Merchants' Association also successfully registered.

Its main business sectors are investment and trade.

Since it's just starting out, everything is still being explored; they seek not profit but a quick grasp of the relevant business to prepare for the company's future development.

Zhang Dingqi also smoothly joined the Police Bureau.

Moreover, using his own people to commit crimes and then having Zhang Dingqi solve them, Zhang Dingqi, who cracked case after case, enjoys an excellent reputation in the Police Bureau.

Furthermore, he knows some English and French, and Zhang Dingqi secretly bribed foreigners with money to clear the way; although his tenure is short, he quickly rose to the rank of Inspector.

Chen Yongren began trying to have Hua Lei get involved in the Hua Gang's business.

Of course, using another face.

Under Chen Yongren's cultivation, Hua Lei progressed rapidly, beginning to take over Zhang Dingqi's management of the association's business.

And he began having Hua Lei handle liaison tasks between himself and the various teams.

Each time, Hua Lei completed the task perfectly.

Free from other concerns, Zhang Dingqi devoted himself wholly to the Police Bureau.

One white, one black—two paths advancing together.

Chen Yongren also contacts Xia Lin every few days to maintain their connection.

During this period.

Because there was little feedback from Chongqing, Chen Yongren, in order to increase the Japanese' trust in him,

He deliberately cracked several cases involving assassination, bombing, poisoning, etc., designed against Tufeiyuan Er and Fujiwara Chikata.

He also busted a few fake hideouts of the Military Statistics Bureau.

Indeed, this made Tufeiyuan Er and Fujiwara Chikata trust him even more.

Of course.

Chen Yongren also didn't forget to care for the three women: Fujiwara Yuko, Fujiwara Rina, and Takarayasu Mitsuko.

Takarayasu Mitsuko's days were very bitter.

Bitter in every sense.

Takarayasu Hideyoshi, from inability to having no heir, felt the strange looks within the agency, his mind already become abnormally twisted.

If not for old feelings, Fujiwara Chikata would have already transferred Takarayasu Hideyoshi away.

Therefore, he also learned to write a diary daily to vent his emotions, trying every means to satisfy his perverse desires.

Takarayasu Mitsuko's body and mind suffered greatly.

At times he could hardly tell whether he or Takarayasu Hideyoshi was the woman, and even vegetables like cucumbers and eggplants cast a shadow over him.

Only when beside Chen Yongren could he experience a woman's joy and the warmth of being cared for.

He learned this from Takarayasu Mitsuko's mouth.

Because the seas off Songhu were rough, the Persian opium ships bound for Songhu all sank to the seabed, indirectly causing local opium prices in Songhu to spike.

During that time, Chen Yongren was busy busting the hideouts of the Military Statistics Bureau.

This task was naturally handed over by Fujiwara Chikata to Takarayasu Hideyoshi.

While Mitsuko was asleep.

Chen Yongren quickly found the hidden compartment where the diary was kept.

Opening the diary, he saw its contents were even more explosive than the personal letters of Amamiya Kazuhito and others, and an idea instantly struck him.

Wasn't this batch of opium just found a sucker to handle?

Regarding this shipment, Boss Dai urged him urgently, and Chen Yongren could no longer brush it off with his previous excuses.

Why not take this opportunity to really screw over the little Japanese?

I don't want to give the goods, but I damn well want the money!

Maybe he could even take care of Takarayasu Hideyoshi in the process.

Chen Yongren, after restoring the diary's original position, also hid a stack of counterfeit cash worth ten thousand dollars on top of one of the bookshelves in Takarayasu Hideyoshi's study.

The counterfeit money was also a batch Chen Yongren bought when purchasing explosives from the underground black market for his act.

Finally, he imitated Takarayasu Hideyoshi's handwriting, wrote a contract, signed it, dried the ink, and slipped it into a book.

After leaving the Takarayasu residence, he extracted the opium in advance, placed it in a warehouse he rented, and then headed to the restaurant frequented by Takarayasu Hideyoshi.

This restaurant was actually a haunt where Japanese businessmen discussed deals.

To avoid alerting Takarayasu Hideyoshi, Chen Yongren did not approach him right away, but instead deliberately strolled around the restaurant.

Upon seeing Takarayasu Hideyoshi again, Chen Yongren noticed he was wearing perfume.

Even so, it couldn't mask the faint urine odor on his body.

Since he lost his downstairs, this guy often leaks urine, and the cloth of his crotch is an extra layer thicker than normal people's.

He scanned with his eyes to investigate.

The current situation shows that this guy Takarayasu Hideyoshi is feeling a headache from searching for opium.

These past days.

Chen Yongren, besides boosting his presence, also urgently made a batch of fake opium and placed it in the system warehouse.

Feeling the time was about right, Chen Yongren proactively sat opposite Takayanagi Hideyoshi, smiling and greeting him in Japanese.

"Sir, I've noticed you for several days. Are you interested in discussing a business deal?"

This is a quiet corner; no need to worry about being noticed.

Takayanagi Hideyoshi scrutinized Chen Yongren.

He had seen this person before; he seemed like a newcomer in business, always trying to strike up conversations with people, never expecting to actually end up talking to himself.

"I can guarantee you, this deal will definitely make you a fortune!" Chen Yongren mysteriously pulled out something wrapped in oil paper.

Takayanagi Hideyoshi was about to refuse, but when he saw the oil-paper-wrapped item, his eyes widened, he hastily grabbed it and brought it to his nose to smell.

Exactly the opium he urgently needed!

"How much? I'll take it all!" Takayanagi Hideyoshi hurriedly said.

"120 boxes." Chen Yongren immediately replied.

"You know how hard it is to buy opium by the box these days; I only need twenty thousand dollars per box."

"If you can buy all these opium boxes at once, we can do long-term business."

"Not just opium; for any scarce supplies, I'll find a way to get them for you!"

"No problem!" Takayanagi Hideyoshi immediately agreed.

What's 2.4 million dollars?

At current opium prices, if sold all, it could fetch at least 4.8 million, even more.

"We need to inspect the goods first, then do a hand‑over‑hand exchange of money and merchandise!" Takayanagi Hideyoshi added.

As for how the opium came about,

Never mind how it came about.

As long as we make money, that's fine.

"No problem." Chen Yongren was equally straightforward.

"Pleasant cooperation..." Seeing Chen Yongren so straightforward, Takayanagi Hideyoshi also believed this guy wasn't fooling around, and happily extended his hand.

"My surname is Qingshui; you can call me Qingshui Jian." Chen Yongren extended his hand.

It's just a throwaway alias; what it's called doesn't matter.

"Shuiyuan Tengyi." Takayanagi Hideyoshi also made up a fake name for himself.

That night.

Takayanagi Hideyoshi followed Chen Yongren to the warehouse, confirmed the boxes contained only opium, then immediately went to inform Fujiwara Chikata.

Upon hearing this, Fujiwara Chikata, holding a check, followed Takayanagi Hideyoshi, leading a convoy to the warehouse, personally inspected the goods, and then completed the transaction with Qingshui Jian—that is, Chen Yongren's alias.