Chapter 1013 Surrender
Chapter 1013 Surrender
The car weaved through the streets and alleys, and the man in the passenger seat kept giving directions to the driver.
"Turn left ahead!"
"Turn right!"
"Don't stop, keep driving straight through the intersection!"
After several twists and turns, the two cars stopped in front of a warehouse. The surrounding area was desolate and uninhabited.
"We're here, get out of the car!" the man said, pushing open the car door and getting out.
At this moment, the warehouse door opened, and seven or eight burly men walked out of the warehouse and stood on both sides of the door.
"Director You, our boss has been waiting for you for a long time, please!" the man who led the way said to You Shichang.
You Shichang walked toward the warehouse door with a sullen face.
The bodyguards behind him were stopped: "The boss has said that only Director You is allowed to go in. The others must either hand over their weapons to enter or stay outside and wait!"
"Get out of my way!" A bodyguard angrily shoved aside the man who was blocking his way.
Seeing this, the other men drew their guns and aimed them at the three bodyguards.
You Shichang stopped and turned to his bodyguards, saying, "You stay here!"
“Sir, it’s too dangerous for you to go in alone!” a bodyguard said worriedly.
You Shichang said, "It's alright. You didn't send me here to harm me. If they wanted to kill me, they would have plenty of opportunities. They wouldn't have tricked me into coming here before making their move. You can just wait for me here!"
After saying that, You Shichang went into the warehouse.
At first, I couldn't see the situation inside the warehouse clearly. It wasn't until I walked deeper into the warehouse that I saw a group of people standing in an open space. At the front of the group sat a person. Once I saw him clearly, I recognized that the person was Liu Changhe.
"It really is you, Liu Changhe!" You Shichang said through gritted teeth after recognizing Liu Changhe.
Liu Changhe laughed and said, "Since Director You is unwilling to cooperate, this is the only way I can use!"
"Where are my concubine and son?" You Shichang's eyes were practically spitting fire.
Liu Changhe clapped his hands, and soon several men escorted a woman and a child out from behind a pile of goods. Both of them had cloth stuffed in their mouths, so they couldn't shout.
"Waaah, waaah—" Upon seeing You Shichang, the woman and child became agitated and tried to break free from his control, but were held down firmly by the men.
"Let them go!" You Shichang shouted excitedly when he saw his woman and child and wanted to rush over immediately.
The men grabbed You Shichang and he couldn't break free no matter how hard he struggled.
Liu Changhe's advisor walked over with a folding fan and smiled slightly: "Director You, please calm down. We can take good care of your woman and child. The brothers haven't made things difficult for them. Now it's up to you to see if you know what's good for you!"
You Shichang shouted angrily, "Liu Changhe, what exactly do you want to do?"
Liu Changhe, a pipe dangling from his lips, rose from his chair and walked calmly to You Shichang, saying, "Director You, you know what I want. I just want to invite you to do rice business with me. I'm not asking you to kill Japanese devils. What are you afraid of?"
"Since you don't know what's good for you, then I'll just have to invite your woman and child over for a chat!"
"So what do you say now? Do you want to do rice business with me or not?"
You Shichang shouted, "Boss Liu, if the Japanese find out about this, you'll definitely lose your head. Don't think you'll be safe just because you're hiding in the French Concession. I think you really value money more than your life!"
Liu Changhe blew a puff of smoke into You Shichang's face: "Since ancient times, people have died for wealth, and birds have died for food. I understand this principle! Now you have two paths in front of you: First, if you still refuse to cooperate, then I will have no choice but to let you and your family of three reunite in the underworld, and your wife, You Wangshi, can live a carefree life with her young lover while holding onto your inheritance. Maybe she can even give birth to a few big, fat sons!"
You Shichang was shocked, terrified, and furious. He thought to himself, "Does Liu Changhe know something?"
Liu Changhe continued, "The second option is to cooperate with me. Together, we can smuggle rice out of the city government's grain depot and replace it with other grains to avoid any potential inspections by the city government and the Japanese!"
"I'm not an unreasonable person. Since this is a cooperation, you'll get a share of the profits. Half of everything we earn will be yours. As for your wife and children, I'll send someone back to you after we bring the grain out of the granary for the third time."
"As long as you cooperate honestly during this period, I swear on the oath of my ancestors for eighteen generations that I will never harm a single hair on their head!"
"After three times, you'll have no choice. Our goal is one million koku within three months. Once this goal is achieved, you can choose to continue or stop!"
Upon hearing this, You Shichang cursed, "Damn it, do I have a choice? Since you want money more than your life, I have no choice but to go crazy with you for now. But I warn you, if you dare to touch a hair on my woman's or child's head, I will risk my life to report you to the Japanese headquarters. You won't escape death even if you hide in the French Concession!"
Seeing that You Shichang had relented, Liu Shichang was in high spirits and laughed loudly, "Hahaha, now that we've talked things out, things will be much easier! Men, untie the madam and young master, take them to my villa and arrange for them to stay. Serve them well with good food and drink, and tell the servants that if they dare to neglect my guests, I'll make sure they regret it!"
"Yes, boss!"
Several men immediately untied the ropes from the two men and removed the rags stuffed in their mouths.
"master!"
"father!"
"Cuilian, son, it's all my fault for making you suffer!" You Shichang immediately rushed over and hugged the mother and son to comfort them.
"They didn't hit you, did they?"
"no"
After the family of three talked for a while, the men urged them, "Alright, let's go!"
You Shichang had no choice but to separate from the woman and child, saying to them, "Go and stay with them for a few days, and Dad will definitely rescue you!"
"Dad, you have to come and save us!" the child cried out.
You Shichang nodded firmly.
After seeing the woman and child off, You Shichang looked at Liu Changhe and asked, "Boss Liu, what do you say? How do we plan to cooperate?"
Fang, the clerk, stepped forward and said, "Director You, we still need you to figure out how to get the grain out of the granary! It would be best if the transport team consisted of people and vehicles from the Grain Bureau, so as not to arouse suspicion!"
You Shichang frowned and thought for a while before shaking his head and saying, "No, doing this might not be a problem at first, but in the long run it will definitely arouse suspicion from some people in the bureau. You must know that although I am the bureau chief, I cannot have absolute power in the bureau!"
"After thinking about it, the best way is for you to send one or two people disguised as Japanese officers with forged documents and a grain transport team to transport the grain. I will order the people at the grain depot to cooperate. If anyone discovers anything, I can also coerce or entice them to get involved!"
Liu Changhe frowned upon hearing this: "I have people, and I can set up a transport team. I can get trucks and horse-drawn carriages, but I don't have anyone here who can speak Japanese. We've never even seen Japanese permits before, so how can we forge them?"
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