When Ning Zhiheng returned to the Fujiwara Company in Jiangbei City, the company's employees bowed to greet him upon seeing that it was their chairman.
Manager Hirao Daichi bowed deeply and said respectfully, "Chairman, you're back?"
Ning Zhiheng nodded, signaling everyone to get back to work. He returned to his office, looked around, and asked, "Where did Akagi go?"
Hirao Daichi quickly replied, "Akagi-kun has been on the north bank of the Suzhou River during this period, overseeing the construction progress of the Minami Library. I heard it's already completed and in the final stages of finishing. There's a lot of work to follow up on, but he should be back soon."
The construction of Nanwu Library went smoothly. With Ning Zhiheng's generous reward, the construction team worked overtime and finally completed the construction within two months. Now, the finishing touches are being put on.
The Nanwu Library is completed! Ning Zhiheng was overjoyed when he heard the news. Although the Nanwu Library was intended to be given to Kuroki Yueyi, it was actually a base he had set up himself. The main reason was that the Nanwu Library had a very good location. It could not only be used as a contact point, but also as an evacuation route in case of emergency. He had chosen this evacuation route when he carried out the mission of eliminating traitors.
More importantly, he wanted to use the Nanwu Library to continue his relationship with Kuroki Gakuichi in order to gain more of his trust. After all, Kuroki Gakuichi was a longtime friend of Uehara Junpei. With Kuroki Gakuichi's help, his connection with Uehara Junpei would not be broken, and further deepening his friendship with Uehara Junpei would be crucial for his future intelligence activities in Shanghai.
Ning Zhiheng said with a smile, "Very good. Nanwu Library is a gift I prepared for Mr. Kuroki. I really hope that Mr. Kuroki can give me a surprise when he returns to Shanghai!"
Hirao Daichi quickly replied, "Yes, if Mr. Kuroki knew of your good intentions, Chairman, he would surely be moved."
"Well? Haven't you found out anything about Mr. Kuroki yet?" Ning Zhiheng asked.
"No, I estimate that Mr. Kuroki is still in the country, but I have asked some business partners to inquire. They will let me know as soon as they have any news!" Hirao Daichi replied with a bow. He knew that the chairman valued Mr. Kuroki very much, so he had been trying to find him.
"How's business at the company lately?" Ning Zhiheng asked.
“Everything is going smoothly. We have completed several transactions of cloth and grain during this period. Everything is on track and profitable,” Hirao Daichi replied.
Hirao Daichi is quite capable, but he lacked a background and platform. Now, at Fujiwara Company, he has enough resources to unleash his potential and make his business thrive.
Ning Zhiheng was quite satisfied and said, "Well done, Hirao-kun. However, these are just our routine business, used to cover our tracks. Our main focus should still be on managing scarce goods. Have you contacted Hong Kong yet?"
"It's all arranged. The second batch of medicines has already been shipped. This time the quantity is doubled, and we're sure to make a fortune!" Hirao Daichi replied.
The chairman is right. The real profits come from smuggling, and the profits are astonishingly high. This is the Fujiwara Company's real profit-making project.
Ning Zhiheng gestured for Hirao Daichi to leave, then immediately picked up the phone and called Ishikawa Takeshi, asking him to come to the Fujiwara Company to meet him.
When Takeshi Ishikawa heard that Ning Zhiheng had returned, he was overjoyed, hung up the phone, and rushed over quickly.
"Tomohito, why did you take so long this time? I was worried something might have happened to you," Ishikawa Takeshi said happily.
Ning Zhiheng poured two glasses of red wine, handed one to him, and said with a smile, "Doing business always requires some thought. I wasted a few days in the French Concession, but it was well worth it, Wu Zhi. This time, our gains have been enormous!"
"Really? That's great! All the medicine has been sold?" Takeshi Ishikawa took the wine glass and asked eagerly. He was extremely excited that the goods had been cleared out so quickly and the first money had been earned.
Ning Zhiheng smiled smugly, spread his arms slightly, made a slightly exaggerated gesture, and said with a laugh, "Sold out in a flash! You know what? Those merchants were scrambling to hand over their money to me! It was so easy!"
"Is it really that simple?" Takeshi Ishikawa asked in surprise.
“It’s that simple!” Ning Zhiheng said with a smile. He lightly clinked glasses with Ishikawa Takeshi and then took a sip of red wine. “Takeshi, as long as we have this path to wealth, we’ll make tons of money in the future. That’s enough for us to squander for the rest of our lives!”
Takeshi Ishikawa remarked with emotion, "I never imagined making money could be so simple. It's just a matter of stamping a seal on a blank piece of paper. Tomohito, without your guidance, I wouldn't have known that the power we hold could be exchanged for piles of cash like this."
Ning Zhiheng turned around, picked up a briefcase, handed it to Ishikawa Takeshi, and said with a smile, "This is the split of the goods from this shipment. You and Colonel Katsuta will each get half. By the way, tell him that our next shipment has already departed from Hong Kong, and we ask him to take good care of us!"
Takeshi Ishikawa's face lit up with surprise. He hadn't expected Ning Zhiheng to be so generous, giving him the money as soon as he got back. He took the briefcase and opened it.
"So much!" Takeshi Ishikawa was taken aback. There were several stacks of crisp US dollars inside. He looked at Ning Zhiheng, hesitated for a moment, and said apologetically, "I'll leave mine for now. After all, this is also contributing to the company, and it's what I should do. Just give Colonel Katsuta's share to him!"
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