As for the three times profit mentioned by Uemura Nozomi, it was utter nonsense. Hirao Daichi knew very well that this man had only bribed Lieutenant Colonel Hirakawa, the deputy director of the Wusongkou Customs, to smuggle the medicine into Shanghai. He hadn't even managed to get in touch with the Military Police Headquarters or the Special Higher Police Investigation Division. There were only two downstream buyers for the goods, so why would he need to spend so much money? Even if he were offered double the profit, he would still make a substantial profit.
“Very good. It seems I should invite Uemura-kun to the Military Police Headquarters for a visit. You know what happened to Imagawa and Yasuda. I can save myself that money.”
Hirao Daichi no longer glanced at Uemura Nozomi. Since he couldn't get it at the negotiating table, he would just take it by force, not caring if he lost one or two more lives.
He then turned to another Japanese businessman and asked, "So, Tomita-kun, your batch of electrical materials has arrived at the port. What are your plans? The price of electrical materials is good right now. I'd like to buy them at two and a half times the price. What do you think?"
Tomita was also uneasy when he saw Hirao Daichi point at him. He was about to answer when he was interrupted by Uemura Nozomi's words.
"No, no, Hirao-kun, that's not what I meant!"
When Uemura Nozomi saw that Hirao Daichi was no longer paying attention to him, he knew that something bad was going to happen.
Startled, he hurriedly stood up and rushed to Hirao Daichi's side. The Fujiwara Company's influence in Shanghai was too great. The chairman, Fujiwara Tomohito, was a son of a top noble family and had an extremely deep background in the military. In particular, the Military Police Headquarters was like his own business. With just one phone call, he could send ordinary businessmen like them to hell.
If this were in Japan, perhaps some consideration would be given to public opinion and the situation would be mitigated. But this is Shanghai, China, far overseas. The so-called order is entirely controlled by the military, with no possibility of legal oversight. In the eyes of this ferocious tiger, he is nothing more than a lamb to the slaughter, powerless to fight back.
Now that the other party has their eyes on him, Uemura Nozomi knows that he can no longer escape. In fact, he has long had the idea of compromising. After all, no matter how much money he has, can it be more important than his life?
When one's life is over, all these material possessions will become food for the other party, and the outcome will remain the same.
He had made all sorts of excuses just now, hoping that the other party would give him some more leeway on the price. After all, businessmen always have to haggle. But he didn't expect that Hirao Daichi would not give him any more chances and would skip him and go to the next company to negotiate. Obviously, he was afraid that as soon as he left this room, the military police from the Military Police Headquarters would come knocking on his door, and then everything would be irreversible.
Hirao Daichi looked at Kamimura Nozomi with disgust. This old man with gray hair was a cunning old fox in the business world who would not easily give in until the very last moment.
"Baka!" Hirao Daichi cursed viciously, and with a flick of his wrist, splashed all the sake in his cup onto Uemura Nozomi's face. Uemura Nozomi was so frightened that he knelt on the tatami mat, not daring to raise his head, and lay tightly down.
"You are simply overestimating yourselves. It is an honor for you that our guild leader is looking after you. What are you people? You are nothing but merchants and laborers in your home country. You think you are important people just because you come to China. You don't even know the difference between superiors and inferiors. The authority of the Fujiwara family cannot be challenged!"
"Uemura, I'm giving you one more chance. I'll take this shipment, but I won't pay a single penny. As punishment, next time I'll buy the goods at the price we just agreed on. From now on, your shipping volume will increase, and all your goods can only be sold to Fujiwara Company. If I find out you dare to secretly distribute goods, you know very well the consequences!"
Uemura Nozomi never expected Hirao Daichi to be so greedy, swallowing the entire batch of medicines whole. But he dared not say anything more. He had tried to bargain earlier, but the result was that the goods were taken away, leaving him with nothing. If he dared to say anything more, he would lose his life.
"Yes, thank you for your concern, Hirao-kun. I will do as you say!" Uemura Nozomi replied, his voice trembling.
Hirao Daichi looked at everyone again, his imposing aura radiating, and his deep voice rang out once more!
"Who else?"
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