Siheyuan, Shazhu: I have both parents in this life

Chapter 208 A Fat Man Came to the Door

That day, Wang Cuiping returned home and found He Yuzhu.

"Zhu Zi, there's something I want to talk to you about."

"Aunt Ping, what's wrong? Please tell me."

"About the security company."

"What's wrong? Those people aren't obeying?"

"No, it's just that these people were born in Hong Kong. Maybe life here is too good, and they've lost some of their courage."

"Can't you train it?"

"It would be good to have someone to lead the team, and it would be best if the captain of each squad was someone who had been on the battlefield."

"The battlefield? It's difficult. You know that even those who came from China and had been to the battlefield are all older than me. Moreover, most of the people who came from the peninsula are still serving in the military."

“I’ve asked Ah Lang to inquire. There are some in Kowloon Walled City. Also, I’d like to recruit some people who have participated in militia training in China. You know, the militia in the southern coastal areas are no worse than ordinary soldiers.”

"Are you going to the walled city too?"

"Well, almost."

"It's difficult. Didn't Ah Lang tell you how chaotic it is inside? It's hard to say whether those people are good or bad now that they've gone in. Why don't you have Ah Lang advertise? Only people from China, and then screen them after they arrive?"

"Alright, I was too impatient. I was only thinking about how to build up combat capability as quickly as possible."

"Aunt Ping, you're not going to use your special skills from when you were in the guerrillas, are you?"

"What nonsense are you talking about? How can that be the same? I'm using the same methods I used when I was a cop. But I really miss those days!"

"Alright, stop reminiscing. That era wasn't a good one."

"People are much simpler now than they are now. The young men you bring over are all cunning."

"It's alright. Just eliminate those who don't follow orders. Those kinds of people are either deserters or troublemakers on missions. Right now, we have no shortage of people."

"I understand. I'll have Ah Lang put up some job ads. It would be great if we could get a few people who've seen bloodshed."

"There's been plenty of bloodshed here too."

"You mean those thugs and hooligans? Those people are just like the puppet troops back then, they ran away as soon as the gun went off," Wang Cuiping said disdainfully.

"Hehe, you let Ah Lang recruit people first. I'll go and see what kind of people you're talking about."

"it is good!"

He Yuzhu visited Kowloon Walled City later, but he didn't go inside; he just walked around the perimeter. It was chaotic.

Noodle stalls, gambling dens, brothels, boxing gyms, all sorts of street vendors, and gangs openly extorting protection money.

After a quick glance at He Yuzhu, I lost interest. He was either a completely rotten person or someone waiting to become rotten.

It's not that they can't get ID cards, it's just that it's easier to make money in the walled city.

He also gave up on finding so-called security elites inside. People who had the ability to survive on the battlefield were still working here, and no matter the reason, they couldn't be hired.

The recruitment ads in the newspaper were somewhat effective. He Yuzhu went to the security training site once and found that there were dozens more people there, now almost half a company. He Yuzhu even saw a woman there.

I asked Wang Cuiping, and she said that most of the women had participated in militia training. They were good marksmen and could endure hardship. The requirements for recruiting these people were not high. They just needed to be able to eat their fill and receive a salary. Of course, they also needed to be provided with accommodation. Fortunately, when the factory expanded, they built staff dormitories, eight-person rooms with bunk beds.

"Zhu Zi, can you get some longer weapons? Pistols have too limited range."

"I can't manage to use 56 half-strength steel for everything."

"What do you have? How about an M1?"

"You managed to get your hands on such an old guy, how many do you have?"

"One for each person should be no problem, right?"

"Then get me 10 of them first."

"Row."

"Is there anything even more powerful?"

"A grenade?"

"Could you possibly get your hands on something else?"

"This"

"Forget it, we only need grenades. We can deal with the rest after we take the job and see how things go. Oh, and we're almost out of pistol bullets, so could you get us some more?"

"it is good."

Two days later, He Yuzhu delivered 10 M1 rifles that were 8% new, 2000 rounds of rifle ammunition, 2000 rounds of pistol ammunition, and two boxes of hand grenades in his South China Leopard truck.

Wang Cuiping led the guns directly into the armory. She brought over the same set from her previous workplace and set up a gun room there as well. You have to register before you can use any firearms.

The officer in charge of firearms was an old soldier named Ma Changming, but he had a limp, which is why he was assigned here.

When they first met and introduced themselves briefly, Wang Cuiping mentioned fighting the Japanese. Ma Changming immediately stood up and saluted. He went there when the fighting on the peninsula was almost over, stayed for more than a year, and then came back. He returned to his hometown because he had a limp. He couldn't get enough to eat for those few years, which is why he came here.

I used to have a job that I could barely support my family, but recently things have been so chaotic outside that I lost my job. After seeing the advertisement, I took a long drive to get here.

There are a few others like him, but they are all normal, so they are all in the security team and are currently serving as temporary squad leaders.

The new recruits were the team leaders. No wonder the original batch was incompetent. After one fight, they were convinced that the new recruits were really daring. The three-on-three formation worked well; they always aimed for vital points. If Wang Cuiping hadn't warned them beforehand not to inflict serious injuries, many of the martial arts practitioners would have been carried off the field.

In the following days of training, after going through tactical maneuvers, shooting, and three-person teamwork, those guys realized how terrifying it was to come from the battlefield. And this was after the guys had been away from the army for some time. If they were on the battlefield, they would probably be wiped out in one encounter.

Business hadn't picked up much by the end of the year, but He Yuxin and He Yuyao went to learn a new skill. The two boys weren't happy about it; they had grown to like the security company.

He Yuzhu's response was a good beating. He Yushui, Wang Siyu, He Yuyan, and He Yaozu watched the spectacle with great enjoyment, almost to the point of grabbing some melon seeds and peanuts.

Since the two of them were going up, Wang Siyu naturally had to go too. What frustrated He Yushui was that He Yuzhu had also enrolled her in a tutoring class.

These students, Ah Feng, were responsible for picking them up and dropping them off every day. On the surface, things seemed peaceful, but He Yuzhu knew that bigger trouble was yet to come, though he didn't know when it would happen.

He Yuzhu, who had already run out of Hong Kong dollars, sold several Mercedes-Benz cars.

The first one was Huo Sheng's purchase of the M100 from the He family. He asked He Yuzhu if there was a similar model with better performance. He Yuzhu showed him the Z100, and Huo Sheng decisively bought it. Although this motorcycle didn't have the automatic doors and windows of the Mercedes-Benz 600, it looked much more stylish than that boxy one.

Another reason was that Huo Sheng learned that the car was made in China, and he asked He Yuzhu if he could get a large quantity of it, since it could generate foreign exchange. He Yuzhu decisively refused, saying that foreign exchange could be generated in more than ten years, but by then it would definitely need to be greatly modified. It was already outdated now, and if it wasn't upgraded and replaced, who knew how much worse it would be in more than ten years.

People won't copy the design. Speaking of which, let me briefly mention patents. In this era, there are no global patents. You can only apply for one from the UK or the US. Then, you have to go to the country where you want to use it to complete the patent procedures, which is very troublesome.

After Huo Sheng drove off, someone approached him to inquire about the car. Only about 400 Mercedes-Benz 600s were produced each year, and they were extremely hard to come by.

Huo Sheng made the connection directly, and He Yuzhu happily cleared out his inventory.

Each Z100 costs HK$150 million, which is based on the price of the Mercedes-Benz 600. The reason for the low price is that the Z100 does not have a hydraulic system and its engine is a lower grade, so it is sold for less than half the price.

Each Q100 sold for HK$80, and even the M100 sold for HK$30.

A total of HK$1000 million was sold. As for the Jeeps, the businessmen were not very interested. Some even asked if there were any sports cars. He Yuzhu thought to himself, even if I did manage to get them, I couldn't produce them at the time, so who would I sell them to?

He Yuzhu even set up a special office for this purpose, so that those who bought cars could drive around and show them off.

On this day, a person who surprised him came to He Yuzhu's office: Piggy (here we can only use the movie's name; it seems that using Lei Luo's real name directly is not appropriate).

"Mr. He, right? I heard you sell cars very well. Our Brother Luo also wants one of those Mercedes Z100s. Do you still have any in stock?"

"Excuse me, who are you?"

"You don't even know Brother Zai? How did you manage to get by in Hong Kong?" one of the henchmen behind Piggy shouted.

"Should I know him?" He Yuzhu asked with a smile, without even glancing at the underling.

"Apologize to Boss He and get out."

"I'm sorry, Mr. He." The underling reluctantly bowed his head and apologized, giving He Yuzhu a fierce glare before leaving.

"You're Brother Zai, right? I don't know who Brother Luo is?" He Yuzhu asked knowingly.

"Just call me Piggy. Brother Lok is Lui Lok, the Chief Detective Inspector of Hong Kong Island and Kowloon." "It's an honor to meet you!"

"You haven't been in Hong Kong for long, have you?" Piggy knew it was just a polite remark; it seemed this person genuinely didn't recognize him.

“Yes.” He Yuzhu nodded.

"Don't know about the car?" Piggy pulled out a chair and plopped down in it.

"I still have the car, but I want cash, you know that?"

"150 million? I've already asked. I don't know how many you have left, but we'll take them all."

"There are still three Z100 units left."

"There aren't enough to go around, can you think of a way?" Piggy asked. He had seen the car before. Apart from the glass not being bulletproof, the body could withstand ordinary rifle fire without any problem. Could the windows be bought and modified?

"Would you like the Q100?"

"The mid-range one? How many are there?"

"Are 10 cars enough?"

"That's enough, that's enough. May I ask where Mr. He got his goods?"

"Brother Zai, right? This is just a small business of mine. As for the channels, I can't disclose them," He Yuzhu said casually.

“I heard you still have M100s, I’ll take them all.”

He Yuzhu was surprised to hear that they were buying out the entire supply, but he didn't care.

"Brother Zai, it's difficult for me to do business with you buying goods like this."

"So, are you going to sell it or not?" Piggy stood up, and the person behind him had already reached for his waist.

"I advise you not to make any rash moves," He Yuzhu said in a deep voice.

"Get out of here, all of you. I'm here to talk business."

"Yes, Brother Zai."

"I'm sorry, Mr. He, my subordinates are ignorant. I really came here to discuss business."

"Thirty M100s, that's all. Is it okay if I keep a few for myself and give some away?"

"No problem, how do we deliver the goods?"

"Three days later, at 8 PM, **dock** warehouse."

"2150 million, Mr. He, that's a lot of money!"

"Oh? Brother Zai, can you afford it? If you can't, you can buy less."

“I was worried you wouldn’t be able to eat it. As far as I know, Mr. He made a lot of money recently, and all of Mr. He’s businesses are under Brother Luo’s jurisdiction.”

"Is Brother Zai threatening me?" He Yuzhu narrowed his eyes.

"No, no, I was just kindly reminding you."

"What price does Brother Zai think is appropriate?"

"Your purchase price, which is 60% of the current price, is 12.9 million. I'll fill in a round 13 million for you, how about that?"

"Brother Zai, you've got a good head on the books. With just a few words from you, I've saved millions. Impressive!" He Yuzhu clapped.

"What, Mr. He, are you not satisfied with this price? Aren't you afraid you won't be able to spend the money?" Piggy also frowned. In his opinion, He Yuzhu was just a big smuggler. Although he didn't know what means he used to get such good cars in such large quantities, he hadn't seen many people in Hong Kong who dared to disrespect Brother Luo in recent years.

"I'm a legitimate business owner, you have to let me make money, right?"

He Yuzhu's words made Zhuyouzai's expression soften a bit. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Add another million as a reward for your hard work."

“Okay, 14 million it is.” He Yuzhu held out his hand.

“That’s more like doing business. If you ever have any problems in Hong Kong, you can come to me.” Piggy extended his hand and shook hands with Ho Yu-chu.

"Definitely, definitely," He Yuzhu replied with a smile.

"I'll pick up the goods in three days. I don't have the deposit for you today, but I should be able to pick them up, right?"

"can."

"Great! Let's have tea sometime. Goodbye!" Piggy turned and walked out.

He Yuzhu smiled brightly as he watched Zhuyouzai's retreating figure: "I didn't want to deal with you guys at first, you're too troublesome. I thought I'd just clean up the mess when you guys were done for. But now you can't blame me."

As soon as Zhu Youzai left He Yuzhu's office, his face darkened.

"Hey bro, wanna grab it?" One of the underlings came over and made a grabbing motion.

"Go and find out his background for me." He was so polite just now because Huo Sheng was the one who introduced He Yuzhu to the clients. These were all business tycoons, and they were all money-makers, so it was not good to offend them.

"Yes."

Unfortunately, they were destined to be disappointed. He Yuzhu had obtained several certificates, and all his previous businesses used the name He Fei. Now, he used the name He Bing, the teacher who played He Yuzhu back then.

He also has a certificate under his real name, which he will use a few years later when the order in Hong Kong is better.

After Piggy left, Ah Lang came in.

"Boss, what's that little lard up to?"

"Buy a car."

"Buying a car, at the normal price?"

"What do you think?"

"Won't we lose a lot of money?"

"It's not that I'll lose money, and besides, my money isn't so easy to take."

Ah Lang shuddered. These past few years have been too peaceful; he had really forgotten that this person was a killing god.

"Boss, they're backed by the entire Chinese police force!"

Did I say what I'm supposed to do now?

"That's good, that's good. You're amazing, but what about your family? You should know that their informants are all over Hong Kong."

"After we get back, we'll strengthen the security at the villa, replace all the guards with our own people, and have Aunt Ping distribute the rifles."

"Yes."

The security personnel at the villa were all replaced that day, with the first batch of people trained by Wang Cuiping. They arrived in a South China Leopard, and the team leader was a veteran from two peninsulas.

He Yuzhu had previously equipped the security team with several South China Leopard 1 vehicles, which Wang Cuiping was already used to and didn't bother to ask, since there was no truth to it anyway.

Back at the villa, He Yuzhu called over two squad leaders, then opened a box in the study and asked, "You should know how to use this, right?"

"Boss, this is Dapanji (Big Plate Chicken)! We're really good at using it. We used this all the time towards the end of the Peninsula campaign."

"If you know how to use it, just carry it out and put it away properly. Don't use it unless absolutely necessary."

"Yes, we will definitely protect the villa."

"Then I entrust the safety of my family to you."

"Make sure to complete the mission."

The two squad leaders answered very seriously.

They didn't know He Yuzhu's specific identity, but they knew that He Yuzhu had been to the peninsula like them and had fought at Changjin Lake and Shangganling. This was something Wang Cuiping deliberately revealed after consulting He Yuzhu, in order to increase cohesion.

Although they were from the same peninsula and not from the same unit, they were still considered comrades-in-arms, and these former soldiers valued this relationship highly.

Of course, only those from the peninsula know this; it's useless for others to know.

(End of this chapter)