kvmb Chapter 1032 Forced to Comply
Chapter 1032 Forced to Comply
Upon hearing this, Manager Liu became quite smug. "So what do you guys actually do? I can guess. Although the situation is tough right now, I also hate the Japanese. Of course, the money is still a must."
"Don't worry, you'll get your share. As soon as I get back to Hong Kong, I'll have Director Lin bring the money over." Wu Mingqiang said, then turned to Lin Zhengfu and asked, "Director Lin, are there any ships going back to Hong Kong now?"
"Yes, we have them, but suddenly there are two more people. This is quite complicated. You know, the higher-ups are very strict about it, for fear that anti-Japanese elements might infiltrate."
Wu Mingqiang smiled and said, "Officer Lin, why beat around the bush? Just tell me your price."
"Mr. Wu, you're very generous. Since you came on my ship, it's only right that I send you back. However, the price for coming here is not the same as the price for returning. At least one gold bar per person."
"What?" Before Wu Mingqiang could say anything, Manager Liu opened his mouth wide, staring in astonishment: "Oh my god, it's so profitable! Mr. Lin, do you, do you need anyone else for this business? I can do whatever I want for you. If I make a few more trips, I can buy the whole of Guangzhou."
“Okay, when is the ship?” Wu Mingqiang didn’t haggle.
"You have to pay first," Lin Zhengfu said slowly and deliberately.
“We don’t have any now. We’ve spent all our money on this trip. We’ll have to go back to Hong Kong before we can give you any more money. I could even give you a little more if you can get on the ship sooner.”
“That’s a bit difficult. Once we’re back in Hong Kong, who won’t know that it’s your territory, Mr. Wu? You can say whatever you want then, you can even say that I’m a traitor and collaborator. You won’t have to pay a single cent, and you can still put me to death,” Lin Zhengfu said with a smile.
"So what do you want?" Wu Mingqiang's face turned cold. He felt that Lin Zhengfu was definitely up to no good. If that was the case, not only might he not be able to leave, but he might also betray him and hand him over to the Japanese in Guangzhou.
"Actually, there is a way, but I don't know if you're willing. Oh dear, many women who go to Hong Kong don't have money, but they can still go to Hong Kong. Do you know why?" After he finished speaking, his eyes glanced at Gui'er: "I noticed it when she came. This young master has delicate features, eyes that are like autumn water, and a sparkle in his eyes. She is indeed a young lady."
Gui'er had a bad feeling from the beginning when he heard him say that women could still go to Hong Kong without money, and now she couldn't hold back any longer: "What do you mean?"
"Hey, hey, miss, don't misunderstand, I have no improper thoughts about you. I just think your appearance is very much to the liking of one of my old clients, Captain Hao of the Guangzhou Puppet Army Garrison Command."
"You mean you want the young lady to stay?" Wu Mingqiang said with a half-smile.
Gui'er suddenly felt a chill. Would these three men disregard her wishes and offer her up directly?
She immediately reached for her gun.
Wu Mingqiang grabbed her hand and pulled it behind her back. Gui'er turned her head and was about to speak when Wu Mingqiang immediately covered her mouth with his other hand and whispered in her ear, "Miss, don't panic. We have no other choice now."
“Mr. Wu, Mr. Wu, let go, let go! Oh dear, don’t be violent. We’re all civilized people. I don’t mean to ask you to stay, I just want you to spend the night with him. Don’t worry, just one night. Oh, Captain Hao from the Garrison Command, he’s over fifty. I heard that when he was young, his fiancée died before she could marry him. She was a very clever and quirky woman, and since then he’s only interested in women like that, and they have to be virgins. He has several concubines in his house, so he doesn’t care about keeping strange women around. They’re just for his amusement. The women I send to Hong Kong are 100% willing to agree. Staying in Guangzhou is a death sentence, Miss. Think it over.” Lin Zhengfu said seriously.
Gui'er felt a rush of blood to her head, her eyes turned bloodshot, and she struggled desperately, but Wu Mingqiang's hands held her tightly like iron claws.
"It seems Miss is not too willing. Well, I don't like to force people. How about we think about it again?" Lin Zhengfu said, turning to leave.
“Mr. Lin, wait a moment.” Wu Mingqiang called out to him, turned around and released Gui’er’s mouth, saying, “Miss, this is a time of war. I know you are delicate and have always been unwilling to suffer any injustice, but the situation is different now. Please consider it.”
As he spoke, he grabbed her hand. Gui'er shook her head, about to refuse, when she suddenly felt Wu Mingqiang secretly writing words on her palm with his fingers.
She stared wide-eyed at Wu Mingqiang, slowly appreciating the strokes of his writing.
"Promise me first, and I'll save you."
Gui'er was stunned; she looked into Wu Mingqiang's eyes.
Wu Mingqiang nodded with unwavering determination.
Gui'er hesitated for a moment, then said, "Okay, but I'm not going to his house. You have to give me the boat ticket first, and then we'll find a small hotel near the dock." She was afraid that if she went to the house of that so-called garrison commander, she might not be able to get out. If things got really bad outside, she could at least find a way to escape.
“Miss is right, we are in a hurry, and it is dangerous for us to stay in Guangzhou,” Wu Mingqiang said.
“But he’s the captain of the garrison command, how could he be so kind…” Lin Zhengfu muttered to himself, scratching his head in distress.
However, when he looked up and saw Gui'er's large, bright eyes like a deer's, her upturned nose, her cherry lips, and her short hair, which gave her an androgynous, elfin air, his lips couldn't help but curve into a smile. Captain Hao liked this kind of girl, and this was the most beautiful one he had ever presented to anyone. Captain Hao was in charge of supervising his smuggling of goods during his shipping business, so he never dared to disobey Captain Hao's requests. Recently, this old man's appetite had grown bigger and bigger, always saying that the goods he delivered were not good enough and that he should find someone else to take care of. This one should shut him up.
"Although this is against the rules, I've considered that you're not having an easy time either, since you're eager to get home. So I'll go ask right now, you guys go to the dock and wait for me."
"Who are you trying to fool? The docks are heavily fortified by the Japanese. If those two go there, won't they be sending themselves to their deaths?" Manager Liu finally spoke up.
“That’s true, but you don’t want to go to their house. What do you think we should do? Miss, if you ask me, Captain Hao’s house is very beautiful. It’s a small villa with a garden. You don’t know if you’ll ever be able to live there in your life. Why don’t you go and have a look? It’ll be an eye-opener.”