bookrandom Chapter 165 Captain Xue, I can't read a single word, this is embarrassing for me!
Chapter 165 Captain Xue, I can't read a single word, this is embarrassing for me!
Hirata Kojiro's face changed slightly. He didn't expect that his previous worries would come true. However, he had no way to explain to Shimada Jiro, so he could only answer depressedly: "Shimada-kun, I already know about this matter. Don't ask for help anymore. After this period of time, everything will be fine!"
Jiro Shimada wanted to ask, but he knew that since Kojiro Hirata didn't say anything, it proved that there must be some unspeakable secret, so he suppressed the urge to explore.
"Hirata-kun, Yamamoto-kun, since it will take a long time for the support from above to arrive, I will immediately arrange for my soldiers to build fortifications to prevent the independent regiment from attacking!"
Instead of opposing Shimada Jiro's actions, the two expressed their full support. After all, they were both staying in the Xiaozhangzhuang stronghold, and this was related to their safety, and they could not afford to be negligent in the slightest.
Yushugou Market.
After waking up in the morning, Li Yunlong took Duan Peng and Wei Dayong to the market. Looking at the dazzling array of goods in the market, Li Yunlong really had an illusion.
They hadn't eaten breakfast yet, so the three of them found a stall to sit down, ordered three bowls of tofu pudding and twelve mixed buns, and began to eat with relish.
Seeing Wei Dayong finish a bun in three bites, Li Yunlong slammed the table in anger, pointed at Wei Dayong's nose and cursed: "Monk, you son of a bitch, can you eat slower? I just ate two bites of tofu pudding, and you made a bun. Can you pay attention to your image? Aren't you embarrassing me? The key is that it doesn't matter if you embarrass me, but you can't embarrass our independent regiment. If outsiders see it, they will think that our independent regiment is not well fed!"
Wei Dayong swallowed another bun in two or three bites before he replied, "Captain, you are not ashamed to say that. When have you ever eaten slower than me? I see you ate too much at the banquet last night and you are not hungry this morning, otherwise you would have eaten half of the four buns in front of you. I and the monk did not touch any of the food on the table last night, and all of them went into your stomach. I have to eat two more buns today, otherwise I will feel really bad!"
Li Yunlong listened to Wei Dayong's rebuttal without blushing at all. Instead, he continued to lecture him confidently, "Monk, Xue Kai invited me to dinner yesterday. I motioned to you two to sit at the table to eat, but you two bastards stood there stupidly. If I don't eat more, I'll be at a real loss. I didn't drink much last night, and I was finally ready to drink to my heart's content, but others threw a Hongmen Feast, so I could only eat more dishes to take advantage of them. To be honest, those dishes last night were really good, and I was so full!"
"Monk, look at your useless look. It's just that you didn't eat. Duan Peng didn't eat last night either. Look how polite he is when he eats. Unlike you, uh, Duan Peng, I was just about to praise you, but you were deliberately trying to fool me. You've already made three of the four buns, and you ate faster than a monk!"
"It's really embarrassing for me to come out to eat with the two of you. Just leave two for me, and the other two of you can each have one. Hurry up and finish eating. Let's go quickly. Don't let anyone recognize our identities. I can't afford to lose face!"
The three of them finished the rest of breakfast in just five minutes. When they were about to continue strolling, they ran into Xue Kai. Li Yunlong knew that he had to give an explanation today, otherwise if he continued to procrastinate, it would delay important matters.
Li Yunlong walked over openly, greeted Xue Kai, and started talking about business directly: "Old Xue, tell your captain not to hide behind. Let's meet and talk frankly. If we can reach an agreement, then we can talk. If not, then we can just fight!"
Xue Kai ignored Li Yunlong's joke and replied with a serious face: "Captain Li, I will go and inform our Captain Xue right away. We will meet at nine o'clock. I will personally invite Captain Li to the meeting at that time!"
Li Yunlong waved his hand and agreed directly: "Old Xue, I will wait for your notification at the camp!"
After Xue Kai reported the news to Xue Changkun, Xue Changkun directly made an appointment to meet at his residence in the market, which was a courtyard with three entrances and three exits, and a special reception room.
At nine o'clock in the morning, Li Yunlong and Xue Changkun were sitting in the reception room drinking tea. Neither of them took the initiative to speak, but quietly waited for the other to speak first. After half an hour of stalemate, Xue Changkun could no longer bear it. He did not beat around the bush for the first time, but directly stated the conditions: "Captain Li, Xiao Xue should have discussed this with you yesterday. This is my price. Captain Li, can you take a look and see if we can do this deal?"
Xue Kai handed the note from Xue Changkun to Li Yunlong. Li Yunlong took it and looked at it carefully. He said embarrassedly, "Captain Xue, are you deliberately making fun of me, Li? Everyone knows that I, Li Yunlong, can write in a variety of ways. You are showing this to me, but it is like a blind man lighting a lamp and wasting wax. Xue Kai, you are a cultured person, and I have poor eyesight. Please read the contents of this note to me!"
Xue Kai took a look at the contents of the note, and just as he was about to read out his words, he swallowed them back and could only stammer, "Captain Li, our Captain Xue means that harmony brings wealth, and Captain Li can also set his own price. Let's have a good discussion, and if we both take a step back, won't this deal be done?"
Xue Kai didn't expect Xue Changkun to change his mind again. He didn't know what happened in the meantime, but he was sure that Xue Changkun really intended to attack Li Yunlong this time, but he didn't know whether it would be a verbal or physical fight.
Li Yunlong didn't expect that Xue Kai would make up the matter again, but he had already realized that Xue Changkun was planning to keep him in Yushugou for a few days. It was self-evident what his plan was. It should be that his layout outside was not ready yet, otherwise he would have let him go early today.
Li Yunlong did not want to confront Xue Changkun in person. After all, the Independent Regiment really needed some scarce things, and they had to buy them from Xue Changkun. If this source of supplies was cut off, it would have a huge impact on the Independent Regiment. He planned to take a gamble. He did not believe that Xue Changkun would dare to attack him in defiance of the law. He also said that his Independent Regiment was no pushover. If a fight broke out, the battalion under his command would still dare to confront Xue Changkun's regiment head-on. When two brave men meet on a narrow road, the brave will win. He did not believe that Xue Changkun, a businessman, really intended to fight him to the death.
Li Yunlong put down the teacup in his hand and said slowly: "Captain, let's settle the money for our bristles first, and then we can talk about the drug transaction!"
Xue Changkun did not do anything tricky about the bristle, and directly issued a purchase order according to the market price, and asked Xue Kai to hand it over to Li Yunlong. Li Yunlong took the order, glanced at it carefully, and after confirming that there was no problem with the numbers on it, he handed the order to Duan Peng and whispered a few words of advice.
Duan Peng took the list and left in public without encountering any obstruction. Li Yunlong waited for Duan Peng to leave for four or five minutes before speaking: "Captain Xue, I know exactly what you are planning. I also told Xue Kai about this yesterday. I guess you definitely don't believe it!"
"If our independent regiment really had the ability to produce that miracle drug, do you think we would still be living such a hard life now? I believe you, Captain Xue, how much profit can be made from drugs? The price of drugs has doubled, and they are more valuable than gold. Since ancient times, gold has a price but drugs are priceless. As long as something can save lives, it has never been cheap from ancient times to the present!"
"If the college students hadn't used their connections to get these drugs, my independent regiment wouldn't even have enough food to eat. I'll tell you the truth, you can get the drugs, but it'll take half a year, and the price will increase by 50%. Of course, this is just the base price, and the price may be even higher by then. After all, shipping them from abroad carries a lot of risks. I heard that there's chaos abroad, with wars going on everywhere. I think everyone can understand if the price of the drugs is raised a bit!"
The corner of Xue Changkun's mouth twitched. He knew, of course, that the Independent Regiment had no chance of mastering the production technology of that drug. He just wanted to give an explanation to his backers. He didn't expect that Li Yunlong would start raising the price again before he got the exclusive supply rights. This made him want to slap Li Yunlong a few times to make him sober up.
But Li Yunlong had the magic medicine in his hands, and his backer demanded that he must get it, so he could only say in a gentle voice: "Captain Li, let's be frank, your independent regiment must have that magic medicine in stock, and I don't want more, just give me six per month, and I'll raise the price by 30%. What do you think of my proposal?"
Of course, Li Yunlong would never agree to this. Penicillin would not be sold in the next year. He had some complaints before, but after the independent regiment obtained the equipment of a division, Li Yunlong became more confident and spoke louder. He replied unhappily, "Captain Xue, you think I don't want to make this money, but I can't get the goods now. I have explained it to you again and again. If you don't believe me, there is nothing I can do. My independent regiment has no medicine to use now. If it weren't for the drugs seized from the devils, we would have to look for them all over the world. Captain Xue, you must know the truth, right?"
Xue Changkun certainly knew that Li Yunlong was referring to the Yoshino Regiment, but he didn't care. He felt that Li Yunlong's last victory was mainly because the Japanese underestimated the enemy and fell into an ambush. Otherwise, with the strength of the independent regiment, they would not be able to withstand the attack of the Yoshino Regiment.
Xue Changkun felt that there was no need to continue the discussion today, so he said, "Captain Li, I think you'd better think about it carefully. We can continue the discussion the day after tomorrow. I believe that Captain Li will definitely figure it out by then. After all, there is no need to be stingy with money these days. As long as you have money, you can buy anything. Let's stop talking here today. I have other things to do, so I'll leave you now!"
After saying this, Xue Changkun left the reception room. Li Yunlong curled his lips, said hello to Xue Kai, and asked Wei Dayong to leave and rush towards the first battalion’s base.