Spy Wars: Red Shopkeeper

Chapter 104 Collection
Time is running out, and in order to get such a large amount of medicine, Gu Yansheng can only become a robber.

Gu Yansheng called Ding Mocun and asked, "Director Ding, have you made any progress in investigating those black market dealers smuggling drugs?"

"It's a small matter. I've already investigated everything. What, do you have an idea?"

It is not an easy task to ask merchants to help them smuggle quinine abroad, as not only will they not be paid but they will also have to lose money on quinine.

"I guess so. Prepare the list. I'll pass by you later and pick it up."

Gu Yansheng drove to the door of No. 76.

Ding Mocun came out with his men, holding documents in his hands. "Since you're here, why don't you come up and sit down? The last time you came to the Secret Service Headquarters to see Deputy Director Li, you sat there for quite a while."

The implication of his words is that he is jealous because I didn't help him make money this time.

Gu Yansheng didn't even get out of the car, and said to him through the car window: "I'm not going to ride anymore. Shanghai is in such a mess right now, and I have a lot of things to do in the Judicial Department.

The Narcotics Control Bureau is now arresting big opium dealers. It would be fine if they just arrested the shop owners, but they also want to know who is supplying them and how the drugs are smuggled in.

Since ancient times, medicine and poison have been inseparable. I estimate that the people smuggling drugs and opium are likely to be the same group of people. Sheng Wenyi will use harsh means to deal with them. Don't let him kill all the people we need."

"That's right!" Ding Mocun suddenly woke up. "Then we have to hurry up and get everyone involved with the drugs out. I heard some people have been detained at the Military Police Headquarters. Can anyone survive two days there?"

"So I remembered this and hurried over. And..." Gu Yansheng stretched out his hand and pointed in the direction of Li Shiqun's office: "If there is a chance to make money, I will definitely count you in. Didn't we not know each other last time? Why are you in such a hurry?"

Ding Moqun laughed when he heard this. The rumor circulating in the secret service headquarters these days was that Li Shiqun and Wu Sibao had become rich, so they were particularly generous to their subordinates.

It's impossible not to be jealous.

Everything is afraid of comparison. There are now two obvious factions in the secret service headquarters. Since they make money from Deputy Director Li, the younger ones can always have an easier time. They drink and brag louder than usual.

As for Director Ding, let alone getting more subsidies, the finances are controlled by Li Shiqun's wife, and his subordinates have a hard time even getting proper reimbursements, and have to act according to other people's moods.

The saying that Director Ding is not as good as Director Li has been widely circulated in the secret service headquarters. Who can stand this?
"I'm leaving."

Gu Yansheng didn't have time to chat with him, so he went straight back to the Judicial Department.

After looking at the documents provided by Ding Mocun, I found that they were basically confessions of some members of the Military Intelligence Bureau and the Central Intelligence Bureau who were tortured. They explained their experience of purchasing drugs from the underground black market, how they found people, how they got the goods, and how they came into contact with them.

The documents following this are some basic information collected by Ding Moqun based on the names of pharmacies or people mentioned in the confessions.

Quite detailed.

Gu Yansheng picked up the phone and called Wen Yan: "Come to my office."

"Sir." Wen Yan knocked on the door and came in.

Gu Yansheng handed him the information and said, "Let the anti-smuggling team set off now and take control of all the people and shops on the list. Don't be too harsh, I still have use for these people."

Wen Yan took the folder, looked at it, and nodded: "I understand."

"I'll give you 10 minutes to organize the team. I'll wait for you downstairs."

"Are you going too?"

"Yes, I still have to deal with the medicines in the warehouse. I need to visit each one one by one. Let's go to the largest Kyushu Pharmacy first."

"Ok."

Gu Yansheng picked up the phone and called Lu Bowen: "Is the warehouse empty?"

"No, didn't you sell your stuff to Mayor Fu? His people said those warehouses needed somewhere to store them anyway, and it would be too troublesome to move them all around, so I just transferred the warehouses to him. The ones from yesterday should still be being moved, so I don't know if they're empty. Do you want me to ask?"

"Forget it, it's troublesome to get involved. So, you can help me rent two trucks right away. I need to transport the things, and rent a warehouse. Make the arrangements, and drive the trucks to the entrance of Jiuzhou Pharmacy. I'll be there right away. You can also bring some people over to move the things."

"Okay, I see."

Forty minutes later, at Jiuzhou Pharmacy.

Gu Yansheng entered Jiuzhou Pharmacy and was greeted by a strong aroma of medicinal herbs.

Seeing the impressive presence of the group, the boss immediately came out to greet them with a smile: "Everyone, what medicine do you want to get?"

"Are you the boss?" Wen Yan asked.

"Yes Yes."

"The anti-smuggling team is checking, and the account books are out."

The boss's smile froze slightly. "Anti-smuggling team? Which department's anti-smuggling team? Chief Liao from the police station and I are from the same hometown."

"Fellow villager? We are from the anti-smuggling team of the Judicial Department." Wen Yan smiled slightly and said, "Do you still want to recognize fellow villagers? Do you want to invite him over? You can call."

The boss was sweating profusely. He had no idea there were these devils. He forced a chuckle and said, "No, no, no, I don't know him very well. I was just talking nonsense. Take it right away."

"It's all here." After taking out the account book, Wen Yan asked, "Where is the warehouse? We need to check."

"That little alley at the back is my house. I'll take you there right away. Please come in."

The boss took Gu Yansheng and the others around the alley and arrived at the warehouse.

After opening the lock, there was a pile of medicinal herbs inside. I didn’t see any inside the house, but there were quite a few Chinese medicinal herbs drying in the yard.

Going into the inner room, there are precious Western medicines.

"This is aspirin, a fever reducer. This is sulfa powder, an anti-inflammatory. These are controlled drugs. We strictly control them here to ensure that no drugs are lost. Please rest assured."

The boss was very considerate and introduced the controlled drugs that auditors like to check the most, and the quantities were indeed correct.

Wen Yan smiled but did not answer. He looked at Gu Yansheng and said, "Sir, how should we deal with this?"

Gu Yansheng looked at the Western medicine. Antipyretics and anti-inflammatories were definitely necessary. For winter, they should also include frostbite cream, iodine, now called iodine tincture, and berberine. He looked at the instructions and saw it was good stuff for diarrhea. Quinine was definitely needed, and vitamin C. He actually had all of that. He wanted some.
There are too many to choose from, and it would be too deliberate.

"Tell the people outside to come in and move everything out."

"Yes." Wen Yan immediately asked someone to move it.

Lu Bowen came in, bringing with him a group of strong men who came from construction sites. They carried boxes and strided vigorously, focusing on efficiency.

The boss got anxious when he saw this and stepped forward to stop them, but he didn't dare to stop them: "Hey, hey, hey, why are you taking my medicine? My medicine! I haven't broken any laws, why are you taking my medicine? Sirs, please be kind, this is all I have, why are you doing this?"

"Don't worry, I'll tell you the reason later."

Gu Yansheng walked out of the inner room and looked at the Chinese medicine outside. He smelled it and it was really fragrant. He always thought that the smell of Chinese medicinal materials mixed together was very pleasant.

Every time I passed by a Chinese herbal medicine store, the smell emanating from the door made me want to take a few more breaths.

In today's world, the quality of these medicinal materials should be much better.

He didn't know how to prescribe Chinese medicinal herbs, but there must be someone in the team in southern Anhui who knew how to use folk remedies. As long as the boat could hold it, it didn't matter how much.

Gu Yansheng pointed at the Chinese medicinal herbs and said, "Move those here too."

"Yes."

"Don't move, don't move, why?" The boss was so anxious that he almost cried, and suddenly he cried out: "Oh my God~"

"Stop crying. Of course there's a reason for moving your things." Gu Yansheng stretched out his hand, and Wen Yan took out the confession paper handed over by the Military Control Commission agent.

Gu Yansheng showed it to him loudly: "Look for yourself, do you want your things or your life?" The boss stopped crying, took a look at the content, and stopped crying. His face changed and his hands began to tremble.

"This, this, this."

"Don't try to deny it. Moving things is just a lack of money, but moving you is a life-threatening situation. Tell me, where are the remaining warehouses?"

"It's gone." The boss said in a low voice as if he had lost his parents.

Gu Yansheng smiled and said, "Everything here matches. Where do the things sold to the Military Control Commission come from? You're fine now, but don't make me lose my patience. I won't say it again."

The boss struggled with his thoughts and said through gritted teeth, "The room next door is mine too."

"That's right, open the door."

The boss trembled as he opened the warehouse next door. This time he looked really pale and despaired.

When Gu Yansheng went in and took a look, he was surprised to see that there were quite a lot of rare Western medicines.

Gu Yansheng raised his head to Lu Bowen, who understood and said, "Move."

"Follow me to the Judicial Office. I have something to talk to you about." Gu Yansheng patted his boss's shoulder and comforted him, "It's okay. It will be a good thing for you."

After Gu Yansheng finished speaking, he turned to Wen Yan and said, "Have someone take him back. We'll go to the next location."

"Yes."

The Judicial Department's seizure operation was carried out frantically, sealing off one location after another, and the amount of goods on the trucks increased.

Gu Yansheng didn’t know the exact number of goods, but he let them move them to the warehouse when it was full.

The robbery lasted from noon to afternoon, and Gu Yansheng's looting operation came to an end.

Find a public phone and call Shen Linshen, tell him the warehouse address, inform him to leave two-thirds of the quinine untouched, and let him pick the rest. Don't worry about it after that. He doesn't have to worry about how to disguise it.

Back at the Judicial Office, the conference room was filled with aggrieved drugstore owners. As soon as Gu Yansheng came in, everyone quieted down and immediately stood up, trying to stand as straight as possible.

Gu Yansheng sat down, leaned back in his chair, looked at them, and asked, "Are you feeling wronged?"

No one dared to speak.

"You know exactly who you sold the black market drugs to. If you were caught by the Japanese based on your behavior, you would be dead for sure."

Gu Yansheng smiled and said, "Please sit down. I asked you to come here today because I need your help with something. I know you have a lot of channels and connections, so I need you to help me smuggle drugs in from abroad. You can figure out how to bring them out from abroad, but I will help you with how to get them into Shanghai."

No one expected such a turn of events. They looked at each other, and the brave ones started asking questions.

"Can we still go out?"

"Nonsense, why else would I invite you here? Can't we just ask the Secret Service Headquarters to arrest him? Sit down and talk."

"Yes, yes, yes." A group of businessmen laughed and sat down anxiously, and the stools hit the ground with a crackling sound.

The owner of Jiuzhou Pharmacy, Qi Wuzhou, bravely forced a smile and asked, "Director Gu, I don't quite understand what you mean. Are you saying that we should find a way to smuggle it?"

Gu Yansheng nodded: "You can understand that as long as you accept this mission, you will be the official smuggling team of the Justice Department. You can't tell anyone about it. We won't admit it if you do. But privately, your smuggling will be protected by us in the future. If anything happens in Shanghai, I will help you settle it.

I am taking your goods today. First, it is a punishment. I have to pretend to protect you. Second, it is a deposit to prevent you from being careless, because I have requirements for the dosage of the medicine.

I will return the confiscated items to you based on how well you complete your mission. Is that clear enough? If you don't understand, we can discuss it. I'll give you some time."

"This doesn't seem to be a problem, does it?"

Several businessmen immediately started discussing with laughter that with the protection of the Judicial Department, under normal circumstances, how much money would they have to offer in exchange for such a big Buddha.

Moreover, the seized goods are not irretrievable, they are just deposits, which means there is no loss. Of course, this is the only way to comfort myself, what else can I do?
After discussing and summarizing the opinions, Qi Wuzhou, as the leader, cautiously asked, "Director Gu, what price does the government intend to pay for the drugs we smuggled in?"

"One gram of gold is worth ten grams of quinine. You can sell the rest yourself or to me. This year's main target is quinine. I want five tons of it."

"Five tons?"

The merchants all changed their expressions, knowing that it was not that easy, it was too shady!

When they first heard that one gram of gold was worth ten grams of quinine, although they would lose a little, it was normal to lose a lot when trading with the government, so they were prepared. As long as the quantity was small, giving it away for free would be fine, but five tons would mean a big loss.

Not counting the black market price, even if they calculated it based on the purchase price, they would still lose more than $500,000.

"Director Gu, this is... a bit too much." Qi Wuzhou looked embarrassed and tried to be tactful: "We can't afford this loss."

"Yes, Director Gu, we're going to lose $500,000 or $600,000 on this. It's not that we don't want to, but we really don't have that much money to lose."

"Yes, Director Gu."

One by one, the businessmen began to chime in and fight hard, but they tried to keep their emotions as stable as possible and speak in a calm tone. They were determined not to offend the deputy director of the Justice Department even if they couldn't reach an agreement, and they absolutely didn't want to let Gu Yansheng lose his temper.

After listening to what they said, Gu Yansheng smiled and said, "I'll calculate it based on 500,000. There are twelve people here, and a few haven't come yet. I'll count it as 15 of you, and each of you will get a share, so the loss is 35,000.

I know that 35,000 is not easy to earn, especially since the unit is in US dollars.

But I also told you that you can sell me other medicines too. As long as you buy enough, I guarantee that you can each make 45,000 yuan a year from other medicines."

After hearing this, the businessman instantly became excited. If he could really make 45,000 US dollars, after deducting the losses, he would still have a net profit of 10,000 US dollars a year, which would be a lot, definitely not a small amount.

Especially, you can get a black market business license!

"Forty-five thousand dollars? I don't dare to charge you more, but that's a lot. Can you afford it?"

This is a profit of 45,000, not a purchase of 45,000, so the actual value of the goods would be sky-high.

"If you can't eat it, your mission is over. At worst, you can just sell it slowly for a while. Isn't that a good loss?"

Gu Yansheng had a $40 advance payment from Mitsui for two tons of quinine, plus his own money. Even if this group of people smuggled drugs at a faster speed, they would definitely be able to hold on for more than half a year. As long as the other drugs started to circulate, there would be no major problems.

"No loss, no loss." The businessmen were happy. If it was a sure profit, then this thing could definitely be done.

Gu Yansheng was essentially giving them a guarantee, so any medicine that couldn't be sold in the future could be sold to him, which was equivalent to clearing out inventory from time to time.

"It has to be useful Western medicine, don't give me any junk."

"Don't worry, it's definitely good stuff. If it's not, we won't smuggle it."

"That's good." Gu Yansheng nodded and said, "I still have to remind you that I ordered this to happen. You should be careful about mentioning the Japanese. Not everyone is understanding. If you say something you shouldn't say and cause trouble, you might not be as lucky as you are today."

The businessmen nodded repeatedly: "Understood, Director Gu, don't worry."

"Director Gu, too much of my capital is tied up in goods. If you take all the goods away, I'll be short of cash." A businessman mustered up the courage to raise his hand.

As soon as he said this, several businessmen nodded. After all, not everyone has that much spare money. They are the bosses and they still have to keep the store open.

Gu Yansheng thought for a moment and said, "I'll lend you 50,000 yuan each as principal. Write an IOU and use your shop or house as collateral."

Several people hesitated and nodded: "Okay."

A net profit of $10,000 a year is definitely worth a try, and the relationship with the deputy director of the Justice Department is also worth protecting.

Even some people who are not short of money want to borrow. First of all, Director Gu did not ask for interest, and a little more principal is a good thing no matter how you look at it. Secondly, if they borrow and repay, their relationship with Director Gu will be closer.

(End of this chapter)