jdhmnovel Chapter 249 Wen Xiaodao
Chapter 249 Wen Xiaodao
Wen Xiaodao at Headquarters No. 76 received a report that the mysterious boss of Stepping Star Company had returned.
No. 76 is the puppet government’s secret service headquarters, whose function is to capture and kill anti-Japanese Red and White Party military commanders.
Wen Xiaodao is the captain of the action team of the No. 76 headquarters, and his hands are stained with the blood of the Red Party and the White Party.
Why did he receive the mission to monitor Gu Wenxuan's Taxing Company?
That’s because Yingzuo never saw Gu Wenxuan every time he investigated him.
Besides, he was a big boss of the Japanese Ume Agency and had a lot of things to do. After not seeing Gu Wenxuan for several times, he was busy with other spy work, so he gave the task of monitoring Gu Wenxuan's Stepping Star Company to Wen Xiaodao No. 76.
Because Wen Xiaodao is a native Shanghainese and was a thug in the Green Gang.
Asking him to handle an investigation of a Chinese company in Shanghai is considered a suitable job for him.
Wen Xiaodao now listens to his subordinate, Liu Si, reporting to him:
"Captain, Kevin Hu, the boss behind the Stepping Star Company, has returned by plane from Hong Kong.
It seems that he has come to an inland mountain city this time. Do you think we should go to the French Concession to meet him?"
"But do you know that they are in the French Concession and we have no law enforcement power? Besides, Zhang Huaian from the Green Gang is now recruiting a large number of people to serve as security personnel for their company!"
Liu Si also knew Zhang Huaian.
He is Mr. Du's subordinate, and he is also a famous figure in the Green Gang. He has a strong appeal in the Green Gang.
Wen Xiaodao said: "Anyway, I'm basically certain that this Zhang Huaian is Lin Huaibu from back then. He assassinated Zhang Xiaolin, one of the three big bosses of the Green Gang, and hid for a while. Now it's rumored that he's out to stir up trouble again!"
Liu Si said: "Since it is that fellow Lin Huaibu, why don't we kill him while he is leaving the rental area!"
Wen Xiaodao said: "If we had killed him half a year earlier, it would have been easy for us. Now he has taken refuge with this man named Hu Kaiwen.
Now he has dozens of subordinates at any time. It is not easy for us to kill him. Even if we kill him, he will arouse the hatred of the Qing Gang!
If the Qing Gang members are against us everywhere, it will be very difficult for us to do things. Don’t you know that many of us in No. 76 are former brothers of the Qing Gang?"
Liu Siyi knew all this. Most of the members of No. 76 were members of the Green Gang or had connections with the Green Gang. If they really offended the Green Gang, their actions in Shanghai would probably be hindered everywhere.
“We must definitely kill Lin Huaibu, but we must distance ourselves from him and let him die naturally.
There is no rush for this matter, take your time, the most important thing now is to complete the task given by the Mei Agency, investigate this Taxing Company thoroughly, and we must take its boss seriously!"
Liu Si continued:
"Captain, this Stepping Star Company is very close to a person named Chen Feixue, and this Chen Feixue is suspected of being a member of the Red Party.
If we keep an eye on Chen Feixue all the time, it would be easy to catch Hu Kevin. I heard that they are now planning to build a pharmaceutical factory!
Now Chen Feixue is looking for a house for Hu Kaiwen. If we can get a few of us to mix in with their workers, we will be able to uncover the secrets of Hu Kaiwen and Chen Feixue."
Wen Xiaodao nodded:
"Your idea is good. You can arrange a few smart brothers to blend in with their workers first. We don't need to gather intelligence now.
Let the brothers be ordinary workers peacefully until we discover their secrets, and then we will take action! "
Liu Si took Wen Xiaodao's order and left.
After Chen Feixue knew that Gu Wenxuan had returned to Shanghai, she immediately came to report the situation to him:
"Mr. Gu, you are finally back in Shanghai. Let me report to you now about my work in finding a factory for you!"
Gu Wenxuan motioned Chen Feixue to sit down and talk without rushing.
"Mr. Gu, I have found a few factories for you. The largest one is about 6000 square meters, and the smallest one is more than 1000 square meters. They are all in good locations, all in the French Concession!"
Gu Wenxuan chose the largest house without hesitation:
"Of course we'll choose the largest factory building. If the other properties are reasonably priced, we can buy them all!"
Chen Feixue was happy when she heard that Gu Wenxuan bought the largest factory, but she was surprised when she heard that Gu Wenxuan said he would buy all of them.
You know, he has inquired about five or six factories. How much would it cost to buy all of them?
"Mr. Gu, why did you buy so many properties? If you buy too many properties, it will hinder your capital utilization, which is not good, right?"
Gu Wenxuan smiled and said:
"Don't worry about the funds, I have enough!
The main thing is that if I buy more properties, I can use them to expand production in the future!
Besides, don’t you see now? Prices are changing day by day. Maybe if I buy it now, I will make money even if I do nothing in the future! "
Chen Feixue thought about it and realized that prices were skyrocketing now, and even the land was growing very fast, but the current land price was already very high.
Many real estate developers dare not buy land anymore. After all, it takes up too much capital and the overall situation is not good now.
“We estimated that Mr. Chen’s five or six factories have an area of more than 3 square meters and are in good locations.
If my estimate is correct, it would cost one million dollars to buy it, because not only does it have land, it also has factories and even machines.
They don't just buy houses or land, they want to transfer the houses and machines together.
What are you going to do with all those machines you bought? You are a pharmaceutical manufacturer, and these machines are just scrap metal to you. If you sell them, you won’t get much money. "
Gu Wenxuan asked Chen Feixue: "Feixue, do you know what these factories were originally used for?"
Chen Feixue: "Of course I know, I have worked in those factories before, they are all in the textile industry, either cloth mills or yarn mills!
However, the machines in these textile mills are relatively old and the technology is not advanced enough.
The Japanese now have a lot of advanced cloth and yarn making technologies, but the cloth produced by this factory cannot keep up with the market situation and is gradually being eliminated by the market.
These bosses have no way to purchase new equipment, so gradually there is no profit, and they have to sell the factory to recover the funds! "
Gu Wenxuan also knew about this situation.
It's not that the owners of these factories had backward technology and could not occupy the market. It was simply because the Japanese, relying on the support of the occupying forces, suppressed the owners of the spinning mills in the Chinese area everywhere.
"Feixue, just buy these factories for me, even though I don't need them now.
But they can resume their original production. Even if they don't make money, I will keep them.
You also know that if these factories are bought by other people, the workers in those spinning mills will lose their jobs.
You know, behind every worker in a spinning mill is a family, and tens of thousands of people would go hungry.
If it is due to technical problems at the spinning mill itself, we can purchase advanced equipment from abroad through Sam's Club!"
After hearing what Gu Wenxuan said, Chen Feixue's face flushed, and she looked at Gu Wenxuan excitedly: "Mr. Gu, you are such a good person, I thank you on behalf of those unemployed spinning mill workers!"
"Feixue, you take charge of this matter. Ask the bosses of those factories to come to our company to sign a contract to sell the factories!"