Hu Yunhe and Boss Wan toasted and chatted happily. The two deliberately cultivated a friendship, and by the time the business was over, they were already so familiar with each other that they could call each other brothers.
Seeing that it was almost time and they were all quite drunk, the three of them got up and went downstairs. Pan Kang went to the counter to pay the bill first, while Hu Yunhe and Boss Wan walked towards the restaurant entrance.
The two chatted as they walked. As they exited the restaurant, Hu Yunhe was talking when Boss Wan looked up and saw the department store across the street. His eyes lit up, and he said, "Brother Hu, I'm going to buy a pack of cigarettes. Wait a moment."
"Okay!" Hu Yunhe nodded in agreement, not taking it seriously.
Then we saw Boss Wan tuck his briefcase under his arm, slowly cross the street, arrive at the entrance of the department store, and step inside.
At that moment, the shopkeeper was keeping accounts behind the counter. When he looked up and saw Mr. Wan come in, he quickly put down his pen and asked with a smile, "Sir, what would you like to order?"
Mr. Wan's gaze lingered on the shopkeeper for a moment, and he casually said, "Give me two packs of Lao Dao (a type of Chinese liquor), and a box of pastries."
"Alright! Please wait a moment!" The shopkeeper readily agreed, turned around and handed two packs of cigarettes to Boss Wan, then called to the waiter beside him, who quickly weighed the pastries and tied them with rope.
Boss Wan reached into his pocket, then paused, quickly went to the door, and called out to Hu Yunhe across the way, "Brother Hu, come here for a moment."
Hu Yunhe was waiting on the opposite side when he heard Boss Wan call out to him. Without suspicion, he walked over, crossed the street, and arrived at the entrance of the department store.
Mr. Wan patted his pocket and said with a smile, "Brother Hu, please excuse me. I was in a hurry and didn't bring any change. You..."
"oh…"
Hu Yunhe understood what was going on. It seemed that Boss Wan only had the large sum of US dollars he had just delivered. He definitely wouldn't be able to make change for a pack of cigarettes in this small department store. Hu Yunhe quickly reached into his pocket, took out a few Japanese yen from his shirt pocket, and handed them over.
Boss Wan didn't stand on ceremony at all. He took the money directly, turned around and paid the shopkeeper. He didn't even bother to return the rest of the money to Hu Yunhe, and just stuffed it into his pocket.
At this moment, he walked out of the shop with a leather bag tucked under his arm and cigarettes and pastries in his hand, and said to Hu Yunhe with a smile, "Brother Hu, thank you for your hospitality today. I'm full and have had my fill, so I'll be taking my leave now!"
Hu Yunhe readily agreed: "Okay, Brother Wan, next time you come to Shanghai, I'll treat you to some imported wine at the Jiuguo Hotel and we'll have a good get-together!"
"Okay, it's a deal... haha!"
The two exchanged a few more pleasantries, hailed a rickshaw, and watched as Boss Wan got into the rickshaw before waving goodbye and leaving.
Watching Boss Wan's departing figure, Hu Yunhe couldn't help but feel extremely proud and excited.
At this moment, his driver also saw Hu Yunhe and Pan Kang leave the restaurant, started the car and stopped beside them, and the two got into the car and drove away quickly.
As soon as he got into the car, Hu Yunhe couldn't wait to take the gold bracelet out of his bag and examine it carefully. His eyes were fixed on the ruby, and he liked it more and more as he looked at it. A smug smile appeared on his lips.
Pan Kang, who was also an expert, had already figured out the reason and asked in a low voice, "Master, such a large natural ruby, if it's real, it's worth a lot of money!"
Upon hearing this, Hu Yunhe couldn't help but smile broadly. He handed the gold bracelet to Pan Kang, saying, "This gem alone is worth at least a thousand dollars. These roughnecks wouldn't know anything about such things!"
Pan Kang was also an expert. Holding the gold bracelet in his hand and looking at it in the sunlight outside the car window, he knew after only a few glances that he had gotten a bargain. He clicked his tongue and said, "What a treasure! Boss, we've really had good luck this time. Not only have we gotten a good item, but if everything goes smoothly, we won't lack supplies in the future."
Hu Yunhe said with satisfaction, "Yes, Lao Pan, this is all thanks to you. I've remembered it all, and you'll definitely get your share of the credit."
"Thank you so much, boss!"
"The official transaction will take place in three days. I need to hurry up and prepare the US dollars. I won't be going to the shop for the next couple of days. Urge Master Chen to finish making that headdress as soon as possible, don't delay it."
"Yes, don't worry, I will definitely not let you down!"
It was already 2 PM. Hu Yunhe had to go to work in the afternoon, so he dropped Pan Kang off at the jewelry store and then drove back home.
He went straight to his bedroom, closed the door, went to the wall, took down an oil painting, and revealed a safe hidden behind it.
He took out the key, inserted it into the keyhole and turned it twice, then turned the combination lock, and finally pulled the handle to open the safe, putting the ruby gold bracelet and the envelope containing half a banknote inside.
Then he closed the safe, hung the painting back on the wall to cover it up, looked it over carefully, and nodded in satisfaction after everything was back to normal. He then opened the door and left, heading to the secret service headquarters to go to work.
Three hours later, at a surveillance point near the department store, Luo Xingchao was also listening to Bi Wenxiang's report.
Bi Wenxiang, who had been in charge of monitoring Huang Lihui for the past few days, placed a stack of photos in front of Luo Xingchao and asked, "Director, these are the photos that were just developed today. Please take a look and tell me which ones we need to keep?"
Luo Xingchao took the photos and examined them carefully one by one. After a while, he nodded in satisfaction. These photos were taken from various angles, showing the entrance of the department store.
He reviews these photos every day, cropping out portions and removing those that might reveal sensitive information.
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