Su Yue laughed and stepped forward, saying in a low voice, "I haven't had a proper chat with Fujiwara-kun for a long time. I wonder if Fujiwara-kun has some time now?"

Ning Zhiheng was taken aback. Su Yue wanted to talk to him alone. Was there something wrong?

However, he immediately nodded in agreement, saying, "Of course!"

After speaking, he nodded to Katsuta Takashi and the other officers beside him, then got up and went upstairs with Su Yue to Su Yue's study.

Su Yue courteously offered Ning Zhiheng the seat of honor and personally poured him a cup of tea.

Ning Zhiheng looked at Su Yue and couldn't help but smile, "Mayor Su, please speak frankly, there's no need for formalities!"

Su Yue considered for a moment, then said with a smile, "Fujiwara-kun is indeed a straightforward person. So I will be frank with you. The main reason I invited you for a chat is because of a personal matter."

"Oh, please go ahead!"

“Fujiwara-kun, you may not know this, but I used to have some businesses in Shanghai, mainly dealing in pharmaceuticals. However, since the Imperial Army fully occupied Shanghai, the pharmaceutical business has plummeted, and I have suffered great losses. Fortunately, I could still import some supplies from the Imagawa Trading Company, which was enough to keep me afloat. But recently, the Imagawa Trading Company suddenly went bankrupt, and the supply of pharmaceuticals on the market has decreased dramatically. Now I can't continue. I know that Fujiwara-kun currently controls all the pharmaceutical supplies in Shanghai, so I shamelessly asked Fujiwara-kun if I could get some pharmaceuticals from you. Otherwise, this business really can't continue!”

It turns out that Su Yue had been running a pharmaceutical business in Shanghai, because at that time, pharmaceuticals were a highly profitable industry, and he made a lot of money.

However, a while ago, the entire pharmaceutical market was suddenly shaken up. All the supplies were taken over by Fujiwara Corporation, and only a small amount of goods were released. The small-scale distributors of various smuggling companies were suddenly in short supply, and Su Yue's trading company was one of them.

This situation caught Su Yue off guard, but fortunately, he and Ning Zhiheng had previously interacted through Katsuta Takashi and were considered good friends. So, taking advantage of this birthday dinner, he wanted to ask Ning Zhiheng for some of the medicine.

After hearing Su Yue's words, Ning Zhiheng finally understood that he had been shipping a large amount of controlled goods out of Shanghai, causing a shortage of goods in Shanghai.

Wen Hao from the Special Investigation Department had previously raised the same suspicions with He Siming, suggesting that his actions had been too drastic, causing the local buyers in Shanghai to become uneasy.

Ning Zhiheng is also preparing to gradually restore the supply of goods in Shanghai these days, at least to maintain normal market demand, and not to be too hasty.

Besides, Su Yue is no ordinary person. Even for the sake of Katsuta Takashi, I have to agree.

Ning Zhiheng said with a smile, "So that's how it is. It was all because my men were too hasty and didn't expect to affect Mayor Su's business. Don't worry, it's a small matter. I'll arrange it right away. You can send someone to my company to talk to Hirao. I'll make sure Mayor Su is satisfied."

Seeing Ning Zhiheng agree so readily, Su Yue's face lit up with joy. He quickly clasped his hands together and stepped forward to express his gratitude, saying, "Thank you so much, Fujiwara-kun. I'll arrange for someone to go there tomorrow. I'm counting on you!"

Ning Zhiheng waved his hand and smiled, "Mayor Su, if you want goods in the future, you can directly get them from my company. It's a small matter, just give me a call. You are Katsuta-kun's classmate, we are all on the same side, we can speak frankly, no need to be so polite!"

"Definitely, definitely, they're all on our side, on our side!"

After their conversation, Ning Zhiheng noticed it was getting late and stood up. Su Yue quickly escorted him downstairs.

Not long after, when Su Yue returned to the study, a man in his thirties was following behind him.

This is his manager, his cousin Qin Lechi. Su Yue's businesses have always been managed by his cousin.

"Cousin, how did the negotiations go? Did Fujiwara agree to supply us?" Qin Lechi asked anxiously.

During this time, he traveled everywhere in search of medicine, but supplies were scarce everywhere. So he had to ask his cousin to personally ask the Japanese boss for the medicine.