bullyxtreme Chapter 669 Dog bites dog
Chapter 669 Dog bites dog
Zhang Yunhe smiled with satisfaction, looked at the other bosses and managers and said, "Everyone, Boss Zhang is willing to exchange 100 million Central Reserve Bank notes. I wonder to what extent you are willing to support the Imperial Army?"
Gang leader Gao Xiangfa slowly stood up and said with a smile: "Boss Zhang is very wealthy, I can't compare with him. I am willing to exchange 80 Central Bank notes."
Zhang Yunhe nodded and said, "Boss Gao is indeed loyal to the Imperial Army. Please take a seat!"
Gao Xiangfa bowed and sat down.
Zhang Yunhe turned to his secretary and instructed, "Write down the amount of Central Bank notes each person is willing to exchange!"
"Ha Yi!" The secretary agreed and immediately took out a pen and paper to record the amounts that Zhang and Gao were willing to exchange.
Two other gang leaders, Bai Qingrong and He Genquan, stood up and expressed their willingness to exchange for 80, and Lin Meisheng expressed his willingness to exchange for 60.
Seeing that these gang leaders had stated the number they were willing to exchange, the other bosses and business managers could only swallow their anger and stand up one by one to state the number of Central Bank notes they were willing to exchange.
After everyone reported the number of Central Reserve Bank notes they were willing to exchange, Zhang Yunhe laughed heartily: "Thank you all for supporting the Imperial Army. Now let's eat and drink to our heart's content. You are not allowed to leave until you have finished eating. Come on, come on, I'll toast you all!"
When everyone drinks a glass of wine, it feels like drinking poison. The delicious food on the table feels like chewing wax. But they have to pretend that they are enjoying the food and drinking it happily. They feel so painful inside.
At 8:20, Zhang Yunhe realized that his goal had been achieved and he had almost finished his food and drinks. He no longer wanted to engage in hypocritical conversation with these traitors. He immediately put down his chopsticks and stood up, saying, "Everyone, I have some official business to attend to. I will be leaving now. Please enjoy your meal and drinks, but don't forget to come to the police station tomorrow morning to exchange your Central Bank notes with me. I will be waiting for you in my office!"
After he finished speaking, he bowed to everyone and turned to leave with his bodyguards, secretaries and police officers.
After going downstairs, the secretary asked as he walked, "Sir, are you going home?"
Zhang Yunhe turned around and asked, "How much are they willing to exchange in total?"
The secretary took out the records and said, "I counted them and there are 2820 million in total."
Zhang Yunhe glanced at the statistical records, looked up and said, "Let's go to the consulate!"
"Hayi!"
After Zhang Yunhe and his men left, the banquet scene on the second floor of Zuixianlou immediately became lively.
Some people couldn't help but accuse Zhang Yaolin: "Boss Zhang, you are trying to trick us to death. You asked for 100 million right away. It's okay if you have money, but don't hurt us!"
"Yes, Boss Zhang, you are very wealthy, but we don't have such a huge fortune as yours!"
"Zhang Yaolin, I was so blinded by greed that I listened to you and joined that so-called East Asian Peace Promotion Association. This isn't a peace promotion association at all; it's clearly an East Asian pig farm. You're colluding with the Japanese to raise us like pigs, and then kill us when we're fattened up. You're truly vicious!"
Dozens of bosses and managers were now denouncing Zhang Yaolin one after another.
Zhang Yaolin's face turned pale and he slammed the table so hard that the bosses and managers were speechless with a loud "bang".
He stood up with a cold face, his eyes sweeping over the crowd. "When the Japanese established the East Asian Peace Promotion Association and asked me to be its president, I didn't force you to join. You joined because you heard that joining would protect your property from being plundered, your family from being harmed, and your business from being taken to the next level. Did I force you to join?"
Everyone was speechless after hearing what he said.
Zhang Yaolin continued, "This time, it was Ishida who sent you the invitation. Did I invite you here? It was Ishida who forced you to voluntarily exchange your Central Bank notes, not me, Zhang Yaolin!"
"You said I was willing to exchange 100 million right away. Did I really want to? I was only willing to exchange 30 at first. It was Ishida who forced me to do it. How could I not increase the exchange amount? If I didn't comply with his wishes, my body would be floating in the Huangpu River in less than two days!"
"Yes, I didn't resist Ishida's pressure. I was afraid of death. Aren't you afraid of being killed by the Japanese? Otherwise, why would you be willing to exchange so much? Now that Ishida is gone, you are blaming me for the mistake. Bah! You are all cowards, but you want to pretend to be tough and respectable. If you had the guts, you should have confronted Ishida just now!"
After Zhang Yaolin finished speaking, the scene fell into silence, and dozens of bosses and managers looked dejected.
Seeing that the atmosphere was a little off, gang leader Gao Xiangfa quickly stood up to smooth things over, saying with a smile, "Oh, Boss Zhang, you're too kind, too kind. We were wrong just now. The Japanese cheated us out of so much money for no reason. You all have resentment in your hearts, but you don't really hate Boss Zhang. I'll drink a glass of wine to apologize to Boss Zhang!"
After Gao Xiangfa finished his glass of wine, the others saw that things had come to this point. Even if they blamed Zhang Yaolin, it would be useless. Instead, they would offend Zhang Yaolin, a favorite of the Japanese devils. Someone else took advantage of the situation, so they stood up and raised their glasses to drink a glass to apologize to Zhang Yaolin.
After everyone punished themselves and apologized, Zhang Yaolin could no longer remain angry. He was a person who cared a lot about face, and since everyone had given him enough face, he didn't want to hold it against it anymore.
He could only sigh and say, "Forget it. I know you're all upset, and I don't blame you. Let's just write this off!"
Everyone thanked him again.
A boss at a nearby banquet asked, "Boss Zhang, are we really going to go to Ishida tomorrow to exchange our money for some Central Bank notes? That's 40 yuan. If we pay that much, my factory's working capital will be completely wiped out!"
Everyone looked at Zhang Yaolin.
Zhang Yaolin sighed, "Now that things have come to this, what else can we do? Do we dare not honor our promise? Even if the Guo army attacks early tomorrow morning, even if we drive the Japanese away, how can we expect to live happily? Don't you think they won't settle accounts with us?"
Everyone was speechless after hearing this.
Seeing this, Zhang Yaolin had no choice but to appease them, "Forget it, just consider it a loss to avoid disaster! I've heard that the Japanese have a huge demand for various supplies these days. You can stock up and earn it back from them later!"
"This is the only way!" said a boss with a sigh.
Seeing that things had come to this point, it was useless to say anything more. A boss stood up and said, "Boss Zhang, everyone, if there is nothing else, I'll be leaving first. I have to go to Ishida to exchange the Central Bank notes tomorrow morning. I have to go back and prepare. Goodbye!"
The others also stood up and said goodbye. After three to five minutes, only a few gang leaders such as Zhang Yaolin, Gao Xiangfa, and Lin Meisheng were left on the second floor.
Twenty minutes later, Zhang Yunhe arrived at the consulate. When Chisong heard that he came for the Central Bank Notes issue, he met with him that night.
"Ishida-kun, I heard that you met with those gang leaders. How did the conversation go?" Akamatsu asked.