Heroes of the Anti-Japanese War

Chapter 127
Qian Xiaobao never imagined that the old man Shawish would intervene in it.

Savish took the Leonian beer advertisement in the Binjiang Daily and talked for a long time before Qian Xiaobao realized that it was Nelison who wanted to see him.

It seems that it is still not very effective to follow Savisch to learn German by looking at pictures.

But how he should communicate with Nie Lixun made Qian Xiaobao embarrassed.

Savish is obviously not suitable to be an interpreter.

After thinking for a long time, Qian Xiaobao decided to ask Guan Xiaoye for help.Guan Xiaoye once went to college, and in English, the dog chases the duck and croaks.

Since the old man Savish can speak English, Nelison should also be able to speak English—this is what Qian Xiaobao thinks.

Nelison was very disappointed when he saw Qian Xiaobao - he was too young.

But when he saw Master Guan, his eyes lit up.

Guan Xiaoye is a well-known young master in Harbin.More importantly, his father is the head of the tax bureau.

Now when Nelison turned his head to look at Qian Xiaobao, he immediately felt that he seemed much more reliable.

"He is my good friend, he is absolutely trustworthy." Guan Xiaoye said.

"A man was beaten to death in the house opposite my brewery the night before. I don't know if these people were targeting me," Nelison said.

After listening to Guan Xiaoye's translation, Qian Xiaobao said: "Mr. Nellison, you should know who the dead man is by now. His name is Ma Tuji. You don't know what they have done in Harbin these years." Must have inquired? All of a sudden they're renting a house across from your brewery, and what do you say yourself for?"

Nelison bowed his head and remained silent after listening to the translation.

Suddenly Nelison raised his head and asked, "Can you guarantee that I will not be harassed by these flies? I am willing to pay a reasonable price!"

"Yes. As long as you are willing to believe me." Qian Xiaobao said.

Nelison hesitated.It was impossible for him to believe Qian Xiaobao, a yellow-haired boy who had never met before, the first time he met.

Seeing Nelison's hesitant expression, Qian Xiaobao asked, "Mr. Nelison, how much are you willing to pay for this matter?"

Nelison thought for a while, stretched out three fingers and replied, "[-] US dollars!"

"Okay! I'll go back and help you contact Mr. Saito Hengqi from the Security Bureau. How about you two talking in person?" Qian Xiaobao said.

Nelison nodded happily after listening to Guan Xiaoye's translation.

Based on the size of his own brewery, Nelison could roughly estimate the ransom the kidnappers would demand if he was kidnapped.

The amount of ransom must be much more than thirty thousand dollars.It’s still a good Chinese saying, if you lose money, you will avoid disaster.

Saito Hengqi was surprised when he saw Qian Xiaobao in the office.

"Aren't the people in the French consulate on vacation? What are you doing here now?" Saito Hengqi asked.

"Nelison, the owner of the Leonian Brewery, asked me to come to see you. He didn't know who told me that I was your confidant, so he wanted to invite you to dinner through me." Qian Xiaobao replied.Moreover, he deliberately emphasized the word confidant.

"What's the matter with him?" Saito Koshichi asked.

"Nie Lixun got the exact news that someone is going to kidnap him. So he wants to treat you to dinner and have a good talk. To put it bluntly, he wants to seek your protection." Qian Xiaobao replied.

"Wang Qingji and the others? I heard that Ma Tuji was beaten to death?" Saito Hengqi asked.

As the actual controller of the Security Bureau's staff officer, he is indeed well-informed.

"Your news is so well-informed!" Qian Xiaobao praised.

Then he stretched out three fingers and said, "Nelison is willing to pay [-] yuan to settle this matter."

Looking at Qian Xiaobao's outstretched finger, Saito Hengqi asked coldly: "Is it Japanese currency?"

"It's dollars!" Qian Xiaobao replied.

A smile appeared on Saito Tsunechi's face.

"Go back and tell Nelison that I am willing to go to the appointment." Saito Koshichi said.

"Your Excellency the Counselor, Nelison can't speak Japanese or Chinese, he only speaks German and English." Qian Xiaobao said.

The smile on Saito Tsunechi's face grew stronger.

"I can speak English." Saito Tsunechi replied.

Qian Xiaobao had no idea what Nelison and Saito Hengqi were talking about at the wine table.He just went back to discuss with Nelison where to eat.

That night, Qian Xiaobao accompanied Saito Tsunechi to the Russian restaurant on the edge of the Songhua River.A smiling Nelison stood at the door to welcome Koshichi Saito.

Watching the two people walk into the restaurant, Qian Xiaobao stood guard outside.

Two hours later, Nie Lixun and Saito Tsunechi walked out of the restaurant with red faces.

Nie Lixun specifically ordered the driver to take Saito Koshichi back in his own car.

Watching the car go away, Nelison beckoned to another car.It seemed that Nelison was well prepared.

Before getting into the car, Nie Lixun handed Qian Xiaobao a paper bag.

After Nelison left, Qian Xiaobao opened the paper bag and saw a stack of banknotes.Looking at the long-haired head on the banknote, Qian Xiaobao knew it was a dollar.

He counted carefully and it was five thousand dollars in total.

Qian Xiaobao took two thousand out of it and put it in his coat pocket.The remaining three thousand was put in the trouser pocket.

Back home, Qian Xiaobao walked into Savish's room and handed him two thousand dollars.

"Nie Lixun, here it is!" Qian Xiaobao said every word.

Savish held the banknote in surprise and didn't know what to say.The wife was seriously ill in bed, and the two lived on a pitiful rent.Now I got so much money all at once.

Although the US dollar cannot be circulated in the world.However, it can be exchanged for Manchukuo coins through the black market.

The next day, Saito Hengqi recruited Qian Xiaobao to the office.

"I generally know who the people behind Wang Qingji are. So it's not convenient for me to come forward. If someone wants to do something to Nelison, you can solve it secretly. Remember! Hands and feet must be clean, and don't give away!" Saito Tsunechichi asked.

"Yes!" Qian Xiaobao replied standing at attention.

Saito Hengqi opened the drawer and put a stack of banknotes on the table and pushed it in front of Qian Xiaobao.

"This is yours. Make things beautiful!" Saito Koshichi said.

Qian Xiaobao went outside the Security Bureau and took out the banknotes and counted them, it was one thousand dollars.Although there is no way to compare it with [-] US dollars, after all, Saito Tsunechi did not let him work in vain.Qian Xiaobao was already very satisfied.

Qian Xiaobao found Da Shangang.

"I just took on a private job. When it's beneficial, I think of you first! Are you willing to do it?" Qian Xiaobao asked.

"What's the matter?" Oyama asked.

"Wenchang Street is not peaceful recently. The merchants there pay me to walk around there every day. In just one month, as long as you walk on Wenchang Street in uniform every day, you will be given 100 yuan!" Qian Xiaobao Said.

"There is such a good thing?" Da Shangang asked in surprise.

Qian Xiaobao took out a hundred yuan and stuffed it into Da Shangang's hand, saying, "Remember, walk on Wenchang Street once a day, and you don't have to worry about other things!"

　Prices were low then and then skyrocketed in the 40s.A hundred Manchukuo money is already a huge amount.

　　The Leonia Brewery produced [-] tons of beer a year, which was already very large at that time.

　　I think the beer at that time should be much better than the four or five yuan now.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)