Chapter 659 The Passing of Time 24
Luo Siyuan originally wanted to find some beautiful women to keep Kawasaki company, but to his surprise, Kawasaki had no interest in women at all and was only focused on eating.
Qiu Juncheng nudged Luo Siyuan quietly, "Director, how about we try finding a couple of young men?"
Luo Siyuan dropped the chicken from his chopsticks onto the plate with a thud. He looked at Qiu Juncheng in shock, and only when he saw that Qiu Juncheng wasn't joking did he begin to believe him.
That day, Kawasaki Itō stayed at the mansion, accompanied by Luo Siyuan, while Qiu Juncheng made an excuse to slip away.
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With the case of the mysteriously disappearing drugs at the Army Hospital solved and Guan Sanqing executed, the case of the Army Hospital ghost's rampage of killings seems to have been forgotten.
Beiping City has finally returned to its former bustling state.
First, Qiu Juncheng held a promotion banquet for Luo Siyuan, and then he held his own wedding banquet.
However, instead of the two tables originally planned, there were a full sixteen tables.
After all, he's now the East District Police Chief, and people keep coming to give him gifts.
Ning Yan was happy to receive the gifts, and since she didn't have to worry about the banquet, she left everything to Su Sheng, Li Dagang, and the others, and she was busy eating.
Luo Siyuan privately chatted with Qiu Juncheng about crickets quite a bit, saying, "No wonder you didn't accept the women I introduced to you before, you really have high standards!"
Qiu Juncheng was extremely pleased to hear his wife being praised, but he didn't show it on his face and just laughed it off.
Three days after the banquet, Qiu Juncheng received a call from Kawasaki. The proposal to establish a security team had been approved. Qiu Juncheng made a long speech on the phone and then arranged for Su Sheng to recruit people after hanging up.
"The security team has a staff of 250 people. Our selection criteria are obedience and tight-lippedness. Remember to conduct strict screenings. Also, let me make it clear in advance that the members of the security team will be inspected once a week, and those who do not meet the requirements will be eliminated directly."
Su Sheng: "Don't worry, Director, I will definitely take care of this for you."
"Well, there are a few more things I need to tell you."
First, inform all your men that, starting today, everyone in the jurisdiction is strictly prohibited from accepting bribes or demanding kickbacks.
If anyone breaks the rules, scares away the merchants, or affects their income, don't blame me for firing them without showing any leniency!
Secondly, I will distribute a portion of the protection fees paid by the merchants each month as dividends to everyone.
Those facing special difficulties can report to higher authorities, and the bureau can provide an advance on their salary.
The protection fees paid by the merchants were considerable, and most of this money ended up in Luo Siyuan's hands.
The ordinary patrol officers at the bottom earn meager wages that are simply not enough to support their families.
Especially recently, with the price of grain rising again, some patrol officers can't even afford mixed flour.
"Third, since the merchants have paid protection money, we patrol officers must fulfill our duty of protection. We must not be lenient when we encounter troublemakers. We must deal with them as appropriate, and I will take responsibility if anything goes wrong."
"Yes, Director."
Su Sheng, his face beaming with excitement, went down to deliver the order.
He knew firsthand how hard life was for his men when Director Luo was around. He only cared about squeezing money into his own family and didn't care at all about how his subordinates were doing.
Now things are much better. Director Luo has been transferred, and Director Qiu has become the top leader. The good days for us brothers have finally arrived!
After Su Sheng left, Qiu Juncheng relaxed and leaned back in his chair.
The main purpose of establishing this security team was to recruit some people to work for him.
Now that he has a family (and will have children sooner or later), he naturally wants to provide them with a comfortable and safe living environment.
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After Qiu Juncheng left for work, Ning Yan packed up and slipped out of the house. She found an empty house where no one was around and climbed over the wall.
After unlocking the door, she changed her clothes inside, disguised her face, and came out as a man with a mustache.
After climbing over the wall of the abandoned courtyard and walking out of the alley, Ning Yan hailed a rickshaw and headed straight for the auction house.
Auction houses in Beiping occasionally auction off some properties, but of course, there are also times when they fail to sell. These unsold properties can be traded privately.
She first registered a new household under the name of Xiao Chun Sanlang, with the head of household named Ning Yan and the identity of a businessman.
Kojun Saburo was a real person. He was the third son of the Japanese Prime Minister. Putting everything else aside, just his surname alone is enough to command respect.
Then, using Ning Yan's name, he bought a three-courtyard house on Qianmen East Street in the East District.
This courtyard house is only a five-minute walk from their current residence.
After that, they bought a few more servants.
These days, there are too many people who don't have enough to eat.
Did you think it was illegal for her to buy people?
No, she was saving people.
Among these servants, the house and land of Zhang's family had been occupied by the Japanese several years ago. That land is now the Japanese airport. Later, the men in the family were forced to do hard labor and died on the construction site.
She and her three sons were left at home.
The eldest son, Zhang Dazhu, was eighteen, Zhang Erzhu was sixteen, and Zhang Sanzhu was twelve. They were all quite clever. When she was buying people, the four of them only had one request: food and lodging were all they needed. They didn't even want monthly allowances, but the four of them had to be bought together.
There were also two sisters, the older one was twenty and the younger one was sixteen, who were sold by their own father.
The family is really struggling to make ends meet. Selling the property will save them their lives, but staying at home means they'll just have to wait to die.
Chen Chun, a former soldier who can drive, lives alone. When he saw Ning Yan buying people, he decided to sell himself.
There is another man named Zheng Qiumin, who is 41 years old this year. He used to be a manager in a trading company. After his first wife passed away, he married a young woman.
As a result, the woman ran off with her lover, taking all his assets, and he was fired from his business.
Knowing that Ning Yan had hired someone to provide room and board, he came to be Ning Yan's housekeeper.
They took these people to the house on East Street and had Zheng Qiumin tidy up the house. Then they called him to the courtyard and gave him some money to buy daily necessities for the house.
"The house isn't ready yet, so we can't cook for the time being. For lunch, just go to the food stalls at the street corner and buy some ready-made food. I'll bring some ingredients over this afternoon, and you can cook dinner yourself."
Zheng Qiumin: "Understood, sir. I'll go buy it right away."
"I'm leaving the house to you. I'm usually quite busy, so when I'm not home, I'll leave everything at home to you."
"Don't worry, I will definitely take good care of the house and the people in the family."
Ning Yan carefully examined the faces of the people she was selecting, and none of them were particularly wicked or evil, so she felt very reassured using them.
"Okay, that's good."
She had to have lunch with Qiu Juncheng at noon, and in the afternoon she went to rent a large warehouse.
In her previous life, she had stockpiled a large amount of supplies in the Divine Palace. As soon as she arrived in this world, she thought about distributing them, but she never found an opportunity.
Upon arriving in Beiping, she developed the idea of becoming a merchant who resold goods.
And if you want to do this kind of work, there's nothing more suitable than using a Japanese identity.
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