This incident involving Niki Otani caused a great shock to various forces in Shanghai. They all rushed to Honganji Temple to visit him, but Otani politely declined. Instead, he left Taro Sagawa, the head of the Special Higher Police, alone.
“Sagawa-kun, Takeshita Shinya was seriously injured because of me this time, and I feel very bad about it. Fortunately, he was lucky. I hope you can make it up to me. What do you think?” Otani Hitoshi said again.
This was a direct request for benefits from Takeshita Shin. Given his status, how could Sagawa Taro dare to be negligent in asking for his help?
"Of course, it is truly a blessing for Takeshita to have gained your favor. I will take good care of him when the time is right and will never let you down!" Sagawa Taro agreed repeatedly.
Actually, I didn't have a very deep impression of Takeshita Shinya and Sagawa Taro. I only knew that he was Akita Akihito's student. I didn't expect that he would also receive the care of Otani Hitoshi. This person is really lucky.
“I’m only staying in Shanghai for a short time this time, and I’m very grateful for Sagawa-kun’s warm hospitality. If you need anything in the future, you can contact me directly!” Otani Hitoshi said again.
Sagawa Taro was overjoyed. Since Otani Hitoshi arrived in Shanghai, he had been busy trying to build a relationship with him. Now all his efforts had paid off, and he had finally gained Mr. Otani's approval. He was overjoyed and quickly replied, "Yes, thank you for your trouble! If there is anything else I can do to help you in China, please don't hesitate to ask. I will do my best and live up to your expectations!"
The next morning, in the central district of Shanghai, at Fujiwara Trading Company.
This is the central area of the city, an exquisite office building. When Ning Zhiheng was choosing a location, he immediately took a liking to this property. So, he had the Military Police Headquarters directly intervene and, relying on his status as a member of the Fujiwara family, forcibly bought it from a Japanese businessman at an extremely low price.
In the chairman's office, Ning Zhiheng was reviewing the documents in his hands. The Fujiwara Company had just started operating, and as the chairman, Ning Zhiheng naturally had to be in charge personally. Although he was not very knowledgeable about business, Hirao Daichi was indeed a capable assistant. He was very familiar with such business dealings and worked very diligently, which made Ning Zhiheng's work much easier.
Just then, a knock sounded at the door. Ning Zhiheng didn't look up, but simply said, "Come in!"
His personal secretary, Yi Hua'an, pushed open the door and reported, "Chairman, Major Ishikawa has arrived."
After speaking, he stepped aside to let Ishikawa Takeshi pass behind him. Ishikawa Takeshi walked in with a big smile, and Yi Hua'an then left and closed the door tightly.
Ning Zhiheng quickly put down the documents in his hand, stood up, and invited Ishikawa Takeshi to sit down on the sofa next to him. He smiled and asked, "Did things go smoothly?"
"Of course it went smoothly. Colonel Katsuta issued the certificate and stamped it directly!" Takeshi Ishikawa said with a smile, opening his briefcase, taking out a customs clearance exemption certificate, and handing it to Ning Zhiheng.
"Great! Well done!" Ning Zhiheng's eyes lit up as he excitedly took the certificate and examined it carefully. "The first batch of medicines has been shipped from Hong Kong to Shanghai and will arrive in Hong Kong soon. Wu Zhi, we can earn at least three times the profit from this batch of medicines; the profit is extremely considerable!"
"You can make that much?" Takeshi Ishikawa's eyes lit up, and he asked in surprise. He knew that smuggling was profitable, but he never expected that smuggling medicines could be so lucrative.
Ning Zhiheng patted the customs clearance certificate in his hand and said with a smile, "The situation is turbulent now, with frequent wars. Medicines are the most sought-after and scarce commodities. We are only selling small quantities in Shanghai. If we have connections to sell to the Chinese mainland market, our profits will double!"
"It will double again?" Takeshi Ishikawa asked in surprise.
"Of course, as far as I know, medicines are extremely scarce in mainland China. It's not too bad in Central and South China, but in North and Northwest China, the prices of Western medicines are ridiculously high. It's a pity we don't have sales channels. Alas!" Ning Zhiheng shook his head and sighed, seemingly deeply regretting that he couldn't earn such a huge profit.
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