Ning Zhiheng's smuggling business was, after all, a shady business, so he tried to avoid using bank accounts for transactions to prevent investigations by those with ulterior motives.
Most transactions are in cash, and only US dollars, British pounds, and Japanese yen are accepted. Legal tender and military scrip are absolutely not accepted.
Ning Zhiheng gestured for him to leave, then began to check the accounts. He quickly finished checking the accounts and couldn't help but nod to himself. In just half a month, the profit on the accounts had reached as much as $200,000. After deducting the cost of bribing officers at all levels, the net profit was about $150,000, which was much higher than he had expected.
After putting down the accounts, Ning Zhiheng carried the two leather suitcases next to the table to his safe.
This large safe was specially ordered by Ning Zhiheng; it's the most advanced anti-theft safe currently available and is specifically designed to store valuable items.
Ning Zhiheng usually has to review all profits before they can be deposited into various banks.
Ning Zhiheng turned the round combination lock according to the code, opened the safe, then opened the suitcase, took out the US dollars inside, and was about to put them into the safe when suddenly a stack of brand-new US dollars caught his eye.
His heart skipped a beat, and he quickly took the stack of US dollars in his hand, only to see an ink stain on the side of the stack.
This was the stack of US dollars that Ning Zhiheng had specially marked out of the $100,000 he had sent to the farmer three days ago, and now this stack of dollars had reappeared before his eyes so quickly.
In this day and age, transactions involving large sums of US dollars are rare. Businessmen prefer to use bank drafts for their transactions, as they are convenient, safe, and can prevent them from being scammed or receiving counterfeit money.
Only Ning Zhiheng's smuggling business would use large sums of cash, meaning that the chances of these US dollars changing hands in just three short days are very small. This indicates that among the money in his possession, there must be funds that the underground party handed over to the Fujiwara Company.
Ning Zhiheng quickly called Yi Hua'an in.
"Take a look at this box of banknotes. Who exactly paid for it?" Ning Zhiheng asked in a deep voice.
This money was collected in a centralized manner, and it was definitely sent by more than one company or downstream party. Ning Zhiheng needed to find the underground party's agents from among these people.
Yi Hua'an didn't understand Ning Zhiheng's intention, but he quickly sorted out his thoughts, thought for a moment, and replied, "The US dollars in this suitcase are payments from three downstream clients: Maolong Company, Fengyuan Chamber of Commerce, and Lehe Trading Company."
"Can you figure out which companies paid for these goods?" Ning Zhiheng pressed.
Yi Hua'an glanced at the box and replied, "It's roughly clear. The money was put into the suitcase in the order of payment. Maolong Company paid first, a total of 21,000 US dollars, which was placed at the bottom of the box. They bought a batch of gasoline. Fengyuan Chamber of Commerce was the second to pay, a total of 30,000 US dollars, which was placed in the middle of the box. They bought a batch of hardware. Lehe Trading Company was the last to pay, a total of 40,000 US dollars. They bought a large batch of medicines and some electrical supplies. Their payment was placed at the top of the box."
“Lehe Trading Company?” Ning Zhiheng frowned. This stack of banknotes with ink on them was placed on top of the box, which meant that Lehe Trading Company must be an agent of the underground party organization.
"Yes, Lehe Trading Company is the one you assigned to me a few days ago. It's the trading company of Mayor Su's cousin. He ordered a lot of medicine before, but he hasn't come to pick it up for several days. I guess he's short of funds. Today, however, he's very generous. He not only wants to buy medicine, but also wants to buy more electrical supplies. Since you specifically instructed this person, I decided to sell them an extra batch of electrical supplies."
At this point, he hesitated for a moment before asking, "Shouldn't we have sold them this batch of electrical materials?"
It turned out to be Su Yue's cousin!
Ning Zhiheng was immediately bewildered. He knew Su Yue's history well. Su Yue had studied in Japan in his early years and, after returning to China, had always been very close to the Japanese, promoting Japanese culture and system everywhere. He could be considered a complete traitor. How could such a person be a member of the underground party? Or was it all just a disguise?
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