Chapter 210 Black Hand
Mu Weiping spent time in the office of the second department of the Peking Military Intelligence Department. His performance in recent years was mediocre. In addition, his boss did not appreciate him and worked as an internal staff member in the second department of intelligence. Although he did not have to worry about food and drink in the shogunate, his salary was not high, especially his elder brother's business did not allow him to interfere. He still relied on his father-in-law to help him with the extra expenses. Therefore, his wife Hou Jingru has always earned him in his palm and looked at him tightly, so he became increasingly disappointed with Hou Jingru.
In addition, Hou Jingru's stomach has not been moved, and Mu Weiping lost the mood of being a hot-booming wife. The colleagues around him are trying every means to make money, but few people do serious business. Not long ago, several colleagues jointly charged a rich master with the charge of being a suspect in the Communist Party, causing the people to die and make a fortune. Mu Weiping did not participate in this matter. After all, he has the minimum conscience and he disdained this kind of thing.
In the past two years, his father-in-law Hou Degui's business was very prosperous, and he did almost everything. After the Imperial Bank was taken over by the Nanjing government, Hou Degui's position as the president was dismissed and he became a free man. Therefore, Hou Degui became even more unscrupulous, opium, arms, reselling all kinds of materials, and doing everything. As the saying goes: Money can make the devil push the mill. Now in Peking, Hou Degui is in the political circle, and the military circle is still as good as a fish in water, and his reputation is still prominent.
Since last year, Hou Degui has had a hot fight with the Japanese. With his smartness and business with the Japanese, the insurance factor is even greater. Given Mu Weiping's military identity, whenever he negotiates business with the Japanese, Hou Degui still invites his son-in-law to accompany him. On the one hand, he pretends to be a storefront for himself, and on the other hand, he makes his son-in-law more affordable. Hou Degui knows that his daughter is very harsh on his son-in-law and usually cares about money very tightly. But when a man is socializing outside, he can't do it without money.
In the past two years, Mu Weiping received generous rewards from his father-in-law. Moreover, after each transaction was completed, Hou Degui brought Mu Weiping to the place of love and mist. Over time, Mu Weiping gained the pleasure that could not be obtained from his wife and the dignity of a man from other women. Therefore, he used the excuse to discuss business with his father-in-law, and often stayed outside at night to find happiness.
Last night, Mu Weiping and Hou Jingru had another quarrel. Because they were in a bad mood, they did not have a good rest at night. Therefore, they seemed listless when they went to work in the morning. After the colleagues ordered Mao, they left. Mu Weiping thought about where to go today to have fun? At this time, the phone ring suddenly rang. Mu Weiping lazily picked up the phone to answer the call, and suddenly became energetic.
A month ago, in the Beiping Branch of the Japanese North China Secret Service, Miyamoto, who was publicly a diplomat, was in the Beiping Branch station, and was standing in front of the map for a long time in a secret document. This top-secret document mainly involves Shanxi, and made a detailed analysis of Shanxi's politics, economy and military. All of this is inseparable from an important figure, and all aspects involve this figure - Mu Yaping.
This top-secret document talks about the rapid development of Shanxi's economy, especially the rapid development of Shanxi's military enterprises and the enhancement of military equipment, and provides a detailed analysis of the characteristics, combat mode and quality of the troops in Shanxi. The anti-espionage agencies in Shanxi caused the Japanese army to make a detailed analysis of the information collection work in Shanxi without any progress.
Miyamoto was shocked after reading this top-secret document. In particular, the content involved the performance and combat effectiveness of the Jin army troops in the Battle of the Great Wall not long ago. From the fierceness of the Jin cavalry troops in the grassland to the bravery and tenacity of the Jin army in the Great Wall defense operations, as well as the self-contained weapons and equipment, all of which were related to one person.
In just a few years, the combat power of the Shanxi army and the combat power it showed were no less than that of the Japanese army. All of this was the change that occurred after Mu Yaping entered Shanxi. The content description of Mu Yaping's resume was not many, only mentioning that this person was from Peking, inheriting the antiques, calligraphy and paintings of the family business. In addition, this person also operates other business such as arms, and is very famous in the capital. Later, this person suddenly entered the Shanxi military field and has now climbed to an important position in the Shanxi military field and has become the No. 3 figure in Shanxi.
In the past, the Japanese attached great importance to Yan Xishan, but based on the Japanese's understanding of Yan Xishan, they unanimously believed that this person was very good at economic development. However, in military terms, the Japanese were not optimistic about Yan Xishan. He was trained by the Japanese military system and his level was well known to the Japanese. Yan Xishan could not do the powerful combat power and different combat characteristics that suddenly broke out in the Battle of the Great Wall.
From this, the Japanese concluded that the changes that took place inside and outside Shanxi were all related to the mysterious figure Mu Yaping. Therefore, the Japanese Kwantung Army Headquarters instructed the North China secret service agency to find out the mysterious figure Mu Yaping, and to get close to this figure and thoroughly find out his true face of Mount Lu.
The headquarters of the North China Secret Services Agency handed over this important task to Miyamoto, the stationmaster of the Peking branch. After receiving this task, Miyamoto felt that the task was very important. Given the strong anti-espionage ability in Shanxi now, the key was that if he entered Shanxi as a Japanese, he would be under strict surveillance and this road would not work at all. Therefore, Miyamoto had to find another way to take action from the outside. He knew in his heart that Mu Yaping could do this level in Shanxi, and he was definitely not an ordinary person. Therefore, he could not be anxious about this matter and slowly planned it. Therefore, Miyamoto formulated a plan to approach the Mu Yaping family.
Hou Degui told Mu Weiping that he would have another big deal with the Japanese this time, and asked him to go to a cherry blossom restaurant on Wangfujing Street at noon to discuss the deal with the Japanese. Mu Weiping was very happy when he heard this time, and he would get another reward this time, and he would be able to have a romantic relationship with his father-in-law afterwards, and he would not have to pay for it himself.
Mu Weiping hurried to the Wangfujing Sakura Restaurant, a restaurant with a strong Japanese flavor. Entering the private room, there were Hou Degui and a Japanese man in a kimono, about 40 years old and a kind-hearted person. Obviously they had been waiting here for a while.
After a few greetings, Hou Degui introduced: "Weiping, this is Mr. Miyamoto, the president of Peking Toyo Co., Ltd., who has a batch of copper ingots produced in North Korea. Copper ingots are a shortage of strategic materials. I heard that Shanxi needs a large number of copper ingots. Weiping needs you to take action this time. If this transaction is facilitated, I promise you to share the profit."
Miyamoto saw Mu Weiping hesitating and said in order to let him dispel his concerns, "Mr. Mu, Mr. Oping and I are old friends. I believe you have a clear relationship between Mr. Oping and Mr. Hou, so you can rest assured to cooperate with us." Hou Degui added: "Mr. Oping has returned to China due to business matters. Before returning to China, Mr. Oping introduced Mr. Miyamoto to me, you can rest assured."
Mu Weiping said: "Father-in-law, I have never interfered in the business of my brother in Shanxi, and I am afraid I can't do it." Hou Degui said: "You are so stupid. Isn't Ling Heping in charge of Taiyuan Arsenal? As far as I know, they need a large amount of copper ingots, so you can't find out if you ask." Weiping said: "Okay, I'll write a letter to ask. If I need it, I'll give you an answer."
Miyamoto said in fluent Chinese: "I'm not hiding it from you, copper ingots are military supplies, and reselling copper ingots is extremely risky. But I am a businessman, and it is my nature to pursue profits. To be on the safe side, I hope the two of them keep their secrets and don't tell others easily." Hou Degui said: "Mr. Miyamoto, there are great risks and great profits, and we know the power of it."
After all, Mu Weiping was a person who was involved in intelligence. He thought to himself: After returning, he would check Miyamoto's origin. After all, the Japanese were sitting in front of him. Miyamoto seemed to guess Mu Weiping's thoughts and changed the topic and said: "Whether we meet or not, can we make friends today? I am a businessman who is doing business. The businessman does not care about politics, but only pursues the maximization of interests. You will only benefit from my profits. Mr. Mu does not have to make things difficult for this deal, and it doesn't matter whether it succeeds or not."
Then Miyamoto clapped his hands, pulled the door open, and three Japanese geisha in kimonos came in. Miyamoto said: "Today let's have fun, everyone taste the excellent Japanese sake and unique services of Japanese geisha." The three geisha took the initiative to find their respective owners, and knelt on their right heads to start pouring wine.
Mu Weiping turned his head to look at the geisha serving him, and saw thick pink on her face, smiling slightly, and looking obedient. Japanese women's obedience to men and their unique charms have been heard of, but he has never enjoyed it. Especially Japanese women and those prostitutes who show off their charm in the romantic and romantic arena, their charm is completely different. Mu Yaping is still a little swaying and his expression is dazed.
After three rounds of wine and five flavors, the door opened again and several pianists began to play. With the unique melody of Japanese classical music, the three Japanese geisha began to dance. The atmosphere at this time was just right, very consistent with this unique artistic conception. Under the stimulation of alcohol, people feel like they are floating in the air.
I don’t know when, but only Mu Weiping and Geisha were left in the room. When Miyamoto and Hou Degui went out, he didn’t realize at all. They probably would have taken their respective geisha out to have fun. Mu Weiping was a little dizzy. Although the Japanese sake was very light, the stamina after drinking too much, which made people feel dizzy.
"Sir, you can't drink it anymore. Can I give you a cup of tea?" The geisha said softly while gently wiping his face with a towel. Mu Weiping nodded mechanically and couldn't help but obey the manipulation. After a while, the geisha came back with a tray and saw that she changed into makeup, the dazzling white foundation on her face disappeared, and she returned to her youthful and beautiful face.
The geisha knelt beside him again, first bowed, served tea with both hands and said softly: "Sir, please use it slowly!" Mu Weiping felt hot all over and couldn't help but reach out and pull the geisha into his arms.
Chapter completed!