Ning Zhiheng smiled faintly and said, "Katsuta Takashi is a very greedy person, but that's exactly what we want to see. Now that he's completely on our side, things will be much easier from now on."
At this point, he picked up the phone and made a call.
“Katsuta-kun, I am Fujiwara.”
"Yes, yes, I'm back. Do you have time to get together tonight?"
"Oh, that's wonderful! I'll be waiting for you!"
That evening, Ning Zhiheng hosted a small gathering for Katsuta Takashi and Ishikawa Takeshi. Such gatherings are often more effective than large banquets, indicating that their relationship was extremely close and that the usual formalities were no longer necessary.
Takashi Katsuta seemed very happy, frequently raising his glass to drink. The three chatted and reminisced, creating a particularly harmonious atmosphere.
Finally, Ning Zhiheng and Ishikawa Takeshi escorted the heavily intoxicated Katsuta Takashi back to his home before returning to Ning Zhiheng's villa.
The two sat facing each other in the study. Ning Zhiheng brewed some tea, filled Ishikawa Takeshi's cup, gestured for him to drink, and then drank it all in one gulp.
Takeshi Ishikawa laughed heartily, filled with emotion, and said, "Tomohito, the speed at which our Fujiwara Company is developing is simply unbelievable. Every cargo ship that enters the port now brings us immeasurable profits. If you hadn't persuaded me to invest, I couldn't have imagined the life we have now."
Takeshi Ishikawa is very satisfied with his current situation. He has more money than he can spend, all his colleagues and friends treat him with respect and flattery, and his boss values him highly. All of this is thanks to the help and support of his good friend Tomohito Fujiwara. Without him, how could he live such a comfortable and pleasant life now?
Ning Zhiheng put the most effort into Ishikawa Takeshi, and of course, he reaped extremely rich rewards. Almost all the smuggling channels were set up by Ishikawa Takeshi, and now Ishikawa Takeshi has become Ning Zhiheng's representative in the Japanese military.
Ning Zhiheng smiled and said with a touch of emotion, "Yes, Wuzhi, my brother and I joined hands to establish the Fujiwara Company and laid such a good foundation here. I believe that our company will definitely become the largest commercial behemoth in Shanghai and even China in the future."
The two men, drinking tea instead of wine, spoke freely, looking forward to the future with great excitement.
As the conversation got heated, Ning Zhiheng spoke up: "Wu Zhi, I heard that you've made quite a few friends lately. Have you tried to open up the channels between Shanghai and southern Jiangsu? I'd like to establish another route."
“Southern Jiangsu region?” Takeshi Ishikawa was taken aback. He put down his teacup and looked at Ning Zhiheng with a puzzled expression. “Although there are no regular Chinese troops there, there are many guerrilla groups entrenched there. We have never been able to completely control this region. Besides, our goods are in high demand there. Do we need to take such a risk?”
Ning Zhiheng smiled faintly and said, "There is a Chinese proverb that says, 'Fortune favors the bold!' As businessmen, profit is our ultimate goal!"
"Our business is indeed doing well right now, but we must always be prepared for unforeseen circumstances. As the saying goes, 'If you don't advance, you fall behind.' Think about it: the situation in Central China is full of twists and turns, with the enemy and our forces intertwined. Our supply lines are not absolutely secure. Changes in occupied territories, troop movements, and other factors can all affect the smooth operation of the supply lines. Therefore, I think that opening up another channel means opening up another source of revenue. By opening up the checkpoints to southern Jiangsu, we can transport goods through southern and northern Jiangsu to Shandong and North China, where resources are scarcer and prices of controlled goods are high, making it a very good market. In this way, we will have established two supply lines, one in the south and one in the north, so no matter how the situation in Central China changes, we can remain invincible."
As a shareholder and the most direct beneficiary of the Fujiwara Company, Takeshi Ishikawa immediately stopped talking when he heard that it was necessary for the development of the Fujiwara Company. He patted his chest and nodded in agreement, saying, "Understood. You decide on these important matters, and I will handle the specific personnel. Anyway, we are doing things we are familiar with. As long as money paves the way, no one can refuse us."
Seeing that Takeshi Ishikawa readily agreed, Ning Zhiheng said with a smile, "Great, Takeshi, thank you for your hard work!"
"What's so hard about it? It's just about throwing money at them and then watching their dejected faces. Haha, honestly, it's really quite interesting," Takeshi Ishikawa said, waving his hand.
"However, I'm currently dealing with a tricky case and I'm really tied up with it. I'll get started as soon as I finish this one."
He is a major in charge of public security affairs and a favorite of Takashi Katsuta. He is now a powerful figure in the Military Police Headquarters and has a lot of affairs to handle.
Ning Zhiheng frowned and asked, "What is it? Will it take a long time?"
Seeing Ning Zhiheng's slight displeasure, Ishikawa Takeshi quickly explained, "It's a spy case. There's a department in China's intelligence agencies called the Central Executive Committee Investigation and Statistics Bureau, which they call the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics. In reality, it's the former Central Party Affairs Investigation Department. They have a hidden organization in Shanghai. I arrested a member before, and later followed this lead to their hideout, but we arrived too late, and the person had already escaped. However, we managed to pinpoint the frequency of their radio station, which took a long time. Now we've finally located their radio station, and we can arrest them soon. I handled this case myself, and I don't want all our previous efforts to go to waste."
Ning Zhiheng was startled. He remembered hearing about this matter from Ishikawa Takeshi a long time ago, but he didn't expect that Ishikawa Takeshi would still have followed this lead to this day and actually found the location of the radio station of the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (CBIS) infiltrated organization. You must know that the most important thing for an infiltrated organization is the radio station. It is the eyes and mouth of the infiltrated organization and must be controlled by the leader. Once the radio station is found, it is equivalent to finding the leader of the organization. At this point, the entire organization has been exposed.
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