At seven o'clock in the evening, Ah Gui led Mr. Wu and his party to a very spacious banquet hall in the village to prepare to entertain them for dinner.
There was a long dining table in the wooden house, on which were some seafood and some local game hunted in the mountains.
A gentle man, about 27 or 28 years old, wearing a military uniform and glasses, was sitting at the dining table. When he saw them, he stood up and smiled.
"This is our deputy commander, General Jose!" Ah Gui introduced them to each other: "This is Mr. Wu, the boss from the East."
"Welcome." General Jose Jr. looked gentle and polite and extended his hand politely.
"Hello." Mr. Wu shook hands gently with the other party. He knew this little Jose, the son of the local warlord General Jose, so he became the deputy commander at a young age.
I heard that he changed his identity when he was young and was sent abroad by old Jose to study abroad. After returning, he took over his family business. Although he looks very gentle, he is actually a decisive and ruthless person.
Mr. Wu knew that even though the other party only sent a deputy commander to talk to him, it did not mean that they did not respect him. Rather, the top leader would definitely not show up before the deal was done.
The two men met, exchanged a few brief greetings, and then sat down.
After sitting down, Xiao Hesai didn't say much, but gave a look to Agui beside him.
"Mr. Wu, I may be a bit blunt, but please don't be angry." Ah Gui picked up the teapot and stood up to pour tea for the guest. With a smile on his face, he asked tentatively, "As far as I know, this Chinese area is a restricted area for psychotropic drugs. You have such a big appetite, haha..."
He was halfway through his words, and although he was being polite, there was still a hint of doubt between the lines.
Mr. Wu took a sip of tea and said slowly, "Where there is absolute profit, there will be people who will do it. It just depends on who is doing it. Besides, the goods I want will not be circulated within the Chinese area. There are many surrounding areas that need this kind of thing."
Hearing this, Ah Gui smiled and nodded, then asked, "Then may I ask where you plan to send these goods?"
Mr. Wu put down his teacup and said softly, "My relationship is in the north."
Ah Gui was stunned for a moment: "In the north? To be honest, I am very familiar with the Chinese District. I served in the army there for six years, but I have never heard of the Nine Divisions?"
Mr. Wu smiled and said, "It's normal that you don't know. This matter dates back to more than 30 years ago. At the end of the war of unification, in order to fight against the Russians' Sixth District, the Chinese District established the Eighth Bureau and the First Division with Sichuan Prefecture as the core, including Yanbei, Nanhu, Ludi, Sichuan Prefecture, and the Ninth District..."
Mr. Wu smiled and talked freely, exuding a calm charm. He knew all the secrets of the Chinese District. "The Eighth Bureau and the First Bureau are mainly responsible for providing intelligence to the General Military Intelligence Bureau. At that time, the situation in the north... that is, Beifengkou, was special, and it was also the gateway to the Sixth District. Therefore, the Chinese District established a special military intelligence department, called the Ninth Department, to handle information here. Haha, outsiders really don't know much about this. And after the war of unification, this department changed its name, but some old people still call it the Ninth Department."
"I still have some impression of that period of history." Ah Gui paused after hearing this, turned his head and looked at Mr. Wu and said, "I heard that... the first director of the Military Intelligence Bureau in the Chinese District was named Wu! The commander-in-chief of Beifengkou was also named Wu! And your connections are in the north... You wouldn't be..."
"Haha, my family background is very ordinary." Mr. Wu waved his hand and smiled faintly: "I am just running errands for the big shots, not worth mentioning."
"ah… "
Although the other party's words were very obscure, some scenes from the great migration of Nanhu in those days still emerged in Ah Gui's mind. In an instant, he filled in countless information in his mind, revealing an expression that said, "I understand, you don't need to say more": "Oh, I see, I see."
Mr. Wu smiled and said no more.
Jose, who had been silent, raised his glass and said with a smile: "Mr. Wu has come from afar. According to Eastern tradition, I will toast you."
"You're welcome, young general." Mr. Wu also raised his glass. The two of them drank, and the atmosphere in the room became much more intimate. Everyone ate and chatted.
Half an hour later, when everyone had almost finished eating, Mr. Wu put down his glass and took out a stack of checkbooks from his pocket, saying, "As for the quantity of goods, just follow what I told you before. You just need to deliver the goods to the port. According to the rules, I will pay you a deposit first."
As he spoke, Mr. Wu took out an exquisite fountain pen, quickly wrote down a string of numbers on the checkbook, tore it off and pushed it to Ah Gui.
Ah Gui glanced at the check and saw that it was for three million, so he declined, "No need to pay a deposit for someone introduced by Lao Wei. You are too polite."
Mr. Wu smiled and said, "Haha, let's keep things to ourselves. Rules are rules."
"Since Mr. Wu insists so much, I'll accept it." Ah Gui then put away the check and put it in his pocket.
Another half an hour later, the dinner was over and everyone got up and walked out.
Mr. Wu and Xiao Hesai were walking in front, chatting and laughing as if they were old friends who had known each other for many years.
Ah Gui followed behind and accompanied him all the way.
At this moment, one of Mr. Wu's entourage approached him and quietly slipped a check into his hand.
Ah Gui took a quick look and found that there were a full five hundred thousand. He was slightly surprised and pretended to refuse: "Oh, what are you doing? Don't do it! The deputy commander is still...!"
The entourage held Ah Gui's hand and said softly, "You've been around the world for a long time, so you know the rules. Please keep it. We will inevitably cause you trouble when we move the goods later."
"Haha, Mr. Wu is really polite." Ah Gui smiled and put the check in his pocket.
Soon, both parties stood at the intersection and said goodbye to each other. Mr. Wu and his friends were going back to where they lived, while Xiao Hesai and Ah Gui walked to the other side.
On the way, Xiao Hesai had already put away his smile, turned his head to look at Ah Gui and asked: "Have you checked him?"
Ah Gui whispered, "This person was introduced by Lao Wei. Lao Wei is an old customer of ours, so there is a certain trust. There shouldn't be any problems with the person he introduced. Moreover, what this person said was very detailed, similar to what I knew when I was in the Chinese District, and it was all very confidential information... I think he should be a very powerful person."
Little Jose walked quietly without saying a word.
Ah Gui observed his expression and immediately took out the check for three million from his pocket: "I just called to confirm, the money is fine."
Little Jose nodded gently: "Then do it."
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There is one more chapter, which will be posted soon and is being revised!