Spy Wars: Red Shopkeeper

Chapter 74 Search
News doesn't travel that fast in this era.

The stock market is the first market to react to prices.

However, not everyone in the outside industry cares about prices all the time, so the news that the Japanese army was going to forcibly requisition cotton yarn and food in Shanghai only began to spread rapidly at night.

Cautious granary owners have begun to choose to open their warehouses and sell grain.

Sell ​​it off quickly. You can actually make a profit by selling it now. After all, the stock has been hoarded for so many days, and the price has already increased a lot compared to the purchase price. Clearing out the stock now at a low price will not make a loss, and you can lock in the profit.

So, compared to the anxiety of many bosses, SH citizens who have been worrying about prices for so many days can finally be happy.

Several Xiaomi stores have chosen to open warehouses to sell grain. The prices are quite favorable and there is no limit on the quantity. As long as you pay, they will sell you as much as you want.

Although they also heard the news about the Japanese army's forced requisition of food, it had nothing to do with them. It was just a small amount of rice, and they would eat it all in one go. The Japanese would never go to their homes to collect the food.

Moreover, after the forced requisition, the price of rice will definitely rise. This is the simplest truth. If you stock up more now, you can save some money in the future.

The rice in Xiaomihang is selling very fast.

The rice company chose to remain inactive because of the order from above.

Because rice is not selling well, some merchants who rely on them as a bellwether have chosen to sit on the sidelines. The polarization is severe and there is a strong wait-and-see mood.

All night long, various news were spreading, and various channels were verifying whether this matter was true.

Today is destined to be a sleepless night for many people, and the next day arrives as scheduled.

In the early morning, news about the Japanese army's forced conscription, led by Shenbao, appeared on newsstands on the streets of Shanghai!

"Extra! Extra! The Japanese Army Ministry has instructed the Military Police Headquarters in Shanghai to forcibly requisition cotton yarn and grain in Shanghai, Jiangsu, and other places!"

"Breaking News! Breaking News! The price hikes from a few days ago have a definitive explanation: it turns out they're going to start a war!"

"Have some."

"Have some!"

As the newspapers were sold one by one, the news spread quickly. The Japanese army would definitely forcibly requisition them because they had pictures as evidence!

Japanese translators are not a rare species in Shanghai, and many people can find someone who knows Japanese to confirm this matter.

Now, even the least informed small traders knew the seriousness of the matter. It must be true. They would sell it first and then run away, and they would win.

Many small warehouses began to sell, and a large amount of stockpiled supplies were thrown out. The prices of daily necessities were falling every half hour based on the half-hour mark.

Citizens who wanted to take leave took leave, and those who wanted to be absent from work skipped work, all lined up to purchase the scarce supplies.

Soon there were long queues on the streets.

And at the Zhongye Public Office, the transaction finally began.

"throw!"

Various related futures orders were thrown out, and as soon as the market opened, the prices of futures plummeted, causing a stampede.

These people in the concession did not raise the price immediately, but let the price fall to reduce the selling pressure that would cause the price to rise later.

At ten o'clock in the morning, a press conference was being held at the city government.

"Mayor Fu, there are rumors in the market that the Japanese army will soon be forcibly requisitioning cotton yarn, food, and other supplies in Shanghai, Jiangsu, and other places. Is this true?"

"Where is the Japanese army's next battle target? Do you know?"

Fu Xiaoan came forward and said, "This kind of news is completely nonsense. I can responsibly explain that the Japanese army has no plan of forced conscription and it is impossible to force conscription. Some people have evil intentions and spread this rumor. We will definitely investigate it to the end."

Less than a minute after Fu Xiaoan finished his speech at the city government, several brokers in the VIP room above the Public Industry Association received calls almost simultaneously and took unified action.

The price of futures, which had been falling continuously, suddenly leveled off and fluctuated, and then began to rise rapidly.

The cotton yarn futures price, which had once been hit as low as 70 yuan, began to climb to 80, 90, 100, increasing almost every minute, rewriting the price on the blackboard endlessly.

"what's the situation?"

A group of confused stockholders looked at the rising prices on the blackboard in confusion, whispering to each other and asking what was going on.

Until someone shouted at the stock exchange: "Mayor Fu said in an interview! The Japanese army has no plan of forced conscription!"

Wow, the crowd burst into cheers. This news was no less than a bombshell. It could explain the unusual rise in prices of all grain and cotton yarn.

“Buy high, buy high!”

With the help of favorable factors and the combined force of funds, futures prices rose again, reaching new highs.

At the Judicial Department, Liu Xiaolou repeated the interview news he had heard to Gu Yansheng.

Gu Yansheng originally thought that Fu Xiaoan should have held a press conference before leaving get off work yesterday afternoon to calm public opinion.

So he arranged for Bai Mei to be in the ballroom to help him make another alarmist statement to the merchants, intimidating some of them into opening their warehouses and releasing grain overnight.

Who knew that Fu Xiaoan would wait until today to hold a press conference, causing those merchants who had stockpiled goods to not even wait for today's press conference. They were already scared yesterday and chose to open their warehouses and release grain in the evening.

That's fine, because Fu Xiaoan's delay is actually equivalent to helping Bai Mei complete the step of threatening her.

According to the intelligence he received, the effect of opening the warehouse and releasing grain yesterday was very good.

Even the effect of Fu Xiaoan not speaking is better than that of Bai Mei speaking.

Of course, he could also understand why Fu Xiaoan did this. Fu Xiaoan still wanted to push up the stock market. The further decline in the stock market at the opening today allowed him to pick up a lot of cheap chips. Once the selling pressure was released, it would be effortless to push up the stock market, and it would also encourage people to chase the rise.

However, cheap is relative. There is no cheapest, only cheaper.

Gu Yansheng picked up the phone and called Wu Sibao: "It's time to start. The bigger the noise, the better. The more scary the better. The more businessmen you scare, the more money I can help you make."

"Understood. Just wait and see." Wu Sibao on the other end of the phone hung up, slammed the table and stood up: "Gather the people, let's go!"

With 30 yen in funding, the secret service headquarters upgraded its equipment.

Nearly a hundred people were divided into six teams, more than a dozen cars and large trucks carrying people, and a team of Japanese military police, who filed out of the latest location of the secret service headquarters.

The car drove out of the gate, and the address sign near the gate clearly read No. 76 Jessfield Road!
The target of today's operation had been selected long ago, and six teams and six warehouses were searched simultaneously.

No one thought that Fu Xiaoan’s warehouse would be raided, but Wu Sibao’s first battle was at Fu Xiaoan’s warehouse!
There are six warehouses, two of which belong to Fu Xiaoan and four belong to other merchants.

Yes, Fu Xiaoan’s warehouse must be returned intact in the end, but no one said that it cannot be copied incorrectly or that it cannot be used to scare people.

Didn’t you hear Gu Yansheng say that the more businessmen you scare, the more money you make. In Shanghai, is there anything more frightening than the raid on Fu Xiaoan’s warehouse?

The agents of Unit 76 were all captured and defected from the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics and the Military Bureau of Investigation. They were no match for the warehouse guards. They quickly knocked the officer who tried to ask, "Do you know who owns this warehouse?" into the head.

"Open a position!"

Wu Sibao had long been eyeing the warehouse and had already figured out whether there were any goods inside. When he opened the warehouse, he found it was indeed piled high with supplies. Wu Sibao waved his hand and immediately the anti-smuggling officers arranged by Wen Yan came forward to take pictures, intending to report them on the news tomorrow.

"Notify Director Gu that we have taken over Warehouse No. 1."

A few minutes later, the public telephone at the door of the Public Industry Office began to ring.

The four members of Action Team No. 76 who were sent by Gu Yansheng and had been waiting by the phone answered the phone, hummed a few times, and then ran into the Zhongye Public Office.

"Something's happened! The forced requisition plan is real. Even Fu Xiaoan's own warehouse was confiscated by the Japanese! Oh my god, we're doomed!"

The shout was like a bolt from the blue.

"Who? Fu Xiaoan?"

"real or fake?"

"Of course it's true. Someone saw it. A bunch of people rushed in with guns, punching and kicking the warehouse guards. When they opened the warehouse door, they found it was overflowing with food.
I think the doors are already sealed. The address is the warehouse next to the train station, and there are several more near Wusongkou.

The performance of the members of Operation No. 76 was very vivid. As they were former agents, their acting skills were indeed a little better.

Seeing how genuine he acted, people who traded in the stock market were in a panic.

"It can't be true? Something happened to Fu Xiaoan?"

"What's the point of guessing? Just call and ask!"

Someone immediately went to verify the authenticity of the news. It was very simple to verify the authenticity of this matter. Just send someone to the place mentioned to take a look.

If you have the conditions, call to verify; if you don’t, just drive there yourself to verify.

Every day, speculating in stocks can cause a heart attack!
But no matter whether it was true or not, the futures price that had just been pulled up was instantly brought down again.

As time passed and news came back, the collapse of futures prices officially began.

"Fu Xiaoan's warehouse has indeed been sealed!"

"Really?"

"Absolutely true!"

Even Fu Xiaoan’s property was confiscated. Who else could withstand the Japanese levy?

The Japanese forced conscription was real, and they had already begun.

"Damn it, I got tricked by Fu Xiaoan. This guy is incompetent and will probably be killed by the Japanese as a warning to others!"

"I just said that a merchant had just opened his warehouse to release grain, and Fu Xiaoan came out to clarify the rumor. He must have been held accountable by the Japanese."

"Is Fu Xiaoan going to step down?"

"No matter if he steps down or not, just sell it!"

"Yes, yes, sell it first!"

"Let me go first, don't push me."

In the VIP room upstairs, the brokers are about to vomit blood.

Today, the boss gave them the task of accepting orders without thinking, raising prices step by step, and reaching new highs.

But this sudden news interrupted their rhythm.

Not to mention new highs, I can’t even take all the orders. Can I still take them?

Call immediately and ask what happened here.

"Are you sure? Fu Xiaoan's warehouse was raided?"

"It's absolutely true. More than one group of people have verified it and have clearly seen the Japanese. Many warehouses have been sealed, and the operation has not stopped until now. Preliminary judgment is that the secret telegram forcibly seized by the Japanese is very likely to be true. The Japanese did not inform Fu Xiaoan at all."

"throw!"

The Jewish elites, led by Sassoon, had no hesitation at all. Any hesitation for even a second would be disrespectful to their own money.

Trampling is inevitable at this time, but funds that run fast can still escape.

With the participation of big investors, futures prices began to plummet.

In a short period of time, the price of cotton yarn was directly reduced to 70 yuan per bag, and it is still hitting new lows.

(End of this chapter)